27 April 2002 No 573
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3DA0 - Hide, JM1LJS will be active (on 40-6 metres SSB and CW) as 3DA0LJ
from Swaziland on 1-4 May. He might operate (on 40 metres SSB and
CW) also from Botswana (probably as A25/JM1LJS) for a few hours on
30 April. QSL via home call. The web page for the operation is at
at http://radio-dream.com/3da0lj/ [TNX JM1LJS]
7X - Steve, OM3JW reports that the operation from the Habibas Islands
(AF-???) [425DXN 555] is scheduled to take place on 14-18 May. The
operators will be 7X2RO, 7X2YL, 7X2ZL, 7X2SA, DL7FER, OM3CGN,
OM2DX and OM3JW; they will be active as 7W4HI with two stations
barefoot, verticals and dipoles. The QSL route will be announced
later.
8Q - Seven operators from Japan will be active (on 80-10 metres CW,
SSB, RTTY, PSK31 and SSTV) from the Maldives (AS-013) on 10-15
May. They will also operate on 6 metres (beacon at 50120 kHz, when
you hear it call on 50125 kHz). The calls will be 8Q7NK (QSL via
JA2AAU), 8Q7FO (QSL via JR2FOR), 8Q7HS (QSL via JA2AZX), 8Q7IC
(QSL via JA2AIC), 8Q7JA (QSL via JA2ALN), 8Q7MI (QSL via JJ2KYT)
and 8Q7TE (QSL via JA2ATE). [TNX JA1ELY]
9A - Nicola, IK3JLS reports he will be active as 9A/IK3JLS (QRP) from
Krk Island (EU-136) on 1-5 May. He will operate on 10-40 metres
mainly CW, typically around 7, 12 and 21 UTC. QSL via bureau to
IK3JLS.
9A - Look for Sylvain, 9A/F5TLN and Bernard, 9A/F5LPY to operate from
from Korcula Island (EU-016, IOCA CI-041) on 4-5 May. [TNX 9A6AA
and F6GKD]
9M6 - Tada, JA1WPX will be active as 9M6/JA1WPX from East Malysia
between 28 April and 3 May. He hopes operate on 40-6 metres CW,
SSB, FM and possibly RTTY. [TNX JA1ELY]
9N - Kaz, JA8MWU will be staying in Katmandu, Nepal between 29 April
and 3 May. He hopes to operate as 9N7WU on 20, 17, 15, 12, 10 and
6 metres, SSB only. QSL via to home call. [TNX JA1ELY]
BY - Jiangsu DX Club operators BA4RC, BA4TA, BA4RD, BA4RF, BA4TB,
BD4RS, BD4XF, BD6BW and BD5RV will be active (on 80-6 metres, WARC
bands included, SSB, CW and PSK31) as homecall/4 from Dongxilian
Island (claimed as counting for AS-135, IOTA status under
investigation) on 1-3 May. All QSLs via BA4RD (Ken Wang, P. O. Box
538, Nanjing 210005, China). Logs will be available at
http://www.jsdxc.org [TNX BD5RV]
C6 - John, WZ8D will be active as C6AIE from Abaco Island (NA-080,
FL16iq), Bahamas on 3-13 June. He will operate on 6 and 2 metres
(VHF contest included) and on other bands as well. QSL direct only
to WZ8D (John Walker, 1930 Meredith Ln., Loveland, Ohio 45140,
USA). [TNX WZ8D]
CT - Look for CT1BWW/P and CT2HME/P to be active from Gibalta
Lighthouse on 11 May. QSL via bureau. [TNX CT1BWW]
DL - Tom, DL8AAM reports that the Marinefernmeldeschule (the German
Navy Communications School) in Flensburg-Muerwik (DL0MFS) will
celebrate the 100th anniversary on 4-5 May with a special Morse
transmission under their military callsign DHJ61 on the maritime
frequencies of 12410.5 kHz and 8443.5 kHz. Thei will also operate
as DL0MFS on the amateur radio bands; look for them on CW (3565,
7025, 14052, 18095, 21052 and 28052 kHz) and SSB (3625, 7060,
14335, 21360 and 28935 kHz). QSL DL0MFS via the DARC bureau.
DL - Seven German operators (namely DH8WLA, DL1APR, DL1APW, DL2AXA,
DL5AOJ, DM3BJ and DL9NDS) will be active from Ummanz Island
(EU-057, O-06 for the German Islands Award) on 9-13 May. They will
operate on all bands CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31. QSL via home calls.
