02 October 2004
No
700
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DX INFORMATION ****
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Edited
by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore
Responsabile IK8MRA
3D2 - After being active as ZK1APX from the South Cook Islands, Rick,
AI5P
will operate as 3D2PX from Fiji on
3-10 October. QSL via AI5P. [TNX
AI5P]
4X - Special station 4Z0V will be active until 9 October during
the Wine
Festival at Rishon Le Zion, Israel.
QSL via 4Z4KX. [TNX 4Z4KX]
FH - Andre, ZS6WPX has cancelled his 1-13 October operation from
Mayotte
[425DXN 699].
FR - Bert, PA3GIO will operate (on 10-80 metres SSB) as
FR/PA3GIO/p from
Reunion Island (AF-016) on
2-11 October. QSL via home call (for
bureau cards please use the
QSL request form on Bert's website at
).
[TNX PA3GIO]
I - The Amateur Radio Team of RAI (the
Italian TV and Broadcasting
Corporation) will operate as
II0RAI and II9RAI on 2-10 October to
celebrate the 80th
anniversary of the first radio broadcasting (6
October 1924). QSL via
IK0ZRR, bureau or direct. The RAI Amateur
Radio Team's web site is at
[TNX IT9BLB]
JA - Look for JA2ZL/6 to operate on 10-40 metres SSB, CW,
RTTY and SSTV
from Kobama Island (AS-024) on 1-7
October. QSL via JA2ZL, direct or
bureau. [TNX JI6KVR]
JA - Look for Kenji, JA4GXS/4 to operate again (on 15, 20, 30, 40
and 80
meters SSB and CW) from
No-shima (AS-117, JIIA-AS-117-110) on 3
October. QSL via home call, direct
or bureau. [TNX JI6KVR]
JD1_mt - Look for Itokazu, JR6TYH/JD1 to operate from
Minami Torishima
(OC-073) until 20 December.
He has an antenna for 10, 15 and 20
metres. QSL via bureau. [TNX The
Daily DX]
OZ - Detlev, DL1RTW will be operate from Bornholm Island (EU-030)
on 2-8
October. QSL via the bureau. [TNX
The Daily DX]
PY0_fni- Joca, PS7JN is active as PY0F/PS7JN from Fernando de Noronha (SA-03)
QSL via PS7JN.
S7 - Willi, DJ7RJ and Klaus, DJ4SO will operate as S79RJ and
S79SO from
the Seychelles on 3-22 October.
They plan to operate on 40-6 metres
CW, SSB, RTTY and
PSK31, and will try to get permission for 80
metres. On 40 metres the are
allowed to operate between 7050 and
7100 kHz. [TNX DJ7RJ]
T9 - Pietro, IZ4AQL will be active as T98AQL until late
March 2005. QSL
via home call, preferably via the
bureau. Direct requests should be
sent to Pietro Rapisarda, Via Del
Bracciante 6, 40012 Calderara di
Reno - BO, Italy. [TNX IZ4AQL]
TJ - DL7UFR, DL7KL, DL7DF, DL4WK, DK1BT and SP3DOI
will operate on all
modes as TJ3SP and TJ3FR from
Cameroon on 6-20 October. They will
have four stations with three
linear amplifiers and a variety of
antennas. QSL via DL7DF,
direct (Sigi Presch, Wilhelmsmuehlenweg
123, D-12621 Berlin, Germany)
or bureau. Further information at
TK - Ernesto/I2FUG, Oscar/IK2AQZ, Giovanni/IK2JYT and
Mario/IW2HUZ will
operate on HF and VHF from
Corsica on 2-8 October. Side trips to
EU-100 (Cerbicales Islands) and
EU-164 (Corsica's Coastal Islands)
are being planned. QSL
via home calls, direct or bureau. [TNX
IK2JYT]
VE - Bruce, KD6WW reports he plans to operate on 40,
30 and 20 metres
from the Belcher Islands
(VY0, NA-196) on 17-22 November weather
permitting.
