425 DX News issue #729
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425 DX News #729
23 April 2005
Edited by I1JQJ &IK1ADH
Information, reports and suggestions must be sent to:
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The deadline is 12 UTC on Fridays
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile IK8MRA
8Q - Carlos/EA1DGZ, Oscar/EC1KW, Roberto/EA1DBC, Joaquin/EA1AAW and
Fernando/EA1CNF will operate from the Maldives (AS-013) for the CQ
WW DX SSB Contest in late October. QSL via EC1KW, direct or bureau.
Further details are expected in due course. [TNX EA1CNF]
BY - Fan, BA1RB will be active as BA1RB/2 from Ju Hua Island (AS-151) on
1-4 May. QSL via EA7FTR. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
DL - Volker, DL1WH and others will operate special station DL0NBR from
the Nuerburgring circuit on 7-8 May for the 24 Hours race and again
on 27-29 May for the Formula 1 Grand Prix of Europe. QSL via bureau
or direct to DL1WH. [TNX DL1WH]
EZ - EZ7V from Turkmenabat, Turkmenistan will be active as EZ60V until 15
May to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II.
QSL via RW6HS or to the EZ7 QSL Bureau (IKAR, P.O.Box 49,
Turkmenabat-22, 746100 Turkmenistan). [TNX EZ7V]
F - TM380 (Tango Mike Three Eight Zero, no suffix) is the special call
to be aired soon on all bands to celebrate the maiden flight of the
Airbus A380, "the largest, most advanced and efficient commercial
airliner ever conceived". QSL via bureau or direct to F5GNY (Michel
Valette, 1 rue des Mimosas, F- 31850 Beaupuy, France). [TNX F5QNL]
F - Jean-Paul, F5BZK will operate as TM6IO from Oleron Island (EU-032,
DIFM AT-025) from 25 April to 8 May. QSL via home call. [TNX VA3RJ]
F - Laurent/F5MNK, Eric/F5LOW, Fabrice/F5NBQ, Jacky/F5OIU,
Bertrand/F6HKA, Jean-Philippe/F4EEK and Christian/F1SDQ will be
active (on 160-2 metres SSB, CW, RTTY and PSK31) as TM0L from Levant
Island (EU-070, DIFM ME-012) on 21-28 May. QSL via F5OIU. [TNX
F8DQZ]
F - A multi-national team from France and Belgium will participate in
the IOTA Contest (30-31 July) as TM4Z from Ouessant Island (EU-065).
[TNX F5VCR]
G - In September 1939 the radio receivers of all radio amateurs were
ordered to be confiscated, but many amateurs volunteered to became
Voluntary Interceptors in their own homes. These V.I intercepted
encrypted Enigma messages transmitted in Morse code which were
passed to the code breakers at Bletchley Park, thus providing a most
valuable service to the Allies. As a tribute to the work of the
V.I.'s sixty years ago the Scarborough Special Events Group will
operate SSB, PSK and CW as GB2HQ from GCHQ Scarborough on 7-8 May.
QSL via G0OOO. A working Enigma machine has been provided for use by
the SSEG and an enciphered Enigma message will be sent in Morse code
on the amateur radio bands, for this event only. Further
information, including details on the relevant certificate,
certificate, can be found at www.sseg.co.uk. [TNX F5NQL]
G - Wilf, G0WLF (9H1WS) and members of Cray Valley Radio Society will be
operating as GB8OSJ on behalf of the Knights Hospitallers of the
Sovereign Order of St John of Jerusalem
(www.knightshospitallers.org) on 18-19 June. QSL via G4DFI. Any
licensed member of the Order of St John is invited to contact Wilf
(g0wlf@blueyonder.co.uk) with a view to arranging skeds with GB8OSJ
and discussing the organisation of an annual amateur radio OSJ event
from 2006. [TNX M3RCV]
GM - Members of the Scottish-Russian ARS and West of Scotland ARS will be
active as GB6WW on 1-28 May to commemorate the 60th anniversary of
the end of Worl War II. QSL via bureau or direct to MM0DFV (P.O. Box
