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5A - Veronica, IK3ZAW and Martino, IK3RIY [425DXN 399] are now active as 5A1IC until 4 January. QSL via IK3ZAW (Veronica Della Dora, Piazza Fiume 14, 30126 Lido di Venezia - VE, Italy) CE - Laurence, GM4DMA will active (CW and SSB) from southern Patagonia between 5 and 24 January. QSL via home call (preferably through the bureau). [TNX DX News Sheet] D3 - Gabriel, D3SAF lives in northern Angola and is currently active on 10-20 meters. He expects to operate on 40 metres as well, while there is little hope for 80 and 160. QSL via I3LLH. [TNX The Daily DX] FO_mar - Suggested frequencies for the 7-13 January operation by Pekka, OH1RY and Jaakko, OH1MA from the Marquesas (OC-027) [425DXN 399] are: 1824.5, 3507, 3799, 7007, 7077, 10107, 18077, 18145, 24897, 24945 and the usual DX frequencies on the other bands. Look for FO0KOL (OH1RY) on SSB and FO0SIL (OH1MA) on CW. [TNX OH1MA] OA - Cesar, OA4QV will be active as OA464QV in January to celebrate the 464th anniversary of the foundation of Lima. QSL via OA4QV (P.O. Box 957, Lima 18, Peru). [TNX OA4QV] T3 - HA9RE and HA8IC are reported to be planning a DXpedition to several islands in the Pacific Ocean. They hope to be active (on 10-160 metres CW, SSB and RTTY) from West Kiribati (T30), East Kiribati (T32) and Banaba (T33) sometime between January and the middle of March. [TNX The Daily DX] VE - VY0 is the new prefix that has been allocated to the new Canadian Territory of Nunuvut, which has been created (effective 1 January 1999) from part of the North West Territories (VE8). [TNX DX News Sheet] VP5 - Joe, W8GEX will be active (on 6-40 metres SSB) as VP5/W8GEX between 1 and 9 January. QSL via W8GEX. [TNX W8GEX] ------

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CLIPPERTON DXC: The web site of the Clipperton DX Club has been updated and can be found at http://www.multimania.com/cdxc [TNX F5LMJ] LOGS: The VP8CRB Falklands DXpedition [425DXN 397] logs are on-line at http://no4j.com/nfdxa/logs/vp8crb.htm and Dave, NO4J will update them daily. QSL via K4QD either direct (the new address is Jan Heise, 8595 Sheridan Rd, West Melbourne, FL 32904, USA) or through the bureau.

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BRAZIL DX NET ---> Pedro, PP5SZ reports that in January the ten-year old Brazil DX Net will be held again on Saturdays and Sundays, between 12 and 14 UTC on 28.430 MHz.

PY5 BUREAU ---> Pedro, PP5SZ reports that the PY5 Outgoing QSL Bureau currently does not work. While PP5ASN and PP5AS handle cards for DL and ES, amateurs in other countries should send their cards direct.

QSL K2OLG ---> Please note that as from 20 January his new address will be: Joe Gumino, 1684 PGA Blvd., Melbourne, FL 32935, USA. Joe has been extremely active from many IOTA groups in Florida for several years. [TNX I1POR]

QSL RA1QQ ---> Nick, RA1QQ has started sending out the cards for his 1998 operations from IOTA EU-082 (16 July), EU-160 (25-27 July) and EU-161 (30 July). QSL to Nick A. Smerdov, P.O.Box 24, Cherepovets 162627, Russia. [TNX RA1QHJ]

QSL T88II ---> QSL manager KJ9I (David J. Schmocker, N7298 County Trunk Highway F, Oconomowoc, WI 53066-9040, USA) reports that cards for the 8-17 December operation from Palau (OC-009), Belau [425DXN 387] have been ordered and should be available on 31 January. David expects to respond to all direct requests by mid-February.

QSL VIA KG6AR ---> Please note that KG6AR (Chris Williams, 1117 S. Del Mar Ave, San Gabriel, CA 91776-3034, USA) is the new QSL manager for Ken Yernev, UU2JZ as well as for the contest station EN5J. [TNX KG6AR]

QSL VIA KU9C ---> KU9C (Steve Wheatley, P.O. Box 5953, Parsippany, NJ 07054, USA) is the QSL manager for BS7H (1995), BS7H (1997: Japan QSL requests only, the others go via W4FRU), VK9XM, XZ1A (1995), XZ1X (1995). [TNX The Daily DX] ------

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======Call Address ======7O1AA Ahmed Nasser, P.O.Box 7198, Jeddah, 21462, Saudi Arabia CS3MAD A.R.R.M., P.O.Box 4694, 9058 Funchal Codex, Madeira Isl., Portugal CX3CE Gus, P.O.Box 244, Montevideo 11000, Uruguay DL2MDZ Rainer Kuhnberger, Friedrichstrasse 10, D-95233 Helmbrechts, Germany DL5IO Peter Frauhammer, Jahnstrasse 3, D-74821 Mosbach-Diedesheim, Germany DL9OT Hans Kriegl, Schubertstrasse 38, D-76275, Ettlingen, Germany ES1CH Aleksei, P.O.Box 459, Tallinn, EE-0090, Estonia F5TBA Joel Champeaux, 372 Rue Robert Le Coq, F-80000, Amiens, France HB9AOF Yves Margot, 7 Route A.Ferrand, CH-1233, Lully, Switzerland IK7JWX Alfredo De Nisi, Via E.Toti 43, P.O.Box 218, I-73100 Lecce(LE),Italy JA5DQH Akito Nagi, P.O.Box 88, Tokushima 770-91, Japan JL1KFR Ryoichi Tojo, 1-102-5-37, Taeu Miyazaki 2 Chome, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-0806, Japan LU8VCC P.O.Box 465, 8332 Roca, RN, Argentina N4XP Tom Harrell, 2011 New High Shoals Road, Watkinsville, GA-30677, USA OX3SA Sven Lutzen, P.O.Box 504, DK-3920 Qaqortoq, Greenland OZ2ELA Michael Jensen, Kanalens Kvt. 6, 2620, Albertslund, Denmark PA0JY K.Lagerberg, Langemaad 2, NL-1991 EG, Velserbroek, The Netherlands PA1AW Alex Van Hengel, Schoener 85, NL-2991 JK, Barendrecht,The Netherlands PA3ERA Arie Barendrecht, Taankade 10, NL-3311 TN, Dordrecht.,The Netherlands S21YP R.E.Parkes, Project Manager Granger Systems, GIDP Project Office, House No. 8, Road 19, Sector 7, P.O. Box 11061, Uttara Model Town, Dhaka 1230, Bangladesh TX8UA A.R.A.N.C, B.P.3956 Noumea, French New Caledonia TX8UFT Philippe, Via A.R.A.N.C, B.P.3956 Noumea, French New Caledonia UA0FM P.O.Box 37, Vladimir, 600000, Russia UE0ZZZ P.O.Box 12, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, 683000, Russia VU2WAP Manoj Agarwal, 44/1E, Fairfield Layout, Race Course Road, Bangalore, 560001, India /EX S DX@WW $425WW400C 425 DX News #400 [3/3] 2 January 1999 No 400 BID: $425WW400C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ***** QSL INFO [2/2] ***** ======

======! CALL MANAGER ! CALL MANAGER ! CALL MANAGER ! ======! 3D2DK DK7YY ! EK6GC W3HNK ! T88II KJ9I ! ! 3D2MA OH1MA ! EK88L IK2DUW ! T88TN JA0QBY ! ! 3D2RY OH1RY ! EM1LV UR8LV ! T91S DL4SEM ! ! 3DA6Z ZS6EZ ! EN5J KG6AR ! T95A K2PF ! ! 3W5FM UA0FM ! EO5JM UU2JQ ! T97M K2PF ! ! 3W7TK OK1HWB ! ER0F UX0FF ! T99MGC T94CV ! ! 4J80ADR 4K9C ! EV200M EW4EW ! TA1ZL RW9WA ! ! 4L1DX OZ1HPS ! EW200M EW4MM ! TA2IJ DJ9ZB ! ! 4L1UN IK7JTF ! EX8F DL8FCU ! TG9IGI I2MQP ! ! 4L8A OZ1HPS ! EY6TM F6FNU ! TG9NX N4FKZ ! ! 4N1FTD YU1HFG ! EY8MM K1BV ! TI1C W3HNK ! ! 4U1UN W6TER ! F6KFV/P F5LJA ! TJ1HP F6FNU ! ! 4X/OK1DTP OK1DTP ! FG/F5NZO F5NZO ! TL0R PA1AW ! ! 4X/SM0AHQ SM6UR ! FG/F5SSM F5SSM ! TL5A PA1AW ! ! 4X4BL WA4KNS ! FG/W0ADX F6DJB ! TO150 FR5DD ! ! 4X6UO WB3CQN ! FK/K6KM K6KM ! TU2OJ F5IPW ! ! 5A1IC IK3ZAW ! FK8GJ F6CXJ ! TU5GY IK1GPG ! ! 5H3ES DF9SU ! FM/W8MV W8MV ! TU5IJ I2AOX ! ! 5H3US WA8JOC ! FO0EEN LA1EE ! TX8FU NA5U ! ! 5N9CEN IV3VBM ! FO0KOL OH1RY ! TZ6JA JA3EMU ! ! 5N9EAM IK7JTF ! FO0SIL OH1MA ! UA0AZ W3HNK ! ! 5N9RGP IK7JTF ! FT5WH F6KDF ! UE3LKG RK3LWA ! ! 5R8FL F5TBA ! FT5YG F5LBL ! UK8CK RW6HS ! ! 5W1SA JH7OHF ! FY5YE W5SV ! UK8IZ IK2QPR ! ! 5X1LG F6BDS ! GB100SFL GW0ANA ! UK8OM IK2QPR ! ! 5X1MA F5JDG ! GT6YB G3SWH ! UN7EG DL8KAC ! ! 6W4RK F5NPS ! H44XX JA5DQH ! UN7FZ W3HNK ! ! 6Y5/DL7VOG DL7VOG ! HC8KU DK5VP ! UN7LG KU9C ! ! 8P9EM G3VBL ! HD6DX HC6DC ! UN7TX RW6HS ! ! 8P9Z K4BAI ! HG4I HA5LN ! UN9PQ IK2QPR ! ! 8Q7IK IK1ZPA ! HJ6PQI HK6RVS ! UP0F W3HNK ! ! 8Q7UK G0SAH ! HK3/G0SHN F6AJA ! UP6F W3HNK ! ! 9A11ELS 9A2AA ! HR2/KC4CD HR1JPT ! US0HZ W3HNK ! ! 9G1AA PA3ERA ! HR6/W7TSQ W7TSQ ! UT5JDS/M W3HNK ! ! 9G1BJ G4XTA ! HS0/JA6GIO JA6LCJ ! UU2JQ KZ1L ! ! 9G1OO PA3ERA ! HS0ZAA KM1R ! UU5J JA6UBK-JA ! ! 9J2BO W6ORD ! HS0ZCX G4SQA ! UU5J K2PF -USA! ! 9J2FR IK2RZQ ! HS0ZCX/8 G4SQA ! UU5J UU2JZ -WW ! ! 9K2GS W6YJ ! HS1RU JG3AVS ! V29QQ G6QQ ! ! 9K2ZZ W8CNL ! HZ1HZ N7RO ! V63HO KQ1F ! ! 9M2/JF4WPQ JF4WPQ ! HZ1RT IK7JTF ! V63YP KQ1F ! ! 9M2TO JA0DMV ! IU1GM I1GDH ! VI50G VK3ATL ! ! 9M6AAC N2OO ! J3A WA8LOW ! VK9CL JM1LJS ! ! 9M6CT G4JMB ! J68DD N6JRL ! VP2EY HB9SL ! ! 9Q2L PA1AW ! J8OK OKDXF ! VP2MHJ DL2MDZ ! ! 9R1A PA1AW ! JD1/JI1FLB JI1FLB ! VP8CRB K4QD ! ! 9V8WW 9V1WW ! JY9QJ DL5MBY ! VP8CZJ G4VFU ! ! 9V8ZB 9V1ZB ! KH2/N2NL W2YC ! VP8CZJ/M G4VFU ! ! 9X5EE PA1AW ! KH9/AL7EL N4XP ! VP9/AA1AC AA1AC ! ! A35VR WA2NHA ! KP2/N8NX KU9C ! VP9/N1KS JA1FUI ! ! A43XA A47RS ! KP2A W3HNK ! VR98LC VR2LC ! ! AH0/KH2K JA1RJU ! KP3X KP4XX ! VU2BMS DL2GAC ! ! AP2WAP IK4ZGY ! LT5V LU8VCC ! VU2JPS VK9NS ! ! AT2AJ VU2AJ ! LX9UN LX1NJ ! W4/OA4HJ DL6MAC ! ! AT2PAI VU2PAI ! LY61DT LY1DT ! WH7/K9NW WW9DX ! ! AT2TMP VU2TMP ! LY62CX LY2CX ! WP4Q KP4CKY ! ! BA1DU W3HC ! LY62ZZ LY2ZZ ! XR0Z CE0ZIS ! ! BQ9P KU9C ! LY63BA LY3BA ! XR3J HB9AOF ! ! BY4BNS BD4EE ! LZ0A LZ1KDP ! XU5NRY F5NRY ! ! C6AIE WZ8D ! N9N KG9N ! XU7AAE JA1SWL ! ! C6AJR W8GEX ! NY6DX KC6ETY ! XU7AAN JH8YZB ! ! C6AKL N8ZJN ! OD5PN LX1NO ! XV7TH SK7AX ! ! C6DX WZ8D ! ON50LUS ON5SE ! YB0DX W3HNK ! ! C91CO/P W4DR ! ON50RAM ON4LCT ! YB0JWA N2AU ! ! CG1YX VE1YX ! ON50ZLZ ON7ZT ! YC5XIP I1WFF ! ! CG3CUI VE3CUI ! OX3LG OZ2ELA ! YI1BGD DF3NZ ! ! CG7KDU VE7KDU ! OX3UB OZ1GER ! YI1HK KK3S ! ! CG8XN/P VE3XN ! P40GA WA2TTI ! YJ8PU KF4VPU ! ! CG9HF VE9HF ! PA3DMH PA1AW ! YL8OUZ YL2UZ ! ! CJ1WET VO1WET ! PA6PCH PA0JY ! YM75DS WA3HUP ! ! CM8VP HI3K ! PI4DEC PA3ERA ! YN1/TI2CF W3HNK ! ! CN2JA DL2EAD ! PJ9/KF8AY KF8AY ! YN1/TI2WGO TI0RC ! ! CO8HF CT1ESO ! PJ9/PA0VDV PA0VDV ! YN2EJG K5LBU ! ! CO8LY EA7ADH ! PT5T PP5LL ! YO3AC W3HNK ! ! CO8TW W3HNK ! PT9/PY1QN PY1QN ! YT800FG YU0SRJ ! ! CO8ZZ HI3JH ! PV5V PP5LL ! YU0/DF2UU DF2UU ! ! CP4BT DL9OT ! PY0FA PY4KL ! YZ800R YU0SRJ ! ! CQ9T CS3MAD ! PY0FT JA1ELY ! Z2/ZS6PDX ZS6RVG ! ! CT98BOH W3HNK ! R1ANF RK1PWA ! Z32FD DJ0LZ ! ! CW3C CX3CE ! R1ANL UA6AH ! ZA1MH Z32KV ! ! D25L PA1AW ! R1ASP RA1AD ! ZF2LA K9LA ! ! D3SAF I3LLH ! R3AA/MM EA1DHS ! ZK1AND KH8AZ ! ! DA0GF DL2JRM ! RA0FF N6FF ! ZK1RS ZL1RS ! ! DS4BBL EA2AKP ! RAEM RK3A ! ZK1XXP N4XP ! ! DU4DX DU9RG ! RL0P W3HNK ! ZK3RW ZL1AMO ! ! E21CJN W3PP ! RM6A W3HNK ! ZP5EBT ZP5AH ! ! ED5XAD EA5OL ! RW9QA W3HNK ! ZP5Z W3HNK ! ! ED7SRB ED7SRB ! S21YP G3REP ! ZS6/PA3DZN PA1AW ! ! ED8XAD EA8AKN ! SN0KRT SP9KRT ! ZS7B ZS1B ! ! EF1IAT EC1BXI ! SP0DIG DJ0MAQ ! ZV8A PR8AA ! ! EG3TVC EA3EM ! T30CT DL2MDZ ! ZW7CC PR7RT ! ! EI4VVF/P W0GLG ! T33VU DL2MDZ ! ZY7FO PR7RT ! ! EK6CC N8BGD ! T88HM JF1OCQ ! ZY8CW PR8AA ! ======

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5Z - G3RTE (Jim), G3SWH (Phil), G3WGV (John) and 5Z4RL (Rob) will be active from Lamu Island (AF-040) between 17 and 24 February. They will be active with two stations on CW, SSB and RTTY on all bands from 160 to 10 metres, with the exception of 30 metres, which is not permitted in Kenya and hope for a special callsign, to be announced in due time. QSL via G3SWH either direct (Phil Whitchurch, 21 Dickensons Grove, Congresbury, Bristol, BS49 5HQ, England, UK) or through the bureau. Donations towards the cost of the expedition are invited and may be sent to G3SWH. [TNX G3SWH] EA - Operators from URE Albufera will be active from the island of Mata de Baix (DIEI V-028, not IOTA) on 10 January. [TNX IK1GPG] EA - Look for ED5OL to be active from Chirat Island (DIEI V-042, not IOTA) on 24 January. QSL via EA5OL (who is the new DIE Manager effective 1 January). [TNX IK1GPG] EL - Mark, ON4WW/EL2WW will be back [425DXN 398] to Monrovia, Liberia on 11 January. He plans to concentrate on the low bands. QSL via ON5NT. [TNX The Daily DX] F - Club station TP2CE will be active (10-80 metres, CW and SSB) as TP50CE between 15 and 17 January to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Council of Europe. QSL via F6FQK. [TNX F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX] FK - Philippe, ex TU2FH, is now active as FK8VHU from New Caledonia until August 1999. [TNX F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX] FY - Christian, F6BEN is now active on 20 and 40 metres as FY5DG from French Guyana. [TNX F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX] FT5W - Gilles, F5AGL is now active as FT5WH from Crozet (AF-008) [425DXN 398] with a ground plane antenna on 10, 15, 20 and 40 metres. He is looking for the amplifier, which is hidden somewhere on the island. Gilles is expected to operate RTTY as well and to be on Crozet for one year. QSL via F6KDF (see QSL FT5WH & FT5ZH below). [TNX The Daily DX] FW - The call FW5FN has been issued to Cedric, HB9HFN for his 28 February - 8 March DXpedition to Uvea (OC-054), Wallis and Futuna [425DXN 387]. He plans to operate on 160-10 metres mostly on CW, with some SSB and RTTY. QSL via HB9HFN (Cedric Baechler, Mettetlet 26, 1763 Granges-Paccot, Switzerland). The website for the expdition is at http://www.qsl.net/hb9hfn/ [TNX HB9HFN] H4 - Sigi, DK9FN [425DXN 399] will be active as H44FN from Solomon Islands between 24 and 27 January. He will then move to Temotu, from where he will be active on CW (while Bernhard, DL2GAC will operate SSB) as H40?? until 10 February. QSL via HA8FW (Mihaly Bela Szeged, Csongradi sgt. 122/A. 4/9. H-6724 Hungary). [TNX HA8FW] HK0_and- The Woodbridge Wireless (WWI) from Woodbridge, Virginia is pleased to announce its 4th DXpedition. AA3KX, K5OF, N2PP, W4DC, WB4ZNH, WN4FVU (YL) and WZ8P will be active from San Andres Island (NA-033) between 2 and 9 March, call not issued so far (it may turn out to be HK0/W4DC). They will participate in the ARRL DX SSB Contest with two stations. Before and after the contest they plan to concentrate on RTTY, CW, and WARC bands. QSL via W4DC (please note that all contest QSOs will be confirmed automatically through the bureau). Questions and comments before and after the Dxpedition should be directed to Denis, W4DC ([email protected]); during the operation, please contact Mike, KA4RRU ([email protected]). The web page for the DXpedition is at http://www.pwcweb.com/wwi/DXpedition [TNX W4DC] HK - Boris, IK4RSR was active as HK3RSA from Colombia. QSL via home call. [TNX IK4DCS] HZ - HZ1RT (ex HZ1CCA) is again active (mostly on SSB) from Saudi Arabia. QSL via IK7JTF. [TNX IK7JFT] I - IK6CAC (Carlo), IK7XIV (Roberto), IK7VJX (Piero) and IK7IMO (Enzo) will be IJ7/home call from San Pietro Island (IIA TA-001) in the Cheradis (EU-073) on 16 and 17 January. Look for them on all bands CW and SSB. QSL via home call. [TNX IK6CAC] JA - JH6RTO will be /1 from Jogashima (AS-117) between 22 UTC on 8 January and 9 UTC on the 9th. Plans are to operate CW and SSB on 40, 20, 15 10 and metres. QSL via home call. [TNX JA9IFF/1] JA - JH3QFL will be /6 from Hateruma, Yaeyama Islands (AS-024) between 15 and 18 January. Look for him on 20 amd 15 metres SSB and CW. QSL via JH3QFL. [TNX JI6KVR] KH4 - Ted, NH4/NH6YK is now reported to be active from Midway [425DXN 397] until 10 January. QSL via NH6YK. A web site has been set up at http://165.248.121.95/KH4/KH4.html [TNX The Daily DX] LZ - Special station LZ100PV will be active until 31 December to celebrate the 100th aniversary of Bulgarian composer Pancho Vladigerov. QSL via bureau (P.O.Box 830, Sofia-1000, Bulgaria). [TNX LZ4BU] /EX S DX@WW $425WW401B 425 DX News #401 [2/5] 9 January 1999 No 401 BID: $425WW401B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

PY0-spp- Karl, PS7KM reports that the Natal DX Group ZY0SP/ZY0SZ March DXpedition to St. Peter and St. Paul Rocks [425DXN 393] has been cancelled due to lack of funds. All donations received so far will be returned as soon as possible. [TNX PS7KM] PY - ZY7FO will be active (on 10-80 metres, CW and SSB) from Itamaraca Island (SA-046, DIB-018) between 15 and 17 January. QSL via PR7RT (Guelfo Jorge Poltronieri, P.O.Box 8, 58001-970 Joao Pessoa-PB, Brazil). [TNX PP5ZS and PS7AB] PY - PU5EPL/PR8, PU8MPX, PS8NF, PR8RLS, PR8PM and PR8BNP plan to be active (6-80 metres, CW and SSB) as ZY8CW and ZV8A from Sao Luis Island (SA-016, DIB-007) between 16 and 18 January. QSL via PR8AA. [TNX PP5SZ and PY2ZX] PY - ZW7CC will be activated on all bands CW and SSB by Scout Group of Parayba from Fort of Santa Caterina (DFH PB-001) between 22 and 24 January. QSL via PR7RT. [TNX PP5SZ] PY - Look for PT5T to be active (CW and SSB, on all bands) from Maria Francisca Island (SA-026, DIB 067) between 22 and 31 January. QSL via PP5LL. [TNX PP5SZ] T2 - The 3D2DK German operators (DK1BT, DK7YY, DL2OAP, DL3DXX and DL8OBQ) who were expected to operate from Tuvalu starting on 2 January [425DXN 398] were forced to remain at Fiji longer than planned due to a problem to the aircraft. They eventually made it to Tuvalu and now are active with two stations as T20FW. Plans are to operate on all bands CW and RTTY with some SSB, with two complete stations and an emphasis on the low bands. QSL via DK7YY. T33 - Karl, DL1VU is now active (no RTTY operation expected) as T33VU from Banaba (OC-018). "Karl says he does not know how long he will be on the island", The Daily DX reports. "It all depends when the next boat comes". QSL via DL2MDZ. TR - Derek, F5VCR and Ken, G3OCA are planning to be active from Banie Island (AF-043) during a weekend in March. Further information is expected in due time. [TNX F5VCR and Islands On The Web] TU - Due to flight problems, now Aldo, I2AOX and Marco, IK2CHZ will be active from TU5IJ's QTH [425DXN 399] between 13 and 24 January. QSL direct to I2AOX. [TNX IK2CHZ] UA - Nick, RA1QQ (Nick A. Smerdov, P.O.Box 24, Cherepovets 162627, Russia) is now planning his summer 1999 DXpedition, which will take place from EU-102 (Pechorskoye Sea Coast Centre), one of the most wanted IOTA groups. Operators wishing to join Nick are requested to get in touch with Albert (RA1QHJ) at [email protected] [TNX RA1QHJ] V3 - Art, NN7A and Mike, NG7S will be active respectively as V31JZ and V31RL from Turneffe Islands (NA-123), Belize between 31 January and 6 February. They plan to use two barefoot stations with a vertical and wire antennas and to operate mainly on CW, with some SSB as conditions allow. QSL V31JZ via NN7A (Art Phillips, P.O. Box 201, Flagstaff, AZ 86002, USA); QSL V31RL via NG7S (Mike Sharp, P.O. Box 3773, Flagstaff, AZ 86003, USA). [TNX NN7A] VE - Nova Scotia amateurs are allowed to use the XJ1 prefix until 27 November to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Pony Express between Halifax and Victoria Beach. [TNX DX News Sheet] VE - The new VY0 prefix, which has been allocated to the new Canadian Territory of Nunavut [425DXN 400], will become effective on 1 April. The prefix VE8 will remain for the use of the western North West Territories. [TNX K2YOF] VP8_fal- Jan, K4QD (VP8CRB & VP8TTY) [425DXN 397] operates from an abandoned Loran station on the top of a hill overlooking Port Stanley. There are two 150 foot towers which are 250 feet apart and the three wire antennas are suspended between them. He reports he is meeting his goals (to make over 10,000 contacts during his three week stay, to operate CW, which is rare in the Falklands, activate the WARC bands and reach difficult areas like Asia), although 80 and 160 metres have been disappointing. He is building a 160 meter loop which will be vertically polarized and installed for a concentrated Top Band effort all Friday night and Saturday night. QSL via K4QD either direct (Jan Heise, 8595 Sheridan Rd, West Melbourne, FL 32904, USA) or through the bureau. [TNX W3UR] VP9 - Dick, N1RCT will be active (on RTTY only) as VP9/N1RCT from Bermuda (NA-005) between 30 January and 4 February. He expects to be on 20 metres split hopes to operate for at least 40 hours total. Dick will be using 100 Watts and a multiband dipole; a special Japan-only hour will be daily from 22 to 2300 UTC. QSL direct to W6/G0AZT (Eddie Schneider, P.O. Box 5194, Richmond, CA 94805, USA) or via the bureau to N1RCT. A web page is available at http://www.megalink.net/~n1rct/dxcc/vp9.html [TNX N1RCT] VQ9 - Dale, VQ9QM will be active from Diego Garcia Island (AF-006) until March. He plans to operate on 160 metres soon. QSL via W4QM. [TNX The Daily DX] Z3 - Zoki, Z31GB (QSL via NN6C) is active on digital modes and accepts schedules at [email protected] [TNX Z31GB] ZK3 - Ron, ZL1AMO is expected to be active as ZK3RW from Tokelau [425DXN 398] until around 10-11 January. QSL via ZL1AMO. [TNX The Daily DX] ZL9 - The ZL9CI team left Wellington, New Zealand at 00.20 UTC on 1 January and arrived at Campbell Island after a 90-hour voyage. They started unloading the 5 tonnes of equipment and begin to assemble the antenna system at 4 a.m. on 5 January in order to commence operations on or around 23 UTC on 6 January. In the first 23 hours they made 10,724 QSOs (more than half on CW), operating six stations on most bands. Ron, ZL2TT was scheduled to be the SSTV operator, but as he is not making the trip and as the other operators do not have the expertise to run SSTV, it will no longer be a featured mode on the expedition. Their permit restrictions still are in place and they cannot be operational from 1100 UTC to 16.30 UTC. However, rough seas prevented the team from leaving the island safely and that is why they were active during the ZL9 night on 7 January. QSL via ZL2HU (Ken Holdom, P.O. Box 56099, Tawa, New Zealand). [TNX N1DG] /EX S DX@WW $425WW401C 425 DX News #401 [3/5] 9 January 1999 No 401 BID: $425WW401C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

DXCC MOST WANTED ---> This year the 425 DX News annual survey is open to our readers worldwide. Visit our web site at http://www.425dxn.org and mark the DXCC Entities you have never worked!

IOTA CONTEST 1999 ---> This year's event is scheduled on 24-25 July and a few amateurs have already started planning their participation in it: - Jean-Pierre, ON4BBA and other operators from UBA Diest will be active on all bands (CW, SSB and RTTY) between 18 and 25 July from Yeu Island (EU-064) and plans are to enter the contest with a special call. [TNX ON4BBA] - LX2LX, LX1NO, TF8GX and maybe TF8SM will be active from Westman Is (EU-071), call to be announced. They plan to work on RTTY and WARC bands shortly before and after the contest. [TNX LX1NO]

DX STATION WANTED ---> Kenny Sanchez, KG2FH offers his services as QSL manager for a DX station. Those interested are invited to get in touch with him at [email protected]

EP3PTT ---> During his latest business trip to Iran (October-December 1998) Mirek, VK3DXI was able to operate at the EP3PTT club station located in the building of the Ministry of the Telecommunication in Tehran. EP3PTT is active every day except Fridays, between 17-19 local time, using 10 watts and dipole antennas for 20 and 15 metres. Guest operators are welcome. For further information please contact Mirek at [email protected] [TNX VK3DXI]

FT5ZH ---> The recent DXpedition to Amsterdam Island logged 32065 QSOs (27063 on SSB, 4444 on CW and 558 on RTTY) with 14005 different stations. 14739 QSOs were with Europe, 10448 with North Amerca, 279 with South America, 5592 with Asia, 765 with Oceania and 202 with Africa. The band/mode (SSB/CW/RTTY) breakdown is as follows: 27 QSOs on 160 metres (0/27/0), 1387 on 80 metres (1298/89/0), 2823 on 40 metres (2037/786/0), 1048 on 30 metres (0/1048/0), 10940 on 20 metres (9376/1119/445), 2459 on 17 metres (2360/99/0), 4870 on 15 metres (4550/207/113), 2541 on 12 metres (2251/290/0), 5970 on 10 metres (5191/779/0). [TNX F5NOD]

NAVASSA ---> "The Director of the Office of Insular Affairs advises all persons interested in visiting Navassa Island that, having made a preliminary review of the island's ecology, he has decided indefinitely not to allow visits to the island and its surrounding waters until he has received a further assessment of the island's environment and conservation status". The announcement comes from the Internet Web page of the US Dept of Interior. [TNX DX News Sheet]

NEW ORLEANS CONVENTION ---> The 8th annual New Orleans International DX Convention will be held on August 27-28, 1999, at the Royal Sonesta Hotel on Bourbon Street in the New Orleans French Quarter. For the latest information on convention developments, check the Delta DX Association website at http://www.gnofn.org/~w5ru/ [TNX W5FKX]

NEWS FROM POLAND ---> Irek, SP3SUX reports that effective 1 January Poland is divided into 16 new bigger regions (previusly 49). The administrative change will affect SPDX Contest exchanges and SP-awards, but not amateur radio callsigns (by the way, "vanity" car plates with, for instance, amateur radio callsigns will be soon allowed in Poland).

POSTAL RATES (CANADA) ---> Postage rates in Canada have changed since 4 January: the new rate from Canada to the US is now 55 cents, while from Canada to all other countries is is now 95 cents. [TNX The Daily DX]

POSTAL RATES (USA) ---> The postage rate from the US to the US will change from 32 cents to 33 cents on 10 January 1999. This does not apply to DX stations: rates are likely to change sooner or later, but till that moment air mail remains at 60 cents.

PP5 OUTGOING BUREAU ---> Ooops! It is the PP5 (Santa Catarina State), *not* the PY5 (Parana State) Outgoing QSL Bureau that currently does not work [425DXN 400]. It is confirmed that PP5ASN and PP5AS handle cards for DL and ES respectively, but for the time being amateurs in other countries cannot receive any card through the PP5 bureau. We apologize for any inconvenience the typo may have caused our readers.

QSL ROUTES ---> Michael, DJ5AV is the editor of the German DX News Letter and says that "Paul, ON6DP is an important source for my QSL routes. His new QSLMGR.EXE with 49058 QSL routes can be found at http://perso.infonie.fr/on6dp/qslmgr.html" /EX S DX@WW $425WW401D 425 DX News #401 [4/5] 9 January 1999 No 401 BID: $425WW401D ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** ======

QSL AH6PN/HR6 ---> Effective 1 January 1999 Bob, W7TSQ is the QSL manager for AH6PN/HR6. Cards can be sent either direct or through the bureau. Please note that Bob does not expect to get the first logs until mid February. [TNX I1-21171 and W7TSQ]

QSL BD4DW ---> BD4DW (David Y.J. Zhou, P.O. Box 040-088, Shanghai, China) reports to be used to replying to direct cards within 48 hours from receipt. If you do not get your card within reasonable time, you may wish to get in touch with David at [email protected]

QSL EU-039 ---> Maxime, ON4LCW reports he is having some problems with the printer and the cards for his F/ON4LCW/P July 1998 operation from EU-039 (Chausey Islands) are not ready. Please be patient. Fred, ON6QR reports that the cards for TM5T (1998 IOTA Contest) have been printed and will be sent out by the QSL manager (ON4GO) as soon as possible.

QSL FT5WH & FT5ZH ---> DXers are requested not to send cards for FT5WH and FT5ZH in the same envelope. In fact, while the QSL route is the same for both stations (F6KDF: Radio Club de la Gendarmerie, 292 route de Genas, 69677 Bron Cedex, France), the cards are actually handled by two different groups of managers at the Radio Club. Moreover the logs for FT5ZH are already available, but it is not known when FT5WH is able to send his. [TNX F5NOD]

QSL KC4AAA ---> Bob, NC6J has been the QSL manager for this station for ten years and has now decided to turn the job over to K1IED. Effective 1 January 1999 K1IED will handle all prior and future QSL cards. [TNX K1XN and The Golist]

QSL MU0ASP & MJ0ASP ---> Jacky, F5OIU reports he is *no longer* the QSL manager for MU0ASP & MJ0ASP (that is Mathieu, F5SHQ, who has been active from Jersey and Guernsey since July 1998). Jacky suggests to get in touch with the operator (Mathieu Roche, Longueville Manor Hotel, St Saviour, Jersey JE2 7WF)

QSL UP5P ---> This the special call used by Romeo, UN5PR in contest. QSL direct to Romeo Y. Loparev, P.O.Box 73, Temirtau, 472300 Kazakhstan [TNX UN5PR] ------

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LOGS: The A61AJ logs are now available on the Internet at http://www.dailydx.com/a61aj_search.html [TNX W3UR] LOGS: The Amsterdam Island FT5ZH DXpedition logs are now available at http://perso.easynet.fr/~f5nod/ft5zhlog.html [TNX F5NOD] ZL9CI: The web site for the Campbell Island DXpedition is at http://www.qsl.net/zl9ci (plans are to upload logs daily to the web, please note that all logs will have a 24-36 hour delay in transmission) [TNX N1DG]. ------

QSL received via direct: 1A0KM, 3D2CB, 3D2WC/R, 4F3CV, 5H3HG, 5R8EE, 5X1Z, 6Y6A, 8R1J, 9J2BO, 9Q5/DL6RDR, A61AJ, AH2R, BD4ED, C56/DL5MM, C91RF, CN8KD, ET3BT, FG5BG, FR5ZQ/T, HC1XL, JL1KFR/JD1, KH0AS, KL7/K6ST (NA-210), KL7/W6IXP (NA-150), S79SBP, SV2ASP/A, TA4/KU0J, TF/DL6DQW, TF7/DL6DQW, TU4FF, W5BOS/7 (NA-211), XX9TZ, YC8VIP, Z31FK, Z38/NO6X. *****************************************************************************

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PERIOD CALL REF till 31/03 4N800, YT800, YU800, YZ800: special event stations 397 till 12/01 8Q7LE: Maldives (AS-013) * by G0ULN 397 till 08/01 6Y: Jamaica (NA-097) * by DL7VOG 399 till Jan 9G5MG: Ghana * by WK6O 397 till 16/01 9M6CT: East Malaaysia * by HS0/G4JMB 396 till 01/02 A35VR: Lifuka (OC-169), Tonga * by 3D2VA 397 till 08/01 A45ZN: Oman 399 till 08/01 C91CO/P: Mozambique * by 3DA0CA 399 till 13/01 FO0KOL & FO0SIL: Marquesas (OC-027) * by OH1RY & OH1MA 400 till Jan FO5QE: Tahiti (OC-046) * by F5GSK 369 till August FK8VHU: New Caledonia 401 till December FT5WH: Crozet (AF-008) * by F5AGL 401 till ?? FY5DG: French Guyana * by F6BEN 401 till ?? FY/DJ0PJ: French Guiana 395 till 01/02 KC4AAD: Siple Dome Antarctic base 397 till Feb LZ0A: South Shetlands (AN-010) * by LZ2UU 397 till 31/12 LZ100PV: special station 401 till 10/01 NH4/NH6YK: Midway (OC-030) 401 till 31/01 OA464QV * special prefix 400 till 20/04 P49M: Aruba (SA-036) * by VE3MR 397 till 31/01 S21YP: Bangladesh * by G3REP 398 till 14/01 T20FW: Tuvalu (OC-015) * by DLs 401 till 15/01 SM1TDE/7S1BL: Gotland Island (EU-020) 393 till ?? T33VU: Banaba (OC-018) * by DL1VU 401 till 08/01 VP2MHJ: Montserrat (NA-103) * by DF2SS 399 till 09/01 VP5/W8GEX: Turks and Caicos * by W8GEX 400 till 16/01 VP8CRB & VP8TTY: Falkland Is (SA-002) * by K4QD 401 till March VQ9QM: Diego Garcia Island (AF-006) 401 till 13/01 VU2BMS: India * by DL2GAC 399 till ?? WP2: US Virgin Islands (NA-106) * by WB9Z 398 till 27/11 XJ1: special prefix (Nova Scotia, Canada) 401 till Apr 99 ZF2NT: Little Cayman (NA-016) * by N6NT 388 till 11/01 ZK3: Tokelau (OC-048) * by ZL1AMO 401 till 25/01 ZL9CI: Campbell Island (OC-037) * by KDXA 401 till ?? ZS7B: Antarctica * by ZS1B 399 05/01-24/01 CE: Patagonia * by GM4DMA 400 08/01-10/01 Japan DX CW Low Bands (40, 80, 160) Contest *** 09/01 YL OM midwinter CW Contest *** 10/01 EA: Mata de Baix Island (DIEI V-028) * by URE 401 10/01 YL OM midwinter SSB Contest *** 11/01-?? EL2WW: Libera * by ON4WW 401 12/01-19/01 YC8TXW/p and YC8YZ/p: Obi Islands (OC-222) 399 13/01-15/04 K2ZR/4: Key West (NA-062) 399 13/01-24/01 TU5IJ: Ivory Coast * by I2AOX and IK2CHZ 401 15/01-18/01 JH3QFL/6: Yaeyama Islands (AS-024) 401 15/01-17/01 TP50CE: Council of Europe 401 15/01-17/01 ZY7FO: Itamaraca Island (SA-046) 401 16/01-17/01 IJ7/IK6CAC,IK7XIV,IK7VJX,IK7IMO: S.Pietro Isl (EU-073) 401 16/01-18/01 ZY8CW and ZV8A: Sao Luis Island (SA-016) * by PY8s 401 17/01 HA DX CW Contest *** 22/01-31/01 PT5T: Maria Francisca Island (SA-026) * by PYs 401 22/01-24/01 ZW7CC: Fort of Santa Caterina (DFH PB-001) * by PYs 401 23/01-Apr H44MS: Pigeon Island (OC-065), Temotu * by DL2GAC 399 24/01 ED5OL: Chirat Island (DIEI V-042) * by EA5OL 401 24/01-10/02 H44FN (Solomons) & H40?? (Temotu) * by DK9FN 401 28/01-03/02 C5: The Gambia * by G0OIL 397 29/01-31/01 CQ WWDX 160 Meter CW Contest *** 29/01-31/01 REF - French CW Contest *** 29/01-31/01 UBA Contest - SSB *** 30/01-04/02 VP9/N1RCT: Bermuda (NA-005) 401 31/01-06/02 V31JZ & V31RL: Turneffe Is (NA-123) * by NN7A & NG7S 401 from January FT5YG: Adelie Land, Antarctica 399 from January FT5ZJ: Amsterdam Island 399 Jan-Mar T30, T32, T33 * by HA9RE and HA8IC 400 06/02-13/02 VK9XX: Christmas Island (OC-002) * by W8UVZ and W0YG 391 06/02-07/02 RSGB 7 MHz SSB Contest *** 13/02-20/02 VK9YY: Cocos Island (OC-003) * by by W8UVZ and W0YG 391 13/02-14/02 EA RTTY Contest *** 13/02-14/02 PACC Contest *** 13/02-14/02 RSGB 1.8 MHz SSB Contest *** 13/02-14/02 WW RTTY WPX Contest *** 13/02-15/02 YL OM SSB Contest *** 17/02-24/02 5Z: Lamu Island (AF-040) * by G3RTE,G3SWH,G3WGV,5Z4RL 401 20/02-21/02 ARRL International DX CW Contest *** 26/02-28/02 CQ WWDX 160 Meter SSB Contest *** 26/02-27/02 REF - French SSB Contest *** 27/02-28/02 RSGB 7 MHz CW Contest *** 26/02-27/02 UBA - CW Contest *** 26/02-27/02 Ukraine RTTY Championship *** 27/02-28/02 YL OM CW Contest *** 28/02-08/03 FW5FN: Uvea (OC-054), Wallis & Futuna * by HB9HFN 401 /EX S DX@WW $425WW402A 425 DX News #402 [1/6] 16 January 1999 No 402 BID: $425WW402A ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

9A - 9A4DU (Ante), 9A6DX (Nick) and 9A4NC (Zoran) will be active (SSB and CW) as home call/p from Mljet Island (EU-016) between 16 and 25 January. QSL via home calls either direct or through the bureau. [TNX 9A4DU] C6 - Don, KN4UG will be active as KN4UG/C6A from Abaco Island (NA-080) until 19 January. QSL via KN4UG either direct (Don Namm, 103 Birkhaven Drive, Cary, NC 27511, USA) or through the bureau. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] FO_aus - Wulf, DL1AWI and Mat, DL5XU plan to operate respectively as FO0AWI and FO0XUU from Rurutu (OC-050), Austral Islands and Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands (OC-027) between 16 January and 5 February. QSL via DL5AWI. [TNX The Daily DX] KL - Frank, KL7FH/KL1SLE is planning on being on St. Lawrence Island (NA-040) in the next 2-3 weeks. This may only be a one day/night operation. For more information visit http://www.customcpu.com/personal/kl7fh [TNX KL7FH] VE - Special event station CI6CI will be active (on all bands SSB) on 16 and 17 January to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Peace Country ARC. QSL to Peace Country ARC, 9836-83rd Ave., Grande Pairie, Alberta T8V 3T5 Canada. [TNX DX News Sheet] VK9_coc- Kazu, JA1CMD will be active (on all bands 10-160 metres, mainly on CW) as VK9CA from Cocos Island (OC-003) between 16 and 20 January. QSL via JA1CMD either direct (Kazu Miyamori, #52604 Hilton Residence II, Jl Gatot Subroto, P.O.Box 4083, KBY Jakarta 12040, Indonesia) or through the JARL bureau. [TNX JA1ELY] VU - Norbert, DJ9RB is active on 10 metres as VU2RBQ from southern India until 23 January. Look for him at his local sunrise and sunset on 1824.5 KHz. QSL to DJ9RB via the bureau. [TNX DL2GAC/VU2BMS] VU - Manohar, VU2UR (other calls AT2UR & AT0ITU, e-mail [email protected]) will be active with the special call AT0U during the weekends between January and March. QSL via VU2UR (B.L. Manohar, House MIG-6, 80 feet Road, Kingeri Upnagara, Bangalore 560060, India). [TNX Vikram bir Singh] YB - Ronny, YC8TXW and Benny, YC8YZ started their operation from Obi Islands (OC-222) on 10 January, a couple of days earlier than expected. According to Jo, YC0LOW they were expected to be active "for three or four days" on 80, 40, 15 and 10 metres, CW and SSB, low power. QSL via YC8TXW (P.O. Box 166, Tahuna 95800, Indonesia). ZL9 - ZL9CI expected to hit the 50,000 QSOs mark on 15 January. The main pileups to Europe on 40, 20 and 15 metres CW are still huge, and they are continuing their push on these bands. SSB on 40 and 80 metres remains a low priority at this stage of the DXpedition, probably not until early next week as it now stands. 10, 12, 15 and 17 metres are good to Europe when conditions pick up, and they will be on those bands (CW and SSB) daily between 06.30 UTC and 10.00 UTC until things cool off. RTTY operation has commenced on an almost daily basis on 20 metres at 03.30-05.30 UTC and a big push is expected this coming weekend. As the other bands thin out, and they have more time to dedicate an operator to RTTY, these short hours will increase. QSL via ZL2HU (Ken Holdom, P.O. Box 56099, Tawa, New Zealand). [TNX N1DG] /EX S DX@WW $425WW402B 425 DX News #402 [2/6] 16 January 1999 No 402 BID: $425WW402B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

5T5CW, P29FV, P29MC ---> Norm, K6ZDL/5 states "no logs received or retained" for 5T5CW, P29FV and P29MC, "stations have been closed for over 10 years". Do not send your cards to him. [TNX K1XN and The Golist]

C6 BUREAU ---> C6AFV is now handling bureau cards distribution for the Bahamas Amateur Radio Society. The new address is P.O. Box F, 43563 Freeport, Bahamas. [TNX C6ANO]

POSTAL RATES (CANADA) ---> Further information [425DXN 401] comes from Garth, VE3HO. As of January 4th the new rates for 20 grams are 95 cents (international air mail) and 55 cents (mail to the USA), but the actual costs are higher due to the government tax on postage stamps. Therefore 95 and 55 cent stamps cost respectively 1.02 VE dollar and 59 cents to purchase. One US green stamp is approximately equal to 1.50 Canadian when exchanged at the bank. One IRC currently is not being redeemed for a 95 cent stamp, the post office is still giving only a 90 cent stamp.

QSL 8P9BX ---> This was Winston Seeney, VE3WFS who operated from Barbados (NA-021) for about three weeks over the Christmas holiday period. He was not permitted to put up antennas from his hotel, so he put everything into a shopping cart and got permission to operate from St. John's Parish cemetery (!). QSL via VE3WFS. [TNX VE3SRE]

QSL DU3NXE ---> Chuck, DU3NXE reports his new QSL manager is W3HNK. [TNX K1XN and The Golist]

QSL EP2MKO ---> Ali, EP2MKO says he knows nothing about F/HH2HM, who is not his QSL manager. The correct manager is still UA6HCW (Igor Kovalyov, P.O.Box 59, Pyatigorsk 357500, Russia). Ali also reports he has never operated on either 80 metres and WARC bands. [TNX RW3AY]

QSL XM7P ---> All the cards for XM7P (May 1998 operation from Trutch Island, NA-181) [425DXN 368] have been sent out, but some of them went out without the QSO data on them. QSL manager VE7ARS ([email protected]) reports he will re-issue the blank cards and that there is no need for stations to send another card or more postage. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]

QSL YO2LDE ---> Cards can be sent either to the new QSL manager, N1NJ (Tony Naglieri, 22 Sherwin Street, Ware, MA 01082-1020, USA) and to YO2LDE's new address (Daniel M. Vuescu, Zadei F3-1-7, RO-1700, Resita, Romania). Daniel's e-mail address is [email protected] [TNX YO2LDE]

QSL VIA IK2PZG ---> Bruno, IK2PZG reports all direct cards for IOTA and IIA 1998 operations (IL7, IC8, ID8) by IK2PZG, IK2WXW, I8KCI and IK8UHA have been sent out.

QSL VIA IK7JWX ---> For any query about Alfredo's (IK7JWX) past operations from Albania (ZA/IK7JWX) and several Italian islands (IJ/ and IL7/) please get in touch with him at [email protected]

SALENTO ISLANDS AWARD ---> It is sponsored by ARI Lecce and Salento DX Team. A web site has been established and further information can be found at http://www.freeweb.org/hobby/IK7JWY/sia.htm [TNX IK7JWX] ------

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ZL9CI: The log server had some problems on 11 January and Don, N1DG has put an alternate site up. Try http://www.goldtel.net/lookup.html /EX S DX@WW $425WW402C 425 DX News #402 [3/6] 16 January 1999 No 402 BID: $425WW402C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ***** QSL INFO [1/4] ***** ======Edited by IK1GPG & IK1QFM

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3B8GF Patrick Randamy, Allee Brillant, Vacoas, Mauritius Islands 4F3FVA Fidel V.Aragones, 405 Narra Street, El Rosario Village, Mabiga, Mabalacat, Pampanga 2010, Philippines 4F9EAQ Eric Jose S.Rudinas, Blk.31 Lot 30, Xavier Heights, Upper Balulang, 9000 Cagayan de Oro, Philippines 5A1A Abubaker Alzway, P.O.Box 74421, Tripoli, Lybia 5H3GU Gunnar Mathisen, P.O.Box 6643, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 5Z4MR Max Raicha, P.O.Box 1641, Kismumu, Kenya 6W1AE Radio Club du 23e Bataillon d'Infanterie de Marine, B.P.3013, Dakar, Senegal 6Y5WW William Reynolds, 4 Swallowfield Way, Gordon Pen P.A., Spanish Town, St.Catherine, Jamaica 9G1NS Samir Nassar, P.O.Box 13291, Accra, Ghana BD4DW David Y.J.Zhou, P.O.Box 040-088, Shanghai, China BD4RE Yee, P.O.Box 10, 38 Guangdong Road, Nanjing 210003, China C33BO Archie, U.R.A., P.O.Box 1150, Andorra la Vella, Andorra CT3KN Ricardo Martins, Estr.Monumental, Edificio Varanda Lido 6-C, P-9000, Funchal, Madeira Island, Portugal CU3DI Pedro Pereira, P.O.Box 140, P-9702 Angra do Heroismo, Terceira Is., Azores Islands, Portugal CX3HU Jose, P.O.Box 1, 65100 Young, Rio Negro, Uruguay DL4YAH Heiko Halfmann, Kolpingstrasse 14, D-45721 Haltern, Germany DS1DHP Seung Kuk Lee, P.O.Box 12, Sihung, Kyunggi-Do 429-010, Korea DS5XUA Lee Eun Hee, 206-1 Dodong,Ullungeub,Ullunggun,Kyungbuk 799-800,Korea DU1ODD Lloyd Peter Taa, P.O.Box SM 121, Manila 1016, Philippines DU9RG Robin U.Go, 818 Acacia Avenue, Ayala Alabang Village, Muntinlupa City 1780, Philippines EP2CM Djamshid Mansouri, P.O.Box 16765-3133, Tehran, Iran EP2HZ Hassan Zohourian, P.O.Box 16765-3133, Tehran, Iran EP2MMH Mahyar Hosseini, P.O.Box 16765-1164, Tehran, Iran ET3AA Ethiopian Amateur Radio Society, P.O.Box 60258, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia EY8AM Serge, P.O.Box 320, 734025, Dushanbe, Tajikistan F5LBL Gerard Karpe, 629 Route de Montpellier, F-30800, Saint Gilles, France F5OIU Jacky Gargot, 21 Allue Cabernet, F-33140, Cadaujac, France F5TBA Joel Champeaux, 372 Rue Robert Le Coq, F-80000, Amiens, France F6DJB Claude Bonne, Gardres Trois Valles, Monlezun, F-32110 Marciac, France F6FNU Antoine Baldeck, P.O.Box 14 , F-91291, Arpajon Cedex, France F6KDF Radio Club de la Gendarmerie, 292 route de Genas, f-69677 Bron Cedex, France FR5HR Allegre Rene, 56 Rue de Leconte de Lisle, La Plaine Bois De Nefles, F-97411 Saint Paul, Reunion Islands G3SWH Phil Whitchurch, 21 Dickensons Grove, Congresbury, Bristol, BS49 5HQ, United Kingdom HA9PP Istvan Szecsi, P.O.Box 81, H-3523, Miskolc 23, Hungary HB9HFN Cedric Baechler, Mettetlet 26, 1763 Granges-Paccot, Switzerland HL1DH Rim Dong-Yoon, Ju-Gong Apt. 205-705, Sang-Gye 6 Dong 740, Seoul 139-206, South Korea HL2IGU Ahn Kwang-Phil, M.D., 526-2 Gan Seok Dong, Nam Dong Gu, Inchon 405-230, South Korea HL3ADI Bae Jeong-Ho, P.O.Box 50, Taejon 300-600, South Korea HL4CUY Jung Sam Jo, P.O.Box 272, Kwangju 501-600, South Korea HL5BDD Sang Sun Park, P.O.Box 3, Hapcheon Gun, Kyeongnam 678-800, S.Korea HL5FUA Choi Jong Sool, 206-1 Dodong, Ullungeub, Ullunggun, Kyungbuk 799-800, South Korea HL5NXK Hoeng Ryong Lee, P.O.Box 16, Dalseo, Taegu, South Korea HS0/IK4MRH Nerio Baratta, 15-5 Kamala Ebach, Pucket Island, Katu 83000, Thailand HS3CSQ Peerayut Parusuk, 23/37 Moo 7, Sukhumvit 105 Rd., Bangna, Prakranong, Bangkok 10260, Thailand HS7CMJ Miss Saijai Charoenkitkan, P.O.Box 9, Thamaka, Kanchanaburi 71120, Thailand K2OLG Joe Gumino, 1684 PGA Blvd., Melbourne, FL-32935, U.S.A. K4QD Jan Heise, 8595 Sheridan Rd., West Melbourne, FL-32904, U.S.A. KG6AR Chris Williams, 1117 S.Del Mar Ave, San Gabriel, CA 91776-3034, USA KJ9I David J.Schmocker, N7298 County Trunk Highway F, Oconomowoc, WI 53066-9040, U.S.A. KN4UG Don Namm, 103 Birkhaven Drive, Cary, NC-27511, U.S.A. KU9C Steve Wheatley, P.O.Box 5953, Parsippany, NJ-07054, U.S.A. /EX S DX@WW $425WW402F 425 DX News #402 [6/6] 16 January 1999 No 402 BID: $425WW402F ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ***** QSL INFO [4/4] ***** ======

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S DX@WW $425WW403A 425 DX News #403 [1/4] 23 January 1999 No 403 BID: $425WW403A ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

3D2 - While on their way to Tarawa (see T3 below) OK1RD (Jarda), OK1RI (Jiri) and OK1TN (Slavek) will stop for for days at Nadi, Fiji. Look for them to be active as 3D2TN starting on 25 February. QSL via the OK DX Foundation (P.O.Box 73, 29306 Mlada Boleslav, Bradlec, Czech Republic). [TNX OK1RD] 4S7 - The DX News Letter reports that Bob, ZL1RS has been in Sri Lanka since 13 January. He will be there for nine months and hopes to be able to import his own rig and get a licence. [TNX DJ5AV] 5H - Maurizio, IK2GZU will be working at a mission in Tanzania between 8 and 28 February. He plans to operate in his spare time with a tribander and dipoles (call not issued so far). QSL via IK2GZU eithewr direct (Maurizio Buffoli, Via degli Angeli 9, 25033 Cologne - BS, Italy) or through the bureau (bureau cards can be requested at ik2gzu@spidernet). [TNX IK2GZU] 5Z - Graham, G0VNW is expected to be active (on all bands SSB) from Kenia, possibly as 5Z4GC, until October. QSL via WB2YQH. [TNX DX News Sheet] 9M6 - Ed, K8EP will operate (SSB and CW) as 9M6AAC from the Hillview Gardens Resort between 29 January and 1 February. He will operate during the CQ WW 160 Meter CW Contest. QSL via N2OO. [TNX The Daily DX] C2 - Bob, G3ZEM and Roger, G3SXW will be active (CW only) respectively as C21ZM and C21SX from Nauru (OC-031) between 27 February and 7 March. Priority will be given to Europe and to WARC bands. The operation will be with beams and linear amplifiers. Check frequencies ending in '3', listening up 1-3 KHz. QSL via home call. [TNX G3SXW] C6 - John, K3TEJ and Edward, WA3WSJ will be /C6A from Treasure Cay, Abaco (NA-080), Bahamas between 16 and 23 February. Look for them on all bands, CW and SSB. QSL via home calls either direct or through the bureau. They will participate in the ARRL CW DX Contest as C6AKW (QSL via K3TEJ). [TNX K3TEJ] DU - Andy, G4ZVJ will be active as DU3/AH8F (all bands CW) from the Philippines sometime between 24 January and 24 February. QSL via G4ZVJ. [TNX DX News Sheet] E3 - Joe, I2YDX and Bob, IK2WXZ are planning to activate some Eritrean islands between 30 January and 7 February. They will use 100 watts into a vertical antenna and will operate CW (40 kHz from band edge) and SSB (usual IOTA frequencies). Calls to be issued upon arrival. QSL via home calls. [TNX I2YDX] EA - A couple of activities expected from Spain: ED4MRF from Molino de Bajo (CC-003) on 23-24 January (QSL via EA4ENK) and EA5AEN/P from the island of Mata d'Entorre (DIEI V-032, not IOTA) on 14 February (QSL via EA5AEN). [TNX IK1GPG] FO_aus - Wulf, DL1AWI and Mat, DL5XU will be active as FO0AWI and FO0XUU [425DXN 402] from Rurutu (OC-050), Austral Islands between 2 and 10 February. [TNX DL3APO and ON4VT] FO_mar - Wulf, DL1AWI and Mat, DL5XU are active as FO0AWI and FO0XUU [425DXN 402] from Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands (OC-027) until 30 January. They are expected to be active mostly on CW, with an emphasis on the low bands, with some RTTY and possibly SSTV as well. QSL via home calls. [TNX DL3APO and ON4VT] /EX S DX@WW $425WW403B 425 DX News #403 [2/4] 23 January 1999 No 403 BID: $425WW403B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

FR/T - Henri, FR5ZQ plans to be active (on 10, 15, 20 and 40 meters CW and SSB) as FR5ZQ/T from Tromelin (AF-031) sometime between 3 February and 3 March. QSL via FR5ZQ (Henri Namtameco, Rampe de Saint-Francois, 5052 tour de la Chaumiere, 97400 Saint-Denis, France). [TNX The Daily DX] HP - Joel, F5PAC will be active as HPx/F5PAC (where "x" shall depend on the call areas he will be operating from) from Panama between 5 and 25 February. He plans to operate from several islands: Cebaco (NA-071), Colon (NA-088), Grande (NA-202) and maybe also Iguana (NA-203). QSL to F5PAC via the bureau. [TNX F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX] HR - Gene, K7DBV will be involved with a medical mission to Honduras between 10 and 26 February. During his off times he will operate from La Cieba as HR3/K7DBV. [TNX K7DBV] KH4 - Simone, IV3NVN will be active as KH4/IV3NVN from Midway Island (OC-030) between 21 February and 3 March. Plans are to operate (SSB and CW) on all bands from 10 to 80 metres, maybe on 160 and 6 metres as well. During his trip to Midway he will stop in Honolulu, Hawaii (OC-019) from where he might be active, probably as KH6/IV3NVN, between 16 and 20 February. QSL via IV3TMV. [TNX IV3NVN] PY - Simone, IV3NVN/DL8GCS might operate as PY1/DL8GCS from Ilha Grande (SA-029) on 30-31 January and from Nova Friburgo on the mainland on 1-5 February. QSL via IV3TMV. [TNX IV3NVN] PY - PY7ZY will be active (SSB and CW with an emphasis on 10, 15 and 17 metres) as PY7ZY/7 from Itamaraca Island (SA-046) between 6 and 17 February. QSL via PY7ZY (Cicero Xavier da Silva, P.O. Box 501, 58001-970 Joao Pessoa - PB, Brazil). [TNX PY7ZY] TR - Derek, F5VCR and Ken, G3OCA will be in Gabon between 11 and 19 March. They hope to operate from Banie Island (AF-043) [425DXN 401] during that weekend, hopefully on 12-14 March. [TNX F5VCR and Islands On The Web] VK - Amateurs from Australia are allowed to replace their prefix with AX on Australia Day (26 January). VP2 - Bill, W5SJ will be active (on all bands CW and SSB) as VP2EJ from Anguilla (NA-022) between 20 January and 1 February. He plans to participate in the CQ WW CW 160 Meter Contest (30-31 January). [TNX The Daily DX] VQ9 - Ron, AA5DX will be back to Diego Garcia (AF-006) on 24 January for four months. He expects to be active as VQ9DX by the end of the month. QSL via AA5DX. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] SV - Members of Radio DX Group of Thrace plan to activate again the special event station J47XCF between 8 and 21 February to celebrate the Xanthi Carnival Festival. The web page of the Radio DX Group of Thrace is at http://members.xoom.com/georgexanthi/dxgroup.htm [TNX SV7DMU] T3 - OK1RD (Jarda), OK1RI (Jiri) and OK1TN (Slavek) will leave Fiji on 28 February. Starting on 1 March and for about a week look for T30RD to be active from Tarawa, West Kiribati (OC-017). Around 10 March (exact date depends on the availability of the boat) they plan to start operations from either Kanton, Central Kiribati (OC-043) as T31RD *or* Banaba (OC-018) as T33RD. They will be active until 28 March; in early April they will be back to Tarawa and, on 8 April, to Fiji and finally to Europe. They will operate on all bands 10-160 metres, with two HF stations and amplifiers. QSL via the OK DX Foundation (P.O.Box 73, 29306 Mlada Boleslav, Bradlec, Czech Republic). [TNX OK1RD] ZL9 - Bands have been very slow in ZL9 mornings (15.30-23.00 UTC), but extremely big in the evenings (05.00-10.00 UTC). The limited time at their sunset caused them to make choices: basically, their policy was to work down the main needs first, and then tackle the fringe stuff (RTTY, 160, 80, etc) with more focus after that. From now until they go QRT Europeans should look for them on 160 metres at 16.30 UTC. On 40 and 80 SSB they plan to operate 08.00-09.00 UTC for Europe, 09.00-10.00 UTC for North America and 10.00-11.00 UTC for Japan. SLIM REPORT: please note that they were not on 40 metres CW between 11 and 17.15 UTC on 17 January. QSL via ZL2HU (Ken Holdom, P.O. Box 56099, Tawa, New Zealand). [TNX N1DG] /EX S DX@WW $425WW403C 425 DX News #403 [3/4] 23 January 1999 No 403 BID: $425WW403C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

DXCC ---> The ARRL has announced that Wayne Mills, N7NG will be the DXAC Chairman and that John Kanode, N4MM will be the ARRL Board DXCC Liaison for 1999. [TNX The Daily DX]

LONE STAR DXA ---> The new officers of the Lone Star DX Association are Jerry Smith, W5TFV (Chief Director), Tom Anderson, WW5L (Information Director), Joel Rubenstein, N5JR (Activities Director) and Martin "Sandy" Sandberg, N5NBW (Membership Director). For additional information on the LSDXA, please visit www.dxer.org/lsdxa/ [TNX WW5L]

PIRATE! ---> Eric, VK4XN has NOT been on the radio for years. He does maintain his license, but he states he only listens. If you have worked VK4XN on any band, it was a pirate. [TNX K1XN and The Golist]

QSL 5N4B ---> It was I0YO who operated with this special callsign from Bonny Island (AF-076) on 11 and 24 April 1998. QSL via I0YO (Bruno Avancini, Via Anfiteatro 2, 06031 Bevagna - PG, Italy). [TNX I0YO]

QSL 7S2TP ---> Michael, SM2KAL reports that all QSL cards for Laponia Radio DXpedition 1998 have been sent via the bureau. For further information visit http://www.gellivare.se/radio

QSL CO6XN ---> From now on direct cards for Abel, CO6XN should be sent to HK6DOS (Oscar A. Gaviria. P.O. Box 3055, Pereira, Colombia. [TNX HK6DOS]

QSL E31AA ---> Jackie, ZL3CW (Jacky Calvo, P.O. Box 593, Pukekohe 1800, New Zealand) is back in New Zealand and awaiting the cards for his E31AA operation (September-October 1998) to be printed. He hopes to have them in hand by the end of this month. He has received some 10,000 envelopes so far - please be patient, no second requests needed. [TNX W7TSQ]

QSL WH6ASW/KH2 ---> Ray, WH6ASW/KH2 has dropped VK4FW as his QSL manager. Cards should be sent either direct (Ray Fabre', 37 Turner Rd, Nimitz Hill, Asan, Guam 96922, USA) or through the bureau. [TNX WH6ASW/KH2]

QSL UA9 ---> Cards for UA9-UE9, RA9-RZ9 and R9 stations be can be obtained by Eugene Bugrimov, RN9XA (the Incoming QSL Bureau manager for Russian region 9). Send your requests to P.O.Box 1229, Syktyvkar 167001, Russia. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]

QSL VIA DL3NEO ---> He is the QSL manager for the following operations: 4U1ITU (21-26 Aug 94), 4U1VIC (20-21 Nov 98), DL3NEO/BY7KH (31 Oct 98), DL3NEO/BY7KF (31 Oct - 1 Nov 98), S21XX (2-18 Feb 97), S21YG (1 Nov 1997 - 17 Oct 98), S79NEO (22 Aug - 10 Sep 95). QSL either direct (Hannes Schmidt, Komotauer Str. 28 B, D-91207 Lauf, Germany) or through the DARC bureau. [TNX YO2LDE]

QSL VIA RV1AC ---> Alex, RV1AC reports that he has replied to all direct and bureau requests received so far for RV1AC/1 and RU1AS/1 (EU-066, June 1996), and RK1B/1 (EU-147 and EU-162, July 1997). If you still need a card, please send your request to Alex Pastchenko, P.O.Box 104, St.Petersburg, 192241 Russia. [TNX RV1CC]

VP8CRB/VP8TTY ---> The final logs for Jan's (K4QD) recent operation from the Falklands are now on line (http://no4j.com/nfdxa/logs/vp8crb.htm and for RTTY http://no4j.com/nfdxa/logs/vp8tty.htm). Jan has 140 Topband contacts in his log. If you have a question about your QSO on 160, you can contact Jan at [email protected], as he has kept a hard copy of his log and notes for that band. [TNX W3UR] ------

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DAYTON 1999 : This year's Hamvention will be held on 14-16 May. Visit http://www.hamvention.org/ for further information. FRESNO 1999 : This year the International DX Convention, organized by the NCDXC, will be held at the Holiday Inn in Fresno on 9-11 April. Further information is available at http://www.amateur-radio.org/ncdxc.htm ------

QSL received via direct: 3D2DX, 3DA0CA, 3W6DXI, 5A1A, 5B4/RV0AR, 5V7A, 5V7FA, 6W1QV, 6W6JX, 8Q7BB, 8Q7CC, 8Q7LI, 9H1NB, 9H3TI, 9J2FR, 9N1UD, A35ZL, A71CX (AS-088), AP2JZB, AP2NK, BD4ED, BI4Q (AS-135) BI5P (AS-138), BI5Z (AS-137), BO0K, BV4HB, BV/JH3GCN, C21NJ, C31LJ, C56/DL5MM, C56CW, C56HP, C91CO, C91RF, CT1AHU/p, CT3FN, CT3/DL2HYH, D44BC, D68BW, DU1/K7DTS, DU3NXE, E30HA, EP2MKO, FM5BH, FR5CC, FR/G3SWH, FR5ZQ/T, FW5XX, GD4PTV, GU4XGG, HP3XUG, HS1RU, HU1X, IC8/IK2PZG (IIA NA-022, 026, 035, 037, 041, 045, 046, 047, 050), IC8/IK8UHA (IIA NA-028, 046, 047), IC8/IZ8CGS (IIA NA-048, 049), ID8/IK8UHA (IIA CS-007), IL3/IK2PZG (IIA PD-002), IL7/IZ7ATN (IIA BA-004), IL8/I8KCI (IIA SA-002, 003, 004), IL8/IK2PZG (IIA SA-003, 004, ???), IL8/IK8UHA (IIA SA-???), IM0/IS0GYV (IIA OR-009), J79MV, J8/DF2SS, JL1KFR/JD1, JW5NM, JX7DFA, JY8YB, NH0E, OD5NJ, OX/OZ8AE, OY1CT, P40E, PV5V, S07WW, S21K (AS-140), S92AT, T88UP, TE45CF, TF3IRA, TJ1HP, TJ2RSF, TL5A, TR8BAR, TZ6VV, V31JU, V8A, VK7RX, VK9CTL, VK9LX, VP2EC, VP2MDE, VP2V/W7YAQ, VP5GN, VP9LR, XE2KGR, YB0AI, YO2BP, ZA0B (EU-169), ZD7BG, ZK2FT. *****************************************************************************

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PERIOD CALL REF till 31/03 4N800, YT800, YU800, YZ800: special event stations 397 till Jan 9G5MG: Ghana * by WK6O 397 till 25/01 9A4DU/p, 9A6DX/p, 9A4NC/p: Mljet Island (EU-016) 402 till 01/02 A35VR: Lifuka (OC-169), Tonga * by 3D2VA 397 till Jan FO5QE: Tahiti (OC-046) * by F5GSK 369 till August FK8VHU: New Caledonia 401 till 30/01 FO0AWI, FO0XUU: Marquesas (OC-027) * by DL1AWI & DL5XU 403 till December FT5WH: Crozet (AF-008) * by F5AGL 401 till 01/02 KC4AAD: Siple Dome Antarctic base 397 till Feb LZ0A: South Shetlands (AN-010) * by LZ2UU 397 till 31/12 LZ100PV: special station 401 till 31/01 OA464QV * special prefix 400 till 20/04 P49M: Aruba (SA-036) * by VE3MR 397 till 31/01 S21YP: Bangladesh * by G3REP 398 till 24/01 TU5IJ: Ivory Coast * by I2AOX and IK2CHZ 401 till March VQ9QM: Diego Garcia Island (AF-006) 401 till 23/01 VU2RBQ: India * by DJ9RB 402 till 27/11 XJ1: special prefix (Nova Scotia, Canada) 401 till Apr ZF2NT: Little Cayman (NA-016) * by N6NT 388 till 25/01 ZL9CI: Campbell Island (OC-037) * by KDXA 403 till ?? ZS7B: Antarctica * by ZS1B 399 20/02-01/02 VP2EJ: Anguilla (NA-022) * by W5SJ 403 22/01-31/01 PT5T: Maria Francisca Island (SA-026) * by PYs 401 22/01-24/01 ZW7CC: Fort of Santa Caterina (DFH PB-001) * by PYs 401 23/01-24/02 ED4MRF: Molino de Bajo (CC-003) 403 23/01-Apr H44MS: Pigeon Island (OC-065), Temotu * by DL2GAC 399 24/01-24/02 DU3/AH8F * by G4ZVJ 403 24/01 ED5OL: Chirat Island (DIEI V-042) * by EA5OL 401 24/01-10/02 H44FN (Solomons) & H40?? (Temotu) * by DK9FN 401 24/01-May VQ9DX: Diego Garcia (AF-006) * by AA5DX 403 26/01 AX: special prefix for Australia Day 403 28/01-03/02 C5: The Gambia * by G0OIL 397 29/01-01/02 9M6AAC: East Malaysia * by K8EP 403 29/01-31/01 CQ WWDX 160 Meter CW Contest *** 29/01-31/01 REF - French CW Contest *** 29/01-31/01 UBA Contest - SSB *** 30/01-07/02 E3 (Eritrea) islands * by I2YDX and IK2WXZ 403 30/01-31/01 PY1/DL8GCS: Ilha Grande (SA-029) 403 30/01-04/02 VP9/N1RCT: Bermuda (NA-005) 401 31/01-06/02 V31JZ & V31RL: Turneffe Is (NA-123) * by NN7A & NG7S 401 Jan-Mar AT0U: special call (India) * by VU2UR 402 from January FT5YG: Adelie Land, Antarctica 399 from January FT5ZJ: Amsterdam Island 399 Jan-Feb KL1SLE: St. Lawrence Island (NA-040) * by KL7FH 402 Jan-Mar T30, T32, T33 * by HA9RE and HA8IC 400 02/02-10/02 FO0AWI, FO0XUU: OC-050, Austral Is * by DL1AWI & DL5XU 403 03/02-03/03 FR5ZQ/T: Tromelin (AF-031) 403 05/02-25/02 HPx/F5PAC: NA-071, NA-088, NA-202, NA-203 403 06/02-17/02 PY7ZY/7: Itamaraca Island (SA-046) 403 06/02-13/02 VK9XX: Christmas Island (OC-002) * by W8UVZ and W0YG 391 06/02-07/02 RSGB 7 MHz SSB Contest *** 08/02-21/02 J47XCF: special station * by Radio DX Group of Thrace 403 08/02-28/02 5H: Tanzania * by IK2GZU 403 10/02-26/02 HR3/K7DBV: Honduras 403 13/02-20/02 VK9YY: Cocos Island (OC-003) * by by W8UVZ and W0YG 391 13/02-14/02 PACC Contest *** 13/02-14/02 RSGB 1.8 MHz SSB Contest *** 13/02-14/02 WW RTTY WPX Contest *** 13/02-15/02 YL OM SSB Contest *** 14/02 EA5AEN/P: Mata d'Entorre (DIEI V-032) 403 16/02-23/02 K3TEJ/C6A, WA3WSJ/C6A, C6AKW: Abaco (NA-080), Bahamas 403 16/02-20/02 KH6/IV3NVN: Hawaii (OC-019) 403 17/02-24/02 5Z: Lamu Island (AF-040) * by G3RTE,G3SWH,G3WGV,5Z4RL 401 20/02-21/02 ARRL International DX CW Contest *** 21/02-03/03 KH4/IV3NVN: Midway Island (OC-030) 403 25/02-28/02 3D2TN: Fiji * by OK1RD, OK1RI, OK1TN 403 26/02-27/02 UBA - CW Contest *** 26/02-27/02 Ukraine RTTY Championship *** 26/02-28/02 CQ WWDX 160 Meter SSB Contest *** 26/02-27/02 REF - French SSB Contest *** 27/02-07/03 C21ZM and C21SX: Nauru (OC-031) * by G3ZEM and G3SXW 403 27/02-28/02 RSGB 7 MHz CW Contest *** 27/02-28/02 YL OM CW Contest *** 28/02-08/03 FW5FN: Uvea (OC-054), Wallis & Futuna * by HB9HFN 401 01/03-09/03 T30RD: West Kiribati (OC-017) * by OK1RD, OK1RI, OK1TN 403 02/03-09/03 HK0: San Andres Island (NA-033) * by W4DC and others 401 06/03-07/03 ARRL DX SSB Contest *** 10/03-28/03 T31RD *or* T33RD * by OK1RD, OK1RI, OK1TN 403 12/03-14/03 TR: Banie Island (AF-043) * by F5VCR G3OCA 403 14/03 UBA Spring SSB Contest *** 20/03-21/03 Russian DX Contest *** 20/03-22/03 BART Spring RTTY Contest *** 27/03-28/03 CQWW WPX SSB Contest *** from March FT5XN: Kerguelen * by F6IHY 399 /EX S DX@WW $425WW404A 425 DX News #404 [1/6] 30 January 1999 No 404 BID: $425WW404A ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

8P - Glenn, VA3DX will be active as 8P9DX from Barbados (NA-021) until 6 February. He will participate in the CQ WW 160 Meter CW DX Contest. QSL via VE3ICR. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] 9G - Hardy, DL1IAL will be active as 9G5HKfrom Ghana beginning in February for three months. QSL via DL1IAL. [TNX ARRL DX Bulletin] BY - The Chinese Radio Sports Association (CRSA) will air a special event experimental station for 48 hours to participate in the CQ WW 160 Meter CW DX Contest from Beijing. Look for BT1WW (operated by BA1AB, BA1OK, OH2BH and others). The antenna is some 300 feet above the ground, but the location is rather noisy. [TNX N4GN] CO - Juan Carlos, CO8TW will participate in the CQ WW 160 Meter CW DX Contest. Logs available at http://db-sales.com/nfdxa/logs/logs.html QSL via W3HNK. [TNX CO8TW] E3 - Joe, I2YDX and Bob, IK2WXZ are now active respectively as E30LA and E30MA from Eritrea [425DXN 403]. Their operations from E3 islands are planned as follows: Dahlak Archipelago (AF-038) on 30 January-1 February; Sheikh Said Island (Read Sea Coast North group, AF-???) on 2-4 February; an island in the Read Sea Coast South group (AF-???) on 6-8 February. QSL via home calls. [TNX I2YDX] FO_aus - Mat, FO0XUU and Wulf, FO0AWI expect to go QRT from Marquesas [425DXN 403] on 29 January. Plans are to start operations from Austral Islands on 31 January. QSL via DL5AWI. [TNX The Daily DX] FO - Helmut, DJ4VW will be active (mainly on 20 metres SSB) as FO/DJ4VW from Raiatea (OC-067), French Polynesia between 1 and 20 February. QSL via DJ4VW either direct or through the bureau. [TNX DF6PW] H40 - Sigi, DK9FN and Bernhard, DL2GAC are now active respectively as H40FN (QSL via HA8FW: Mihaly Bela Szeged, Csongradi sgt. 122/A. 4/9. H-6724 Hungary) and H40MS (QSL via DL2GAC) from Temotu [425DXN 401]. HC - A group of operators from Ecuador will be active (on 40, 20, 17, 15 and 10 metres) as HD1DX between 15 UTC on 30 January and 15 UTC on the 31st. They will be operating from a volcanic lagoon called Mojanda Grande at 3800 metres above sea level. QSL via HC6DC. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] HC8 - Paul, DL6FBK has been in Ecuador since 18 January and plans to operate as HC8/DL6FBK/p from HC8KU's shack on the Galapagos (SA-004) between 4 and 9 February. He expects to be active on 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres CW and SSB. [TNX DJ5AV and DX News Letter] JD_min - Ryo, JL1KFR will be /JD1 from Minami Trishima (OC-073) between 28 January and 15 February. He plans to concentrate on Europe and North America on RTTY and CW. [TNX JA7DHJ/1] KH0 - Kazu, JA1RJU will be active as KH2K/AH0 from Saipan (OC-086) between 5 and 8 February. QSL via JA1RJU. [TNX The Daily DX] LU - LU1FAM, LU3FP and LU4FPZ will participate in the CQ WW 160 Meter CW DX Contest as LU4FM. [TNX LU1FAM] S7 - Kurt, HB9MX will be active again as S79MX from Mahe (AF-024), Seychelles between 1 and 27 February. He will operate on all bands except 80 metres. QSL via HB9MX (Kurt Bindschedler, Strahleggweg 28, 8400 Winterthur, Switzerland). [TNX HB9MX] SV5 - The Radio Club of Rhodes (EU-001) will participate in the CQ WW 160 Meter CW DX Contest as J45T. QSL via SV5TH. [TNX DX News Sheet] W - John, AE5B will be active from NA-092 on 29-31 January. Look for him on 14.260/21.260 MHz. [TNX AE5B and Islands On The Web] Z2 - Mirek, VK3DXI will be active as Z2/VK3DXI in his spare time from Zimbabwe between 28 January and 14 February. QSL via 9V1XE (Mirek Rozbicki, 7 Seletar Terrace, Singapore 806908, Republic of Singapore). [TNX VK3DXI] ZD8 - Jim, N6TJ and Glenn, K6NA plan to be active as ZD8Z (QSL via VE3HO) and ZD8A (QSL via K6NA) from Ascension Island (AF-003) between 2 and 10 February. [TNX The Daily DX] ZL9 - The ZL9CI DXpedition to Campbell Island went QRT at 22.12 UTC on January 24 after breaking the record 80,673 QSOs set by the VK0IR Heard Island expedition in 1997. The logs containing 96,004 QSOs have been uploaded to the log server and are now complete. /EX S DX@WW $425WW404B 425 DX News #404 [2/6] 30 January 1999 No 404 BID: $425WW404B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

<<< IOTA CONVENTION 1999 >>>

This year's event is organized by URE (Union Radioaficionados Espanoles), URA (Union Radioaficionados Alicante) and Tabarca DX Club. It will take place in Alicante on 23-25 April and will include the activation of Tabarca Island (EU-093) with the call EG5URA. For full information please visit http://www.ure.es/iota99/ or contact either URE ([email protected]) or URA ([email protected]) [TNX EA5OL]

AWARD ---> SV2AEL (Savas Pavlidis, P.O. Box 22013, Thessaloniki 55310, Greece) is the manager for the Alexander the Great Award (http://www.qsl.net/sv2ael). [TNX SV2AEL]

PALESTINE ---> The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has recently reserved an International Dialing code to Palestine. In October 1998 ITU voted to give Palestine a block of call signs as well, but it appears that the office that assigns the telephone codes is different from the one that does Radio call block assignments. "Once there is an official ITU press release and the assignment is known", John Kanode, N4MM (ARRL DXCC Liaison) says, "Palestine can then be added the ARRL DXCC List". Look for the latest ITU allocations at http://www.itu.int/radioclub/rr/aps42.htm [TNX The Daily DX]

PIRATE! ---> The station signing 3C1GS on 23 January around 23 UTC on 40 metres CW was a pirate, as the genuine Ramon, 3C1GS works SSB only. [TNX EA5BYP]

THE END OF AN ERA ---> With the full implementation of the Global Maritime Distress Safety System (GMDSS) on 1 February, the international listening watch on 500 kHz will be ended. To celebrate the end of an era operators from Qaqortoq Radio (OX3OXF), Nuuk Radio (OX3OXI), Aasiaat Radio (OX3OYR), Reykjavik Radio (TF3TFA), Torshavn Radio (OY3OXJ), Lyngby Radio (OZ1OXZ, operated by OZ8AE; OZ5OXZ, operated by OZ5D; OZ1OXB, operated by OZ6TL) will be QRV between 1 and 28 February and again during the speciel event weekend on 10-11 April on 1830, 3535, 7025, 10125, 14035, 18075, 21035, 24905 and 28035 Khz. QSL via bureau. [TNX OZ6TL]

QSL S21YD ---> This was Carl, SM6CPY who operated between 31 December 1998 and 5 January 1999. QSL via SM6CPY (Carl Jonsson, Bottnatorpet, Alboga, S-524 96 Ljung, Sweden). [TNX SM6CPY]

QSL VIA I2JSB ---> Giorgio, I2JSB is still waiting for the logs from Alex, EZ8CQ - please be patient and do not send duplicates. Please note that Giorgio will close the following logs at the end of the year: 5H3CR, T50DX, T51SB, T53DR, T53RC, T53SG. QSL to Giorgio, P.O. Box 55, 20089 Rozzano - MI, Italy. [TNX I2JSB]

XQ0Y ---> This station has been active giving Juan Fernandez as QTH and "LU1DFB, Angel Simonetti, 555 Simon Bolivar, 1888 - Fcio. Varela, BS AS, Argentina" as QSL manager. Ricardo, LU4FDV contacted the LU licencing authority and was informed there is no LU1DFB, while XQ3IDY, operating the Radio Club of Chile station CE3AA, said he did not know anything about XQ0Y. [TNX W9SZ, The Daily DX and DX News Sheet] ------

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DXCC: The DXCC web site is at http://www.arrl.org/awards/dxcc/ (includes all the current rules, fees, current and deleted entities list, prefix information, Incoming and Outgoing QSL bureau information, list of DXAC Representatives, the list of DXCC field representatives and the most current DXCC application form). [TNX NC1L] LOGS: The logs for FG/F5SSM and FG/F5NZO are available at http://www.i-france.com/design/index.htm [TNX F5NZO] LOGS: The very first log from FT5WH (3-17 January) is now available at http://perso.easynet.fr/~f5nod/ft5whlog.html QSL via F6KDF (Radio club de la Gendarmerie, 292 route de Genas, 69677 Bron Cedex, France). [TNX F5NOD] LOGS: Logs of R1ANF and LU/UX1KA, as well as full information on the WAE Award, are available at http://www.qsl.net/dl5mx [TNX DL5MX] /EX S DX@WW $425WW404C 425 DX News #404 [3/6] 30 January 1999 No 404 BID: $425WW404C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ***** QSL INFO [1/4] ***** ======Edited by IK1GPG & IK1QFM

TNX: ER1LW, IK7AFM, LZ3HM, OH1BOI, PP5SZ, SM6CPY, WO6R, YB0AZ, The Daily DX

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! BA1DU W3HC ! OD5PI IK7JTF ! VP8CRB K4QD ! ! BI4C W3HC ! OD5RZ YO3FRI ! VQ9QM W4QM ! ! BI5Z W3HC ! OE9S OE2GEN ! VU2RBQ DJ9RB ! ! C21SX G3SXW ! OH0TA OH2TA ! VU3MCV ON7LX ! ! C21ZM G3ZEM ! OH0W OH2IW ! VU3RSB VK4AAR ! ! C56HP JA1OEM ! OL4S OK2ZU ! VU3VLH OK1MM ! ! C56NY DJ3NY ! OX3LG OZ2ELA ! W4/AH6JN K4AMI ! ! C6A/KN4UG KN4UG ! OY3QN OZ1ACB ! W9CXX JH3DPB ! ! C6AGN W1DIG ! P29VR W7LFA ! XN8DXA VY2RU ! ! C6AKW K3TEJ ! P3A W3HNK ! XO1CWI VE2CWI ! ! C91CV LA7FAA ! P43P P43ARC ! XQ0/HK5AJF HK5AJF ! ! C91RF DL6DQW ! P49M VE3MR ! XT2OW F5RLE ! ! CE3WYI JA6BDB ! PA3ERC PA5ET ! XU7AAK JA1OEM ! ! CM6YI CO6LG ! PJ9B K2SB ! XV300S JH1EVE ! ! CN2AJ DL2EAD ! PR7ZAJ HB9CV ! XX9TRR OH2PM ! ! CN2UN ZP6CU ! PX1I PY1KS ! YB0AZ W7TSQ ! ! CO6XN HK6DOS ! PY1/IV3NVN IV3TMV ! YJ8AA VK4AAR ! ! CO8LY EA7ADH ! R1ASP RA1AD ! YN6HM K5YU ! ! CO8ZZ HI3K ! R1FJL UA3AGS ! YN9HAU HR1RMG ! ! CP4BT DL9OT ! R3AL/MM RN3FZ ! YO2LDE N1NJ ! ! CS1SL CT4SL ! RA2FBC DF4BV ! YT800FG YU0SRJ ! ! CS6S CT1ERK ! RA9LI/9 DL6ZFG ! YT800S YU1OJ ! ! CU2V DL3KDV ! RK9AC W3HNK ! YZ800R YU0SRJ ! ! CX1CCC CX4AX ! RN3QO N2UCK ! ZB2FX G3RFX ! ! CX9AU KA5TUF ! RP4H RW4HB ! ZC4RAF 5B4YF ! ! D2GG CT1GG ! RV9C UA9CAW ! ZD7VC ON4CAT ! ! D3SAF I3LLH ! RW6HS UK8IWW ! ZD8T AC4IV ! ! DL3NEO/BY7KF DL3NEO ! S21XX DL3NEO ! ZF2DR K5RQ ! ! DL3NEO/BY7KH DL3NEO ! S21YD SM6CPY ! ZF2JL WB2DGL ! ! DU3/AH8F G4ZVJ ! S21YG DL3NEO ! ZK1TNN OK1TN ! ! DU3NXE W3HNK ! S79NEO DL3NEO ! ZK2JJ VK4AAR ! ! E30LA I2YDX ! SN0BBD SP2BBD ! ZK2PJ VK4AAR ! ! E30MA IK2WXZ ! SN0BMX SP2BMX ! ZL4IR W8WC ! ! E31AA ZL3CW ! SN0BNM SQ2BNM ! ZL6A ZL2AGY ! ! EA8/ON8RI ON4VRB ! SN0EFU SP2EFU ! ZL9CI ZL2HU ! ! EA9BW EA9AZ ! SN0PI SP2PI ! ZS6FOC G3MXJ ! ! ED3TTY EA3GIP ! SN0PMK SP2PI ! ZV8A PR8AA ! ! ED4MRF EA4ENK ! SN0SWT SP2SWT ! ZW2Z PY2ZI ! ! ED7TCS EA7URS ! SN0UKB SP2UKB ! ZW7CC PR7RT ! ! ED9XAD EA9CE ! SN6U SP6YFU ! ZY7FO PR7RT ! ! EK6GC W3HNK ! SP0DIG DJ0MAQ ! ZZ7Z PR7AR ! ======

1X1AU P.O.Box 1, 364052, Grozny, Chechnya, Russia 3D2SJ Steve Dives MSC, P.O.Box 1354, Suva, Fiji Islands 3D2TC Craig Thompson, 50 Beach Road, Suva Point, Suva, Fiji Islands 4N1EA Miodrag Jakovljevic, Vladimira Rolovica 9/27, 34000 Klragujevac, Yugoslavia 4S7OF Oshan Fernando, 45 Lady Evelyn de Soysa Road, Idama, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka 5H3RK Ralph, P.O.Box 9274, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania 9A2AJ Tomislav Polak, P.O.Box 7, HR-34551, Lipik, Croatia 9K2SQ Abdullah Al Salem, P.O.Box 38899, Kuwait, Kuwait 9N1FP Vladimir Zakharov, Kulakova 27/2-116, Stavropol 355044, Russia BV3FQ Jay Chuang, P.O.Box 19-58, Chungli 320, Taiwan CE3WDD Alfredo Moya, C.C.240-3, Santiago, Chile CE4RPM Cristian Vicencio Cousino, Casilla 516, Linares, Chile CI6CI Peace Country ARC, 9836-83rd Avenue, Grande Pairie, Alberta,T8V 3T5, Canada CM7HF Hector Fernandez, P.O.Box 20, Moron 67210, Cuba CM7NV Norma Valdes, P.O.Box 20, Moron 67210, Cuba DF5UG Hans Heindrich Ehlers, P.o.Box DF5UG, D-88671, Markdorf, Germany DJ9IN Karl-Heinz Harms, Deichstrasse 7, D-26548, Norderney, Germany DK3FW Dieter Romberg, Mittelstr.1A, D-30982, Pattensen, Germany DL3NEO Hannes Schmidt, Komotauer Str.28 B, D-91207, Lauf, Germany /EX S DX@WW $425WW404E 425 DX News #404 [5/6] 30 January 1999 No 404 BID: $425WW404E ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ***** QSL INFO [3/4] ***** ======

DS0EZ Sarang Nanugi Net, P.O.Box 54, Dongjak, Seoul 156-600, South Korea DS1BHE Seong-Joo Lee, P.O.Box 12, Tobong, Seoul 132-023, South Korea DS1DAL Sae Hwa Bang, 26/6, Shinsai-dong 266-31, Eunpyung-gu, Seoul 122-081, South Korea DS1DVJ Ok Kyung Kim, 26/6, Shinsai-dong 266-31, Eunpyung-gu, Seoul 122-081, South Korea DS1DVK Jin Ah Bang, 26/6, Shinsai-dong 266-31, Eunpyung-gu, Seoul 122-081, South Korea DS1DVL Myung Ah Bang, 26/6, Shinsai-dong 266-31, Eunpyung-gu, Seoul 122-081, South Korea DS1DHP Seung Kuk Lee, P.O.Box 12, Sihung, Kyunggi-Do 429-010, South Korea DS1FNQ Kim Eun Soo, Department of Metallurgy and Materials Science, Room K420, Hong-Ik University, 72-1, Dangsu-dong, Mapo-ku, Seoul 121-791, South Korea DS2HIQ Kwak Namsoon, P.O.Box 66, Dong-Suwon 442-600, South Korea DS3EXX Tae-Soo Song, P.O.Box 114, Cheong Ju, 360-600, South Korea DS3FGN Yeong-Ja Lee, P.O.Box 114, Cheong Ju, 360-600, South Korea DS5ALT Kim Mansoo, 1135, Gaya-Ri, Gaya-Eup, Haman-Kun, Kyungnam 637-800, South Korea DS5FWC Oh Chang-Hun, Hyundai Tower 1409, 285 Banku 1-Dong, Jung-Ku, Ulsan 681-261, South Korea DS5JCJ Park Myung-Ok, Hyundai Tower 1409, 285 Banku 1-Dong, Jung-Ku, Ulsan 681-261,South Korea DS5JCK Oh Hyun-Soo, Hyundai Tower 1409, 285 Banku 1-Dong, Jung-Ku, Ulsan 681-261, South Korea DS5RDA Sang Un Lee, P.O.Box 23, Taegu 700-600, South Korea DS5SME Shin Sang-Jae, P.O.Box 21, Dalseogu 704-600, South Korea DU1/K7DTS John Gibson, Barrio Salong, Calaca, Batangas, Philippines or c/o Doris Wimer, 4295 Palm Avenue #11, La Mesa, CA-91941, U.S.A. DU1LKY Joselito C. Fernandez, Coloong 1, Valenzuela, MM 1445, Philippines DU1SXW Fr.Dan F.Manuel,Mt.Carmel Seminary, Sariaya, Quezon 4322, Philippines EA3GIP Fidel Leon Martin, Siete Partidas, 50-52 1.2., 08304 Mataro, Spain ER1LW Lysy Wiacheslav, P.O.Box 112, Chisinau, MD-2012, Moldova, C.I.S. EU5R Igor, P.O.Box 57, Minsk 22036, Byelorussia F5SJB Dominique Meige, 360 rue Gustave Courbet, F-39130 Hautecour, France FG5AK Pierre Le Gonvoisier, Ecole mixte 2 Grandcamp, F-97139 Abymes, France FO5QB Michel Huin, P.O.Box 527, Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia FR5HA Joseph, 173 Evariste de Parny, F-97421 La Riviere, Reunion Island FR5ZQ Henri Namtameco, Rampe de Saint-Francois, 5052 Tour de la Chaumiere, F-97400 Saint-Denis, Reunion Island, Via France FY5DG Christian Albrieux, P.O.Box 450, F-97310 Kourou, France GW3KDB P.A.Miles, Y.Gorlan, Cross Inn, Llandysul, Ceredigion SA44 6NP, Wales HB9LF Radio-Amateur-Club Roche, Grenzacherstrasse 124, CH-4070 Basel, Switzerland HC6FG Mary, P.O.Box 614, Ambato, Ecuador HK6DOS Oscar A.Gaviria, P.O.Box 3055, Pereira, Colombia HI3ROX Alfredo Acosta, Duarte 88, Moca, Dominican Republic HL0B Kwangwoon University Amateur Radio Club, 447-1 Weolgye-Dong, Nowon-Gu Seoul 139-701, South Korea HL1IEG Lee Hee-Mun, HwaRang APT 2-701, 40-4 Yoido Dong, Seoul 150-010, South Korea HL1KIS Yanghyon Yi, 2-801, Hyundai Apt, #4-2, Tangsan dong 5 ka, Youngdungpo ku, Seoul 150-045, South Korea HL1OYF Kim Dug Nam, P.O.Box 54, Dongjak, Seoul 156-600, South Korea HL1SRJ Kwon Young Ouk, P.O.Box 54, Dongjak, Seoul 156-600, South Korea HL1SYB Kim Yoo Sung, P.O.Box 54, Dongjak, Seoul 156-600, South Korea HL2LLV Park Jaewoo, P.O.Box 66, Dong-Suwon 442-600, South Korea HL2SS Park Namsoon, P.O.Box 66, Dong-Suwon 442-600, South Korea HL2WA Dong Kyu Lee, 1007-104, Jukong APT, Eunhang-2 Dong, Jungwon-ku, Seongnam-si, Kyeonggi-Do, South Korea HL3EEI Mun-Gu Hwang, P.O.Box 63, Cheong Ju 360-600, South Korea HL3ENE Hyun Kyun Shin, Donga APT 3-1303, Kyohyun-Dong, Chungju, Chungbuk 380-060, South Korea HL5BBW Jong Oil Eom, 34-81, Haedodong, Pohang 680-000, South Korea HL5BUV Inyoung Kim, P.O.Box 12, Pusan 600-600, South Korea HL5NXK Hoeng Ryong Lee, P.O.Box 16, Dalseo, Taegu, South Korea HL5XF Seo Ho Jin, P.O.Box 73, Nam Ulsan 680-600, Korea HR2/KC4CD P.O.Box 2754, San Pedro, Honduras HS0ACT Sithi Chinsukeporn, 2121 M 7 Teparuk Road, Muang Samutprakarn 10270, Thailand HS1GUW Ong-Art Khaocharee, P.O.Box 8, Tungbenchar, Thamai, Chantaburi 22170, Thailand HS2OUJ Vanlop Homrean, P.O.Box 1, Thungbencha, Chantaburi 22170, Thailand HS7AS P.O.Box 7, Sripachan, Suphanburi 72140, Thailand HS7CMJ Miss Saijai Charoenkitkan, P.O.Box 9, Thamaka, Kanchanaburi 71120, Thailand IZ3AHY Mario Sala, P.O.Box 10, I-32010 Polpet di Ponte n.A. - BL, Italy /EX S DX@WW $425WW404F 425 DX News #404 [6/6] 30 January 1999 No 404 BID: $425WW404F ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ***** QSL INFO [4/4] ***** ======

JA6VQA Akio Tagami, 6-Kumi Tomioka, Oita 870-0947, Japan JD1/7K4QFS Toshiko Ueno, 2-14-16, Nishisugamo, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 170, Japan JD1/JI1FLB Seiichi Tanaka, 2-12-20 Nishimizumoto, Katsushika-Ku, Tokyo 125-0031, Japan JD1AMA Akihiko Miyazaki, P.O.Box 602, Chichijima, Ogasawara 100-2101, Japan JT1BH S.Surenjav, P.O.Box 125, Ulaanbaatar-13, Mongolia JT1CO Chadraawal, P.O.Box 905, Ulaanbaatar 23, Mongolia JY4NE Ali Yashrati, Ph.D., P.O.Box 9392, Amman 11191, Jordan LX1EA Edmond Mertz, 85 route de Reisdorf, L-6311 Beauford, Luxembourg LX1EK Germaine Knabe, 25 rue Basse, L-4415 Soleuvre, Luxembourg LX2AK Alfred Knabe, 25 rue Basse, L-4415 Soleuvre, Luxembourg KH2/WH6ASW Ray Fabre', 37 Turner Rd, Nimitz Hill, Asan, Guam 96922, U.S.A. JY4NE Ali Yashrati, Ph.D., P.O.Box 9392, Amman 11191, Jordan N4XJ Miyamori, 8 Amalajack Blvd. Suite 362, Newnan, GA-30265, U.S.A. OH0JJS Jukka Klemola, Aarontie 5, FIN-31400 Somero, Finland P29HG James Mollenhauer, P.O.Box 1307, Goroka, EHP, Papua New Guinea PR7AR Irapuan de Sousa, P.O.Box 60, CEP 58200-970, Guarabira-Paraiba,Brazil RV1AC Alex Pastchenko, P.O.Box 104, St.Petersburg, 192241 Russia RW6HS Vasilij M Kasyanenko, P.O.Box 0, Stavropolskij Kraj, G.Novopavlovsk, 357830, Russia S21YP Robert E.Parkes, Granger Systems, P.O.Box 11061, Uttara, Dhaka 1230, Bangladesh SO5AH Mario Sala, Ul. Krak. Przedmiescie 13, Pl-01/925 Warsavia, Poland SP9CLQ Andrzel Klaja, ul. Aleksandry 9/25, 30-837 Krakow, Poland SV1CQN Kostas Karakostas, Anapafseos 4, GR-301 00 Agrinion, Greece SV1CQR Giannis Rizos, P.O.Box 121, GR-301 00 Agrinio, Greece SV1CRZ Dimitris Benakis, Ikonioy 63, GR-171 23 Nea Smyrni, Greece SV1MF Markos, 28 Evagelistrias str., GR-185 32 Piraeus, Greece SV1QN George Pilalis, Aiglis 8, GR-154 51 Psihiko, Athens, Greece SV2AEL Pavlidis Savvas, P.O.Box 22013, GR-553 10 Thessaloniki, Greece SV2BXY Antonis Kambakis, 3, Omirou Str., GR-566 26 Thessaloniki, Greece SV2DFA Papadopoulos Giannis, Eteokleous 40, GR-542 50 Thessaloniki, Greece SV5DZG George Periferakis, P.O.Box 282, GR-851 00 Rodos, Greece SV7CLI Akis Kaltsaras, 93 I.Kaviri St., GR-681 00 Alexandroupolis, Greece TJ1LD Douglas W.Lewis, P.O.Box 9, Kumbo, NW Province, Cameroon TK5NJ Alexandre Pellegrinetti, B.P.223, F-20179 Ajaccio, France TM8FL ALR 69, 23 bis rue Roger Radisson, F-69005 Lyon, France UA0CW Vlad Bondar, Krasnorechenskaya 179-16, Khabarovsk, 680023, Russia UA0IAS Vladimir Kolodkin, P.O.Box 11, Palatka 686110, Russia UA3TAE Alex N.Polozov, P.O.Box 66, Dzerjinsk-15, 606015, Russia UA3TFS Alex B.Chaika, pr.Tsiolkovskogo 33-41, Dzerzhinsk-29, 606029, Russia UA3TJW Dimitri V.Panteleev, P.O.Box 5, Dzerzhinsk-7, 606007, Russia UA6HCW Igor Kovalyov, P.O.Box 59 Pyatigorsk 357500, Russia V73UB Ben Leon, P.O.Box 525, Rindge, NH-03461, U.S.A. VO2YR Dan Murray, P.O.Box 478, Station A, Goose Bay, Newfoundland, A0P 1S0 Canada VR2KF Kazu Fujita, GPO Box 4724, Hong Kong, China VU2GSB G.Shankar,12-2-398/2, Tallagadda, Markandaya Nagar, Hyderabad 500067 India VU2NDJ N.Abi Ram, 25-8-239, Main Road, Visakhapatnam 530 001, India VU2TMP V.M. Thampi, Veliyathumalil, P.O.Pulpally, Kerala 673 579, India VU2UR B.L.Manohar, House MIG-6, 80 feet Road, Kingeri Upnagara, Bangalore 560060, India VU2VSD V.Sundaralingam, Venes Electronics, 46-D, Thalayari St., Pattukkottai 614601, India VU3GFF Santosh C.G., #230/1, Omkarnagar, Arekere Gate, Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore 560076, India XR3Z Steve Sexton, Av.Larrain 7618, La Reina, Santiago, Chile XU6BND Ichinose Izumi, 1-3-4-1403, Shinkitano, Yodogawa-ku, Osaka 532-0025, Japan YC6HDF Wellem A. Kroma, P.O.Box 25, Pangkalan Brandan 20857, Indonesia YC7JEK Hatirudin, P.O.Box 3, Banjarmasin 70001, Indonesia YC8TXW Ronny, P.O.Box 166, Tahuna 95800, Indonesia YO3JW Fenyo Stefan, P.O.Box 19-43, RO-74400 Bucuresti, Romania ZL3CW Jacky Calvo, P.O.Box 593, Pukekohe 1800, New Zealand ZP7BIA Tito Codas, P.O.Box 20, 3300 Coronel Oviedo, Paraguay *****************************************************************************

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>>> E4, PALESTINE - NEW DXCC ENTITY ADDED <<<

The following DXCC News Release, dated 3 February, comes from the American Radio Relay League: "The International Telecommunication Union, in its Operational Bulletin No. 685 of February 1, 1999, has allocated the callsign prefix E4 for use by Palestine. This is in accordance with the Resolution PLEN/3 of the Plenipotentiary Conference of the ITU held in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1998. Under the current DXCC List Criteria, Section 1, this callsign allocation meets the requirement of paragraph b. Palestine will be added to the DXCC List effective October 1, 1999. Contacts made with E4 stations after February 1, 1999, will count for this new entity. Under the DXCC rules, contacts with the deleted entity of Palestine made prior to June 30, 1968 do not count for this entity. There is no commonality of territory or administration." [TNX NC1L] ------

>>> 425 DX NEWS MOST WANTED SURVEY (1998) <<<

Thanks to all of you (more than 500) who participated in the survey. The first 50 most wanted DXCC entities are the following:

PFX ENTITY % PFX ENTITY % ======P5 North Korea 100.00 KH5 Palmyra & Jarvis 26.09 A5 Bhutan 56.70 VP8 South Georgia 25.04 VU4 Andaman & Nicobar 55.65 PY0S St.Peter & St.Paul 24.70 BS7 Scarborough Reef 49.91 KP1 Navassa 24.35 3Y Bouvet 47.13 FO0 Marquesas 24.00 VU7 Laccadive 42.78 BV9P Pratas 23.48 7O Yemen 42.26 YA Afghanistan 23.30 3C0 Pagalu 38.96 ZK3 Tokelau 23.13 VK0 Macquarie 38.61 ZS8 Marion 22.61 KH5K Kingman Reef 36.17 KH1 Baker & Howland 22.26 VP8 South Sandwich 34.61 FO0 Austral 22.09 ZL9 Auckland & Campbell 34.26 YV0 Aves 22.09 FR_T Tromelin 33.39 XF4 Revilla Gigedo 21.74 FR_J Juan de Nova & Europa 33.04 SY Mount Athos 21.39 FR_G Glorioso 32.87 FT_W Crozet 20.87 3Y Peter I 31.30 XW Laos 20.70 T33 Banaba 31.13 FT_X Kerguelen 20.35 HK0 Malpelo 30.96 JD1 Minami Torishima 19.48 CE0 S.Felix & S.Ambrosio 28.70 VK9C Cocos-Keeling 19.48 VK9M Mellish Reef 28.70 ZL8 Kermadec 19.30 FO0 Clipperton 28.00 KH7K Kure 18.26 KP5 Desecheo 27.65 T2 Tuvalu 18.26 3B9 Rodrigues 27.13 PY0T Trindade 17.74 3D2C Conway Reef 27.13 T5 Somalia 17.57 T31 Central Kiribati 26.43 ZD9 Tristan da Cunha 17.57

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------IZ1CRR ---> This newly licenced DX oriented amateur is no one else but Maurizio, I1-21771, our web master. Congratulations from the 425 DX News staff! /EX S DX@WW $425WW405B 425 DX News #405 [2/6] 6 February 1999 No 405 BID: $425WW405B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

3A - Leo, K8PYD will be active (mainly on RTTY with some CW) as 3A/K8PYD from Monaco between 18 February and 2 March. He will be joined by Tom, N9NC (3A/N9NC) on 19 February for a week. Tom, who will be free only at evening time after work, plans to work 40, 80 and 160 CW. Either or both of them may participate in the ARRL CW DX Contest (20-21 February). [TNX K8PYD] 3B8 - Hans, DJ7MI is active as 3B8/DJ7MI from Mauritius (AF-049) till 20 February. Plans are to operate mainly on the low bands CW. QSL via bureau to DJ7MI. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] 3B9 - Six metres enthusiasts will be glad to learn that Ned Stearns, AA7A has joined the multi-national DXpedition group that is heading out to Rodrigues Island [425DXN 399]. The plan is to be QRV on 1 April and be on the air for as much as 10 days. Ned, who is the responsible for the 6 metres station, believes that time of year and this part of the solar cycle look promising for potential six meter propagation to Europe and Japan and possibly the US over the long path. He invites amateurs in EU, JA and the US to help him in order to plan operating schedules on 6 metres for this once-in-a-lifetime DXpedition. Ned's e-mail address is [email protected] [TNX SM7AED] 5H - Maurizio, IK2GZU now will be active as 5H3/IK2GZU from Tanzania [425DXN 403] starting on 10 February. QSL via IK2GZU either direct (Maurizio Buffoli, Via degli Angeli 9, 25033 Cologne - BS, Italy) or through the bureau (bureau cards can be requested at [email protected]). [TNX IK2GZU] 5X - 5X1T is now active on 6 metres SSB. QSL via ON5NT. [TNX IW1DIM] 5Z - 5Z4LI is the call that G3RTE (Jim), G3SWH (Phil), G3WGV (John) and 5Z4RL (Rob) will use during their 17-24 February operation from Lamu Island (AF-040) [425DXN 402]. They will be active with two (and possibly three) stations on 160-10 metres, with the exception of 30 metres, which is not permitted in Kenya. Subject to good propagation, they plan to have at least one station on the air for 24 hours a day. Look for them on the ususal IOTA SSB frequencies, on CW (1830, 3503, 7005, 14025, 18073, 21025, 24895, 28025 KHz) and RTTY (RTTY: 14080, 21080, 28080 KHz). They will be QRV during the ARRL CW DX Contest (20-21 February), but will *NOT* work USA stations to the exclusion of the rest of the world. QSL via G3SWH either direct (Phil Whitchurch, 21 Dickensons Grove, Congresbury, Bristol, BS49 5HQ, United Kingdom) or through the bureau. [TNX G3SWH] 9G - 9G1OO, PA3ERA and PA3FUE are reported to be planning to operate (20, 15 and 40 metres CW) from the club station 9G1AA in February (dates not given). QSL via PA3ERA (Arie Barendrecht, Taankade 10, NL-3311 TN Dordrecht, The Netherlands). [TNX OPDX Bulletin] C5 - Steve, G3VMW will be active as C56/G3VMW or possibly C56SW from Banjul, Gambia between 4 and 18 March. He will operate on 10-160 metres CW only and in the RSGB Commonwealth Contest (13-14 March). The log will be available at http://www.bramham.demon.co.uk immediately after the operation. QSL via G3VMW. [TNX G3VMW] CO - Jose, CO8JY will be QRV, especially for Europe, on 160 metres on 13 and 14 February starting around 3 UTC. Look for him on 1830-1835 Khz. QSL via KU9C. [TNX CO8JY] CT3 - Alain, F5LMJ will be active (30, 20 and 17 metres CW) as CT3/F5LMJ from Madeira (AF-014) between 13 and 20 February. [TNX F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX] E4 - Ali, JY4NE (who was active as ZC6A in the past) reports it may take several days before the licensing authorities start issuing E4 licenses. However Ali is planning a three day operation (starting on 13, 20 or 27 February) from the QTH of Sami, ZC6B/KF2GJ in Gaza. Plans are to work SSB and some CW. [TNX The Daily DX] EA - Fidel, EA3GIP will be operating as ED3TTY in contests, the first time on 13-14 February when he will participate in the CQ WPX RTTY. QSL via EA3GIP either direct (Fidel Leon Martin, Siete Partidas, 50-52 1.2., 08304 Mataro, Spain) or through the bureau. [TNX EA3GIP] F - Jean-Marc, F5SGI will be active (mostly on CW) as F5SGI/P from Noirmoutier Island (EU-064) between 20 and 26 February. [TNX F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX] G - Tom, G0PSE and Steve, G4EDG will be active (10-160 metres, SSB and CW) as GB0SM from St Mary's Island, Isles of Scilly (EU-011) between 22 and 29 July. They will participate in the IOTA Contest (24-25 July) as G5M. QSL via G3WNI either direct (Bill Lindsay-Smith, Way Close, Madford, Hemyock, Cullompton, Devon EX15 3QY, England, UK) or through the bureau. [TNX G0PSE] HC8 - N5KO (Trey), K6AW (Steve) and W4ZV (Bill) will participate in the ARRL CW DX Contest (20-21 February) as HC8N (Multi-Single) from the Galapgos (SA-004). QSL via AA5BT. [TNX The Daily DX] /EX S DX@WW $425WW405C 425 DX News #405 [3/6] 6 February 1999 No 405 BID: $425WW405C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

J7 - Five operators with FAIRS (Foundation for Amateur International Radio Services) will be active from Dominica (NA-101) between 12 and 22 February. Larry, N4VA (J79VA expected) will concentrate on CW and SSB on IOTA frequencies and on WARC bands. David, KK4WW (J79WW); Don, KE4UGF (J79UGF) and YL operators Gaynell, KK4WWW (J79GMV) and Kay, KE4EKH (J79EKH) will be active on 6, 10, 15, 17, 20 and 40 metres, mostly SSB. [TNX N4VA] JA - JA3CMY, JE4CIL and JI3DST will be active (on 80, 40, 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10 MHz, SSB/CW/SSTV) from Oki Archipelago (AS-041) between 7 UTC on 20 March and 23 UTC on the 21st. QSL via home call: JA3CMY (Yuki Iwata, 3-13-3 Kaneda-Cho, Moriguchi-City, Osaka 570-0011, Japan), JE4CIL (Fumio Suzuki, P.O. Box 3, Hamamura Ketaka-Cho, Ketaka-Gun, Tottori 689-0331, Japan) and JI3DST (Takeshi Funaki, 2-18-26 Hannan-Cho, Abeno-Ku, Osaka-City, Osaka 545-0021, Japan). [TNX I4-2032 and JI3DST] KH0 - Oita DX Club members JA6BTO, AF4LX, JA6PBO and AF4KH will be active (160-6 metres, CW, SSB and SSTV) from Saipan Island, Northern Mariana (OC-086) between 11 and 14 February. Call(s) not mentioned, but QSL via JA6VQA either direct (Akio Tagami, 6-kumi Tomioka, Oita 870-0947, Japan). [TNX OPDX Bulletin] KL - Richard Kaplan, KL7AK (ex N6IV) and others will be active from rare Nunivak Island (NA-074) between 4 and 7 June. They will operate two stations on SSB (mainly on 14.260 MHz) and RTTY/CW. QSL via KL7AK either direct or through the bureau. [TNX KL7AK] P4 - Andy, K2LE is active as P4/K2LE from Aruba (SA-036) until 14 February. QSL via K2LE. [TNX DX News Sheet] PY0_spp- ABRA-DX operators PT2HF (Lunkes), PT2GTI (Stuckert) and PT2NP (Paul) are planning a DXpedition to St. Peter and St. Paul's Archipelago (SA-014) which should take place between 15/16 and 21/22 March. Further information is expected in due course. QSL via PT2GTI. [TNX PT2NP] T8 - JA5AUC and JA5IU will be active (on 160-6 metres, SSB and CW) as T88TM and T88SY respectively from Palau (OC-009) between 11 and 14 February. QSL via home calls. [TNX JM1LJS] T9/ZA - Daniel, YO2LDE is the editor of the weekly South-West DX Bulletin, which can be found on his web site (see below) with other useful information (including a list of e-mail addresses for YO amateurs). Daniel plans to be active (RTTY, CW and SSB) as ZA/YO2LDE from Albania and from Bosnia possibly as T9/YO2LDE between 15 and 25 February. North America stations should QSL via Daniel's *new* QSL manager, N1NJ (Tony Naglieri, 22 Sherwin Street, Ware, MA 01082-1020, USA), other stations QSL via YO2LDE (Daniel M. Vuescu, Zadei F3-1-7, RO-1700, Resita, Romania). Further information at http://www.qsl.net/yo2lde/dxpedition.html; the logs for Daniel's expeditions are available at http://www.qsl.net/yo2lde/search.html [TNX YO2LDE] TL - Alex, PA3ZDN is active again as TL5A from Central African Republic with improved signals on 160 metres. He plans to operate on 6 metres as well. QSL via PA1AW (ex PA3DMH). Logs will be available at http://www.qsl.net/tl5a [TNX IW1DIM and PA1AW] UR - Special calls EO6F (on 15 metres) and UX6F (on 20 metres) will be in use during the CQWW WPX RTTY Contest (13-14 February). QSL EO6F via UX0FF (Nikolay Lavreka, P.O. Box 3, Izmail, 272630 Ukraine); QSL UX6F via UX3FW. [TNX DJ3IW and VK2SG RTTY DX Notes] V3 - Joe, K8JP expects to be active again as V31JP from Belize between 11 February and 9 March. He plans to participate in the ARRL DX CW & SSB contests (Single Operator High Power All Bands) and in the CQ WW 160 SSB contest (Single Operator High Power). Outside the contests, he will be operating mostly on 160, 80 and 40 metres CW with some SSB. QSL via his new QSL manager, KA9WON (Lonnie W. Miller, 12031 Blue Spruce Dr, Roscoe, IL 61073, USA). [TNX K8JP] V7 - Tom, N4XP will operate from the Marshall Islands starting on 27 February for about ten days. Callsign is unknown at this time, may be N4XP/V7. Priority for Europe on low bands and 30 metres (TX 120-125 and RX 105-110). QSL via N4XP (Samuel T. Harrel, 2011 New High Shoals Road, Watknisville, GA 30677, USA). [TNX N4XP] VK9_ck - Jerry, WB9Z will join W8UVZ and W0YG for both the operations [425DXN 391] from Christmas (OC-002) as VK9XX (6-13 February) and from Cocos-Keeling (OC-003) as VK9YY (13-20 February). QSL via W0YG. [TNX DX News Sheet] VP2E - W1USN (Mike), AA1M (Bob) and W1HL (Jim) will be active from Anguilla (NA-022) between 1 and 8 March. They will operate SSB and CW, calls have not been assigned as of yet. QSL via home calls. [TNX AA1M] VP5 - Vic, N4TO will be active as VP5/N4TO from Caicos Islands (NA-002) between 16 and 23 February. He will participate in the ARRL DX CW Contest as VP5M. QSL for both calls via N4TO (Victor Dubois, 1400 Jacquelyn Avenue, Sebring, FL 33872, USA). [TNX N4TO] /EX S DX@WW $425WW405D 425 DX News #405 [4/6] 6 February 1999 No 405 BID: $425WW405D ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

XT - Michel, F5RLE, and Joel, F5AOW will be active as XT2DM (on CW) and XT2OW (on SSB) from Burkina Faso between 7 February and 1 March. They plan to put an emphasis on 12, 17 and 30 metres. QSL via F5RLE. [TNX The Daily DX] ZD9 - Andy, ZD9BV is back on the air from Tristan da Cunha (AF-029) after a long holiday. QSL via W4FRU. [TNX IK2IQD] ------

<<< RSGB IOTA CONTEST (24-25 JULY) >>>

The following stations are expected to participate in this year's event [see also 425DXN 401]:

EU-038 - Marcel, ON4ASW and other operators from Belgium from Texel Island. They have applied for the call PA6TEX. [TNX ON4ASW] EU-065 - Harvey, ON5SY and other Belgian operators from UBA Section Gulden Spoor Kortrijk KTK with a special TM call (to be announced) from Ouessant Island. Plans are to be active also before and after the contest. [TNX ON9CGB] NA-169 - The Western Washington DX Club and the Island County ARC (WA) from Tatoosh Island (NA-169). For further information please contact Hillar, N6HR at [email protected] [TNX OPDX Bulletin] SA-046 - PY7XC, PY7ZZ, PY7ZY, PR7FB and probably PR7PO as ZX7XX (CW and SSB) from Itamaraca Island. [TNX PY7ZY] ------

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BT1WW ---> The People's Republic of China indeed appeared on 160 metres in this past weekend's contest [425DXN 404]. The U.S. pileups were huge but unfortunately so was the noise level in Beijing and only 24 U.S. stations made it through (they are N7RT, N6RO, W6UB, W7TVF, N6FF, W6YA, K6VX, W2VJN, K6SE, W6UE, N6ED, W6AJJ, N2KK, WU6T, KF6T, N7UA, K6UR, KG6I, W6PBI, W7IUV, KC7V, W7XR, N7DD and AB6LF). QSL via OH2BH/BY1 (Martti J. Laine, Unit No. 21H North Lodge, China World Trade Center, No. 1 Jianguomen Wai Avenue, Beijing 100004, People's Republic of China). [TNX OH2BH/BY1 and N4GN]

PALESTINE ---> The new DXCC entity is divided up into two parts, namely the Gaza Strip (31.30N - 34.28E) and the West Bank (31.47N-35.13E). It is WAZ 20 and ITU 39. [TNX The Daily DX]

QSL OH0 ---> Cards for OH0Z and OH0AW have been printed and Ari, OH1EH will start sending out direct QSLs in a few days' time. [TNX OH1EH]

QSL REFLECTOR ---> Dx-QSL is a mailing list (reflector) devoted to the discussion of DXing and QSLing. To subscribe, e-mail to [email protected] (leave the subject blank and type subscribe dx-qsl in the body of the message). The mailing list is sponsored by Al Waller (K3TKJ). Please address any questions to [email protected] [TNX AD1C]

RUSSIA BUREAU ---> Igor Booklan, RA3AUU (SRR Vice President/Contest Committee) reports that the *only* incoming IARU affiliated bureau for Russia [425DXN 403] is P.O. Box 59, Moscow, 105122, Russia. [TNX RA3AUU] /EX S DX@WW $425WW405E 425 DX News #405 [5/6] 6 February 1999 No 405 BID: $425WW405E ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** *** NEWS FROM THE WEB *** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

A.R.I.: The new web site of ARI Pozzuoli (Napoli) is at http://www.creativenet.it/ari [TNX IK8UHA] DELTA MIKE: The new web site of the Delta Mike Club (Milan) is at http://www.deltamike.com [TNX IK2IKT] DX-QSL: The QSL Reflector's (see above) archives are on line at http://www.qth.net/dx-qsl-digest.archive IH9P: The web page for IH9P (Multi-Multi in CQWW SSB 1998) is at http://www.fortunecity.com/skyscraper/eudora/126/ih9p.html [TNX IT9BLB] LOGS: The logs of FT5WH (including contacts made up to 30 January) are available at http://perso.easynet.fr/~f5nod/ft5whlog.html [TNX F5NOD] MOST WANTED: The results of The DX Magazine's 1998 Most Wanted Survey are available at http://www.dxpub.com/dx_news.html SCDXC: The web site for the Southern California DX Club is at http://www.scdxc.org ------

QSL received via direct: 3D2DX, 3DA0CA, 3W6DXI, 4U1UN, 5B4/RV0AR, 5B4/UA9YAB, 5N3CPR, 5V7FA, 5W0GD, 5W0RF, 6D2X, 6W1QV, 7X4AN, 8Q7BB, 8Q7CC, 8Q7JD, 8Q7LI, 9G5VJ, 9H1NB, 9H3TI, 9J2FR, 9K2MU, 9M6CT, 9M6JU, 9N1UD, 9X0A, A35RK, A35ZL, A45XR, A61AJ, A71CX (AS-088), AP2JZB, AP2NK, BI4C (AS-136), BI4Q (AS-135), BI5P (AS-138), BI5Z (AS-137), BO0K, BV2KI, BV4ME, C21NJ, C31LJ, C56/DL5MM, C56A, C56CW, C56HP, C56T, C91CO, C91RF, CT1AHU/p, CO6XN, E21CJN, E30HA, EK6GC, EX8QB, FO0FI, FR5CC, FR/G3SWH,FR5ZQ/T, FS5HI, FW5XX, N5KO/HC8, HF0POL, HS1RU, HU1X, HV5PUL, IC8/IK2GPQ (IIA NA-049), IC8/IK2PZG (IIA NA-022, 026, 035, 037, 041, 045, 046, 047, 048, 050), IC8/IK8UHA (IIA NA-026, 028, 029, 045, 046, 047, 050), IC8/IZ8CGS (IIA NA-048, 049), ID8/IK2WXW (IIA CS-007), ID8/IK8UHA (IIA CS-007), IL3/IK2PZG (IIA PD-002; VE-003, 043, 046, 060, 061, 065), IL7/IZ7ATN (IIA BA-004), IL8/I8KCI (IIA SA-002, 003, 004), IL8/IK2PZG (IIA SA-003, 004, ???), IL8/IK8UHA (IIA SA-002, 003, 004, ???), IM0/IS0GYV (IIA OR-009), J28AG, J45T, J79MV, J8/DF2SS, JW1BJA, JY8YB, OD5/9K2MU, P40E, PJ8N, PV5V, PY5CC, S07WW, S21K (AS-140), S21YG, S92AT, T24JA, T32KV, T32MP, T77M, TI5RLI, TI9CF, UA0SJ, UK8IZ, UN7JX, V51SG, V8A, VK9CTL, VK9XTL, VP6YL, VU2PAI, VU2WAP, WA4ZZ/P (NA-031), XU2A, YC0LBK, YJ0AAU, YN1RLI, ZA0B (EU-169), ZA1MH, ZK2FT, ZY6XC (SA-080).

