21 July 2001 No 533
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3B8 - Jose, ON4LAC reports he will be active (SSB, possibly Pactor and
RTTY) as 3B8/ON4LAC from Mauritius Island (AF-049) between 16
October and 6 December. QSL direct only to ON4LAC.
5B - Loris/5B4FN, George/5B4KH, Marios/5B4WN, Paris/5B4XF, George/5B4AGC
and possibly others will participate in the IOTA Contest (probably
with a C4 prefix) from Agios Georgios Island (AS-120). They will
have vertical antennas and a 400W linear amplifier. QSL via 5B4KH.
[TNX 5B4MF]
9A - Look for 9A2AA/p to operate from a few EU-016 islands (namely
Kluda/CI-177, Kraljevac/CI-183, Sv Fumija/CI-217, Pijavica/CI-201
and Piscena/CI-202) on 22 July. [TNX 9A6AA]
9A - 9A5V, 9A5KV, 9A3DU and 9A3VM will be active from Lirica Lighthouse
(WLH-381, CLH-070 and CI-194) on 22 July starting around 6 UTC.
They will operate on 20, 15, 10 and 40 metres SSB, CW upon request.
[TNX 9A7Z]
9A - Milan/OK1DJG, Jarda/OK1DUO, Martin/OK1FUA, Jan/OK1HSK, Pepa/OK1KA,
Jan/OK1QM, Jarda/OK1TC and Nikola/9A9AA will participate in the
IOTA Contest as 9A0A (QSL via OK1FLM) from Vir Island (EU-170, IOCA
CI-141). Look for them to be active as 9A/home call starting on 23
July. [TNX OK1FLM]
A5 - Tony, IK7WUL will be active (on all bands mostly SSB) as A52UL from
the A51AA club station in Bhutan on 15-28 August. QSL via I7JFQ.
[TNX IK7WUL and I7JFQ]
BV - Takeshi, JI3DST sends an update on the 20-22 July operation from
P'enghu Island (AS-103) [425DXN 529]. Takeshi himself and Doji,
JH3JWW will be signing BV9AYA (QSL for this operation only via
JH3JWW), while Lee, BV2NT will use BV9A/BV2NT (QSl via home call).
C5 - Peter, G2YT will be active (on 40-10 metres SSB only) as C56YT from
The Gambia between 28 July and 9 August. QSL via VK4AO. [TNX G2YT]
CO - Special station CO0SC will be activated (by CO8DD, CO8TW, CO8WE,
CM8ESE, CM8EFP and CM8VDC on 10, 15, 20, 40 and 80 metres SSB and
CW) on 27-29 July, including an entry in the IOTA Contest (NA-015)
to celebrate the 486th anniversary of the foundation of Santiago de
Cuba. QSL direct to IN3ZNR (Fabrizio Vedovelli, Via Gramsci 27,
38100 Trento - TN, Italy). [TNX IN3ZNR]
CP - Steve, G4ASL, is active from Cochabamba, Bolivia as CP5/G4ASL until
October. He operates on 80-10 metres mostly RTTY, PSK31, CW with
some SSTV and HELL. QSL to G4ASL via the RSGB Bureau. [TNX G4ASL]
CT - EA2TV, EA4ATI, EA4ST, CT1EE (SSB operators) and EA1CA, EA1DAV,
EA4AHD, CT1CJJ, Z32AF (CW operators) will participate in the IOTA
Contest as CQ2I from Insua Island (EU-150). QSL via EA4URJ either
direct or through the bureau. Further information on the activity
is at http://www.ea4ahd.com/insua/ [TNX EA4AHD]
DL - DM5JBN and DO1CSH/DN1CR will be active (on 80-2 metres CW, SSB,
PSK31 and RTTY) from Usedom Island (EU-129) on 26-31 July. QSL via
DM5JBN. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
EA - Tony, EA2AIJ and others will be active (on 10, 15, 20, 40 and 80
metres SSB, CW and possibly on some digital modes) as ED2IZA from
Izaro Island (EU-134) on 27-31 July, including an entry in the IOTA
Contest. QSL via bureau to EA2URV or direct to P.O. Box 323, 48080
Bilbao, Spain. [TNX EA2AIJ]
EI - EI5GM, EI4IS, EI1CS and possibly others plan to be active as EJ3HB
from Clear Island (EU-121) on the IOTA Contest weekend. QSL via
WA2YMX. [TNX EI4IS and WA2YMX]
ES - Kent, SM0ELV will operate as ES/SM0ELV from Naissaar Island
(EU-149, WWL KO29GN) during the IOTA Contest weekend. He will be
active on 6 metres as well. QSL via home call. [TNX OZ6OM]
EW - EW6GB and others will be signing home call/p from Stephan Batory
Island (not IOTA, WD-4 for the West Dvina River Award) on 28 July.
