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19 June2004 No 685
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile IK8MRA
9H - Jun, OE1ZKC (JH4RHF) will be active as 9H3RH from Malta
(EU-023)
from 25 July to 8 August. He plans to operate on 40-10 metres
SSB,
CW, RTTY and SSTV on request. QSL via OE1ZKC. [TNX OE1ZKC]
EA - Paco, EA1YY and Carlos, EA1ABS will participate in the IOTA
Contest
as EA1YY/P and EA1ABS/P from Isla de la Deva (EU-142). They plan
to
concentrate on 20 and 40 metres SSB. QSL via home calls. [TNX
EA5KY]
EA8 - The Gran Canaria DX Group will operate SSB and CW as ED8GCR
from
Roque del Burrero (AF-004, DIE S-349) on 20 June for the
DIE
Contest. QSL via bureau to EA8AKN. [TNX EA8AKN]
EA8 - Special event station ED8ERC will be activated by EA8ZS and
others
on 3-10 July to celebrate the second Canarias HamRadio
Meeting
(Encuentro de Radioaficionados de Canarias). Activity will be on
all
HF bands SSB, CW and possibly PSK/RTTY and there will be one
APRS
station on air. [TNX EA8CAC]
F - Special station TM0GP will be aired (on 10-80 metres CW, RTTY,
PSK31
and SSB) from 20 June through 4 July for the Formula 1 Grand Prix
at
Magny-Cours. QSL via bureau to F5KCH. [TNX F5JFU]
F - Derek, F5VCR and other operators from F6KHM Amateur Radio Club
will
participate in the IOTA Contest from Ouessant Island (EU-065)
as
TM4Z. [TNX F5VCR]
FO - FO5RN is the callsign issued to Vincent, F5MJV [425DXN 683]. He
is
in the French Navy and will be touring the Pacific for one
year
starting on 1 July. Until mid September he will operate as
FO5RN/p
from Tahiti (OC-046), French Polynesia. Then he will visit
East
Kiribati - T32 (Christmas Island, OC-024), Hawaii - KH6
(OC-019),
the Marshall Islands - V73 (Majuro, OC-029), Micronesia -
V6
(Pohnpei, OC-010), the Philippines - DU (Luzon, OC-042), Palau -
T8
(Koror, OC-009), West Kiribati - T30 (Tarawa, OC-017) and
American
Samoa - KH8 (Tutuila, OC 045). He will return to Tahiti
around
Christmas. QSL via F5NQL, direct or bureau. [TNX F5NQL]
G - The RSGB HQ station will again operate in the IARU
Radiosport
contest (10-11 July) from 10 different locations around the
UK,
looking to improve on last year's second place. Awards can be
gained
by working GB5HQ on a minimum of 3, 6, 9 or all 12
band/modes.
Further details can be found at http://www.gb5hq.com. QSL via
G3TXF
[TNX G4BUO]
GM - Andre, GM3VLB (http://www.gm3vlb.com) and Alex, GM0DHZ will
visit
and operate from several islands in the Outer Hebrides
(EU-010)
starting on 22 June until around 7 July. Side trips to the
Monach
Islands (EU-111) and St. Kilda (EU-059) are also planned, but it
is
impossible to give precise details or dates as operations
will
depend on availability of transport and above all on
weather
conditions. QSL direct only to home calls. [TNX GM3VLB]
HL - Operators from HL0C (Hanyang University Wave Research Club) will
be
active (on 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres CW, SSB and RTTY) as HL0C/4
from
Cheju Island (AS-026) on 21-26 June. QSL via HL0C. [TNX HL1UVH]
I - Roberto/IK8BIZ, Salvatore/IZ8CLM and Alfonso/IZ8EFK will operate
(on
HF and 6 metres SSB, CW and RTTY) as IF9/IQ8BI from Levanzo
Island
(EU-054, IIA TP-009, MIA MI-050) on 18-20 June. QSL via IQ8BI
or
IZ8CLM, direct or bureau. [TNX IT9DAA]
KH0 - Look for Jim, KG8RP/KH0; Nao, NA8O/KH0; Yutaka, KH0/JQ2GYU;
Koko,
KH0/JM1MAC and Tomi, WH6CZC/KH0 to be active (on 40-6 metres)
from
Saipan, Northern Marianas (OC-086) on 9-12 July. QSL KG8RP/KH0
via
7K4QOK, NA8O/KH0 via JK1FNL, WH6CZC/KH0 via JF1UMK, others via
home
calls. [TNX JJ1BDX]
OJ0 - A group from the World Wide Young Contesters (WWYC) will be
active
as OJ0YC from Market Reef (EU-053) on 23-26 September. The
operators
will be OZ1AA, OH6GDX, SM3WMV and KU5B; they plan to operate on
all
bands and modes and to participate in the SAC (Scandinavian
Activity
Contest) SSB. QSL via OH6GDX (Patrik Willfor, Langviksgatan 24
B13,
FI - 65100 Vasa, Finland). Full details on the operation
are
available at http://oj0yc.m3php.net/ [TNX OH6GDX]
OZ - Jakob, OZ7AEI (http://oz7aei.qrz.dk) will operate as OZ7AEI/P
from
both the Sillerslev lighthouses (DEN-064 and DEN-065) on Mors
Island
(EU-171, DIA NJ-002) on 20 June. Look for him on 40 and 20
metres
starting around 9 UTC. [TNX OZ7AEI]
SM - Martin, SM0DTK will be active as SM0DTK/1 from Gotland
Island
(EU-020) from 24 June until 22 August. Skeds are accepted
at
[EMAIL PROTECTED] [TNX SM0DTK]
SM - Thomas, DL5MO (http://www.dl5mo.de) reports he will operate
holiday
style as SM6/DL5MO from EU-043 on 12-23 July. He plans to focus
on
40, 30 and 20 metres. QSL via home call.