QSL received via WF5E DX QSL Service: 3B8CF, 3W5RS, 5B4ADA, 5R8EY, 7X2RO, A2/ZS5UZ, A35RK, BA1DU, BI3H (AS-134), BI4C (AS-136), BI5P (AS-138), BI5Z (AS-137), BO0K, BV7FC, BV9AYA (AS-103), CT3FT, FH/DJ1RL, FP/N9PD, FR5DX, HB0/HB9LEY, HH2PK, J49IL, N2OO/KH9, OJ0VR, R1ANF, R9KM (AS-083), RA0FF, RL0P, RW9QA, T95A, TF3IRA, TL5A, TT8JE, UP0F, UP6F, VE8C (NA-173), YI9SK, YW5LB. *****************************************************************************

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PERIOD CALL REF till 20/02 3B8/DJ7MI: Mauritius (AF-049) 405 till 31/03 4N800, YT800, YU800, YZ800: special event stations 397 till 06/02 8P9DX: Barbados (NA-021) * by VA3DX 404 till 08/02 KH2K/AH0: Saipan (OC-086) * by JA1RJU 404 till 24/02 DU3/G4ZVJ 403 till 24/02 ED4MRF: Molino de Bajo (CC-003) 403 till August FK8VHU: New Caledonia 401 till 10/02 FO0AWI, FO0XUU: OC-050, Austral Is * by DL1AWI & DL5XU 404 till December FT5WH: Crozet (AF-008) * by F5AGL 401 till December FT5ZJ: Amsterdam Island 399 till 10/02 H40FN: Pigeon Island (OC-065), Temotu * by DK9FN 404 till Apr H40MS: Pigeon Island (OC-065), Temotu * by DL2GAC 404 till 15/02 JL1KFR/JD1: Minami Trishima (OC-073) 404 till Feb LZ0A: South Shetlands (AN-010) * by LZ2UU 397 till 31/12 LZ100PV: special station 401 till 14/02 P4/K2LE: Aruba (SA-036) 405 till 20/04 P49M: Aruba (SA-036) * by VE3MR 397 till 27/02 S79MX: Seychelles (AF-024) * by HB9MX 404 till ?? T33VU * by DL1VU 399 till ?? TL5A: Central African Republic * by PA3ZDN 405 till 06/02 V31JZ & V31RL: Turneffe Is (NA-123) * by NN7A & NG7S 401 till May VQ9DX: Diego Garcia (AF-006) * by AA5DX 403 till March VQ9QM: Diego Garcia Island (AF-006) 401 till 27/11 XJ1: special prefix (Nova Scotia, Canada) 401 till 14/02 Z2/VK3DXI: Zimbabwe 404 till 10/02 ZD8Z and ZD8A: Ascension (AF-003) * by N6TJ and K6NA 404 till Apr ZF2NT: Little Cayman (NA-016) * by N6NT 388 01/02-20/02 FO/DJ4VW: Raiatea (OC-067), French Polynesia 404 03/02-03/03 FR5ZQ/T: Tromelin (AF-031) 403 04/02-09/02 HC8/DL6FBK: Galapagos (SA-004) 404 05/02-25/02 HPx/F5PAC: NA-071, NA-088, NA-202, NA-203 403 06/02-17/02 PY7ZY/7: Itamaraca Island (SA-046) 403 06/02-13/02 VK9XX: Christmas Island (OC-002) * by W8UVZ and W0YG 405 06/02-07/02 RSGB 7 MHz SSB Contest *** 06/02-08/02 E30LA and E30MA: AF-??? * by I2YDX and IK2WXZ 404 07/02-01/03 XT2DM and XT2OW: Burkina Faso * by F5RLE and F5AOW 405 08/02-21/02 J47XCF: special station * by Radio DX Group of Thrace 403 08/02-28/02 5H: Tanzania * by IK2GZU 403 10/02-26/02 HR3/K7DBV: Honduras 403 11/02-14/02 KH0: Saipan (OC-086) * by JA6BTO, AF4LX, JA6PBO, AF4KH 405 11/02-14/02 T88TM & T88SY: Palau (OC-009) * by JA5AUC & JA5IU 405 11/02-09/03 V31JP: Belize * by K8JP 405 12/02-22/02 J79VA, WW, UGF, GMV, EKH: Dominica (NA-101) * by Ws 405 13/02-14/02 CO8JY on 160 metres 405 13/02-20/02 CT3/F5LMJ: Madeira (AF-014) 405 13/02-14/02 ED3TTY (CQ WPX RTTY) * by EA3GIP 405 13/02-14/02 EO6F & UX6F: Ukraine (CQ WPX RTTY) 405 13/02-20/02 VK9YY: Cocos Island (OC-003) * by by W8UVZ and W0YG 405 13/02-14/02 PACC Contest *** 13/02-14/02 RSGB 1.8 MHz SSB Contest *** 13/02-14/02 WW RTTY WPX Contest *** 13/02-15/02 YL OM SSB Contest *** 14/02 EA5AEN/P: Mata d'Entorre (DIEI V-032) 403 15/02-25/02 ZA/YO2LDE (Albania) and T9/YO2LDE (Bosnia) 405 16/02-23/02 K3TEJ/C6A, WA3WSJ/C6A, C6AKW: Abaco (NA-080), Bahamas 403 16/02-20/02 KH6/IV3NVN: Hawaii (OC-019) 403 16/02-23/02 VP5/N4TO and VP5M: Caicos Islands (NA-002) 405 17/02-24/02 5Z4LI: Lamu Isl (AF-040) * by G3RTE,G3SWH,G3WGV,5Z4RL 401 18/02-02/03 3A/K8PYD and 3A/N9NC: Monaco 405 20/02-21/02 HC8N (ARRL CW): Galapgos (SA-004) * by N5KO,K6AW,W4ZV 405 20/02-26/02 F5SGI/P: Noirmoutier Island (EU-064) 405 20/02-21/02 ARRL International DX CW Contest *** 21/02-03/03 KH4/IV3NVN: Midway Island (OC-030) 403 25/02-28/02 3D2TN: Fiji * by OK1RD, OK1RI, OK1TN 403 26/02-27/02 UBA - CW Contest *** 26/02-27/02 Ukraine RTTY Championship *** 26/02-28/02 CQ WWDX 160 Meter SSB Contest *** 26/02-27/02 REF - French SSB Contest *** 27/02-07/03 C21ZM and C21SX: Nauru (OC-031) * by G3ZEM and G3SXW 403 27/02-08/03 N4XP/V7: Marshall Islands 405 27/02-28/02 RSGB 7 MHz CW Contest *** 27/02-28/02 YL OM CW Contest *** 28/02-08/03 FW5FN: Uvea (OC-054), Wallis & Futuna * by HB9HFN 401 February 9G1AA: Ghana * by 9G1OO, PA3ERA and PA3FUE 405 Feb-May 9G5HK: Ghana * by DL1IAL 404 February (?) E4: Palestine * by JY4NE 405 February FT5YG: Adelie Land, Antarctica 399 February KL1SLE: St. Lawrence Island (NA-040) * by KL7FH 402 Feb-Mar T30, T32, T33 * by HA9RE and HA8IC 400 01/03-09/03 T30RD: West Kiribati (OC-017) * by OK1RD, OK1RI, OK1TN 403 01/03-08/03 VP2E: Anguilla (NA-022) * by W1USN, AA1M, W1HL 405 02/03-09/03 HK0: San Andres Island (NA-033) * by W4DC and others 401 04/03-18/03 C56/G3VMW or C56SW: Gambia 405 06/03-07/03 ARRL DX SSB Contest *** /EX

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>>> KING HUSSEIN OF JORDAN, JY1, SK <<<

The late King Hussein's role in the Middle East is well known all over the world. However, amateur radio enthusiasts, even those who had the honour of working JY1, may ignore that His Majesty's support "was invaluable to us in obtaining new amateur bands [namely 12, 17 and 30 metres] at the 1979 World Administrative Radio Conference: Jordan's support of the Amateur Service was much in evidence at the conference that fall, and was a crucial element in our success." (David Sumner, K1ZZ, ARRL Executive Vice President). While the world mourns the death of the ruler, we mourn the loss of a friend who believed in Amateur Radio. ------

>>> PALESTINE (E4) ON THE AIR <<<

A team of operators from Europe and the U.S. will join forces with their local Palestinian counterparts to unveil the new E4 prefix for the first time on the air. The operation, which is being conducted with the full support of the Palestinian National Authority's Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (MPT), is scheduled to start on 15 February from The Palestine Hotel, Gaza City. [TNX N4GN]

5H - Conny, DL1DA he will be active as 5H3SK from Zanzibar Island (AF-032) between 10 and 26 February. Plans are to operate mainly CW with some RTTY. QSL via DL1DA. [TNX The Daily DX] 8P - K4MA and AA4NC will be active as 8P9JA and 8P9JB from Barbados (NA-021) between 17 and 22 February. They will participate in the ARRL DX CW Contest as 8P9JA. QSL via home calls. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] C6 - Dick, N4RP expects to be active as C6AKP from South Bimini (NA-048), Bahamas between 12 and 24 February. Plans are to operate mostly CW on all bands, with an emphasis on WARC. QSL via N4RP (R. Phelps, 2805 Casita Way Apt 115, Delray Beach, FL 33445-4574, USA). [TNX The Daily DX] CT - Club station CS0RCL (http://www.qsl.net/cs0rcl) will be active on 13-14 February during the Carnival of Loule Contest. HI - Moni, DL1SEN and Mike, DL2SEK are active (SSB and RTTY) as AH6YL/HI8 and AH6OM/HI8 from the Dominican Republic (NA-096) until 25 February. QSL via DL2SEK. [TNX The Daily DX] JA - JA6LCJ and JQ6QUM will be /6 from Amakusa Archipelago (AS-012) on 13 and 14 February. The will be active on CW and SSB on the usual IOTA frequencies. QSL via JA6LCJ. Log search will be available at http://www.nttl-net.ne.jp/ja6lcj/ [TNX JA6LCJ] JT - Nicola, I0SNY will be active again as JT1Y from JT1KAA Radio Club in Ulan-Baatar, Mongolia between 6 and 21 April. Those who are interested in joining him are invited to get in touch with him at 00390-75-5288539 (from 19 UTC). [TNX I0SNY] JW - Coast radio station Svalbard Radio, LGS is active as JW0LGS (operators JW5NM and JW6MY) until 28 February to commemorate the end of the international listening watch on 500 kHz [425DXN 404]. QSL via LA5NM. [TNX DX News Sheet] KG4 - W4ZYT (KG4ZK), W4SD (KG4SD) and NW3K (KG4NW) will be active (mainly on CW) from Guantanamo Bay (NA-015) between 16 and 22 February. They will participate in the ARRL CW DX Contest as KG4DZ. Logs will be available at http://www.pilot.infi.net/~charding/gitmo.htm [TNX The Daily DX] KH6 - Richard, K5NA will be active as KH6X from Maui, Hawaii (OC-019) between 16 and 27 February. He will participate in the ARRL CW DX Contest (20-21 February). [TNX The Daily DX] KP4 - Carlos, WP4U expects to be active from Caja de Muertos (Coffin Island) between 12 and 15 February. If he gets the permission from the Department of Wildlife and Natural Resources, he will also be active from Mona Island on 26-31 March. Both these islands are valid for WPRI (Worked Puerto Rico's Islands award) and count for IOTA group NA-099. [TNX The Daily DX] KP4 - Rich, KE3Q will participate in the ARRL CW DX Contest from WP3R (QSL via W3HNK) in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. Look for him to be active (CW and SSB) as KE3Q/KP4 (QSL via KE3Q) on 18-19 February. [TNX The Daily DX] P4 - Andy, K2LE is active as P4/K2LE from Aruba (SA-036) until 14 February. QSL via K2LE. [TNX The South West DX Bulletin] PY - Jay, PP5LL will be active (SSB) as PQ5L from Anhatomirim Island (SA-026, DIB 22) on 13 and 14 February. QSL direct to PP5LL. [TNX PP5SZ] /EX S DX@WW $425WW406B 425 DX News #406 [2/4] 12 February 1999 No 406 BID: $425WW406B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

V2 - N5NJ, K3MM/V26MM and possibly K3RA/V26RA plan to participate in the ARRL CW DX Contest (20-21 February) as V26O from Antigua (NA-100). Look for them before and after the contest, between 18 and 22 February, on CW, SSB and RTTY. [TNX The Daily DX] VP2V - K1DW will be active (on 10-160 metres, SSB, CW and RTTY) from the British Virgin Islands (NA-023) for three weeks starting on 16 February. He plans to participate in the ARRL DX CW, ARRL DX SSB and CQ WW SSB Contests. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] W - Special Event Station K4L will once again commemorate Abraham Lincoln's birthday with operation from the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace in Hodgenville, Kentucky between 13 and 21 UTC on 12-13 February. [TNX N4CBR] W - Silvano, KB5GL will be active as KB5GL/P from Grand Isle (NA-168) between 19 and 21 February. Look for him on 14260, 18128, 21260, 24950 and 28460 kHz. QSL direct to AC7DX (Ron Lago, P.O.Box 25426, Eugene, OR 97402, USA). [TNX KB5GL] W - Dick, K2ZR/4 plans to be active (SSB and CW) from Key West (NA-062) until 11 April. [TNX K2ZR/4 and Islands On The Web] XW - Yoh, 7L1MFS will be active from Laos between 22 UTC on 19 February and 11 UTC on the 21st. Plans are to concentrate in 10, 12 and 15 metres SSB and RTTY. QSL via JH1EVE. [TNX The Daily DX] ZF - Al, KZ3AB will be active as ZF2AB from the Cayman Islands (NA-016) until 17 February. QSL via WA3EOP (Page Pyne, 230 N. Potomac St. #3, Hagerstown, MD 21740, USA). [TNX The Daily DX] ZL - Ed, K8VIR expects to be active several times as ZL4IR/SI from Stewart Island (OC-203) between 15 February and May. QSL via W8WC.[TNX The Daily DX] ------

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BOUVET ---> Reidar Bo, LA4BN (President of LA-DX-GROUP) reports that the Norwegian Polar Institute has just issued a discussion document concerning a proposed new legislation on the island making it more difficult or maybe impossible to mount future DXpeditions. The new legislation would prohibit any amateur radio activity from Nyroeysa (i.e. the only Bouvet area suitable for DXpeditions) between 1 November and 15 March (i.e. the time frame suitable for DXpeditions) and restrict helicopter use between 15 March and 1 May. The LA-DX-GROUP and the Norwegian Radio League (NRRL) have been invited to voice their opinion: "We need as many responses as possible before February 15, Reidar says. "Please help us with all positive arguments for allowing amateur radio activity on the island in the future." Reidar's fax number and e-mail address are +47 22 27 56 20 and [email protected]

OPEN UKRAINE RTTY CHAMPIONSHIP ---> It will take place between 22 UTC on 6 March and 01.59 UTC on the 7th (4 hours), on 1.838-1.848 and 3.580-3.620 MHz. For further information on the rules, please contact George Ignatov, UT1HT at [email protected] (the results of the 1998 edition are available at http://www.fobos.poltava.ua/krs/). [TNX UT1HT]

QSL 3D2DX ---> Roberto, EA4DX reports that all cards received direct with postage, have been processed, labeled and mailed. If you do not receive your card within a couple of weeks, please contact Roberto ([email protected]). Do not send bureau cards, as QSLs for contacts not confirmed direct will be mailed automatically to the various national bureaus (lease note that this process will not start before July). Logs are available at http://www.qsl.net/ea4dx/3D2DXlog1.htm [TNX EA4DX]

QSL 4U1 ---> Masahiro Miura, AJ3M operated from 4U1VIC in Vienna on 28 January and from 4U1ITU in Geneva on 5-7 February. Cards for 4U1VIC and 4U1ITU can be sent through the bureau; however the addresses for direct requests are Vienna International Centre, P.O. Box 200, A-1400 Vienna, Austria (4U1VIC) and International Amateur Radio Club, P.O. Box 6, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland (4U1ITU). [TNX AJ3M]

QSL TF3CW ---> QSL manager Norbert Oberweis, LX1NO ([email protected]) has started getting the logs from Siggi, TF3CW. So far he has received the logs for contacts made up to 1994 and the log for the 5P1ER activity activity during the 1998 SAC Contest. Please note that Norbert says he will not be able to confirm QSOs before early April. [TNX LX1NO]

QSL VIA KU9C ---> Steve Wheatley, KU9C reports that QSL cards for the various XX9 operations in October 1998 (XX9X, XX9TAR, XX9TMC, XX9TNC, XX9TOT, XX9TXD) are beginning to hit the mail. If you sent your QSL with others, this will slow their return to you. Cards for BQ9P, B1A, BT2HC are expected next week, and Steve has freed up his calendar over the next few weeks to devote to processing the direct requests for these cards. [TNX KU9C]

ZONE 19 ON 160 METRES ---> Mike, UA0MF is regularly active around 1830.5 kHz during his mornings (20-22 UTC) and evenings (12-14 UTC) with a full size Inverted V. Mike accepts skeds via e-mail ([email protected]). QSL via either W3HNK or UA0MF (Mike Filippov, P.O. Box 20, Vladivostok, 690021 Russia). [TNX UA0MF] /EX S DX@WW $425WW406C 425 DX News #406 [3/4] 12 February 1999 No 406 BID: $425WW406C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ***** QSL INFO [1/2] ***** ======Edited by IK1GPG & IK1QFM

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3D2TC Craig Thompson, 50 Beach Road, Suva Point, Suva, Fiji Islands 5B4CW Michel E.Kreitem, P.O.Box 1267, Limassol, Cyprus 5H3RK Ralph Karhammar, P.O.Box 9274, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 6K5RJB Kyong Joo Park, P.O.Box 97, Kyongjoo city, Kyongsanbookto 780-600, South Korea 9K2HS Hamed Al-Shuwaie, P.O.Box 27, 72461 Khaldiya, Kuwait 9V1XE Mirek Rozbicki, 7 Seletar Terrace, Singapore 806908, Singapore BA9GA J.J.Jiang, P.O.Box 12, Lanzhou, Gansu 730020, China BV/JH3GCN Kiyohiro Yuge, P.O.Box 73, Taipei, Taiwan BY1/OH2BY Martti J.Laine, Unit No.21H North Lodge, China World Trade Center, No.1 Jianguomen Wai Avenue, Beijing 100004, People's Republic of China CO9NAA P.O.Box 5, Santiago de Cuba 90100, Cuba CU3T Uniao de Radioamadores Dos Acores, P.O.Box 140, P-9702 Angra do Heroismo, Terceira Island, Acores, Portugal DJ2MX Mario Lovric, Am Oelberg 11, D-61231, Bad Nauheim, Germany DJ7AO Stefan Reyers, Luebecker Strasse 4, D-22964, Steinburg, Germany DS0PK Jungin College ARS, #San 9-28, Shigi dong, Jungup city, Chollabookto 580-060, South Korea DS1FJI Jean Shick John, #244-126, Mook 2 dong, Joongrang koo, Seoul 131-142, South Korea DS2KAG Jung Bae Lee, 202-1006 Sungwon apt., #551-34, Poong dong, Ilsan koo, Koyang city, Kyongkido 411-330, South Korea DU1ODX P.O.Box SM 284, Manila 1016, Philippines DU3BS Bong C.So, 248 Casmor Ph. 1, Mabiga, Mabalacat, Pampanga 2010, Philippines EP3PTT Mohammed, P.O.Box 4415, Tehran 15875, Islamic Republic of Iran EP4GM P.O.Box 21, Kugesi 429500, Russia F5BAR Bouchet Jean-Luc, Chemin De L'Artaude, 14 Verger De Beauvoir, F-83220 Le Pradet, FRANCE G0OIL Dave A.White, Rainbow Cottage, Laneham St, Rampton, Notts DN22 OJX, England H44NC Norried F.Chaisson Jr., P.O.Box 168, Munda, Western Province, Solomon Islands HC6FG Maricela de Camacho, P.O.Box 614, Ambato, Ecuador HK5LJ Bernardo Villegas, P.O.Box 20738, Cali, Colombia HL5BBW Jong Oil Eom, 34-81, Haedodong, Pohang 680-000, South Korea HL5PVN Kyung Chang Kang, P.O.Box 12, Tong-Nae, Pusan 607-600, South Korea HR2/KC4CD Lane Tarleton, P.O.Box 2754, San Pedro Sula, Honduras J69EB John C.Joseph, P.O.Box CH24C, Choiseul, St.Lucia Island JA3CMY Yuki Iwata, 3-13-3 Kaneda-Cho, Moriguchi-City,Osaka 570-0011,Japan JH8PHT Kazuo Takasaki, Higashi 3-20-40-202 Shinohara, Yokohama 222-0022, Japan LU5OM Manuel C.da Silva Wilches, Las Tipas 71, 4400, Salta, Argentina KA9WON Lonnie W.Miller, 12031 Blue Spruce Drive, Roscoe, IL-61073, U.S.A. OH2TA Pekka Holstila, Linnaistentie 7, FIN-01640 Vantaa, Finland OZ1KYM Henning Hansen, Stubben 4, 5631 Ebberup, Denmark PA3ERA Arie Barendrecht, Taankade 10, NL-3311 TN Dordrecht, Netherlands PJ9/KF8OY Roger W.Macdonald, 12977 Sue Dee Lane, South Lyon, MI-48178, USA PY7ZY Cicero Xavier da Silva, P.O.Box 501,58001-970 Joao Pessoa,PB,Brazil RU0AB Toly, P.O.Box 59, Moscow, Russia RW3RQ Andy B.Yatskiv, P.O.Box 30, Michurinsk 393740, Russia SM6CPY Carl Jonsson, Bottnatorpet, Alboga, S-524 96 Ljung, Sweden SV1APF Kostas Fatoypos, Andreadou 2, GR-111 45 Athens, Greece SV5CJN Drosos Skotis, 5, Kosma Etolou str., GR-851 00 Rhodos, Greece UA0SJ Yuri A.Maltsev, P.O.Box 2304, Bratsk-city, 665700, Russia UA0ZC Valery A.Makarovm P.O.Box 6, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky,683038,Russia UX0FF Nikolay Lavreka, P.O.Box 3, Izmayil, 272630 Ukraine V51GP Graham, P.O.Box 3330, Swakopmund, Namibia VK2CE Kevin Mulcahy, P.O.Box 300, Merrimbula 2548, Australia VP9/N1RCT Eddie Schneider, W6/G0AZT, P.O.Box 5194 Richmond, CA-94805, U.S.A. VU2JHM Lion Ajoy, "Kshitija", opp. Geetanjali Theatre, 5-Cross, Malleswaram, Bangalore 560 003, India VU2NFS Nafisa Shikari, 52A Asraf Apartments, Gangabaudi Road, Mazgaon, Mumbai (Bombay) 400 010, India VU2SE S.R.Subramanyam, 137, III Main Road, Ganganagar Layout, Bangalore 560 032, India YC1YCF Yoyon Suryana, Perum Margahayu C 88, Bekasi 17113, Indonesia YC3JPS Sumarno, P.O.Box 4025, Surabaya 60401, Indonesia YI1OM Omar Ali Lateif Al Saaiedi, P.O.Box 27104, Baghdad 12603, Iraq ZA1FD Fatos Demeti, P.O.Box 1439, Tirana, Albania *****************************************************************************

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3B9 - The Midway-Kure DX Foundation expedition to Rodrigues Island (AF-017) [425DXN 405] will take place between 1 and 10 April. Nine operators will be active on all from 160 through 6 meters. Plans are for up to nine fully equipped HF stations to operate from a number of locations throughout the island. One station will be dedicated to RTTY only. The DXpeditioners are Frank Smith (AH0W/OH2LVG, team leader), Bruce Butler (W6OSP), Kimo Chun (KH7U), Jari Jussila (OH2BU), Victor Keller (XE1VIC), Jacky Mandary (3B8CF), Garry Shapiro (NI6T), Yuuji Yoshitani (JA3IG/K1NT) and Ned Stearns (AA7A) Chief pilot stations will be Andy Chesnokov, UA3AB and Gary McClellan, K7ZD. QSL via N7LVD. Callsign to be announced later. For inquiries, send e-mail to [email protected] [TNX AH0W] 5T - Tada, JA1CPS and other five operators from the International Amateur Radio Volunteers (IARV) will be active from Mauritania between 11 and 17 March. They will operate in their spare time on 80-10 metres, WARC bands included, on CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via JA1UT. [TNX JA8RUZ] 9N - Sergio Curina, IZ6BRN is currently active as AP2WAP from Pakistan. From time to time he will go to Mirmi, near Pakhara (omee 100 kilometres west of Kathmandu), Nepal and has already received his licence. His next trip to Nepal is scheduled on late March-early April and he should be active as 9N7RN for a couple of weeks. QSL via IK4ZGY. [TNX IZ6BRN/AP2WAP] BY - BA4AA and other operators from Shanghai will be active (on all bands SSB, CW and some SSTV) as BI4CM from Chongming Island (AS-136) between 19 and 22 February. QSL via BY4HAM. [TNX BD4DW] CE0_eas- The Radio Club of Chile will be active (on all bands CW and SSB) as CE0AA from Easter Island (SA-001) between 27 February and 20 March. [TNX CE6NES] CO - CO2WF, CM5KL and others will participate in the ARRL DX SSB Contest (6-7 March) as CO9BCC from Boca Ciega beach, Cuba. QSL via VE2EH (http://www.qsl.net/ve2eh/co9bcc.htm). [TNX VE2EH] E4 - Sami, ZC6B and Ali, JY4NE/ZC6A have been active as E44B and E44A since 13 February. QSL E44A via JY4NE (P.O. Box 9392, Amman 1191, Jordan), QSL E44B to P.O. Box 1008, Gaza, Palestine. E4 - Martti (OH2BH), Pekka (OH1RY), Pekka (OH2TA) and Bernie (W3UR) have been active as E44DX from Gaza, Palestine since around 12 UTC on 16 February and will go QRT on the 23rd. A web site and a log search are expected to be available after the operation. QSL via OH2BN. They have been concentrating on 21295, 14195, 7005 and 3795 kHz, but once the pileups show signs of thinning out on these frequencies, they will begin to operate more on other bands/modes. E44DX will NOT participate in the ARRL DX CW Contest. Instead, during openings to North America, they will focus on SSB on the traditional bands (particularly on 14 and 21 MHz) and CW on 10, 18 and 24 MHz. Plans were to hit the bands on the 15th [425DXN 406], the delay was due to the need of working out some logistical issues. The call sign has been assigned to the newly formed Palestinian Amateur Wireless Society by the Palestinian Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (MPT) and the DXpedition is being carried out in cooperation with Ali, E44A and Sami, E44B. There are two stations running at the Palestine Hotel, power has been limited to 400 W or less, due to interference with the hotel's telephone system. Arrangements are being made to leave behind equipment for the new society's club station, assuring continued amateur radio activity from Palestine. [TNX N4GN] E4 - Seven members of IARV (International Amateur Radio Volunteers) led by JA1UT are returning to Palestine to complete their aid project for a hospital telecommunications facility. In their spare time, mainly in the local evenings, they plan to be active as E44MPT (Ministry of Post and Telecommunications) on 80-10 metres (WARC included) using CW and SSB, but Toshi, JA8RUZ and Hiro, JP1TRJ will try to operate for longer periods. They expect to be QRV by this weekend (20-21 February) and to be active until the end of the month. QSL via JA1UT. [TNX JA8RUZ] /EX S DX@WW $425WW407B 425 DX News #407 [2/6] 20 February 1999 No 407 BID: $425WW407B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

EA - The following DIE/DIEI (the Spanish Islands awards) operations are planned for 21 Febraury: ED7CIW from Islotes del Salon (DIE S-268; the call is in memory of Rafa, EA7CIW); EA4ENK/P from Charco del Ciervo (DIEI BA-045); EA5AEN/P from Mata d'Entorre (DIEI V-032). [TNX IK1GPG] GJ - Chris, G3SVL plans to participate in the CQ WW 160 Meter SSB DX Contest (26-28 February) from Jersey, possibly with a special GJ8 one letter suffix call. [TNX The Daily DX] HP - Joel, F5PAC [425DXN 403] was active as HP3/F5PAC from NA-071 and expects to be on NA-088 until 20 February. After that he plans to move to NA-202 and operate from there for a couple of days starting on the 23rd. QSL via F5PAC. [TNX ON5NT and Islands On The Net] HS - Don Craft, HS0ZBG/KB8MVS and his wife are returning to Thailand for four years. Don says that it may take him 4 to 6 months to get back on the air due to finding a new house and getting his missionary work set up again. He will be better equipped this time and plans are to work CW as well as SSB. QSL via K8GT. [TNX Jerry Treas] I - Special station II2V will be active on several occasions during the year to celebrate Alessandro Volta. Operations will take place from various locations, mainly in Como. The first activities are scheduled on 18 February, 20-21 and 26 March. QSL via I2ARN. [TNX I2ARN] J8 - Tony, G0REP will be active (SSB with some CW) as J8OC from Mustique Island (NA-025) between 1 and 14 March. QSL via G0REP. [TNX G0WAZ] JW - Ivar (LC3SAT), Per (LB4OE) and Carlos (LA9PJA) will be active respectively as JW/LC3SAT (on RS-12/13 and 6 metres), JW/LB4OE and JW9PJA from Svalbard (EU-026) between 15 UTC on 25 February and 10 UTC on the 28th. Carlos plans to concentrate on SSTV and RTTY, but will operate CW (mainly on 160 metres, propagation permitting) and SSB as well. Further information is available at http://www.qsl.net/la9pja/ (or e-mail Carlos at [email protected]). QSL JW/LC3SAT via LC3SAT bureau/direct (Ivar Haanes, Oppsals Vei 6, 1380 Heggedal, Norway); QSL JW/LB4OE via LB4OE bureau/direct (Per Nielsen, Ridde 110, 1370 Asker, Norway); QSL JW9PJA via LA9PJA bureau/direct (Carlos Ferreira, Johan Bjerknes Vei 5B, 3039 Drammen, Norway). [TNX LA9PJA and ON4VT] JW - Juergen, DJ3KR will be active (mainly on LF and WARC bands CW) as JW/DJ3KR from Svalbard (EU-026) between 26 February and 5 March. QSL via DH3MG. [TNX DX News Sheet] KG4 - Doug, W4OX will be active as KG4OX from Guantanamo (NA-015) between 3 and 10 March. He will participate in the ARRL DX SSB Contest (SOAB). Before and after the contest he be active on all bands and modes, including RS-12 and perhaps some RTTY. QSL via W4OX either direct (Douglas A. McDuff, 10380 S.W. 112th Street, Miami, FL 33176, USA) or through the bureau. Any comments, requests or questions may be sent to [email protected] [TNX W4OX] KH6 - Rick, NE8Z will be active as NE8Z/NH7 from Maui, Hawaii (OC-019) between 27 February and 6 March. He will concentrate on the WARC bands CW. QSL via K8LJG or NE8Z. [TNX NE8Z] PJ8 - ND5S, KF5LK (YL), W8EB and W8DVC (YL) will be active (on 10-160 metres, with special attention to 80 and 160 metres) between 21 February and 14 March. They will participate in the ARRL DX SSB Contest as PJ8A (QSL via W9NIP). [TNX DX News Sheet] TR - Derek, F5VCR and Ken, G3OCA have arranged to go to Banie Island (AF-043) [425DXN 403] on 13 March and to leave on either the 15th or the 16th. They plan to operate two stations, mainly on 15, 20 and 10 metres with 100 watts a vertical and a beam. [TNX F5VCR and Islands On The Web] UA - Mike, UA3SDK/0 will be active in his spare time from Sredniy Island (AS-042) between 20 February and 20 May. QSL via RU3SD (Vasiliy Bardin, P.O. Box 1, Ryazan, 390000 Russia). [TNX Andrei Blinushov] VE - VE6 amateurs in Calgary, Alberta can use the special prefix XO6 until 28 February to celebrate the Provincial Special Olimpics which will be held in Calgary on 26-28 February. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] VK - VK6LC, VK6DLB and VK6BHY plan to be active (15 and 20 metres) as VK6ISL from Malus Island (OC-199) between approximately 6 UTC on 19 February and 2 UTC on the 20th (exact dates/times may depend on the weather). [TNX VK6LC] VK9_lh - Ed, K8VIR will be active again from Lord Howe (OC-004) as VK9EHH between 6 and 18 March. QSL via W8WC. [TNX The Daily DX] XF4 - Marcos (XE1MX), Fabian (XE1FRF) and Daniel (XE1FSK) will be active as XF4MX from Socorro Island (NA-030), Revilla Gigedo between 1 and 16 March. They plan to operate CW, SSB and RTTY on all bands, WARC included, and to participate in the ARRL DX SSB Contest. QSL via XE1MX. [TNX XE1FSK] ZS - The Boland Amateur Radio Club will be running a special event station between 27 February and 1 March to celebrate the 150th birthday of the L'Agulhas Lighthouse, the second oldest lighthouse and the southernmost lighthouse in Africa. The special callsign ZS150LL will be used on all the popular HF bands and all contacts will be confirmed with a very special QSL card. [TNX ZS4BS] /EX S DX@WW $425WW407C 425 DX News #407 [3/6] 20 February 1999 No 407 BID: $425WW407C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

>>> DXCC STATUS OF 9U BURUNDI CONTACTS <<<

The following DXCC News Release, dated 18 February, comes from Bill Moore, NC1L ([email protected]): "Over the years since 1994, the DXCC Desk has received several pieces of documentation for operations from 9U, Burundi. This documentation was accompanied by license copies, complete with stamps and signatures. However, the DXCC Desk had heard rumors that these documents were in fact forgeries, and not authentic documents. Due to the fact that the operators were still inside the country, and that we did not want to take action that could possibly cause them physical harm, and we knew we would be able to purge these contacts from DXCC records if this was found to be true, cards were accepted until we had the opportunity to investigate after the operators left the country. This situation came to a head earlier than we expected. The Director General of ONATEL, the communications authorities in Burundi, contacted us by fax inquiring as to whether we had seen licenses from Burundi. After several faxes back and forth, they informed us that the licenses were forgeries. The signature on the documents was that of an official who had not been in that position for some time. The operators were saved from any real punishment other than being expelled from the country, and the entire incident is under investigation by their employer. Since that time, the DXCC Desk has been rejecting cards for those operations concerned. As soon as it is possible for the DXCC computer program to do so, all contacts from those operations will be purged from the DXCC database. We expect that will happen before March, 1999. This affects all operations since 1994 using a 9U prefix. The submission of forged documentation is a clear violation of DXCC Section 1, Basic Rule 7, and also Rule 12 (a)."

MOST WANTED ---> According to the Most Wanted List compiled by the Northern Portugal DX Group, the top ten DXCC entities most sought for by Portuguese DXers are North Korea, Bouvet Island, Central Kiribati, MacQuarie Island, Buthan, Johnston Island, Kingman Reef, Andaman & Nicobar, Tokelau and Annobon. The full list can be provided by Jose, CT1EEB ([email protected]).

QSL E30GA ---> The cards have just arrived from the printer and QSL manager K4JDJ will start sending them out by this weekend. "The printer did make a mistake on the cards and printed them backwards", Bruce (WD4NGB, E30GA team leader) says, "but due to the time already spent, decided to go with these."

QSL EJ7NET ---> All the contacts made by the WestNet and Saltee Dogs DX Groups during their 1998 trip to EU-103 have been confirmed by Tony, EI2GX either direct or through the bureau. [TNX EI6FR]

QSL TU5IJ ---> Marco, IK2CHZ and Aldo, I2AOX logged 4662 QSOs on 10-160 metres SS, CW and RTTY during their 12-23 January activity as TU5IJ from Ivory Coast. They operated from the QTH of Father Martino Bonazzetti (TU5IJ). QSL direct only to I2AOX. [TNX IK2CHZ]

QSL ZS6IR ---> "I apologize to everybody who sent a direct QSL request to my manager DL4EBA between 1 July 1998 and 28 August 1998", Uli, ZS6IR says. "To give my manager some relief I wanted to answer the direct QSLs myself. So I asked him to send the QSLs to my homeaddress. Unfortunately this package disappeared on the postal way, to everybody's distress. I would happily respond to all QSL requests if I could get hold of another QSL card from these stations which are still waiting. Please accept my regrets and send your cards." [TNX K1XN and The Golist]

QSL VIA IK2DUW ---> Antonello, IK2DUW reports he has received the logs for 6K0ZS (Pohang CW Club) and Jang, DS5WKW. QSL to Antonello Passarella, P.O. Box 22, 20051 Limbiate - MI, Italy (http://www.qsl.net/ik2duw)

QSL VIA PA3AXU ---> Direct cards for A35XU and 5W0GD should be sent to the following address: G.A.M.C. Dijkers, Dokter P.A. Cornethof 3, 6669AZ Dodewaard, The Netherlands. [TNX PA3AXU]

+ SILENT KEY + Adrian Sinitaru, YO3APJ reports the sudden passing, on 7 February at 58 years of age, of Andrei George "Andy" Giurgea, YO3AC. Andy was and active DXer on both SSB and CW and a member of the board of the YO national society. /EX S DX@WW $425WW407D 425 DX News #407 [4/6] 20 February 1999 No 407 BID: $425WW407D ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** *** NEWS FROM THE WEB *** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

LOGS: Paulo, CT1ETE reports that logs for CS6S (CQ WW 1997) and CT7O (CQ WPX 1998) will be available soon on his webpage at http://www.qsl.net/ct1ete/logs.htm (QSL via CT1ERK; bureau cards may be requested at [email protected]). OKDXF: The web page for the OK DX Foundation 1999 DXpedition to the Pacific [425DXN 403] is at http://www.okdxc.cz/pacific99 W3HC: Mac, W3HC has updated his web page, where around 200 photos of DX stations and photos of all of the QSLs he handles are now available. Give a look to http://www.qsl.net/w3hc ------

QSL received via direct: 3B8FQ, 3D2DX, 3DA0CA, 3V8BB, 3W6DXI, 3XY0A, 3XY0A/p (AF-051), 4U1ITU, 5N3CPR, 5X1Z, 8Q7IO, 8Q7IQ, 9J2A, 9J2AM, 9K2MU, 9K2ZZ, 9M2AX, 9V1ZB, A61AJ, AP2JZB, AP2NK, BD4DW, BD4ED, BD6BF, BI4C (AS-136), BI4Q (AS-135), BI5P (AS-138), BI5Z (AS-137), BO0K, BV2KI, BV7FC, CE1LDS/2 (SA-086), D44BC, D68WU, EI8EM, EX9A, FG5BG, FK8GM, K4ERO/HC1, HF0POL, HH2LQ, HK0ER, IK5YZV/IA5 (EU-028), II7A (IIA LE-004), IL7/IK7JWX (IIA BA-003, BR-010), KH2D, JD1BIA, J69AZ, LY63BA, OY1CT, PZ5JR, RA0FA, S21K (AS-140), S92YN, SV2ASP/A, T32KV, T77C, TU2KC, TX8A, TY8A, VK9CR, VK9LX, VP2V/K9JF, VP5/WA2YVN, VP8CRB, WH0V, XX9TR, XX9X, YB0ECT, YB5QZ, YE1ZI, YK1AO, ZP5MAL,

QSL received via WF5E DX QSL Service: 3B8CF, 3W5RS, 4J80ADR, 5B4ADA, 5R8EY, 7X2RO, 9K2ZZ, 9V1ZB, 9V8WW, 9V8ZB, A2/ZS5UZ, A35RK, BA1DU, BI3H (AS-134), BI4C (AS-136), BI5P (AS-138), BI5Z (AS-137), BO0K, BV7FC, BV88ARL, BV9AYA (AS-103), C6AFV, CT3FT, CT98BOH, EI4VVF/P, EK6CC, EK6GC, FH/DJ1RL, FP/N9PD, FR5DX, GT6YB, HB0/HB9LEY, HF0POL, HH2PK, HZ1HZ, J49IL, N2OO/KH9, LY98ZZ, OJ0VR, R1ANF, R1ANZ, R9KM (AS-083), RA0FF, RL0P, RW9QA, T95A, TF3IRA, TL5A, TT8JE, UP0F, UP6F, VE8C (NA-173), XM3PBX, YI9SK, YW5LB. *****************************************************************************

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PERIOD CALL REF till 20/02 3B8/DJ7MI: Mauritius (AF-049) 405 till 31/03 4N800, YT800, YU800, YZ800: special event stations 397 till 08/02 5H: Tanzania * by IK2GZU 403 till 26/02 5H3SK: Tanzania * by DL1DA 406 till 24/02 5Z4LI: Lamu Isl (AF-040) * by G3RTE,G3SWH,G3WGV,5Z4RL 401 till 22/02 8P9JA & 8P9JB: Barbados (NA-021) * by K4MA & AA4NC 406 till ?? 9G1AA: Ghana * by 9G1OO, PA3ERA and PA3FUE 405 till May 9G5HK: Ghana * by DL1IAL 404 till 24/02 C6AKP: Bimini (NA-048) * by N4RP 406 till 23/02 K3TEJ/C6A, WA3WSJ/C6A, C6AKW: Abaco (NA-080), Bahamas 403 till 20/02 CT3/F5LMJ: Madeira (AF-014) 405 till 24/02 DU3/G4ZVJ 403 till 23/02 E44DX: Palestine * by OH2BH, OH1RY, OH2TA, W3UR 407 till 24/02 ED4MRF: Molino de Bajo (CC-003) 403 till August FK8VHU: New Caledonia 401 till 03/03 FR5ZQ/T: Tromelin (AF-031) 403 till December FT5WH: Crozet (AF-008) * by F5AGL 401 till December FT5ZJ: Amsterdam Island 399 till Apr H40MS: Pigeon Island (OC-065), Temotu * by DL2GAC 404 till 25/02 AH6YL/HI8, AH6OM/HI8: Dominican Rep. (NA-096) * by DLs 406 till 25/02 HPx/F5PAC: NA-071, NA-088, NA-202, NA-203 403 till 20/02 HP/F5PAC: NA-088 407 till 26/02 K7DBV/HR3: Honduras 403 till 21/02 J47XCF: special station * by Radio DX Group of Thrace 403 till 22/02 J79VA, WW, UGF, GMV, EKH: Dominica (NA-101) * by Ws 405 till 28/02 JW0LGS: Svalbard (EU-026) * by JW5NM and JW6MY 406 till 11/04 K2ZR/4: Key West (NA-062) 406 till 22/02 KG4ZK, KG4SD, KG4NW, KG4DZ: Guantanamo (NA-015)*by Ws 406 till 27/02 KH6: Hawaii (OC-019) * by K5NA 406 till Feb LZ0A: South Shetlands (AN-010) * by LZ2UU 397 till 31/12 LZ100PV: special station 401 till 20/04 P49M: Aruba (SA-036) * by VE3MR 397 till 27/02 S79MX: Seychelles (AF-024) * by HB9MX 404 till ?? TL5A: Central African Republic * by PA3ZDN 405 till 22/02 V26MM, V26RA, V26O (ARRL CW): Antigua (NA-100) * by Ws 406 till 09/03 V31JP: Belize * by K8JP 405 till 20/02 VK9YY: Cocos Island (OC-003) * by by W8UVZ and W0YG 405 till 08/03 VP2V: British Virgin Islands (NA-023) * by K1DW 406 till 23/02 VP5/N4TO and VP5M: Caicos Islands (NA-002) 405 till May VQ9DX: Diego Garcia (AF-006) * by AA5DX 403 till March VQ9QM: Diego Garcia Island (AF-006) 401 till 27/11 XJ1: special prefix (Nova Scotia, Canada) 401 till 28/02 XO6: special prefix (Calgary) 407 till 01/03 XT2DM and XT2OW: Burkina Faso * by F5RLE and F5AOW 405 till Apr ZF2NT: Little Cayman (NA-016) * by N6NT 388 15/02-25/02 ZA/YO2LDE (Albania) and T9/YO2LDE (Bosnia) 405 16/02-20/02 KH6/IV3NVN: Hawaii (OC-019) 403 18/02-02/03 3A/K8PYD and 3A/N9NC: Monaco 405 18/02-21/02 KE3Q/KP4 and WP3R (ARRL CW): Puerto Rico (NA-099) 406 19/02-22/02 BI4CM: Chongming Island (AS-136) * by BYs 407 19/02-20/02 VK6ISL: Malus Island (OC-199) * by VK6LC and others 407 19/02-21/02 KB5GL/P: Grand Isle (NA-168) 406 20/02-28/02 E44MPT: Palestine * by JA1UT and IARV 407 20/02-26/02 F5SGI/P: Noirmoutier Island (EU-064) 405 20/02-21/02 HC8N (ARRL CW): Galapgos (SA-004) * by N5KO,K6AW,W4ZV 405 20/02-20/05 UA3SDK/0: Sredniy Island (AS-042) 407 20/02-21/02 ARRL International DX CW Contest *** 21/02 EA4ENK/P: Charco del Ciervo (DIEI BA-045) 407 21/02 EA5AEN/P: Mata d'Entorre (DIEI V-032) 407 21/02 ED7CIW: Islotes del Salon (DIE S-268) 407 21/02-03/03 KH4/IV3NVN: Midway Island (OC-030) 403 21/02-14/03 PJ8/ND5S, KF5LK, W8EB, W8DVC; PJ8A (ARRL SSB) 407 23/02-25/02 HP/F5PAC: NA-202 407 /EX S DX@WW $425WW407F 425 DX News #407 [6/6] 20 February 1999 No 407 BID: $425WW407F ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* CALENDAR ******* ======

25/02-28/02 3D2TN: Fiji * by OK1RD, OK1RI, OK1TN 403 25/02-28/02 JW/LC3SAT, JW/LB4OE, JW9PJA: Svalbard (EU-026) 407 26/02-28/02 GJ8x (CQWW 160 SSB): Jersey * by G3SVL 407 26/02-05/03 JW/DJ3KR: Svalbard (EU-026) 407 26/02-27/02 UBA - CW Contest *** 26/02-28/02 CQ WWDX 160 Meter SSB Contest *** 26/02-27/02 REF - French SSB Contest *** 27/02-07/03 C21ZM and C21SX: Nauru (OC-031) * by G3ZEM and G3SXW 403 27/02-20/03 CE0AA: Easter Island (SA-001) * by Radio Club of Chile 407 27/02-06/03 NE8Z/NH7: Maui, Hawaii (OC-019) 407 27/02-08/03 N4XP/V7: Marshall Islands 405 27/02-01/03 ZS150LL: special event station * by Boland ARC 407 27/02-28/02 RSGB 7 MHz CW Contest *** 27/02-28/02 YL OM CW Contest *** 28/02-08/03 FW5FN: Uvea (OC-054), Wallis & Futuna * by HB9HFN 401 February FT5YG: Adelie Land, Antarctica 399 February KL1SLE: St. Lawrence Island (NA-040) * by KL7FH 402 Feb-Mar T30, T32, T33 * by HA9RE and HA8IC 400 Feb-May ZL4IR/SI: Stewart Island (OC-203) * by K8VIR 406 01/03-14/03 J8OC: Mustique Island (NA-025) * by G0REP 407 01/03-09/03 T30RD: West Kiribati (OC-017) * by OK1RD, OK1RI, OK1TN 403 01/03-08/03 VP2E: Anguilla (NA-022) * by W1USN, AA1M, W1HL 405 01/03-16/03 XF4MX: Socorro Isl (NA-030), Revilla Gigedo * by XE1s 407 02/03-09/03 HK0: San Andres Island (NA-033) * by W4DC and others 401 03/03-10/03 KG4OX: Guantanamo (NA-015) * by W4OX 407 04/03-18/03 C56/G3VMW or C56SW: Gambia 405 06/03-07/03 CO9BCC (ARRL SSB) * by COs 407 06/03-18/03 VK9EHH: Lord Howe (OC-004) * by K8VIR 407 06/03-07/03 ARRL DX SSB Contest *** 06/03-07/03 Ukraine RTTY Championship 406 10/03-28/03 T31RD *or* T33RD * by OK1RD, OK1RI, OK1TN 403 11/03-12/03 5T: Mauritania * by JA1CPS and others 407 13/03-15/03 TR: Banie Island (AF-043) * by F5VCR and G3OCA 407 14/03 UBA Spring SSB Contest *** 15/03-22/03 PY0: St.Peter & St.Paul's Arch. (SA-014) * by ABRA-DX 405 20/03-21/03 II2V * special A. Volta station 407 20/03-21/03 JA3CMY, JE4CIL and JI3DST: Oki Archipelago (AS-041) 405 20/03-22/03 BART Spring RTTY Contest *** 20/03-21/03 Russian DX Contest *** 26/03 II2V * special A. Volta station 407 26/03-31/03 WP4U: Mona Island (NA-099) 406 27/03-28/03 CQWW WPX SSB Contest *** Mar-Apr 9N7RN: Nepal * by IZ6BRN 407 from March FT5XN: Kerguelen * by F6IHY 399 01/04-10/04 3B9: Rodrigues Island (AF-017) * by MKDXF 407 03/04-04/04 Italian YLRC Marconi *** 03/04-04/04 SP DX SSB Contest *** 03/04-04/04 EA RTTY Contest *** 06/04-21/04 JT1Y: Mongolia * by I0SNY 406 09/04-11/04 Japan DX CW High Bands Contest *** 10/04-11/04 King of Spain Contest *** 11/04 RSGB Low Power CW Contest *** 11/04 UBA - CW Spring Contest *** 17/04-18/04 EU Sprint Spring SSB Contest *** 22/04-25/04 II2V * special A. Volta station 407 24/04-25/04 Helvetia Contest *** 24/04-25/04 SP DX RTTY Contest *** 01/05 AGCW DL CW QRP Contest *** 01/05-02/05 ARI Contest *** 08/05-09/05 II2V * special A. Volta station 407 08/05-09/05 CQ M Contest *** 08/05-09/05 Volta RTTY Contest *** 15/05 EU Sprint Spring CW Contest *** 22/05-23/05 Baltic Contest *** 22/05-23/05 ITU Contest *** 29/05-30/05 CQ WPX CW Contest *** 04/06-07/06 KL7AK: Nunivak Island (NA-074) 405 05/06-06/06 Fielday IARU Region 1 CW *** 12/06-13/06 II2V * special A. Volta station 407 12/06-13/06 ANARTS RTTY Contest *** 12/06 Portugal Day SSB *** 12/06-13/06 WW South America CW Contest *** 13/06 V DIE Contest *** 19/06-20/06 All Asian CW Contest *** 19/06-20/06 RSGB 1.8 MHz CW Contest *** 26/06-27/06 ARRL Fielday *** 26/06-27/06 Marconi Memorial CW Contest *** 26/06-27/06 SP CW QRP Contest *** /EX

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3V8 - Vlad, UA2FF and others will participate in the CQ WW 160 Meter SSB Contest (27-28 February) from the 3V8BB club station station. [TNX K0HA] 5A - Starting on 1 March 5A1A will be active as 5A22PA. QSL via IK3ZAW either direct (Veronica Della Dora, Piazza Fiume 14, 30126 Lido di Venezia - VE, Italy) or through the bureau. [TNX IK3ZAW] C5 - Steve, G3VMW has been issued with the callsign C56SW for his forthcoming trip to The Gambia [425DXN 405]. He will be active (mainly on CW) on all bands 160-10 metres between 4 and 18 March. QSL via G3VMW. [TNX G3VMW] E4 - The IARV (International Amateur Radio Volunteers) team in Gaza [425DXN 407] was active as JA1UT/E4 until Yoshi, JA1UT left Palestine on 24 February. QSL via JA1UT (Yoshio Hayashi, 4-20-2-401 Nishigotanda, Shinagawa, Tokyo 141-0031, Japan). Toshi, JA8RUZ, and Hiro, JP1TRJ will continue to operate as E44/JA8RUZ until 28 February. QSL via JA8RUZ. E4 - HA1AG (Zoli), HA1TJ (Gyula), HA3OV (Anti) and HA3NU (Laci) have been active as E44/HA1AG since 23 February from Gaza, Palestine. The operation will last until around 13 UTC on 3 March. Two stations are active simultaneously 24 hours a day on CW, SSB and RTTY and logs will be available on line (http://www.okdxc.cz/e44). QSL via HA1AG (Zoli Pitman, Somogyi Bela ut 18, Gyor H-9024, Hungary). [TNX PA1AW] EA - EA4ENK/P will be active from Turunuelo Island (DIEI BA-047) on 28 February. [TNX IK1GPG] EL - Mark, ON4WW/EL2WW plans to be QRV on 160 metres (1827.5 kHz, QSX up 1 to 2) every day at 6.30 UTC and 22.30 UTC (for the U.S.) and at 21 UTC for Japan and Europe. Look for him on 80 metres (around 3503-3513 kHz) before 6.30 UTC and in the evenings and on RTTY (14089 kHz) in the night after he goes QRT on 160 metres and in the mornings between 07.15 and 07.45 UTC. QSL via ON5NT. [TNX EL2WW and JA3AAW] FS - Transport and weather permitting, Bert, PA3GIO will be active (with 100 Watts and dipoles, SSB only) as FS/PA3GIO/p from Tintamarre Island (NA-199) between 6 and 11 March. On 6-7 March he will operate on WARC bands only (look for him on 18128 kHz between 15.30 UTC and 20.30 UTC). If on St. Martin (NA-105) he will be signing FS/PA3GIO/m. QSL via PA3GIO, preferably through the bureau. His web site is at http://www.xs4all.nl/~pa3gio/ca/ [TNX PA3GIO] FW - Cedric, FW5FN has been active from Wallis Island (OC-054) [425DXN 401] for a few days, but he lost the amplifier after 300 QSOs. He will not be active on 160 metres (no amplifier and no trees around the hotel), but will pay more attention to 80 metres. FW5FN is active until 8 March. QSL via HB9HFN (Cedric Baechler, Mettetlet 26, CH-1763 Granges-Paccot, Switzerland) or through the bureau. The first logs are available on line (at http://www.qsl.net/hb9hfn/log/ where a bureau card form is also available). [TNX FW5FN] GJ - G3SVL, G3SJJ, G3UEG, G7TAJ, GJ4CBQ and GJ0NYG, who will participate in the CQ WW 160 Meter SSB Contest from Jersey (EU-013) [425DXN 407], have been issued the call GJ2D. QSL via G3LZQ. Their web site is at http://listen.to/gj2d [TNX DX News Sheet] HK - Pedro, HK3JJH plans to operate from Cacagual Island (SA-084) for a couple of days starting on 2 March. QSL direct to HK3JJH (Pedro Allina, P.O. Box 81119, Bogota, Colombia). [TNX HK3JJH] HK0_mal- Pedro, HK3JJH plans to operate as HK3JJH/0M from Malpelo (SA-007) for a few days starting on 6 March. Look for him on 10, 15 and 20 metres SSB. QSL direct to HK3JJH (Pedro Allina, P.O. Box 81119, Bogota, Colombia). [TNX HK3JJH] I - Monferrato Contest Team members Paolo, IK1NLZ and Livio, IK1RLI will participate in the ARRL DX SSB and other major contests s IQ1Z. QSL via IK1NLZ either direct or through the bureau. [TNX IK1NLZ] JT - Gaetano, IT9GAI will join Nicola, I0SNY in the JT1Y operation on 6-21 April [425DXN 406]. CW operaators are needed, if interested please contact I0SNY at 00390-75-5288539 (from 19 UTC). [TNX I0SNY] /EX S DX@WW $425WW408B 425 DX News #408 [2/5] 27 February 1999 No 408 BID: $425WW408B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

S7 - Erik, SM0AGD and Thor, LA7XB will be active as S79AG and S79XB from Seychelles between 1 and 14 March. QSL via home calls. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] TL - Alex, TL5A (TL0R) will be leaving the Central African Republic in the next weeks. The antennas for 6-40 metres will be taken down on 27 February, while operations on 80 and 160 metres may continue for a few more days. He reports he will be QRT "sometime next week" after 75,000+ QSOs. QSL via PA1AW. [TNX PA1AW] V3 - Bert, PA3GIO will be active (with 100 Watts and dipoles, SSB only) as V31GI from Belize as follows: on 14-19 March from Southwest Caye (NA-180), on 21-26 March from Turneffe Islands (NA-123), on 28 March-3 April from Little Water Caye (NA-180). Look for him on 10-20 metres, WARC bands included, and possibly on 40 metres. QSL via PA3GIO, preferably through the bureau. His web site is at http://www.xs4all.nl/~pa3gio/ca/ [TNX PA3GIO] VK - Alan, VK8AV will be active (mainly on CW, SSB on request) as VK8AV/3 from Phillip Island (OC-136) between 1 and 15 March. QSL via home call (Alan Viegas, P. O. Box 3718, Alice Springs, NT 0871, Australia). [TNX DX News Sheet] VK - Several Eastern and Mountain District Radio Club members will be active (on 10-160 metres, SSB and CW) as VI3GP between 00.00 UTC on 4 March and 23.59 UTC on the 7th to celebrate the 1999 Australian Formula One Grand Prix. QSL via VK3ER either direct (P.O. Box 87, Mitcham, Victoria 3132, Australia) or through the bureau. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] VP2V - W4NF (Jack), W4RM (Bill), W4CE (Cliff) and W4DAV (Dave) will be active from the British Virgin Islands (NA-023) between 2 and 8 March. They will participate in the ARRL DX SSB Contest (6-7 March) as VP2V/W4RM (certificates will be awarded to all who work them on all 6 bands during the contest). Look for them to be active on CW and SSB on all bands, WARC included, before and after the contest. QSLs via W4RM. VP2V - John, K3MD, and his son Mike, N3PUR will be active as VP2V/K3MD from the British Virgin Islands (NA-023) between 3 and 9 March. They will participate in the ARRL DX SSB Contest. QSL via K3MD (all QSOs will be confirmed automatically through the bureau). [TNX DX News Sheet] VP5 - John, KK9A will participate in the ARRL DX SSB Contest as VP5J. Look for VP5/KK9A before the contest. QSL via KK9A. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] W - Chris, W5CTV will be active from Grand Isle (NA-168) on 6-7 March, possibly on the evening of the 5th. Look for him on 10 metres only (on or around 28460 kHz). QSL via W5CTV either direct (Chris Vincent, 2620 Long Branch Dr., Marrero, LA, 70072, USA) or through the bureau. [TNX W5CTV] ------

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BURUNDI ---> According to Bill Moore, NC1L ([email protected]), the list of the 9U calls that will be affected by the purging process from the DXCC database [425DXN 407] "includes the callsigns listed below and may or may not be limited to these: 9U/F5FHI, 9U/EA1FH, 9U5W, 9U5DX, 9U5T, 9U5CW, 9U5DX. Remember, only the contacts dated January 1, 1994 or after do not count. Some have credits before this and these would be OK. 4U9U is OK."

E44DX ---> The E44DX team (OH1RY, OH2BH, OH2TA and W3UR) reached the 30,000 QSOs mark around 16 UTC on 21 February. They went QRT around 5 UTC on the 23rd, after one last push on 40 metres during the E4 night between Monday and Tuesday. QSL via OH2BN. [TNX N4GN]

QSL CE0AA ---> The QSL manager for the 27 February-20 March operation from Easter Island [425DXN 407] is CE3WDH either direct (Sergio Del Gaudio, P.O.Box 240-3, Santiago, Chile) or through the bureau. [TNX CE3CDV and K7BV]

QSL VIA N4XY ---> Ed Tanton, N4XY says: "Bill, WA4VDE recently died. I have assumed duties for all of his old QSL manager jobs. I will know exactly who it is when I have sorted everything out. There should be 15 or more stations. I have all of his old logs. Most of these are very old (70's and 80's) and probably none for the 1990's. I will continue to QSL all the DXpeditions, etc. The logs will be kept indefinitely." [TNX QRZ-DX] ------

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K1WY-DXA: The K1WY DX Association has moved its web site to a new server. The new URL is http://pws.prserv.net/k1wydxa [TNX K1WY] LOGS: Hamad, 9K2HN ([email protected]) has added his log (79,959 QSOs) to his web site at http://www.gate.net/~morpheus/hamad/9k2hn.html MARCONI: A web site entirely devoted to Guglielmo Marconi can be found at http://www.marconi.cc /EX S DX@WW $425WW408C 425 DX News #408 [3/5] 27 February 1999 No 408 BID: $425WW408C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ***** QSL INFO [1/3] ***** ======Edited by IK1GPG & IK1QFM

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4F9EAQ Eric Jose S.Rudinas, Blk.31 Lot 30, Xavier Heights, Upper Balulang, 9000 Cagayan de Oro, Philippines 4U1ITU International Amateur Radio Club, P.O.Box 6, CH-1211, Geneva 20, Switzerland 4U1VIC Vienna International Centre, P.O.Box 200, A-1400 Vienna, Austria 6Y5WW William Reynolds, 4 Swallowfield Way, Gordon Pen P.A.,Spanish Town, St.Catherine, Jamaica A92GE David Smith, P.O.Box 1976, Manama, Bahrain AB6BH John A.Fenoglio, 1045 Cornish Drive, San Diego, CA-92107, U.S.A. BD4RE Yee Zhao, P.O.Box 10, 38 Guangdong Road, Nanjing 210003, China BY1/OH2BH Martti J.Laine, Unit No.21H North Lodge, China World Trade Center, No.1 Jianguomen Wai Avenue, Beijing 100004, People's Republic of China BV3FQ Jay Chuang, P.O.Box 19-58, Chungli 320, Taiwan CE3WDD Alfredo Moya Castro, P.O.Box 240-3, Santiago, Chile CE3WDH Sergio Del Gaudio, P.O.Box 240-3, Santiago, Chile CM7NV Norma Valdes, P.O.Box 20, Moron 67210, Cuba E44A JY4NE, Ali Yashrati, P.O.Box 9392, Amman 11191, Jordan E44B Sami S.Tarazi, P.O.Box 1008, Gaza, Palestine EP3PTT Mohammed, P.O.Box 4415, Tehran 15875, Iran FM5JV Vincent, Stir Pointe Des Sables, B.P.619, F-97261, Fort de Grande Marine Cedex, Martinique island HA1AG Zoli Pitman, Somogyi Bela ut 18, Gyor, H-9024, Hungary HI3ROX Alfredo Acosta, Duarte 88, Moca, Dominican Republic K1DW Dallas M.Ward, P.O.Box 1111, Folsom, LA 70437-1111, U.S.A. K8GT Gerry A.Treas, P.O.Box 50, Southfield, MI 48037-0050, U.S.A. LA6WEA Kaare Olufsen, Offersoy, N-8800, Sandnessjoen, Norway LA9PJA Carlos Ferreira, Johan Bjerknes Vei 5B, N-3039, Drammen, Norway LC3SAT Ivar Juris Haanes, Oppsals Vei 6, N-1380 Heggedal, Norway LB4OE Per Nielsen, Ridderkleiva 110, N-1370, Asker, Norway LU4DA/D W.B.A.DX Group, P.O.Box 19, 6640 Bragado, Buenos Aires, Argentina LX1EA Edmond Mertz, 85 Route de Reisdorf, L-6311 Beauford, Luxemburg LX1EK Germaine Knabe-Oestges, 25 Rue Basse, L-4415 Soleuvre, Luxemburg N4RP Richardson Phelps Jr., 2805 Casita Way Apt 11-J, Delray Beach, FL 33445-4574, U.S.A. OH0JJS Jukka-Pekka Klemola, Aarontie 5, FIN-31400, Somero, Finland OM2SA Juraj Sipos, 930 13 Trhova Hradska 550, okr.Dunajska Streda, Republic of Slovakia PA3AXU G.A.M.C. Dijkers, Dokter P.A. Cornethof 3, NL-6669AZ Dodewaard, The Netherlands PY7ZY Cicero Xavier da Silva, P.O.Box 501, 58001-970 Joao Pessoa, PB,Brasil RU3SD Vasiliy Bardin, PO.Box 1, Ryazan, 390000, Russia RW9QA Vlad Kondratenko, P.O.Box 1, Kurgan-38, 640038, Russia SP5JTF Adam Perz, Ul.Sucharskiego 7 M.20, 01-390 Warszawa, Poland TK5NJ Alexandre Pellegrinetti, B.P.223, F-20179, Ajaccio, Corsica, France TJ1LD Douglas W.Lewis, P.O.Box 9, Kumbo, NW Province, Cameroon TM8FL ALR 69, 23 bis rue Roger Radisson, F-69005, Lyon, France UA0FDX Victor Komzuk, P.O.Box 55, Uglegorsk, Sakhalin island, 694900,Russia UA0MF Mike Filippov, P.O.Box 20, Vladivostok, 690021, Russia UA3AGS Sergej Chikutov, P.O.Box 1, 109387, Moscow, Russia UA3TAE Alex N.Polozov, P.O.Box 66, Dzerjinsk-15, 606015, Russia UA3TFS Alex B.Chaika, pr.Tsiolkovskogo 33-41, Dzerzhinsk 29, 606029, Russia UA3TJW Dimitri V.Panteleev, P.O.Box 5, Dzerzhinsk 7, 606007, Russia UA9AB Gennady T.Shcumat, P.O.Box 17, Troitsk, 457100, Chelyabinskoy,Russia UR4NWW Radio Club Station, P.O.Box 8100, Vinnytsya, 286050, Ukraine UT2UB P.O.Box 99, Kiev, 252010 Ukraine UX0FF Nikolay Lavreka, P.O.Box 3, Izmail Centre, 272630, Ukraine UX1KA Roman Bratchik, P.O.Box 88, Kiev, 252191, Ukraine UX3FW Yurij Kucherenko, P.O.Box 60, Izmail Centre, 272630, Ukraine VK2CE Kevin J.Mulcahy, P.O.Box 300, Merrimbula 2548, Australia VK6HD Michael E.Bazley, P.O.Box 5594, Albany, WA 6332, Australia VO2YR Dan Murray, P.O.Box 478, Station A, Goose Bay, Newfoundland,A0P 1S0, Canada WP3C Alfredo Velez Ramos, HC-02 Box 7455, Utuado, 00641 Puerto Rico YC2LRM Bima Sekti, Jl.Kaliwiru V/5, Semarang 50235, Indonesia YC6HDF Wellem A.Kroma, Box 25, Pangkalan Brandan 20857, Indonesia YO2LDE Daniel M.Vuescu, Zadei F3-1-7, RO-1700 Resita, Romania *****************************************************************************

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3B8 - Bob, G3PJT will be active (on 10-80 metres CW with some SSB) as 3B8/G3PJT from 3B8CF's QTH on Mauritius Island (AF-049) between 8 and 20 March. He will participate in the RSGB Commonwealth Contest (13-14 March). QSL via G3PJT. [TNX DX News Sheet] 3B8 - Mart, DL6UAA expects to be active as 3B8/DL6UUA from Mauritius Island (AF-049) between 8 March and 24 April. QSL via home call. For further information visit http://www.qsl.net/dl6uaa/ [TNX DX News Sheet] 4U1ITU - K2KQ, K1TW and IK2BHX will participate in the ARRL DX SSB Contest from 4U1ITU (Geneva). [TNX The Daily DX] 9M6 - Tony, G4UZN will be active (mainly CW) as 9M6TUZ from the Hillview Gardens Resort, Sabah between 16 and 23 March. QSL via G4UZN. [TNX G4UZN] A9 - Will, WC6DX is active on all bands as A92GF from Bahrain until 16 March. He plans to participate in the ARRL DX SSB Contest, possibly with a special callsign. QSL via WC6DX (North America stations only) or EA7FR (others). [TNX OPDX Bulletin] CO - VE3ESE and VE3SDN will be joining an eleven-member Cuban team for the ARRL DX SSB Contest. They will operate as T48RAC. QSL via VE3ESE (Don Fisher, 48 Lucerne Dr., Kitchener, Ontario N2E 1B3). [TNX CO2OM] E4 - Ayar, OZ6ACD is active as E44/OZ6ACD (but will be QRT between 17 and 26 March) from the headquarters of the Temporary International Presence in Hebron (TIPH), West Bank. He operates with the equipment left by E44DX and JA1UT/E4, which will remain in Palestine at the for the newly established amateur radio station at the college of technology in Gaza. E44/OZ6ACD will be QRV almost every day after 14.00 UTC and on Sunday mornings until 08.00 UTC. Look for him on SSB (3794, 7044, 14244, 18144, 21244, 24944, 28444 kHz +/- QRM) and CW (3504, 7004, 10104, 14004, 18074, 21004, 24894, 28004 kHz +/ QRM). He plans to be on 160 metres starting on 10 March. QSL via OZ1ACB either direct (Allis Andersen, Kagsaavej 34, DK-2730 Herlev, Denmark). Latest information and log search at http://www.tiph.org/e44/search.htm [TNX E44/OZ6ACD] E4 - Ben, OZ5AAH/OZ5IPA will be active from Ayar's (E44/OZ6ACD) QTH in Hebron (West Bank) 9 and 16 March. He plans to concentrate on CW (WARC and low bands). QSL direct to OZ5AAH. [TNX E44/OZ6ACD] E4 - A station signing E41/OK1DTP has been active on 80, 20 and 10 metres. The operator reports to be in Jenin (West Bank) and to send QSLs to OK1TD, but the Deputy Minister of the MPT in Gaza has no record of this station. [TNX The Daily DX] F - The group of Belgian operators (ON1ABW, ON1AEO, ON4ARY, ON4BBA, ON4CAQ, ON6VP, ON7FH and ON7KS) will be active as TM0Y from Yeu Island (EU-064) [425DXN 401] between 18 and 25 July, IOTA Contest included. QSL direct to ON4AMM (Mary-Lou Moons, Oudestraat 9, B-3560 Lummen, Belgium) or via the bureau to ON4DST. [TNX ON4BBA] FO - Guy, FO5QA is a newly licensed amateur living on Tikehau Atoll (OC-066) in the Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia. [TNX F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX] G - Glyn, GW0ANA will be active as G0ANA/p from Tresco Island in the Isles of Scilly (EU-011) between 3 and 7 May. As this will be a backpackers trip only, he will operate (on 10-80 metres) with just a vertical. QSL via GW0ANA. [TNX GW0ANA] /EX S DX@WW $425WW409B 425 DX News #409 [2/6] 6 March 1999 No 409 BID: $425WW409B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

I - Special station IR0MFP (Millennium For Peace) will be active during the ARRL DX SSB Contest. QSL via IK0AZG. [TNZ IK0AZG] I - Gianfranco, IK0ZME will be active as IR0F during the ARRL DX SSB and the other main contests in 1999. QSL via IK0ZME either direct (P.O. Box 2, 03036 Isola del Liri - FR, Italy) or through the bureau. [TNX IK0ZME] I - On 7 March Salento DX Team members will operate from a few coastal towers. Island chasers please note that although the calls will sound familiar, these operations will take place from the mainland. [TNX IK7JWX] I - DJ1EH will be active from Polesine on 6-7 March. QSL via either DJ1EH or IW4DJZ. Please note that this island, which has never counted for IOTA, is no longer valid for IIA as well (its former Reference Number was RO-003). [TNX Crazy DX Group] J3 - Bill, K4LTA and his wife Ruby, K4UPS will be active from Grenada (NA-024) between 10 March and 5 April. Look for J3/K4LTA (CW) and J3/K4UPS (SSB) especially at 14.00-16.00 UTC and 21.00-23.00 UTC. QSL via home calls. [TNX W4VQ and DX News Sheet] JT - Antonio, I1ZB and Andrea, IZ0CRN will be joining Gaetano, IT9GAI and team leader Nicola, I0SNY during the JT1Y operation on 6-15 April [425DXN 408]. They will operate SSB (28485, 24985, 21285, 18145, 14185, 7045, 3780, 1840, 50110 kHz) and CW (28015, 24895, 21015, 18075, 14015, 10105, 7005, 3505, 1825, 50110 kHz). QSL via I0SNY. If interested in participating in this activity, please contact I0SNY at [email protected] [TNX I0SNY] JW - Kjell, SM7NAS will be active as JW/SM7NAS from Longyearbyen (EU-026), Svalbard between 2 and 8 April. He will operate CW, SSB and RTTY on all bands. QSL via SM7NAS either direct (Kjell Adolfsson, Svensbackevagen 6D, SE-59096 Overum, Sweden) or through the bureau. Logs will be available at http://home.bip.net/kjell_adolfsson after the operation. [TNX SM7NAS] KG4 - N4TO and N4OO will be active as KG4TO and KG4BV respectively from Guantanamo Bay (NA-015) between 11 and 22 March. They will operate primarily CW and will concentrate on the LF and WARC bands. QSL via home calls. [TNX N4TO] KG4 - Bill, W4WX (KG4GC) and William, N2WB (KG4WB) will be active from Guantanamo Bay (NA-015) between 18 and 25 March. They will participate in the BARTG RTTY Contest (20-21 March) as KG4WB. Before and after the contest they will operate on all bands with attention to 6 metres and RTTY. QSL via home calls. [TNX N2WB] KL - John, AL7RB will be active from NA-064 between 25 and 30 March. He will be operating when his work schedule permits. [TNX AL7RB and [Islands On The Web] LU - Javier, LU9HS plans to participate in the ARRL DX SSB and CQ WW WPX SSB Contests as LR0H (20 metres). QSL via LU9HS (Javier Omar Santillan, P.O. Box 6, 5022 Cordoba, Argentina). [TNX LU9HS] OH0 - Dennis Motschenbacher, K7BV (Editor for the National Contest Journal) will be going to Aland Islands (EU-002) to operate the new OH0Z station in the CQ WW WPX CW Contest. He will be active as OH0/K7BV before and after the contest. Look for him mainly on CW on all HF bands (WARC included), on RS12 and possibly on 6 metres, if he can borrow a small trasceiver. His DXpedition will take place between 23 May and 3 June, and he is also expected to operate from Market Reef (see OJ0 below) during this period. George, K5KG (GeorgeK5KG@aol) will perform Pilot Station duties and daily feed constructive input from the DX community to K7BV via HF skeds. Cards for OH0/K7BV via KU9C, for OH0Z via OH1EH (Ari Korhonen, Kreetalank. 9 As 1, FIN-29200 Harjavalta, Finland). [TNX K7BV] OJ0 - Dennis, K7BV is most likely to operate for three or four days as OJ0/K7BV from Market Reef (EU-053) before his going to Aland (see OH0 above). QSL via KU9C. [TNA K7BV] PJ8 - George, W3EH (ex K2KTT) will be active as PJ8/W3EH between 4 and 11 March on 10-80 metres CW and SSB. He will participate in the ARRL DX SSB Contest (Single Operator 10 metres). [TNX The Daily DX] PJ8 - Latest information from Bert, PA3GIO is that he will *not* operate from either Tintamarre or St. Martin [425DXN 408]. Between 6 and 11 March he will be active (SSB only) as PJ8/PA3GIO/m from Sint Maarten (NA-105). QSL via PA3GIO, preferably through the bureau. [TNX PA3GIO] /EX S DX@WW $425WW409C 425 DX News #409 [3/6] 6 March 1999 No 409 BID: $425WW409C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

PY - PY7XC will be active (SSB and CW on 40, 20 and 15 metres) as ZY6XC from Tinhare Island (SA-080) between 12 and 15 March. QSL direct to PY7XC (Jemesson Faria, Rua Dhalia 228, Apt 401, 51020-290 Recife - PE, Brazil). [TNX IK8TPJ and IT9DAA] PY - PP8EB, PP8BV, PP8KWA, PP8DA, PP8JM, PP8KB, PP8RL and PP8HDA will be active as ZY8A on 6-80 metres SSB and CW between 1 and 4 April. The operation will take place from the National Park of Anavilhanas Archipelago (DIB 74, not IOTA) in the Amazon jungle. QSL via PP8KB (Luiz Ricardo, P.O.Box 691, Manaus Am Brazil 69011-970, Brazil). [TNX PP5SZ and PP8EB] PY0_spp- The forthcoming 15-22 March DXpedition to St. Peter and St. Paul Archipelago (SA-014) [425DXN 405] will use the callsigns ZV0SB (SSB) and ZV0SW (CW). Look for them on CW (1825, 3505, 7005, 10140, 14005, 18075, 21005, 24895 and 28005 kHz) and SSB (1835, 3785, 7055, 14195, 18145, 21295, 24935 and 28495 kHz). If they work RTTY (which is not sure) they will sign ZV0SY on or around 14080 and 21080 kHz. QSL via PT2GTI. The ABRA web site (in Portuguese) is at http://www.pt2dx.org.br [TNX PT2NP and IK2FIQ] T3 - DL7DF (Sigi Presch, Wilhelmsmuhlenweg 123, 12621 Berlin, Germany; [email protected]) and others are reported to be planning a three-week operation from West Kiribati (T30) in October/November. Part of the group will operate for a few days from Banaba (T33). Plans are to have two stations from T30 and two stations from T33, which means four stations up and running from T30 when the T33 operators return from Banaba. Further information is expected in due time. [TNX IZ1CRR and The Daily DX] TG - Luca Aliprandi, IK2NCJ has been active as TG9/IK2NCJ from Guatemala since 27 February and will go QRT on 14 March. He will participate in the ARRL DX SSB Contest. QSL via I2MQP (on-line log at http://www.ari.it). [TNX IK2NCJ] UR - EN5J from Ukraine will participate in the ARRL DX SSB and CQ WW WPX SSB Contests. QSL via KG6AR (Chris Williams, 1117 S. Del Mar Ave., San Gabriel, CA 91776-3034, USA). [TNX KG6AR] V3 - KI6IM, KM6K, AB6WM and W2NA will participate in the ARRL DX SSB Contest (6-7 March) as V31DX from Belize. [TNX DX News Sheet] VE - Look for either VE2FCQ or VE2MA/p to be active (14260, 21260, 7060 kHz) from four new C.IS.A. (Canadian Islands Award) islands starting on 12.30 UTC on 10 March (in case of bad weather the operators will try again on 29 March). The islands are Moras, Lozeau, Bougainville and Fourche, all of them are located in the Province of Quebec and they do not count for IOTA. QSL direct to VE2ICM. [TNX VE2ICM] VK - Twelve VK6 operators will be active from Woody Island (OC-170) between 04.00 UTC on 14 March to 00.00 UTC on the 21st. They have applied for the call VI6EWI, which is yet to be confirmed, and will be working on all bands (SSB and CW) with four HF stations. QSL via VK6NE either direct or through the bureau. [TNX VK6APK]. VK - Martin, G3ZAY plans to be active from the Wellesley Islands (Queensland State Carpentaria Gulf South Group, OC-???) from approximately 07.00z on 30 March to 23.00 UTC on the 31st. The VK4 callsign will be issued on arrival in Australia. QSL via G3ZAY (Martin Atherton, 41 Enniskillen Road, Cambridge CB4 1SQ, England, UK). [TNX G3ZAY] VK - Martin, G3ZAY plans to be active from Thursday Island (OC-138) from 07.00 UTC 2 April to 23.00 UTC on the 3rd. The VK4 callsign will be issued on arrival in Australia. QSL via G3ZAY. [TYNX G3ZAY] VK - Stuart, VK8NSB will be active as VK8NSB/P while on holiday from Groote Eylandt (OC-141) between 3 and 18 April. He plans to operate on 10, 15 and 80 metres (SSB and CW) with special attention to Europe. QSL via VK9NS. [TNX VK8NSB] VK9_nor- Toshi, JM1KNQ and Masa, JQ3DUE will be active respectively as VK9NQ and VK9NM from Norfolk Island (OC-005) between 11 and 16 March. They plan to operate on 6-160 metres CW, SSB, RTTY and AM. QSL VK9NQ via JM1KNQ (H. Abe, 4-53-3-203, Taidera 4-chome, Akashi-city Hyogo, 673-0845 Japan). QSL VK9NM via JQ3DUE (Masa Ikeda, 6-19-9 Tsukigaoka Nishi-ku, Kobe-city Hyogo, 651-2217 Japan). [TNX The Daily DX] VU - Ram, VU3DJO will be active in contests as AT0DJQ until the end of April. He will be active on 20 metres only. QSL via VU3DJQ. [TNX VU3DJQ] XU - Song Hyung Sub, HL2AQN will be active as XU7AAC from Cambodia between 11 and 15 March. Look for him on 40, 15 and 10 metres CW and SSB: QSL via HL2AQN (Song Hyung Sub, Buwon Apt. 9-101, 340, Wonjeong-dong Bucheon, Kyunggi-do, 421-200 Korea). The web site is at http://www.qsl.net/hl2kat [TNX HL2KAT] YS - Hrane, YT1AD will participate in the ARRL SSB DX Contest as HU4A from El Salvador. QSL via YT1AD. [TNX The Daily DX] ZP - Tom, ZP5AZL plans to participate in the ARRL DX SSB Contest possibly as ZP40Z (QSL via W3HNK), while Juan, ZP5MAL will be entering the contest (15 metres) as ZP6T (QSL via ZP5MAL). [TNX OPDX Bulletin] /EX S DX@WW $425WW409D 425 DX News #409 [4/6] 6 March 1999 No 409 BID: $425WW409D ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

E44DX ---> The E44DX team (W3UR, OH1RY, OH2TA and OH2BH) logged 33,775 QSOs with 14,640 individual DXers in seven days of operation from Gaza City, Palestine. QSL E44DX via OH2BN. One of the Yaesu FT-1000MP radios was donated to PAWS, the new Palestinian Amateur Wireless Society, which now holds the E44DX call sign. Another complete station was donated to PAWS, and is currently being used by E4/OZ6ACD. [TNX N4NG]

IOTA CONTEST ---> The results of the 1998 IOTA Contest are available at http://www.iol.ie/~okanep/iota98.html (the *free* SDI logging program for the 1999 Contest can be downloaded from this site).

QSL 3V8BB ---> Cards for contacts made during the CQ 160 Meter SSB Contest (operators UA2FF, UA2FB and UA2FZ) should be requested via DK4VW.

QSL 5H3/IK2GZU ---> Maurizio, IK2GZU logged some 2500 QSOs during his recent staying in Tanzania [425DXN 405]. Unfortunately it was not possible to use other antennas but the tribander at the mission where he was working. Cards have been ordered and can be requested via IK2GZU either direct (Maurizio Buffoli, Via degli Angeli 9, 25033 Cologne - BS, Italy) or through the bureau. Requests for bureau cards can be sent to [email protected]). [TNX IK2GZU]

QSL E44/JA8RUZ ---> Cards should be sen to Toshi, JA8RUZ, preferably at the following address: Toshikazu Kawanishi, C.P.O. Box 166, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, 070-8571, Japan. His e-mail address is [email protected] [TNX JA8RUZ]

QSL JW0M ---> Tomek, SP5UAF has received a few cards for JW0M, but he is not, and has never been, the QSL manager for this station. Tomek will forward the cards received to the address given by JW0M (P.O. Box 35, Gdansk 37, Poland). [TNX SP5UAF]

QSL VK8AV/3 ---> Cards for Alan, VK8AV/3 [425DXN 408] should be sent (direct only) to VK4AAR (Alan Roocroft, P.O.Box 421, Gatton 4343, Australia). VK8AAR is also able to confirm other QSOs with VK8AV if needed. VK8AV/3 will be active from Phillip Island (OC-136) until mid March. [TNX VK4AAR]

QSL VK9CA ---> JA1CMD, who operated as VK9CA (Cocos Island, OC-003) in January [425DXN 402], reports many stations sent their cards to his address in Japan. Please note that his current address is Kazu Miyamori, Apt 2, #52604, Hilton Residence, Jl Gatot Subroto, P.O. Box 4083, KBY Jakarta 12040, Indonesia. Bureau cards should be sent to JA1CMD via JARL.

QSL YC5XIP ---> QSL manager I1WFF (Fulvio Marin, P.O. Box 88, 13900 Biella - BI, Italy) reports that for the time being he can confirm contacts made by Syafry from OC-109 (2-4 October 1997, 30-31 October 1998, 1-2 November 1998) and OC-106 (11, 12, 23,24,27 October 1997; 28 November 1997; 6 September 1998; 23- 25 October 1998). Fulvio says he has replied to the direct cards received so far, a few "not in logs" are being checked with YC5XIP but it takes time (if Fulvio does not receive any information from Syafry, he will return these cards & IRCs/green stamps). Logs for OC-075 and OC-108 + OC-106 and OC-109 for QSOs made on other dates have been requested but not received so far. Island chasers are invited to contact Fulvio at [email protected] before sending their requests. Syafry's current address is P.O. Box 01, Sedanau 29182, Indonesia. [TNX I1WFF]

QSL VIA K1WY ---> The K1WY DX Association ([email protected]) is the QSL manager for 5R8ET, AX1TX, ET3BT, GI3MUS, GI6YM, GI0PCU, HB0CZS, K1WY, KW1JY, KW1WY, ON4CAT, ON9CAT, P29CC, S21J, TF7GX, TF8GX, UA0ACG, UA0AOZ, UA0DC, UA0ZBK, VK1TX, ZD7VC and ZL3KIM. QSLs can be sent to The K1WY DX Association at either P.O.Box 2644, Hartford, CT 06146-2644, USA or P.O.Box 90, Eeklo 9900, Belgium. [TNX KW1WY] /EX S DX@WW $425WW409E 425 DX News #409 [5/6] 6 March 1999 No 409 BID: $425WW409E ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** *** NEWS FROM THE WEB *** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

C.Is.A.: Full information on the Canadian Islands Award is available at www.tir.com/~wd8mgq DIE: Paco, EA5OL reports that the new web pages for the Spanish Islands Awards (DIE) ar at http://members.es.tripod.de/die DXTELNET: DXTelnet is a ham communication software package allowing several kinds of simultaneous connections to many listed DX resources. The latest version (4.5) of DXTelnet (4.5) can now be downloaded from one of the following web sites: http://home.sprynet.com/~wd4ngb/telnet.htm http://www.powernetonline.com/~dbald/dxtelnet.html http://www.qsl.net/ad5xa/dxt.html For further details on the new version, please check http://home.sprynet.com/~wd4ngb/new.htm or contact Fabrizio Sartoni, IK4VYX at [email protected] E-MAILS: Fernando, LU7AWY reports this is an interesting site where to find e-mail addresses for radio amateurs from all around the world: http://members.eunet.at/hagenbu/ftp.htm LOGS (9K2): Hamad, 9K2HN has added the logs for all of the stations he manages (9K2F, 9K5HN, 9K2HN/P, 9K0A) to his home page at http://www.gate.net/~morpheus/hamad/9k2hn.html LOGS (E44): An on-line log search for E44DX is now available at http://www.n4gn.com/e44dx/ The same log search database may now also be searched via e-mail: send a message to [email protected] with your call sign at the beginning of the SUBJECT line. The BODY of the message is ignored. [TNX N4NG] LOGS (E44): The logs for E44/HA1AG are now available at http://www.okdxc.cz/e44 (they cover the contacts made up to 05.46 UTC on 2 March, the final update is expected after the team is back home). Please note that the band for many RTTY QSOs is wrong band (20 metres instead of 15), the correction will be made as soon as possible. [TNX PA1AW] LOGS (FT5W): The updated logs for FT5WH are now available at http://perso.easynet.fr/~f5nod/ft5whlog.html (Gil, F5NOD reports they include contacts made through 17.43 UTC on 20 February). LOGS (TL): Alex, PA3DZN is now QRT from Central African Republic [425DXN 408], where he operated as TL5A and TL0R. The final update of the TL5A logs is now available at http://www.qsl.net/tl5a and/or http://www.igr.nl/users/pa1aw/qsl [TNX PA1AW] SP DX CONTEST: It will take place (on both CW and SSB) between 15 UTC on 3 April and 15 UTC on the 4th. Full information is available at http://www.silesia.top.pl/~jancom/rules.html [TNX SP6OPC] ------

QSL received via direct: 3D2DX, 3A2MD, 3DA0CA, 3V8BB, 4S7BRG, 4U1UN, 5A1A, 5N4ALE, 6W6JX, 9K2HN, 9K2ZZ, 9M2TO, A22RV, A45XR, A92GE, AP2JZB, AP2WAP, B1A, BQ9P, BT2HC, C91CO, DU3NXE, E30GA, EP3HR, ET3VSC, OH0RJ, FK8GJ, FO5QG, FR5ZU/G, HF0POL, HR6XX (NA-057), HS0ZCY, JD1BIA, JW5NM, JY8ZW, KC4AAA, OH0TA, PY0TI, RA0FU, ST2SA, T31BB, T88II, T88X, TL0R, TY8A, TZ6TT, UA0LH, UK9AA, V73UX, VK5ASK (OC-1139), VK9NR (OC-05), VK9CQR, VK9XTL, VP8CRB, XX9AS, XX9X, XZ1N, YK1AO, Z32KV, ZA1AJ, ZA1Z, ZK3RW. *****************************************************************************

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PERIOD CALL REF till 31/03 4N800, YT800, YU800, YZ800: special event stations 397 till ?? 5A22PA: Libya * by 5A1A 408 till ?? 9G1AA: Ghana * by 9G1OO, PA3ERA and PA3FUE 405 till May 9G5HK: Ghana * by DL1IAL 404 till 16/03 A92GF: Bahrain (AS-002) * by WC6DX 409 till 30/04 AT0DJQ: special contest prefix * by VU3DJQ 409 till 07/03 C21ZM and C21SX: Nauru (OC-031) * by G3ZEM and G3SXW 403 till 18/03 C56SW: The Gambia * by G3VMW 408 till 20/03 CE0AA: Easter Island (SA-001) * by Radio Club of Chile 407 till 17/03 E44/OZ6ACD: Palestine 409 till August FK8VHU: New Caledonia 401 till December FT5WH: Crozet (AF-008) * by F5AGL 401 till December FT5ZJ: Amsterdam Island 399 till 08/03 FW5FN: Uvea (OC-054), Wallis & Futuna * by HB9HFN 408 till Apr H40MS: Pigeon Island (OC-065), Temotu * by DL2GAC 404 till 09/03 HK0: San Andres Island (NA-033) * by W4DC and others 401 till 14/03 J8OC: Mustique Island (NA-025) * by G0REP 407 till 05/03 JW/DJ3KR: Svalbard (EU-026) 407 till 11/04 K2ZR/4: Key West (NA-062) 406 till 10/03 KG4OX: Guantanamo (NA-015) * by W4OX 407 till 20/04 P49M: Aruba (SA-036) * by VE3MR 397 till 14/03 PJ8/ND5S, KF5LK, W8EB, W8DVC; PJ8A (ARRL SSB) 407 till 14/03 S79AG and S79XB: Seychelles * by SM0AGD and LA7XB 408 till 09/03 T30R: West Kiribati (OC-017) * by OK1RD, OK1RI, OK1TN 403 till 14/03 TG9/IK2NCJ: Guatemala 409 till 20/05 UA3SDK/0: Sredniy Island (AS-042) 407 till 09/03 V31JP: Belize * by K8JP 405 till 08/03 N4XP/V7: Marshall Islands 405 till 07/03 VI3GP: special station 408 till 15/03 VK8AV/3: Phillip Island (OC-136) 408 till 08/03 VP2E: Anguilla (NA-022) * by W1USN, AA1M, W1HL 405 till 08/03 VP2V: British Virgin Islands (NA-023) * by K1DW 406 till 09/03 VP2V/K3MD: British V.I. (NA-023) * by K3MD and N3PUR 408 till 08/03 VP2V: British V.I. (NA-023) * by W4NF,W4RM,W4CE,W4DAV 408 till May VQ9DX: Diego Garcia (AF-006) * by AA5DX 403 till March VQ9QM: Diego Garcia Island (AF-006) 401 till 16/03 XF4MX: Socorro Isl (NA-030), Revilla Gigedo * by XE1s 407 till 27/11 XJ1: special prefix (Nova Scotia, Canada) 401 till Apr ZF2NT: Little Cayman (NA-016) * by N6NT 388 04/03-11/03 PJ8/W3EH: Sint Maarten (NA-105) 409 06/03-07/03 4U1ITU (ARRL SSB) * by K2KQ, K1TW, IK2BHX 409 06/03-07/03 CO9BCC (ARRL SSB) * by COs 407 from 06/03 HK3JJH/0M: Malpelo (SA-007) 408 06/03-07/03 HU4A: El Salvador (ARRL SSB) * by YT1AD 409 06/03-07-03 IQ1Z * Monferrato Contest Team (IK1NLZ & IK1RLI) 408 06/03-07/03 IR0F (ARRL SSB) * by IK0ZME 409 06/03-07/03 IR0MFP: special station (ARRL SSB) 409 06/03-07/03 LR0H (ARRL SSB) * by LU9HS 409 06/03-11/03 PJ8/PA3GIO/m: Sint Maarten (NA-105) 409 06/03-07/03 T48RAC: Cuba (ARRL SSB) 409 06/03-07/03 V31DX: Belize (ARRL SSB) * by Ws 409 06/03-18/03 VK9EHH: Lord Howe (OC-004) * by K8VIR 407 06/03-07/03 VP5J (ARRL SSB) * by KK9A 408 06/03-07/03 W5CTV: Grand Isle (NA-168) 408 06/03-07/03 ZP40Z (ARRL SSB) * by ZP5AZL 409 06/03-07/03 ZP6T (ARRL SSB) * by ZP5MAL 409 06/03-07/03 ARRL DX SSB Contest *** 06/03-07/03 Ukraine RTTY Championship 406 08/03-24/04 3B8/DL6UUA: Mauritius Island 409 08/03-20/03 3B8/G3PJT: Mauritius Island (AF-049) 409 09/03-16/03 E4: Palestine * by OZ5AAH 409 10/03-05/04 J3/K4LTA and J3/K4UPS: Grenada (NA-024) 409 10/03-28/03 T31RD *or* T33RD * by OK1RD, OK1RI, OK1TN 403 10/03 VE2FCQ and VE2MA/p: C.IS.A. islands 409 11/03-12/03 5T: Mauritania * by JA1CPS and others 407 11/03-22/03 KG4TO & KG4BV: Guantanamo (NA-015) * by N4TO & N4OO 409 11/03-16/03 VK9NQ & VK9NM: Norfolk (OC-005) * by JM1KNQ & JQ3DUE 409 11/03-15/03 XU7AAC: Cambodia * by HL2AQN 409 12/03-15/03 ZY6XC: Tinhare Island (SA-080) * by PY7XC 409 13/03-15/03 TR: Banie Island (AF-043) * by F5VCR and G3OCA 407 14/03-19/03 V31GI: NA-180 (Belize) * by PA3GIO 408 14/03-21/03 VI6EWI: Woody Island (OC-170) * by VK6s 409 14/03 UBA Spring SSB Contest *** 15/03-22/03 ZV0SB & ZV0SW: St.Peter & St.Paul Arch. * by PYs 409 16/03-23/03 9M6TUZ: Sabah, East Malaysia (OC-088) * by G4UZN 409 18/03-25/03 KG4GC & KG4WB: Guantanamo (NA-015) * by W4WX & N2WB 409 20/03-21/03 II2V * special A. Volta station 407 20/03-21/03 JA3CMY, JE4CIL and JI3DST: Oki Archipelago (AS-041) 405 20/03-22/03 BART Spring RTTY Contest *** 20/03-21/03 Russian DX Contest *** 21/03-16/03 V31GI: NA-123 (Belize) * by PA3GIO 408 25/03-30/03 AL7RB: NA-064 409 26/03 II2V * special A. Volta station 407 26/03-31/03 WP4U: Mona Island (NA-099) 406 27/03-28/03 CQWW WPX SSB Contest *** 28/03-03/04 V31GI: NA-180 (Belize) * by PA3GIO 408 30/03-31/03 VK4: Wellesley Islands (OC-???) * by G3ZAY 409 Mar-Apr 9N7RN: Nepal * by IZ6BRN 407 from March FT5XN: Kerguelen * by F6IHY 399 23/04-25/04 IOTA Convention - Alicante (Spain) *** /EX S DX@WW $425WW410A 425 DX News #410 [1/4] 13 March 1999 No 410 BID: $425WW410A ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

3B8 - Patrick, F6CMH will be active (SSB) as 3B8/F6CMH from Mauritius (AF-049) between 17 and 26 March. [TNX F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX] 8P - 8P2K has been issued to Dean, 8P6SH for use during contests until the end of the year 2000. It was activated for the ARRL DX SSB Contest and will be QRV for the CQ WW WPX Contest later this month. QSL via KU9C or direct to 8P6SH. [TNX 8P6SH] BV - Juergen, DJ3KR will be active (mainly on LF and WARC bands CW) as BV3/DJ3KR from Taiwan (AS-020) on 19-23 March and 26 March-17 April. QSL via DH3MG. [TNX DX News Sheet] C5 - Frank, ON4CEL will be active (10-80 metres mainly CW, with some SSB) from The Gambia between 17 and 25 March. QSL via ON4CEL either direct (Franky Beuselinck, Oostmolenstraat 95, 9880 Aalter, Belgium) or through the bureau. Logs will be available at http://user.online.be/~frankyb/index.html after the operation. [TNX OPDX Builletin] E4 - David, E41/OK1DTP [425DXN 409] has been the first to receive an E41 prefix. He has been regularly licenced since 24 February and will remain active from the West Bank (Palestine) for the rest of the year. He and his father (OK1TD) plan to operate in the CQ WPX SSB Contest (27-28 March). QSL via OK1TD (Jiri Lunak, U Sporky 185, 470 01 Ceska Lipa, Czech Republic). [TNX The Daily DX] EA8 - DL7AU is active (mostly on RTTY) as EA8/DL7AU from the Canary Islands (AF-004) until 3 April. He plans to participate in the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (10 metres). QSL via DL7VRO. [TNX DX News Sheet] FK - FK8FI, FK8VHN, FK8HC and FK8GM will participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest as TX8DX (Multi-Multi). QSL via VK4FW (Bill Horner, P.O. Box 929, Gympie, Queensland 4570, Australia). [TNX FK8GM] GU - Bill, G4YWY will be active as GU4YWY/M from Guernsey (EU-114) between 14 and 28 March. QSL via home call. [TNX DX News Sheet] HS - Charlie, K4VUD will be active as HS0ZCW from Thailand between 13 March and 5 April and again between 18 May and 2 June. QSL via K4VUD. [TNX The Daily DX] KG4 - Vance, N5VL (KG4VL) will be joining W4WX (KG4GC) and N2WB (KG4WB) for the 18-25 March operation from Guantanamo Bay (NA-015) [425DXN 409]. They will participate in the BARTG RTTY Contest (20-21 March) as KG4WB. QSL via home calls. [TNX N5VL] PY - Jim, PY7XC has been joined by PT7BZ, PY7ZY and PT7WA on his way to Tinhare Island (SA-080) [425DXN 409]. After a brief operation from Itaparica Island (SA-023), they moved to Tinhare, where they now plan to remain active with two stations until around 18 UTC on 22 March. [TNX The Daily DX] PY0_spp- The ABRA DXpedition to St. Peter and St. Paul Archipelago (SA-014) [425DXN 409] is confirmed to be due to start on 15 or 16 March. The operators, who left Natal on 11 March, will be signing ZV0SB on SSB and ZV0SW on CW (no activity on RTTY). QSL via PT2GTI. [TNX PS7AB and PT2GTI] T3 - In a message received early this week Steve, OM3JW reported that T30R will remain active from Tarawa, West Kiribati (OC-017) for a few days longer than planned [425DXN 403]. After that the group will NOT go and operate from either Banaba (T33) or Canton (T31), but will return home. QSL via OK1RD (Jaroslav Semotam, Borova 155, CZ-251 01 Ricany, Czech Republic). [TNX OM3JW] T8 - JA1BRK (T88RK), JA1HGY (T88HG), JA1HYF (T88HY), 7N3AWE (T88AJ) and JK1OPL (T88??) will be active from Koror (OC-009), Belau between 19 and 21 March. They will operate on 6-160 metres (SSB, CW and RTTY) with two stations; special attention will be paid to the WARC bands. QSL via home calls. [TNX JA1HGY] UA - Seven special stations will be active until 10 April to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Rebublic of Bashkortostan (Asiatic Russia): UE9WAA operated by RW9WA (P.O. Box 7056, Ufa 450075, Russia - or via W3HNK, NAs only); UE9WAB operated by RV9WB (P.O.Box 7016, Ufa 450075, Russia - or via W3HC, NAs only); UE9WAC operated by RU9WB (P.O. Box 158, Ufa 450096, Russia - or via W3HC, NAs only); UE9WFJ operated by RX9WN (P.O.Box 139, Ufa 450038, Russia); UE9WGM operated by RV9WZ (P.O.Box 179, Ufa 450065, Russia); UE9WYL operated by RZ9WM (via RW9WA); UE9WZZ operated by RZ9WZ (via N2AU). If you do not need a fast reply, please note that all of the QSOs will be confirmed through the bureau. [TNX RW9WA] VK - Robert Hancock, VK5AFZ has been planning an expedition to an island in the un-numbered VK5 group South Australia State East and has invited Martin, G3ZAY to join him for a one-day operation on 5 April. They plan to be QRV with two stations from around 0800-2100 local time. QSL information will be announced nearer the time. [TNX G3ZAY] XF4 - This week's ARRL DX Bulletin reports that XF4BEF will be active (6-160 metres, CW, SSB and RTTY) from Socorro Island (NA-030), Revilla Gigedo between 17 March and 2 April. QSL via XE1BEF. /EX S DX@WW $425WW410B 425 DX News #410 [2/4] 13 March 1999 No 410 BID: $425WW410B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

E44/HA1AG ---> The 4-member Hungarian team made 40430 QSOs (9971 SSB, 29715 CW, 744 RTTY) in less than nine days. The band breakdowns are (band/QSOs) 160/1579, 80/2817, 40/4956, 30/3557, 20/7876, 17/4084, 15/5926, 12/4480, 10/5155. The stations who were able to work them on all of the nine bands are 262. The log search (http://www.okdxc.cz/e44) now covers all 40430 contacts. [TNX PA1AW]

EA RTTY CONTEST ---> It is sponsored by URE (Union de Radioaficionados Espanoles) and will take place (10, 15, 20, 40 nd 80 metres) between 16 UTC on 3 April and 16 UTC on the 4th. The rules are available from the Contest Manager (Antonio Alcolado, EA1MV) at [email protected]

QSL 1A0KM & HV4NAC ---> QSL manager Francesco Valsecchi, IK0FVC reports that he is used to processing (and mailing) these cards in batches once a week. He can rely on his friends from the Roman DX Club for help and this modus operandi has proved effective. If you do not receive your card(s) within a reasonable time, it is because Francesco has not received your request. He asks DXers to refrain from e-mailing reminders to him, as this cannot speed up the process.

QSL 3V8BB ---> The address of the station is P.O. Box 2055, Bir-El-Bey, Tunisia, but the actual QSL route for 3V8BB depends on the date and time of the QSO, as guest operators have their own QSL routes. Cards for contacts made during the 1999 ARRL DX SSB Contest should be sent via I5JHW.

QSL 5R8PR & 5R8OP ---> Cards have been received from the printer and QSL managers (respectively F6BFH and F6AOI) have started replying to direct requests received so far. Please note that they will pay return postage out of their pockets, as green stamps and IRCs will be used to buy clothes, school books and medicines for the children living in a small village near Antananarivo. [TNX F6BFH and Island On The Web]

QSL H44AL, VK4AFL, VK4BKM ---> Laurie Pritchard, VK4BLE (WIAQ QSL Bureau Manager) has been advised by VK4AFL and VK4BKM that they do not wish to have their QSL cards sent via the VK4 bureau. They will accept only direct QSLs (cards for H44AL are to be sent to VK4AFL). If there are any questions please contact the VK4 QSL Bureau via e-mail ([email protected]). [TNX VK4BLE]

QSL MANAGERS REFLECTOR ---> It is devoted specifically to active QSL Managers and it NOT intended to be another list for listing QSL routes and queries for QSL information. "This should be a comfortable place for us to share information, resources, tips, experiences, problems and solutions", Larry Wilson, KE1HZ ([email protected]) states. To join this new e-mail list send a blank message to [email protected] [TNX KE1HZ]

QSL (NOT) VIA NE8Z ---> As of 9 March Rick Dorsch, NE8Z is *no longer* the QSL manager for HC6CR, HD6CR, HC6FG and HD6FG. "Mail theft in Ecuador has made the passing of logs impossible and they are not able to send me logs via e-mail", Rick reports. All past, present and future QSOs can be confirmed via their direct address: Roberto Camacho (HC6CR/HD6CR) and Maricela de Camacho (HC6FG/HD6FG), Casilla 614, Ambato, Ecuador. Please note that NE8Z will continue to act as QSL manager for HC1HC, as Alfredo is able to communicate with Rick via e-mail with logs and/or other information. [TNX NE8Z]

QSL VIA WA5KBH ---> George Carr, WA5KBH reports the mail forwarding from the United Kingdom for QSL cards to his UK calls has expired. Cards for G0WEW and G0/WA5KBH now go to his stateside address. George was in the UK between 1990 and 1996. [TNX WA5KBH] ------

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LOGS (E4): The logs for David, E41/OK1DTP are now available at http://www.okdxc.cz/e41/ LOGS (FW): The final logs (7554 QSOs) for Cedric's (HB9HFN) recent operation as FW5FN from Wallis Island are now available at http://www.qsl.net/hb9hfn/log/fw_search.html [TNX HB9HFN] LOGS (KG4): The logs for the recent KG4DZ, KG4SD and KG4ZK operation from Guantanamo Bay are now available at http://www.pilot.infi.net/~charding/gitmo99.htm [TNX The Daily DX] XF4MX: The web page for the current [425DXN 407] operation from Socorro Island (NA-030), Revilla Gigedo can be found at http://www.radionet.udg.mx/xf4mx/index.html /EX S DX@WW $425WW410C 425 DX News #410 [3/4] 13 March 1999 No 410 BID: $425WW410C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ***** QSL INFO [1/2] ***** ======Edited by IK1GPG & IK1QFM

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4N1DX Zrinko Zibert, 99 Palih Boraca 7, 11277 Ugrinovci, Yugoslavia 4N1EA Miodrag Jakovljevic, Vladimira Rolovica 9/27, 34110 Kragujevac, Yugoslavia CX6FP Miguel A.Slamovits, Gral Artigas 1515, Nueva Palmira, 70101 Colonia, Uruguay DL8WAA Frank Steinke, Bruchweg 32, D-56242 Selters, Germany HB9HFN Cedric Baechler, Mettetlet 26, CH-1763, Granges-Paccot, Switzerland HK3JJH Pedro J.Allina, P.O.Box 81119, Bogota, Colombia HL2AQN Hyoung Seop Song, Boowon House 9-101, Wonjong-dong, Ojong-gu, Puchon, Kyounggi-do, 421-200, South Korea HR2JGG Jorge Giacoman, P.O.Box 351, El Progreso, Yoro 23201, Honduras HS1NRU Noppachart Limpaphayom, 567 Nakornchaisri Road, Dusit, Bangkok 10300, Thailand HS9CA Somchai Limphanudom, 275 Thamanoonvithi, Haadyai, Songkhla 90110, Thailand IV3KAS Luigi Popovic, Via Sistiana 24/a, I-34019, Sistiana (TS), Italy JA1UT Yoshio O.Hayashi, 4-20-2-401 Nishigotanda, Shinagawa, Tokyo, 141-0031 Japan JA8RUZ Toshikazu Kawanishi, P.O Box 166, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, 070-8571, Japan JE4CIL Fumio Suzuki, P.O.Box 3, Hamamura, Ketaka-Cho, Ketaka-Gun, Tottori 689-0331, Japan JM1KNQ Hitoshi Abe, 4-53-3-203, Taidera 4-chome, Akashi-city, Hyogo,673-0845 Japan JQ3DUE Masa Ikeda, 6-19-9 Tsukigaoka Nishi-ku, Kobe-city Hyogo, 651-2217, Japan KG6AR Chris Williams, 1117 S.Del Mar Ave., San Gabriel, CA 91776-3034, USA LU9HS Javier Omar Santillan, P.O. Box 6, 5022 Cordoba, Argentina N6CO David G.Larsen, P.O.Box 311, Pine Grove, CA-95665, U.S.A. PP8KB Teofilo Jose de Azevedo Tiuba, P.O.Box 691, 69011-970, Manaus, AM, Brazil PY7XC Jemesson Faria, Rua Dhalia 228, Apt 401, 51020-290 Recife, PE, Brazil SM7NAS Kjell Adolfsson, Svensbackevagen 6D, SE-59096 Overum, Sweden SP5JTF Adam Perz, Ul.Sucharskiego 7 M.20, 01-390 Warszawa, Poland TF3AO Arsaell Oskarsson, Gnodarvogi 20, IS-104 Reykjavik, Iceland UA0FDX Victor N.Komzuk, P.O.Box 55, Uglegorsk, Sakhalin Is., 694900 Russia UA0WW Alexandr V.Rjazanov, P.O.Box 50, Sayanogorsk, Rep. Khakassia, 662793 Russia VE3ESE Donovan Guy Fisher, 48 Lucerne Drive, Kitchener, Ontario N2E 1B3, Canada VK2CE Kevin Mulcahy, P.O.Box 300, Merrimbula 2548, Australia VK4AAR Alan Roocroft, P.O.Box 421, Gatton 4343, Australia VK8AV Alan Viegas, P.O.Box 3718, Alice Springs, NT 0871, Australia VR2KF Kazuhiko Fujta, GPO Box 4724, Hong Kong VU3GFF Santosh C.G., #230/1, Omkarnagar, Arekere Gate, Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore 560076, India YC1YCF Yoyon Suryana, Perum Margahayu C 88, Bekasi 17113, Indonesia YB1YMN Mohd.Natsir, P.O.Box 214, Bekasi 17001, Indonesia YU0SRJ S.R.J., P.O.Box 48, 11001 Belgrado, Yugoslavia YU1AVQ Zemun PPS RC, P.O.Box 73, 11080 Zemun, Yugoslavia YU7AX Dusan Milosavljevic, Nemanijma 6, YU-23300, Kikinda, Yugoslavia YS1EJ Juan Manuel Miolina, 3 Calle Poniente #3685, Colonia Escalon, San Salvador, El Salvador *****************************************************************************

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3A - Luc, I1YRL and Carlo, IK1SLP will be active on all bands as 3A/I1YRL (CW) and 3A/IK1SLP (SSB) on 27-28 March. QSL via home calls. [TNX I1YRL] 3B9 - The Midway-Kure DX Foundation to Rodrigues Island (AF-017) [425DXN 407] is confirmed to take place between 1 and 11 April. Team members are Bruce Butler (W6OSP), Kimo Chun (KH7U), Jari Jussila (OH2BU), Victor Keller (XE1VIC), Jacky Mandary (3B8CF), Garry Shapiro (NI6T), Ned Stearns (AA7A), Yuuji Yoshitani (JA3IG/K1NT) and Frank Smith (AH0W/OH2LVG, team leader). They will be active as 3B9R on all bands (160-6 metres) and all modes with 9 HF stations (one dedicated to RTTY only). The pilots for the operation will be Andy Chesnokov, UA3AB ([email protected]); Tom Harrell, N4XP ([email protected]); Gary McClellan, K7ZD ([email protected]). QSL via N7LVD (Joyce Johnson, 5627 West Hearn Road, Glendale, Arizona 85306, USA). [TNX AH0W] 3D2_fij- Karl, K0KL will be active (mostly on 15 and 40 metres CW) as 3D2KE from Fiji between 20 and 27 March. QSL via K0KL. [TNX The Daily DX] 3DA0 - Jon, 3DA0CA will be going QRT on 14 July and his last day on the air should be in early July. QSL via W4DR. 3W - Jani, YB0US/NM6US will be operating as 3W6US from Vietnam between 25 and 29 March (QSL via N2OO: Bob Schenck, P.O. Box 345, Tuckerton, NJ 08087-0345, USA). He will participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest as XV300S (Xray Victor Three Zero Zero Sierra) with QSL via JH1EVE (Hiroshi Higashiyama, 1-12-5, Higashijujo, Kitaku, Tokyo 114-0001 Japan). [TNX N2OO] 4X - Jan, 4X1VF plans to operate from Akhziv Island (AS-100) between 6 and 14 UTC on 10 April. Look for him around 14260-265 MHz. [TNX 4X1VF] 9H - Steve, G4JVG will be active (10-80 metres SSB and possibly RTTY) as 9H3XY from Malta (EU-023) between 24 and 29 March. He will participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest on 10 metres. QSL via G4ZVJ. [TNX DX News Sheet] 9M6 - Tony, G4UZN is now active until 23 March [425DXN 409] as 9M6UZT (not TUZ as previously notified) from the Hillview Gardens Resort, Sabah (OC-088). QSL via G4UZN. A3 - K1LU, N1YHL, N1ZNY, W1CCE and W1HIV will be active (on SSB and CW with four rigs) as A35LU from Tonga starting on 20 March. QSL via K1LU. [TNX The Daily DX] BV - Chung, BV4ME expects to be active as either BP9A or BV9AYA from P'eng-hu Island (AS-103) between 26 and 29 March. QSL via BV4ME (Chung Chao-Chung, P.O. Box 11-12, Miaoli 366, Taiwan, R.O.C). [TNX The Daily DX] BY - Alan (BA1DU), Tong (BA1AA) Yang (BD7JA) and others will be active as BI5D from Dongtou Island in the Zhejiang Province Group (AS-???) between 29 April and 3 May. They plan to have six transceivers, three yagis and three amplifiers and to operate on all bands 6-160 metres. [TNX K6DT and Islands On The Web] C9 - Reinhard, DL6DQW will be active (on all bands CW and SSB) as C91RF/P from Benguerua Island (AF-072), Mozambique between 26 and 29 March. QSL via DL6DQW. [TNX The Daily DX] CY9 - West Island ARC members Helen (VE2YAK, YL operator), Fred (VE2SEI), Al (VO1NO/VE1), Reg (VE2AYU), Bill (VE1MR), Dragan (VE2ZIV), Lowell (VY2OX) and Jeff (VE2TBH) will be active as CY9CWI from St. Paul Island (NA-094) between 21 and 28 July. They will operate on all bands (SSB and CW) and pay special attention to Asia on 10-15 metres and Europe on 80-160 metres. CY9CWI will also participate in the IOTA Contest (24-25 July). Look for them on or around 1.830, 3.505, 3.780, 3.860, 7.005, 7.065, 7.230, 10.105, 14.010, 14.265, 18.080, 18.125, 21.010, 21.305, 24.935, 28.010, 28.395 and 50.130 MHz. QSL via VE2CWI (West Island ARC, Box 884, Dorval, Quebec, H9R 4Z6 Canada). Direct comments, questions etc should be sent to VE2SEI (Fred Archibald, 130 Embleton Crescent, Pointe Claire, QC, H9R 3N2 Canada; e-mail [email protected]). [TNX VE2SEI] /EX S DX@WW $425WW411B 425 DX News #411 [2/6] 20 March 1999 No 411 BID: $425WW411B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

G - Glyn, GW0ANA and others will recreate Marconi's first transmission across the English Channel (from Dover to France, on 27 March 1899). They will operate as either GB100SFL or GX4BRS from the original QTH (South Foreland Lighthouse, Dover) between 25 and 29 March. QSL via GW0ANA. [TNX GW0ANA] GD - Vasek, GD4VGN and Harry, GD0VKS will be active from the Isle of Man (EU-116) between 28 March and 9 April. Plans are to operate mostly on all bands CW, but they will be active during the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest as well. QSL GD4VGN via DL4FF, QSL GD0VKS via DL3FCP (in both cses either direct or through the DARC bureau). [TNX DL4FF] H44 - Bernard, H44MS (DL2GAC) is now active from Rennel Island (OC-127) until 22 March. Bernard works with a battery and a solar panel and island chasers are requested to avoid multiband contacts and not to call if they do not need this group. He will then move to Honiara (OC-047). QSL via DL2GAC (preferably through the bureau). [TNX F6CYV and H44MS] HS - HS7UCQ, HS7VMI and E21IZC will participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest as HS7UCQ/p. QSL via E21IZC. [TNX E21EIC] HS - Thailand Group 1996 (http//www.qsl.net/tg1996) members HS1CKC, HS1BZY, HS0GBI, HS0VGC, HS6MYW, HS6NDK, E21ENF and E21EIC will participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest from RAST club station HS0AC. They have been allowed to operate on 10, 15, 20, 40, 80 and 160 metres. QSL via HS0/G3NOM. [TNX E21EIC] HV - Vatican station HV5PUL will be active again on 22 April. Plans are to be active on HF (RTTY included), 6 and 2 metres. For further information check http://www.pul.it [TNX IW0DJB] JA - Weather permitting, Yuki, JI6KVR will be active from Amakusa Archipelago (AS-012) between 07:00 UTC on 20 March and 10:00 UTC on the 21st. QSL via EA5KB (JA stations via JJ6LXX). [TNX JI6KVR] JA - JA3CMY, JA4DND, JE4CIL, JH0IEV and JI3DST will be /4 from Oki Archipelago (AS-041) between 20 and 22 March 20-22. [TNX ON5NT and Islands On The Web] JA - Weather permitting, JA4PXE will be active from Danjo Archipelago (AS-056) between 17 UTC on 26 March and 24 UTC on the 27th. He plans to operate on 6-40 metres SSB. QSL via JA4PXE (Shoji Kuwahara, Midori-cho 1-75, Tokuyama City, 745-0075 Japan). [TNX JA9IFF/1] JA - The Radio Club of Ikeda has been issued the special call 8J3IKD to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Ikeda city. It will be aired between 1 and 30 April on all bands and modes. [TNX JR3TVH] JA - Weather permitting, Taka, JA6CM will be active as JA6CM/6 from Tsushima (AS-036) between 2 (around 10 UTC) and 5 April (around 00 UTC). Look for him on or around 14.260, 21.260, 14.040, 21.040 MHz. He will pay special attention to Europe. QSL via JA6CM either direct or through the bureau. [TNX JA6CM and JA9IFF/1] JT - Alberto Frattini, I1QOD has joined the team (including I0SNY, IT9GAI, I1ZB and IZ0CRN) who will be active as JT1Y from JT1KAA Radio Club between 6 and 15 April [425DXN 409]. QSL via I0SNY ([email protected]) [TNX I0SNY] KL - John, AL7RB (ex-KL0DB) has been forced to cancel his 25-20 March trip [425DXN 409]to Near Island (NA-064). He hopes to be able to reschedule mid May to early June. [TNX AL7RB and Islands On The Web] KP2 - Chet, W6XK plans to participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest (27-28 March) from the US Virgin Islands (NA-106) at the famous WP2Z (QSL via KU9C) station. He might operate as KP2/W6XK (QSL via W6XK) before and after the contest. [TNX The Daily DX] LU - Rene, LU7HN will participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest as LO7H. QSL via LU7HN (Rene Ernesto Giorda, P.O.Box 73, 2400 San Francisco, Cordoba, Argentina). [TNX LU7HN] LU - Javier, LU9HS reports he will participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest (27-28 March) as LR0H on 20 metres. QSL via LU9HS. LU - Julio, LU3HU will participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest as LU0H (SOAB). QSL direct to LU4HH. [TNX LU9HS] LU - The Radio Club General Roca (LU3VAL) will be active as LV2V during the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest. This special call will be used for the next five years. QSL via LU3VAL. [TNX LU6VG] OZ - Special event station OZ5HCA will be active from Odense, Fyn Island (EU-029) on 2 April to celebrate the birth of Hans Christian Andersen (2 April 1805). QSL via OZ3FYN. [TNX OZ5MJ] /EX S DX@WW $425WW411C 425 DX News #411 [3/6] 20 March 1999 No 411 BID: $425WW411C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

PA - Maurice, ON4BAM will be active as PA/ON4BAM from Ameland Island (EU-038) between 12 and 15 May. He plans to concentrate on 12 and 17 metres, but if the propagation does not co-operate he will operate on 20 metres. QSL via home call. [TNX ON4BAM] PY - Alex, PY1KS will participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest as PW1S (All Bands Low Power). QSL via PY1KS either direct (P.O.Box 18123, Rio de Janeiro-RJ, 20722-970 Brazil) or through the bureau. [TNX PY1KS] PY0_fer- Peter, PY5CC will be active as PY0FF from Fernando de Noronha (SA-003) betwee 21 and 29 March. QSL via JA1VOK. [TNX DX News Sheet] SU - Jaroslav, OM3TZZ has been living in Egypt for two years. He has now got his SU licence and is active as SU9ZZ. QSL via OM3TZZ either direct (Jaroslav Jamrich, Gejzu Dusika 43, Trnava 917 08, Slovak Republic) or through the bureau. [TNX SU9ZZ] SV - Chris, SV2CWY will participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest as J4Z. QSL direct to P.O. Box 40130, Thessaloniki 56000, Greece. [TNX SV2CWY] SV - Savas, SV2AEL will participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest as SW2A. QSL direct to P.O. Box 22013, Thessaloniki 55310, Greece. [TNX SV2CWY] SV - Olda, OK1YM reports that SV1DKR will participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest as Multi-Multi. T7 - I1JQJ (Mauro), I8NHJ (Max), IV3ARJ (Umberto), IV3FSG (Simonetta), IV3NVN (Simone), IV3TMV (Flavio) and IV3UHL (Paolo) will participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest (Multi-Single) as T77V from San Marino. They will be active with a 5-element for 10, 15 and 20, a 2-element for 40, a vertical and inverted vee for 80 and an inverted vee for 160 metres. QSL via IS0QDV. UN - Romeo, UN5PR will participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest as UP5P (SOAB). QSL direct to UN5PR (Romeo Y. Loparev, P.O. Box 73, Temirtau,472300, Repubic of Kazakhstan). [TNX UN5PR] VE - Industry Canada has issued the callsign XL3D in celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the Ontario DX Association for the period starting at 00.00 UTC on 25 March to 23.59 UTC on 25 April. QSL either direct (to Ontario DX Association, P.O. Box 161, Station A, Willowdale, Ontario, M2N 5S8 Canada) or through the bureau to VE3ODX or VE3SRE. The web site for the Ontario DX Association is at http://www.durhamradio.ca/odxa [TNX VE3SRE] VK - Stuart, VK8NSB will be active as VK8NSB/P while on holiday from Groote Eylandt (OC-141) between 3 and 18 April. He plans to operate on 10, 15 and 80 metres (SSB and CW) with special attention to Europe. QSL via VK9NS. [TNX VK8NSB] VP5 - Matt, IK2SGC and Conrad, IK2SFZ will be active as VP5/IK2SGC and VP5/IK2SFZ from Whitby North Caicos (NA-002) between 24 March and 5 April. They will participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest as either VP5N or VP5R (Multi-Single). Before and after the contest they will concentrate on the low and WARC bands. QSL via IK2SAI either direct (IMCO, P.O. Box 99, 20101 Milan - MI, Italy) or through the bureau (please note that bureau cards can be requested at [email protected]). [TNX IK2SGC] W - The Knightlites (a QRP group from North Carolina) will be going on their third annual QRPedition to the North Carolina Outer Banks on 25-28 March. They will be using the call WQ4RP/NA67 on this SSB/CW operation. They will have several low power beacons operating on 15 metres (21963 kHz at 19.00-22.00 UTC on 26 March; 21063 kHz at 20.00-22.30 UTC on the 27th), 10 metres (28685 kHz at 15.00-19.00 UTC on the 27th and at 14.00-16.00 UTC on the 28th) and 160 metres (1812 kHz at 00:00-0100 UTC and 05:00-13:00 UTC on the 27th and the 28th). QSL via AB4PP. [TNX AE4EC] W - Wolf, DL2SCQ and Ann, DL1SCQ will be visiting New Orleans between 27 March and 10 April and plan to operate from Grand Isle (NA-168), Padre Island (NA-092) and maybe Marsh Island (NA-120) as well. [TNX DL2SCQ] XW - Michael, DF8AN is active as XW8KPL/DF8AN from Laos until 20 March. His next stops will be Vietnam until 1 April and Singapore on the 4th. QSL via DF8AN. [TNX The Daily DX] YB - Wisnu, YB0AZS and other operators from ORARI Daerah DKI Jakarta will participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest as 8A0J (Eight Alpha Zero Juliet) in the Multi-Single category. QSL via YB0AI (P.O. Box 7004, Jakarta 12070, Indonesia). [TNX YB0AZ] ZC4 - George, 5B4AGC expects to visit one of the UK Sovereign Bases on Cyprus (AS-004) on 26 March. He hopes to be allowed to stay overnight and operate as ZC4RAF on the low bands (CW). [TNX The Daily DX] ZK2 - Uwe, DL2YAK and Hape, DL1EMH will be active (on all bands CW, SSB and RTTY) as ZK2GEO from Niue (OC-040) between 22 March and 11 April. They plan to participate in the CQ WPX SSB Contest. QSL via DL1EMH. [TNX The Daily DX] /EX S DX@WW $425WW411D 425 DX News #411 [4/6] 20 March 1999 No 411 BID: $425WW411D ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

IARU ---> The new President and Vice-President of the International Amateur Radio Union are Larry E. Price, W4RA and David A. Wardlaw, VK3ADW respectively. Price succeeds Richard L. Baldwin, W1RU (President since 1982) and Wardlaw succeeds Michael J. Owen, VK3KI (Vice-President since 1989). They will take up their positions on 9 May. [TNX ARRL]

INTERNATIONAL DX CONVENTION ---> The 50th annual convention is organized by the Northern California DX Club and will be held on 9-11 April at the Radisson Hotel and Conference Center in Fresno, California. For further information please visit http://www.amateur-radio.org/ncdxc.htm

NORTHWEST DX CONVENTION ---> The Willamette Valley DX Club is pleased to announce the annual Pacific Northwest DX Convention will be held between 30 July and 1 August 1999 at the Monarch Hotel in Portland, OR. For futher information please visit the club website at http://www.qsl.net/wvdxc or contact Al Rovner, K7AR (Convention Chairman) at [email protected] [TNX K7AR]

C21SX & C21ZM ---> Roger, C21SX (G3SXW) and Bob, C21ZM (G3ZEM) made over 20,000 CW contacts from Nauru between February 27th and March 7th as follows (band/QSOs): 160/220, 80/421, 40/2222, 30/2216, 20/2452, 17/2895, 15/4352, 12/2777, 10/3109. The LF path to Europe was very difficult: no contacts on 160 and only eight on 80 metres. On HF the path to JA and North America was excellent whilst West Europe struggled on short-path through the Russian wall. QSL C21SX via G3SXW (Roger Western, 7 Field Close, Chessington, Surrey KT9 2QD, England); QSL C21ZM via G3ZEM (Bob Henderson, Whitwell House, Whitwell-on-the-Hill, York YO6 7JJ, England). Bureau cards can be requested at [email protected] (for C21SX) and [email protected] (for C21ZM). [TNX G3SXW]

LOGGING PROGRAMME (FREE) ---> The latest release (2.1d) of "LOGvrr", written by Roberto (IN3VRR), will be soon available free of charge at http://www.alpcom.it/actis/hamradio/software/logvrr/ For further information please contact Roberto at [email protected] [TNX IN3VRR]

QSL 3V8BB ---> Please note that Giovanni, I5JHW can confirm only the contacts made on the following dates: 26 April - 4 May 1997 (3V8BB and TS8ZA used during the ARI Contest), 25-31 March 1998 (3V8BB and TS5I during the WPX SSB Contest), 1-4 May 1998 (3V8BB, ARI Contest included), 11-14 December 1998 (3V8BB, ARRL 10 Meters Contest included), 4-8 March 1999 (3V8BB, ARRL DX SBB Contest included). [TNX I5JHW]

QSL IQ1L ---> Marco, IZ1BZS reports all of the cards for this station (it was active during the Lighthouse and Lightship Activity Weekend on 22-23 August 1998, 425DXN 379) have been sent.

QSL NOT VIA WA1ECA ---> Frank, WA1ECA reports he is *not* the QSL manager for ZA5G. He also reports he will not accept cards for 5X1F (SK) and 5X1C (no logs since October 1995) any longer. [TNX WA1ECA]

QSL VIA AI5P ---> Rick, AI5P has been notified by the printer that the shipment has been lost in the post. Cards have been reprinted, please do not send duplicates. The calls Rick used during his European trip in October-November 1998 are HB9/ON8DX, OK8PDX, OM9AIP, HA/AI5P, DL/ON8DX, ON8DX, and M/AI5P. [TNX AI5P]

THE DAILY DX ---> The Daily DX Search page has been updated and now includes issues from the beginning to 29 January 1999 (Vol. 3 No. 20). This week marks the 2 year anniversary (17 March) of The Daily DX - our warmest congratulations to the editor, Bernie McClenny (W3UR). For further information on this excellent source of DX information, please visit http://www.dailydx.com or send an e-mail to the editor at [email protected]

VK6LC/P ---> Mal, VK6LC reports he made over 750 QSOs with a very basic equipment in less than 12 hours during his recent operation [425DXN 407] from Malus Island (OC-199). His brief stop over was co-ordinated with the Rowley Shoals DXpedition (VK9-99) logistics meeting in Karratha. Conditions were good to most continents, but unfortunately that evening they were struck by a tropical storm. QSL direct only to VK6LC.

WLH DX CLUB ---> The first convention of the World LightHouse DX Club will be held on June 12, 1999 near Strasbourg, France. The purpose of the club and this meeting is to urge radio amateurs to develop ham radio expeditions to lighthouses and encourage hams to make radio contact with lighthouses around the world. Philippe, F5OGG and Bruno, F5SKJ have created two lighthouse awards: the World Lighthouse Award (WLH), is international in scope and includes offshore or island lighthouses from around the globe(today, more than 820 lighthouses have been recognized as valid for the award) and the French Sea Coast Lighthouse Award (DPLF) which has been created to stimulate national interest and includes all French lighthouses, both offshore as well as those situated on the mainland. Further information is available at http://www.infini.fr/~tquere [TNX W9DC]

+ SILENT KEY + It was with the greatest sadness that we have learnt of the sudden passing of Ajarn Chamlong Chuathai, HS1AAM, Vice President of the Radio Society of Thailand (RAST), on 16 March. Chamlong was an energetic leader who organised many amateur radio events in Thailand, such as conventions (SEANET), amateur radio special events, nets and IOTA DXpeditions to the Thai Islands. He was a much respected teacher who helped many Thai amateurs to obtain their licenses. [TNX HS0/G3NOM] /EX S DX@WW $425WW411E 425 DX News #411 [5/6] 20 March 1999 No 411 BID: $425WW411E ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** *** NEWS FROM THE WEB *** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

BARTG: The rules for the British Amateur Radio Teleprinter Group (BARTG) WW RTTY Contest are available at http://www.demon.co.uk/Contest/99rules.htm (the contest takes place between 02.20 UTC on 20 March and 02.00 UTC on the 22nd) CALLBOOK: Larry, EW2EO reports he has added a callbook for EU-EW stations to his web pages (http://www.qsl.net/ew2eo). CALLBOOK: A callbook for Italian stations is available at http://www.qsl.net/iz8ajq [TNX IZ8AJQ] DXTELNET: One of the URLs where to download the latest version (4.51) of DXTelnet [425DXN 409] has been replaced by http://www.qsl.net/wd4ngb/telnet.htm For further details please contact Fabrizio Sartoni, IK4VYX at [email protected] LOGS: Goran, SM4DHF has added the links to 225 log searches to his web pages. Give a look to http://home.swipnet.se/sm4dhf/search.htm [TNX SM4DHF] LOGS (FT5): The log search for FT5WH now includes contacts made through 12.55 UTC on 13 March. Please check http://perso.easynet.fr/~f5nod/ft5whlog.html The first batch of 1500 cards has been received and requests are being processed. [TNX F5NOD] N9PD: The Prairie DX Group N9PD web page's new URL is http://www.n9pd.com [TNX KF9YL] ------

QSL received via direct: 4J3M, 6W6JX, 9M2TD, 9V8ZB, 9Y4/DL4MCF, A35ZL, A61AQ, AH8LG, BI7W (AS-139), BQ9P, BT2HC, C56NY, C91RF, CO8LY, E30GA, E31AA, EP3HR, EX8W, FW5XX, HC8N, KH6FHX, JL1KFR/JD1, TR8CA, TZ6JA, V31TP, V63AO, V63X, V63YP, XT2OW, ZC4DG, ZK3RW,

QSL received via WF5E - DX QSL Service: 5W0HP, A45XR, CE1LDS/P (SA-085), CE1LDS/2 (SA-086), FG/DJ6SI, FK8VHN, HR6XX (NA-057), HK3JJH/0P (NA-049), JT1X, TI9CF. *****************************************************************************

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PERIOD CALL REF till 20/03 3B8/G3PJT: Mauritius Island (AF-049) 409 till Jun 3DA0CA: Swaziland 411 till 31/03 4N800, YT800, YU800, YZ800: special event stations 397 till ?? 5A22PA: Libya * by 5A1A 408 till ?? 9G1AA: Ghana * by 9G1OO, PA3ERA and PA3FUE 405 till May 9G5HK: Ghana * by DL1IAL 404 till 23/03 9M6UZT: Sabah, East Malaysia (OC-088) * by G4UZN 411 till 30/04 AT0DJQ: special contest prefix * by VU3DJQ 409 till 25/03 C56EL: The Gambia * by ON4CEL 410 till 03/04 EA8/DL7AU: Canary Islands (AF-004) 410 till August FK8VHU: New Caledonia 401 till December FT5WH: Crozet (AF-008) * by F5AGL 401 till December FT5ZJ: Amsterdam Island 399 till 22/03 H44MS: Rennel Island (OC-127) * by DL2GAC 411 till 05/04 HS0ZCW: Thailand * by K4VUD 410 till 05/04 J3/K4LTA and J3/K4UPS: Grenada (NA-024) 409 till 11/04 K2ZR/4: Key West (NA-062) 406 till 25/03 KG4GC, KG4VL, KG4WB: Guantanamo * by W4WX, N5VL, N2WB 410 till 22/03 KG4TO & KG4BV: Guantanamo (NA-015) * by N4TO & N4OO 409 till 20/04 P49M: Aruba (SA-036) * by VE3MR 397 till 21/03 T88RK,T88HG,T88HY,T88AJ,T88??: Belau (OC-009) * by JAs 410 till 20/05 UA3SDK/0: Sredniy Island (AS-042) 407 till 19/03 V31GI: NA-180 (Belize) * by PA3GIO 408 till 21/03 VI6EWI: Woody Island (OC-170) * by VK6s 409 till May VQ9DX: Diego Garcia (AF-006) * by AA5DX 403 till March VQ9QM: Diego Garcia Island (AF-006) 401 till 10/04 UE9Wxx: special stations 410 till 27/11 XJ1: special prefix (Nova Scotia, Canada) 401 till 20/03 XW8KPL/DF8AN: Laos 411 till Apr ZF2NT: Little Cayman (NA-016) * by N6NT 388 till 22/03 ZV0SB & ZV0SW: St.Peter & St.Paul Arch. * by PYs 410 till 22/03 ZY6XC, PT7BZ/6, PY7ZY/6, PT7WA/6: Tinhare Isl (SA-080) 410 14/03-28/03 GU4YWY/M: Guernsey (EU-114) * by G4YWY 410 17/03-26/03 3B8/F6CMH: Mauritius (AF-049) 410 17/03-02/04 XF4BEF: Revilla Gigedo (NA-030) 410 19/03-23/03 BV3/DJ3KR: Taiwan (AS-020) 410 20/03-27/03 3D2KE: Fiji * by K0KL 411 from 20/03 A35LU: Tonga * by Ws 411 20/03-21/03 II2V * special A. Volta station 407 20/03-22/03 JA3CMY,JA4DND,JE4CIL,JH0IEV,JI3DST: Oki Arch (AS-041) 411 20/03-21/03 JI6KVR: Amakusa Archipelago (AS-012) 411 20/03-22/03 BART Spring RTTY Contest *** 20/03-21/03 Russian DX Contest *** 21/03-29/03 PY0FF: Fernando de Noronha (SA-003) * by PY5CC 411 22/03-11/04 ZK2GEO: Niue (OC-040) * by DL2YAK and DL1EMH 411 24/03-29/03 9H3XY: Malta (EU-023) * by G4JVG 411 24/03-05/04 VP5/IK2SGC, VP5/IK2SFZ + VP5N or VP5R: Caicos (NA-002) 411 25/03-29/03 3W6US and XV300S: Vietnam * by YB0US 411 25/03-29/03 GB100SFL or GX4BRS: Marconian activity by GW0ANA 411 25/03-25/04 XL3D: celebrative call (Canada) 411 25/03-28/03 WQ4RP/NA67: QRP operation by The Knightlites 411 26/03-29/03 BP9A or BV9AYA: P'eng-hu Island (AS-103) * by BV4ME 411 26/03-17/04 BV3/DJ3KR: Taiwan (AS-020) 410 26/03-29/03 C91RF/P: Benguerua Island (AF-072) * by DL6DQW 411 26/03 II2V * special A. Volta station 407 26/03-27/03 JA4PXE: Danjo Archipelago (AS-056) 411 26/03 ZC4RAF: Cyprus UK Sovereign Base (AS-004) * by 5B4AGC 411 26/03-31/03 WP4U: Mona Island (NA-099) 406 27/03-28/03 3A/I1YRL and 3A/IK1SLP: Monaco 411 27/03-28/03 8A0J (WPX SSB) * by ORARI Daerah DKI Jakarta 411 27/03-28/03 HS0AC (WPX SSB) * by Thailand Group 1996 411 27/03-28/03 HS7UCQ/p (WPX SSB) 411 27/03-28/03 J4Z (WPX SSB) * by SV2CWY 411 27/03-28/03 LO7H (WPX SSB) * by LU7HN 411 27/03-28/03 LR0H (WPX SSB) * by LU9HS 411 27/03-28/03 LU0H (WPX SSB) * by LU3HU 411 27/03-28/03 LV2V (WPX SSB) * by LU3VAL 411 27/03-28/03 PW1S (WPX SSB) * by PY1KS 411 27/03-28/03 SV1DKR (WPX SSB) 411 27/03-28/03 SW2A (WPX SSB) * by SV2AEL 411 27/03-28/03 T77V: San Marino * Italian team 411 27/03-28/03 TX8DX: New Caledonia (WPX SSB) * by FK8s 410 27/03-28/03 UP5P (WPX SSB) * by UN5PR 411 27/03-28/03 WP2Z (WPX SSB): US Virgin Is (NA-106) * by W6XK 411 27/03-28/03 CQWW WPX SSB Contest *** 28/03-09/04 GD4VGN,GD0VKS: Isle of Man (EU-116) * by DL4FF,DL3FCP 411 28/03-03/04 V31GI: NA-180 (Belize) * by PA3GIO 408 30/03-31/03 VK4: Wellesley Islands (OC-???) * by G3ZAY 409 Mar-Apr 9N7RN: Nepal * by IZ6BRN 407 from March FT5XN: Kerguelen * by F6IHY 399 01/04-11/04 3B9R: Rodrigues Island (AF-017) * by MKDXF 411 01/04-30/04 8J3IKD: celebrative call (Japan) 411 01/04-04/04 ZY8A: Anavilhanas Archipelago (DIB 74) * by PYs 409 02/04-08/04 JW/SM7NAS: Svalbard (EU-026) 409 02/04 OZ5HCA: special event station 411 02/04-05/04 JA6CM: Tsushima (AS-036) 411 02/04-03/04 VK4: Thursday Island (OC-138) * by G3ZAY 409 03/04-18/04 VK8NSB/P: Groote Eylandt (OC-141) 409 03/04-04/04 Italian YLRC Marconi *** 03/04-04/04 SP DX Contest *** 03/04-04/04 EA RTTY Contest 410 05/04 VK5: So. Austr. St. East (OC-???) * by VK5AFZ & G3ZAY 410 06/04-15/04 JT1Y: Mongolia * by I0SNY, I1QOD, I1ZB, IT9GAI, IZ0CRN 411 23/04-25/04 IOTA Convention - Alicante (Spain) *** /EX 27 March 1999 No 412

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5B4 - F5SQM will be active as 5B4/F5SQM from Cyprus (AS-004) between 1 and 6 April. [[TNX F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX] 7Q - 7Q7RM (Ron) is again in Malawi and he will be joined soon by 7Q7JL (John), 7Q7LA (Les) and 7Q7HB (Harry). The latter will stay in Malawi for at least two months. QSL all direct only to G0AIS. [TNX G0AIS] 9M6 - Don, W4HQF plans to be active (on SSB) from Sabah, East Malaysia (no call given) between 2 and 9 April. QSL via W4HQF. [TNX The Daily DX] 9M8 - Weather and tidal conditions permitting, Hans, DF5UG is going to be active (on 20, 15 and 10 metres SSB) as 9M8QQ from Pulau Satang (OC-165). He has received permission from the National Museum of Sarawak for a two night stay on the island, and the use of a generator, which was not previously allowed. He plans to leave for the island at 06.30 UTC on 27 March and to depart after 04.00 UTC the 29th. QSL via DF5UG. [TNX HS0/G3NOM] BY - The Beijing-Chaoyang-Nokia Amateur Radio station, BY1DX, is the first ever foreign corporate sponsored amateur radio club in China and it commenced its activities this past week. It is located at the Beijing business district in a high building overseeing the city. and it will be operated regularly by the foreign DX types as well as by the Chinese youth. The station master is Chen Jia Zhuang, BG1CJZ and the QSL manager is Martti J. Laine, OH2BH (Nuottaniementie 3D20, 02230 Espoo, Finland). [TNX N4GN] CE_ssh - Ricardo, CE3HDI will be active as CE9R from King George Island in the South Shetlands (AN-010) between 24 March and 23 April. He expects to operate on all bands CW, SSB, RTTY and SSTV from Teniente Rodolfo Marsh and possibly President Frei Montalva Chilean Antarctic bases. [TNX CE6NES] CX - If you are looking for a QSO with a YL station from Uruguay, you should try to work Mariana, CX1JJ. She is regularly on 10 and 15 metres CW only, and will be particularly active between 27 March and 4 April. QSL via CX1JJ either direct (P.O. Box 164, 50000 Salto, Uruguay) or through the bureau. [TNX CX1JJ] DU - Gus, SM3SGP is active as 4F7/SM3SGP from Cebu Island (OC-129) until 6 May. He plans to participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest (10 metres). QSL via SM3EVR (Tord E Julander, Box 547, S-860 20 Njurunda, Sweden). [TNX The Daily DX] E4 - Peter, G3WQU has been operated as 4X/G3WQU from Bethlehem since 1975. He has now been issued a licence by the Deputy Minister of Posts and Telecommunications in Gaza, Palestine, with callsign E4/G3WQU. He is active (especially during the weekends) on CW only on all bands (80-10 metres, 160 metres not available). Peter expects to be in Bethlehem at least two years. QSL via G3WQU either direct (Peter McKay, UNIFIL, P.O. Box 75, Nahariyya 22100, Israel) or through the RSGB bureau. [TNX E4/G3WQU] F - Special station TM2LYC will be active until 4 April from Bethune. QSL via F5MWZ. [TNX F1PSH] FT_ant - Philippe, FT5YG [425DXN 399] is now active from Les Petrels (AN-017). He was working Europe in the morning (around 8 UTC) on 20 metres (+/- 14125 kHz) and his signal was coming from the north. QSL via F5LBL (Gerard Karpe, 629 route de Montpellier, 30800 Saint Gilles, France). G - Glyn, GW0ANA confirms special event call GB100SFL has been granted to the Barry ARS and Dover Radio Club for the 26-28 March activity from South Foreland Lighthouse, Dover [425DXN 411]. QSL via GW0ANA. GM - Look for Jim, GM4CHX to be active from the Orkneys (EU-009) on 30 March (Burray, IOSA OR-14), 31 March (Rousay, OR-9), 1 April (Wyre, OR-22) and 2 April (Graemsay, OR-21). The IOSA (Islands Of Scotland Award) List is available from Les, GM3ITN (CBA). [TNX DL8AAM and GM0ALS] JX - JX7DFA has been active for ten years (and Annar, LA2KD has all of his logs) from Jan Mayen. He will be going QRT on 16 April, but before leaving the island he will operate as JX0LMJ on 10-11 April (QSL via LA7DFA). [TNX LA2KD] KL7 - KL1SLE will be active from St. Lawrence Island (NA-040) on 5 or 6 April. For further information please visit http://www.customcpu.com/personal/kl7fh [TNX WL7KY] LU - LU1XQG, LU1XSI, LU3XQ, LU6XQI, LU6XTA, LU9XPF and LU9XPV will be active on all bands from Los Alamos, Tierra del Fuego (SA-008) on 26-28 March. [TNX LU1DZ and SM7AED] PA - PI9ESA (the club station operating from the European Space Agency) is active again, for the time being on 40 and 80 metres only. QSL via bureau. For further information please e-mail [email protected] [TNX PA3FWP/I0WTD] PA - Luc, ON4BB and Bill, ON5JE will be active (on 10-40 metres) as PA/ON5JE from Schouwen-Duiveland (EU-146) between 3 and 6 April. QSL via ON5JE. [TNX ON5JE] S0 - Ross, CN2UN is now active from Western Sahara with his new call sign S07UN. QSL via ZP6CU. [TNX The Daily DX] S0 - Arseli, EA2JG plans to be active on all bands as S09A from Western Sahara for two weeks starting on 31 March. QSL via EA2JG (Arseli Etxeguren, Barrena 6, 01480 Luyando Alava, Spain). [TNX OPDX Bulletin] S2 - Reza, S21K plans to be active from Kutubdia Island (AS-127) between 28 and 30 March. Look for him around 01.30 UTC on 7060 kHz, 13.00 UTC on 21230 kHz and 15.00 UTC on 14220 kHz. QSL direct to Rezaul Karim Chowdhury, Executive Director COAST, Charfassion, Bhola 8340, Bangladesh. [TNX DX News Sheet] T33 - OK1RD, OK1RI and OK1TN were eventually able to go and operate from Banaba as T33RD. They started on 22 March and are expected to be on the island until 1 April. They plan to participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest with one station, while the second one will be working CW moslty on WARC bands. QSL via OK1RD. [TNX OK1ADM and OM3JW] T77 - While the main T77V station will partecipate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest [425DXN 411], look for the second station to operate on WARC bands (SSB and CW) and 6 metres. Please note that following arrangements with Joe, QSL for *all of the activities* are now via W3HNK. TL8 - Gianni, IZ1CQD will be active (on 10, 15, 20 and 40 metres SSB with 100 watts, dipoles and solar panel power supply) as TL8CG from Markounda, Central Africa between 1 and 20 April. Hi will operate during his free time. QSL via IZ1CQD either direct (Gianni Caretto, via Angioira 42, 10070 Coassolo - TO, Italy) or through the bureau. [TNX IZ1CQD] XF4 - The 17 March-2 April DXpedition to Revilla Gigedo by XF4BEF [425DXN 410] has been cancelled and no reason was given. [TNX The Daily DX] XT - Michel, F5RLE will be active as XT2DM from Burkina Faso between 1 and 11 April. QSL via F5RLE. On 9-11 April he will operate as XT2CI. His home page is at http://perso.wanadoo.fr/f5rle (includes logs on line for his 1995, 1996, 1998 and 1999 operations). [TNX F5RLE] YB - Wisnu, YB0AZS reports the 8A0J WPX SSB operation [425DXN 411] has been cancelled. He and other operators from ORARI Lokal Kramatjati Club Station will now participate in the Contest as YB0ZCE (Multi-Single). QSL to ORARI Lokal Kramatjati, P.O. Box 6193, Jath Jakarta 13061, Indonesia). ZC4 - George, 5B4AGC was not able to operate from ZC4 on 26 March [425DXN 411] as he had to return to the UK due to the death of his mother. [TNX W3JJ] ZD8 - Glenn, K6NA and Jim, N6TJ are active from Ascension Island (AF-003) as ZD8A and ZD8Z until the end of March. They are likely to participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest (single band on 10 and 15 metres). [TNX The Daily DX] ZF - Bill, K5YG is active as ZF2YG from the Cayman Islands (NA-016) through 5 April. QSL via K5YG. [TNX K2FF] ZS - Barry, ZS1FJ was unexpectedly active as ZS23I from Seal Island (AF-077) for a few hours on 25 March. This island was activated by Barry for the first time in October 1996. QSL via ZS1FJ (Barry P. Fletcher, 18 Valley Road, Kenilworth, 7700 Cape Town, South Africa. ZS - Rudi, ZS6VER will be leaving South Africa in early April for a long voyage during which he plans to activate several IOTA groups. He will be starting in Durban and from there he will sail up the coast, heading towards Madagascar/Comores/Maldives. Rudi says that "it looks like the AF-077 group would fit right in with our plans for the initial shakedown trip to sort the yacht and our equipment out". Updates are expected in due time. [TNX G0UIH and Islands On The Web] ZS8 - Deryck Yelverton, ZS6DE is a member of the 56th weather and biological research crew on Marion Island (AF-021). He will be leaving on 1 April and is not expected to be active before mid-April at the earliest, as the base handover will occupy his full attention. However, once he has all the hardware ready, he expects to be on regularly and to make lots of contacts on SSB, CW and RTTY. Deryck has been issued the call ZS8D. QSL via QSL to ZS6EZ either direct (Chris R. Burger, Box 4485, Pretoria, 0001 South Africa) or through the bureau. [TNX ZS6EZ and The Daily DX]

CQ WW WPX SSB ---> The following are expected to participate in the Contest: - Bavarian Contest Club as CN8WW. They will be active until 3 April. QSL via DL6FBL. [TNX The Daily DX] - Antonio, CT1ERK as CQ7ERK (10 metres). QSL via home call. [TNX CT1ERK] - CT3BD, CT3CD, CT3DL, CT3HF, CT3HK, CT3IA and CT3KN as CQ9K (Multi-Single). QSL via CS3MAD either direct (P.O.Box 4694, P-9058 Funchal, Madeira, Portugal) or through the bureau. [TNX CT3HF] - Antonio, EA8AKN and others as ED8GCC (Multi-Single) from Canary Islands (AF-004). QSL via bureau to EA8AKN. [TNX EA8AKN] - George, 5B4AGC as H2G from Cyprus (AS-004). QSL via home call. [TNX DX News Sheet] - Rich, N6KT as HC8A from the Galapagos (SA-004). [TNX The Daily DX] - IT9HLR as II9R. QSL direct only to home call. [TNX IT9HLR] - A group of operators from ARI Consenza as IU8W (Multi-Multi). QSL via IZ8CCW either direct (P.O. Box 360, 87100 Cosenza - CS, Italy) or through the bureau. [TNX IZ8CCW] - The NP3X team (Multi-Multi) from the KP3P contest station on Puerto Rico (NA-099). [TNX OPDX Bulletin] - F5AMH as TM7T. [TNX F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX] - TX8DX (Multi-Multi) from New Caledonia. QSL via VK4FW. [TNX FK8GM] - Ken, K6HNZ as VP5E. QSL via home call. [TNX DX News Sheet] - Tom, ZP5AZL as ZP40Z on all bands. QSL via W3HNK. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] - N5FA, PY5CC, PY5EG and PY0FF as ZX0F (Multi-Single) from Fernando de Noronha (SA-003). [TNX The Daily DX]

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BARL ---> The annual general meeting of BARL (the Bangladesh Amateur Radio League) was held on 21 March and the following committee members were elected for the years 1999-2000: Iqbal, S21C (President); Rana, S21R (Secretary); Samudra, S21X (Treasurer). [TNX S21A]

CDI 99 ---> The Challenge Des Iles 99 is the French Islands Contest, which will take place between 1 June and 30 September. It is sponsored by AFRAH (the French Association for Handicapped Radio Amateurs) and CDXC (Clipperton DX Club) and is for contacting/listening/activating the largest number of different French islands. For further information please visit http://www.micronet.fr/~smorice/cdi99p.htm or e-mail Stephane Morice, F-10255 at [email protected] [TNX F-10255]

C56SW ---> Steve, G3VMW logged 12,285 QSOs (after taking out the dupes) during his C56SW operation between 5 and 18 March from Kololi, near Banjul. He operated on (band/QSOs) 160/4, 80/158, 40/1095, 30/1135, 20/2258, 17/1235, 15/1636, 12/2203 and 10/2559. Cards have been ordered and while waiting for them to be printed you can give a look to the logs at http://www.bramham.demon.co.uk QSL via G3VMW. [TNX G3VMW]

ERU ---> The general meeting of the Estonian Radioamateurs Union was held on 13 March and the following Borad of Directors members were electedto serve for the next three years: Tiit Praks, ES7RE (President), Tiit Ling, ES1MW (Vice-President), Juhan Poldvere, ES5QX (Member), Ako Pohako, ES8AY (Member), Andrus Lilllevars, ES2NA (Member). [TNX ES2NA]

LOG SEARCH ENGINE ---> Doug Brandon, N6RT ([email protected]) announces a new powerful log search engine at http://dx.qsl.net/logs - "Setting up a log search is now easy! Simply send in your log and we will do the rest! In addition to providing a fast search engine, the search results page displays log statistics and can also display QSL information, an email address, a web page address, and a picture of the QSL card". Please visit www.qsl.net for details. [TNX N6RT]

LOGGING PROGRAMME (FREE) ---> Bob Furzer, K4CY/9K2ZZ has written and is now distributing his Windows 95/98 logging software. Bob's program ("Logger") is available by e-mail request from Bob at [email protected] or The Golist at [email protected] [TNX K1XN]

NOT AN ISLAND! ---> Island chasers please note that PU2XRP operates from Ilha Solteira, which is not an island but a town on the mainland, in Sao Paulo State, near the border with Paraguay. [TNX PP5SZ]

OOOPS! ---> The first batch of 1500 cards received from the printer [425DXN 411] are *not* for FT5WH, but for the FT5ZH DXpedition to Amsterdam Island. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused Gil, F5NOD and our readers.

SCOTTISH ACTIVITY WEEKEND ---> The GMDX Group introduces the GM Activity Weekend to be held from midnight to midnight on 17-18 April. Activity is encouraged and to be expected from Scottish Stations using prefixes like GM, GS (Club Call), MM, MS (Club Call) 2M1 (VHF Novice) 2M0 (restricted HF Novice), GB (special event station, but ensure they are located in Scotland). Further information (rules, prizes, etc) are available from Tom Wylie, GM4FDM at [email protected]

QSL 3D2DI ---> VE6TK is *not* the QSL manager for Bill, 3D2DI. The call has been re-allocated and the current owner of the call has been receiving cards meant for Bill. The correct QSL route for 3D2DI is: W.J. Smith, P.O. Box 184, Suva, Fiji. [TNX VK5FV]

QSL VK9XX & VK9YY ---> QSL manager Charlie Summers, W0YG reports that all QSL cards for both operations have been answered EXCEPT for those who either did not send any return postage or for those who did not send a return envelope (SAE). These cards will be answered through the bureau. Also please note that Charlie asks not to include VK9YY and VK9XX cards in the same envelope. All bureau cards will be answered in a year or two with a generic bureau card. [TNX W0YG]

QSL NOT VIA CT1EEB ---> Jose, CT1EEB reports he is receiving bureau cards for YT1BB, but he is *not* and has never been the QSL manager for this station.

QSL NOT VIA K9PG ---> Paul, K9PG is *not* the QSL manager for KH7R, even though he operated from there many times.

