Information, reports and suggestions must be sent to:
Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ: DX information
(e-mail i1jqj@425dxn.org - BBS I1JQJ@I1YLM.IPIE.ITA.EU)
Massimo Balsamo, IK1GPG: QSL Managers/QSL Routes
(e-mail ik1gpg@425dxn.org - BBS IK1GPG@IW1BIM.IPIE.ITA.EU)
Maurizio Bertolino, I1-21171: 425 DX News Web Pages
(e-mail i121171@425dxn.org)
<<< JT1Y >>>
Suggested frequencies for the 7-14 April JT1Y operation from Mongolia [425DXN
356] are as follows (+/- QRM): 28.015, 24.895, 21.015, 18.075, 14.015,
10.105, 7.005, 3.505 and 1.835 MHz CW, 28.485, 24.945, 21.285, 18.145,
14.185, 7.080, 3.780 and 1.840 MHz SSB; 14.080 and 21.080 MHz RTTY; 50.115
and 50.145 on 6 metres. Visit the JT1Y website at
http://www-dx.deis.unibo.it/htdx/jt1y/
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<<< IOTA CONVENTION >>>
The VIII IOTA Convention will be held at the Hotel Reina Isabel in Las
Palmas, Canary Is on 1-3 May 1998. Further information, including the
programme and accomodation packages, is available on the URE, Union de
Radioaficionados Espanoles, web site (http://www.ure.es). You can also
contact Mr. Manolo Hernandez, c/o Viajes Mas at mas@step.es (telephone
0034-28-275000, fax 0034-28-223460).
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3D2 - Mamoru, 7N1RTO (ex JG2EBN) is going to Fiji for business and hopes
to operate as 3D2ME in his spare time. Look for him between 8 and
11 March on 20 and 15 metres SSB. QSL via home call either direct
(Mamoru Endo, 102-83-2 Kizuki-Omachi, Kawasaki, 211-0031 Japan) or
through the bureau.
3W - Steve, K2WE and Les, W2LK will be active (on 10, 15, 20, 40 and 80
metres, and on 12, 17 and 30 metres if they get the permission) from
Vietnam as 3W6WE on SSB (QSL via K2WE) and and 3W6LK on CW (QSL via
W2LK) between 25 and 31 March. They will be operating from the club
station 3W6KA (QSL to Kasati Ham Radio Club, P.O. Box 76, Saigon,
Vietnam) and may be on the air with the club call before 25 March.
They will participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest (Multi Single) as
3W6WE or possibly a special prefix callsign.
5H - Jim, G0IXC is active (on all bands SSB) until 11 March as 5H3/G0IXC
from the mainland, and then until 29 March as 5H1/G0IXC from
Zanzibar Island (AF-032). QSL via G0IXC.
5N - Mario, TT8AM will be active until 8 March, then he will be moving to
Nigeria from where he plans to operate as soon as he gets a licence.
9H - Andy, G4ZVJ will be active as 9H3ZV from Malta (EU-023) between 10
and 17 March. He will participate in the RSGB Commonwealth Contest.
QSL via G4ZVJ.
9M6 - Pekka, OH2YY/BY will participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest (28-29
March) as 9M6PO from Keningau, East Malaysia. QSL via OH2YY (Pekka
Ahlqvist, Vapaalanpolku 8 B, 01650 Vantaa, Finland).
9N - Henning (ex OZ2CU and A22CU) is active as 9N1CU from Katmandu, Nepal
for two-three years. For the time being he operates on 15, 20 and 80
metres, but expects to be on 40 metres from 1 July. QSL to P.O. Box
4010, Katmandu, Nepal.
9U - Alfredo, EA1FH has left Burundi, from where he logged almost 37,000
QSOs as 9U/EA1FH and 9U5CW. He is now in Nairobi, Kenya and is
working on getting a license. QSL via EA1FFC.
EA - EA5GRC, EA5GJT, EA5AQA, EA5CE, S01M and EA5XX will participate in
the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest as ED5WPX (Multi Single). QSL via bureau
to EA5ELX.
