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)
3C0 - Tony Galiana, EA5BY reports that "plans are now at an advanced stage
for the early September 99 DXpedition to Annobon Island. All the
necessary permissions have been obtained, transport arranged and the
logistics needed to put together an operation from this rare new
one. The team will be joined by a PTT representative and will leave
a complete station on the island". 3C1GS (Ramon), 3C1RV (Roberto),
EA5BYP (Elmo) and EA5YN (Vicente) will be active on all modes and
bands as 3C0R for around ten days. More information will follow and
will be available on either http://web.jet.es/lynx (Lynx DX Group)
and http://www.multimania.com/cdxc/ (Clipperton DX Club)
3W - Karl, W9XK will be active (on 15 and 20 metres CW and SSB) as 3W6XK
from Vietnam between 1 June and 20 July. QSL via W9XK. [TNX The
Daily DX]
BY - The Nanjing Agricultural University will operate special event
station BT99WED between 1 and 30 June to celebrate the World
Environment Day. QSL via F6FNU. [TNX BD5RV]
CN - Ben, DL6FBL/CN8WW has been in Morocco since early this week. He will
participate in the CQ WW WPX CW Contest (SOAB) and return to Germany
on 1 June. QSL via DL6FBL. After this activity all of his logs will
be merged and he will confirm all the contacts made
(October-December 1998, March-April 1999 and May 1999). Ben's web
site is at http://www.boc.de/dl6fbl [TNX DL6FBL]
CX - Special station CW40CCC will be active (on 160-6 metres, with an
emphasis on the WARC bands CW and SSB) between 13 and 20 June to
celebrate the 40th anniversary fo the Centro Radio Aficionados
Montevideo. QSL via P.O. Box 6000, Montevideo 11000, Uruguay. [TNX
CX2AM]
CY9 - Reports indicate that the CY9RF DXpedition to St. Paul Island (23-31
May) [425DXN 419] has experienced some unexpected problems. Now it
seems that only two operators (K8RF and K4LT) will make the trip.
[TNX The Daily DX]
ER - ER1OO, ER1CN, ER3DW, ER3DX, ER3PW, ER3OO, ER3ZZ and club station
ER3R of MMZ-Rybnitsa will be /p between 2 and 6 June (including IARU
1 Field Day). They will operate (SSB and CW) on all bands, WARC and
6 metres included, and via satellite RS-13 WWL KN47GS. QSL ER3R/p
via ER3DX either direct (Box 9, Rybnitsa-4, MD-5504, Moldova) or
through the bureau; other stations QSL via home call. [TNX ER3DX]
F - F6ELE (Didier), F6HKA (Hubert) and F8BPN (Mauricette) will be /p
from Tombelaine Island (EU-156) between 5 and 15 UTC on 30 May. [TNX
F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX]
F - Club station F6KFI will be active as TM6ACO on 7-13 June for the 24h
of Le Mans car race. QSL via F6KFI (F6KFI, ARAS 72, P.O. Box 88,
72002 Le Mans, France). [TNX F-15452]
F - Special station TM5EUR will be active (mainly CW on all bands) on
12-13 June from the geographical centre of "Euroland" located in
Blancafort. QSL via F5IAE. Further information is available at
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/HURTYMichel/page4.html [TNX
F5IAE].
F - Gianpi, IK1TTD will be active from Porquerolles Island (EU-070) on
10 and 11 July. QSL via home call either direct or through the
bureau. [TNX IK1TTD]
F - Marc, ON5FP and Kristof, ON6NN will be active from several EU-032
islands (namely Oleron DIFM AT-025, Re AT-022, Aix AT-023 and Fort
Enet AT-031) between 21 July and 4 August, IOTA Contest included.
They also plan to operate from Madame (AT-024) and Fort Louvois
(AT-035), which do not count for IOTA. QSL via ON4ADN either direct
(Geert Decru, St Laurentiusstraat 18, 8710 Wielsbeke, Belgium) or
through the bureau. [TNX ON5FP]
FO_mar - Alain, F2HE arrived in Tahiti, French Polynesia on 20 May [425DXN
419] and received the call FO0CLA. He expected to move to Nuku Hiva,
Marquesas Islands (OC-027) on 23 May, and plans are to operate from
there for about one month. QSL via F6LQJ (Bruno Descat, 106 la
Prairie, 33230 Saint-Medard-de-Guizieres, France). [TNX The Daily
DX]
GM - Jeff, G3LWN will be active as 2S0PNS from the island of Pabay
(EU-008, IOSA NH11) between 1 and 4 June. Pabay Island issues its
own stamps and a special 2S0PNS stamp will be available. QSL via
home call. [TNX DX News Sheet]
HL - Yuki, JI6KVR and Choi, HL5FUA plan to be active (SSB and CW) from
Ullung Island (AS-045) between 17 and 21 June. [TNX JI6KVR]
HR - Look for Al, K3VN to be active from Honduras during the next week.