VK0_ant- Finn, VK0DX (VK4LL - OZ2QK) is currently active from the Australian
Antarctic Base Davis, Princess
Elizabeth Land (AN-016; VK-03 for the
Antarctica Award). Finn will remain
there until December and is very
active on CW. QSL to
VK0DX, GPO Box 1544, Brisbane 4001, Australia
(proceeds beyond return postage
will be donated to charity). Further
information at
[TNX IZ8CGS]
PACIFIC TRIP ---> Ulli, DL2AH will operate (on 10-20 metres SSB,
RTTY and
PSK31) as T30KU from Tarawa (OC-017), West Kiribati on 9-18 October and from
Funafuti (OC-015), Tuvalu (callsign not provided) on 20-24 October. QSL via
DL2AH, direct or bureau. [TNX NG3K]
PACIFIC TRIP ---> After participating in the 9-23 October operation from Lord
Howe [425DXN 699], Carlo, IK6CAC and Elvira, IV3FSG will visit New Caledonia
and Vanuatu. They will operate as FK/IK6CAC (QSL via home call) and FK/IV3FSG
(QSL via IK3GES) from 26 October to 5 November; plans are to be active from
OC-032, OC-079 (Belep Islands, from 28 October to 2 November) and possibily
from OC-033. On 5-13 November they will be active from Vanuatu (callsigns to
be issued upon arrival). [TNX IK6CAC]
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GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
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Edited
by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore
Responsabile IK8MRA
CE0ZIS QRT ---> Eliazar, CE0ZIS left Juan Fernandez four months ago and
now
lives near Valparaiso, on mainland Chile. There are
no amateur radio
operators on Juan Fernandez at the moment. [TNX CE6TBN]
CS7T VIDEO ---> The Berlenga Island (EU-040)
DXpedition professionally
produced DVD is now available from Jose, EA1OS (ocv@wanadoo.es) [TNX CT1EEB]
DXCC NEWS ---> The following operations are approved for DXCC credit:
5X2A
Uganda
3-22 August 2004
5X4CM (5X4/KH9AE) Uganda 6 September 2004 - 1 September 2005
FW8FP ---> "I have had a few enquiries regarding this station being
active
over the last week or so", Bill Horner, VK4FW says. "This is a pirate,
don't
waste your time QSLling".
HZ1AB QRT ---> The Dhahran Amateur Radio Club ()
has
gone QRT after 58 years. "The new licensing authority
has by mid 2004
re-issued the call", Thomas Carlsson, SM0CXU reports,
"and new Station
License requirements make it necessary to terminate all activity
on the
bands". QSL cards can be still sent to Leo, K8PYD.
QSL IY6GM ---> All of the contacts made with this Marconian station in August
are being confirmed automatically via the bureau. For those who need a direct
card, the QSL manager is I6GFX.
QSL VIA IV3NCC ---> Marco, IV3NCC says that the QSL cards for his operations
from Oman (AS-112 included) and Albania should be sent direct only to: Marco
Tuniz, Via Savoia 18, 34079 Staranzano - GO, Italy.
QSL VIA W5WP ---> David, W5WP is the QSL manager for 5X4CM and
5X4/KH9AE.
Cards cen be sent either direct (W. David Paperman, 19266 Sims, Cleveland, TX
77328-6205, USA) or via the bureau. "At this time I do not
use LOTW", he
says, as "I do not have the time to reconfigure the email logs to meet
LOTW
requirements". Please place the call of the station somewhere on the envelope
as he is also the manager for CO2KK.
QSL YC9YKI ---> Bachrun, YC9YKI lives on Yapen Island (OC-147).
QSL cards
yould be sent to YB9BU (SAE + IRC, no green stamps please), who has Bachrun's
logs for 1998 onwards. [TNX YB9BU]
SP DX CLUB ---> The SP DX Club annual meeting will take place on 8-10 October
near Bydgoszcz (about 300km north of Warsaw). Andrea, IK1PMR will present the
T33C DXpedition slides and video. Details can be obtained from Tom, SP5CCC.
[TNX IK1PMR]
VK7BC QRT ---> Frank Beech, VK7BC (ex G3PVL, ex VK3AIC/MM) announces he
has
surrendered his licence and ceased amateur radio activities permanently since
25 September.
+ SILENT KEY + The Daily DX reports the passing of Ralph Ward, Z22JD,
"was
well known in Zimbabwe as both a DXer and an antenna manufacturer".
Please
note that "his logs will be closed and any QSL requests will
be returned
stamped SILENT KEY, as per the request of Ralph before his passing".