[TNX DL9NDS]
EI - Members of Limerick Radio Club will be active (on 10-80 metres SSB
and CW, 6m operation is also planned) as EJ0A from the Aran
Islands (EU-006) on 24-26 May. QSL via either EI8EM or W2ORA,
direct or through the bureau. [TNX EI8EM]
F - Francis, F6FQK reports that the Council of Europe ARC will be
active as TP3CE on 3-5 May. QSL via F6FQK.
FO - TX5BTY is the special call issued to Alain, FO5RH (F2HE) [425DXN
564] to commemorate the mutiny of the Bounty. Look for him to be
active on 2-14 May on all bands CW and SSB. QSL via F6CTL. [TNX La
Gazette du DX]
FR/T - Jacques, FR5ZU will be active (on all bands SSB and RTTY) as
FR5ZU/T from Tromelin (AF-031) from 5 June until 5 July. He will
operate in his free time, which in the first stages of his shift
is expected to be limited to 2-4 UTC, 9-10 UTC and 13-15 UTC. QSL
to FR5ZU (Jacques Quillet, 1 cite Meteorologique, Le Chaudron,
97490 Sainte Clotilde, France). Pics of Tromelin, Europa etc. are
at http://perso.wanadoo.fr/jacques.quillet/index.html [TNX F5NQL]
I - The Project DX Team (namely Andrea/IK2XDE, Giampaolo/IK2XDF,
Giovanni/IK2JYT, Matteo/IK2RZL, Antonio/IK2ZJR, Alberto/IW2NHE and
Fabio/IW2LWB) will be active on HF and 6 metres from the following
islands:
26/04 Bacucco (not IOTA, IIA RO-004) SSB
27-28/04 Scannone di Goro (not IOTA, IIA FE-005) SSB and RTTY
29-30/04 Baron (EU-155, IIA FE-003) SSB and RTTY
01/05 Scannone di Goro (not IOTA, IIA FE-005) SSB
QSL via home calls, either direct or through the bureau. [TNX
IK2XDE]
I - IV3HAX and IV3SKB will operate (on 10-80 metres CW and SSB) from
Isola delle Conchiglie (EU-130, IIA UD-007) on 26-28 April. [TNX
IV3SKB]
I - IY4FGM, the station at the Guglielmo Marconi Foundation at
Pontecchio, will be activated during the International Marconi
Day. QSL via IK4UPU. [TNX IK4DCT]
I - Rik, IK0YUJ reports he will operate (on 40-6 metres SSB and CW) as
IA5/IK0YUJ/P from Giglio Island (EU-028, IIA GR-002) between 29
April and 1 May. QSL via bureau to IK0YUJ.
I - Special event station IQ4FE will be activated on 11-12 May from
Ferrara during an exibition celebrating amateur radio and the 75th
anniversary of ARI, the Italian Radioamateurs IARU Society. [TNX
I4JEE]
I - Franco/I4CIL, Claudio/IW3RI, Pierpaolo/I4BTK and Lucky/IK4CZH will
operate as IG9SIX from Lampedusa Island (JM65HL, AF-019, IIA
AG-001) on 6 metres during the IARU Contest (1-2 June). QSL via
I4CIL either direct (Franco Rondoni, Via Pasini 6, 48010 Filetto -
RA, Italy) or through the bureau. [TNX IW3RI]
JA - Look for JN3ATJ/6 to be active (on 6, 10, 12, 15, 17 and 40 metres
SSB) from Iki Island (AS-036) until 30 April and from Tsushima
(AS-036) between 30 April and 7 May. QSL via home call, either
direct or through the JARL bureau. [TNX JI6KVR]
JA - Look for Taka, JR3TVH/6 to be active from Miyako Island (AS-079)
from 22 UTC on 27 April until 4 UTC on 2 May. He will operate on
40, 20, 17, 15, 12, 10 and 6 metres mainly SSB. QSL via home call,
preferably through the JARL bureau. [TNX JR3TVH]
JA - Look for JI1PLF/1, 7N1GMK/1 and 7L4PVR/1 to be active (on 10-160
metres CW, SSB and RTTY) from Hachijo Island (AS-043) on 7-10
June. QSL via home calls, either direct or through the JARL
bureau. [TNX JI6KVR]
JA - Look for JO1EPY/6 to be active (on 6, 10, 12, 15, 17 and 40 metres
SSB and CW) from Kuchinoshima, Tokara Archipelago (AS-049) on 8-10
June. QSL via home call either direct or through the bureau. [TNX
JI6KVR]
KH1 - The first wave of the team arrived to Tuvalu and, while waiting
for the others to join them, operated as T2DA (QSL via KW4DA), T2X
(QSL via RW3AH), T23A (QSL via RZ3AA), T25A (QSL via YT1AD) and
T26U (QSL via RA3AUU). If wheather conditions do not deteriorate
significantly, the arrival to Baker Island is expected on 28 April
at 4 UTC, with the first QSO scheduled for 22 UTC on the same day.