He will be there for about one week on business and he plans to be
on the WARC and low bands depending upon equipment and antennas
available. QSL via K3VN. [TNX K4QD]
HS - The Daily DX reports that Thai authorities have authorized amateurs
from Thailand to operate on 80 and 160 metres during any contests
from 27 March to 31 December 1999.
I - Aretusa DX Team members IT9HLR, IT9AXZ, IT9YRE and IT9WDY plan to be
active (on 10-80 metres CW and SSB) from Isola dei Porri (EU-166,
IIA RG-001) in June. The actual date depends on weather and sea
conditions. The Team's web sites are at http://listen.to/adxt and
http://www.qsl.net/adxt [TNX IT9HLR]
I - IK1QBT (Tony), IK1ZOZ (Nino) and IK1OXF (Alex) will be /p from
Gallinara Island (EU-083, IIA SV-001) on 5 and 6 June. They will be
active (also on WARC bands) with two stations on CW and SSB, with
some activity on VHF/UHF and 6 metres. QSL via home calls, either
direct or through the bureau. [TNX IK1QBT]
I - Special event station IR6CGC (Italy Roberto 6 Clemens Galletti de
Cadhillac) will be active on 4-5 June (see W2WSC below).
I - Operators from ARI Taranto will be active (on 10-80 metres CW, SSB
and RTTY), possibly as IQ7T, from the lighthouse at Capo San Vito on
25-27 June. QSL via IK7AFM either direct or through the bureau. [TNX
IK7AFM]
J3 - Chip, W1AIM will be active (on 6-20 metres, with an emphasis on 12
and 17 metres) as J3/W1AIM from Grenada (NA-024) between 27 May and
2 June. QSL via home call. [TNX The Daily DX]
JA - Look for JE4CIL/4 and JI3DST/4 to be active (on 80, 40, 20, 17, 15,
12 and 10 metres SSB and CW) from Oki Archipelago (AS-041) between 8
UTC on 4 June and 22 UTC on the 6th. QSL via JE4CIL (P.O. Box 3,
Hamamura, Ketara-Cho, Ketaka-Gun, Tottori, 689-0331 Japan) and
JI3DST (Takeshi Funaki, 2-18-26 Hannan-Cho, Abeno-Ku, Osaka-City,
Osaka, 545-0021 Japan). [TNX JI3DST]
JA - Yamato Amateur Radio Club members JJ1EQW (Jun), JA3MCA (Kaoru) and
JA0KNM (Aru) will be /JR6 from Ishigakijima, Yaeyama Islands
(AS-024) between 6 UTC on 4 June and 23 UTC on the 6th. They will be
active on 10-40 metres SSB and CW. QSL via homecalls, either through
the bureau or direct to JJ1EQW (Junichi Sato, 6-1-9-2 Turumaki,
Tama, 206-0034 Japan), JA3MCA (Kaoru Tachibana, 1-7-5-403 Tukimino,
Yamato, 242-0002 Japan), JA0KNM (Seiich Aruga, 546-7 Shimoturuma,
Yamato, 242-0001 Japan). [TNX JA1ELY]
KH2 - Seiji, JH6RTO will be active (on 40-6 metres) as AH2/AH0R from Guam
(OC-026) between 3 and 6 June. QSL via JH6RTO (Seiji Fukushima, Hase
1182-2506, Atsugi 243-0036, Japan). [TNX The Daily DX]
PY - An operation is being planned to take place on 29-30 May from the
lighthouse of Calcanhar (DFB-04). Look for ZV7ZZ to be active on
10-80 metres SSB and CW. QSL via PS7ZZ (Francisco Edvaldo P. de
Freitas, Av. Sao Miguel dos Caribes 31, Pirangi II, 59086-500
Natal-RN, Brazil). [TNX PS7ZZ]
PY - Look for PT7BZ/PY7, PT7WA/PY7, PY7XC/7, PY7ZY/7 and PY7ZZ/7 to be
active (10-40 metres CW and SSB) from Itamaraca Island (SA-046)
between 3 and 6 June. QSL via home calls. (PT7BZ's correct P.O. Box
is 88 and PY7XC's correct address is Rua Dhalia 228 apto. 401,
Recife, PE 51020-290, Brazil). [TNX PT7WA]
PY - Pedro, PP5SZ reports that a group of PY5 operators is expected to
operate as PR59B from Mel Island (SA-047) between 3 and 7 June. QSL
via PP5LL (Jayme Lira, P.O. Box 08, 88010-970 Florianopolis - SC,
Brazil).