QSL VIA AD4Z ---> The up-to-date list of stations managed by Julio Enriquez, AD4Z include CL8UB, CL8VP, CM2CK (SK), CM2VK, CM8UB, CM8VP, CM8ZZ, CO2HR, CO2JD, CO2MA, CO2VG, CO8AR, CO8NA, CO8ZZ, HI3LFE, HI4M, HI8LUZ. Please note that Julio is not the QSL manager for CO8DM and CM8DM any longer, and is not and has never been the manager for CM2KC. [TNX AD4Z]

QSL VIA PY1LVF ---> Jose, PY1LVF (and not PY1NEZ) is the QSL manager for ZX0Z (Frances Island, 7-11 February 1997), ZX1Z (Frances Island, 21-24 February 1998), PY1LVF/p (Grande Island, 24-25 July 1998). His address is Jose Luiz Vieira Fernandes, P.O.Box 18009, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, 20722-970 Brazil. [TNX PY1LVF]

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JT1Y: Piero, IZ0AEH has set up a web site for the 6-15 April JT1Y activity [425DXN 411]. Check http://stop.at/JT1Y or http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Zone/4778 [TNX IZ0AEH] LOGS (5H): The logs for 5H3/IK2GZU's recent activity from Tanzania are now available on http://no4j.com/nfdxa/logs/logs.asp [TNX IK2GZU] LOGS (SV9): The logs for SV9/I4UFH 1998 operation are available at http://dx.qsl.net/logs [TNX I4UFH]

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TNX: IK7AFM, The Daily DX

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3D2DI W.J.Smith, P.O.Box 184, Suva, Fiji Islands 4KA9C Boris Gorobec, P.O.Box 89, Baku 370000, Azerbaijan 5A1A Abubaker Alzway, P.O.Box 74421, Tripoli, Libya 7P8AL Mike Shutts, P.O.Box 1459, Maseru 100, Lesotho 9K2UB MOhammad Almutairi, P.O.Box 7158, Fahaheel,64002, Kuwait BV4ME Chung Chao-Chung, P.O.Box 11-12, Miaoli 366, Taiwan, R.O.C CX3LC Ricardo Lema, P.O.Box 571, Montevideo 11000, Uruguay DL5AWI Gerhard Kaiser, Boebergasse 59, D-99819 Grossenlupnitz, Germany FP/N9PD Prairie DX Group, Mr.Greg Lapin, 206 Somerset Ave., Deerfield, IL-60015, U.S.A. G3SXW Roger K.Western, 7 Field Close, Chessington, Surrey, KT9 2QD, England G3ZEM Bob Henderson, Whitwell House, Whitwell-on-the-Hill, York, YO6 7JJ, England HC8L Guayaquil Radio Club, P.O.Box 5757, Guayaquil, Ecuador IK0FVC Francesco Valsecchi, Via Bitossi 21, I-00136 Roma (RM), Italy J3/M0BJL Shaun Jarvis, P.O.Box 21, Hythe, Southampton, SO45 1UW, England JA4PXE Shoji Kuwahara, Midori-cho 1-75, Tokuyama City, 745-0075 Japan JA8RUZ Toshikazu Kawanishi, P.O.Box 166, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, 070-8571, Japan JH1EVE Hiroshi Higashiyama, 1-12-5, Higashijujo, Kitaku, Tokyo 114-0001,Japan JT1BH S.Surenjav, P.O.Box 125, Ulaanbaatar 13, Mongolia LU7HN Rene Ernesto Giorda, P.O.Box 73, 2400 S. Francisco, Cordoba, Argentina LU8VCC Alex Rocca, P.O.Box 37, 8332 General Roca, Rio Negro, Argentina N2OO Robert W.Schenck, P.O.Box 345, Tuckerton, NJ 08087-0345, U.S.A. N6KD Dennis A.King, 16500 King Road, Jackson, CA-95642, U.S.A. N7LVD Joyce A.Johnson, 5627 West Hearn Road, Glendale, AZ-85306, U.S.A. OH1EH Ari Korhonen, Kreetalank 9 As.1, FIN-29200, Harjavalta, Finland OH2BN Jarmo J.Jaakola, Kiilletie 5C30, FIN-00710, Helsinki, Finland OH2PM Pertti Simovaara, Asia-Pacific Building Apt. 1106, No. 8 Ya Bao Lu, Chaoyang District Beijing 100020, People's Republic of China OK1RD Jaroslav Semotam, Borova 155, CZ-25101, Ricany, Czech Republic OM3TZZ Jaroslav Jamrich, Gejzu Dusika 43, Trnava 917 08, Slovak Republic RW3RN Alex Kuznetsov, P.O.Box 57, Tambov-23, 392023, Russia RW9QA Vlad Kondratenko, P.O.Box 1, Kurgan-38, 640038, Russia RX3RZ Serge Popov, 103-1, Magistralnaya st., Tambov, 392027, Russia TF3AO Arsaell "Seli" Oskarsson, Laekjasmara 78, IS-200 Kopavogur, Iceland UA9CGA Serge V.Stikhin, P.O.Box 1035, Ekaterinburg, 620063, Russia UN5PR Romeo Y.Loparev, P.O.Box 73, Temirtau,472300, Repubic of Kazakhstan V7/N4XP Samuel T.Harrell, 2011 New High Schoals Rd, Watkinsville, GA 30677-2396, U.S.A. VE2CWI West Island ARC, P.O.Box 884, Dorval, Quebec, H9R 4Z6 Canada VP6PAC Pitcairn Amateur Radio Club, P.O.Box 73, Pitcairn Island, New Zealand YB0AI Taufan Prioutomo, P.O.Box 7004, Jakarta 12070, Indonesia Z31FK Dimitar Jordanov ("Mike"), P.O.Box 45, 92300 Kocani, Macedonia *****************************************************************************

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S DX@WW $425WW413A 425 DX News #413 [1/5] 3 April 1999 No 413 BID: $425WW413A ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

3A - Henry, HB9APJ will be active (on 10-30 metres CW) as 3A/HB9APJ from Monaco between 7 and 19 April. QSL via HB9APJ. [TNX The Daily DX] 3B9 - The 3B9R DXpedition to Rodrigues Island [425DXN 411] has a web site (http://www.dateline.ru/3b9/) where to find information about the DXpedition, frequency table, operating plan and more (but please note that on-line logs will NOT be available). For the time being suggested frequencies are 1826.5, 3503, 7003/7023, 10103, 14003, 18073, 21003, 24893, 28003, 50105 on CW; 3795, 7065, 14195/14245, 18145, 21295, 24945, 28495 on SSB; 7043, 14083, 21083 on RTTY. Please pass along your comments for the team to Andy, UA3AB ([email protected]); Tom, N4XP ([email protected]); Gary, K7ZD ([email protected]). QSL via N7LVD (Joyce Johnson, 5627 West Hearn Road, Glendale, Arizona 85306, USA). [TNX K7ZD] 3W - Sugi, JA2BWH will be active as 3W6BWH from Vietnam between 8 and 12 April. SSTV enthusiasts will find him on 14240, 21346 and 28680 kHz. QSL via JA2BWH. [TNX DX News Sheet] 4X - 4Z0A is the special call issued to 4X1VF for the next two months. It will be used for the first time during the activity [425DXN 411] from Achziv Island (AS-100). Sea conditions permitting, operations are expected to take place between 05.30 UTC and 14.00 UTC on 10 April. Three stations will operate on 20, 15 and 10 metres SSB and CW. QSL via 4Z5DW. [TNX 4X1VF and 4Z1GY] 7Q - OOOPS! There was a typo in last week's issue: the QSL manager for 7Q7JL, 7Q7LA and 7Q7HB is Allan Hickman, G0IAS (not G0AIS!). We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused our readers. See below "QSL VIA G0IAS" for the full list of the stations managed by Allan. 8P - Mario, K2ZD will be active (on HF bands and 6 metres) as 8P9JM from Barbados (NA-021) between 6 and 13 April. QSL via K2ZD. [TNX K2ZD] 9N - Charlie, K4VUD/9N1UD will be again in Nepal between 7 April and 17 May. During this time period he will be visiting Tibet, China and Bhutan as well. [TNX The Daily DX] BY - The BI5D IOTA DXpedition to Dongtou Island in the Zhejiang Province Group (AS-???) [425DXN 411] is confirmed to take place between 29 April and 3 May. A team of 26 operators will be active with six stations, three yagis and three amplifiers on all bands 70cm-160m. Look for them on CW (1.826, 3.530, 7.025, 10.115, 14.038, 18.098, 21.038, 24.918, 28.038), SSB (3.755, 7.055, 14.260, 18.128, 21.260, 24.945, 28.465) and RTTY (7.040, 10.140, 14.080, 21.080, 28.080). They will pay special attention to North America at 00.00-04.00 UTC (15, 17 and 20 metres CW), 11.00-15.00 UTC (40 metres CW/SSB), 11.00-13.00 UTC (80 metres CW), 22.00-00.00 UTC (15, 20 and 40 metres on SSB/CW). Europeans are invited to look for them between 7 and 18 UTC. The VH and UH frequencies will be 50.115 (SSB/CW), 144.10 (SSB/CW) and 432.20 (SSB/CW). QSL direct to P.O.Box 1713, Guangzhou City 510600, People's Republic of China. Please contact either Alan, BA1DU ([email protected]) or Yang, BD7JA ([email protected]) for comments, suggestions etc. [TNX BA1DU] CO - Fabrizio, IN3ZNR and a group of Cuban and Canadian amateurs will be active, possibly with a T47 call, from Cayo Coco (NA-086) during the last week of July. They will participate in the IOTA Contest. [TNX IN3ZNR] CT - A group of operators from Northern Portugal DX Group/Aveiro University (ARUA) plan to be active from Insua Island (EU-150) on 3 and 4 April. The main objectives of the operation are to train a group of young amateurs and to concentrate on Asia and Pacific, where EU-150 is still a rare one. [TNX CT1CJJ and CT1EEB] ES - Vello, ES1QD will be active (SSB and CW) from Muhu Island (EU-034) between 9 and 11 April. QSL via ES1QD either direct (Vello Priimann, Box 2259, 13502 Tallinn, Estonia) or through the bureau. [TNX The Daily DX] F - Special station TM1CW will be active on all bands and modes between 10 April and 9 May to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first wireles transmission over the Channel. QSL via F5KBM. [TNX F1PSH] F - Didier, F5BJW will be active (on all bands SSB) as TM2A from Aix island (EU-032) between 10 and 17 April. [TNX F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX] HS - Fred, K3ZO will be active as HS0ZAR from Thailand between 3 and 30 April. He plans to operate on 10, 15, 20 and 40 metres, mostly on CW, and to concentrate on 10 metres between 13 and 15 UTC for US stations. QSL via K3ZO. [TNX The Daily DX] /EX S DX@WW $425WW413B 425 DX News #413 [2/5] 3 April 1999 No 413 BID: $425WW413B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

I - Walter, IN3XUG is active as IC8/IN3XUG from Ischia (EU-031, IIA NA-001) until 9 April. QSL via home call. [TNX IN3XUG] J2 - Phil, F5PHW is expected to be active as J28BS until 30 April from the French Radio Club in Djibouti. He might operate on 6 metres and RTTY as well. QSL via F6KPQ. [TNX I5FLN and VK2SG RTTY DX Notes] JA - Takeshi, JI3DST/7N3UXO will be active (on 17, 15, 12 and 10 metres SSB) as JI3DST/6 (7N3UXO/6) from Tokara Archipelago (AS-049) between 00.00 UTC on 28 April and 02.00 UTC on 4 May. QSL via JI3DST (Takeshi Funaki, 2-18-26 Hannan-Cho Abeno-Ku, Osaka-City, Osaka 545-0021, Japan). [TNX JI6KVR] JA - Toshi, JM1PXG will be /6 from Koshiki Islands (AS-037) between 7 UTC on 8 May and 00 UTC on the 10th. Plans are to work on 10-40 metres CW with some SSB, with special attention to Europe. QSL via JM1PXG either direct (his new address is: Toshiyuki Saito, 3-10-3-204, Yoga, Setagaya, Tokyo 1580097, Japan) or through the bureau. [TNX JM1PXG] JD_oga - Yasu, JA9XBW will be active (on 160-6 metres, CW, SSB and FM) as JA9XBW/JD1 from Ogasawara (AS-031) between 9 and 18 April. QSL via JA9XBW. [TNX JI6KVR] KL - Mike, AL7KC expected to be on Semichi Island (NA-037) between 30 March and 2 April and to operate from the local club station as KL7FBI. QSL via KL7FBI. [TNX WA3MME and Islands On The Web] KL - Frank, KL7FH will be on St. Lawrence Island (NA-040) starting around 5 April [425DXN 412] possibly until the 9th. He will operate as KL1SLE on both SSB and CW. Check http://www.customcpu.com/personal/kl7fh [TNX WL7KY and Islands On The Web] OH0 - The Finnish Radio Amateur League's (SRAL) station OH0M has been active from Aland Islands (EU-002) since 1 April and will go QRT around 8 UTC on the 5th. The operators (OH1KAG, OH3FM, OH3LQK and OH3NLP) are active on all bands CW and SSB (RTTY activity will take place during the EA RTTY Contest). QSL via OH3LQK through the bureau. [TNX OH1KAG] PY - PY1NEZ (Lima), PY1NEW (Pete) and PY1LVF (Jose) will be active from three islands (namely Itacuruca, Martins and Jaguanum) in IOTA group SA-029 between 9 and 12 April. They will operate as PT1Z (or PY1NEZ/P), PY1NEW/P and ZX1Z (or PY1LVF/P) on CW (1835, 3530, 7030, 10115, 14040, 18098, 21040, 24920 and 28040 kHz) and SSB (1850, 3755, 7055, 14260, 18128, 21260, 24950, 28360, 28460 kHz). QSL via home calls either direct or through the PY1 bureau. [TNX PY1LVF and PY1NEZ] S7 - YL operator DL7AFS (Babs), DJ7ZG (Lot) and DL2FAG (Karl) will be active (on all bands, except 80 metres, CW, SSB and RTTY) as S79YL, S79ZG and S79FAG respectively from Mahe (AF-024), Seychelles between 11 April and 2 May. They might operate also from one or two other S7 IOTA groups. QSL via DL7AFS for all of the three calls. [TNX DL2FAG] SV - IK3ZAW (Veronica), Kiki (SV1BRL) and possibly others will be active as J41YLS from Euboea (EU-060) on 3 and 4 April. Look for them on SSB and CW (Veronica is also likely to try some of the RS-13 and AO-27 orbits). They are expected to use this call from other locations in SV1 until 12 April. [TNX IK3ZAW and SV1BSX] SV - Greek Coast Station "AthinaiRadio" (SVA) will be activated for the very last time on CW by the Greek Telegraphy Club between 4 UTC and 21 UTC on 3-4, 10-11, 17-18 and 24-25 April. Yorgos, SV1NA and others will be operating as SVA2 on 4239,4 kHz (QRV on 3525), SVA3 on 6344 kHz (QRV on 7025), SVA4 on 8704 kHz (QRV on 7025 and 10125), SVA5 on 13029 kHz (QRV on 14035), SVA6 on 16966 kHz (QRV on 14035 and 18085), SVA7 on 22595,7 kHz (QRV on 21035, 24905 and 28035). QSL via the SV bureau. [TNX SV1NA] SV - Mike, HB9EBC will be active (mainly on CW) as SV/SM0TXM/P from Paros Island (EU-067) between 9 and 17 April. [TNX DX News Sheet] T8 - JJ1DWB/T88MT (Misao), JM1LJS/T88LJ (Hide) and 7N1KAE/T88?? (Hiro) plan to be active from Palau (OC-009), Belau between 27 April and 7 May. They will operate on 6-80 metres SSB and CW and T88LJ will try SSTV. QSL T88MT via JJ1DWB (Misao Tanzawa, 3-15 Yakata, Kofu, Yamanashi 400-0017, Japan). QSL T88LJ via JM1LJS (Hideyuki Kai, 4-22-15, Takata-higashi, Kohoku-Ku Yokohama-City 223-0065, Japan). QSL T88?? via 7N1KAE (Hiroyuki Yamada, 2-9-209, Chigusadai, Inage-Ku, Chiba-City 263-0013, Japan). [TNX JM1LJS] T9 - T99KK is Alex, PA3DZN (ex TL5A), who is now active from Bosnia/Herzegovina. QSL via PA1AW (ex PA3DMH). [TNX The Daily DX] UR - Radio Club UR4EYT (aka UR4E) has been issued the call EM4E for use in contests during 1999. QSL via UR4EYT either direct (P.O. Box 3363, Dnepropetrovsk-5, 320005 Ukraine) or through the bureau. [TNX UR5EDO] V8 - Hans, DF5UG is now active as V85QQ from Brunei (OC-088). QSL via home call. VE - The Society of Newfoundland Radio Amateurs DX Group will be active (on all bands CW and SSB) as VO1AA on 14 April (00.00-22.30 UTC) to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Incorporation of SONRA. Look for them on all bands on SSB and CW. There will be a certificate available to any eligible contact upon receipt of an SASE. Please send your requests to either SONRA DX Group (Box 23099, St. John's, NF A1B 4J9, Canada) or VO1HE (Paul J. Piercey, 40 Mt. Cashel Rd., St. John's, NF A1A 1X7, Canada). The SONRA web site is at http://webhost.avint.net/sonra [TNX VO1HE]

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VK - Martin, G3ZAY became active as VK4CAY from the Wellesley Islands (Queensland State (Carpentaria Gulf) South group, OC-227/p) on 29 March, sooner than anticipated. He was forced to change his plans due to problems with transportation and went QRT on 30 March. QSL via G3ZAY. [TNX WD8MGQ] VK - Things down under are happening very fast, with schedules being changed at the last moment due to weather and/or transportation availabilities. As he went QRT from the Wellesley Islands (OC-227/p) earlier than planned, Martin, G3ZAY was able to operate as VK4CAY from Green Island (OC-172) for a few hours on 31 March. QSL via G3ZAY. [TNX WD8MGQ] VK - Martin, G3ZAY is active as VK4CAY from Thursday Island (OC-138) [425DXN 409] until approximately 23 UTC on 3 April. QSL via G3ZAY. [TNX WD8MGQ] VK - Martin, G3ZAY and Robert, VK5AFZ will now be active from the South Australia State East group (OC-???) with two stations between 22 UTC on 4 April and 11 UTC on the 5th [425DXN 410]. [TNX DX News Sheet] W - John, AE5B is active from Mustang Island (NA-092) until 18 UTC on 5 April. While in the area he will operate from several other islands located in the same IOTA group. [TNX AE5B and Islands On The Web] XX9 - Ed, K8EP will be in Macao between 8 and 12 April. He plans to get a licence upon arrival and to operate (SSB and CW) on 10-40 metres. QSL via K8EP. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] ZS - Do not expect Rudi, ZS6VER to be active from Seal Island (AF-077) very soon [425DXN 412]. "Because of weather conditions over the next few months, it is winter over here, it would not be a good idea to go south so we will be spending some time on the east coast to get to know the yacht", he says. "We hope to move in the direction of Knysna/Mosselbay in September when the worst storms are over. I believe choosing the right weather window for the visit would be crutial but that would make predicting the actual dates of the operation very difficult". In the meanwhile he is working to get the necessary landing permission. Rudi, ZS6VER/V51VE and Katti, ZS6KVR/V51KV will be voyaging all around the world for at least 8-10 years... [TNX G0UIH nd Islands On The Web] ------

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EA5/DL1BKK/P ---> Werner was active for a few hours on 30 March from Tabarca Island (EU-093). QSL via DL1BKK.

IIA TROPHY 1999 ---> It is sponsored by the Crazy DX Group (P.O. Box 11, 04011 Aprilia - LT, Italy) and it is for contacting/listening/activating the largest number of different referenced Italian islands. It will take place between 1 June and 30 September. For further information please contact [email protected] (http://www.grisnet.it/crazy) or [email protected] (http://www.qsl.net/crazy). [TNX IK0QDB]

INTERNATIONAL LIGHTHOUSE/LIGHTSHIP WEEKEND ---> It will take place on 21 and 22 August and several stations have already confirmed their participation. For further information please contact Mike Dalrymple, GM4SUC at [email protected] [TNX K2JXW]

OZ7AEI/P ---> Jakob was active on 30 March from Jegindoe (NJ-006 for the Danish Islands Award, it does not count for IOTA). For further information on the Danish Islands Award, please check www.qsl.net/oz2zb or contact Knud, OZ2ZB at [email protected] [TNX OZ2ZB]

QSL 8J1RL ---> Just to remind that cards for this club station located on Ongul Island (AN-015) should be sent through the JARL bureau.

QSL 8Q7AM ---> Jose M. Sobrino, EA5MB is the new QSL manager for 8Q7AM. [TNX EA5MB]

QSL C21SX ---> Roger, G3SXW reminds that bureau cards for his 27 February-7 March operation as C21SX can be requested by e-mail: just send QSO details and your call-sign to [email protected] (the first 200 cards have already gone to the bureau). Direct cards are being handled within 48 hours (there is no backlog) and should be sent to Roger Western, 7 Field Close, Chessington, Surrey KT9 2QD, England. [TNX G3SXW]

QSL HC8L ---> Art, N2AU is now the QSL manager for HC8L (operated by Dave, W6NL). All cards for the past ARRL SSB DX Contest and future operations go via N2AU. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] /EX S DX@WW $425WW413D 425 DX News #413 [4/5] 3 April 1999 No 413 BID: $425WW413D ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

QSL L4D ---> Please note that Phil, G3SWH still has the logs and cards for the SSB only operation (on 20 and 15 metres) by L4D from Isla Blanca (SA-065) on 20-21 November 1993. Phil will only respond to cards received, either direct (Phil Whitchurch, 21 Dickensons Grove, Congresbury, Bristol, BS49 5HQ United Kingdom) or via the RSGB bureau. [TNX G3SWH]

QSL RF9C ---> This was the call used by RK9CWW Radio Club members during the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest. QSL via RK9CWW either direct (P.O. Box 17-A, Ekaterinburg 620002, Russia) or through the bureau. [TNX RA9CKQ]

QSL ZS8MI ---> There were three operators using the call ZS8MI, and it was always a problem to determine which operator had been worked, and which QSL route should be used. Now Chris Burger, ZS6EZ reports that the NCDXF has funded the printing of QSL cards and that he has access to all the ZS8MI logs - in other words, all ZS8MI operations can now be confirmed via ZS6EZ, either direct (Chris R. Burger, Box 4485, Pretoria, 0001 South Africa) or through the bureau. He can confirm also contacts made with ZS8D and ZS8IR.

QSL VIA G0IAS ---> Allan, G0IAS ([email protected]) is the QSL manager for the follwing stations: 7Q7RM, 7Q7LA, 7Q7JL, 7Q7HB, 7Q7BX, 7Q7BW, 7Q7FM, 7Q7JWL, 7Q7RL, 7Q7AH, 3DA0BX, 3DA0BW, H5AE, 9H3KI and 5Z4RL. QSL direct only to Allan Hickman, The Conifers, High Street, Elkesley, Retford, DN22 8AJ Notts, UK. Please note that he is *not* the QSL manager for 5Z4FM (Jim Stewart, P.O. Box 63363, Mathaiga, Nairobi, Kenya) [TNX G0IAS]

QSL VIA IK3ZAW ---> Veronica, IK3ZAW reports all the direct requests for 5A1IC were answered and mailed on 22 March. She is still waiting for both the logs and the cards for 5A22PA. Plese note that cards for these two operations can be requested through the bureau via IK3ZAW.

QSL VIA K3BYV ---> Bob, K3BYV reports he is *no longer* the QSL manager for TG5ITS and KB0QMY/TI5. He is still the manager for PZ5JR, PZ5DX and P29ND. [TNX John K1XN and The Golist]

SP DX CONTEST ---> Zygi, SP5ELA (President of Warsaw University of Technology ARC, SP5PBE) invites amateurs from all over the world to participate in the 1999 SP DX Contest (CW and SSB) on 3-4 April. Further information is available at http://www.sp5pbe.waw.pl/SPDXC/SPDXC_Rules.html

+ SILENT KEY + Antonio de Armas, EA8AKN reports the passing on 26 March of Alfonso Hernandez, EA8ZX, President of EA8URL (URE radio club in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria). Alfonso played a leading role in making last year's IOTA Convention a success and, quoting Roger Balister, G3KMA (RSGB IOTA Manager), "we could see from the superb club station for which he was so largely responsible how devoted he was to making amateur radio a natural part of daily life for the EA8 stations of Las Palmas and their families". ------

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CALLBOOK (CE): A Chilean callbook program is available at http://werken.ufro.cl/~ce2hi/ [TNX The Daily DX] LOGS (HK0): Logs for HK0F, HK0/AA3KX, HK0/K5OF and HK0/W4DC (San Andres, 2-11 March) are now available on line at http://www.pwcweb.com/wwi/DXpedition/ [TNX The Daily DX] LOGS: The following logs are now available on http://dx.qsl.net/logs: PW1S (1999 WPX SSB), PT1A (1999 ARRL SSB), PX1I (1998 ARRL 10m), FO0CI (1992 Clipperton Island DXpedition), YC0LOW (through 20 March 1999). [TNX N6RT] PA CALLS: Old and new PA calls are listed at http://ser1.molyvos.net/~cfn3001/pa0khs.html [TNX The Daily DX] *****************************************************************************

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PERIOD CALL REF till 11/04 3B9R: Rodrigues Island (AF-017) * by MKDXF 413 till Jun 3DA0CA: Swaziland 411 till 06/05 4F7/SM3SGP: Cebu Island (OC-129) 412 till 30/04 8J3IKD: celebrative call (Japan) 411 till May 9G5HK: Ghana * by DL1IAL 404 till ?? A35LU: Tonga * by Ws 411 till 30/04 AT0DJQ: special contest prefix * by VU3DJQ 409 till 17/04 BV3/DJ3KR: Taiwan (AS-020) 410 till 23/04 CE9R: South Shetlands (AN-010) * by CE3HDI 412 till 03/04 EA8/DL7AU: Canary Islands (AF-004) 410 till August FK8VHU: New Caledonia 401 till December FT5WH: Crozet (AF-008) * by F5AGL 401 till December FT5ZJ: Amsterdam Island 399 till 09/04 GD4VGN,GD0VKS: Isle of Man (EU-116) * by DL4FF,DL3FCP 411 till 05/04 HS0ZCW: Thailand * by K4VUD 410 till 09/04 IC8/IN3XUG: Ischia (EU-031) 413 till 05/04 J3/K4LTA and J3/K4UPS: Grenada (NA-024) 409 till 08/04 JW/SM7NAS: Svalbard (EU-026) 409 till 16/04 JX7DFA: Jan Mayen (EU-022) 412 till 05/04 OH0M: Aland Islands (EU-002) * by OHs 413 till 20/04 P49M: Aruba (SA-036) * by VE3MR 397 till 15/04 S09A: Western Sahara * by EA2JG 412 till 20/05 UA3SDK/0: Sredniy Island (AS-042) 407 till 03/04 V31GI: NA-180 (Belize) * by PA3GIO 408 till ?? V85QQ: Brunei (OC-088) * DF5UG 413 till 05/04 VP5/IK2SGC, VP5/IK2SFZ + VP5N or VP5R: Caicos (NA-002) 411 till May VQ9DX: Diego Garcia (AF-006) * by AA5DX 403 till 10/04 UE9Wxx: special stations 410 till 27/11 XJ1: special prefix (Nova Scotia, Canada) 401 till 25/04 XL3D: celebrative call (Canada) 411 till 11/04 XT2DM & XT2CI: Burkina Faso * by F5RLE 412 till Apr ZF2NT: Little Cayman (NA-016) * by N6NT 388 till 11/04 ZK2GEO: Niue (OC-040) * by DL2YAK and DL1EMH 411 till 05/04 ZF2YG: Cayman Islands (NA-016) * by K5YG 412 till 04/04 ZY8A: Anavilhanas Archipelago (DIB 74) * by PYs 409 01/04-06/04 5B4/F5SQM: Cyprus (AS-004) 412 01/04-20/04 TL8CG: Central Africa * by IZ1CQD 412 02/04-09/04 9M6: Sabah, East Malaysia * by W4HQF 412 02-04/05/04 AE5B: Mustang Island (NA-092) 413 02/04-05/04 JA6CM: Tsushima (AS-036) 411 03/04-04/04 CT: Insua Island (EU-150) * by CTs 413 03/04-04/04 J41YLS: Euboea (EU-060) * by IK3ZAW and SV1BRL 413 03/04-30/04 HS0ZAR: Thailand * by K3ZO 413 03/04-06/04 PA/ON5JE: Schouwen-Duiveland (EU-146) * by ON4BB,ON5JE 412 03/04-18/04 VK8NSB/P: Groote Eylandt (OC-141) 409 03/04-04/04 Italian YLRC Marconi *** 03/04-04/04 SP DX Contest *** 03/04-04/04 EA RTTY Contest 410 04/04-05/04 VK5: So. Austr. St. East (OC-???) * by VK5AFZ & G3ZAY 413 05/04-09/04 KL1SLE: St. Lawrence Island (NA-040) * by KL7FH 413 06/04-13/04 8P9JM: Barbados (NA-021) * via K2ZD 413 06/04-15/04 JT1Y: Mongolia * by I0SNY, I1QOD, I1ZB, IT9GAI, IZ0CRN 411 07/04-09/04 3A/HB9APJ: Monaco 413 07/04-17/05 9N1UD: Nepal * by K4VUD 413 08/04-12/04 3W6BWH: Vietnam * by JA2BWH 413 08/04-12/04 XX9: Macao * by K8EP 413 09/04-11/04 ES1QD: Muhu Island (EU-034) 413 09/04-18/04 JA9XBW/JD1: Ogasawara (AS-031) 413 09/04-12/04 PT1Z, PY1NEZ/p, PY1NEW/p, ZX1Z, PY1LVF/p: IOTA SA-029 413 09/04-17/04 SV/SM0TXM/p: Paros Island (EU-067) 413 09/04-11/04 Japan DX CW High Bands Contest *** 09/04-11/04 International DX Convention (Fresno, CA) 411 10/04 4Z0A: Akhziv Island (AS-100) * by 4X1VF and others 413 10/04-11/04 JX0LMJ: Jan Mayen (EU-022) * by JX7DFA 412 10/04-17/04 TM2A: Aix Island (EU-032) * by F5BJW 413 10/04-09/05 TM1CW: special station (France) 413 10/04-11/04 King of Spain Contest *** 11/04-02/05 S79YL, ZG, FAG: Seychelles * by DL7AFS, DJ7ZG, DL2FAG 413 11/04 RSGB Low Power CW Contest *** 11/04 UBA - CW Spring Contest *** 14/04 VO1AA: celebrative station (Newfoundland, Canada) 413 from mid-April ZS8D: Marion Island (AF-021) * by ZS6DE 412 17/04-18/04 EU Sprint Spring SSB Contest *** 17/04-18/04 Scottish Activity Weekend 412 27/04-07/04 T88MT, T88LJ, T88??: Palau * by JJ1DWB, JM1LJS, 7N1KAE 413 28/04-04/05 JI3DST/6 (7N3UXO/6): Tokara Archipelago (AS-049) 413 22/04 HV5PUL: Vatican City 411 22/04-25/04 II2V * special A. Volta station 407 23/04-25/04 IOTA Convention - Alicante (Spain) *** 24/04-25/04 Helvetia Contest *** 24/04-25/04 SP DX RTTY Contest *** 29/04-03/05 BI5D: Zhejiang Province Group (AS-???) * by BYs 413 April J28BS: Djibouti * by F5PHW 413 April 9N7RN: Nepal * by IZ6BRN 407 April SVA (AthinaiRadio) * by Greek Telegraphy Club 413 01/05-02/05 ARI Contest *** /EX

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The RSGB DX News Sheet, one of the many creatures of the late Geoff Watts, has been a most valuable source of DX information since 1962. The RSGB has now decided that with effect from 30 June 1999, the Society will no longer be producing the DX News Sheet due to a diminishing number of subscribers. At the same time Chris Page, G4BUE, current Editor of the DXNS, says he is not in a position to be able to take the DXNS on completely. We are sad to see the ending of this prestigious bulletin, with which we have had the pleasure to co-operate for years, on the basis of a most fruitful mutual exchange of information - THANK YOU, CHRIS from the very bottom of our hearts. *****************************************************************************

3B9 - The 3B9R team on Rodriguez (AF-017) have been active since 22.00 UTC on 31 March and fully operational since 4 April. Tropical cyclone Frederick appeared to be heading towards the islands but it did not hit hard. So far around 35,000 QSOs have been made (1,000 on RTTY) and it is hoped to end up with 40,000 in the log. The operation will close down at 22 UTC on 10 April. QSL via N7LVD. 3D2 - Craig, 3D2TC is now QRV on 6 metres with 100 watts and a dipole. He checks 28.885 and monitors 50.110; with an opening, look for him on SSB at 50.115. Craig is usually on after 05.30 UTC weekdays and when available on weekends. QSL direct to Craig Thompson, 50 Beach Road, Suva Point, Suva, Fiji Islands. [TNX W7TSQ] 4U1ITU - Paul, K9NU plans to be active (on 10-80 metres SSB and RTTY) from 4U1ITU at the International Telecommunications Union in Geneva between 10 and 12 April. QSL via the bureau. [TNX The Daily DX] 4U1ITU - Eric, W3DQ will be in Geneva between 16 and 25 April and plans to operate from 4U1ITU in his free time after 19 UTC. He hopes to be active on RTTY and 12, 17 and 30 metres. QSL via the bureau. [TNX The Daily DX] 5N - 5N99 is the special prefix used in April by mateurs in Nigeria to celebrate the Under 21 Football (soccer) World Championship. 5N9CEN is therefore active as 5N99CEN (QSL via IV3VBM), while Stan, 5N0/OK1JR is now active as 5N99MSV (afterwrds he will operate as 5N0MSV, QSL via OK1JR). [TNX IV3VBM and The Daily DX] 9N - K4VUD's Nepal call [425DXN 413] has been changed. As foreign visitors are now designated with a 7, Charlie's call is 9N7UD (not 9N1UD any longer). [TNX N4GI] 9V - SARTS in conjunction with the Singapore Armed Forces will operate special event station 9V1GYL at the Singapore site of the original British Royal Navy station GYL (this was the call used in the Commonwealth Area Scheme which has now been closed). Operations will take place on 10 and 11 April; plans are to concentrate on CW (14050 and 21050 kHz +/- 10 kHz), but SSB will also be used as conditions permit. Special QSL via the bureau. [TNX 9V1RH] A3 - Paul, A35RK is now QRV on 6 metres with 100 watts and a beam. He checks 28.885 and monitors 50.110; with an opening, look for him on CW at 50.120. Paul is on whenever he is available weekdays and weekends. QSL via W7TSQ. [TNX W7TSQ] BY - BA1AA, BA1AB, BA1DU, BA1OK, BA1RB and others will participate in the Japan International DX CW Contest this weekend from BY1PK, the official station of Chinese Radio Sports Association. QSL via P.O.Box 6106, Beijing 100061, China. [TNX BA1DU] DU - Bernhard Stefan, DL2GAC is now in the Philippines and plans to operate as DU2/DL2GAC from Batan Island (OC-093). Nothing is certain yet and his success will depend on getting the licence, suitable transportation from and to Manila, power supply situation on the island, etc. However his target is to arrive between 12 and 15 April and operate for about 7 days. QSL via DL2GAC preferably through the bureau. [TNX 9V1RH] /EX S DX@WW $425WW414B 425 DX News #414 [2/6] 10 April 1999 No 414 BID: $425WW414B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

EA - The Union de Radioaficionados Espanoles (URE) is celebrating its 50th anniversary and sponsors an award for contacts made between 1 April and 1 May with the following special EG stations operating from the various provinces in Spain: EG1AV, EG1BU, EG1C, EG1LE, EG1LO, EG1LU, EG1O, EG1OR, EG1P, EG1PO, EG1S, EG1SA, EG1SG, EG1SO, EG1VA, EG1ZA, EG2BI, EG2HU, EG2NA, EG2SS, EG2TE, EG2VI, EG2Z, EG3B, EG3GI, EG3L, EG3T, EG4BA, EG4CC, EG4CR, EG4CU, EG4GU, EG4M, EG4TO, EG5A, EG5AB, EG5CS, EG5MU, EG5V, EG6IB, EG7AL, EG7CA, EG7CO, EG7GR, EG7H, EG7J, EG7MA, EG7SE, EG8GC, EG8TF, EG9CE, EG9ML + the official station EG50URE. A plain .txt file with the rules is available on request from URE Award Manager Francisco Campos, EA4BT ([email protected]). [TNX EA4BT] G - As part of the coming weekend activity to mark the decline of Maritime Coast Radio Stations, GB0GLD will operate from the site of LandsEnd Radio at St.Just, Cornwall. Activity will be predominately on LF using 1841, a long-time working frequency at GLD, for both CW and SSB and usual DX frequencies for SSB and CW on 80 metres. Operators will be G3XRJ, G3RID, G4ALY and G4AMT. All QSOs will be confirmed via the bureau. [TNX G4AMT] HI - Andy, G4ZVJ will be active on CW as HI/G4ZVJ until 20 April from Dominican Republic (NA-096). QSL via G4ZVJ. [TNX DX News Sheet] HS - E20EHQ/p will be active on 12-18 April during Scout For The King, the 5th Senior Scount Jamboree Sataheeb, Thailand. [TNX E20EHQ] I - Amateurs from ARI Civitavecchia will activate Marconian station IY0TC on 10-11 April (during the YL Radio Club "Elettra Marconi" International Contest), on 24 April (International Marconi Day) and on 26-27 June (during the Marconi Memorial HF CW Contest). QSL via I0KHP. [TNX I0KHP] JA - Yuki, JA6LCJ and Shige, JA6JPS will be active (CW and SSB) as JA6LCJ/6 and JA6JPS/6 from Koshiki Islands (AS-037) on 9 and 11 April. QSL via home calls. Logsearch will be available at http://www.nttl-net.ne.jp/ja6lcj/ [TNX JA6LCJ] KH0 - Yoichi, JP1NWZ plans to be active (on all bands CW with some SSB) as KH0XX from Saipan (OC-086) between 15 and 19 April. QSL via JP1NWZ. [TNX The Daily DX] OZ - Knud, OZ2ZB will be active from Egholm Island (not IOTA, NJ-004 for the Danish Islands Award) between 11 and 15 UTC on 13 April. Look for him first around 7.075 and then around 14.265 MHz. Knud lives on Northjutland (not IOTA, NJ-001). [TNX OZ2ZB] PJ - N6ZW and K6IPA plan to be active as PJ8/N6ZW and PJ8/K6IPA from St. Maarten (NA-105) between 10 and 24 April. Activity on the novice CW bands and school nets is expected. [TNX ARRL DX Bulletin] SV/A - Monk Apollo, SV2ASP/A is expected to be active from Mount Athos on 10 April between 14 and 16 UTC on or around 28475 kHz (if conditions are not good he will move to 18140). He will be looking for US stations. Monk Apollo is expected to be active for the next week or two on SSB and possibly on RTTY and Pactor. QSL to Monk Apollo, Monastery Dochiariou, GR-63087 Mt. Athos, Greece. [TNX The Daily DX] T7 - Look for T70A to be active from San Marino between 6 and 16 UTC on 10 and 11 April. Seven operators (I0QI, IK0VYB, IK0WDG, IZ0BTV, IW0BNI, IW0EJP and IW0GLC) plan to operate on all bands from 2 to 160 metres. [TNX Crazy DX Group] UA - Mike, UA3SDK is now expected to be active as UA3SDK/0 [425DXN 407] from Sredniy Island (AS-042) until the end of April. QSL via RU3SD (P.O. Box 1, Ryazan 390000, Russia). [TNX The Daily DX] V4 - Jim, G0IXC will be active (on 10, 15, 20 and 40 metres SSB) as V47XC from Nevis Island (NA-104) between 10 and 30 April. QSL via G0IXC. [TNX DX News Sheet] VE - VE7QCR and VE7TLL plan to be active as VE7ISL from Maude Island (NA-051, CISA BC-???) on 10 April. They hope to be QRV for approximately six hours starting at 17.00 UTC. This will be a one day operation only and could be cancelled if the weather turns bad. [TNX VE7TLL] W - Mal, VK6LC reports that Martin, G3ZAY/NU2L plans to be active from Catalina Island (NA-066) possibly after the Convention at Fresno. [TNX VK6LC and Islands On The Web] XE - Ron, NP2AQ is active as XE1/NP2AQ from Mexico City until September 2000. He reports his P.O. Box address in Florida is no longer valid and cards should be sent his QSL manager (W3HNK) or direct to him: Ron Maples, US Embassy Mexico City, Box 3087, Laredo, TX 78044, USA. [TNX NP2AQ] /EX S DX@WW $425WW414C 425 DX News #414 [3/6] 10 April 1999 No 414 BID: $425WW414C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

BY1DX [425DXN 412] ---> The following is an abstract of a message received from Ban ZhiGang, BA1MK (Chairman, Beijing DX Club): "BY1DX is licensed to 'Beijing Chaoyang Youngsters' Center of Science and Technology'. It is located in the 7 story building of the Center at the East edge of Beijing city. As identical the same as other existing 80 club stations of Youngsters' centers, schools and universities in China, the main goal of BY1DX is to promote the young students' interests in radio technique, and also may accept foreign operators for guest operation, whenever arrangement is practical, and if the visitor hold operating certificate from CRSA. We do appreciated the kind sponsorship from Nokia (China) for our friends and kids here. However, it would be not true if we say 'it is first-ever foreign corporate sponsored amateur radio club in China', because since 1981 several dozens amateur radio club stations in China have been established under the kind sponsorship from foreign amateur radio organizations, clubs, companies, publishers, and individuals in the same way."

K1WY DX ASSOCIATION ---> QSL cards or requests for information may be sent to the nearest office: P.O. Box 2644, Hartford, CT 06146-2644, USA (Operations Manager K1WY/ON9CAT, [email protected]) or P.O. Box 90, Eeklo 9900, Belgium (Operations Manager ON4CAT/KW1WY, [email protected]). The new web site is at http://pws.prserv.net/k1wydxa Current stations managed by the K1WY DX Association include 5A21PA, 5R8ET, AX1TX, ET3BT, GD3LSF, GI3MUS, GI6YM, GI0PCU, HB0CZS, K1WY, KW1JY, KW1WY, ON4CAT, ON9CAT, P29CC, S21J, TF7GX, TF8GX, UA0ACG, UA0AOZ, UA0DC, UA0ZBK, VK1TX, ZD7VC and ZL3KIM. [TNX K1WY]

QSL CE3/NE4Z AND XR3Z ---> Steve, NE4Z reports that the *new* QSL manager for his operations as either XR3Z and CE3/NE4Z is AJ4Y (Paul Womble, P.O. Box 1207, Highland City, FL 33846-1207, USA). The old route to CE3SMN is no longer good. Steve will be in Chile for about another month. [TNX The Golist]

QSL EK ---> Amateurs from Armenia (EK4JJ, EK7DX, EK8ZZ) report that as there is no QSL bureau in their country, cards should be sent direct only. [TNX IK3GES and W3JJ]

QSL LT1H ---> This will be the contest call of Daniel, LU1HLH for the next four years. QSL via LU1HLH (Daniel Lucca, Avenida San Martin 4753, 5111 Rio Ceballos, Cordoba, Argentina). [TNX LU1HLH]

QSL VK4CAY ---> Laurie Pritchard VK4BLE (WIAQ QSL Bureau Manager, [email protected]) reports that Martin's (G3ZAY) callsign has been noted in their incoming database, so that any cards sent to the VK4 QSL BUREAU will be redirected to the RSGB QSL BUREAU for this operation. For a faster reply, G3ZAY's address is Martin Atherton, 41 Enniskillen Road, Cambridge CB4 1SQ, England, UK.

QSL NOT VIA G3XTT ---> Don, G3XTT will no longer be the QSL manager for contest stations M6T, M7T, and M8T. The new manager is G4PIQ (Andy Cook, Fishers Farm, Colchester Road, Tendring, Essex, CO16 9AA England). [TNX The Daily DX]

QSL VIA RW6HS ---> Many thanks to Mac, W3HC for provinding the list of the stations managed by RW6HS: 3B8FQ, 3DA0BL, 4J8DX, 4K2BDU, 4K2BY, 4K2OX, 4K4BCU, 4K4BDU, 4K4CDE, 4K4CDE/UL7B, 4K6CM, 4L1RK, 4L1UN, 4L1QX, 4L6FU, 4L6QQ, 4X0F, 4Z5BZ, 4Z5FB, 4Z5FL, 4Z5FW, 4Z5GP, 4Z5GV, 9H1ED, 9H1GY, 9H0PJP, CE2EZE, CT3FF, DU1EIB, EK8WV, EO6AHG, ER1OO, ER2OG, ER3DX, ER5AL, EX8A, EX8QA, EY8VV, EZ8AI, FP5EK, KP2J, KP3EM, LY2ER, OD5EH, OD5NO, OD5SE, R1FJC, RA6WA, RA6WF, RA0BY, RA0FAC, RA0FAN, RF6QAI, RI1OA, RI3B, RI6O, RI8AJ, RI8BAM, RI8BDN, RI8OAA, RI0OAA, RL2O, RL0O, RP6HWF, RU0LX, RV0AM, RZ9DX, TA1AZ, UA2FBR, UA2FGU, UA2FFM, UA9CDE, UA9CDE/UA0B, UA0BC, UA0BCU, UA0I/UV3DDC, UA0QBQ, UA0Y/UA9YC, UD8DWC, UE6ADI, UF6QAT, UF6QBA, UF6VAI, UI8IAW, UI8OAA, UI9ABL, UI9BWO, UI9B/RB3MO, UJ3I, UJ8JKK, UK5OA, UK8ABT, UK8AJ, UK8BN, UK8BAM, UK8BWO, UK8CK, UK8GK, UK8GBS, UK8FC, UK8IAO, UK8IG, UK8IT, UK8IWK, UK8IWW, UK8OAN, UK8OAN, UK8OB, UK8OM, UK8ADL, UK8ZAB, UK8ZAH, UK8ZAV, UK8ZAX, UK8ZC, UK8ZK, UK8ZR, UK8ZU, UL7OB, UL7TX, UM4BWO, UM5BWO, UM51BWO, UM8AWP, UM8OM, UM8QA, UM9AA, UM0MO, UN2O, UN7AD, UN7AM, UN7AO, UN7QX, UN7SK, UN7TX, UU8I, VK4SJP, YL2BI, YV3DEH, ZB2EO, ZB2FK. QSL direct to Vasilij M. Kasayanenko, P.O. Box 0, Stavropolskij Kraj, G. Novopavovsk, 357830 Russia.

SPECIAL EVENT ---> The OPDX Bulletin reports that on 10-11 April the Radio Officers' Amateur Radio Society will commemorate the end of maritime CW operations with a tribute to maritime coastal stations. Over 90 special event amateur stations are expected to participate. Further information is available at http://homepages.enterprise.net/dbarlow/

T99KK ---> Alex, PA3DZN left Bosnia/Herzegovina [425DXN 413] after ten days and 1072 QSOs as T99KK. He expects to be active from his new assignment in a couple of weeks. QSL via PA1AW (ex PA3DMH). A new logsearch for all of his activities (T99KK, TL5A, TL0R, D25L, 9Q2L, 9R1A, 9X5EE, ZS6/PA3DZN) is now available at http://www.okdxc.cz/pa1aw [TNX PA1AW]

+ SILENT KEY + We have been informed by Rob, HJ3PXA that well known DXer William Elasmar, HK3RQ passed away recently. A former President of the Liga Colombiana de Radioaficionados, Bill was active on SSB and CW and provided many old timers with their first contact with a station from Colombia. /EX S DX@WW $425WW414D 425 DX News #414 [4/6] 10 April 1999 No 414 BID: $425WW414D ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** ======<<< MOST NEEDED DXCC ENTITIES >>> <<< PART 1/2 >>>

The following survey is taken from the newly published ARRL DXCC Yearbook 1998 and includes the top 50 entities needed by DXers who participate in the DXCC programme. It reflects the positions as they were prior to the addition of three new entities - namely H40 (Temotu), FO (Austral Islands) and FO (Marquesas Islands) - to the DXCC List. Part 2/2 (positions from 51 to 100) will be published in 425 DX News # 416. Last year's survey can be found in 425DXN 362 and 364. [TNX The Daily DX]

Rank Prefix Entity Rank Prefix Entity ------1 P5 North Korea 26 3Y Peter I 2 BS7H Scarborough Reef 27 FT5Z Amsterdam & St Paul 3 BV9P Pratas 28 ZS8 Prince Edward & Marion 4 A5 Bhutan 29 PY0S St Peter And Paul Rocks 5 VU4 Andaman & Nicobar 30 YA Afghanistan 6 E3 Eritrea 31 FT5W Crozet 7 7O Yemen 32 Z3 Macedonia 8 FR/T Tromelin 33 3D2C Conway Reef 9 FR/G Glorioso 34 T33 Banaba 10 3Y Bouvet 35 TN Congo 11 ZL9 Auckland & Campbell 36 T9 Bosnia-Herzegovina 12 VK0/M Macquarie 37 CE0X San Felix 13 VU7 Lakshadweep 38 XW Laos 14 VP8/S South Sandwich 39 1S Spratly 15 XZ Myanmar 40 VK9M Mellish Reef 16 3B7 Agalega & St Brandon 41 T31 Central Kiribati 17 SV/A Mount Athos 42 VK9/W Willis 18 VK0/H Heard 43 PY0T Trindade & Martin Vaz 19 HK0/M Malpelo 44 YV0 Aves 20 3C0 Annobon 45 FT5X Kerguelen 21 KH5K Kingman Reef 46 EP Iran 22 FR/J Juan De Nova & Europa 47 OK Czech Republic 23 5A Libya 48 1A0 SMOM 24 VP8/G South Georgia 49 S2 Bangladesh 25 ZL8 Kermadec 50 KH1 Baker & Howland ------

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GMDXG: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/KenDons is the URL for the web site of the GM DX Group. It contains information on the GM Activity Weekend [425DXN 412] and the Islands of Scotland Award (ISA). [TNX DX News Sheet] IL3/IK3QAR: The new URL is http://il3.camelotweb.net (bureau cards for IIA activities can now be requested on this site - click on Logs on Line) [TNX IK3QAR] QSL ROUTES: A couple of lists of QSL routes for stations active during the recent CQ WW WPX SSB Contest are now available at http://www.cpcug.org/user/wfeidt/Misc/wpxssb99.html [TNX IK2UVR] and http://www.arrakis.es/~ea5eyj [TNX EA5EYJ]

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======CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER ======3A/HB9APJ HB9APJ EG1VA EA4URE OZ5HCA OZ3FYN 3DA0BW G0IAS EG1ZA EA4URE P20X P29NB 3DA0BX G0IAS EG2BI EA4URE P29CC K1WY 3W6AN DF8AN EG2HU EA4URE P39P 5B4ES 3W6BWH JA2BWH EG2NA EA4URE P40N KW8N (WPX99SSB) 3Z4N SP4HKB EG2SS EA4URE P40W N2MM 4K7Z 4J9RI EG2TE EA4URE P49M VE3MR 4L4MM ON4CFI EG2VI EA4URE PT1A PY1NX 4M5E YV5NWG EG2Z EA4URE PT1Z PY1NEZ 4X6TT N2AU EG3B EA4URE PW1S PY1KS 4Z0A 4Z5DW EG3GI EA4URE PY0FM JA1VOK 5B4/F5SQM F5SQM EG3L EA4URE PZ5RA PB7RK 5B4/RA0AM RA0AM EG3T EA4URE RA0ZD/MM RA0ZN 5B4/RA9JX RA9JX EG4BA EA4URE RA2FBC DF4BV 5B4/RZ3TX RZ3TX EG4CC EA4URE RA9LI/9 DL6ZFG 5B4/UA9MA UA9MA EG4CR EA4URE RF9C RK9CWW 5B4/UN2O IK2QPR EG4CU EA4URE RM6A W3HNK 5N3CPR SP5CPR EG4GU EA4URE RS0F UA0FZ 5N99CEN IV3VBM EG4M EA4URE RV9XF UA9XL 5N99MSV OK1JR EG4TO EA4URE RZ9WZ N2AU 5N9EAM IK7JTF EG50URE EA4URE S07UN ZP6CU 5N9RGP IK7JTF EG50URE EA4URE S79FAG DL7AFS 5R8FL F5TBA EG5A EA4URE S79YL DL7AFS 5R8FU SM0DJZ EG5AB EA4URE S79ZG DL7AFS 5V7FA F6FNU EG5CS EA4URE SN0KAO SP9KAO 5X1T ON5NT EG5MU EA4URE SU9ZZ OM3TZZ 5Z4GS WB2YQH EG5V EA4URE SVA2 SV1NA 6W4RK F5NPS EG7AL EA4URE T32RT W6UC 7Q7AH G0IAS EG7CA EA4URE T33RD OK1RD 7Q7BW G0IAS EG7CO EA4URE T42R CO2KG 7Q7BX G0IAS EG7GR EA4URE T77V W3HNK 7Q7FM G0IAS EG7H EA4URE T88CW JA2NQG 7Q7HB G0IAS EG7J EA4URE T88LJ JM1LJS 7Q7JL G0IAS EG7MA EA4URE T88MT JJ1DWB 7Q7JWL G0IAS EG7SE EA4URE T88WX JA1WSX 7Q7LA G0IAS EG8GC EA4URE T99KK PA1AW 7Q7RL G0IAS EG8TF EA4URE TA2AJ DJ9ZB 7Q7RM G0IAS EG9CE EA4URE TA3DD TA1KA 7QJL G0IAS EG9ML EA4URE TI7/KT4YI KT4YI 8P2K KU9C EI/EA3BOX EA3BOX TL8CG IZ1CQD 8P6SH KU9C EL2WW ON5NT TM1CMI F8UFT 8P9JM K2ZD EN5J KG6AR TM1CW F5KBM 8Q7AM EA5MB ER0F UX0FF TM2A F5BJW 9G1BJ G4XTA ER0N UT7ND TM2LYC F5MWZ 9G5HK DL1IAL ER4E UR4EYT TM4W F8KLW 9H3KI G0IAS EU200A EW4WW TM9FFP F6KUC 9J2AM JA0JHA EV200AM EW4WW TR8CA F6CBC 9J2BO W6ORD EV200M EW4WW TT8DF F5SWB 9J2PI KB0KVA EW200M EW4WW TX8DX VK4FW 9K2GS W6JY EX8NK IK2QPR UA0CW W3HNK 9M6UZT G4UZN EX8NP IK2QPR UA7A UA9AB 9M8QQ DF5UG EX8W UA3AGS UA9FGR N2AU 9N1FP RU6FP EY8CQ DJ1SKO UE9WAA RW9WA 9N7SZ JA9LSZ EY9/RA3OO DJ1SKO UE9WZZ RZ9WZ 9V1BG JL1MWI F/NH7A N2AU UK8AFT IK2QPR A25/AA4NJ NK4Z FK8VHM F5TLP UK8OM IK2QPR A35LU K1LU FM5/F2PI F6BFH UL7FCW IK2QPR A45XU W3HNK FT5YG F5LBL UN0F IK2QPR A61AO N1DG GB100SFL GW0ANA UN0N IK2QPR AL7KC KL7FBI GD4VGN DL4FF UN7FW IK2QPR AN1DMQ EC1DMQ H22H 5B4MF UP4L UN7LZ AY5E LU5EWO H5AE G0IAS UP5F IK2QPR BA4TB 9A2AJ HC8A WV7Y V21CW K2ACW BV2B BV2WA HC8L N2AU V29TT N2AU BV9A BV2KI HI3LFE AD4Z V31DX N2AU C56EL ON4CELUP HI4M AD4Z V31GI PA3GIO C91RF DL6DQW HI8LUZ AD4Z V63YT JE1SCJ C91RF/P DL6DQW HL0Z/5 DS4CNB V85QQ DF5UG CE9R CE3HDI II3L IV3KAS VA3DX VE3DX CF1COP VO1COP II9R IT9HLR VE7ISL VE7TLL CF1UL VO1UL IQ1Z IK1NLZ VF3EJ VE3EJ CF1WIZ VO1WIZ IQ7R IK7XNF VF6JY VE6JY CG3MM VA3MM IR1A IK1GPG VK4CAY G3ZAY CI7A VE7SV IR4B IK4AUY VK5IO/M DK5IO CL8UB AD4Z IU8W IZ8CCW VK9LW VK4LW CL8VP AD4Z J28BS F6KPQ VO1AA VO1HE CM2CK AD4Z J38A K4LTA VP5/IK2SFZ IK2SAI CM2VK AD4Z J41YLS IK3ZAW VP5/IK2SGC IK2SAI CM6YI CO6LG J45KLN SM0CMH VP5/RA9CO UA9DD CM8UB AD4Z JD1/JA9XBW JA9XBW VP5E K6HNZ CM8VP AD4Z JT1Y I0SNY VP9HK K1EFI CM8ZZ AD4Z JX7DFA LA7DFA VQ9CV ND1V /EX S DX@WW $425WW414F 425 DX News #414 [6/6] 10 April 1999 No 414 BID: $425WW414F ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* QSL INFO ******** ======

CO2HR AD4Z JY9NE N3FNE VQ9DX AA4DX CO2JD AD4Z KG4BV N4OO VU3TOM KR4ZY CO2MA AD4Z KG4GC W4WX VU3VLH OK1MM CO2VG AD4Z KG4TO N4TO VY0XYL VE7YL CO8AR AD4Z KG4VL N5VL W6XR N2AU CO8DM KU9C KG4WB N2WB XE1RGL N2AU CO8LY EA7ADH KH6T N2AU XO7X VE7AHA CO8NA AD4Z KH6X N2AU XV300S JH1EVE CO8ZZ AD4Z KH6XT N2AU XV6JP JA1IED CQ7ERK CT1ERK KL7RA KL7GNP XX9TRR N6XJ CT1EGW N2AU KL7Y N2AU YB0ARA/9 N2AU CT98EGW N2AU KP2/W6XK W6XK YB0JWA N2AU CW8C CX8CP KP3BH NP3GW YC0LOW N2AU CX3JE CX1JJ L2F LU9FDG YC5XIP I1WFF DS4CNB/5 DS4CNB L44D LU4DFH YN6HM N5TGZ DU1/N1WLV DY1LVA L75CB LU4AA YO3APJ N2AU (NA only) E4/G3WQU G3WQU LO1F LU4FM YP4A YO4KCA E41/OK1DTP OK1TD LO7H LU7HN YZ7EM YU7AL EA5/DL1BKK DL1BKK LO8DA LU4DQ Z30M NN6C EA5CSL ON7TN LR50D LU4DQ Z32AF NN6C EA8/DL7AU DL7VRO LR6D LU6DK ZC4ARF 5B4YX EA9AU EA9IB LS7D LU7DW ZD8PC K2CL ED8GCC EA8AKN LT1F LU1FKR ZF2NT N2AU EG1AV EA4URE LT3C LU3CT ZF2YG K5YG EG1BU EA4URE LV2V LU3VAL ZF8/ZF2JC NC8V EG1C EA4URE LV4V LU4VZ ZK1HCU DL9HCU EG1LE EA4URE LW7DX LU2DW ZK2GEO DL1EMH EG1LO EA4URE LX1T LX1KC ZP40Z W3HNK EG1LU EA4URE LX6T LX1KC ZP5XF N2AU EG1O EA4URE M0BYF OH6YF ZS23I ZS1FJ EG1OR EA4URE M4U G0RGH ZS8D ZS6EZ EG1P EA4URE NH7A N2AU ZW7BZ PT7BZ EG1PO EA4URE NP3WS WP4HNN ZX0F PY5EG EG1S EA4URE OH0M OH3LQK ZX0Z PY1LVF (02/97) EG1SA EA4URE OH0R OH2TA ZX1Z PY1LVF (02/98) EG1SG EA4URE OH6Y OH6YF ZY2DX PY2QE EG1SO EA4URE OT9A ON7LR ZY8A PP8KB ======

7N1KAE Hiroyuki Yamada, 2-9-209, Chigusadai, Inage-Ku, Chiba-City 263-0013, Japan BD4DW David Y.J.Zhou, P.O.Box 040-088, Shanghai 200040, China BI5D P.O.Box 1713, Guangzhou City 510600, China DS4CNB Dae Ryung Lee, P.O.Box 111, Kwangsan-gu, Kwangju 506-050, South Korea EW4WW P.O.Box 88, Lida, 231300, Byelorussia G0IAS Allan R.Hickman, The Conifers, High Street, Elkesley, Retford, DN22 8AJ, Notts, England G3WQU Peter McKay, Unifil, P.O.Box75, Nahariyya, 22100, Israel JJ1DWB Misao Tanzawa, 3-15 Yakata, Kofu, Yamanashi 400-0017, Japan JM1LJS Hideyuki Kai, 4-22-15, Takata-higashi, Kohoku-Ku, Yokohama-City, 223-0065, Japan LU4AA Radio Club Argentino, P.O.Box 97, 1000 Buenos Aires, CF, Argentina LU4DQ P.O.Box 6, 1878 Quilmes, Buenos Aires, BA, Argentina LU6DK Radio Club Comandante Espora, P.O.Box 25, 1832 Lomas de Zamora, BA, Argentina PA7CN Cornu J.Nuijten, Halsterseweg 16, NL-4661, KN, Halsteren, Netherlands PY1LVF Jose Luiz Vieira Fernandes, P.O.Box 18009, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 20722-970, Brazil RA0ZN P.O.Box 51, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, 683049, Russia S21K Rezaul Karim Chowdhury, Executive Director COAST, Charfassion, Bhola, 8340, Bangladesh TZ6AK Alexandre, P.O.Box 933, Bamako, Mali UA9AB Gene T.Shcumat, P.O.Box 17, Troitsk, 457100, Chelyabinskoy, Russia UR4EYT Club Station, P.O.Box 3363, Dnepropetrovsk-5, 320005, Ukraine UT7ND Gene Chumakov, P.O.Box 5235, Vinnytsya, 286018, Ukraine VK6COM Peel Amateur Radio Group, P.O.Box 1010, Mandurah, WA, 6210, Australia YU7AL Aleksandar Hajosevic, S.Radosavljevica 27, YU-25000 Sombor,Yugoslavia ZS1FJ Barry P.M.Fletcher, 18 Valley Road, Kenilworth 7700, Cape Town, South Africa ZS6EZ Chris R.Burger, P.O.Box 4485, Pretoria 0001, South Africa *****************************************************************************

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3B9 - Thanks to the help provided by the 3B9R Rodrigues Island DXpedition, Robert Felicite, 3B9FR is back on the air. He has been off the air for over five years for a number of serious reasons, including the loss of nearly everything he owned due to a cyclone. [TNX AH0W/OH2LVG] 3D2 - Yamato ARC members JA1JQY, JA1KJW, JA3MCA/1 and JA8VE/1 will be active respectively as 3D2SH, 3D2HI, 3D2TK and 3D2KZ from Fiji between 30 April and 1 May. Look for them on CW (CW 1827, 3507, 7007, 1007, 14007, 18077, 21007, 24897, 28007, 50107 kHz) and SSB (3798, 7080, 14197, 21270, 24937, 28470, 50107 kHz). QSL via home calls. [TNX JA1ELY] 3W - Steve, K2WE will be active from Saigon, Vietnam between 23 and 27 April. He plans to operate as XV300S (he may also use his personal call, 3W6WE). QSL via K2WE. [TNX The Daily DX] 4S - Sigi, DJ4IJ is active again as 4S7IJG from Sri Lanka (AS-003) for two weeks. QSL via bureau to DK8ZD. [TNX DX News Letter] 9A - 9A2DM, 9A3LM, 9A3QE, 9A5SM and 9A6JNP will be active as 9A1CZZ/P from Brioni Islands (EU-110) between 15 and 18 April. QSL via 9A2DM. [TNX DX News Sheet] 9N - Kazu, JA8MWU (ex 9N1WU) will be active as 9N7WU from nepal between 3 and 12 May. Look for him on 14180, 21280 and 28480 kHz +/-QRM. QSL via home call. [TNX JA1ELY] A2 - John, G3HCT will be active on CW as A25/G3HCT from Botswana between 1 and 10 May. QSL via G3HCT. [TNX DX News Sheet] A9 - Ed, WH6CXQ will be active as A92GJ from Bahrain (AS-002) for the next couple of years. QSL to Ed Tenhulzen, Admin. Support Unit, PSC-451, Box 215, FPO AE 09834-2800 [TNX The Daily DX] BY - Look for BY1DX to be active on the ususal DX frequencies (RTTY is promised) with two stations during the weekend to celebrate the official opening of the Radio Club at the Beijing Chayong Activity Center [425DXN 412]. QSL via OH2BH (Martti J. Laine, Nuottaniementie 3D20, 02230 Espoo, Finland). [TNX The Daily DX] DU - Bernhard, DL2GAC was active as DU1/DL2GAC from the Calamian Group (OC-090) as his first attempts to get to Batan Island (OC-093) [425DXN 414] were unsuccessful. His plans were to remain at Calamian until 14 April, but earlier this week he did not know his movements after that, except that he must be back in Singapore by 21 April to catch his flight back to Germany. If he operates from Batan it will be as DU2/DL2GAC. [TNX 9V1RH] EA9 - Yuki, JI6KVR will be active as EA9/JI6KVR from Ceuta between 17 and 22 April. QSL via EA5KB (JA stations via JJ6LXX). [TNX JI6KVR] FG - Tada, JA1WPX will be active (on 10-40 metres, SSB and CW) as FG/JA1WPX/P from Guadeloupe (NA-102) between 25 April and 2 May. QSL via home call. [TNX JA1ELY] FR/T - Jacques, FR5ZU will be active (on 10-40 metres, SSB only) as FR5ZU/T in his spare time from Tromelin Island (AF-031) between 16 April and 4 May. North America stations are suggested to look for him around 2 UTC on 14.256 MHz with Zareh, VE2NW. QSL via VE2NW (except JAs). [TNX VE2NW] GM - GM5VG/P will be active from Islay (EU-008) during the Scottish Activity Weekend [425DXN 412] on 17-18 April. [TNX DL8AAM and GM0ALS] GM - With the coming of the New Scottish Parliament, amateurs from Scotland will be allowed to use special prefixes between 6 May and 31 July. GM prefixes will be replaced by 2S, MM by 2A and 2M by 2T. [TNX GM4FDM] GW - Welsh stations are allowed to replace their current prefixes (GW, MW and 2W) with special prefixes (respectively 2C, 2X and 2W) between 6 May and 31 July to celebrate the opening of the new Welsh Parliament. [TNX DX News Sheet] HR - The Radio Club de Honduras will be active as HQ6RCH on 17-18 April from Little Cay Island (NO-REF) in the Islas de la Bahia Department - if the island meets the qualification criteria, it is likely to qualify for NA-057. [TNX DX News Sheet] HR - Rene, HR1RMG is reported to be planning an operation as HR1RMG/HR6 from Santanilla/Swan Islands (NA-035) in June or July. [TNX G0APV and Islands On The Web] I - Ugo, I0CUT and others will be active as IU0AIR on 23-25 April on 7-10.30 UTC and 13-17 UTC. The special call is to celebrate the XVII A.I.R. (Associazione Italiana Radioascolto) DX Meeting at Monterotondo (Rome) and will be aired with the co-operation of ARI Rome. QSL via I0CUT (Ugo Cartia, Sezione ARI di Roma, P.O. Box 361, 00100 Roma Centro - RM, Italy) [TNX IV3-15698] /EX S DX@WW $425WW415B 425 DX News #415 [2/6] 17 April 1999 No 415 $425WW415B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

I - ARI Carpi members I4IOR (Claudio), IK4GLV (Franco), IK4JPR (Sergio), IK4RUX (Vanni), IK4THF (Glauco) and IZ4CCO (Giuseppe) will be IA5/ from Capraia Island (EU-028, IIA LI-020) between 19 and 23 May. Look for them on CW and SSB. They also plan to operate from a couple of other IIA islands in the same IOTA group. QSL via home calls. [TNX IK4RUX] I - IQ3X is the contest call of Mauro, IV3HAX (http://www.qsl.net/iq3x, e-mail [email protected]). He will participate in this year's main CW and SSB events. QSL either via bureau to IV3SKB or direct to IV3HAX (Mauro Lizzi, P.O.Box 1, 33034 Fagagna - UD, Italy). [TNX IV3HAX] JA - Weather permitting, JH6QCQ, JM6NWR and JL6UBM will be active /6 (on 6-80 metres SSB and CW) from Tokara Archipelago (AS-049) between 2 and 4 May. QSL via home calls. [TNX JI6KVR] JA - Eiji, JQ1SUO will be active (on 10-160 metres CW, with some SSB) as JQ1SUO/1 from Mikurajima (AS-008) between 3 and 5 May. QSL via home call (Eiji Shinoda, 3-3-17 Tomisato, Kashiwa, 277-0081 Japan). [TNX JA1ELY] LU - Fred, LU6KK (ex LU6KBX) is active again on 160 metres, usually on or around 1832 kHz CW. QSL via LU6KK (Fred Sehringer, Box 16, 4107 Yerba Buena, Tucuman, Argentina). [TNX LU6KK] PY - Rony, PS7AB reports that PR5B (SSB) and PT5L (CW) will be active from Mel Island (SA-047, DIB 34) between 21 and 28 April. QSL via PP5LL. Fox, PY5BF also reports an activity is being planned from this island by the 59 DX Group (PY5ZT, PP5AVM, PP5AP, PY5BF, PP5LL, PY5HSD and PY5AG): the call should be PR59B and the dates 21-25 April. QSL via PP5LL (Jayme Lira, P.O. Box 08, 88010-970 Florianopolis - SC, Brazil). [TNX PS7AB and PY5BF] S7 - Gavin, GM0GAV will be active (on 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10 metres CW) as S79GT from the Seychelles (AF-024) between 22 April and 5 May while on honeymoon. QSL via home call. [TNX DX News Sheet] T8 - JH3FJG and JI3DLI will be active (on 6-80 metres SSB, CW and FM) as T88JR and T88DX respectively from Palau (OC-009), Belau between 20 and 25 July. QSL T8JRG via JH3FJG (Hiroshi Hayakoshi, 118-4 Angoduka, Yawata-city, 6148057 Japan). QSL T88DX via JI3DLI (Kenji Fujihara, 17-2 Higashiichikawa, Arashiyama, Nishikyo, Kyoto-city, 6160002 Japan). [TNX JI3DLI] T2 - Yamato ARC members JA1JQY, JA1KJW, JA3MCA/1 and JA8VE/1 will be active respectively as T22JY, T22KJ, T22TK and T22VE from Tuvalu (OC-015) between 2 and 9 May. Look for them on CW (CW 1827, 3507, 7007, 1007, 14007, 18077, 21007, 24897, 28007, 50107 kHz) and SSB (3798, 7080, 14197, 21270, 24937, 28470, 50107 kHz). QSL via home calls. [TNX JA1ELY] T30 - Eight German amateurs from the Berlin DX Group - namely DJ6TF (Tom), DL2NWK (Wolf), DL2RUM (Tom), DL7BO (Tom), DL7DF (Sigi), DL7UFR (Frank), DL7VFR (Rudi) and DD6UYL (Marianne) - will be leaving Germany on 15 October for West Kiribati, where they expect to arrive on the 19th (morning T30 time). The callsigns have not been issued so far, but they have applied for a call to be used on SSB and another on CW and RTTY. They will have four complete stations (with amplifers, beams, etc.) and plans are to run three stations around the clock on all bands until the T33 group leaves for Banaba (see below). The group will depart Kiribati on 11 November. For further information please visit http://www.qsl.net/DL2RUM [TNX DL2RUM] T33 - Four operators from the German team (see T30 above) will go and be active from Banaba (OC-018) between 28 October and 2 November with three stations. [TNX DL2RUM] UA - The International North Pole Expedition (Moscow-Murmansk-Franz Joseph Land (EU-019)-Sredniy Island (AS-42)-North Pole) started on 9 April and will end on the 25th. Amateur radio activity takes place with two calls: RV3MA/0 (operator Roman) and the special Russian Robinson Club call R3RRC/0 (operated by RV3MA). QSL RV3MA/0 via RV3ACA (Elen Boychenko, P.O. Box 13 Moscow 127521 Russia). QSL R3RRC/0 via RW3GW (Valery Sushkov, P.O.Box 3, Lipetsk 398000, Russia). The web site of the Russian Robinson Club is at http://www.stinol.lipetsk.ru/~rrc [TNX RW3GW] UA - Yuri, UA0KCL plans to be active as UA0KCL/0 from Rautan Island (AS-038) for a couple of days "after 15 April". QSL via RA3DEJ. [TNX F5NZO] W - Joe, K2OLG expected to be active from NA-138 on 15 April and NA-058 on 16 April. QSL via K2OLG either direct or through the bureau. [TNX K2OLG and Islands On The Web] W - The West Jackson County Amateur Radio Club will be active as N5D between 22 UTC on 23 April and 22 UTC on the 25th to celebrate the 300th anniversary of "D'Ibervill's landing in Ocean Springs, MS". QSL to West Jackson County ARC, P.O. Box 1822, Ocean Springs, MS 59564, USA. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] XX9 - VR2SS is expected to be active as XX9TSS from Taipa Island (AS-075), Macau until 9 May. Main activity will be on 6 metres (50.090 CW, 50.140 and 50.100 Mhz FM), but some activity on HF bands is planned as well. QSL to Motoi Kawattsu, 205 Mezon 3-17-15, Nishisugamo, Toshima-ku, 170-0001 Japan. [TNX JI6KVR] YI - Alex, PA3DZN [425DXN 414] is now in Baghdad, Iraq and could not take any radio equipment with him: he will contact the locals in order to obtain permission to operate, but he anticipates it may take some time to get a licence. [TNX The Daily DX] ZB - Martyn, G3RFX will be active (on 10-80 metres CW and SSB) as ZB2FX from Gibraltar until 5 May. 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MACAU ---> There is no QSL bureau for Macau, however cards sent to the local Amateur Radio Association (Associacao dos Radioamadores de Macau, P.O. Box 6018, Macau) will be forwarded to the appropriate person. [TNX The Daily DX]

QSL 8J3IKD ---> Please note that all of the contacts made with this special station celebrating the 60th anniversary of Ikeda City [425DXN 411] will be confirmed automatically through the JARL bureau. 8J3IKD will be active until 30 April.

QSL ET3AA ---> Please note that the *only* ET3AA log Steve, G3VMW has is for his CW operation between 18 and 30 September 1998. He is NOT the QSL manager for normal ET3AA QSOs, which are usually SSB. The current QSL route is direct to E.A.R.S., P.O. Box 60258, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. [TNX G3VMW]

QSL K4AU/WH1 ---> "I've been advised by K4AU that all QSLs sent direct have been answered. Bureau cards are going out in bundles... as soon as he gets a certain amount he sends them out all at once." [TNX KA4IST]

QSL YI9CW ---> Tom SP5AUC (ex YI9CW) has left Poland for his new assignment in Vietnam. The backlog of direct QSLs for his YI9CW operation is handled by Mirek, SP5APT. Zygi, SP5ELA is a back-up manager and has access to the YI9CW logs. If help is needed, please send an e-mail to: [email protected] [TNX SP5ELA]

QSL YS1JR & YS1RAY ---> Franz, DJ9ZB is the new QSL manager for John, YS1JR (ex YS1JRG) and Ray jr. (YS1RAY). He will have the logs for all contacts made starting on 1 January 1999. These are the sons of Raymundo, YS1RR, whose family also includes his brother Salvador (YS1SRD), his sister Coralia (YS1CD) and his wife Titi (YS1TT). YS1JR was the call of Raymundo's father, Jose Rodriguez, who died in 1996 after being active for more than fifty years. [TNX YS1RR]

QSL ZL9CI ---> QSL manager Ken Holdom, ZL2HU (Box 56099, Tawa, New Zealand) reports the cards were received from the printer on 10 April. A six-member team has started replying to the requests received through 31 March (9,200+ envelopes) and they hope these cards will be processed and mailed within 30 June. QSL cards received after 31 March will be processed immediately after the above 9,200 envelopes. QSL cards received via the bureau (or those which do not include the necessary postage, return envelopes etc) will be processed when time permits. "If you have sent cards both directly and thru the buro", Ken says, "I would appreciate your brief NEW message to this effect and I will endeavour to eliminate duplicate responses when we process the BURO cards." Ken's e-mail address is [email protected] [TNX ZL2HU]

QSL VIA G3VMW ---> Steve, G3VMW reports he has despatched all direct QSLs received so far for his recent C56SW operation from The Gambia. Cards with no return postage have been sent via the RSGB bureau together with all bureau and e-mail requests. Steve also has the logs for his 1997 & 1998 operations as 5B4/G3VMW, 5V7SW and 9G5SW and would be happy to confirm any outstanding QSOs. /EX S DX@WW $425WW415D 425 DX News #415 [4/6] 17 April 1999 No 415 $425WW415D ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** ======

QSL VIA IK7JTF ---> IK7JTF (Salvatore Borace, III Trav. Corso Roma N.C., 70010 Cellamare - BA) is the QSL manager for 4L1UN, 4L4AJ, 4L0CR, 5N9EAM, 5N9RGP, 5N99EAM, 5N99RGP, 9K2AI, A61AP, A71/9K2AI, AP2KSD, AP2MAM, BV5BG, CN8SN, CN8VK, HZ1CCA, OD5PI and TT8AM. [TNX IK7JTF]

+ SILENT KEY + George Sweigert, N9LC died on 23 February at 79 years of age. First licensed as W8ZIS and a World War II veteran, he was the inventor of the cordless telephone back in 1969. [TNX W3HC] ------

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IOTA: Listings, rules and more information on the RSGB IOTA Programme are available at http://www.logiciel.co.uk/iota/ LOGS: The logs for the recent 3D2TN, T30R and T33RD operations are now available at http://www.okdxc.cz/pacific99/ LOGS (C5): Logs for the recent C56EL operation are now available at http://user.online.be/~frankyb/log.htm LOGS (S79): Doug, N6RT reports the logs of S79FAG, S79YL and S79ZG are updated daily at http://dx.qsl.net/logs (it is worth checking this site regularly as new logs are added weekly - one of the latest is the S79AG log for Erik, SM0AGD's March 1999 operation - in addition to a list of links to other logs on the net) ------

QSL received via direct: 3B8CF, 3D2DX, 3D2MA, 3D2QB, 3V8BB, 3W5FM, 3W6US, 4U1WB, 5A1A, 5H3RK, 5H3US, 5N0/OK1AUT, 5R8PR (AF-057), 5U7DG, 7X2RO, 8Q7DV, 8Q7IQ, 9A7A, 9J2BO, 9M6AAC, 9M8YY, 9X0A, 9Y4/DL4MCF, A41LZ, A45XR, A71CD, AP2TJ, BA1DU, BD4DW, BD7JG, BD7NQ, BI7W (AS-139), C21ZM, C56SW, DS4BHW, E30BA, E30GA, E31AA, E44A, EP3HR, ET3VSC, EU7SA, EY8MM, FO0KOL, FO0SIL, FW5XX, HC8N, HF0POL, IH9/OL5Y (AF-018), JT1BG, KC4AAA, KH6FHX, KL7J, KP2/IK1EDC, KP3/IK1EDC, KP4/IK1EDC, OA4SS, OH1XX, PT9/PY1QN, PZ1DG, R1ASP (EU-133), RU9VA, P29CC, S79KMB, SV2ASP/A, T22JJ, T30ED, T88II, T88X, TE45C, TI1C, TT8FC, UA0FF, UA9FQF/9, V63X, V73UX, VP2V/IK1EDC, VP8CRB, VR2LC, VS96BG, XT2OW, XX9TRR, XX9TZ, XZ1N, YS1RR, Z28D, ZA0B (EU-169), ZY6XC, ZY8M (DIB-023).

QSL cards received via WF5E QSL Service: 5Z4RL, 9H0A, 9H3DN, AH4/WA6FGV, AH8LG, ET3AA, HC1MD/HC4, FH5CB, FK8HC, FO0GUI, FP5AA, FT5WG, FP/N9PD, KH6CC, TL8CK, V26K, VK9LX, VP8CRB, VP8CXV, VP8TTY, YS1X. *****************************************************************************

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PERIOD CALL REF till Jun 3DA0CA: Swaziland 411 till 06/05 4F7/SM3SGP: Cebu Island (OC-129) 412 till end Apr 5N99: special prefix (Nigeria) 414 till 30/04 8J3IKD: celebrative call (Japan) 411 till 18/04 9A1CZZ/P: Brioni Is (EU-110) * by 9As 415 till May 9G5HK: Ghana * by DL1IAL 404 till 17/05 9N7UD: Nepal * by K4VUD 413 till 2001 A92GJ: Bahrain (AS-002) * by WH6CXQ 415 till 30/04 AT0DJQ: special contest prefix * by VU3DJQ 409 till 17/04 BV3/DJ3KR: Taiwan (AS-020) 410 till 23/04 CE9R: South Shetlands (AN-010) * by CE3HDI 412 till 01/05 EG: URE 50th anniversary stations (Spain) 414 till August FK8VHU: New Caledonia 401 till December FT5WH: Crozet (AF-008) * by F5AGL 401 till December FT5ZJ: Amsterdam Island 399 till 30/04 HS0ZAR: Thailand * by K3ZO 413 till 30/04 J28BS: Djibouti * by F5PHW 413 till 18/04 JA9XBW/JD1: Ogasawara (AS-031) 413 till 19/04 KH0XX: Saipan (OC-086) * by JP1NWZ 414 till 20/04 P49M: Aruba (SA-036) * by VE3MR 397 till 25/04 RV3MA/0 and R3RRC/0: North Pole Expedition 415 till 02/05 S79YL, ZG, FAG: Seychelles * by DL7AFS, DJ7ZG, DL2FAG 413 till 20/04 TL8CG: Central Africa * by IZ1CQD 412 till 09/05 TM1CW: special station (France) 413 till 17/04 TM2A: Aix Island (EU-032) * by F5BJW 413 till end Apr UA3SDK/0: Sredniy Island (AS-042) 414 till 30/04 V47XC: Nevis Island (NA-104) * by G0IXC 414 till 18/04 VK8NSB/P: Groote Eylandt (OC-141) 409 till May VQ9DX: Diego Garcia (AF-006) * by AA5DX 403 till Sep 2000 XE1/NP2AQ: Mexico 414 till 27/11 XJ1: special prefix (Nova Scotia, Canada) 401 till 25/04 XL3D: celebrative call (Canada) 411 till 05/05 ZB2FX: Gibraltar * by G3RFX 415 till Apr ZF2NT: Little Cayman (NA-016) * by N6NT 388 16/04-25/04 4U1ITU: ITU Geneva * by W3DQ 414 16/04-04/05 FR5ZU/T: Tromelin Island (AF-031) 415 17/04-18/04 BY1DX: China 415 17/04-22/04 EA9/JI6KVR: Ceuta 415 17/04-18/04 GM5VG/P: Islay (EU-008) 415 17/04-18/04 HQ6RCH: Little Key Island (NO-REF) 415 17/04-18/04 SVA (AthinaiRadio) * by Greek Telegraphy Club 413 17/04-18/04 EU Sprint Spring SSB Contest *** 17/04-18/04 Scottish Activity Weekend 412 from mid-April ZS8D: Marion Island (AF-021) * by ZS6DE 412 21/04-25/04 PR59B: Mel Island (SA-047, DIB 34) 415 21/04-28/04 PR5B and PT5L: Mel Island (SA-047, DIB 34) 415 22/04 HV5PUL: Vatican City 411 22/04-25/04 II2V * special A. Volta station 407 22/04-05/05 S79GT: Seychelles (AF-024) * by GM0GAV 415 23/04-25/04 IU0AIR: special event station * by I0CUT and others 415 23/04-25/04 N5D: celebrative station * by West Jackson County ARC 415 23/04-27/04 XV300S (3W6WE): Vietnam * by K2WE 415 23/04-25/04 IOTA Convention - Alicante (Spain) *** 24/04 IY0TC: Marconian station 414 24/04-25/04 SVA (AthinaiRadio) * by Greek Telegraphy Club 413 24/04-25/04 Helvetia Contest *** 24/04-25/04 SP DX RTTY Contest *** 25/04-02/05 FG/JA1WPX/P: Guadeloupe (NA-102) 415 28/04-04/05 JI3DST/6 (7N3UXO/6): Tokara Archipelago (AS-049) 413 29/04-03/05 BI5D: Zhejiang Province Group (AS-???) * by BYs 413 30/04-01/05 3D2SH, 3D2HI, 3D2TK and 3D2KZ: Fiji * by JAs 415 April 4S7IJG: Sri Lanka (AS-003) * by DJ4IJ 415 April 9N7RN: Nepal * by IZ6BRN 407 April DU2/DL2GAC: Batan Island (OC-093) ??? 415 April UA0KCL/0: Rautan Island (AS-038) 415 April-09/05 XX9TSS: Taipa Island (AS-075) * by VR2SS 415 01/05-10/05 A25/G3HCT: Botswana 415 01/05 AGCW DL CW QRP Contest *** 01/05-02/05 ARI Contest *** 02/05-04/05 JH6QCQ/6, JM6NWR/6, JL6UBM/6: Tokara Arch. (AS-049) 415 02/05-09/05 T22JY, T22KJ, T22TK, T22VE: Tuvalu (OC-015) * by JAs 415 03/05-07/05 G0ANA/p: Isles of Scilly (EU-011) * by GW0ANA 409 03/05-05/05 JQ1SUO/1: Mikurajima (AS-008) 415 03/05-12/05 9N7WU: Nepal * by JA8MWU 415 06/05-31/07 2S, 2A and 2T: special prefixes from Scotland 415 06/05-31/07 2C, 2X and 2W: special prefixes from Wales 415 08/05-09/05 II2V * special A. Volta station 407 08/05-10/05 JM1PXG/6: Koshiki Islands (AS-037) 413 08/05-09/05 CQ M Contest *** 08/05-09/05 Volta RTTY Contest *** 12/05-15/05 PA/ON4BAM: Ameland Island (EU-038) 411 15/05 EU Sprint Spring CW Contest *** 18/05-02/06 HS0ZCW: Thailand * by K4VUD 410 19/05-23/05 IA5/I4IOR,IK4GLV,IK4JPR,IK4RUX,IK4THF,IZ4CCO: EU-028 415 22/05-23/05 Baltic Contest *** 22/05-23/05 ITU Contest *** 23/05-03/06 OJ0/K7BV, OH0/K7BV & OH0Z: Market Reef and Aland Is 409 29/05-30/05 CQ WPX CW Contest *** /EX

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>>> NORTH KOREA <<<<

Martti Laine, OH2BH started being active as P51BH from North Korea around 6 UTC on 21 April (first on CW later on SSB). The short operation ended just before 8 UTC and Martti expected to leave North Korea on Thursday morning (22 April). His aim was to show the amateur radio equipment and concept to the P5 authorities - it was not a DXpedition, but hopefully this may lead to one.

6W - 6W1PZ, 6W1EX, 6W1RD and 6W1QP will be active as 6V1A from Goree Island (AF-045) between 00.00Z on 1 May and 17.00 UTC on the 2nd. QSL via ARAS, P.O. Box 971, Dakar, Senegal. [TNX The Daily DX] 9K - Members of the Kuwait Amateur Radio Society will be active as 9K2F from Faylaka Island (AS-118) between 22 and 30 April. QSL via 9K2RA (Kuwait Amateur Radio Society, P.O. Box 5240, 13053 Safat, Kuwait). [TNX 9K2DR] F - Jean-Marc, F5SGI will be /P from Brehat Island (EU-074) between 25 and 1 May. He will operate mostly on CW with some SSB on 14260 kHz. [TNX F5SGI] F - ON6DP and ON7RN will operate from TP50CE (the special event station celebrating the fifty anniversary of the Council of Europe) between 30 April and 2 May. QSL via F6FQK. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] H40 - JK7TKE, who was active last week as H4400 from the Solomon Islands, is now active as H40OO from Temotu. The Daily DX reports "he is only able to get on the air during his evenings as there is no AC until then". QSL via JK7TKE. I - Amateurs from ARI Casalecchio di Reno will operate as IZ4CUK from Junior High School "Guglielmo Marconi" on 24-26 April. During the International Marconi Day they will also be active as IY4IMD as usual. [TNX IK4NYY] JA - Joe, JA4PXE plans to be active (on 10-40 metres SSB) as JA4PXE/6 from Kusagaki Island (AS-067) between 19 UTC on 29 April and 23 UTC on the 30th. QSL via JA4PXE (Syouji Kuwahara, 1-75 Midori-ku, Tokuyama, 745-0075 Japan). [TNX JI6KVR and JA9IFF/1] W - Bob, W2SF will be active (on all bands WARC included, CW, SSB and RTTY) from Lower Matecumbe Key in the Florida Keys (NA-062) between 23 April and 7 May. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] XU - Jani, YB0US will be active (on 6-80 metres) as XUAAP (no number) from Cambodia between 22 and 26 April. QSL via N2OO (Bob Schenck, P.O. Box 345, Tuckerton, NJ 08087, USA). [TNX N2OO] YB - After a couple months of inactivity, Ovy, YC8VIP, is back on the air as YC8VIP/7. He does not operate from Ambon any longer, as he now resides in Banjarmasin, Kalimatan (OC-088). QSL via W6MD either direct or through the bureau (bureau cards are answered once a year): all direct cards for contacts until December 1998 have been answered, W6MD is waiting for the January logs. [TNX W6MD] YB - Joni, YC9WZJ is active from Sorong, Irian Jaya (OC-034). QSL via W6MD, either direct or through the bureau. [TNX W6MD] ZL - Ed, K8VIR/ZL4IR will be active from Stewart Island (OC-203) between 24 April and 1 May. QSL via W8WC. [TNX The Daily DX]

INTERNATIONAL MARCONI DAY ---> The event is sponsored by the Cornish Radio Amateur Club and it will take place between 00.00 UTC and 23.59 UTC on 24 April. Please visit http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~straff/ for the list of Marconian stations which are expected to participate in the event. /EX S DX@WW $425WW416B 425 DX News #416 [2/6] 24 April 1999 No 416 $425WW416B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

QSL MANAGER NEEDED? ---> If you need a QSL manager, Mirko, I3MKH offers his services (direct and through the bureau) - please contact him via CBA or at [email protected]

QSL 5R8FU ---> QSL manager John, SM0DJZ reports that Aka, 5R8FU is used to snail-mailing his logs every second month. John received the latest batch on 16 April and he expected to reply to direct requestes during last week. Aka has now made 7000 QSOs on all bands (10-160 metres) CW, SSB and RTTY. Logs are available at http://www.dx.qsl.net/logs

QSL VK9XX & VK9YY ---> Charlie, W0YG asks not to use the ARRL Bureau system - if you want a bureau card, he says, "please use the WF5E QSL Service which is much easier on us for QSLing". Logs are available at http://www.dx.qsl.net/logs

QSL NOT VIA W6MD ---> Stephan Busono, W6MD reports he is receiving cards for YB2UU and YB2PBX, but he is not the QSL manager for these stations.

QSL VIA I4UFH ---> Fabio, I4UFH reports he has no direct/bureau backlog for his operations as 5H1FS (1997) and SV9/I4UFH (1998).

QSL VIA K4MZU ---> Bob, K4MZU reports he is the QSL manager for the following Antarctic stations: KC4AAB, KC4AAC (from 1995), KC4AAD (from 1997), KC4AAF (from 1995), KC4AAG, KC4USB (from 1996), KC4USL/am (from 1996), KC4USV (op. Greg only), KC4USX (op. Henry only), KC4/KC7GJJ, KC4/KH6JNF, KC4/KJ3Z, KC4/KL7RL, KC4/VE7MKZ, KC4/VE0HSS, LU1ZC (1974-75), R1ANW (op. Henry only), VE0HSS/am, VP8CRE, VP8MS, VP8MX.

QSL VIA KB5IPQ ---> Floyd, N5FG (Manager of the W5 QSL Bureau) reports that bureau cards will be returned to sender as KB5IPQ accepts direct cards only. He is the manager for CU3AV, J37LK, HL9JF, HH2/KB0QNS, N3SIY/HH2, HR2A, HR2KOS, HR2RDJ, N4GFO/KH2, KL7IYD, VY1JA, XE2UVB, YN4ZUJ, YN4/WK6O, YO2CDE (before 1999 only), YS1ZV. QSLs should be sent to William P. Vaughn, 374 Paul Rd, Boyce, LA 71409, USA.

QSL VIA N6FF ---> Dick, N6FF (ex-KL7H) reports he has the cards and all of the logs for EX0V, NH6D/KH4, NH6D/KH2, LY4AA and RA0FF.

QSL VIA PP1CZ ---> Leo is the QSL manager for PP4P, PP0F, PP0MAG, PR100CZ, PR100/PP1CZ, PU0F, PW1Z, PY0B, PY0MAG, PY0F/PP1CZ, ZQICZ, ZW1CZ, ZZ1AA, ZZ1CZ, ZZ0TA. Due to some problems at the PP1 Outgoing Bureau, he has been used to sending bureau cards *at his own expenses* since early 1997. While waiting for the problems to be sorted out, he will send direct to the various bureaux all around the world the 5000+ old cards he has found recently being kept at the PP1 Bureau. [TNX PP1CZ] ------

<<< MOST NEEDED DXCC ENTITIES >>> <<< PART 2/2 >>>

The following survey is taken from the newly published ARRL DXCC Yearbook 1998 and includes the other 50 of the top 100 entities needed by DXers who participate in the DXCC programme. Part 1/2 (positions from 1 to 50) was published in 425 DX News #414. [TNX The Daily DX]

Rank Prefix Country Rank Prefix Country ------51 9U Burundi 76 CE0Z Juan Fernandez 52 3V Tunisia 77 TY Benin 53 KH5 Palmyra & Jarvis 78 KH4 Midway 54 VK9/X Christmas 79 YI Iraq 55 VK9/Y Cocos-Keeling 80 KH9 Wake 56 OM Slovak Republic 81 ST Sudan 57 FO/C Clipperton 82 JD1 Minami Torishima 58 ZD9 Tristan Da Cunha & Gough 83 CY0 Sable Island 59 5R8 Madagascar 84 A6 United Arab Emirates 60 TT8 Chad 85 D6 Comoros 61 3B9 Rodriguez 86 KH7K Kure 62 TI9 Cocos 87 5X Uganda 63 ZK3 Tokelau 88 8Q Maldive 64 S0 Western Sahara 89 T2 Tuvalu 65 VP8 South Orkneys 90 T8 Palau 66 XU Cambodia 91 JX Jan Mayen 67 3C Equatorial Guinea 92 VP8 South Shetlands 68 R1M Malyj-Vysotskij 93 CY9 St Paul Island 69 3D2R Rotuma 94 9N Nepal 70 T5 Somalia 95 ZC4 UK Bases on Cyprus 71 ZK1 North Cook 96 KP5 Desecheo Island 71 ET Ethiopia 97 FW Wallis & Futuna 73 YK Syria 98 3X Guinea 74 3W Vietnam 99 VK9L Lord Howe Island 75 KP1 Navassa 100 JD1 Ogasawara /EX S DX@WW $425WW416C 425 DX News #416 [3/6] 24 April 1999 No 416 $425WW416C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** *** NEWS FROM THE WEB *** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

BUREAU CARDS: A list of stations accepting bureau cards requests through e-mail is available at http://www.es-conseil.fr/f5cco/eqsl.html [TNX IK2UVR] LIGHTHOUSES: Jim Weidner, K2JXW reports a new Ham Radio Lighthouse Page can be found at http://www.waterw.com/~weidner/ld.htm (it is where to find information about the lighthouse events on 7-8 and 21-22 August). LOGS: Logs for Tony, IK1QBT's activities are now available at http//www.freeweb.org/freeweb/ik1qbt - they include 3A/IK1QBT (1993, 1996, 1997, 1998), 4U0ITU (13-14 and 20-21 May 1995, CW only), ID9/IK1QBT from IOTA EU-017 (1997), IP1/IK1QBT and IA1/IK1QBT from IOTA EU-083 (1996, 1997, 1998), TK/IK1QBT (1994). ZL9CI: The web site has been updated and there is also a link with information on the movie to be released at Dayton - visit http://www.qsl.net/zl9ci/video.html [TNX N1DG] ------

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6W2/ON4QM ON4QM BD4ED BY4BHP E41/OK1DTP OK1TD 6W4RK F5NPS BD7NQ W2AY E44/OZ5IPA OZ5AAH 7Q7AH G0IAS BQ9P KU9C EA8/DL7AU DL7VRO EA8AH OH1RY HL0Z/5 DS4CNB LX/DL4OCM DL4OCM EA9/EA7RU EA7RU HS0/JR3XMG JG3AVS LX/MU0BKA K4ZLE ED2IZA EA2URV HS0ZAR K3ZO LX8DL LX1DA ED2KRK EA2CBY HS0ZCW K4VUD LY4AA N6FF ED3REC EA3ESZ HS5AC W1ZS M4U G0RGH ED7MAA EA7URM HV4NAC IK0FVC M6A G3SDC ED7MCG EA7URM HZ1AB K8PYD M7A G3SDC ED7TZC EA7AIC HZ1CCA IK7JTF M8M K1DG EG1LO EA4URE IB2S I2JSB MD0BPI N6TQS EG2Z EA4URE II2E I2CZQ MJ0AWR K2WR EG4M EA4URE II2P I2CMA MM0BBP/P GM3VLB EG5CS EA4URE II3B IK3OII N1WLV/DU1 DY1LVA EG7CA EA4URE II7P IK7EZP N2NL/KH2 W2YC EG7MA EA4URE IQ1Z IK1NLZ NH6D/KH2 N6FF EK8YC IK2DUW IQ7A IK7XIV NH6D/KH4 N6FF EL2WW ON5NT IU8W IZ8CCW NH7A N2AU EM4E UR4EYT J28AG F6EJI NP3X W4DN EN5J KG6AR J28BS F6KPQ OD5PI IK7JTF EO1I UT1IA J28DB F4AAQ OH0M OH3LQK EP3HR I2MQP J3/K4LTA K4LTA OH0R OH2TA ER0N UT7ND J38A K4LTA OK8AUY LX1NO ET3BT K1WY J41YLS IK3ZAW OM3Z OM3VSZ EX0V N6FF J45KLN SM0CMH OM9A OM2DX EX8ML W3HNK J4Z SV2CWY ON4CAT K1WY EY6TM F6FNU JT1Y I0SNY ON9CAT K1WY EY8CQ DJ1SKO JW/SM7NAS SM7NAS OR0OST ON6HC EY8MM K1BV JW0L G8APB OT7L ON7YP EY9/RA3OO DJ1SKO JW4CJA LA4CJA OT9A ON7LR FG5FR F6FNU JX0LMJ LA7DFA OX3UB OZ1PIF FJ/K1YJK K1YJK JX7DFA LA7DFA P20X P29NB FK8GM WB2RAJ JY9NX JH7FQK P29CC K1WY FK8VHT F6AJA K1WY K1WY P29ND K3BYV FM5BH F6HEQ KC4CD/HR2 HR1JPT P29WK N3ART FM5NA F8AAN KG4BV N4OO P39P 5B4ES FO0PT DJ0FX KG4GC W4WX P3A W3HNK FO0SIL OH1MA KG4TO N4TO P40N KW8N FO5QG XE1L KG4VL N5VL P40W N2MM FR/5R8GF TK5PB KH0/JF2QNM JF2QNM P49M VE3MR FT5ZJ F2YT KH0/JR1LZK JR1LZK PA/DJ1YFK DJ1YFK GD0VKS DL3FCP KH2/JA3QGI JA3QGI PJ2MI W2CQ GD3LSF K1WY KH6T N2AU PT0F N5FA GD4VGN DL4FF KH6X N2AU PW1S PY1KS GH4WKS/P G0GNF KH6XT N2AU PY0FM JA1VOK GI0PCU K1WY KL1SLE WL7KY PZ/PB7RK PB7RK GI3MUS K1WY KL7Y N2AU PZ5DX K3BYV GI6YM K1WY KP3BH NP3GW PZ5JR K3BYV H22H 5B4MF KW1JY K1WY PZ5RA PB7RK H5AE G0IAS L2F LU9FDG R1FJL UA3AGS HB0CZS K1WY LD4KF LA4KF R3RRC/0 RW3GW HC8A WV7Y LD9SN LA9SN RA0AL W3HC HC8L N2AU LO1F LU4FM RA0FF N6FF HD2RG HC2RG LO7H LU7HN RA9LI/P DL6ZFG HI3K HI3JH LT0H LU3HY RF9C RK9CWW HI3LFE AD4Z LT1F LU1FKR RM6A W3HNK HI4M AD4Z LT1H LU1HLH RM6A W3HNK HI8LUZ AD4Z LT3C LU3CT RU0LAX W3HC HI9/N9SW N9SW LT7H LU1HLH RU1A KC1WY HK3/G0SHN F6AJA LX/DF6VI DF6VI RV3MA/0 RV3ACA HK3JJH/0M HK3JJH LX/DL3BRC DL3BRC RY9C UA9CGA RZ1AWT KC1WY UE9WAA RW9WA XX9TAR KU9C RZ9WZ N2AU UE9WAB RV9WB XX9TBH KU9C S01A EA2JG UN5J W3HNK XX9TEP K8EP S07UN CP6CU UN7FW IK2QPR XX9TJL KU9C S09A EA2JG UP5P UN5PR XX9TMC KU9C S21J K1WY US1I N5FG XX9TNX KU9C S79FAG DL7AFS UT5URW W3HC XX9TOT KU9C S79YL DL7AFS V21CW K2ACW XX9TRR N6XJ S79ZG DL7AFS V26B AB2E XX9TXD KU9C SM7CRW W3HNK V29TT N2AU YB0ARA/9 N2AU SO0AA DL9USA V31DX N2AU YB0AZ W7TSQ SP9W SP9HWN V31VJ W3HC YB0JWA N2AU SU1ER WA3HUP V51HK DL6OBS YC0LOW N2AU SU9ZZ OM3TZZ V63YT JE1SCJ YI1DKS IK2DUW SW2A SV2AEL V85QQ DF5UG YI1HK KK3S T32RT W6UC V8A JH7FQK YO3APJ N2AU T33RD OK1RD VF3EJ VE3EJ YS1JR DJ9ZB T42R CO2KG VF6JY VE6JY YS1RAY DJ9ZB T77V W3HNK VK1TX K1WY YZ7DM YT7TY T88AJ 7N3AWE VK4CAY G3ZAY Z30M NN6C T88CW JA2NQG VK4CAY/5 G3ZAY Z32AF NN6C T88HG JA1HGY VK6EWI VK6NE ZB2CN DJ9WH T88HY JA1HYF VK8NSB/P VK9NS ZD7SM W1ZT T88PL JK1OPL VK9XX W0YG ZD7VC K1WY T88WX JA1WSX VK9YY W0YG ZD88A K6NA T99KK PA1AW VO1AA VO1HE ZD8A K6NA /EX S DX@WW $425WW416E 425 DX News #416 [5/6] 24 April 1999 No 416 $425WW416E ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* QSL INFO ******** ======

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3D2DI W.J. Smith, P.O. Box 184, Suva, Fiji 4F1EJD Emmanuel J. Diesta, #20 Sumulong St., Parang, Marikina City 1809, Philippines 4F1KBW Benjamin C. Delfin, Lot 15 Block 2, Masagana Homes Subdivision, Santa Rita, Guiguinto, Bulacan, Philippines 5Z4FM Jim Stewart, P.O. Box 63363, Mathaiga, Nairobi, Kenya 6Y5TM DeLeon A. Miller, 148 Mansfield Heights, Ocho Rios, Jamaica 7P8HH Horst, Box 1172, Maseru, Lesotho 9K2TO Mosad A. Mohsen, P. O. Box 915, Farwaniya 81020, Kuwait 9V1RH David H Rankin, P. O. Box 14, Pasir Panjang, Singapore 911121 A71MA Mohamed, Box 24545, Doha, Qatar A92GJ Ed Tenhulzen, Admin. Support Unit, PSC-451, Box 215, FPO AE 09834-2800, USA AJ4Y Paul Womble, P.O. Box 1207, Highland City, FL 33846-1207, USA BA7JK Box 1711, Guan Zhou, People's Republic of China BD4DW David Y. J. Zhou, P.O. Box 040-088, Shanghai, People's Republic of China BG4VBW Yang Zhong Bo, No. 288 Qingnian Road, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221003, People's Republic of China BY1PK P.O.Box 6106, Beijing 100061, People's Republic of China CE3ESS Miguel Gelerstein Rosler, Mirasol 2410, Las Condes, Chile CT1RM Adilio La-Salette, R. Sebastiao Couto, Vila Lusitano, 7000-738 Evora, Portugal DS4CNB D.R. Lee, Kwang San P.O Box 111, KwangJu 506-050, Korea DU1IMA Rey Dandy P Lachica, 2052-D Donada St, Pasay City 1300, Philippines DU1KBW Benjamin C. Delfin, 364 2nd St, 10th Ave., Grace Park, Caloocan City 1400, Philippines DX1E Eastern Amateur Radio Telecommunication Hobbyist, Inc., Olympia Bldg., #618 J. P. Rizal St., Concepcion, Marikina City 1800, Philippines DY1LVA Eduardo Victor J. Valdez, P.O. Box 169, U.P. Diliman Post Office, 1144 Quezon City, Philippines E31AA Jacky Calvo, P. O. Box 593, Pukekohe 1800, New Zealand EA2URV P.O.Box 323, E-48080 Bilbao, Spain ET3AA E.A.R.S., P.O. Box 60258, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia ET3KV Karl-Heinz Vollkopf, P. O. Box 7633, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia EZ8AZ Alexander O. Redzhepkuliev, P.O. Box 6, Ashkhabad 744005, Turkmenistan F5SWB Dimitri Frison, El Biar, F-67530 Ottrot, France G0IAS Allan Hickman, The Conifers, High Street, Elkesley, Retford, DN22 8AJ Notts, England G3OCA Ken Frankcom, 1 Chesterton Road, Spondon, Derby DE21 7EN, England /EX S DX@WW $425WW416F 425 DX News #416 [6/6] 24 April 1999 No 416 $425WW416F ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* QSL INFO ******** ======

G3ZAY Martin Atherton, 41 Enniskillen Road, Cambridge CB4 1SQ, England HA1AG Zoltan Pitman, Somogyi Bela ut 18, Gyor H-9024, Hungary HA5PP Zoltan Szoke, P.O. Box 1157, Budapest, H-1245, Hungary HI3CR Club Radioaficionados de Santiago, P.O. Box 449-3, Santiago, Dominican Republic HI3JH P.O. Box 122, Santiago, Dominican Republic HK3JJH Pedro J. Allina, Apartado Aereo 81119, Santafe de Bogota, D.C., Colombia HZ1RT Sam, P.O. Box 27021, CP 11417, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia IK7JTF Salvatore Borace, III Trav. Corso Roma N.C., 70010 Cellamare - BA, Italy IZ8CCW Antonio Cannataro, P.O. Box 360, 87100 Cosenza - CS, Italy J3/M0BJL Shaun Jarvis, P.O. Box 21, Hythe, Southampton, SO45 1UW, England J69AZ Ernest, P. O. Box 3056, Le Clery, St. Lucia JA9LSZ Yasuhiro Yahara, CPO Box 111, Fukui 910-8691, Japan JH1EVE Hiroshi Higashiyama, 1-12-5, Higashijujo, Kitaku, Tokyo 114-0001 Japan JK2PNY Motoi Kawattsu, 205 Mezon 3-17-15, Nishisugamo, Toshima-ku, 170-0001 Japan JT1BG Bator Sambu, P. O. Box 158, Ulaanbaatar 13, Mongolia, via Japan JT1CC Oyuna Sambu, P. O. Box 158, Ulaanbaatar 13, Mongolia, via Japan JT1CT Jargal Sambu, P. O. Box 158, Ulaanbaatar 13, Mongolia, via Japan JT1DA B. Enkhbayar, P. O. Box 736, Ulan Bator 13, Mongolia, via Japan JT1M Sambu Family Club, P. O. Box 158, Ulaanbaatar 13, Mongolia, via Japan K1WY The K1WY DX Association, P.O. Box 2644, Hartford, CT 06146-2644, USA K1WY The K1WY DX Association, P.O. Box 90, Eeklo 9900, Belgium LA7DFA Per-Einar Dahlen, Roeyskattveien 4, 7713 Sandvollen, Norway LU1HLH Daniel Lucca, Avenida San Martin 4753, 5111 Rio Ceballos, Cordoba, Argentina LU4AA Radio Club Argentino, P.O. Box 97, 1000 Buenos Aires, Argentina LU7EC "Luc" Mariano Elichagaray, Sarmiento S/N, C.P. 2703, Carabelas, Buenos Aires, Argentina LU7HN Rene Ernesto Giorda, P.O. Box 73, 2400 San Francisco, Cordoba, Argentina N5FG Floyd Gerald, 17 Green Hollow Road, Wiggins, MS 39577, USA N7LVD Joyce Johnson, 5627 West Hearn Road, Glendale, Arizona 85306, USA NP3P P.O. Box 161, Fajardo, PR 00738-0161, USA OD5NH P.O. Box 80903, Beirut, Lebanon OD5NH P.O. Box 80903, Beirut, Lebanon OH2BH Martti J. Laine, Nuottaniementie 3D20, 02230 Espoo, Finland OK1JR Stan Matejicek, Moskevska 1464, Praha 10, Czech Republic OK1MM Pavel Valach, Box 99, 37701 Jindrichuv Hradec, Czech Republic OK1TD Jiri Lunak, U Sporky 185, CZ-470 01 Ceska Lipa, Czech Republic ON4CEL Franky Beuselinck, Oostmolenstraat 95, 9880 Aalter, Belgium OZ5AAH Preben Jakobsen, 9 Knoldager, DK-2670 Greve, Denmark PR7AR Irapuan de Sousa, P.O. Box 60, 58200-970 Guarabira, Paraiba, Brazil PT2GTI Roberto Stuckert, P.O. Box 09647, 70001-970, Brasilia/DF, Brazil RK9CWW P.O. Box 17-A, Ekaterinburg 620002, Russia RU3SD P.O. Box 1, Ryazan 390000, Russia RV3ACA Elen Boychenko, P.O. Box 13 Moscow 127521 Russia RV3ZQ Igor Mikheev, P.O. Box 5, Stary Oskol, 309530 Russia RW3GW Valery Sushkov, P.O.Box 3, Lipetsk 398000, Russia RW9QA Vlad Kondratenko, P.O.Box 1, Kurgan-38, 640038, Russia SV2ASP/A Monk Apollo, Monastery Dochiariou, GR-63087 Mt. Athos, Greece SV8CKM Fotis Plessas, G. Doriza 3, GR-281 00 Argostoli, Greece SV8JE Chris Plessas, G. Doriza 3, GR-281 00 Argostoli, Greece TF3AO Arsaell Oskarsson, Laekjasmara 78, IS-200 Kopavogur, Iceland TZ6AK P.O. Box 933, Bamako, Mali UA9CGA Serge V.Stikhin, P.O.Box 1035, Ekaterinburg, 620063, Russia UN5PR Romeo Y. Loparev, P.O. Box 73, Temirtau, 472300 Republic of Kazakhstan UR4EYT P.O. Box 3363, Dnepropetrovsk-5, 320005, Ukraine UT7ND Gene Chumakov, P.O. Box 5235, Vinnitsa, 286018, Ukraine V85AA Bill Maddox, P.O. Box 1711, BS8673, Brunei VO1HE Paul J. Piercey, 40 Mt. Cashel Rd., St. John's, NF A1A 1X7, Canada VU3DFM Deshmukh Mohd. Arif, 27 Tenaments Municipal Building, 4th Floor, R. No. 25, P. T. Udyan, Sewree (W), Bombay 400 015, India XE1/NP2AQ Ron Maples, US Embassy Mexico City, Box 3087, Laredo, TX 78044, USA YC9WZJ Joni Salim, P.O. Box 127, Sorong-98401, Irian Jaya, Indonesia YS1RR Raymundo Rodriguez Diaz, P.O. Box 32, San Salvador, El Salvador ZA5AM Box 1701, Tirana, Albania ZS6EZ Chris R. Burger, Box 4485, Pretoria, 0001 South Africa *****************************************************************************

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3C - TR8XX (Jean-Claude), TR8CA (Alain) and TR8SA (Christian) will be active as 3C8XX from Corisco Island (Rio Muni Province group, AF-???), Equatorial Guinea between 22 and 30 May. They expect to have two complete stations (CW and SSB). QSL via TR8XX. [TNX F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX] 3D2_fij- Paul, A35RK plans to be active (mostly on CW) as 3D2RK from Fiji (OC-016) for three or four weeks in May. QSL via W7TSQ. [TNX DX News Sheet] 3W - Tom, SP5AUC (ex YI9CW) is now in Vietnam [425DXN 415] and operates as 3W7CW (10-40 metres CW). QSL to P.O. Box 11, 00800 Warsaw, Poland. [TNX The Daily DX] 9G - John, 9G1BJ and his wife Marcia, 9G1TM went QRT on 14 April and returned to the UK after being active from Ghana since 1994. The amateur radio "village" at Tamale has been dismantled and all the towers and antennas have been removed. QSL both via G4XTA. [TNX DX News Sheet] 9M2 - Tex, 9M2TO will be active as 9M2TO/p from Redang Island (AS-073) between 1 and 4 May. QSL via JA0DMV. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]. 9M2 - Johnny, G3LIV will be active (mainly on 15, 17 and 20 metres CW) as 9M2/G3LIV from Pulau Penang (AS-015) between 4 and 24 May. QSL via G3LIV. [TNX DX News Sheet] 9N - Fred, WF6Z is active as 9N7ZA until around 7 May from an altitude of 24,000 ft. Look for him on 7.234 (?), 14.158 & 14.175 MHz. [TNX VU3DJQ and VU3TOM] CO - CM3JK is active every day on 30 and 40 metres CW. Look for him on 7000-7010 KHz around 23 UTC and on +/- 10107 KHz around 4 UTC. [TNX CO3CL] DL - DG2BWG, DK5ET, DL5CE and DL2BWO will be active (on 20, 40 and 80 metres) from Oehe Island (EU-057, O-019 for the German Islands Award) on 8 and 9 May. [TNX DL8AAM] DU - Klaus, DU1/DL5ZAH is now active as 4F1RWW from Manila (OC-042). QSL via DL4OCM either direct (Thomas Steinmann, Postfach 1117, D-37162 Uslar, Germnay) or through the bureau. [TNX DL4OCM] F - F5SNY and F5PFT are going to be active as F5SNY/p and F5PFT/p as follows: from Batz Island (EU-105) on 3-5 May, from Brehat island (EU-074) on 7-9 May, from Cezembre Island (EU-157) on 10-13 May. [TNX F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX] F - TM2WLH will be active (SSB and CW) from the lighthouse (LH 0321) on Penfret Island (EU-094, DIFM AT-059) between 6 and 9 May. QSL via F6HKS. [TNX F6HKS] F - F5KEQ, the Radio Club of Loire-Atlantique Department, will be active between 7 and 17 May during the International Flower Show in Nantes. Operations are expected on HF, VHF and SSTV. QSL via F5ITL (please note that all contacts will be confirmed automatically through the bureau). Give a look to http://www.multimania.com/cdxc/floralie.htm [TNX F5LMJ] F - F5JOT, F5TBF, F5LGQ will be /p from Brehat island (EU-074) between 8 and 16 May. They will be active on 10-80 metres SSB and CW. [TNX F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX] F - Alan, G0RCI and other operators from the Grantham ARC will be active as F/G0GRC from Ile aux Moines, Les Sept Isles (EU-107) between 26 and 30 June. They have been granted a limited permission that allows them to operate during daylight hours only. No generators are allowed ao that they will be running battery power only - please avoid duplicate QSOs! QSL via G0RCI (Alan Gibson, 1 Oakleigh RD, Grantham, NG31 7NN England). Please note that all contacts will be confirmed either direct or after one month via the bureau. The web site for the Grantham Amateur Radio Club is at http://websites.diamond.co.uk/~alan.gibson [TNX G0RCI] FM - Pertti, OH2RF plans to be active (CW and SSB) as FM/OH2RF from Martinique (NA-107) between 1 and 7 May while visiting FM5BH. QSL via OH2RF (Pertti Turunen, Sulkapolku 1 A 2, SF-00370 Helsinki, 37, Finland). [TNX OPDX Bulletin] FO - Alain, F2HE will be touring Polynesia between June and August; he plans to be active from several differents islands, starting from Marquesas (OC-027) on 4 June. In July he will operate from Tuamotu (OC-066), Raiatea (OC-067) and Tahiti (OC-046), while in August he will be active from Tubuai (OC-152) in the Austral Islands. He will go back to France in early September. [TNX F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX] FT5W - Gilles, FT5WH has been QRT since 17 April, when his transceiver broke down during a QSO. Now the radio has been fixed and Gilles is active again. [TNX F5NOD] GD - Ian, G0KRL will be active (on all bands SSB with some RTTY) as GD0KRL/P from the Isle of Man (EU-116) while on vacation between 1 and 8 May. QSL via home call (bureau cards can be requested at [email protected]). [TNX OPDX Bulletin] GM - GM0DEQ (Bob), GM0SEI (Robbie) and GM3WIL (Dave) plan to be active from Lunga Island (IOSA NH-17), Treshnish Isles, EU-108 in May. [TNX DL8AAM and GM0ALS] /EX S DX@WW $425WW417B 425 DX News #417 [2/5] 1 May 1999 No 417 BID: $425WW417B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

HK - Gerard, F2JD is now active as HK3JBR (he used to operate as HK3/G0SHN). QSL via F6AJA. [TNX F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX] I - II3L will participate in the ARI International DX Contest on 1-2 May. QSL via IV3KAS (buro only). [TNX IV3KAS] I - IO0A will participate in the ARI International DX Contest on 1-2 May. A special QSL card is available for contacting this station on at least 4 bands. QSL via I0TIC. [TNX IK0XBX] I - Mauro, I1JQJ will participate in the ARI International DX Contest on 1-2 May as IQ1A. QSL via I1JQJ. I - IQ3X will participate in the ARI International DX Contest on 1-2 May. QSL via IV3KAS (buro) or via IV3HAX (direct: Mauro Lizzi, P.O. Box 1, 33034 Fagagna, Italy). [TNX IV3SKB] JA - JA8GZU/6 is expected to be active from Daito Islands (AS-047) until 2 May. QSL via home call. [TNX JI6KVR] JA - JA6LCJ and JA6BZI will be /6 from Goto Islands (AS-040) on 1-2 May. QSL via home call. Logsearch will be available at http://www.nttl-net.ne.jp/ja6lcj/ [TNX JA6LCJ] JA - Joe, JA4PXE plans to be active (on 10-40 metres SSB) from Danjo Archipelago (AS-056) between 16 UTC on 2 May and 00 UTC on the 4th. QSL via JA4PXE (Syouji Kuwahara, 1-75 Midori-ku, Tokuyama, 745-0075 Japan). [TNX JI6KVR and JA9IFF/1] OH0 - OK1FJD (David), OK1UFM (Roman), OK1XDF (Dan) and OK1URY (Milos) will be active as OH0/home call from the Aland Islands (EU-002) between 1 and 8 May. Theu will be using two stations (with focus on WARC bands and digital modes), while a third station will cover 2 and 6 metres. QSL via bureau. [TNX OK1URY] SP - Special event station SN0APT will be active from Lublin and Klementowice between 1 May and 31 July to celebrate the 750th anniversary of the opening of the first pharmacy in Poland (at Swidnica in 1248). QSL via SP8YCB either direct (P.O. Box 403, 20950 Lublin, Poland) or through the bureau. SV9 - Bob, I2WIJ will be active as SV9/I2WIJ from Crete (EU-015) between 12 and 26 July. He will participate in the IOTA Contest (CW only). Further information will be available in due time at http://www.qsl.net/i2wij/ (were logs will be available after the operation). [TNX I2WIJ] T8 - T88YH is the call issued to Hiro, 7N1KAE for his operation from Palau (OC-009) [425DXN 413]. The other two operators are T88MT (Misao, JJ1DWB) and T88LJ (Hide, JM1LJS). They will be active until 6 May (plans are to leave the island at 14 UTC) on 80-6 metres, but activity on 17 and 12 metres is expected to start on 2 May. QSL via home calls. [TNX JM1LJS] TA - DL6DB, DA2KT, DJ2JH, DL4DN, DL6BK and DG1NPM will be active (with two stations) as YM0S from Bozcaada Island (AS-099) between 8 and 14 May. [TNX DE0MST and Islands On The Web] UA - RA3DEJ, RW3FS, RW3FR and others will be active as RK3DZJ/1 from Trehgorka (Three Mountain) Island (RR-22-01, it does not count for IOTA) on 1-4 May. QSL via RA3DEJ. [TNX RA3AUU] VK - Special event station AX3ITU will be active from Melbourne on 17 May for 24 hours to celebrate World Telecommunications Day. QSL via VK3DYL either direct (Gwen Tilson, 3 Gould Crt., Mt. Waverley, Vic. 3149, Australia) or through the bureau. [TNX VK3DYL] VK - Peter, VK8PW/VY0PW will be operating (SSB only) from Arnhem Land (some 350 kilometres east of Darwin) between 15 May and late October. This area is accessible by special permit only and it might be the first amateur radio operation from this part of VK8. Peter will be active as VK8PW/p whenever his work schedule permits. QSL either direct to Peter Wollenberg, Box 2141, Darwin, NT 0801, Australia or through the bureau to VE8RZ. [TNX VK8PW] W - To commemorate the 125th running of the Kentucky Derby, The Run For The Roses, W4CN will be active during the ARI International DX Contest (1-2 May). There will also be other stations "signing" W4CN during this time. QSL via K4WW (Shelby Summerville, 6506 Lantana Court, Louisville, KY 40229-1544, USA). [TNX K4WW] W - Will, WC6DX will be active from Anacapa Island (NA-144) from around 18.00 UTC on 22 May until around 15.00 UTC on the 23rd. Due to Channel Islands National Park restrictions, he will use only 100 watts and a vertical antenna. Look for him on or around 14.260, 14.030, 7.260 and, if the propagation is good, 10.105 MHz. QSL via WC6DX either direct or through the bureau. [TNX WC6DX] XZ - The Central Arizona DX Association in organizing another DXpedition to Myanmar. Fifteen operators (namely AF7O, EA5XX, G3NOM, G3VMW, K6KRE, K7WX, K7ZV, KM5EP, N5IA, N7MB, NA7DB, OH1RX, OH2BH, W8AEF and WA6CDR) will operate as XZ0A from Thahtay Kyun, Mergui Archipelago (AS-???) and plans are to be active for three weeks in January 2000. The announcement was made at the IOTA Convention in Alicante (23-25 April) and further details are expected in due time. YK - Michael, DL6MHW will be in Syria until 3 May and will operate as YK/DL6MHW with the help of Dr. Omar Shabsigh, YK1AO. Plans are to be active on CW and SSB on all bands for which antennas are available. QSL via DL3ABL, whose correct address is Andrea Diekmann, Ginsterweg 51, D-39326 Wolmirstedt, Germany. For further information visit http://wwwiti.cs.uni-magdeburg.de/~hoeding/hamradio/yk_main.html [TNX DX News Letter] ZC4 - Jeff Proctor, G0WSA has been stationed at the Western Sovereign Base Area (WSBA) in Episkopi, Cyprus (AS-004) since November and he expects to be there for another two or three years. He is active (on RTTY, CW and SSB, with 100 watts and a dipole) as ZC4JP. QSL via G0WSA through the RSGB QSL Bureau. [TNX The Daily DX] ZK1_nc - Wolf, DL2SCQ and Ann Dattenberg, DL1SCQ will be active respectively as ZK1SCQ and ZK1SCR from Manihiki (OC-014), North Cook Islands between 20 and 25 August. QSL via DL6DK. QSL via DL6DK (Peter X. Voits, Uhlandstr. 28, D-59192 Bergkamen, Germany). [TNX DL2SCQ] ZK1_sc - Wolf, DL2SCQ and Ann Dattenberg, DL1SCQ will be active respectively as ZK1SCQ and ZK1SCR from the South Cook Islands as follows: from Rarotonga (OC-013) on 4-8 August, from Aitutaki (OC-083) on 10-12 August and from Mangaia (OC-159) on 14-17 August. They are also planning an operation (yet to be confirmed) from Palmerston Atoll (OC-124) between 28 and 31 August. QSL via DL6DK (Peter X. Voits, Uhlandstr. 28, D-59192 Bergkamen, Germany). [TNX DL2SCQ] /EX S DX@WW $425WW417C 425 DX News #417 [3/5] 1 May 1999 No 417 BID: $425WW417C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

3B9R ---> The 31 March-10 April 3B9R operation from Rodriguez (AF-017) logged over 47,000 QSOs. It seems there was some pirating of 3B9R on 160 metres after their sunrise QRT: according to Garry, NI6T the last contacts on top band were made at 02.01 UTC on 5 April (with KD9SV), at 01.41 UTC on 6 April (with UY1HY), at 01.56 UTC on 7 April (with K4EA), at 01.58 UTC on 8 April (with K1BW), at 00.40 UTC on 9 April (with UA9FAR) and at 00.14 UTC on 10 April (with OM2XP). QSL via N7LVD. [TNX DX News Sheet]

6A1A ---> For the readers who have asked: this station was activated for the second time on 24-25 April by Tarek Abdallah (SU2TA/6A1TA), Said Kamel (SU1SK/6A1SK) and Hossam El Shenawy (SU1HM/6A1HM) operating from Sharm El Sheikh in the Sinai peninsula, Egypt. QSL via F5KAM.

C91RF ---> Rei, DL6DQW/C91RF reports he was active from Maputo on 23-25 March and 29-30 March (1600 QSOs), while his activity from Benguerua Island (AF-072) took place on 26-28 March. Power supply on the island was available only between 6.00-12.30 and 14.00-20.00 local time, but he was able to log some 1000 QSOs. [TNX The Daily DX]

DU1/DL2GAC ---> Bernhard, DL2GAC is back home in Germany. He was unable to get to Batan Island (OC-093) in the time he had available because of changes in reasonable transport arrangements. Bernhard only operated from the Calamian Group (OC-090) for a couple of days on this trip. He did not work too many EU stations but had more success into North America. [TNX 9V1RH]

LT5V ---> The new address for the North Patagonia DX Group (LT5V) is P.O. Box 37, 8332 General Roca, Rio Negro, Argentina. This address can be used also for LU8VCC (Alex), LU7VFJ (Julian) and LU3VED (Martin). [TNX LU8VCC]

P51BH ---> Martti Laine, OH2BH was active as P51BH between 14.36 and 16.40 Korean Time on 21 April. The operation covered 14 MHz CW and SSB plus 21 MHz SSB, and 263 stations got through. The first JA QSO was JA2DO, Europe OH5MBF, Oceania KH6WU and the United States W6WKE. The documentation will be sent to the ARRL shortly. QSL via OH2BH (Martti J. Laine, Nuottaniementie 3D20, 02230 Espoo, Finland). Audio from this operation can be heard at http://www.qsl.net/9k2hn This was Martti's sixth visit to North Korea. "While discussing the future of amateur radio in a longer term perspective", he says, "an immediate allowance was made to test the equipment": the operation took place from the telecom center premises, "with North Koreans climbing a 150-ft. tower to hoist the antennas. The antennas were left right there together with the Yaesu FT-847 equipment. It is just a matter of switching the power on - when the time is ripe - to allow North Korea to join the ranks of amateur radio". No advance information was given because, Martti says, "during these several years of DX missionary efforts, it has become obvious that if you are able to work on a project in peace, the best overall results will be achieved. Many major efforts are typically hampered by competing forces who have a hard time accepting the success of others". [TNX N4GN]

QSL 4M5I ---> Luis, YV5ENI says that his QSL manager (IK6SNR) will reply to all direct requests for the recent 4M5I operations from Los Monjes (SA-015) and La Blanquilla (SA-037) within June. [TNX YV5ENI]

QSL CQ2S ---> This special station was activated by Vic, CT1AXS and Jorge, CT1FMX on 24-25 April to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the 25 April Revolution in Portugal. Cards are via CT1AXS (SSB contacts) or CT1FMX (CW and RTTY contacts). [TNX CT1AXS]

QSL E4/G3WQU ---> Peter, E4/G3WQU reports some difficulties with incoming QSL cards: "Callbook 1999 gives an address in Jerusalem, but as the call is G3WQU, the country is shown as England. I have been receiving some addressed 'Jerusalem, England, UK', but only because the post office in UK is vigilant. Note please that Jerusalem is in Israel". At all events, his new and correct address is Peter McKay, UNIFIL, P.O. Box 75, Nahariya 22100, Israel.

QSL EK7DX ---> Karen, EK7DX his currently using F5LGQ's address for direct cards. Please note that F5LGQ is NOT the QSL manager for this station - he just collects the envelopes and send them to Erevan through a different route. He asks DXers to write "EK7DX" on the envelopes, which should be sent to Daniel Barot, 5 Rue de la Coix Mouclet, F-79400 Exireuil, France (no bureau cards please). [TNX F5LGQ]

QSL FT5ZH ---> Gil, F5NOD reports some 25 kilograms of FT5ZH cards have just been mailed. Hopefully all direct cards (some 9000 received so far) will be processed within the end of May. QSL via F6KDF.

QSL IY5PIS ---> The QSL manager for this special Marconian station, which was activated by ARI Pisa during the International Marconi Day, is IK5QPZ (either direct or through the bureau). [TNX IK5ZTT]

QSL VK9XX & VK9YY ---> Charlie, W0YG reports that "all QSL cards received direct have been answered. I keep current each day with QSL requests for both stations. I am receiving many QSL requests WITHOUT return envelopes. Cards received in this way will be answered through the bureau."

QSL VQ9CV ---> Please note that cards should be sent to ND1V's most current address, which is Robert Wright, 1409 Eaglestone Arch, Chesapeake, VA 23322, USA (the address in the latest callbook is no longer any good). [TNX ND1V]

QSL VIA OZ1PIF ---> As of 1 April 1999 Peter, OZ1PIF is the new QSL manager for OX3LG, OX3LX and OX3UB. [TNX OZ7C] /EX S DX@WW $425WW417D 425 DX News #417 [4/5] 1 May 1999 No 417 BID: $425WW417D ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** ======

UK POSTAL RATES ---> The DX News Sheet reports that the UK price of a letter up to 10g for zones 1 and 2 (outside Europe) has increased from 43 to 44 pence since 26 April.

XU7AAP ---> This was the "more logical callsign" used by Jani, YB0US during his most recent activity from Cambodia ("XUAAP" had been announced, see 425DXN 416]. QSL via N2OO. [TNX N2OO]

ZL9CI VIDEO ---> There are now three addresses for ZL9CI videos. Full costs and instructions on whom to make the checks payable are on the website (http://www.qsl.net/zl9ci/video2.html). The addresses are: ZL9CI Video, c/o Aurum, P.O. Box 1397, Duxbury, MA 02331-1397, USA; ZL9CI Video, 167 St James Road, Greenhills, Dublin 12, Ireland; ZL9CI Video, 26 Jalan Asas, Singapore 678787, Singapore. [TNX N1DG] ------

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ANDORRA: The current list of duly licenced amateurs in Andorra can be found at http://www.sta.ad/ura (the web site for the URA, Unio de Radioaficionats Andorrans). [TNX C31MO] DAYTON: The 1999 Dayton Hamvention will be held on 14-16 May. If you plan to attend, please remember to pay a visit to Bernie McClanny, W3UR, Editor of The Daily DX, at booth #520. The web site for the Hamvention is at http://www.hamvention.org LOGS: Doug, N6RT reports http://www.dx.qsl.net/logs now features the following new logs: 5B4/EW1AR & 5B4/NP3D (October 1998), 5R8FU (through 6 April 1999), FO0XUU (Marquesas, February 1999), FO0XUU (Australs, January 1999), JW/SM7NAS (April 1999), VK9YY (February 1999), VK9XX (February 1999), YC0LOW (through 25 April 1999). T30/T33: The correct URL for the Berlin DX Group October/November DXpedition to West Kiribati and Banaba [425DXN 415] is http://www.qsl.net/dl2rum/ THE GOLIST: The new web site is located at http://www.itis.net/golist/ and has a number of new features for John's (K1XN) Guests and Registered Users, including an "open" download area for guests and subscribers to download the Golist Demo programme, a products page giving descriptions and pricing information for all the services now available from the Golist and much more. When you log onto the New GoList Web Site and visit those areas that require a password, use your e-mail address for the password. [TNX K1XN] ZY8A: The URL for the recent ZY8A activity from Anavilhanas Archipelago (DIB 74) is http://www.qsl.net/zy8a [TNX PP5SZ] ------

QSL received via direct: 3A2MD, 3D2MA, 3E1CW, 3V8BB, 3W5FM, 3W6LI, 3W7TK, 4L3Y, 4U1ITU, 5A1A, 5B4/UA9YAB, 5H1FS, 5H3RK, 5R8DA, 5R8FU, 5U7DG, 7X4AN, 8Q7AC, 8Q7DV, 9A7A, 9M2VZ, 9M6AAC, 9M6QQ, 9N1FP, 9X0A, A92GE, AP2JZB, BI7W, BQ9P, BT2HC, C21SX, C21ZM, C56A, C56T, C56SW, C6AKP, C6A/WI9WI, CP5NU, D44BC, DU1IMA (OC-128), E21EJC, E30GA, E30LA (AF-038, 080, 081), E30MA (AF-038, 080, 081), E31AA, ED2IZA (EU-134), EY8MM, FH5CB, FM/EA3BT, FM/EA3WL, FM/F2PI, FO0SIL, FR5ZQ/T, GB100SFL, GJ3DVC/P, (EU-099), H44RY, HK3JJH/0M, HL5XF, HP4/F5PAC, HP8/F5PAC, HZ1HZ, IC8/IK2PZG (IIA NA-036, 038), IC8/IZ8AMY (IIA 010, 031, 036, 047), J79WW, J80C, J80K, JY8ZW, JY9QL, KG4OX, KG4SD, KG4TO, KP2/IK1EDC, KP3/IK1EDC, KP4/IK1EDC, LX1NJ, NH4/NH6YK, P43E, PI4COM, PY0TI, S21B, S79ELY, S79MX, SV2ASP/A, SV5TS, SV9/I4UFH, T32LN, T32RT, T77C, T88X, TG9AQ, TJ1HP, TO8B, UA0MF, UN4P, V47KP, VK9XX, VK9YY, VP2EY, VQ9QM, VR2KF, W2SF (NA-062), XX9TRR, YC8TXW, YK1AO, XZ1N, YC9NBR, YO2BB, Z30M, ZA0Z (EU-169), ZF2DR, ZK3RW, ZS6ME, ZY8M (DIB-023). *****************************************************************************

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PERIOD CALL REF till 01/05 3D2SH, 3D2HI, 3D2TK and 3D2KZ: Fiji * by JAs 415 till Jun 3DA0CA: Swaziland 411 till 06/05 4F7/SM3SGP: Cebu Island (OC-129) 412 till May 9G5HK: Ghana * by DL1IAL 404 till 17/05 9N7UD: Nepal * by K4VUD 413 till 07/05 9N7ZA: Nepal * by WF6Z 417 till 2001 A92GJ: Bahrain (AS-002) * by WH6CXQ 415 till 03/05 BI5D: Zhejiang Province Group (AS-141) * by BYs 413 till 01/05 EG: URE 50th anniversary stations (Spain) 414 till 01/05 F5SGI/p: Brehat Island (EU-074) 416 till 02/05 FG/JA1WPX/P: Guadeloupe (NA-102) 415 till August FK8VHU: New Caledonia 401 till 04/05 FR5ZU/T: Tromelin Island (AF-031) 415 till December FT5WH: Crozet (AF-008) * by F5AGL 401 till December FT5ZJ: Amsterdam Island 399 till 04/05 JI3DST/6 (7N3UXO/6): Tokara Archipelago (AS-049) 413 till 05/05 S79GT: Seychelles (AF-024) * by GM0GAV 415 till 02/05 S79YL, ZG, FAG: Seychelles * by DL7AFS, DJ7ZG, DL2FAG 413 till 03/05 T88YH, T88MT, T88LJ: Palau (OC-009) * by JAs 417 till 09/05 TM1CW: special station (France) 413 till 02/05 TP50CE: special event station (France) 416 till May VQ9DX: Diego Garcia (AF-006) * by AA5DX 403 till 07/05 W2SF: Florida Keys (NA-062) 416 till Sep 2000 XE1/NP2AQ: Mexico 414 till 27/11 XJ1: special prefix (Nova Scotia, Canada) 401 till 09/05 XX9TSS: Taipa Island (AS-075) * by VR2SS 415 till 03/05 YK/DL6MHW: Syria 417 till 05/05 ZB2FX: Gibraltar * by G3RFX 415 till 01/05 ZL4IR: Stewart Island (OC-203) * by K8VIR 416 01/05-02/05 6V1A: Goree Island (AF-045) * by 6Ws 416 01/05-04/05 9M2TO/p: Redang Island (AS-073) 417 01/05-10/05 A25/G3HCT: Botswana 415 01/05-02/05 II3L: ARI Contest 417 01/05-02/05 IO0A: ARI Contest 417 01/05-02/05 IQ1A: by I1JQJ * ARI Contest 417 01/05-02/05 IQ3X: ARI Contest 417 01/05-02/05 JA6LCJ/6 and JA6BZI/6: Goto Islands (AS-040) 417 01/05-02/05 JA8GZU/6: Daito Islands (AS-047) 417 01/05-07/05 FM/OH2RF: Martinique (NA-107) 417 01/05-08/05 GD0KRL/p: Isle of Man (EU-116) * by G0KRL 417 01/05-08/05 OH0/OK1FJD, OK1UFM, OK1XDF, OK1URY: Aland Is (EU-002) 417 01/05-04/05 RK3DZJ/1: Trehgorka Island (RR-22-01) 417 01/05-31/07 SN0APT: special event station (Poland) 417 01/05-02/05 W4CN: special event stations 417 01/05 AGCW DL CW QRP Contest *** 01/05-02/05 ARI Contest *** 02/05-04/05 JA4PXE: Danjo Archipelago (AS-056) 417 02/05-04/05 JH6QCQ/6, JM6NWR/6, JL6UBM/6: Tokara Arch. (AS-049) 415 02/05-09/05 T22JY, T22KJ, T22TK, T22VE: Tuvalu (OC-015) * by JAs 415 03/05-12/05 9N7WU: Nepal * by JA8MWU 415 03/05-05/05 F5SNY/p and F5PFT/p: Batz Island (EU-105) 417 03/05-07/05 G0ANA/p: Isles of Scilly (EU-011) * by GW0ANA 409 03/05-05/05 JQ1SUO/1: Mikurajima (AS-008) 415 04/05-24/05 9M2/G3LIV: Penang Island (AS-015) 417 06/05-31/07 2S, 2A and 2T: special prefixes from Scotland 415 06/05-31/07 2C, 2X and 2W: special prefixes from Wales 415 06/05-09/05 TM2WLH: Penfret Island (EU-094) 417 07/05-09/05 F5SNY/p and F5PFT/p: Brehat Island (EU-074) 417 07/05-17/05 F5KEQ: special event activity 417 08/05-09/05 DG2BWG, DK5ET, DL5CE and DL2BWO: Oehe Island (EU-057) 417 08/05-16/05 F5JOT/p, F5TBF/p, F5LGQ/p: Brehat island (EU-074) 417 08/05-09/05 II2V * special A. Volta station 407 08/05-10/05 JM1PXG/6: Koshiki Islands (AS-037) 413 08/05-14/05 YM0S: Bozcaada Island (AS-099) * by DLs 417 08/05-09/05 CQ M Contest *** 08/05-09/05 Volta RTTY Contest *** 10/05-13/05 F5SNY/p and F5PFT/p: Cezembre Island (EU-157) 417 12/05-15/05 PA/ON4BAM: Ameland Island (EU-038) 411 15/05-late Oct VK8PW/p: Arnhem Land 417 15/05 EU Sprint Spring CW Contest *** 17/05 AX3ITU: World Telecommunications Day 417 18/05-02/06 HS0ZCW: Thailand * by K4VUD 410 19/05-23/05 IA5/I4IOR,IK4GLV,IK4JPR,IK4RUX,IK4THF,IZ4CCO: EU-028 415 22/05-30/05 3C8XX: Corisco Isl (AF-???) * by TR8XX, TR8CA, TR8SA 417 22/05-23/05 WC6DX: Anacapa Island (NA-144) 417 22/05-23/05 Baltic Contest *** 22/05-23/05 ITU Contest *** 23/05-03/06 OJ0/K7BV, OH0/K7BV & OH0Z: Market Reef and Aland Is 409 29/05-30/05 CQ WPX CW Contest *** May 3D2RK: Fiji (OC-016) * by A35RK 417 May GM0DEQ, GM0SEI, GM3WIL: Treshnish Isles (EU-108) 417 May ZS8D: Marion Island (AF-021) * by ZS6DE 412 /EX

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9M2 - Johnny, G3LIV will not be active as 9M2/G3LIV from Pulau Penang (AS-015) as he has been unable to obtain a licence. His operation was due to take place on 4-24 May [425DXN 417]. [TNX DX News Sheet] CT - CT1DTE, CT1EXK, CT1EFL, CT1EQL and CT2GQI will be active as CQ4A from the Lighthouse of Aveiro on 8-9 May. [TNX CT1DTE] EA - EA3URT/P will be active on 9 May from Cal Claudio (DIEI L-012). QSL via URE. [TNX EADX]. F - Special event station TM0AR will be active between 9 and 16 May during the International Festival of Technology (ARTEC) from French Departement 72. QSL via F5TJC either direct (Jean-Louis Briere-Lecomte, 18 Le Petit St Louis, 72400 Cormes, France) or through the bureau. [TNX F5TJC] F - F5TYY, F6IUI, F6BFH, F9IE will be /P from Sein Island (EU-068) between 13 and 15 May. [TNX F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX] F - Special station TM0AC will be activated between 15 and 19 May to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the National School of Civil Aviation (ENAC). QSL via F6ITD through the bureau. [TNX F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX] GM - G0TWI (Allan), G0SKC (Barbara) and G0UTH (Tom) plan to be active as GB2FIO from the Fair Isle Bird Observatory on Fair Island (IOSA SH-9), Shetland Islands (EU-012) on 7-10 May. QSL via home calls (bureau) or direct to GM0AXY. [TNX DX News Sheet] GM - Look for Jim, GM4CHX to be active from the Shetlands (EU-012) on 12-13 May (Papa Stour, IOSA SH-14) and 14 May (Mousa, SH-1). [TNX DL8AAM and GM0ALS] JA - JA6GXK is reported to be working on a lighthouse in Danjo Archipelago (AS-056) for the next couple of weeks. Plans are to operate on 40 metres and other bands. QSL via home call. [TNX JI6KVR] JY - Ulli, DL5MBY is active from Jordan as JY8YB for the next two or three months. He and George, JY9QJ are likely to participate in the CQ WW WPX CW Contest (Multi-Single). QSL via DL5MBY. [TNX The Daily DX] KH0 - Haru, JA1XGI will be active as KH0/JA1XGI from Northern Mariana (OC-086) between 9 and 12 May. QSL via home call. [TNX ARRL DX Bulletin] SP - Edward, SP5CGN ([email protected]) reports the following special event stations are expected to be active from Poland: SN0KAO (until 31 May), SP0LOK (until 30 June), SP0DIG (8 May, 2-3 June, 1-30 October), SP0ZKE (10-16 May), SP0ZS (15-18 May, 31 July, 1 August, 1 September, 1-15 October), SN0HAC (26-30 May), 3Z2JPB (1-20 June), SN0PR (1-30 June), SP0YEN (1 June-30 September), 3Z5JPS (4-17 June), 3Z5JPW (10-14 June), 3Z0JPG (11 June), 3Z0WVL (14-30 June). SV9 - Drew, GM3YOR will be active (CW) as SV9/GM3YOR from Crete (EU-015) while on holiday between 15 and 28 May. Plans are to concentrate on the WARC bands (160 and 80 metres if propagation allows). QSL via GM3YOR. [TNX DX News Sheet] UN - Special event station UP54P will be active until 9 May to celebrate the end of WW II. QSL via UN5PR (Romeo Y. Loparev, P.O.Box 73, Temirtau, 472300, Republic of Kazakhstan). [TNX UN5PR] UT - Special event station EN125H will be active (on all bands CW, SSB and RTTY) from Ukraine between 6 and 9 May. QSL via UT1HT either direct (P.O. Box 87, Kremenchug-21, Ukraine 315321) or through the bureau. [TNX UT1HT] W - Henry, KE1AC will be active (SSB) from Nantucket Island (NA-046, USI MA007S) on 12 and 13 May. QSL via home call. [TNX LA9VDA and KE1AC] W - Tony, WF1N and Lou, W1DIG (ex KA1DIG) will be active (on or near the ususal IOTA SSB frequencies) from Pot Island, The Thimbles (NA-136) from around 15 UTC on 21 May until around 18 UTC on the 23rd. QSL via home calls, either direct or through the bureau. [TNX WF1N] YO - Special event station YO99JP is active until 9 May to celebrate the first visit of pope John Paul II to Romania. Plans are to operate mostly on all bands, WARC included, and modes. QSL via the bureau to YO3KPA. Further information at http://www.qsl.net/yo3kaa [TNX YO3FWC] YS - Jack, KE4LWT is active from El Salvador as YS1/KE4LWT until 15 August. He expects to replace soon this temporary call with a permanet one. QSL via home call. [TNX ARRL DX Bulletin] /EX S DX@WW $425WW418B 425 DX News #418 [2/6] 8 May 1999 No 418 $425WW418B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

>>> 1999 IOTA LISTINGS <<< Compiled by RSGB IOTA Manager Roger Balister, G3KMA, they are now available (by courtesy of RSGB RadCom) at http://www.425dxn.org and include the Honour Roll, the Annual Listing, the SWL Listing and the *new* Club Station Listing.