QSL via IK2QPR (Paolo Fava, Via Bertani 8, 46100 Mantova - MN,
Italy). [TNX IK2QPR]
F - Marc, F6HQP and Pierre, F5NGB plan to operate from a few IOTA and
DIFM islands in Brittany between 29 July and 12 August. [TNX F6AJA
and Les Nouvelles DX]
F - F6HKA and F6ELE have cancelled their announced 21-22 July operation
from Les Sept Iles (EU-107) [425DXN 532]. The activity has been
postponed to 25-26 August. [TNX F6HKA]
GI - Members of the Kilmarnock & Loudoun Amateur Radio Club (namely
Bill/GM3ZRT, Gordon/MM0BIM, Barry/GM3YEH, Alan/GM3OZB and
Steve/GM4OSS) will be active (on 10-80 metres CW and SSB) as
GN0ADX/P from Rathlin Island (EU-122) on 27-30 July, IOTA Contest
included. [TNX GM3ZRT]
GM - Jim, MM0BQI (http://www.qsl.net/mm0bqi) will operate (on 6-80
metres SSB, CW, RTTY and PSK31) as GB5SI from Tanera Mor (IOSA
SC10) in the Summer Isles (EU-092) between 27 July and 3 August
[425DXN 513]. QSL via MM0BQI either direct (Jim Martin, 3 Lismore
Avenue, Edinburgh, EH8 7DW, Scotland, UK) or through the RSGB
bureau. [TNX MM0BQI]
GM - John, W5ZE will be active as MM/W5ZE/p from the Shetland Islands
(EU-012) between 15 and 19 or 20 August. John and Pete, MM5PSL will
operate from a lighthouse on 18-19 August. [TNX W5ZE and Islands On
The Web]
HL - Phil, HL1TXQ reports that Butch, HL9DX has joined the team for the
27-29 July operation from Tokchok Island (AS-090) [425DXN 532]. He
will be signing HL9DX/2 on SSB, RTTY, PSK and 6 metres. The web
site for the activity is at http://www.qsl.net/hl1vau/iota2001/
HL - The Korea DX Club will participate in the IOTA Contest from Yongyu
Island (AS-105). Look for DS0DX/2 on 10-80 metres CW and SSB. QSL
via HL1XP either direct or through the bureau. [TNX HL1XP].
HL - Lee, DS4CNB (http://ds4cnb.corea.to) reports he is planning the
following IOTA activities:
28-30 July DS4CNB/4 AS-093
30 July -2 August DS4CNB/4 AS-084
02-05 August DS4CNB/4 AS-085
05-06 August DS4CNB/4 AS-060
06-07 August DS4CNB/5 AS-081
He will operate CW and SSB on 10-40 metres. QSL to DS4CNB (Lee Dae
Ryung, P.O Box 30, Tongyung 650-600, South Korea).