S9 - Hardy, DC8TS/KC2DMA will be on Sao Tome on 31 May and hopes to get a
licence to operate on the satellites. If he succeeds, he will be
active from 16.00 to 20.00 UTC as this is not intended to be a
DXpedition. QSL via DC8TS. [TNX DC8TS]
SM - Gellivare/Malmberget Amateur Radio Club members will be active
(10-160 metres and RS12) as 7S2TP from Laponia on 4-6 June. QSL via
bureau or direct to GEMARK, P.O. Box 64, SE-983 22 Malmberget,
Sweden. For further visit http://www.gellivare.se/radio [TNX SM2KAL]
SV - Carl, GW0VSW will be active as SV8/GW0VSW from Zakintos Island
(EU-052) between 1 and 12 June. [TNX The Daily DX]
SV - Phil, G3SWH will be active (10-40 metres CW) as SV8/G3SWH from
Mykonos Island (EU-067) between 16 and 23 June). QSL via home call.
[TNX DX News Sheet]
SV5 - Fred, SM7DAY will be active (on CW QRP) as SV5/SM7DAY from Kalymnos
Island (EU-001) between 29 May and 18 June. QSL via home call. [TNX
DX News Sheet]
TK - Bert, PA3GIO plans to be active as TK/PA3GIO/p from Lavezzi Island
(EU-164, DIFM TK-011) between 3 and 7 June and from Grande
Sanguinaire (EU-104, DIFM TK-002) between 9 and 12 June. Some
activity as TK/PA3GIO/m or /p from Corsica (EU-014) is also
expected. QSL via home call. [TNX PA3GIO]
UA - Special event stations UE4NNN (QSL via RW4NM), UE4NMM and others
will be active between 1 and 30 June to celebrate the 625th
anniversary of the town of Viatka, Russia. A diploma is available,
look for the details at http://www.qsl.net/ue4nnn/diploma [TNX
RW4NM]
UA - Special event station R200AP will be active on all bands and modes
between 5 and 7 June to celebrate the bicentenary of Alexander
Pushkin. QSL via RA1WZ either direct (Al Trubchaninov, Rizhskij pr.
51-104, 180016 Pskov, Russia) or through the bureau. [TNX RA1WZ]
UA - Alex, UA0ZY and other operators from the Kamchatka DX-Group are
planning an IOTA trip to several islands in the Kuril group
(AS-025). They also hope to operate from an island located in the
unnumbered Kamchatka Oblast/Sea of Okhotsk Coast group. The trip is
scheduled to take place in July. Further details are expected in due
time. [TNX UA0ZY]
V4 - Steve, G4JVG will be active from NA-104 (St. Kitts & Nevis) between
4 and 18 June while on holiday. He plans to operate on 10-40 metres
SSB, including WARC and possibly 80 metres. Callsign to be issued
upon arrival. QSL via home call. [TNX DX News Sheet]
VE - Tesla Radio Club member Yuri, VE1BY/K3BU will operate special event
station VA1A on 160 metres on 29-30 May during the CQ WW WPX
Contest. The operation is to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the
first powered flight in Canada by the Silver Dart, flown off the ice
at Baddeck, Nova Scotia. QSL via K3BU (P.O. Box 282, Pine Brook, NJ
07058, USA). [TNX K3BU]
VE - Hew, VA3HU will be active as VX3HU between 1 and 30 June as VE3 and
VA3 operators are authorised to use CF3 and VX3 to celebrate the
75th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Air Force. [TNX VA3HU]
VE - Once again Louis, VE2BQB will be active (on all bands CW and SBB)
from Baffin Island (NA-047, Zone 2) from June until December. He
used to operate as VE8TA, but since Baffin is now part of the new
Nunavut Territory, he will use VY0TA. QSL via VE2BQB either direct
or through the bureau. [TNX VE2BQB]
VE - Jeff, VA3JFF will be active from two Canadian islands - namely
Bobcaygeon (C.IS.A. ON-149, from around 17 UTC) and Buckeye Centre
(C.IS.A. ON-NEW, from around 18 UTC) - on 5 June. [TNX OPDX
Bulletin]
VP2E - Jim, WB2REM will be active as VP2EREM (yes, Echo Radio Echo Mike)
from Anguilla (NA-022) between 28 June and 8 July. Operation will be
on both CW and SSB mainly on 10, 15 and 20 metres. QSL via WB2REM.