>>> ITALIAN ISLANDS AWARD <<< The IIA List has been updated and is now available at http://www.425dxn.org - it includes the IIA islands listed by Reference Number with, when applicable, their relevant IOTA group.

HAM RADIO 1999 ---> The biggest amateur radio event in Europe (some 20,000 visitors) will take place at Friedrichshafen, Germany between 24 and 26 June. For further information please visit http://www.uni-erlangen.de/~unrz45/BCC (the web site of the Bavarian Contest Club) and http://www.messe-fn.de/ham, while IOTA enthusiasts who plan to attend the IOTA Meeting on 25 June are invited to contact Hans-Georg, DK1RV ([email protected]) [TNX DF4RD]

HR1RMG ---> In a recent e-mail message Rene reported that, due to hurricane Mitch, a few requests for his H76C operation from NA-212 may have been lost. If you have not received your card, please send a second request to Rene Mendoza Garay, Col. Las Colinas BL. RR casa No. 2006, Boulevard Francia, Tegucigalpa, Honduras. He also mentioned to be planning six IOTA operations this year: from NA-057, NA-O60, NA-035 (the Most Wanted Swan Islands), NA-160 and two unnumbered groups, one in Honduras and one in Guatemala. Detailed information is expected in due time.

IIA ---> Gerry, IZ8ANA and Virgilio, IC8OZM were active as IC8/IZ8ANA and IC8/IC8OZM from Vivara Island (EU-031, IIA NA-005) on 1 May. Gerry was also active mostly on CW (in the evening and nights hours on the 1st and in the morning hours on the 2nd) from Procida (EU-031, IIA NA-002). QSL via IZ8ANA (Gerardo Santucci, P.O. Box 71, 81054 San Prisco - CE, Italy) and IC8OZM (Virgilio Sabetta, Via Cavour 47, 80079 Procida - NA, Italy). [TNX IZ8ANA]

QSL EU-020 ---> Eric, SM1TDE reports the cards for SK1BL (SAC SSB, September 1998, 1268 QSOs) and 7S1BL (1 August-31 December 1997, 5180 QSOs) operating from Gotland Island (EU-020) have all been sent through the bureau.

QSL SM1TDE/4U ---> Eric, SM1TDE made 8017 QSOs on CW and 38 on SSB as SM1TDE/4U while stationed in Lebanon in 1993-94. Over 3800 QSLs have been sent either direct or via the bureau during the last five years: now he has only 154 printed cards left and he will close the log when he runs out of them. If you still need his card, please send you request to Eric Wennstrom, Vasagatan 9-324, SE-172 67 Sundbyberg, Sweden or ask for a bureau card (e-mail requests are welcome at [email protected]). [TNX SM1TDE]

WHERE TO GO NEXT? ---> Ken Holdom, ZL2HU (Group Organiser & Team Leader of the Kermadec Dx Association) would like to give "all serious DXers the opportunity of suggesting a 'next' country for activating. Consideration is being given to the Pacific and more to the point the following: T30, T31, T32, T33 or ZK3". Please e-mail your constructive suggestions to [email protected] ------

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LOGS: The final S79FAG, S79YL, and S79ZG logs are now online at dx.qsl.net/logs (several hundred QSOs were missing from the logs before the final update). [TNX N6RT] LOGS: The logs for KL1SLE have been updated and include NA-040; they are available at http://www.customcpu.com/personal/kl7fh [TNX WL7KY and Islands On The Web] MOST WANTED: The list of the most wanted DXCC Entities by DL amateurs is available at http://www.darc.de/referate/dx [TNX DL7VEE] QSL ROUTES: http://www.ampr.spb.ru is a place where to find not only logs, but also a new interesting QSL information search engine (the route you need is looked for using several different sources simultaneously). [TNX RW1QM/1] RA0FF: His interesting web site is at http://www.qsl.net/ra0ff/dx.html SDXT: Salento DX Team has been active (mainly from IIA and IOTA islands) since 1995 and is now on the Internet at http://www.freeweb.org/hobby/IK7JWY/sia.htm http://www.freeweb.org/hobby/IK7JWX/otranto.htm http://www.qsl.net/ik7jwx/ /EX S DX@WW $425WW418C 425 DX News #418 [3/6] 8 May 1999 No 418 $425WW418C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* QSL INFO ******** ======Edited by IK1GPG & IK1QFM

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3B9FR Robert Felicite, P.O.Box 31, Rodriguez Island, Via Mauritius Islands 3D2TC Craig Thompson, 50 Beach Road, Suva Point, Suva, Fiji Islands 4L3Y Boris, P.O.Box 1, Tbilisi, 380002, Georgian Republic 4S7OF Oshan Fernando, 45 Lady Evelyn de Soysa Rd, Idama, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka 5B4AGC George Beasley, P.O.Box 1344, Paphos, CY-8133, Cyprus 6V1A ARAS, P.O.Box 971, Dakar, Senegal 7N1KAE Hiroyuki Yamada, 2-9-209, Chigusadai, Inage-Ku, Chiba-City 263-0013, Japan 9K2RA Kuwait Amateur Radio Society, P.O.Box 5240, 13053 Safat, Kuwait BA0AA Zhang, P.O.Box 202, Wulumuqi, People's Republic of China BI5D P.O.Box 1713, Guangzhou City, 510600, People's Republic of China CN8LI Said Sidate, P.O.Box 242, Rabat, Morocco DJ2MX Mario Lovric, Am Oelberg 11, D-61231 Bad Nauheim, Germany DL2HBX Ulrich Ann, Essenroder Str.12, D-38527 Grassel, Germany DU1SSR Jose Sonny C.Chong, 2N Romualdez Street, BF Homes, Quezon City 1120, Philippines E4/G3WQU Peter McKay, UNIFIL, P.O.Box 75, Nahariya 22100, Israel ET3VSC Claudio Vascotto, P.O.Box 20011, Addis Abeba, Ethiopia EU4AA Pavel A.Anatsky, P.O.Box 67, Lida 231300, Byelorussia EW4EW Nikolaj Boltach, P.O.Box 99, Lida 231300, Byelorussia EW4MM Cazimir Kopachel, P.O.Box 88, Lida 231300, Buelorussia EZ8CQ Alex, P.O.Box 76, Ashgabat 744001, Turkmenistan F6KPQ Club Radioamateurs de Lanester, Chemin de Parc Ar Groez, F-56600, Lorient, France FO5QA Guy Genin, Pension Colette, Tikehau, Tuamutu, French Polynesia FR5ZQ Henri Namtameco, Rampe de Saint-Francois, 5052 Tour La Chaumiere, F-97400 Saint-Denis, Reunion, Via France G4PIQ Andy Cook, Fishers Farm, Colchester Road, Tendring, Essex, CO16 9AA, England HA3LN Csaba Nagy, Nagybereny Virag U.4, H-8656, Hungary HR2JAW Jorge Alvarez Welchez, Apartado Postal 2592, San Pedro Sula, Honduras HV5PUL Luca Della Giovampaola, Responsabile Tecnologia Informatica, Pontificia Universita' Lateranense, Piazza S.Giovanni in Laterano 4, 00120 Citta' del Vaticano JH8YZB Hokkaido Contest Club, P.O.Box 48, Tomakomai 0530-0000, Japan JI3DST Takeshi Funaki, 2-18-26 Hannan-Cho Abeno-Ku, Osaka-City, Osaka, 545-0021, Japan JJ1DWB Misao Tanzawa, 3-1-5 Yakata, Kofu, Yamanashi 400-0017, Japan JM1LJS Hideyuki Kai, 4-22-15, Takata-higashi, Kohoku-Ku, Yokohama-City, 223-0065, Japan K4WW Shelby E.Summerville, 6506 Lantana Ct., Louisville, KY 40229-1544, USA KB5IPQ William P.Vaughn, 374 Paul Road, Boyce, LA-71409, U.S.A. LT5V North Patagonia Dx Group, P.O.Box 37, 8332 General Roca, Rio Negro, Argentina LU3VED Martin Jose Saiz, P.O.Box 37, 8332 General Roca, Rio Negro, Argentina LU7VFJ Julian R.Tocce, P.O.Box 37, 8332 General Roca, Rio Negro, Argentina LU8VCC Alex Rocca, P.O.Box 37, 8332 General Roca, Rio Negro, Argentina ND1V Roboert R.Wright, 1409 Eaglestone Arch, Chesapeake, VA-23322, U.S.A. N5D West Jackson County ARC, P.O.Box 1822, Ocean Springs, MS-59564, U.S.A. OH1EH Ari Korhonen, Kreetalankatu 9 As 1, SF-29200, Harjavalta, Finland OH2RF Pertti Turunen, Sulkapolku 1 A 2, SF-00370 Helsinki 37, Finland PA7CN Cornu J.Nuijten, Halsterseweg 16, 4661 Halsteren-KN, The Netherlands PY2GE Jose' Jorge don Santos Pereira, R.Luis Delfino 177, 09000 Sto Andre, SP, Brazil PZ1DG P.O.Box 4076, Paramaribo, Suriname RA0FN Cheslav Davidenko, Ul.Yuzhno-Zelenaya 80-22, 694900 Uglegorsk, Sakhalin Island, Russia RA1QQ N.A.Sherdov, P.O.Box 24, Cherepovets, 162627 Russia RW6HS Vasilij M.Kasayanenko, P.O.Box 0, Stavropolskij Kraj, G.Novopavovsk, 357830 Russia SP5AUC Tomazs Piotr, P.O.Box 11, 00800 Warsawawa, Poland TL8TP Henri Vignier, B.P.780, Bangui, Central African Republic UA0FAA Slava, P.O.Box 43, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk 693000 Russia UA0FZ Vlad Kovalev, P.O.Box 43, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, 693000 Russia UA0IAS Vlad Kolodkin, P.O.Box 11, Palatka, Magdan Reg, 686110 RUSSIA UA4FHW Edward L.Yudin,Rakhmanihova 33-48, Penza, 440060 Russia UK9AA Fedor Petrov, P.O.Box 58, Tashkent 700000, Uzbekistan UT7UA P.O.Box 88, Kiev 252191, Ukraine V63KU Isam Kamibeppu, P.O.Box 1679, Truk Lagoon, Federal Republic Micronesia VA3UZ Yuri Onipko, 710-2313 Lakeshore Blvd.W., Toronto, ON, M8V 1A8, Canada VR2KF Kazu Fujita, GPO Box 4724, Hong Kong YB0ZCE ORARI Lokal Kramatjati, P.O.Box 6193, Jath Jakarta 13061, Indonesia VK5BIT W.Klompenhouwer, P.O.Box 95, Nairne, SA 5290, Australia ZB2HW Jimmy Risso, P.O.Box 29, Gibraltar ZD7BG Gilbert Legg, P.O.Box 157, St.Helena Island, South Atlantic Ocean

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>>> OPERATION DOUBLE TROUBLE <<<

It is being organized by Mats, 5X1Z/SM7PKK in order "to give the deserving around the world a chance to work two rare locations": Central Kiribati (T31, OC-043, between 23 September and 3 October) and Tokelau (ZK3, OC-048, between 7 and 12 October). Six operators will be active with three 1KW stations (one for SSB, one for CW, one for WARC/Lowband/RTTY), beams for the higher bands (WARC included) and verticals for the low bands. The vessel transporting the team has already been secured; the rough budget for this DXpedition is around US$ 30,000 (donations from Clubs and Foundations are welcome). [TNX 5X1Z/SM7PKK] - See OPERATORS NEEDED below

3A - Special event station 3A50R is active until 16 May to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Prince Rainer III of Monaco. QSL via bureau only. [TNX The Daily DX] 4U1UN - Mats, SM7PKK/5X1Z and Peter, ON6TT/5X1T will be active from 4U1UN on 16-18 May, right after Dayton. [TNX ON6TT/5X1T] 5B4 - The P3A team I2VXJ, RA9JX, RU3DX, RW3QC, RZ3TX, RX4HW, UA3AB, UA3DPX, UA9CDV, UA9MA, UN7FZ, UT7QF) will participate in the CQ WW WPX CW Contest (Multi-Multi) from Cyprus (AS-004). QSL via W3HNK (QSL for contacts made with 5B4/home call before and after the contest are via home call). [TNX UN7FZ] 8Q - DH5HV plans to be active from the Maldives (AS-013) during his honeymoon between 17 and 31 May. [TNX The Daily DX] CY9 - K8RF (Dan), K4LT (Doug), W6RGG (Bob), W6BSY (Mac), K8DD (Hank) and AC8W (Stan) will be active as CY9RF from St. Paul Island (NA-094) between 23 and 31 May. They will participate in the CQ WW WPX CW Contest (Multi-Multi) with four main stations running 24 hours a day + two part time stations running peak times (11.00 to 12.00 UTC and 21.00 to 02.00 UTC). Before the Contest they will run two or three stations, concentrating mostly on the WARC bands and on difficult areas of the world such as Asia, VK, ZL etc. All SSB operation will be before the Contest period. This will be a "YASME" DXpedition and CY9RF will count for credit for the awards available for working enough YASME operations (http://www.cestro.com/myweb/yasme.html). QSL via K8RF (Dan Flaig, 2101 Ronaldson Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45230-1510, USA) [TNX K8RF] CY9 - Seven or eight operators from Canada and the US will be active as CY9SS from St. Paul Island (NA-094) indicatively between 5 and 14 June (start-up time will depend on wx). They will operate on all bands (160m-70cm) on SSB, CW, RTTY, Satellite and possibly EME. QSL via VY2SS. Any comments or questions can be addressed to VE9MY ([email protected]). [TNX VE9MY] DL - Mario, DJ2MX will be active as DJ2MX/P from Fehmarn Island (EU-128) between 15 and 19 May. He promised to pay special attention to VK/ZL and Pacific area. QSL via bureau. [TNX VK4NM] EA8 - Fernando, EA3KU will participate in the CQ WW WPX CW Contest as ED8PP from Tenerife, Canary Islands (AF-004). Bedore and after the contest he will be active as EA8/EA3KU. QSL via EA3KU (Fernando Martinez Lizama, P. O. Box 69, L'Ametlla de Mar 43860, Tarragona, Spain). [TNX EA3KU] ER - Special event station ER0ITU will be active on 14-16 May to celebrate the World Telecommunications Day. QSL via ER1DA (Valery Metaxa, P.O. Box 9537, Kishinev, MD-2071, Moldova). [TNX ER1CW] F - F5RRW, F5NBQ, F5LOW, F2EJ and F1SDQ will be active as TM0H from Houat Island (EU-048) from 12.00 UTC on 13 May until 10.00 UTC on the 17th. QSL via F2EJ either direct or through the bureau. [TNX The Daily DX] F - Club station F5KAC will be active /p from Stagadon Island (EU-105, DIFM MA-094) on 22-24 May. QSLs will be sent automatically through the bureau, the address for direct cards is F5KAC/Stagadon Isl, P.O. Box 5, 45270 Ladon, France. [TNX F-11556] FO - Alain, F2HE [425DXN 417] will now be touring Polynesia between 19 May and 13 August. Now he expects to operate as FO/F2HE from FO5QG's QTH on Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands (OC-027) between 27 May and 27 June. He also plans to be active (with 100 watts and a vertical, mostly on CW) from Tahiti (OC-046), King George Islands (OC-131), Raiatea (OC-067) and possibly from the Austral Islands during this tour. QSL via F6LQJ (Bruno Descat, 106 la Prairie, 33230 Saint-Medard-de-Guizieres, France). Alain's web site is at http://f2he.ifrance.com [TNX F6LQJ] /EX S DX@WW $425WW419B 425 DX News #419 [2/6] 15 May 1999 No 419 BID: $425WW419B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

FR/G - Henri, FR5ZQ arrived to Glorioso (AF-011) on 8 May. Plans are to be active in his spare time as FR5ZQ/G on 10-80 metres for four weeks. Look for him on or around 28480, 21230, 14180, 7050 and 3770 kHz SSB; 28023, 21023, 14023 and 7003 kHz CW (he will operate on WARC as well, although no frequency was given), QSL direct to FR5ZQ. [TNX IK2IQD] FS - Hiroo, JA1WSX will be active as FS/KH0Y from St. Martin (NA-105) between 16 and 19 May. QL via JA1WSX. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] GD - Doug, N6TQS he will be operating RTTY from the Isle of Man (EU-116) as MD0BPI between 20 and 26 May. QSL via N6TQS/M0BPI. [TNX AA5AU and The VK2SG RTTY DX Notes] GM - Look for Jim, GM4CHX to be active from the Shetlands (EU-012) [425DXN 418] on 14 May (Papa Stour, IOSA SH14), 15 May (Vaila, SH12) and 16 or 17 May (Hascosay, SH15). His activity was expected to start yesterday (13 May) from Mousa (SH10). The correct information came from Charlie Wilson, GM4UZY (IOSA Directory and Awards Manager, [email protected]). GM - GM0DEQ, GM0SEI and GM3WIL now plan to be active (on 10, 15, 20, 40 and 80 metres SSB/CW) as GB5TI from Lunga Island (IOSA NH-17), Treshnish Islands (EU-108) [425DXN 417] between 28 and 30 May. Last year's visit was cut short due to one operator suffering a heart attack. QSL via GM0KVI. [TNX GM0DEQ] GM - Don, W9DC (MM/W9DC) plans to operate with GM3VLB from Fidra Island (EU-123, IOSA FF-04, World Lighthouse Award LH-0313) on 31 May. Look for them on 40, 20, and 15 metres (IOTA frequencies, SSB with possible CW). Between 5 and 7 June Don plans to be active as MM/W9DC/m from several other Scottish islands, namely Mull (EU-008, IOSA NH-15), Seil (IOSA FL-03), Luing (FL-04), Kerrara (FL-02), Davaar (CL-09, World Lighthouse Award LH-0724, not IOTA). Most activity will be on or near 14260 kHz with special attention to stations outside Europe. Since access to islands depends on weather conditions, alternate Scottish island operations may be chosen at the last moment. Information on the World Lighthouse Award (WLH) [425DXN 411] is available at http://www.infini.fr/~tquere [TNX W9DC] GM - A team from Cockenzie & Port Seton ARC (including F5VBU, GM7OLQ, GM0CLN GM0HLK, GM0NTL, MM1AVA, MM1CPP, MM0CCC and possibly one or two others) will participate in the IOTA Contest as 2A0CCC/P (or MM0CCC/P if permission is not given to use 2A prefix) from the Isle of Tiree (EU-008, IOSA NH4), the most westerly of the Inner Hebrides. They will operate on 3.5, 7, 14, 21 and 28 MHz, SSB and CW. Some activity might take place using the operators' own calls /P prior to the contest (from 23 July in their afternoon). QSL via GM0ALS. Updates will be available at http://www.btinternet.com/~john.innes/Tiree.html [TNX GM0CLN] HL - Look for HL0IHQ/2 to be active from Paengnyong Island (AS-122) between 21 and 25 May. PLans are to operate on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres with a dipole, two beams and an amplifier. QSL via HL0IHQ (P.O. Box 375, Naminchon, 405-600 Korea). [TNX HL2KAT] JA - Toshi, JM1PXG will be active (on 10-40 metres CW with some SSB) as JM1PXG/6 from Daito Islands (AS-047) between 23 and 26 July. He will participate in the IOTA Contest. QSL via JM1PXG either direct (Toshiyuki Saito, 3-10-3-204, Yoga, Setagaya, Tokyo 1580097, Japan) or through the bureau. [TNX JM1PXG] JW - YL operator Marit, JW4CJA is active from Bear Island (EU-027), Swalbard until the end of May. QSL via LA4CJA. [TNX W1DIG and Islands On The Web] KH2 - Dave, KH2/N2NL will participate in the CQ WW WPX CW Contest (SOAB) as WH2/N2NL from Guam (OC-026). QSL via W2YC either direct or through the bureau (please note that cards sent directly to his Guam address will be answered, but the turn around will be much longer than via his manager). [TNX KH2/N2NL] KP2 - Jeffrey, N5TJ will be active as N5TJ/KP2 from St. Croix, Virgin Islands (NA-106) between 25 and 31 May. QSL via home call. He will participate in the CQ WW WPX CW Contest as WP2Z (QSL via KU9C). [TNX N5TJ] LU - Between 16 and 23 May amateurs from Argentina will be allowed to replace the two letters of their current prefixes as follows: LU with L2 (for instance LU2CRM = L22CRM, LU7EC = L27EC), LW with L3 (eg LW8EZU = L38EZU) and AZ with L4. This will be to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the CW QSO (21 May 1924) between Carlos Braggio, r-CB8 from Buenos Aires and Ivan O'Meara, z-2AC from Gisborne, New Zealand (a world record in 1924!). The Radio Club Argentino (LU4AA) will celebrate the anniversary with a commemorative station, L75CB (QSL via LU4AA either direct to P.O. Box 97, 1000 Buenos Aires, Argentina or through the bureau). For further information, includingthe award programme sponsored by Radio Club Argentino, please visit http://www.lu4aa.org [TNX LU4AA and LW8EZU]. OX - Michael, OX3LG is active from Asiaat Island (NA-134) until 20 May. Plans are to operate on 6, 10, 15 and 20 metres in his spare time. QSL via OZ1PIF (Peter Frenning, Ternevej 23, DK-4130 Viby Sj., Denmark). [TNX OPDX Bulletin] /EX S DX@WW $425WW419C 425 DX News #419 [3/6] 15 May 1999 No 419 BID: $425WW419C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

OZ - DL2RVL and DL2VFR (http://www.qsl.net/dl2vfr) will be active as OZ/DL2RVL and OZ/DL2VFR from Laeso Island (EU-088, NK-003 for the Danish Islands Award) between 15 and 22 May. QSL via home calls. [TNX DL2VFR] PY - Santos Dumont Air Scouts Group will be active (CW and SSB) as ZW5AC on 22-23 May from the National Scout Communitary Action Moot. QSL via PY5DZ or direct to P.O.Box 6025, 80011-970 Curitiba, Parana, Brazil. [TNX PY5DZ] SV9 - Juha, OH1KAG/OH9MM and Pertti, OH3LQK/OH7WW will be SV9/homecall/p (CW, SSB and RTTY) from Crete (EU-015) between 24 and 30 May. They plan to participate in the CQ WW WPX CW Contest. QSL for both calls to OH3LQK via the bureau. [TNX OH1KAG/OH9MM] UA - Special event station R3EXPO is active until 15 May from "Expocomm-99" in Moscow. QSL via UA3AA. [TNX RX3AEX] UA - Nick, RA1QQ and others plan to be active as UE1QFF on 20-23 May from "45th" Island (new one for the RRC Award). QSL via RA1QQ (P.O.Box 24, Cherepovets, 162627 Russia). Further information at http://www.geocities.com/pentagon/bunker/4755 [TNX RA1QHJ] V4 - Hiroo, JA1WSX plans to be active from St. Kitts (NA-104) between 19 and 21 May. His call will be issued upon arrival, QSL via JA1WSX. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] V7 - Tom, K7ZZ will be active (on all bands except 160 metres) as V73ZZ from Kwajalein (OC-028) between 23 May and 2 June. He will participate in the CQ WW WPX CW Contest, but will operate SSB before and after the contest. [TNX The Daily DX] VE - Look for VE7TLL/p, VE7QCR/p, VE7EDZ/p, VE7KDU/p and VE7GKH/p to be active from Dundas Island (NA-118) between 22 and 26 July (QSL via home calls). They will also operate as VE7ISL/p (QSL via VE7TLL) and will participate in the IOTA Contest as VD7D (it is a special call to celebrate the 225th anniversary of the first European contact with Queen Charlotte Islands by Juan Perez and his ship the Santiago in 1774). There is the possibility of activating a couple of the smaller islands near Dundas Island for the C.Is.A. programme, but it will be depending on the weather and availability of transportation. QSL VD7D via VE7TLL (Terry Mitchell, P.O. Box 9, Tlell, BC V0T 1Y0, Canada). [TNX VE7TLL] VK - Dan Holloway, VK8AN has just returned from Troughton Island (OC-154), from where he was able to log over 700 QSOs in is spare time. He will return to Troughton on 2 June for another two weeks and will most likely be repeating that 2 week on/2 week off cycle for the rest of the year. When he returns to the island, he will take his regular base rig and his 3 element triband beam in order to work many more European stations. He also hope to be active in the IOTA Contest from OC-154. QSL via VK4AAR (Alan Roocroft, P.O.Box 421, Gatton 4343, Australia). [TNX VK8AN] VQ9 - Ron, VQ9DX/AA5DX will possibly be leaving the Chagos Islands on 22 May if his replacement arrives on time. He will continue to try to make as many contacts as possible on 160 metres before he leaves. He arrives to the club station at 4.15 am (22.15 UTC) and calls CQ on 1.828 until 7.30 am (01.30 UTC) which is 30 minutes past his sunrise. QSL via AA5DX. [TNX NE8Z] W - The ARRL celebrates its 85th anniversary on 18 May and to mark the event, Maxim Memorial Station W1AW will operate as special event station W1AW/85 on all bands and modes during the week of 17-23 May. A special QSL will be available. [TNX ARRL] W - Joe, K2OLG plans to be active from Cedar Keys (NA-076) on 17 May, St. George Island (NA-085) on 18 May and Santa Rosa Island (NA-142) on 19 May. Look for him on 14.260 MHz between 11 and 14 UTC ("random QRGs" will be used at other times). QSL via home call. [TNX DX News Sheet] W - Ivan, G3IZD will be active (on 10-40 metres CW) as AE4WK from Captiva Island (NA-069) on 21-24 May. QSL via G3IZD. [TNX DX News Sheet] YO - Jean-Michel, F6AJA, editor of Les Nouvelles DX, will be signing YO/F6AJA during his spare time from the QTH of YO8FZ between 17 and 22 May. [TNX F6AJA] W - Harry, AA2WN will be operating as AA2WN/3 from time to time this summer from Kent Island (NA-140, USI MD-004S). He will be mobile, running 100 watts to a vertical. QSL via AA2WN either direct or through the bureau. [TNX AA2WN]

SOMALILAND ---> Baldur, DJ6SI and Franz, DJ9ZB have been active respectively as 6O0X (Six Oscar Zero X-Ray) on CW and 6O1Z on SSB from Hargeisa, Somaliland since 10 May. They will be operating (no RTTY) until 17 May. QSL SO0X via DJ6SI and 6O1Z via DJ9ZB. Buck, DL5KAT reports that "Somaliland declared its independence from Somalia on May 18, 1991, and has an own parliament, government, and, important for us, an own radio licensing authority. More information about Somaliland can be found on the WWW under www.anaserve.com/~mbali/home.htm". However it should be noted that, in order to added to the DXCC List as a Political Entity, any candidate must be a UN Member State, or have been assigned a callsign prefix bloc by the ITU, or have a separate IARU Member Society. Bill Kennamer, K5FUV also says that "Should Somaliland qualify under one of the three, the start date would be the date that 1, 2 or 3 occurs". In order to count for Somalia, he adds, "the licenses would need to be issued from the Somali authorities." [TNX DL5KAT and The Daily DX] /EX S DX@WW $425WW419D 425 DX News #419 [4/6] 15 May 1999 No 419 BID: $425WW419D ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

<<< RSGB IOTA CONTEST (24-25 JULY) >>>

The following stations are expected to participate in this year's event [see also 425DXN 401, 405, 409, 411, 413, 417]:

AS-117 - Takeshi, JI3DST as JI3DST/3 from Awajishima. He plans to be active between 6 UTC on 24 July and 6 UTC on the 26th. QSL via JI3DST (Takeshi Funaki, 2-18-26 Hannan-Cho Abeno-Ku, Osaka-City, Osaka, 545-0021 Japan). [TNX JI3DST] EU-038 - Club station ON4NOK as PA6TEX [425DXN 405] from Texel Island on CW and SSB. QSL via ON4ALW. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] EU-066 - Radio Club Vologda operators led by Mike, UA1QV from Solovetskie Islands, possibly as RF1O. QSL via Radio Club Vologda, P.O. Box 23, Vologda, 160035 Russia. [TNX UA1RJ] EU-123 - Otley Amateur Radio Club members G3UNA, G0SNV, G0NIG, G0WNT, M0AMA, G8HDN and G7RDJ as MM8Y from Bute Island. QSL via M0ARK. [TNX DX News Sheet] EU-101 - OH6RX from Raippaluoto. [TNX Islands On The Web] NA-066 - Gary, KI6T and Glenn, WR6O from Santa Catalina. They plan to be active between 22 and 26 July. [TNX The Daily DX] NA-148 - A team from the Framingham Amateur Radio Association led by Steve, AA1IZ George's Island. QSL via AA1IZ. [TNX KC1YR] ------

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BI5D ---> The BI5D (AS-141/p) IOTA DXpedition went QRT at 23.48 on 2 May. They were not able to for 96 hours as expected, due to electricity and transportation problems. However 16,178 QSOs (8121 on SSB, 7927 on CW and 130 on RTTY) were logged in 80 hours on 40, 30, 20, 17, 15, 12, 10 and 6 metres. The team used six transceivers, three amplifiers, three yagi and three vertical antennas from three different QTHs. QSL via P.O. Box 1713, Guangzhou city 510600, People's Republic of China. The BI5D log is now online at http://dx.qsl.net/logs and the BI5D web page is at http://www.qsl.net/bi5d [TNX BA1DU and N6RT]

FELD-HELL ---> Another AFSK digital mode is growing popular among radio amateurs world wide. The mode Hellschreiber was first patented in 1929 by the German inventor Rudolph Hell. A version known as Feld-Hell is being used today. IZ8BLY has developed software for Windows 95 and a sound card to operate Feld-Hell. You can find the program and more information on IZ8BLY's site at http://www.freeweb.org/varie/ninopo/ [TNX VK2SG RTTY DX Notes]

OPERATORS NEEDED ---> Mats, SM7PKK/5X1Z is looking for three skilful operators for "Operation Double Trouble" to Central Kiribati and Tokelau. They should be available for about 6 weeks in September-October 1999. Suitable candidates must be able to handle SSB and CW (RTTY a plus) pile-ups and prepared to work hard and operate following the instructions regardless of personal preferences. Practical technical abilities are a big plus. Participants fee is around $1500 (all tickets, accommodation and other related costs before and after the DXpedition have to be dealt with out of your own pocket). If you are seriously interested in joining the team, please send detailed list of your qualifications and information about your personality to [email protected] BEFORE 19 MAY.

RUSSIA (NEW QRGs) ---> The Daily DX reports that amateurs in both European and Asiatic Russia (no CIS countries) are now allowed to operate on 24890-25140, 18068-18318 and 1810-2000 kHz.

QSL 5B4AGC ---> N2WK is *not* the QSL manager for 5B4AGC. Cards should be sent direct to George Beasley, P.O. Box 1344, Paphos, CY 8133, Cyprus.

QSL A92GJ ---> Ed Tenhulzen, A92GJ now has a QSL manager and cards should be sent to N1SHM either direct (Larry L. Laflamme, 474 Second Avenue, Berlin, NH 03570, USA) or through the bureau. [TNX N1SHM]

QSL DU1EIB ---> Warren reports the new QSL information for DU1EIB is Warren S. Uy, P.O. Box 3987, Manila, 1099 Philippines.

QSL E44/HA1AG ---> Zoli, HA1AG reports the 2500 direct QSLs have been mailed. The other 7100 were due to follow early this week. QSL to Zoli Pitman, Somogyi Bela ut 18, Gyor H-9024, Hungary.

QSL HK0 (SAN ANDRES, MARCH 99) ----> QSL Manager W4DC reports that "most of the direct HK0F, HK0/AA3KX, HK0/W4DC, HK0/K5OF and HK0/WN4VNU QSL requests were mailed this past week. Will be working on HK0/WB4ZNH and remaining cards this week". /EX S DX@WW $425WW419E 425 DX News #419 [5/6] 15 May 1999 No 419 BID: $425WW419E ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

QSL IA5/IK0YUJ ---> Rik, IK0YUJ reports that for reasons beyond his control the cards for his 1998 activity from Isola del Giglio (EU-028, IIA GR-002) have been printed only recently. He will confirm all the QSOs as soon as possible.

QSL TI5/K3LU ---> The QSL route given by several sources was W3CU [425DXN 418]. However Russ, N3GT (Trustee for W3CU) says that "W3CU is the club station call for the Maryland Mobileers Amateur Radio Club. We are *not* QSL managers for anyone. It is possible that the previous call owner was". [TNX K1XN and The Golist]

QSL VK6EWI ---> The cards for the March 1999 DXpedition to Woody Island (OC-170) are being mailed right now by VK6NE (N.R. Penfold, 2 Moss Crt., Kingsley, WA 6026, Australia). "If requesting cards direct", he reports, "please send an appropriate sized return envelope. Many of the envelopes being received are simply to small to fit a normal card into". [TNX VK6APK]

QSL VIA EA4AHK ---> The latest update from Francisco is that he is the QSL manager for 5H3FH, EA4RSF, S01RSF, TJ1GS, TJ2RSF, TT8FC, TZ6ASN. QSL via EA4AHK: P.O.Box 10, 28400 Villalba, Madrid, Spain. [TNX EA4AHK].

QSL VIA PA1AW ---> Alex, PA1AW reports that all direct and bureau requests for TL5A and TL0R received until 1 May have been answered. Direct cards for T99KK will be mailed next week, other QSOs will be confirmed via bureau in early June.

QSL VIA UA9AB ---> The latest update from Gene is that he is the QSL manager for 4K6DFT, 4K6FT, 4K8F, EN6Q, EY4AA, RK9AWT, RK9AYY, RP9ATZ, RW9USA, RW9UZZ, RZ9A, RZ9AZA, UA7A, UA0UBG/UA8V, UA9AJ, UA9BA, UA9BA/50, UA9UST, UE9AWA, UE9AZA, UD6DFF, UD6DFT, UD8F, UG/UV3ZZ, UA9AN/UI, UJ8RA, UJ9A, UK7R, UK8AX, UK9AAN, UK9ADT, UL7VV, UN2L, UN4L, UN7LT, UN7VV, UP50V, UT7QF, UW8V/UA0UBG, UW9AR, UZ9AXB, UZ9AYA. He also has the old logs for EA8BYR, K0DEQ, KP4DQ, RH8AD, RH8AY, SV9ANH, UH9HWB, UI8DAF, UI8DAM, UI8DAT, UI8DT, UI8GM, ZL1HS. QSL via UA9AB either direct (Gene Shcumat, P.O.Box 17, Troitsk, Chelyabinskaya obl., 457100 Russia) or through the bureau. [TNX RA3SL and The Daily DX]

VISALIA 2000 ---> Next year's International DX Convention will be held at the Holiday Inn, Visalia on 14-16 April. Make your reservations at 209-651-5000 (they have about 250 rooms and some 100 have been taken). [TNX W3UR]

W3HC ---> Mac, W3HC reports the following: "TA4A cards go direct to W3HC (not direct to Turkey); ZC4AA cards do *not* go to W3HC (I have received about 30 in last week, I believe this guy is a pirate); 9G1NS cards do *not* go to W3HC (never been his manager); CO2OM cards do *not* go to W3HC (was manager until 1990)". ------

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WRTC: Full information about the World Radiosport Team Championship 2000 can is available at http://wrtc2000.bit.si/ [TNX The Daily DX] ------

QSL received via direct: 3A2MD, 3B8/DJ7MI, 4M5I (SA-037), 4U1UN, 5A1A, 6D2X, 6Y2A, 9K2GS, 9H1EL, 9M6AAC, A41KJ, A61AS, C21ZM, C91RF, E30AA, E30LA (AF-038, 080, 081), E30MA (AF-038, 080, 081), E44/JA1UT, FK8GM, FG5GI, FM5GU, FR5ZQ/T, HK0F, HK3JJH/0M, HK0/AA3KX, HP1/F5PAC (NA-072), HP4/F5PAC (NA-088), IC8/IK2PZG (IIA NA-036, 038), IC8/IZ8AMY (IIA 010, 031, 036, 047), J3A, J3/KF8OY,J79WW, J80C, J80K, JA6LCJ/6 (AS-037), JD1/JL1KFR, JY8ZW, JY9QL, KB5GL/5 (NA-168), KG4OX, KG4SD, KG4TO, KL1SLE (NA-040), KP2/IK1EDC, KP3/IK1EDC, KP4/IK1EDC, LX1NJ, LX/DL3BRC, NH4/NH6YK, OD5NJ, P40W, PJ5JP, S21B, S79MX, S79OY, SU1SK, SV9/I4UFH, T32IW, T32LN, T32RT, T32VU, TI4CF, TJ1HP, TO8B, UA0MF, UK9AA, V63YT, VK9CL, VP8CRB, VQ9QM, VU3TOM, WP2Z, XA5T, XX9TRR, ZA0Z (EU-169), ZC4RAF, ZL4IR/P (OC-203), ZX0CW (AN-010), ZX0DX, ZY8M (DIB-023).

QSL cards received via WF5E QSL Service: 4U1UN, 5H3US, 5Z4RL, 9H0A, 9H3DN, AH4/WA6FGV, AH8LG, ET3AA, HC1MD/HC4, FH5CB, FK8HC, FO0GUI, FP5AA, FT5WG, FP/N9PD, KH0AC, KH6CC, P29CC, TL8CK, TY8A, V26K, VK9LX, VP8CRB, VP8CXV, VP8TTY, YS1X. *****************************************************************************

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PERIOD CALL REF till 31/07 2C, 2X and 2W: special prefixes from Wales 415 till 31/07 2S, 2A and 2T: special prefixes from Scotland 415 till 16/05 3A50R: special event station (Monaco) 419 till Jun 3DA0CA: Swaziland 411 till 17/05 6O0X & 6O1Z: Somaliland * by DJ6SI & DJ9ZB 419 till May 9G5HK: Ghana * by DL1IAL 404 till 17/05 9N7UD: Nepal * by K4VUD 413 till 2001 A92GJ: Bahrain (AS-002) * by WH6CXQ 415 till 16/05 ER0ITU: special event station 419 till 16/05 F5JOT/p, F5TBF/p, F5LGQ/p: Brehat island (EU-074) 417 till 17/05 F5KEQ: special event activity 417 till 15/05 F5TYY/p, F6IUI/p, F6BFH/p, F9IE/p: Sein Isl. (EU-068) 418 till August FK8VHU: New Caledonia 401 till early Jun FR5ZQ/G: Glorioso (AF-011) 419 till December FT5WH: Crozet (AF-008) * by F5AGL 401 till December FT5ZJ: Amsterdam Island 399 till 17/05 GM4CHX: Shetland Islands (EU-012) 419 till 31/05 JW4CJA: Bear Island (EU-027) * by LA4CJA 419 till 20/05 OX3LG: Asiaat Island (NA-134) 419 till 15/05 PA/ON4BAM: Ameland Island (EU-038) 411 till 15/05 R3EXPO: special event station 419 till 31/07 SN0APT: special event station (Poland) 417 till 16/05 TM0AR: special event station (France) 418 till 17/05 TM0H: Houat Island (EU-048) * by Fs 419 till 22/05 VQ9DX: Diego Garcia (AF-006) * by AA5DX 419 till Sep 2000 XE1/NP2AQ: Mexico 414 till 27/11 XJ1: special prefix (Nova Scotia, Canada) 401 till 15/08 YS1/KE4LWT: El Salvador 418 15/05-19/05 DJ2MX/p: Fehmarn Island (EU-128) 419 15/05-19/05 TM0AC: special event station (France) 418 15/05-22/05 OZ/DL2RVL and OZ/DL2VFR: Laeso Island (EU-088) 419 15/05-28/05 SV9/GM3YOR: Crete (EU-015) 418 15/05-late Oct VK8PW/p: Arnhem Land 417 15/05 EU Sprint Spring CW Contest *** 16/05-18/05 4U1UN * by SM7PKK/5X1Z and ON6TT/5X1T 419 16/05-19/05 FS/KH0Y: St. Martin (NA-105) * by JA1WSX 419 16/05-23/05 L2, L3, L4: special prefixes (Argentina) 419 16/05-23/05 L75CB: commemorative station * by LU4AA 419 17/05-31/05 8Q: Maldives (AS-013) * by DH5HV 419 17/05 AX3ITU: World Telecommunications Day 417 17/05-19/05 K2OLG: NA-076, NA-085, NA-142 419 17/05-23/05 W1AW/85: special event station 419 17/05-22/05 YO/F6AJA: Romania 419 18/05-02/06 HS0ZCW: Thailand * by K4VUD 410 19/05-13/08 FO/F2HE: Polynesia, Marquesas, Australs 419 19/05-23/05 IA5/I4IOR,IK4GLV,IK4JPR,IK4RUX,IK4THF,IZ4CCO: EU-028 415 19/05-21/05 V4: St. Kitts (NA-014) * by JA1WSX 419 20/05-23/05 UE1QFF: "45th" Isl (RRC Award) * by RA1QQ and others 419 20/05-26/05 MD0BPI: Isle of Man (EU-116) * by N6TQS 419 21/05-24/05 AE4WK: Captiva Island (NA-069) * by G3IZD 419 21/05-25/05 HL0IHQ/2: Paengnyong Island (AS-122) * by HLs 419 21/05-23/05 WF1N and W1DIG: Pot Island, The Thimbles (NA-136) 418 22/05-30/05 3C8XX: Corisco Isl (AF-???) * by TR8XX, TR8CA, TR8SA 417 22/05-24/05 F5KAC/p: Stagadon Island (EU-105) 419 22/05-23/05 WC6DX: Anacapa Island (NA-144) 417 22/05-23/05 ZW5AC: Scout station (Brazil) 419 22/05-23/05 Baltic Contest *** 22/05-23/05 ITU Contest *** 23/05-31/05 CY9RF: St. Paul Island (NA-094) * by Ws 419 23/05-02/06 V73ZZ: Kwajalein (OC-028) * by K7ZZ 419 23/05-03/06 OJ0/K7BV, OH0/K7BV & OH0Z: Market Reef and Aland Is 409 24/05-30/05 SV9: Crete (EU-015) * by OH1KAG/OH9MM & OH3LQK/OH7WW 419 25/05-31/05 N5TJ/KP2 & WP2Z: Virgin Islands (NA-106) 419 28/05-30/05 GB5TI: Treshnish Is (EU-108) * by GM0DEQ,GM0SEI,GM3WIL 419 29/05-30/05 ED8PP: Canary Islands (WPX CW) * by EA3KU 419 29/05-30/05 P3A: Cyprus (WPX CW) 419 29/05-30/05 WH2/N2NL: Guam (OC-026) (WPX CW) 419 29/05-30/05 CQ WPX CW Contest *** 31/05-07/06 MM/W9DC: EU-123, EU-008, IOSA islands 419 May 3D2RK: Fiji (OC-016) * by A35RK 417 May JA6GXK: Danjo Archipelago (AS-056) 418 May-July JY8YB: Jordan * by DL5MBY 418 May ZS8D: Marion Island (AF-021) * by ZS6DE 412 Summer AA2WN/3: Kent Island (NA-140) 419 02/06-16/06 VK8AN/6: Troughton Island (OC-154) 419 04/06-07/06 KL7AK: Nunivak Island (NA-074) 405 05/06-14/06 CY9SS: St. Paul Island (NA-094) * by Ws and VEs 419 05/06-06/06 Fielday IARU Region 1 CW *** 12/06-13/06 II2V * special A. Volta station 407 12/06-13/06 ANARTS RTTY Contest *** 12/06 Portugal Day SSB *** 12/06-13/06 WW South America CW Contest *** 13/06 V DIE Contest *** 19/06-20/06 All Asian CW Contest *** 19/06-20/06 RSGB 1.8 MHz CW Contest *** /EX

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9H - Dieter, DL9GDB is active as 9H3UT from Comino Island, Malta (EU-023) until 3 June. QSL via DL9GDB either direct (Dieter Brachmann, Kolumbusring 56, 18106 Rostock, Germany) or through the bureau (bureau cards can be requested at [email protected]). [TNX DL9GDB] DL - Mirko, DL8ABO will be active as DL8ABO/m from Fehmarn Island (EU-128) between 22 and 24 May. Look or him on 10, 15, 80 and mainly 20 metres, around 14.260 MHz. QSL via DL8ABO either direct (Mirko Holte, Holzmindener Str. 2, D-37547 Kreiensen, Germany) or through the bureau. [TNX DL8ABO] DU - DX1S ("DX Is!") is a new callsign of the Filipinas DX Society. The station will be operated between 28 and 31 May on CW (7005, 14025, 21025, 28025 kHz) and SSB (14195, 21295, 28495 kHz) by DU9RG (Robin), JA1BK (Kan) and OH2BH (Martti). QSL Manager for this special activity is KU9C. [TNX The Daily DX] EA - Special event station EG0FAS will be activated by URE Cartagena on 27 May during the celebration of the Armed Forces Day. QSL via bureau. [TNX EA5GMB] EP - Look for Abdollah, EP2FM (Chairman of the Radio Amateur Society of Iran) to be active on RTTY on Fridays around 2 UTC on 14.085 MHz. He has been active on RTTY for a while thanks to the help and suggestions given by Randy, WX5L. "Abdollah's rig is an old Drake TR-3 that has been in storage for 15 years", Randy reports. "The tubes are weaken and the power supply has some problems. When Abdollah transmits his transmit frequency shifts down 100-200 cycles probably due to voltage sag. Some may think he's operating split or with rit but that's not the case. His receive is usually 150-200 cycles above his transmit". QSL to Abdollah Sadjadian, P.O. Box 16765-1187, Tehran, Iran (WX5L says that "All the mail is opened and the postal employees reap the benefits. Up until now Abdollah has sent cards first but has asked if in the future he could send me a batch at a time and forward them on to help with expenses which I will do. Abdollah still would want to get your QSL"). [TNX WX5L] ER - Special event station ER200P will be active between 24 May and 6 June to celebrate the bicenteneray of Alexandr S. Pushkin. QSL via ER1DA (Valery Metaxa, P.O. Box 9537, Kishinev, MD-2071, Moldova). [TNX ER1CW] F - F5PVF, F5TVG, F6JMT, F8ATS, F4AJQ, F4TTR and F1UHM will be active (SSB, CW and SSTV on 80 metres-23 centimetres) as F6KOP/P from Sein Island (EU-068) between 22 and 27 May. [TNX F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX] F - F5JBR will be signing TM0AI between 23 May and 6 June, CQ WW WPX CW Contest included. [TNX F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX] HC8 - N5KO, N0JK, K9ZO, K1EA, KM3T, K6AW and N6TV will be active (on 10-160 metres) from San Cristobal, Galapagos (SA-004) between 26 May and 2 June. They will participate in the CQ WW WPX CW Contest (Multi-Multi) as HC8N. Before and after the contest activity on 6 metres and RS-13, FO-20, FO-27 and AO-10 satellites is also expected. [TNX N0JK and TNX The Daily DX] HL - Special event station D99XPO is active until 23 May from the World Air Expo in Chongju. QSL via HL3AHQ (P.O.Box 129, Chongju, 360-600, South Korea). [TNX HL3AHQ] /EX S DX@WW $425WW420B 425 DX News #420 [2/4] 22 May 1999 No 420 $425WW420B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

I - Weather permitting IK2DUW (Antonello), IK2GPQ (Michele), IK8PGM (Roberto), IZ2BKW (Angelo) and IW2MVC (Roberto) will be active (on SSB, CW and 6 metres) from Tino Island (EU-083, IIA SP-002) on 23 May. [TNX IK2DUW] OH0 - Dennis, K7BV will depart Market Reef (see OJ0 below) for the Aland Islands (EU-002) [425DXN 409] on 28 May in the morning (OH1VR and/or OH1MM may stay behind to operate in the WPX CW Contest). Dennis will operate (on all bands, WARC included, mainly CW) as OH0/K7BV from the OH0Z super station beginning the evening of 28 May until 4 June. He will participate in the WPX CW Contest as OH0Z. George, K5KG (GeorgeK5KG@aol) will be the Pilot Station. QSL OH0/K7BV via KU9C; QSL OH0Z via OH1EH (Ari Korhonen, Kreetalank. 9 As 1, FIN-29200 Harjavalta, Finland). The DXpedition web site is at http://www.qth.com/k7bv/ [TNX K7BV] OJ0 - Plans are now firm for the Market Reef (EU-053) activity by K7BV (Dennis), OH1VR (Seppo) and OH1MM (Pasi) [425DXN 409]. They will be joined by Lars, OH0RJ and operations are expected to start on 25 May (in their evening, after the antenna work has been completed). Look for OJ0/K7BV (QSL via KU9C), OJ0U (QSL via OH1VR) and/or OJ0/OH1VR (QSL via OH1VR). [TNX K7BV] SM - Special event station 7S5F is active until 31 December to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Falu Radioklubb. QSL via SK4AO. [TNX DX News Sheet] SV - Jenci, HA5FA will be active as SV8/HA5FA/P from Kerkira (Corfu) Island (EU-052) between 27 May and 2 June. QSL via HA5FA through the bureau. [TNX HA5COK] TK - OE3GEA (Gerhard), OE5MKM (Hubert), OE5MRP (Roman) and OE5OHO (Oliver) will be active as TK/OE5XVL from Corsica (EU-014) between 20 and 25 May. They will operate on all bands, except 6 metres, mainly on CW with some SSB. They plan to be active during the CQ WW WPX CW Contest as well. QSL via bureau to OE5XVL or direct to OE5OHO. [TNX OE5OHO]. TN - Francois, TN2FB will be active until 24 May, but he plans to return to Congo later this year. QSL via F3FB. [TNX The Daily DX] V2 - Brian, N3OC/V26OC and Darrell, AB2E/V26E will be active from Antigua (NA-100) between 26 and 31 May. They will participate (Multi-Single) in the CQ WW WPX CW Contest (29-30 May) as V26E from the V26B contest site. QSL V26OC via N3OC, QSL V26E via AB2E. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] V5 - Pierre, HB9QQ will be active (CW and SSB) as V5/HB9QQ between 28 May and 6 June. Look for him on or around 14.010, 14.345, 18.080, 18.140, 24.910, 24.940, 28.010 and 28.420 MHz mainly in his morning and evening hours. QSL via HB9QQ. [TNX HB9PL] V6 - The DX News Sheet reports that Sam, V63KU is expected to go QRT from Truk (OC-011), Micronesia by the end of June. QSL to JA6NL via JARL bureau. VE - Andy, VE9DX will be active as XJ9DX starting at 00.00 UTC on 22 May for a period of two weeks. He will participate in the CQ WW WPX CW Contest. Any amateur in Saint John, New Brunswick will be able to use this prefix to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the police force. [TNX VE9DX and DX News Sheet] VP5 - George, N2GA and Diane, K2DO will be active as VP5/N2GA (QSL via N2GA) and VP5/K2DO (QSL via K2DO) from Providenciales, Caicos (NA-002) between 24 May and 1 June. They will participate in the CQ WW WPX CW Contest (29-30 May) as VP5GA, Multi-Single (QSL via N2GA). [TNX OPDX Bulletin] VQ9 - Ron, VQ9DX/AA5DX confirmed that he will be going QRT from Chagos [425DXN 419] on 26 May. He will try to be active as much as possible on CW, WARC bands and 160 metres before he leaves. QSL via AA5DX. [TNX NE8Z] /EX S DX@WW $425WW420C 425 DX News #420 [3/4] 22 May 1999 No 420 $425WW420C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

EP/RA6LGM ---> Latest reports from Russia indicate that this station, who has been quite active recently asking QSL via RV6LAH, is most likely to be a pirate. It should also be noted that Abdollah, EP2FM has been told by the Iranian licencing authorities that "No station RA6 or any other foreign has been licensed to operate from Iran". [TNX UA9AR and The Daily DX]

GEORGIA ---> Omari, 4L5O reports that there are two autonomous republics within Georgia: Abkhazia (ex UF6V) with the prefix 4L1-4L0 followed by a suffix beginning with the letter V, and Adjara (ex UF6Q) with the prefix 4L1-4L0 followed by a prefix beginning with the letter Q. For further information please contact Omari at [email protected] [TNX 4L5O]

IREF ---> Michael Crownover, AB5EB has recently announced the establishment of the Island Radio Expedition Foundation (IREF Inc.). This is the first organization whose sole purpose is to raise funds to help activate unnumbered and rare island groups counting for the RSGB IOTA Award Programme. IREF will have board members of IOTA enthusiasts from all over the world. The four current officers - namely Buzz Jehle (N5UR), Buzz Loeschman (N5FTR), Mike Crownover (AD5A) and Michael Crownover (AB5EB) - will select seven directors. Any questions or comments regarding IREF Inc. should be directed to [email protected] [TNX AD5A and Islands On The Web]

QSL CQ2S ---> Vic, CT1AXS reports the cards for the CQ2S operation (24-25 April) will be ready at the end of May. QSL via CT1AXS (SSB) and CT1FMX (CW and RTTY). Logs are available at http://www.qsl.net/c1taxs

QSL EZ8CQ ---> Alex, EZ8CQ reports a "big percentage" of envelopes with direct requests get "lost" in the mail or arrive "opened". He asks DXers not to use his P.O. Box in Ashgabat, but to send their cards direct to W0FS (USA and Japan only) or I2JSB (others). If you want to arrange a sked with Alex, please contact him at [email protected] [TNX EZ8CQ]

QSL OD5NJ ---> Alfeo, I1HJT reports that Gaby, OD5NJ has slowed down the processing of direct/bureau QSLs for several months as he had almost run out of cards. Recently Alfeo gave Gaby some 8,000 new cards, which will enable him to start replying again. Please note that Gaby says that postage from Lebanon is more than 1.4 US$ and IRCs are not accepted by the Post Office. In the next few weeks Alfeo will mail from Italy some 100 envelopes with direct replies he took from Gaby.

QSL S21R ---> Larry, N4VA reports he has the logs from 28 June 1996 until 9 October 1998. QSL to Larry Vogt, P.O. Box 12, Springfield, VA 22150, USA. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]

QSL WL7KY ---> Now cards for Chris, WL7KY should be sent via NU4N (David W. Tucker, 1500 Massac Church Rd, Paducah, KY 42001, USA). Please note that WL7KY is still the QSL manager for KL1SLE.

QSL YS1/KE4LWT ---> If you work Jack between now and 1 July, please send your card to Jack R. Smith, Unit 3105, JTF New Hope, APO AA 34023, USA. After 1 July, send your card to home call either direct or through the W4 bureau. [TNX The Daily DX]

QSL Z21AD ---> LW4DX/LU3EEQ (Norberto Barrabes, Gallo 889, Lomas de Zamora, 1832 Buenos Aires, Argentina) has recovered the logs for contacs made by this station between 27 January and 21 September 1982. [TNX LW4DX]

+ SILENT KEYS + Claudio, ET3VSC reports the sad news of the death of Rolf Svensson, ET3RS/SM7DOJ in Addis Abeba on 8 May. QRZ-DX reports Donald L. Stoner, W6TNS ("the idea man behind Project OSCAR in 1960") died on 4 May at the age of 67.

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FO0 (LOGS): Logs for FO0AWI (Marquesas, January 1999) and FO0AWI (Australs, February 1999) are now online at http://dx.qsl.net/logs [TNX N6RT] IRC #CQDX: The new home page of the IRC #CQDX Chat channel (with realtime spots from DX Summit) is now http://dx.qsl.net/cqdx (the new page includes a java based IRC applet which you can try out if you have been curious about #CQDX, but did not want to download and install any software). [TNX N6RT] LIGHTHOUSES: The web page for the Lighthouse Special Events (National and International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekends) has been updated with many more participating lighthouse/ship locations from around the world. The web site can be found at www.waterw.com/~weidner/ld.htm [TNX K2JXW] WWSA: The WWSA CW Contest will take place on the first weekend of June. The new rules can be found at http://www.cwdf.com.br [TNX PT2NP] /EX S DX@WW $425WW420D 425 DX News #420 [4/4] 22 May 1999 No 420 $425WW420D ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* QSL INFO ******** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

======CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER ======2C0WGK GW4LFO DL1DA/HI8 DL1DA TA4A W3HC 2C3KJN GW3KJN E21EJC HS1CKC TK/DL8NBH DL8NBH 2C4OFQ GW4OFQ EK6LP IK2DUW TM0AR F5TJC 2C4PXQ GW4PXQ EK6TA DJ0MCZ TM5EUR F5EMN 2S0AZC GM0AZC EL2WW ON5NT UA0AOZ K1WY 2S0KWL GM0KWL EN6Q UA9AB UA0QBA EV6A 2S0NTL GM0NTL EO5FI UX3FW UA0UBG/UA8V UA9AB 2S2MP GM2NP ER50CE ER1DA UA7A UA9AB 2S3JDR GM3JDR ER9V ER1DA UA9AJ UA9AB 2S4JPZ GM4JPZ EU1TT WF5E UA9AN/UI UA9AB 3B8/DL9NCW DL9NCW EY4AA UA9AB UA9BA UA9AB 3W7TK OK1HWB FG5FR F6FNU UA9BA/50 UA9AB 4K54V 4J9RI FK8VHT F6AJA UA9UST UA9AB 4K6DFT UA9AB FR/5R8GF TK5BP UD6DFF UA9AB 4K6FT UA9AB GB2FIO GM0AXY UD8F UA9AB 4K8F UA9AB HL1/JI1EFP JQ1NGJ UE6AAF UA6AF 4K9W DL6KVA II2V I2ARN UE9AWA UA9AB 4L4MM ON4CFI JW4CJA LA4CJA UE9AZA UA9AB 4S7TZG ON6TZ JW5NM LA5NM UG/UV3ZZ UA9AB 5N0MSV OK1JR JY9QJ DL5MBY UJ8RA UA9AB 5R8DL JH8YZB K5KWG/UN7 Z32KV UJ9A UA9AB 5R8FU SM0DJZ KP4BZ KZ0C UK7R UA9AB 5X1GS WB2YQH L21DK LU1DK UK8AX UA9AB 6O0X DJ6SI L22JCW LU2JCW UK9AAN UA9AB 6O1Z DJ9ZB L24AAV LU4AAV UK9ADT UA9AB 6W2/ON4QM ON4QM L25FCI LU5FCI UL7VV UA9AB 7Q7HB G0IAS L27DCE LU7DCE UN2L UA9AB 7Q7RM G0IAS L27EC LU7EC UN4L UA9AB 7S5F SK4AD L28EEM LU8EEM UN54P UN5PR 8J1RL JARL L38EZU LW8EZU UN7LT UA9AB 9H3WC ON4CCC OJ0VR OH1VR UN7VV UA9AB 9H3ZQ DF7JP OX3LG OZ1PIF UP50V UA9AB 9M8RC 9M8MA R1AND RW1AI UT7QF UA9AB 9N7UD K4VUD R1FJL UA3AGS UW8V/UA0UBG UA9AB 9N7WU JA8MWU R3EXPO UA3AA UW9AR UA9AB 9V1BG JL1MWI RK9AWT UA9AB UZ9AXB UA9AB A22EW KB2MS RK9AYY UA9AB UZ9AYA UA9AB A25/G3HCT G3HCT RP6Y RA6AX VP5/K7JI K7JI A45XM A47RS RP9ATZ UA9AB VP5JM W3HNK A61AP IK7JTF RW9USA UA9AB VQ9DX AA5DX A92FZ W3HC RW9UZZ UA9AB XA5T N5TU A92GJ N1SHM RX1CQ/1 RA1ZM XU7AAO JE1BQE BA4TB 9A2AJ RZ9A UA9AB XX9JUV XX9AU CE0ZAM CE3ESS RZ9AZA UA9AB XX9TRR N6XJ CN8NK EA5XX S21YH 7M4PTE YO99JP YO3AMM CQ6C DJ0MW SN0FPC SP3KHJ YT0C YU7AB DJ4IJ/HH2 DJ4IJ T93Y W6MD Z32XX NN6C DJ4IJ/HI8 DJ4IJ T94KU YO3JW ZF2CU W5CU DL1DA/HH2 DL1DA TA3DD KB2MS ------

BI5D P.O. Box 1713, Guangzhou city 510600, People's Republic of China CE0ZIS Eliazar Pizarro Rojas, Box 1, Juan Fernandez Island, Chile ER1DA Valery Metaxa, P.O. Box 9537, Kishinev, MD-2071, Moldova ER3DX Anatoly Nimirsky, P.O. Box 9, Rybnitsa-4, MD-5504, Moldova EX8MAN Nick, Box 947, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan EZ8AZ Alexander O. Redzhepkuliev, P.O. Box 6, Ashkhabad 744005, Turkmenistan HK3DDD Edilberto Rojas Mosquera, P.O. Box 170151, Bogota, Colombia LU4AAV Horacio Cilmi "Hoc", Navarro 5078, 1419 Buenos Aires, Argentina LU7EC Lucas Mariano Elichagaray, C.P. 2703, Carabelas, Buenos Aires, Argentina N1SHM Larry L. Laflamme, 474 Second Avenue, Berlin, NH 03570, USA N5TU Earl Morse, 33626 Comanche Trail, Magnolia, TX 77355, USA OK1JR Stan Matejicek, Moskevska 1464, 101 00 Praha 10, Czech Republic OZ1PIF Peter Frenning, Ternevej 23, DK-4130 Viby Sj., Denmark UN5PR Romeo Y. Loparev, P.O. Box 73, Temirtau 472300, Republic of Kazakhstan UA9AB Gene Shcumat, P.O.Box 17, Troitsk, Chelyabinskaya obl., 457100 Russia UX3FW Yurij Kucherenko, P.O.Box 60, Izmail-centre, 272630 Ukraine VE3HO Garth Hamilton, P.O. Box 1156, Fonthill, Ontario, L0S-1E0 Canada YO3JW Fenyo Stefan, P.O.Box 19-43, RO-74400 Bucuresti, Romania *****************************************************************************

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3C0 - Tony Galiana, EA5BY reports that "plans are now at an advanced stage for the early September 99 DXpedition to Annobon Island. All the necessary permissions have been obtained, transport arranged and the logistics needed to put together an operation from this rare new one. The team will be joined by a PTT representative and will leave a complete station on the island". 3C1GS (Ramon), 3C1RV (Roberto), EA5BYP (Elmo) and EA5YN (Vicente) will be active on all modes and bands as 3C0R for around ten days. More information will follow and will be available on either http://web.jet.es/lynx (Lynx DX Group) and http://www.multimania.com/cdxc/ (Clipperton DX Club) 3W - Karl, W9XK will be active (on 15 and 20 metres CW and SSB) as 3W6XK from Vietnam between 1 June and 20 July. QSL via W9XK. [TNX The Daily DX] BY - The Nanjing Agricultural University will operate special event station BT99WED between 1 and 30 June to celebrate the World Environment Day. QSL via F6FNU. [TNX BD5RV] CN - Ben, DL6FBL/CN8WW has been in Morocco since early this week. He will participate in the CQ WW WPX CW Contest (SOAB) and return to Germany on 1 June. QSL via DL6FBL. After this activity all of his logs will be merged and he will confirm all the contacts made (October-December 1998, March-April 1999 and May 1999). Ben's web site is at http://www.boc.de/dl6fbl [TNX DL6FBL] CX - Special station CW40CCC will be active (on 160-6 metres, with an emphasis on the WARC bands CW and SSB) between 13 and 20 June to celebrate the 40th anniversary fo the Centro Radio Aficionados Montevideo. QSL via P.O. Box 6000, Montevideo 11000, Uruguay. [TNX CX2AM] CY9 - Reports indicate that the CY9RF DXpedition to St. Paul Island (23-31 May) [425DXN 419] has experienced some unexpected problems. Now it seems that only two operators (K8RF and K4LT) will make the trip. [TNX The Daily DX] ER - ER1OO, ER1CN, ER3DW, ER3DX, ER3PW, ER3OO, ER3ZZ and club station ER3R of MMZ-Rybnitsa will be /p between 2 and 6 June (including IARU 1 Field Day). They will operate (SSB and CW) on all bands, WARC and 6 metres included, and via satellite RS-13 WWL KN47GS. QSL ER3R/p via ER3DX either direct (Box 9, Rybnitsa-4, MD-5504, Moldova) or through the bureau; other stations QSL via home call. [TNX ER3DX] F - F6ELE (Didier), F6HKA (Hubert) and F8BPN (Mauricette) will be /p from Tombelaine Island (EU-156) between 5 and 15 UTC on 30 May. [TNX F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX] F - Club station F6KFI will be active as TM6ACO on 7-13 June for the 24h of Le Mans car race. QSL via F6KFI (F6KFI, ARAS 72, P.O. Box 88, 72002 Le Mans, France). [TNX F-15452] F - Special station TM5EUR will be active (mainly CW on all bands) on 12-13 June from the geographical centre of "Euroland" located in Blancafort. QSL via F5IAE. Further information is available at http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/HURTYMichel/page4.html [TNX F5IAE]. F - Gianpi, IK1TTD will be active from Porquerolles Island (EU-070) on 10 and 11 July. QSL via home call either direct or through the bureau. [TNX IK1TTD] F - Marc, ON5FP and Kristof, ON6NN will be active from several EU-032 islands (namely Oleron DIFM AT-025, Re AT-022, Aix AT-023 and Fort Enet AT-031) between 21 July and 4 August, IOTA Contest included. They also plan to operate from Madame (AT-024) and Fort Louvois (AT-035), which do not count for IOTA. QSL via ON4ADN either direct (Geert Decru, St Laurentiusstraat 18, 8710 Wielsbeke, Belgium) or through the bureau. [TNX ON5FP] FO_mar - Alain, F2HE arrived in Tahiti, French Polynesia on 20 May [425DXN 419] and received the call FO0CLA. He expected to move to Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands (OC-027) on 23 May, and plans are to operate from there for about one month. QSL via F6LQJ (Bruno Descat, 106 la Prairie, 33230 Saint-Medard-de-Guizieres, France). [TNX The Daily DX] GM - Jeff, G3LWN will be active as 2S0PNS from the island of Pabay (EU-008, IOSA NH11) between 1 and 4 June. Pabay Island issues its own stamps and a special 2S0PNS stamp will be available. QSL via home call. [TNX DX News Sheet] /EX S DX@WW $425WW421B 425 DX News #421 [2/5] 29 May 1999 No 421 BID: $425WW421B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

HL - Yuki, JI6KVR and Choi, HL5FUA plan to be active (SSB and CW) from Ullung Island (AS-045) between 17 and 21 June. [TNX JI6KVR] HR - Look for Al, K3VN to be active from Honduras during the next week. He will be there for about one week on business and he plans to be on the WARC and low bands depending upon equipment and antennas available. QSL via K3VN. [TNX K4QD] HS - The Daily DX reports that Thai authorities have authorized amateurs from Thailand to operate on 80 and 160 metres during any contests from 27 March to 31 December 1999. I - Aretusa DX Team members IT9HLR, IT9AXZ, IT9YRE and IT9WDY plan to be active (on 10-80 metres CW and SSB) from Isola dei Porri (EU-166, IIA RG-001) in June. The actual date depends on weather and sea conditions. The Team's web sites are at http://listen.to/adxt and http://www.qsl.net/adxt [TNX IT9HLR] I - IK1QBT (Tony), IK1ZOZ (Nino) and IK1OXF (Alex) will be /p from Gallinara Island (EU-083, IIA SV-001) on 5 and 6 June. They will be active (also on WARC bands) with two stations on CW and SSB, with some activity on VHF/UHF and 6 metres. QSL via home calls, either direct or through the bureau. [TNX IK1QBT] I - Special event station IR6CGC (Italy Roberto 6 Clemens Galletti de Cadhillac) will be active on 4-5 June (see W2WSC below). I - Operators from ARI Taranto will be active (on 10-80 metres CW, SSB and RTTY), possibly as IQ7T, from the lighthouse at Capo San Vito on 25-27 June. QSL via IK7AFM either direct or through the bureau. [TNX IK7AFM] J3 - Chip, W1AIM will be active (on 6-20 metres, with an emphasis on 12 and 17 metres) as J3/W1AIM from Grenada (NA-024) between 27 May and 2 June. QSL via home call. [TNX The Daily DX] JA - Look for JE4CIL/4 and JI3DST/4 to be active (on 80, 40, 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10 metres SSB and CW) from Oki Archipelago (AS-041) between 8 UTC on 4 June and 22 UTC on the 6th. QSL via JE4CIL (P.O. Box 3, Hamamura, Ketara-Cho, Ketaka-Gun, Tottori, 689-0331 Japan) and JI3DST (Takeshi Funaki, 2-18-26 Hannan-Cho, Abeno-Ku, Osaka-City, Osaka, 545-0021 Japan). [TNX JI3DST] JA - Yamato Amateur Radio Club members JJ1EQW (Jun), JA3MCA (Kaoru) and JA0KNM (Aru) will be /JR6 from Ishigakijima, Yaeyama Islands (AS-024) between 6 UTC on 4 June and 23 UTC on the 6th. They will be active on 10-40 metres SSB and CW. QSL via homecalls, either through the bureau or direct to JJ1EQW (Junichi Sato, 6-1-9-2 Turumaki, Tama, 206-0034 Japan), JA3MCA (Kaoru Tachibana, 1-7-5-403 Tukimino, Yamato, 242-0002 Japan), JA0KNM (Seiich Aruga, 546-7 Shimoturuma, Yamato, 242-0001 Japan). [TNX JA1ELY] KH2 - Seiji, JH6RTO will be active (on 40-6 metres) as AH2/AH0R from Guam (OC-026) between 3 and 6 June. QSL via JH6RTO (Seiji Fukushima, Hase 1182-2506, Atsugi 243-0036, Japan). [TNX The Daily DX] PY - An operation is being planned to take place on 29-30 May from the lighthouse of Calcanhar (DFB-04). Look for ZV7ZZ to be active on 10-80 metres SSB and CW. QSL via PS7ZZ (Francisco Edvaldo P. de Freitas, Av. Sao Miguel dos Caribes 31, Pirangi II, 59086-500 Natal-RN, Brazil). [TNX PS7ZZ] PY - Look for PT7BZ/PY7, PT7WA/PY7, PY7XC/7, PY7ZY/7 and PY7ZZ/7 to be active (10-40 metres CW and SSB) from Itamaraca Island (SA-046) between 3 and 6 June. QSL via home calls. (PT7BZ's correct P.O. Box is 88 and PY7XC's correct address is Rua Dhalia 228 apto. 401, Recife, PE 51020-290, Brazil). [TNX PT7WA] PY - Pedro, PP5SZ reports that a group of PY5 operators is expected to operate as PR59B from Mel Island (SA-047) between 3 and 7 June. QSL via PP5LL (Jayme Lira, P.O. Box 08, 88010-970 Florianopolis - SC, Brazil). S9 - Hardy, DC8TS/KC2DMA will be on Sao Tome on 31 May and hopes to get a licence to operate on the satellites. If he succeeds, he will be active from 16.00 to 20.00 UTC as this is not intended to be a DXpedition. QSL via DC8TS. [TNX DC8TS] SM - Gellivare/Malmberget Amateur Radio Club members will be active (10-160 metres and RS12) as 7S2TP from Laponia on 4-6 June. QSL via bureau or direct to GEMARK, P.O. Box 64, SE-983 22 Malmberget, Sweden. For further visit http://www.gellivare.se/radio [TNX SM2KAL] SV - Carl, GW0VSW will be active as SV8/GW0VSW from Zakintos Island (EU-052) between 1 and 12 June. [TNX The Daily DX] SV - Phil, G3SWH will be active (10-40 metres CW) as SV8/G3SWH from Mykonos Island (EU-067) between 16 and 23 June). QSL via home call. [TNX DX News Sheet] SV5 - Fred, SM7DAY will be active (on CW QRP) as SV5/SM7DAY from Kalymnos Island (EU-001) between 29 May and 18 June. QSL via home call. [TNX DX News Sheet] TK - Bert, PA3GIO plans to be active as TK/PA3GIO/p from Lavezzi Island (EU-164, DIFM TK-011) between 3 and 7 June and from Grande Sanguinaire (EU-104, DIFM TK-002) between 9 and 12 June. Some activity as TK/PA3GIO/m or /p from Corsica (EU-014) is also expected. QSL via home call. [TNX PA3GIO] UA - Special event stations UE4NNN (QSL via RW4NM), UE4NMM and others will be active between 1 and 30 June to celebrate the 625th anniversary of the town of Viatka, Russia. A diploma is available, look for the details at http://www.qsl.net/ue4nnn/diploma [TNX RW4NM] UA - Special event station R200AP will be active on all bands and modes between 5 and 7 June to celebrate the bicentenary of Alexander Pushkin. QSL via RA1WZ either direct (Al Trubchaninov, Rizhskij pr. 51-104, 180016 Pskov, Russia) or through the bureau. [TNX RA1WZ] /EX S DX@WW $425WW421C 425 DX News #421 [3/5] 29 May 1999 No 421 BID: $425WW421C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

UA - Alex, UA0ZY and other operators from the Kamchatka DX-Group are planning an IOTA trip to several islands in the Kuril group (AS-025). They also hope to operate from an island located in the unnumbered Kamchatka Oblast/Sea of Okhotsk Coast group. The trip is scheduled to take place in July. Further details are expected in due time. [TNX UA0ZY] V4 - Steve, G4JVG will be active from NA-104 (St. Kitts & Nevis) between 4 and 18 June while on holiday. He plans to operate on 10-40 metres SSB, including WARC and possibly 80 metres. Callsign to be issued upon arrival. QSL via home call. [TNX DX News Sheet] VE - Tesla Radio Club member Yuri, VE1BY/K3BU will operate special event station VA1A on 160 metres on 29-30 May during the CQ WW WPX Contest. The operation is to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the first powered flight in Canada by the Silver Dart, flown off the ice at Baddeck, Nova Scotia. QSL via K3BU (P.O. Box 282, Pine Brook, NJ 07058, USA). [TNX K3BU] VE - Hew, VA3HU will be active as VX3HU between 1 and 30 June as VE3 and VA3 operators are authorised to use CF3 and VX3 to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Air Force. [TNX VA3HU] VE - Once again Louis, VE2BQB will be active (on all bands CW and SBB) from Baffin Island (NA-047, Zone 2) from June until December. He used to operate as VE8TA, but since Baffin is now part of the new Nunavut Territory, he will use VY0TA. QSL via VE2BQB either direct or through the bureau. [TNX VE2BQB] VE - Jeff, VA3JFF will be active from two Canadian islands - namely Bobcaygeon (C.IS.A. ON-149, from around 17 UTC) and Buckeye Centre (C.IS.A. ON-NEW, from around 18 UTC) - on 5 June. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] VP2E - Jim, WB2REM will be active as VP2EREM (yes, Echo Radio Echo Mike) from Anguilla (NA-022) between 28 June and 8 July. Operation will be on both CW and SSB mainly on 10, 15 and 20 metres. QSL via WB2REM. [TNX WB2REM] W - Howie, K1VSJ will be active from Martha's Vineyard (NA-046) between 28 May and August. He plans to participate in the IOTA Contest. QSL via home call. [TNX DX News Sheet] W - The Old Barney ARC and the Tuckerton Wireless ARC announce a special event operation to honour the early radio pioneer Roberto Clemens Galletti de Cadhillac on what would be his 120th birthday. Look for W2WSC to be active (14.290, 21.390, 28.490 MHz) from the Tuckerton Historical Society Museum between 14 and 22 UTC on 5 June. QSL via W2WSC (Tuckerton Wireless Amateur Radio Club, P.O. Box 531, Tuckerton, NJ 08087, USA). More information on http://www.qsl.net/n2ob/announce.htm [TNX N2OO] XV - Rolf, SM5MX is active as XV7SW from Hanoi, Vietnam until 5 June. He will participate in the CQ WW WPX CW Contest. He is now the only remaining XV7 on CW. QSL via SM3CXS. [TNX SM5MX] ZS8 - Deryck Yelverton, ZS8D/ZS6DE [425DXN 412] is on Marion Island but "the key has been quiet as I have been very busy", he reports. [TNX The Daily DX]

CQ WW WPX CW ---> The following are expected to participate in the Contest: - Jun, JH4RHF as 4U1VIC from the Vienna International Amateur Radio Club station (it counts for Austria for DXCC). [TNX The Daily DX] - Abubaker, 5A1A as Single Operator Single Band (10 metres). [TNX The Daily DX] - Joergen, OZ8AE ss 5P1ER from the European Radiocommunication Office in Copenhagen. QSL automatically via bureau. [TNX OZ8AE] - N6TJ as AM8ZS. QSL via VE3HO. [TNX EA8ZS] - Pertti, OH2PM from the BY1DX station in Beijing. QSL via OH2BH. [TNX The Daily DX] - Juan Carlos, CO8TW as Single Operator Single Band (10 metres) Low Power. QSL to Juan Carlos Veranes Ferrer, P.O. Box 8, Santiago de Cuba 90100, Cuba. [TNX CO8TW] - Martin, CT3KN from Madeira Island (AF-014). QSL via either direct or through the bureau to CS3MAD. [TNX CT3KN] - K9AW/DU6 (All Band High Power) from Negros Island (OC-129). QSL via WF5T. [TNX K9AW] - Kreso, 9A4KK as EA8/9A4KK from Canary Islands (AF-004) on 10 metres. QSL via home call. [TNX 9A4KK] - Tony, IK1QBT and the Western Riviera DX team as II1R. The new QSL route is via I1NVU either direct (Claudio Di Pietro, Via G. Galilei 424/10, 18038 Sanremo - IM, Italy) or through the bureau. [TNX IK1QBT] - Vin, I7PXV as IU7X. QSL via home call. [TNX I7PXV] - Alex, PY1KS as PW1S (All Band Low Power). QSL via PY1KS either direct (P.O.Box 18123, Rio de Janeiro-RJ, 20722-970 Brazil) or through the bureau. [TNX PY1KS] - VY0RAC from Nunavut, Canada's newest territory. [TNX The Daily DX] - Rob, ND3A as WH7Q (SOAB) from Maui, Hawaiian Islands (OC-019) [TNX The Daily DX] /EX S DX@WW $425WW421D 425 DX News #421 [4/5] 29 May 1999 No 421 BID: $425WW421D ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

6 METRES ---> Andy Lillevars, ES2NA reports the following stations from Estonia are now active on the band: ES1AJ, ES1CW, ES1II, ES1MW, ES1RF/3, ES2NA, ES2QH, ES2QN, ES2RJ, ES2WX, ES3BR, ES4NG, ES6PZ, ES0HD.

P3A AWARD ---> It is issued for contacts made on different bands with P3A in contest starting on 1 January 1999. For further information please contact the Award Manager Alex Vedernikov, UA9YAB (P.O.Box 120, Biysk, Altajskij kraj 659300, Russia) at [email protected] [TNX UA9YAB]

PIRATE ---> A station signing T22QO was active on 23 May around 18 UTC (15 metres CW) and gave QSL via K7ZO, but Scott (K7ZO) knows nothing about this operation. [TNX DL6KVA]

QSL BUREAU ---> Effective 1 June 1999 the new address of the KH6 QSL Bureau is P.O. Box 860788, Wahiawa, HI 96786-0788, USA. [TNX The Daily DX]

QSL 8P6AW ---> The QSL route for 8P6AW is *not* via WB4RRK or K1XN. John, K1XN suggests that requests for this club station should be sent to the Amateur Radio Society of Barbados, Box 814-E, Saint Michael, Barbados. [TNX John K1XN and The Golist]

QSL EK ---> Giancarlo, IK7WUJ has received his direct card from EK4JJ (Serge K. Mnatsakanyan, 9A/33, 2 Norki Massiv, Yerevan 375062, Armenia), who states he QSLs 100% when sufficient return postage is provided. He says current postal rates in Armenia are very expensive, which means 2 IRCs or 2 green stamps (at least for Italy).

QSL EZ8CW ---> Please note he has *no* QSL manager, cards should be sent direct only.

QSL UN ---> Nick, UN7JX says he is used to replying to QSL requests within 24 hours from receipt. If you have not received your card after three months, it is most likely because of the known "problems" with the postal service. Now Nick wants to bring an action against the post office: "I need some kind of document that proves that your letters never made it to their intended address. If you have some way of obtaining some kind of receipt, stamp or registration that proves you sent a letter, this would be excellent. FAX: (7-3232) 475866, E-mail: [email protected]" [TNX UN5J]

QSL YU ---> Ed, YZ7ED reports that YU amateurs have not been able to get any QSL for one month, as both "the QSL Bureau and the Post Office do not work" because of the war.

QSL ZV0SB & ZV0SW ---> Paulo, PT2NP reports QSL manager PT2GTI (Roberto Stuckert, P.O. Box 09647, 70001-970, Brasilia/DF, Brazil) has started sending out the cards for ZV0SB and ZV0SW (March 1999 DXpedition to St. Peter and St. Paul Archipelago).

QSL VIA LY1FF ---> Law, LY1FF reports he is the QSL for 4L8T *only*. Cards for LY8X [425DXN 418] go via LY1BZB *only*.

QSL VIA NE8Z ---> Rick is the *new* QSL manager for HC1OT, HD1OT, HC1OT/HC8 and HD9OT. The old QSL manager (K8ZZ) will give Rick the cards sent to him in error. [TNX NE8Z]

QSL NOT VIA KA7NOC ---> Steve Hurst, KA7NOC has received cards for this station over the last five years, but he is *not* the QSL Manager for YU1OJ. He *was* the QSL manager for YU1PJ several yers ago, but he has not heard from Zoran since the early '90s. For further information please visit http://www.magiclink.com/web/shurst [TNX K1XN and The Golist] ------

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LOGS (JW): JW9PJA logs for all operations through 1 March 1999 are now online at http://dx.qsl.net/logs [TNX N6RT] LOGS (VQ9): VQ9CV logs through 13 May are now available at http://dx.qsl.net/logs [TNX N6RT] ------

QSL received via direct: 3B8CF, 3DA5A, 3D2DK, 4KA5CW, 4U1UN, 5A1A, 5T5WW, 5Z4LI (AF-040), 6D2X, 6V6U, 6W6JX, 6Y2A (via WA4WTG), 7P8RP, 9M6CT, 9V1BG, 9V1RH, AP2NK, BV9AYA (AS-103), DU8ARK (OC-119 - via I2YDX), E30LA (AF-038, 080, 081 - via I2YDX); E30MA (AF-038, 080, 081 - via IK2WXZ), E41/OK1DTP, E44DX (via OH2BN), E44/HA1AG, EA9EA, EL2WW, EM1KA, ER1OA, EZ8CW, FO0EEN, FO0SIL, FO0SUC (OC-152 - via F5JJW), FT5ZH, H44NC (OC-119), H76C (NA-212 - via HR1RMG), HK3JJH/0M, HK3JJH/4 (SA-084), HK0/AA3KX, HK0/WB4ZNH, HP3XBH (via W4WX ex WT4K), HP4/F5PAC (NA-088), HS0ZAR, HS0/G4JMB, JD1BIY, KG4TO (via N4TO), KG4OX (via W4OX), KG4ZK (via W4ZYT), KH8/N5OLS, KL7/NO7F (NA-059 - via K8NA), JD1AMA, JH6TYD (AS-040), OJ0VR, P29WK, RA0FF (via N6FF), SV2ASP/A, T20FW, TF3DX, TR8IG, TY1JG (via DK8ZD), UA9QMU, V63HO, V63KU, V73UB, V85AA, VK6EWI (OC-170), VP2MDY, XUF2B (via N4JR), XU7AAN, XZ1N, YB0DX, YK1AO, ZC4ATC, ZL7DK (via DK7YY). *****************************************************************************

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PERIOD CALL REF till 31/07 2C, 2X and 2W: special prefixes from Wales 415 till 31/07 2S, 2A and 2T: special prefixes from Scotland 415 till 30/05 3C2JJ: Corisco Isl (AF-082) * by TR8XX, TR8CA, TR8SA 417 till Jun 3DA0CA: Swaziland 411 till 31/05 8Q7EM: Maldives (AS-013) * by DH5HV 419 till 03/06 9H3UT, Comino Island, Malta (EU-023) * by DL9GDB 420 till 31/05 CN8WW: Morocco * by DL6FBL 421 till 31/05 CY9RF: St. Paul Island (NA-094) * by Ws 421 till 06/06 ER200P: special event station (Moldova) 420 till August FK8VHU: New Caledonia 401 till 23/06 FO0CLA: Marquesas (OC-027) * by F2HE 421 till early Jun FR5ZQ/G: Glorioso (AF-011) 419 till December FT5WH: Crozet (AF-008) * by F5AGL 401 till December FT5ZJ: Amsterdam Island 399 till 02/06 HC8 (HC8N): Galapagos * by Ws 420 till 31/05 JW4CJA: Bear Island (EU-027) * by LA4CJA 419 till July JY8YB: Jordan * by DL5MBY 418 till 31/05 N5TJ/KP2 & WP2Z: Virgin Islands (NA-106) 419 till 31/07 SN0APT: special event station (Poland) 417 till 30/05 SV9: Crete (EU-015) * by OH1KAG/OH9MM & OH3LQK/OH7WW 419 till 06/06 TM0AIN * by F5JBR 420 till 31/05 V26OC & V26E: Antigua (NA-100) * by N3OC & AB2E 420 till 02/06 V73ZZ: Kwajalein (OC-028) * by K7ZZ 419 till 01/06 VP5/N2GA, VP5/K2DO, VP5GA: Caicos Is (NA-002) 420 till 27/11 XJ1: special prefix (Nova Scotia, Canada) 401 till 06/06 XJ9: special preix from Saint John, NB (Canada) 420 till 05/06 XV7SW: Vietnam * by SM5MX 421 till 15/08 YS1/KE4LWT: El Salvador 418 27/05-02/06 J3/W1AIM: Grenada (NA-024) 421 27/05-02/06 SV8/HA5FA/p: Kerkira Island (EU-052) 420 28/05-31/05 DX1S: Philippines 420 28/05-30/05 GB5TI: Treshnish Is (EU-108) * by GM0DEQ,GM0SEI,GM3WIL 419 28/05-August K1VSJ: Martha's Vineyard (NA-046) 421 28/05-04/06 OH0/K7BV & OH0Z: Aland Is (EU-002) 420 28/05-06/06 V5/HB9QQ: Namibia * by HB9QQ 420 29/05-30/05 ED8PP: Canary Islands (WPX CW) * by EA3KU 419 29/05-30/05 P3A: Cyprus (WPX CW) 419 29/05-18/06 SV5/SM7DAY: Kalymnos Island (EU-001) 421 29/05-30/05 VA1A: special event station * by VE1BY/K3BU 421 29/05-30/05 WH2/N2NL: Guam (OC-026) (WPX CW) 419 29/05-30/05 ZV7ZZ: Calcanhar Lighthouse * by PYs 421 29/05-30/05 CQ WPX CW Contest *** 30/05 F6ELE/p, F6HKA/p, F8BPN/p: Tombelaine Island (EU-156) 421 31/05-06/06 HR: Honduras * by K3VN 421 31/05-07/06 MM/W9DC: EU-123, EU-008, IOSA islands 419 from 31/05 S9: Sao Tome * by DC8TS/KC2DMA 421 01/06-04/06 2S0PNS: Pabay (EU-008) * by G3LWN 421 01/06-20/07 3W6XK: Vietnam * by W9XK 421 01/06-30/06 BT99WED: special event station (China) 421 01/06-30/06 CF3 and VX3: special prefixes (Canada) 421 01/06-12/06 SV8/GW0VSW: Zakintos Island (EU-052) 421 01/06-30/06 UE4NNN, UE4NMM: special event stations 421 03/06-06/06 AH2/AH0R: Guam (OC-026) * by JH6RTO 421 02/06-16/06 VK8AN/6: Troughton Island (OC-154) 419 03/06-07/06 PR59B: Mel Island (SA-047) 421 03/06-06/06 PT7BZ/PY7,PT7WA/PY7,PY7XC/7,PY7ZY/7,PY7ZZ/7: SA-046 421 03/06-07/06 TK/PA3GIO/p: Lavezzi Island (EU-164) 421 04/06-06/06 7S2TP: Laponia (Sweden) * by SMs 421 04/06-05/06 IR6CGC: special event station 421 04/06-06/06 JE4CIL/4 and JI3DST/4: Oki Archipelago (AS-041) 421 04/06-06/06 JJ1EQW, JA3MCA, JA0KNM/JR6: Yaeyama Islands (AS-024) 421 04/06-07/06 KL7AK: Nunivak Island (NA-074) 405 04/06-18/06 V4: St. Kitts & Nevis (NA-104) * by G4JVG 421 05/06-14/06 CY9SS: St. Paul Island (NA-094) * by Ws and VEs 419 05/06-06/06 IK1QBT/p, IK1ZOZ/p, IK1OXF/p: Gallinara Isl (EU-083) 421 05/06-07/06 R200AP: special event station 421 05/06 VA3JFF: VE islands (Ontario) 421 05/06 W2WSC: special event operation 421 05/06-06/06 Fielday IARU Region 1 CW *** 07/06-13/06 TM6ACO: special event station (France) 421 09/06-12/06 TK/PA3GIO/p: Grande Sanguinaire (EU-104) 421 12/06-13/06 II2V * special A. Volta station 407 12/06-13/06 TM5EUR: special station (France) 421 12/06-13/06 ANARTS RTTY Contest *** 12/06 Portugal Day SSB *** 13/06-20/06 CW40CCC: special event station (Uruguay) 421 12/06-13/06 WW South America CW Contest *** 16/06-23/06 SV8/G3SWH: Mykonos Island (EU-067) 421 17/06-21/06 HL: Ullung Island (AS-045) * by JI6KVR and HL5FUA 421 19/06-20/06 All Asian CW Contest *** 19/06-20/06 RSGB 1.8 MHz CW Contest *** 20/06 V DIE Contest *** June IT9HLR, IT9AXZ, IT9YRE, IT9WDY: Porri Isl (EU-166) 421 June-December VY0TA: Baffin Island (NA-047) * by VE2BQB 421 June ZS8D: Marion Island (AF-021) * by ZS6DE 421 /EX

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9A - Special event station 9A770N is active on SSB until 31 December to celebrate the 770th anniversary of Croatian city of Nasice. QSL via 9A1DAB. Between 13 and 29 May Koki, 9A2TN made 2505 QSOs on CW as a guest operator; cards for these contacts only may be sent to 9A2TN. [9A2TN] 9V - Selva, 9V1UV ([email protected]) has been granted permission to operate on 6 metres between 18 UTC on 12 June and 3 UTC on the 14th. He will be active on 50.115 MHz SSB with 10 watts and a 4 element beam. [TNX 9V1UV] CT - Mor, CT1AHU and David, CT1DRB will be /p on SSB and CW from the castle Terena-Alandroal (DCFP C-002) on 10 June. QSL via home calls. [TNX CT1END] CX - At the very last moment some transportation problems have caused the 4-7 June CV5A operation to Flores Island (SA-030) [425DXN 421, Supplement] to be postponed. The new dates are 18-21 June. QSL to Box 950, 11000 Montevideo, Uruguay. [TNX CX5BW] CY9 - The CY9SS operation from St. Paul Island (NA-094) [425DXN 419] is expected to start on 6 June. VY2SS, VY2CD, VE1PZ, K2NJ, VE9MY and VE9JW plan to get to the island by 13 UTC and be active later in the day. They will operate on all bands (160-6 metres) on SSB, CW, RTTY, Satellite and possibly EME. QSL via VY2SS (Robby Robertson, RR#2, Bloomfield Stn., Prince Edward Island, C0B 1E0 Canada). [TNX The Daily DX] E4 - Look for Radek, OK1FHI to be active as E41/OK1FHI from the West Bank, Palestine between 11 and 23 June. He plans to participate in the All Asian Contest. QSL via home call. [TNX The Daily DX] EA - EA3URE/p will be active from Castell d'Umella (E-249) on 6 June. QSL via bureau. [TNX EA-DX] EA8 - EA8AYM and EA8ALD will be active as EA8ALD/p from the lighthouse at Punta Orchilla (D-2836) on Hierro Island until 5 June. QSL via the bureau to EA8ALD. [TNX EA8ALD] EL - Eric, EA5GIY is expected to be active as EL2VO in June or July while working in Liberia. QSL via home call. [TNX DX News Sheet] ER - Vic, ER5DX and Mike, ER5OK will be active on 6 metres from KN46KA on 5 and 6 June. QSL to P.O. Box 7, Ceadir-Lunga 6103, Moldova. [TNX ER5OK] F - Special event station F/ON6JUN/p will be activated by ON4AAA, ON6BV and ON1DLM from Normandie on 5-6 June to commemorate the 55th anniversary of the landing in Ranville during WW II. Special QSL automatically through the bureau. [TNX ON1DLM] GM - DL4BQE (Wolf), DL5BUT (Helmut), DM4VDE (Thomas) and DL1CW (Arno) will be active as MM/home call/p (MM/DL4BQE/p etc) from Muckle Roe, Shetland Islands (EU-012) between 11 and 16 June. They will operate on all bands 10-160 metres with two stations (one on CW, the other on either SSB or CW, possibly RTTY). QSL via the DARC bureau or direct to DL4BQE. Further information at http://privat.schlund.de/y/y36/shetl.htm [TNX DL4BQE] I - I1WNB, IK1RAR, IK1TTD and IK1YEK will be active (on 20-40 and 2 metres) from I Pagliai (IIA SV-003, it does not count for IOTA) on 5 June (or on the 6th, if weather and sea do not co-operate on Saturday). [TNX IK1YEK] I - Aretusa DX Team members IT9YRE, IT9AXZ, IT9HLR, IT9WDY will now be active from Isola dei Porri (EU-166) [425DXN 421] between 10 and 13 June. IT9YRE will concentrate on working (with a beam and an amplifier) North America and Japan, where this IOTA group is still much in demand. QSL via home calls. [TNX IT9YRE] JA - 7M1ONW he will be active as 7M1NOW/1 from Toshima, Izu Archipelago (AS-008) on 5 and 6 June. Look for him on 40 and 15 metres SSB. QSL via home call. [TNX JI6KVR] KH0 - The ARRL DX Bulletin reports that AA1NY/KH0, KH0/JA4RED and KH0/JH4RLY will be active from Northern Marianas (OC-086) until 6 June. QSL all calls via AA1NY. KL - Richard, KL7AK has confirmed the Nunivak Island (NA-074) operation [425DXN 405] will take place between 4 and 7 June. They will get to the island at 18.00 UTC on 4 June and expect to be on the air by 21.00 or 22.00 UTC. They hope to operate until about 21.00-22.00 UTC on 7 June, as they will be leaving Nunivak at 00.00 UTC on 8 June. [TNX G0APV and KL7AK] OH0 - Dennis, K7BV and the Finnish crew finished their OJ0 operation on 20 March with a total of 6000 QSOs for 0J0/K7BV (QSL via KU9C) and 2000 QSOs for OJ0VR (QSL via OH1VR). Dennis operated as OH0Z (QSL via OH1EH) from Aland during the WPX CW (2988 QSOs) and he will be active as OH0/K7BV (QSL via KU9C) until 5 June in the morning. [TNX K5KG] /EX S DX@WW $425WW422B 425 DX News #422 [2/7] 5 June 1999 No 422 $425WW422B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

TI - Kees, PA5CW will be active as PA5CW/TI8 from Costa Rica between 6 and 22 June. He will operate CW on 10, 15, 20 and 40 metres, possibly on other bands as well. QSL via PA5CW (Kees Wiegers, De Schans 96, 9351 AZ Leek, The Netherlands). [TNX PA5CW] V7 - Bruce, AC4G (ex-N4GAK) will be active (hopefully as V73G on all bands CW and SSB) from Kwajalein Island (OC-028) for at least two years starting in mid June. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] VK - Bill, VK4FW will be active as VK4YN from Fraser Island (OC-142) between 11 and 14 June. As he will only have a vertical antenna, he will spend most of the time on CW. QSL direct to VK4FW (Bill Horner, P.O. Box 929, Gympie 4570, Australia). [TNX VK4FW] W - Special event station N4B (Nebraska For Baseball) will be active (on all HF bands SSB, CW, and RTTY) from Omaha between 9 and 20 June to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the College World Series held in Omaha each June. QSL via KK0DX (Todd LeMense, 3603 South 89th Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124-3931, USA). Updated information can be found at http://www.qsl.net/kk0dx/N4B.html [TNX KK0DX] XW - 7L1MFS, JA2MNB and JR2KDN will be active (on 6-80 metres CW, SSB and RTTY) as XW8KPL/CSN from Laos between 11 and 14 June. QSL via JR2KDN. [TNX The Daily DX] YB - Akhmad, YB4JIM reports that "because of election event in Indonesia, all of YB's will be signing off frequencies (radio silence) from 1 to 11 June". YS - Jack, KE4LWT has been informed by the local licensing authorities that he should operate as YS9/KE4LWT and not YS1/ as previously reported [425DXN 418]. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] ------

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CY9RF ---> Original plans were for a major operation, with a team including W6RGG, W6BSY, K4LT, AC8W, K8DD and K8RF who were to participate in the WPX CW as a Multi-Multi entry [425DXN 419]. Some transportation problems in getting the original complete six-station setup to the operating location caused four team members to give up, and Dan, K8RF and Doug, K4LT ended up going by themselves. They made 1500-2000 QSOs before and after the contest, in which they participated as a Multi-Single (4840 QSOs). A constant S9+20DB noise from the generator prevented Dan from operating on his favourite band (160 metres). QSL via K8RF (Dan Flaig, 2101 Ronaldson Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45230-1510, USA). [TNX K8RF]

QSL 2S0PNS ---> Please note that cards should be sent to Jeff, G3LWM (not LWN as reported in 425DXN 421).

QSL JT1Y ---> Nicola Sanna, I0SNY reports he has started replying to requests received for the April 1999 JT1Y operation (24320 QSOs).

QSL OD5SB ---> PA3FWP reports he is returning to Italy. Therefore all QSL traffic for OD5SB must be routed from now on via his Italian callsign, I0WTD. QSL sent via bureau shall be received anyhow, but direct cards may have problems if sent after June 1999. [TNX I0WTD/PA3FWP]

QSL V63KU ---> As Sam, V63KU will go QRT from Truk at the end of June, his P. O. Box in V63 will be closed. Please ask for your QSL via JA6NL through the Japanese bureau. [TNX IZ0AEH]

QSL VIA NU4N ---> Dave, NU4N is the new QSL manager for Chris, WL7KY and Mats, LU9AY. He reports all cards for WL7KY have been sent out; he is still waiting for the LU9AY, CP6/LU9AY and L29AY cards from the printer, but they are expected to arrive within 1-2 weeks. QSL to David W. Tucker, 1500 Massac Church Road, Paducah, Kentucky 42001, USA. [TNX NU4N]

QSL VIA VE1AL ---> Alan Leith, VE1AL says that "For many reasons, I have decided to no longer use the QSL Bureau system to receive and distribute QSLs for either my own VE1AL contacts or those of stations for which I am the QSL Manager. I will be pleased to respond to ANY QSL request sent to me directly, with proper return postage". Alan is the QSL manager for CF1AL, CG1AL, CG1B, CJ1AL, CK1AL, CY9DXX (1988), CY0DXX (1989), FP/VE1DXX, FW0DD (1979), VA1S, VE1AL, VE3AII/SU (1974), VE3FRA (1978-1988), VE3VX, VE6CBJ/SU (1974-75), VF1L, VX1AL, ZK2DD (1979), ZK2DJ (1979) and ZK2YL (1979). /EX S DX@WW $425WW422C 425 DX News #422 [3/7] 5 June 1999 No 422 $425WW422X ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** *** NEWS FROM THE WEB *** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

LOGS: Chung, HL2KAT reports he has just added the recent HL0IHQ/2 (AS-122) logs to his web pages at http://www.qsl.net/hl2kat LOGS: Logs for R3RRC/0 (North Pole) are available at http://www.stinol.lipetsk.ru/~rrc [TNX RW3GU] LOGS: The T33VU log is now available at http://www.qsl.net/dl5mx [TNX DL5MX] LOGS: The logs for D99ARDF (South Korean special event station, through 2 June), PW1S (1999 WPX CW Contest, by PY1KS) and DU1ODX (through 27 May) are now available at http://dx.qsl.net/logs [TNX N6RT] MARKET REEF: Pictures and information on Market Reef are available at http://dx.to thatnks to Gerben, PA5NT (PA0GAM), who operated from OJ0 in the early Eighties. [TNX PA5NT] RADIOINCONTRO: Franco, I6-302/PE reports two interesting sites can be found at http://www.radiolink.net/ri and http://members.xoom.it/Radioinc/home.htm WWSA: The WW South America CW Contest will take place on 5-6 June. The new rules can be found at http://www.cwdf.com.br [TNX PT2NP] ------

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5H3RK Ralph Karhammar, P.O.Box 9274, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania 5N8LRG George Fahel, P.O.Box 335, Kano, Nigeria 9G5DX Kazuo Takasaki, 410-110-807, Hazawa, Kanagawa-ku,Yokohama 221-0863, Japan 9H1XT John Scicluna, Dar Tal-Hena, Orlando Zabbar st. Xghajra ZBR08, Malta Island 9K2/KM5FY Joda C.Taylor, Unit 69000, P.O.Box 23, APO AE 09880, U.S.A. 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Box 17-17-691, Quito, Ecuador HI3HN Nikolaus Henning, P.O.Box 119, Santiago, Dominican Republic HK3DDD Edilberto Rojas Mosquera, P.O.Box 170151, Bogota, Colombia HL0B Amateur Radio Club, Kwangwoon University, 447-1 Weolgye-Dong, Nowon-Gu, Seoul 139-701, South Korea HL0IHQ P.O.Box 375, Naminchon 405-600, South Korea HR1RMG Rene Mendoza Garay, Col. Las Colinas BL. RR casa No. 2006, Boulevard Francia, Tegucigalpa, Honduras HR3/K7DBV Gene A. Williamson, 2160 Fairway Loop, Eugene, OR-97401, U.S.A. HR5AAP Angel Alfonzo Paz, Calle El Progreso 1316, Santa Barbara 22101, Honduras HS0XNO Isared Jindanon, 287/59 Moo 2, Vangthonglang, Bangkapi,Bangkok 10310, Thailand HS1CKC Winit Kongprasert, 49/203 Jangwattana Road, Prakket, Nontaburi 11120, Thailand HS1NGR Chartchai Varavisudthsarakul, P.O.Box 20, Langsuan, Chumphon 86110, Thailand HS4BPQ Prayong Dungnoei, P.O.Box 26, Narathiwat 96000, Thailand HS6NDK Sonthaya Phanthanyakij, 201/1 M. 3 Nakhonderd, Srinakhon, Sukhothai 64180, Thailand HS8AS Radio Amateur Society of Suratthani, P.O.Box 66, Suratthani 84000, Thailand HS9EQY Nongyao Wongmongkoldej, P.O.Box 33, Muang Trang 92000, Thailand J43PTR Radio Amateur Association of West Peloponese, P.O.Box 12, GR-260 03 Patra, Greece J6/K3LP David Collingham, 13422 Autumn Crest Court, Mt.Airy, MD-21771, USA JD1BIA Hiroshi Takubo, 3 Mikazukisou, Nishimachi, Chichijima, Ogasawara, Tokyo 100-21, Japan JE4CIL Fumio Susuki, P.O.Box 3, Hamamura, Ketaka-cho, Ketaka Tottori, 689-0331 Japan JL6UBM Takumi Iwashita, Shimofukumoto-cho 4296-3-103, Kagoshima-city, Kagoshima 899-0044, Japan JM1PXG Toshiyuki Saito, 3-10-3-204, Yoga, Setagaya, Tokyo 1580097, Japan JT1BE R.Timur Ochir, P.O.Box 639, Ulanbator 13, Mongolia JW9FJA Hjordis Dahle, Lonborglien 85, 5035 Bergen Sandviken, Norway JY9NE Peter Dillon, AMEMB Amman, Unit 70200, Box 14, APO AE 09892, U.S.A. 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LA4CJA Marit Gridseth, Magnus Blikstadvei 9, 1362 Hosie, Norway LU7FOJ Miguel Mandolesi, P.O.Box 14, 2123 Pujato, SF, Argentina LW4DX Norberto Barrabes, Gallo 889, Lomas de Zamora, 1832 Buenos Aires, Argentina LU4AAV Horacio Cilmi "Hoc", Navarro 5078, 1419 Buenos Aires, Argentina LX1SP Louis Schartz, 3 rue du Nord, L-4469 Soleuvre, Luxembourg N1SHM Larry L.Laflamme, 474 Second Avenue, Berlin, NH-03570, U.S.A. N4VA Larry T.Vogt, P.O.Box 12, Springfield, VA-22150, U.S.A. N5TU Earl A.Morse, 33626 Comanche Trail, Magnolia, TX-77355, U.S.A. NU4N David W.Tucker, 1500 Massac Church Rd., Paducah, KY-42001, U.S.A. OH0JTU Enroth Johan, Neptunigatan 35 A, 22100 Mariehamn, Aland Island, Finland OH7WW Pertti Heikkila, Kylmakorventie 11, 37560 Kulju, Finland OK1HWB Michal Plasil, P.O.Box 29, CZ-39501 Pacov, Czech Republic OZ1PIF Peter Frenning, Ternevej 23, DK-4130, Viby Sj., Denmark P29KPH Peter Holliday, S.I.L., P.O.Box 384, Ukarumpa, EHP 444, Papua New Guinea PA0CJH C.J.Heuvelman, Heemskerklaan 20, NL-5694 CN Breugel,The Netherlands PS7ZZ Francisco Edvaldo P de Freitas, Av. Sao Miguel dos Caribes 31, Pirangi II, 59086-500 Natal-RN, Brazil PY5DZ P.O.Box 6025, 80011-970 Curitiba, Parana, Brazil RA1WZ Al Trubchaninov, Rizhskij pr.51-104, 180016 Pskov, Russia RZ9MYL Radio Club Pulas, P.O.Box 1742, Omsk 644043, Russia SU3FM Fahmy Misalam, P.O. Box 545, Port Said 42111, Egypt SV1CID Konstantinos Bakolitsas, Papastratou 42, GR-30100 Agrinion, Greece SV1CQN Kostas Karakostas, Anapafseos 4, GR-30100 Agrinion, Greece SV1MF Markos Vaptismas, 28 Evagelistrias str., GR-18532 Piraeus, Greece SV1PS George Roiniotis, P.O.Box 3564, GR-10210 Athens, Greece SV2AEL Savas Pavlidis, P.O.Box 22013, Thessaloniki 55310, Greece SV3BSF Nikos Karkavelias, P.O.Box 1161, GR-26110 Patra, Greece SV5DZX George Karaiskos, P.O.Box 73, GR-85200 Kalymnos, Greece SV8JE Chris Plessas, G.Doriza 3, GR-28100 Argostoli, Greece SW2A P.O.Box 22013, Thessaloniki, GR-55310, Greece T30ED Fr.Steve Dives MSC, P.O.Box 1354, Suva, Fiji Islands T32LN Tekinaiti Kaiteie, Lonton Village, Kiritimati Island, Kiribati Is. TG9AMD Dani Eduardo Ardon, P.O.Box 2846, Correo Central, Guatemala City, Guatemala TG9RF Rodolfo Chenal Luna, 2a Av.3-47, Colonia Ribera del Rio, San Miguel Petsas, Guatemala TI2SSI Luis Gustavo Saborio Sanchez, P.O.Box 456, 2300 Curridabat, CostaRica UA6HCW Igor V.Kovalyov, P.O.Box 59, Pyatigorsk 357500, Russia UA9LM Eugene V.Pimenov P.O.Box 3554, Tyumen 625000, Russia UA9YAB Alex Vedernikov, P.O.Box 120, Biysk, Altajskij Kraj 659300, Russia UX0FF Nikolay Lavreka, P.O.Box 3, 272630, Izmail Center, Ukraine UX3FW Yurij Kucherenko, P.O.Box 60, 272630,Izmail Center, Ukraine V51AS Frank, P.O.Box 2516, Swakopmund, Namibia V51HK Karl-Heinz Kohler, P.O.Box 11184, 9000 Windhoek, Namibia VE3HO Garth Hamilton, P.O.Box 1156, Fonthill, Ontario, L0S-1E0 Canada VE7TLL Terry Mitchell, P.O.Box 9, Tlell, BC, V0T 1Y0, Canada VK8AV Alan Viegas, P.O.Box 3718, Alice Springs NT., 0871, Australia VP2V/K3MD John Thompson, 1047 Treasure Lake, DuBois, PA-15801, U.S.A. VR2BG Brett Graham, P.O.Box 12727, Hong Kong, China VR2JC The Hong Kong Japanese Club, 38th Floor, Hennessy Centre, 500 Hennessy Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, China VR2KF Kazuhiko Fujita, G.P.O.Box 4724, Hong Kong, China VR2SS Motoi Kawattsu, 205 Mezon 3-17-15, Nishisugamo, Toshima-ku, 170-0001, Japan VU2/W9NGA Don Bergmark, 56 Grandin Drive, Flemington, NJ-08822, U.S.A. VU2ABE Abie Kenneth Alexander, G.P.O.Box 73, Shillong 793 001, India VU2DPI Dilip Kumar Padhi, Hotel Sujata, Sambalpur 768 001, India VU2NIL B.K.Chattopadhyay, Plot No. 301, Hijli Cooperative Development Society, Kharagpur 721 306, India W9CGI David J.Brown, 3187 Spring Mill Road, Sheridan, IN 46069-9310,USA WL7KY Christopher K.Hurlbut, 2003 Roosevelt Dr., Anchorage, AK 99517,USA YB0CBI Ferry Soedjana, P.O.Box 8075 JKSTB, Jakarta 12080, Indonesia YB0ZDD Club Station ORARI Lokal Pasar Minggu, P.O.Box 7257 / JKSPM, Jakarta 12072, Indonesia YB2LAB Han Budhiono, P.O.Box 123, Purwodadi 58111, Indonesia YB8FI Rudy Yanto Siriat, P.O.Box 1636, Bandung 40016, Indonesia YC0MZI Muhamad Zaini "Zen", P.O.Box 7257 / JKSPM, Jakarta 12072, Indonesia YC6LYS Lily Suryani, P.O.Box 1603, Medan 20001, Indonesia YC8SHQ Pastoran Saumlaki, Maluku Tenggara 97664, Indonesia YO3JW Fenyo Stefan, P.O.Box 19-43, RO-74400 Bucuresti, Romania YS1/KE4LWT Jack R.Smith, Unit 3105, JTF New Hope, APO AA 34023, U.S.A. YU7CB Bakos Laszlo, P.O.Box 12, YU-24220 Cantavir, Yugoslavia Z21KQ Vladimir, P.O.Box 2377, Harare, Zimbabwe ZA0IS P.O.Box 7464, Tirana, Albania ZA1Z Dr.Dajlan Omeri, P.O.Box 1501, Tirana, Albania ZB2JO Alex Zammit, P.O.Box 907, Gibraltar ZP7EK Erwin Kaatz, P.O.Box 51, Villarica, Paraguay *****************************************************************************

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3C0 - Further information on the 3C0R operation from Annobon Island (AF-039) [425DXN 421] is that Vicente, EA5YN and Elmo, EA5BYP will be leaving on 12 September for Sao Tome, where they will be joined by Ramon, 3C1GS and Roberto, 3C1RV. They expect to arrive on the island on 14 September and to stay there until the 24th. They will have four rigs, two amplifiers, two beams, two verticals, dipoles, one PC for CW (operated by EA5YN) and RTTY (operated by 3C1RV). The license is valid through 31 December and if this operation is successful, another DXpedition (with more equipment and more operators) will be organized later in the year. [TNX EA5YN and The Daily DX] 3D2 - Roberto, EA4DX will be active (on 10-80 metres SSB) as 3D2DX/p from Viti Levu (OC-016), Fiji between 13 and 16 September. QSL direct to EA4CP. [TNX EA4DX] 3V - Giovanni, I5JHW and a group of operators from Italy (namely Sergio/I5NSR, I5OYY/Danio, IK5FTQ/Roberto, IK5JAN/Marcello, IK5EKB/Sauro, IK5OSA/Gabriele and IK5ZTW/Gabriele) and 3V8BB (Lofti, Ramzi, Faouzi, Zaida, Sarra and Ines) will be active as 3V8J from Jerba Island (AF-???) between 18 and 21 June. They will operate on 160, 80, 40, 20, 17 (the only WARC allowed in Tunisia) 15, 10 and 2 metres on SSB, CW and RTTY with three rigs, two amplifiers, verticals and dipoles (one transceiver and one antenna will be left to 3V8BB). QSL via I5JHW either direct or through the bureau. [TNX I5JHW] 3W - Hiroo, JA2EZD will be travelling in Vietnam and Cambodia (see XU below) between until 28 June. While in Vietnam he will be active as 3W6EZD and XV300S (Xray Victor Three Zero Zero Sierra) from Saigon and as 3W6EZD/p from a new IOTA (reportedly located near the town of Nha Trang). Hiroo says this IOTA operation is expected to take place starting from Wednesday 16 June until the 20th. Look for him on 80-10 metres (CW and SSB) and 6 metres as well. QSL via 7L1MFS (Yoh Yoshida, 4-4-1 Arakawa, 116-0002 Japan) Hiroo's web page is at http://www.qth.com/dxshack/ [TNX JA2EZD & JI6KVR] 3X - Jean-Michel, F6AJA reports that Robert, F5MKA (ex TL8GR) is now active from Guinea as 3XY1B0 (Three Xray Yankee One Bravo Zero) on 10, 15 and 20 metres, mainly CW. QSL via F5XX. 3X - Dan, 3XY7A/VE3DYS will be active from Guinea until 16 July. QSL via VE3WFN (who is only a collect point, as Dan handle his own cards after he returns home). [TNX The Daily DX] 4L - Omari, 4L5O is regularly active on 6 metres. Look for him between 50.110 and 50.130 MHz (CW and SSB). [TNX 4L5O] 5U - Dan Germaine, 5U7DG lives and works in Niger and will stay there until the summer of 2000, possibly the summer of 2001. He received his licence in July 1998 and presently he is the only radio amateur in the country. Dan has 100 watts, a beam for 10, 15 and 20 metres and a long wire for 12 and 17 metres. He plans to operate on the low bands as well, if you can offer assistance, please get in touch with Paul, VK3AJJ ([email protected]), who is in regular contact with Dan. QSL via K4SE. [TNX VK3AJJ] 7Q - Alan, N5PA will be active as 7Q7PA from Malawi between 3 and 13 July. Most days he will be on from 4 to 6 UTC and from 16.00 to 20.30 UTC. He will be operating about 12 hours of the IARU Contest (10-11 July,). QSL via N5PA. [TNX N5PA] 9A - Look for a group of 9As to be active on all bands as 9A99P from Palagruza Island (EU-090) between 18 and 26 June. QSL via 9A3FT. [TNX 9A5ST] 9N - Sergio, IZ6BRN/AP2WAP reports his next trip to Nepal will take place between 21 June and 5 July. He will be active as 9N7RN from Kali Gandaki valley (Pokhara). QSL via IK4ZGY. BY - Jack, WB8SMV will be active (mainly on CW) until the end of July from several club stations, including BY1DX in the All Asian CW Contest, and from June 21 to July 14 from BY4LB in Qingdao. [TNX ARRL DX Bulletin] C6 - Maurice, ON4BAM will be active as M0CIL/C6A from Abaco (NA-080), Bahamas between 24 and 30 July. Then he will sign W4/ON4BAM until 13 August while touring Florida. QSL via ON4BAM. [TNX ON4BAM] CE - Temuco Radio Club members CE6ABC, CE6JOE, CE6TYU, CE6SAX, CE6DFY and CE6TBN plan to be active as CE6TC/p from Quinchao Island (SA-018) between 20 and 25 July, IOTA Contest included. QSL via CE6TC either direct (Temuco Radio Club, P.O. Box 1234, Temuco, Chile) or through the bureau. For further information visit http://www.qsl.net/ce6tbn [TNX CE6TBN] CT - CS1GDX, CT1AHU, CT1AUO, CT1EGW and CT2GOX will be /p from Guimaraes Castle (DCFP C-056) on 12 June. QSL CS1GDX/p via CT1AHU, the others via home call. [TNX CT1END] CU - Moreira, CT1AHU and Lionel, CU3EJ will be active as CU8/CT1AHU and CU8/CU3EJ from Flores Island (EU-089), Azores between 21 and 31 July. They will participate in the IOTA Contest as CU8I (QSL to CU3EJ). [TNX CT1EEB] /EX S DX@WW $425WW423B 425 DX News #423 [2/6] 12 June 1999 No 423 BID: $425WW423B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

EI - Weather permitting, G3ZAY and G0HSD will attempt to operate from the Blasket Islands (EU-007) as EI/G3ZAY and EI/G0HSD for a few hours on 18 or 19 June. QSL via G3ZAY. [TNX G3ZAY] EL - Peter, 5X1T is currently travelling through West Africa before heading to Europe on 18 June. He will be active as EL2TT from Liberia between 12 and 16 June. QSL via ON5NT. [TNX The Daily DX] F - A group of French operators will be active as TM5B from Fort Brescou (EU-148) between 25 and 27 June. QSL via F5XX. [TNX F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX] F - A Belgian team of operators will operate from Ouessant Island (EU-065) [425DXN 405] between 21 and 26 July. They have applied for two calls: TM5K during the IOTA Contest and TM5ON before and after the contest. QSL via ON4ON either direct (Danny Commeyne, Rozenlaan 38, 8890 Dadizele, Belgium) or through the bureau. The web site for the operation is at http://www.qsl.net/on6ck [TNX ON9CGB] FS/PJ - PA3EWP, PA3GCV, PA4EA, PA4WM, PA7FM and PA5ET will be /PJ5 from Sint Maarten (NA-105) and /FS from St. Martin (NA-105) between 5 and 11 August. They will operate with four stations (three on HF and the fourth on HF/6 metres) on all bands (but focusing thelLow bands and the WARC bands for Europe) on CW, SSB and RTTY, with some SSTV and satellite operations. The Caribbean Tour 1999 is already on-line at http://www.muurkrant.com/pi4com/tour99/index.html, where logs and updates will be available on a daily basis. QSL via PA5ET (ex PA3ERC): Rob Snieder, Van Leeuwenstraat 137, 2273 VS Voorburg, The Netherlands. [TNX PA5ET] FT5_ant- FT5YG (AN-017) is regularly active on 14130 kHz +/- QRM around 5.30 UTC with the assistance of Gerard, F5LBL. [TNX F5LBL] GD - Pete, MI0BME will be active as GD6IA from the Isle of Man (EU-116) on 12-13 June for the ANARTS Contest. QSL via GD3UMW. [TNX MI0BME] HL - D99ARDF is the special event station for the III IARU Region 3 ARDF Championships, which will be held at the Konyang University, Nonsan, Korea on 21-26 June. QSL via bureau to HL0HQ. Log search is available at http://www.qsl.net/hl2kat [TNX HL2KAT] HL - Wan, HL1TMU and operators from HL0ZX (Inha University ARC, http://www2.inha.ac.kr/~hl0zx) will be active (on 10, 15, 20 and 40 metres SSB and CW) as HL0ZX/4 from Pigum Island (AS-060) between 22 and 26 June. QSL via HL0ZX (Inha University A.R.C., Yonghyun-dong, Nam-ku, Inchon, Korea). [TNX HL1TMU] HL - Operators from HL0Y (the Yonsei University Amateur Radio Research Association) will be active (on 40-10 metres, CW, SSB and RTTY) as HL0Y/4 from Huksan Island (AS-093) between 23 and 30 July, IOTA Contest included. They will have three rigs, one amplifier, 7-element beam for 14, 21, 28 MHz, one monobander for 21 MHz, one rotary dipolne for WARC bands and one dipole for 40 metres. QSL via HL0Y (Yonsei Amateur Radio Research Association, Yonsei University, 134 Shinchon-dong, Seodaemoon-gu, Seoul, South Korea). [TNX HL0Y] I - I2ADN is currently active (also on 6 metres) as IE9/I2ADN from Ustica Island (EU-051, IIA PA-001). I - Look for Piero, IK7VJX and Roberto, IK7XIV to be active from Isola Grande (EU-091, IIA LE-002) on 12 June. [TNX IK7VJX] I - I0QI, I0UAO, I0VWV, IK0RPV, IK0VYB, IK0WDG, IK0ZCW, IZ0BTV will be active from Formica Grande (EU-028, IIA GR-005) between 7 and 16 UTC on 13 June. IW0BNI, IW0EJP, IW0GLC and IW0GLD will be operating on 2 and 6 metres. [TNX Crazy DX Group] I - IT9YRE, IT9AXZ, IT9HLR, IT9WDY will now be active from Isola dei Porri (EU-166) [425DXN 422] between 17 (late local afternoon) and 20 June (early local afternoon). QSL via home calls. [TNX IT9DAA] I - Egadi DX Team from ARI Marsala and Trapani will operate from Egadi Islands (EU-054) as follows: from Favignana (IIA TP-011) on 24-28 June probably as IF9WKH; from Scoglio Correnti (TP-015) as IF9/IT9GNG on 25 June; from Isola Galeotta (TP-005) as IF9ZRQ/p on 26 June; from Isola Galera (TP-014) as IF9/IT9GNG on 27 June. They also plan to operate as IT9FXY/p from Isola Lunga (EU-166, IIA TP-021) between 16 and 18 July (if the weather is bad the operation will be postponed to 23-25 July). [TNX IT9FXY] I - ARI Lucca members IK5AMB, IK5PWS, IK5VLS, IZ5AXA, IW5AKR and IW5CFN will be IA5/ from Montecristo Island (EU-028, IIA LI-015) on 26-27 June. If the weather is bad, the operation (10-80, 6 and 2 metres, CW and SSB) will be postponed to 3-4 July. QSL via home calls. [TNX IZ5AXA] I - Carlo, I4ALU will be active (on all bands, CW only) as IE9/I4ALU from Ustica Island (EU-051, IIA PA-001) between 8 and 20 August. QSL via home call either direct (Carlo Amorati, Via Battistelli 10, 40122 Bologna - BO, Italy) or through the bureau. [TNX I4ALU] J6 - Jim, KF8VX and Cathie, KG8QL will be active (on all bands SSB and RTTY) from St. Lucia (NA-108) between 19 and 26 June. Callsigns are expected to be J6/KF8VX and J6/KG8QL. QSL via homecalls either direct or through the bureau. [TNX KG8QL] JA - JG1RVN and JA5DES will be active (with two stations on 80-6 metres) as JG1RVN/6 (CW) and JA5DES/6 (SSB) from Shitaji, Miyako Islands (AS-079) between 16 and 19 June. QSL via home calls. [TNX JI6KVR] JW - Leif, LA2PA will be active as JW2PA from Longyearbyen on Spitzbergen (EU-026), Svalbard between 18 and 25 June. QSL via LA2PA. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] KH0 - Asa, JA6AGA and Tony, JA6CNL will be active (CW and SSB) respectively as KH0/AF4IN and KH0N from Northern Mariana (OC-086) between 12 UTC on 18 June and 17 UTC on the 21st. They will participate in the All Asian DX Contest. QSL via home calls. [TNX DX News Sheet] KH0 - Ban (KF4VSV/JF2WXS), Michy (JH2CYU), Akio (JH2QFY), Kou (JR2BUM), Goto (JR2XKV), Yasu (JJ2CYO) and Yasu (JS2ITP) will be active (160-6 metres SSB, CW and possibly RTTY) from Saipan, Northern Mariana (OC-086) between 12 and 15 June. They plan to focus on WARC and 6 metres (50.090 CW and 50.115 SSB). QSL via home calls. /EX S DX@WW $425WW423C 425 DX News #423 [3/6] 12 June 1999 No 423 BID: $425WW423C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

KP2 - The Irish EJ1D team (EI2CA, EI7CC, EI6EW, EI4FBB, EI8CE, EI7CD and EI5FYB) will be on St. Croix, Virgin Islands (NA-106) between 21 and 31 July for the IOTA contest. Operations will be on 10-160 metres. The team will concentrate particularly on WARC in the lead up to the contest, and move to HF during and after the contest. More details at http://Jump.to/ej1d [TNX EI4FBB and Islands On The Web] LU - Dion, LU1XT is active on SSB and digital modes from Tierra del Fuego (SA-008). QSL to P.O. Box 81, 9410 Ushuaia, Isla de Tierra del Fuego, Argentina. Island chasers may get in touch with him at [email protected] [TNX LU1XT] OX - Michel, OX3LG will be active from Angmasalik Island (NA-151) between 15 and 30 June. Plans are to operate on 6, 10, 15 and 20 metres in his spare time. QSL via OZ1PIF (Peter Frenning, Ternevej 23, DK-4130 Viby Sj., Denmark). [TNX OPDX Bulletin] OZ - Knud, OZ2ZB will be active from Egholm Island (NJ-004 for the Danish Islands Award, it does not count for IOTA) on 19 June starting around 16 UTC. Look for him on +/- 7065 and then on +/- 14270 kHz. [TNX OZ2ZB] PY - Special station PS400NAT is active (SSB) until 31 December to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Brazilian city of Natal. QSL via bureau or to PS7AB (Rony Reis, P.O. Box 2021, Natal/RN, 59094-970, Brazil). [TNX PS7AB] R1M - Eight operators from Finland (OH2BR, OH5BM, OH5LZY, OH5NE, OH5PT, OH5SC, OH5UX, OH5YB) and 17 operators from well-known Russian contest team RU1A (RU1AA, RW1AC, RV1AW, RX1AA, RN1AM, UA1BX, RA1ACJ, UA1ANA, RV1AC, RU1AS, UA1AAF, RA1ARZ, UA1ACC, RA1ARJ, RA1AIP, Alex, Vadim) will be active from Malyj Vysotskij Island (EU-117) between 4 and 15 July. They will be active on all bands and modes as R1MVA and as R1MV during the IARU Contest. Plans are to operate simultaneously on CW, SSB and RTTY from 9-12 stations. HF equipment includes at least nine transceivers, six amplifiers, seven monobanders for 40-10 metres, two inverted Ls for 160 and 80 metres and other various antennas, seven towers, six generators. Look for them on CW (1831, 3510, 7010, 10111, 14025, 18071, 21025, 24891, 28025 kHz), SSB (1845, 3795, 7045, 14195/14295, 18145, 21295, 24945, 28495 kHz) and RTTY (14084 kHz). QSL via OH2BR (Jukka Heikinheimo, Rikunkuja 4, FI-01420 Vantaa, Finland). [TNX OH2BR] SV - Vito, I3BQC will be active as SV8/I3BQC from Lesvos Island (EU-049) between 16 June and 2 July. QSL via home call. [TNX I3BQC] SV9 - G3NYY (Walt), G4VXE (Tim), G4FRE/WW2R (Dave) and G7FRE (Meg, YL operator) will be active as SV9/home call from Crete (EU-015) between 29 June and 6 July. Modes will be PSK31, Baudot RTTY and CW (on 160-6 metres, WARC bands included), with some SSB on 50 MHz only. QSL SV9/G3NYY via G3NYY, SV9/G4VXE via G3SWH, SV9/G4FRE via WW2R, SV9/G7FRE via WW2R. [TNX G3NYY] SV9 - Bob, I2WIJ has received the special call J49WI for his 12-26 July operation from Crete (EU-015) [425DXN 417]. He will participate in the IOTA Contest (CW only). QSL via I2WIJ. [TNX I2WIJ] T2 - Roberto, EA4DX will be active from Funafuti, Tuvalu (OC-015) between 26 August and 11 September (callsign to be issued upon arrival). He will operate on all bands (10-80 metres, WARC included) SSB with an amplifier, a beam for 10, 12, 15, 17 and 20 metres and a vertical for 40 and 80 metres. QSL direct to EA4CP. [TNX EA4DX] T30 - The Berlin DX Group will be active as T30Y and T30CW during their 19 October-11 November operation from West Kiribati [425DXN 415]. For further information please visit http://www.qsl.net/dl2rum [TNX DL2RUM] T33 - The Berlin DX Group will be active as T33Y and T33CW during their 28 October-2 November operation from Banaba [425DXN 415]. For further information please visit http://www.qsl.net/dl2rum [TNX DL2RUM] TA - Wolfgang, DL5MAE will be active (SSB and CW on 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10 metres and 2 metres EME) as TA4/DL5MAE/p from Kusadasi (Aydin, Turkey) until 13 June. QSL to DL5MAE (Wolfgang Schlaffer, Am Rosengarten 3, W - 8059 Luess, Germany). Look also for TA3J and YL operator TA3YJ to be active as TA4/TA3J/p and TA4/TA3YJ/p from the same location and on the same modes/bands on 12-13 June. QSL via TA3J (Berkin Aydogmus, P.O. Box 987, 35214 Izmir, Turkey) and TA3YJ (Nilay Mine Aydogmus, P.O. Box 876, 35214 Izmir, Turkey). [TNX TA3YJ] TK - Bert, PA3GIO has been forced to cancel his 9-12 June operation from Grande Sanguinaire (EU-104) [425DXN 421]. Due to dock damage ships are not allowed to land on the island at present. [TNX G0SBQ] UA - UA1ANA is currently active from EU-147. UA - RK6LWA is currently active as RK6LWA/p from Lebyazhiy Island (RR 1704). QSL via UA4HUR. V4 - PA3EWP, PA3GCV, PA4EA, PA4WM, PA7FM and PA5ET will be active from Nevis Island (NA-104) between 11 and 18 August. Their V47 call will be issued upon arrival. They will operate on all bands and modes (see FS/PJ above). QSL via PA5ET (ex PA3ERC): Rob Snieder, Van Leeuwenstraat 137, 2273 VS Voorburg, The Netherlands. [TNX PA5ET] VE - Terry, VE7TLL will be active as VE7ISL/m from Devil's Island (C.IS.A. new) starting around 15 UTC on 12 June. He plans to operate (on 20, 15 and 40 metres) from BC-005, BC-034, BC-114, BC-150, BC-158 and IOTA NA-061. QSL via home call. [TNX VE7TLL] VE - VE3DO and others Canadian amateurs plan to operate from Black Island, Nunavut with a special call between 15 June and 15 July. Nunavut (VY0) is the newly created Territory in Canada [425DXN 401] and Black Island is located in James Bay at 53.80 North 79.29 West (CQ Zone 2). Further information is expected in due time. [TNX The Daily DX] VK - Mal, VK6LC was active as VK6ISL from Green Island (OC-183) between 03.12 UTC (first logged VK7BC) and 08.20 UTC (last logged IK6UBY) on 6 June. Approximately 400 SSB contacts were made on 15 and 20 metres. This unadvertised operation took place during "a fantastic long weekend of good fishing", but those who still need OC-183 will be given another chance in early October, when Jim, K9PPY and Sam, CT1EEN will be active for 24 hours after the "VK9-99" Rowley Shoals (OC-???) operation. Information of dates for the revisit will be advertised in August. QSL VK6ISL from OC-183 direct to VK6LC (and do to forget to send your donation for VK9-99!). [TNX VK6LC] VP2E - PA3EWP, PA3GCV, PA4EA, PA4WM, PA7FM and PA5ET will be /VP2E from Anguilla (NA-022) between 18 and 25 August. They will operate on all bands and modes (see FS/PJ above). QSL via PA5ET (ex PA3ERC): Rob Snieder, Van Leeuwenstraat 137, 2273 VS Voorburg, The Netherlands. [TNX PA5ET] XU - While in Cambodia Hiroo, JA2EZD (see 3W above) will operate as XU2A and XUX0 (Xray Uniform Xray Zero) from IOTA AS-133. Look for him on 80-10 metres (CW and SSB) and 6 metres as well. QSL via 7L1MFS (Yoh Yoshida, 4-4-1 Arakawa, 116-0002 Japan) Hiroo's web page is at http://www.qth.com/dxshack/ ZL - Ed, K8VIR will be active as ZL4IR from Fiordland, Wallace County, South Island (OC-134) from mid June until the end of July. QSL via W8WC. [TNX The Daily DX] /EX S DX@WW $425WW423D 425 DX News #423 [4/6] 12 June 1999 No 423 BID: $425WW423D ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

CEPT & IARP ---> The following is taken from the ARRL Bulletin 38, 8 June 1999: "The FCC has implemented the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT) Recommendation T/R 61-01 that eliminates the need to obtain a special license or permit for US hams wishing to operate during brief visits to most European countries. In addition, the ARRL has begun issuing International Amateur Radio Permits to simplify operation by US hams in certain South American countries. Complete information on CEPT and IARP operation, including an IARP application form and a copy of the FCC Public Notice on CEPT, is available at http://www.arrl.org/field/regulations/io/"

DX CONVENTION ---> The 1999 PACIFIC NORTHWEST DX CONVENTION is sponsored by the Willamette Valley DX Club and will be held in Clackmas, OR between 30 July and 1 August. For further information please visit http://www.qsl.net/wvdxc/dxconv.htm or e-mail Jim Fenstermaker, K9JF ([email protected]). [TNX K9JF/7]

DX CONVENTION ---> The 8th NEW ORLEANS INTERNATIONAL DX CONVENTION will take place on 27-29 August. An advanced registration form and information on reservations is available on the Convention website at http://www.gnofn.org/~w5ru/ [TNX W5FKX]

IREF ---> Neville Cheadle (G3NUG), Jose de Sa (CT1EEB), Taizo Arakawa (JA3AER), Don Chamberlain (W9DC), Mike McGirr (K9AJ), Buzz Jehle (N5UR) and Buzz Loeschman (N5FTR) are the directors of the newly established Island Radio Expedition Foundation, Inc. [425DXN 420]. The officers are Mike Crownover (AD5A, President), Michael Crownover (AB5EB, Vice President) and Charles Allen (W5DV, Treasurer). A Secretary is still needed, if you interested please e-mail AD5A ([email protected]). Further information on IREF, as well as membership forms and applications for financial support, are available at http://www.sat.net/~iref [TNX AD5A]

QSL E4/OK5DX ---> Please note that the correct QSL route is via OK1TN (*not* OK1YN as reported in 425DXN 422). We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused our readers.

QSL EP2FM ---> The Daily DX reports that Abdollah "has found that mail to his P.O. Box may not be the best route". Try with his home address: Abdollah Sadjadian, 36, Hayamanesh, Dabestan St., Resalat Highway 16316, Tehran, Iran.

QSL MU2K ---> The Guernsey Amateur Radio Society (GARS) used this special contest call in this year's WPX CW Contest. The call was used by GUs together with a group of ONs (also members of GARS) and QSL is either to GU3HFN or, preferably, to ON4ON. [TNX GU0SUP]

QSL PX8DX ---> Cards for this station, operated by PY8AZT during the recent WPX CW, should be sent to either P.O.Box 71, Belem-PA, 66000-970, Brazil or via PY8AA. [TNX PY8AZT]

QSL XV300S ---> The following comes from Rob, KD7H: "Steve, K2WE has been given, over the air, as the QSL manager for XV300S (Vietnamese operator). Unfortunately, according to Steve, when he was in Vietnam recently, he could not find the XV300S logs and no one knew where they were. He has received about 300 requests for cards, but, at the present time, can do nothing about it. Again, this was for the previous XV300S operation with a local operator".