I - Luigi/I5ZUF, Alessandro/IK5PWB, Francesco/IK5UIP, Beppe/IK5WWA and
others will be active from Gorgona Island (EU-028, IIA LI-014)
between 26 and 31 July. They will operate (CW and SSB on HF, 6 and
2 metres) as IA5/home call/p and will participate in the IOTA
Contest as IA5G. QSL via home calls; QSL IA5G via I5ZUF either
direct (Luigi Bulfon, P.O. Box 486, 57100 Livorno - LI, Italy) or
through the bureau. [TNX I5ZUF]
I - Roberto/I5HLK, Giovanni/I5JHW, Sergio/I5NSR, Danio/I5OYY,
Roberto/IK5FTQ and Gabriele/IK5ZTW will participate in the IOTA
Contest from Pianosa Island (EU-028, IIA LI-016) ai either IQ5P or
IA5P. Outside the contest they will operate also on 6 and 2 metres.
QSL via I5JHW. [TNX I5JHW]
I - Dario, IT9SSI plans to be active from the Eolie Islands (ID9,
EU-017) as follows: from Lipari (IIA ME-001) on 28-29 July, from
Scoglio Pollara (IIA ME-019) between 10 and 13 August, from
Filicudi (IIA ME-003) on 7-9 September. QSL direct to IZ8CCW (P.O.
Box 360, 87100 Cosenza- CS, Italy). [TNX IZ8CCW]
IS0 - A group of operators from the local ARI branch will be active (on
HF SSB and CW, 6 and 2 metres) from the Porto Torres Lighthouse
(WAIL SA-015, IOTA EU-024) between 6 and 18 UTC on 22 July. QSL via
each operator. [TNX IS0OMH]
KH4 - Ted Brattstrom, NH6YK is planning to operate again as NH4/NH6YK
from Midway Island (OC-030) on 2-4 August. He will be active on HF
and 6 metres SSB only. [TNX G3RTE]
J3 & J8 - Two special calls have been issued to the Low Land DXpedition
Team's members (PA0ZH, PA3EWP, PA5ET and PA7FM) for their
operations from the islands of Carriacou (Grenada, NA-147, 2-15
August) and Bequia (St. Vincent, NA-025, 16-27 August) [425DXN
519]. Look for J3PA and J8PA to be used on 160 metres and during
contests, while they will be signing J3/home call and J8/home call
on the other bands and outside contests. The web pages for the
operations are at http://www.qsl.net/lldxt. QSLs for all contacts
via PA5ET (Rob Snieder, Van Leeuwenstraat 137, 2273 VS Voorburg,
The Netherlands).
JA - Look for JA4PXE/4 to participate in the IOTA Contest from Yashiro
Island (AS-117). Activity is expected to take place on 10, 15 and
20 metres SSB. QSL via home call. [TNX JI6KVR]
JA - Look for JM1PXG/6 to participate in the IOTA Contest from AS-047
(Daito Islands). He will operate on 10, 15 and 20 metres CW and
outside the contest he will be active on 17 metres CW as well. QSL
via home call. [TNX JI6KVR]
JA - Look for JL2LRO/8 to be active from Okushiri Island (AS-147)
between 9 and 20 August. QSL via home call. [TNX JI6KVR]
KL - Rick, KL7AK reports that everything is on schedule for the
DXpedition to Sitkinak Island (Trinity Islands, NA-053) [425DXN
518]. Weather and other local conditions permitting, operations are
expected to start by 21.30 UTC on 9 August and to continue until
around 18-19 UTC on the 14th. QSL via N6AWD. [TNX G3ZAY and KL7AK]
OH - OH1MDR, OH1NOA and OH1MM will participate in the IOTA Contest as
OH9A from Sandstrom Reef (EU-173). QSL via OH1NOA either direct
(Timo Klimoff, Yrjonkatu 4 A 15, 28100 Pori, Finland) or through
the bureau. Further information is available at
http://www.saunalahti.fi/oh1mdr/iota.html [TNX OH1MDR]