SM - Kjell, SM4DDS will be active (on 10-80 metres, CW and SSB) as
7S5A
from Stora Alo island (EU-177) on 21-28 July, IOTA Contest
included.
QSL via SM4DDS, direct or bureau. [TNX SM4DDS]
ST - Michael, ST2DX (PA5M) will be leaving Sudan on 10 July. He is
using
a 10-element log periodic for 30-6m metres and a long wire
for
40-160m. Michael is having problems with his keyer and
therefore
operates more SSB than CW. QSL via PA7FM (direct requests
from
outside Europe should include 1 IRC or 2 USD); on-line log
at
http://www.pa7fm.nl/ [TNX PA7FM]
SV - Daniele, IK0REH will operate (on 10-80 metres mainly CW)
as
SV8/IK0REH/P from Zakynthos (EU-052) until 1 July. QSL
via
www.qrz.com [TNX IK0REH]
UA - UE4LKW and UE4LPR will be aired from 18 June to 2 July during
the
"Volga Cup" sailing regatta (http://www.volgacup.ru). There are
also
plans to visit and operate from a few islands located in the
river
Volga. QSL via UA4LCH. [TNX UA4LCH]
UA - Dima/RA0LQ, Oleg/RW0LL and Mike/UA0MF will operate as UE0LLH
from
the lighthouse (LH-2159) on Askol'd Island (AS-066, RDA PK-39)
on
2-5 July, WLH Contest included. [TNX UA0MF]
UA - Nick, RA1QQ and Dmitrij, RW1ZZ plan to operate as RA1QQ/1
and
RW1ZZ/P from a few islands (possibily including Sosnovets,
EU-161)
and lighthouses in the Barents Sea in early July. QSL via
home
calls. [TNX RA1QHJ]
UR - UT3UZ, UT3UV, UT4UO, UT7UW, UT5UAE, UT4UAA and UT4UBS will be
active
(on 80-6 metres CW and SSB) as UT7UZZ/p from Ivankiv (URDA
KO-16)
and Poles'ke (URDA KO-25) districts on 18-20 June. QSL via
UT3UZ.
[TNX UT3UZ]
UR - UT0VE, UR5VAK, UR5VQG, EW2GI plan to operate from the
Ukrainian
islands of Zmytnycia (UIA DN-119) and Lypivski (UIA DN-044)
between
19 and 25 June. [TNX UX2VZ]
VE - Nenad, VE3EXY will operate as VE3EXY/2 from Zone 2 on 17-20 June
and
again on 1-4 July. He will participate in the All Asian CW
Contest
and in the Quebec QSO Party. Suggested frequencies are 3510,
7010,
10107, 14025, 18077, 21025, 24897, 28025 kHz (CW) and 14090,
21090,
28090 kHz (RTTY).
On 21-30 June he will be active (on or around 7010, 10107,
14025,
18077, 21025 kHz CW and 14260, 21260, 7060 kHz SSB) as
VE2/VE3EXY/P
from Anticosti Island (NA-077, CISA QC-001), which is not located
in
Zone 2. QSL via home call. [TNX VE3EXY and OPDX Bulletin]
VK - The Central Goldfields ARC will operate special event station
VI3JA
from 8 July to 8 August to celebrate 150 years of the naming of
the
Township of Maryborough, Victoria. QSL via VK3JA or VK3PA.
[TNX
VK3PA]
VP5 - Dave, AH6HY (http://www.qsl.net/ah6hy) will be active on
10-20
metres SSB as VP5/AH6HY from Salt Cay in the Turks Islands
(NA-003)
from 23 September to 2 October. QSL via home call, direct or
bureau.