QSL YU ---> Contrary to what reported in 425DXN #421 (the information came from YZ7ED), Igor, YT1MM states that "the YU QSL bureau is alive and working (it is operated by Petar, YT1WW), and Yugoslav post office works properly, as letters for all countries in the world are regularly accepted, despite the present circumstances (and the letters DO arrive to their destinations, like Canada,UK, Japan etc.). My radio club (YU1EXY) receives LOT of mail, so I have first-hand proof for my statements. On the other hand, it is a well known fact that a number of countries (like USA, Great Britain and Germany, for example) simply suspended accepting any kind of mail destined for Yugoslavia since early April. Some other countries, like Japan or Hungary accept letters for Yugoslavia and such mail regularly arrives, albeit with a slight delay." [TNX YT1MM]

SWL-DX ---> This mailing list is managed and moderated by Al, PY2ZX ([email protected]) and it is specifically devoted to SWLs who enjoy DX. In order to subscribe, send a message to [email protected] and leave the "subject" and the body of the message in blank. [TNX PY2ZX]

+ SILENT KEYS + Both Dick McKercher, W0MLY and Iris Hayes, ZS2AA passed away on 31 May. A top DXer and an IOTA enthusiast, Dick operated from several African countries in the 50s and 60s, while 96-year-old Iris Hayes was the first YL amateur radio operator in South Africa in 1937. [TNX The Daily DX] /EX S DX@WW $425WW423E 425 DX News #423 [5/6] 12 June 1999 No 423 BID: $425WW423E ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** *** NEWS FROM THE WEB *** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

LOGGER: Version 6.06 of LOGGER, the free Windows logging programme written by 9K2ZZ/K4CY, and Version 6.06 update files for prior versions of LOGGER are now available for download at the Golist Web Site (http://www.itis.net/golist/). [TNX K1XN] LOGS: The log of IK3QAR/p da (Sant'Erasmo Island, EU-131, IIA VE-015) is available at http://il3.camelotweb.net (bureau cards may be requested here as well). [TNX IK3QAR] LOGS: Logs for OK7DX are available (with a form for bureau cards) at http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/9663/ok2kli/logsearch/. QSL via OK2ZO. [TNX OK2ZO] WPX CW 1999: QSL routes for stations active during the recent WPX CW are available at http://www.arrakis.es/~ea5eyj [TNX EA5EYJ] ======

>>> DIE CONTEST <<<

The following activities have been announced to take place during the 5th DIE (Spanish Islands Award) Contest (6-12 UTC on 20 June) [TNX EA5OL]:

Ref.No. Island Call/Ops QSL via ------E-006 TABARCA ED5DX EA5RM E-013 MAYOR O BARON EA5VY/P EA5VM E-197 DEL CIERVO EA5VM/P EA5VM E-398 ILLOT D'ULLASTRELL EA3URE Team S-101 ROQUE DE TUFIA ED8GCR EA7OH S-233 DEL LEON Amateurs from Cadiz S-269 ISLA RAFAEL SANCHEZ ED7CIW EA7ARC S-278 LOS PINOS BAJOS EA7GT/P EA7GT BA-039 LAS TAPIAS EA4ENK/P EA4ENK CO-001 QUEMADILLAS DE ABAJO EA7DYQ/P CO-025 LA REINA EA7HCU/P EA7HCU CO-027 GUADANUNO EA7BDL/P EA7BDL CU-001 PENON DE ALARCON EA4/EA5OL EA5OL L-041 BALAGUER EA3URT/P M-014 VELILLA DE S.ANTONIO EA4EMZ/P EA4EMZ SA-019 LAS CANADAS ED1ISA EA1EAU V-010 EL RECATI EA5AEN/P V-024 ASSUT DE SUECA EA5RKX EA5RKX V-025 MOLI DE CARDONA EA5ETW/P EA5ETW V-040 EMBARCADEROS ED5RCC EA5RCC Z-??? ??? ED2DIE EA2TV

The web page for DIE is at http://members.es.tripod.de/die ======

QSL received via direct: 3A/K8PYD, 3D2DK, 3D2KT, 3D2RW, 3DA6Z, 4U1ITU, 4M5I (SA-037 - via IK6SNR), 5A1A, 5H3US, 5H3/IK2GZU, 5V7ZM, 5W0VD, 6Y2A, 6Y4A, 7X4AN, 8Q7DV, 9K2QQ, 9N1FP, 9V1RH, 9V1WW, A45XR, AP2NK, BI4Q, BV5GQ, BV9AYA (AS-103- via BV2KI), DU7MHA (OC-129), E30LA (AF-038, 080, 081 - via I2YDX), E30MA (AF-038, 080, 081 - via IK2WXZ), E44DX, E44/HA1AG, ED4FMM (EA4SS), ED7PRF, EK6GC, EL2WW (ON5NT), EO5ZN (UY0ZG), EP2FM, EP2MKO, ES5Q, FK8HC, FO0EEN, FO0KOL, FO0SUC (OC-152 - via F5JJW), FR5ZU/G, FR5ZU/T, FS5PL/p (NA-199), FS/PA3GIO/P, FT5ZH, H40AA, HK3JJH/4 (SA-084), HK0/AA3KX (W4DC), HK0F, HK3JJH/0M, HR2KOS, J45T, J83ZB, JX7DFA, KL1SLE (NA-040 - via WL7KY), OY3QN (OZ1ACB), OY4TN, PY0TI (PY1UP), R1FJL, RP3ZOR (RK3ZZC), S79MX, S79SBP, S79XB, SN4PLA (SP2PI), ST2SA, T20FW, T22VE, T30RW, T32IW (DJ5IW), T32VU (DJ5IW), T97M (K2PF), TA2DS, TJ1PD, TN7A, UA9FAR (W7YS), UN7VX (IK2XYU), V31GI, V63KU, VK9EHH, VP5/KT0F, VQ9CV, VR2KF, WP4Q, XX9ER, XX9TEP, XUF2B (N4JR), XU7AAN (JH8YZB), XZ1N, YC9KKI (OC-147), YC9MKF, YJ0ADJ, YK1AH, YK1AO, YL8M, YR30AIR (YO6KBM), ZB2FK, ZK3RW, ZL7DK (DK7YY), ZV0SW,

QSL received via WF5E QSL Service: 3C5DX, 6K97EAG, AH8LG, BT2HC, DU6/K9AW, FR5ZQ/T, FT5ZG, N2OO (NA-111), NO7F/KL7 (NA-059), TE5T, UE0LEZ, XU2A, ZX0Z (SA-067; DIB 068), ZY8R (SA-070; DIB 025). *****************************************************************************

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PERIOD CALL REF till 31/07 2C, 2X and 2W: special prefixes from Wales 415 till 31/07 2S, 2A and 2T: special prefixes from Scotland 415 till Jun 3DA0CA: Swaziland 411 till 28/06 3W6EZD,3W6EZD/p (NO-REF),XU2A,XUX0 (AS-133)*by JA2EZD 423 till 20/07 3W6XK: Vietnam * by W9XK 421 till 16/07 3XY7A: Guinea * by VE3DYS 423 till 31/12 9A770N: special event station (Croatia) 422 till 30/06 BT99WED: special event station (China) 421 till 30/06 CF3 and VX3: special prefixes (Canada) 421 till 14/06 CY9SS: St. Paul Island (NA-094) * by Ws and VEs 422 till August FK8VHU: New Caledonia 401 till 23/06 FO0CLA: Marquesas (OC-027) * by F2HE 421 till December FT5WH: Crozet (AF-008) * by F5AGL 401 till December FT5ZJ: Amsterdam Island 399 till July JY8YB: Jordan * by DL5MBY 418 till 13/07 RK6LWA/p: Lebyazhiy Isl. (RR 1704) 423 till 16/06 MM/DL4BQE, DL5BUT, DM4VDE, DL1CW/p: Shetlands (EU-012) 422 from 31/05 S92RS: Sao Tome * by DC8TS/KC2DMA 421 till 31/07 SN0APT: special event station (Poland) 417 till 13/06 TA4/DL5MAE/p: Kusadasi (Aydin, Turkey) 423 till 13/06 TM6ACO: special event station (France) 421 till ?? UA1ANA/1: EU-147 423 till 30/06 UE4NNN, UE4NMM: special event stations 421 till 16/06 VK8AN/6: Troughton Island (OC-154) 419 till 18/06 V47JVG: St. Kitts & Nevis (NA-104) * by G4JVG 421 till 27/11 XJ1: special prefix (Nova Scotia, Canada) 401 till 15/08 YS9/KE4LWT: El Salvador 422 11/06-23/06 E41/OK1FHI: West Bank, Palestine 422 11/06-14/06 VK4YN: Fraser Island (OC-142) * by VK4FW 422 11/06-14/06 XW8KPL/CSN: Laos * by 7L1MFS, JA2MNB and JR2KDN 422 12/06-14/06 9V1UV on 6 metres 422 12/06 CT: Guimaraes Castle (DCFP C-056) * by CTs 423 12/06-16/06 EL2TT: Liberia * by 5X1T 423 12/06-13/06 GD6IA: Isle of Man (EU-116) * by MI0BME 423 12/06-13/06 II2V * special A. Volta station 407 12/06 IK7VJX and IK7XIV: Isola Grande (EU-091) 423 12/06-15/06 KH0: Saipan * by JAs 423 12/06-13/06 TA4/TA3J/p and TA4/TA3YJ/p: Kusadasi (Aydin, Turkey) 423 12/06-13/06 TM5EUR: special station (France) 421 12/06 VE7ISL/m: C.IS.A. islands and NA-061 * by VE7TLL 423 12/06-13/06 ANARTS RTTY Contest *** 12/06-13/03 A.R.I. Sections Contest *** 12/06 Portugal Day SSB *** 12/06-13/06 WW South America CW Contest *** 13/06-20/06 CW40CCC: special event station (Uruguay) 421 13/06 I0QI,UAO,VWV,IK0RPV,VYB,WDG,ZCW,IZ0BTV/5: EU-028 423 15/06-30/06 OX3LG: Angmasalik Island (NA-151) 423 15/06-15/07 VY0: Black Island (Nunavut) * by VE3DO and others 423 15/06-31/07 ZL4IR: South Island (NA-134) * by K8VIR 423 from mid Jun V73G: Kwajalein (OC-028), Marshall Is * by AC4G 422 16/06-19/06 JG1RVN/6 and JA5DES/6: Miyako Islands (AS-079) 423 16/06-23/06 SV8/G3SWH: Mykonos Island (EU-067) 421 16/06-02/07 SV8/I3BQC: Lesvos Island (EU-049) 423 17/06-21/06 HL: Ullung Island (AS-045) * by JI6KVR and HL5FUA 421 17/06-20/06 IT9HLR, IT9AXZ, IT9YRE, IT9WDY: Porri Isl (EU-166) 423 18/06-21/06 3V8J: Jerba Island (AF-???) * by I5JHW and others 423 18/06-26/06 9A99P: Palagruza Island (EU-090) * by 9As 423 18/06-21/06 CV5A: Flores Island (SA-030) * by CXes 422 18/06 EI/G3ZAY and EI/G0HSD: Blasket Islands (EU-007) 423 18/06-25/06 JW2PA: Spitzbergen (EU-026), Svalbard * by LA2PA 423 18/06-21/06 KH0/AF4IN, KH0N: Northern Mariana * by JA6AGA, JA6CNL 423 19/06-26/06 J6/KF8VX and J6/KG8QL: St. Lucia (NA-108) 423 19/06 OZ2ZB: Egholm Island (NJ-004) 423 19/06-20/06 All Asian CW Contest *** 19/06-20/06 RSGB 1.8 MHz CW Contest *** 20/06 V DIE Contest *** 21/06-05/07 9N7RN: Nepal * by IZ6BRN/AP2WAP 423 22/06-26/06 HL0ZX/4: Pigum Island (AS-060) 423 24/06-28/06 IF9WKH: Favignana (EU-054) * by Egadi DX Team 423 24/06-26/06 Ham Radio 1999 (Friedrichshafen, Germany) 418 25/06 IF9/IT9GNG: Scoglio Correnti (EU-054) 423 25/06-27/06 IQ7T: Capo S.Vito Lighthouse * by ARI Taranto 421 25/06-27/06 TM5B: Fort Brescou (EU-148) * by Fs 423 26/06-30/06 F/G0GRC: Les Sept Isles (EU-107) * by Grantham ARC 417 26/06-27/06 IA5/IK5AMB, PWS, VLS, IZ5AXA, IW5AKR, CFN: EU-028 423 26/06 IF9ZRQ/p: Isola Galeotta (EU-054) 423 26/06-27/06 IY0TC: Marconian station 414 26/06-27/06 ARRL Fielday *** 26/06-27/06 Marconi Memorial CW Contest *** 26/06-27/06 SP CW QRP Contest *** 27/06 IF9/IT9GNG: Isola Galera (EU-054) 423 28/06-08/07 VP2E: Anguilla (NA-022) * by WB2REM 421 29/06-06/06 SV9/G3NYY, G4VXE, G4FRE, G7FRE: Crete (EU-015) 423 30/06-14/07 VK8AN/6: Troughton Island (OC-154) supplement 421 June D99ARDF: special event station (Korea) 423 Jun-Jul EL2VO: Liberia * by EA5GIY 422 June-December VY0TA: Baffin Island (NA-047) * by VE2BQB 421 June ZS8D: Marion Island (AF-021) * by ZS6DE 421 /EX

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3V - Latest information from Giovanni, I5JHW is that the 3V8J team on Jerba Island [425DXN 424] is waiting for the very final green light from the local authorities. The operation, which was expected to start on 18 June, might be delayed a bit, but Giovanni says he is quite optimistic. [TNX I5JHW] A9 - Regi, ON4CFI will be active (10-40 metres SSB) from as A9/ON4CFI from Bahrain (AS-002) until 7 July. QSL via home call. [TNX The Daily DX] BY - John, K2ZJ will be active from the BY1QH club station between 26 June and 4 July. He plans to operate on 40-10 metres with emphasis on WARC bands. [TNX DX News Sheet] EA - The Spanish bulletin "EA-DX" reports that Sancti Petri Island (EU-143) will be activated on 25-27 June. No call given but the QSL manager will be EA7PY. GW - The UK based International Short Wave League club callsign (GX4BJC) will be used during the month of June by GW3CNM. Frank will use the Welsh version of the callsign, which is GC4BJC/P, from Holywell, North Wales on 40 metres CW only. [TNX GW3CNM] HB0 - OK2WO/Josef, OK2WY/Jiri and OK2ZR/Peter will be active from Liechtenstein between 18 and 22 June. Preffered modes will be PSK31, Feld-Hell and RTTY + 6 metres SSB and CW. QSL via home calls. [TNX OK2WY] HB0 - A team of operators from Hungary and Germany including Tom/DL4OCM, Jo/DF6VI, Thomas/DL1FDH, Tamas/HA4DX (ex HA4GDO), Feri/HA0ET and Laci/HA0HW will be active from Mount Malbun (2200 metres above the sea level), Liechtenstein between 19 and 26 June. They will operate as HB0/home call/p with three stations on 160-6 metres SSB, CW and RTTY. QSL HB0/HA0ET/p via HA0HW, the others via home call either direct or through the bureau. [TNX HA0HW] JA - Joe, JA4PXE will be active (40-10 metres, SSB and CW) as JA4PXE/4 from Yashiro Island (AS-117) on 25 and 26 June and again for the IOTA Contest in July. QSL via JA4PXE. [TNX JI6KVR] J6 - Bill, AA7X will be active (on 10-40 metres) as J6/AA7X from St. Lucia (NA-108) between 24 and 30 June. QSL via home call. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] JT - Laurence, GM4DMA is expected to operate as JT1FCR from central Monogolia between 19 and 29 June. He plans to be active on 160-6 metres (with 100 watts into a simple antenna and solar power) while working for the "Youth Development Charity Raleigh International". [TNX OPDX Bulletin] KH0 - Look for JI2IXA, JN3AHZ and JM3FUY to be active (on 40-6 metres) as KH0/home call from Saipan (OC-086), Northern Mariana between 24 and 28 June. QSL via home calls. [TNX JA1ELY] KL - KL7/DL1YMK is active from the Pribilof Islands (NA-028). SM - Special event station 8S1IG will be active (SSB and CW) from Gotland Island (EU-020) between 26 June and 2 July during the "Island Games". QSL via bureau or direct to SM1TDE (Eric Wennstroem, Vasagatan 9-324, SE - 172 67 Sundbyberg, Sweden). Further information is available at http://www.grk.se [TNX SM1TDE] SV5 - Vassilis, SV8CYV will be active (14260, 18128, 21260, 24950 and 28460 kHz) as SV5/SV8CYV/p from Patmos Island (EU-001) between 25 and 30 June. QSL via home call. [TNX DX News Sheet] UA - Alex, RA0ZN and Vlad, RA0ZA are going to the lighthouse located on Karaginskiy Island (AS-064) to do some maintenance work. They plan to be active (on 20 metres only) in their spare time as UE0XZZ for at least one week (dates not given). QSL via RA0ZN either direct (P.O.Box 51, 683049 Petropavlowsk-Kamchatsky, Russia) or through the bureau. [TNX UA0ZY] UA - Alex, UA0FCD (and possibly Eugene, RA0FF as well) will be active from Iturup Island (AS-025) between 26 and 30 June. [TNX RA0FF] UA - Alex, UA0ZY and Serge, UA0ZAZ now plan to be active from Kambalny (Toporkov) Island (Kamchatka Oblast/Sea of Okhotsk Coast group, AS-???) [425DXN 421] starting on 3 July for three days. They will operate as RY0Z on both CW and SSB. QSL via 4Z5AV either direct (Michael Krimer, P.O. Box 2288, 88122 Eilat, Israel) or through the bureau. [TNX UA0ZY] XU - Hiroo, XU2A (JA2EZD) reports that his XUX0 (Xray Uniform Xray Zero) activity from AS-133 [425DXN 423] is expected to start around 24 June. QSL via XU2C/7L1MFS (Yoh Yoshida, 4-4-1 Arakawa, 116-0002 Japan). [TNX 3W6EZD] YU - Club stations from Yugoslavia are allowed to use the special prefix YZ75 until the end of June to celebrate 75 years of amateur radio in their country. [TNX The Daily DX] /EX S DX@WW $425WW424B 425 DX News #424 [2/6] 18 June 1999 No 424 $425WW424B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

SOMALILAND ---> Tomo, JE9IKG has been staying in Nairobi, Kenya on business. He plans to visit Somaliland between 19 and 29 June and to operate (on SSB with 50 watts, a long wire and a solar panel) as 6O/JE9IKG in his spare time. He might also be active from either Uganda (5X) and Tanzania (5H) during the weekends in July. QSL via home call. [TNX JA1ELY]

QSL 3W7CW ---> Please note that the correct address for Tom, 3W7CW/SP5AUC [425DXN 417 and 418] is P.O. Box 11, 02-800 Warsaw 93, Poland. [TNX The Daily DX]

QSL VR2KF ---> Kazu, VR2KF is likely to be leaving Hong Kong in the near future. Do not send cards to his P.O. Box in HK after 30 June. [TNX The Daily DX]

QSL VIA IK6SNR ---> Luigi, YV5ENI reports that at the end of July his QSL manager, IK6SNR (Lucio Antonini, Contrada S. Biagio 11, 64010 Controguerra - TE, Italy) will send through the bureau all of the outstanding 4M5I (SA-015 and SA-037) cards.

QSL VIA VK4AAR ---> Alan, VK4AAR reports that, although his address has changed since 1 December 1998 [425DXN 394], "too many people are blindly and thoughtlessly using ancient callbooks". Once more, please note that cards for V63PD, VI0ANARE (but *not* VK0ANARE), VK8AN, VK8AN/6, VK8AV/3 (Phillip Island, OC-136 only), VK8MI, VU3RSB, YJ8AA, ZK2JJ and ZK2PJ should be sent direct only to Alan Roocroft, P. O. Box 421, Gatton 4343, Australia.

QSL VIA W1AF ---> The new QSL route for all of Mike's (K3UOC) past operations is via W1AF (Harvard Wireless Club, 6 Linden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA). They include 4M4A (85-87), 4M5V (92-93), 7Z5OO (94-98), P46S (85), PJ1A (91), PJ2/K3UOC, PJ3/K3UOC, PJ4/K3UOC, PJ5AA (96-98), PJ5/K3UOC, PJ6/K3UOC, PJ7/K3UOC, PJ8H (94), US1A (90), YV4/K3UOC, YV5/K3UOC, YV6/K3UOC, YV9/K3UOC. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]

YASME AWARD MANAGER (NEW) ---> The Yasme Foundation lost a long-time supporter and Director, with the recent passing of the Award Program Manager Dick McKercher, W0MLY [425DXN 423]. Effective immediately, Randy Wright, W6CUA, is the new Yasme Award Manager. Award applications and correspondence may be sent to Randy Wright, 18432 Milmar Boulevard, Castro Valley, CA 94546, USA. His e-mail address is [email protected] [TNX W6RGG] ------

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LOGS (5N): Logs for 5N0/OK1JR, 5N99MSV and 5N0MSV are available at www.qsl.net/ok1rr [TNX OK1JR] LOGS (FO0): Logs for the current FO0CLA operation from Marquesas Islands are available at http://www.ifrance.com/f2he/logonlin.htm [TNX The Daily DX] LOGS (HI): Logs for DK8YY/HI8, DL1JDK/HI8, DL3ALI/HI8, DL4JAN/HI8 and DL4JS/HI8 are available at http://www.qsl.net/dl5mx [TNX DL5MX] LOGS: Doug, N6RT reports the following new logs are now online at http://dx.qsl.net/logs 3B8/K5KG (April through May 1998) DS5DNO (through 14 June 1999) DX1DX (through 3 June 1999) DX100DX (October 1998) J41TEN (March 1998) SV1DNW (through 12 June 1999) SV9/G3AKF (May through October,1998) VQ9CV (through 7 June 1999) R1MVA: OH2BR reports the web page for the 4-15 July DXpedition to Malyj Vysotskij [425DXN 423] is at http://www.etela-karjala.fi/yhdistykset/viitoset/MVI_1999.htm /EX S DX@WW $425WW424C 425 DX News #424 [3/6] 18 June 1999 No 424 $425WW424C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* QSL INFO ******** ======Edited by IK1GPG & IK1QFM

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9K2/SQ5DAK SP5KQS KW1JY K1WY V47EWS K5EWS 9L1PG NW8F KW1WY K1WY V47JVG G4JVG 9M2/GM4YXI GM4YXI LA8W LA4DCA V5/HB9QQ HB9QQ 9N1AA K4VUD LO1F LU4FM V73ZZ K7ZZ 9N7RN IK4ZGY LT1F LU1FKR VA1A K3BU 9N7UD K4VUD M0BYF OH6YF VD7D VE7TLL 9V1AP HL1KIB M6T G4PIQ VF6JY VE6JY 9V1BG JL1MWI MM/DL5BUT DL5BUT VK1TX K1WY 9V1UU JA1NLI MM0/W9DC W9DC VK6EWI VK6NE 9Y4/PA3BBP PA5ET MU2K ON4ON VK6ISL VK6LC 9Y4/PA3ERC PA5ET N4B KK0DX VK9WM VK4FW 9Y4SF WA4JTK NP3D W3HNK VK9WY VK4FW A41JV A4 Bureau NP3X W4DN VP2MHJ DF2SS A41KJ N5FTR NP4Z WC4E VP5/PA3BBP PA5ET A45XU W3HNK OA8ADM KC7HRT VP5/PA3ERC PA5ET A61AH KA5TQF OE4A OE1EMS VP5/PA3EWP PA5ET A61AO N1DG OF6YF OH6YF VP5/PA3FQA PA5ET A9/ON4CFI ON4CFI OG6YF OH6YF VP5C PA5ET (1995) A92BE W3HNK OH0/K7BV KU9C VP5GA N2GA AH2/AH0R JH6RTO OH0/OH6YF OH6YF VQ9CV ND1V AM5DCL EA5DCL OH0LIZ OH5LIZ VQ9DX AA5DX AM8ZS VE3HO OH0MYF OH6YF VQ9PH W2JDK AP2WAP IK4ZGY OH0MYF/6 OH6YF VQ9VK N1TO AX1TX K1WY OH0Z OH1EH VR2/OH6YF OH6YF BA1HAM NE9Z OH3MYF OH6YF VU2JPS VK9NS BA4DX BA4CH OH6Y OH6YF VU2LE K6JG BA4EG BD4EG OH7M OH6LNI VU3VLH OK1MM BD7NQ W2AY OH9A OH1NOA VY1/N1TX N1TX BT99WED F6FNU OI6YF OH6YF WH2/N2NL W2YC BY1DX OH2BH OK7DX OK2ZO WH7Q ND3A BY4BNS BD4EE OL4S OK2ZU WL7KY NU4N C40M 5B4AFM OL5Q OK1HRA WP2Z KU9C C4A 9A2AJ OL5Y OK1MG WP3A W4DN C6/M0CIL ON4BAM OL6X OK1DIG WP3R W3HNK CE3/ON4CDM ON4CDM OM5M OM3BH XE1RGL N2AU CE3AA CE3WDH OM8A OM3RM XJ9DX VE9DX CF3BLU VE3BLU ON4CAT K1WY XR1X DL7BO CI7A VE7SV ON9CAT K1WY XU1YY JA6HOR CN8NK EA5XX OX3LG OZ1PIF XU2A 7L1MFS CN8WW DL6FBL OY2H I2MQP XU7AAE 7N3RQU CP6XE IK6SNR OY3QN OZ1ACB XU7AAN JH8YZB CQ9K CS3MAD OZ3W W3HNK XUX0 7L1MFS CS1GDX/P CT1AHU P29CC K1WY XV300S 7L1MFS CU8/CT1AHU CT1AHU P29KPH K5YG XV7SW SM3CXS CU8/CU3EJ CU3EJ P29NB K3BYV XX9JUV XX9AU CU8I CT1AHU P29WK K9JJR XX9TRR N6XJ CU9/CU3DJ CU3DJ P3A W3HNK YB1AQS DK7YY CW9A KA5TUF P49V AI6V YL4U YL2KL CY9RF K8RF PJ2/OH6YF OH6YF YO30AIR YO6KBM CY9SS VY2SS PR2W PT2AW YO3APJ N2AU D2GG CT1GG PR59B PP5LL YO99JP YO3AMM D2RV AA4HU PS400NAT PS7AB YO99JP YO3APJ D99ARDF HL0HQ PT1A PY1NX YO99JP YO3JW DU1ODX NH0E PW1S PY1KS YO99JP YO3ND DU6/K9AW WF5T PX8DX PY8AA YR99E YO3KPA DX1DX DU1SAN PY0FA PY4KL YT4AY YU4WU DX1S KU9C PY5ZHP DL4DBR YU0C YU7CB E4/OK5DX OK1TN R0/US3IU UA3AGS YV4A YV5/OH0XX E41/OK1DTP OK1TD R1AND RW1AI YZ75AEW YU7CB E41/OK1FHI OK1FHI R1FJL UA3AGS Z37GBC NN6C E6TBN CE6TC R200AP RA1WZ ZA1M IK2HTW EA5VY/P EA5VM R9X RN9XA ZC4ATC 5B4YX ED1ISA EA1EAU RA9LI/P DL6ZFG ZD7VC K1WY ED2DIE EA2TV RD3Q RN3QO ZD9BV W4FRU ED2LAE EA2CBY RF9C RK9CWW ZD9IL ZS5BBO ED5DX EA5RM RJ9J RA9JR ZF1A K9LA ED7CIW EA7ARC RK1B/1 RV1AC ZF2AH W6VNR ED8GCR EA7OH RK6LWA/P UA4HUR ZF2MO OM2SA ED8PP EA3KU RM0F RA0FU ZF2NE W5ASP EJ0X EI4DW RM6A W3HNK ZF9/ZF2RC PA5ET EK6CC N8BGD RM9RA RW9QA ZF9/ZF2WP PA5ET EK6LP IK2DUW RM9RM RW9QA ZK2PJ VK4AAR EK6TA DJ0MCZ RM9RO RW9QA ZL3KIM K1WY EK7DX F5LGQ RM9RX RW9QA ZM1A ZL3CW EL2DT IK0PHY RM9RX/9 RW9QA ZS6SCI ZS6NB EL2WW ON5NT RM9RZ RW9QA ZS8D ZS6EZ EM4E UR4EYT RU0LAX W3HC ZT6Z ZS6EZ EM50UWC UT5UN RU1POL/0 UA0KCL ZW0Z PY1NEZ EM5HQ UY5ZZ RW2F DK4VW ZW100BH PY4AA EM7Q UY5ZZ RW6BQ RW3RN ZY2DX PY2QE EO1I UT1IA RW9QA RW9QA ZY8M PT2GTI EO7V UR7VA RW9QA W3HNK ZY8R PT2GTI ER0F UX0FF RW9RN RW9QA ZZ2Z AC7DX ER200P ER1DA RY9C UA9CGA ZZ4WAS PY4KL /EX S DX@WW $425WW424E 425 DX News #424 [5/6] 18 June 1999 No 424 $425WW424E ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* QSL INFO ******** ======

4L1W Radio Club, P.O.Box 49, Tbilisi 380002, Georgia 5B4FL Nick Waite, Flat 203, Nitse St. Ria Court 5, 6028 Larnaka, Cyprus 5B4WN Marios Nicolaou, P.O.Box 4834, Nicosia, Cyprus 7L1MFS Hiroshi Yoshida, Shingo-Blg., 4-4-1, Arakawa, 116-0002, Tokyo, Japan 7X4AN Mohamed Boukhiar, P.O. Box 30133, Barcelona, 08080, Spain 9Y4AT Jefferry Gibson, 14 SWWTU Avenue, South Valsayn, Trinidad and Tobago BD3SE Sun-Wei Dong, P.O.Box 17, Jiangxian, Shanxi 043607, China BD7YB Fu Shi Liang, No.100 Bin Hai, New District Haikou 570105, China BD8SN J.J.Sheen, 22 Min Hang Lu, Kunming, Yunnan 650041, China BG5WKY P.O.Box 18, Sanming, Fujian, China BG7YD Xian Bo, No.100 Bin Hai, New District Haikou 570105, China BV2DP Richard W.S.Lu, P.O.Box 32-144, Taipei, Taiwan BV2TL Chen, P.O.Box 542, Sanchung 241, Taiwan BV4NF Hiro Porng, P.O.Box 9, Sanyi, Miaoli, Taiwan C31US Joan Manel Sauri Araus, P.O.Box 1092, Andorra la Vella, Andorra DL6KVA Axel Schernikau, Kurt-Schumacher-Ring 187, D-18146 Rostock, Germany ER1LW Lysy Wiacheslav, P.O.Box 112, Chisinau, MD-2012, Moldova, C.I.S. HH2JOE Jose Forero, P.O.1602, Port au Prince, Haiti HK0VGJ Abel Carmelo Guerrero Martinez, P.O.Box 852, San Andres I., Colombia HL0HQ Korean Amateur Radio League, P.O Box 162, Seoul 100-601, South Korea HL4CFN Choi Hyeong-Moon, P.O.Box 59, Hwasun 519-800, South Korea HL5FBT Kim Keum-Cheol, P.O.Box 34, Namdaegu 705-600, South Korea JT1DA Enk, P.O.Box 736, Ulan Bator 13, Mongolia JK3HLP Takafumi Ueda, 2-35-3 Mitsuishidai, Hashimoto City, Wakayama, 648-0094, Japan JJ2NYT Tsuyoshi Nakanishi, 1013 Oyama-cho, Yokkaichi City,Mie 512-1101,Japan K1WY-USA The K1WY DX Association, P.O.Box 2644, Hartford, CT 06146-2644, USA K1WY-EU The K1WY DX Association P.O.Box 90, Eeklo 9900, Belgium KK0DX Todd LeMense, 3603 South 89th Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124-3931, USA LX1CA Eugene Thiwa, 22 Cite Bourschterbach, L-9029 Warken, Luxembourg OD5KB Sami G.Maalouf, P.O.Box 70364, Antelias, Lebanon OD5MM Irma Mishellany, P.O.Box 184, Jounieh, Lebanon OH2BR Jukka Heikinheimo, Rikunkuja 4, FIN-01420 Vantaa, Finland OK1HWB Michal Plasil, P.O.Box 29, CZ-39501 Pacov, Czech Republic ON4ON Danny Commeyne, Rozenlaan 38, 8890 Dadizele, Belgium PA5CW Kees Wiegers, De Schans 96, 9351 AZ Leek, The Netherlands PA5ET Rob Snieder, Van Leeuwenstraat 137, 2273 VS Voorburg, The Netherlands PX8DX P.O.Box 71, Belem-PA, 66000-970, Brazil RN9XA Eugene Bugrimov, P.O.Box 1229, Syktyvkar, 167001, Russia RW9QA Vlad Kondratenko, P.O.Box 1, Kurgan-38, 640038, Russia SU3FM Fahmy Mosalam, P.O.Box 777, Port Said 42111, Egypt SV7DLF Ilias Stathopoulos, P.O.Box 58, GR-681 00 Alexandrupoli, Greece T70A Radio Club, P.O.Box 77, San Marino A-147890, San Marino T77WI Giancarlo Monticovia, M.Moretti 5, Serravalle, D-147899, San Marino UA9AB Gene Shcumat, P.O.Box 17, Troitsk, Chelyabinskaya obl., 457100 Russia UY5ZZ Vladimir Latyshenko, P.O.Box 4850, Zaporozhye, 330118, Ukraine TR8XX Jean Claude Jupin, P.O.Box 4069, Libreville, Gabon VE7TLL Terry Mitchell, P.O.Box 9, Tlell, BC V0T 1Y0, Canada VU3TOM Tom Davis, U.S.Embassy - New Delhi, Department of State Washington, D.C. 20521-9000, U.S.A. VY2SS Robby Robertson, RR#2, Bloomfield Stn., Prince Edward Island, C0B 1E0 Canada WP3C Alfredo Velez, Ramos, HC-02 Box 7455, Utuado, Puerto Rico 00641, USA YB0CBI Ferry Soedjana, P.O.Box 8075 JKSTB, Jakarta 12080, Indonesia YB0ZDD Club Station ORARI Lokal Pasar Minggu, Box 7257/JKSPM, Jakarta 12072, Indonesia YB2UU P.O.Box 6223, Semarang 50063, Central Java, Indonesia YB4JIM Akhmad Ferdinand Lubis, Palembang 30126, South Sumatra, Indonesia YB7VR Pak Azwar, P.O.Box 455, Balikpapan, Kamtim 76100, Indonesia YC0GUO Cucu Kurnia "Cucu" P.O.Box 7257 / JKSPM, Jakarta 12072, Indonesia YC0WPI Itok Yudianto "Itok" P.O.Box 7257 / JKSPM, Jakarta 12072, Indonesia YV5/OH0XX Olli Rissanen, PMB 599, 1313 So.Military Trail, Deerfield Beach, FL-33442, U.S.A. ZD7BG Gilbert legg, P.O.Box 157, Saint Helena Island, South Pacific Ocean ZS6NB Ken Pickersgill, 60 Selborne Ave., Lyttelton, 0157, Pretoria, South Africa /EX S DX@WW $425WW424F 425 DX News #424 [6/6] 18 June 1999 No 424 $425WW424F ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* QSL INFO ******** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

>>> QSL ROUTES FROM PY2AA AT LABRE-SP <<<

The following QSL Routes list comes from Flavio "Al" Archangelo, PY2ZX, editor of "QTC", the LABRE journal ([email protected]). The Liga Brasileira de Radioamadores (LABRE) is the Brazilian IARU society. There is one national confederation in Brasilia (http://www.labre.org) and several statal federations, such as the LABRE-SP in Sao Paulo (http://www.labre-sp.org). The address for the PY2AA Bureau is either P. O. Box 22, Sao Paulo, SP 01059-970, Brazil or R. Dr. Miguel Vieira Ferreira, 345A, Tatuape, Sao Paulo, SP 03071-080, Brazil.

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3A - Look for 3A/IK1SLP and 3A/IK1YLL to be active (on CW, SSB and RTTY) from Monaco between 1 and 5 August. QSL via home calls. [TNX IK1SLP] 3D2 - Joe, W8GEX will be active (40-6 metres) from Fiji (OC-016) between 5 and 9 July. QSL via W8GEX (Joe Pater, 1894 Old Oxford Rd., Hamilton, OH 45013, USA). [TNX W8GEX and Islands On The Web] 3D2 - Uruguay DX Group members Bert, CX3AN and Mario, CX4CR will be active (on 160-6 metres SSB and CW, with an emphasis on the low bands, calls to be announced upon arrival) from Viti Levu (OC-016), Fiji between 19 and 23 August. [TNX CX3AN] 3V - Fabio, I4UFH will be active from 3V8BB between 8 and 11 July, IARU HF World Championship (Single Operator SSB) included. He will put an emphasis on the low bands and on 10 metres for USA and Asia. Outside the contest he will concentrate on the WRAC bands and 2 metres (depending on antenna availability). QSL via I4UFH either direct or through the bureau (please note that Fabio can confirm also contacts made on 7 January 1999). [TNX I4UFH] 3W - The 3W6EZD/p activity from Hon Tam Islands (Mien Trung South group, AS-???) started as scheduled on 16 June [425DXN 423], but was quickly cut short when the local military forced the operators (Hiroo/3W6EZD, Bac Ai/3W6AR, Quang/3W6LI and Hoang/3W6KA) to go QRT. After trying unsuccessfully to obtain permission to operate from the island, on 18 June they returned to Saigon, from where Hiroo operated as XV300S. [TNX G3KMA] A3 - Joe, W8GEX will be active (40-6 metres) from Tonga (OC-035) between 10 and 17 July. QSL via W8GEX (Joe Pater, 1894 Old Oxford Rd., Hamilton, OH 45013, USA). [TNX W8GEX and Islands On The Web] A9 - David, A92GE (Honorary Secretary of the Amateur Radio Association of Bahrain) reports that A9/ON4CFI [425DXN 424] "is an unauthorised pirate operation" which might jeopardize "amateur radio operation for everyone here in Bahrain. There is no authorised guest licence here or reciprocal licence arrangements. Therefore any call of the type A9/****** is illegal". The Amateur Radio Association of Bahrain is on the Internet at http://members.tripod.com/~A92C/ C2 - Jack, VK2GJH will be active (6-80 metres) as C21JH from Nauru (OC-031) between 27 June and 8 July, and again between 20 and 27 July. QSL direct only to VK2GJH (Jack Haden, Box 299, Ryde, NSW 2112, Australia). [TNX QRZ-DX] C6 - Steve, N4JQQ will be active as C6AFP from Treasure Cay, Abaco (NA-080) between 2 and 17 July. QSL via N4JQQ. [TNX DX News Sheet] C6 - Delano, C6AFV will be active (SSB and CW) as C6GI from Great Inagua (NA-113), South Bahamas between 8 and 12 July. QSL direct only to C6AFV. [TNX C6AFV]. CE0_ei - Hal, JL6MSN will be active (on 15 and 20 metres SSB) as CE0Y/JL6MSN from Easter Island (SA-001) on 7-8 July. QSL via JL6MSN (Haruo Araki, 4-4-14-402 Nishihonmachi, Yahatahigashi Kitakyushu, 805-0061 Japan). [TNX JL6MSN] ER - Look for ER7A to be active on 9-11 July and in the IARU HF World Championship. QSL via ER1DA (Valery Metaxa, P.O. Box 9537, Kishinev, MD-2071, Moldova). [TNX ER1CW] F - Marc, ON5FP and Kristof, ON6NN will be active as TM1OTA during their 21 July-4 August activity from EU-032 and other DIFM islands [425DXN 421]. QSL via ON4ADN either direct (Geert Decru, St Laurentiusstraat 18, 8710 Wielsbeke, Belgium) or through the bureau. [TNX ON5FP] FK - Jacques, F6BUM will be active (SSB and CW) as FK/F6BUM from New Caledonia as follows: from the main island (OC-032, DIFO FK-001) on 9-21 August, from Ouvea (OC-033, FK-018) on 22-24 August, from Lifou (OC-033, FK-012) on 25-30 August, from Mare (OC-033, FK-013) on 31 August-2 September and from Les Pins (OC-032, FK-020) on 3-5 September. [TNX F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX] FO - Hal, JL6MSN will be active (on all bands, WARC included) as FO0MSN from Moorea (OC-046), French Polynesia between 9 and 18 July. QSL via JL6MSN (Haruo Araki, 4-4-14-402 Nishihonmachi, Yahatahigashi Kitakyushu, 805-0061 Japan). [TNX JL6MSN] FO - Uruguay DX Group members Bert, CX3AN and Mario, CX4CR will be active (on 160-6 metres SSB and CW, with an emphasis on the low bands, calls to be announced upon arrival) from Moorea (OC-046), French Polynesia between 5 and 7 August. [TNX CX3AN] /EX S DX@WW $425WW425B 425 DX News #425 [2/6] 26 June 1999 No 425 BID: $425WW425B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

GM - Jim, GM0NAI and Drew, GM3YOR will be operating CW only as 2A0APF/p and 2S0GNK/p from several islands in the Outer Hebrides (EU-010) between 10 and 16 July. They hope to be active from Lewis/Harris (IOSA OH-1), North Uist (OH-2), South Uist (OH-3), Benbecula (OH-4), Berneray (OH-5), Vatersay (OH-7), Eriskay (OH-9), Barra (OH-11), Great Bernera (OH-12), Scalpay (OH-25), Baleshare (OH-26), Grimsay (OH-27) and Vallay (OH-28). There will be some simultaneous operations from two islands and also some island changes in the same day to fulfill this schedule. QSL for both calls via MM1AUF (Kai McClintock, 13 St Andrews Drive, Gourock, PA19 1HY, Scotland, UK). [TNX GM3YOR] HB0 - Andrea, DL3ABL and Michael, DL6MHW will be active (mainly on WARC) from Liechtenstein between 26 June and 3 July. QSL via DL3ABL (Andrea Diekmann, Ginsterweg 51, 39326 Wolmirstedt, Germany). [TNX OPDX Bulletin] I - Gerry, IZ8ANA is active as ID9/IZ8ANA from Stromboli (EU-017, IIA ME-016) until 28 June. He plans to operate as IZ8ANA/IT9 from Scoglio Pollara (EU-017, IIA ME-019) on 26 June, and from Scoglio Montenassarai (EU-017, ME-005) and La Canna (EU-017, IIA ME-004) on the 27th. QSL via home call. [TNX IZ8ANA] I - Look for Stefano, IK3ABY/p to be active from some islands in the Venice Lagoon (EU-131) during the weekend. J8 - Mike, G0GPX is active (on all bands SSB) until 2001 as J87AB from St. Vincent (NA-025). QSL direct to Mike Wise, Canouan Island PO, St. Vincent, Windward Islands. [TNX DX News Sheet] JT - Look for JT1FAJ (JA0HC), JT1FAK (JR0CGJ), JT1FAL (JA0IXW), JT1xxx (JR0BQT) and JT1xxx (JA0EJ) to be active (on 160-6 metres, SSB and CW) from Mongolia between 2 and 6 July. QSL via home calls. [TNX JA1ELY] KH3 - Rich, W5RXP will be returning to Johnston Atoll (OC-023) on 26 June. Look for W5RXP/KH3 to be active until 1 July on 15 and 20 metres with 100 watts and a yagi antenna. QSL via W5RXP. [TNX DX News Sheet] KH6 - YL operator Debby, N7FL will be active (10-160 metres SSB) as N7FL/KH6 from Hawaii (OC-019) between 30 June and 12 July. She will participate in the IARU HF World Championship. QSL via N7FL. [TNX The Daily DX] LX - Look for LX0RL to participate in the IARU HF Wolrd Championship (10-11 July) from the HQ of the Luxembourg national society at Eisenborn. QSL via bureau. [TNX LX1KQ] LY - Special station LY99RMD will be active between 1 and 25 July for the LY Hamfest in Klaipeda. QSL via LY3BE (Eugene Vaisman, P.O. Box 70, Klaipeda 5800, Lithuania). [TNX LY3BE] OA - Cesar, OA4QV will be active as OA178QV through July. The special prefix is to celebrate the 178th anniversary of the indipendence of Peru. QSL via home call. [TNX OA4QV] OJ0 - OH0RJ, LA0CX, LA1SJA and LA3KIA will be OJ0/ from Market Reef (EU-053) between 2 and 5 July. Plans are to operate on 6-160 metres mostly CW, with priority to 12 metres, with two stations. QSL via home calls. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] LA/SM - Gabriele, IK3GES will be touring Norway in July and might operate from EU-046, 033, 076, 062 and possibly other IOTA groups in that country. He also plans to stop on the Swedish island of Oland (EU-037), from where he should participate in the IOTA Contest. QSL via home call. [TNX IK3GES] PZ - Bob, K3BYV expects to be active as PZ5JR from Suriname until at least December. QSL via K3BYV. [TNX The Daily DX] SM - Look for SM1/DL5ME (on 10-80 metres, WARC excluded, mainly SSB) and SM1/DG3HWO (on VHF) to be active from Gotland Island (EU-020) between 1 and 6 July. QSL via the DARC bureau or direct to P.O. Box 9, 39028 Magdeburg, Germany. [TNX DL5ME] SV - Roberto, IK7XIV will be active as SV8/IK7XIV from the islands of Lefkada (EU-052) and Kithira (EU-113) between 20 July and 4 August. He will participate in the IOTA Contest (Single Operator Limited CW), probably from EU-052. Before and after the contest he will be active mostly on CW (10-30 metres). QSL via home call. [TNX IK7XIV] T30 - Jack, VK2GJH will be active (6-80 metres) as T30JH from Tarawa, West Kiribati (OC-17) between 8 and 20 July. QSL direct only to VK2GJH (Jack Haden, Box 299, Ryde, NSW 2112, Australia). [TNX QRZ-DX] TL - The TL8CG who is currently active (mainly on 15 metres SSB, QSL via IK1APO: Giovanni Calafato, Via Burlando 12/7, 16136 Genova - GE, Italy) from Central Africa is not the same TL8CG who operated in April (QSL via IZ1CQD: Gianni Caretto, Via Angioira 42, 10070 Coassolo - TO, Italy). [TNX IZ1CQD] UA - Nick, RA1QQ and Vlad, UA1RG plan to be active as RA1QQ/1 and UA1RG/1 from the Gulyayevskiye Koshki Islands (EU-102). Operations are expected to start "after 20th of July" and will include the participation in the IOTA Contest as RI1OTA. QSL RA1QQ/1 and RI1OTA via RA1QQ (Nick A. Smerdov, P.O.Box 24, Cherepovets, 162627, Russia), QSL UA1RG/1 via UA1RJ (Yuri Sinitso, P.O.Box 10, Vologda, 160035, Russia). [TNX RA1QHJ] /EX S DX@WW $425WW425C 425 DX News #425 [3/6] 26 June 1999 No 425 BID: $425WW425C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

VE - Ivan/VE3DO [425DXN 421], Ralph/VE3LBZ and John/VE3VGI are expected to be active as VY0O from Grass Island (NA-173) in James Bay, Nunavut Land until 1 July. QSL direct only to VE3DO (P.O. Box 146, Toronto, ON, Canada M6H 4E1). [TNX VE3VGI] VE - Loos DX Gang members Didier, F5NZO and Eric, F5SSM will be touring Quebec between 4 and 22 August. They will be active (on 10-40 metres SSB with 100 watts and a vertical )as VE2/home call from La Madeleine Islands (NA-038) on 11-14 August; they also plan to operate as VY2/home call Prince Edward Island (NA-029) on 9 August and from other C.IS.A. islands as well. QSL via home calls. [TNX F5NZO] VK - Mal, VK6LC reports that Bob, VK8BB is resident for a while on Elcho Island (OC-185). For the time being he only operates with 20 watts, a battery and a dipole, but he says he will try to improve his set up. QSL direct to Bob Beacham, Elcho Island, via Darwin, 0822 Northern Territory, Australia VP8_so - VP8SO is currently active from UK Antarctic base Signy on Signy Island, South Orkney Islands (AN-008). VP9 - Ed, N0ED will be active as VP9/N0ED from Bermuda (NA-005) between 15 and 25 July, IOTA Contest included. He will operate CW only, on WARC bands and 160 metres (QRN permitting) before the contest. QSL via home call. [TNX N0ED] W - Nate, N8WNB will be on Assateague Island (NA-139) during the week of 4 July. He plans to be active on or around 14.260 MHz and maybe on 28.460 MHz as well. [TNX N8WNB and Islands On The Web] XU - Hiroo, JA2EZD, who has been active as XU2A from the mainland, will operate as XUX0 from AS-133 [425DXN 424] on 26 and 27 June. QSL XU2A and XUX0 via 7L1MFS (Yoh Yoshida, 4-4-1 Arakawa, 116-0002 Japan). [TNX DX News Sheet] YB - Sanji, HA7VK, a diplomat at the Hungarian Embassy in Jakarta, has been granted permission by the Indonesian licencing authorities to operate as YB0AVK. This approval is part of an agreement between the two countries allowing their radio amateurs to operate on a reciprocal basis. [TNX YC0LOW] YV - K2KW, N6TV and K6KM will participate in the IARU HF World Championship (10-11 July) as 4M1X (Multi-Single, 10-80 metres CW and SSB) from Venezuela. Beginning July 6, look for activity from YV1/homecall. QSL 4M1X via W4SO (mail drop), QSL YV1/K2KW via WA4WTG, QSL YV1/N6TV and YV1/K6KM via homecalls. [TNX K2KW] YV - This year the annual operation to celebrate the Venezuelan Navy Day will take place between 29 July and 1 August from Coche Island (SA-012). Operators from the Asociacion de Radioaficionados de Venezuela and the Grupo DX Caracas will be active as YW7C on SSB and CW. QSL via W4SO. [TNX K1XN and The Golist] ZK1 - Uruguay DX Group members Bert, CX3AN and Mario, CX4CR will be active (on 160-6 metres SSB and CW, with an emphasis on the low bands, calls to be announced upon arrival) from Rarotonga (OC-013), South Cook Islands between 7 and 17 August. Depending on transportation, they might also operate from Manihiki (OC 014), North Cook Islands between 17 and 19 August. [TNX CX3AN] ZL - Uruguay DX Group members Bert, CX3AN and Mario, CX4CR might be active from Auckland (OC-036), New Zealand between 23 and 25 August. [TNX CX3AN] ZP - Special event station ZP99CA will be active on all modes and all bands between 00.00 UTC on 29 June and 24.00 UTC on 18 July to celebrate the 1999 Football (soccer) America Cup. QSL to Agrupacion de Radio Aficionados del Interior, Casilla de Correos 22065, San Lorenzo, Paraguay. [TNX ZP6AR] ------

<<< RSGB IOTA CONTEST (24-25 JULY) >>>

The following stations are expected to participate in this year's event [see also 425DXN 401, 405, 409, 411, 413, 417, 419]:

EU-008 - Cockenzie & Port Seton ARC as 2A0CCC/p (callsign confirmed) from the Isle of Tiree [425DXN 419]. QSL via GM0ALS. [TNX GM0CLN] EU-008 - GM4FDM, GM0UKZ, GM0NAI, GM4YMA, GM3NIG, 2M1EDM and GM3COB as 2S5VG/p from Gigha Island. QSL via GM3UTQ. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] EU-065 - UBA Section Golden Spur KTK (Kortrijk) from Ouessant island as TM5K (call confirmed) [425DXN 423]. QSL via ON4ON either direct (Danny Commeyne, Rozenlaan 38, 8890 Dadizele, Belgium) or through the bureau. [TNX ON9CGB] EU-094 - F5LMJ, G0LMX/F5MBO and F6GIN as TM5G from the Glenan Islands. They will be active (mostly on CW) between 23 and 26 July. [TNX F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX] EU-116 - Ivan, G3IZD as GD3IZD/p from the Isle of Man. QSL via G3IZD. [TNX DX News Sheet] EU-129 - DL8KWS (Frank), DL5KUD (Jo) and DL3KUD (Matt) as DL0HRO from Usedom Island. They will be active before the contest. QSL via DL3KUD, Matthias Labude, Margaretenstr.10, 18057 Rostock, Germany. [TNX The Daily DX] NA-018 - Fred, ON6QR as OX3NUK (or with a special callsign) from Nuuk, the capital city of Greenland. Look for him on the five bands CW and SSB. Operations will start on 23 July. QSL via ON4GO. For further information visit http://www.ping.be/on6qr [TNX ON6QR] NA-083 - Stan, N2US as N2US/p from Chincoteague Island. [TNX N2US] NA-106 - The EJ1D team [425DXN 423] as WP2Z from St. Croix, Virgin Islands. QSL via KU9C. NA-127 - John, VE1JS from Brier Island (C.IS.A. NS-011) on all bands SSB, Single Operator, 24 hours. QSL via VE1JS either direct (1999 CBA only) or through the bureau. [TNX VE1JS] NA-139 - Brian, N3OC as N3OC/p from Assateague Island. QSL via home call. [TNX The Daily DX] NA-169 - N6HR (Hillar), N6VV (Lew) and possibly others as W7W from Waadah Island. Plans are to be active before, during and after the Contest, indicatively between 22 and 27 July. [TNX The Daily DX] /EX S DX@WW $425WW425D 425 DX News #425 [4/6] 26 June 1999 No 425 BID: $425WW425D ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

>>> FIRST TRANSATLANTIC 2M CONTACT <<<

Beginning on 26 June and continuing until 4 July, two groups of amateurs will attempt to make the first transatlantic 2-way contact on 144 MHz and win the Brendan Trophies (http://www.irts.ie/brendan.htm). The group in Scotland (led by Bill Ward, GM0ICF) will be signing 2S0ICF/p from the lighthouse at Ardnamurchan Point, while the group in Canada (led by Paul Piercey, VO1HE) will be signing VO1AA from Cabot Tower, the site where Marconi received the first transatlantic signal in 1901. They will operate on +/- 144.075 MHz at 15-18 wpm CW. One station will call the other for a 15 minute period then, if no contact is made, the other station will call for 15 minutes. All on-air operations will be recorded electronically. Operating times will be between 12.00 and 20.00 UTC daily for the entire period, but most likely not the entire 8 hours per day. "We encourage stations on both sides of the Atlantic to join us in this attempt", Paul (VO1HE) says, "either to make contact with us or give us propagation reports". You can send your reports to Paul at [email protected] [TNX VO1HE]

3V8DJ ---> Giovanni, I5JHW reports some 5550 QSOs on SSB, 750 on CW and 110 on RTTY were logged in 33 hours from Jerba island (AF-083/p). Some bureaucratic problems prevented the operators from starting the activity before 17 (local time) on 19 June. Eventually they were allowed to operate on 40, 20 and 15 metres with 100 watts from the Centre de Stage et Formation Continue located on Jerba. QSL via I5JHW either direct (Giovanni Bini, Via Santini 30, 51031 Agliana - PT, Italy) or through the bureau.

BA4DW ---> This is David's (aka BD4DW, BG4DW, BZ4DJW) new callsign. QSL to David Y. J. Zhou, P.O. Box 040-088, Shanghai, 200040, China.

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO ---> Patrick E. Crepelliere (F6BLQ), by mandate and on behalf of Cyprien Kahundira Vagheni (President of A.R.A.C.), reports the Amateur Radio National Society of the Democratic Republic of Congo (ARAC) has been officially recognized by the local Ministry of PTT. The Society's address is ARAC, P.O. Box 1459, Kinshasa 1, Democratic Republic of Congo (fax 00 1916 314 8601). ARAC is applying for the callsign 9Q0AR, and 18 individual 9Q1 (Kinshasa) licence applications are presently being submitted to the licencing authority. ARAC is now taking all necessary steps with IARU Region 1. For further information, please contact Patrick at [email protected]

HAM FAIR 1999 ---> Japan's largest amateur radio convention will be held on 20-22 August in Yokohama. Further information is available at http://www.jarl.or.jp/English/4_Library/A-4-6_ham-fair/ham-fair.htm

IREF ---> Bob Nadolny, WB2YQH (the editor of The 599 Report) has been selected as Secretary for the Island Radio Expedition Foundation, Inc. IREF was founded to raise funds in support of amateur radio expeditions to rare and new islands qualifying for the IOTA award. The Foundation has begun accepting donations and more information can be found at www.sat.net/~iref [TNX AD5A]

MARCONI MEMORIAL CONTEST ---> Full information on this WW CW only contest, which will take place from 14 UTC on 26 June and 14 UTC on the 27th, is available at www.qsl.net/ik6ptj/marconi.htm [TNX IK6PTJ]

OPERATORS NEEDED ---> "Operation Double Trouble" [425DXN 419] to Central Kiribati (T31, OC-043, 23 September-3 October) and Tokelau (ZK3, OC-048, 7-12 October) still needs one or two skilful operators. Suitable candidates must be able to handle SSB and CW (RTTY a plus) pile-ups and be available for about six weeks. Participants fee is $1500 (*not* including tickets, accommodation etc before and after the DXpedition). If you are seriously interested in joining the team, please send detailed list of your qualifications to the organizer, Mats 5X1Z/SM7PKK at [email protected] [TNX SM6CAS, [email protected]]

QSL 9N7RW & SV1/G4ERW ---> The *new* QSL manager for both these operations is Roger Quaintance, G0DIZ. The logs are being passed to him and he will sent all direct and bureau cards as soon as possible. Roger is available to manage other expeditions and individuals, please contact him at [email protected] [TNX G0DIZ]

QSL OD5NJ ---> Gaby, OD5NJ [425DXN 420] reports bureau cards are OK, but as each QSL costs 0.10 US$, he is still sending out cards for contacts made in 1994. "Please be patient", he says, "and give me time".

QSL PT2HO ---> Cards should be sent either direct to PT2HO (Guto, P.O.Box 07903, Brasilia - DF, 70649-970 Brazil) or through the bureau via PY1CAS. [TNX PY1KS] /EX S DX@WW $425WW425E 425 DX News #425 [5/6] 26 June 1999 No 425 BID: $425WW425E ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** ======

QSL VIA VK2GJH ---> Jack reports the following logs are closed after five years: 5W1JH, A35JH, A92JH, C21NI, FO0JH, H44JH, KC6JH (Yap), KX6JH (Majuro), T20JH, V63JH (Pohnpei) and VK8JH. [TNX QRZ-DX]

QSL VQ9CV ---> Cards should be sent to the operator's home call (ND1V). Please note once more [425DXN 417] that his current address is: Rob Wright, 1409 Eaglestone Arch, Chesapeake, VA 23322, USA (CBA is not good any longer). [TNX VQ9CV]

SEANET CONTEST 1999 ---> The CW and SSB events will be held on 17-19 July and 21-22 August respectively. The contest Manager is 9M2FK (Eshee Razak, P.O. Box 13, 10700 Penang, Malaysia). For further information please visit http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Hollow/4283/seanet.html [TNX V85GA]

SEANET CONVENTION 1999 ---> For the first time the Convention will be held in Brunei Darussalam (V8), between 19 and 21 November. For more details please visit http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Hollow/4283/seanet.html or contact Haji Hassan, V85HG ([email protected]) or Gary Woods, V8GTW ([email protected]) or Gerald Ashcroft, V85GA ([email protected]). [TNX V85GA]

SOMALILAND ---> Tomo, JE9IKG [425DXN 424] is now using 6O0A. He expects to be active until 29 June. QSL via home call. ------

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DIFO: The latest DIFO challenge results are available at http://perso.easynet.fr/~f5nod/difoclass.html [TNX F5NOD] LOGS (CY9): The logs for the June CY9SS St. Paul Island DXpedition are now at http://dx.qsl.net/logs [TNX N6RT] RCKRtty: The new version RCKRtty V1.30 is now available with full contest support. The programme can be downloaded from http://home.t-online.de/home/dl4rck/ [TNX DL4RCK] THE DAILY DX: The Daily DX Search Engine is at http://www.dailydx.com/search.html ------

QSL received via direct: 1A0KM (IK0FVC), 3A/K8PYD, 3B9FR, 3D2DK, 4L1BR, 4L4MM, 4U1UN, 5A21PA, 5T5U, 5Z4LI (G3SWH), 6Y5/PA3ERC, 6Y5/PA3EWP, 7X4AN, 8P9JA (K4MA), 8Q7DV, 9A1CZZ/P (EU-110), 9G5VJ, A35RK (W7TSQ), BA1CO (W3HC), BV4QW, BV9AYA (BV2KI), BY1DX, BY4SZ, C21SX (G3SXW), C91RF (DL6DQW), CE8ABF, CO8ZZ, DU6/K9AW (WF5T), E41/OK1DTP, E44DX, E44/HA1AG, E44/JA1UT, E44/JA8RUZ, EL2WW, EO5ZN (UY0ZG), EP2FM, EX8W, F6ELE/P (EU-156), FK8HC, FO5QG (XE1L), FO0MAC (K8OU), FO0PAP (K8OU), FR5ZQ/G, FR5ZU/T, FT5ZH (F6KDF), FT5ZJ, HK0/AA3KX (W4DC), HK0F, HK3JJH/0M, HS0/IK4MRH, HV4NAC (IK0FVC), J28BS, J6DX, J69AZ, JT1Y (I0SNY), JW9PJA, JX7DFA, KC4AAC, KL7HF, L22EG, NH0E, OA4SS (KB6J), OY3QN (OZ1ACB), OZ/DL1AZZ/P, P29CC, P3A (W3HNK), R1FJL, RP3ZOR (RK3ZZC), S79AG, S79XB (LA7XB), SN4PLA (SP2PI), T22JY, T22KJ, T22VE (JA8VE), T20FW, T20JY, T32IW (DJ5IW), T32RT (W6UC), T32VU (DJ5IW), T88PL (JK1OPL), TG9/IK2NCJ (I2MQP), TJ1PD, TN2FB (F3FB), TR8XX, TR0A/P (AF-043), UA9FAR (W7YS), UA0QBA, UK8GK, UN7TX, V51BP, VK6ISL (OC-183), VK9NQ, VP2MHJ, VP5/KT0F, VP8ON, VQ9DX, VR2KF, VY0/W4UM, WP2/WB9Z, WP3C, XE1IDJ, XT2PT, XX9TEP (K8EP), YK1AO, YK/DL6MHW, YR30AIR (YO6KBM), Z21JE, ZA1Z, ZB2FK, ZC4ATC, ZF9/ZF2RC, ZF9/ZF2WP, ZL7DK. *****************************************************************************

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PERIOD CALL REF till 31/07 2C, 2X and 2W: special prefixes from Wales 415 till 31/07 2S, 2A and 2T: special prefixes from Scotland 415 till Jun 3DA0CA: Swaziland 411 till 20/07 3W6XK: Vietnam * by W9XK 421 till 16/07 3XY7A: Guinea * by VE3DYS 423 till 29/06 6O0A: Somaliland * by JE9IKG 425 till 31/12 9A770N: special event station (Croatia) 422 till 05/07 9N7RN: Nepal * by IZ6BRN/AP2WAP 423 till 30/06 BT99WED: special event station (China) 421 till 30/06 CF3 and VX3: special prefixes (Canada) 421 till 27/06 ED7SPI: Sancti Petri Island (EU-143) 424 till August FK8VHU: New Caledonia 401 till December FT5WH: Crozet (AF-008) * by F5AGL 401 till December FT5ZJ: Amsterdam Island 399 till 26/06 HB0/DL4OCM, DF6VI, DL1FDH, HA4DX, HA0ET, HA0HW 424 till 28/06 ID9/IZ8ANA: Eolie Islands (EU-017) 425 till 28/06 IF9WKH: Favignana (EU-054) * by Egadi DX Team 423 till 27/06 IQ7T: Capo S.Vito Lighthouse * by ARI Taranto 421 till 2001 J87AB: St. Vincent (NA-025) * by G0GPX 425 till 26/06 JA4PXE/4: Yashiro Island (AS-117) 424 till 29/06 JT1FCR; Mongolia * by GM4DMA 424 till July JY8YB: Jordan * by DL5MBY 418 till 28/06 KH0/JI2IXA, JN3AHZ, JM3FUY: Saipan (OC-086) 424 till 13/07 RK6LWA/p: Lebyazhiy Isl. (RR 1704) 423 till 30/06 OX3LG: Angmasalik Island (NA-151) 423 till December PZ5JR: Suriname * by K3BYV 425 till 31/07 SN0APT: special event station (Poland) 417 till 02/07 SV8/I3BQC: Lesvos Island (EU-049) 423 till 27/06 TM5B: Fort Brescou (EU-148) * by Fs 423 till 30/06 UE4NNN, UE4NMM: special event stations 421 till ?? VP8SO: South Orkney Islands (AN-008) 425 till 01/07 VY0O: Grass Island (NA-173) * by VE3DO, VE3LBZ, VE3VGI 425 till 27/11 XJ1: special prefix (Nova Scotia, Canada) 401 till 15/08 YS9/KE4LWT: El Salvador 422 till 30/06 YZ75: special prefix (YU club stations) 424 till 31/07 ZL4IR: South Island (NA-134) * by K8VIR 423 25/06-30/06 SV5/SV8CYV/p: Patmos Island (EU-001) 424 26/06-04/07 2S0ICF/p & VO1AA: 1st transatlantic 2m QSO attempt 425 26/06-02/07 8S1IG: special event station, Gotland Island (EU-020) 424 26/06-30/06 F/G0GRC: Les Sept Isles (EU-107) * by Grantham ARC 417 26/06-03/07 HB0/DL3ABL and HB0/DL6MHW: Liechtenstein 425 26/06-27/06 IA5/IK5AMB, PWS, VLS, IZ5AXA, IW5AKR, CFN: EU-028 423 26/06 IF9ZRQ/p: Isola Galeotta (EU-054) 423 26/06-27/06 IK3ABY/p: EU-131 425 26/06-27/06 IY0TC: Marconian station 414 26/06-01/07 W5RXP/KH3: Johnston Atoll (OC-023) 425 26/06-30/06 UA0FCD & RA0FF: Iturup Island (AS-025) 424 26/06-27/06 XUX0 (AS-133) * by JA2EZD 425 26/06-27/06 ARRL Fielday *** 26/06-27/06 Marconi Memorial CW Contest *** 26/06-27/06 SP CW QRP Contest *** 27/06-08/07 C21JH: Nauru (OC-031) * by VK2GJH 425 27/06 IF9/IT9GNG: Isola Galera (EU-054) 423 28/06-04/07 N8WNB: Assateague Island (NA-139) 425 28/06-08/07 VP2E: Anguilla (NA-022) * by WB2REM 421 29/06-06/07 SV9/G3NYY, G4VXE, G4FRE, G7FRE: Crete (EU-015) 423 29/06-18/07 ZP99CA: special event station (Paraguay) 425 30/06-12/07 N7FL/KH6: Hawaii (OC-019) 425 June D99ARDF: special event station (Korea) 423 June GC4BJC/P: Wales * by GW3CNM 424 June-July EL2VO: Liberia * by EA5GIY 422 June-July VK8AN/6: Troughton Island (OC-154) supplement 421 June-December VY0TA: Baffin Island (NA-047) * by VE2BQB 421 01/07-06/07 SM1/DL5ME and SM1/DG3HWO: Gotland Island (EU-020) 425 01/07-25/07 LY99RMD: special event station (Lithuania) 425 01/07-31/07 OA178QV: special prefix * by OA4QV 425 01/07 Canada Day *** 02/07-05/07 OJ0/OH0RJ, LA0CX, LA1SJA,LA3KIA: Market Reef (EU-053) 425 02/07-06/07 JT1FAJ, JT1FAK, JT1FAL, JT1xxx: Mongolia * by JAs 425 02/07-17/07 C6AFP: Abaco (NA-080), Bahamas * by N4JQQ 425 03/07-13/07 7Q7PA: Malawi * by N5PA 423 03/07-04/07 II2V * special A. Volta station 407 03/07-06/07 RY0Z: Kambalny Isl (AS-???) * by UA0ZY and UA0ZAZ 424 03/07-04/07 YV DX SSB Contest *** 04/07-15/07 R1MVA & R1MV: Malyj Vysotskij (EU-117) * by OHs & UAs 423 05/07-09/07 3D2: Fiji (OC-016) * by W8GEX 425 07/07-08/07 CE0Y/JL6MSN: Easter Island (SA-001) 425 08/07-11/07 3V8BB: Tunisia * by I4UFH 425 08/07-12/07 C6GI: Great Inagua (NA-113), Bahamas * by C6AFV 425 08/07-20/07 T30JH: West Kiribati (OC-017) * by VK2GJH 425 09/07-11/07 ER7A: Moldova (IARU HF Championship) 425 09/07-18/07 FO0MSN: Moorea (OC-046), French Polynesia * by JL6MSN 425 10/07-16/07 2A0APF/P and 2S0GNK/P: Outer Hebrides (EU-010) 425 10/07-11/07 4M1X: Venezuela * by K2KW, N6TV and K6KM 425 10/07-17/07 A3: Tonga (OC-035) * by W8GEX 425 10/07-11/07 F: Porquerolles Island (EU-070) * by IK1TTD 421 10/07-11/07 LX0RL: Luxembourg (IARU HF Championship) 425 10/07-11/07 IARU HF Championship Contest *** 12/07-26/07 J49WI: Crete (EU-015) * by I2WIJ 423 15/07-25/07 VP9/N0ED: Bermuda (NA-005) 425 16/07-18/07 IT9FXY/p: Isola Lunga (EU-166) (IIA TP-021) 423 17/07-18/07 AGCW DL QRP Contest *** 17/07-18/07 Seanet CW DX Contest 425 18/07-25/07 TM0Y: Yeu Island (EU-064) * by ONs 409 18/07 Colombian Indipendence Contest *** /EX

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3D2 - Look for Joe, W8GEX to be active as 3D2EX during his 5-9 July operation [425DXN 425] from Fiji (OC-016). QSL via W8GEX (Joe Pater, 1894 Old Oxford Rd., Hamilton, OH 45013, USA). [TNX The Daily DX] 8Q - Jacques, F6BEE will be active (SSB and CW on 10-40 metres) as 8Q7TV from the Maldives (AS-013) between 10 and 16 July. He plans to participate (SOAB CW) in the IARU HF World Championship. QSL via F6BEE. [TNX K1XN] A3 - Look for Joe, W8GEX to be active as A35EX during his 10-17 July operation [425DXN 425] from Tonga (OC-049). QSL via W8GEX (Joe Pater, 1894 Old Oxford Rd., Hamilton, OH 45013, USA). [TNX The Daily DX] CX - YL operator Mariana, CX1JJ is regularly active (CW) on 17 metres between 22 and 1 UTC and during the weekends on 10, 15, 17 and 40 metres. She plans to be particularly active on 3-19 July. QSL via CX1JJ either direct (Mariana Thevenet, P.O. Box 68164, 50000 Salto, Uruguay). [TNX CX1JJ] EA6 - Members of the Union of Radio Amateurs of Palma, Balearic Islands (EU-006) will operate special event stations AM6JMU, AN6JMU and AO6JMU between 3 and 13 July. [TNX The Daily DX] FO - Alain, F2HE/FO0CLA is now active from Raiatea (OC-067), French Polynesia until 4 July, but "for the rest of his trip", Jean-Michel, F6AJA reports, "he will not have his equipment with him". Alain is expected to be touring Polynesia until 13 August. QSL via F6LQJ. FP - Mel, W8MV will be active (mainly CW on WARC) as FP/W8MV from St. Pierre et Miquelon (NA-032) between 8 and 14 July. QSL via home call. [TNX ARRL DX Bulletin] FT5W - Gilles, FT5WH is active on RTTY and has been reported to be calling CQ around 12 UTC on +/- 14.087 MHz. QSL via F6KDF (Radio Club de la Gendarmerie, 292 route de Genas, F-69677 Bron Cedex, France). Gil, F5NOD reports the cards are being printed. HL - Members of the Pusan ARC will be active (10-40 metres, CW and SSB) as as DS0TO/5 from Mount WhaRyung until 4 July. QSL via DS5AAQ. [TNX ARRL DX Bulletin] IS0 - Luca, IK2AEQ will be active as IM0/IK2AEQ from Maddalena Island (EU-041, IIA SS-001) between 9 and 24 July. He will operate on HF, 6 and possibly 2 metres from JN41RF, and will participate in the IARU HF World Championship and in the IOTA Contest (the first 12 hours). QSL via home call. [TNX IK2AEQ] JA - Takeshi, JI3DST will be active as JI3DST/3 from Awaji Island (AS-117) on 9-11 July. QSL via home call (Takeshi Fumaki, 2-18-26 Hannan-cho, Abeno-ku, Osaka-City, Osaka, 545-0021 Japan). [TNX JI6KVR] JD_min - Ryo, JL1KFR will be again /JD1 from Minami Torishima (OC-073) for two weeks starting on 5 July. He will be looking for Europe during his evenings and for North America during his early mornings. QSL via JL1KFR (Ryoichi Tojo, 1-102-5-37 Taeu Miyazaki 2 Chome, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-0806, Japan). [TNX The Daily DX] KP2 - Bob, N2OO and his wife Beth, KF2BQ are active as KP2/N2OO and KP2/KF2BQ from the US Virgin Islands (NA-106) until 7 July. QSL via home calls. [TNX The Daily DX] KP2 - AG8L, K6RO and W6KK will be signing KP2/home call (on all bands, 6 metres included, CW and SSB) from St. Croix, Virgin Islands (NA-106) between 8 and 12 July. They will participate in the IARU HF World Championship (10-11 July) as WP2Z (QSL via KU9C). QSL KP2/AG8L via NN6C, QSL KP2/K6RO and KP2/W6KK via home calls. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] OZ - EDR Vestfyn branch will participate in the VHF Fielday (3-4 July) as OZ5VF/p from JO45XG near Ebberup. Look for them on +/- 50.173, 144.173/144.273 and 432.173 MHz. [TNX OZ6OM] OZ - Jakob, OZ7AEI will be active as OZ7AEI/p from the Danish island of Fur (NJ-003 for the Danish Islands Award, it does not count for IOTA) on 5 July starting around 16 UTC. QSL via home call. Further information on the Danish Islands Award is available at www.qsl.net/oz2zb [TNX OZ2ZB and OZ7AEI] PA - Martin, VE3MR will be active as operate PA9MR from EU-146 starting on 6 July. He plans to participate in the IOTA Contest. [TNX The Daily DX] SP - Special station 3Z9DXC (QSL via SP9HWN) is active until 5 July to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Polish SPDXC Club. Other two stations - 3Z1DXC (QSL via SP1NQF) and 3Z7DXC (QSL via SP7CVW) were also active. [TNX SP5EWY] /EX S DX@WW $425WW426B 425 DX News #426 [2/6] 3 July 1999 No 426 $425WW426B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

TK - Look for Serge, F6AUS to be active as TK/F6AUS from Corsica in July. He plans to operate from EU-100 and EU-164 (the latter also during the IOTA Contest). QSL via home call. [TNX F6AUS] UT - UT6Y will be active on 144 and 432 MHz from KN28FC on 2-4 July. QSL via US2YW (P.O. Box 59, Chernivtsi, 274000 Ukraine). [TNX US2YW] V5 - Norbert, DH1NS expects to be active as V5/DH1NS from Namibia until 19 July. Look for him between 21400 and 21415 kHz. QSL via DH1NS. [TNX DX News Letter] VE - Calgary area amateurs are allowed to use the special prefix CY6 between 1 and 14 July to promote the Calgary Stampede (http://www.cara.ampr.org/stampede.html). [TNX OPDX Bulletin] VK - Frosty, K5LBU Will be visiting Queensland (VK4) for about ten days starting from Brisbane on 2 July. Look for him to operate from OC-142 between 5 and 7 July. [TNX K5LBU] W - Nate, N8WNB should now be active from Assateague Island (NA-139) [425DXN 425] from 5 July, starting around 11 UTC on +/- 14.260 MHz. [TNX N8WNB and Islands On The web] ------

IARU HF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ---> The following stations are expected to participate in this year's event: - IT9HLR as II9R from Sicily (EU-025). QSL via home call (direct only). [TNX IT9HLR] - Javi, LU9HS as LR0H (SSB only). QSL via LU9HS (Javier Omar Santillan, P.O. Box 6, 5022 Cordoba, Argentina). [TNX LU9HS] - Juha, OH1JT as OH0Z (CW only) from the Aland Islands (EU-002). QSL via OH1EH (Ari Korhonen, Kreetalank. 9 As 1, FIN-29200 Harjavalta, Finland). [TNX The Daily DX] - OL9HQ (the Czech Radio Club/CRC HQ station) on all bands CW and SSB. QSL via OK1MD (Mlados Doucha, Kodanska 87, CZ-10100 Praha 10, Czech Republic). [TNX OK1MD] - The ARRL's HQ station as W1AW/9 (on all bands CW and SSB) from the QTH of W0AIH/9. [TNX The Daily DX] - WP3C (CW and SSB) from Puerto Rico (NA-099). QSL direct to Alfredo Velez, HC-02 Box 7455, Utuado, Puerto Rico 00641, USA. [TNX WP3C] *******************************************************************************

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ARRL W9 INCOMING QSL BUREAU ---> The new address is Northern Illinois DX Association, W9 Incoming QSL Bureau, P.O. Box 273, Glenview, IL 60025-0273, USA. For more information contact Bill Russin, N9BR at [email protected] [TNX The Daily DX]

P51BH ---> The ARRL DXCC Desk has approved Martti Laine's P51BH operation from North Korea. Martti was active for a couple of hours on 21 April (263 QSOs on 20 metres CW and SSB and 15 metres SSB) - it was not a DXpedition, but hopefully this may lead to one.

PIRATE ---> Joe, W3HNK is *not* the QSL manager for TG9ANG and the Club de Radioaficionados de Guatemala, who are responsible for issuing licenses, have no record of this station. [TNX The Daily DX]

QSL CU9AC ---> Joao, CU9AC (ex-CU3DR) lives on Corvo Island (EU-089). Cards should be sent either direct (Joao Medeiros da Camara, Rua da Matriz, 9980 Ilha do Corvo, Azores, Portugal) or through the bureau. [TNX CT1ELP]

QSL HL5/JI6KVR ---> Cards for Yuki's recent operation from Ullung Island (AS-045) should be sent to EA5KB. The QSL manager for *Japan only* is JJ6LXX. [TNX JI6JVR]

QSL KH4/IV3NVN ---> QSL Manager Flavio Cian, IV3TMV reports the cards for KH4/IV3NVN (February-March 1999) have arrived from the printer. He will process direct requests first, followed by bureau cards. Please do not send duplicates. For any problem please contact Flavio at [email protected]

QSL WA7ND ---> This is Rick, ex-AH6HZ. QSL direct to Rick Conners, P.O. Box 4213, Sunriver, OR 97707, USA

QSL ZL9CI ---> The Kermadec DX Association are pleased to announce that most of the reply cards are on their way. As of 30 June, they have received some 11,250 envelopes containing approximately 40,000 QSOs; they have on hand approximately 200 envelopes which will be processed this week and mailed out immediately they are completed. It is hoped that from now on the turn around time for cards received directly will be three days. Direct requests where insufficient postage or no SAE was provided will go via the bureau. Ordinary bureau cards will be processed as time permits. QSL to ZL2HU (Ken Holdom, P.O. Box 56099, Tawa, New Zealand). [TNX ZL2HU] /EX S DX@WW $425WW426C 425 DX News #426 [3/6] 3 July 1999 No 426 $425WW426C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** *** NEWS FROM THE WEB *** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

GOLIST: The GoList Web QSL Manager Look Up Page can be found at http://www.itis.net/golist/ [TNX K1XN] ------

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4J9RI Rashad, P.O.Box 116, Ktoprak 81031, Istanbul, Turkey 4Z5AV Michael Krimer, P.O. Box 2288, Eilat 88122, Israel 5B4MF Spyros Stavrinides, P.O.Box 9129, Nicosia, Cyprus 5N8LRG George Fahel, P.O.Box 335, Kano, Nigeria A45XR Krzysztof Dabrowski, P.O.Box 2038, CPO 111, Sultanate of Oman A71CQ Ebrahim Rashid Al Sheraim, P.O.Box 11862, Doha, Qatar BA4DW David Y.J.Zhou, P.O.Box 040-088, Shanghai, 200040, China BA8SA C.C.Chao, 20-2-202 Xin Ying Xiao Qu Group 1, Kunming 650233, China DL3ABL Andrea Diekmann, Ginsterweg 51, D-39326 Wolmirstedt, Germany HH2JOE Jose Forero, P.O.Box 1602, Port au Prince, Haiti HL2HN Hak-Young Choi, 41-15 Yonghyun-dong, Nam-ku, Incheon 160, South Korea J87AB Mike Wise, Canouan Island, P.O., St.Vincent, Windward Islands JH1OGX Kazuhiko Fujita, P.O.Box 15, Tokyo 10-91, Japan JL6MSN Haruo Araki, 4-4-14-402 Nishihonmachi, Yahatahigashi Kitakyushu, 805-0061 Japan JR2KDN Yuichi Yoshida, Kato Bldg.4F, 529 Rokugaike, Kita, Nagoya 462, Japan LU8VCC Alejandro Rocca, P.O.BOX 37, 8332 General Roca, Rio Negro, Argentina LY3BE Eugene Vaisman, P.O.Box 70, Klaipeda 5800, Lithuania ND1V Robert R.Wright, 1409 Eaglestone Arch., Chesapeake, VA-23322, U.S.A. OH2BR Jukka Heikinheimo, Rikunkuja 4, FIN-01420 Vantaa, Finland OH3LQK Pertti Heikkila, Kylmakorventie 11, FIN-37560 Lempaala, Finland OK1JR Stan Matejicek, Moskevska 1464/61, CZ-10100 Praha 10, Czech Republic OK2ZR PETR KLIMOSZ, BUCOVICKA 18, CZ-62700 BRNO, Czech Republic P29TL Tommy Logan, Sil Box 115, Ukarumpa EHP 444, Papua New Guinea PT2HO Guto, P.O.Box 07903, Brasilia, DF, 70649-970, Brazil RV1AC Alex Pastchenko, P.O.Box 104, St.Petersburg, 192241, Russia RA0ZN Alex Novikov, P.O.Box 51, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, 683049, Russia RA1ACJ Slava Osipov, P.O.Box 1, St.Petersburg, 198261, Russia RA1AKE Dennis Eremin, P.O.Box 202, St.Petersburg, 196070, Russia RA1QQ Nick A.Smerdov, P.O.Box 24, Cherepovets, 162627, Russia RW9QA Vlad Kondratenko, P.O.Box 1, Kurgan-38, 640038, Russia S79SBP Dr.P.Singh, P.O.Box 52, Mahe Island, Seychelles Islands SP3WVL Tomasz Lipinski, P.O.Box 78, 69-100 Slubice, Poland T70A ARRSM Radio Club, P.O.Box 77, San Marino A-1, RSM-47890, San Marino T77WI Giancarlo Monticovia, M.Moretti 5, Serravalle D-1, RSM-47899,S.Marino TI5KD Keko Diez, P.O.Box 195-4005, Belen Heredia, Costa Rica UA1ANA Sergey Permut, P.O.Box 415, St.Petersburg, 190000, Russia UA1RJ Yuri G.Sinico, P.O.Box 10, Vologda, 160035, Russia VK2GJH Jack D.Haden, P.O.Box 299, Ryde, NSW 2112, Australia VK4AAR Alan Roocroft, P.O.Box 421, Gatton, QLD 4343, Australia VK9YQS Doug, P.O.Box 86, Lord Howe Island, NSW 2898, Australia VU3TOM Tom Davis, U.S.Embassy New Delhi, Department of State, Washington, DC 20521-9000, U.S.A. W1AF Harvard Wireless Club, 6 Linden Street, Cambridge, MA-02138, U.S.A. W6CUA Randy Wright, 18432 Milmar Boulevard, Castro Valley, CA-94546, U.S.A. W8GEX Joseph B.Pater, 1894 Old Oxford Road, Hamilton, OH-45013, U.S.A. XQ1IDM Nicolas Herrera G., P.O.Box 345, Antofagasta, Chile ZP99CA Agrupacion de Radio Aficionados del Interior, Casilla de Correos 22065, San Lorenzo, Paraguay *****************************************************************************

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CX - Operators from Radio Club Oriental of Uruguay will be active (on 80, 40, 20, 10 and 2 metres) as CX4CA from Timoteo Dominguez Island (SA-057) on 17-18 July. [TNX CX1ABD] DL - Peter, DL4FCH will be active (mostly on CW on 10, 15, 20, 40 and 80 metres) as DL4FCH/p from Pellworm Island (EU-042) between 17 July and 6 August, IOTA Contest included. QSL via home call either direct (Peter Niksch, Saalburgstr.4, 60385 Frankfurt, Germany) or through the bureau. [TNX DL4FCH] EA8 - Josep, EA3BT and Nuria, EA3WL will be active as EA8/home calls from two lighthouses on Fuerteventura, Canary Islands (AF-004), namely De Morro Jable (D-2797, from 13 UTC) on 10 July and De Punta Jandia (D-2790, from 7.30 UTC) on the 11th. [TNX EA5OL] G - On 14 July 1899 Guglielmo Marconi, while on board the Royal Navy cruiser HMS Juno, reported he was picking up the first signals ever received by a naval ship sent from the Needles Wireles Telegraphy Station at Alum Bay some 87 miles away. West Wight Radio Society will operate special event station GB100RN (Royal Navy) on 10 and 11 July from Alum Bay, Isle of Wight (EU-120) to commemorate the occasion. [TNX Chiltern DX Club Digest] HH - Bill, W4WX will be active (on 10-20 metres, mostly on RTTY) as HH2/W4WX from Haiti (NA-096) between 13 and 19 July. QSL via W4WX. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] HL - Lee, HL1IWD and YL operator Yumi, HL1MJV will be active (on 20 metres only with 100 watts and a dipole, mainly on CW) as 6M0HZ/2 from Tokchock Island (AS-90) between 18 and 20 July. QSL via HL1IWD (all of the contacts will be confirmed automatically through the bureau). [TNX HL1IWD] I - Max, IZ5BTC will be active as IA5/IZ5BTC/p from Elba Island (EU-028, IIA LI-001) between 10 and 30 July. [TNX IZ5BTC] I - Alberto, IK0CNA plans to be active on either 11, 18 or 25 July from Scoglio del Pirgo (IIA RM-001, not IOTA) and Scoglio dei Saraceni (IIA RM-002, not IOTA). QSL via home call. [TNX IK0CNA] I - Look for Carlo/IK6CAC, Stefano/IK6TOR, Lino/IZ0CCB, Alessio/IZ0CKJ, Simon/IZ7ATN, Diego/IW0FTB and Paolo/IW0FT to be active on 2-40 metres (SSB and CW) as IL7/home call from the Tremiti Islands (EU-050) between 16 and 18 July. They will try to operate from all of the eight IIA islands in this group (Pianosa, IIA FG-004 on 17 July). QSL via home call or via IK6CAC. [TNX IK6CAC] I - Claudio, I1SNW will be active as ID9/I1SNW from Vulcano (EU-017) between 21 August and 4 September. He will also operate from other IIA islands in the Eolie group. QSL via home call. [TNX I1SNW] I - Riccardo, IK0YUJ will be active (CW and SSB on HF and 6 metres) as IA5/IK0YUJ from Giglio Island (EU-028, IIA GR-002) between 29 August and 9 September. QSL via IK0YUJ either direct (Riccardo Bruzzichini, P. O. Box 59, 06012 Citta' di Castello - PG, Italy) or through the bureau. [TNX IK0YUJ]. IS0 - Riccardo, IK2OCP will be active as IS0/IK2OCP from Orosei, Sardinia (EU-024) between 2 and 27 August. QSL via home call. [TNX IK2OCP] PY0_spp- A new DXpedition to St. Peter and St. Paul Archipelago (SA-014) is being planned by Natal DX Group. Karl Leite, PS7KM and Pergentino Andrade, PT7AA will join the Brazilian Navy crew on their next voyage to the islands, which is scheduled to take place on late September/early October. Plans are to operate as ZX0SK on SSB (QSL via PS7KM) and ZW0SP on CW (QSL via PT7AA) for 10 days on 6, 12, 15, 17, 20, 40 and 80 metres, with an emphasis on the low bands. Further information will follow in due course. [TNX PS7KM] SV - Laci, HA0HW will be active as SV8/HA0HW/p from Kerkira (Corfu) Island (EU-052) between 19 July and 2 August. Look for him on all bands, WARC included, on CW, SSB and RTTY. He also plans to participate in the IOTA Contest. QSL via home call. [TNX HA0HW] SV9 - Michele, IK3ZQZ will be active as SV9/IK3ZQZ from Kissamos Island, Crete (EU-015) between 12 and 22 July. QSL via home call either direct (Mike Sfakianakis, Via Campagnolo 25, 35042 Este - PD, Italy) or through the bureau. [TNX IK3JLS] T9 - Andrea, IW2LLA will be active (on 2 and possibly 6 metres) as either T9/IW2LLA or with a T9 call from Lukavica (JN93ET) between 7 and 17 August. QSL via home call. [TNX IW2LLA, http://www.geocities.com/area51/crater/7321] UA - Alex, UA0FCD, who was /p from Iturup Island (AS-025, RRC RR-15-04, Log Search at http://www.qsl.net/ra0ff/) is back on Sakhalin (AS-018). His equipment has been given to Vlad, UA0FAA, who expects to be active for two weeks from Kunashir Island (AS-025, RRC RR-15-05). [TNX RA0FF] /EX S DX@WW $425WW427B 425 DX News #427 [2/5] 10 July 1999 No 427 BID: $425WW427B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

UA - Alex Goldenberg, UA0ZY reports he had many problems in organizing the IOTA trip to Kambalny (Toporkov) Island (AS-???), which was scheduled to take place on 3-6 July [425DXN 424]. According to his latest release, the second operator (UA0ZAZ) has dropped of the expedition and now Alex plans to be active (20 metres) as UA0ZY/p on 14-15 July. QSL via 4Z5AV (Michael Krimer, P.O. Box 2288, 88122 Eilat, Israel). Alex also reports he operated for some 8 hours on 28-29 June from Krasheninnikova Island (AS-095) - cards for this operation should be sent to either 4Z5AV or RW3GW (amateurs from CIS only). [TNX UA0ZY] UA - UE6AAF will be active from from the lighthouse (WLH 1236) located on Utrish Island in the Black Sea (RR 24 01, it does not count for IOTA) between 14 and 20 July. QSL via UA6AF (Victor Kravchenko, P.O. Box 33, Novorossiysk-22 353922, Russia). [TNX UA6AF] UA - Look for RK3AWK/1, RU3BH/1 and RW3AMB/1 (the latter on 160 metres only) to be active from Konevetc Island (RRC-19-01, it does not count for IOTA) between 22 and 30 July. [TNX RW3AMB] VE - Further reports from Didier, F5NZO indicate that he and Eric, F5SSM [425DXN 425] also plan to be active for a few hours from NA-068 on eiter 14 or 15 August. The operation from NA-038 is confirmed to take place on 11-13 August. QSL via home calls. The Web page for this trip is at http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Station/9368/ VK - Derek, F5VCR and Mal, VK6LC will be active as VK6ISL from Rottnest Island (OC-164) between 17 and 19 July. QSL via VK6LC. [TNX F5VCR and Islands On The Web] W - Eddy, VE3CUI is active as VE3XZ/W4 from Ocracoke Island (NA-067) until 11 July. QSL via the bureau to VE3CUI. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] W - Dave, KE8M will be active as KE8M/4 from Key West (NA-062) between 20 and 30 July. He will participate in the IOTA Contest on 10-40 metres CW. QSL via home call through the bureau. [TNX KE8M] W - Jon, WB8YJF will be active (on 40-10 metres CW, RTTY and SSB) from Ocracoke Island (NA-067, USI NC-001S) between 24 and 31 July, IOTA Contest included. QSL via home call (Jon Severt, 5586 Babbitt Rd., New Albany, OH 43054, USA). [TNX WB8YJF] ZK1_sc - Yoshi, JJ8DEN will be active (on 10-80 metres, WARC bands included, CW and RTTY) from Mangaia Island (OC-159) between 30 July and 6 August. Due to power supply limitations on the island, he will only operate between 5 and 24 local time. QSL via JJ8DEN. [TNX JA9IFF] ------

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The following stations are expected to participate in this year's event [see also 425DXN 405, 409, 411, 419, 421, 423, 424, 425, 426 - a summary list will be published on Thursday, July 22nd]:

AS-080 - DS1BHE, DS1CJE, DS1CNO, DS1EON, HL1OJQ, HL1OYF, HL1TXQ and HL3ENE as home call/3 from Anmyeon Island (DS1BHE/3 and HL1TXQ/3 will operate CW, the others SSB only). Look for them to be active on 23-25 July (40, 20, 15 and 10 metres SSB and CW) with three rigs, two amplifiers and three beams. QSL via HL1OYF (Duk-Nam Kim, P.O. Box 54, Dong-Jack, Seoul 156-600, Korea). [TNX DS1BHE] AS-105 - Lee/HL1IWD, Simon/HL2RU and Bae/HL2LBM as 6K0IS/2 from Songmo Island. They will use a 3-element tribander and 100 watts on 10, 15 and 20 metres. QSL via HL1IWD (all of the contacts will be confirmed automatically through the bureau). [TNX HL1IWD] AS-107 - A group of operators from Thailand and Japan as HS2AC from Si Chang Island. Look for them to be active until 28 July. [TNX The Daily DX] EU-052 - Kiki, SV1BRL as SV1BRL/SV8 from Kefallinia (from where she will be active through August). QSL via home call either direct or through the French *** REF Bureau 33 *** (Kiki reports she is not a member of RAAG any longer). [TNX SV1BRL] EU-064 - F6FHO, F6OYU, F8CIO and others as TM5J from Noirmoutier Island. Look for them between 22/23 and 25 July. QSL via F8CIO. [TNX F6AJA] EU-071 - TF7GX (operated by Ulli, TF8GX and others [425DXN 401]) from the Westman Islands. [TNX The Daily DX] EU-081 - A group of French operators from Radio Club F6KFV (F1DPP, F1ORL, F1UVN, F5JSK, F5LJA, F5OGG, F5TBA, F6DQM) as TM2F from a lighthouse (WLH 0060) on Saint Marcouf Islands. QSL via F5LJA. [TNX F1UVN] EU-098 - Manfred, DJ7RJ as DJ7RJ/p. QSL via home call. [TNX DX News Sheet] EU-116 - Club station GD6IA from the Isle of Man. QSL to P.O. Box 1, Peel, Isle of Man, British Isles. [TNX GD3UMW] EU-132 - SP6AZT, SP6CZ, SP6ECA, SP6TPM and DJ0IF/SP8RX as SN6F/1 from Wolin Island (EU-132). QSL via SP6ECA. [TNX SP6ECA and SP6TPM] EU-136 - OL5T Contest Team (OK1MD, OK1TC, OK1DJG, OK1FLM, OK1HSK, OK1ILP) and 9A3EO as 9A0A from Kornat Island. QSL via OK1FLM. [TNX OK1FLM] NA-065 - Fred, N6FD from Fidalgo Island. QSL direct to Fred Deeg, P.O. Box 1694, Anacortes, WA 98221, USA. [TNX N6FD] NA-067 - Special event station N4H from Hatteras Island to commemorate the moving of the lighthouse. Operations will take place between 23 and 25 July (CW during the contest, SSB before and after the event). QSL via KO4PY. [TNX The Daily DX] OC-164 - John, VK6NU as VK6NU/p from Rottnest Island. He plans to be active between 21 and 27 July. QSL via home call either direct or through the bureau [TNX VK6NU and Islands On The Web] SA 008 - LU8XW (Radio Club Ushuaia) from Tierra del Fuego. QSL to P.O. Box 58, 9410 Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina. [TNX LU6XTA] SA-081 - Gerard, HK3JBR (F2JD) and Pedro, HK3JJH as 5K8T from El Morro. Operations are due to start on 23 July. QSL via F6AJA. [TNX F6AJA] /EX S DX@WW $425WW427C 425 DX News #427 [3/5] 10 July 1999 No 427 BID: $425WW427C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

IARU HF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ---> The following stations are expected to participate in this year's event (10-11 July, see also 425DXN 426):

- Jun, JH4RHF from 4U1VIC at the Vienna International Centre. QSL via the OE bureau. [TNX JH4RHF] - Victor, 9V1BH and James, 9V1YC as 9V9HQ (SARTS HQ station). QSL via AA5BT. [TNX 9V1YC] - The Philippine Amateur Radio Association HQ station DX1HQ hosted by the Philippine DX Foundation. QSL via PDXF, P.O. Box 2000 QCCPO, 1160 Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. [DU1SAN] - Igor, UR5LCV as EM5HQ (UARL HQ station). QSL via UR5LCV. - Operators from Nicosia Contest Group as H2Q (CARS-Cyprus Amateur Radio Society HQ). QSL cards will be sent automatically thorugh the bureau. [TNX 5B4MF] - Gianfranco, IK0ZME as IR0F. QSL via IK0ZME either direct (Gianfranco Fabroni, P.O. Box 22, 03036 Isola del Liri - FR, Italy) or through the bureau. [TNX IK0ZME] - Mauro, IV3HAX as IQ3X. QSL via bureau to either IQ3X or IV3SKB, direct to IV3HAX (Mauro Lizzi, P.O.Box 1, 33034 Fagagna - UD, Italy). - Alfredo, IK7JWX as IQ7J (single operator SSB). QSL via home call. [TNX IK7JWX] - Enzo, I7PXV as IU7X (single operator CW). QSL via home call. [TNX IK7JWX] - Berghem Contest Club (I2CZQ, I2IFT, I2MQP, IK2ANI, IK2CIO, IK2GSN, IK2GZU, IK2HKT, IK2PFL, IK2RZP, IK2SAU, IK2WZV, IK2XRW, IK2XSL, IK2YYS) as IY2ARI (Multi-Multi, ARI HQ station). QSL via bureau. [TNX I2IFT] - Gilles, F6IRA and others as TM0HQ (Multi-Multi, REF HQ station). QSL via F6KNB (please note that all of the contacts will be confirmed automatically through the bureau). [TNX F6IRA] - Edwin, ZS5BBO as ZS5T. QSL direct only to ZS5BBO (P.O. Box 211032, Bluff 4036, South Africa). [TNX OPDX Bulletin] ------

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1999 MUSEUM SHIP SPECIAL EVENT ---> Sponsored by the USS Salem Radio Club (K1USN, QSL via W1QWT), it will take place between 13.30 UTC on 17 July and 19.00 UTC on the 18th. As of 27 June 39 museum ships from US, Great Britain, Germany, Australia, Canada, Denmark and Russia were expected to be activated. A certificate will be issued to anyone who contacts at least five of the participating ships. Full information is available at www.ziplink.net/~rcal/salem/ops.html

CLIPPERTON DX CLUB ---> This year the Clipperton DX Club's Convention will be held on 18-19 September at Mulhouse Sausheim. For further information visit http://www.multimania.com/cdxc/

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO ---> Patrick, F6BLQ reports the e-mail address for the newly established amateur radio national society of the Democratic Republic of Congo (ARAC) [425DXN 425] is [email protected] (the correct fax number is 00 1530 660 6733). The first general meeting of ARAC took place on 3 July and officers were elected.

IOTA CONTEST 1999 ---> Paul, EI5DI has produced the new version (9.38) of Super Duper IOTA for the IOTA Contest. It will be available, by Monday 12 July, as freeware from http://www.ei5di.com and will require a 486 or better. [TNX EI5DI]

QSL D44BS ---> Samuel Pimenta, CT1EEN is *not* and has never been the QSL manager for Angelo, D44BS. Sam operated from D44BS between 1 and 8 August 1995, and has the logs for this operation only. [TNX CT1EEN]

QSL IY4FGM ---> QSL manager IK4QJH reports he has run out of cards, please be patient until the new cards are printed. Please note that contacts made between 25 January and 31 December 1999 will be confirmed with special QSL cards which will be printed next year - do not send duplicates.

SSTV ACTIVITY CONTEST ---> The 22th SSTV activity contest will take place between 1 and 31 August. Further information is available from Danny Van Tricht, ON4VT either by e-mail ([email protected]) or on his Web site at http://www.ping.be/on4vt/ [TNX ON4VT]

SUMMER CAPITAL AWARD ---> The Parnu County Amateur Radio Club of ERAU sponsors the Summer Capital Award for contacts made with ES8 stations between 22 June and 23 August. Full information is available from the Award Manager ES8ABX ([email protected]; P.O.Box 95, Parnu 80002, Estonia) and at http://www.ppnet.ee/sc_award.htm [TNX ES8ABX]

YASME AWARD MANAGER ---> Contrary to what reported by IK1GPG in last week's bulletin, Randy Wright, W6CUA is *NOT the QSL Manager* for the YASME QSLs, which still go the Yasme Foundation, P.O. Box 2025, Castro Valley, CA 94546, USA. The correct information [425DXN 424] is that Randy, after the passing of the late W0MLY, is the new Yasme Award Manager. IK1GPG apologizes for any inconvenience his misunderstanding may have caused our readers. /EX S DX@WW $425WW427D 425 DX News #427 [4/5] 10 July 1999 No 427 BID: $425WW427D ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** *** NEWS FROM THE WEB *** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

DCE: Full information on the Diploma Castillos de Espana (Castles of Spain Award) is available at http://www.arrakis.es/~solfa [TNX EA7GYJ] HL0ZX/4: Logs for the recent operation from Pigum Island (AS-060) are available at http://hl0zx.inha.ac.kr QSL to HL0ZX, Inha University A.R.C., Yonghyun-dong, Nam-ku, Inchon, Korea [TNX HL1TMU] IIA: Marco, IK0QOB has prepared the new realease (2.4) of the software for the Italian Island Award. It is available at http://www.grisnet.it/crazy (where you can also find the software for ILIA, the Italian Lake Islands Award). For those who do not have access to the Web, both the programmes are available free of charge from Crazy Dx Group, P.O. Box 11, 04011 Aprilia - LT, Italy (please send one or two formatted disks + postage in a self addressed padded envelope). [TNX Crazy DX Group, [email protected]] INORC: The Web site for Italian Naval Old Rhythmers Club is at http://www.qsl.net/inorc [TNX IZ0AEX] IREF: The Web page for the Island Radio Expedition Foundation, Inc. is at http://www.sat.net/~iref/ LOGS: Doug, N6RT reports the following new/updated logs are now available at http://dx.qsl.net/logs 3A2LZ (December 1990 through May 1996) 4K9W (through 23 June) C56A (October 1998) C56T (1998 CQWW SSB Contest) CQ2S (April 1999) DS5DNO (through 29 June) DU1ODX (through 29 June) F/G0GRC (IOTA EU-107, June 1999) JW9PJA (through 1 March) VQ9CV (through 3 July) VQ9GB (through 29 June) XE1JEO (through 4 July) YC0LOW (through 3 July) ------

QSL received via direct: 3A92GE, 3DA5A, 3V8BB, 3W6KA, 3W6LI, 3Z9JPG (SP9KAG), 4L4MM (ON4CFI), 4Z1GY, 5N0/OK1AUT, 5T5U, 9A1CZZ/P (EU-110), 9J2PI, 9K2GS, 9M2ZA, 9N7UD, A35RK (W7TSQ), AP2JZB, AP2NK, BA1CO (W3HC), BV4QW, BV9A (AS-103), BY1DX, C31SD, CM6YI, K9AW/DU6 (OC-129), E41/OK1DTP, E44DX (OH2BN), E44/HA1AG, EA1HP/p (DIE N-165), EP2MKO, ER1DA, ET3VSC, F6ELE/P (EU-156), FG5FR (F6FNU), FK8HC, FO5QG (XE1L), FO0MAC (K8OU), FO0PAP (K8OU), FR5HR, FR5ZQ/G, FR5ZU/T, FT5ZH, H40OO, H44OO, HK3JJH/0M, HK3JJH/4, HS0/IK4MRH, JT1DA, JT1Y (I0SNY), JX7DFA (LA7DFA), JY5HX, AA1NY/KH0, KP2D (KP2N), KP2/VE5RA, LU1ZC, MD/DL7URH, NH0E, OD5SE (RW6HS), P3A (W3HNK), PY0FF (W9VA), S07UN, S79AG, T22KJ, T22TK, T22VE, T32RT (W6UC), T95A, TF3AO, TR0A/p (AF-043),UA0BY/a (RW6HS), V85QQ/p (OC-184), VK4CAY (OC-138) (G3ZAY), VK4CAY (OC-172) (G3ZAY), VK4CAY (OC-227) (G3ZAY), VK4CAY/5 (OC-228) (G3ZAY), VK4YN/p (OC-142) (VK4FW), VK6ISL (OC-183), VP2VF, VR6BG, XU2ZP (LA2ZP), XX9TRR, YB0DX, YC5YAS (OC-075), Z2/VK3DXI, ZF2DR, ZK2GEO, ZL9CI, ZS6IR, ZY0SW. *****************************************************************************

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PERIOD CALL REF till 31/07 2C, 2X and 2W: special prefixes from Wales 415 till 31/07 2S, 2A and 2T: special prefixes from Scotland 415 till 11/07 3V8BB: Tunisia * by I4UFH 425 till 20/07 3W6XK: Vietnam * by W9XK 421 till 16/07 3XY7A: Guinea * by VE3DYS 423 till 13/07 7Q7PA: Malawi * by N5PA 423 till 31/12 9A770N: special event station (Croatia) 422 till 13/07 AM6JMU, AN6JMU, AO6JMU: special event stations (EA6) 426 till 17/07 C6AFP: Abaco (NA-080), Bahamas * by N4JQQ 425 till 12/07 C6GI: Great Inagua (NA-113), Bahamas * by C6AFV 425 till 14/07 CY6: special prefix (VE6) 426 till August FK8VHU: New Caledonia 401 till 18/07 FO0MSN: Moorea (OC-046), French Polynesia * by JL6MSN 425 till 14/07 FP/W8MV: St. Pierre et Miquelon (NA-032) 426 till December FT5WH: Crozet (AF-008) * by F5AGL 401 till December FT5ZJ: Amsterdam Island 399 till 2001 J87AB: St. Vincent (NA-025) * by G0GPX 425 till July JY8YB: Jordan * by DL5MBY 418 till 18/07 JL1KFR/JD1: Minami Torishima (OC-073) 426 till 12/07 KP2/AG8L, KP2/K6RO, KP2/W6KK, WP2Z: Virgin Is (NA-106) 426 till 25/07 LY99RMD: special event station (Lithuania) 425 till ?? PA9MR: EU-146 * by VE3MR 426 till 13/07 RK6LWA/p: Lebyazhiy Isl. (RR 1704) 423 till December PZ5JR: Suriname * by K3BYV 425 till 15/07 R1MVA & R1MV: Malyj Vysotskij (EU-117) * by OHs & UAs 423 till 31/07 SN0APT: special event station (Poland) 417 till 20/07 T30JH: West Kiribati (OC-017) * by VK2GJH 425 till 11/07 VE3XZ/W4: Ocracoke Island (NA-067) * by VE3CUI 427 till 27/11 XJ1: special prefix (Nova Scotia, Canada) 401 till 15/08 YS9/KE4LWT: El Salvador 422 till 31/07 ZL4IR: South Island (NA-134) * by K8VIR 423 till 18/07 ZP99CA: special event station (Paraguay) 425 09/07-11/07 ER7A: Moldova (IARU Contest) 425 09/07-24/07 IM0/IK2AEQ: Maddalena Island (EU-041) 426 09/07-11/07 JI3DST/3: Awaji Island (AS-117) 426 10/07-16/07 2A0APF/P and 2S0GNK/P: Outer Hebrides (EU-010) 425 10/07-11/07 4M1X: Venezuela * by K2KW, N6TV and K6KM 425 10/07-11/07 4U1VIC * by JH4RHF (IARU Contest) 427 10/07-16/07 8Q7TV: Maldives (AS-013) * by F6BEE 426 10/07-11/07 9V9HQ * by 9V1BH and 9V1YC (IARU Contest) 427 10/07-17/07 A35EX: Tonga (OC-049) * by W8GEX 426 10/07-11/07 DX1HQ (IARU Contest) 427 10/07-11/07 EA8/EA3BT & EA8/EA3WL: lighthouses (D-2797, D-2790) 427 10/07-11/07 EM5HQ * by UR5LCV (IARU Contest) 427 10/07-11/07 F: Porquerolles Island (EU-070) * by IK1TTD 421 10/07-11/07 GB100RN: Isle of Wight (EU-120) 427 10/07-11/07 H2Q: Cyprus (IARU Contest) 427 10/07-30/07 IA5/IZ5BTC/p: Elba Island (EU-028) 427 10/07-11/07 II9R: Sicily (EU-025) * by IT9HLR (IARU Contest) 426 10/07-11/07 IR0F * by IK0ZME (IARU Contest) 427 10/07-11/07 IQ3X * by IV3HAX (IARU Contest) 427 10/07-11/07 IQ7J * by IK7JWX (IARU Contest) 427 10/07-11/07 IU7X * by I7PXV (IARU Contest) 427 10/07-11/07 IY2ARI * by I2s (IARU Contest) 427 10/07-11/07 LR0H * by LU9HS (IARU Contest) 426 10/07-11/07 LX0RL: Luxembourg (IARU Contest) 425 10/07-11/07 OH0Z: Aland Is (EU-002) * by OH1JT (IARU Contest) 426 10/07-11/07 OL9HQ: Czech Republic (IARU Contest) 426 10/07-11/07 TM0HQ * by Fs (IARU Contest) 427 10/07-11/07 W1AW/9 (IARU Contest) 426 10/07-11/07 WP3C: Puerto Rico (NA-099) (IARU Contest) 426 10/07-11/07 ZS5T * by ZS5BBO (IARU Contest) 427 10/07-11/07 IARU HF World Championship *** 12/07-26/07 J49WI: Crete (EU-015) * by I2WIJ 423 12/07-22/07 SV9/IK3ZQZ: Kissamos Island, Crete (EU-015) 427 13/07-19/07 HH2/W4WX: Haiti (NA-096) 427 14/07-15/07 UA0ZY/p: Kambalny (Toporkov) Island (AS-???) 427 14/07-20/07 UE6AAF: Utrish Isl (RR 24 01) & lighthouse (WLH 1236) 427 15/07-25/07 VP9/N0ED: Bermuda (NA-005) 425 16/07-18/07 IL7: Tremiti Is (EU-050) * by IK6CAC and others 427 16/07-18/07 IT9FXY/p: Isola Lunga (EU-166) (IIA TP-021) 423 17/07-18/07 CX4CA: Timoteo Dominguez Island (SA-057) 427 17/07-18/07 1999 Museum Ship Special Event 427 17/07-06/08 DL4FCH/p: Pellworm Island (EU-042) 427 17/07-19/07 VK6ISL: Rottnest Island (OC-164) * by F5VCR and VK6LC 427 17/07-18/07 AGCW DL QRP Contest *** 17/07-18/07 Seanet CW DX Contest 425 18/07-20/07 6M0HZ/2: Tokchock Island (AS-090) * by HL1IWD & HL1MJV 427 18/07-25/07 TM0Y: Yeu Island (EU-064) * by ONs 409 18/07 Colombian Indipendence Contest *** July IK0CNA: Pirgo (IIA RM-001), Saraceni (IIA RM-002) 427 July LA/SM islands * by IK3GES 425 July RA1QQ/1,UA1RG/1,RI1OTA: Gulyayevskiye Koshki (EU-102) 425 July TK/F6AUS: EU-100 and EU-164 426 July UA0FAA: Kunashir Island (AS-025) 427 /EX

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5X - Tomo, JE9IKG, who was recently active as JE9IKG/6O and 6O0A from Somaliland, now plans to operate (SSB only) as 5X1JA from Uganda on 17 and 18 July. [TNX The Daily DX] 9A - Operators from the Croatian DXpedition Group (9A-DXP-G) will be active as 9A0DX from Korcula Island (EU-016, WWL JN82IW) between 23 July and 8 August. They will operate on HF (10-80 metres), 50, 144, 432 and 1296 MHz (give a look to http://ham2.irb.hr/9a0dx for skeds) and will participate in the IOTA Contest. [TNX 9A3PA] BY - Haikou is the main city on Hainan Island (AS-094) and both BG7YB and BG7YC are fairly active from there. Look for them between 14 and 18 UTC on 15 metres around 21400-21410 kHz. [TNX I4EAT] CT - Jorge, F8BQQ reports he will be active from Portugal as CT/F8BQQ (CW only) between 19 July and 8 August. QSL via home call. ES - Operators from Viimsi Radio Club (ES2WX) will be active from Kihnu Island (EU-034) between 19 and 27 July. Look for ES2WX/0, ES2RJ/0, ES2NA/0, ES2QH/0, ES1MW/0 and possibly others to operate on 50, 144, 432 and 1296 MHz with some HF. They will participate in the Estonian VUSHF Open Field Day (24-25 July) as ES0X. Further information is available at http://www.automaatika.ee/es2wx [TNX ES2NA] F - Thierry, F5SNY will be active as F5SNY/p from Molene Island (EU-065) betweem 18 and 21 July, then from Belle Ile (EU-048) until July 29 (IOTA Contest included). [TNX F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX] G - The operation from St Mary's Island (EU-011) is confirmed to take place between 22 and 29 July [425DXN 405]. Look for Tom/G0PSE, Ian/G3KZR and Steve/G4EDG to be active as GB0SM and G5M during the IOTA Contest.QSL via the bureau or direct to G3WNI (Bill Lindsay-Smith, Way Close, Madford, Hemyock, Collumpton, Devon EX15 3QY, England). Bureau cards can be requested at [email protected] or [email protected] and logs will be available at www.islandchasers.com after the operation. [TNX G0PSE] HB9 - HB7OGR is the club callsign used through the end of the year by the USKA branch of Rheintal to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Swiss national society. QSL via HB9AAQ. HH - According to the OPDX, Bill, W4WX has cancelled his 13-19 July activity from Haiti [425DXN 427] "due to very negative travel advisories". HK - Gerard, F2JD/HK3JBR will be active as HK3JBR/1 from Rosario Island (SA-040) between 17 and 20 July. QSL via F6AJA. [TNX F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX] I - Walter, IN3XUG will be active as IN3XUG/I3 from Albarella Island (IIA RO-002, not IOTA) between 15 and 27 July. QSL via home call. [TNX IN3XUG] I - Weather permitting, Calabria DX Team will be active from Scoglio Mantineo (IIA VV-004, not IOTA) on 25 July, from Scogli Le Formiche (IIA VV-???, not IOTA) on 1 August and from Scoglio Arena (IIA VV-005, not IOTA) on 8 August. QSL via IK8YFU. [TNX IK8YFU] I - Aroldo, IF9ZRQ plans to be active from Il Faraglione (IIA TP-013), in the Egadi Islands (EU-054) on 27-29 July. QSL via home call (Aroldo Bizzarri, Via Pietrevarate 11, 91010 Levanzo - TP, Italy). [TNX IF9ZRQ] IS0 - Operators from ARI Carbonia will be active from La Vacca (EU-165, IIA CA-004) on 18 and 25 July. [TNX IS0YUJ] KP4 - Carlos, WP4U will be active Culebra Island, Puerto Rico (NA-099) between 23 and 27 July. The island counts for the Worked Puerto Rico Island (WPRI) award. QSL via WP4U. [TNX The Daily DX] PY - PP5LL, PT2HF, PT2NP, PY2HN and PY2PA will be active on all bands, WARC included, as ZW2SS (SSB) and ZY2SS (CW) from Sao Sebastiao Island (SA-028) between 21 or 22 July and the 25th. Both astations are expected to participate in the IOTA Contest. QSL via PT2GTI. [TNX PT2NP] /EX S DX@WW $425WW428B 425 DX News #428 [2/6] 17 July 1999 No 428 $425WW428B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

SM - Special call (and new prefix) SI9AM will be aired on 17-18 July during the opening of a Thai Pavilion, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Building, in Ragunda, Sweden (http://www.ragunda.se/). This special station will be active on all bands CW and SSB from time to time until September. QSL via SM3CVM. [TNX SM3CVM] SV - Harald, DL7VSN is active as SV8/DL7VSN/p from Mykonos Island (EU-067) until 26 July. He will participate in the IOTA Contest. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] TF - Scout station TF1SS will be active until 20 July from the Jamboree at Ulfljotsvatn, about 50km east of Reykjavik. QSL via bureau. [TNX TF3AO] UA - Latest reports from Russia indicate that the the Radio Club Vologda have changed their plans and the RF1O operation from the Solovetskie Islands (EU-066) [425DXN 419] has been cancelled. Now Vlad/UA1RG, Pavel/UA1QE and Mike/UA1QV will be active as RF1P from Dolgy Island (EU-102). This activity replaces the RI1OTA one announced in 425DXN 425. Operations are expected to take place between 17 and 27 July, IOTA Contest included. QSL via UA1RJ (Yuri Sinitso, Box 10, Vologda, 160035 Russia). [TNX UA1RJ] UA - Vlad, RZ1OA and Dima, UA1OLM will be active as RZ1OA/A from Lyasomin Island (EU-153) between 21 and 29 July, IOTA Contest included. QSL via RZ1OA (Vlad Sadakov, P.O. Box 48, Arkhangelsk, 163040, Russia). [TNX RZ1OA] UA - Victor/RN1AW, Oleg/RV1CW and RA1ANP will be active as UE1CIG from Gogland Island (EU-133) between 20 and 31 July. QSL via RN1AW either direct (Victor Tcarevsky, P.O.Box 114, St.Petersburg, Pushkin-8, 189620 Russia) or through the bureau. [TNX RZ1AZ] VE - Terry, VE7TLL confirms the IOTA operation from Dundas Island (NA-118) [425DXN 419] will take place between 22 and 26 July. Look for VE7TLL/p, VE7QCR/p, VE7EDZ/p, VE7KDU/p and VE7GKH/p before and after the IOTA Contest (QSL via home calls) and for VD7D durign the Contest (QSL via VE7TLL: Terry Mitchell, P.O. Box 9, Tlell, BC V0T 1Y0, Canada). They will have two rigs, two amplifiers, two tribanders, one multiband vertical and wires for the low bands. VK - Please note that Derek, F5VCR will be using his Australian call (VK6DDU) during his and Mal's (VK6ISL) 17-19 July operation [425DXN 427] from Rottnest Island (OC-164). [TNX VK6LC] VK9_lh - IZ0BPI plans to operate (10, 15, 20, 40 and 80 metres SSB and CW) from Lord Howe (OC-004) between 17 and 22 July. QSL via IZ0BTY. [TNX IZ0BPI] ZC4 - The club station will be active on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month (approximately between 19.30 and 23.00 Cyprus local time) from the Akrotiri Base (AS-004) using ZC4RAF or ZC4ATC on either SSB or CW. QSL both calls via 5B4YX. [TNX G3PMR and K1WY] ------

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The following stations are expected to participate in this year's event [see also 425DXN 405, 409, 411, 419, 421, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427 - a summary list will be published on Thursday, July 22nd]:

AS-012 - Yuki, JA6LCJ as JA6LCJ/6 from Amakusa Archipelago. QSL via home call and log serach at http://www.nttl-net.ne.jp/ja6lcj/ [TNX JA6LCJ] AS-018 - UA0FZ as RS0F (CW and SSB) from Sakhalin Island. QSL via W3HNK. AS-099 - Berkin, TA3J as TA3J/0 from Alibey Island. QSL via home call. [TNX TA3J] AS-107 - The IOTA Contest operation from Koh SiChang [425DXN 427] will feature two multi-mixed mode stations, HS2AC (led by HS1CHB with JA operators) and HS0AC/2 (led by HS1CKC with Thai/UK operators). After the contest the groups will combine under the call HS2AC until 28 July. QSL for callsigns via HS0/G3NOM either direct (Ray Gerrard, P.O. Box 1300, Bangkok, 10112, Thailand) or through the Thai bureau. [TNX HS0/G3NOM] AS-113 - BV2KI, BV2KS, BV2NT, BV2PU, BV2UJ and BV4ME from the Ma-Tsu Islands. The group will be active on all bands CW, SSB and RTTY between 24 and 26 July. QSL via BV2KI. [TNX The Daily DX] EU-057 - DH7NO, DL2RTK, DL2SWW and DL2VFR from Ruden Island. [TNX The Daily DX] EU-096 - OH1MDR, OH1NOA, and OH1MM as OH0MDR/1 from Sandstrom Reef. QSL via OH1MDR. [TNX OH1MDR] EU-113 - SV1APA, SV1CAU, SV1DIM (YL operator), SV1EDZ, SV1EEI, SV4FGD and SV4FGJ as home call/SV8 from Kithira Island. QSL via bureau. [TNX SV1APA] EU-127 - Felix, DL8OBC as DL8OBC/p from Helgoland Island, CW only. Before and after the contest he will operate SSB as well. QSL via home call either direct (Felix J. Riess, P.O. Box 1253, D-30984 Gehrden, Germany) or through the bureau. [TNX DL8OBC] EU-145 - Amateurs from Algarve DX Group (CT1ASU, CT1ERY, CT1GFK, CT1GPQ, CT2GFJ and CT2GZL) as CQ1C (SSB and CW) from Culatra Island. QSL via CT1GFK either direct (Apartado 468, P-8700-914 Olhao, Portugal) or through the bureau. [TNX CT1END] /EX S DX@WW $425WW428C 425 DX News #428 [3/6] 17 July 1999 No 428 $425WW428C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

ANNOBON 1999 ---> Tony Galiana, EA5BY reports the 3C0R DXpedition to Annobon Island (AF-039) is still scheduled to take place between 14 and 24 July. The operators (3C1GS/Ramon, 3C1RV/Roberto, EA5BYP/Elmo and EA5YN/Vic) have two goals: first of all to provide as many stations as possible with a new DXCC entity, and second to leave open doors for other possible expeditions. One station will work RTTY, while the other three will be on CW and SSB. QSL via EA5FVY (Angel Garcia Mendoza, P.O. Box 3045, 03080 Alicante, Spain). Financial assistance is sought for to meet the expenses - please contact Tony at [email protected] for further information.

EWWA ---> Full information on the European World Wide Award is available at http://www.chbarg.demon.co.uk/g0oyq/ewwa.htm or from the Award Manager, F6FQK ([email protected]) [TNX OA4QV]

PSK31 CONTEST ---> Sponsored by the Chautauqua County Contest Club, it will take place between 00.00 UTC and 23.59 UTC on on 4 September. For further information please contact Andrew O'Brien, KB2EOQ at [email protected] [TNX VK2SG RTTY DX Notes]

QSL VK4s ---> Laurie, VK4BLE (WIAQ QSL Bureau Manager) reports that both VK4CEJ and VK4DZ do not accept cards via the bureau. They addresses are John Caine, P.O. Box 80, Laidley, 4341, QLD, Australia (VK4CEJ) and Graeme Bracht, P.O. Box 24, Laidley, 4131, QLD, Australia (VK4DZ).

QSL VIA G7BQY ---> Arthur, G7BQY is the QSL manager for the following Scout special event stations: GB2COS (since 1984), GB98CH (July-August 1998), GB2CD (3-4 July 1999). ------

>>> QSL VIA W3HC <<<

Carl McDaniel, W3HC (2116 Reed Street, Williamsport, PA 17701-3904, USA) is QSL Manager for the following stations : 3A5OLZ BA1CO C53HG/E HS0ZCJ T94GB V5/WA1JBB 3C1/TU4EI BA1DU AA4HU/D2 KM4P/HS0 TA4A V51GC 4K1A BA1NH EA6ABN HS1BV TR8JH VI6VY 4K1QAV BI3H ED0BOD J73JT TU2XZ VK6AJW 5N0ASW BI4C EP2ASZ PT7WX TU4EI VK6VS 5N0SKO BI5P EPDL R9C TU5EV W3HCW 5N2CFA BI5Z EP2HSA R9WB UA4NC W3HCW/LLB 6T2MG BV4OQ EP2MA RA0AL UA9XAB XQ3MCC 7X5VRK BV5DR EP2MRD RB5JK UA9XS XR3M 9A1CHP CE0/W9FW EU3FT RP9XUK UE50XB XT/TU4EI 9A2OP CE3MCC EW1DM RU0LAX UE50XS XT2JB 9A6DCR CE3/W9FW EW1MM RU9WB UE9WAB YL2EC 9A7P CO2AL EW1SM RV73WB UE9WAC Z31VJ 9K2MA CO2CL F6FWT RV9W UT5URW ZS5ACW 9L/TU5EV CO6AP HC2FN RV9WB UU3JO 9L3GB CO6FA HL9AX RV9XM UU3JQ A92FZ CO6RQ HL9OO RX9TX UU7JK BA1BA C53HG HS0AIT RZ6HAV UX0BB Carl also supplied cards for EP2HZ, VP8CEO, EP2MHB and CO2OM (who became a Silent Key on 16 June), but he is no longer their manager. He can still confirm contacts made with CO2CL and ZS5ACW (both SKs) as the logs for his stations are always open. For full information on the W3HC QSL Fund please visit http://www.qsl.net/w3hc ------

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LOGS: The logs for the recent 3V8DJ IOTA operation from Djerba Island are now available at http://www.425dxn.org LOGS: The logs for OJ0/K7BV, OH0/K7BV, and OH0Z (1999 WPX CW) can be found at http://www.qth.com/k7bv/#logsearch LOGS: The 1997 and 1998 logs for VK9LX are now available at http://dx.qsl.net/logs [TNX N6RT] NEW SITE: A newly born and useful site devoted to amateur radio can be found at http://www.dxbands.com - up to the moment amateur radio news, details on DXpeditions, contests, "dx-diary" and links. The e-mail address is [email protected] [TNX G4KIU] RADAMATO: The updated version of this Italian callbook is now available at http://www.qsl.net/iz8ajq [TNX IZ8AJQ] /EX S DX@WW $425WW428D 425 DX News #428 [4/6] 17 July 1999 No 428 $425WW428D ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* QSL INFO ******** ======Edited by IK1GPG & IK1QFM

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4Z5AV Michael Krimer, P.O.Box 2288, 88122 Eilat, Israel (425DXN427) 9H1BL Silvio Migneco, Flat 1, Alley 6, Morden Flats, Triq II-Kbira, Mosta, Malta Islands (CB1999) A92GK Rajesh Nambiar, P.O.Box 5542, Manama, Bahrain (DXNL1154) BD2MF Zhang Jinyi, Changchun Institute of Post and Telecommunications, 20 Nanhu Road, Changchun, Jilin 130012, China (DXNL1154) BD5WW Cao Jian Jun, P.O.Box 321, Qingliu, Fujian 365300, China (DXNL1154) BV7FD Huang Ping-Fu, P.O.Box 4, Fongshan City, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (QRZ-DX) CE0ZIS Eliazar Pizarro Rojas, P.O.Box 1, Juan Fernandez Island, Robinson Crusoe Island, Chile (QRZ-DX) CU9AC Joao Medeiros da Camara, Rua da Matriz, 9980 Ilha do Corvo, Azores Islands, Portugal (DXNL1154) CX1JJ Mariana Thevenet Kobak, P.O.Box 68164, 50000 Salto, Uruguay DL4FCH Peter Niksch, Saalburgstr.4, D-60385 Frankfurt, Germany (425DXN427) DL7FER Felix Kuntsch, Auf dem Berg 12, D-35745 Herborn, Germany (DXNL1154) DX1HQ PDXF, Philippine DX Foundation, P.O.Box 2000 QCCPO, 1160 Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines (425DXN427) ET3AA Ethiopian ARS, P.O.Box 60258, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (QRZ-DX) F5ORQ Reichrath Francis, 30 Avenue des Roses, F-57530 Courcelles Chaussy, France (F5ORQ) F6KWP R.C.A.R.A.S. 54 Nord, P.O.Box 8, F-54810 Longlaville, France ([email protected]) HC4JS Jacob Santos, P.O.Box 73, Bahia, Ecuador ([email protected]) HL1OYF Duk-Nam Kim, P.O.Box 54, Dong-Jack, Seoul 156-600, Korea (425DXN427) IK0FCV Francesco Valsecchi, Via Bitossi 21, I-00136 Roma (RM), Italy IK3ZQZ Mike Sfakianakis, Via Campagnolo 25, I-35042 Este (PD), Italy JL1KFR Ryoichi Tojo, 1-102-5-37 Taeu Miyazaki 2 Chome, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-0806, Japan (DXNL1154) JY9NE Peter Dillon, AMEMB Amman, Unit 70200, Box 14, APO AE 09892, U.S.A. (QRZ-DX) N6FD Frederick E.Deeg, P.O.Box 1694, Anacortes, WA-98221, USA (425DXN427) ND1V Rob Wright, 1409 Eaglestone Arch, Chesapeake, VA-23322, USA (QRZ-DX) OH1EH Ari Korhonen, Kreetalankatu 9 As 1, SF-29200 Harjavalta, Finland OK2ZR Petr Klimosz, Bucovicka 18, CZ-62700 Brno, Czech Republic PT2HO Guto, P.O.Box 07903, Brasilia, DF, 70649-970, Brasil (DXNL1154) RZ9MYL Radio Club Pulsar, P.O.Box 1742, Omsk 644043, Russia (QRZ-DX) UA6AF Victor Kravchenko, P.O.Box 33, Novorossiysk-22, 353922, Russia (425DXN427) UR5NX Konstantin Khokhlov, P.O.Box 8100, Vinnitsa, 286050, Ukraine VK2GJH Jack D.Haden, P.O.Box 299, Ryde, NSW 2112, Australia (DXNL1153) WA7ND Ex AH6HZ, Rick Conners, P.O.Box 4213, Sunriver, OR-97707, U.S.A. (DXNL1154) YB0FMT Yon, P.O.Box 1234, Jakarta 11012, Indonesia (DXNL1154) YB0JAX Ir.John Andries, P.O.Box 599 CPA, Jakarta 15401, Indonesia (DXNL1154) YB4ZDZ ORARI Lokal Tanjungkarang Timur Club Station,Box 234,Tanjungkarang, Bandar Lampung 3500, Indonesia (DXNL1154) YC0YSV R.M.Sidharto, P.O.Box 118, Bekasi 17011, Indonesia (DXNL1154) YD0JVX Setianto Wirjotanojo, Jl. Kelapa Gading Bulevard, Blok PA 11 No. 1, Jakarta Utara, Indonesia (DXNL1154) *****************************************************************************

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3V - A second permanent station is being built in Tuunisia. The call is 3V8ST (Scout Tunisienne) and it is hoped it may become active in September. [TNX DJ7IK] 3W - Kunio, JA8VE/3W6KS and Hiro, JF1OCQ/3W6HM will be active from Phu Quoc (AS-128) between 1 and 4 August. Look for them on CW (14.007, 18.077, 21.007, 24.897, 28.007, 50.120 MHz) and SSB (14.197, 18.147, 21.270, 24.937, 28.470, 50.120 MHz). They will leave the island at 8.30 local time (UTC +7) on 5 August and will then operate from Saigon until the 6th. QSL via home calls, either direct (JA8VE: Kunio Saito, 2-26-5-554 Nishitsuruma, Yamato-shi, 242-0005 Japan; JF1OCQ: Hiroyuki Miyake, 1-3-6 Asakura-cho, Maebashi-shi, 371-0811 Japan) or through the JARL bureau. [TNX JF1OCQ] 4X - Special station 4X2J is active from the Bloomfield Science Museum in Jerusalem until the end of August. QSL via the bureau. [TNX 4X6HI] 6W - Chris, 6W1QV and Jean-Claude, TR8XX will be active as 6W1QV/P from Goree Island (AF-045) during the weekend. [TNX The Daily DX] 9A - Operators from the Croatian DXpedition Group (9A-DXP-G) will be active on 2 metres as 9A5D from Zarkovica near Dubrovnik (WWL JN92BP) between 30 July and 1 August. Give a look to http://ham2.irb.hr/9a0dx for skeds. [TNX 9A3PA] 9A - Alberto, IK4HPU will be active (on all bands, 6 metres included) as 9A/IK4HPU from EU-136 between 4 and 14 August. QSL via home call. [TNX IK4HPU] 9H - Akis, SV7CLI plans to be active on all bands as 9H/SV7CLI from a club station in Malta (EU-023) starting on 20 July. QSL via home call. [TNX SV2CWY] 9J - Jacky, F2CW/ZL3CW is in Sierra Leone for three months and hopes to get a licence. [TNX F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX] 9V - Mirek, VK3DXI/VK2DXI/SP5IXI has had his old licence renewed and has been active from Singapore (AS-019) as 9V1XE since 12 July. He operates mainly on CW, with some SSB and RTTY, on 40, 30, 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10 metres. He will be in Singapore for at least a couple of years. QSL via DL4DBR either direct (Ted Barczyk, Pappelstr. 34, 58099 Hagen, Germany) or through the bureau. [TNX 9V1XE] BY - BD4ED/4 is active from Chong Ming Island (AS-136). QSL via BY4BHP. BY - Ten operators will be active as BY9GA/9 from Gannan Prairie between 6 UTC on 30 July and 6 UTC on 1 August. They plan to operate on CW (14030, 21030, 28030 kHz), SSB (14250, 21405 kHz), FM (29600 kHz) and SSTV (14230, 21340 kHz). [TNX The Daily DX] CO - Fabrizio, IN3ZNR is sorry to report that the IOTA operation from NA-086 [425DXN 413] has been cancelled: the special call (T47Z) has been issued, but the Italian/Cuban team has been denied access to the island (Cayo Romano, Camaguey Archipelago) at the very last moment. CT - Toni/CT1CBI, Victor/CT1FIJ and Fernando/CT2FUP will be active as CQ7P between 31 July and 2 August from the Portuguese fortress of Peniche (F-031). QSL via bureau to CT1CBI. [TNX CT1CBI] CX - The Radio Club Oriental CX4CA operation from Timoteo Dominguez Island (SA-057), originally planned on 17-18 July [425DXN 427], was cancelled at the very last moment due to the bad weather conditions. E4 - Hide, JM1LJS plans to be active from Palestine between 26 and 31 July. He wants to operate from both Jerico (West Bank, 26-28 July, QSL via JL2XUN) and Gaza (29-31 July, QSL via VK4FW) on 10-80 metres, CW and SSB. According to his release, Hide will also operate from Israel as 4X/JM1LJS (on 25 July and 1 August, QSL via JL2XUN). [TNX JM1LJS] ES - Timo, OH1NOA will be active (on 20 metres SSB and CW) as ES0/OH1NOA from Saaremaa Island (EU-034) between 2 and 5 August. Timo also expects to operate from Latvia as YL/OH1NOA Latvia and from Lithuania as LY/OH1NOA until 12 August. QSL via home call. [TNX OH1NOA, http://www.qsl.net/oh1noa] F - Radio club F6KWP will be active as TM5ECL between 4 and 18 August for the last solar eclipse of the century. QSL via bureau or direct to RC A.R.A.S. 54N, F6KWP, P.O. Box 8, 54810 Longlaville, France. [TNX F-11734] FW - FK8GM, JA1BK, OH2BE and OH2BH will be active as FW8ZZ from Wallis Island (OC-054) between 30 July and 3 August. A special effort will be made on WARC bands but all regular DX bands will be offered. The DXpedition is dedicated to, and in memory of, Charles N. Swain, K7LMU and Edmond M. Thorpe, ZL2AWJ who were lost at sea in January 1966, aboard the ketch Marinero, when returning from their DXpedition to Wallis Island as FW8ZZ. The pilot will be Wayne A. Mills, N7NG ([email protected]). QSL via OH2BN (Jarmo J. Jaakola, Kiilletie 5-C-30, FIN-00710, Helsinki, Finland). [TNX OH2BN] /EX S DX@WW $425WW429B 425 DX News #429 [2/7] 24 July 1999 No 429 BID: $425WW429B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======G - Cliff, GW4GJT and Clive, GW4YKL will be active (on 10-160 metres CW, SSB and RTTY) as GB2LI and possibly as GX0MXG from Lundy Island (EU-120) between 24 and 31 July. QSL via GW0MXG. [TNX DX News Sheet] G - The Polish Scouts Radio Club G0ZHP based in West London will activate special event station GB60ENI at Bletchley Park on 23-25 July to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the handing over the secrets of the Enigma machine by the Polish cryptographers to their British and French allies. Milton Keynes ARS will participate in the celebration as well and will activate the Bletchley Park radio station GB2BP. [TNX SP2FAP] HB0 - IK2SNG, IK4RQJ, IK4VET, IK4XCL and IK4ZGY will be HB0/ from Liechtenstein on 6-8 August. They will operate SSB and CW on 10-80 metres, WARC bands included. QSL via home calls. [TNX IK4RQJ] HL - Operators from the HanYang University Wave Research Club (HL0C) will be active (CW and SSB) as HL0C/4 from Mara Island (AS-026) between 3 and 9 August. QSL to CPO 4397, 100-643, Seoul, Korea. The home page for the radio club can be found at http://campus.hanyang.ac.kr/~HL0C [TNX HL3QAR] I - Marco, IK0YVV is active (mainly on CW) until 31 July as IA5/IK0YVV from Elba Island (EU-028, IIA LI-001). He plans to participate in the IOTA Contest. QSL via home call either direct (Marco Pimpolari, Via Piemonte 58, 05100 Terni - TR, Italy) or through the bureau. [TNX IK0YVV] I - Nino, I2IAU will be active (SSB, RTTY and PSK31 on 10-40 metres) as ID9/I2IAU from the Eolie Islands (EU-017) between 22 July and 4 September. He will operate from Lipari (IIA ME-001) and from other IIA islands in that group. QSL via home call. [TNX I2IAU] I - Antonello, IK2DUW and Michele, IK2GPQ will be active from Tino Island (EU-083, IIA SP-002) and possibly other IIA islands in that area on 24-25 July. QSL via home calls. [TNX IK2DUW] I - Wolf, DM2AUJ will be active (mostly on CW) as IA5/DM2AUJ from Elba Island (EU-028) until 8 August. QSL via home call either direct (Wolfgang Rebling, Markt 12, D-07955 Auma, Germany) or, preferably, through the bureau. [TNX DX News Letter]. IS0 - Tony, IM0/IN3YGW is currently active from Maddalena Archipelago (EU-041) and will be touring Sardinia (IS0) through July. He operates mainly on 6 metres and WARC bands. QSL via IN3DEI (Claudio Daddario, P.O. Box 55, 39100 Bolzano - BZ, Italy). [TNX IN3DEI] JA - Look for Shimojyou, JH1RYN to be active from club station JH1YVY from Niijima, Izu Archipelago (AS-008) between 9 and 15 August. QSL via JH1YVY. [TNX JI6KVR] KH0 - A group of operators from JARL Kyoto Club will be active from Saipan (OC-086) between 29 July and 2 August. They operators will be N3JJ (JA3ART), AE4SU (JA3KWZ), K7IL (JF3PLF), N7EIU (JA3AJ), NH7V (JI3NST), KF8TW (JH3TXR), W8YAQ (JA3YAQ), JA3RR, JH3QNH and JH5IXG (YL). QSL via home calls. [TNX JA3ART] KH3 - Bill, NH6D will be making numerous trips to Johnston Island (OC-023) for the next year or so and will try to operate (mainly on CW with some SSB) as NH6D/KH3 from the club station as work committments permit. He was expected to be there on 20 July for a few days, and several more trips will take place in August. It is hoped he will be operational on 160, 80 and 40 metres before the September/October lowband season begins. QSL via N6FF. [TNX N6FF] KH4 - Yarl, SM6FJY and his wife Monica, V63YL Monica will be on assignment on Midway Island (OC-030) between 4 September and 4 December. They will be active as much as work permits using KH4/SM6FJY. QSL via SM6FJY (Yarl Lundstrom, P.O. Box 423, SE-401 26 Goteborg, Sweden). [TNX SM6FJY] P2 - In August Uwe, DJ9HX will be active (on 10-40 metres, SSB and CW with 100 watts) as P29VHX from Papua New Guinea as follows: from Loloata (OC-153) on 7-9, from Rabaul (OC-008) on 10-12, from Kavieng (OC-008) on 13-15, from Manus (OC-025) on 16-18, from Madang (OC-034) on 19-22. He has still to decide where to operate from between 23 and 31 August. QSL via DJ9HX, preferably through the bureau. [TNX DJ9HX] PY - Alex/PY1KS, Marco/PY1KB, Mark/PY1MF and Marcio/PU1MPR will be active as PV1S (CW) and PV1B (SSB) from Gipoia Island (NO-REF, claimed as SA-029, DIB-???) between 29 July and 1 August. QSL via PY1KS either direct (P.O. Box 18123, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, 20722-970, Brazil) or through the bureau. [TNX PY1KS] SM - Gabriele, IK3GES reports he will not be able to participate in the IOTA Contest from EU-037 as previously planned [425DXN 425]. SP - Kazik, SP6FUN is active (on +/- 50175 MHz CW and SSB) as SP6FUN/1 from square JO74 until 28 July. QSL via bureau to SP6FUN. [TNX SP6CPH] SP - Special event station 3Z0ENI will be active to celebrate the Enigma anniversary (see G above) during the weekend. QSL via SP2FAP (Sylwester Jarkiewicz, ul. Wielmozy 5b, 82-337 Suchacz Zamek, Poland). [TNX SP2FAP] SV5 - DL9UDS and DL9USA will be active as J45K from Kos Island (EU-001) between 28 July and 11 August. [TNX DX News Sheet] /EX S DX@WW $425WW429C 425 DX News #429 [3/7] 24 July 1999 No 429 BID: $425WW429C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

TF - Norbert, LX1NO/LX9EG will be active (mainly on the WARC bands and possibly on PSK31) as TF7/LX9EG (QSL via LX1NO) from the Westman Islands (EU-071) between 23 and 26 July. He will participate in the IOTA Contest as TF7RX (QSL via K1WY) with TF8GX and LX2LX. Between 27 and 31 July Norbert and LX2LX will be active TFx/LX9EG (QSL via LX1NO) from the main island (EU-021). [TNX LX1NO] UA - Mike/UA0MF, Alex/RU0LL and Vitaliy/UA0LCT will be active (on 15 and 20 metres CW and SSB with two rigs and GP antennas) from Putyatina Island (AS-066; RR-16-03) between 30 July and 2 August. QSL for UA0MF/A to P.O. Box 20, Vladivostok-21, Russia; the others via the operator's instructions. [TNX UA0MF]. UN - Peter, DL4BBU plans to operate on all bands as UN7/DL4BBU during his staying in Almaty, Kazakhstan until the end of 2000. QSL via DL4BBU. [TNX DX News Letter] V2 - Darrell, AB2E will again be active as V26E from the V26B site on Antigua (NA-100) between 11 and 17 August. He will participate in the WAE CW Contest on 14-15 August. Before and after the contest he will concentrate on the WARC bands and will try 160 metres. QSL via AB2E. [TNX AB2E] VE - The Fort Saskatchewan Amateur Radio Club sponsors special event station VC6MP which will be active on 24-25 July to commemorate the 125th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police March West. QSL via VE6NRJ (Neil Jensen, EPO Box 57205, Sherwood Park, Alberta T8A 5L7, Canada), who will forward the cards to the FSARC. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] VP9 - Isao, JH1ROJ will be active (on 10-80 metres, WARC bands included, CW and SSB) as KG8XV/VP9 from Bermuda (NA-005) between 24 and 31 July. QSL via JH1ROJ. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] VP9 - Hank, K2HJB will be active (on 20 metres SSB and possibly 6 metres FM only) as K2HJB/VP9 from Bermuda (NA-005) between 26 and 30 July. QSL via home call or KB2PFP. [TNX K2HJB] W - Dennis, W1OK will be active (10, 12, 15, 17 and 20 metres CW and SSB) from the Rhode Island State IOTA group (NA-031) on 31 July between 10.00 to 24.00 UTC. QSL via W1OK. [TNX The Daily DX] W - The Old Barney Amateur Radio Club will be activating N2OB during the National Lighthouse Weekend on 7-8 August. The Barnegat Lighthouse ("Old Barney") is located on Long Beach Island (NA-111, USI NJ001S). Look for N2OB between 13 and 23 UTC each day on 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres SSB (some limited CW operation is possible as well). QSL via N2OB (Old Barney ARC, P.O. Box 345, Tuckerton, NJ 08087, USA). [TNX N2OO] YS - Operators from Spain and El Salvador (namely EA1AU, EA1QF, EB1ADG, EA3CUU, EA4BT, YS1AG, YS1FAF, YS1FI, YS1GF, YS1MS, YS1RR and others) will be active as HU4U from El Salvador between 16 and 23 August. This special operation is organized by URE (the Spanish IARU society) and is part of a project to rebuild the digital network in El Salvador after hurricane Mitch. All the equipment (PCs, tranceivers, antennas etc) will be taken from Spain. Look for HU4U on 1845, 3795, 7065, 14195, 18145, 21295, 24945 and 28495 kHz SSB; 1833, 3503, 7003, 10103, 14023, 18073, 21023, 24893 and 28023 kHz CW; 7034, 10114, 14084, 18094, 21084, 24924 and 28184 kHz RTTY. QSL via EA4URE. [TNX EA5XX] ------

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The following stations are expected to participate in this year's event [see also 425DXN 405, 409, 411, 419, 421, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428 - a summary list was published on Thursday, July 22nd]:

AS-008 - JA1MXY/1, JA1SGU/1 and JI1SQK/1 on CW from Izu Archipelago. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] AS-135 - Jiangsu DX Club members BA4RX, BA4TA and BD5RV as BI4Q from Ping Island. They will be active until 27 July. QSL via BA4TA (P.O. Box 219, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China). [TNX BD5RV, [email protected]] EU-002 - OH0V/p from the Aland Islands. QSL via OH4JLV. [TNX OH6LI] EU-032 - Florent, F5CWU is expected to operate from an island in this group. [TNX F5ABL and Islands On The Web] EU-077 - EA1DAV, EA1CA, EA4ATI and EA4ST as ED1PDG (SSB and CW) from the Sisargas Islands. QSL via EA4ATI. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] EU-091 - Enzo/I7PXV, Carlo/IK6CAC, Maurizio/IK7DXP, Marcella/IK7EZP, Alfredo/IK7JWX and Arturo/IK7JWY as IK7DXP/7 (SSB and CW on 10-80 metres, possibly 6 metres outside the contest) from Sant'Andrea Island (IIA LE-001). QSL via IK7DXP. [TNX IK7JWX] EU-091 - Michele/IK7FPX, Gaetano/IK7LYL, Gian Carlo/IK7WUJ, Cesare/IK7XNF and Natalino/IZ7ATH as IK7XNF/7 (SSB and CW on 10-80 metres, possibly 6 metres outside the contest) from Isola Grande (IIA LE-002). QSL via IK7XNF. [TNX IK7JWX] EU-121 - Operators from the East Cork Radio Group as EJ7M from Bere Island. QSL via EI6HB. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] EU-124 - The 1998 MW8Z Team (G3NKC, G3NLY, G0KRL, G5LP, G4BWP) as MW7Z from Anglesey. QSL via G5LP. [TNX DX News Sheet] EU-166 - IK8PGM, IT9HLN, IT9FCC, IT9NGN as IT9/home calls from Pietra di Patti (IIA ME-030). QSL via home call. [TNX IK2DUW] /EX S DX@WW $425WW429D 425 DX News #429 [4/7] 24 July 1999 No 429 BID: $425WW429D ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

NA-031 - Mark, AA1AC as AA1AC/p (SSB and CW) from Aquidneck Island (USI RI-006S). QSL via home call. [TNX AA1AC] NA-080 - Maurice, ON4BAM hopes to be able to participate as M0CIL/C6A [425DXN 419] in the 12 hour category. He will get to Abaco at 17 UTC on 24 July. QSL via home call. [TNX ON4BAM] NA-099 - Alfredo, WP3C as KP4AH (SSB only) from Puerto Rico. QSL via KP4AH. [TNX WP3C] NA-128 - Dany, VA2BK as VX2BK/p from Orleans Island only as a multiplier on 15 metres SSB. He will operate from the Orleans Golf Club and will be active between 12 and 17 UTC (EU, AS and SA with a special attention around 15 UTC for JA) and again between 00 UTC and 4 UTC. QSL via VA2BK. [TNX VA2BK] NA-139 - Brian, N3OC will be joined by Darrell, AB2E during his IOTA Contest operation from Assateague Island (USI MD-001S) [425DXN 425]. They will be on both SSB and CW. QSL via N3OC. [TNX AB2E] OC-177 - Jani, YB0US from the Seribu Islands. QSL via N2OO. [TNX N2OO] SA-006 - Ernest, ON4CFD as either PJ9I or PJ9/ON4CFD from Curacao. QSL via ON4CFD direct (Ernest Lichtert, Rue des Loups 101, 1070 Bruxelles, Belgium) or through the bureau. [TNX ON4CFD] ------

ADVANCE INFORMATION ---> The following activities are being planned for the early months of the new year - detailed information is expected in due time: * FEBRUARY: Lothar, DJ4ZB/ZL7ZB is planning a new activity (with an emphasis on 10 metres SSB) from the Chatham Islands (OC-038). QSL via home call (Lothar Grotehusmann, Quaekerstrasse 35, D-13403 Berlin, Germany) [TNX HB9PL] * 10-14 FEBRUARY: a group of LU operators will be active (on 10-80 metres on CW and SSB with three stations) from Pinguino Island (Santa Cruz Province North group, SA-???). QSL cards for Americans via LU5DV, all others via F6FNU. [TNX The Daily DX] * 14 FEBRUARY-6 MARCH: Mike, G0VJK, and Bob, G4VGO/KY0C will be active (on 40-160 metres CW) from Truk Island (OC-011) Micronesia (V6). [TNX The Daily DX] ------

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6 METRES ---> Jimmy, W6JKV and Dick, K5AND are planning their next 6 metres DXpedition which is planned for October 1999. They could go to Western Pacific (Yap, V63), West Africa (S92) or the Caribbean (J8, J7 or J3). Jimmy has asked Chris, G3WOS to undertake a poll to see what the 'hot' countries are - let him know your suggestions for these three regions by e-mail at [email protected] [TNX IW1DIM]

LIGHTHOUSE WEEKENDS ---> A list of stations participating in the National (7-8 August) and International (21-22 August) Lighthouse Weekends is maintained by Jim Weidner, K2JXW at http://www.waterw.com/~weidner/ld.htm [TNX K2JXW]

OOOPS! ---> The 3C0R DXpedition to Annobon Island (AF-039) is scheduled to take place between 14 and 24 SEPTEMBER (not July, as mentioned in 425DX 428!). Thanks to Des, G3LCS for detecting the typo.