OY & TF - Maurice, ON4BAM will be active as OY/ON4BAM/m from the Faroe
Islands (EU-018) on 6-8 August. He will then operate as TFx/ON4BAM
from various call areas of Iceland (EU-021) on 9-23 August. He may
also operate from a few lighthouses. QSL via home call. [TNX
ON4BAM] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
PA - PA7BT, ON5UM, ON6NL, ON6ZX and ON4AKL will participate in the IOTA
Contest as PI4HQ from Tiengemeten Island (EU-146). Before the
contest some of the Belgians may be active as PA/home call. QSL via
VERON in the Netherlands, either direct or through the bureau. [TNX
ON5UM]
SM - Eric, SM1TDE will operate as SM1TDE/p from Faro Island (EU-020, WWL
JO98OA) on 21-23 July. Look for him around 50105 kHz CW and 50155
kHz SSB; if the band is not open, he may operate on HF. Also look
for SM1WZV/P on 144 and 432 MHz SSB/FM. QSL via the bureau. Further
information at http://www.grk.se/jo98oa.shtm [TNX SM1TDE]
TA - TA1E, TA2DS, HB9FBL and HB9SUL will operate (on HF and 6 metres
from KM93AT) as YM0KA from Bozcaada (AS-099) between 24 and 30
July, IOTA Contest included. QSL via TA1KA. The page for the
operation is at http://www.ticino.com/usr/hb9sul/TA2001/index.htm
[TNX HB9SUL]
TK - Claude, F5MCC will operate (SSB and CW) as TK/F5MCC from Corsica
(EU-014) between 20 July and 10 August. He plans to be active from
several lighthouses and to operate (CW only) with TK5XN from Ile du
Toro (EU-164) during a weekend. Claude will participate in the IOTA
Contest from EU-014 (CW only). QSL either direct to F5MCC or
through the bureau to F3GJ. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
UA - Yuri, UA1RJ sends an update on the IOTA operations from the Barents
Sea islands [425DXN 531]. The team includes also UA1QV, RA3NZ,
UA1OMS, RN2FA and RA2FW and they expected to leave Nar'Jan-Mar on
20 July. Weather permitting, they should be active as follows:
UE1RCV/1 Sengeyskiy Island EU-188 (RR-03-06) QSL via UA1RJ
UE1QAA/1 Lovetskiy Island EU-102 (RR-03-12) QSL via UA1RJ
UE1SAA/1 Sanev Island ------ (RR-03-13) QSL via UA1RJ
UE1RAA/1 Rvanye Island ------ (RR-03-14) QSL via UA1RJ
Depending on local conditions, they might also operate from EU-160
and EU-085 as well. Cards for QSOs made with the single operators
/1 go via home call.
UA - Arthur, UA0NL plans to operate as UA0NL/P from Russkiy Island
(AS-066) on 25-30 July, IOTA Contest included. QSL via home call.
[TNX UA0NL]
VE - Fred, VO2/K2FRD [425DXN 526] reports from Zone 2 he is experiencing
propagation problems on 10 and 12 metres and broadcast QRM over
almost 100% of 40 metres, so he has had to discard much of his
schedule as shown on his website
(http://sites.netscape.net/thefred3/labr1). He says the best
time/freq to contact VO2/K2FRD is starting about 22-23 UTC on 17
metres daily, going up to about 1 UTC. CW operations on 30 metres
(and, eventually, 15, 17, and 20 metres) are expected to start on
23 July around 23 UTC. QSL direct only to K2FRD (Fred Stevens, 263
Keach Rd, Guilford, NY 13780, USA).
W - Andy, VA3PL will operate SSB and CW from either Assateague Island
(NA-139, MD-001S) or Chincoteague Island (NA-083, USI VA-002S)
between 26 and 30 July, IOTA Contest included. QSL via home call.