ES - Special event stations ES80R (QSL via ES7RE), ES80Q (QSL via ES5MC
or ES5RY), ES80J (QSL via ES1AX), ES80L (QSL via ES6PL) and ES80M
(QSL via ES1QD) are active to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the
Estonia Republic.
F - Jim, G3RTE and Phil, G3SWH will be active from Ile de Sein (EU-068)
between 27 and 30 March. They will be active on all bands 80 to 10
metres respectively as F/G3RTE/P (SSB) and F/G3SWH/P (CW). QSL for
both calls via G3SWH either direct (Phil Whitchurch, 21 Dickensons
Grove, Congresbury, Bristol, BS49 5HQ, UK) or through the bureau.
F - The French CQ Gang will participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest
(28-29 March) as TM4CQ. All the contacts will be confirmed
automatically through the bureau (SWLs can request their bureau card
at F11556@aol.com).
FS - Bob, K1YJK, will be active (10-160 metres, mostly CW) as FJ/K1YJK
from St. Martin (NA-146) between 14 and 28 March. QSL via K1YJK.
FT5 - Rene, FR5HR will be heading again to the Frech sub-antarctic zone
(Crozet, Kerguelen, Amstersm & St. Paul) on 23 March. He will be
away until 6 May, but he does not know yet which island he will
visit. QSL via FR5HR (Rene Allegre, 56 Leconte de Lisle, Bois de
Nefles, 97411 Saint-Paul, France).
FT5Z - Mehdi, F5PFP will be joined by Eric, F5SIH during the one month
December DXpedition to Amsterdam Island [425DXN 355]. They have been
issued the callsign FT5ZH and will operate on 10-160 metres CW, SSB
and RTTY. Donations are welcome and can be sent to the Lyon DX Group
Treasurer, F5PXT (Eric Blanchard, 2 rue Bichat, Bat 32, 69002 Lyon,
France). The DXpedition web site is at
http://perso.easynet.fr/~f5nod/ft5z.html
HB0 - HB9LEY will be HB0/ on 14 and 15 March. He plans to operate on 40-10
metres, WARC bands included, on CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via JH1BSE.
HK - Pedro, HK3JJH reports he plans to be /1 from Rosario Is (SA-040) for
two or three days starting on 16 March. Look for him on the usual
IOTA frequencies. QSL direct to HK3JJH.
HR - After leaving Panama in late March [425DXN 354] Gerard, F2JD will be
active as HR5/F2JD from Honduras for one month. QSL via F6AJA.
HV - Francesco, IK0FVC (15 metres) and Luciano, I0JBL (40 metres) will
participate in the ARRL DX SSB Contest from HV4NAC . QSL via IK0FVC.
I - Bruno, IK2PZG will be active as II3OTA from Motta Bombae (EU-131,
IIA VE-057) and other two islands (IIA new) in the Venice Lagoon on
7 and 8 March. QSL via IK2PZG.
I - Gianni, IT9PKO will be active as II9ZZ during the ARRL DX SSB
contest. QSL via IT9PKO.
I - Alfredo, IK7JWX and other operators from the Salento DX Team will be
IL7/ (on 10, 15, 20, 40 and 80 metres, SSB and CW) from Pedagna
Grande (EU-091, IIA BR-001) on 7 and 8 March. QSL via home calls.
J8 - EA2ADJ, EA2BP and EA2CLU will be active (on all bands CW, SSB and
RTTY) as J8/EA2BP from St. Vincent (NA-109) between 21 March and 1
April. They will participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest as J80R.
JA - Takio, JH3QFL will be /6 from Daito Is (AS-047) on 21 and 22 March.
Look for him on the usual IOTA frequencies (he will have a beam for
10, 15 and 20 metres and a dipole for the low bands). QSL via home
call JH3QFL either direct (Takio Hata, 828-1207 Kawahara, Cyuzu,
520-2423 Japan) or through the bureau.