7469, Glasgow, G42 0YD, Scotland, UK). Further information will be
available on http://www.scotham.net [TNX MM0DFV]
HC - Rick NE8Z/HC1MD will operate CW and SSB on 80-10 metres from
Tumbaco, Ecuador from 25 April to 11 May. He plans to pay special
attention to the WARC bands on this trip, and to be active also on
6m CW and SSB. Rick will also be operating from various portable
QTHs: as HC1MD/HC1 from Mt. Pichincha, as HC1MD/HC6 from Banos or
Mt. Cotopaxi and as HC1MD/HC7 from Sierrazul near Baeza (Amazon
jungle). QSL via K8LJG (John Kroll, 3528 Craig Drive, Flint, MI
48506, USA). Please view the HC-DX Awards at
http://www.octavia.com/qsl/awards.htm [TNX NE8Z]
HL - Pyongtaek DX Club (D90HE) members Han/DS2GOO, Lee/6K2CEW,
Chae/DS5BSX and Young/6K2ABX will be active on 80-10 metres SSB and
RTTY as either D90HE/2 and homecall/p from Kukhwa Island (AS-105) on
20-22 May. QSL D90HE/2 via DS2GOO, others sia home call (direct or
bureau). The web page for the operation is at
http:myhome.naver.com/dxer2han/as105 [TNX DS2GOO]
HR - W7AV, K6JEN, and KB7TX will be active from Utila Island (NA-057),
Honduras on 18-30 June. They will operate SSB, CW and PSK on 40-15
metres, and will concentrate on 6 metres when and if they have an
opening. They will have a breakable CW beacon (HR9/W7AV) directed
towards the US on 50110 kHz. QSL via home calls. [TNX OZ6OM]
HV - Francesco, IK0FVC has been active since 20 April as HV0A from the
Vatican City to celebrate the election of the new Pope Benedict XVI.
QSL via IK0FVC.
I - Giovanni/IK2JYT, Ernesto/I2FUG e Oscar/IK2AQZ plan to operate casual
style from EU-155 on 23-24 April. [TNX IK2JYT]
I - Laura, IZ1DFL reports that IU1PV will be the call to be used during
the 11-12 June activity from the lighthouse at Punta Vagno [425DXN
727].
I - ARI Taranto will operate special station IU7SCT from 23 April
through the end of the year to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the
Scout movement in Taranto. QSL via IK7BPV, direct or bureau. [TNX
IZ7AUH]
KH2 - Aki, JR1VAY will operate as AH2J from Guam on 22-25 April, SP DX
RTTY Contest (23-24 April) included. QSL via bureau to home call.
[TNX JR1VAY]
LU_ant - Henry, LU4DXU reports that the following stations are QRT, as the
relevant Bases closed down in March: LU1ZAB (Teniente Matienzo
Base), LU1ZC (Decepcion Detachment), LU1ZS (Juan Camara Deatchment).
Still active stations include LU1ZD (General San Martin, AA LU-11)
LU1ZG (General Manuel Belgrano II, AA LU-08), LU1ZV (Esperanza, AA
LU-06) and LU4ZS (Vicecomodoro Gustavo A. Marambio, AA LU-03, IOTA
AN-013) from Antarctica; LU1ZA (Orcadas del Sur, AA LU-14, IOTA
AN-008) from the South Orkneys; LU1ZI (Teniente Jubany, AA LU-15,
IOTA AN-010) from the South Shetlands. Further information will be
avalaible at http://www.mdxc.org/antarctica/activity/2005.htm [TNX
LU4DXU & IZ8CGS]
OZ - Siggi/DL1AZZ, Peter/DL4AMK, Lutz/DL3ARK, Stefan/DL3ASK, Dieter/DK1AW
and Heiko/DG0OGM will be active as (on 160-6 metres, plus 2m on 3
May) OZ/homecall from Mandoe Island (EU-125, DIA NS-003) from 30
April to 7 May. QSL via bureau to home calls. [TNX DL2VFR and
DL3ARK]
S7 - Frederic, HB9CQK will be active as S79QK [425DXN 728] from Denis
Island (AF-024) from 27 April to 2 May and from Alphonse Island
(AF-033) on 3-8 May. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX
VA3RJ]
SV - Tomas, LY1DF will operate as SV8/LY1DF from the Cyclades Islands
(EU-067) on 27 April and as SV5/LY1DF from the Dodecanese (EU-001)
from 28 April to 4 May. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX
NG3K]
T32 - Nando, IT9YRE reports that he has been issued the call T32S for the
September-October IOTA DXpedition to East Kiribati [425DXN 728].