[TNX VA3RJ]
W - The Old Barney ARC will operate as N2OB from "Old Barney",
the Barnegat Lighthouse (USA-039) on Long Beach Island (NA-111, USI
NJ-001S), between 13 and 23 UTC on 4 and 5 August. QSL via N2OB
(P.O. Box 345, Tuckerton, NJ 08087, USA). Web page at
http://www.qsl.net/n2oo/history/beacon.htm [TNX N2OO]
W - The Old Barney ARC will operate as W2T from the "Tucker's Island
Lighthouse" (USA-911, not IOTA) in the "Tuckerton Seaport",
Tuckerton, New Jersey during the International Lighthouse/Lightship
Weekend from 13 UTC on 18 August through 23 UTC on the 19th. QSL
via N2OO (Bob Schenck, P.O. Box 345, Tuckerton, NJ 08087, USA).
[TNX N2OO]
XE - A group of seven operators will be active (on 10-80 metres CW, SSB
and RTTY) as XF3IC from Contoy Island (NA-045) on 21-22 July. QSL
via XE3OYJ. [TNX ARRL DX Bulletin]
YV - The IOTA DXpedition to Cayo Sombrero in the Falcon State group
(SA-???) [425DXN 530] is now expected to use 4M1X (and not YW1F as
previously announced). QSL via W4SO. [TNX The Daily DX]
YV - John, YV5JBI and others will be active as YV5JBI/P from Piritu
Island (SA-???, WWL FK70MD) on 25-29 July, including and entry in
the IOTA Contest. Plans are to have at least 2 stations running on
all bands (6-80 metres) and modes 24 hours a day. QSL via YV5JBI.
[TNX [EMAIL PROTECTED]]
ISLAND/LIGHTHOUSE TOUR ---> Kresimir, 9A7K reports he will be active from the
following Croatian lighthouses and islands between 29 July and 3 August:
ISLAND IOTA IOCA LIGHTHOUSE CLH WLH ARLH
Veli Brijun EU-110 139 Peneda 101 1651 CRO-010
Sv Jerolim EU-110 114 Sv Jerolim 150 CRO-160
Sv Ivan na Pucini EU-110 113 Sv Ivan na Pucini 145 36 CRO-017
Porer EU-110 090 Porer 111 240 CRO-014
Krasnica EU-110 045 - - - -
QSL via 9A7K (Kresimir Juratovic, P.O. Box 88, HR-48001 Koprivnica, Croatia)
Further information on the Croatian Lighthouses Award is available at
http://www.qsl.net/9a7k
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9Q0AR ---> The ARAC (the amateur radio national society of the Democratic
Republic of Congo) station was activated on 13-15 July (IARU HF World
Championship included) by TU5NC/5N0YL, F6BLQ/5N0T and others. QSL via F2YT
either direct or through the REF bureau. Any extra contribution is welcome to
support ARAC's next clubstation at PTT Training Centre Kinshasa. Pat, F6BLQ
says the Society is looking for a new or second hand 20/15/10m tribander and
a transceiver for HF bands; if you can help supporting this programme, please
contact the Society's treasurer (TU5NC/5N0YL, [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Further
information on amateur radio in the DRC at http://f6blq.multimania.com [TNX
F6BLQ]
CDXC ---> At the Annual General Meeeting of the Chiltern DX Club, the UK DX
Foundation (http://www.cdxc.org.uk), held on 14 July the following were
elected to the 2001/02 committee: Neville Cheadle, G3NUG (President), John
Butcher, G3LAS (Chairman), Shaun Jarvis, M0BJL (Secretary), Nigel Peacock,
G4KIU (Treasurer), Don Field, G3XTT (Digest Editor), Mike Devereux/G3SED, Ian
Capon/G0KRL and Paul Brice-Stevens/G0WAT (Committee Members). [TNX G3XTT]
DIAMOND DX CLUB ---> Gennaro Casaburi, I8YRK reports that on the official
Diamond DX Club's WEB site (http://www.ddxc.org) are now available the rules
and the list of the bases for the WABA (Worked Antartic Bases Award) and WASA
(Worked Antartic Stations Award) awards, as well as the current scores of the
participants. The current e-mail address for the Diamond DX Club is:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (or [EMAIL PROTECTED]).