JA - Yuki, JI6KVR will be active as JI6KVR/6 from Amakusa Archipelago
(AS-012) on 21 and 22 March. QSL via EA5KB (JA stations only: QSL
via JJ6LXX).
JD_oga - JF1LGD/JD1 is active (15, 18 and 24 metres, mainly SSB) from
Ogasawara (AS-031) until the end of March, when he will move to Iwo
Jima (AS-030). QSL via home call.
JT - The Hungarian Pannon DX Club's activity from Mongolia [425DXN 353]
is now scheduled to take place between 17 May and 2 June. The
operators (HA7SK, HA7VK, HA6NL, HA4GDO and HA0HW) plan to use
individual callsigns (to be announced) and to participate in the CQ
WPX CW Contest as JU0HA. Further information is available at
http://www.dunanet.hu/pannondxc/
KG4 - A team from the Florida Contest Club (FCC) will participate in the
ARRL DX SSB Contest (7-8 March) as KG4GC (QSL via W4WX either direct
to Bill Gallier, 4094 Sandy Run Drive E., Middleburg, FL 32068, USA
or through the bureau) from Guantanamo (NA-015). Team members Doug
KG4OX (W4OX), Bill KG4WW (KX4WW), Bill KG4GC (W4WX) and their host
Rusty KG4AU (WV4N) will arrive on 4 March and remain for one week.
They will be active on all bands and modes before and after contest
(QSL via their respective home calls). Any comments or questions can
be sent to w4wx@bellsouth.net
KH1 - In the early hours UTC on 27 February the SS Midway left Kingman
Reef, where Chuck, N4BQW/KH5K logged more than 1,000 QSOs (the
majority on 20 metres SSB) in about 24 hours. The US Fish and
Wildlife Service dropped one team off on Baker Island and then
proceeded to Howland. Operations started just before 8 UTC on 5
March (please note that KH1 is 11 hours behind UTC) on 20 metres
SSB. The following will be tentative TX frequencies (CW/SSB/RTTY)
subject to modification if other stations already occupy the area:
1823/-/-, 3503/3795/-, 7003 & 7023 /7080/7035 & 7085, 10101/-/-,
14023/14195 & 14245/14085, 18073/18125/-, 21023/21295/21085,
24893/24945/-, 28003/28495/- kHz. The calls to be used are K4AU/WH1
on SSB (QSL via K4AU) and WA4FFW/NH1 on CW (QSL via WA4FFW), RTTY
call will be announced. The team must leave on either 9 or 10 March
to make it to Johnston (KH3) to catch a plane.
KH2 - Michael, DF8AN will be active as KH2/DF8AN from Guam (OC-026)
between 11 and 14 March. QSL via DF8AN either direct (Michael
Noertemann, Neustadt 18, D-37154 Northeim, Germany) or through the
bureau.
KH6 - Tamaki, JG1OUT will be active as KH6/JG1OUT from Hawaii (OC-019)
between 7 and 10 March. Look for him on 10-40 metres SSB/CW. QSL
via JG1OUT.
KH6 - Mike, HA/WOYR will be active from Maui Island, Hawaii (OC-019)
between 10 and 17 March. He will operate mainly on RTTY. QSL via
AA9DX.
KH9 - The Dateline DX Association's DXpedition to Wake Island (OC-053)
[425DXN 356] started aroun 10 UTC on 27 February. The team is
expected to be active as N2OO/KH9 (SSB), N6MZ/KH9 (CW) and N2WB/KH9
(RTTY) until 11 March. QSL via WA4YBV (Robert Pond, 9 River Cove,
Portsmouth, VA 23703, USA). Pictures and the first logs just
received are available at http://www.goldtel.net/ddxa/wake98.html
LU - Claudio, LU7DW will be active from Martin Garcia (SA-055) between 5
and 9 March. He will participate in the ARRL DX SSB Contest (10
metres) as LW8EXF.