PSK31 ---> Maury, I1-21171/IZ1CRR reports a lot of activity over the last few days with several DX countries being heard in Europe (DU, VQ9, LU, PS, ZS, FR, FG, HK, VP5, XE, CX, KP, VK, ZF, V7). Three programmes are available for this mode: PSK31SBW (http://aintel.bi.ehu.es/psk31.html), MixWin (http://www.nais.com/~jaffejim), Logger (http://www.itis.net/golist). Usually PSK31 activity takes place on 14.070, 21.080 and 28.120 MHz.

PY1SL ---> Soni, PY1SL reports he is not the QSL manager for S0WW, which is belived to be a pirate (it was spotted on 17 July on 15 metres).

QSL 3D2SJ ---> The address for Fr Steve, 3D2SJ/T30ED is Fr Steve Dives MSC, P.O. Box 1354, Suva, Fiji. Brian, VK5FV reports that "there is no outward bureau operating from Fiji (Box 184 is a receive only address). Fr Steve has received approximately 100 bureau cards and to answer them directly would incur an unreasonable financial penalty".

QSL 5H3RK --> Maurizio, IK2GZU (who was active as 5H3/IK2GZU in February) has received several cards for 5H3RK. Please note that he is *not* the QSL manager for this station. /EX S DX@WW $425WW429E 425 DX News #429 [5/7] 24 July 1999 No 429 BID: $425WW429E ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

QSL BY7 ---> Cards for BY7KH, BY7KG, BY7KR, BY7KS for contacts made on 17-18 July (40, 20 and 15 metres) should be sent to P.O. Box 771, Guangzhou, 510120, People's Republic of China. The four calls were used during the 1999 China Amateur Radio Subarea Student Game in DongGuan. All of the operators were teenager students, in most cases novices. [TNX BD7NQ]

QSL E30HA ---> Antoine, F6FNU is the new QSL manager for E30HA for all stations except from the US, which can still be sent to HA5YPP (P.O. Box 1157, H-1245 Budapest, Hungary). [TNX The Daily DX]

QSL MANAGER ---> Marc, F-11734 (Marc Nogent, 60 Rue Foch, 57390 Audun-le-Tiche, France) offers his services as QSL manager. You can get in touch with at [email protected]

YI7KRN ---> Bernie McClenny, W3UR, Editor of The Daily DX, reports the following: "Many people are asking about the legitimacy of YI7KRN who has been extremely active since Saturday. Word from the Iraq authorities is that all operations must take place from the club station. The operator (Goran) at YI7KRN is giving his QTH as Saqiz, which is located in the 'Northern No Fly Zone' and is highly unlikely to be legitimate". The address mentioned for QSLling is Box 66815/314, Saqiz, Kurdistan, Iraq.

ZS8D: HELP NEEDED ---> Chris R. Burger, ZS6EZ reports that "the Prince Edward Island Management Committee has refused permission for Deryck Yelverton, ZS8D to erect his tribander on Marion Island. Deryck has been active with a resistively-loaded broadband dipole, but his signal leaves much to be desired. The tribander and amplifier were donated by the NCDXF, and will provide a substantial improvement in signal strength. The tribander is assembled, and ready to be erected if permission is granted". Chris will try to have he decision reconsidered and he is looking for two types of support: 1) Anybody that can supply *substantial information* about the bird strike hazard associated with rotary beams and 2) General shows of support. "If they can see that there really is global demand for activity from Deryck, and that real antennas are necessary, they may relent". Please send your messages direct to Chris at [email protected] [TNX The Daily DX]

+ SILENT KEY + CQ Editor Alan M. Dorhoffer, K2EEK became a Silent Key on 19 July at 61 years of age. He started as an assistant editor in 1964 and become the magazine's tenth editor in 1976. ------

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AWARDS: Information on the "Salento Islands" and "Lecce-Terra d'Otranto" awards is now available at http://www.dxbands.com/awardindex.htm [TNX IK7JWX] CARIBBEAN TOUR: The final details on the 5-25 August Caribbean Tour by the PA team (PJ5/FS, V4 and VP2E) [425DXN 423] are available at http://www.muurkrant.com/pi4com/tour99/ [TNX PA1AW] YO DX CONTEST: Full information on the YO DX HF Contest (1 August) is available at the Romanian Amateur Radio Federation web site (http://www.qsl.net/yo3kaa). [TNX YO3FWC] ------

QSL received via direct: 1A0KM, 3B8/DL6UAA, 3C2JJ (AF-082), 3D2SJ, 3D2RW, 4K9W (DL6KVA), 4L4MM, 4S7EA, 4S7TWG, 5B4AGC, 5H3RK, 5V7FA (F6FNU), 5R8DG (F6FNU), 7X2FK, 8P9DX (VE3ICR), 9A1CZZ/P (EU-110), 9H1ZA, 9K2UB, 9M2KT, 9V1YC, 9Y4JA, AH7A, BD4DW, BV4ME, BV5BG, BY1DX, C21ZM, CP8XA (DG9NB), D44BC, E21CJN (W3PP), E44DX, E44/HA1AG, E44/JA8RUZ, EP2FM, EP2MKO, EP3HR, F8BPN (EU-156), FO0AWI, FO0XUU, FR5ZU/T (VE2NW), FT5ZH, FW5FN, HH2/DL1DA (DL1DA), HK0/W4DC, IM0/IS0JMA (EU-165), J3/W1RH, J69MV, JD1AMA, JT1DA, JY5HX, KL7AK (NA-074), S79AG (SM0AGD), T22TK (JA3MCA), TA3DD, TR8CA (F6CBC), P4/W1XP (W1XP), P49M, P51BH, S79YL, S79ZG, T30ED, N4XP/V7, VP6PAC, VQ9CV, VQ9DX (AA5DX), VQ9VK (N1TO), VR2GY, XW8KPL/CSN, YB9ZBI (OC-022), YC5YCT (OC-075), YC9BU (OC-022), ZA/9A4NA, ZB2AZ, ZK2GEO, ZL9CI (ZL2HU), ZV0SW. *****************************************************************************

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PERIOD CALL REF till 31/07 2C, 2X and 2W: special prefixes from Wales 415 till 31/07 2S, 2A and 2T: special prefixes from Scotland 415 till 31/08 4X2J: special station 429 till 25/07 5K8T: El Morro Island (SA-081) * by HK3JBR and HK3JJH 427 till 08/08 9A0DX: Korcula Island (EU-016) * by 9As 428 till 31/12 9A770N: special event station (Croatia) 422 till 2001 9V1XE: Singapore (AS-019) * by VK3DXI 429 till ?? BD4ED/4: Chong Ming Island (AS-136) 429 till 27/07 BI4Q: Ping Island (AS-125) * by BA4RX, BA4TA, BD5RV 429 till 27/07 C21JH: Nauru (OC-031) * by VK2GJH 425 till 08/08 CT/F8BQQ 428 till 31/07 CU8/CT1AHU, CU8/CU3EJ, CU8I: Flores Island (EU-089) 423 till 28/07 CY9CWI: St. Paul Island (NA-094) * by VEs 411 till 06/08 DL4FCH/p: Pellworm Island (EU-042) 427 till 27/07 ESxxx/0: Kihnu Island (EU-034) 428 till 29/07 F5SNY/p: Belle Ile (EU-048) 428 till August FK8VHU: New Caledonia 401 till December FT5WH: Crozet (AF-008) * by F5AGL 401 till December FT5ZJ: Amsterdam Island 399 till 29/07 GB0SM & G5M: Scilly Is (EU-011) * by G0PSE,G3KZR,G4EDG 428 till 31/12 HB7OGR: special call 428 till 28/07 HS2AC: Koh SiChang (AS-107) 428 till 27/07 IN3XUG/I3: Albarella Island (IIA RO-002) 428 till 08/08 IA5/DM2AUJ: Elba Island (EU-028) 429 till 31/07 IA5/IK0YVV: Elba Island (EU-028) 429 till 30/07 IA5/IZ5BTC/p: Elba Island (EU-028) 427 till 24/07 IM0/IK2AEQ: Maddalena Island (EU-041) 426 till 31/07 IM0/ & IS0/IN3YGW: EU-041 and EU-024 429 till 26/07 J49WI: Crete (EU-015) * by I2WIJ 423 till 2001 J87AB: St. Vincent (NA-025) * by G0GPX 425 till July JY8YB: Jordan * by DL5MBY 418 till 30/07 KE8M/4: Key West (NA-062) 427 till 26/07 KI6T and WR6O: Santa Catalina Island (NA-066) 419 till 31/07 KP2: Virgin Islands (NA-106) * by EJ1D team 423 till 25/07 LY99RMD: special event station (Lithuania) 425 till ?? PA9MR: EU-146 * by VE3MR 426 till 27/07 RF1P: Dolgy Island (EU-102) * by UA1RG, UA1QE, UA1QV 428 till December PZ5JR: Suriname * by K3BYV 425 till 30/07 RK3AWK/1,RU3BH/1,RW3AMB/1: Konevetc Island (RRC-19-01) 427 till 29/07 RZ1OA and UA1OLM: Lyasomin Island (EU-153) 428 till 31/07 SN0APT: special event station (Poland) 417 till 28/07 SP6FUN/1: 6 metres from JO74 429 till 26/07 SV8/DL7VSN/p: Mykonos Island (EU-067) 428 till 02/08 SV8/HA0HW/p: Kerkira Island (EU-052) 427 till 04/08 SV8/IK7XIV: Lefkada (EU-052) and Kithira (EU-113) 425 till 25/07 T88JR and T88DX: Palau (OC-009) * by JH3FJG and JI3DLI 415 till 25/07 TM0Y: Yeu Island (EU-064) * by ONs 409 till 04/08 TM1OTA: EU-032 & DIFM Islands * by ON5FP and ON6NN 425 till 25/07 TM5J: Noirmoutier Island (EU-064) * by Fs 427 till 26/07 TM5ON & TM5K: Ouessant Island (EU-065) * by ONs 423 till 31/07 UE1CIG: Gogland Isl (EU-133) * by RN1AW, RV1CW, RA1ANP 428 till 26/07 VE7TLL,VE7QCR,VE7EDZ,VE7KDU,VE7GKH/p; VD7D: NA-118 428 till 27/07 VK6NU/p: Rottnest Island (OC-164) 427 till 25/07 VP9/N0ED: Bermuda (NA-005) 425 till 27/07 W7W: Waadah Island (NA-169) * N6HR, N6VV and others 425 till 27/11 XJ1: special prefix (Nova Scotia, Canada) 401 till 15/08 YS9/KE4LWT: El Salvador 422 till 31/07 ZL4IR: South Island (NA-134) * by K8VIR 423 till 25/07 ZW2SS and ZY2SS: Sao Sebastiao Island (SA-028) 428 22/07-04/09 ID9/I2IAU: Eolie Islands (EU-017) 429 23/07-25/07 DSs/3 and HLs/3: Anmyeon Island (AS-080) 427 23/07-25/07 GB60ENI: special event station 429 23/07-30/07 HL0Y/4: Huksan Island (AS-093) 423 23/07-26/07 JM1PXG/6: Daito Islands (AS-047) 419 23/07-25/07 N4H: Hatteras Island (NA-067) 427 23/07-26/07 TF7/LX9EG and TF7RX: Westman Islands (EU-071) 429 23/07-26/07 TM5G: Glenan Is (EU-094) * by Fs 425 23/07-27/07 WP4U: Culebra Island, Puerto Rico (NA-099) 428 24/07-25/07 3Z0ENI: special event station (Poland) 429 24/07-25/07 6W1QV/p: Goree Island (AF-045) * by 6W1QV and TR8XX 429 24/07-26/07 BV2KI,BV2KS,BV2NT,BV2PU,BV2UJ,BV4ME: Ma-Tsu Is (AS-113)428 24/07-30/07 M0CIL/C6A: Abaco (NA-080) * by ON4BAM 423 24/07-25/07 IK2DUW and IK2GPQ: Tino Island (EU-083) 429 24/07-31/07 GB2LI: Lundy Island (EU-120) * by GW4GJT and GW4YKL 429 24/07-26/07 JI3DST/3: Awajishima (AS-117) 419 24/07-25/07 VC6MP: special event station (Canada) 429 24/07-31/07 KG8XV/VP9: Bermuda (NA-005) * by JH1ROJ 429 24/07-31/07 WB8YJF: Ocracoke Island (NA-067) 427 24/07-25/07 RSGB IOTA Contest *** 24/07-25/07 Russian RTTY WW Contest *** 24/07-25/07 YV DX CW Contest *** /EX S DX@WW $425WW429G 425 DX News #429 [7/7] 24 July 1999 No 429 BID: $425WW429G ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* CALENDAR ******* ======

25/07 IK8YFU and others: Scoglio Mantineo (IIA VV-004) 428 25/07 IS0: La Vacca (EU-165, IIA CA-004) 428 26/07-28/07 E4/JM1LJS: West Bank, Palestine 429 26/07-30/07 K2HJB/VP9: Bermuda (NA-005) 429 27/07-29/07 IF9ZRQ: Il Faraglione (EU-054, IIA TP-013) 428 27/07-31/07 TFx/LX9EG: Iceland (EU-021) * by LX1NO and LX2LX 429 28/07-11/08 J45K: Kos Island (EU-001) * by DL9UDS and DL9USA 429 29/07-31/07 E4/JM1LJS: Gaza, Palestine 429 29/07-02/08 KH0: Saipan * by JAs 429 29/07-01/08 PV1S (CW) & PV1B (SSB): Gipoia Isl (SA-029?) 429 29/07-01/08 YW7C: Coche island (SA-012) * by YVs 425 30/07-01/08 9A5D: 2 metres from WWL JN92BP * by 9As 429 30/07-01/08 BY9GA/9: Gannan Prairie, China * by BYs 429 30/07-03/08 FW8ZZ: Wallis (OC-054) * by FK8GM,JA1BK,OH2BE,OH2BH 429 30/07-02/08 RU0LL, UA0LCT, UA0MF/A: Putyatina Isl (AS-066) 429 30/07-06/08 ZK1: Mangaia (OC-159), South Cooks * by JJ8DEN 427 30/07-01/08 Northwest DX Convention (Portland, OR) 423 31/07-02/08 CQ7P: Fortess of Peniche * by CT1CBI, CT1FIJ, CT2FUP 429 31/07 W1OK: NA-031 (Rhode Island) 429 01/08-05/08 3A/IK1SLP and 3A/IK1YLL: Monaco 425 01/08-04/08 3W6KS & 3W6HM: Phu Quoc (AS-128) * by JA8VE & JF1OCQ 429 01/08 IK8YFU and others: Scogli Le Formiche (IIA VV-???) 428 01/08-31/08 SSTV Activity Contest 427 01/08 YO DX HF Contest 429 02/08-05/08 ES0/OH1NOA: Saaremaa Island (EU-034) 429 02/08-27/08 IS0/IK2OCP: Sardinia (EU-024) 427 03/08-09/08 HL0C/4: Mara Island (AS-026) 429 04/08-14/08 9A/IK4HPU: EU-136 429 04/08-18/08 TM5ECL: special event station (France) * by F6KWP 429 04/08-22/08 VE2/F5NZO and VE2/F5SSM: Quebec (Canada) 425 04/08-08/08 ZK1SCQ, ZK1SCR: Rarotonga (OC-013), So. Cooks * by DLs 417 05/08-07/08 FO: Moorea (OC-046), French Polynesia*by CX3AN & CX4CR 425 05/08-11/08 PA3EWP,PA3GCV,PA4EA,PA4WM,PA7FM,PA5ET/PJ7 & /FS 423 06/08-08/08 HB0/IK2SNG, IK4RQJ, IK4VET, IK4XCL, IK4ZGY 429 07/08-08/08 N2OB: Long Beach Island (NA-111) 429 07/08-09/08 P29VHX: OC-153 (Papua New Guinea) * by DJ9HX 429 07/08-17/08 T9/IW2LLA: Bosnia 427 07/08-17/08 ZK1: Rarotonga (OC-013), So. Cooks * by CX3AN & CX4CR 425 07/08-08/08 National Lighthouse Weekend 429 07/08-08/08 WAE DX CW Contest *** 08/08-20/08 IE9/I4ALU: Ustica Island (EU-051) 423 08/08 IK8YFU and others: Scoglio Arena (IIA VV-005) 428 09/08-15/08 JH1YVY: Niijima (AS-008) * by JH1RYN 429 09/08 VY2/F5NZO and VY2/F5SSM: Prince Edward Island (NA-029) 425 09/08-21/08 FK/F6BUM: New Caledonia (OC-032) 425 10/08-15/08 P29VHX: OC-008 (Papua New Guinea) * by DJ9HX 429 10/08-12/08 ZK1SCQ, ZK1SCR: Aitutaki (OC-083), So. Cooks * by DLs 417 11/08-17/08 V26E: Antigua (NA-100) * by AB2E 429 11/08-18/08 V47xx: Nevis (NA-104) * by PAs 423 11/08-14/08 VE2/F5NZO and VE2/F5SSM: La Madeleine Islands (NA-038) 425 14/08 VE1: NA-068 * by F5NZO and F5SSM 427 14/08-17/08 ZK1SCQ, ZK1SCR: Mangaia (OC-159), So. Cooks * by DLs 417 14/08-15/08 SARTG WW RTTY Contest *** 16/08-23/08 HU4U: El Salvador * by EAs and YSs 429 16/08-18/08 P29VHX: OC-025 (Papua New Guinea) * by DJ9HX 429 17/08-19/08 ZK1: Manihiki (OC 014), No. Cooks * by CX3AN & CX4CR 425 18/08-25/08 VP2E: Anguilla (NA-022) * by PAs 423 19/08-23/08 3D2: Viti Levu (OC-016), Fiji * by CX3AN & CX4CR 425 19/08-22/08 P29VHX: OC-034 (Papua New Guinea) * by DJ9HX 429 20/08-25/08 ZK1SCQ, ZK1SCR: Manihiki (OC-014), No. Cooks * by DLs 417 20/08-22/08 HAM FAIR 1999 (Yokohama, Japan) 425 21/08-04/09 ID9/I1SNW: Vulcano Island (EU-017) 427 21/08-22/08 International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend 413 21/08-22/08 Seanet SSB Contest 425 22/08-24/08 FK/F6BUM: Ouvea (OC-033), New Caledonia 425 23/08-25/08 ZL: North Island (OC-036) * by CX3AN & CX4CR 425 25/08-30/08 FK/F6BUM: Lifou (OC-033), New Caledonia 425 26/08-11/09 T2: Tuvalu (OC-015) * by EA4DX 423 27/08-29/08 VIII International DX Convention (New Orleans, LA) 423 28/08-29/08 II2V * special A. Volta station 407 28/08-31/08 ZK1SCQ, ZK1SCR: Palmerston (OC-124), So.Cooks * by DLs 417 29/08-09/09 IA5/IK0YUJ: Giglio Island (EU-028) 427 31/08-02/09 FK/F6BUM: Mare (OC-033), New Caledonia 425 August NH6D/KH3: Johnston Island (OC-023) 429 through Aug SV1BRL/SV8: Kefallinia (EU-052) 427 /EX S DX@WW $425WW430A 425 DX News #430 [1/7] 31 July 1999 No 430 $425WW430A ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

>>> This issue has been prepared and mailed thanks to the kind assistance <<< >>> and help of Luciano Tonin, I1HLI and Maurizio Bertolino, IZ1CRR <<<

F - F6HQP, F5NGB and F6JSI will be active from a few different IOTA/DIFM islands in Bretagne (Finistere North) between 1 and 15 August. [TNX F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX] GU - Bob, G3VXJ will be active (mostly on 160 metres and the WARC bands CW) as GU3VXJ/p from Guernsey (EU-114) for two weeks starting on 2 August. [TNX The Daily DX] HK - After the 5K8T (SA-081, QSL via F6AJA) IOTA Contest operaton with Gerard (F2JD/HK3JBR), Pedro, HK3JJH was active as HK3JJH/HC4 from SA-056 until 28 July. QSL via home call. OE - Jun Tanaka, JH4RHF reports the planned contest activities of 4U1VIC: WAE CW (M/S by DL6RDR and JH4RHF), CQ WW RTTY (JH4RHF), WAE SSB (JH4RHF), CQ WW SSB (M/S by JH4RHF, DL2OBF and others), CQ WW CW (M/S by JH4RHF, DL6RDR and others), ARRL 10 (VE3IAY). 4U1VIC is a separate multiplier for WAE and CQ WW contests. OH0 - Hartmut, DJ7ST will be active (CW QRP on all bands) as OH0/DJ7ST from the Aland Islands (EU-002) between 2 and 20 August. QSL via home call. [TNX DX News Sheet] OH0 - Ari, OH1EH will be active as OH0Z from the Aland Islands (EU-002) during the European HF Championship (7 August) and in the Worked All Europe SSB Contest (11-12 August). QSL via OH1EH, Ari Korhonen, Kreetalank 9 As 1, FIN 29200 Harjavalta, Finland. [TNX The Daily DX] OZ - Look for Jakob, OZ7AEI/p to be active from Romo Island (EU-125, NS-001 for the Danish Islands Award) on 2 August starting around 6 UTC for 4/5 hours. [TNX OZ7AEI] SM - Mel, SM0MPV is active as SK0HS/5 from Vassaro Island (EU-084) until 1 August. QSL via bureau to SM0MPV. [TNX SM0MPV] SV - Stefano, IK2QEI will be active (6-160 metres) as J48QEI from Zakinthos (EU-052) between 5 and 20 August. QSL via home call. [TNX IK2QEI] SV9 - Uwe, LX1SU will be active as SV9/LX1SU from Crete (EU-015) until 7 August. [TNX LX1RA] V7 - Bruce, AC4G [425DXN 422] is now active as V73CW from Kwajalein (OC-028), Marshall Islands for the next two years. QSL via AC4G (Bruce Smith, P.O. Box 1436, APO, AP 96555). [TNX OPDX Bulletin] VE - Gregg, VE3ZZ will be active for a few hours on 1 August (beginning approximately at 15.00 UTC) as VE3ZZ/VE2 from Ile Bizard (CISA PQ027, not IOTA) on or around 14260/21260 kHz. QSL via to VE3ZZ. [TNX VE3ZZ] XU - Tom, SP5AUC/3W7CW will be in Cambodia until mid-August. He has been issued the call XU7AAS and plans are to be active soon. He is expected to return to Vietnam on 15 August. QSL to P.O. Box 11, 02-800 Warsaw 93, Poland. [TNX SP5ELA] ZF - Jim, KD3YK will be active as ZF2JM from the Cayman Islands (NA-016) between 2 and 12 August. He will be operating QRP on 40 and 20 metres CW. QSL to home call. [TNX ARRL DX Bulletin]

LACCADIVES 1999 ---> The following information comes from Bernie McClenny, Editor of The Daily DX: "The lead organizer of a group of Amateur Radio operators informs The Daily DX that the finishing touches on a DXpedition to the Lakshadweep Islands (formerly called the Laccadive Islands), for September of this year, are being finalized. Indian authrities have been very cautious however they are open to this group. Details are still being worked out and a formal announcement is expected in the near future." /EX S DX@WW $425WW430B 425 DX News #430 [2/7] 31 July 1999 No 430 $425WW430B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

ESTONIA ---> Andy, ES2NA ([email protected]) reports that all ERAU members can use [email protected] as their e-mail address.

QSL J28AG ---> Cards for J28AG (operator Jean, J28NH) should be sent direct only to SP 85012, 00806 Armees, France. [TNX SV2CWY]

QSL XF4L ---> Jari, OH2BU reports he has the XF4L Revilla Gigedo logs and QSL cards since the Eighties. His address is Jari Jussila, Pilvijarvi, FIN-02400 Kirkkonummi, Finland.

QSL VIA F6AJA ---> Jean-Michel reports he has already received the logs for HK3JBR/1 (SA-040, 17-20 July) and 5K8T (SA-081, 1999 IOTA Contest) and is ready to reply to any QSL request.

RSGB INTERNATIONAL HF & IOTA CONVENTION ---> It will take place on 8-10 October at the Beaumont Conference Centre, Old Windsor, Berks, England. This will be a great meeting point for all those interested in HF, DXing, IOTA, operating, contesting and LF experimentation. Further details can be obtained from Marcia Brimson, 2E1DAY (+44(0)1707659015 or [email protected]) or from Neville Cheadle, G3NUG ([email protected]). The detailed programme, lecture synopses and booking forms are available at http://www.g3wkl.freeserve.co.uk/conv/prog.htm [TNX G3NUG]

T5RT ---> Wilfried, DJ5RT, reports he is not the QSL manager for this pirate station. [TNX The Daily DX] ------

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LOGS: The logs for 8J1RL (JARL station on Ongul Island, AN-015) are online at http://www.jarl.or.jp/English/4_Library/A-4-7_8j1rl/8j1rl_log99.htm LOGS: The logs for KH3/NH6D are now online at http://dx.qsl.net/logs and will be updated frequently. Bill's older KH2/NH6D and KH4/NH6D logs are also available. [TNX N6RT] LX0RL: The home page for the HQ station of the Reseau Luxembourgeois des Amateurs d'Ondes Courtes is at http://lx0.restena.lu/~rl/ (QSL via bureau). [TNX LX2AJ] ------

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9M6BZ Z.A.Armstrong, P.O.Box 397, 88858 Kota Kinabalu,Sabah,Malaysia(CB99) BA3AG P.O.Box 81, Tianjin, 300074, China [DXNL] BA4TA B.F.Jin, P.O.Box 219, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214026, China ([email protected]) BG6QBL He, P.O.Box 60002, Wuhan, 420060, China [DXNL] BG7YB Fu Shi Ling, No.100 Bin Hai New District, Haikow City, Hainan Province, 570105, Peoples Rep of China [W2JZK & IOTW] CE9GEW Jose Manuel Garcia Reyes, R. Polena 4, Renaca, Vina Del Mar, Chile (K5MK & IOTW) CN8HB Christian Laheyne,190 Rue Dauphins Siesta,Mohammedia,Morocco (CB99) DL1YMK Michael Kohla, Pieperfeldweg 31, D-48329, Havixbeck, Germany (CB99) DL4DBR Ted Barczyk, Pappelstrasse 34, D-58099 Hagen, Germany [9V1XE] DM2AUJ Wolfgang Rebling, Markt 12, D-07955 Auma, Germany (IIA-123 Crazy) F6FQK Francis Kremer,31 rue Louis Pasteur, F-67490 Dettwiller,France(CB99) IF9ZRQ Aroldo Bizzarri, Via Pietrevarate 11, I-91010, Levanzo (TP), Italy JA8VE Kunio Saito, 2-26-5-554 Nishitsuruma, Yamato, Kanagawa, 242-0005, Japan (CB99) JF1OCQ Hiroyuki Miyake, 1-3-6 Asakura, Maebashi, Gumma,371-0811,Japan(CB99) LA6WEA Kaare Olufsen, P.O.Box 19, N-8896 Levang, Norway (CB99) LZ1BJ Boytcho D.Hadshiyski, P.O.Box 90, 2500 Kyustendil, Bulgaria (LZ1BJ) OH2BN Jarmo J.Jaakola, Kiilletie 5-C-30, FIN-00710, Helsinki, Finland PT2ADM Gustavo de Faria Franco, SQS 210 BL "E" Apt 501, Brasilia, DF, 70273-050, Brazil (CB99) PY8AZT Luciano Silva, P.O.Box 71, Belem, PA 66000-970, Brazil [PY8AZT] RW3TR Cos A.Titkov, P.O.Box 178, Dzershinsk-31, 606031 Russia (RW3TR) UK8CK Shamsuddin F.Hidaev, Ul Mukimiy 18-A, Shakhrisabz, 731700,Uzbekistan UR5QBB Roman P.Guzenko, P.O.Box 29, Melitopol, 332315, Ukraine (CB99) UT5PW Swjatoslaw Gunko, P.O.Box 6, Nowowolynsk-5, Wolyn'ska obl., 264920, Ukraine (UY5XE) UU8JK P.O.Box 57, 334512 Kerch, Ukraine (UU4JXM) UY5YY Pavel P.Guzenko, P.O.Box 29, Melitopol, 332315, Ukraine (CB99) VE2CWI West Island ARC, P.O.Box 884, Dorval, Quebec, H9R 4Z6, Canada (CB99) YC5YAS P.O.Box 154, Batan Island, 29400 Indonesia [YC5YAS] ZK1JD P.O.Box 491, Rarotonga, Cook Islands [DXNL] /EX S DX@WW $425WW430C 425 DX News #430 [3/7] 31 July 1999 No 430 $425WW430C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* QSL INFO ******** ======

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A special DX Alert was launched on 5 August by Bernie McClenny, W3UR, Editor of The Daily DX, as one of the top 20 DXCC Entities (*NOT* North Korea!) may be on the air very soon. "The group has asked not to reveal any details at this time", Bernie says: "although I can not divulge the full details of this operation I can say that something very exciting could happen".

3A - Look for Patrice, F5RBB to be active as 3A/F5RBB from Monaco between 22 and 28 August. QSL via home call. [TNX F5RBB] 9A - Pietro, IK4MTF will be active (10-40 metres, WARC included, CW and SSB) as 9A/IK4MTF/p from Brac Island (EU-016) between 17 and 24 August. QSL via home call. [TNX IK4MTF] 9A - Kresimir, 9A7K and other five operators from Koprivnica ARC will be active (on all HF bands, WARC included, plus 2 and 6 metres) as 9A2000FT (Nine Alpha Two Zero Zero Zero Fox Tango) from the Brijuni/ Brioni Islands (EU-110) between 1 and 6 September (maybe two or three extra days). The operation is to celebrate the 77th birthday of Croatian President Franjo Tudjman. QSL via 9A7K (Kresimir Juratovic, P.O. Box 88, HR-48000 Koprivnica, Croatia). [TNX 9A7K] BV - Scout station BO99NRM will be active (on 10-80 metres SSB and CW) from Kin-Men Island (AS-102) between 12 and 18 August. QSL via bureau. [TNX JI6KVR] BY - David, BA4DW reports that BY4CCM is a permanent club station located on Chongming Island (AS-136). They have a 7-element beam and are active mostly around 21260 kHz. QSL to P.O. Box 150-602, Shanghai, China or via the bureau. CO - The Daily DX reports that "Abel, CO6XN was heard on the air saying that he will go to IOTA NA-201 the last weekend of August". CT - Look for either CT1BWW/p or CQ7Q to participate in the International Lighthouse Weekend (21-22 August) from the lighthouse (WLH LH 0647) located on Bugio Island (EU-040). QSL via CT1BWW. Further information on the World Lighthouse Award (WLH) can be found at http://www.infini.fr/~tquere [TNX WLH DX Club] EA6 - Operators from Radio Club Mallorca will be active (mainly on SSB with two stations on 10-80 and 2 metres) as ED6EIG from the island of Na Galera (EU-004, DIE E-126, Locator JM19IM) between 13 and 15 August. QSL via EA6VC. [TNX EA6VQ] EI - Look for EJ7NET to be active from Ireland's Eye (EU-121) until the early afternoon of 9 August. QSL via EI2GX. [TNX EI6FR] EM_ant - Alex EM1U is active from Vernadtsky Base on Galindez Island (AN-006), Antarctica. QSL via UT7UA. ES - Vello, ES1QD will be active as ES1QD/0 from Muhu Island (EU-034) between 14 and 16 August. QSL via ES1QD. [TNX The Daily DX] FK - Eric/FK8GM, Franck/FK8HC and a third operator plan to participate in the International Lighthouse Weekend from Amedee lighthouse located 13 miles south of Noumea (OC-032). They are expected to use a TX8 special call. QSL via VK4FW. [TNX The Daily DX] G - Harry, OH6YF will participate in the WAE DX Contest CW (7-8 August) as M0BYF from England. He reports to be particularly interested in the low band conditions from UK to the States. QSL via OH6YF. GM - Lorraine, MM0BCR and Derek, GM0HLV are active from the Summer Isles (EU-092, IOSA SC10), until 7 August, when they will commence a tour of the Outer Hebrides (EU-010). [TNX GM4UZY] GW - The Barry Amateur Radio Society will be active as GB5FI on all modes (CW, SSB, AMTOR, Packet, RTTY, SSTV) and all bands from Flatholm Island (EU-124) between 27 August and 1 September. QSL via GW0ANA either direct or through the bureau. [TNX GW0ANA] I - Vittorio, I1BUP and Giovanni, IK1JJB will be active from Scoglio Stella (IIA LI-049, it does not count for IOTA) between 8 and 11 UTC on 7 August. [TNX I1BUP] I - Flavio/IV3TMV, Simone/IV3NVN and Umberto/IV3ARJ are active (on HF and 6 metres) as IA5/home call from Elba Island (EU-028, IIA LI-001) until 10 August. They will participate in the Alpe Adria VHF Contest (8 August) as IA5/IV3ARJ. [TNX IV3TMV] I - Look for special station IQ1L to be active during the International Lighthouse Weekend on 21-22 August. QSL via bureau or direct to Sezione A.R.I. Genova, Casella Postale 347, 16100 Genova - GE, Italy. [TNX IZ1BZS] IS0 - IS0/IN3WDJ/p is active (CW QRP) from Sardinia (EU-024) until 23 August. [TNX IN3VBG] /EX S DX@WW $425WW431B 425 DX News #431 [2/5] 7 August 1999 No 431 BID: $425WW431B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

JA - Special station 8J2POS (Port Of Shimizu) is active on all bands and modes through November to celebrate the 100th anniversary of this port. QSL via the bureau. [TNX JH2AHZ] JA - JF6WTY, JQ6UNI and JQ6XSF will be /6 from Uji Archipelago (AS-067) between 20 and 22 August. Look for them on 7, 14, 18, 21, 24 and 28 MHz SSB. QSL via home calls. [TNX JI6KVR] JA - JH1HHC and 7N2UTO will be active as JH1HHC/0 and 7N2UTO/0 from Sado Island (AS-117) between 28 and 29 August. They will operate on SSB, CW and RTTY on 80-6 metres (WARC bands included). QSL via home calls either direct or through the bureau. [TNX 7N2UTO] J3 - Bill, G0STR will be active (CW QRP) as J3/G0STR from Grenada on 12-25 August. Look for him between 00.00 UTC and 05.00 UTC on 7.030 and 14.060 MHz. QSL via home call. [TNX DX News Sheet] JW - Look for DF6VI and DL4OCM to be JW/ from Longyearbyen (EU-026), Svalbard between 9 and 15 August. They plan to operate on 160-10 metres CW, SSB and RTTY and on RS12/13. QSL via home calls. [TNX DL4OCM] LX - A group of operators from Germany will be active as LX0RL from Luxembourg between 28 August and 3 September. QSL via DL4FCH either direct (Peter Niksch, Saalburgstr.4, 60385 Frankfurt, Germany) or through the bureau. [TNX DL4FCH] OJ0 - Dennis, K7BV is going to return to the Aland Islands, OH0 (EU-002) and Market Reef, OJ0 (EU-053). The primary focus of this trip will be Market Reef. He will arrive during the afternoon of 14 September and will stay until the early morning hours of the 20th. He will operate on 10-160 metres, WARC bands included, on both SSB and CW, and special emphasis will be made to do an extensive amount of operating on 80 and 160 metres each night. RS13 satellite appearances will be as frequent as possible. George, K5KG ([email protected]) will again perform Pilot Station duties. QSL for both OH0/K7BV and OJ0/K7BV via KU9C (Steve Wheatley, 12 Netherton Terrace, Morristown, NJ 07960, USA). [TNX K7BV] ON - Special event station ON7SUN will be active (on all bands SSB, CW and RTTY) between 8 and 11 August to celebrate the last total solar eclipse of the century. QSL via ON4LCV (Box 26, B-6700 Arlon, Belgium) or via the UBA bureau. [TNX DX News Letter] OZ - Svend, OZ1DYI will be active (mostly on 20 metres) from Romoe Island (EU-125, DIA NS-001) between 9 and 29 August. [TNX OZ2ZB] PA - Special event station PA6STM will be active on 21-22 and 28-29 (possibly on 14-15 as well) from an old steamdriven pumpingstation at Beerta in the Netherlands. QSL via PA0GIN. [TNX PD5JFK] S7 - Bert, PA3GIO plans to be active as S79GI from Desroches, Amirante Islands (AF-033), Seychelles between 2 and 14 September. Some activity from Mahe (AF-024) is also expcted between 26 and 31 August. QSL via PA3GIO, preferably through the bureau. The web page for this operation is at http://www.xs4all.nl/~pa3gio/S79/ [TNX PA3GIO] SM - Look for Kungalvs Sandareamatorer, SK6NL to be active (on 10-80 metres) from Vinga Island (EU-043) during the International Lighthouse Weekend on 21-22 August. QSL via bureau. [TNX SM6VVT] SM - Special event station 7S1LGT will be active (on 10-160 metres SSB and CW) from the lighthouse at Hoburgen on Gotland Island (EU-020) during the International Lighthouse Weekend (21-22 August). On 6 metres look for SK1BL to operate from the same location (square JO96BW) not only during the International Lighthouse Weekend, but also during the Nordic Activity Contest (24 August, 17-21 UTC). QSL for both calls via the bureau or direct to SM0TDE (Eric Wennstrom, Vasagatan 9-324, SE-172 67 Sundbyberg, Sweden). For more information: http://www.grk.se [TNX SM1TDE] SP - Edward, SP5CGN ([email protected]) reports the following special event stations are expected to be active from Poland: SP0ZIP (till 26 August), SN0JD (till 30 August), SN0MPW (till 30 September, QSL via SP8PAI), SP0PW (till 31 October), SN0STO (15 August, 2 metres), SP0LOK (26-31 August), 3Z0AIR (28 August - 24 October), 3Z0SEP (28 August - 24 October), 3Z0BLM (1 September - 19 October), 3Z0EB (1 September - 19 October), 3Z0EO (1 September - 19 October), SP0OTC (12-21 September). SP - SP2BIK, SP2BRN, SP2IZC, SP2NBD, SP2TQW and SQ2BXJ will be active as SN2KM from the Krynica Morska lighthouse during the International Lighthouse Weekend on 21-22 August. QSL via SP2BIK (Jerzy Antczak, P.O. Box 102, 80-958 Gdansk 50, Poland). [TNX SP2BIK] SV - Look for SV8/SM7BCX, SV8/SM7DXQ, SV8/SM7EQL, SV8/SM7GIB and SV8/SM7MPM to be active (SSB and CW) from Santorini Island (EU-067) between 9 and 15 August. QSL via home calls. [TNX The Daily DX] SV - Nilay, TA3YJ (YL operator) and and Berkin, TA3J will be active from Athens (SV1) and Khios Island (SV8, EU-049) between 12 and 17 August. They will operate on 160, 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres SSB, plus 2 metres and 70 cm. QSL via home calls either direct or through the bureau. The address for TA3YJ is Nilay Mine Aydogmus, P.O. Box 876, 35214 Izmir, Turkey and the address for TA3J is Berkin Aydogmus, P.O. Box 987, 35214 Izmir, Turkey. [TNX TA3YJ] /EX S DX@WW $425WW431C 425 DX News #431 [3/5] 7 August 1999 No 431 BID: $425WW431C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

T31 - The Double Trouble DXpedition [425DXN 419] group of operators (including Mats/SM7PKK, Nils/SM6CAS, Erik/SM0AGD, Steve/G4EDG, YL operator Ulrika/SM6WYN and Lech/LA7MFA) will be active as T31T, T31K and T31YL from Central Kiribati (OC-043) between 23 September and 3 October. Look for them on 6-160 metres with three stations (one for CW, one for SSB and one for WARC, low bands and RTTY). [TNX The Daily DX] TF - Bob, W2SF will be active (on all bands CW, SSB and RTTY) as TF/W2SF from Keflavik, Iceland (EU-021) between 27 August and 7 September. QSL via home call. [TNX W2SF] V4 - The Dutch operators (PA3EWP, PA5ET, PA4EA, PA4WM, PA3GCV and PA7FM) have received their V47 calls to be used during their forthcoming activity from Nevis (NA-104): look for V47WP , V47ET, V47EA, V47WM, V47CV, V47FM to be active between 11 and 18 August [425DXN 423]. QSL via PA5ET either direct (Rob Snieder, van Leeuwenstraat 137, 2273VS Voorburg, The Netherlands) or through the bureau. Detailed information about the Caribbean tour can be found at http://www.muurkrant.com/pi4com/tour99 [TNX PA1AW] V6 - Peter, V63PD is the only remaining resident station on the Chuuk (formerly Truk) Islands (OC-011), Micronesia. He is active on 40, 30, 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10 metres. QSL via VK4AAR. Peter's web site is at www.qsl.net/v63pd [TNX V63PD] VK - Don Petervin, VK6DJP is active from Rosemary Island, Dampier Archipelago (OC-199) until around 14 August. This is a fishing trip, but he plans to be as active as possible on 20 and 15 metres. QSL via home call. [TNX VK9JS] VK - Dan, VK8AN will again be active from Troughton Island (OC-154) between 11 and 24 August. He will operate (on 10, 15, 20 and possibly 17 metres CW and SSB) whenever work/sleep requirements allow. QSL direct to VK4AAR. [TNX VK8AN and Islands On The Web] VK - The IOTA DXpedition to Imperieuse Reef, Rowley Shoals (Western Australian Outliers, OC-???) [425DXN 397] is on track and on schedule. K9PPY/VK8PY, CT1EEN/VK6EEN, VK2PS, VK6DLB and team leader VK6LC will be active (SSB and CW with two stations) between 21 September and the early UTC hours on the 26th. The special call will be given by the operators when the activity starts. Announced frequencies are 3.605, 3.799, 7.079, 7.178 (North America), 14.260, 18.128, 21.260, 24.950, 28.460 MHz (SSB) and 3.507, 7.007, 7.030 (North America), 10.110, 14.038, 18.098, 21.040, 24.920, 28.040 MHz (CW). QSL via I1HYW (Gianni Varetto. P.O. Box 1, 10060 Pancalieri - TO, Italy) Donations are still welcome and can be sent to either I1HYW or VK9-99, Malcolm K. Johnson, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, 187 High Road, Riverton 6148, Western Australia, Account 76 6164 5005591. [TNX VK6LC] W - Michael, AB5EB is now active from Galveston Island (NA-143) for the next four years. As his time on the air may be limited, schedules may be arranged via e-mail ([email protected]). QSL is to Michael Crownover, 3617 O 1/2, Galveston, Texas 77550, USA. [TNX AD5A and Islands On The Web] W - Dick, W1KSZ will be operating as W1L on both the National (7-8 August) and International (21-22 August) Lighthouse Weekends. Some operation outside the weekends is possible. Location will be Cape Cod, the specific lighthouses operated at will be announced during the operation. QSL via W1KSZ. [TNX W1KSZ] W - The Western New York DX Association will operate special event callsign K2L during the period 8-22 August in conjunction with the Buffalo (NY) Harborfest and culminating with operation from the Buffalo Lighthouse during the Lighthouse/Lightship Activity Day on 22 August. QSL direct to WB2YQH (P.O. Box 73, Spring Brook, NY 14140, USA). [TNX WB2YQH] W - The York Radio Club of Elmhurst, IL will be active from the lighthouse located on Fabyan Island (USI IL-032R, it does not count for IOTA) in the Fox River, Geneva, IL during the International Lighthouse Weekend on 21-22 August. [TNX KW9L] YJ - Masayoshi, JE1DXC/YJ0AXC will be active from the rare Banks Islands (OC-104) between 12 and 16 August. He will be working on 20, 27, 15 and 12 metres CW and SSB with 100 watts and dipoles. QSL direct only to JE1DXC. [TNX JE1DXC] YO - Special call YR99E will be used on CW, SSB, RTTY, RTTY, SSTV and PSK31 on all HF bands plus 50, 144 and 432 MHz by 14 different operators (most of them located in Bucarest) on 11 August to celebrate the total solar eclipse. QSL via YO3KPA either direct or through the bureau. An award is available for contacts made with YR99E and YO stations located in the 19 counties touched by the total eclipse. For further information please visit the web site of the Romanian Amateur Radio Federation (http://www.qsl.net/yo3kaa). [TNX YO3FWC] ZK3 - The Double Trouble DXpedition [425DXN 419] group of operators (see T31 above) will be active (on all bands SSB, CW and RTTY with three stations) as ZK3DX, ZK3CW and ZK3YL from the Tokelau Islands (OC-048) between 7 and 12 October. [TNX The Daily DX] ZS - The East Rand Radio Club will host special event station ZS99VOS at the Vossie Festival on 13-14 August. QSL direct to P.O.Box 414, Nigel 1490, South Africa. [TNX QRZ-DX] /EX S DX@WW $425WW431F 425 DX News #431 [4/5] 7 August 1999 No 431 BID: $425WW431F ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

FT5ZH ---> The video is available in PAL format at 150 FF or 25 US$ (cash or postal order) from F5PXT (Eric Blanchard, 2 rue Bichat Bat 32, 69002 Lyon, France). [TNX F5NOD]

PALESTINE ---> Hide, JM1LJS made 1713 QSOs (426 CW, 1287 SSB) as E4/JM1LJS from the West Bank on 26-29 July (QSL via JL2XUN) and 1703 QSOs (1413 CW, 290 SSB) again as E4/JM1LJS from Gaza between 30 July and 1 August (QSL via VK4FW). [TNX JM1LJS]

QSL 5N99CEN ---> Mario, IV3VBM reports he has received these cards from the printer and will start to process the requests he has got so far.

QSL FT5WH ---> The first batch of cards was mailed on 3 August, a second batch will be mailed next week. For the time being it possible to process requests for contacts made up to 19 March 1999. QSL via F6KDF. The log is available at http://perso.easynet.fr/~f5nod/ [TNX F5NOD]

QSL IIA ---> IK7BRX has finally received the cards for his and IZ7ATN's July 1998 operations from IIA FG-009 and FG-013. Requests are being processed right now, do not send duplicates. [TNX I1SNW]

QSL VK9NS ---> Jim, VK9NS is receiving many QSL requests with no return envelopes and/or no return postage. "It is just out of the question for me to pay return postage on these QSL cards", he says, "not to mention the envelope". There is no QSL bureau on Norfolk Island: the so called VK9/VK0 bureau is in Perth, i.e. some 3,100 miles away ("an expensive option"). QSL direct to P.O. Box 90, Norfolk Island, NI 2899, Australia (please note that he correct Postal Code for Norfolk Island is NI 2899, *not* NSW 2899).

QSL ZL9CI ---> All envelopes received up to and including 31 July 1999 have been processed. Cards received with no return envelopes and/or the necessary to cover the return postage, will go via the bureau in the first mailing to the ZL bureau. [TNX ZL2HU]

UKRAINE ---> Alex, UT4ZO reports that starting on 31 August Ukraine will have new 5-digit postal codes. The new address for UR7ZZ, UT4ZO and UT0ZZ will be P.O. Box 1, Yuzhnoukrainsk, 55000, Ukraine. ------

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ARAC: The website for the Amateur Radio Association of the Democratic Republic of Congo (ARAC) is under construction at http://www.multimania.com/aracongo/index.htm [TNX F6BLQ] IOTA TEST: A list of QSL routes for stations active during the recent IOTA Contest is available at http://www.arrakis.es/~ea5eyj [TNX EA5EYJ] LOGS: The logs for the HB0 June operation by OK2ZR, OK2WO and OK2WY [425DXN 424] at http://www.qsl.net/ok2wy/logs.htm (information at http://www.qsl.net/ok2zr/hb0.htm). [TNX OK2ZO] LOGS: The logs of ZF2NT and HB0/DF6VI can now be found at http://dx.qsl.net/logs [TNX N6RT] ------

QSL received via direct: 3D2TN, 3W6LI, 3Z9JPG (SP9KAG), 4K2MAL, 4K54V, 4S7AB, 4S7BRG, 4U1UN, 5A1A, 5K8T (SA-081), 5R8DS, 7X2DG, 7X2LS, 8Q7AA, 9J2BO, 9N7RW, A35RK (W7TSQ), BA1CO (W3HC), BV4QW, BY1DX, C21JH, CE0AA, CN8NK, CY9SS, DS2CYI, DU1LKY, E41/OK1DTP, EA1HP/p (DIE N-165), EP2MKO, ET3AA, F6ELE/P (EU-156), FO0AWI, FO0MAC (K8OU), FO0PAP (K8OU), FO0XUU, FP/W8MV, FR5ZQ/G, FY5KE, H44NC, HI3/ON4ANT, HK3JJH/0M, HK3JBR/1 (SA-040) (F6AJA), JT1DA, JX7DFA, KH2JU, NH6D/KH3, KH4/IV3NVN, KH8/N5OLS, OH0MD, OJ0/LA0CX, P51BH, S09A, S79FAG, S79MAD, S79ZG, SU9ZZ, SV2ASP/A, SV9/OH9MM/P, T22KJ, T22TK, T22VE, T30R, T33RD, T77BL, T88II, T95A, TR0A/P (AF-043), TR8CA, UK8OM, UN0LE, VK3IO, VK4CAY (OC-138) (G3ZAY), VK4CAY (OC-172) (G3ZAY), VK4CAY (OC-227) (G3ZAY), VK4YN/p (OC-142) (VK4FW), VK4CAY/5 (OC-228) (G3ZAY), VK6ISL (OC-183), VK8KTC, VP5JM, VR2BG, VR97BG, VS6BG, VS6UP, VU2JPS, WH0ABA, XU1A, XU7AAP, XV300S, XW8KPL/CSN, XW8KPL/DF8AN, XX9TDM, XX9TEP, YC5TML (OC-075), ZC4ATC, ZK2GEO, ZL9CI, ZY0SW.

QSL received via WF5E QSL Service: 3C5DX, 3D2DK, 3W7TK, 5T5U, 6K97EAG, AH8LG, BA4TB, BD7NQ, BT2HC, DU6/K9AW, E21CJN, FO0AWI, FO0XUU, FR5ZQ/T, FT5ZG, HS98AG, JX7DFA, NO7F/KL7 (NA-059), K8VHN/P, N2OO (NA-111), NL7Z, S92YN, S92YV, T20FW, T95A, TE5T, TJ1PD, UE0LEZ, N4XP/V7, VP8CKN, XU2A, XZ1N, ZK3RW, ZX0Z (SA-067; DIB 068), ZY8R (SA-070; DIB 025). *****************************************************************************

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PERIOD CALL REF till 31/08 4X2J: special station 429 till 30/11 8J2POS: special event station (Japan) 431 till 08/08 9A0DX: Korcula Island (EU-016) * by 9As 428 till 31/12 9A770N: special event station (Croatia) 422 till 2001 9V1XE: Singapore (AS-019) * by VK3DXI 429 till 08/08 CT/F8BQQ 428 till 09/08 EJ7NET: EU-121 431 till 15/08 F6HQP, F5NGB and F6JSI: IOTA/DIFM islands 430 till August FK8VHU: New Caledonia 401 till December FT5WH: Crozet (AF-008) * by F5AGL 401 till December FT5ZJ: Amsterdam Island 399 till 15/08 GU3VXJ/p: Guernsey (EU-114) * by G3VXJ 430 till 08/08 HB0/IK2SNG, IK4RQJ, IK4VET, IK4XCL, IK4ZGY 429 till 31/12 HB7OGR: special call 428 till 09/08 HL0C/4: Mara Island (AS-026) 429 till 08/08 IA5/DM2AUJ: Elba Island (EU-028) 429 till 10/08 IA5/IV3TMV, IV3NVN, IV3ARJ: Elba Island (EU-028) 431 till 04/09 ID9/I2IAU: Eolie Islands (EU-017) 429 till 23/08 IS0/IN3WDJ/p: Sardinia (EU-024) 431 till 11/08 J45K: Kos Island (EU-001) * by DL9UDS and DL9USA 429 till 2001 J87AB: St. Vincent (NA-025) * by G0GPX 425 till ?? PA9MR: EU-146 * by VE3MR 426 till 11/08 PA3EWP,PA3GCV,PA4EA,PA4WM,PA7FM,PA5ET/PJ7 & /FS 423 till December PZ5JR: Suriname * by K3BYV 425 till 18/08 TM5ECL: special event station (France) * by F6KWP 429 till 14/08 VK6DJP/p: Dampier Archipelago (OC-199) 431 till 27/11 XJ1: special prefix (Nova Scotia, Canada) 401 till 15/08 XU7AAS: Cambodia * by SP5AUC/3W7CW 430 till 15/08 YS9/KE4LWT: El Salvador 422 till 08/08 ZK1SCQ, ZK1SCR: Rarotonga (OC-013), So. Cooks * by DLs 417 02/08-27/08 IS0/IK2OCP: Sardinia (EU-024) 427 02/08-20/08 OH0/DJ7ST: Aland Islands (EU-002) 430 02/08-12/08 ZF2JM: Cayman Islands (NA-016) * by KD3YK 430 04/08-14/08 9A/IK4HPU: EU-136 429 04/08-22/08 VE2/F5NZO and VE2/F5SSM: Quebec (Canada) 425 05/08-07/08 FO: Moorea (OC-046), French Polynesia*by CX3AN & CX4CR 425 05/08-20/08 J48QEI: Zakinthos (EU-052) * by IK2QEI 430 07/08 I1BUP and IK1JJB: Scoglio Stella (IIA LI-049) 431 from 07/08 MM0BCR and GM0HLV: Outer Hebrides (EU-010) 431 07/08-08/08 N2OB: Long Beach Island (NA-111) 429 07/08-12/08 OH0Z: Aland Islands (EU-002) * by OH1EH 430 07/08-09/08 P29VHX: OC-153 (Papua New Guinea) * by DJ9HX 429 07/08-17/08 T9/IW2LLA: Bosnia 427 07/08-08/08 W1L: National Lighthouse Weekend 431 07/08-17/08 ZK1: Rarotonga (OC-013), So. Cooks * by CX3AN & CX4CR 425 07/08-08/08 National Lighthouse Weekend 429 07/08-08/08 WAE DX CW Contest *** 08/08-20/08 IE9/I4ALU: Ustica Island (EU-051) 423 08/08 IK8YFU and others: Scoglio Arena (IIA VV-005) 428 08/08-22/08 K2L: special event call 431 08/08-11/08 ON7SUN: special event station (solar eclipse) 431 09/08-21/08 FK/F6BUM: New Caledonia (OC-032) 425 09/08-15/08 JH1YVY: Niijima (AS-008) * by JH1RYN 429 09/08-15/08 JW/DF6VI and JW/DL4OCM: EU-026, Svalbard 431 09/08-29/08 OZ1DYI: Romoe Island (EU-125) 431 09/08-15/08 SV8/SM7BCX, SM7DXQ, SM7EQL, SM7GIB, SM7MPM: EU-067 431 09/08 VY2/F5NZO and VY2/F5SSM: Prince Edward Island (NA-029) 425 10/08-15/08 P29VHX: OC-008 (Papua New Guinea) * by DJ9HX 429 10/08-12/08 ZK1SCQ, ZK1SCR: Aitutaki (OC-083), So. Cooks * by DLs 417 11/08-17/08 V26E: Antigua (NA-100) * by AB2E 429 11/08-18/08 V47WP, ET, EA, WM, CV, FM: Nevis (NA-104) * by PAs 431 11/08-14/08 VE2/F5NZO and VE2/F5SSM: La Madeleine Islands (NA-038) 425 11/08-24/08 VK8AN: Troughton Island (OC-154) 431 11/08 YR99E: special call (solar eclipse) 431 12/08-18/08 BO99NRM: Kin-Men Island (AS-102) 431 12/08-25/08 J3/G0STR: Grenada 431 12/08-17/08 SV/TA3YJ and SV/TA3J: Athens & Khios Island (EU-049) 431 12/08-16/08 YJ0AXC: Banks Islands (OC-104) * by JE1DXC 431 13/08-15/08 ED6EIG: Na Galera (EU-004, DIE E-126) 431 13/08-14/08 ZS99VOS: special event station * by East Rand RC 431 14/08-16/08 ES1QD/0: Muhu Island (EU-034) 431 14/08 VE1: NA-068 * by F5NZO and F5SSM 427 14/08-17/08 ZK1SCQ, ZK1SCR: Mangaia (OC-159), So. Cooks * by DLs 417 14/08-15/08 SARTG WW RTTY Contest *** 16/08-23/08 HU4U: El Salvador * by EAs and YSs 429 16/08-18/08 P29VHX: OC-025 (Papua New Guinea) * by DJ9HX 429 17/08-24/08 9A/IK4MTF/p: Brac Island (EU-016) 431 17/08-19/08 ZK1: Manihiki (OC 014), No. Cooks * by CX3AN & CX4CR 425 18/08-25/08 VP2E: Anguilla (NA-022) * by PAs 423 19/08-23/08 3D2: Viti Levu (OC-016), Fiji * by CX3AN & CX4CR 425 19/08-22/08 P29VHX: OC-034 (Papua New Guinea) * by DJ9HX 429 20/08-22/08 JF6WTY/6, JQ6UNI/6, JQ6XSF/6: Uji Archipelago (AS-067) 431 20/08-25/08 ZK1SCQ, ZK1SCR: Manihiki (OC-014), No. Cooks * by DLs 417 20/08-22/08 HAM FAIR 1999 (Yokohama, Japan) 425 21/08-22/08 7S1LGT: EU-020 (International Lighthouse Weekend) 431 21/08-22/08 CT1BWW/p or CQ7Q: EU-040 (Lighthouse Weekend) 431 21/08-04/09 ID9/I1SNW: Vulcano Island (EU-017) 427 21/08-22/08 IQ1L: International Lighthouse Weekend 431 21/08-22/08 PA6STM: special station 431 21/08-22/08 SK6NL: International Lighthouse Weekend 431 21/08-22/08 SQ2BXJ: International Lighthouse Weekend 431 21/08-22/08 TX8xx: Amedee Lighthouse (OC-032) * by FK8s 431 21/08-22/08 W1L: International Lighthouse Weekend 431 21/08-22/08 W: Fabyan Island (USI IL-032R) (Lighthouse Weekend) 431 21/08-22/08 International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend 413 21/08-22/08 Seanet SSB Contest 425 /EX

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7O - The International Amateur Radio Volunteer (IARV) organisation dispatched nine members (including the leader JA1UT) to the Republic of Yemen on 5 August [see "Look out!" in 425DXN 431] until the 19th for voluntary work to establish a hospital communication network in remote areas. The group has donated an amateur radio station to the Ministry of Public Health for use as a club training station. A demonstration has been given. At present the Yemeni engineers are familiarising themselves with the equipment, and listening to amateur radio activity. Due to pressure on the humanitarian project, and the shortage of time for the coaching of the Yemeni engineers on amateur radio operating, it is unlikely that a DX type operation will take place on this visit. [TNX HS0/G3NOM] CT3 - Ben, DJ8FW will be active as CT3/DJ8FW from madeira (AF-014) between 12 and 20 August. Plans are to concentrate on PSK31 mainly in his mornings and evenings, with some CW on the WARC bands if the weather is bad. [TNX UT5RP] E4 - Alessio/IZ0CKJ, Simon/IZ7ATN and Max/IW0FQZ will be active (also on 6 metres) from Palestine between 19 and 26 August. [TNX IW0FQZ] EA - Look for ED1OTA and EF1OTA to be ative from the Cies Islands (EU-080) between 15 and 30 August. QSL direct only to P.O. Box 54, 36980 O Grove (Pontevedra), Spain. [TNX EC1BXI] GM - Jim, GM4CHX plans to be active from a few islands in the Orkneys (EU-009), namely Eynhallow (IOSA OR24, on 16 August starting around midday for a couple of hours only due to to the very strong tides and currents on either side of the island), Fara (IOSA OR17, on 17 August starting around 9.30 UTC) and hopefully Cava (IOSA OR18, later in the afternoon of 17 August). [TNX GM4UZY] I - Claudio, IN3DEI and Antonello, IN3YGW will be IV3/ from Grado (EU-130, IIA GO-001) between 12 and 15 August. They plan to operate on 6-80 metres. QSL via home calls. [TNX IN3DEI] I - Alfredo, IK7JWX and other operators from the Salento DX Team will be active from Capezzone (EU-091, IIA LE-004) on 16 August. [TNX IK7JWX] IS0 - Antonio, IK5NLA will be active (on 10, 15, 20, 12 and 17 metres) as ISO/IK5NLA from Sardinia (EU-024, IIA SD-001) until 21 August. QSL via home call. [TNX IK5NLA] F - Special call TM5FDH will be used between 15 and 29 August. QSL via F5LGF. [TNX F6AJA] LA - Members of Gudbransdal-gruppen of NRRL will be active (on 2-160 metres) as LA7G/Lighthouse from Ona Lighethouse (in the Nordoyane Islands, EU-056) on 20-22 August, International Lighthouse Weekend included. QSL via LA7G either direct or through the bureau. [TNX LA6EIA] LX - A group of German operators from Frankfurt (DARC OV F05) and Luxembourg will join forces and be active as LX0RL from the LX IARU Society HQ at Eisenborn (JN39CQ) between 28 August and 3 September. All of the contacts will be confirmed automatically through the bureau. Direct cards for this activity only go to DL4FCH (Peter Niksch, Saalburgstr. 4, 60385 Frankfurt, Germany). [TNX DL4FCH and LX1KQ] OH - Look for OH8T (operated by OH6CQ, OH6KXL, OH8HQL, OH8MXL and OH8WM) to be active on all bands from Ulkokrunnit (WLH 0846, IOTA EU-126) between 20 and 23 August, International Lighthouse Weekend included. QSL via OH8TA. [TNX OH8BQT] OZ - Look for OZ/DL2VFR to be active from Falster Island (EU-029, SJ-016 for the Danish Islands Award) between 20 August and 3 September. [TNX OZ2ZB] P2 - Steve, VK4EMS is now active (SSB and CW with 100 watts and a G5RV) as P29BI from Bougainville Island (OC-135), Papua New Guinea until late December. He plans to operate in his spare time during the week and to put in a big effort on Sundays. QSL via VK4EJ. [TNX VK4EJ] SP - The following stations are expected to participate in the International Lighthouse Weekend from Poland (location between brackets): SP5PB/1 (Swinoujscie, JO73DW, QSL via SP5PB), SN6F/1 (Kikut, JO73GX, QSL via SP6ECA), SP1EUS/1 (Niechorze, JO74MC), SP1KYB/1 (Kolobrzeg, JO74SE), SQ1DNJ/1 (Gaski, JO84EK), SP1KIZ/p (Jaroslawiec, JO84GM), SP1JX/p (Ustka, JO84KO), SP2POL/p (Czolpino, JO84OR), SN2KM (Krynica Morska, JO94RJ, QSL via SP2BIK), SP1ZZ/p (Stilo, JO84US). [TNX SP6ECA] SV - Special event station J47LHA will be active during the International Lighthouse Weekend (21-22 August) from Alexandroupolis. QSL via SV7CO (P.O. Box 46, 68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece). [TNX SV7CLI] /EX S DX@WW $425WW432B 425 DX News #432 [2/7] 14 August 1999 No 432 $425WW432B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

TF - Look for TF1IRA to be active during the International Lighthouse Weekend (21-22 August) from a Knarrarosviti, a lighthouse on the south coast of Iceland (EU-021), near Stokkseyri. QSL via bureau. [TNX TF3AO] UA - Valery/RW4HW, Victor/UA4RC, Mike/UA9KGH, Valery/UA9KI, Serge/UA9KL, Nikolai/UA9KM and Mike/UA9KO will be active as RI1P from Zelenyy and Lovetskiy Islands (EU-102, RRA new) between 17 and 27 August. QSL via UA9KM (Nikolai Kuprin, P.O.Box 158, Nadym, 626711, Russia). [TNX RW4HW] VE - Ten operators will be active (on 10-80 metres with two stations) as VE9MY/p from Partridge Island (NA-014, CISA NB-009) between around 12.30 UTC on 21 August and 19.00 UTC on the 22nd. QSL via VE9MY: please note his *new* address is Len Morgan, 21 Susan Dr., Saint John, NB, E2N 1P2, Canada. [TNX VE9MY] VK - Stuart/VK8NSB, Peter/VK8PDG, Zoli/HA1AG, Allan/VK2NNN and possibly Jim/VK9NS will be active (on CW, SSB, RTTY and SSTV, hopefully with four stations) from Melville Island (OC-173) on 4-9 November and from Crocker Island in the Northern Territory (Arafura Sea Coast) Centre group (OC-???) on 11-16 November. QSL via VK9NS. One of the objects of the DXpedition will be to show what our hobby is to the children living on the islands. Stuart is looking for amateur radio stations located in schools around the world to help him in this project. If you can provide any financial please contact Stuart at [email protected] as soon as possible. The DXpedition home page is at http://www.rustman.com/IOTA/ [TNX VK8NSB] W - Ed, W4YO will be operating as W4YO/p from Harbor Island (NA-110) between 14 and 22 August. QSL via home call either direct or through the bureau. [TNX W4YO] XX9 - Ed, K8EP will be active (on 10-80 metres CW and SSB) as XX9TEP from Macau between 18 and 23 August. QSL via K8EP. [TNX The Daily DX] ------

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DX CONVENTION (SCOTLAND) ---> The 1999 GM DX Convention and DX Dinner will be held on Saturday, 18 September 1999 at the King Robert Hotel, Bannockburn, Stirling starting at 12.30. For further information please contact Tom, GM4FDM at [email protected] [TNX GM4FDM]

EUDXF ---> The annual DX Meeting of the EUDXF will take place on 28 August at the DNAT in Bad Bentheim (Germany). More details at http://www.eudxf.de [TNX DX News Letter]

FW8ZZ ---> FW8ZZ hit the airwaves once again nearly 35 years after the tragic original expedition by the late Ted Thorpe, ZL2AWJ and Chuck Swain, K7LMU [425DXN 429]. Participants in this memorial expedition were Eric Esposito (FK8GM), Kan Mizoguchi (JA1BK), Leena Laine (OH2BE) and Martti Laine (OH2BH), who logged more than 11,000 QSOs during the 70-hour operation. The FW8ZZ e-mail log search will be available within the next few days. Simply send an e-mail to [email protected] and put your call sign on the SUBJECT line. The search results will be sent to you automatically via return e-mail. QSL via OH2BN (the folded QSL card will include a replica of the original 1966 FW8ZZ card). [TNX N4GN]

IOTA 2000 ---> The purpose of the RSGB IOTA Millennium Programme (IOTA 2000) is to celebrate the Millennium, to promote IOTA activity and to have fun on the HF bands. The prgramme will be administered by the Chiltern DX Club-Thew UK DX Foundation on behalf of the RSGB IOTA Committee. For full details please visit http://www.cdxc.org.uk

R1MVA & R1MV ---> The 20-operator team from Finland and Russia logged 65,221 QSOs during their 6-15 July activity from Malyj Visotskij. 57196 QSOs were made by R1MVA (29775 CW, 26069 SSB, 1352 RTTY) and 8025 by R1MV (4214 CW, 3811 SSB) during the IARU Contest. Cards will be printed in the near future. QSL via OH2BR (Jukka Heikinheimo, Rikunkuja 4, FI-01420 Vantaa, Finland). The home page for the DXpedition with log check is at http://www.etela-karjala.fi/yhdistykset/viitoset/MVI_1999.htp, while some pictures can be seen at http://www.kolumbus.fi/oh5bm/ [TNX OH2BR]

QSL 5R8FU ---> QSL manager SM0DJZ reports he has received the updated logs from 5R8FU. All of QSL requests up to 12 July 1999 were mailed on 9 August. Log-search is available at http://dx.qsl.net/logs/ (where the old logs for T5AR, August 1994-January 1995, can also be found: John still has blank cards for this operation and for YA1AR as well).

QSL CO6XN ---> The QSL manager is HK6DOS, whose *new* address is Oscar A. Gaviria, Calle 14 - 25-39, (B. Los Alamos), Pereira, Rda, Colombia. [TNX HK6DOS]

QSL EJ7NET ---> Declan, EI6FR reports that there is a change to the QSL information previously announced. Please note that the QSL manager for contacts made with EJ7NET from Ireland's Eye (EU-121, August 1999) is HB9ASZ.

QSL IK3GES ---> Gabriele, IK3GES reports that requests arrived through 13 August have been processed. From now on he will not reply to direct requests without SAE + return postage any longer. Bureau cards are welcome.

QSL LA/SM4DDS/p ---> Cards for Kjell's recent operation from EU-061 can be sent to SM4DDS either via the bureau or direct to the following address: Kjell Bonerfalt, P.O. Box 140, Chiang Mai 50000, Thailand. [TNX SM4DDS]

QSL RU0LL/p ---> Antonello, IK2DUW reports that he now has the logs for RU0LL/p's operations from EU-066 between 1996 and 1 August 1999. QSL to Antonello Passerella, P.O. Box 22, 20051 Limbiate - MI, Italy

QSL WP3C ---> Alfredo, WP3C reports his new QSL manager is W3HNK.

WAE CW DX CONTEST ---> The Worked All Europe CW DX Contest will take place on 14-15 August. ------

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LOGS: Alex, PA1AW reports that the full PJ7 and FS logs (some 9700 QSOs in five days) and the first V47 logs of the 1999 Caribbean Tour by the Dutch operators are now available at http://www.muurkrant.com/pi4com/tour99/index.html LOGS: The GB0SM (22-29 July) and G5M (24-25 July) logs of the recent operation from the Isles of Scilly (EU-011) are now available at http://dx.qsl.net/logs [TNX G0PSE] ------

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3B9FR Robert Gerard Felicite, P.O.Box 31, Rodriguez Island, Via Mauritius Islands 4F3XX Gudo Castillo, 97 Paseo del Congreso, 3000, Malolos, Bulacan, Philippines <[email protected]> 4S7AB Kamal E.A.Edirisingha, No.82-B, Walaliyadda, Ellakkala 11116, Sri Lanka 5B4AGC George Beasley, P.O.Box 1344, Paphos, CY-8133, Cyprus 5B4XF Andreou Paris, 19 Napoleon Street, Strovolos, CY-2021 Nicosia, Cyprus 6K0NN P.O.Box 8, Gurea, Gurea-gun, Jeonnam-Do 542-800, Korea 6K0YJ P.O.Box 8, Yongju, 750-600, Korea 9A3ZA Davor Markovic Tomak, Kurilovac 10, HR-47280, Ozalj, Croatia <9A0DX> 9A7K Kresimir Juratovic, P.O.Box 88, HR-48000, Koprivnica, Croatia <9A7K> 9M8SL Sylvester Liew, 1146 Kenyalang Park, 93300 Kuching, Malaysia 9V1UV K.C.Selvadurai, 13 Kheam Hock Rd., Singapore 298787, Singapore 9Y4JA Jeff Austin, 4 Prada Street, St.Clair, Trinidad /EX S DX@WW $425WW432G 425 DX News #432 [7/7] 14 August 1999 No 432 $425WW432G ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

AC4G Bruce A.Smith, P.O.Box 1436, APO, AP 96555, U.S.A. <425DXN430> BA3AG Cao Wenlong, P.O.Box 81, Tianjin, 300074, China BA9SA Guangzeng Yin, P.O.Box 178, Xining, 810005, China BD3SR Zhang Fu Li, P.O.Box 17, Jiangxian, Shan Xi, 043607, China BD7IA Wu, P.O.Box 1239, Guangzhou, 510630, China BD7NI W.S.Chan, P.O.Box 306, Guangzhou, 510030, China BD8TG Fengsheng Li, 8 Chuanjin Road, Kunming, Yunnan, 650051, China BG2AB Zeng Zhaoxie, P.O.Box 89, Harbin, 150001, China BG6RBA Yun Hu, Da Ling Lu 40 06, Shiyan City, 442061, China BG7YB Fu, No.100 Bin Hai New District, Haikou, Hainan 570105, China BG8GV Zhou Liang, P.O.Box 2109, Chong Qing, 400014, China BG9GI Li Jie Yang, 54 Shetang Road, Tianshui, Gansu 741020, China BV4QI Hao Lin, P.O.Box 1064, Taichung 400, Taiwan BY4CYL ARS of Shanghai, No 3 Girls High School, P.O.Box 051-103, Shanghai 200051, China CE7OXZ Eduardo Martinez Sanz, P.O.Box 1, Curaco de Velez, Isla de Chiloe, Chile CO8HF Victor Mustelier Portuondo, P.O.Box 12, Santiago de Cuba, 90100, Cuba CU3DI Pedro Pereira, P.O.Box 140, P-9702, Angra do Heroismo, Terceira, Acores, Portugal DH3RB Ruediger Bluhm, Kleine Heide 3, D-33611, Bielefeld, Germany DL4DBR Ted Barczyk, Pappelstrasse 34, D-58099 Hagen, German DL4FCH Peter Niksch, Saalburgstr.4, 60385 Frankfurt, Germany <425DXN431> DU4VX Nomer P.Canuto, P.O.Box 6119, Naga City 4400, Philippines EX8W Sergey Yarovoy, P.O.Box 196, Pepperell, MA 01463-0196, U.S.A. (Except Russia) EX9MZZ Erkin, P.O.Box 1, Tokmok, 722201, Kyrgyzstan I2JSB Giorgio Savini, P.O.Box 55, I-20089 Rozzano (MI), Italy IA5CNE Paolo Di Bello, P.O.Box 12, I-57030 Marciana (LI), Italy IZ0CBB Lino, Via La Libera 80, I-03037 Pontecorvo (FR), Italy IZ0CKJ Alessio Roma, P.O.Box 22, I-03023 Ceccano (FR), Italy JA1XGI Haru Uchida, 2-30-11, Shintomi, Kawagoe, Saitama 350-0043,Japan M0BNN Bill Newman, 18 Reeds Ave East, Moreton, Wirral, CH46 1RQ, England N0JPH Twila Greenheck, P.O.Box 131415, Saint Paul, MN-55113, U.S.A. OE8CIQ Christian Irrasch, Nikolaistrasse 16, A-9330, Althofen, Austria OE8KDK Didier Kritzer, St.Peter/W.78, Voelkermarkt, A-9100, Austria OH1NOA Timo Klimoff, Yrjonkatu 4 a 15, FIN-28100, Pori, Finland OH2BU Jari Jussila, Pilvijarvi, FIN-02400 Kirkkonummi, Finland <425DXN430> OH3RM Markus Ilvonen, Ahulinjorventie 210, FIN-36200 Kangasala, Finland OZ4FF Karsten Tranberg, P.O.Box 121, DK-3700, Roenne, Bornholm Island, Denmark [DXNL] PA5ET Rob Snieder, Van Leeuwenstraat 137, 2273VS Voorburg, The Netherlands <425DXN431> R1FJL P.O.Box 196, Pepperell, MA 01463-0196, U.S.A.(Except Russia R1FJO P.O.Box 196, Pepperell, MA 01463-0196, U.S.A.(Except Russia R1FJV P.O.Box 196, Pepperell, MA 01463-0196, U.S.A.(Except Russia RK9UM Valetij Toropchenkov, P.O.Box 2024, Kemerovo, 650099, Russia RZ1OA Vlad Sadakov, P.O.Box 48, Arkhangelsk, 163040, Russia SM0TDE Eric Wennstrom, Vasagatan 9-324, SE-172 67 Sundbyberg, Sweden <425DXN431> SP2BIK Jerzy Antczak, P.O.Box 102, 80-958 Gdansk 50, Poland <425DXN431> SV2EWN Kouras Vagelis, Fraglinou Rousvelt 79, Neapoli, 56728 Thessaloniki, Greece [SV2CWY] T88GN George Ngirarsaol, P.O.Box 18, Koror, Palau 96940 TU2KC Steven, P.O.Box 54, Abidjan 12IN, Cote d'Ivoire UA0FAA Vladislav Domoskanov, P.O.Box 34, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk 693000, Russia UA1OLM Dima Kucherin, 26-23 Pavla Usova str, 163002, Arkhangelsk, Russia UA9KM Nikolai Kuprin, P.O.Box 158, Nadym, 626711, Russia UN2O L.V.Welikanov, Lenin Street 15-23, Atyrau, 465002, Kazakstan UU7J Contest Club, P.O.Box 57, 334512, Kerch, Ukraine TA3J Berkin Aydogmus, P.O.Box 987, 35214 Izmir, Turkey <425DXN431> TA3YJ Nilay Mine Aydogmus, P.O.Box 876, 35214, Izmir, Turkey <425DXN431> V73UX Dave Fortin, P.O.Box 66, APO, AP 96555, U.S.A. VK2GJH Jack Haden, P.O.Box 299, Ryde, NSW 2112, Australia VK9NS Jim Smith, P.O.Box 90, Norfolk Island, NI 2899, Australia<425DXN431> VR2LW Lam Wah Choi, Flat G, 30/F., Tower 1, Ngau Chi Wan Fire Services Married Quarters, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China VR2OA Yasushi Ogihara, GPO Box 4724, Hong Kong, China YB8BHC Nazaruddin Latif, P.O.Box 1665, Makassar 90000, Indonesia YC8YZ Benny Lewu, P.O.Box 67, Ternate 97716, Indonesia Z31VJ Vane Janevski, Goce Vikentiev 18, 92300 Locani, Macedonia ZL1OSJ P.O.Box 1205, Rotorua 3201, New Zealand ZS1WC Johan Classen, P.O.Box 637, Gansbaai 7220, Republic of South Africa ZS99VOS P.O.Box 414, Nigel 1490, South Africa *****************************************************************************

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>>> CLIPPERTON 2000 <<<

A major all-mode all-band DXpedition to Clipperton Island (NA-011) is being organized to take place from 26 February through 15 March 2000. The motor vessel for the voyage has been chartered and the licence and landing permit have been issued. A multinational team of skilled and experienced operators is being gathered and plans are to have six stations active from two operating camps. Financial assistance is requested to offset the high costs of the DXpedition and donations can be sent to N7CQQ Amateur Radio Club, Inc., P.O. Box 81, Searchlight, Nevada 89046, USA (account 4961527327, Bank of America). For further information please contact John Kennon, N7CQQ at [email protected] [TNX N7CQQ]

3B8 - PI4CC contest group members PA3EPD, PA0VHA, PB0AIT and PE1ALV will be 3B8/home call from Mauritius Island (AF-049) between 23 September and 10 October. They will be active on all bands CW, SSB and RTTY (somew 2 metres EME activity is possible as well). QSL via home calls. Further information will be soon available at http://www.pi4cc.nl [TNX PA3EPD and PA0VHA] 3X - Karel, ON4QY is active as 3XY2A from Conakry, Guinea for a couple of years. QSL via QSL via ON4QY. [TNX The Daily DX] 5W - PA3AXU will be active (on SSB, CW, RTTY and possibly PSK31) as 5W0GD from Western Samoa (OC-097) between 28 September and 14 October. QSL via home call (G.A.M.C. Dijkers, Dokter P.A. Cornethof 3, 6669AZ Dodewaard, The Netherlands). [TNX PA3AXU] 8Q - JA2SWH, JA2BDR and JA2GQT are announced to be active (10-40 metres, possibly also on 6 metres) respectively as 8Q7YS (QSL via JA2BDR), 8Q7KY (QSL via JA2BDR) and 8Q7SN (QSL via JA2GQT) from the Maldives (AS-013) starting on 19 August, lenght of stay not mentioned. [TNX The Daily DX] 9M2 - Tex, 9M2TO, will be active (mainly on CW on all bands) from Redang Island (AS-073) between 28 and 31 August. QSL to JA0DMV via the bureau or direct to 9M2TO (please note that all the contacts will be confirmed automatically through the bureau in late September). [TNX OPDX Bulletin] 5H - Wayne, K8LEE and Roger, WD8SDL will be active as 5H3/home call from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania between 19 October and 2 November. They will participate in the CQ WW SSB Contest (Multi/Single) as 5H3US (QSL via WA8JOC). QSL via home calls. [TNX WD8SDL] A3 - Tony, A35LU is reported to be active from Vava'u Island (OC-064) "until just before Thanksgiving (25 November)". QSL via K1LU. [TNX The Daily DX] CE - Marco, CE6TBN plans to be active as CE6TBN/p from Quinchao Island (SA-018) on 27-31 August. (on 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10 metres SSB, RTTY and CW). QSL via CE6TBN (Marco A. Quijada, P.O. Box 1234, Temuco, Chile). [TNX CE6TBN] CO - Further information on the announced operation from NA-201 [425DXN 431] comes from Oscar, HK6DOS. Six operators will be active (on 10, 15, 20, 40 and 80 metres SSB and CW) as T46AA and T46CW from Key Breton for some 60 hours between 26 and 30 August. In case of bad weather the operation will be postponed until next month. QSL via CO2FRC. DL - Mario, DJ2MX will be active (10-80 metres SSB and CW) as DJ2MX/p from Fehmarn Island (EU-128) between 29 August and 4 September. QSL via home call either direct (Mario Lovric, Am Oelberg 11, D-61231 Bad Nauheim, Germany) or through the bureau. [TNX The Daily DX] ER - Special event station ER27A will be active on 23-31 August to celebrate the independence of Moldova. QSL via ER1DA (Valery Metaxa, P.O. Box 9537, Kishinev, MD-2071, Moldova). [TNX ER1CW] FK - TX8LH is the call FK8GM, FK8HC and FK8HW will be using during the International Lighthouse Weekend [425DXN 431]. They will operate with three stations from Amedee Lightouse located on Amedee Islet (OC-032, DIFO FK-002). QSL via VK4FW. [TNX FK8GM] /EX S DX@WW $425WW433B 425 DX News #433 [2/6] 21 August 1999 No 433 BID: $425WW433B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

FO - Joel, F5JJW will be active again as FO0SUC from Rangiroa, French Polynesia (OC-066, DIFO FO-073) on 4-9 October, from Hivaoa, Marquesas Islands (OC-027, DIFO FO-021) on 9-14 October, from Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands (OC-027, DIFO FO-023) on 14-19 October, from Moorea, French Polynesia (OC-046, DIFO FO-010) on 20-22 October. QSL via F5JJW (Joel Suc, La Grange 69440, Taluyers, France). [TNX F5JJW] GW - A very big problem with the water supply on Flatholm Island (EU-124) has caused the 27 August-1 September GB5FI operation [425DXN 431] to be postponed. The local health inspector has put the island off limits until the problem has been resolved and now the activity is scheduled to take place between 29 September and 3 October. [TNX GW0ANA] HR - Rene, HR1RMG has been heard saying that his Swan Islands (NA-035) operation [425DXN 418] should start around 20 October. [TNX K7SO] JA - JF6WTY plans to be active as JF6WTY/6 from Uji Archipelago (AS-067) on 20-22 August. QSL via home call (Yuichiro Hayashi, 2-40-27-101, Murasakibaru, Kagoshima City, 890-0082 Japan). [TNX N6VR and Islands On The Web] JA - JF2WXS/1 and JR2UKF/1 will be active (CW and SSB) from Hachijo Island, Nampo Archipelago (AS-043) on 10-12 September. QSL via home calls. [TNX JI6KVR] KH2 - Gus, KH2/K4SXT is on 1824 kHz every day between 19.50 and 20.10 UTC looking for Europe, Africa and the middle-East. [KH2/K4SXT] P2 - Steve, VK4EMS/P29BI is working on Bougainville Island (OC-135) [425DXN 432] and can only operate in his spare time, which at present is very precious. It is almost impossible to know at what times he will be QRV. He has also recruted the help of another amateur radio operator on the island (his name is John), who is new to the hobby and not used to pile-ups - please be patient with him and do not call over the station being worked as this simply causes P29BI to go QRT. Steve will be on the island until late December 1999. QSL via VK4EJ (Bernie McIvor, 30 Brennan Parade, Strathpine, Queensland 4500, Australia). [TNX VK4EJ] PY - Look for ZW7ZZ to be active (on 10-80 metres CW and SSB) from Natal Lighthouse (DFB RN-07) during the International Lighthouse Weekend on 21-22 August. QSL via PS7ZZ (Francisco Edvaldo P. de Freitas, Av. Sao Miguel dos Caribes 31, Conjunto Jiqui, 59086-500 Natal-RN, Brazil). [TNX PS7AB and PS7ZZ] PY - Natal DX Group members Karl/PS7KM, Joao/PS7KT and Janduir/PS7BX will participate in the International Lighthouse Weekend as ZW7FC from Calcanhar Lighthouse at Touros, RN, Brazil. QSL via PS7KM. [TNX PS7KM] PY - Vieira/PY1LVF, Pete/PY1NEW/, Lima/PY1NEZ and Carlos/PU1NEZ will be active (on 6-160 metres SSB and CW) from Ponta Negra Lighthouse (DFB RJ-06) during the International Lighthouse Weekend. They will be active as either home call/p or with with the special calls PR1LIT, PT1LIT and PW1LIT. [TNX PY1NEZ] PY - PY4CY, PY4UEB, PY4QA, PY4CEL and PY4LIZ will be active on SSB and CW from Juiz de Fora on 25 August to celebrate "The Soldier Day". The event is sponsored by the 4th Infantry Brigade of the Brazialian Army. QSL to Evento Radioamadoristico da 4a Bda Inf Mtz, Cx Postal 99, 36.001-970 Juiz de Fora-MG, Brazil. For information on the certificates available, please contact Carlos Alberto, PY4CEL at [email protected] [TNX PY4CEL] PY - Tino/PT7AA, Paulo/PY5APL, Wallace/PY7DDJ, Hermes/PY7HH, Eglaube/PY7MEU, Lineu/PY7RNE and Jim/PY7XC will be active (on all bands SSB and CW) as ZV7G from the island of Santo Aleixo (SA-046, DIB PE-03) between 3 and 12 September. QSL via PY7MEU either direct (Eglaube Rocha, P.O. Box 322, 50001-970 Recife-PE, Brazil) or through the bureau. [TNX PT7WA] PY0S - Randy, WX5L reports that plans are proceeding ahead to provide RTTY gear to the ZX0SK/ZW0SP upcoming DXpedition to St. Peter & St. Paul Archipelago [425DXN 427]. Laptop computer, TNC and software have been secured and transportation finalized. The operation will take place in late September- early October. PZ - Bob, K3BYV is active as PZ5DX from Suriname until at least January 2000. Look for him on SSB on 10 or 15 metres between 17.00 and 20.00 UTC. QSL via K3BYV. [TNX The Daily DX] SP - SP2KDS will be active from Gdansk-Port Polnocny during the International Lighthouse Weekend. [TNX SP5PB] SV - A large group of SV operators will be active as J41LH from Melagavi/Heraion Lighthouse during the International Lighthouse Weekend. QSL via SV3AGQ. [TNX SV1APA] SV - Look for SV8/HA6NL/p (Laci), SV8/HA6PS/p (Zsolt) and SV8/HA6ZV/p (Tibor) to be active from Kerkia/Corfu Island (EU-052) between 1 and 8 September. They will operate on CW (1831, 3511, 7006, 10104, 14026, 18071, 21026, 24891 and 28026 kHz), SSB (1841, 3621, 7051, 14151, 18151, 21251, 24941 and 28451 kHz) and RTTY (3591, 7036, 14081, 21081 and 28081 kHz). QSL via home calls. [TNX HA6NL and HA0HW] /EX S DX@WW $425WW433C 425 DX News #433 [3/6] 21 August 1999 No 433 BID: $425WW433C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

T2/3D2 - Roberto, EA4DX confirms will operate from Funafuti, Tuvalu (OC-015) between 26 August and 12 September (callsign to be issued upon arrival) and then as 3D2DX from Viti Levu (OC-016) until 16 September [425DXN 423]. Look for him on 3795-3799, 7042-7045, 14195, 18135, 21295, 24945 and 28395 kHz. Log search will be available after he ruturns home at http://www.qsl.net/ea4dx/ QSL via EA4CP (Jose Diaz, Doce de Octubre #4, 28009 Madrid, Spain). [TNX EA4DX] TI - TI2CDA, TI2WGO, TI5KD, KF4TUG and KM9D have been granted permission to operate from the biological reserve of Isla del Cano (NA-117). Look for TE8CI to be active from this rare group between until 23 August. QSL to TI5KD. [TNX KM9D and G3KMA] UA - Look for UA1ANA/1 and RA1ACJ/1 to be active from Moshchnyy Island (EU-133, RR-01.03) between 22 and 28 August. QSL via home calls. [TNX UA1ANA] UA - Twelve operators from Noginsk-Radioclub (RK3DZJ) will be active as RK3DZJ/1 from several islands between 23 August and 3 September. Plans are to operate (with two transceivers, an amplifier, beam and vertical antennas) from EU-147 on 23-27 August, from EU-066 on 28 August-1 September and finally from EU-153. They will concentrate on Asia and North America. QSL via RA3DEJ. [TNX DL6ZFG and UA3DPB] UA_ant - R1AND is active from Antarctic base Novolazarevskaya (AN-016). QSL via RW1AI. V2 - Team Antigua will once again participate (Multi-Multi) in the CQ WW SSB Contest (30-31 October) as V26B from Antigua (NA-100). The operators will also make special attempts to be active on RTTY, PSK31, 160 metres and the WARC bands (there is also a possibility of some 6 metres and Satellite operations) a few days both before and after the contest, indicatively between 25 October and 4 November. The members of Team Antigua are: V26A/N3BNA (QSL via WB3DNA), V26AK/N2TK (QSL via N2TK), V26B/WT3Q (QSL via WT3Q), V26DX/W3CF (QSL via KU9C), V26E/AB2E (QSL via AB2E), V26J/WX0B (QSL via WX0B), V26O/N5NJ (QSL via N5NJ), V26OC/N3OC (QSL via N3OC), V26R/KA2AEV (QSL via KA2AEV), V26SZ/KM5SZ (QSL via KM5SZ), V26TZ/ZP5AZL (QSL via W3HNK), V26U/W2UDT (QSL via W2UDT) and V26YR/W2YR (QSL via W2YR). The web page for V26B is at http://www.frc-contest.org [TNX KA2AEV] VK - Look for Dan, VK8AN/p and Peter, VK8PW/p to be active from South Goulburn Island (OC-???) between 27 and 29 August. This island is located in the same IOTA group (Northern Territory, Arafura Sea Coast Centre) which VK8NSB and others plans to activate on 11-16 November [425DXN 432]. QSL VK8AN/p direct only via VK4AAR (Alan Roocroft, P.O. Box 421, Gatton 4343, Australia). QSL VK8PW/p direct to Peter Wollenberg, Box 2142, Darwin 0801, Australia or through the Canadian bureau to VE8RZ. [TNX VK4AAR] VP2E - The Dutch operators are now active from Anguilla (NA-022) and have received their personal calls as follows: VP2ECV (PA3GCV), VP2EEA (PA4EA), VP2EET (PA5ET), VP2EFM (PA7FM), VP2EWM (PA4WM), VP2EWP (PA3EWP). QSL for all via PA5ET. [TNX PA1AW] W - The Englewood ARS plans to participate in the International Lighthouse Weekend on 21-22 August as K8ONV from the Boca Grande Lighthouse on Gasparilla Island (NA-069). QSL via K8ONV. [TNX The Daily DX] W - The Florida DXpedition Group will be active (SSB, CW and RTTY) as W4A during the International Lighthouse Weekend (21-22 August) from the lighthouse located on Amelia Island (NA-138). QSL via N5VL either direct or through the bureau. [TNX N2WB] W - Operators from the Great South Bay ARC, Islip ARES Group and Suffolk County Radio Club will be active as W2GSB/Lighthouse from the Fire Island Lighthouse (NA-026, USI NY-013S) during the International Lighthouse Weekend. QSL direct to W2GSB (P.O. Box 1356, West Babylon, NY 11704, USA). The web page for the Great South Bay Amateur Radio Club is at http://www.gsbarc.org ZK1 - Wolf, ZK1SCQ, and Ann, ZK1SCR, are reported not to be able to operate from Palmerston Atoll (OC-124) this year. Their activity was scheduled on 28-31 August [425DXN 417]. They are already planning their 2000 activity, which they hope will include not only Palmerston, but Pukapuka (OC-098) and Suwarrow (OC-080) as well. [TNX N7RO] ZL7 - Lothar, DJ4ZB confirms he will be active as ZL7ZB [425DXN 429] from the Chatham Islands (OC-038) between 31 January and 2 March 2000. He will operate from the Chatham Hotel. QSL via home call (Lothar Grotehusmann, Quaekerstrasse 35, D-13403 Berlin, Germany) [TNX HB9PL]

LIGHTHOUSE WEEKEND ---> Many stations participating in this year's event will be operating from lighthouses located on islands: for instance DF0WLG from Greifswalder Oie (EU-057), GM0HLV from Stroma (EU-123), OZ4EDR from EU-030, VK4CHB from Fraser Island (OC-142), VK7TS/5 from Kangaroo Island (OC-139), W7VR from Whidbey Island (NA-065), ZS1DUP and ZS1GRM from Robben Island (AF-064). A list of stations and QSL routes is maintained by Jim Weidner, K2JXW at http://www.waterw.com/~weidner/ld.htm /EX S DX@WW $425WW433D 425 DX News #433 [4/6] 21 August 1999 No 433 BID: $425WW433D ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

DIFO ---> The following new DIFO (French Overseas Islands Award) reference numbers have been issued recently: FO-128 Motu Tane Island (Bora Bora), FO-129 Huahine Iti (QTH of FO5QS), FK-075 Lango Island, FK-076 Loop Island. The full DIFO Island List is a t http://perso.easynet.fr/~f5nod/ [TNX F5NOD]

DX CONVENTION ---> The XV Italian HF-DX Convention will take place at Sasso Marconi and Pontecchio Marconi (Bologna) on 25-26 September. Further information is available from ARI Bologna at [email protected]

IOCA ---> 9A6AA ([email protected]) is the Award Manager for the Islands Of Croatia Award (IOCA). For further information on this award please visit http://www.qsl.net/9a6aa/

LACCADIVES 2000 ---> The Daily DX reports that the September 1999 operation from the Lakshadweep/Laccadive Islands [425DXN 430] has been postponed until March 2000 "due to some of the final approvals and personal schedules".

QSL BY7WGL ---> JO6WGJ is *not* the QSL manager for BY7WGL, whose QSL route is P.O. Box 127, Guilin, 541002, People's Republic of China. [TNX BD7NQ]

QSL RZ1OA/A ---> Please note that G3TOK can confirm only contacts made in 1992-94. Otherwise cards should be sent to RZ1OA (Vlad Saldakov, Box 48, Arkhangelsk 163040, Russia). [TNX G3ALI and Islands On The Web]

QSL SV1BSX ---> Cards for Mak, SV1BSX ([email protected]) should be requested either direct or through the French *** REF Bureau 33 ***, as he reports he is not a member of RAAG any longer. [TNX SV1BSX]

QSL VP6PAC ---> Cards for this club station on Pitcairn island (OC-044), which is currently very active, should be addressed to Pitcairn ARC Station, Box 73, Pitcairn Island via New Zealand. [KB6NAN]

QSL YC9BU ---> Kadek, YC9BU reports that due to the current unfavorable exchange rate, US$1 does not cover return postage, while 1 IRC is no problem. [TNX W8WFN]

QSL VIA DJ2MX ---> Mario is the QSL manager for T92T, T94DO, T94DX, T94MZ, T95LYS and VK4SK. QSL either direct (Mario Lovric, Am Oelberg 11, Bad Nauhein 61231, Germany) or through the DARC bureau. Bureau cards can be requested at http://www.qsl.net/dj2mx [TNX VK4NM]

QSL VIA IK2DUW ---> Antonello is the new QSL manager for 3W6LI, 3W6KA, EK6LV, BA4RE, RU0LL and RU0LL/p (AS-066). QSL to Antonello Passerella, P.O. Box 22, 20051 Limbiate - MI, Italy. [TNX IK2DUW]

UA0FAA ---> Please note the correct Box number is 43 [425DXN 432]: Vladislav Domoskanov, P.O.Box 43, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk 693000, Russia. Apologies for the typo. [TNX UA0FZ] /EX S DX@WW $425WW433E 425 DX News #433 [5/6] 21 August 1999 No 433 BID: $425WW433E ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** *** NEWS FROM THE WEB *** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

DX DX-Central DotCom contains lots of useful information for DXers - it is worth a visit at http://www.dx-central.com/ DXTELNET: Fabrizio, IK4VYX ([email protected]) reports the new version (4.6) of DXTelnet is now available at http://www.qsl.net/wd4ngb/telnet.htm http://www.powernetonline.com/~dbald/dxtelnet.html http://www.qsl.net/ad5xa/dxt.html LOGS: The logs for M0CIL/C6A (NA-080) are now available at http://www.qsl.net/on4bam [TNX ON4BAM] LOGS: The correct URL for the R1MVA & R1MV home page [425DXN 432] is http://www.etela-karjala.fi/yhdistykset/viitoset/MVI_1999.htm LOGS: Doug, N6RT reports the following new logs are now online at http://dx.qsl.net/logs: JW/DF6VI and JW/DL4OCM (August 1999), KH3/NH6D (through 13 August), 9K2HN (through 11 August), TM0AIN (through June 1999), KH2/N2NL (through 27 July), G5M & GB0SM (IOTA EU-011, July 1999) LOGS: The full V47 + PJ7 and FS logs of the 1999 Caribbean Tour by the Dutch operators are now available at http://www.muurkrant.com/pi4com/tour99/index.html [TNX PA1AW] MANAGERS: Giancarlo, T77WI reports the DBase Manager Query on his web site (http://www.inthenet.sm/arrsm/lstlog_f0.htm) is again up and running. T31 & ZK3: The home page for the "Double Trouble" DXpedition to Central Kiribati and the Tokelau Islands [425DXN 431] is under construction at http://www.qsl.net/t31t (e-mail [email protected]). [TNX LA7MFA] ------

QSL received via direct: 3B9FR, 3B9R, 3D2TN, 3V8BB, 3V8DJ (AF-083), 4K8F, 4L4MM, 4S7AB, 4Z0A (AS-100), 5A1A, 6K0ZS, 6O1Z, 7X2LS, 7X4AN, 9V1YC, BY1DX (OH2BH), CE0AA, CE7OXZ (SA-018), CY9SS (VY2SS), E30LA (AF-080), E44DX (OH2BN), EK6GC (N8BGD), EP2FM, EP2MKO, ER1DA, ER1OA, ER9V (ER1DA), EZ8AZ, FO0AWI, FO0QG (OC-027, XE1L), FO0XUU, FR5ZQ, FR5ZU/T, FT5WH, FT5ZH (F6KDF), H40MS, H44XX, HC8/N0JK (N0JK), IJ9/IT9SGC (IIA SR-017), IK2HTW/1 (ILIA PIE 002, 006, 007), IK2HTW/2 (ILIA LOM 009), IK2TCZ/2 (ILIA LOM-009), IL7/IK7VJX (IIA FG-001), J3/N7OV (N7OV), JA9XBW/JD1, JD1AMA, JT1DA, JT1Y (I0SNY), JW/DL3NRV (DL3NRV), KH4/IV3NVN, KH8/N5OLS (N5JA), KP2/K7JI, LA/SM3JBE (EU-056), LU6Z, N4XP/V7 (N4XP), N6MZ/KH9, N6VV/7 (NA-169), NH6D/KH3, OD5NJ, OH0CO (SM6CCO), OH6RX (EU-101), OJ0/LA0CX (LA0CX), P29CC, R1FJL (UA3AGS),S09A (EA2JG), SV2ASP/A, T22KJ (JA1KJW), T30R (OK1RD), T33RD (OK1RD), T88DX, TN2FB, TR8BAR (4/97), TR8VP, UA0QBC (AS-028), UA9AB, UK8GK (RW6HS), V26B (WT3Q), V63AO (OC-059), VE1WT (NA-081), VE7TTL (NA-051), VK4CAY (OC-227, G3ZAY), VK4CAY/5 (OC-228, G3ZAY), VK6APK, VK6EWI (OC-170, VK6NE), VK9XZ/6 (OC-211, VK6UE), VP5/WQ7X (SP5INQ), VR97BG, XU1A (JH1AJT), XUX0 (7L1MFS), YB1AQU, YB1FCC, YB5QZ (W3HNK), YC4TP/9 (OC-147), YM0S (AS-099), ZC4ATC (5B4YX), ZL9CI (ZL2HU), ZV0SB. *****************************************************************************

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PERIOD CALL REF till 23/08 3D2: Viti Levu (OC-016), Fiji * by CX3AN & CX4CR 425 till 31/08 4X2J: special station 429 till 30/11 8J2POS: special event station (Japan) 431 till ?? 8Q7YS, 8Q7KY, 8Q7SN: Maldives (AS-013) * by JAs 433 till 31/12 9A770N: special event station (Croatia) 422 till 24/08 9A/IK4MTF/p: Brac Island (EU-016) 431 till 2001 9V1XE: Singapore (AS-019) * by VK3DXI 429 till 26/08 E4: Palestine * by IZ0CKJ, IZ7ATN, IW0FQZ 432 till August FK8VHU: New Caledonia 401 till 21/08 FK/F6BUM: New Caledonia (OC-032) 425 till December FT5WH: Crozet (AF-008) * by F5AGL 401 till 20/12 FT5ZJ: Amsterdam Island 399 till 31/12 HB7OGR: special call 428 till 23/08 HU4U: El Salvador * by EAs and YSs 429 till 04/09 ID9/I2IAU: Eolie Islands (EU-017) 429 till 25/08 J3/G0STR: Grenada 431 till 2001 J87AB: St. Vincent (NA-025) * by G0GPX 425 till 22/08 K2L: special event call 431 till 29/08 OZ1DYI: Romoe Island (EU-125) 431 till Dec P29BI: Bougainville Island (OC-135) * by VK4EMS 433 till 22/08 P29VHX: OC-034 (Papua New Guinea) * by DJ9HX 429 till January PZ5DX: Suriname * by K3BYV 433 till 27/08 RI1P: Zelenyy & Lovetskiy Is (EU-102) * by UA9KM et al 432 till 23/08 TE8CI: Isla del Cano (NA-117) * by TIs and Ws 433 till 29/08 TM5FDH: special call (France) 432 till 22/08 VE2/F5NZO and VE2/F5SSM: Quebec (Canada) 425 till 24/08 VK8AN: Troughton Island (OC-154) 431 till 25/08 VP2ECV, EA, ET, FM, WM, WP: Anguilla (NA-022) * by PAs 433 till 22/08 W4YO/p: Harbor Island (NA-110) 432 till 27/11 XJ1: special prefix (Nova Scotia, Canada) 401 till 23/08 XX9TEP: Macau * by K8EP 432 till 25/08 ZK1SCQ, ZK1SCR: Manihiki (OC-014), No. Cooks * by DLs 417 20/08-22/08 JF6WTY/6: Uji Archipelago (AS-067) 433 20/08-22/08 LA7G/Lighthouse: EU-056 (Int. Lighthouse Weekend) 432 20/08-23/08 OH8T: EU-126 (International Lighthouse Weekend) 432 20/08-03/09 OZ/DL2VFR: Falster Island (EU-029) 432 20/08-22/08 HAM FAIR 1999 (Yokohama, Japan) 425 21/08-22/08 7S1LGT: EU-020 (International Lighthouse Weekend) 431 21/08-22/08 CT1BWW/p or CQ7Q: EU-040 (Lighthouse Weekend) 431 21/08-04/09 ID9/I1SNW: Vulcano Island (EU-017) 427 21/08-22/08 IQ1L: International Lighthouse Weekend 431 21/08-22/08 J41LH (International Lighthouse Weekend) 433 21/08-22/08 J47LHA (International Lighthouse Weekend) 432 21/08-22/08 K8ONV: NA-069 (International Lighthouse Weekend) 433 21/08-22/08 PA6STM: special station 431 21/08-22/08 PR1LIT, PT1LIT, PW1LIT (Lighthouse Weekend) 433 21/08-22/08 SK6NL: International Lighthouse Weekend 431 21/08-22/08 SP2KDS (International Lighthouse Weekend) 433 21/08-22/08 SQ2BXJ: International Lighthouse Weekend 431 21/08-22/08 TF1IRA: EU-021 (International Lighthouse Weekend) 432 21/08-22/08 TX8LH: Amedee Lighthouse (OC-032) * by FK8s 433 21/08-22/08 VE9MY/p: Partridge Island (NA-014) * by VEs 432 21/08-22/08 W1L: International Lighthouse Weekend 431 21/08-22/08 W: Fabyan Island (USI IL-032R) (Lighthouse Weekend) 431 21/08-22/08 W2GSB: NA-026 (International Lighthouse Weekend) 433 21/08-22/08 W4A: NA-138 (International Lighthouse Weekend) 433 21/08-22/08 ZW7FC (International Lighthouse Weekend) 433 21/08-22/08 ZW7ZZ (International Lighthouse Weekend) 433 21/08-22/08 International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend 413 21/08-22/08 Seanet SSB Contest 425 22/08-28/08 3A/F5RBB: Monaco 431 22/08-24/08 FK/F6BUM: Ouvea (OC-033), New Caledonia 425 22/08-28/08 UA1ANA/1 and RA1ACJ/1: Moshchnyy Island (EU-133) 433 23/08-31/08 ER27A: special event station (Moldova) 433 23/08-27/08 RK3DZJ/1: EU-147 * by UAs 433 23/08-25/08 ZL: North Island (OC-036) * by CX3AN & CX4CR 425 25/08-30/08 FK/F6BUM: Lifou (OC-033), New Caledonia 425 25/08 PY4CY, UEB, QA, CEL, LIZ: special event 433 26/08-31/08 S79GI: Mahe (AF-024), Seychelles * by PA3GIO 431 26/08-11/09 T2: Tuvalu (OC-015) * by EA4DX 433 26/08-30/08 T46AA and T46CW: NA-201 433 27/08-31/08 CE6TBN/p: Quinchao Island (SA-018) 433 27/08-29/08 VK8AN/p and VK8PW/p: South Goulburn Island (OC-???) 433 27/08-29/08 VIII International DX Convention (New Orleans, LA) 423 28/08-29/08 II2V * special A. Volta station 407 28/08-31/08 9M2TO/p: Redang Island (AS-073) 433 28/08-29/08 JH1HHC/0 and 7N2UTO/0: Sado Island (AS-117) 431 28/08-03/09 LX0RL: Luxembourg * by DLs and LXs 432 28/08-01/09 RK3DZJ/1: EU-066 * by UAs 433 28/08-29/08 PA6STM: special station 431 28/08 EUDXF DX Meeting 432 29/08-04/09 DJ2MX/p: Fehmarn Island (EU-128) 433 29/08-09/09 IA5/IK0YUJ: Giglio Island (EU-028) 427 31/08-02/09 FK/F6BUM: Mare (OC-033), New Caledonia 425 August ED1OTA and EF1OTA: Cies Islands (EU-080) 432 through Aug SV1BRL/SV8: Kefallinia (EU-052) 427 01/09-06/09 9A2000FT: Brioni Islands (EU-110) * by Koprivnica ARC 431 01/09-08/09 SV8/HA6NL/p, SV8/HA6PS/p, SV8/HA6ZV/p: EU-052 433 02/09-14/09 S79GI: Amirante Is (AF-033), Seychelles * by PA3GIO 431 02/09-03/09 RK3DZJ/1: EU-153 * by UAs 433 03/09-05/09 FK/F6BUM: Les Pins (OC-032), New Caledonia 425 03/09-12/09 ZV7G: Santo Aleixo Island (SA-046) * by PYs 433 04/09-04/12 KH4/SM6FJY: Midway (OC-030) * by SM6FJY and V63YL 429 04/09-05/09 All Asian SSB Contest *** 04/09-05/09 Fielday IARU Region 1 SSB *** 04/09 PSK31 Contest 428 25/09-26/09 Bologna: The XV Italian HF-DX Convention 433 /EX

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5B4 - Look for Steve, G3VMW and Bob, G3ZEM to be active 5B4/G3VMW and 5B4/G3ZEM from Cyprus (AS-004) until 9 September. Plans are to concentrate on 12, 17 and 30 metres. QSL via home calls either direct or through the bureau. [TNX The Daily DX] 8Q - Steve, G3VMW will be active as 8Q7SW from the Maldives (AS-013) in September/October. QSL via home call. [TNX DX News Sheet] C5 - Alex, G0SAH will be active (10-80 metres SSB and CW) as C56/G0SAH from The Gambia between 28 August and 10 September. QSL via G0SAH. [TNX The Daily DX] CO - The T46AA/T46CW operation from Key Breton (NA-201) [425DXN 433], originally scheduled to start on 26 August, has been postponed on 1-6 December due to the hurricanes in the area. [TNX HK6DOS] CT - Armando, CT1GUV will be active from four Portuguese castels (namely Chaves, DCFP C037; Monforte, C038; Santo Estevao, C039 and Mau Vizinho/Mouro, C040) on 28 August. [TNX CT1GUV] EL - Mark, ON4WW will be active again (and for the last time) as EL2WW from Liberia between 30 August and early November. QSL via ON5NT. [TNX The Daily DX] I - IT9ABY abd IT9OPS will be IE9/ from Ustica (EU-051) on 27-29 August. QSL for both via IT9ABY. [TNX IT9ABY] JW - Juergen, DJ3KR will be active as JW/DJ3KR from Svalbard between 28 August and 1 September. [TNX The Daily DX] KH2 - John, K4ANA is now active as KH2/K4ANA from Guam (OC-026). He will be on the island for the next three years on a work assignment. [TNX The Daily DX] OX - Joergen, OZ8AE will be active (on all bands CW) as OX/OZ8AE from Groennedal near Ivigtut in southern Greenland (NA-018) between 4 September and 5 October. Joergen will participate in the SAC CW Contest (18-19 September, 12.00-12.00 UTC) and he might be active during the SAC SSB as well (25-26 September, 12.00-12.00 UTC). QSL via OZ8AE either direct (Joergen Christensen, Soendervej 79, DK-2830 Virum, Denmark) or through the bureau. [TNX OZ8AE] P2 - Uwe, P29VHX/DJ9HX [425DXN 429] has been in Goroka (OC-034) since 23 August. He plans to move to other places within the main island of Papua New Guinea (OC-034) before returning to Loloata Island (OC-153) on 30 and 31 August. He will be leaving for home on 1 September. QSL via DJ9HX, preferably through the bureau. [TNX 9V1RH] PY - Special event station ZX4C will be active during the hamvention to be held in Cambuquira, Mato Grosso on 26-29 August. QSL via PY1ARS/4. SP - Special event stations 3Z60O (QSL via SP2HJN), 3Z60H (QSL via SP2FJN), 3Z60P (QSL via SP2AYC), 3Z60W (QSL via SP2BNJ) and 3Z0MDL (QSL via SP2UUU) will be active from Poland between 1 September and 2 October. [TNX SP2BIK] T2 - Roberto, EA4DX is now active as T24DX from Tuvalu (OC-015). He will be there until 11 September [425DXN 433]. QSL via EA4CP (Jose Diaz, Doce de Octubre #4, 28009 Madrid, Spain). VK - Dan, VK8AN and Peter, VK8PW [425DXN 431] became active from South Goulburn Island (OC-229/p) around 6.30 UTC on 27 August. Plans are to leave the island on 29 August around 03.00 UTC. QSL VK8PW/8 to Peter Wollenberg, Box 2142, Darwin, NT, 0801, Australia (or via VE8RZ for bureau cards only). QSL VK8AN/8 direct only to VK4AAR. [TNX VK8PW] XX9 - Tomio, JM3DTY will be active on SSB, CW, RTTY and PSK31 (on 20, 15, 10 and 6 metres on 50.130 MHz; activity on the low bands will depend on the space available) as XX9TUP from Macau between 3 and 13 September. He will participate in the All Asian DX SSB Contest (4-5 September). QSL via JL3VUL either direct (Hideki Noma, 15-15 Fujigadai, Himeji, 670-0066 Japan) or through the bureau. [JA1ELY] ZB - Martyn, G3RFX/ZB2FX will be active (SSB and CW on 10-80 metres) as ZG2FX from Gibraltar between 4 and 12 September. QSL via G3RFX ([email protected]). Martyn's home page is at http://ourworld.cs.com/g3rfx Note that all ZB2 stations (but not reciprocal licences) may use the special ZG2 prefix between 4 - 12 September to celebrate Gibraltar National Day on 10 September. [TNX G3RFX] /EX S DX@WW $425WW434B 425 DX News #434 [2/6] 29 August 1999 No 434 $425WW434B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* QSL INFO ******** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

======CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER ======3A/F5RBB F5RBB ES75QD ES1QD T88JR JH3FJG 3C2JJ TR8XX EX1IF EX8F T88KS JA3AQM 3D2QB SM3CER EZ7ST UA9LM T88MM JA3AJ 3V8DJ I5JHW FK/F5CW F5PED T88WX JA1WSX 3W6EZD 7L1MFS FK/F6BUM F2VX T92T DJ2MX 3W6HM JF1OCQ FO0CAB LU3HAK T94DO DJ2MX 3W6KA IK2DUW FO0DEL ON5AX T94DX DJ2MX 3W6KS JA8VE FS/PA3EWP PA5ET T94MZ DJ2MX 3W6LI IK2DUW FS/PA3GCV PA5ET T95LYS DJ2MX 3W7CW SP5AUC FS/PA4EA PA5ET TA0S DL6DB 3X60H SP2FJN FS/PA4WM PA5ET TA2DS/0 WA3HUP 3XY2A ON4QY FS/PA5ET PA5ET TA3DD KB2MS 3Z0MDL SP2UUU FS/PA7FM PA5ET TA4AB DK9SC 3Z4BK SP4KAI FT5ZJ F2YT TE8CI TI5KD 3Z60O SP2HJN FW8ZZ OH2BN TJ1HP F6FNU 3Z60P SP2AYC FY5FJ IK2HTW TM5FDH F5LGF 3Z60W SP2BNJ FY5HY F6IHY TM5SOL F5INJ 4N9W YU7ADY HC2KB/HC8 JL3MCM TR8VP F6FNU 4S7BRG HB9BRM HG8SDS HA8PH TU5IJ I2AOX 4S7HBG DL3ROB HI3LFE AD4Z UN4P DL8VAC 4S7ISG DL3ROB HL0RBU DS4BXZ UP5P UN5PR 4X1KS NF4W HS4BPQ E21EIC UT8AL DJ9YE 4X3DIG 4Z5AX HU4U EA4URE V26E AB2E 5H2MS AA5ID J45K DL9USA V47CV PA5ET 5H8TL W7RNF J45KLN SM0CMH V47EA PA5ET 5K8T F6AJA J48QEI IK2QEI V47ET PA5ET 5N0MSV OK1JR JE5WJM/VP9 JE5WJM V47FM PA5ET 5N9CEN IV3VBM JL1KFR/JD1 JL1KFR V47WM PA5ET 5X1JA JE9IKG JW/DL4OCM DL4OCM V47WP PA5ET 6K99ITE DS5SWL K2L WB2YQH V63EC JK1FNN 6Y5DA VE4JK KF4VSV/KH0 JF2WXS V7/AC4G AC4G 7S1LGT SM0TDE KH0AA JA5DQH V8IAN VE6VK 8J8TKS JA8LN KH0HX JH7WKQ VK4SK DJ2MX 8Q7TB G3TBK KH4/IV3NVN IV3TMV VK8AN/6 VK4AAR 9A0DX 9A3ZA LA/SM4DDS/p SM4DDS VK9LK IZ0BTY 9A5D 9A3ZA LR50D LU4DQ VP2ECV PA5ET 9A99WCD 9A2DM LY/OH1NOA OH1NOA VP2EEA PA5ET 9G1OO PA3ERA LZ0SUN LZ1UQ VP2EET PA5ET 9H0A LA2TO M1A G4BAH VP2EFM PA5ET 9H3TI DL2AAZ NH0L JA7YCE VP2EWM PA5ET 9H8E HB9DLE NH0P JA7SYA VP2EWP PA5ET 9K2/SP5UAM SP5PBE NH6D/KH3 N6FF VP2MDD M0AEP 9M2TD JR4PDP NH7A W6QK VP5/K4ISV N2AU 9M2XA JF4WPQ OD5/9K2MU WA4JTK VP9/KG8XV JH1ROJ 9M6AAC N2OO OH0/DJ7ST DJ7ST VQ9DJ AB7JN 9V1XE DL4DBR OH0HSV SP5XMU VQ9GB K7GB 9V8YC AA5BT OH0R OH2TA VR2KF JH1OGX 9Y4VV AJ4L OH0Z OH1EH VU3VLH OK1MM A43SF A47RS ON7SUN ON4LCV VY0QL VE8QL AT0VLH OK1MM OX3NUK ON4GO W1L W1KSZ BA4RE IK2DUW P29BI VK4EJ W2W W3MR BD4ED/4 BY4BHP P29VHX DJ9HX WH2M/WH0 JA7FWR BI4Q BA4TA P40K I2EOW WP3C W3HNK BO0M BV2KI PA6STM PA0GIN XE1/SM0OUG SM0CCM BT99WED F6FNU PJ7/PA3EWP PA5ET XU7AAP N2OO BV5BG IK7JTF PJ7/PA3GCV PA5ET XW8INH JM1GYQ BY3CC KU6T PJ7/PA4EA PA5ET XW8KPL/CSN JR2KDN C4A 9A2AJ PJ7/PA4WM PA5ET XX9TEP K8EP C6AJZ WI9WI PJ7/PA5ET PA5ET XX9TRR N6XJ CE0ZAM CE3ESS PJ7/PA7FM PA5ET YB0AZ W7TSQ CN2BR F5IQG PJ9I ON4CFD YC0LBK W4JS CN2VA IK4JQO PY0FZ PY7ZZ YC4TRY W4JS CO2JD AD4Z PZ5DX K3BYV YC9WZJ W6MD CO6XN HK6DOS R1AND RW1AI YJ0ACF JA1JCF CP8XA DG9NB R1MV OH2BR YJ0AFL VK4FL D2GG CT1GG R1MVA OH2BR YJ0AXC JE1DXC D2YY CT1GG RA0BK DL8KAC YL/OH1NOA OH1NOA D3SAF I3LLH RF1P UA1RJ YR99E YO3KPA DS0DO DS1FNQ RI1P UA9KM YW7C W4SO E21EJC HS1GOS RI9OTA RW3GW YZ7A YU7JDE E44/IZ0CKJ IZ0CKJ RK0YWA/P RA0WA Z32FD DJ0LZ ED1SCS EA1ATT RU0LL IK2DUW ZB2FX G3RFX ED2TEB EA5CVN RU0LL/p IK2DUW ZC4ATC 5B4YX ED4MVB EA4SS S21B W4FRU ZC4RAF 5B4YX ED4PDG EA4ATI SI9AM SM3CVM ZF2JM KD3YK ED6EIG EA6VC SK1BL SM0TDE ZF2ZW K4ZW EJ7MRE EI3IG SN0MPW SP8PAI ZF9/ZF2RC PA5ET EJ7NET HB9ASZ SN0WI SP2LLW ZF9/ZF2WP PA5ET EK6LP IK2DUW SN9J SP9HWN ZK1AAN F6FNU EK6LV IK2DUW SN9W SP9HWN ZK1AXA ON5AX EM1U UT7UA SU1ER WA3HUP ZK1CRR F6FNU EP3HR I2MQP T88CB JA1WSX ZK1SCQ DL6DK ES0/OH1NOA OH1NOA T88DX JI3DLI ZK1SCR DL6DK ES75L ES6PZ T88JA JA6BSM ZX4C PY1ARS/4 ES75M ES1QD T88JJ JA3ART ZY2DX PY2GE /EX S DX@WW $425WW434C 425 DX News #434 [3/6] 29 August 1999 No 434 $425WW434C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* QSL INFO ******** ======

6L0LH Taejon Locomotive Office Amateur Radio Station, 291-2 Soje-dong, Tong-gu, Taejon 300-080, Korea 9G5JA Hiro Ishii, 27-28 Fujimigaoka, Tsuzuki-ku, Yokohama 224-0051, Japan 9H1ZA Vladimir Krylov, 20, Triq Indri Mecallef, Luqa, LQA 04, Malta 9M2RI Raja Iskandar, P. O, Box 1200, Jalan Pantai Baharu, 59700 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 9M6CT Phil Weaver, Box 7, Bangkok 10506, Thailand 9M6QFT Donald C. Voight, 1103 Old Dallas Hwy, Dallas, NC 28034, USA A45XM Samir Azzawi, P.O. Box 1331, Seeb 111, Oman A71EM Juma Rashid Mubarak al-Kuwari, P. O. Box 9784, Doha, Qatar BA2QP Sun Chong Qing, Room 201, 28 Ping Deng St., Dalian 116011, China BA4DA Wang Wen Dao, No. 8 Room 304, Gui Xiang Xin Cun, Shanghai 200062, China BA4DB Xu Zhen, #601 No. 29, Lane 1902, Zhen Bei Road, Shanghai 200333, China BA4DC Ralph Chian, 573 Fu-Xing-Zhong Lu, Shanghai 200025, China BA7KW Jan H. Zhang, P. O. Box 1, Shunde, Guangdong 528300, China BD5CAG Heh Ongbo, Alkylation Workshop, Zhen Hai Refining & Chemical Co., Ningbo 315207, China BD6IZ Hong Wei Lee, 128 Beijing Road, Xin Yang 464000, China BD7QT J. J. Liao, P. O. Box 37, Beihai 536000, China BD8SN Shen Jianjun, 99 Minhang Road, Kunming 650041, China BG4ADJ Shen Xuexin, Room 101 No. 20 Lane 36, Shang Pu Road, Pu Dong, Shanghai 200124, China BG4RUC Kenneth Wang, 17th Floor, 91 Baixia Road, Nanjing 210001, China BG5HSA X. Z. Jiang, P. O. Box 804, Hang Zhou 310008, China BG6QOM Hong Zhang Xu, Baoshi Cement Group Co., Laohekou 441814, China BG7LR G. X. Ni, 155 Heng Fu Lu, Guangzhou 510095, China BT4B Chen, P. O. Box 538, Nanjing 210005, China BV4QC Jenq Liaw, P. O. Box 922, Taichung, Taiwan BV4SF Wu-Hong Wang, P. O. Box 922, Taichung, Taiwan BV4YC Taichung Amateur Radio Club, P. O. Box 922, Taichung, Taiwan BY4BHP Ed Huang, Box 085-299, Shanghai 200085, China BY4BJA Shanghai Jing An Children's Center of Science & Technology, P.O. Box 040-009, Shanghai 200040, China C21JH Jack D. Haden, P. O. Box 299, Ryde, NSW 1680, Australia CU2V P.O.Box 1359, 9501-801 Ponta Delgada, Acores, Portugal DF6VI Joerg Engelbrecht, Heeperholz 1, D-33719 Bielefeld, Germany DH3RB Ruediger Bluhm, Kleine Heide 3, D-33611 Bielefeld, Germany DJ2MX Mario Lovric, Am Oelberg 11, Bad Nauhein 61231, Germany DL4OCM Thomas Steinmann, P.O.Box 1117, D-37162 Uslar, Germany DS0ZX Dongyang University Amateur Radio Station, 1, Kyochon-dong, Punggi-up, Youngju, Kyungbuk 750-711, Korea DS1DLS Young-Sun Park, K. P. O. Box 1252, Seoul 110-612, Korea DS1FNQ Kim Eun Soo, 86-17, 5/4 Sangsu-dong, Mapo-ku, Seoul 121-160, Korea DS1GNT Kim Young Joo, 86-17, 5/4 Sangsu-dong, Mapo-ku, Seoul 121-160, Korea DS1GNU Kim Young Sin, 86-17, 5/4 Sangsu-dong, Mapo-ku, Seoul 121-160, Korea DS2JJV Younghwan Choi, 236-27, Sang-dong, Wonmi-ku, Buchon, Kyungki 420-030, Korea DS3DGA Jung-Won Yum, #3-1002 Soojung Twon Apt., 909 Tunsan-dong, Seo-gu, Taejon 302-173, Korea DS4BXZ Park Sang-Yoon, P. O. Box 2, Kwang-Yang 545-010, Korea DU3CAO Generoso Agapito, 659, Bunducan, Bocaue, Bulacan 3018, Philippines E20HHK Kriangkrai Suriyakrai, 63 Samwa Road, Minburi, Bangkok 10510, Thailand E21IZC Wichyein Tretrantipvikul, 716/26 Soi Watjannai Bangkorlamp, Bangkok 10120, Thailand EA4CP Jose Diaz, Doce de Octubre #4, 28009 Madrid, Spain EA9AZ Pablo, P.O. Box 2033, Ceuta, North Africa, Spain EK2GO P.O. Box 6, 375038 Yerevan, Armenia EO6F P.O. Box 3, Izmail, 68600 Ukraine F5MIW Joel Chabesset, 14 impasse du Muguet, Le Rodarel, 19000 Tulle, France HB9ASZ Bernard Pfander, Akazienwag 1, CH-2575 Hagneck, Switzerland HK3JJH Pedro Allina, Carrera 7 No 67-09, apto 701 B, Bogota, Colombia HK6DOS Oscar A. Gaviria, Calle 14 - 25-39, (B. Los Alamos), Pereira, Rda, Colombia HL1IEG Lee Hee-Mun, HwaRang APT 2-701, 40-4 Yoido Dong, Seoul 150-010, Korea HL2IFR Eun-Soo Ryu, P. O. Box 78, Inchon 400-600, Korea HL2IXZ Bae Kab Tae, Sungji-APT 103-507, 91-68, Sosabon 2-dong, Puchon 422-232, Korea HL2XIK Hwang Jeahong, 182-2, Kyohang-ri, Chumunjin-up, Kangnung-si, Kangwon-do 210-800, Korea HL4HLD Yang Chul Bong, C. P. O. 31, Soe Gwi P. O., Cheju 697-600, Korea HL5BSM Hae Young Park, 88-12 Mangkyung-Dong, Chinju City, Kyungnam,660-260, Korea /EX S DX@WW $425WW434D 425 DX News #434 [4/6] 29 August 1999 No 434 $425WW434D ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* QSL INFO ******** ======

HS0ACT Sithi Chinsukeporn, 2121 M. 7 Teparuk Road, Muang Samutprakarn 10270, Thailand HS0GBI Cherdchai Yiwlek, P. O. Box 9, Maptaphut I. E., Rayong 21151, Thailand HS0ZCM Martin Smith, 62/124 Muban Senanivet Soi 214, Soi Senanikom 1, Phaholyothin Road, Ladprao, Bangkok 10230, Thailand HS2PF Sermsak Praditsorn, P. O. Box 161, Pattaya 20260, Thailand HS7UCQ Capt. Kamron Tongsuck, P. O. Box 1, Bangpoo, Samuthprakarn 10280, Thailand I2MQP Mario Ambrosi, Via delle Querce 41, 20090 Rodano Millepini - MI, Italy IA5CNE Paolo Di Bello, Box 12, I-57030 Marciana - LI, Italy IK2DUW Antonello Passerella, P.O. Box 22, 20051 Limbiate - MI, Italy IS0JMA Roberto Alaimo, P.O. Box 41, 07026 Olbia - SS, Italy IZ0BTY P.O.Box 11, 00030 Colleferro St., Roma, Italy IZ0CKJ Alessio Roma, Casella Postale 22, I-03023 Ceccano - FR, Italy JF6WTY Yuichiro Hayashi, 2-40-27-101, Murasakibaru, Kagoshima City, 890-0082 Japan LU3HAK Roberto, P.O. Box 58, Cordoba, Argentina LX1BY Marcel Bernardy, 50, rue A. Herchen, L-1727 Luxembourg, Luxembourg N2OB Old Barney ARC, P.O. Box 345, Tuckerton, NJ 08087, USA OH1EH Ari Korhonen, Kreetalank 9 As 1, FIN-29200 Harjavalta, Finland OH1NOA Timo Klimoff, Yrjonkatu 4 a 15, 28100 Pori, Finland OH2BR Jukka Heikinheimo, Rikunkuja 4, FI-01420 Vantaa, Finland OK1VK Petr Bohuslav, Novodvorska 416, 142000 Praha 4, Czech Republic P29KPH Peter Holliday, SIL, P.O. Box 384, Ukarumpa, EHP 444, Papua New Guinea PA5ET Rob Snieder, van Leeuwenstraat 137, 2273VS Voorburg, The Netherlands PS7ZZ Francisco Edvaldo P. de Freitas, Av. Sao Miguel dos Caribes 31, Conjunto Jiqui, 59086-500 Natal-RN, Brazil PY7MEU Eglaube Rocha, P.O. Box 322, 50001-970 Recife-PE, Brazil PY8AZT Luciano Silva, Box 71, Belem, PA 66000-970, Brasil RA0CG Oleg W. Saniykov, P.O. Box 1 P/O Galkino, 682312 Khabarovsk, Russia RK9UM Valetij Toropchenkov, Box 2024, Kemerovo, 650099, Russia RW3TR Cos A. Titkov, Box 178, Dzershinsk 31, 606031 Russia RZ1OA Vlad Saldakov, Box 48, Arkhangelsk 163040, Russia SV1DU George Stamou, Skiathou Str. 60, Athens, Greece SV2AEL Savas Pavlidis, P.O. Box 22013, Thessaloniki 55310, Greece SV2DCD Leo Fiskas, 1 Argyrioy Goyzgoy Str., GR-522 00 Argos Orestiko, Kastoria, Greece SV2EWN Kouras Vagelis, Fraglinou Rousvelt 79, Neapoli, GR-56728 Thessaloniki, Greece SV8JE Chris Plessas, G Doriza 3, GR-28100 Argostoli, Greece TA2BD Halil Ibrahim Akkaya, TCDD Lojmanlari, Hacihakkibey Sok. No. 20/13, Erenkoy, TR-81070 Istanbul, Turkey TF3AO Arsaell Oskarsson, Laekjasmara 78, IS-200 Kopavogur, Iceland TK5PA Paul Paganelli, Residence Les Genets, Barbicaja, F-20000 Ajaccio, France TR8XX Jean-Claude Jupin, B. P. 4069, Libreville, Gabon UA0CM Sergei N. Bogin, Sovetskaya St 8-A-45, Sovetskaya Gavan, 682880 Khabarovskogo Kraya, Russia UA1QV Mike S. Koutjumov, Box 23, Vologda, 160035, Russia UA1RJ Yuri G. Sinitso, Box 10, Vologda, 160035, Russia UA6HCW Igor V Kovalyov, P.O. Box 59, Pyatigorsk 357500, Russia UX0FF Nikolay Lavreka, Box 3, Izmail, 68600 Ukraine V73CW Bruce Smith, Box 1436, APO, AP 96555, USA V73RB Raymond J. Boucher, P. O. Box 1341, Majuro, MH 96960, USA VE9MY Len Morgan, 21 Susan Dr., Saint John, NB, E2N 1P2, Canada VK4AAR Alan Roocroft, P.O. Box 421, Gatton 4343, Australia VK4EJ Bernie McIvor, 30 Brennan Parade, Strathpine, Queensland 4500, Australia VK8AV Alan Viegas, P.O. Box 3718, Alice Springs, NT 0871, Australia VK8PW Peter Wollenberg, Box 2142, Darwin 0801, Australia VP6PAC Pitcairn ARC Station, Box 73, Pitcairn Island via New Zealand VR2BG Brett Graham, P. O. Box 12727, Hong Kong, China VR2JC Hong Kong Japanese Club, 38th Floor, Hennessy Centre, 600 Hennessy Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, China W4SO Scott M. Cronin, 5020 Pierce Avenue, Hollywood, FL 33021-5645, USA YB0RP Reppy Puditanu, P. O. Box 1234, Jakarta 11012, Indonesia YB0ZZ P.O. Box.8000, Jakarta 11000, Indonesia YB9ZBI Club Station ORARI Daerah Bali, P. O. Box 3114, Denpasar 80001, Bali, Indonesia YC1ONE Ekaputra, P. O. Box 2899, Jakarta 10620, Indonesia YC2JVX F. X. Dharmoko, Jl. Unta I/106-107, Semarang 50167, Indonesia YC5TML Erizal M. Isa, Box 154, Batam Island 29400, Indonesia YC5VYH E. Manurung, P. O. Box 017, Pangkalan Kerinci, Riau 28000, Indonesia YC7URA Ir. A. Suryana, P. O. Box 1290, Samarinda 75000, Indonesia YC9BU Kadek Kariana SP., P. O. Box 106, Singaraja 81100, Bali, Indonesia YC9DBP Bumi Purwanto, Jl. Piranha II No. 6, Denpasar 80223, Indonesia ZB2JO Alex Zammit, Box 907, Gibraltar /EX S DX@WW $425WW434E 425 DX News #434 [5/6] 29 August 1999 No 434 $425WW434E ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

AFRICA TOUR ---> Charlie, W0YG/ZS6YG will be touring South Africa, Namibia (V5), Botswana (A2) and Zimbabwe (Z2) starting on 1 September. He plans to be active on CW mostly on 12, 17 and 30 metres. QSL direct to W0YG (Charlie Summers, 6746 North Yucca Trail, Parker, CO 80138-6110, USA) or via the WF5E QSL Service. [TNX The Daily DX]

CARIBBEAN TOUR ---> The team of Dutch operators went QRT around 06.00 UTC on 25 August. The full logs for their activities from St. Martin, St. Maarten, Nevis and Anguilla, as well as the diary of the expedition, are available at http://www.muurkrant.com/pi4com/tour99/ [TNX PA1AW]

HU4U ---> A total of 13,224 QSOs (6317 SSB, 6553 CW, 354 RTTY) on 10-160 metres were logged between 16 and 23 August by the joint team of YS and EA operators [425DXN 429]. QSL via EA4URE. Log search is available at http://www.ure.es [TNX EA5XX]

QSL VIA I5JHW ---> Giovanni, I5JHW (Giovanni Bini, Via Santini 30, 51031 Agliana - PT, Italy) can confirm contacts made during his operations from Tunisia as follows: 28 April-4 May 1997 (3V8BB and TS8ZA, ARI Contest included), 25-30 March 1998 (3V8BB and TS5I, WPX Contest included), 1-4 May 1998 (3V8BB, ARI Contest included), 11-14 December 1998 (3V8BB, ARRL 10 Meters Contest included), 5-7 March 1999 (3V8BB, ARRL DX Contest included), 30 April-2 May 1999 (3V8BB, ARI Contest included), 19-21 June 1999 (3V8DJ, AF-083). [TNX I5JHW]

QSL VIA IS0JMA ---> Roberto reports direct requests for IM0/IS0JMA operations from Isola Piana di Corcelli (EU-041, IIA SS-009), Isola Ruja di Brandinchi (EU-165, IIA NU-005) and Barrettini (EU-041, IIA SS-002) have been mailed. Bureau cards are being processed.