News will be available at http://www.kragujevac.co.yu/KH1 or
http://www.magma.ca/~ve3exy [TNX VE3EXY]
LU - Radio Club Ushuaia (LU8XW, http://www.geocities.com/rcushu/) will
be using AY8XW for the rest of the year. A web page for AY8XW is
available at http://www.qsl.net/wd9ewk/ay8xw.html; QSL via WD9EWK
(please note that the QSL manager for LU8XW is EA5BD). [TNX
LU5XPZ]
LZ - Special event stations LZ02KM and LZ02JP will be active on all
bands and modes between 1 and 31 May to celebrate the St. Cyril
and Methodius Day and the visit of pope John Paul II. QSLs via
bureau or direct to LZ1BFR (P.O.Box 830, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria).
[TNX LZ1BJ]
OE - Johannes/DF5AU, Oliver/DJ9AO, Michael/DL9NDV and Jun/JH4RHF will
oprate from 4U1VIC on 10-12 May. They will take part in
CQ-MIR-DX-Contest and try to be active via satellite RS 12 mode K.
QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau. Direct cards
can be sent to Vienna International Amateur Radio Club, Vienna
International Centre, P.O. Box 200, A-1400 Vienna, Austria. [TNX
DJ9AO]
OJ0 - Seppo, OH1VR plans to operate (for some 12 hours on 10-80 metres
CW and SSB, possibly with some 6m as well) as OJ0VR from Market
Reef (EU-053) on 8-9 May. QSL via OH1VR (direct only). [TNX K7BV]
PY - Fauth/PY3JAF, Andy/PY3YY, Koetz/PY3KK and Paul/PY3DX will be
active on all bands and modes as ZY3PEI from Itapua Lighthouse,
near Porto Alegre, on 27-28 April. QSL via PY3JAF. [TNX PY3DX]
SM - Look for Martin, SM0DTK/1 to be active from Gotland Island
(EU-020) on 4-12 May, mostly between 3 and 6 UTC. [TNX OPDX
Bulletin]
SV - Dimitris/SV2CCA, Chris/SV2DGH and Giannis/SV2FPU will be active
from Alonissos Island (EU-072) on 2-16 June. They will operate as
J48ALO on 80, 40, 30, 20, 17, 15, 12, 10 and 6 metres SSB and CW.
QSL via SV2DGH. Logs will be available at
http://www.qsl.net/sv2dgh [TNX SV2DGH]
SV5 - Ermanno, IK2WZD (http://web.tiscalinet.it/lipsi) reports he will
be active (on SSB and digital modes) as SV5/IK2WZD from Lipsi
Island (EU-001) from May to October.
UR - EM11E (Echo Mike One One Echo) is the call which will be used
during several activities from Ukrainan islands between 1 May and
31 August. Operations will take place from islands located in the
river Dniper (not IOTA), in the Sea of Azov (not IOTA) and in the
Black Sea. QSL via UR5EAW (Alexander Shevchenko, Pelina str. 29,
Dnepropetrovsk 49107 UA, Ukraine). [TNX UR5EAW]
UR - Special event call EO57WL will be used on all band and modes by
Lviv Shortwave Club (UR4WWE) on 6-12 May. QSL via UT1WL either
direct (Leo Kharchenko, P.O. Box 5951, Lviv, 79054, Ukraine) or
through the bureau. [TNX UR5WCW]
V3 - Hugh, K0GHK and Roger, WA0ETE are active as V31KQ from Ambergis
Caye (NA-073), Belize until 2 May. QSL via WA0ETE. [TNX K9RZ]
V7 - Mark, W4CK will be active as V73BL from Kwajelein (OC-028),
Marshall Islands on 14-24 May. [TNX The Daily DX]
W - Andy (KB1BEE) and Bob O'Donnell (WW1V) will be active from on
Bailey Island (NA-137) from about 22 UTC on 3 May to about 18 UTC
on 5 May. Look for them on the usual IOTA frequencies on 40, 20,
15 and 10 metres SSB. QSL via home calls. [TNX WW1V]
W - Tony/WF1N and Lou/W1DIG will be active from Pot Island (NA-136) on
17-19 May. Look for them on or near the usual IOTA SSB
frequencies; they will start around 15 UTC on Friday and end
around 18 UTC on Sunday. QSL via home calls. Bureau cards can be
requested at [EMAIL PROTECTED] (WF1N) and [EMAIL PROTECTED]
(W1DIG). [TNX WF1N]
YK - Saad, N5FF plans to be active as YK1BA from Damascus, Syria on
1-11 May (he might extend his stay up to one week). This is not a
DXpedition, but Saad will try to operate at least 2-3 hours a day.