OE - Members of the Austrian OE2DX-GROUP (OE2S) will participate in the
ARRL DX SSB Contest (7-8 March) as OE9S. QSL via bureau to OE2GEN.
OH0 - OH1NX, OH2BH, OH2TA and possibly others will participate in the ARRL
SSB DX Contest as OH0W from Aland Is (EU-002). QSL via OH2IW (Pasi
Luoma-aho, Vallikuja 10 A 8, 02600 Espoo, Finland).
OH0 - OH1EH, OH2TA, OH2XX and OH6EI will participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB
Contest as OH0W from Aland Is (EU-002). QSL via OH2IW (Pasi
Luoma-aho, Vallikuja 10 A 8, 02600 Espoo, Finland).
OH0 - DK6QW, DL3QQ, DF8QJ, DG1YHV and DL6YFB will be active as OH0/home
call/P from Aland Islands (EU-002) between 23 and 31 March. They
will operate with two stations on 10-160 metres. QSL via home calls
through the DARC bureau.
PY - PP5LL will be active (10-80 metres, SSB and CW) as ZY5YZ from
Ratones Island (SA-026, DIB 64) between 26 and 30 March. QSL via
PP5LL (Jaime Lira, Cx. Postal 08, Florianopolis, SC 88010-970,
Brasil).
T8 - Michael, DF8AN plans to be active from Koror (OC-009) between 22 and
28 March. Callsign unknown at the moment. QSL via DF8AN either
direct (Michael Noertemann, Neustadt 18, D-37154 Northeim, Germany)
or through the bureau.
V2 - Gavin, GM0GAV will be active (mostly CW on the low and WARV bands)
from Antigua (NA-100) possibly as V27X between 11 and 20 March. QSL
via GM0GAV.
V2 - Jim, K5TT (ex WV5S) and Dave, W5AO (ex N5CG) will be active from
Antigua (NA-100) between 26 May and 2 June. They will operate on
10-160 metres, WARC bands included, and will participate in the CQ
WW WPX CW Contest. Probable calls are V26TT (QSL via K5TT/WV5S) and
V26GG (QSL to P.O. Box 88, Morris, OK 74445-0088, USA) respectively.
V6 - Michael, DF8AN plans to be active from Micronesia between 14 and 22
March. Callsign and QTH unknown at the moment. QSL via DF8AN either
direct (Michael Noertemann, Neustadt 18, D-37154 Northeim, Germany)
or through the bureau.
VK - The Northern Corridor Radio Group will be activating the special
callsign VI6EWT to commemorate the 120th anniversary of the opening
of the East-West Telegraph (the line carried all communications
between Adelaide and Perth). The club's activity will start from the
tiny township of Eucla, where one of the Telegraph Repeater stations
was placed, from 01.00 UTC on 21 March to 00.59 on 22 March during
the Australian Field Day Contest. The callsign will be then used by
various VK6 operators for about two weeks, including a Multi Single
entry in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest (28-29 March). QSL via the bureau
or direct to VK6ANC (Northern Corridor Radio Group Inc., P.O. Box
244, North Beach, WA 6920, Australia).
VP2V - Bob Denniston, W0DX/VP2VI and others will be active as VP2VI/50 from
the British Virgin Islands (NA-023) between 00.00 UTC on 14 March
and 24.00 UTC on 15 March. Bob will be celebrating the 50th
anniversary of his first-ever DXpedition (as VP7NG from Bahamas),
which is now thought to be the first modern DXpedition. QSL via
AB1U.
VP5 - Don, KN4UG will be active from Providenciales, Caicos Is (NA-002)
between 16 and 24 March. QSL to Don Namm, 103 Birkhaven Dr., Cary,
NC 27511, USA.
XT - Dan, N9XAG will go QRT as XT2DP in April. He will be in the USA for
one year and will return to Burkina Faso in June 1999 with better
antennas. QSL via WB2YQH.