QSL VIA KB6NAN --> Dianna is the new QSL manager for JY4NE, JY4NE/OD5, E44A and ZC6A (operator Ali Yashruti). QSL to Dianna R. Killeen, P.O. Box 911, Pescadero, CA 94060-0911, USA. [TNX KB6NAN] ------

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BY7WGL ARS of Guilin Radio Sports Assn., P.O.Box 127, Guilin, Guangxi, 541002, People's Republic of China CE6TBN Marco A.Quijada, P.O.Box 1234, Temuco, Chile <425DXN433> ER1DA Valery N.Metaxa, P.O.Box 9537, Kishinev, MD-2071, Moldova <425DXN433> ER1LW Lysy S.Wiacheslav, P.O.Box 112, Chisinau, MD-2012, Moldova J73UE Ricky Esprit, Castle Bruce, Commonwealth of Dominica PA3AXU G.A.M.C. Dijkers, Dokter P.A. Cornethof 3, NL-6669AZ, Dodewaard, The Netherlands <425DXN433> SM4DDS Kjell Bonerfalt, P.O. Box 140, Chiang Mai 50000, Thailand <425DXN432> UA0FAA Vladislav Domoskanov, P.O.Box 43, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk 693000, Russia <425DXN433> UA9KM Nikolai T.Kuprin, P.O.Box 158, Nadym, 626711, Russia <425DXN432> UR3HC Alex Nakonechny, 50-let Oktjabrja str.,59/77, Kremenchug Poltavskoj Obl., 39331, Ukraine UY5XE George A.Chlijanc, P.O.Box 19, Lviv, 79000, Ukraine VE9MY Kevin Leonard Morgan, 21 Susan Drive, Saint John, NB, E2N 1P2, Canada <425DXN432> YB0ZDD Club Station ORARI Lokal Pasar Minggu, P.O.Box 7257 / JKSPM, Jakarta 12072, Indonesia YC0MZI Muhamad Zaini "Zen", P.O.Box 7257 / JKSPM, Jakarta 12072, Indonesia

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4X - Special station 4X2J [425DXN 429] will be active from the Bloomfield Science Museum in Jerusalem on Tuesdays and Saturdays until 3 October. QSL via bureau. [TNX 4X6HI] 5A - Special event station 5A30 is active until 7 September to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Libyan Revolution. QSL via K1WY DX Association (P.O. Box 2644, Hartford, CT 06146-2644, USA or P.O. Box 90, 9900 Eeklo, Belgium). [TNX The Daily DX] 5W - Plans have been finalized for PA3AXU's activity from Western Samoa (OC-097) [425DXN 433]. He will arrive in the late UTC afternoon on 28 September and leave around midday (UTC) on 11 October. Look for 5W0GD to operate SSb, CW, RTTY, PSK31 and Hell. QSL via home call (G.A.M.C. Dijkers, Dokter P.A. Cornethof 3, 6669AZ Dodewaard, The Netherlands). Logs will be available at http://www.qsl.net/pa3axu [TNX PA3AXU] 8Q - DH3MIT and HB9KOC will be active as 8Q7IT from the Maldives (AS-013) between 26 October and 2 November. Plans are to participate in the CQ WW SSB DX Contest. QSL via DH3MIT. [TNX DH3MIT] 9A - The six 9A2000B operators have been granted permission to be active from the Brijuni/Brioni Islands (EU-110) until 8 September. They were expected to operate as 9A2000FT [425DXN 431], but the licencing authorities have changed the call. The activity takes place from Veli Brijun (CI-139 for the Croatian Islands Award, 425DXN 433), but Kreso, 9A7K will operate as 9A7K/p from other two islands as well (Mali Brijun, CI-063 and Sveti Jerolim, CI-114). QSL via 9A7K (Kresimir Juratovic, P.O. Box 88, HR-48000 Koprivnica, Croatia). [TNX 9A7K] 9H - Twenty-six Dutch operators will be active from Malta (EU-023) between 18 September and 10 October. They will operate (on 6-80 metres SSB and CW) with either their personal 9H3 calls and the special call 9H0VRZ. The QSL manager for 9H0VRZ will be PA0JR (Andre van den Bos, Olof Palmelaan 5, 9649 BH Muntendam, The Netherlands). For further information please visit http//www.vrza.org or contact Wim, PA3BIZ at [email protected] [TNX PA3BIZ/9H3ON] 9M2 - The Malaysian Amateur Radio Transmitters Society's special "millennium" call 9M2K will be aired (by four stations on all bands SSB and CW) from 10 UTC on 3 September until 10 UTC on the 5th from Port Dickson, Malaysia. It will participate in the All Asia SSB Contest. Special card via 9M2AA. [TNX 9M2AA] 9M2 - Mirek, 9V1XE will be active as 9M8DX/2 from Tioman Island (AS-046) on 6-9 September. QSL via 9V1XE (not DL4DBR) either direct (Mirek Rozbicki, 7 Seletar Terrace, Singapore 806908) or through the 9V bureau. [TNX 9V1XE] BY - The BI7Y (see below) operators (BA1AJ, BA1DU, BA1HAM, BA4RC, BA4TA, BA7IA, BA7JA, BG7YB and BG7YC) will meet on Hainan Island (AS-094) on 5 September, and they will operate from there using their home call /7 for about 24 hours. [TNX BA1DU] BY - Nine operators (namely BA1AJ, BA1DU, BA1HAM, BA4RC, BA4TA, BA7IA, BA7JA, BG7YB and BG7YC) will be active as BI7Y from Yangxing Island, Xisha Archipelago (Paracel Islands, AS-???) starting around 5 UTC on on 8 September for five days. The team will leave the island on the 13th. They will have two stations with one beam and one amplifier and will operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 40-10 metres. It has taken one year to team leaders Alan, BA1DU ([email protected]) and Yang, BA7JA ([email protected]) to get all the necessary permissions to operate from this off-limits military island. The activity is supported by Chinese Radio Sports Association, The Beijing DX Club and The Island Radio Expedition Foundation Inc. QSL direct to BA7JA (P.O.Box 1713, Guangzhou 510600, China) or via the BY Bureau (P.O.Box 6106, Beijing 100061, China). [TNX BA1DU] BY_ssh - Oleg, R1ANF is active as R1ANF/A from Chinese Antarctic base "Great Wall" on King George Island, South Shetlands (AN-010) until around 8 September. QSL via RK1PWA (Nick Shapkin, P.O.Box 73, 164744 Amderma, Arkhangelskaja, Russia. [TNX R1ANF, UR5LCV, K4MZU] C9 - Reinhard, DL6DQW will be active as C91RF/p from Inhaca Island (AF-066) on 18-21 September. QSL via DL6DQW. [TNX The Daily DX] EA - EA4CAZ and EA4CBA will be active as EA4CBA/p from Isla de La Piedra (DIEI GU-020, not IOTA) on 12 September. QSL via bureau to EA4CBA. [TNX EA4CBA] F - Paul, F6CXV will be vacationing on Groix island (EU-048) on 5-24 September. He will operate as TM0G between the 10th and the 23rd. [TNX F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX] F - Gianpaolo, IK1TTD ([email protected]) will be active from Porquerolles Island (EU-070) between 11 and 13 September. QSL via IK1TTD (P.O. Box 32, 18011 Arma di Taggi - IM, Italy). /EX S DX@WW $425WW435B 425 DX News #435 [2/5] 4 September 1999 No 435 BID: $425WW435B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

FO - Marcel Dehonin, ON4QM/FO0DEH will be leaving for Tahiti on 3 September and will be touring French Polynesia until the end of November. He plans to operate (with 100 watts and a vertical, SSB only) from several IOTA groups, including Raivavae (OC-114), Austral Islands starting around 16 September. QSL via ON4QM either direct (Marcel Dehonin, Eversestraat 130, B-1932 Saint-Stevens-Woluwe, Belgium) or through the bureau. [TNX ON7GB] FR/G - A group of four French operators (namely Gil/F5NOD, Eric/F5PXT, Larry/F5PYI and Erwann/F6JJX) is organizing a 2-week DXpedition to the Glorioso Islands (AF-011) in July or August 2000. Plans are to be active with two stations on 6-160 metres CW, SSB and RTTY. Further details are expected in due time. [TNX F6AJA and The Daily DX] GW - Steve, G0UIH and Roger, G3XFA are active as GW0UIH/p and GW3XFA/p from Holy Island (EU-124) until 4 September. QSL via G0UIH. [TNX G0UIH and Islands On The Web] HI - Julio, AD4Z/HI3JH will be active (on all bands with an emphasis on 160 metres and the WARC bands) from Dominican Republic (NA-096) between 26 November and 3 December. He will participate in the CQ WW CW DX Contest as HI3K. QSL via AD4Z. [TNX AD4Z] HR - In a recent QSO with Doc/K7SO, Rene/HR1RMG stated "he has the Swan Is [425DXN 435] license in hand and expects to start the operation sometime between 20 and 26 October (weather permitting). He says it is a tough one for him because of the long distance from HR and the lack of communications with the island". [TNX K7SO and Islands On The Web] I - IK8UHA, IK8VRH, IZ8ATP and IZ8DDG will be active from Scoglio Gaiola (IIA NA-007, not IOTA) on 5 September. QSL via home call. [TNX IZ8DDG] I - Antonio/IK2SNG, Gus/IK4RQJ, Marco/IK4RSO, Andrea/IK4VET, Roberto/IK4XCZ and William/IK4ZGY plan to be active from Scanno del Gallo (IIA RO-012, not IOTA) and possibly from Isola Batteria (IIA RO-007, not IOTA) on 11-12 September. I - Francesco, IK0XBX will be active as IQ0A during the Worked All Europe DX SSB Contest (11-12 September). [TNX IK0XBX] JA - Takeshi, JI3DST announced he would be active as JI3DST/3 from Awajishima (AS-117) between 00.00 UTC on 4 September and 6 UTC on the 6th. Later this month he will operate as JI3DST/4 on SSB (17, 15, 12, 10 metres + 80 and 40 metres for Japan) from Oki Archipelago (AS-041) between 8 UTC on 23 September and 22 UTC on the 25th. QSL via JI3DST either direct (Takeshi Funaki, 2-18-26 Hannan-Cho Abeno-Ku, Osaka-City, Osaka 545-0021, Japan) or through the bureau. [TNX JI3DST] JA - Look for JA4PXE/6, JI3DST/6 and JF6WTY/6 to be active (on 40, 20, 17, 15, 12, 10 and 6 metres SSB) from Uji Archipelago (AS-067) between 00.00 UTC on 9 October and 24.00 UTC on the 10th. QSL via JA4PXE (Joe S. Kuwahara, 1-74 Midorimachi, Tokuyama-City 745-0075, Yamaguchi, Japan), JI3DST (Takeshi Funaki, 2-18-26 Hannan-Cho Abeno-Ku, Osaka-City, Osaka 545-0021, Japan) and JF6WTY (Yuichiro Hayashi, 2-40-27-101, Murasakibaru, Kagoshima City, 890-0082 Japan) either direct or trough the bureau. [TNX JI6KVR and VE3LDT] KH8 - Look for Double Trouble DXpedition [425DXN 431] team members Steve, G4EDG and Nils, SM6CAS to be active from Pago Pago (OC-045), American Samoa from 7 September. They will operate as KH8/G4EDG (CW) and KH8/SM6CAS (SSB). QSL via home calls. The team will leave Pago Pago for Kanton Island, Central Kiribati on 17 September. The web page for the Double Trouble DXpedition is at http://www.qsl.net/t31t/ [TNX LA7MFA] KL - John Pendrey, AL7RB plans to operate in his spare time while on a working trip to Attu Island (NA-064) on 16-21 September. [TNX AL7RB and Islands On The Web] LU - Operators from Radio Club General Roca will participate as LV2V in the forthcoming major contests in September, October and December. QSL via bureau to either LU1VEW or LU6VG; direct cards should be addressed to Radio Club General Roca, P.O. Box 34, 8332 General Roca - RN, Argentina. [TNX LU5VM and LU2VDP] OD - The Association of Radio Amateurs in Lebanon is organizing a DXpedition to Ramkin Island (AS-108), one of the rarest Asian IOTA groups. The operation (on 10, 15 and metres SSB and CW, hopefully on the other bands, WARC included, as well) will take place between 17 UTC on 24 September and 12 UTC on the 26th wi the call OD5RAL. QSL cards to OM R. Azrak, P.O. Box 22, Baabdat, Lebanon. [TNX OD5PN and ON9CGB] OH0 - Dennis, K7BV [425DXN 431] will arrive at Mariehamn, Aland Islands (EU-002) on 13 September at 20.30 UTC. He and Ari, OH1EH will go immediately to the OH0Z station for a one-night "multi-multi" operating on 80 and 160 metres until sunrise. Their frequencies will be on or close to 3.512 and 1.827 MHz. Some SSB may be attempted if conditions are favourable. Dennis will be leaving OH0 for Market Reef (see below) on 14 September in the morning. QSL OH0/K7BV via KU9C, QSL OH0Z via OH1EH. [TNX K7BV] OH0 - Jukka, OH6LI will participate in the SAC CW (18-19 September) and SAC SSB (25-26 September) contests as OH0V from the Aland Islands (EU-002). Outside the contests he will be active as OH0JJS mainly on WARC bands. QSL OH0JJS via OH6LI (Jukka Klemola, Aarontie 5, 31400 Somero, Finland). QSL OH0V via OH4JLV (Antti Tiittala, Akselinkatu 14A, 57130 Savonlinna, Finland). [TNX OH6LI] /EX S DX@WW $425WW435C 425 DX News #435 [3/5] 4 September 1999 No 435 BID: $425WW435C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

OJ0 - Dennis/K7BV [425DXN 431], Seppo/OH1VR and Lars/OH0RJ expect to arrive on Market Reef (EU-053) on 14 September around 12.00 UTC and to start operating a few hours later after the antennas are up and the stations put together. They will place heavy emphasis on 160 and 80 metres and will be active during the SAC Contest. They will leave the reef on 20 September at 08.00 UTC. QSL OJ0/K7BV via KU9C. [TNX K7BV] SV - Savas, SV2AEL will be active as SW2A during the WAE SSB and CQ WW SSB DX Contests. QSL via P.O. B ox 22013, Thessaloniki 55310, Greece. His home page with logs for his activities as SW2A, SV2AEL/SV8 (EU-052), J48ISL (EU-049), SX2T and SX2THE is at http://www.qsl.net/sv2ael/ [TNX SV2AEL] SV5 - Aegean DX Club members SV8CRI ,SV8CYR, SV8CYV, SV8DCY, SV8DTL and SV8DTZ will be active (on 160-6 metres SSB, CW and RTTY) as SW5AI from the island of Agathonisi in the Dodecanese (EU-001) between 7 and 15 September. [TNX SV8DTL] SV9 - Bill, ON5JE and Luk, ON4BB will be active from Crete (EU-015) between 15 and 22 September. QSL via home calls. [TNX ON4BB] T8 - Look for Toshi, JA6QXW and Mac, JA1OYP will be active (on 20, 17, 15, 12, 10 and 6 metres) respectively as T88XW and T88XX on 12-15 September. QSL T88XW via JA6QXW, QSL T88XX via JA1OYP. [TNX JM1LJS] TU - Laurent, F4ATM will be active as TU2/F4ATM from Ivory Coast between 7 and 17 September. [TNX F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX] UA - Special event station UE0JX will be active until 30 November to celebrate the 120th anniversary of the city of Zeya. QSL direct to RA0JX (Vladimir I. Babynin, P.O. Box 1, Zeya-3, Amurskaya Obl., 676200, Russia. [TNX UA0JGB] V5 - Charlie, W0YG/ZS6YG [425DXN 434] will be active (mainly on 10-30 metres CW) as V5/ZS6YG from Namibia between 6 and 20 September. QSL direct to W0YG (Charlie Summers, 6746 North Yucca Trail, Parker, CO 80138-6110, USA). [TNX ARRL DX Bulletin] VK - Erol, VK2NP and other VK operators will be active as home call/p from the rare Broughton Islands (OC-212) between 1 and 4 October. They plan to operate on 10-80 metres SSB and CW. The QSL route has still to be decided. [TNX VK2NP] VK - After the Rowley Shoals VK9-99 DXpedition [425DXN 431], Jim, VK8PY/6 (QSL via K9PPY), Sam/VK6EEN (QSL via CT1EEN) and Mal, VK6ISL (QSL via VK6LC) will operate from Malus Island (OC-199) on 2-3 October and from Green Island (OC-183) on 5-6 October. Plans are subject to change due to off-shore weather conditions at the period of time. [TNX VK6LC] VP2M - Josep Gibert, EA3BT and Nuria Font de Gibert, EA3WL will be active respectively as VP2MBT and VP2MGL from Montserrat (NA-103) between 22 and 30 October. They will have an amplifier and will operate SSB, RTTY and some CW on 10-80 metres, WARC bands included. QSL via EA3BT. Amateur radio activity from this island has been very poor since the 1997 volcanic eruption, and Josep and Nuria plan to be on the air as much as possible. [TNX EA3BT] VP6 - Jukka Heikinheimo, OH2BR will be active from Pitcairn Island (OC-044) in January 2000 to celebrate the 40th year of his amateur radio career. The transportation to Pitcairn will be confirmed by the shipping company only one week before the ship's estimated departure from Auckland (New Zealand). Jukka plans to operate as VP6BR on 6-160 metres CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via OH2BR to his new address (to be announced later). Jukka will have a linear amplifier and triband & duoband yagis for 10 to 20 metres and vertical antennas for the low bands. Subject to support from the manufacturers and the DX community, the antennas will be left on the island. Two 2 KW generators and 1000 litres of gasoline are planned for maximum reliability of power supply. The prospects of a serious 6 metre operation depend on the feasibility of taking an amplifier and beam antenna to Pitcairn as well as demand for such an operation. Side trips to rare IOTA Henderson (OC-056) and Ducie (OC-182) islands may be considered if there is enough interest from the IOTA community. Donations are welcome to cover the high costs of extra equipment, transportation, generator and gasoline expenses and can be sent to Jukka Heikinheimo, Rikunkuja 4, FI-01420 Vantaa, Finland. [TNX OH2BR, [email protected]] VQ9 - Joe, VQ9JT/K5DIY will be active from Diego Garcia, Chagos Archipelago during the PSK31 Contest. This event, which is sponsored by the Chautaugua County Contest Club, will take place between 00.00 UTC and 23.59 UTC on 4 September. The rules can be found at http://netsync.net/users/obrienaj/ccc.htm [TNX KB2EOQ] VU_ant - Mike, R1AND will operate as R1AND/A from Indian Antarctic base "Maitri" (AN-016) in November-December. QSL via RW1AI (Mikhail I. Piskizjov, P.O.Box 2, St. Petersburg, 195009, Russia). [TNX UR5LCV] W - Operators from the Greater Norwalk ARC of Norwalk, CT will be active as W1NLK from Sheffield Island (NA-136, USI CT-008S) for approximately 24 hours begining on 25 September. The bulk of the operation is expected to be on 40 and 20 metres SSB during local daylight hours and on 80 metres at night. Operations on other bands and modes will depend on conditions and on operator availability. QSL direct to W1NLK-IOTA, 304 Main Ave., PMB 115, Norwalk, CT 06851, USA. [TNX N1OLO] ZD8 - Paul, ZD8V/KF4OOX will go definitively QRT around 8-10 September as he will be leaving Ascension on the 15th. QSL via home call (Paul Hutley, 298 Logan Avenue, Sharon, PA 16146, USA). [TNX QRZ-DX]

BORNEO/SPRATLY DXPEDITION ---> Bob Schenck, N2OO/9M6OO; Jani Kusmulyana, YB0US/NM6US/9M6US; Mike Mraz, N6MZ; Tom Harrell, N4XP and Paul Newberry, N4PN will be active as follows: as 9M6AAC (http://www.qsl.net/9m6aac) from Hillview Gardens (http://www.alfons.com), Sabah, East Malaysia (OC-088) on 7-11 November and again between the 25th and the 29th (including and entry in the CQ WW CW Contest); as 9M6OO from Layang-Layang Island, Spratly Islands (AS-051) on 12-18 November; as V8??? from Brunei (OC-088) on 21-25 November. The team will be attending the SEANET Convention in Brunei (18-21 November). They will have a web page set up linked from http://www.qsl.net/n2oo Contact point for this DXpedition is Bob, N2OO ([email protected]) QSL 9M6AAC and 9M6OO via N2OO (Bob Schenck, P.O. Box 345, Tuckerton, N.J. 08087-0345, USA). [TNX N2OO]

PACIFIC TRIP ---> Ron Wright, ZL1AMO will be leaving New Zealand on 8 September for Fiji, Western Samoa and Nukunono Island, Tokelau (ZK3). Plans are to operate for one week as 3D3RW, for another week as 5W1CW and for four weeks from ZK3 (starting around 24-25 September). [TNX The Daily DX] /EX S DX@WW $425WW435D 425 DX News #435 [4/5] 4 September 1999 No 435 BID: $425WW435D ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

IOTA 2000 ---> The purpose of the RSGB IOTA Millennium Programme (IOTA 2000) is to celebrate the Millennium, to promote IOTA activity and to have fun on the HF bands. The programme will be administered by the Chiltern DX Club-The UK DX Foundation on behalf of the RSGB IOTA Committee. For full details please visit http://www.cdxc.org.uk

JA POSTAGE ---> Isao, JA1-20784 reports that the current air mail postage for letters up to 25 grams from Japan to North America, Europe and Australia is 110 yen, and to South America and Africa it is 130 yen. While one US$ might not be enough (the current exchange rate is 109 yen for US$1), one IRC is all right, as 1 coupon is equivalent to one 130 yen stamp. [TNX Islands On The Web]

VK POSTAGE ---> Alan, VK4AAR reports that "Australian overseas postal charges *will rise dramatically* in the immediate future. Please act accordingly".

PATHFINDER ---> Pathfinder is a freeware tool (running on PCs with Windows 95, 98 or NT) for finding QSL information in web-accessible sources. The program is pre-loaded with the ability to search 12 popular sources of QSL information. You can modify these searches if desired, or replace them with new ones. Pathfinder can be downloaded from http://www.qsl.net/pathfinder or from ftp://ftp.swl.net/pub/oe1002419/ [TNX AA6YQ]

QSL VE9MY/p ---> Len, VE9MY reports the cards for the recent operation from Partridge Island (NA-014) will be ordered early next week. Please note that U.S. postage stamps on return envelopes in Canada are no good. All direct QSLs received this way or without return postage will be forwarded via the bureau in due time. QSL to VE9MY, whose *new* address is Len Morgan, 21 Susan Dr., Saint John, NB, E2N 1P2, Canada.

QSL VIA VA3UZ ---> Yuri, VA3UZ/UT4UZ can confirm contacts made with 6W1/N2WCQ, 6W1/KE4EKV, 9N1UZ, CF3UZ (1998), EM4U, EO5U (1993), N2WCQ, RT1U, RY1U, RY2U, US9D, UT4UZ, UT4UXW, VA3UZ and VE2IM. Please note that as of 1 August 1999 his address is Yuri Onipko, 2313 Lakeshore Blvd.W., # 1014, Etobicoke, ON, M8V 1A8, Canada. [TNX VA3UZ/UT4UZ]

US LICENCE ---> Do you want to get one? Onda Cristoni, IK4SDY, President of ARI Bologna reports an exam session will take place on either 25 or (more likely) 26 September during the XV Italian HF-DX Convention near Bologna (for details visit http://www2.comune.bologna.it/bologna/assradbo/). If interested in participating, please e-mail [email protected] as soon as possible. ------

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EHAM: Give a look to http://www.eHam.net - a brand new web site that opened its doors on 1 September. It is intended to be "a community of ham radio operators from all over the world who share ideas through chat, contribute news articles, buy & sell, take practice exams, get propagation information, DX spotting, and a variety of other applications designed for hams". There are 14 different features which deserve a visit. [TNX W4AN] LOGS: Doug, N6RT reports the following new/updated logs are now online at http://dx.qsl.net/logs: 4K9W (through 16 August), 9X0A (March 1996 through April 1998), DS5DNO (through 31 August), DU1ODX (through 31 August), ED6EIG (August 1999), IZ4AFW (through 29 August), KP2/K6RO (July 1999), KP4AH (through 28 August), VQ9CV (through 29 August), WP2Z (1999 IARU Contest). SSTV: Lots of information can be found at http://www.ping.be/on4vt/ - the web site is maintained by Danny Van Tricht, ON4VT ([email protected]), who is the editor of The Picture DX Bulletin. UKR DX TEST: Vladimir Latyshenko, UY5ZZ reports the results of the 1998 Ukrainan DX Contest are available at http://www.qsl.net/ucc ------

QSL received via direct: 3B9FR, 3B9R, 3V8BB, 3V8DJ (AF-083), 3XY7A, 4L1W, 5A1A, 5A1IC, 5H3US, 5Z4GS, 6O1Z, 8R1WD, 9M2TO, 9M2ZA, 9V8WW, A22EW, AA1BU/KP2, AP2JZB, BV7WB, BV9AAC (AS-103), C91RF/P, CE0AA, CH3HBC, CN8NK (EA5XX), CO8ZZ (AD4Z), CP6/LU9AY, D44BC, DS5RNM, DU3NXE, DU4EX, E30LA (AF-081), E30MA (AF-038), E41/OK1DPT, E44/HA1AG, E44DX (OH2BN), EA8TB, EK9AA (W6QKB), EP2MKO (UA6HCW), FO0MSN, FO0QG (OC-027, XE1L), FR5ZU/T, FT5WH, FW5WN, FY5KE, H44XX (JA5DQH), HB0/HA0HW, HK3JJH/HC4 (SA-056), HI9/N9SW, HK0F, HK3JBR/1 (SA-040), HK3JJH/0M, HL1/JI1EFP, HP3/F5PAC (NA-071), HP4/F5PAC (NA-088), IJ9/IT9SGC (IIA SR-017), IK2HTW/1 (ILIA PIE 002, 006, 007), IK2HTW/2 (ILIA LOM 009), IK2TCZ/2 (ILIA LOM-009), IL7/IK7VJX (IIA FG-001), J3/N7OV (N7OV), J68AS, JG6URG/6 (AS-036), JT1DA, N6FD/7 (NA-065), NH0E, NH6D/KH3 (N6FF), KH4/IV3NVN, KH8/N5OLS (N5JA), OY1CT, P49V, RW2F, S01A, S79FAG, S79YL, S79ZG, T30R, T32IW, T32VU, TA3DD (KB2MS), TR8CA, TY8A, UN5J, V26B, VE8C (NA-173), VK9EHH, VR2GY, VU2TMP, XF4MX, XM3PBX, XU1A, XW8KPL (JR2KDN), XX9TRR, YB0DX, YC5TML (0C-075), YC9BU, Z2/VK3DXI, ZD7CTO (KB2MS), ZD7MY, ZF1A, ZL9CI, ZP40Z, ZV0SB, ZV0SW. *****************************************************************************

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PERIOD CALL REF till 02/10 3Z60O,3Z60H,3Z60P,3Z60W,3Z0MDL: special event stations 434 till 03/10 4X2J: special station 435 till 07/09 5A30: special event station (Libya) 435 till 09/09 5B4/G3VMW and 5B4/G3ZEM: Cyprus (AS-004) 434 till 30/11 8J2POS: special event station (Japan) 431 till 08/09 9A2000B: Brioni Islands (EU-110) * by Koprivnica ARC 435 till 31/12 9A770N: special event station (Croatia) 422 till 05/09 9M2K: special millennium station 435 till 2001 9V1XE: Singapore (AS-019) * by VK3DXI 429 till 10/09 C56/G0SAH: The Gambia between * by G0SAH 434 till 04/09 DJ2MX/p: Fehmarn Island (EU-128) 433 till 05/09 FK/F6BUM: Les Pins (OC-032), New Caledonia 425 till December FT5WH: Crozet (AF-008) * by F5AGL 401 till 20/12 FT5ZJ: Amsterdam Island 399 till 04/09 GW0UIH/p and GW3XFA/p: EU-124 * by G0UIH and G3XFA 435 till 31/12 HB7OGR: special call 428 till 09/09 IA5/IK0YUJ: Giglio Island (EU-028) 427 till 04/09 ID9/I1SNW: Vulcano Island (EU-017) 427 till 04/09 ID9/I2IAU: Eolie Islands (EU-017) 429 till 2001 J87AB: St. Vincent (NA-025) * by G0GPX 425 till Dec P29BI: Bougainville Island (OC-135) * by VK4EMS 433 till January PZ5DX: Suriname * by K3BYV 433 till 08/09 R1ANF/A: Great Wall Base, South Shetlands (AN-010) 435 till 14/09 S79GI: Amirante Is (AF-033), Seychelles * by PA3GIO 431 till 08/09 SV8/HA6NL/p, SV8/HA6PS/p, SV8/HA6ZV/p: EU-052 433 till 11/09 T24DX: Tuvalu (OC-015) * by EA4DX 434 till 07/09 TF/W2SF: Iceland (EU-021) 431 till 30/11 UE0JX: special event station 435 till 27/11 XJ1: special prefix (Nova Scotia, Canada) 401 till 13/09 XX9TUP: Macau * by JM3DTY 434 till 10/09 ZD8V: Ascension Island 435 from 01/09 ZS6YG, V5, A2, Z2: African tour by W0YG 434 till 12/09 ZV7G: Santo Aleixo Island (SA-046) * by PYs 433 03/09-30/11 FO0DEH: French Polynesia and Austral Is * by ON4QM 435 04/09-06/09 JI3DST/3: Awajishima (AS-117) 435 04/09-04/12 KH4/SM6FJY: Midway (OC-030) * by SM6FJY and V63YL 429 04/09-05/10 OX/OZ8AE: Greenland (NA-018) 434 04/09-12/09 ZG2FX: Gibraltar * by G3RFX 434 04/09-05/09 All Asian SSB Contest *** 04/09-05/09 Fielday IARU Region 1 SSB *** 04/09 PSK31 Contest 428 05/09 BA1AJ,DU,HAM,BA4RC,TA,BA7IA,JA,BG7YB,YC: AS-094 435 05/09 IK8UHA, IK8VRH, IZ8ATP, IZ8DDG: Gaiola (IIA NA-007) 435 06/09-09/09 9M8DX/2: Tioman Island (AS-046) * by 9V1XE 435 06/09-20/09 V5/ZS6YG: Namibia * by W0YG 435 07/09-17/09 KH8/G4EDG and KH8/SM6CAS: American Samoa (OC-045) 435 07/09-15/09 SW5AI: Agathonisi Isl (EU-001) * by Aegean DX Club 435 07/09-17/09 TU2/F4ATM: Ivory Coast 435 08/09-25/10 3D3RW, 5W1CW, ZK3?? * by ZL1AMO 435 08/09-13/09 BI7Y: Xisha Archipelago (AS-???) * by BYs 435 10/09-12/09 JF2WXS/1 and JR2UKF/1: Hachijo Isl. (AS-043) 433 10/09-23/09 TM0G: Groix Island (EU-048) * by F6CXV 435 11/09-13/09 F: Porquerolles Island (EU-070) * by IK1TTD 435 11/09-12/09 IK2SNG, IK4RQJ, RSO, VET, XCZ, ZGY: IIA RO-012 & 007 435 11/09-12/09 IQ0A: WAE Contest (SSB) * by IK0XBX 435 11/09-12/09 Worked All Europe DX Contest (SSB) *** 12/09 EA4CBA/p: La Piedra (DIEI GU-020) * by EA4CAZ, EA4CBA 435 12/09-13/09 II2V * special A. Volta station 407 12/09-15/09 T88XW and T88XX: Palau * by JA6QXW and JA1OYP 435 13/09-16/09 3D2DX/p: Viti Levu (OC-016) * by EA4DX 433 13/09 OH0/K7BV & OH0Z: Aland Is (EU-002) * by K7BV & OH1EH 435 14/09-24/09 3C0R: Annobon (AF-039)* by 3C1GS, 3C1RV, EA5BYP, EA5YN 428 14/09-20/09 OJ0/K7BV: Market Reef (EU-053) 435 15/09-22/09 SV9: Crete (EU-015) * by ON5JE and ON4BB 435 16/09-21/09 AL7RB: Attu Island (NA-064) 435 16/09 II2V * special A. Volta station 407 18/09-10/10 9H0VRZ an others: Malta (EU-023) * by 26 PAs 435 18/09-21/09 C91RF/p: Inhaca Island (AF-066) * by DL6DQW 435 18/09-19/09 OH0JJS & OH0V (SAC CW): Aland Is * by OH6LI 435 18/09-19/09 Clipperton DX Club's Convention 427 18/09 GM DX Convention 432 18/09-19/09 Scandinavian Activity Contest (CW) *** 21/09-26/09 VK9: Rowley Shoals (OC-???) * by VK6LC and others 431 23/09-10/10 3B8/PA3EPD, PA0VHA, PB0AIT, PE1ALV: Mauritius (AF-049) 433 23/09-25/09 JI3DST/4: Oki Archipelago (AS-041) 435 23/09-03/10 T31T, T31K, T31YL: Central Kiribati (OC-043) 431 24/09-26/09 OD: Ramkin Island (AS-108) * by ODs 435 25/09-26/09 OH0JJS & OH0V (SAC SSB): Aland Is * by OH6LI 435 25/09 W1NLK: Sheffield Island (NA-136) 435 25/09-26/09 >>> BOLOGNA: XV ITALIAN HF-DX CONVENTION <<< 433 /EX

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3C0 - The 14-29 September 3C0R DXpedition to Annobon Island (AF-039) [425DXN 428] is confirmed to be on schedule. The team will be leaving Sao Tome on Monday (13 September) morning, after collecting the generators, fuel, food and some hardware which have already arrived there. The team has been provided with propagation charts for USA West-Mid-East Coast, Caribbean, South America, Africa, West-Central-Eastern Europe, Mid Asia, Japan, Alaska, Hawaii, South Pacific and Australia. Look for 3C0R to be active with four stations on the following suggested frequencies: 28395, 24945, 21295, 18135, 14195, 7065 and 3799 kHz SSB; 28025, 24895, 21025, 18075, 14025, 10105, 7005, 3505 and 1833 CW; 21085 and 14085 kHz RTTY. Six metres activity will depend on propagation (suggested frequency is 50110 kHz). The logs will be available on line after the operation. QSL via EA5FVY either direct (Angel Garcia Mendoza, P.O. Box 3045, 03080 Alicante, Spain) or through the bureau. The web page for the DXpedition is at http://web.jet.es/lynx/annobon/annobon.htm [TNX EA5BY] 4U1ITU - Amadeo, EA5FFC will be active from 4U1ITU between 13 and 24 September. He plans to operate on all beands, including WARC, on SSB and CW. QSL via 4U1ITU. [TNX EA5BD] 9A - 9A5V, 9A3VM and 9A5KV will be active as home call/p from Kolocep Island (EU-016, CI-038 for the Croatian Islands Award) on 17-19 September and from Lopud Island (EU-016, CI-057) on 24-26 September. [TNX 9A7Z] 9X - Operator Vladimir Legoshin will be active as 9X/RE3A from Rwanda starting around 15 September while on a humanitarian mission. Plans are to operate "for several months" on 10, 15 and 20 metres. QSL via RW3AH (Andy Fyodoroff, P.O. Box 899, Moscow 127018, Russia). [TNX The Daily DX] BY - Special event station BT0A is active from the geographic centre of Asia starting around until around 08.00 UTC on 13 September. [TNX The Daily DX] BY - The BI7Y DXpedition to Xisha Archipelago (AS-???), previously planned on 8-13 September [425DXN 435], has been postponed. On 10 September team member BA1AJ, currently active as BA1AJ/7 from Hainan Island (AS-094), was heard saying the operation will take place "next week". E4 - Ayar, OZ6ACD is back in Hebron, Palestine and plans to operate as E44/OZ6ACD after 17 September. QSL via OZ1ACB. [TNX The Daily DX] EY - The Tajik Amateur Radio League is using special call EY11OO to celebrate 1100 years of the first Tajik state founded by Ismoili Somoni. Activity is planned to take place on all HF bands CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK31, SSTV. QSL via DJ1SKO. I - IK3RIY, IK3ZAW, I3BQC, IK3GHW, and IW3GH will be active from EU-130 on 11 September. [TNX IK3RIY] I - Mauro, IV3HAX reports he will participate in the WAE SSB Contest (11-12 September) as IQ3X. QSL direct to IV3HAX (Mauro Lizzi, P.O.Box 1, 33034 Fagagna-UD, Italy) or via bureau to IV3SKB. I - Weather permitting, I5OYY, I5UKA, IK5JAN and IK5ONY will be active as I5OYY/IA5 from Pianosa Island (EU-028, IIA LI-016) on 11-12 September. QSL via I5OYY. [TNX IK5JAN] I - IK4HPU, IK4ZGY and possibly IK4RSO and IK4XCL will be active from Guardiola Island (IIA SP-???) on 12 September. If the weather is bad, the operation will be postponed until 3 October. QSL via bureau to IK4HPU. [TNX IK4HPU] JA - Look for 7K4FGQ/1 to be active (40 and 21 metres SSB) from Hachijo Island (AS-043) between 9 and 13 September. QSL via home call. [TNX JI6KVR] /EX S DX@WW $425WW436B 425 DX News #436 [2/5] 11 September 1999 No 436 $425WW436B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

OD - Ali, JY4NE will be active as OD/JY4NE from Lebanon between 10 September and the end of the month. QSL via KB6NAN. [TNX The Daily DX]. OH0 - Jukka, OH6LI reports that OH0V [425DXN 435] will now be participating in the SAC CW Contest (18-19 September, 12-12 UTC) as a Multi-Multi entry. Look for them around 3507, 3527, 7007, 7027, 14027, 21027 and 28027 kHz. Various OH0 calls will be available outside contest hours mainly on WARC bands. QSL OH0V via OH4JLV either direct (Antti Tiittala, Akselinkatu 14A, 57130 Savonlinna, Finland) or through the bureau. T8 - Jim, JA3AJ/N7EIU and Kazu, JA3ART/N3JJ will be active (mainly on 10 and 6 metres) respectively as T88MM and T88JJ from Palau (OC-009) between 15 and 19 September. QSL via home calls either direct or through the bureau. [TNX JA3ART] UN - Leo, UN2O is active (all bands CW and SSB) as UO100OIL until 15 September. The special call is for the 100 years of Oil Industry in Kazakstan. QSL via P.O. Box 1, Atyrau 465002, Kazakstan. VK8 - Stuart, VK8NSB confirms the operation from Melville (OC-173) and Crocker (OC-229) islands will take place on 4-9 and 11-16 November [425DXN 432]. Team members are Stuart/VK8NSB, Peter/VK8PDG, Allan/VK2NNN and Extra Class operator Peter/ZL1HN. Plans are to to have four stations running on 10-80 metres SSB, CW, RTTY. A fifth operator would be welcome: if you want to join the team, please contact Stuart at [email protected] as soon as possible. QSL direct to VK9NS or through the VK8 bureau. The web page for the operation is at http://www.rustman.com/IOTA VP5 - Chris, HB9CYV and Martin, HB9CYN will be active (on 10-160 metres SSB and CW) as VP5/HB9CYV and VP5/HB9CYN from North Caicos (NA-002) between 16 and 26 September. QSL via home calls, either direct (outside Europe 2$ or 2 IRCs) or through the bureau. The addresses are Chris Zeller, Jaegerstr. 19, CH-8200 Schaffhausen, Switzerland (HB9CYV) and Martin Ghermi, Wyden 5, CH-5242 Birr, Switzerland (HB9CYN). Logs will be available at http://mypage.bluewin.ch/hb9cyn [TNX HB9CYN] W - Eight operators from the Michigan DX Association will be active as KC8MHX from Beaver Island (USI MI032L, it does not count for IOTA) on 10-17 September. QSL via W8VOM at MDXA-BEAVER, O-947 Lake Michigan Dr, Grand Rapids, MI 49544, USA. The web site for the MDA is at http://members.tripod.com/~CYBERHAM/WMDXA.html [TNX W8VOM] W - Tony, WF1N and Lou, W1DIG will be active (10, 15 and 20 metres SSB) from Appledore Island, Isles of Shoals (NA-148) between around 19 UTC on 17 September and around 12 UTC on the 20th. QSL via home calls either direct or through the bureau. [TNX WF1N] XU - Andy, G4ZVJ will be in Cambodia from 15 September for approximately 10 days and has applied for an XU licence (call unknown yet). Activity will be CW only. After XU, Andy will operate as DU3/G4ZVJ and HS0/G4ZVJ up to 6 October. QSL via G4ZVJ. [TNX G4ZVJ] Z3 - YL operator IV3FSG is going to Skopje, Macedonia on a humanitarian mission until around the end of the month. She hopes to be active as Z38/IV3FSG on SSB and RTTY. QSL via home call. ------

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ARAC: The web site for the Amateur Radio Association of the Democratic Republic of Congo is at http://www.multimania.com/aracongo/index.htm QSL DBASE: Boye Christensen, OZ7C has updated his QSL DBase (which now contains 230,372 unique records) for Packet Cluster. You can download oz7c0999.exe at http://www.muurkrant.com/pi4com/QSLDatabase/index.html A search engine is available at http://www.hammall.com [TNX OZ7C, [email protected]] /EX S DX@WW $425WW436C 425 DX News #436 [3/5] 11 September 1999 No 436 $425WW436C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

FAKES ---> Michael Bondarev, UA6LU (President of Rostov-on-Don region radioclub) reports the "official information" coming from the local licencing authorities about RV6LAH, whose licence has not been "released to anybody". RV6LAH has been claimed as the QSL manager for EP3LAH, EP/RA6LGM and EK1X: save your time and money!

MOST WANTED SURVEY ---> Carl Smith, N4AA is conducting the 1999 DX Magazine Most Wanted Survey. If you want to send Carl the ones you need, please visit his web site at http://www.dxpub.com and from the home page go directly to the survey. The results will be published in the January/February 2000 issue of The DX Magazine. They will also be posted to the web site around 1 February. [TNX N4AA]

QSL 1A0KM & HV4NAC ---> QSL manager Francesco Valsecchi, IK0FVC reports he is receiving several complaints, especially from the U.S., about his QSLling for these two stations. Francesco (often helped out by Ugo, I0CUT) usually mails the cards from the Vatican Post Office once every 30/45 days and if you do not receive your card(s) within a reasonable time, it is because he has not received your request. He is aware some problems occurred with the Italian post administration and last week he went personally to the Post Office to complain. If you are still waiting for your card(s), please send him another request - do not enclose any green stamp or IRC, just a SAE. [TNX IK0FVC]

QSL 8Q7AM ---> Jose, EA5MB reports he is the new QSL manager for 8Q7AM. He has the logs from 1994 (available at http://www.ctv.es/USERS/ea5mb).

QSL P29VHX ---> Uwe, DJ9HX made 8280 QSOs during his recent trip to four Papua New Guinea groups: 2330 from OC-153, 2558 from OC-008, 906 from OC-025, 2486 from OC-034. He expects to process direct cards before Christmas. Bureau cards can be requested at [email protected] [TNX DJ9HX]

QSL YI1AK ---> Cards for contacts made before 4 December 1996 should be sent direct to A. Karim Hadi, P.O. Box 7476, Baghdad, Iraq as Russ, AD5W does not have any logs before that date. [TNX The Daily DX]

QSL VIA PA3GIO ---> Cards for S79GI and all of Bert's operations should be sent to PA3GIO either direct (Bert vd Berg, Parkln 38, Woudenberg 3931 KK, The Netherlands) or through the PA bureau. Do NOT use his address in the U.S.!

T32DT ---> Helmut, DL9MFU reports he is not the QSL manager for this station. ------

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======CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER ======3C1GS EA5BYP EJ8IM N9TGR PY4CEL PY4KL 3D2CB/R OK1CF EL2WW ON5NT R1ANF/A RK1PWA 3D2KT OK1KT EM1U UT7UA RI9C UA9CDV 3W7TK OK1HWB EM4U VA3UZ RK3DZJ/1 RA3DEJ 3XY2A ON4QY EN130I UT1IZA RS9O UA9OBA 3Z0AIR SP7LZD EO0GLH US4QWA RT1U VA3UZ 3Z0BLY SP2PMW EO1000UT UR7UT RX9W RW9WA 3Z0MDL SP2UUU EO5U (93) VA3UZ RY1U VA3UZ 3Z0MMS SP7LZD EO8IL UT8IO RY2U VA3UZ 3Z0RP SP4KGB EP2MKP UA6HPR S01A EA2JG 3Z1NQF SP1NQF ER0F UX0FF S21YJ SM5VZS 3Z5PW DL3KDC ES0DX DL6QK S79GI PA3GIO 3Z60H SP2FJN ES75M ES1QD SI9AM SM3CVM 3Z60O SP2HJN ES80Q ES5RY SN0KM SP2BIK 3Z60P SP2AYC EW2CR NF2K SN2KM SP2BIK 3Z60W SP2BNJ EY9/RA3OO DJ1SKO SO1VAF DL7VAF 4L1UN IK7JTF EZ8CQ I2JSB SU1CS 9K2CS 4L8A OZ1HPS FK/F5CW F5PED SU9ZZ OM3TZZ 4N0X YU7KMN FK/F6BUM F2VX SV0IE DL2YAG 4N1EA YU1EFG FM5WC F3WC SV2AEL/SV8 SV2AEL 4S7DA W3HNK FO0DEH ON4QM SV8/DJ8OB/P DJ8OB 5A30 K1WY FO0MSN JL6MSN T24DX EA4CP 5B4/G3VMW G3VMW FO0SAL EA5XX T32BI KH6DFW 5B4/G3ZEM G3ZEM FO5QG XE1L T32RT WC5P 5H3US WA8JOC FT5YG F5LBL T88JR JH3FJG 5H8TL W7RNF FT5ZJ F2YT T88ME 7N1RTO 5N0ZKD OK1KN FY5FU F5PAC T88XW JA6QXW 5N3CPR SP5CPR FY5GS F6FNU T88XX JA1OYP 5R8FL F5TBA GB2MUL GI0DVU T94DO DJ2MX 5U7DG K4SE GX6YB G3SWH TA/XE1HR XE1HR 5W0VV OK1KT H2E SM0TGG TA1FA TA1AL 6K0ZS IK2DUW HD6DX EA4URE TA2DS/0 WA3HUP 6W1/KE4EK VA3UZ HI3CR AD4Z TE8CI TI5KD 6W1/N2WCQ VA3UZ HI3JH AD4Z TM8TON F5KKU 7S1LGT SM1TDE HI3K AD4Z TP10CE F6FQK 8Q7KY JA2BDR HI4M AD4Z TP4CE F6FQK 8Q7SN JA2GQT HK136P HK6LRP TR8VP F6FNU 8Q7TV F6BEE HL0YDM HL5FUA TX8LH VK4FW 8Q7YS JA2BDR HS0/G3VFU W3HNK UE0JX RA0JX /EX S DX@WW $425WW436D 425 DX News #436 [4/5] 11 September 1999 No 436 $425WW436D ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** ======

9A2000B 9A7K HS1NIV W1ZS UE2FLT UA2FM 9G1MR IK3HHX HS2CRU DL2FDK UE3DZS RK3FV 9H3WD OK1AD HS4BPQ E21EIC UE9WAA RW9WA 9H8E HB9DLE HU4U EA4URE UN7FK W3HNK 9K2/KA1FF KA1FFO HZ1AB K8PYD UO100OIL UN2O 9K2/SP5UA SP5PBE I8/IK8YVG IK8YFU UP100A UN5A 9M2JI JK1AJX IE9/IT9OPS IT9ABY UR3IWA KI6T 9M2K 9M2AA II2I IK2LOL US9D VA3UZ 9M2PS HB9AAP II2V I2ARN UT4UXW VA3UZ 9M2TD JR4PDP II4R IK4UOP UT4UZ VA3UZ 9M8CC PB0ALB IO4I IK4QIB V51LK DJ4LK 9M8DX/2 9V1XE IQ2A I2UIY V73CW AC4G 9N1UZ VA3UZ IU9C IT9HLC V73MSM N8MSM 9V1XE DL2DBR J41LH SV3AGQ V85SS JA4ENL 9V8BG JL1MWI J43DIG DJ8OT VE1/DH8IAT DH8IAT 9V8YC AA5BT J45KLN SM0CMH VE2IM VA3UZ A35LU K1LU J47LHA SV7CO VP2MDD M0AEP A35RK W7TSQ JW/DJ3KR DH3MH VP5/KM9D OM2SA A35TU K1LU JY4NE KB6NAN VP6YL K6RPF A45XU W3HNK JY4NE/OD5 KB6NAN VP8LGT VP8LP A61AO N1DG JY9NX JH7FQK VQ9GB K7GB A61AP IK7JTF K5FUV/KH0 K1NO VQ9QM W4QM A61AS YO3FRI K7ASU/KH9 K7ASU VQ9SF VQ9IO A92BE W3HNK KH0/JN1QXT JN1QXT VU3HCF VU2IIH A92GJ N1SHM KH0/JN1WTK JN1WTK VY0TA VE2BQB AH6PN/HR6 W7TSQ KH0/JN1WXW JN1WXW W2SF/TF W2SF AY0N LU2NI KH2D K8NA WP3X W3FG BA1DU/7 W3HC KH6/K2PLF K2PLF XE1/N8SHZ N8SHZ BA7QT W3HNK KM9D/C6A OM2SA XX9SC XX9AU C56/G0SAH G0SAH L27DIR LU7DIR XX9TEP K8EP C56EL ON4CEL L27DSY LU7DSY XX9TUP JL3VUL CF3UZ (98) VA3UZ N2WCQ VA3UZ YC0IEM VK4FW CN2BR F5IQG NH6D/KH3 N6FF YI1AK AD5W CN8KD EA5XX NP3WS WP4HNN YI1FLY KK3S CO2JZ XE1CI OD5PI IK7JTF YI1SEA WA3HUP CO6XN HK6DOS OE2S OE2VEL YN9HAU HR1RMG CO8DM KU9C OH0EA OH2KMG Z2/DL6DQW/P DL6DQW CO8LY EA7ADH OH0JJS OH6LI Z24S W3HNK CP6XE IK6SNR OH0V OH4JLV ZC4ATC 5B4YX CY9RF K8RF OL2W OK1AD ZD8V KF4OOX D2GG CT1GG OL5Y OK1MG ZF2CQ W7TZ D2YY CT1GG OT6P ON7RN ZG2FX G3RFX DA1LDN ON4LDN OT7P ON7RN ZK1KTT OK1KT DS0GL HL1VAU OT8P ON7RN ZP8/LU5YBU ZP8YA E21CJN W3PP OT9P ON7RN ZS6Z ZS6EZ E44A KB6NAN OY4LY K3JA ZS8D ZS6EZ EA4ENB/p EA4CBA P29BI VK4EJ ZV7G PY7MEU EA9AU EA9IB P29CC K1WY ZW2Z PY2ZI ED1LET EA1ATT P29KPH K5YG ZW5B PY5EG ED2GPL EA2CBY P29VHX DJ9HX ZW5VB PP5VB ED5VRA EA5URA P39P 5B4ES ZW7FC PS7KM ED7LCR EA7URU PQ5L PP5LL ZX4C PY1ARS/4 ED9CCA EA9CE PR5L PP5LL ZY5YZ PP5LL ------

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4K6AB Victor S. Kaysyn, A Navoi Str 22 kv 26, 370072 Baku, Azerbaijan 4L1W Georgian Independent Radio Club "IVERIA", P.O. Box 49, 380002 Tbilisi, Georgia 7L1MFS Hiroshi "Yoh" Yoshida, P.O. Box 1445, Bangkok 10500, Thailand 9M2KT Phoa Kia Teck, P. O. Box 178, 10720 Penang, Malaysia 9M2VZ Moay Siew Loon, 17, Lorong Tenang, 11600 Penang, Malaysia 9V1JA Naoshi Oinuma, 43 Jurong East Ave. 1, # 18-02, Singapore 60778, Singapore 9V1XE Mirek Rozbicki, 7 Seletar Terrace, Singapore 806908 BA4DW David Y. J. Zhou, P. O. Box 040-088, Shanghai 200040, China BA7JA P.O. Box 1713, Guangzhou 510600, People's Republic of China BD5ENA S. H. Shen, 5 Gaotabu Road, Chongfu, Zhen, Tong Xiang, Zhejiang 314511, China BD7LV Huang Zai Wei, P. O. Box 652, Guangzhou 510220, China BG4RCF Wang Yu Ping, P. O. Box 538, Nanjing 210029, China BY4CCM P. O. Box 150-602, Shanghai 202150, China CT1END Jose Carlos B. Nora, Urb. Massam Norte Lt.72 2.Dto., Casal da Barota, 2745 Belas, Portugal D44BC Julio, P.O. Box 36, Mindelo, Republic of Cape Verde, via Portugal DF5WA/6Y5 Berthold Faisst, Hegelstrasse 3, D-55122 Mainz, Germany DS1ILV P. O. Box 54, Dongjak, Seoul 156-600, Korea DS2KPB Park Chul Soo, P. O. Box 63, Inchon 400-600, Korea DS4NMP 105-803 Ilsung Apt., 522 Pyoung-Hwa Dong 1 Ga, Wansangu, Chonju 560-280, Korea DU3NHK Noboru Kobayakawa, 650 Pinatubo St., Clarkview, Angeles City 2009, Philippines DU8DJ Alfredo C. Sarau, P. O. Box 275, Zamboanga City 7000, Philippines /EX S DX@WW $425WW436E 425 DX News #436 [5/5] 11 September 1999 No 436 $425WW436E ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** ======

E20GJW Pornchai Olarikded, P. O. Box 1090, Bangkok 10903, Thailand EA4CP Jose Diaz, Doce de Octubre #4, E-28009 Madrid, Spain EX8F Vlad Y. Sudakov, Box 2, Kara-Balta 5, 722030 Kyrgystan FO5PI Laurent Fievre, B. P. 110 402, F-98709 Mahina, France FO5QS Patrick Freys, Box 643, F-98731 Fare, Huahine, France HH2SJR via Javier, P.O. Box 349, Benidorm 03500, Spain HL0RRC P. O. Box 188, Mokpo 530-360, Korea HL1CG Song, Gae Hwa APT 107-305, Bang Hwa 3 Dong, Seoul 157-781, Korea HL1OYF P. O. Box 54, Dongjak, Seoul 156-600, Korea HL1SRJ P. O. Box 54, Dongjak, Seoul 156-600, Korea HL1SYB P. O. Box 54, Dongjak, Seoul 156-600, Korea HL2KAK Sung-Rok Cho, 308-502, Sung Po-Dong, Ansan 425-040, Korea HL3ADI Bae Jung-Ho, P. O. Box 50, Taejon 300-600, Korea HL3QZH Kyung-Jin Yoon, 62-14 Sinsok-Ri, Hapdok-Eup, Tangjin 343-900, Korea HL4CRV Hak Goh Lee, P. O. Box 188, Mokpo 530-360, Korea HL4GXA Kang Young Kwi, 105-803 Ilsung Apt., 522 Pyoung-Hwa Dong 1 Ga, Wansangu, Chonju 560-280, Korea HL4RAE P. O. Box 188, Mokpo 530-360, Korea HR1RTF Rodney, P. O. Box 436, Tegucigalpa, Honduras IT9NGN P.O. Box 16, 98042 Pace del Mela - ME, Italy JA1JCF Nobushige Hyakutake, 4-5-12 Egota, Nakano-Ku, Tokyo 165-0022, Japan JA4PXE Joe S. Kuwahara, 1-74 Midorimachi, Tokuyama 745-0075, Japan JE5WJM Hiroyuki Maeda, 2430-1 Kawahigashi-Kami, Kagawa-Cho 761-1706, Japan JI3DST Takeshi Funaki, 2-18-26 Hannan-cho, Abeno-ku, Osaka 545-0021, Japan JL3VUL Hideki Noma, 15-15 Fujigadai, Himeji, 670-0066 Japan K1WY K1WY DX Association, P.O. Box 90, 9900 Eeklo, Belgium K1WY K1WY DX Association, P.O. Box 2644, Hartford, CT 06146-2644, USA K2PLF Marty Green, 1950 Mount Horeb Road, Street, MD 21154-1006, USA KB6NAN Dianna R. Killeen, P.O. Box 911, Pescadero, CA 94060-0911, USA KF4OOX Paul L. Hutley, 298 Logan Avenue, Sharon, PA 16146, USA LU7DIR Jose E. Campos, P.O. Box 26, 1650 San Martin - Buenos Aires, Argentina LU7DSY Carlos Almiron, Box 709, 8000 Bahia Blanca, Argentina LV2V Radio Club General Roca, P.O. Box 34, 8332 General Roca - RN, Argentina LX1TI Carlo Trezzi, P. O. Box 117, L-4901 Bascharage, Luxembourg OH4JLV Antti Tiittala, Akselinkatu 14A, 57130 Savonlinna, Finland OH6LI Jukka Klemola, Aarontie 5, 31400 Somero, Finland ON4QM Marcel Dehonin, Eversestraat 130, B-1932 Saint-Stevens-Woluwe, Belgium PJ2/KF6JSP Bob Hervatine, 31868 Ruth Hill Toad, Squaw Valley, CA 93675, USA PY7MEU Eglaube Rocha, Box 322, 50001-970 Recife-PE, Brazil RA0JX Vladimir I. Babynin, P.O. Box 1, Zeya-3, Amurskaya Obl., 676200, Russia RK1PWA Nick Shapkin, P.O. Box 73, 164744 Amderma, Arkhangelskaja, Russia RW1AI Mikhail I. Piskizjov, P.O. Box 2, St. Petersburg, 195009, Russia SV1AMH Dimitris Verrios, K. Theotoki 2, GR-114 01 Athens, Greece SV1CIB Dimitris Lianos, P. O. Box 127, GR-301 00 Agrinio, Greece SV1EPI John Vrellos, 64 S. Karageorga Str., GR-166 75 Glyfada, Greece SV1RK Michalis Krideras, P. O. Box 87535, GR-185 07 Pireaus, Greece SV2AEL P.O. Box 22013, Thessaloniki 55310, Greece SV2BXY Antonis Kambakis, 3, Omirou str., GR-566 26 Thessaloniki, Greece SV2DFA Papadopoulos Giannis, Eteokleous 40, GR-542 50 Thessaloniki, Greece SV7/UY0MF George V. Sobolevsky, P. O. Box 135, Lugansk 348042, Ukraine TI5KD Carlos William Diez, Box 195, Belen Heredia 4005, Costa Rica TK5NJ Alexandre Pellegrinetti, B. P. 223, F-20179 Ajaccio, France UA6HPR Alan Latyshev, P. O. Box 999, Stavropol 355044, Russia V51AS Frank Steinhauser, P. O. Box 2516, Swakopmund, Namibia V63AO Box 607, Kosrae 96944, Micronesia VA3UZ Yuri Onipko, 2313 Lakeshore Blvd.W., # 1014, Etobicoke, ON, M8V 1A8, Canada VE9MY Len Morgan, 21 Susan Drive, Saint John, NB, E2N 1P2, Canada VK9NS Jim Smith, P.O. Box 90, Norfolk Island, NI 2899, Australia VP2MHN John Nistico, 29 Crown Street, Deer Park, NY 11729, USA VP5/K8JIF Ed Matthews, 5030 Sharon Hill Drive, Columbus, OH 43235, USA VP8LP Bob McLeod, PO Box 474, 75 Davis Street, Stanley, Falkland Islands VU2ABE Abie Kenneth Alexander, Norabie Cottage, G. P. O. Box 73, Shillong 793 001, India VU2CVS V. S. N. Chowdary, Sri Annapurna Rice Mill, Edida Road, Mandapeta 533 308, India VU2IIH Indian Institute of Hams, P. O. Box 1927, Bangalore 560 019, India YC0GJS Gjellani Joostman Sutama, P. O. Box 6122 JKPMT, Jakarta 10310, Indonesia YC4TUU Helmi Machmud, P. O. Box 51/TK, Lampung 35211-A, Indonesia YC5YAS S. Madaruddin, Jl. Riau No. 04 Bengkong PLTD, Batam 29432, Indonesia *****************************************************************************

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S DX@WW $425WW437A 425 DX News #437 [1/5] 18 September 1999 No 437 BID: $425WW437A ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

3B8 - ON4LAC will be active (on 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10 metres SSB) as 3B8/ON4LAC from Mauritius Island (AF-049) between 1 and 28 October. [TNX F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX] 3C0 - 3C0R became active from Annobon after 20.00 UTC on 15 September. The team has already had several problems: rough seas which delayed their departure from Sao Tome, sea-sickness, one of their three laptops damaged during a thunderstorm, a problem to a generator which prevented them from using the amplifers (but it should have been fixed by now). QSL via EA5FVY (Angel Garcia Mendoza, P.O. Box 3045, 03080 Alicante, Spain). [TNX EA5BY] 4X - Jan, 4X1VF and other operators will be active (with three stations on 10, 15 and 20 metres CW and SSB) as 4Z0A from Akhziv Island (AS-100) between 05.30 UTC and 14.00 UTC on 23 October. QSL via 4Z5DW. [TNX 4X1VF] 7Q7 - Ely, IN3VZE will be active as 7Q7CE from Malawi between 25 September and 15 October. He will operate on 10, 15 (+/- 21268 kHz), 20 (+/- 14268 kHz) and 40 metres SSB. QSL via IN3VZE (Ely Camin, Corso 3 Novembre 136/2, 38100 Trento - TN, Italy). [TNX IN3XUG] 8Q7 - The dates for G3VMW's activity as 8Q7SW from the Maldives (AS-013) [425DXN 434] are 26 September-11 October. He will operate on 10-160 metres, CW only. QSL via G3VMW. [TNX EA5BD & EADX] 9M2 - Mirek, 9V1XE is again active as 9M8DX/2 until 8 October. Please note that this time he does NOT operate from Tioman Island (AS-046), but from Kuala Lumpur. QSL for 9M8DX/2 do NOT go via Mirek's QSL manager (DL4DBR) but to 9V1XE, either direct (Mirek Rozbicki, 7 Seletar Terrace, Singapore 806908) or through the bureau. [TNX 9V1XE] 9M2 - Tex, 9M2TO/JA0DMV and his son JF0GEV will be active (mainly on 10-40 metres CW) from Redang Island (AS-073) between 18 and 21 September. QSL via the bureau to JA0DMV or direct to 9M2TO. [TNX The Daily DX] BY - The BI7Y DXpedition to Yangxing Island, Xisha Archipelago (AS-???) has been slowed by bad weather. The team on Hainan Island is waiting for weather conditions to improve and the activity is now expected to take place on 18-20 September. [TNX BA1DU] F - Look for TP50CE to be active from the Radio Club of the Council of Europe on 24-26 September. QSL via F6FQK. [TNX The Daily DX] FO0_mar- Juan Carlos, EA2ABQ is active as FO0SAL from the Marquesas (OC-027) until 23 September. QSL via EA5XX (Julio Volpe O'Neil, P.O. Box 4062, Alicante 03080, Spain). [TNX EA5XX] FP - Henry, KE1AC and Tony, LA9VDA will be active as FP/LA9VDA from St.Pierre et Miquelon (NA-032) between 20 October and 2 November. Look for them on 160-6 metres CW, SSB, RTTY and SSTV. They plan to get a FP5 call for the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. QSL via LA9VDA (Trond Johannessen, Helgedalen 13, N-1528 Moss, Norway). [TNX LA9VDA] HL_ssh - Oleg, R1ANF expected to operate as R1ANF/A from Chinese Antarctic base "Great Wall" until 15 September. After that he plans to be active from the Korean Antarctic base located on King George Island, South Shetlands (AN-010). QSL via RK1PWA (Nick Shapkin, P.O.Box 73, 164744 Amderma, Arkhangelskaja, Russia). [TNX RX9TX] I - Walter, IN3XUG will be active (40, 20 and 15 metres SSB) as ID9/IN3XUG from Stromboli (EU-017, IIA ME-016) between 16 and 23 September. QSL via home call. [TNX IN3XUG] I - Special event station II6FII will be active from Jesi (Ancona) on 18-26 September during the proceedings of a congress on propagation. QSL via IK6LLE either direct (ARI, P.O. Box 340, 60035 Jesi - AN, Italy) or through the bureau. [TNX IK6PYS] I - Weather and sea conditions permitting, Antonello/IK2DUW, Agostino/IK2FIQ, Michele/IK2GPQ, Massimo/IZ2CPT and Fabrizio/IZ1CCI will be active from either Scoglio Corvaccino (IIA SP-007, not IOTA) and/or Scoglio Viciatiello (IIA SP-008, not IOTA) on 19 September. [TNX IK2DUW] I - Alberto, IK4HPU reports that the IIA activity from La Guardiola (IIA SP-???) [425DXN 436] is now scheduled to take place on 19 September. The operators will be IK4HPU, IK4ZGY and possibly IK4RSO and IK4XCL. QSL via bureau to IK4HPU. I - Special event station IROMFP (Millennium For Peace) will be active on 23 and 24 September. QSL via IK0AZG. [TNX IK0AZG] JA - JARL club station JR0YJL will be active from Awashima (AS-117) on 28-29 September (15 and 40 metres SSB only). QSL via JARL or direct to JE0SQP (Syun Furuyama, 5179-72 Tanaka, Niigata 951-8103, Japan). [TNX JI6KVR] /EX S DX@WW $425WW437B 425 DX News #437 [2/5] 18 September 1999 No 437 BID: $425WW437B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

JA - Look for JH0BLI/6 to be active from Okinawa (AS-017) on 9-10 October. QSL via JH0BLI either direct (Norio Sekiguchi, 992-4 Sakai, Niigata-city, Niigata 950-2042, Japan) or through the bureau. [TNX JI6KVR] JA - Look for JQ1SUO/1 to be active (on 10-160 metres SSB and CW) from Oshima (AS-008) between 9 and 11 October. QSL via JQ1SUO (Eiji Shinoda, 17-3-3 Tomisato, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-0081, Japan). [TNX JI6KVR] KH4 - Dick, W4ZYV is expected to be active as KH4/W4ZYV from Midway (OC-030) starting around 22 September for three months. [TNX The Daily DX] KH6 - Mike, NO8C will be signing KH6/NO8C (on 10 metres CW and SSB) from Hawaii (OC-019) between 3 and 9 October. [TNX NO8C] LA - Special event station LA1IARU will be active (SSB and CW) from Lillehammer during the IARU Region I Conference between 19 and 25 September. [TNX The Daily DX] OH0 - Ben/OH3TY, Reijo/OH3WK, Tony/OH1TD and Carl/OH6XY plan to be active (on CW, SSB and RTTY) from the Aland Islands (EU-002) for about six days starting on 21 September. They will participate in the CQ WW DX RTTY Contest as OH0XY. QSL via OH6XY (Carl Ikaheimo, Lansiranta 29, FIN-02880 Veikkola, Finland). [TNX The Daily DX] PJ2 - Joeke, PA0VDV will be active as PJ2/PA0VDV from Curacao (SA-006), Netherlands Antilles between 7 October and 15 November. He plans to operate CW only on all HF bands (but probably not on 160 metres), with special attention to WARC. QSL via PA0VDV either direct (Joeke van der Velde, Delleburen 1, 8421 RP Oldeberkoop, Netherlands) or through the bureau. [TNX PA0VDV] PY - Look for ZY7G to be active (10-80 metres, SSB and CW) from Forte do Brum (DFH PE 05) on 19-22 September. QSL to Fundacao Gilberto Freire, Rua Dois Irmaos 320, Recife/PE, 52071-440, Brazil. [TNX PS7AB & PP5SZ] PY - Look for ZW7G to be active (10-80 metres, SSB and CW) from Itamaraca Island (SA-046, DIB 18) on 24-27 September. QSL to Fundacao Gilberto Freire, Rua Dois Irmaos 320, Recife/PE, 52071-440, Brazil. [TNX PS7AB & PP5SZ] SV5 - Geza, HA4XG will be active (CW and SSB) as SV5/HA4XG/p from Rhodes (EU-001) between 28 September and 5 October. QSL via home call either direct or through the bureau. [TNX HA0HW] T31 - Suggested frequencies for the Double Trouble DXpedition [425DXN 419] to Kanton Island, Central Kiribati (OC-043) are: 3795, 7045, 14145, 14245, 18145, 21245, 24945 and 28445 kHz SSB; 1825, 3505, 7005, 10125, 14005, 18075, 21005, 24895, 28005 and 50110 kHz CW; 14080, 21080 and 28080 kHz RTTY. Look for T31T, T31K and T31YL to be active between 23 September and 3 October. QSL T31K and T31T via SM6CAS (Nils-Goran Persson, Box 2050, 436 02 Hovas, Sweden). QSL T31YL via SM6WYN (Ulrika Persson, Jarnmyntsgatan 7, 4 tr, 414 79 Goteborg, Sweden). The web site for the DXpedition is at http://www.qsl.net/t31t [TNX LA7MFA] T7 - A group of operators from ARI Frascati (namely I0DJV, IK0WDG, IK0ZCW, IZ0BTV, IW0BEC, IW0BNI and IW0GLC) will be active as T71SM from San Marino on 9 and 10 October. QSL via T70A (P.O. Box 77, 47031 Repubblica di San Marino). [TNX IZ0BAK] TY - Eddie, W6/G0AZT plans to be active (RTTY and some SSB on 20 and 40 metres) as TY1RY from Benin between 22 and 29 September. He will participate in the CQ WW RTTY DX Contest. QSL direct to W6/G0AZT (Eddie Schneider, Box 5194, Richmond, CA 94805, USA). [TNX W6/G0AZT] V2 - John, K3TEJ and Bud, AA3B will be active (on 10-160 metres, WARC bands included) as V26KW and V26K from Antigua (NA-100) between 22 and 29 November. They will participate in the CQ WW CW DX Contest as V26K. QSL V26K via AA3B, QSL V26KW via K3TEJ. [TNX K3TEJ] V3 - Delta DX Association members Mike/W5ZPA (V31MP), Wondy/K5KR (V31KR), Stan/W5JYK (V31YK), and Don/W5FKX (V31KX) will be active from Ambergris Caye (NA 073), Belize between 7 and 12 October. They plan to on 10-80 metres CW, SSB and RTTY, with a possibility of some 6 metre activity as well. An attempt will also be made to activate one of the Turneffe Islands (NA 123) if transportation can be arranged. QSL via home calls. [TNX W5FKX] VE - Richard, VE2DX will be active as VX2DX from Iles Aux Coudes (NA-128) between 16 and 19 September. Plans are to be air ramdonly, depending on availability and spare time, on +/- 14.260 Mhz (possibly also 21.260 and 7.070 Mhz). QSL via VE2STN (Richard G. Desaulniers, 461 Romeo, Ste-Dorothee Laval, Quebec H7X 1R2, Canada). [TNX VE2DX] VK - Jose, CT1EEB ([email protected]) will be the pilot station (no "Am I in the log?" questions, please) for the operation from the Rowley Shoals (OC-???), which is due to start on 21 September [425DXN 431]. VK - The operators who will be signing home call/p from Broughton Island (OC-212) [425DXN 435] are VK2NP, VK2EO, VK2RD, VK2XN, VK2ZL, VK2PB, VK2ARY and VK2KYG. Look for them to be active (SSB and CW) with three stations starting around 5 UTC on 1 October until the 4th. QSL via VK2EO either direct or through the bureau. [TNX VK2NP] /EX S DX@WW $425WW437C 425 DX News #437 [3/5] 18 September 1999 No 437 BID: $425WW437C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

VP2M - Josep, EA3BT/VP2MBT and Nuria, EA3WL/VP2MGL [425DXN 435] will now be active from Montserrat (NA-013) between 22 October and 1 November. QSL via EA3BT. Their web page is at http://www.qsl.net/ea3bt [TNX EA3BT] VP2M - Bavarian Contest Club members Chris/DL5NAM, Uwe/DL9NDS and Klaus/DL7NFK will be active (on 160-6 metres SSB, CW and RTTY/Pactor on request) from Montserrat (NA-103) between 25 October and 9 November. They will participate in the CQ WW SSB DX Contest. QSL via DL5NAM. [TNX DL5NAM] VP5 - WA2VYA, K2WB and N2VW will be active as VP5/home calls from Providenciales, Caicos Islands (NA-002) between 26 October and 2 November. They will participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest (30-31 October) as VP5T (Multi-Multi). They will concentrate on CW and WARC bands before and after contest. QSL VP5T via N2VW, VP5/ calls via home call. [TNX N2VW] W - Due to Hurricane Floyd Tony, WF1N and Lou, W1DIG have cancelled their operation from Appledore Island (NA-148) scheduled for 17-20 September [425DXN 436]. The activity cannot be reschedule until next year. [TNX WF1N] W - Gregg, VE3ZZ will be active as VE3ZZ/W1 from Martha's Vineyard (NA-046, USI MA-005S) between 26 September and 6 October. A short operation from Chappaquiddick Island (NA-046, USI MA-004S) is planned for either 2 or 3 October. QSL via VE3ZZ either direct (Gregg A. Calkin, P.O. Box 1345, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5R4, Canada) or through the bureau. [TNX VE3ZZ] YI - The German Arab Friends will be active as YI9DAF from the Iraqi club station YI9BIF between 22 and 30 September. [TNX DX News Letter] YJ - Ed, K8VIR/ZL4IR will be active (+/- 14260 and 21260 kHz) for a few days starting on 17 September from Iririki Island (OC-035), Vanuatu. He will get his YJ0 upon arrival. QSL via W8WC. [TNX The Daily DX] ZP - Dale/N3BNA, Darrell/AB2E, Jorge/CX6VM and Juan ZP5MAL will participate in the CQ WW CW DX Contest (Multi-Multi) as ZP6T (Juan's contest call). Also, look for ZP6/N3BNA during the ARRL 160M Contest. Some operators will be in Paraguay from 20 November until 6 December and much attention will be paid before and after the contest to work the highest open WARC band, and attempts will be made frequently for 160 and 80 metres CW after the CQWW test. QSL ZP6T via W3HNK; ZP6/AB2E via AB2E; ZP6/N3BNA via WB3DNA; ZP6/CX6VM via CX6VM. [TNX AB2E] ------

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BOLOGNA HF-DX MEETING ---> For those who have asked: - The US licence exam session will take place at 9.30 local time on 26 September at Villa Griffone, Pontecchio Marconi (Bologna). If you want to participate, you MUST inform the organizers in advance - please e-mail [email protected] or [email protected] or call 00390-51-6256741 between 18 and 20 UTC. - The list of the guests now includes Bill Kennamer (K5FUV), Kan Mizoguchi (JA1BK) and the 3V8DJ Italian team. The Germans (DJ9ZB etc) have been forced to cancel their participation due to business comittments. - The programme is at http://www.qsl.net/ik4dct/paginaconvegno.html (English) and http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Lab/3248/m_convegno.html (Italian)

FAKE (4S7) ---> Trevor, 4S7TZ is receiving cards for CW QSOs he has never made. "I hardly operate CW", he says, "and when I do operate CW, I will identyfy myself by using a proper method". Cards for the genuine 4S7TZ go to Trevor V. P. Abeyesundere, 38/15 Gower Street, Colombo 5, Sri Lanka. [TNX K3TKJ]

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2000 ---> This contest is sposored by the Budapest Society of the Hungarian Radio Amateur Society and the Pusk s Tivadar Radio Amateur Club (HA5KHC). It will take place between 12.00 UTC on 31 December 1999 and 21.20 UTC on 1 January 2000 (that is to say the first 2000 minutes of the year 2000). For the details please visit http://www.puskas.hu/ha5hny [TNX UT5RP]

JOTA 2003 ---> Some 24,000 boys and girls from 155 countries are expected to attend the 20th World Scout Jamboree which will be hosted by Thailand in the year 2003. Dr. Sasithara Pichaichannarong, E20BHV will direct the event and a strong emphasis will be given to the various aspects of amateur radio - the aim is to "have more radio amateurs understand scouting, and more scouts understand amateur radio". Anyone wishing to help is invited to contact Thida, HS1ASC at [email protected] [TNX HS1ASC] /EX S DX@WW $425WW437D 425 DX News #437 [4/5] 18 September 1999 No 437 BID: $425WW437D ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** ======

QSL AL7RB ---> Please note that cards for John, AL7RB, who is currently active from Attu Island (NA-064) [425DXN 435], should be sent to his NEW address: John Pendrey, 927B Aviation Hill Loop Road, Kodiak, AK 99615, USA [TNX AL7RB]

QSL EA2BUF/3 ---> Alvaro was active as EA2BUF/3 from the Medas Islands (EU-078) in August. QSL direct to EA2BUF (P.O.Box 105, 20280 Hondarribia, Spain). [TNX EA2BUF]

QSL KH4/IV3NVN ---> QSL manager IV3TMV (Flavio Cian, Via Vittorio Alfieri 13, 33030 Bressa Campoformido - UD, Italy) reports that all of the direct cards received so far have been processed. Cards may be requested also through the bureau.

QSL OD5RAL ---> Please note that cards for the 24-26 September operation from Ramkin Island (AS-108) [425DXN 435] will be available also through the bureau. Direct requests should go to R. Azrak, P.O. Box 22, Baabdat, Lebanon; bureau cards via OD5RAL.

QSL P29BI ---> Bernie, VK4EJ (Bernie McIvor, 30 Brennan Parade, Strathpine, Queensland 4500, Australia) reports to be up to date with QSLs for P29BI (OC-135). He get the logs from Steve every two weeks. Please note that Bernie is NOT the QSL manager for P29PB (he has been receiving QSLs for him also).

QSL VIA SM0BFJ ---> Please note that cards for 5X1D, 9Q5TE and 9X/SM5DIC should be sent via SM0BFJ *direct only*. The address is Leif Hammarstrom, Birger Jarlsgatan 38, SE-114 29 Stockholm, Sweden. [TNX SM0BFJ]

VK POSTAGE ---> The new rates will be effective beginning 4 October. Air mail to Asia and Pacific will be $1.00, to the rest of the world it will rise to $1.50 (up to 50 grams). One IRC will still buy one unit of airmail postage. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] ------

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IPARC CONTEST: It will take place on 6 (CW) and 7 November (SSB), between 0600-1000 UTC and 1400-1800 UTC. Full information is available at http://www.iparc.com [TNX OPDX Bulletin] LOGS: Doug, N6RT reports the following new/updated logs are now online at http://dx.qsl.net/logs: KH3/NH6D (through 10 September), OX3NUK (1999 IOTA Contest), TK/OE5XVL (May 1999), WP3C (through 7 September). LOGS: Valery, RW3GU reports the following logs are now available at http://rrc.sc.ru/eng/log.htm: RI9OTA (5th Russian IOTA/DX hamvention), RZ0ZWA/p (Starichkov, AS-095, IOTA Contest 1998), UA0ZY/p (Krasheninnikova, AS-095), UA0ZY/p (Starichkov, AS-095), UA0ZY/p (Kambalny, AS-142). WRTC 2000: The web site for the World Radiosport Team Championship 2000 is at http://wrtc2000.bit.si

QSL received via direct: 3B9R, 3C2JJ (AF-082), 3E1AA (NA-071 - N0JT), 3V8DJ (AF-083 - I5JHW), 3W6HM (AS-128), 3W6KS (AS-128), 3W6LI, 3W7TK, 5H3RK, 5K8T, 5N99MSV, 5T5U, 5Z4GS, 6O0X (DJ6SI), 6V1A, 8J8TKS (JA8LN), 9A99P (EU-090), 9J2PI, 9M2TO (JA0DMV), 9Y4AT, A22EW (KB2MS), A22MN (WA8JOC), A45XR, A92GJ, AM8ZS, AP2JZB, BA1DU, BD7NQ (W2AY), C56/G0SAH, CE0AA, CP1VK, CY9RF, D44BC, DJ2HW, DL3KZA, DL4FCH, DX1DX (DU1SAN), E4/OK5DX, EK6GC, EK9AA, ES1QD/0, FM5BH (W3HNK), FO5QS (OC-067), FT5ZI, FW5FN, GM0GAV, HK0OEP, HK0TCN, HK0VGJ, HK3JBR, HK3JBR/1, HL0ZX/4 (AS-060), HR2MDP, IT9/IK8PGM (EU-166), JH6WHN/6 (AS-032), JT1DA, JT1FBB (W9JOE), JT1Y (I0SNY), JY4NE, K7IL/KH0, KH8/N5OLS, MM0BPP/P (EU-118), P29BI (OC-135), P29CC, P29VR, PT7BZ/PY6, PY7ZZ/7, RA0BK (DL8KAC), RS0F (W3HNK), S07UN, T77C, T88LJ, TA3DD (KB2MS), TI5/K3LU, TR0A/P, TT8DF (F5SWB), TT8FC (EA4AHK), TZ9DX, UA0FZ (W3HNK), US1I, V51ER, V73GT, V73UB, VE1WT, VK3AJJ/p (OC-196), VK8AN/6 (OC-154), VK8AV/3 (OC-136), VP2EREM, VQ9CV, VQ9GB, XF4MX, XT2AR, XU1A, XU7AAP, YB6GR, YN6HM, ZA/9A4SP, ZA1Z, ZC4ATC, ZK1JD, ZK1MGS (OC-159), ZL4IR/P (OC-203), *****************************************************************************

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PERIOD CALL REF till 24/09 3C0R: Annobon (AF-039)* by 3C1GS, 3C1RV, EA5BYP, EA5YN 436 till 02/10 3Z60O,3Z60H,3Z60P,3Z60W,3Z0MDL: special event stations 434 till 03/10 4X2J: special station 435 till 30/11 8J2POS: special event station (Japan) 431 till 31/12 9A770N: special event station (Croatia) 422 till 08/10 9M8DX/2 * by 9V1XE 437 till 2001 9V1XE: Singapore (AS-019) * by VK3DXI 429 till 21/09 AL7RB: Attu Island (NA-064) 435 till 30/09 EY11OO: special event station (Tajikistan) 436 till 23/09 FO0SAL: Marquesas (OC-027) * by EA2ABQ 437 till December FT5WH: Crozet (AF-008) * by F5AGL 401 till 20/12 FT5ZJ: Amsterdam Island 399 till 31/12 HB7OGR: special call 428 till 2001 J87AB: St. Vincent (NA-025) * by G0GPX 425 till 20/09 OJ0/K7BV: Market Reef (EU-053) 435 till 05/10 OX/OZ8AE: Greenland (NA-018) 434 till Dec P29BI: Bougainville Island (OC-135) * by VK4EMS 433 till January PZ5DX: Suriname * by K3BYV 433 till 22/09 SV9: Crete (EU-015) * by ON5JE and ON4BB 435 till 19/09 T88MM & T88JJ: Palau (OC-009) * by JA3AJ & JA3ART 436 till 23/09 TM0G: Groix Island (EU-048) * by F6CXV 435 till 30/11 UE0JX: special event station 435 till 26/09 VP5/HB9CYV and VP5/HB9CYN: North Caicos (NA-002) 436 till 27/11 XJ1: special prefix (Nova Scotia, Canada) 401 till 30/09 Z38/IV3FSG: Macedonia 436 04/09-04/12 KH4/SM6FJY: Midway (OC-030) * by SM6FJY and V63YL 429 06/09-20/09 V5/ZS6YG: Namibia * by W0YG 435 10/09-30/09 OD/JY4NE: Lebanon 436 15/09-25/09 XU: Cambodia * by G4ZVJ 436 16/09-21/09 PJ9Q or PJ9/W9QQ: Bonaire (SA-006) 436 16/09-23/09 ID9/IN3XUG: Stromboli (EU-017) 437 16/09-19/09 VX2DX: Iles Aux Coudes (NA-128) * by VE2DX 437 from 17/09 E44/OZ6ACD: Palestine 436 from 17/09 YJ0: Vanuatu (OC-035) * by K8VIR 437 17/09-19/09 9A5V/p, 9A3VM/p, 9A5KV/p: Kolocep Island (EU-016) 436 18/09-10/10 9H0VRZ an others: Malta (EU-023) * by 26 PAs 435 18/09-21/09 9M2TO: Redang Island (AS-073) 437 18/09-20/09 BI7Y: Xisha Archipelago (AS-???) * by BYs 437 18/09-21/09 C91RF/p: Inhaca Island (AF-066) * by DL6DQW 435 18/09-26/09 II6FII: special event station 437 18/09-19/09 OH0JJS & OH0V (SAC CW): Aland Is * by OH6LI 436 18/09-19/09 Clipperton DX Club's Convention 427 18/09 GM DX Convention 432 18/09-19/09 Scandinavian Activity Contest (CW) *** 19/09 IK2DUW,IK2FIQ,IK2GPQ,IZ1CCI,IZ2CPT: IIA SP-007, SP-008 437 19/09 IK4HPU,IK4ZGY,IK4RSO,IK4XCL: La Guardiola (IIA SP-???) 437 19/09-25/09 LA1IARU: special event station 437 19/09-22/09 ZY7G: Forte do Brum (DFH PE 05) 437 21/09-27/09 OH0: Aland Is (EU-002) * by OH3TY, OH3WK, OH1TD, OH6XY 437 21/09-26/09 VK9: Rowley Shoals (OC-???) * by VK6LC and others 437 22/09-December KH4/W4ZYV: Midway (OC-030) 437 22/09-29/09 TY1RY: Benin * by W6/G0AZT 437 22/09-30/09 YI9DAF: Iraq * by German Arab Friends 437 23/09-10/10 3B8/PA3EPD, PA0VHA, PB0AIT, PE1ALV: Mauritius (AF-049) 433 23/09-24/09 IROMFP: special event station 437 23/09-25/09 JI3DST/4: Oki Archipelago (AS-041) 435 23/09-03/10 T31T, T31K, T31YL: Central Kiribati (OC-043) 437 24/09-26/09 9A5V/p, 9A3VM/p, 9A5KV/p: Lopud Island (EU-016) 436 24/09-26/09 OD: Ramkin Island (AS-108) * by ODs 435 24/09-26/09 TP50CE: Council of Europe (France) 437 24/09-27/09 ZW7G: Itamaraca Island (SA-046) 437 25/09-15/10 7Q7CE: Malawi * by IN3VZE 437 25/09-26/09 OH0JJS & OH0V (SAC SSB): Aland Is * by OH6LI 435 25/09 W1NLK: Sheffield Island (NA-136) 435 25/09-26/09 Bologna: XV Italian HF-DX Convention 433 25/09-26/09 Scandinavian Activity Contest (SSB) *** 25/09-26/09 CQ WW RTTY DX Contest *** 26/09-06/10 VE3ZZ/W1: Martha's Vineyard (NA-046) 437 28/09-10/10 5W0GD: Western Samoa (OC-097) * by PA3AXU 435 28/09-29/09 JR0YJL: Awashima (AS-117) 437 28/09-05/10 SV5/HA4XG/p: Rhodes (EU-001) 437 29/09-03/10 GB5FI: Flatholm Island (EU-124) * by Barry ARS 433 Sep-25/10 3D3RW, 5W1CW, ZK3?? * by ZL1AMO 435 Sep-Nov EL2WW: Liberia * by ON4WW 434 Sep-30/11 FO0DEH: French Polynesia and Austral Is * by ON4QM 435 September R1ANF/A: Korean Antarctic base, South Shetlands 437 Sep-Oct ZX0SK & ZW0SP: St.Peter & St.Paul Arch. (SA-014) 433 /EX

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3C0 - In a press release dated 21 September Tony, EA5BY reported some bad news from the 3C0R team on Annobon: "No operation on 6 meters and RTTY as the equipment got damaged during the trip to Annobon and they couldn't repair untill now". The good news is that they have "obtained from the authorities the approval for future operations from Annobon. Therefore, they will leave all the generators and gear at the Base". 5X - Graham, G0VNW/5Z5GS will be moving to Uganda in October for a two-year work assignment. He will operate as 5X1GS (QSL via WB2YQH). [TNX The Daily DX] 9N - Sergio, IZ6BRN/AP2WAP has been in Nepal since 20 September for five days. Look for 9N7RN on all bands, as he has been allowed to operate also on 80 and 160 metres. QSL via IK4ZGY. [TNX IZ6BRN/AP2WAP] A3 - Klaus, DJ4SO and Manfred, DJ7RJ will be active as A35SO and A35ZL from Fafa Island (OC-049), Tonga between 27 September and 27 October. Plans are to operate on CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31 on all HF bands and 6 metres. QSL via home calls. [TNX DX News Letter] CT - CR8A (QSL via CT1EEB), CR8ABE (QSL via CT1ABE), CR8END (QSL via CT1END), CR8ERK (QSL via CT1ERK) and CR8FMX (QSL via CT1FMX) are active from Portugal with the former prefix for Portuguese Timor. All direct QSLs requests will be paid out of the operators' own pockets, while IRCs and green stamps will be converted in funds to help the Timorese in this very difficult times. [TNX CT1EEB] EI - Pam/ON4QP, Mat/ON5KL and Frank/ON4ACC plan to be active from either Clare Island (EU-121) or the Aran Islands (EU-006) on 1-3 October. They will also operate from Ireland (EU-115), particularly from the lighthouses on the west coast, for about ten days. [TNX ON5KL] ER - Special event station ER8C will be active on 1-10 October to celebrate the 564th anniversary of Kishinev. QSL via ER1DA (Valery Metaxa, P.O. Box 9537, Kishinev, MD-2071, Moldova). [TNX ER1CW] GW - Glyn, GW0ANA confirms the GB5FI operation from Flatholm Island (EU-124, WLH 0007) [425DXN 433] has been rescheduled to 29 September-3 October. Plans are to be active from all bands (160 metres-70 centimetres) and modes (CW, SSB, FM, RTTY, AMTOR, PACKTOR, SSTV). QSL via GW0ANA. The web site is at www.demon.co.uk/bars I - Alberto, IK4HPU reports that the IIA activity from La Guardiola (IIA SP-???) [425DXN 437] is now scheduled to take place on 3 October. JA - Takeshi, JI3DST reports the 23-25 September activity from Oki Archipelago (AS-041) [425DXN 435] has been cancelled as the area is expected to be hit by a typhoon. OD - Jean-Claude, 6W1QP plans to be active as OD5/3A2MT from Lebanon between 27 September and 27 October. Direct QSLs to 3A2MT or 6W1QP; bureau cards via the 3A bureau. [TNX 6W1QO] OH0 - Martti, OH2BH has returned to Finland after almost six years in Asia. He will participate in the SAC SSB Contest (25-26 September) as OH0B from his re-built site on the Aland Islands. QSL via OH2BH (Martti J. Laine, Nuottaniementie 3D20, 02230 Espoo, Finland). [TNX N4NG] OH0 - Look for OH0LQK (QSL via OH3LQK), OH0MFP (QSL via OH3MFP), OH0KCB (QSL via OH3RM) and OH0/OH6LGM (QSL via OH6LGM) to be active (on 6-40 metres CW, SSB and RTTY) from the Aland Islands (EU-002) between 25 September and 2 October. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] TT - Max, I8NHJ and other three amateurs from Italy (namely Luciano/IK8HBA, Giovanni/IK8TOA and YL operator Elvira/IV3FSG) will be active as TT8xx (the call has been requested) from Chad for two weeks in late November-early December. The first week they will concentrate on the low bands SSB, RTTY and 6 metres, while CW activity will start with Max entering the CQ WW CW DX Contest (SOAB low power). They will have a quad for 10, 15 and 20 metres, some verticals for 40-80 and WARC bands, a dipole for 160 metres and a 5-element beam for 6 metres. QSL via I8NHJ. The team will be based at the catholic mission at Gore (where they will fix the station of TT8MS) and will be touring other seven missions in order to set up radio stations for local communications. If you can offer any help, both equipment and funds, please contact Max at [email protected] [TNX I8NHJ] XW - Hiroo, JA2EZD is active as XW2A from Laos until the end of the year. He also plans to operate from some IOTA islands in both Laos and Cambodia. QSL to Hiroo Yonezuka, P.O. Box 2659, Vientiane, Laos (do not send green stamps and do not use registered mail). [TNX The Daily DX] ZL - Amateurs from New Zealand can use special prefix ZM to celebrate the millennium from October 1999 through March 2000. [TNX The Daily DX] /EX S DX@WW $425WW438B 425 DX News #438 [2/6] 25 September 1999 No 438 $425WW438B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

CQ WW RTTY DX CONTEST ---> The following stations have announced their participation in this year's event (25-26 September): - N5KO, W6OTC, K6AW, WF1B, N4GN, W5AP and HC1OT as HC8N (multi-multi) from the Galapagos (SA-004). QSL via AA5BT. [TNX The Daily DX] - A large group of operators from Radio Club Rosario as LU4FM (Multi-Multi). QSL to P.O. Box 263, 2000 Rosario, Argentina. [TNX LU3FP] - Alex, PY1KS (on all bands, particularly 10 metres, low power). [TNX PY1KS] - Bob, W1VXV on 10-80 metres from club station VE2CSI in Sept-Iles, Quebec (Zone 2). [TNX The Daily DX] - Joe, WB8YTZ from the VO2WL station. He will be active between 21 and 27 September; before and after the contest he will be signing VO2/WB8YTZ. [TNX The Daily DX] ------

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PIRATE ---> Pietro, IT9ZGY reports someone is pirating his call on CW, mostly on the 3C0R pile-ups.

QSL OX3LG ---> Allis, OZ1ACB is the new QSL manager for all of OX3LG's operations. He reports there is no need to send second requests "as I will answer all cards within the next month". QSL to Allis Andersen, Kagsaavej 34, DK-2730 Herlev, Denmark.

QSL VK9RS ---> Direct cards for VK9RS (Rowley Shoals, OC-230) should be sent to I1HYW (Gianni Varetto, P.O. Box 1, 10060 Pancalieri - TO, Italy). Bureau cards can be requested from I1JQJ, who will handle them in due course.

QSL Z32ZM ---> I2JSB (Giorgio Savini, P. O. Box 55, 20089 Rozzano - MI, Italy) has been the new QSL manager for Mome, Z32ZM since 1 January 1999, but he can confirm also contacts made prior to that date. [TNX Z32ZM] ------

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BORNEO: The web page for the upcoming Borneo DXpedition [425DXN 435] is at http://www.qsl.net/n2oo/borneo [TNX N2OO] LOGS: The logs for T24DX and 3D2DX are now available at http://www.qsl.net/ea4dx/Tuvalulog1.htm [TNX EA4DX] RRC: The Russian Robinson Club web page at http://rrc.sc.ru features a most complete database of operations from Russian islands for the last 25 years. [TNX RA6AR and Islands On The Web] BRAZIL: Daniel, PT7BI reports the web page for the Brazil DX Net is at http://www.fortalnet.with.br/brasildxnet

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======CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER ======3C0R EA5FVY DU67SAN DU1SAN OJ0RJ OH0RJ 3D2DX EA4CP DU8ARK I2YDX OJ0VR OH1VR 3D2RW ZL1AMO E20HHK/2 E21EIC OX/OZ8AE OZ8AE 3Z0CLL SO8HW E20REX E21EIC OY/OZ1IIL OZ1IIL 3Z0RPW SP4GFG E21EJC HS1GOS OY4TN OY6FRA 4L1UN IK7JTF E41/OK1DTP OK1TD P29BI VK4EJ 4S7EVG DL3KBQ E44/OZ6ACD OZ1ACB P29VHX DJ9HX 4U1WB KK4HD EA2BUF/3 EA2BUF PZ5DX K3BYV 4X3DIG 4Z5AX ED1SDC EA1AUM R1AND RW1AI 5B25MF 5B4MF ED1TCB EA1FE R9/UT2LA UA3ZK 5W1CW ZL1AMO ED2PFA EA2CBY RA3OU W3HC 5X1D SM0BFJ ED4FVG EA4ELD RF9C RK9CWW 5Z4IC MW0AIE ED4TDM EA4ATI RK1B/1 RV1AC 5Z4RL G0IAS ED5JNM EA45VM RK3BY/0 RK3BY 7Q7CE IN3VZE ED5SAX EA5FKT S79GI PA3GIO 8P6SH KU9C ED6CDV EA6ZX SO2WDX US5WDX 8Q7AM EA5MB ED7PDC EA7IA SV0LR HB9LDR 8Q7SW G3VMW ED9CCL EA9CE SV7/UY0MF UY0MF 9A770N 9A2TN EK0W EK6GB SV9/ON4BB ON4BB 9H0VRZ PA0JR EK6LV IK2DUW SW2A SV2AEL 9H3R PA3CBU EK6TA DJ0MCZ SW5AI SV8CRI 9H3TD PA0TPM EK7DX F5LGQ T24DX EA4CP 9H3V PE1CAJ EL2AB IK0PHY T31K SM6CAS 9H3ZP PA3GRI EL2RF K1SE T31T SM6CAS 9H8GRS 9H4M EO6F UX0FF T31YL SM6WYN 9J2A JA0JHA ER0F UX0FF T46AA CO2FRC 9J2BO W6ORD ET3VSC IV3VSC T46CW CO2FRC 9K2/KK5OQ KK5OQ EW6GB IK2QPR T88JJ JA3ART 9K2/SQ5DAK SP5KQS EY11OO DJ1SKO T88MM JA3AJ 9K2GS W6YJ EY6TM F6FNU T95A K2PF 9M2TO JA0DMV EY8XX GW3CDP TK/DJ5MX DJ5MX 9M6BG VR2BG FG5FR F6FNU TM5O F6KHM 9M8DX/2 9V1XE FK/F6BUM F2VX TP50CE F6FQK 9N1HA N5VL FK8FU NA5U TT8FC EA4AHK 9Q5TE SM0BFJ FK8GJ F6CXJ TU2/F4ATM F4ATM 9V1XE DL4DBR FK8HC VK4FW TU2XZ W3HC 9X/RE3A RW3AH FO0DEH ON4QM TU5FL ON5FL 9X/SM5DIC SM0BFJ FO0SAL EA5XX TY1RY W6/G0AZT A35MU N1ZNX FT5WH F6KDF UA0QBA EV6A A41KJ N5FTR FT5YG F5LBL UA2FM/mm DK4VW A61AJ W3UR FY5FJ IK2HTW UE3IKW/p UA3MBJ AP2JZB K2EWB FY5HY F6IHY UN4P DL8KAC AT0VLH OK1MM H22H 5B4MF UP0L UN9LW BD4ED/4 BY4BHP H25MF 5B4MF V5/ZS6YG W0YG BD7NQ/7 W2AY H44MY JA0IXW V51GP W8RXR BI7Y BA7JA HC8N AA5BT VK6EEN CT1EEN BT0A BY0AA HH2SJR EA5DLC VK8AN/6 VK4AAR BV4FH KA6SPQ HV4NAC IK0FVC VK8PY/6 K9PPY BY1DX OH2BH II6FII IK6LLE VP5/HB9CYN HB9CYN C31LJ VE3GEJ II7LE IK7DXP VP5/HB9CYV HB9CYV C40A 5B4MF IO6ARI IK6PTH VP5/WB8VTK WB8VTK C4A 9A2AJ IQ3X IV3SKB VU3MCV ON7LX C91RF DL6DQW IR0MFP IK0AZG VU3VLH OK1MM C91RF/p DL6DQW J37K W8KKF VX2DX VE2STN CE0ZAM CE3ESS J42FD SV2DCD WP4M KP3BG CM6YI W3HNK JL1KFR/JD1 JL1KFR XT2PT N5DRV CM8XI F6FNU JT1FBB W9JOE XU7AAV G4ZVJ CN8NK EA5XX JW6RHA LA6RHA YB0AVK HA0HW CN8WW DL6FBL K9AW/DU6 WF5T YB0ECT K5ZE CO6TB F6FNU KH0/JA1NVF JA1NVF YC4TRY W4JS CP4BT DL9OT KH0AC K7ZA YC4TUU W4JS CQ5G CT1ED KH8/KK6HC LA7MFA YJ0AIR W8WC CR8ABE CT1ABE LO7H LU7HN Z32XX NN6C CU2/DL3OCH DL3OCH OH0/K7BV KU9C ZA/IK0EIM IK0EIM CU3T CU3URA OH0V OH4JLV ZD7VC K1WY DL1GKG/HI3 DK2GP OH0XY OH6XY ZD9BV W4FRU DU1KGJ/4 DU1KGJ OH0Z OH1EH ZD9HGW GM6HGW DU67HBC JA1NAQ OJ0/K7BV KU9C ZG2FK ZB2FK DU67RG DU9RG OJ0J OH0RJ ZK1AXA ON5AX /EX S DX@WW $425WW438D 425 DX News #438 [4/6] 25 September 1999 No 438 $425WW438A ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* ADDRESSES ******* ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

4S7TZ Trevor V. P. Abeyesundere, 38/15 Gower Street, Colombo 5, Sri Lanka 5B4MF Spyros Stavrinides, P.O.Box 29129, 1621 Nicosia, Cyprus 9V1XE Mirek Rozbicki, 7 Seletar Terrace, Singapore 806908 AB5EB Michael Crownover Jr., 3617 O 1/2, Galveston, Texas 77550, USA AL7RB John Pendrey, 927B Aviation Hill Loop Road, Kodiak, AK 99615, USA BA7JA P.O. Box 1713, Guangzhou 510600, People's Republic of China BG7LV Huang Zai Wei, P.O.Box 652, Guangzhou 510220, China CT1EEB Jose de Sa, P.O.Box 79, 3860 Estarreja, Portugal CT1END Carlos Nora, Urb. Massama Norte, Lt.72 2 Dto, Massama, 2745 Queluz, Portugal EA2BUF P.O.Box 105, 20280 Hondarribia, Spain EA4CP Jose Diaz, Doce de Octubre # 4, 28009 Madrid, Spain *OR* P.O. Box 50546, 28080 Madrid, Spain EA5FVY Angel Garcia Mendoza, P.O. Box 3045, 03080 Alicante, Spain EA5XX Julio Volpe O'Neil, P.O. Box 4062, Alicante 03080, Spain EX8W Vlad Y. Sudakov, P.O. Box 2, Kara - Balta-5, Kyrgyzstan 722030 F5LBL Gerard Korpe, 629 Rue de Montpellier, F-30800 Saint Gilles, France FR5FD Pat, 40 Rue Louis des Jardins, Bois de Nefle, F-97411 St. Paul, Reunion Island via France GM6HGW C. H. Topping, 32 Maryknowe, Gauldry, Newport on Tay, Fife DD6 8SL, Scotland, UK HB9CYN Martin Ghermi, Wyden 5, CH-5242 Birr, Switzerland HB9CYV Chris Zeller, Jaegerstr. 19, CH-8200 Schaffhausen, Switzerland I1BUP Vittorio Buzio, via Antica Certosa 23, I-14100 Asti - AT, Italy I2IAU Nino Iacono, Viale Bacchiglione 21, I-20139 Milano - MI, Italy IK7VJX Piero Zanella, Via Carlo Goldoni 9, I-73100 Lecce - LE, Italy IK8PGM Roberto Duca, Casella Postale 26, I-80053 Castellammare di Stabia - NA, Italy IK8TWX Vincenzo Sabatino, via G. Cesare 6, I-81030 Frignano - CE, Italy IK8YFU Alessandro Pochi', Via Cavour 8, 89024 Polistena - RC, Italy IN3VZE Ely Camin, Corso 3 Novembre 136/2, 38100 Trento - TN, Italy IR5SI P. O. Box 78, 53100 Siena - SI, Italy IS0LYN Mario Lumbau, Via San Nicola 23, I-07036 Sennori-SS, Italy IV3HAX Mauro Lizzi, P.O.Box 1, 33034 Fagagna - UD, Italy IZ0CBB Lino Lombardi, Via La Libera 80, 03037 Pontecorvo - FR, Italy IZ0CKJ Alessio Roma, P.O. Box 22, 03023 Ceccano - FR, Italy IZ0IIA Fabrizio Filosi, P.O. Box 93, 00042 Anzio - RM, Italy KB6NAN Dianna R. Killeen, P.O.Box 911, Pescadero, CA 94060-0911, USA OH1EH Ari Korhonen, Kreetalank. 9, FIN-29200 Harjavalta, Finland OH4JLV Antti Tiittala, Akselinkatu 14A, 57130 Savonlinna, Finland OH6XY Carl Ikaheimo, Lansiranta 29, FIN-02880 Veikkola, Finland ON4QM Marcel Dehonin, Eversestraat 130, B-1932 Saint-Stevens-Woluwe, Belgium PA0JR Andre van den Bos, Olof Palmelaan 5, NL-9649 BH Muntendam, The Netherlands PA3GIO Bert vd Berg, Parkln 38, Woudenberg 3931 KK, The Netherlands PY1KS P.O. Box 18123, Rio de Janeiro-RJ, 20722-970 Brazil RA0CG Oleg W. Saniykov, P.O. Box 1, P/O Galkino, 682312 Khabarovsk, Russia RV1AC Alexander V. Pashenko, P.O. Box 104, St. Petersburg, 192241 Russia RW3AH Andy Fyodoroff, P.O. Box 899, Moscow 127018, Russia SM0BFJ Leif Hammarstrom, Birger Jarlsgatan 38, SE-114 29 Stockholm, Sweden SM6CAS Nils-Goran Persson, Box 2050, 436 02 Hovas, Sweden SM6FJY Yarl Landstrom, P.O. Box 423, SE-401 26 Goteborg, Sweden SM6WYN Ulrika Persson, Jarnmyntsgatan 7, 4 tr, 414 79 Goteborg, Sweden SV1DU George Stamou, Skiathou Str. 60, Athens, Greece SV2DCD Leo Fiskas, Argyriou Gouzgou 1, 52200 Argos Orestiko, Greece TR8XX Jean-Claude Jupin, P.O. Box 4069, Libreville, Gabon TU2KC 43eme BIMA, BP 54, Port Bouet, Abdijan 12, Ivory Coast UA3AGS P.O. Box 1, Moscow 109387, Russia UO100OIL P.O. Box 1, Atyrau 465002, Kazakstan UR7IRL P.O. Box 41. Konstantinovka-10, Donetsk reg. 85110 Ukraine UX0FF Nikolay Lavreka, P.O. Box 3, Izmail 68600, Ukraine VE2STN Richard G. Desaulniers, 461 Romeo, Ste-Dorothee Laval, Quebec H7X 1R2, Canada VE3ZZ Gregg A. Calkin, P.O. Box 1345, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5R4, Canada VK4EJ Bernie McIvor, 30 Brennan Parade, Strathpine, Queensland 4500, Australia VQ9JC Jim Clary, P.O. Box 18095, Panama City Beach, FL 32417, USA W6/G0AZT Eddie Schneider, Box 5194, Richmond, CA 94805, USA ZD7BG P.O. Box 157, Jamestown, St. Helena Island ZS150LL P.O. Box 273, Strand 7140, South Africa ZS1OAR P.O. Box 637, Gansbaai 7220, South Africa *****************************************************************************

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3V - Albert, F2KN will be in Tunisia between 5 and 15 October. He plans to operate from 3V8BB. QSL for this operation via F6FNU. [TNX The Daily DX] 4X - Jan, 4X1VF reports a new call has been issued to the team who will operate from Akhziv Island (AS-100) on 23 October [425DXN 437]. Look for 4X0A instead of 4Z0A. QSL via 4Z5DW. 5R - John, SM0DJZ will be visiting Ake, 5R8FU from 21 to 31 October. He hopes to be active as second operator on 160 and 80 metres if there is enough room for the antennas, on WARC and maybe also on 6 metres and RTTY. They will participate in the CQ WW SSB DX Contest (Multi-Single). QSL via SM0DJZ (Jan Hallenberg, Siriusgatan 106, SE-195 55 Mersta, Sweden). [TNX SM0DJZ] 7Q - Harry, 7Q7HB will be active (time and work permitting) from the south west shore of Lake Malawi starting on 3 October. QSL direct only via G0IAS (Allan Hickman, The Conifers, High Street, Elkesley, Retford, DN22 8AJ Notts, England, UK). [TNX G0IAS] 9M6 - Phil, G3SWH will be active as 9M6PWT from Sabah (OC-088) between 3 and 15 November. This will be a holiday operation on all bands 40 to 10 metres, CW only. Times of activity will be on an "as and when" basis, but will probably follow the established pattern of early mornings and late afternoons, local time. QSL via G3SWH either direct (Phil Whitchurch, 21 Dickensons Grove, Congresbury, Bristol, BS49 5HQ, UK) or through the RSGB bureau. [TNX G3SWH] 9U - Ragge "Gus" Jagero, SM5DIC (aka 5X1D, 9Q5TE, 9X/SM5DIC) is now active (on all bands, 6 metres included) as 9U5D from Bujumbura, Burundi, and will be there until 10 December. Operations on 40, 80 and 160 metres are difficult because of curfew between 18 and 5 UTC, but he will stay over some nights at his office (where the station is located) in order to work some lowband. His QSL manager, SM0BFJ reports that "ARRL will accept QSL for this operation". QSL direct only to Leif Hammarstrom, Birger Jarlsgatan 38, SE-114 29 Stockholm, Sweden. [TNX SM0BFJ] BY - GuangXi DX Club members BA7QT, BA7QQ, BA7QN, BD7QY, BD7QJ, and BG7SX will be active (with two stations on 10-40 metres SSB and CW) as BI7W from Wei-Zhou island (AS-139) between 2 and 4 October. This is the the second operation from this IOTA group. Look for BI7W on or arouns 7.025, 7.055, 10.115, 14.038, 14.260, 18.098,18.128, 21.038, 21.260, 21.400, 24.918, 24.945, 28.038, 28.465, 29.280 (FM only). QSL via BA7JA (P.O. Box 1713, Gunagzhou 510600, People's Republic of China). Questions should be directed to Terry, BD7NQ ([email protected]). [TNX BA7QT and BD7NQ] C5 - Mako, JA1OEM will be active as C56HP from the Gambia between 1 and 6 October. He will operate CW (QRS) and SSB, no activity on the low bands. QSL direct only to JA1OEM (Mako Toyofuku, P.O. Box 9, Sawara, 287-0003 Japan). [TNX JA1ELY] CO - CO2WF, CM2KL and others will participate in the CQ WW SSB DX Contest (30-31 October) as CO9BCC from Boca Ciega beach. QSL via VE2EH. The web pgae is at http://www.qsl.net/ve2eh/co9bcc.htm [TNX VE2EH] CP - Mats, LU9AY will be active as CP6/LU9AY from Bolivia between 27 October and 7 November. He will participate in the CQ WW SSB DX Contest. Outside the contest he plans to operate mainly on the WARC bands CW. QSL via NU4N. [TNX LU9AY] EO - Special event station EO55JM will be active from Ukraine between 25 and 27 October to celebrate 55 years of liberation. QSL via KG6AR (Chris Williams, 1117 S. Del Mar Ave, San Gabriel, CA 91776-3034, USA). [TNX KG6AR] EO - Special event station EO55WL will be active on all bands on modes from Lviv, Ukraine on 24-29 October to celebrate 55 years of liberation. QSL via UT1WA either direct (P.O. Box 5951, Lviv, 79054 Ukraine). [TNX UR5WCW] FO - F6AUS and F6AOI will be active (on SSB, CW and RTTY) as either FO/home call or FO0xxx from French Polynesia as follows: from Raiatea (OC-067, DIFO FO-012) on 14-17 November, from Bora-Bora (OC-067, FO-003) on 17-20 November, from Moorea (OC-046, FO-010) on 20-22 November. [TNX F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX] FO_mar - F6AUS and F6AOI will be signing FO0xxx or FO/home call (on SSB, CW and RTTY) from the Marquesas (OC-027) as follows: from Hiva-Oa (DIFO FO-021) on 3-10 November, from Nuku-Hiva (FO-023) on 10-14 November. For full information on DIFO please visit http://perso.easynet.fr/~f5nod/ [TNX F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX] /EX S DX@WW $425WW439B 425 DX News #439 [2/5] 2 October 1999 No 439 BID: $425WW439B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

G - Taunton and District ARC members Bill/G3WNI and Tom/G0PSE will be active (on 10-160 metres CW and SSB) as GB0LI from the old lighthouse on Lundy Island (EU-120) from 1 to 5 November. QSL via the RSGB bureau or direct to G3WNI. Logs will be available after the operation at http://dx.qsl.net/logs [TNX G0PSE] G - Cray Valley Radio Society (CVRS) in the UK will be airing the special callsign M2000A from 31 December 1999 to 29 February 2000 to celebrate the Millennium from the Greenwich Meridian. Five stations will operate on all bands (3.5-144 MHz). QSL via G4DFI. Any licensed amateur who is planning to visit the UK can operate the station by taking out temporary membership of CVRS for $4. For further information please visit www.qsl.net/m2000a or e-mail [email protected] [TNX BRS-32525] HC - Rick, NE8Z will be active as HC1MD from Tumbaco, Ecuador and HC1MD/HC7 from the Amazon jungle between 30 November and 14 December. Most of his activity will be on the WARC bands CW and on 6 metres. QSL via K8LJG (either direct or through the bureau). [TNX NE8Z] I - Angelo, IK2HTW reports he will be active from Sasso Galletto island (ILIA LOM-11 - not IOTA) during the weekend. I - Look for Robert, K8NY to be active as IB0/K8NY from di island of Ponza (EU-045, IIA LT-001) on 16-17 October. Marco/IK0HWI and Renzo/IK0IZW will be with him. Opertions are expected on SSB and CW. [TNX Crazy DX Group] JA - Takeshi, JI3DST plans to be active as JI3DST/3 from Awajishima Hyogo (AS-117) between 08.00 UTC on 2 October and 3.00 UTC on the 4th. QSL via ome call. [TNX The Daily DX] KH0 - Look for KH0/JK1ATT, KH0/JK3HLP, KH0/JI4NFY, KH0/JP1XND and KH0/JJ2NYT to be active (on 40-10 metres CW, SSB, RTTY and possibly PSK31) from Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands (OC-086) between 1 and 4 October. QSL via home calls either through the bureau or direct to JK1ATT (Junichi Yoshida, #506 1-13-7 Miyazaki, Miyamae-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken, 216-0033 Japan), JK3HLP (Takafumi Ueda, 2-35-3 Mitsuishidai, Hashimoto-city, 648-0094 Japan), JI4NFY (Ryo Nishihira, 1-5-12-606 Minami-Tokiwadai, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, 174-0072 Japan), JP1XND (Kazutami Kitahara, 3-54-10 Kameido, Koto-ku, Tokyo, 136-0071 Japan), JJ2NYT (Tsuyoshi Nakanishi, 1013 Oyama-cho, Yokkaichi-shi, Mie, 512-1102 Japan). KH0 - JA1SGU and JJ1KZI will be active (mainly on the WARC bands CW) as KH0T and KH0V between 6 and 9 October. QSL via home calls. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] KH5 - Norbert, DF6FK and his wife Judith, DL2ZAD plan to be active (on 10-80 metres SSB) from Palmyra (OC-085) between 7-8 and 20-21 October. [TNX DF6FK] PY - Look for ZX7G to be active (10-80 metres, SSB and CW) from Fortaleza de Nazare/St. Agostinho Lighthouse (DFH PE 07, DFB PE 06) on 8-11 October. QSL to Fundacao Gilberto Freire, Rua Dois Irmaos 320, Recife/PE, 52071-440, Brazil. [TNX PS7AB & PP5SZ] PY - Look for Martins/PY2HN, Tony/PY2MT, Jac/PY2PA, Claudio/PY2KP, Waldir/PY2WC, Tom/PY2YU and Al/PY2ZX to be active (SSB and CW, on HF, 2 and 6 metres) as PS2V from Vitoria Island (SA-028, DIB-76, DFB SP-03) between 8 and 12 October. QSL via PY2AA. [TNX PY2ZX and QTC Magazine] PY0_spp- Karl Leite, PS7KM has been informed by the Brazilian Navy that the departure to St. Peter and St. Paul Archipelago has been delayed due to a mechanical problem in one of the ship's engines which is now under repair. The ZX0SK and ZW0SP DXpedition was scheduled for late September-early October [425DXN 433]. [TNX PS7KM] SU - An Italin team including I8IYW, IK8UHA, IK8VRH and others is planning a five-day IOTA operation from Giftun Island (AF-???) in the Red Sea which should take place in late May-early June 2000. They have applied for SU9DX and the QSL manager will be IK8UHA (Antonio Barbato, P. O. Box 5039, 80144 Napoli - NA, Italy). All contributions in money or equipment thankfully received. The web page for the operation is at http://www.qsl.net/su9dx (e-mail [email protected]). [TNX IK8UHA and IK8VRH] SV5 - Phil/G4OBK and John/G4RCG will be active as SV5/G4OBK and SV5/G4RCG from the Radio Club of Rhodes (EU-001) between 25 November and 2 December. QSL via home calls. They will join the J45T Multi-Multi team for the CQ WW CW DX Contest (QSL via SV5TH). [TNX G4OBK] V6 - JA7AB and JA7HMZ will be active (CW and SSB on all bands) respectively as V63TM and V63DX from Pohnpei (OC-010), Micronesia between 27 September and 3 October. They will concentrate on Europe and the East Coast of the US. QSL V63TM via JA7AB (Tunehiro Miura, 60-208 Terauchi, Akita, 011-0901 Japan), QSL V63DX via JA7HMZ (Shoji Igawa, Yokobori, Ogachi, 019-0204 Japan). [TNX JA1ELY] VK9_coc- The Daily DX reports a VK2 operator is now on Cocos Keeling (OC-003) and is expected to be active as VK9CC after 1 October. VQ9 - Ron, AA5DX will be returning to Diego Garcia Island (AF-006), Chagos Archipelago on 27 September for four months. He expects to be on the air by 3 October: look for VQ9DX to be mainly active on 160, 80 and 6 metres CW. QSL via AA5DX. [TNX NE8Z] /EX S DX@WW $425WW439C 425 DX News #439 [3/5] 2 October 1999 No 439 BID: $425WW439C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

W - Special event station K6A will be active between 30 September and 11 October to celebrate the sesquicentennial of the discovery of gold in California. QSL via K6AO (Mother Lode DX/Contest Club, P.O. Box 853, Pine Grove, CA 95665, USA). [TNX The Daily DX] W - Scott, W1LU (ex WA1P) will be active as W1LU/p from Goat Island (USI RI003S) and Aquidneck Island (NA-031, USI RI006S) on 5 October, beginning at 16.00 UTCZ, for an hour or so each island. QSL via home call. [TNX W1LU and Islands On The Web] W - The Magnolia DX Association will be active as W4D from Dauphin Island (NA-142) on SSB and CW on 30-31 October. Check the usual IOTA frequencies as well as the WARC bands. QSL via W5OXA. [TNX N5FG] XT - Mako, JA1OEM will be active as XT2HP from Burkina Faso between 8 October and 3 November. He will operate CW (QRS) and SSB on 10-160 metres. QSL direct only to JA1OEM (Mako Toyofuku, P.O.Box 9, Sawara, 287-0003 Japan). [TNX JA1ELY] ZB - Gary, W5FI (ex W5VSZ) will be active as ZB2/W5FI from Gibraltar from 2 or 3 October until the 10th. He will operate in his spare time with an emphasis on RTTY, CW and SSB on 80-10 metres. QSL via W5FI. [The Daily DX] ZK1_sc - Yasu, JI1NJC will be active (on HF bands and 6 metres) from Rarotonga (OC-013), South Cook Islands between 5 and 10 October. His ZK1 call will be issued upon arrival. QSL via JI1NJC. [TNX The Daily DX] ZK2 - Manfred, DJ7RJ/A35ZL [425DXN 438] plans to take a side trip to Niue (OC-040, call not known so far) between 7 and 14 October. QSL via home call. [TNX DX News Letter] ZK3 - The following comes from The Daily DX of 28 September: <>. Ron was expected to operate from Tokelau for four weeks starting around 25 September [425DXN 435]. ZK3 - Suggested frequencies for the Double Trouble DXpedition [425DXN 419] to Fakaofo Island, Tokelau (OC-048) are: 3795, 7045, 14145, 14245, 18145, 21245, 24945 and 28445 kHz SSB; 1825, 3505, 7005, 10125, 14005, 18075, 21005, 24895, 28005 and 50110 kHz CW; 14080, 21080 and 28080 kHz RTTY. Look for ZK3DX, ZK3CW and ZK3YL to be active between 7 and 12 October. QSL ZK3CW and ZK3DX via SM0AGD (Erik Sjolund, Vestagatan 27, 195 56 Marsta, Sweden). QSL ZK3YL via SM6WYN (Ulrika Persson, Jarnmyntsgatan 7, 4 tr, 414 79 Goteborg, Sweden). The web site for the DXpedition is at http://www.qsl.net/t31t [TNX LA7MFA] ZP - Tom, ZP5AZL will be joining Dale/N3BNA, Darrell/AB2E, Jorge/CX6VM and Juan/ZP5MAL for the ZP6T Multi-Multi effort during the CQ WW CW DX Contest [425DXN 437]. Please note that now the QSL routes are as follows: ZP6T via ZP5MAL, ZP6/AB2E via AB2E, ZP6/N3BNA via WB3DNA and ZP6/CX6VM via W3HNK. [TNX AB2E] ZS - Two special event stations will be active from South Africa for centenary commemorations of Anglo Boer War (the Boers were the first in history to order two-way radio telegraph equipment for military purposes). The stations will be located in Bloemfontein and Pretoria, the capitals of the two Boer Republics (namely Oranje Vrystaat and Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek). Look for ZS100OVS and ZS100ZAR initially between 7 and 13 October. [TNX KF2TI and ZR6AXB] /EX S DX@WW $425WW439D 425 DX News #439 [4/5] 2 October 1999 No 439 BID: $425WW439D ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

HZ1AB ---> It was the QSL manager (Leo Fry, K8PYD) operating in the CQ WW RTTY DX Contest from HZ1AB. HZ1AB now has RTTY and PSK-31 capability and should be active in these modes in the coming months along with 160 metre SSB and CW operation. HZ1AB is planning participation in the coming CQ WW SSB and CW DX Contests. Outstanding QSLs for all modes in the months of June, July and August should be answered in near future. [TNX K8PYD]

IOTA 2000 ---> The purpose of the RSGB IOTA Millennium Programme (IOTA 2000) is to celebrate the Millennium, to promote IOTA activity and to have fun on the HF bands. The prgramme will be administered by the Chiltern DX Club-The UK DX Foundation on behalf of the RSGB IOTA Committee. For full details please visit http://www.425dxn.org/iota/iota2000

PIRATE ---> Gino Farina, 3A2MF reports that someone pirated 3A/I1YRL between 1 and 29 August 1999 (the information has been confirmed by Luc, I1YRL himself). Gino maintains an updated list of both pirate and duly authorized stations from Monaco; it can be requested at [email protected]

QSL AS-094 ---> The 19-21 September BI7Y IOTA DXpedition to Yangxing Island, Xisha Archipelago (AS-143), logged some 4890 QSOs on CW and SSB. The operation had been originally planned on 8-13 September, but it was delayed first because the team was "asked to get extra permissions from higher class agencies of both Chinese Navy and local government" and then by a typhoon. On the other hand, while waiting to leave for Yangxing, the following operators made some 1500 QSOs from Hainan Island (AS-094): BA1AJ/7 (P.O. Box 6111, Beijing 100061, China), BA1DU/7 (QSL via W3HC), BA1HAM/7 (QSL via NE9Z), BA4RC/7 (QSL via BY4RSA), BA4TA/7 (P.O. Box 219, Wuxi 214023, China), BA7IA/7 (P.O. Box 1239, Guangzhou 510630, China), BD7NQ/7 (QSL via W2AY). [TNX BA1DU]

QSL G4FRE/SV9 ---> David, WW2R reports that as of 24 September all direct QSL cards for G4FRE/SV9 sent to WW2R have been answered. Logs are available at http://www.flash.net/~g4fre/logsearch.htm

QSL VP2E ---> Joe Rich, W1EK is not, and has never been, the QSL manager for VP2E. He is VP2EJR and did operate as such before, after and during the CQ WW SSB DX Contest in October 1998. [TNX W1EK]

QSL VIA G3SWH ---> Phil, G3SWH has taken over ZF2NT from N2AU with immediate effect, and is now acting for UA9CDC. Phil has a full copy of ZF2NT's logs since 5 June 1998. Both stations have indicated that they want him to respond to direct applications only. QSL to Phil Whitchurch, 21 Dickensons Grove, Congresbury, Bristol, BS49 5HQ, United Kingdom. [TNX K1XN and The Golist] ------

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BRAZIL: Daniel, PT7BI apologizes for the typo [425DXN 438] and reports the correct URL for the Brazil DX Net, which is http://www.fortalnet.com.br/brasildxnet CHAT ROOM: A chat room called #IOTA has been created as a meeting place for IOTA enthusiasts to get together to share information, and in general to chat with each other. For further information please contact John Van Putten, WD8MGQ at [email protected] NEW PORTAL: http://www.radio-portal.org offers a search engine especially for amateur radio, DXing, SWLing, etc. All data will have a close connection to the field of interest, the URLs had been checked manually and are being updated permanently. The author, Willi Passmann, DJ6JZ welcomes comments and suggestions at [email protected] PY AWARDS: Full information on the DIB, DFB and DFH (Brazilian islands, lighthouses and fortresses) awards can be found at http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/6377/ ------

QSL received via direct: 1A0KM, 3B9FR, 3B9R, 3C2JJ (AF-082), 3D2AG/P, 3W6HM (AS-128), 3W6KS (AS-128), 4S7EA, 4U1ITU, 5H3US, 8P6FI, 9A99P (EU-090), 9J2PI, 9M2TO (JA0DMV), 9Y4AT, A22EW (KB2MS), A22MN (WA8JOC), A45XR, A92GJ, AM8ZS, AP2JZB, BA1DU, BD7NQ (W2AY),C56SW, CE0AA, CE0Y/JA7KXD, CE0ZAM, CO8LY, E41/OK1FHI, E44/HA1AG, EP2FM, EX8W, FG5EY, FK8HC, FM/OH2RF, FM5CW, FO0PT, FR5ZU/T, FT5YG, FY5YE, GJ3EML, H40XX, HC8/N6TV, HH2LQ, HL0C/4 (AS-026), HL0ZX/4 (AS-060), HV4NAC, ID9/I2IAU, IL3/IZ3ALM (IIA RO-014), J28DB, J6DX, J8OC (NA-025), JG6URG/6 (AS-036), JW0LGS, JW5NM, JY5DL, JY9QJ, K9ZO/HC8, KL7AK (NA-074), LU8XW (SA-008), LY2ZZ, LY98DS, LY98DS, N6VV/P (NA-169), NO7F/KL7 (NA-059), P29BI (OC-135), P29CC, PR5L, PY0FZ, R1ANZ, R1FJL, R1MVA, RF1P (EU-102), RK1B/1, ST2SA, TA3/DL7JAK, TK5BF, TM5K (EU-065), TN7OT, TZ6VV, UA0FCD (AS-025), UA0QBA, UA0QFC/A (AS-082),UK8OM, UN4P, UP6F, V44KMC, V73NN, VK6EWI (OC-170), VK8AN (OC-229), VK8AN/6 (OC-154), VP8CTR, VQ9JC, VQ9QB, XF4MX, XV300S, XW8KPL, YC5RML, YF7PT, YM0S (AS-099), ZC4ATC, ZC4RAF, ZD7BG, ZK1MGS (OC-159). *****************************************************************************

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PERIOD CALL REF till 10/10 3B8/PA3EPD, PA0VHA, PB0AIT, PE1ALV: Mauritius (AF-049) 433 till 02/10 3Z60O,3Z60H,3Z60P,3Z60W,3Z0MDL: special event stations 434 till 03/10 4X2J: special station 435 till 10/10 5W0GD: Western Samoa (OC-097) * by PA3AXU 435 till 15/10 7Q7CE: Malawi * by IN3VZE 437 till 30/11 8J2POS: special event station (Japan) 431 till 31/12 9A770N: special event station (Croatia) 422 till 10/10 9H0VRZ an others: Malta (EU-023) * by 26 PAs 435 till 08/10 9M8DX/2 * by 9V1XE 437 till 10/12 9U5D: Burundi * by SM5DIC 439 till 2001 9V1XE: Singapore (AS-019) * by VK3DXI 429 till 27/10 A35SO, A35ZL: Tonga (OC-049) * by DJ4SO, DJ7RJ 438 till 17/09 E44/OZ6ACD: Palestine 436 till Nov EL2WW: Liberia * by ON4WW 434 till 30/11 FO0DEH: French Polynesia and Austral Is * by ON4QM 435 till December FT5WH: Crozet (AF-008) * by F5AGL 401 till 20/12 FT5ZJ: Amsterdam Island 399 till 03/10 GB5FI: Flatholm Island (EU-124) * by Barry ARS 438 till 31/12 HB7OGR: special call 428 till 2001 J87AB: St. Vincent (NA-025) * by G0GPX 425 till 11/10 K6A: special event station 439 till 04/12 KH4/SM6FJY: Midway (OC-030) * by SM6FJY and V63YL 429 till December KH4/W4ZYV: Midway (OC-030) 437 till 27/10 OD5/3A2MT: Lebanon * by 6W1QP 438 till 02/10 OH0LQK, OH0MFP, OH0KCB, OH0/OH6LGM: Aland Is (EU-002) 438 till 05/10 OX/OZ8AE: Greenland (NA-018) 434 till Dec P29BI: Bougainville Island (OC-135) * by VK4EMS 433 till January PZ5DX: Suriname * by K3BYV 433 till 05/10 SV5/HA4XG/p: Rhodes (EU-001) 437 till 03/10 T31T, T31K, T31YL: Central Kiribati (OC-043) 437 till 30/11 UE0JX: special event station 435 till 06/10 VE3ZZ/W1: Martha's Vineyard (NA-046) 437 till 27/11 XJ1: special prefix (Nova Scotia, Canada) 401 till 31/12 XW2A: Laos * by JA2EZD 438 27/09-03/10 V63TM & V63DX: Pohnpei (OC-010) * by JA7AB & JA7HMZ 439 01/10-28/10 3B8/ON4LAC: Mauritius Island (AF-049) 437 01/10-06/10 C56HP: The Gambia * by JA1OEM 439 01/10-03/10 EI: EU-121 or EU-006 * by ON4QP, ON5KL, ON4ACC 438 01/10-10/10 ER8C: special event station (Moldova) 438 01/10-04/10 KH0/JK1ATT, JK3HLP, JI4NFY, JP1XND, JJ2NYT: Saipan 439 01/10-04/10 VK2NP/p and others: Broughton Islands (OC-212) 437 02/10-04/10 BI7W: Wei-Zhou Island (AS-139) * by BYs 439 02/10-04/10 JI3DST/3: Awajishima Hyogo (AS-117) 439 02/10-03/10 VK8PY/6,VK6EEN,VK6ISL: OC-199 * by K9PPY,CT1EEN,VK6LC 435 02/10-10/10 ZB2/W5FI: Gibraltar 439 02/10-03/10 VK/ZL SSB Contest *** 03/10-09/10 KH6/NO8C: Hawaii (OC-019) 437 from 03/10 7Q7HB: Malawi 439 03/10 IK4HPU,IK4ZGY,IK4RSO,IK4XCL: La Guardiola (IIA SP-???) 438 03/10 RSGB 21-28 MHz SSB Contest *** 04/10-09/10 FO0SUC: Rangiroa, French Polynesia (OC-066) * by F5JJW 433 05/10-15/10 3V8BB: Tunisia * by F2KN 439 05/10-06/10 VK8PY/6,VK6EEN,VK6ISL: OC-183 * by K9PPY,CT1EEN,VK6LC 435 05/10 W1LU/p: Goat and Aquidneck Islands 439 05/10-10/10 ZK1: Rarotonga (OC-013), South Cooks * by JI1NJC 439 06/10-09/10 KH0T & KH0V: Northern Marianas * by JA1SGU & JJ1KZI 439 07/10-21/10 KH5: Palmyra * by DF6FK and DL2ZAD 439 07/10-15/11 PJ2/PA0VDV: Curacao (SA-006) 437 07/10-12/10 V31MP, V31KR, V31YK, V31KX: NA-073 * by Ws 437 07/10-14/10 ZK2: Niue (OC-040) * by DJ7RJ 439 07/10-12/10 ZK3DX, ZK3CW, ZK3YL: Tokelau (OC-048) 439 07/10-10/10 ZS100OVS and ZS100ZAR: special event stations 439 08/10-12/10 PS2V: Vitoria Island (SA-028) * by PYs 439 08/10-03/11 XT2HP: Burkina Faso * by JA1OEM 439 08/10-11/10 ZX7G: lighthouse (Brazil) 439 08/10-10/10 RSGB International HF & IOTA Convention 430 09/10-14/10 FO0SUC: Hivaoa, Marquesas (OC-027) * by F5JJW 433 09/10-10/10 JA4PXE/6, JI3DST/6, JF6WTY/6: Uji Arch.(AS-067) 435 09/10-10/10 JH0BLI/6: Okinawa (AS-017) 437 09/10-11/10 JQ1SUO/1: Oshima (AS-008) 437 09/10-10/10 T71SM: San Marino + by I0s 437 09/10-10/10 VK/ZL CW Contest *** 14/10-19/10 FO0SUC: Nuku Hiva, Marquesas (OC-027) * by F5JJW 433 16/10-17/10 IB0/K8NY: Ponza Island (EU-045) 439 17/10 RSGB 21-28 MHz CW Contest *** 19/10-02/11 5H3/K8LEE and 5H3/WD8SDL: Tanzania 433 19/10-10/11 T30Y & T30CW: West Kiribati (OC-017) * by DLs 423 20/10-22/10 FO0SUC: Moorea, French Polynesia (OC-046) * by F5JJW 433 20/10-02/11 FP/LA9VDA: St.Pierre et Miquelon (NA-032) 437 20/10-26/10 (?) HR: Swan Islands (NA-035) * by HR1RMG 435 from October 5X1GS: Uganda * by G0VNW/5Z5GS 438 October VK: Green Island (OC-183) * by K9PPY and CT1EEN 423 Oct-Jan VQ9DX: Diego Garcia (AF-006), Chagos * by AA5DX 439 Oct-Mar ZM: special Millennium prefix (New Zealand) 438 October (?) ZX0SK & ZW0SP: St.Peter & St.Paul Arch. (SA-014) 439 /EX

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9A - Frane/9A5V, Matko/9A3VM and Fredi/9A5KV will be active from the island of Lokrum (EU-016, CI-056) on 9-10 October. They are also planning to operate from Mrkan (EU-016, CI-072) on 16 or 17 October. QSL via home calls. For further information on IOCA (Islands Of Croatia Award), please visit http://www.qsl.net/9a6aa [TNX 9A3ZG] 9L - Jacky's (F2CW) assignment in Sierra Leone [425DXN 429] will be ending sometime this month: "He has signatures from everybody for a license except for one person in the Army there that is holding it all up", Doug, N6RT reports. "I last talked to him about 2 or 3 weeks ago, and he still hasn't been on the air, so it doesn't look good". EM_ant - EM1KGG is currently active from Vernadsky Antarctic base on Galindez Island (AN-006), Antarctica. QSL via UT7UA. FO_aus - Marcel ON4QM/FO0DEH is still active from Raivavae (OC-114), Austral Islands until 18 or 19 October. He will then move to Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia. [TNX F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX] FO_aus - JK1TKE will be active (on HF and 6 metres) from Tubuai (OC-152), Austral Islands between 14 and 24 October. [TNX The Daily DX] FY - Baldur, DJ6SI will be active as FY/DJ6SI from French Guiana until 15 October. Look for him on or around 1828, 3508, 7002, 10102, 14025, 18085, 21025, 24902 and 28025 kHz. QSL via DJ6SI. [TNX The Daily DX] GJ - Chris, G0WFH will be active (10-160 metres QRP SSB) as GJ0WFH from Jersey (EU-013) on 10-17 October. Look for him on 1845 kHz during the night of the 14th. QSL via G0WFH. [TNX The Daily DX] JA - The IOTA operation from Uji Archipelago (AS-067) [425DXN 435] has been delayed due to rough seas. Look for JI3DST/6, JA4PXE/6 and JF6WTY/6 to start being active from 21 UTC on 9 September until 23 UTC on the 10th. QSL via home calls. [TNX JI6KVR] KH0 - Northern Kyushu DX Club members JA6AGA (KH0/AF4IN) and JA6CNL (KH0N) will be active (on all bands, mostly CW) from the Northern Marianas (OC-086) starting on 15 October. QSL via home calls or via the Northern Kyushu DX Club QSL Bureau (P.O. Box 11, Yawata, 805-8691 Japan). [TNX The Daily DX] OD - Genevieve, F5SQM is now active (mostly on CW) as OD/F5SQM. She plans to participate in major contests. QSL via F6FYA. [TNX F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX] PY0spp - Karl, PS7KM has been informed by the Brazilian Navy that the new date for departure for St. Peter and St. Paul Archipelago [425DXN 439] is 3 November. Operations are expected to start three days later. ZX0SK (QSL via PS7KM) will be active on SSB, RTTY and SSB, while ZW0SP (QSL via PT7AA) will operate CW. They will be on the air 24 hours a day, from 6 to 80 metres, possibly on 160 metres as well. [TNX PS7KM] S2 - JA1UT, JA1AFF and JS1QHO will visit Bangladesh and plan to operate (mainly on WARC bands CW, 29 MHz FM and 6 metres) as S21ZE (re-issued from 1994) between 14 and 18 October. They will be assisted by Rashid, S21AR. QSL via JA1UT. [TNX G3NOM] SM - Fred/SM7DAY, Jan/SM7DDR and Jan/SM7NGH will be active (SSB and CW) from Ven Island (EU-137) between 8 and 10 October. QSL via home calls. [TNX The Daily DX] V3 - Hugh, K0GHK and Roger, WA0ETE will be active as V31HK from Ambergris Cay (NA-073), Belize between 10 and 16 October. Operations will probably be in their mornings and evenings. Look for them on both SSB and CW, especially 10 and 15 metres. QSL via WA0ETE. [TNX K9RZ] VK0_ant- Bob, K4MZU reports that Tom, VK0TS is still active from Antarctic base Davis (AN-016) with just 20 watts and a vertical. He can be found around 14245 kHz between 10 and 12 UTC. QSL via VK1DX. ZL - Amateurs from Otago Branch of New Zealand Association of Transmitters will operate special event callsign ZM75AA through 31 October to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the first trans-world 2-way radio contact, which took place on 18 October 1924 between Frank Bell, Z4AA of Shag Valley Station at Waihemo, near Dunedin, and Cecil Goyder, G2SZ at the Mill Hill School in London. QSL via the bureau or direct to P.O. Box 5485, Dunedin, New Zealand. [TNX ZL4OI and ON4VT] ZL7 - Ed, K8VIR/ZL4IR has been active as ZL4IR/7 from Chatham Island (OC-038) since 5 October. He is expected to be there until mid-October. QSL via W8WC. [TNX The Daily DX] /EX S DX@WW $425WW440B 425 DX News #440 [2/5] 9 October 1999 No 440 $425WW440B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

ISLANDS (OZ) ----> Jens, OZ5MJ reports the QSL card for OZ3FYN/L (operation from Keldsnor Lighthouse on Langeland, EU-029) has a wrong DIA (Danish Islands Award) number: it is not FY001 but FY019.

ISLANDS (VK) ---> The VK9RS team on Imperieuse Reef, Rowley Shoals (OC-230) went QRT at 17.41 UTC on 25 September after some 10,800 QSOs. After that Mal (VK6LC/VK6ISL), Sam (CT1EEN/VK6EEN) and Jim (K9PPY/VK8PY) operated as scheduled from Malus Island (OC-199, 2,000 QSOs) and Green Island (OC-183, 2,000 QSOs). [TNX CT1EEB]

PS2V ---> A special award (price 3 IRCs) will be issued to those SWLs who can copy this station on at least three different bands. PS2V is scheduled to be active from Vitoria Island (SA-028) on 8-12 October [425DXN 439]. Send your request to PY2AA. [TNX PY2ZX]

QSL 9NxUD ---> K4VUD has now replied to all the direct QSL requests that arrived for both 9N1UD and 9N7UD. If you do not receive your card by 1 November, please send another request to Charles Harpole, 3100 N. Hwy. 426, Geneva, FL 32732, USA. Please note that he all of the remaining contacts will be confirmed automatically through the bureau on 15 November. [TNX K4VUD]

QSL CX3AL ---> Leo Correa, CX3AL reports that "the mailing cost of one letter from Uruguay is around U$S 1.50. A lot of stations are sending SASE to me with only U$S 1.00. During the last two years I have been sending all these request direct and the difference went out of my pocket. By time being, as I am receiving many cards, mainly from my activity in the WARC bands, I can not support it any more. In the future direct requests that not cover full postage charges will be answered through the buro".

QSL R1AND ---> Ed Kritsky, NT2X is NOT the QSL manager for RW1AI (operating at R1AND) but has offered to collect QSLs for Mike and forward them to him sometime before May 2000, when he returns home from Antarctica. No cards will be issued prior to his return. Send your cards (direct only) to Mike Fokin, R1AND, c/o Edward Kritsky, P.O. Box 715, Brooklyn, NY 11230, USA. [TNX K1XN @ The Golist]

QSL T33VU ---> QSL manager DL2MDZ has not had much time to process requests in the past few months due to family problems. However the main difficulties are two: the T33VU logs (some 14,000 QSOs) are handwritten and the cards for Karl's (DL1VU) other T3 activities have not been received from the printer so far. Please be patient, above all if you have sent cards for several calls in the same envelope. If you want to get in touch with Rainer, DL2MDZ, his e-mail address is [email protected] [TNX DF6EX]

QSL YC5XIP ---> Fulvio, I1WFF reports he has not heard from Syafry, YC5XIP for a long time and is still waiting for the new logs. He has processed all the requests received so far for the contacts he can confirm - if you worked YC5XIP on one of the days detailed below, you can send your card to Fulvio Marin, P. O. Box 88, 13900 Biella - BI, Italy. I1WFF has the logs for 2, 3, 5, 11, 12, 23 October 1997; 6, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19 September 1998; 23, 24, 25, 27, 30 October 1998; 1, 2, 28, 30 November 1998; 5, 18 December 1998.