Look for him mainly on 20 metres CW (14045 kHz) and SSB (14195
kHz), at 2-3 UTC, 12-13 UTC and 21-22 UTC. QSL via N5FF. [TNX OPDX
Bulletin]
NORTHERN EUROPE TOUR ---> La Gazette du DX reports that Patrick, F5MQW will
be touring Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Norway and The Netherlands between 1 May
and July. His planned island stops include:
DL/F8UFT - Fehmarn (EU-128),
OZ/F8UFT - Lolland, Falster, Faro and Mon (EU-029),
SM5/F8UFT - Oland (EU-037)
SM1/F8UFT - Gotland (EU-020),
LA/F8UFT - Mageroya and/or Kvaloya (EU-044),
LA/F8UFT - Lofoten (EU-076),
DL/F8UFT - Borkum (EU-047),
PA/F8UFT - Texel (EU-038).
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4W/CU3FT ---> Jose, CT1EEB reports that Carlos, 4W/CU3FT went QRT from East
Timor on 22 April (he started on 15 October 2001). All in all the three
Portuguese operators who have been active from East Timor so far (the other
two are Antonio, CT1EGH/4W6GH and Jose, CT1EEB/4W6EB) have logged 57,000+
QSOs on all bands and modes, with wire antennas and 100 watts. QSL 4W/CU3FT
via CT1EEB.
ARI INTERNATIONAL DX CONTEST ---> It will take place on 4-5 May. There are
some changes in the rules, check http://www.ari.it/cont2002.html for further
information.
ARMED FORCES DAY ---> The US Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and Coast
Guard are co-sponsoring the annual military/amateur radio communications
tests in celebration of the 52nd Anniversary of Armed Forces Day. Although
the actual AFD is celebrated May 18, the AFD Military/Amateur Crossband
Communications Test will be conducted on May 11 (local) so as not to conflict
with the Dayton Hamvention scheduled for the same weekend (May 17-19). The
annual celebration features traditional military to amateur crossband
communications test and the message receiving test. QSL cards will be
provided to those making contact with the military stations. Special
commemorative certificates will be awarded to anyone who receives copies of
the digital Armed Forces Day message from the Secretary of Defense. Detailed
information at http://www.asc.army.mil/mars/afd/mars_afd.htm [TNX DL8AAM]
QSL XE1UN ---> N1NK (Jim Spears, 494 West Demello Drive, Tiverton, RI 02878,
USA) is the new QSL manager for Yuri, XE1UN. He has all the logs from 15
December 1999, including Yuri's contest operations as 4A1UN. [TNX N1NK]
QSL VIA N6CW ---> Terry, N6CW accepts e-mail requests for bureau cards for
any of the stations he handles. This include ZD8A, ZD88A and activities as
VP2ECW, VP2VCW, VP2V/N6CW and TI4/N6CW. Send your QSO information to
[EMAIL PROTECTED] [TNX N6CW]
VP6DI ---> The ARRL has notified JA1BK that VP6DI (Ducie Island) has been
accepted for DXCC credit. Cards may be submitted on or after 1 June 2002.
[TNX AF2C]
WIA AWARDS ---> The Wireless Institute of Australia (http://www.wia.org.au)
sponsors the following award programmes: WIA DXCC, WAVKCA (Worked All VK Call
Areas) HF, WAVKCA (Worked All VK Call Areas) VHF, HAVKCA (Heard All VK Call
Areas), WIA Grid Square Award, WIA Antarctic Award, Australian VHF Century
Club Award and Worked all States VHF. Detailed information is available from
the Federal Awards Manager, Malcolm K. Johnson (VK6LC), P.O. Box. 196,
Cannington, Western Australia 6987, Australia (e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]).