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NEWS FROM THE WEB ***
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Edited
by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore
Responsabile IK8MRA
AF-019: Pictures of the
recent IG9/IZ8CGS operation from Lampedusa
Island
can be seen at
ANTARCTICA: A nice map of Antarctica,
published by the Australian
Antarctic
Division, can be seen on the Mediterraneo DX Club's
web
site (www.mdxc.org/antarctica). Antarctica Award Manager
IZ8CGS
says that it will be sent as a free of charge bonus to
those
who request the AA certificate.
7W0AD: The web page for the
2-9 October operation from Algeria
[425DXN
698] is at
PG5M: Gerben, PG5M has
updated his web site (www.dx.to) with
information
on his recent activity from SV9, as well as on
PJ2/PG5M
(2003) and 9Q5MA (1985). QSL cards for SV9/PG5M will
be
ready in a couple of weeks. [TNX PG5M]
PICS: Pictures of the recent HF-DX
Convention in Bologna (Italy) are
available
at www.ik1pmr.com/vari/bologna-2004/
QSL GALLERIES: An impressive collection of 2000+ QSL cards is available
on
Les
Nouvelle DX's web site. Six different galleries include
cards
for each of the 58 deleted DXCC entities (400+ QSLs),
obsolete
prefixes (800+ QSLs), Antarctic bases (300 QSLs) &
TAAF
(Terres Australes and Antarctiques Francaises,
190
QSLs),
pre-1945 countries (200+ QSLs) and French Departments.
Several
cards are still needed and your participation is
welcome
- please visit
and send
send
your comments to LesNouvellesDX@free.fr [TNX F6AJA]
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QSL INFO ********
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Direttore
Responsabile IK8MRA
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CALL MANAGER CALL
MANAGER CALL
MANAGER
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4E72BP DU1BP FP/DK8XT
DK8XT SI9AM
SM3CVM
4S7ARG JA3ARJ GB2BF
G4DFI SP0DIG
SP5CJQ
4S7AVG JA3AVO GB2LI
G3YBT ST2NH
EA7FTR
4S7CHG JA3CHS GB3RN
G0VIX SU8BHI
HA3JB
4S7DBG JA3DBD HA160PT
HA5KHC SV9/PG5M
PG5M
4S7DSG JI3DST HC8N
W5UE
SY1APG SV1BKN
4S7DUG JQ3DUE HF50KW
SP2CYK SY9Y
SV9FBM
4S7DYG JL3DYW HG2004HUN
HA1CW T32NCC
N6GDS
4S7FXG JG2GFX HS72B
E20NTS TC2K4J
TA3YJ
4S7GGG JA3ART II1TPG
IZ1CCE TI2VW
EA7FTR
4S7IJG JH3IJY IR0SN
IZ0BTV TM5FKB
F5PKD
4S7JKG JG3JKG J45DX
HA4DX TM6OBG
F6KSV
4S7KCG JH3KCW J45HW
HA0HW TM6OSE
F5LGQ
4S7LSG JH3DSS J49XB
DJ9XB TM8POR
F8ADJ
4S7OMG JA3OMA J70SWD
SM0CCM TU2OJ
F5IPW
4S7QHG JR3QHQ J79XBI
SM0XBI TY5M
PA7FM
4S7TAG JA3TJA JW5X
LA5X
UE1ZLH RZ1ZZZ
4S7UJG JA3UJR JW6RHA
LA6RHA UE3DZS
RK3FV
4S7VEG JH3VEJ JW7VW
LA7VW UE3YGA
RV3YR
4S7XCG JN3XCZ JW7XK
LA7XK UE6FBR
RN6FJ
4S7YHG JA3HXJ JW8AW