[TNX AH6HY]
VP9 - Kyle, WA4PGM will operate (on 160-6 metres CW, SSB, RTTY).
as
VP9/WA4PGM from Bermuda (NA-005, FM72) on 9-19 July, IARU and
NAQP
RTTY Contests included. QSL direct to P.O. Box 127, Farmville,
VA
23901, USA. [TNX WA4PGM]
VU - Rainy season permitting, Basappa/VU2NXM and possibly others will
be
active again as AT0BI from Elephanta Island (AS-169) on 23-28
July,
IOTA Contest included. [TNX VU2NXM]
W - Eight members of the Tennessee Valley DX Association (namely
WA4RMC,
W4KRY, KOMAI, K4VCM, WA4NFO, AB4GG, K4KWK and WA4AA) will operate
as
W4D from Dauphin Island (NA-213) from 19 UTC on 24 September
till
the 27th. The group will use 100w transceivers with various
antennas
and plans to be active on 80-10 metres SSB. QSL via WA4AA or
bureau.
[TNX WA4AA]
YA - Sada, YA1D/YA0J will be leaving Afghanistan by the end of
this
month. He will take down his antennas immediately after the
upcoming
All Asia CW contest. QSL via JG1OWV. [TNX JG1OWV]
YI - Kaspars, YL1ZF/YI9ZF expects to leave Baghdad on 1 July after
almost
six months and some 42,000 QSOs (so far), mainly on CW. QSL
via
SM1TDE. Logs will be uploaded to LoTW and are available
at
http://www.qsl.net [TNX SM1TDE]
ZA - ZA1DX will be aired through 23 June for the DX Convention which
is
taking place in Tirana. QSL via OH2BH.
ZL - Ed, G3SQX will participate in the IOTA Contest as ZL/G3SQX in the
CW
section from Waiheke Island (OC-201). QSL via home call;
e-mail
requests for bureau cards can be sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] [TNX G3SQX]
PACIFIC IOTA TRIP ---> Following on from the VK IOTA DXpeditions of 2002
and
2003, Steve, G0UIH (www.rsgbiota.org webmaster) has announced his plans
for
his third trip to the Pacific. He will operate as 3D2FI from the Fiji
Islands
as follows:
Viti Levu (OC-016) 28 November (7-14 UTC)
Nacula Isl. (OC-156) from 29 November (6 UTC) to 5 December (14 UTC)
Viti Levu (OC-016) 6 December (8-15 UTC)
Beachcomber Isl. (OC-121) from 7 December (6 UTC) to the 10th (14 UTC)
Viti Levu (OC-016) 11 December (4-10 UTC)
He will also be active as VK2IAY/4 from one of the Queensland IOTA
groups
(details to be announced). The operation is likely to be around 14260
and
21260 kHz and there may also be some 17m SSB. QSL via G0UIH, direct
or
bureau. Details and updates at http://www.percy.me.uk [TNX G0UIH]
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile IK8MRA
5X1CW ---> Christian, F6GQK/5X1CW reports he went QRT from Uganda on 12
June
and will be back to France in July. More than 14000 QSOs have been logged
and
QSL processing is under way. His current address is listed at www.qrz.com
MIA CONTEST ---> The Mediterranean Islands Contest, organized by
the
Mediterraneo DX Club, will take place from 12 UTC on 18 September to 12
UTC
on the 19th. Rules can be found at http://www.mdxc.org/contestmia/rules.htm
QSL 3B9C ---> A large number of cards are already in the mail, with
over
11,000 QSOs already confirmed. It is expected that all direct cards
received
to date will have been answered and mailed by late June. Electronic
QSL
requests received via the expedition's web site (www.3b9c.com) are
being
dealt with and the complete 3B9C log will be uploaded to the ARRL's
Logbook
of the World in good time for the September DXCC annual deadline.
3B9C made a grand total of 153,113 QSOs (CW 77610, SSB 66826, RTTY
5280,
PSK-31 2172, others 1225), of which well in excess of 130,000 were
unique
band/mode slots. Unique calls in log are 37,040. The band breakdowns are
as
follows: 160m = 2288, 80m = 7509, 40m = 18366, 30m = 11375, 20m = 21594,
17m
= 20154, 15m = 29920, 12m = 16858, 10m = 23535, 6m = 1448, 70cm EME
&
Satellite = 66. [TNX G3XTT]
QSL 3D2XX ---> This was the call used during the first DXpedition to
Rotuma
(22 October - 5 November 1988) and the original holder was Eddie, VK4AN.