[TNX WB2REM]
W - Howie, K1VSJ will be active from Martha's Vineyard (NA-046) between
28 May and August. He plans to participate in the IOTA Contest. QSL
via home call. [TNX DX News Sheet]
W - The Old Barney ARC and the Tuckerton Wireless ARC announce a special
event operation to honour the early radio pioneer Roberto Clemens
Galletti de Cadhillac on what would be his 120th birthday. Look for
W2WSC to be active (14.290, 21.390, 28.490 MHz) from the Tuckerton
Historical Society Museum between 14 and 22 UTC on 5 June. QSL via
W2WSC (Tuckerton Wireless Amateur Radio Club, P.O. Box 531,
Tuckerton, NJ 08087, USA). More information on
http://www.qsl.net/n2ob/announce.htm [TNX N2OO]
XV - Rolf, SM5MX is active as XV7SW from Hanoi, Vietnam until 5 June. He
will participate in the CQ WW WPX CW Contest. He is now the only
remaining XV7 on CW. QSL via SM3CXS. [TNX SM5MX]
ZS8 - Deryck Yelverton, ZS8D/ZS6DE [425DXN 412] is on Marion Island but
"the key has been quiet as I have been very busy", he reports. [TNX
The Daily DX]
CQ WW WPX CW ---> The following are expected to participate in the Contest:
- Jun, JH4RHF as 4U1VIC from the Vienna International Amateur Radio Club
station (it counts for Austria for DXCC). [TNX The Daily DX]
- Abubaker, 5A1A as Single Operator Single Band (10 metres). [TNX The Daily
DX]
- Joergen, OZ8AE ss 5P1ER from the European Radiocommunication Office in
Copenhagen. QSL automatically via bureau. [TNX OZ8AE]
- N6TJ as AM8ZS. QSL via VE3HO. [TNX EA8ZS]
- Pertti, OH2PM from the BY1DX station in Beijing. QSL via OH2BH. [TNX The
Daily DX]
- Juan Carlos, CO8TW as Single Operator Single Band (10 metres) Low Power.
QSL to Juan Carlos Veranes Ferrer, P.O. Box 8, Santiago de Cuba 90100,
Cuba. [TNX CO8TW]
- Martin, CT3KN from Madeira Island (AF-014). QSL via either direct or
through the bureau to CS3MAD. [TNX CT3KN]
- K9AW/DU6 (All Band High Power) from Negros Island (OC-129). QSL via WF5T.
[TNX K9AW]
- Kreso, 9A4KK as EA8/9A4KK from Canary Islands (AF-004) on 10 metres. QSL
via home call. [TNX 9A4KK]
- Tony, IK1QBT and the Western Riviera DX team as II1R. The new QSL route is
via I1NVU either direct (Claudio Di Pietro, Via G. Galilei 424/10, 18038
Sanremo - IM, Italy) or through the bureau. [TNX IK1QBT]
- Vin, I7PXV as IU7X. QSL via home call. [TNX I7PXV]
- Alex, PY1KS as PW1S (All Band Low Power). QSL via PY1KS either direct
(P.O.Box 18123, Rio de Janeiro-RJ, 20722-970 Brazil) or through the bureau.
[TNX PY1KS]
- VY0RAC from Nunavut, Canada's newest territory. [TNX The Daily DX]
- Rob, ND3A as WH7Q (SOAB) from Maui, Hawaiian Islands (OC-019) [TNX The
Daily DX]
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6 METRES ---> Andy Lillevars, ES2NA reports the following stations from
Estonia are now active on the band: ES1AJ, ES1CW, ES1II, ES1MW, ES1RF/3,
ES2NA, ES2QH, ES2QN, ES2RJ, ES2WX, ES3BR, ES4NG, ES6PZ, ES0HD.
P3A AWARD ---> It is issued for contacts made on different bands with P3A in
contest starting on 1 January 1999. For further information please contact
the Award Manager Alex Vedernikov, UA9YAB (P.O.Box 120, Biysk, Altajskij kraj
659300, Russia) at europa@biysk.nsu.ru [TNX UA9YAB]
PIRATE ---> A station signing T22QO was active on 23 May around 18 UTC (15
metres CW) and gave QSL via K7ZO, but Scott (K7ZO) knows nothing about this
operation. [TNX DL6KVA]
QSL BUREAU ---> Effective 1 June 1999 the new address of the KH6 QSL Bureau
is P.O. Box 860788, Wahiawa, HI 96786-0788, USA. [TNX The Daily DX]
QSL 8P6AW ---> The QSL route for 8P6AW is *not* via WB4RRK or K1XN. John,
K1XN suggests that requests for this club station should be sent to the
Amateur Radio Society of Barbados, Box 814-E, Saint Michael, Barbados. [TNX
John K1XN and The Golist]
QSL EK ---> Giancarlo, IK7WUJ has received his direct card from EK4JJ (Serge
K. Mnatsakanyan, 9A/33, 2 Norki Massiv, Yerevan 375062, Armenia), who states
he QSLs 100% when sufficient return postage is provided. He says current
postal rates in Armenia are very expensive, which means 2 IRCs or 2 green
stamps (at least for Italy).