TK - Laci, HA0HW and Tomi, HA4DX will be active as TK/HA0HW and TK/HA4DX
from Corsica (EU-014) on 22-29 May. They plan to operate on all HF
bands CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31; a side trip to one of the other IOTA
groups (EU-100, EU-104 and EU-164) is being taken into consideration
and will depend on local conditions. QSL via home calls, direct or
bureau. [TNX HA0HW]
TT - Pierre, TT8AMO (HB9AMO) and Mike, TT8M (PA5M) will remain in Chad
until sometime in August. So far they have made about 9000 QSOs on
all bands, including 228 on 160 and 1171 on 80 metres. Operations on
160m and 80m are over, but there will be an emphasis on 6 metres
starting around mid June. Mike will also try to get a licence that
enables him to operate digital modes. QSL for both TT8M and TT8AMO
via PA7FM; the cards will be printed as soon as possible. [TNX
PA7FM]
UA - Victor, RV3YR and other operators from the "Fifth Ocean"
International Flight ARC (http://www.qsl.net/5ocean) will operate
(on 10-160 metres SSB, CW and digital modes) special call RP3YGA/p
from the Russian Pilots memorial in Brjansk region on 5-12 May, CQ-M
International DX Contest included. QSL direct to RV3YR (Victor
Borodin, P.O. Box 1, Bryansk, 241027 Russia). [TNX RV3YR]
UN - Expect a number of UP60 prefixes to be aired on all bands and modes
from on 5-15 May from Kazakhstan to commemorate the 60th anniversary
of the end of World War II. Vladimir, UN7EX will operate as UP60EX;
QSL via RX3RC, direct (Roman A. Novikov, P.O. Box 21, 392000 Tambov,
Russia) or bureau. Other calls mentioned include UP60CI, UP60CN,
UP60CD, UP60CC, UP60CH, UP60CJ, UP60CS and UP60CA. [TNX RX3RC and
UN8CC]
VE - Guy, VE2QRA, will be active from Anticosti Island (NA-077, CISA
QC-001) at the lighthouse of Pointe-Carleton (CAN 395) from 31 July
to 5 August. It will be a holiday style operation on 80-6 metres
mostly SSB, with 100 watts and wire antennas. QSL direct to VE2QRA
(Guy Bouchard, 1108 rue Dollard, Val-Belair, Quebec G3K 1W6, Canada)
[TNX VE2QRA]
W - The Marconi Radio Club (W1AA/MSC) will be active during the
International Marconi Day to represent Marconi 1901 Nantucket
ship-to-shore station MSC (http://www.gb4imd.co.uk/nantucket.htm).
This will be a CW only operation, as CW was the only mode used at
the Marconi Station MSC on the Island of Nantucket. QSL via W1AA,
bureau or (for US stations) direct. [TNX K1VV]
YB - Special station YE50AA will be active on 22-24 April for the
Asian-African Summit and Commemoration of the Golden Jubilee of the
Bandung Conference of 1955 which is currently taking place in
Bandung, Indonesia. Information on the relevant award, issued by the
Organisasi Amatir Radio Indonesia (ORARI), can be found at
http://www.oraripusat.net/ [TNX YB1TC and YB0ECT]
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**** GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile IK8MRA
5T ---> Jean, 5T0JL (ON8RA) and Nicolas, 5T5SN report that 5T5AFF, 5T5HC,
5T5BAB, 5T5HHN and 5T5LCW were not properly licenced, "as verified and
confirmed by Mauritanian licencing authority". They say that the same applies
to "previous operations conducted by the above cited". [TNX G3SWH]
ANTARCTICA BASES MOST WANTED ---> Having reached and gone beyond the 100th
certificate issued, the Mediterraneo DX Club is now able to work on a few
statistics. The "most wanted" Antarctica Award bases are listed at
http://www.mdxc.org/antarctica/mostwanted.asp [TNX IZ8CCW]
COLOMBIA DX CONTEST ---> The Colombia International DX Contest (CW and SSB)
will take place from 00.00 UTC on 23 April to 23.59 on the 24th. Rules can be
found at http://www.dxcolombia.com/contest.htm. [TNX HK1XX]
CQ DX MARATHON ---> At the International DX Convention in Visalia, California
CQ magazine announced the revival of the long-dormant CQ DX Marathon, last
run in 1948. The new CQ DX Marathon will essentially be a year-long DX
contest, with stations competing to contact as many different countries
("entities") and CQ Zones of the world as possible over a full-year period,
then starting again at zero at the beginning of the next year. The first
running of the event will be in 2006. Complete details and rules for the new
CQ DX Marathon will be published in the May issue of CQ magazine and will be
posted on www.cq-amateur-radio.com
KP1-5 PROJECT ---> On 8 April the KP1-5 Project [425DXN 720] representatives
made a comprehensive presentation on the issues and facts to Congressional
staff and other interested parties. This must be a 'grass-roots' effort:
every U.S. ham is a potential supporter of H.R. 1183, and the more support
given to the bill by state-side operators, the more likely the bill will be
approved by the Congress. For full information on the project and details on
what to do, please visit www.kp1-5.com or contact the KP1-5 Project Director,
Mike Thomas, NA5U (na5u@kp1-5.com).