YS - Hrane, YT1AD and Dragan, Z32AU are currently YS9/ and will
participate in the ARRL DX SSB Contest respectively as HU1X (QSL via
YT1AD) and HU4X (QSL via Z32AU). Hrane will operate from Raymundo's
(YS1RRD) city QTH, while Dragan will be active from Raymundo's QTH
on Cangrejera Beach.
Z3 - Mike, NO6X and Mike, NN6C will be in Macedonia between 20 March and
1 April. They expect to be active as Z38/NO6X and Z38/NN6C (QSL via
home calls) and to participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest as Z38C
(QSL via NO6X).
ZF - Joe, W6MR is currently signing ZF2MR from Cayman Is (NA-016) until
10 March. He will participate in the ARRL DX SSB Contest (15
metres). QSL via W6MR.
ZF - Ken, G4RWD will be active as either ZF1RD or ZF/G4RWD form Cayman Is
(NA-016) between 13 and 20 March. He will participate in the
Commonwealth Contest. QSL via G4RWD.
ZK2 - Albert, HB9BCK will be active as ZK2CK from Niue (OC-040) between 2
and 16 April. Activity will be on 10-80 metres, WARC bands included,
on CW, SSB and possibly RTTY. QSL via HB9BCK.
ZP - Tom, ZP5AZL will participate in the ARRL DX SSB Contest as ZP0Z
(Single Operator, 20 metres).
ZS - John Rouse's, W3JLR (ex KA3DBN) African tour (ZS, A22, 7P8, 3DA0, Z2
and C9) [425DXN 351] has been postponed to 1 to 21 May. He will try
to be as active as possible from as many locations as possible on
CW, RTTY and SSB. QSL via bureau to W3JLR.
ZS - The IOTA activity from Bird Island (NO-REF) [425DXN 354] is
confirmed to take place between 9 and 13 March. ZS1FJ, ZS1B, ZS2U,
ZS2LL and ZS6ALJ will be signing ZS26BI on all bands CW and SSB.
They expect to be operational at or before 14.00 UTC on the 9th
starting on either 21.295 or 14.195 MHz. QSL via ZS1FJ.
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***************************** GOOD TO KNOW ... ***************************
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9M0C ---> The 9M0C operation closed down on 24 February after making well
over 65,000 QSOs with over 180 DXCC countries. The team was able to run four
high-power (400 watt) stations round the clock and two further low-power (100
watt) operating positions enabled them to be on two additional bands at key
times. Some further analysis on the logs is needed, but a preliminary band
breakdown is as follows (CW/SSB/RTTY): 1150/0/0 (160 metres), 2854/1395/0 (80
metres), 6599/4267/0 (40 metres), 5710/0/0 (30 metres), 4675/7396/1390 (20
metres), 3540/2998/77 (17 metres), 4784/7089/543 (15 metres), 3020/2576/0 (12
metres), 2048/2634/70 (10 metres), 262/127/0 (6 metres). The total is 65,204
QSOs (34,642 CW, 28,482 SSB and 2,080 RTTY), which places 9M0C in fourth
position after VK0IR, 4J1FS and ZA1A. QSL via G3SWH either direct (Phil
Whitchurch, 21 Dickensons Grove, Conresbury, Bristol, BS19 5HQ, England, UK)
or through the bureau (e-mail requests accepted at phil@g3swh.demon.co.uk).
The 9M0C web page is at http://members.aol.com/spratly98
C91LCK ---> Franco, I4LCK logged 10895 QSOs (5145 on CW and 5750 on SSB)
during his 13-day recent staying in Mozambique. He was not able to operate
from Chiloane Island (AF-???) [425DXN 354], but he was active twice (on 8 and
13-14 February) as C91LCK/p from Inhaca (AF-066) reaching a total of 1909
QSOs. QSL via I4LCK.
QSL C91A ---> As of 1 January 1998 the *new* QSL manager for Silvano, C91A is
I4LCK (Franco Armenghi, Via Jussi 9, 40068 San Lazzaro di Savena - BO,
Italy).
