10 April 2004 No 675 =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
ALBANIA DX CONVENTION ---> "Meet your ZA contact and help new ZA amateurs get operational. Share your views with them and enjoy amateur radio at its best. perate ZA and be part of a great fun weekend in this sunny Balkan country": the first Albania DX Convention will be held in Tirana on 19-20 June. Details will be available at www.za1a.com or from either Geni Mema, ZA1B (Albanian Amateur Radio Association's Foreign Liaison, [EMAIL PROTECTED]) and Martti Laine, OH2BH ([EMAIL PROTECTED]).
CIA ---> Kresimir Juratovic, 9A7K reports that the Croatian Islands Award is now available also to activators. For further information please visit http://www.qsl.net/9a7k
CIS DX SSB CONTEST ---> The Scottish-Russian ARS ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) sponsors the CIS DX SSB Contest, which will be held from 19 UTC on 10 April to 19 UTC on the 11th. The objective of the contest is to establish as many SSB contacts as possible between radio amateurs around the world and radio amateurs in the Commonwealth of Independent States. Rules can be downloaded at http://www.srars.org/cisdxc.doc
DXCC NEWS ---> YI9MD (operation effective 17 February 2004) has been approved for DXCC credit.
HOLYLAND CONTEST ---> This year's Holyland Contest will be held from 00.00 UTC through 23.59 UTC on 17 April. Further information can be found on the Israel Amateur Radio Club's website at http://www.iarc.org/ [TNX 4Z4KX]
QSL AT0BI ---> The QSL route for the recent IOTA operation from Elephanta Island (AS-169) is: P.O. Box 6073, Bangalore 560060, India. Arasu, VU2UR advises that all envelopes be sealed properly and sellotaped on the gummed joints to prevent tampering. [TNX VU2UR & G3KMA]
QSL F9IE ---> Bernard, F9IE will be moving from Linas to Noirmoutier (EU-064) at the end of July. Direct QSL cards should be sent to: Bernard Chereau, B.P. 211, 85330 Noirmoutier en l'Ile, France. [TNX The Golist]
QSL GX4NOK/P ---> All of the QSOs made by the North Wakefield Radio Club on their 17-18 April GX4NOK/P operation from Inner Farne (EU-109) [425DXN 657] will be confirmed via the bureau within one month. Direct cards should be sent to 2E0NJW (Nigel Wears, 25 Topcliffe Mews, Morley, Leeds, LS27 8UL, England). The web page for the operation is at http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/g4nok/iota.htm
QSL KH6/I0TWA ---> Cards will be ready in 40 days at the earliest. Requests should be sent to I0MWI (direct or bureau). [TNX I0MWI]
QSL VIA EA4BQ ---> The QSL route for ED8EW (CQ WPX SSB), 8R1RPN amd 8R1K is vi EA4BQ (aka OH0XX), whose current address is: Olli Rissanen, Calle Ciguela 331, 28729 Venturada, Madrid, Spain. [TNX EA4BQ]
QSL VIA K4BAI ---> John, K4BAI has answered QSL cards for the late Bill Fisher, W4AN (KM9P and K4AAA) for years, and will continue doing so to the extent that he has the logs. Those who want one of Bill's cards are invited to contact John ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) and check whether he con confim the QSO(s). [TNX The Daily DX]
QSL VIA OH3RB ---> Kari, OH3RB reports that the VP5X (CQ WW DX CW 2003), VP5/KY1V and VP5/OH3RB cards are ready and direct requests are being processed right now. Some delay might occur with VP5/KY1V cards as he has not received all logs yet.
VISALIA 2004 ---> The 2004 International DX Convention (23-25 April) programme schedule is now available at http://www.scdxc.org/visalia [TNX N6DHZ]
Z2 QSL BUREAU ---> The Daily DX reports that on 5 April the Zimbabwe Amateur Radio Society voted to close the local QSL Bureau. Outgoing Z2 cards that are presently on file in Zimbabwe will be returned to the local Z2 operators.
+ SILENT KEYS + The DX and Contest community mourns the loss of Janez "Ivan" Hren (S51ZY), George Graikos (SV1NA), Milton "Uncle Milty" Haines (W5QCB), Joseph Blahunka (W9RCJ), John Sklepkowyca (VE3IPR, the last editor of the Canadian DX newsletter "Long Skip") and Bill Fisher, W4AN (unexpectedly passed away at only 42 years of age, Bill - aka KM9P and K4AAA - was well known in the Internet amateur radio circles as his server supports the contesting reflectors and other services). [TNX QRZ-DX, S51RU, The Daily DX and XE1L] _____________________________________________________________________________
QSLs received direct or through managers: 3B8CF, 3C0V, 3G2D (SA-086), 3V8BB, 3W22S, 4U1UN, 4V200YH, 5H9PD, 5K0Z, 5N0HVC, 5N0W, 5T5U, 5U7JB, 6V6U, 6Y5WJ, 7X2ARA, 8P2K, 8P5A, 8P6SH, 8R1RPN, 9H1ZA, 9J2BO, 9M2/GM4YXI (AS-073), 9M2BZ, 9M2DW, 9N7WE, 9Q0AR, 9Y4/DL1HCM, 9Y4ZC, A35WE, BQ9P, C31LJ, CD1C, CE0Y/NH6YK, CM2IZ, CO8LY, CP1FF, CX1SI, D4B, DL4FCS, DS0DX/2 (AS-168), DS4CNB, E4/DF3EC, EM1U (AN-006), EP3SMH, ER1DA, ES1QD, ES5Q, EW3EW, EX2X, FG5FC, FK8GN, FM5AN, FM5FJ, FR5ZL, FY5KE, H74C (NA-013), HC8N, HH6/DL7CM, HK3AXY, HS0ZDJ, HZ1AB, ID9/IK2CHZ (EU-017), IR7LH, (WAIL PU-001, PU-005, PU-006, PU-008, PU-009, PU-015), J45JLN, J68AS, J6DX, J70J, J75KG, J79JRC, J7OJ, JW0HR, JY9QJ, KH7X, LY2ZZ, OA4SS, OX/SM0LQB, OY1CT, PJ7/AH8DX, PZ5A, R1ANF, R1ANF/P, S21AR, S9SS, T20MW, T2YL, T32KV, T32WW, T48K, TE75DLL, TF3CW, TJ7PG, TP7CE, TR8CA, TS7N, TY5ZR, TZ6RD, UA1PAL, UA9MA, UK8UC, UT7UC, V26DX, V73GJ, VO2AAA, VP5/K7BV, VP5K, VP6DB, VP8LP, VP9GE, VQ9CJ, VU2LX, VU2PHD, WP2Z, XF1K (NA-166), XQ6ET, XU7AAA, XU7ABF, XV9DT, XW0X, XZ7A, YA8G, YI9ZF, YJ0AMY, YL2GB, YR2I, Z24S, ZB2FK, ZB2JO, ZC4TS, ZD8A, ZD8R, ZD8Z, ZD9BV, ZF2BC, ZK1TLA, ZK3MW, ZM8CW, ZW8P (SA-060), ZX5T/1 (SA-029), ZY5X (SA-088). *****************************************************************************
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