ZD7K/ZD8K VIDEO ----> Doug, G0WMW has been talked into running some copies of
the ZD7K & ZD8K "Double DXpedition" video (45 minutes, NTSC or PAL format).
The master tape goes for duplication in mid-May, with copies available
mid-June at the earliest. For further information and orders, please e-mail
[EMAIL PROTECTED] as soon as possible (the deadline in 15 May).
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LICENCES ABROAD: Do you know how to get a visitor amateur radio licence in a
foreign country? Veke, OH2MCN has collected and made
available all the information you need for 250+ countries at
http://www.qsl.net/oh2mcn/license.htm
LOGS: The VP6DI logs are now only available at
http://www.iijnet.or.jp/JA1BK/vp6di/search.html
NEW REFLECTOR: "Time has come to offer award enthusiasts a forum where they
can discuss award hunting in general", Egbert, ON4CAS (UBA
Award Manager) says. Amateur radio licensed operators and
SWLs "with a genuine interest in this part of our hobby" are
invited to join the list; details can be found at
http://users.pandora.be/egbert.hertsen/awardlist.htm
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QSLs received direct: 3B8CF, 3B8GL, 3B9FR, 3D2SC (OC-095), 3W2FM, 3W7CW,
4J3M, 4L3Y, 4L5O, 4N1KT, 4S7EA, 4U1ITU, 4W/CU3FT, 4W6MM, 5A1A, 5A29, 5R8FU,
5R8GZ, 5U4R, 5U9C, 5W0VK, 6K5RPZ, 6Y5MM, 7Q7TB, 7X4AN, 8P5A, 8P9JA, 8Q7CG
(AF-013), 9H1EL, 9J2BO, 9K2ZZ, 9L1BTB, 9M6NA (OC-133), 9N7RB, 9Q1A, 9Q5ZK,
A22HH, A35RK, A35VK, A52UD, BD4XA, BI5P, BV9G (AS-155), C21XU, C6AIE, C6AMM,
C98RF (AF-061), CE9/R1ANF, CN8NK, CO8DM, CO8LY, CT7B, CT9M, D44TD, DU8ARK
(OC-174), E20KIR, E29AL, E30NA, EK1700LF, EK3GM, EP3PMW, ES1WW, ES5RW, ES5TV,
ET3PMW, EU3AR, EY90MT, FG5DH, FK8GM, FK8HC, FM5DX, FO/HG9B/p (OC-050),
FO/SP9FIH (OC-027), FO0FRY, FW5ZL (OC-118), FY5KE, GB90MGY, GD6IA, GM3W,
H7DX, HC2DX, HC8N, HI3CVV, HK4GQX, HR4/TI5KD, HZ1AB, J28VS, J37LR, J6/G3TBK,
J68GS, JD1/JM1KNI, JW1I (EU-027), JW5X, JX7DFA, JY9NX, KG4DZ, KP4SQ, L80AA/D
(SA-055), LU1ZA (AN-008), OD5/OK1MU, OH0/W3UR, OH0R, OX/OZ8AE, OX1AWG
(NA-018), PA7FM (EU-146), PJ2/NW0L, PJ5/K1NA, PQ7BZ, PT7BZ/PY6, PZ5RA, RA0FU,
RU9VA, S21AR,T2T, T30AN, T48RAC, T77C, T88SI (OC-248), TA0/LZ1CNN (EU-186),
TA0/LZ1NK (EU-186), TA0/LZ3ND (EU-186), TA3DD, TE6U, TE8CH, TE8CI, TG9NX,
TI1C, TS7N, TX8DX (OC-032), TX8ISL (OC-033), TZ6VV, UE0XYZ (AS-091), UK9AA,
UU2JZ, V26DX, V26G, V51/SP6IXF, V51HK, VK7TS/P (OC-233), VO1S, VP2EJ, VP5V,
VP5WW, VP8CKN, VP8GEO (AN-007), VU2HFR (AS-153), VU2KFR (AS-153), VU2MTT
(AS-161), VU2OXX, VU2RDJ (AS-161), VY0/7N2FGG (NA-009), W5AA/TI8, XE1VIC,
XF1/DL1YMK (NA-078), XM2CWI (NA-038), XW0X, XX9TDX, XX9TEP, XX9TFI, YA5T,
YB0A, YB1HDF, YC4FIJ, YM0KA, YM0MA (EU-186), YM21TA, YM75TA, YN1KD, Z21JE,
Z31JA, ZC4DW, ZD7JC, ZD7MY, ZK1USA, ZW5B.
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