This
callsign has been reissued to Clark Straw, N5XX. Obviously VK4AN can QSL
only
for the 1988 operation; cards for contacts made with 3D2XX operated by
Clark
go to W6YOO (direct) or N5XX (bureau).
QSL 4C2X ---> The QSL manager for this station, which was active on
12-13
June, is Hector, XE2K. He advises that direct cards should be sent to
his
address in the US: Hector Garcia, 317 Heffernan Ave., PMB 12924, Calexico,
CA
92231, USA.
QSL 9H3MM ---> Con, DF4SA participated in the CQ WPX CW Contest 2004
as
9H3MM. All QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau. Those
who
need a direct card please note that 2 USD are needed for destinations
autside
Europe. His address is Cornelius Paul, Adelberger Weg 3, D-73104
Breech,
Germany. [TNX DF4SA]
QSL EU-042 ---> The QSL cards for DL9HO/p, DK1IP/p and DN0IU/p (CQWPX
SSB
2004) from Hallig Groede Island (EU-042, GIA N-21) have been printed
and
requests are being processed right now. Please note that direct requests
from
outside Europe must include 2 USD or 1 new IRC. Bureau cards are
accepted.
[TNX DL9HO]
QSL II7ANT ---> Cards for this special event station, which was active
during
the Antarctica Activity Week (22-28 February) should be sent to
IZ7AUH,
direct or bureau.
QSL OD5UE ---> Effective 17 June, Antonio, IZ8CCW is the new QSL manager
for
Hussein, OD5UE. Antonio is trying to recover Hussein's old logs.
QSL T49C ---> Al Bailey, K8SIX is the QSL manager for the T49C
operation
during last weekend's VHF QSO Party. Please do not send cards to SM5KCO
for
this operation. [TNX K8SIX]
QSL VIA PA0RRS ---> Richard, PA0RRS reports that direct cards for his
past
operations (9M6/PA0RRS etc) continue to arrive to his old address at
Alphen
which he left five years ago. The correct address is Richard
Smeets,
Schoorveken 100, 5121NM Rijen, The Netherlands.
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Direttore Responsabile IK8MRA
LOGS: On-line logs for the recent TM7BDX operation from EU-159 are
available
at http://www.f5kbw.org/pagesperso/bdxgrp/ [TNX F8BBL]
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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3B9C, 3B9FR, 3D2VB/R,
3DA0FR,
3DA0TM, 3G2D (SA-086), 3W7TK, 4S7VK, 4U1UN, 5R8FL, 5R8FU, 5V7C, 5W0VB,
7P8ZZ,
8N1OGA, 8P1A, 8P9/AC4LN, 9M2/G4ZFE, 9M6CT, 9Q1YL, A35VB, A52PRO, A61AJ,
A61R,
A71BX, AP2NK, BY1DX, CD1C, CN2R, CS6T, CS6V, CX1SI, CX2AQ, DS5USH,
E30TA,
EM1HO, EP4SP, ER1LW, ER3KS, EX9A, EY8AM, EZ8CQ, FO/OH6KN, GX4NOK/p
(EU-109),
HG6N, HK0GU, HP1IBH, HR1RMG, IO8ANT, IR4X, JY9NX, KH0AC, LP0H,
LU8DWR/p
(SA-021), LY2FN, LY5A, NA8O/KH2, OA/ON4CD, OH0JWH, OH0R,
OJ0VR
(EU-053),OX/DL2VFR (NA-220), P29VVB, P49MR, PX2A, R1ANF
(AN-010),R1ANZ
(AN-016), R1FJ, S01HA, S07L, SN7Q, SV2ASP/A, T30VB, T32KV, T32WW,
T32YL,
TA3J, TF3GB, TJ3MC/p (AF-095), TO4E, TO4WW, TU2WL, TX0AT,
UA1TAN/1
(EU-162),UM8LA, V31RR, V44KCB (NA-104), V85SS, V8JIM (OC-088), VI5BR,
VK6EWI,
VK9LB, VK9LU, VK9NB, VP8DBR (SA-002), VP8LP, VR2XMT, VU2AVG,
VY1/N7FL
(NA-193), XF1/F6AOI (NA-226), XF1/F6AOI/XF3 (NA-135), XF1K, XF4IH
(NA-030),
XQ3/IZ6BRN, XU7ACU, XU7ADI, XU7ARA, XV3PWP, XX9BB, XX9TVR, YI9ZF,
YR2I,
YV1/K3UOC, YW8D (SA-063), ZA1A, ZA1UT, ZD8Z, ZD9BV, ZF2AH, ZF2BB,
ZF2CM,
ZF2NT, ZK1/AC4LN, ZK1JD, ZK3SB, ZW0S.
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