LA8AW UE6FNA
RK6HWM
4S7YJG JM3INF JW9DL
LA9DL V31LZ
LZ3RZ
7W0AD EA4URE K5R
W5UE
V44NK W3HNK
(c)
7X5JF DJ8QP
K7ASU/KH9 K7ASU
V51KC WD4AWO
8S7A W3HNK
KH2E JE1HJA
V63BBQ JA0VSH
9G5JH PA0CJH KH2T
JL1EAN V63KZ
JA0VSH
9H0VRZ PB0ZR KH7X
K2PF
V63MP
JG0PBJ
9H3S PA3HGP LR7F
EA5KB V63SC
JM1LBO
9H3ZQ DF7JP LU7FJ
EA5KB V73VE
JF1OCQ
9K50KAC 9K2QA LX/PA6Z
PA1K VI6175WA
VK6NE
A61AR UA6MF LX5A
LX1RQ
VK1AA/4 VE3EXY
B1Z EA7FTR
LX8M LX1ER
VP5/AH6HY AH6HY
C93Q VK4VB
MS0WRC/P G0MTD
VP9KK K1EFI
CO6WD W0SA
OD5UE
IZ8CCW W4D
WA4AA
CT9R EA2RY
OH0B OH2BH
WA6WPG/P WA6WPG
ED1HDC EA1AAA OH0I
OH3BHL XR2G
XQ1IDM
ED7TDV/EA1 EA7ANM ON430MD
ON5UY XU7ACQ
KF0RQ
ED8TFA EA8URE ON60E
ON4CHK XU7ACR
KF0RQ
ED9SAC EA7DA ON60Z
ON7ZT XU7TZG
ON4AJV
EK3GM DK6CW P3B
RA3AMG
YB0AJR OK1JN
EM0ITU UT3UZ PJ4/K9MDO
K9MDO (a) YC0IEM/9 IZ8CCW
EM250V UR7VA PJ4/K9MDO
W9NJB (b) YC4FIJ YB9BU
EX8MLE IK2QPR PJ4/N2WB
N2OO YC8RRK
YB9BU
EY8MM K1BV
PJ4/W9ILY W9ILY
YI1OM IK2DUW
FG/FR1AN N5FTR RK3IWT/P
RV3IL YI9KT
SP8HKT
FK/KF4TUG OM2SA RZ3BY/0
UA3DX YI9QWO
K5QWO
FO/I1SNW I1SNW S21B
KX7YT YJ0XX
W6YOO
FO/IT9EJW IT9EJW S92BWW
CT1BWW Z33F
IZ8FWN
FO/IT9YRE IT9YRE S92LZ
CT1EFV ZD8RH
G4DBW
FP/DK6XR DK6XR SF30A
SM5AQD ZK1APX
AI5P
(a) bureau (b) direct (c) 10-11 July
2004 only
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ADDRESSES *******
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Direttore
Responsabile IK8MRA
CT1BWW Manuel A. C. Marques, P.O. Box 41, 2780-901 Oeiras, Portugal
DK8XT Martin Groth, Kirchwerder Elbdeich 165A, D-21037 Hamburg, Germany
G0MTD Stephen Topping, 7 Beckstone Close, Harrington, Workington, Cumbria
CA14 5QR, England, UK
G4OBK Phil Catterall, Wayside, Lendales Lane, Pickering, YO18 8EE England
HA3JB Kutasi Gabor, P.O. Box 243, H-8601 Siofok, Hungary
I1SNW Claudio Scaglia, P.O. Box 161, 14100 Asti - AT, Italy
IT9EJW Alfio Bonanno, P. O. Box 18, 95028 Valverde - CT, Italy
IT9YRE Ferdinando Rubino, P.O. Box 30, 96012 Avola - SR, Italy
IZ1CCE Carlo Sobrito, Via I Maggio 9, 10051 Avigliana - TO, Italy
JA4GXS Kenji Sasaki, 2-15 Ishikannon-cho, Yamaguchi, 753-0038 Japan
JK1EBA Akira Hasegawa, 3702-3 Yamato-city, Kanagawa, 242-0024 Japan
JM1YGG Mitsubishi Electric Tokyo Amateur Radio Club, 2-2-3 Marunouchi,
Tokyo, 100-8310 Japan
PG5M Gerben A. Menting, Waezenburglaan 104, 9351 HG Leek, The
Netherlands
RV3YR Victor Borodin, P.O. Box 1, Bryansk-27, 241027 Russia
SM5AQD Hakan Eriksson, Hovgarden, SE 740 10 Almunge, Sweden
SV9FBM Stelios Angelakis, P.O. Box 113, GR-72200 Ierapetra, Greece
TA3YJ Nilay Mine Aydogmus, P.O. Box 876, 35214 Izmir, Turkey
UT3UZ Alex Arbuzov, P.O. Box 240, Kiev-232, 02232, Ukraine
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