RD1AL/0 ---> Victor Karassev, RD1AL was active for a few days as RD1AL/0 from
the North Pole 33 (NP-33) drifting station. QSL via home call, direct (Victor
Karassev, P.O. Box 73, St. Petersburg, 191126 Russia) or bureau. [TNX DL5EBE]
QSL EZ8CQ ---> Cards should be sent direct to Alex. S. Levshin, P.O. Box 76,
Ashgabat-1, 744001, Turkmenistan. "Alex does not work CW and DJ1MM never was
his QSL manager", Vasilij, RW6HS says.
QSL V73CS ---> As of 19 April, Kim Larson, daughter of N3SL, is the manager
for Stephen Clark, V73CS. Cards already are on hand, and logs are in route
and will be posted on www.qsl.net/n3sl/manager.htm. The address for direct
cards is: Kim Larson, 22 N Hidden Acres Dr, Sioux City, IA 51108, USA. [TNX
N3SL]
QSL VIA ON5NT ---> Ghis, ON5NT has been active as A6/ON5NT from the UAE since
late March and will remain there through June, with a two-week holiday period
in the second half od May. Cards will be ready in August. QSL via home call
(Ghis Penny, P.O. Box 93, BE-9700 Oudenaarde, Belgium). Incoming direct cards
for 5U7JB, A61AV/p (AS-124) and A61Q/p (AS-021) are being answered during his
absence. Former call signs Ghis manages will be taken care of when he is on
leave at home. [TNX ON5NT]
ST2BF ---> Fernando, ST2BF (EA4BB) [425DXN 723] is currently active on 10, 15
and 20 metres only. "I have been told by some amateurs that they worked ST2BF
on 40m CW", he says. "That is certainly someone just having fun with my
callsign, but not me". The QSL manager for contacts made with the genuine
ST2BF is Joe, W3HNK.
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile IK8MRA
C56M: Gerben, PG5M is back home after his operation from The Gambia
(2729 CW QSOs). The full story can be found at
http://www.dx.to/ . Cards have been ordered and are expected
from the printer within a few weeks. [TNX PG5M]
JIIA: The web page for the Japanese IOTA Islands Award is at
http://www3.ocn.ne.jp/~iota/newpage61.htm; scores can be
found at http://www3.ocn.ne.jp/~iota/newpage75.htm (latest
update 15 April 2005). [TNX JI6KVR]
YB7M: Pictures of the March operation from Moresses Island (OC-268)
can be found at www.mdxc.org/yb7m [TNX IZ8CCW]
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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3B8CF, 3D2FI (OC-156), 3D2VB,
4U1UN, 5U7JB, 5W0VB, 5Z4DZ, 6F1IHF (NA-183), 6O0CW, 6W/F6HLC, 8P6GU, 8P9NX,
8R1RPN, 9Y4W, A35VB, A61Q, AH3D, BD7OH, C6AMM, C6ANM, CE6/HA1AG (SA-061),
CN29V,CN2R,CV5D, CW5R (SA-039), CX1SI, EA9IE, EL2PM, FG5FR,
FP/VE7SV,FS/AH8DX,H40VB, HE3RSI,HK0/W6NV, IH9P,J88DR, JD1/JR6TYH, KG6DX, LR4D
(SA-055), OC4WW,OJ0J, OJ0SM, OM0M, P40MH, P49Y,PJ5NA, S21BI (AS-140), S9A,
S9BB, SN3A, ST2CF, T48K, T88CW, T96Q,TA2ZF, TE2M, TI8M, TJ3FR, TJ3G, TJ3SP,
TM0HQ, TM1X (EU-032), TR8DF, TX9,V26G, V31YN, VK0MT, VK9NS, VP8RAF, VR2BG,
VU4NRO, VU4RBI, W4D (NA-213), WH8/F6EXV, XF1K (NA-164 and NA-165), XF3T
(NA-200), XQ3AQI, XW0X, YI9VCQ, YJ0VB, Z33Z, ZA1B, ZD7BG, ZD7MY, ZD8Z, ZK3DX,
ZL1AA, ZS8MI.
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