QSL CQ5P ---> Paulo Pinto, CT1ETE reports he can confirm contacts made with
CQ5P in 1994 (CQ WPX) *only*.
QSL S92FC, S97A & S91FC ---> Francisco, CT1EAT reports that direct cards for
his October-November 1997 activities as S92FC (Sao Tome), S97A (Sao Tome, CQ
WW SSB) and S91FC (Principe) have all been sent out. Further requests will be
processed on a weekly basis. QSL via CT1EAT either direct (Francisco Costa
P.O.Box 172, 7800 Beja, Portugal or Rua dos Acores, 6-2 Esq, 7800 Beja,
Portugal) or through the bureau.
QSL VIA IK2QPR ---> Paolo, IK2QPR has received the logs for EK8WB [425DXN
348] and has started sending out the cards. He is also the new QSL manager
for UK8OM, UM8OM (November-December 1997), UI8OAA and RI1OA.
QSL VIA IK7JTF ---> IK7JTF has receiived the cards for A61AP from the printer
and has started sending out the QSLs. He is also the new QSL manager for
BV5BG and already has Taya's logs back to 1991.
QSL VIA W3HNK ---> QSL manager Joe Arcure, W3HNK, underwent major surgery (he
was operated on 26 February). Our best wishes to Joe (P.O. Box 73, Edgemont,
PA 19028, USA) for a full recovery and of course, since his health and
welfare come first, we will be patient on QSL cards.
QSL VIA SM6CNS ---> Tom, SM6CNS (http://home6.swipnet.se/~w-68234/) reports
that cards for DU7CC, SM0CNS/4E7 and SM0CNS/DU7 may be sent to: Thomas
Bevenheim, Gardesgatan 2, SE-441 32 Alingsas, Sweden.
SRI LANKA PREFIXES ---> Denver Wijesuriya, 4S7DA (Sri Lanka in-bureau QSL
Manager) reports the following: "I have recently come across cards for
contacts with calls signs beginning with 4P,4R and 4Q. These are callsings
used by Government agencies other than Amateur Radio. The ONLY ham prefixes
issued are been 4S5 (VHF 0nly), 4S6 (Novice limited HF), 4S7 (general calls)
and the special prefix 4S0, which was issued some time ago."
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QSL received via direct: 3B8/F6HMJ, 3W5KVR (AS-130), 3W5MNB (AS-130),
3XA8DX, 5A28, 5B4/T97M, 5N0YL, 7X0AD, 8Q7AJ, 9J2BO, 9M2OM/p (AS-097), 9M2TO,
9M6HIL, 9M6OO, 9U5CW, 9V1AG, 9X/RW3AH, 9X0A, 9Y4/PA3ERC, 9Y4/PA3EWP, A41LZ,
A61AJ, AH7L, AL7R, BD7JA/7 (AS-129), BD7JA/7 (AS-131), BD7YA, BY4SZ, C31LD,
CE1LDS/p (SA-085), CE0ZAM, CV5A (SA-030), CX/LU7DW (SA-057), D2BB, DU4DX,
KB2FB/DU7, EK6CC, EL2CE, EL2JR, EL/K3KN, F6OYU/p, FK8GM, FK8VHN, FR5DX,
FR5ZQ/T, HK3JJH/0A (NA-133), HK3JJH/0B (NA-132), DL7DF/HR3, IC8/DJ6SI
(EU-031), IC8/IK8UHA (IIA NA-044), J69EE, J6/PA3ERC, J6/PA3EWP, JW5NM, JY9QJ,
K4M, K7K, LA/DK4UN/p (EU-079), LW8EXF (SA-055), P49I, PJ5AA, RI0TA, S79AF,
T88DX, TZ6SI, VK0TS, VQ9ZZ, VU2MPS, WH0AAV, XF3/EA3AOK (NA-090), XF3/EA3BT
(NA-045), ZA/IK7JWX, ZX1A (SA-029).
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