IIA ---> The up-to-date list of the islands for the Italian Island Award,
including the relevant IOTA reference numbers when appropriate, is now
available at http://www.425dxn.org/iia or www.ari.it/d_iia/html
K5K VIDEO ---> The K5K Kingman Reef 2000 video (22 minutes) for Europe (PAL
format) is now available. For further information and orders please contact
Massimo Mucci, I8NHJ ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
NOT THE MANAGER ---> Larry, K5MK reports he is the QSL manager for neither
8P6GD nor any other station.
RIGA 800 ---> The Latvian Amateur Radio League sponsors the "Riga 800" Award
to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the Latvian capital city. The award is
for contacting (listening to) special calls YL800xx between 1 July and 30
September. For further information please contact Grigorij, YL2NS at
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
QSL C21TA ---> Peter's QSL Manager (Gwen, VK3DYL) apologizes for the
unavoidable delay in answering direct cards. Since stamps from C21 are
greatly sought after by philatelists, Peter intends posting the cards from
Nauru on his next trip.
QSL CO8LF ---> Martin, DL1ZU reports he is the new QSL manager for Luis
Vazquez Seisdedos, CO8LF. Cards can be sent either direct (Martin Wieland,
Cottbuser Str. 10, 35440 Linden, Germany) or through the DARC bureau.
QSL VIA IK3GES ---> Direct cards should be sent to Gabriele Gentile, Via
Baratta Vecchia 240, 31022 Preganziol - TV, Italy. Bureau cards are welcome
and can be requested by e-mail ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). If you choose to send your
cards through the bureau system, please send one card for each IOTA group you
have worked, as this will make life easier him (he keeps separate logs for
his various activities).
QSL VIA N4AA ---> Carl, N4AA now has the logs for Pedro's (HK3JJH) operations
from Malpelo in 1998, 1999 and 2001, as well as the logs for his April 2001
activity from Isla La Palma (SA-017). [TNX N4AA]
WAIL ---> For information on the Worked All Italian Lighthouses Award please
visit http://www.425dxn.org/awards/wail/ or http://www.ari.it/wail.html, or
contact the Award Manager (Paolo Garavaglia, IK1NLZ) at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
+ SILENT KEY + Grigorij, YL2NS reports the sad news of the passing of Boris
Mitchenko, YL2PM on 7 June at 63 years of age. Boris had been a keen CW
operator for more than 40 years.
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QSLs received direct: 3D2SC, 4L1BR, 5C8M, 5U7DG, 6Y5/OH3UU, 7Z1AC, 8R1JC,
8S5T (EU-177), 9M0M, 9N1AA, A35NB, A52AP, AD1C, BA4DW/2 (AS-158), C6ASM
(NA-080), CE7LHG (SA-053, 02/95)CN8WW, CW0Z, DU1EIB, FO/DL1AWI, FO/DL7FT
(OC-050), FO0FRA, FO5PS, H40RW, HA6NF, HK3JJH/5 (SA-017), HK3JJH/HK0M, HO1A,
J3/DJ7RJ, J45W, J5X, JD1BFA, K5K, K9PPY/4 (NA-142), KC4USV (AN-011),
KP2/KD4D, SM0DTK/1 (EU-020), SV0LR (EU-060)T32RD, TA3DD, TR8XX, TZ6DX, V73ZZ,
VE1OTA/9 (NA-014), VE2MAM/P (NA-125), VK9ML, VK9XY, VP8SDX, VP8SGK (AN-007),
XV3AA, ZK1AND, ZL7IR, ZX0F, ZX5T/1 (SA-029).
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