QSL EZ8CW ---> Please note he has *no* QSL manager, cards should be sent
direct only.
QSL UN ---> Nick, UN7JX says he is used to replying to QSL requests within 24
hours from receipt. If you have not received your card after three months, it
is most likely because of the known "problems" with the postal service. Now
Nick wants to bring an action against the post office: "I need some kind of
document that proves that your letters never made it to their intended
address. If you have some way of obtaining some kind of receipt, stamp or
registration that proves you sent a letter, this would be excellent. FAX:
(7-3232) 475866, E-mail: un5j@ukg.kz" [TNX UN5J]
QSL YU ---> Ed, YZ7ED reports that YU amateurs have not been able to get any
QSL for one month, as both "the QSL Bureau and the Post Office do not work"
because of the war.
QSL ZV0SB & ZV0SW ---> Paulo, PT2NP reports QSL manager PT2GTI (Roberto
Stuckert, P.O. Box 09647, 70001-970, Brasilia/DF, Brazil) has started sending
out the cards for ZV0SB and ZV0SW (March 1999 DXpedition to St. Peter and St.
Paul Archipelago).
QSL VIA LY1FF ---> Law, LY1FF reports he is the QSL for 4L8T *only*. Cards
for LY8X [425DXN 418] go via LY1BZB *only*.
QSL VIA NE8Z ---> Rick is the *new* QSL manager for HC1OT, HD1OT, HC1OT/HC8
and HD9OT. The old QSL manager (K8ZZ) will give Rick the cards sent to him in
error. [TNX NE8Z]
QSL NOT VIA KA7NOC ---> Steve Hurst, KA7NOC has received cards for this
station over the last five years, but he is *not* the QSL Manager for YU1OJ.
He *was* the QSL manager for YU1PJ several yers ago, but he has not heard
from Zoran since the early '90s. For further information please visit
http://www.magiclink.com/web/shurst [TNX K1XN and The Golist]
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LOGS (JW): JW9PJA logs for all operations through 1 March 1999 are now
online at http://dx.qsl.net/logs [TNX N6RT]
LOGS (VQ9): VQ9CV logs through 13 May are now available at
http://dx.qsl.net/logs [TNX N6RT]
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QSL received via direct: 3B8CF, 3DA5A, 3D2DK, 4KA5CW, 4U1UN, 5A1A, 5T5WW,
5Z4LI (AF-040), 6D2X, 6V6U, 6W6JX, 6Y2A (via WA4WTG), 7P8RP, 9M6CT, 9V1BG,
9V1RH, AP2NK, BV9AYA (AS-103), DU8ARK (OC-119 - via I2YDX), E30LA (AF-038,
080, 081 - via I2YDX); E30MA (AF-038, 080, 081 - via IK2WXZ), E41/OK1DTP,
E44DX (via OH2BN), E44/HA1AG, EA9EA, EL2WW, EM1KA, ER1OA, EZ8CW, FO0EEN,
FO0SIL, FO0SUC (OC-152 - via F5JJW), FT5ZH, H44NC (OC-119), H76C (NA-212 -
via HR1RMG), HK3JJH/0M, HK3JJH/4 (SA-084), HK0/AA3KX, HK0/WB4ZNH, HP3XBH (via
W4WX ex WT4K), HP4/F5PAC (NA-088), HS0ZAR, HS0/G4JMB, JD1BIY, KG4TO (via
N4TO), KG4OX (via W4OX), KG4ZK (via W4ZYT), KH8/N5OLS, KL7/NO7F (NA-059 - via
K8NA), JD1AMA, JH6TYD (AS-040), OJ0VR, P29WK, RA0FF (via N6FF), SV2ASP/A,
T20FW, TF3DX, TR8IG, TY1JG (via DK8ZD), UA9QMU, V63HO, V63KU, V73UB, V85AA,
VK6EWI (OC-170), VP2MDY, XUF2B (via N4JR), XU7AAN, XZ1N, YB0DX, YK1AO,
ZC4ATC, ZL7DK (via DK7YY).
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