QSL VIA PY7MEU ---> Pedro, PP5SZ reports that the new QSL route for ZY7G and ZW7G [425DXN 437], as well as for ZX7G [425DXN 439], is via PY7MEU (Eglaube Rocha, Caixa Postal 322, 50001-970 Recife - PE, Brazil) or through the bureau.

QSL VIA UA3AGS ---> Sergei, UA3AGS is the QSL manager for EX8W and for Franz Josef Land stations R1FJL, R1FJV and R1FJO. Amateurs in CIS countries should send their requests to P.O. Box 1, Moscow 109387, Russia, while all others should use P.O. Box 196, Pepperell, MA 01463-0196, USA [TNX The Daily DX]

+ SILENT KEYS + Bob Schenck, N2OO reports that Charlie "Jack" Jackson, SV0AA became a silent key in late June at the age of 87. First licenced in 1931, he was a Life Member of the ARRL, held 5BDXCC, A-1 Op, FOC, QCWA & OOTC. We have also been informed that Michele Cicerchia, IK6MQP passed away in late September - we'll miss him on the pile-ups. ------

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======CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER ======3B8/PA0VHA PA0VHA FT5ZJ F2YT TM5B F5XX 3B8/PA3EPD PA0VHA FY/DJ6SI DJ6SI TM5CMR F6IGF 3B8/PB0AIT PA0VHA GB5FI GW0ANA TP0CE F6FQK 3W6KS JA8VE H44MY JA0IXW TT8DF F5SWB 3W6MG JF1MGI HC8N AA5BT TU5JF TU2CI 3XY1BO F5XX HG5C HA5LV TY1RY W6/G0AZT 3Z0ZSM SP6ZJP HI500UD HI3LFE UA9AH UA9AB 4N1N YU1AST HI9UD HI3LFE UA9AJ UA9AB 4S7DA W3HNK HK3OSA DF4UW UA9BA UA9AB 4S7RO DJ9ZB HK3TAS HK3SGP UA9CDC G3SWH 4S7SW ON6TZ HS0ZBS HS2CRU UA9QA RW9QA 4V30CNT HH2B (HHs) IA5/IK8IOP IK8IOP UA9QGB RW9QA 4V30CNT WA4JTK (DX) IY4W I4JED UA9RH RW9QA 4X6HI KG2FH J28FF F6ITD UA9RQ RW9QA 5B4/RZ9WZ N2AU JR0YJL JE0SQP UE6AAF UA6AF 5N0ZKD OK1KN JW2IJ LA2IJ UE9AWA UA9AB 5R8FU SM0DJZ K7IL/KH0 JF3PLF UP5P UN5PR 5W0GD PA3AXU KH0/JJ2NYT JJ2NYT UT1T UR7TZ 5W1CW ZL1AMO KH0/JK1ATT JK1ATT UT9NA UR4NWW 6K0C DS1BHE KH0/JK3HLP JK3HLP UU4JZB/P UU2JQ 7Q7CE IN3VZE KH0/KF8TW JH3TXR V31KR K5KR 7Q7HB G0IAS KH4/W4ZYV W4ZYV V31KX W5FKX 7X2RO OM3CGN LU9AY NU4N V31MP W5ZPA 8P9HR K4BAI LX20AK LX1CC V31YK W5JYK 8P9NX W0SA LZ/UT4UM UT4UM V44KJ WB2TSL 8P9Z K4BAI NO7F/KL7 K8NA V63DX JA7HMZ 9G5DX JH8PHT OD5/3A2MT 6W1QP V63TM JA7AB 9H3Q PA0RDY OD5/F5SQM F6FYA V73CW AC4G 9H3S PA3HGP OD5RAL OD5RI VE3FU/NP2 VE3FU 9H3UJ PA7DX OH0B OH2BH VK2NP/P VK2EO 9H3ZO PD1AIY OH0KCB OH3RM VK2PB/P VK2EO 9H3ZP PA3GRI OH0LQK OH3LQK VK2RD/P VK2EO 9H4GRS 9H5JO OH0V OH4JLV VK2XN/P VK2EO 9M2XA JF4WPQ OH0XY OH6XY VK2ZL/P VK2EO 9M6BG VR2BG OL5Q OK1FFU VK4DEK DL1MHM 9U5D SM0BFJ OT8L ON7YP VK6EEN/P CT1EEN 9Y4SF WA4JTK OT8T ON4UN VK6ISL VK6LC A35SO DJ4SO OX/OZ8AE OZ8AE VK8PY/6 K9PPY A35ZL DJ7RJ P29BI VK4EJ VK9RS I1HYW A61AO N1DG P3A W3HNK VO2AC VE3FU BA1DU/7 W3HC PJ2/PA0VDV PA0VDV VO2CQ VE3FU BA1HAM/7 NE9Z PP4P PP1CZ VO2WL WB8YTZ BA4RC/7 BY4RSA PS2V PY2AA VP2E N5AU BD7NQ/7 W2AY PW1Z PP1CZ VP2EREM WB2REM BD7NQ/7 W2AY PY0A PT2GTI VP6TC K6RPF BI7W BA7JA PY0B PP1CZ VQ9DX AA5DX BV4OQ W3HC R1AND c/o NT2X VQ9JC WB9IHH BV5DR W3HC R1ANF RK1PWA VQ9QM W4QM BX0QSL JA1JKG R1ANZ RU1ZC VQ9WM K7IOO C56HP JA1OEM R6Y RZ6AXO VR2DXA VR2XRW CE0AA CE3WDH RA3GS IK3PQG VU3WLN W7LN CE0YA JA6BDB RA6Y RZ6AXO VY0/KR6MR KR6MR CE0ZAM CE3ESS RK9AWC UA9AB WP3C W3HNK CM6YI W3HNK RK9AYY UA9AB XT2HP JA1OEM CO8DC VE3NXB RM6A/p UA6AF XU7AAV G4ZVJ CQ9DIG/1 DL8JS RM9RA RW9QA XX9TRR N6XJ CR8A CT1EEB RM9RM RW9QA YB0AZ W7TSQ CR8ABE CT1ABE RM9RO RW9QA YB7ZKS YF7PT CR8END CT1END RM9RX RW9QA YN6HM N5TGZ CR8ERK CT1ERK RM9RX/9 RW9QA Z2/DF3XZ DF3XZ CR8FMX CT1FMX RM9RZ RW9QA Z2/W0YG W0YG CT3FN HB9CRV RP6Y RZ6AXO Z28JW G3UUV DL1GKG/HI3 DK2GP RP6YPC RZ6AXO ZB2/W5FI W5FI DU1ODX NH0E RP9ATZ UA9AB ZC4ATC 5B4YX DU67RWW DL4OCM RP9MOF UA9NN ZD8V KF4OOX E4/OK5DX OK1TN RV7AA NT2X ZD9HGW GM6HGW E44A KB6NAN RW9QA RW9QA ZF2NT G3SWH EA8/DK2OC DL7VRO RW9QA W3HNK ZF2SO K2ZD ED9DLM EA9BO RW9RN RW9QA ZK1MGS JJ8DEN EG0UV EA5GMI RY6Y RZ6AXO ZK3CW SM0AGD EJ/ON5KL ON5KL RZ9A UA9AB ZK3DX SM0AGD EK7DX F5LGQ RZ9AZA UA9AB ZK3YL SM6WYN EL2DT IK0PHY SI9AM SM3CVM ZM1OSJ ZL1CDX EL2WW ON5NT SV5/HA4XG/P HA4XG ZM75AA ZL4AA EM50UWC UT5UN T31K SM6CAS ZP0Z W3HNK ER0F UX0FF T31T SM6CAS ZP40Z W3HNK ER8C ER1DA T31YL SM6WYN ZP5Z W3HNK ET3VSC DA0RC T48RCT SK0UX ZP6T ZP5MAL EZ8CQ I2JSB T88UY JR6OCL ZW2A PT2BW F6FCM/TY F6FNU T97M K2PF ZW2Z PY2ZI FO0SCH LX1SP TA4/DH6MBW DH6MBW ZZ1AA PP1CZ FO0SUC F5JJW TL8CK F6EWM ZZ7Z PR7AR /EX S DX@WW $425WW440D 425 DX News #440 [4/5] 9 October 1999 No 440 $425WW440D ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* ADDRESSES ******* ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

4X/YO3JGC Eugenia Radu, P.O.Box 18-56, Bucharest 71500, Romania 5X4C Sebastiano, P.O. Box 43, Lira, Uganda 9H3AAW B. Winter, Bojeweg 46 A, D-21033 Hamburg, Germany 9H5JO Joe, P. O. Box 22, Victoria, Gozo, Malta 9M2TJ T. J. Lee, 1B-3, Jalan Melaka Raya 14, Taman Melaka Raya, Melaka 75000, Malaysia 9N1HR S. H. Chong, P. O. Box 12, West Inchon 404-600, Korea BA1AJ/7 P.O. Box 6111, Beijing 100061, People's Republic of China BA4TA/7 P.O. Box 219, Wuxi 214023, People's Republic of China BA7IA/7 P.O. Box 1239, Guangzhou 510630, People's Republic of China BA7JA P.O. Box 1713, Gunagzhou 510600, People's Republic of China BA7JK Chow, P. O. Box 1711, Guangzhou 510600, People's Republic of China BD5WW Cao Jian Jun, P.O. Box 321, Qingliu, Fujian 365300, People's Republic of China BD6JN L. Z. Sun, P. O. Box 6, Xinyang, Henan 464000, People's Republic of China BV6HK Tom Tseng, P. O. Box 15, Tainan, Taiwan BY7KM Amateur Radio Station of Guangzhou Blind School, Xing Hua Street, Xing Hua Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou 510507, People's Republic of China DL5MM Wolfgang Hunger, G. Palitzsch Str. 17, D-01239 Dresden, Germany CE3ESS Mickey, P. O. Box 195-20, Santiago 20, Chile CL2FN Orestes Echenique Valdes, P. O. Box 26, Santiago de las Vegas, Habana 17200, Cuba CT1ALF Franky Felizardo, P.O. Box 45, 2501 Caldas da Rainha, Portugal CT1EEN Samuel Pimenta, Rua da Milharada, Edificio Iberopa Bloco A - 8 A, Massama, 2745 Queluz, Portugal DL1YMK Michael Kohla, Pieperfeldweg 31, 48329 Havixbeck, Germany DS1KVP Tae-Gyu Sohn, 1-301, Woosung APT, 1133, Sadang 3-Dong, Dongjak-Gu, Seoul 156-093, Korea DS2BZN Park Joon Cheol, A-305 Mido APT, 563 Jookyo-dong, Dukyang-gu, Koyang-si, Kyungki-Do 412-010, Korea DS2JBO Kim Sun Ye, A-305 Mido APT, 563 Jookyo-dong, Dukyang-gu, Koyang-si, Kyungki-Do 412-010, Korea DS2MPH Jae-Pyeong Shin, 102-1402, Ace APT 34, Tanhyun-Dong, Ilsan-Gu, Koyang-Si, Kyunggi-Do 411-320, Korea DS5DXR Kim Seog-Hyun, P. O. Box 510, Pusan 600-605, Korea DS5RLI Yi Do-Sang, 201-602 Green-Mansion APT, 247 Bon-Dong, Taegu 704-350, Korea DS5XEH Il Kwon Choi, 302 Dong 502 Ho, 3 Jukong APT, Hyeonggok 1-Dong, Kumi 730-041, Korea DS5ZKL Ok Ki Lee, 302 Dong 502 Ho, 3 Jukong APT, Hyeonggok 1-Dong, Kumi 730-041, Korea DU1IHU Donat P. Pamiloza, Jr., 86 Jasmin St., Caloocan City, MM 1400, Philippines E20REX Kornnapa Chukwamdee, P. O. Box 1090, Kasetsart, Bangkok 10903, Thailand OK1FHI Radek Stolfa, 471 16 Polevsko 187, Czech Republic ER1DA Valery Metaxa, P.O. Box 9537, Kishinev, MD-2071, Moldova ER1OA Ivan A. Smionov, Teodorovici, 15/1 - 31, Kishinev, 2039, Moldova ES4BG P. O. Box 38, Tamsalu 46101, Estonia F5JJW Joel Suc, La Grange 69440, Taluyers, France FK8HW Tibor, Box 170, 98829 Thio, New Caledonia FR5FD Patrick Labeaume, 40 Rue Louis Desjardines, F-97411 Bois de Nefles, St. Paul, France G0IAS Allan Hickman, The Conifers, High Street, Elkesley, Retford, DN22 8AJ Notts, England, UK G0NWY I. D. Peters, 52 Carnaby Road, Darlington DL1 4NS, England, UK G3SWH Phil Whitchurch, 21 Dickensons Grove, Congresbury, Bristol, BS49 5HQ, United Kingdom DL6FBK Paul Michel, Im Kennel 5, D-56414 Hundsangen, Germany HI3LFE Lorenzo Fernandez E., P. O. Box 1464, Santiago, Dominican Republic HL1AZH Eun Ju Lee, Biology Dept., Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea HL1VAU K. L. Han, 649-3, Jayangdong, Kwangjin, Seoul 143-192, Korea HL2IXZ Bae Kab Tae, Sungji-APT 103-507, 91-68, Sosabon 2- dong, Puchon 422-232, Korea HL2KAK Sung-Rok Cho, 308-502, Sung Po-Dong, Ansan 425-040, Korea HL2TCY Jae Myung Choi, APT 524-1106, Jugong 5 APT Complex, Maetan 1-Dong, Paldal-Gu, Suwon 442-371, Korea HL4CYG Soo Hwan An, 105-1403 Kumho APT, Il-Kog Dong Buk-ku, Kwangju 500-160, Korea HL4CYH He Sook Kim, 105-1403 Kumho APT, Il-Kog Dong Buk-ku, Kwangju 500-160, Korea HL4CYX Jung Ho An, 105-1403 Kumho APT, Il-Kog Dong Buk-ku, Kwangju 500-160, Korea HL4HLD Chul Bong Yang, C.P.O. Box 31, Soe Gwi Po City, Cheju-do 697-600, Korea HL4RAE P.O. Box 188, Mokpo 530-360, Korea HL5BXY Sang Mi Choi, 789-24 duck Chun 3 Dong, Buk-Gu, Pusan 616-103, Korea HL5PRU Yong Ki Han, Miju-APT 3-508, 332-6 Puam 1-Dong, Pusanjin, Pusan 614-091, Korea HL5URV Moon Do Gon, 15-1 391-4, Yongho 3-Dong, Nam-Gu, Pusan 608-093, Korea HS5AYO Niwes Suwanboos, P. O. Box 73, Lampang 52000, Thailand HS9IFG Pong Wongsawat, P. O. Box 45, Bangkok 10902, Thailand I1HYW Gianni Varetto, P.O. Box 1, 10060 Pancalieri - TO, Italy IZ1CCI P.O. Box 64, 19038 Sarzana - SP, Italy JA1OEM Mako Toyofuku, P.O.Box 9, Sawara, 287-0003 Japan JA4PXE Joe S. Kuwahara, 1-74 Midorimachi, Tokuyama City, Yamaguchi, 745-0075 Japan /EX S DX@WW $425WW440E 425 DX News #440 [5/5] 9 October 1999 No 440 $425WW440E ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* ADDRESSES ******* ======

JA7AB Tunehiro Miura, 60-208 Terauchi, Akita, 011-0901 Japan JA7HMZ Shoji Igawa, Yokobori, Ogachi, 019-0204 Japan JE0SQP Syun Furuyama, 5179-72 Tanaka, Niigata 951-8103, Japan JF6WTY Yuichiro Hayahi, 2-40-27-101, Murasakibaru, Kagoshima City Kagoshima, 890-0082, Japan JH3QFL Takio Hata, 207-1-828 Nishigawara, Cyuzu-Cho, Yasu-Gun, Shiga, 520-2423 Japan JH8PHT Kazuo Takasaki, 410-110-807 Hazawa-Cho, Kanagawa-Ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa 221-0863, Japan JI3DST Takeshi Funaki, 2-18-26 Hannan-Cho Abeno-Ku, Osaka-City Osaka 545-0021, Japan JI4NFY Ryo Nishihira, 1-5-12-606 Minami-Tokiwadai, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, 174-0072 Japan JJ2NYT Tsuyoshi Nakanishi, 1013 Oyama-cho, Yokkaichi-shi, Mie, 512-1102 Japan JK1ATT Junichi Yoshida, #506 1-13-7 Miyazaki, Miyamae-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken, 216-0033 Japan JK3HLP Takafumi Ueda, 2-35-3 Mitsuishidai, Hashimoto-city, 648-0094 Japan JP1XND Kazutami Kitahara, 3-54-10 Kameido, Koto-ku, Tokyo, 136-0071 Japan JT2KAA Dornod Radio Club, P. O. Box 94, Choibalsan, Dornod Aimak, Mongolia JW5RIA Erling Winje, Bautaveien 8, N-6507 Kristiansund, Norway JW8WF Jon Dahl, P. O. Box 18, N-1312 Slependen, Norway K3T Steven Kerns, P..O Box 344, Douglassville, PA 19518, USA K9PPY James S. Model, 749 Willow Street, Itasca, IL 60143, USA KF4OOX Paul L. Hutle, 298 Logan Avenue, Sharon, PA 16146, USA LX1EK Germaine Knabe, 25, rue Basse, L-4415 Soleuvre, Luxembourg LX1JH Jean-Marie Juchemes, 2, Haaptstross, L-6869 Wecker, Luxembourg LX1KC Kieffer Christian, 121, rue Klensch, L-3250 Bettembourg, Luxembourg LX1SP Schartz Louis, 3, rue du Nord, L-4469 Soleuvre, Luxembourg LX1TI Trezzi Carlo, P. O. Box 117, L-4901 Bascharage, Luxembourg LX20AK Adrad Kaldall, P. O. Box 26, L-3601 Kayl, Luxembourg LX2AK Alfred Knabe, 25, rue Basse, L-4415 Soleuvre, Luxembourg N9EAJ John Block, Jr., 870 Brentwood Lane, Watertown, WI 53094, USA NH0F Gene F. Fajilan, PPP 521, Box 10000, Saipan, MP 96950, USA OD5RI Rizkallah Azrak, P.O. Box 22, Baabdat, Lebanon OH6XY Carl Ikaheimo, Lansiranta 29, FIN-02880 Veikkola, Finland ON4QM Marcel Dehonin, Eversestraat 130, B-1932 Saint-Stevens-Woluwe, Belgium P43P P.O. Box 685, Oranjestad, Aruba PA0VDV Joeke van der Velde, Delleburen 1, 8421 RP Oldeberkoop, The Netherlands PA3AXU G.A.M.C. Dijkers, Dokter P.A. Cornethof 3, 6669AZ Dodewaard, The Netherlands PT2BW P.O. Box 03858, 70084-970 Brasilia - DF, Brazil PY2AA P. O. Box 22, 01059-970 Sao Paulo - SP, Brazil RK9UM Valerij Toropchenkov, P.O. Box 2024, Kemerovo 650099, Russia RV0AM Robert Sherbinin, P.O. Box 5388, Krasnoyarsk 660000, Russia RW9QA Vlad Kondratenko P.O.Box 1, Kurgan-38, 640038, Russia SM0AGD Erik Sjolund, Vestagatan 27, 195 56 Marsta, Sweden SM0BFJ Leif Hammarstrom, Birger Jarlsgatan 38, SE-114 29 Stockholm, Sweden SM0DJZ Jan Hallenberg, Siriusgatan 106, SE-195 55 Mersta, Sweden SM6CAS Nils-Goran Persson, Box 2050, 436 02 Hovas, Sweden SM6WYN Ulrika Persson, Jarnmyntsgatan 7, 4 tr, 414 79 Goteborg, Sweden SV1DVY Fragiskos Dactilidis, 107 Thessalonikis, GR-185 46 Piraeus, Greece SV1ENI Kostas Sarmas, Gialtra, 34300, Evia, Greece TF1IRA Islenskir Radioamatorar, P.O.Box 1058, IS-121 Reykjavik, Iceland TI5HMS Hugo M. S., P. O. Box 439, San Ramon, Alajuela 4250, Costa Rica TU2KC P.O. Box 54, Abidjan 12, Ivory Coast UN5PR Romeo Y. Loparev, P.O. Box 73, Temirtau, 472300, Rep. of Kazakhstan UR4NWW P.O.Box 8100, Vinnitsa 286050, Ukraine UT4UM Anatoly Perevertaylo, P.O. Box 7, Kiev-91, 02091 Ukraine UU2JQ Rustam R. Muhametzianov, Mate Zalki st.9-32, Simferopol 95053, Crimea, Ukraine UU4JMG Andy A. Kotovsky, P. Box 57, 98312 Kerch, Ukraine UX3FW Yuri Kucherenko, P.O. Box 60, Izmail 68600, Ukraine V31BB Steve Downard, P.O. Box 136, Belmopan, Belize V73CW Bruce Smith, P.O. Box 1436, APO, AP 96555, USA VE3FU Chris Allingham, 3417 Torwood Drive, Dunrobin, ON K0A 1T0, Canada VK2EO Geoff McGrorey-Clark, P.O. Box 76, Medowie, NSW, 2318 Australia VP6PAC Box 73, Pitcairn Island via New Zealand VR2UZ K. C. Li, House D, Greenland Villas, 12 Ma Yeung Path, Kau To Shan, Shatin, N. T., Hong Kong, China VU3PRA V. Vijaya Pradeep, Chaythram (Govt. Homoeo Dispensory Building), Kalayapuram P. O., Kottarakkara (Via), Kollam 691 560, India W6/G0AZT Eddie Schneider, Box 5194, Richmond, CA 94805, USA WB1HOF Hampden County Radio Association, P.O. Box 705, Agawam, MA 01001, USA YB1BUL Mula Warman W., Jln. Golf Barat F3/16, Arcamanik, Bandung 40293, Indonesia YB8BRI Dr. Ir. Hm. Ramli Rahim, Komplek Unhas Tamalanrea K/7, Makassar 90245, Indonesia YB8NA Syam M. Akil, P. O. Box 89, Palu 94001, Indonesia YC1CEO Suhandi Brata W., P. O. Box 1042, Bandung 40010, Indonesia YC4HF Karel Lagaunne, Jl. Veteran No. 7090/55, Palembang 30126, Indonesia YC5SKR Sukirman, P. O. Box 5, Ujungbatu 28454, Indonesia YF7PT R. Soesanto Eko Wardojo, P. O. Box 25, Banjarmasin 70001, Indonesia YI99BIF Box 55072, Baghdad, Iraq ZA1BE Petrit Mecani, P. O. Box 7464, Tirana, Albania ZA1KP Radio Club Partizani, P. O. Box 7464, Tirana, Albania *****************************************************************************

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4U1ITU - Masa, AJ3M will be in Geneva between 19 and 21 October and plans to operate from 4U1ITU. QSL to 4U1ITU either direct or through the bureau. CE - Operators from Radio Club Talca will activate the club station, CE4TA during the CQ WW SSB DX Contest in the Multi-Single category. Juan Pablo, CE4USW reports that the members of this radio club are very active on all bands, from 6 to 160 metres (except the 30 metre band, which is not allowed in Chile). For a list of callsigns and QSL routes, please see CE4TA in "Good To Know" below. CE0_jf - CE6JOE, CE6TBN, HC5EA, LU9AY and XQ3SAI are planning an operation from Juan Fernandez Island (SA-005) between 6 and 16 January 2000. They will be active on all bands (6-80 metres, WARC included) on SSB, CW, RTTY, SSTV and satellite with five stations. The callsign has not been issued so far, but the QSL manager will be CE6TBN (Marco A. Quijada, P.O. Box 1234, Temuco, Chile). The web page is at http://www.qsl.net/ce6tbn/ce0z.htm [TNX CE6TBN] CN - Sixteen operators from the Bavarian Contest Club (http://www.uni-erlangen.de/~unrz45/BCC) will participate in the CQ WW SSB DX Contest as CN8WW (Multi-Multi) from Morocco. Operations are expected to start around 20 October until 1 November; before and after the contest look for 5C8M (special call) to be aired mainly on CW. DL8WPX will look after 160 metres (17.36-22. UTC and 04.00-06.44 UTC). QSL CN8WW via DL6FBL either direct (Bernd Och, Chr.-Wirth-Str. 18, D-36043 Fulda, Germany) or through the bureau. The web site for the operation is at http://www.dl6fbl.de/cn8ww/ [TNX DF4RD] DU - Some Philippine amateur radio stations will be using the special prefix DU67 until 31 December to celebrate the 67th year of the founding of the Philippine Amateur Radio Association. [TNX ARRL DX Bulletin] EA8 - Steve, G0UIH will be active as EA8/G0UIH/p from Lanzarote, Canary Islands (AF-004) between 21 and 28 October. QSL via home caall. [TNX G0UIH and Islands On The Web] EA8 - Look for EA8BH to participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest from the Canary Islands. The EA8BH contest site has been re-built to take full advantage of the improved radio propagation and your observation reports will again be valuable in helping determine the signal's penetration throughout the world. All reports and QSOs will be confirmed with a QSL card describing the equipment and technology used this year. QSL to OH2BH (Martti J. Laine, Nuottaniementie 3D20, 02230 Espoo, Finland) or via e-mail address [email protected] [TNX OH2BH and N4GN] EL - Mark, EL2WW, will be leaving Liberia [425DXN 434] on 8 November and is likely to go QRT by the 6th. [TNX The Daily DX] EO - Special event station EO55FI will be active from Ukraine on 25-29 October to celebrate 55 years of liberation. QSL via UX3FW (Yuri Kucherenko, P.O. Box 60, Izmail 68600, Ukraine) or through the bureau. [TNX UX0FF] ER - Gene, UN7ND will participate in both the CQ WW SSB and CW DX Contests as ER0N from Moldova. QSL via UT7ND either direct (Gene Chumakov, P.O. Box 5235, Vinnitsa, 286018 Ukraine) or through the bureau. [TNX UT7ND]. F - Dominique, F5SJB reports he will be active as TM5CW from 22 November to 6 December, CQ WW CW DX Contest included. QSL via F5SJB. FK - Philippe, FK8VHT will be active as FK8VHT/P from Lifou Island (OC-033, DIFO FK-012) between 14 and 21 October. QSL via F6AJA. [TNX F6AJA] FO - On 12 October Marcel, FO0DEH said that "he will be proceeding to King George Islands (OC-131), French Polynesia if he can gain access. He didn't provide a date for that operation". [TNX VE3LDT and Islands On The Web] FO_aus - Koji, JK7TKE [425DXN 440] is now active as FO0KOJ from Tubuai (OC-152), Austral Islands until 28 October. QSL via home call. [TNX The Daily DX] FS - Brian, N3OC will be active as FS/N3OC from St. Martin (NA-105) between 19 and 26 October. He plans to concentrate on 6, 12, 17 and 30 metres and RTTY and a one-day RTTY trip to Anguilla (VP2E) is also expected during these dates. Brian will then move to Antigua to join the V26B team [425DXN 433]. [TNX The Daily DX] FY - Joel, F5PAC will be active as FY/F5PAC from French Guiana between 1 and 14 November. He and FY5FU will be active from Salut Island (SA-020) on 5-7 November. [TNX F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX] GM - GM3WIL, GM0SEI and GM0DEQ plan to operate from Horse Island (IOSA CL13) between 9 and 15 UTC on 17 October. [TNX GM3WIL] GM - Leo, W3LEO reports he will be QRV as MM/W3LEO from Portpatrick in southwest Scotland from 21 October to 12 November. He plans to be active during the CQ WW SSB DX Contest. QSL via home call. /EX S DX@WW $425WW441B 425 DX News #441 [2/5] 16 October 1999 No 441 BID: $425WW411B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

HB0 - Laci/HA0HW, Tomi/HA4DX and Geza/HA4XG will be active from Triesenberg (1400 metres asl), Liechtenstein between 30 October and 7 November. They will participate in the HA-QRP Contest (1-7 November) as HB0/HA5RT/p (on or around 3511 KHz, QSL via HA0HW), while on the other bands they will operate as HB0/home call/p (QSL via home calls) mainly on CW and RTTY. They will also participate in the CQ WW SSB DX Contest. [TNX HA0HW] HC8 - Rich, N6KT will be active from the Galapagos Islands (SA-004) between 21 October and 1 November. He will participate in the CQ WW SSB DX Contest as HC8A. QSL via WV7Y. [TNX The Daily DX] HL - HL3/JA5AQC, HL3/JA5AUC and HL3/JA5ROH are active from Korea until 17 October. [TNX IK7MCJ] HL - Berthold, DF5WA will be active (moslty on CW) from Korea between mid-October and 30 October. The last week he will operate from Cheju-do (AS-026.). [TNX DX News Letter] HR - Luigino, YV5ENI reports that the operation from the Swan Islands (NA-035) [425DXN 435] is is now scheduled to take place sometime between 15 December and 2 January. An activity from Roatan (NA-057) is also planned during that period. Further information is expected in due time. HS - The Radio Amateur Society of Thailand (RAST) is organizing an IOTA DXpedition to the last HS unnumbered IOTA group (Malay Peninsula South East) for March 2000. Participation is open to all individuals and groups who are interested in DX in Thailand. Any overseas IOTA enthusiasts or DX Groups interested in assistance, participation or sponsorship are invited to contact RAST through Ray, G3NOM ([email protected]). Further detail will be announced in due course. [TNX G3NOM] I - A multi-national team including I8QLS, IK8ETA, IN3QBR, IT9BLB, IT9TQH, IT9VDQ, IT9WPO, IT9ZGY, K7FL, KR7X, W1NA (I8CZW), WA7EQW, OK1FUA, ZS6EZ and ZS6NW will participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest as IH9P (Multi-Multi) from Pantelleria Island (AF-018), African Italy. QSL via KR7X. The web site for the operation is at http://www.qsl.net/ih9p [TNX IT9BLB] I - A large group of operators from Marconi Contest Club will participate in the CQ WW SSB DX Contest as IG9A (Multi-Multi) from Lampedusa Island (AF-019), African Italy. Look for them on 28449/28549, 21249/21349, 14249 , 7049, 3799 and 1840 kHz. QSL via I2MQP. See also below ("Good To Know"). [TNX IT9GSF] JA - Look for JI1PLF/1 to be active from Jyogashima Island (AS-117) on 23 October. QSL via home call. [TNX The Daily DX] JD1_oga- Katsu, JD1BKR is currently on Iwo-Jima (AS-030), Ogasawara until 27 October. He will be back on 4 November for about six months. QSL via JARL bureau (Japan Amateur Radio League, 1-14-5 Sugamo, Toshima, Tokyo 170-8073, Japan). [TNX JE1DXC and The Daily DX] JY - Pete, JY9NE reports he will participate in the CQ WW SSB DX Contest. QSL via N3FNE. OE - Future activities from 4U1VIC include participation in the CQ WW SSB (M/S by DL2OBF and others), CQ WW CW (M/S by DL6RDR and others), ARRL 10m (M/S by VE3IAY and JH4RHF) and CQ WW WPX SSB (by OE8CIQ) Contests. QSL via OE bureau or CBA. [TNX JH4RHF] P2 - Tony, P29PB is active from New Britain (OC-008) and will be using the special calls P29JOK for JOTA and P2OOOK in December and January to celebrate the new millennium. Tony is looking after his own QSLing, so do NOT send your requests to VK4EJ! [TNX VK4EJ] PJ - K1DG, K1XX, K2SS, K3EST, KB2XZ, KL2A, N3ED, N4RV, N6IG, N7ZZ, W3ZZ and WA3LRO will participate in the CQ WW SSB DX Contest as PJ4B (Multi-Multi) from Bonaire (SA-006). They will operate as PJ9/home call before and after the contest between 22 October and 2 November. [TNX The Daily DX] PY - An operation from Santo Alberto's Lighthouse (DFB RN-03, LH 0447 for the WLH Award) is planned on 23-24 October. Look for PX7ZZ to be active on all bands SSB and CW. QSL via PS7ZZ (Francisco Edvaldo P de Freitas, Av. Sao Miguel dos Caribes 31 - Conj Jiqui, 59086-500 Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil). [TNX PS7ZZ] S2 - Toshi, JA8RUZ has joined JA1UT, JA1AFF and JS1QHO for the S21ZE operation from Bangladesh [425DXN 440]. QSL via JA1UT. [TNX JA8RUZ] SP_ssh - SP3GVX will be active again next year from HF0POL, the Polish Antarctic base located on King George Island in the South Shetlands (AN-010). QSL via SP3WVL. Cards for previous operations can still be requested through the SP bureau or direct from the operators: SP5FLC (1990), SP3FYM (1991), SP9DWT (1992), SP3FYM (1997), SP3DGB (1998). [TNX SP3FYM through I1FIU] V2 - Bud, AA3B/V26K will be active (on 160-10 metres, WARC bands included) from Antigua (NA-100) between 22 and 29 November. Also John, K3TEJ (see VP2M below) will operate from there, as V26KW, between 25 and 30 November. They will participate in the CQ WW CW DX Contest as V26K (Multi-Multi). QSL V26KW via K3TEJ; QSL V26K via AA3B. [TNX K3TEJ] VK - Barry, VK7BE is active as VK7FLI until 16 October from Flinders Island (OC-195). QSL via VK7BE (P.O. Box 271, Riverside Tasmania, Australia 7250). [TNX The Daily DX] VK - Stuie, VK8NSB reports the IOTA DXpedition to Melville (OC-173, 4-9 November) and Crocker (OC-229, 11-16 November) Islands [425DXN 436] will use VK8ML and VK8CI respectively. QSL direct to VK9NS or through the VK8 bureau. The web page for the operation is at http://www.rustman.com/IOTA [TNX JI6KVR] VP2M - John, K3TEJ will be active (on 10-160 metres CW only) as VP2MKW from Montserrat (NA-103) between 22 and 25 November.QSL via home call. [TNX K3TEJ]. VP2M - VP2MCS is the call which has been issued to DL5NAM, DL9NDS and DL7NFK for their 25 October-9 November activity from Montserrat (NA-103) [425DXN 437]. Look for them on 6-160 metres SSB, Pactor and PSK31. They will participate in the CQ WW SSB DX Contest (Multi-Single). QSL via DL5NAM. [TNX DL5NAM]

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3C0R ---> The Daily DX reports first hand information about the recent operation from Annobon. The operators left the island two days earlier than expected due to a forecast storm which would have made it difficult to get back on time. All of the 23,800 QSOs were made by Elmo/EA5BYP and Vic/EA5YN, as Roberto/3C1RV was very sick and unable to operate while Ramon/3C1GS had other duties that had to be done. Hopefully the logs will be available on line in about two weeks, but it should be noted that, due to computer problems, the QSOs had to be handwritten. Plans are being made for a future activity with more operators. QSL via EA5FVY (Angel Garcia Mendoza, P.O. Box 3045, 03080 Alicante, Spain). The web page for the operation is at http://web.jet.es/lynx/annobon/annobon.htm

CALLBOOKS ---> The following lists of individual country caalbooks available on line has been compiled by Bernie McClenny, W3UR, editor of The Daily DX (http://www.dailydx.com): 4S - http://www.qsl.net/rssl/ 9A - http://www.hrs.agram.com/callbook.htm 9M2/6 - http://www.jaring.my/enrich/marts BY - http://www.qsl.net/by2hit/ebycall.htm C3 - http://www.sta.ad/ura/qsl.htm CO - http://www.infocom.etecsa.cu/www/frc/dire3.htm ER - http://www.ournet.md/~arm/QSL.html ES - http://www.qsl.net/es5aaw/es_callbook.htm EW - http://www.qsl.net/ew2eo/cal_eng.txt EY - http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Hangar/5873/callbook.html F - http://www.ref.tm.fr/nomenclature/nomenclature.shtml

CE4TA ---> The address for Radio Club Talca is P.O. Box 666, Talca, Chile. It can be used also for getting cards for the following special calls via their respective QSL managers: 3G4A (via CE4BQO), 3G4B (via CE4ETZ), CE4A (via CE4BQO), CE4B (via CE4ETZ), CE4C (via CE4CLM), CE4M (via CE4MLN), CE4U (via CE4USW), XR4A (via CE4BQO), XR4B (via CE4ETZ), XR4C (via CE4CLM), XR4M (via CE4MLN), XR4TA (via CE4TA), XR4U (via CE4USW).

IG9A ---> Work IG9A on 5 or 4 (outside Europe) bands during the CQ WW SSB Contest and you will receive a special certificate. Work them on 6 or 5 (outside Europe) bands and you will receive a special CD-ROM with images, films, and audio files of pile-ups and, if possible, an audio file of their QSO with IG9A. Please visit http://www.qsl.net/ig9-cqww99 for further information [TNX IT9GSF]

NEW ORLEANS INTERNATIONAL DX CONVENTION ---> The following announcement comes from Don, W5FKX: "After several weeks of review and soul-searching, the Board of Directors of the New Orleans International DX Convention voted to dissolve the convention. Faced with a financial deficit and a flat attendance for the last several years, a majority of the Board were no longer willing or able to justify the extensive amount of work and effort that was required to maintain a quality program. It was with great sadness that this final step was taken. The Board extends its sincere thanks to all of our friends and supporters, as well as to all those who have attended over the last 8 years." /EX S DX@WW $425WW441D 425 DX News #441 [4/5] 16 October 1999 No 441 BID: $425WW411D ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

THE DAILY DX SEARCH PAGE ---> The engine can search through old issues of this most valuable DX bulletin born in 1997. As The Daily DX is distributed on a subscription basis, the search page will always be 6 to 8 weeks behind - however, if you are looking for an older piece of information, it is really worth a try at http://www.dailydx.com/search.html

V31KQ ---> Due to a paperwork mishap, the callsign for the 10-16 October operation from from Ambergris Cay (NA-073) was V31KQ and not V31HK as reported in 425DXN 440. QSL via WA0ETE. [TNX K9RZ]

VK9RS ROWLEY SHOALS QSLs ---> The following statement has been issued by Martin Atherton, G3ZAY, RSGB IOTA Committee Chairman, and Roger Balister, G3KMA, IOTA Manager, on behalf of the RSGB IOTA Committee: "The RSGB IOTA Committee regrets that there seems to have been some confusion regarding the handling of bureau cards for this DXpedition. The Committee's understanding was that an agreeement had been reached with Mal, VK6LC, that, as part of the arrangements for providing significant funding for the expedition, the IOTA Committee would take on the task of locating a QSL manager for bureau cards. It is now apparent that Mal did not understand it that way and has decided to handle bureau cards himself. We welcome that and this matter is now resolved. We do want to make it clear that our previous appointment of Mauro, I1JQJ, as QSL manager had the full authority of the Committee and was based on our understanding of the agreement with Mal at that time. We were grateful to Mauro for agreeing to take this on. We congratulate Mal and his team on the fine operations they mounted." Please note that Mal, VK6LC has now announced his QSL arrangements as: QSL VK9RS direct to I1HYW, bureau cards to VK6LC.

+ SILENT KEYS + Bruce, K1AJ reports the death of CQ WAZ Award Manger James L. Dionne, K1MEM, on 12 October. Luis, CT4NH reports the passing of Julio Vera-Cruz, D44BC. He had an heart attack on 16 September and died in Lisbon on 14 October. ------

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CLIPPERTON: An extensive web site for the upcoming March 2000 DXpedition to Clipperton has been set up at http://www.qsl.net/clipperton2000 The DXpedition is still looking for sponsors. Please contact John Kennon, N7CQQ at [email protected] if you can help out. [TNX N6RT] LOGS: Doug, N6RT reports the following new/updated logs are now available at http://dx.qsl.net/logs: 9K2HN (through 26 September), DS5DNO (through 29 September), DU1ODX (through 29 September), KP4AH (through 30 September), PB7CW (through 29 September), VQ9CV (through 10 October), YC0LOW (through 26 September). LOGS: Gil, F5NOD reports the log for FT5WH has been updated through 17.02 UTC on 14 October (http://perso.easynet.fr/~f5nod/) ------

QSL received via direct: 3B9R, 3V8DJ (AF-083), 3C2JJ (AF-082), 4S7YSG, 5N7YZC, 5R8FL, 5W1SA, 6O1Z, 7P8HH, 9K2F (AS-118), 9N7UD, A35EX, A92GE, BA4DW, CE0ZAM, CN8WW, CO2JZ, DX1S, E30BA, EM1LV, EW3CW, EX8F,FH5CB, FO0CLA, FP/N9PD, FR5FD, FT5YG (AN-017), GD4PTV, IH9P, JH6TYD/6 (AS-040), KL7/DL1YMK (NA-028), KR6MR/YV0, RF1P (EU-102), RV0AM, S09A, T30R, T33RD, TI1C, Tl8PL (F5LNA), TN2FB, TU5IJ, VD7D, VK0TS (VK1DX), VP8LP, VU3VLH, XF4MX, XU1A, XU7AAO, XW8KPL/CSN, ZA0IS, ZK1MGS, ZK1SCQ (OC-013), ZK1SCQ (OC-014), ZK1SCQ (OC-159). *****************************************************************************

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PERIOD CALL REF till 28/10 3B8/ON4LAC: Mauritius Island (AF-049) 437 till 30/11 8J2POS: special event station (Japan) 431 till 31/12 9A770N: special event station (Croatia) 422 till 10/12 9U5D: Burundi * by SM5DIC 439 till 27/10 A35SO, A35ZL: Tonga (OC-049) * by DJ4SO, DJ7RJ 438 till 06/10 C56HP: The Gambia * by JA1OEM 439 till 31/12 DU67: special anniversary prefix 441 till 06/11 EL2WW: Liberia * by ON4WW 441 till ?? EM1KGG: Vernadsky base, Galindez Island (AN-006) 440 till 21/10 FK8VHT/P: Lifou Island (OC-033) 441 till 30/11 FO0DEH: French Polynesia and Austral Is * by ON4QM 440 till 28/10 FO0KOJ: Tubuai (OC-152), Austral Is * by JK7TKE 441 till 19/10 FO0SUC: Nuku Hiva, Marquesas (OC-027) * by F5JJW 433 till December FT5WH: Crozet (AF-008) * by F5AGL 401 till 20/12 FT5ZJ: Amsterdam Island 399 till 17/10 GJ0WFH: Jersey (EU-013) * by G0WFH 440 till 31/12 HB7OGR: special call 428 till 17/10 HL3/JA5AQC, HL3/JA5AUC and HL3/JA5ROH: Korea 441 till 27/10 JD1BKR: Iwo-Jima (AS-030), Ogasawara 441 till 04/12 KH4/SM6FJY: Midway (OC-030) * by SM6FJY and V63YL 429 till December KH4/W4ZYV: Midway (OC-030) 437 till 21/10 KH5: Palmyra * by DF6FK and DL2ZAD 439 till 27/10 OD5/3A2MT: Lebanon * by 6W1QP 438 till Dec P29BI: Bougainville Island (OC-135) * by VK4EMS 433 till January PZ5DX: Suriname * by K3BYV 433 till 18/10 S21ZE: Bangladesh * by JA1UT, JA1AFF, JA8RUZ, JS1QHO 441 till 30/11 UE0JX: special event station 435 till 16/10 VK7FLI: Flinders Island (OC-195) * by VK7BE 441 till 16/10 V31KQ: Ambergris Cay (NA-073) * by K0GHK and WA0ETE 441 till January VQ9DX: Diego Garcia (AF-006), Chagos * by AA5DX 439 till 27/11 XJ1: special prefix (Nova Scotia, Canada) 401 till 03/11 XT2HP: Burkina Faso * by JA1OEM 439 till 31/12 XW2A: Laos * by JA2EZD 438 till March ZM: special Millennium prefix (New Zealand) 438 till 31/10 ZM75AA: special event station (New Zealand) 440 15/10-30/10 HL: Korea (incl. AS-026) * by DF5WA 441 from 15/10 KH0/AF4IN and KH0N: Northern Mariana (OC-086) * by JAs 440 16/10 9A5V, 9A3VM, 9A5KV: Mrkan Island (EU-016) 440 16/10-17/10 IB0/K8NY: Ponza Island (EU-045) 439 16/10-17/10 P29JOK (JOTA): New Britain (OC-008) * by P29PB 441 17/10 GM3WIL, GM0SEI and GM0DEQ: IOSA CL13 441 17/10 RSGB 21-28 MHz CW Contest *** 19/10-21/10 4U1ITU * by AJ3M 441 19/10-02/11 5H3/K8LEE and 5H3/WD8SDL: Tanzania 433 19/10-26/10 FS/N3OC: St. Martin (NA-105) 441 19/10-10/11 T30Y & T30CW: West Kiribati (OC-017) * by DLs 423 20/10-01/11 5C8M and CN8WW (CQWW SSB): Morocco * by BCC 441 21/10-28/10 EA8/G0UIH/p: Canary Islands (AF-004) 441 21/10-01/11 HC8A: Galapagos Islands (SA-004) * by N6KT 441 20/10-22/10 FO0SUC: Moorea, French Polynesia (OC-046) * by F5JJW 433 20/10-02/11 FP/LA9VDA: St.Pierre et Miquelon (NA-032) 437 21/10-12/11 MM/W3LEO: Scotland 441 22/10-02/11 PJ9/xxxx and PJ9B (CQWW SSB): Bonaire (SA-006) 441 22/10-01/11 VP2MBT, VP2MGL: Montserrat (NA-103) * by EA3BT, EA3WL 437 23/10 4X0A: Akhziv Island (AS-100) * by 4X1VF and others 439 23/10-24/10 II2V * special A. Volta station 407 23/10 JI1PLF/1: Jyogashima Island (AS-117) 441 23/10-24/10 PX7ZZ: Santo Alberto's Lighthouse (DFB RN-03, LH 0447) 441 24/10-29/10 EO55WL: special event station (Ukraine) 439 25/10-29/10 EO55FI: special event station (Ukraine) 441 25/10-27/10 EO55JM: special event station (Ukraine) 439 25/10-04/11 V26B and V26xx: Antigua * by Team Antigua 433 25/10-09/11 VP2MCS: Montserrat (NA-013) * by DL5NAM,DL9NDS,DL7NFK 441 26/10-02/11 8Q7IT: Maldives (AS-013) * by DH3MIT and HB9KOC 435 26/10-02/11 VP5/WA2VYA, K2WB, N2VW + VP5T: Caicos Is (NA-002) 437 27/10-07/11 CP6/LU9AY: Bolivia 439 28/10-02/11 T33Y & T33CW: Banaba (OC-018) * by DLs 423 30/10-31/10 CO9BCC (CQWW SSB) * by COs 439 30/10-31/10 EA8BH (CQWW SSB) : Canary Islands * by OH2BH 441 30/10-31/10 ER0N (CQWW SSB): Moldova * by UN7ND 441 30/10-07/11 HB0/HA5RT/p, HB0/HA0HW/p, HB0/HA4DX/p, HB0/HA4XG/p 441 30/10-31/10 IG9A (CQWW SSB): Lampedusa (AF-019) 441 30/10-31/10 IH9P (CQWW SSB): Pantelleria (AF-018) 441 30/10-31/10 W4D: Dauphin Island (NA-142) * by Ws 439 30/10-31/10 CQ WW SSB DX Contest *** from October 5X1GS: Uganda * by G0VNW/5Z5GS 438 01/11-14/11 FY/F5PAC: French Guiana 441 01/11-05/11 GB0LI: Lundy Island (EU-120) * by G3WNI and G0PSE 439 03/11-15/11 9M6PWT: Sabah (OC-088) * by G3SWH 439 03/11-10/11 FO: Hiva-Oa (OC-027), Marquesas * by F6AUS, F6AOI 439 04/11-Apr JD1BKR: Iwo-Jima (AS-030), Ogasawara 441 04/11-09/11 VK8ML: Melville Island (OC-173) * by VK8NSB and others 441 05/11-07/11 FY/F5PAC and FY5FU: Salut Island (SA-020) 441 /EX

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3B8 - Bruce, KD6WW is active as S79BL from the Seychelles until 25 October. He will the move to Mauritius Island, where he will be signing 3B8/KD6WW until 31 October, CQ WW SSB DX Contest included. QSL via home call. [TNX The Daily DX] 3X - Denis, VE2DPS is active as 3XY2D from Guinea until 22 December. QSL via VE2DPS. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] 9G - 9G1OO is active again from Ghana and is used to being on at 16 UTC on 14.140 or 21.160 MHz on Sundays with PA3DEW, PA3FQX etc. From time to time he is joined by 9G1AA. QSL for both stations via PA3ERA either direct or through the bureau. [TNX PA3AWW] 9U - The Daily DX reports Gus, 9U5D plans "to be on 160 metres this coming Saturday night. Look for him starting around 18:00 UTC at least 15 minutes every hour on the hour until 04:00 UTC. Two weeks ago he was using 1831". QSL via SM0BFJ. E4 - The Daily DX reports that Pekka, OH1RY (one of the operators at E44DX earlier this year) will be active as either E44DX or E44/OH1RY from Gaza, Palestine between 27 October and 1 November. He will participate in the CQ WW SSB DX Contest and his goal will be to break the Asian record on 80 metres. QSL via OH1RY. ER - Gene, UT7ND will participate in both the CQ WW SSB and CW DX ER0N from Moldova. QSL via UT7ND either direct (Gene Chumakov, P.O. Box 5235, Vinnitsa, 21018 Ukraine) or through the bureau. [TNX UT7ND]. ET - Claudio, 9E1C operates from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and will participate in the CQ WW SSB DX Contest on 20 metres. QSL via IV3OWC. HS - Look for Thai stations HS0AC (RAST club station, QSL via G3NOM) and HS72A (special call to celebrate the King's, HS1A, 72th birthday; QSL via HS1CKC) to be active during the CQ WW SSB DX Contest. [TNX E21EI] I - Club Pax members I0BUC, I0ISI, I0YO, IK0SHF and IK0VSW will operate from time to time through 1 January 2000 as IU0PAW on 10-160 metres (SSB and CW). The activity is for celebrating the jubilee year and the new millennium. QSL via IK0SHF. An award for contacting IU0PAW on different bands/modes is available, for details e-mail Angelo, IK0SHF at [email protected] [TNX IK0SHF] J6 - W4WX/J68WX (Bill), W9AAZ/J68ZZ (Clarance), W5OXA/J68XA (Ernie) and N2WB/J68WB (William) will be active (CW, SSB, RTTY) from St. Lucia (NA-108) between 26 October and 2 November. They will participate in the CQ WW SSB DX Contest as J68J (QSL via N5VL). [TNX The Daily DX] J7 - Conny, DL1DA will be active (10-160 metres CW with some PSK31 and SSB) as J79KS from Dominica (NA-101) on 24-31 October. QSL via DL1DA. [TNX The Daily DX] PJ2 - The Caribbean Contesting Consortium (namely W0CG, K8RF, N6HR, W8KKF, WA8LOW, W9EFL, N7WDX and N4OKX) will be QRV from Curacao (SA-006), Netherlands Antilles during the CQ WW SSB DX Contest as PJ2C (Multi-Single, QSL via W8KKF). Outside the contest look for the various operator to be active (with a special emphasis on 160, 80 and 6 metres CW and SSB) as PJ2/homecall between 27 October and 1 November. The PJ2C web site at http://asgard.kent.edu/ccc/pj2c [TNX N4OKX] /EX S DX@WW $425WW442B 425 DX News #442 [2/5] 23 October 1999 No 442 $425WW442B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

PY0_fer - The Araucaria DX Group in Brazil has organized a multinational Multi-Multi CQ WW SSB DX Contest operation from Fernando de Noronha (SA-003). Team members are PY5EG, PY5CC, PP5JR, PY5GU, PY0FF, PY5ZBU, K1CC, K1LZ, K1ZM, K2DM, N5FA, LZ1JK and LZ1JY; they will operate at the ZX0F contest station. Operations are scheduled to begin on 25 October. Special awards will be mailed to entrants who work ZX0F on all six bands during the contest. For further information please visit http://www.inepar.com.br/araucaria [TNX K1CC] R1M - A large multi-national team of operators from Russia, Finland and the United States will be active as R1MVZ from Malyj Vysotskij Island (EU-117) on 26-31 October. The operation is for the CQ WW SSB DX Contest (Multi-Multi), however before the event they will concentrate on 40, 80 and 160 metres mainly CW (no activity on the WARC bands), while YL operator Tatyana, RA1ALY will be active on SSB. QSL via K6VNX. [TNX QRZ-DX] T8 - JA1WSX (T88WX), JH4OWG (T88xx) and JA7AYE (T88xx) will be active from Belau between 28 October and 2 November. They will participate in the CQ WW SSB DX Contest as T88WX (Multi-Single). QSL T88WX via JA1WSX, others via home call. [TNX JA1ELY] TI - JM6EBU (TI5EBU), JA6WFM (TI5/home call) and JM6UAA (TI5/home call) will be active from Costa Rica between 29 October and 2 November. They will be joined by TI5KD for the CQ WW SSB DX Contest, in which they will participate as TI5EBU (Multi-Single). QSL TI5EBU via JM6EBU, others via home call. [TNX JA1ELY] V4 - Doc, W9NY will be active (10-80 metres) as V47NS from Nevis Island (NA-104) between 28 October and 2 November. He will participate in the CQ WW SSB DX Contest (single operator single band, 10 or 15 metres). QSL via W9NY. [TNX The Daily DX] VE - Gus/VO1MP, Dan/VO1MX and Chris/VE3FU are planning to be in Labrador (Zone 2) for the CQ WW SSB DX Contest. They will be operating as VO2CQ (QSL via VE3FU), VO2AC (QSL via VE3FU) and VO2ZZ (QSL via VO1HE) until the contest and as VO2CQ during the event. The activity will take place from the Point Amour lighthouse, the tallest lighthouse in Atlantic Canada on the southern shore of Labrador. [TNX VO1HE] VK9_lh - Nick, VK2ICV will be active again as VK9LX from Lord Howe (OC-004) between 24 October and 2 November. He will participate in the CQ WW SSB DX Contest. QSL to P.O. Box 730, Parramatta 2124, New South Wales, Australia. His web page is at http://www.qsl.net/vk9lx/ [TNX VK2ICV] VK9_lh - Dee, W1HEO plans to be active as VK9LM from Dick's (VK9LH) QTH on Lord Howe Island (OC-004) between 25 and 30 October. Look for him on 14030, 14185, 21030 and 21230 kHz. QSL via W1HEO. [TNX The Daily DX] VK0_mac - Alan, VK0LD is presently on contract with the Australian Antarctic Division as a member of the year 2000 Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition and will be active from Macquarie Island (AN-005) and possibly other Australian Antarctic Territory locations from now until January 2001. There is a possibility of a special callsign (VM0xx) to mark the new millenium at Macquarie Island during December 1999 and January 2000. This is NOT a DXpedition, operation will be primarily recreational, however the operator has many years experience operating from various DX locations and is used to working pile-ups. There is no QSL manager at present. A web site is under construction at http://www.geocities.com/vk0ld/ [TNX VK0LD] VP5 - N0AT, N0KK, N5QQ and W5WW will be active from North Caicos (NA-002) between 24 October and 2 November. They will participate in the CQ WW SSB DX Contest as VP5R (Multi-Single). QSL VP5R via N0KK or N0AT. [TNX The Daily DX] YN - Ed/W5GCX and Frosty/K5LBU will operate from Granada, Nicaragua as either YN2EJG or with a contest call (such as HT2, H7xxx or H6xxx) during the CQ WW SSB DX Contest. [TNX W5GCX] ZB2/EA9 - Rick, NE8Z reports he will be active on CW and SSB as ZB2/NE8Z from Gibraltar on 26-27 October and as EA9/NE8Z from Ceuta on 27-29 October. He will also operate as EA/NE8Z/m from Spain on 23-26 and 29-30 October. QSL via NE8Z. ZL_ant - Geoff, ZL3PX is active as ZL5PX from New Zealand Antarctic base Scott located on Ross Island (AN-011), Antarctica. QSL via ZL3PX. /EX S DX@WW $425WW442C 425 DX News #442 [3/5] 23 October 1999 No 442 $425WW442C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

BRAZIL DX NET ---> Pedro, PP5SZ reports the Brazilian DX Net will be held again on 28430 kHz at 12-14 UTC starting the first weekend of November.

CALLBOOKS ---> The following list (see also 425DXN 441) of individual country callbooks available on line has been compiled by Bernie McClenny, W3UR, editor of The Daily DX (http://www.dailydx.com): ES - http://www.erau.ee/eng/index.html GU - http://www.guernsey.net/~sgibbs/amateur_radio/gu_calls.html HS - http://hs-callbook.dhs.org/cgi-bin/search.cfm JT - http://www.pc.mdlink.de/70223102/JTCALL.TXT LX - http://www.qsl.net/lx1no/rl_callb.html LY - http://www.qsl.net/lrmd/lycbk.txt LZ - http://www.pc.mdlink.de/70223102/LZCALL.TXT OH - http://hes.iki.fi/oh/eng.shtml OL - http://hippo.feld.cvut.cz/cgi-bin/getaddr OZ - http://www.tst.dk/servlet/tstsog/tstsog.resultdetails?post=4 PA - http://www.qsl.net/pa3esz/nl_hams.html PY - http://www.carioca.com/ham/manager.htm

CQWW SSB ---> The NG3K contest operation listing for this year's event is at http://www.cpcug.org/user/wfeidt/Misc/cqssb99.html (however the new URL for this site is going to be http://www.ng3k.com). [TNX NG3K]

JA POSTAGE ---> Masayoshi Mihara, JE1DXC reports that now 1 US$ is not enough to cover air mail postage from Japan to EU/AF/NA/OC/SA/Middle East/Russia/CIS. "I recommend you to use an IRC for return postage" he says [see 425DXN 435].

LOGS CLOSED ---> John Imhof, N2VW in the past has been QSL manager (and licensee) for VP5O (1992), VP5N (1993), VP5R (1994) and P40T (1995). He has now announced that he no longer acts as QSL manager for ANY of these calls. Those particular logs are closed and these contest calls have been re-issued by the respective licensing authorities in recent years. [TNX N2VW]

MARCONI SPECIAL EVENT ---> The Marconi Radio Club was scheduled to operate special event station W1AA/CC on 22 October to celebrate the 125th anniversary of Guglielmo Marconi's birth. The activity took place from the location of the former 1903 Marconi Transatlantic station at Cape Cod National Seashore on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Marconi's original transatlantic transmission call sign in 1903 was "CC". [TNX K1VV]

NCDXF ---> At its Board of Directors meeting on 17 October the Northern California DX Foundation re-elected the following officers and directors: Len Geraldi/K6ANP (President); Al Burnham/K6RIM (Vice President); Tom McShane/NW6P (Secretary); Bruce Butler/W6OSP (Treasurer); Lou Beaudet/K6TMB, Rusty Epps/W6OAT, Bob Fabry/N6EK, Chuck Ternes/N6OJ, Steve Thomas/N6ST and Glenn Vinson/W6OTC (Directors). Dave Pugatch/KI6WF was newly elected as a Director. The web site for the NCDXF is at http://www.ncdxf.org/ [TNX K6RIM]

QSL 9N1AA ---> "I have not received logs from Satish for almost a year", N4AA reports. "Numerous attemps to contact him have failed up to now. While I still hope of obtaining logs from October 1998 to the present, it will obviously be some time before I can do so". [TNX QRZ-DX]

QSL BV4FH ---> Cards for Paul Pai, BV4FH are now handled by the K1WY DX Association. Look below ("QSL INFO" and "ADDRESSES") for the other stations managed by K1WY and the addresses for the Association. The K1WY DX Association web site is at http://pws.prserv.net/k1wydxa [TNX K1WY]

QSL KH8/KK6HC ---> Lech, LA7MFA (one of the Double Trouble DXpedition to T31 and ZK3) operated for 24 hours from Tutuila (OC-045), American Samoa last weekend. QSL via LA7MFA either direct (Lech Slawomir Tomczak, Froeyas vei 61, 3472 Boedalen, Norway) or through the bureau. Logs will be available at http://www.qsl.net/la7mfa [TNX LA7MFA]

QSL UA0ZY/P ---> Alex, UA0ZY/4Z5KJ reports the cards for his operation from Kambalny Island (AS-142, July 1999) are ready and requests will be processed within the end of the year. QSLs for UA0ZY/p's IOTA activities from AS-095 and AS-142 should be sent to 4Z5AV (Michael Krimer, P.O. Box 2288, 88122 Eilat, Israel.

V26B ---> Team Antigua will once again participate (Multi-Multi) in the CQ WW SSB Contest (30-31 October) as V26B [425DXN 433]. The Special Collectors Addition (Worked 5 Band & 6 Band) Certificate Program from V26B is continuing this year. If you work V26B on 5 or 6 bands and would like a certificate, please send a SASE (Business Size) along with $1 or IRC equivalent (for printing costs) with your Log Information to W2UDT for processing. A special Top Gun Plaque will be awarded to the FIRST operator to work V26B on all 6 Bands during the Contest. The web page for V26B is at http://www.frc-contest.org [TNX KA2AEV, [email protected]] /EX S DX@WW $425WW442D 425 DX News #442 [4/5] 23 October 1999 No 442 $425WW442D ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* QSL INFO ******** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

======CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER ======3C1RV EA1BMH FO0DEH ON4QM TF8RX K1WY 3D2AM AB6UO FO0KOJ JK7TKE TJ1PD SP9CLQ 3D2RR W6YQQ FO0SUC F5JJW TM5SIA F3WS 3G4A CE4BQO FP/LA9VDA LA9VDA TU2XZ W3HC 3G4B CE4ETZ FT5WH F6KDF TU6MM IK2QPR 3W7CW SP5AUC FY/DJ6SI DJ6SI TY/F6FCM/P F6FNU 3XY1BO F5XX GB0WFB G0WOU UA0ACG K1WY 3Z0DIG DL3KDC GD3LSF K1WY UA0AOZ K1WY 4K5CW TA2ZV GI0PCU K1WY UA0DC K1WY 4N0X YU7KMN GI3MUS K1WY UA0MF W3HNK 4N1DX K1WY GI6YM K1WY UA0ZBK K1WY 4N1YL K1WY GJ0WFH/M G0WFH UA3RAR RW3RN 4U1WB KK4HD GN0STH G4DIY UB4MZL/RC4O UX2MM 4X0A 4Z5DW H44MY JA0IXW UN0LL ND5S 4X1VF K1FJ H44UM JA1UMN UN4P DL8KAC 5A21PA K1WY HB0CZS K1WY UN7PCZ DL8KAC 5A30 K1WY HK0OEP N0JT UR4MZL UX2MM 5B4ADA 9A2AJ HP3XBH W4WX UR5M UX2MM 5H3/K8LEE K8LEE HS0AJ HS7AHV UX200M UX2MM 5H3US WA8JOC II0BP IZ0BNQ UX2M UX2MM 5R8ET K1WY II0S IK0YQJ UZ3RXX RW3RN 5W0GD PA3AXU II8BP IK8VGS V26A WB3DNA 5X1T ON5NT J28NH F5NHJ V26AK N2TK 6K0ZS IK2DUW J42MEN SV2CLJ V26B WT3Q 6K80ISF HL0IHQ J6/K7NM K7NM V26DX KU9C 7X0AD EA4URE JA6LCJ/6 JA6LCJ V26E AB2E 8P6DA KU9C JW2IJ LA2IJ V26J WX0B 9G1AA PA3ERA JW5NM LA5NM V26O N5NJ 9G1OO PA3ERA JW7VK LA7VK V26OC N3OC 9H1EL LA2TO JY4NE KB6NAN V26R KA2AEV 9H3AM G3VLX JY9QJ DL5MBY V26SZ KM5SZ 9H3Q PA0RDY K9AW/DU6 WF5T V26TZ W3HNK 9H3QE DK3QE KC4CD/HR2 N4AA V26U W2UDT 9H3UJ PA7DX KH0/AF4IN JA6AGA V26YR W2YR 9K2GS W6YJ KH0/JA3CG JA3CG V29DG K4DLG A35SO DJ4SO KH0N JA6CNL V31KQ WA0ETE A35ZL DJ7RJ KH0T JA1SGU V31KR K5KR A47JOTA A47RS KH0V JJ1KZI V31KX W5FKX A61AP IK7JTF KH4/SM6FJY SM6FJY V31MP W5ZPA A61AS YO3FRI KH5/DF6FK DF6FK V31YK W5JYK AC6SS/VY2 DL7RV KH5/DL2ZAD DL2ZAD V73UX V73AX AX1TX K1WY KH8/KK6HC LA7MFA V73ZZ K7ZZ BV4FH K1WY KP2AD OK1AJY VK1TX K1WY BW0R JA1JKG KR7T/KH0 JA2FGE VK4DEK DL1MHM C9/PA3HHT PA3HHT KW1JY K1WY VK6EEN/p CT1EEN CE0YA JA6BDB KW1WY K1WY VK7FLI VK7BE CE4A CE4BQO L55FB/J LU1FKR VK8PPY/6 K9PPY CE4B CE4ETZ LX9DX SP5SS VK9RS (dir) I1HYW CE4C CE4CLM MI0/N1YC EI6FR VK9RS (bur) VK6LC CE4M CE4MLN N0EP/KH0 JA0EKP VO2AC VE3FU CE4U CE4USW OD/F5SQM F6FYA VP2MBT EA3BT CM6YI W3HNK OD5LF F5PWT VP2MGL EA3BT CM8XI F6FNU ON4CAT K1WY VQ9CV ND1V CO2OR XE1CI ON9CAT K1WY VQ9DX AA5DX CO8LY EA7ADH P29BI VK4EJ VU3EGX F6EGX CP6XE IK6SNR P29CC K1WY XE1/SM0OUG SM0CCM CT3FN HB9CRV PJ2/PA0VDV PA0VDV XR4A CE4BQO D2RV AA4HU PS2V PY2AA XR4B CE4ETZ D3SAF I3LLA PY0FM JA1VOK XR4C CE4CLM D99PIF HL5AP R1AND c/o NT2X XR4M CE4MLN DL0PJ DJ9IN R1ANZ RU1ZC XR4TA CE4TA DL1GKG/HI3 DK2GP RB4MF UX2MM XR4U CE4USW DL2GG/YV5 DJ7AO RB4MF/RC1O UX2MM XT2HP JA1OEM E44A KB6NAN RB4MF/RC8O UX2MM XX9SC XX9AU EA8BH OH2BH RB4MF/UC8O UX2MM XX9TRR N6XJ ED1RIA EA1EUR RB8M (89) UX2MM YE4SF YC4TUU ED5JAC EA5GMB RB8M (91) UX2MM YJ0AMN JA1UMN ED7NEF EA7AJM RK0YWA/p RA0WA YJ0AXH JH1WXH ED7TSA EA7IA RK3RWL RW3RN YN6HM N5TGZ ED7XAP EA7CCN RP3RST RW3RN YO6AVB K1WY EG0UV EA5GMI RU0AK K1WY ZA1Z HB9BGN EG7CMP EA7KY RX3RXX RW3RN ZD7DP W1ZT EK6TA DJ0MCZ S21B W4FRU ZD7VC K1WY EM1KGG UT7UA S21J K1WY ZD9BV W4FRU EM50UWC KB2MS S21YJ SM4AIO ZK1DKX HB9DKX EO55M UX2MM S21ZE JA1UT ZK1EBM HB9EBM EO5ML UX2MM S79KMB KN2N ZK1LPN JI1NJC ER3HW ER3DX SO1HA EA2JG ZK2ZL DJ7RJ ET3BT K1WY SU9ZZ OKM3TZZ ZK3CW SM0AGD EW3CW K0DEQ T30CW DL7DF ZK3DX SM0AGD EW3DXC UX2MM T30Y DL7DF ZK3YL SM6WYN EW9/UX2MM UX2MM T71SM T70A ZL3KIM K1WY EY8XX GW3CDP T98UFB SP8UFB ZL4IR/7 W8WC FK8FU NA5U TF7GX K1WY ZM5PX ZL3PX FK8VHT/P F6AJA TF7RX K1WY ZS8D ZS6EZ FM5BH W3HNK TF8GX K1WY ZX7G PS7AB /EX S DX@WW $425WW442E 425 DX News #442 [5/5] 23 October 1999 No 442 $425WW442E ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* ADDRESSES ******* ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

3B9FR Robert Gerard Felicite, P.O. Box 31, Rodriguez Island, Indian Ocean 3D2TC Craig, Box 273, Suva, Fiji Islands 4Z5DW Leon Cherbakov, P.O. Box 489, Hadera 38104, Israel 9K2MN Mohammad Al-Nusif, P.O.Box 60, 73460 Rawda, Kuwait 9K2OD Osama Al-Dashti, P.O.Box 33922, 73460 Rawdah, Kuwait 9M2TO Tex Izumo, Bukit Dumbar Apt 9-4, 97 Jalan Thomas, 11700 Gelugor Penang, Malaysia CE4BQO Luis Loyola, P.O. Box 666, Talca, Chile CE4CLM Patricio Bertoni, P.O. Box 666, Talca, Chile CE4ETZ Hector Barberis, P.O. Box 666, Talca, Chile CE4MLN Nancy Mardones, P.O. Box 666, Talca, Chile CE4TA Radio Club Talca, P.O. Box 666, Talca, Chile CE4USW Juan Pablo Mardones, P.O. Box 666, Talca, Chile CT1EEN Samuel Pimenta, Rua da Milharada, Edificio Iberopa Bloco A - 8 A, Massama, 2745 Queluz, Portugal DF6FK Norbert Willand, Leipziger Ring 389, D-63110 Rodgau, Germany DJ9IN Karl-Heinz Harms, Deichstrasse 7, D-26548 Norderney, Germany DL2ZAD Judith Willand, Leipziger Ring 389, D-63110 Rodgau, Germany DL7DF Sigi Presch, Wilhelmsmuehlenweg 123, D-12621 Berlin, Germany EK6MK Serge, P.O. Box 14, 375090 Yerevan, Armenia EP2FM Abdollah Sadjadian, 36 Hayamanesh, Dabestan St., Resalat Highway, 16316 Teheran, Iran ER1OA Ivan A. Smionov, Teodorovici 15/1-31, Kishinev 2039, Moldova FO5CK Michel, P.O. Box 492, Papeete, C.P.98714, Tahiti, French Polynesia HP1IBF Enrique Preciado F., P.O.Box 1137, Zona 9A, Panama, Republic of Panama JA1OEM Mako Toyofuku, P.O.Box 9, Sawara, 287-0003 Japan JA1SGU Shinichiro Yamazaki, 1-6-10 Towa, Adachi, Tokyo 120, Japan JA4PXE Joe S. Kuwahara, 1-74 Midorimachi, Tokuyama-City, Yamaguchi 745-0075, Japan JA8RUZ Toshikazu Kawanishi, C.P.O. Box 166, Asahikawa, Hokkaido 070-8571, Japan JE0SQP Syun Furuyama, 5179-72 Tanaka, Niigata 951-8103, Japan JF6WTY Yuichiro Hayashi, 2-40-27-101 Murasakibaru, Kagoshima-City, Kagoshima 890-0082, Japan JI3DST Takeshi Funaki, 2-18-26 Hannan-Cho Abeno-Ku, Osaka-City, Osaka 545-0021, Japan JJ1KZI Kazuyuki Kazu Yamaura, 47-9, Shioiri, 3 chome, Tsurumi, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230, Japan JQ1SUO Eiji Shinoda, 17-3-3- Tomisato,Kashiwa, Chiba 277-0081, Japan K1WY The K1WY DX Association, PO Box 2644, Hartford, CT 06146-2644 USA K1WY The K1WY DX Association, PO Box 90, Eeklo 9900, Belgium K9PPY James S. Model, 749 Willow Street, Itasca, IL 60143, USA LA9VDA Trond Johannessen, Helgedalen 13, N-1528 Moss, Norway NT2X Ed Kritsky, P.O.Box 715, Brooklyn, NY 11230, USA ON4QM Marcel Dehonin, Eversestraat 130, B-1932 Saint Stevens Woluwe, Belgium PA0RDY Rob Dijkstra, Het Breed 921, 1025 JG Amsterdam, The Netherlands PS7AB Rony Reis, Caixa Postal 2021, 59094-970, Natal/RN, Brazil PY2AA P. O Box 22, 01059-970 Sao Paulo-SP, Brazil RA0WA Alex Aleksashin, Trudowaya 9, Chernogorsk, Khakassiya 662620, Russia RV0AM Robert Sherbinin, P.O.Box 5388, Krasnoyarsk 660000, Russia RW3RN Alex Kuznetsov, P. O. Box 57, Tambov-23, 392023 Russia T70A P.O. Box 77, 47031 Repubblica di San Marino UA4FHW Edward L. Yudin, Rakhmaninova 33-48, Penza 440060, Russia UR5NX Konstantin Khokhlov, P.O. Box 8100, Vinnitsa, 21050, Ukraine UX2MM Vladimir Grushevsky, P.O. Box 59, Lisichansk, 93120, Ukraine VK4EJ Bernie McIvor, 30 Brennan Parade, Strathpine, QLD 4500, Australia VK6NU John Coleman, 17 Abdale St, Gwelup, WA 6018, Australia VP6BX Brian Young, P. O. Box 10, Adamstown, Pitcairn Island via New Zealand VP6PAC Pitcairn A.R. Club, P. O. Box 73, Pitcairn Island via New Zealand VP8CMT Kieth, P.O. Box 544, Port Stanley, Falkland Islands

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3B8 - Jacques, F6HMJ will operate (on all bands, possibly on 160 metres) as 3B8/F6HMJ between 15 November and 5 December. He plans to be active during the CQ WW CW DX Contest, mostly on 10 metres. [TNX F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX] 3W/XU - ES1AKM and ES1AX will be active (on all bands and all modes, including SSTV and PSK31) as 3W6KM from Saigon, Vietnam between 4 December and 4 January 2000. They will then move to Cambodia and operate, possibly as XU7AKM, for two weeks. QSL via ES1AX either direct or through the ES bureau. For further information please e-mail Jaak, ES1AKM at [email protected] [TNX ES1AKM] 5W - "Double-Trouble" team member Steve, G4EDG is currently in Western Samoa (OC-097) and has got the call 5W0ST. Steve does not have a radio with him, but fortunately he has his CW keyer. He will try to visit Atsuo, 5W1SA and operate from his QTH. Steve is a CW only operator, and he is very interested in low band operation. He will stay in Samoa probably for one month. QSL via G4EDG. [TNX LA7MFA] 5X - Peter, 5X1T/ON6TT will be leaving Uganda on 5 November, after almost four years and some 150,000 QSOs on all bands and modes. He will be based in Kosovo, but will be back to 5X for one week in mid-December and another week in mid-January. However activity after the CQ WW SSB DX Contest (in which 5X1T will participate on 10 metres) will be very limited. QSL via ON5NT. [TNX 5X1T] 9G - The Voodoo Contest group will participate in the CQ WW CW DX Contest (27-28 November) as 9G5AA (Multi-Multi) from Ghana. Just before the contest (24-26 November) look for activity on various bands, including short spells on 160 and 6 metres, likely to be all CW. Team members are Jeff Morris/9H1EL, Roger Western/G3SXW (9G5SX), Don Field/G3XTT, Fred Handscombe/G4BWP, Cris Henderson/G4FAM, Andy Cook/G4PIQ, Vince Thompson/K5VT (9G5VT), Mike Fulcher/KC7V (9G5MF) and Jim Henderson/KF7E. QSL personal calls via home call. QSL 9G5AA via GM4FDM (Tom Wylie, 3 King's Crescent, Elderslie, Renfrewshire PA5 9AD, Scotland, UK). Bureau cards may be requested at [email protected] The Voodoo Contest Group web-site is at http://voodudes.com [TNX G3SXW] 9M_spr - The Borneo DXpedition team (see 9M6 above) will now be active as 9M6OO [425DXN 435] from Layang-Layang Island, Spratly Islands (AS-051) on 11-17 November. QSL via N2OO (Bob Schenck, P.O. Box 345, Tuckerton, N.J. 08087-0345, USA). [TNX N2WB] 9M6 - The Borneo DXpedition team [425DXN 435] now includes Bob Schenck, N2OO/9M6OO; Jani Kusmulyana, YB0US/NM6US/9M6US; Mike Mraz, N6MZ; Tom Harrell, N4XP; Paul Newberry, N4PN; William Beyer, N2WB and Jim Stahl, K8MR. They will be active as 9M6AAC from Hillview Gardens, Sabah, East Malaysia (OC-088) on 7-10 November and again between the 24th and the 29th (including and entry in the CQ WW CW Contest). QSL via N2OO (Bob Schenck, P.O. Box 345, Tuckerton, N.J. 08087-0345, USA). The web site for the operation is at http://www.qsl.net/n2oo/borneo/ Contributions for this DXpedition would be most appreciated. The contact point is Bob, N2OO ([email protected]) [TNX N2WB] 9M8 - After attending the SEANET Convention in Brunei, the nine amateurs from Japan (see V8 below) will operate as 9M8TG from East Malaysia on 160-6 metres SSB, CW and SSTV until 25 November. QSL via JH3GAH. [TNX JA1ELY] A5 - Jim Smith, VK9NS is currently in Bhutan where he expects to remain for a couple of weeks. "He'll be staying with one of the local Amateur Radio operators while trying to get permission to operate", The Daily DX reports, but "No promises as to if he will or will not be able to get on the air". BY - The Daily DX reports that Huang, BD4ED [425DXN 429] is now using BD4ED/4 while ON THE MAINLAND (Shanghai City) and BD4ED while ON CHONG MING ISLAND (AS-136). QSL via BY4BHP. CE0_jf - Marco, CE6TBN reports the call CE0Z has been issued to the 6-16 January DXpedition Juan Fernandez [425DXN 441]. QSL via CE6TBN. A sixth operator is still needed; if interested please contact Marco at [email protected] EA8 - Due to some unforeseen factors, Martti, OH2BH cannot run his EA8BH site [425DXN 441] but he has invited Jeff Steinman, N5TJ to make a serious effort in the 1999 CQWW SSB contest (SOAB). Contest participants are invited to record the relative signal strength of EA8BH compared to other Zone 33 stations (after the contest, e-mail your reports to Martti at [email protected]). Stations reporting and/or confirming QSO with EA8BH on at least four bands will receive a direct QSL and a special award. Reports and QSL requests may also be sent via regular mail to OH2BH (Martti J. Laine, Nuottaniementie 3D20, 02230 Espoo, Finland). [TNX N4GN] /EX S DX@WW $425WW443B 425 DX News #443 [2/7] 30 October 1999 No 443 BID: $425WW443B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

EL - Bob, ex-A92GD, is now active (on all bands CW/SSB/RTTY/PSK) as EL2RF from Monrovia, Liberia. QSL direct via K1SE (P.O. Box 685, Manassas Park, Virginia 20113-0685, USA). Bill, K1SE still has the logs for Bob's previous operations as A92GD and J28BM. Please note that ALL cards should be sent to the P.O. Box above, NO cards should be sent to his home (CBA) address. [TNX K1SE] F - Radio club F6KRQ will use special call TM0AC until 31 October to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Aviation Civil School. [TNX F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX] F - Look for TM2F to operate from the Chausey Islands (EU-039) between 30 October and 6 November. [TNX The Daily DX] FG - Nigel, G3TXF will be active (CW only) as FG/G3TXF from Les Saintes Islands (NA-114), Guadeloupe between 8 and 14 November. QSL via G3TXF. [TNX The Daily DX] FK - Frank, FK8HC will operate (mainly on +/- 18.150 and 24.950 MHz, with some QSY on 10-40 metres) from Ile Verte (OC-032, DIFO FK-077) on 30-31 October. QSL via VK4FW (P. O. Box 929, Gimpie, 4570 QLD, Australia). [TNX FK8HC] FO - Wolfgang, DF2IY is expected to be active as FO0THA from French Polynesia until 14 November. He plans to operate mainly during the European morning hours (look for him on CW, 15 kHz up from the bottom of the bands). QSL via bureau to DF2IY. [TNX DX News Letter] FO - Yann, F1NGP will be in French Polynesia between 29 October and 13 November. [TNX The Daily DX] GU - Eddie, G0AZT will be operating as GU0AZT from Guersney (EU-114) along with Phil, GU0SUP and possibly other members of the GARS, in a Multi-Single effort for WAE RTTY Contest (from 00.00 UTC on 13 November till 24 UTC on the 14th). QSL direct to W6/G0AZT (Eddie Schneider, P. O. Box 5194, Richmond, CA 94805, USA) or via the bureau to GU0SUP. [TNX G0AZT] HB0 - Kazik, DL2SBY and Henry, SP2FOV will be active as HB0/home call from Liechtenstein between 29 October and 7 November. They will operate on 160-10 metres CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via home calls. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] HS - Ray, HS0/G3NOM reports that special event call HS72A [425DXN 442] was used for the first time on 23-24 October and will be activated until 31 December. QSL via HS1CKC. J2 - QRZ-DX reports that Henry, F6EAY will be active as J28FF from Djibouti for one or two years. QSL direct via F6ITD. JA - Look for Taku, JL6UBM/6 to be active from Osumi Archipelago (AS-032) between 29 October and 1 November, CQ WW SSB DX Contest included. QSL via home call. [TNX JI6KVR] JA - Takeshi, JI3DST/3 plans to be active on from Awajishima (AS-117) between 00.00 UTC on 30 October and 4 UTC on 1 November. QSL via JI3DST either direct (Takeshi Funaki, 2-18-26 Hannan-Cho Abeno-Ku, Osaka-City, Osaka, 545-0021 Japan) or through the bureau. [TNX JI3DST] HK - Gerard F2JD/HK3JBR has come back to Bogota after a vacation in France and found out all his equipement had been stolen. [TNX F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX] OA - Yves/F5TYY, Alan/F6BFH and Bernard/F9IE will be active from Peru on 1-20 November. Some IOTA activity might be possible, subject to transportation and landing permissions. They also plan to operate from the island of Taquile which does not count for IOTA as it is located in Titicaca Lake. QSL via bureau. [TNX F6BFH] PY - Look for PY1NEZ/PP1, PU1NEZ/PP1, PY1LVF/PP1 and PY1NEW/PP1 to be active from Frances Island (SA-067, DIB 68, DFB ES-07) starting on 22 November. They will operate on CW (1835, 3530, 7030, 10115, 14040, 18098, 21040, 29420, 28040, 50080 kHz), SSB (1850, 3755, 7055, 14190, 14222, 14260, 18128, 21260, 24950, 28360, 28460, 28560, 50110 kHz) and FM (29600 kHz). QSL via home calls. [TNX PP5SZ and PY1NEZ] PY0_spp - The ZX0SK and ZW0SP DXpedition to St. Peter and St. Paul Archipelago [425DXN 440] has been postponed once again. The Brazilian Navy is currently inspecting the damages caused in the early hours of 25 October by an exceptional high tide which, according to Karl Leite (PS7KM), "destroyed part wooden house structure where four persons were asleep at the time". A new schedule for the DXpedition is expected no sooner than 6-7 November. [TNX PS7KM] SM - Look for Ben, OZ5AAH to be active as SM/OZ5IPA between 5 and 8 November, including IPARC Contest on both CW and SSB (www.iparc.com). QSL direct only to OZ5AAH (Ben Jakobsen, 9 Knoldager, 2670 Greve, Denmark). [TNX OZ5AAH] /EX S DX@WW $425WW443C 425 DX News #443 [3/7] 30 October 1999 No 443 BID: $425WW443C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

T31 - Lech, LA7MFA reports Ueata, T31UA is now active (with 100 watts and a vertical for 20 metres or logwire) from Kanton Island (OC-043), Central Kiribati. He is a professional radio operator, but he is new to amateur radio and is not able to run big pile-ups - please be patient with him. Ueata knows CW and Lech will try to send him a CW keyer for Christmas. Lech also says he "will try to get his logs somehow, and print a nice color QSL card", so cards for T31UA are via LA7MFA (Lech Slawomir Tomczak, Froeyas vei 61, 3472 Boedalen, Norway) V3 - Joe, K8JP left for Belize on 25 October and expected to arrive around the 30th. He will be active (on 6-160 metres, mostly CW with some SSB and RTTY) as V31JP until the 1 April 2000. He plans to operate during most major contests with varying levels of activity. His web site is at http://sites.netscape.net/v31jp/homepage QSL via KA9WON (Lonnie Miller, 12031 Blue Spruce Drive, Roscoe, IL 61073, USA). [TNX K8JP/V31JP] V4 - Conny, DL1DA will be active (10-160 metres CW with some PSK31 and SSB) as V47DA from Nevis (NA-104) on 2-13 November. QSL via DL1DA. [TNX The Daily DX] V4 - Gerd/DL7VOG and Ben/DL7BY will be active (on all bands, mainly CW and RTTY) respectively as V47GU and V47BY from St. Kitts (NA-104) on 4-18 November. V47GU will participate in the WAE RTTY Contest. Skeds are welcome at [email protected] or [email protected] till 3 November. QSL via home calls. [TNX DL7BY] V8 - A group of amateurs from Japan (namely JA3AA, JA3AER, JA3ART, JA3CF, JA3IG, JA3NGW, JA3UB, JH3GAH and JR3WXA) will attend the SEANET Convention in Brunei. Look for them to be active on 160-6 metres SSB, CW and SSTV as V85TG between 18 and 21 November. QSL via JH3GAH. [TNX JA1ELY] V8 - The Borneo DXpedition team (see 9M6 above) will be attending the SEANET Convention in Brunei (18-21 November) and will operate as V85OO between the 21st and the 25th. [TNX N2WB] VE - Tesla Radio Club members will operate special event station VC1A from Nova Scotia, Canada between 29 October and 29 November in commemoration of 50 years of NATO. Look for VC1A during the CQ WW SSB DX Contest on 80 metres. QSL via K3BU either direct (Box 282, Pine Brook, NJ 07058, USA) or through the bureau. [TNX K3BU] VP2M - After his operation from St. Kitts (see V4 above) Gerd/DL7VOG will move to Montserrat (NA-103), where he will be active until 29 November. His expected call is VP2MGU. QSL via home call. [TNX DL7BY] VP2V - Nigel, G3TXF will be active (CW only) as VP2V/G3TXF from the British Virgin Islands (NA-023) between 30 October and 7 November. QSL via G3TXF. [TNX The Daily DX] W - The Magnolia DX Association's W4D operation from Dauphin Island (NA-142) [425DXN 439] is confirmed to take place during the CQ WW SSB DX Contest (Multi-Multi). They will try to be as close to the IOTA frequencies as possible and will make a major effort to work Europe. Plans are to operate on CW and the WARC bands as well. QSL via W5OXA, also through the ARRL W5 bureau. [TMX N5FG] W - Ed, W4YO will be active from Harbor Island, SC (NA 110, USI SC-009S) between 4 and 7 November. QSL via home call. [TXN W4YO] W - Mike/AD5A, Max/K5PP, Buzz/N5UR, Mike/W5ZPA and Randy/WX5L will be active as K5PP/p from Marsh Island (NA-120) on 19-21 November. They will operate two stations on 80-10 metres (WARC included) on CW, SSB and RTTY. This is the most wanted IOTA group on the East Coast of the US; it is a wildlife refuge and access is restricted. QSL via K5PP either direct (Max E. Maxwell, 1036 Webster St, New Orleans, LA 70118, USA) or through the bureau. This is a joint operation of the Delta DX Association and the Texas DX Society. [TNX N5UR] W_ant - Bert, WA1O will be active from Antarctica as KC4/WA1O between 1 November and 15 December. According to the ARRL DX Bulletin, his first stop should be at McMurdo Base on Ross Island (AN-011) from 1 to 7 November. QSL via KA1CRP. [TNX The Daily DX] XU - Andy, G4ZVJ was active for just 24 hours (850 CW QSOs) on 18 September after eventually being issued the call XU7AAV in Phnom Penh. He will return to Cambodia around 20 November for approximately two weeks including the CQWW CW Contest. QSL via G4ZVJ. His web page is at http://www.g4zvj.demon.co.uk/xu.htm [TNX G4ZVJ] YB - Sixteen operators from the Indonesian Amateur Radio Society (ORARI) have been active as 7A0K from Semut Kecil Island (OC-177) since 28 October. Plans are to operate (on 10-160 metres SSB, CW and RTTY) until 24.00 UTC on the 31st. They will participate in the CQ WW SSB DX Contest as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via YB0AI either direct (Taufan Prioutomo, P. O. Box 8000, Jakarta 11000, Indonesia) or through the bureau. The web site for the operation is at http://www.qsl.net/7a0k [TNX YB0AZ] YV - The Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin reports operators from Grupo DX Caracas are planning to be active as YW5FC from Farallon Centinela (SA-058) on 12-14 November. QSL via W4SO. ZF - Bruce, N6NT will be active as ZF2NT from Little Cayman (NA-016) from 29 October until at least 14 May 2000. QSL via his new QSL manager G3SWH. [TNX The Daily DX] /EX S DX@WW $425WW443D 425 DX News #443 [4/7] 30 October 1999 No 443 BID: $425WW443D ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ** CQ WW SSB DX CONTEST ** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

The following stations have announced their participation in this year's event (30-31 October):

- 3B8/KD6WW from Mauritius Island (Zone 39). QSL via KD6WW. [425DXN 442] - Hrane, YT1AD as SOAB from 3V8BB (Zone 33). QSL via YT1AD (for this operation only). - Omari, 4L5O as SOSB (10 metres) low power, Zone 21. - Zik, 4N1DX on 15 metres low power, Zone 15. QSL via K1WY. - 5H3US (Multi-Single) from Tanzania (Zone 37). QSL via WA8JOC. [425DXN 433] - 5R8FU (Multi-Single) from Madagascar (Zone 39). QSL via SM0DJZ. [425DXN 439] - Richard, 6W6/K3IPK as 6V6U from Senegal, Zone 35. QSL via K3IPK. - 8Q7IT from the Maldives (Zone 22). QSL via DH3MIT. [425DXN 435] - Olli, YV5/OH0XX as 8R1K (SOAB) from Guyana, Zone 9. QSL to Suite 599, 1313 So. Military Trail, Deerfield Beach, FL 33442, USA. - John, SM7CRW (located on EU-037) as 8S7A. QSL via W3HNK. - 9E1C (20 metres) from Ethiopia (Zone 37). QSL via IV3OWC. [425DXN 442] - Hamad, 9K2HN as SOAB, Zone 21. QSL via the bureau or to Hamad Alnusif, P.O. Box 29174, Safat 13152, Kuwait. - JE1JKL as 9M6NA (SOSB possibly on 15 metres) from Labuan Island (OC-133), East Malaysia, Zone 28. QSL via JE1JKL. - A61AJ from Zone 21 as either Multi-Single or Multi-Multi. QSL via W3UR. - JI3ERV/NH2C, JG3RPL/N1BJ, JR3RVO/WX8M, JR7OMD/WI3O, JR8VSE and JR8PPG as AH2R (Multi-Single) from Guam, Zone 27. QSL via JI3ERV. - A large group of operators from Beijing DX Club as B1Z (Multi-Multi). QSL via JA4HCK. - Operators from the Jiangsu DX Club as B4R (Multi-Single), Zone 24. QSL via BY4RSA (Box 538, Nanjing, People's Republic of China). - The Chinese Radio Sports Association HQ station BY1PK (Multi-Single), Zone 24. QSL via BY1PK (Box 6106, Beijing 100061, People's Republic of China). - Gansu Radio Sports Association station BY9GA (Multi-Single), Zone 23. QSL via BY9GA (Box 12, Lanzhou, Gansu 730020, People's Republic of China). - Rale, YT6A as either C4T or C4Y (SOAB) from Cyprus, Zone 20. Full information will be available at http://www.ham.sky-sat.com after the contest. - CE4TA (Multi-Single) from Chile, Zone 12. [425DXN 441] - CN8WW (Multi-Multi) from Morocco (Zone 33). QSL via DL6FBL. [425DXN 441] - CO9BCC from Cuba (Zone 8). QSL via VE2EH. [425DXN 439] - CP6/LU9AY from Bolivia (Zone 10). QSL via NU4N. [425DXN 439] - Siggi, TF3CW as CT3FN (SOAB), Zone 33. QSL to HB9CRV. (Please note that cards for contacts made with CT3/TF3CW before the contest are via LX1NO). - Jorge, CX6VM as CX5X (SOSB, 15 metres), Zone 13. - Gary, K9AW/DU6 on all bands, Zone 27. QSL via WF5T. - E44/OH1RY from Gaza, Palestine. QSL via OH1RY. [425DXN 442] - Ceuta Contest Club as EA9EA (Multi-Multi) from Zone 33. QSL via EA9AZ. - The Crimea Contest Club as EN5J, Zone 16. QSL via KG6AR. - ER0N from Moldova (Zone 16). QSL via UT7ND. [425DXN 442] - FM5BH, FM5DN, FM5DS, FM5FJ and FM5GU as FM5BH (Multi-Single), Zone 8. QSL via W3HNK or F6HEQ. - Ken, K7ZUM and his teen-age sons Dustin, KD7BSW and Jordan, KC7TWZ as FS/K7ZUM, Zone 8. They will operate before and after the Contest on SSB and CW. - HC8A from the Galapagos Islands (Zone 10). QSL via WV7Y. [425DXN 441] - Louis, HP3XUG as HO3A, Zone 7. QSL to Louis N. Anciaux, CAPT, USN (RET), PSC 2, Box R3197, APO AA 34002, USA. - From Thailand (Zone 26) HS0AC (QSL via HS0/G3NOM) and HS72A (QSL via HS1CKC). [425DXN 442] - HZ1AB from Saudi Arabia (Zone 21). QSL via K8PYD. [425DXN 439] - IG9A (Multi-Multi) from Lampedusa Island (Zone 33), African Italy. QSL via I2MQP. [425DXN 441] - IH9P (Multi-Multi) from Pantelleria Island (Zone 33), African Italy. QSL via KR7X. [425DXN 441] - Monferrato DX Team members Livio/IK1RLI, Carlo/IK1SLE and Fausto/IZ1BPR as IK1SLE (Multi-Single), Zone 15. QSL via home call. - John, IT9PKO as II9ZZ from Sicily, Zone 15. QSL via home call either direct (Giovanni Casiraro, Casella Postale 10, 97015 Modica Bassa - RG, Italy) or through the bureau. - Luigi, IV3KAS as II3L, Zone 15. QSL via home call through the bureau. - Gianfranco, IK0ZME as IR0F, Zone 15. QSL via home call. - K2KQ, K1EP, W1WFZ, N9KAU/2, N2GA, K2DO, IK2BHX/K2BHX, WO9Z and DL8OPQ as J3A (Multi-Multi) from Grenada, Zone 8. QSL via WA1S. - J6J from St. Lucia (Zone 8). QSL via N5VL. [425DXN 442] - J6R (Multi-Multi) from St. Lucia QSL via N3NT. - Hiroshi, JD1BKR from Ogasawara, Zone 27, on 15 and 10 metres. - JY9NE from Giordania (Zone 20). QSL via N3FNE. [425DXN 441] - Dave, N2NL as KH2/N2NL (SOAB) from Guam, Zone 27. QSL via W2YC. - The following North Patagonia DX Group members from Zone 13: LU3VED Martin (HP 40 metres), LU7VCH (QRP 10 metres), LU7VFJ Julian (LP 10 metres), LU7YS Sergio (HP all bands), LU8VCC Alex (LP 10 metres), LU9YBP Mario (LP 10 metres). QSL via home call or to North Patagonia DX Group, Box 37, Roca 8332, Rio Negro, Argentina. - Jose Luis, LU6FAZ as LU6FBI on 80 metres, Zone 13. QSL via home call. - Manu, LX2LX and Norby, LX1NO as LX1LX (Multi-Single), Zone 14. QSL via LX1NO. - Ville, OH2MM as OH0MM (SOAB) from the Aland Islands, Zone 15. QSL via OH2MM (Ville Hiilesmaa, Rakuunantie 18 A 14, 00330 Helsinki, Finland). - OH2MAM as OH0Z from the Alands, Zone 15. QSL via OH1EH (Ari Korhonen, Kreetalank.9 as 1, FIN-29200 Harjavalta, Finland). /EX S DX@WW $425WW443E 425 DX News #443 [5/7] 30 October 1999 No 443 BID: $425WW443E ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ** CQ WW SSB DX CONTEST ** ======

- P3A (Multi-Single or Multi-Multi) from Cyprus (Zone 20). - Jacobo, P43P as P40B from Aruba, Zone 9. QSL via his NEW QSL manager, I2MQP. - Jose, CT1BOH as P40E from Aruba, Zone 9. - PJ2C (Multi-Single) from Curacao (Zone 9). QSL via W8KKF. [425DXN 442] - PJ4B (Multi-Multi) from Bonaire (Zone 9). [425DXN 441] - Craig, N7KG as PJ8/N7KG from St. Maarten, Zone 8. QSL via home call. - Operators from Santos Dumont Scout Group as PW5D, Zone 11. QSL via PY5DZ. - Alex, PY1KS as SOSB (on either 15 or 10 metres), low power, Zone 11. - R1MVZ (Multi-Multi) from Malyj Vysotskij (Zone 16). QSL via K6VNX. [425DXN 442] - Kostantin, RA0FW (Sakhalin Island) on 10 metres (low power), Zone 19. QSL via F6FNU. - From Greece, Zone 20: the SV1AFA contesting team as a Multi-Single entry (QSL to Box 84, Agrinio 30100, Greece); Stathis, SV1DKL as SOAB Low Power (QSL via SV1DKL); Elias, SV1DNW and others as SV1DKR (Multi-Multi, QSL via SV1DKR); Savas, SV2AEL as SW2A (QSL via P.O. Box 22013, Thessaloniki 55310, Greece). - T88WX (Multi-Single) from Belau (Zone 27). QSL via JA1WSX. [425DXN 442] - Sarajevo Contest Group members as follows: T95A (SOAB low power, QSL via K2PF), T99S (SOSB low power on 160 metres, QSL via bureau), T98R (SOSB low power on 80 metres, QSL via bureau), T97Y (SOSB low power on 40 metres, QSL via bureau), T94DO (SOSB low power on 20 metres, QSL via DJ2MX), T94LW (SOSB low power on 15 metres, QSL via bureau), T93Y (SOSB low power on 10 metres, QSL via W6MD. - From Zone 20 TA3J (Berkin Aydogmus, P.O. Box 987, 35214 Izmir, Turkey) as SOSB (low power, 80 metres) and TA3YJ (Nilay Mine Aydogmus, P.O. Box 876, 35214 Izmir, Turkey) as SOSB (low power, 10 metres). QSL either direct or through the bureau. - Seli, TF3AO and others from the Icelandic Radio Amateurs (IRA) society club station TF3IRA (Multi-Single), Zone 40. - TI5EBU (Multi-Single) from Costa Rica (Zone 7). QSL via JM6EBU. [425DXN 442] - Stefan, TL8MS (SOSB) from Central Africa (Zone 36). - TO0DX from St.Pierre et Miquelon (Zone 5). QSL via LA9VDA. [425DXN 437] - Yuri, UA0SJ from Zone 18. QSL direct to Yuri A. Maltsev, P. O. Box 2304, Bratsk-city, 665700, Russia. - Romeo, UN5PR as UP5P (SOAB), Zone 17. QSL direct to UN5PR (Romeo Y. Loparev, P.O. Box 73, Temirtau, 472300, Republic of Kazakhstan). - V26B (Multi-Multi) from Antigua (Zone 8). QSL via WT3Q. [425DXN 433] - V47NS from Nevis Island (Zone 8). QSL via W9NY. [425DXN 442] - V73AT, V73UX, V73CW, V73ZZ and possibly others as V73AX (Multi-Single) from Kwajalein, Marshall Islands, Zone 31. QSL either via the V7 bureau or direct. - K1MV, K1EU and K1JB as VE2CSI from Zone 2. - VK9LX from Lord Howe (Zone 39). QSL via VK2ICV. [425DXN 442] - VO2CQ from Labrador, Zone 2. QSL via VE3FU. [425DXN 442] - KC5EA, N5HGB, N5AU and W0GJ as VP2E (Multi-Single), Zone 8. QSL to N5AU. - VP2MCS (Multi-Single) from Montserrat (Zone 8). QSL via DL5NAM. [425DXN 441] - VP5R (Multi-Single) from North Caicos Island (Zone 8). QSL via N0KK or N0AT. [425DXN 442] - VP5T (Multi-Multi) from Providenciales, Caicos Islands (Zone 8). QSL via N2VW. [425DXN 437] - Alfredo, WP3C from Puerto Rico as SOAB (on 40 metres), low power, Zone 8. QSL via W3HNK. - Pertti, OH2PM as XX9TRR from Macao (Zone 24). QSL via N6XJ. - Brita, YC3IZK as SOSB (10 metres) from Madura Island (OC-021), Zone 28. QSL via IZ8CCW. - YN2EJG from Nicaragua (Zone 7). QSL via K5LBU. [425DXN 442] - Tony, A45ZN as either ZB2/AA3SN or ZB2/G4KLF (low power on 15 metres) from Gibraltar, Zone 14. - ZC4ATC (Multi-Single), Zone 20. QSL via 5B4YX. - Jim, N6TJ as ZD8Z (10 metres) from Ascension Island, Zone 36. He will leave around 13 November. - Carl, K9LA as ZF2LA from the Cayman Islands, Zone 8. It will be a single band entry, possibly on 160 metres. - Edwin, ZS5BBO as ZS5T (single operator on 10, 15 and 20 metres), Zone 38. QSL via home call. - ZX0F (Multi-Multi) from Fernando de Noronha (Zone 11). QSL via PY5EG. [425DXN 442] - Ricardo, PY1VOY as ZX1Z (SOAB), Zone 11. QSL via PY1VOY.

[TNX for the above information 4L5O, 4N1DX, 5X1T, 9K2HN, BA1DU, CX6VM, EA7KW, FM5BH, IK0ZME, IT9PKO, IV3KAS, IZ8CCW, K9AW, KG6AR, LU6FAZ, LU8VCC, LX1NO, N4NG, P43P, PY5DZ, PY1KS, RA0FW, SV1CIB, SV1DNW, TA3J, TF3AO, UA0SJ, UN5PR, WP3C, YT6A, ARRL DX Bulletin, EADX Bulletin, OPDX Bulletin, QRZ-DX, The Daily DX and others]. ------

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G3KMA: The IOTA Manager's Website is up and running at http://www.eo19.dial.pipex.com/index.htm with the latest official IOTA information (if you have ZK1MB credited for OC-014, you really need to pay a visit...) LICENCES: The licensing information pages by Veikko "Veke" Komppa, OH2MCN are being moved to a new server at URL http://www.qsl.net/oh2mcn/license.htm The pages contain detailed information on how to get a radio amateur license when you travel abroad. LOGS: Logs for the current T30CW and T30Y operations can be found at http://www.qsl.net/t30cw/ LOGS: Logs for the current VP2MBT and VP2MGL operation are available at http://www.qsl.net/ea3bt OH CALLBOOK: Annika Wahlstrom, OH2HSJ, of the Finnish Amateur Radio League (SRAL), reports the official SRAL callbook is available at http://www.sral.fi/oh-callbook/ UKRAINE TEST: The rules for the Ukrainan DX Contest (6-7 November) can be found at http://www.qsl.net/ucc/ [TNX UY5ZZ] /EX S DX@WW $425WW443F 425 DX News #443 [6/7] 30 October 1999 No 443 BID: $425WW443F ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

CALLBOOKS ---> The following list (see also 425DXN 441 and 442) of individual country callbooks available on line has been compiled by Bernie McClenny, W3UR, editor of The Daily DX (http://www.dailydx.com): SP - http://Tartarus.Phys.US.edu.PL/ SV - http://www.radiomagazine.com/call/call.htm TF - http://www.nett.is/~tf5bw/ira/cqtf/irafeltal.html TG - http://members.xoom.com/CRAG/Miembros.htm VE - http://www.rac.ca/callbook/ VK - http://www.aca.gov.au/database/radcomm/licence.htm VP9 - http://www.bermuda-shorts.com/rsb/callsign.htm YL - http://www.ltn.lv/~linda/hamlist.htm YO - http://www.qsl.net/yo3kaa/yocall.htm YS - http://www.milian.com/faf/miembros.shtml ZS - http://www.sarl.org.za/callbook.htm

J73JT ---> Mac, W3HC reports he is no longer the QSL manager for Joseph Guiste, J73JT.

QSL 3D2CC ---> Russ, VE6VK reports that Bud, VE6AKV is now a SK. He was the QSL Manager for Fred, 3D2CC (Malolo Lai Lai, OC-121). The new QSL manager is Russ himself, whose address is Russ A. Wilson, 1235 Richland Road N.E., Calgary, AB T2E 5M5, Canada.

QSL 9H4B ---> Mike, DL1HCM is receiving lots of cards for this station, but he never operated under this call and has never been the QSL manager for it. He only manages VK2EPP (1985-87), 9M8HCM, 9H3OA, HI8/DL1HCM, LX/DL1HCM and several other .../DL1HCMs

QSL JW9FJA ---> Hjordis, LA9FJA was QRV as JW9FJA from Bear Island (EU-027) last spring. QSL cards can be sent either direct to her NEW address (Hjordis Dahle, Stamsneset 40, 5251 Soereidgrend, Norway) or through the LA bureau. Do NOT send your card to Leif, LA2PA as he is NOT the QSL manager for Hjordis. [TNX LA2PA]

QSL VIA DL6ZFG ---> (Rolf Rahne, P.O.Box 15, D-39241 Gommern, Germany) is the current QSL manager for the following stations (logs for calls marked with * will be closed on 31 December 1999): 4K2BY 1 Jan 93-31 Dec 93 4K4BEU/p Jul 93 4K2CC 1 Jan 92-31 Mar 92 R100R May 95 (EU-133) 4K2OKV 1 Jan 91-31 May 93 RA9LI/9 Jul-Sep 95 (AS-089) 4K2/4K4BAT 1 Jan 92-31 Jul 93 RA9LI/9 since 2 Jan 99 (AS-083) 4K2/UV3CC 1 Dec 90-30 Apr 91 * RM8MW 1 Jan 91-31 Dec 93 4K4BAT 1 Jan 92-31 Jul 93 * UL0A 1 Jan 91-30 Sep 93 4K4BAT/A Mar/Apr 93 * UL0ACI Aug 90 4K4BEM 1 Jan 91-31 Aug 93 * UL7ACI 1 Jan 90-30 Sep 93 4K4BG 1 Jan 91-31 Oct 93 * UM8MY 1 Jan 91-31 May 93 4K4BEU 1 Jan 90-31 Oct 93 * UN0AA Oct-Dec 93 4K4BEU/A May 93 UV3CC/UA1P 1 Jan 89-31 Mar 89 Rolf is not and has never been the QSL manager for 4L4KW, EX8F, EX8W, R1FJA, R3RRC, RA0BK, RK1A, RV6AGJ, RW9CG, RZ6BE, UA0SBI, UA0SBU, UA0SUC, UA9CI, UL7AFI, UL7RE, UM8MW. The list of stations managed by DL6ZFG is available at http://www.pc.mdlink.de/dl6zfg/RR_QSL.HTM [TNX DL6ZFG]

QSL VIA IZ8CCW ---> Antonio, IZ8CCW (Antonio Cannataro, P. O. Box 360, 87100 Cosenza - CS, Italy) reports he is the QSL manager for YC3IZK (Java, 0C-021), YV5AT and YV5KOH.

QSL VIA SM1TDE ---> Eric, SM1TDE reports direct cards for Gotland Island (EU-020) 8S1IG, 7S1LGT (Hoburgen Lighthouse) and SK1BL (Hoburgen Lighthouse) have been processed. Bureau cards have already been or are going to be sent out. Information on an EU-020 award is available at http://www.grk.se

WLH ---> Phil, F5OGG reports the June 1999 operation from LH 0397 (ED7SPI, Sancti Petri Island, EU-143) does not count towards the WLH Award as it has not provided the required validation material. Latest additions to the list of valid operations include TM2F (St Marcouf Lighthouse, LH 0060, 24-25 July, QSL via via F5LJA) and F/ON5FP (Vierge Lighthouse, LH 0241, 7 August, QSL via ON5FP). For full information on the World Lighthouse Award (WLH) please visit http://www.infini.fr/~tquere ------

QSL received via direct: 3V8DJ (AF-083), 4U1ITU, 5N9EAM, 6O1Z, 6Y5/DL7VOG, 7X4AN, 8R1AK, 9A7C, 9G1MR, 9J2PI, 9N1UD, 9U5D, A35EX, A92GF, AD7U (NA-065), BA1DU/7 (AS-094), BD7NQ (AS-094), BI5D (AS-141), BY1DX, CY9SS, DU1IMA, DU8DJ (OC-130), E30BA, E44DX, EA1BLX (EU-080), FK8VHU, FO5QS, FR5FD, FW5FN, GI0KOW, H40MS, HK3YH, HS0/IK4MRH (AS-053), HS0ZCW, K7ASU/KH9, KH0T, KH6CC, OJ0/K7BV, OX3LG (NA-134), OY4LY, P29BI (OC-135), P43W, PS1A (SA-029), PZ1DG, R1MVA, RF1P (EU-102), RZ1OA/A (EU-153), SV5TS, T88JJ, T97M, TF8GX, TN7OT, TR0A, TZ6JA, UA0ZY/P (AS-142), V47YZD, V51AS, VD7D, VK8AN/6, W7W (NA-169), WB8GEX/VP5, WH6ASW/KH2, WP2Z, XW8KPL/CSN, YC0ROY, YJ0AXC, ZA0B, ZL9CI, ZP5SBE. *****************************************************************************

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PERIOD CALL REF till 22/12 3XY2D: Guinea * by VE2DPS 442 till 01/11 5C8M and CN8WW (CQWW SSB): Morocco * by BCC 441 till 05/11 5X1T: Uganda * by ON6TT 443 till 31/10 7A0K: Semut Kecil Island (OC-177) 443 till 30/11 8J2POS: special event station (Japan) 431 till 02/11 8Q7IT: Maldives (AS-013) * by DH3MIT and HB9KOC 435 till 31/12 9A770N: special event station (Croatia) 422 till 10/12 9U5D: Burundi * by SM5DIC 439 till 07/11 CP6/LU9AY: Bolivia 439 till 31/12 DU67: special anniversary prefix 441 till 06/11 EL2WW: Liberia * by ON4WW 441 till ?? EM1KGG: Vernadsky base, Galindez Island (AN-006) 440 till 30/11 FO0DEH: French Polynesia and Austral Is * by ON4QM 440 till 14/11 FO0THA: French Polynesia * by DF2IY 443 till December FT5WH: Crozet (AF-008) * by F5AGL 401 till 20/12 FT5ZJ: Amsterdam Island 399 till 07/11 HB0/DL2SBY & HB0/SP2FOV: Liechtenstein 443 till 31/12 HB7OGR: special call 428 till 31/12 HS72A: special event call 443 till 01/01 IU0PAW: special event station 442 till 04/12 KH4/SM6FJY: Midway (OC-030) * by SM6FJY and V63YL 429 till December KH4/W4ZYV: Midway (OC-030) 437 till 02/11 J68WX, J68ZZ, J68XA, J68WB, J68J: St. Lucia (NA-108) 442 till Dec P29BI: Bougainville Island (OC-135) * by VK4EMS 433 till January PZ5DX: Suriname * by K3BYV 433 till 10/11 T30Y & T30CW: West Kiribati (OC-017) * by DLs 423 till 02/11 T33Y & T33CW: Banaba (OC-018) * by DLs 423 till 02/11 T88WX, T88xx & T88xx: Belau * by JAs 442 till 02/11 TO0DX: St.Pierre et Miquelon (NA-032) 437 till 30/11 UE0JX: special event station 435 till 04/11 V26B and V26xx: Antigua * by Team Antigua 433 till 02/11 V47NS: Nevis Island (NA-104) * by W9NY 442 till 29/11 VC1A: special event station (Canada) 443 till Jan 2001 VK0LD: Macquarie Island (AN-005) * by VK8AC 442 till 02/11 VK9LX: Lord Howe (OC-004) * by VK2ICV 442 till January VQ9DX: Diego Garcia (AF-006), Chagos * by AA5DX 439 till 09/11 VP2MCS: Montserrat (NA-013) * by DL5NAM,DL9NDS,DL7NFK 441 till 02/11 VP5/ and VP5R: North Caicos (NA-002) * by Ws 442 till 27/11 XJ1: special prefix (Nova Scotia, Canada) 401 till 03/11 XT2HP: Burkina Faso * by JA1OEM 439 till 31/12 XW2A: Laos * by JA2EZD 438 till March ZM: special Millennium prefix (New Zealand) 438 till ?? ZM5PX: Ross Island (AN-011) 442 till 31/10 ZM75AA: special event station (New Zealand) 440 29/10-13/11 FO: French Polynesia * by F1NGP 443 29/10-01/11 JL6UBM/6: Osumi Archipelago (AS-032) 442 29/10-02/11 TI5EBU, TI5/JA6WFM, TI5/JM6UAA: Costa Rica * by JAs 442 29/10-May ZF2NT: Little Cayman (NA-016) * by N6NT 443 30/10-31/10 FK8HC: Ile Verte (OC-032, DIFO FK-077) 443 30/10-07/11 HB0/HA5RT/p, HB0/HA0HW/p, HB0/HA4DX/p, HB0/HA4XG/p 441 30/10-06/11 TM2F: Chausey Islands (EU-039) 443 30/10-01/04 V31JP: Belize * by K8JP 443 30/10-07/11 VP2V/G3TXF: British Virgin Is (NA-023) * by G3TXF 443 30/10-31/10 W4D: Dauphin Island (NA-142) * by Ws 443 30/10-31/10 CQ WW SSB DX Contest [see 425DXN #433 above) *** Oct- Nov 5W0ST: Western Samoa (OC-097) * by G4EDG 443 from October 5X1GS: Uganda * by G0VNW/5Z5GS 438 01/11-14/11 FY/F5PAC: French Guiana 441 01/11-05/11 GB0LI: Lundy Island (EU-120) * by G3WNI and G0PSE 439 01/11-15/12 KC4/WA1O: Antarctica 443 01/11-20/11 OA: Peru * by F5TYY, F6BFH, F9IE 443 02/11-13/11 V47DA: Nevis (NA-104) * by DL1DA 443 03/11-15/11 9M6PWT: Sabah (OC-088) * by G3SWH 439 03/11-10/11 FO: Hiva-Oa (OC-027), Marquesas * by F6AUS, F6AOI 439 04/11-Apr JD1BKR: Iwo-Jima (AS-030), Ogasawara 441 04/11-18/11 V47GU & V47BY: St. Kitts (NA-104) * by DL7VOG & DL7BY 443 04/11-09/11 VK8ML: Melville Island (OC-173) * by VK8NSB and others 441 04/11-07/11 W4YO: Harbor Island (NA 110) 443 05/11-07/11 FY/F5PAC and FY5FU: Salut Island (SA-020) 441 05/11-08/11 SM/OZ5IPA * by OZ5AAH 443 06/11-07/11 HA QRP CW Contest *** 06/11-07/11 IPARC Contest (CW-SSB) 437 06/11-07/11 Ukranian DX Contest *** 08/11-14/11 FG/G3TXF: Les Saintes Is (NA-114) * by G3TXF 443 07/11-10/11 9M6AAC: East Malaysia (OC-088) * by N2OO and others 443 10/11-14/11 FO: Nuku-Hiva (OC-027), Marquesas * by F6AUS, F6AOI 439 11/11-17/11 9M6OO: Spratly Islands (AS-051) * by N2OO and others 443 11/11-16/11 VK8CI: Crocker Island (OC-229) * by VK8NSB and others 441 12/11-14/11 YW5FC: Farallon Centinela (SA-058) * by YVs 443 12/11-14/11 JA CW Contest *** 13/11-14/11 GU0AZT: Guersney (EU-114) * by G0AZT and others 443 13/11-14/11 OK DX Contest *** 13/11-14/11 RSGB 1.8 MHz SSB Contest *** 13/11-14/11 WAEDC RTTY Contest *** Nov-Dec R1AND/A: Maitri Base (AN-016) 435 Nov-Dec TT8xx: Chad * by I8NHJ, IK8HBA, IK8TOA and IV3FSG 438 November ZX0SK & ZW0SP: St.Peter & St.Paul Arch. (SA-014) 443 /EX

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4U1UN - Bert, PA1KW is expected to operate from the station at the United Nations in New York until 9 November. 5H - Orlando, IN3KIZ is now active from Tanzania as 5H3OC. QSL via IN3DEI (Claudio Daddario, P.O. Box 55, 39100 Bolzano - BZ, Italy). [TNX IN3DEI]. 9A - Special event call 9A643KC is being used until 31 December by operators from Koprivnica ARC (9A8K) to celebrate the 643rd anniversary of the town of Koprivnica. QSL via 9A7K (Kresimir Juratovic, P.O. Box 88, HR-48000 Koprivnika, Croatia). [TNX 9A7K] 9M6 - Phil, HS0/G4JMB is active (10-40 metres SSB) as 9M6CT from East Malaysia until 18 December. QSL via HS0/G4JMB (Philip Weaver, P.O. Box 7, Pat Pong P.O., Bangkok 10506, Thailand). [TNX The Daily DX] 9U - Gus, 9U5D will operate on 80 and 40 metres (3585, 7035 and 7080 kHz) and 160 metres in the night between 6 and 7 November (21.00-04.00 UTC). He will be on 1831-1832 every hour on the hour for about 15 minutes, listening up 3-5 Khz. QSL via SM0BFJ. [TNX The Daily DX] EA8 - Tony, EA8AVB will be active as EA8AVB/p from Isla de la Gomera (AF-004, DIE S-014) on 5-8 November. QSL via EA8URE. [TNX EA8AVB] C9 - Jean-Louis, F5MAW is now active as C91MSF from Mozambique. MSF stands for "Medecin Sans Frontiere", the organization which has been recently awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace. KH4 - Mert/W0UFO, Thor/W0QIK and Ed/N0OKW expect to be on Midway Island on 4-13 November. They plan to operate in their spare time (around 17 UTC and between 4 and 5 UTC) as KH4/W0UFO and KH4/W0QIK. [TNX The Daily DX] OA - Yves/F5TYY, Alan/F6BFH and Bernard/F9IE [425DXN 443] were active as OA5/home call from SA-073 on 4-5 November. Plans are to operate from other IOTA groups subject to transportation and landing permissions. QSL via home calls. PY - Look for PX7G to be active from Forte de Pau Amarelo on 5-7 November. QSL via PS7AB either direct (Rony Reis Caixa Postal 2021, 59094-970, Natal/RN, Brazil). [TNX PY7YL] R1A_ssh- Oleg, R1ANF is currently again signing R1ANF/A from the Chinese Antarctic base Great Wall on King George Island, South Shetlands (AN-010). QSL via RK1PWA. [TNX DL5EBE] W - Southern California DX Club members N6KZ, N6FH, WU6T, N6IC and W8DX will be active (on 10-80 metres CW and SSB) from Catalina Island (NA-066) between 12 and 15 November. [TNX The Daily DX] XX9 - QRZ-DX reports Alberto, XX9AS has decided to close down operation from Macao, has already taken down his antennas and hopes to be active soon from another QTH. ZL - Ed, K8VIR is expected to be active as ZM4IR/4 from Stewart Island (OC-203) on 7-15 November. His favourite frequencies are 28505, 24950, 18130 and 14260 kHz.QSL via W8WC. [TNX The Daily DX] ------

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CQ WW SSB 99: A list of QSL routes for stations active in the contest is available at http://www.arrakis.es/~ea5eyj/cqssb99.htm LOGS: Logs for the recent operation from Mauritius Island by PA0VHA, PA3EPD, PB0AIT and PE1ALV are now available at http://www.pi4cc.nl/3b8/log/index.htm LOGS: Dieter, DF4RD reports the logs for VP2MCS are available at http://www.qsl.net/vp2mcs RUSSIA: Jim Reisert, AD1C has created a preliminary set of web pages to help sort out the CQ/ITU zone information for Russia. Please visit them at http://people.ne.mediaone.net/ad1c/russia_e.htm (European) and http://people.ne.mediaone.net/ad1c/russia_a.htm (Asiatic Russia) QSL MANAGERS: Paul, ON6DP ([email protected]) reports he has published an update of his QSL Manager Database (some 53,000 QSL routes). It is available at http://www.dd3kf.de or http://www.qsl.net/on6dp /EX S DX@WW $425WW444B 425 DX News #444 [2/5] 6 November 1999 No 444 $425WW444B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

9N1MM DONATIONS ---> The following comes from Charles Harpole, K4VUD/9N7UD ([email protected]): "If anyone would care to make a rig or $$$ donation to the 9N1MM memorial club station in Kathmandu, Nepal, please contact me. If you have gear or parts to contribute, please plan to have them shipped to me at K4VUD Callbook address to arrive prior to December 1, 1999. There are three NEWLY licensed 9N hams there now who have no prospect of getting gear and getting on the air unless donations come to them. One of them is young with some time to operate and is a 30 WPM CW man! He does not even have a Morse key of his own!".

CYCLONE EMERGENCY ---> The following comes from Nat, VU2NTA: "The Cyclone which hit the East Indian state of Oriisa has left behind utter devastation. Radio amateurs are active on 14.140-180 and 7.030 MHz and we would Appreciate if all stations (particularly from Europe, Russia and the CIS countries), when propogation opens up, do not use these segments so as to enable relief to reach the affected areas".

LU3XX ---> This is Mario Alfredo Carballido, LU3XPS who received his new General licence on 13 October.

VK4AAR ---> "More than 50% of QSL requests come to me via my old address in Dalveen", Alan/VK4AAR reports. "I am also astounded that many are still using the address in Arana Hills which was prior to Augsut 1993". Please note that his current address is: Alan Roocroft, P.O. Box 421, Gatton 4343, Australia.

VK9RS ---> A limited quantity of special legal 45 cent postage stamps are being printed by Australia Post to commemorate the recent VK9RS operation from the Rowley Shoals and will be available in four weeks. Amateurs and SWLs interested in stamp collecting are invited to contact Malcolm K.Johnson, VK6LC at either [email protected] or 9 Abinger Road, Lynwood, 6147 Western Australia, Australia. [TNX VE6VK]

QSL VIA IK0ZKK ---> Paolo, IK0ZKK is the QSL manager for 4X6RE, CN8SH, CO8DC (CM8DC), YC6HDF and YC8FI. He currently has some logistic problems, but he plans to reply to the requests received so far by December. Please be patient and do not send duplicates.

S79AU ---> This was Sergio, IK4AUY, who was active from Mahe and Praslin (both count for AF-024) in the Seychelles between 22 October and 3 November. QSL via IK4AUY (Sergio Cartoceti, Via Di Corticella 241, I-40128 Bologna - BO, Italy). [TNX IK4AUY]

+ SILENT KEY + Mike, W6RW reports the passing of Bill Adams, W6BA on 29 October at almost 91 years of age. First licensed in 1924 as 6ANN, four years later he made the first known transcontinental QSO on ten metres when he worked 2JN in New Jersey from his Long Beach, CA QTH. He spent the last 35 years of his life retired on his 40 acre antenna farm in Twentynine Palms, California, where he has hosted multi-multi, multi-single and single operator contest operations since 1967. ------

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======CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER ======3B8/KD6WW KD6WW EO55EY UR4EYT R1MVZ K6VNX 3B8/ON4LAC ON4LAC EO55IG UR4IZA RA0FF N6FF 3C1RV EA1BMH EO55JM KG6AR RA0FW F6FNU 3D2AA VE6VK EO55M UX2MM RA2FBC DF4BV 3D2CC VE6VK EO55U UT2UB RA9LI/9 DL6ZFG 3D2VW N6VAW EO55WL UT1WA RM4W RW4WR 3XY1B0 F5XX EP3HR I2MQP RW2F DK4VW 3Z0DIG DL3KDC ER0N UT7ND S21YJ SM4AIO 4K7Z 4J9RI EU930EU EU1EU S79AU IK4AUY 4L1FL 4Z5CU EV5M EU1EU S79BL KD6WW 4L4KW KE1HZ EW1WC EU1EU SI9AM SM3CVM 4N1N YU1AST EY8CQ DJ1SKO SK3A SM3CVM 5C8M DL6FBL EY8MM K1BV SK6D SK6DZ 5H3/K8LEE K8LEE EZ6DK UX5UO SK6M SM6DYK 5H3/WD8SDL WD8SDL F5LBM FR5FD SL3A SM3OJR 5H3US WA8JOC FG/G3TXF G3TXF SM1A SM0SBI 5N0W OK1KN FK8GJ F6CXJ SM3E SM3JLA 5R8FL F5TBA FK8HC VK4FW SM3X SM3CVM 5R8FU SM0DJZ FM5BH W3HNK SM3Y SM3CWE 5R8GJ F5QT FM5DN KU9C SM4L SM4EFW 5W0ST G4EDG FM5FJ KU9C SM5G SM5JBM 5X1T ON5NT FM5GU WA4JTK SM5R SM5AQB /EX S DX@WW $425WW444C 425 DX News #444 [3/5] 6 November 1999 No 444 $425WW444C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* QSL INFO ******** ======

6D2X K5TSQ FO0DEH ON4QM SM6A SM6DYK 6V6U K3IPK FO0KOJ JK7TKE SU9ZZ OM3TZZ 6W4RK F5NPS FO0THA DF2IY SW2A SV2AEL 6W6/K3IPK K3IPK FP5BZ F5TJP T2DX W4WET 7A0K YB0AI FY5FU F5PAC T30CW DL7DF 7S0SFJ SK0QO G9Q G1GJQ T30Y DL7DF 7S1LGT SM1TDE GB2JAM G4UDR T31UA LA7MFA 7S2A SM2LWU H44MY JA0IXW T33CW DL7DF 7S3A SM3CER HB0/HA5RT/p HA0HW T33Y DL7DF 7S3X SM3DMP HB0/HB9AON DJ2YE T88WX JA1WSX 7S5F SK4AO HC8A WV7Y T93Y W6MD 7S5T SM7NDX HI9/DK8YY DL4ALI TI5EBU JM6EBU 7S6A SM6DOI HI9/DL2ARD DL4ALI TM2Y F6BEE 7S6R SM6REA HI9/DL4ALI DL4ALI TM4T F6HLC 7S6W SM6DER HI9/DL4JS DL4ALI TM5CW F5SJB 7S7KUL SK7DD HO3A HP3XUG TO0DX LA9VDA 8P1A W2NY HS0AC HS0/G3NOM UA0MF W3HNK 8P2K KU9C HS72A HS1CKC UC2ABO EU1EU 8P6SH KU9C HZ1AB K8PYD UN1F DF5PBD 8P9JG W2NY IG9A I2MQP UN7JX IK2QPR 8Q7IT DH3MIT IH9P KR7X UN7V UN7LZ 8R1K OH0XX IO0A I0TIC UP4L UN7LZ 8R1RPN OH0XX IO8O IK8HCG UP5P UN5PR 8S1IG SK1BL IQ0A IK0XBX UR3IWA KI6T 8S2F SM2HWG IR0F IK0ZME US1U UX5UO 8S4X SM0GNU IR8PC I8SRK UT7Z UR7GG 8S5A SM5AJV J0ABL VK3DBL V26B WT3Q 8S5Y SM5AQD J28BM K1SE V44KJ WB2TSL 8S6A SM6DPF J28FF F6ITD V47BY DL7BY 8S7A W3HNK J3A WA1S V47DA DL1DA 9E1C IV3OWC J6/K3LP N3NT V47GU DL7VOG 9G1AA PA3ERA J6/K3UG N3NT V47KP K2SB 9G1OO PA3ERA J6/K7KL N3NT V47NS W9NY 9G5DX JH8PHT J68AZ W9AAZ V73ZZ K7ZZ 9H1EL LA2TO J68WB N2WB V85HG JH7FQK 9H3AAA OE1JIS J68WX W4WX V85TG JH3GAH 9H3AM G3VLX J6J N5VL V8A JH7FQK 9H3RS DL3LAR J6R N3NT V8IAN VE6VK 9M6AAC N2OO J79KS DL1DA VA2BY VE3BY 9M6NA JE1JKL J79SH DJ4IJ VA2KCE VE3KCE 9M6OO N2OO J8OD DJ0QZ VA2RHJ VE3RHJ 9M6PWT G3SWH JW5E LA5NM VC1A K3BU 9M8R W7EJ JW9FJA LA9FJA VK9LM W1HEO 9M8TG JH3GAH JY9NE N3FNE VK9LX VK2ICV 9U5D SM0BFJ JY9NX JH7FQK VO2AC VE3FU 9V1YC AA5BT JY9QJ DL5MBY VO2CQ VE3FU A41KB ON7LX K5PP/p K5PP VO2ZZ VO1HE A61AJ W3UR K9AW/DU6 WF5T VP2E N5AU A92GD K1SE KC4/WA1O KA1CRP VP2MBT EA3BT AH2R JI3ERV KH2/N2NL W2YC VP2MCS DL5NAM AP2JZB K2EWB KH4/SM6FJY SM6FJY VP2MGL EA3BT B1Z JA4HCK KH8/KK6HC LA7MFA VP2V/G3TXF G3TXF B4R BY4RSA KH8/N5OLS N5JA VP5DX NU4Y B9G BY9GA KP4WW W4DN VP5T N2VW C5TT G0UCT LA8W LA4DCA VP9LR K1EFI CE3F CE3FIP LR0H LU9HS VQ9VK N1TO CK4RU VY2RU LR6D JK6GAD W4D W5OXA CN8NK EA5XX LU6FBI LU6FAZ WA2GM N4FS CN8WW DL6FBL LX2LX LX1NO WP3C W3HNK CO6XN HK6DOS M6T G4PIQ XE1X XE1AE CO9BCC VE2EH MU0ASP F5SHQ XE2DV W7ZR CP6/LU9AY NU4N MU0BKA K4ZLE XT2HP JA1OEM CQ9K CS3MAD OH0MM OH2MM XX9TRR N6XJ CT3/TF3CW LX1NO OH0NRV OH2NRV YC3IZK IZ8CCW CT3FN HB9CRV OH0V OH4JLV YJ0DX VK4JSR CW3C CX3CE OH0Z OH1EH YN2EJG K5LBU CX5X W3HNK OX3LG OZ1ACB YV5AT IZ8CCW CX9AU KA5TUF P3A W3HNK YV5KOH IZ8CCW EA8/ON8RI ON8RI P40B I2MQP ZC4ATC 5B4YX EA8BH OH2BH P40E W3HNK ZD7DP W1ZT EA9EA EA9AZ P40J WX4G ZD8Z VE3HO EK6TA DJ0MCZ P40R K4UEE ZF2DR K5RQ EK8SL EK6MK PJ2C W8KKF ZF2LC W2SM EK8WB IK2QPR PJ4/WA3LRO K2SB ZF2MK K9MK EL2RF K1SE PJ4B K2SB ZF2NT G3SWH EL2WW ON5NT PR2G PT2ADM ZX0F PY5EG EM1KGG UT7UA PW5D PY5DZ ZX1Z PY1LVF EN5J KG6AR PY0FM JA1VOK ZZ7Z PR7AR /EX S DX@WW $425WW444D 425 DX News #444 [4/5] 6 November 1999 No 444 $425WW444D ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* ADDRESSES ******* ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

3D2SJ Fr Steve Dives MSC, P.O. Box 1354, Suva, Fiji 4J9RI Rashad Iskenderli, P.O. Box 116, K. Toprak, 81031 Istanbul, Turkey 4Z5AV Mike Kremer, P. O. Box 2288, 88122 Eilat, Israel 8R1K Suite 599, 1313 So. Military Trail, Deerfield Beach, FL 33442, USA 9K2HN Hamad Alnusif, P.O. Box 29174, Safat 13152, Kuwait BA7JA P.O. Box 1713, Gunagzhou 510600, People's Republic of China BY9GA P. O. Box 12, Lanzhou, Gansu 730020, People's Republic of China C37URA Unio de Radioaficionats Andorrans, P.O. Box 1150, Andorra la Vella, Andorra DJ2MX Mario Lovric, Am Oelberg 11, D-61231 Bad Nauheim, Germany DL1HCM Michael Peters, Moislinger Allee 72, D-23558 Luebeck, Germany DL4ALI Steffen Doepping, Wiesengasse 16, D-99867 Gotha, Germany DL4DBR Ted Barczyk, Pappelstr. 34, 58099 Hagen, Germany DL6FBL Bernd Och, Chr.-Wirth-Str. 18, D-36043 Fulda, Germany DL6ZFG Rolf Rahne, P.O.Box 15, D-39241 Gommern, Germany DL7DF Sigi Presch, Wilhelmsmuehlenweg 123, D-12621 Berlin, Germany DM2AUJ Wolfgang Rebling, Markt 12, D-07955 Auma, Germany EA4CP Jose Diaz, Doce de Octubre #4, 28009 Madrid, Spain EA5XX Julio Volpe O'Neil, P.O. Box 4062, Alicante 03080, Spain ER1DA Valery Metaxa, P.O. Box 9537, Kishinev, MD-2071, Moldova ER1LW Lysy Wiacheslav, P. O. Box 112, Chisinau, MD-2012 Moldova, CIS EU1EU Igor Getmann, POB 143, Minsk-5, 220005, Belarus EX8F Vlad Sudakow, P.O.Box 2, Kara-Balta-5, 722030 Kyrghyzstan F5JJW Joel Suc, La Grange 69440, Taluyers, France FR5FD Patrick Labeaume, 40 rue Louis de Jardins, La Plaine, 97411 Bois de Nefles, St. Paul, Reunion Island, France G0IAS Allan Hickman, The Conifers, High Street, Elkesley, Retford, DN22 8AJ Notts, England, UK G3SWH Phil Whitchurch, 21 Dickensons Grove , Congresbury, Bristol, BS49 5HQ, United Kingdom HB9CYN Martin Ghermi, Wyden 5, CH-5242 Birr, Switzerland HB9CYV Chris Zeller, Jaegerstr. 19, CH-8200 Schaffhausen, Switzerland HP1AC Camilo A. Castillo, P.O. Box 0860-00144, Villa Lucre, Panama, Panama HP3XUG Louis N. Anciaux, CAPT, USN (RET), PSC 2, Box R3197, APO AA 34002, USA IK2DUW Antonello Passerella, P.O. Box 22, 20051 Limbiate - MI, Italy IN3DEI Claudio Daddario, P.O. Box 55, 39100 Bolzano - BZ, Italy IZ8CCW Antonio Cannataro, P. O. Box 360, 87100 Cosenza - CS, Italy JA1OEM Mako Toyofuku, P.O. Box 9, Sawara, 287-0003 Japan JA7AB Tunehiro Miura, 60-208 Terauchi, Akita, 011-0901 Japan JA7HMZ Shoji Igawa, Yokobori, Ogachi, 019-0204 Japan JA8VE Kunio Saito, 2-26-5-554 Nishitsuruma, Yamato-shi, 242-0005 Japan JF1OCQ Hiroyuki Miyake, 1-3-6 Asakura-cho, Maebashi-shi, 371-0811 Japan JF6WTY Yuichiro Hayashi, 2-40-27-101, Murasakibaru, Kagoshima City, 890-0082 Japan JI3DST Takeshi Funaki, 2-18-26 Hannan-Cho Abeno-Ku, Osaka-City, Osaka, 545-0021 Japan JI4NFY Ryo Nishihira, 1-5-12-606 Minami-Tokiwadai, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, 174-0072 Japan JJ2NYT Tsuyoshi Nakanishi, 1013 Oyama-cho, Yokkaichi-shi, Mie, 512-1102 Japan JK1ATT Junichi Yoshida, #506 1-13-7 Miyazaki, Miyamae-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken, 216-0033 Japan JK3HLP Takafumi Ueda, 2-35-3 Mitsuishidai, Hashimoto-city, 648-0094 Japan JL6UBM Takumi Iwashita, 2672, Fukuyama, Matsumoto-Town, Hioki-Gun, Kagoshima, 899-2702 Japan JP1XND Kazutami Kitahara, 3-54-10 Kameido, Koto-ku, Tokyo, 136-0071 Japan K1SE P.O. Box 685, Manassas Park, Virginia 20113-0685, USA K3BU P. O. Box 282, Pine Brook, NJ 07058, USA K5PP Max E. Maxwell, 1036 Webster St, New Orleans, LA 70118, USA KA9WON Lonnie Miller, 12031 Blue Spruce Drive, Roscoe, IL 61073, USA KB6NAN Dianna R. Killeen, P.O.Box 911, Pescadero, CA 94060-0911, USA KG6AR Chris Williams, 1117 S. Del Mar Ave, San Gabriel, CA 91776-3034, USA KU9C Steve Wheatley, 12 Netherton Terrace, Morristown, NJ 07960, USA LA7MFA Lech Slawomir Tomczak, Froeyas vei 61, 3472 Boedalen, Norway LA8NGA Trevor Haggle, Postboks 1188 Valan, N-9751 Honningsvag, Norway LA9FJA Hjordis Dahle, Stamsneset 40, 5251 Soereidgrend, Norway LA9VDA Trond Johannessen, Helgedalen 13, N-1528 Moss, Norway LU9HS Javier Omar Santillan, P.O. Box 6, 5022 Cordoba, Argentina N2OO Bob Schenck, P.O. Box 345, Tuckerton, N.J. 08087-0345, USA NP3QE P.O. Box 35046 Ponce, PR 00734-5046, USA OH0XX Suite 599, 1313 So. Military Trail, Deerfield Beach, FL 33442, USA OH1EH Ari Korhonen, Kreetalank.9 as 1, 29200 Harjavalta, Finland OH2BH Martti J. Laine, Nuottaniementie 3D20, 02230 Espoo, Finland OH2BN Jarmo J. Jaakola, Kiilletie 5-C-30, 00710, Helsinki, Finland OH2MM Ville Hiilesmaa, Rakuunantie 18 A 14, 00330 Helsinki, Finland OH4JLV Antti Tiittala, Akselinkatu 14A, 57130 Savonlinna, Finland ON4QM Marcel Dehonin, Eversestraat 130, B-1932 Saint-Stevens-Woluwe, Belgium OZ1ACB Allis Andersen, Kagsaavej 34, DK-2730 Herlev, Denmark OZ5AAH Ben Jakobsen, 9 Knoldager, 2670 Greve, Denmark /EX S DX@WW $425WW444E 425 DX News #444 [5/5] 6 November 1999 No 444 $425WW444E ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* ADDRESSES ******* ======

PA0JR Andre van den Bos, Olof Palmelaan 5, NL-9649 BH Muntendam, The Netherlands PA3AXU G.A.M.C. Dijkers, Dokter P.A. Cornethof 3, 6669AZ Dodewaard, The Netherlands PA3GIO Bert vd Berg, Parklaan 38, NL-3931 KK Woudenberg, The Netherlands PA5ET Rob Snieder, van Leeuwenstraat 137, 2273VS Voorburg, The Netherlands PS7ZZ Francisco Edvaldo P. de Freitas, Av. Sao Miguel dos Caribes 31, Conjunto Jiqui, 59086-500 Natal-RN, Brazil PT2ADM Gustavo de Faria Franco, SQS 210 BL "E", Apt 501, Brasilia-DF, 70.273-050 Brazil PY1KS P.O. Box 18123, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, 20722-970, Brazil PY3ASN Alfredo Schneider de Miranda, Av. Atlantica 47, Arroio do Sal, RS 95585-000, Brazil PY5EG Atilano de Oms, P.O. Box 37, Curitiba, PR 80001-970, Brazil PY7MEU Eglaube Rocha, P.O. Box 322, 50001-970 Recife-PE, Brazil RK1PWA Nick Shapkin, P.O.Box 73, 164744 Amderma, Arkhangelskaja, Russia SM0AGD Erik Sjolund, Vestagatan 27, 195 56 Marsta, Sweden SM0BFJ Leif Hammarstrom, Birger Jarlsgatan 38, SE-114 29 Stockholm, Sweden SM0DJZ Jan Hallenberg, Siriusgatan 106, SE-195 55 Mersta, Sweden SM6FJY Yarl Lundstrom, P.O. Box 423, SE-401 26 Goteborg, Sweden SM6WYN Ulrika Persson, Jarnmyntsgatan 7, 4 tr, 414 79 Goteborg, Sweden SP2FAP Sylwester Jarkiewicz, ul. Wielmozy 5b, 82-337 Suchacz Zamek, Poland SV1AFA P. O. Box 84, Agrinio 30100, Greece SV2AEL Savas Pavlidis, P.O. Box 22013, Thessaloniki 55310, Greece TA3J Berkin Aydogmus, P.O. Box 987, 35214 Izmir, Turkey TA3YJ Nilay Mine Aydogmus, P.O. Box 876, 35214 Izmir, Turkey TR0B Fred, Box 177, Libreville, Gabon UA0FAA Vladislav Domoskanov, P.O.Box 43, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk 693000, Russia UA0SJ Yuri A. Maltsev, P. O. Box 2304, Bratsk-city, 665700, Russia UN3F P.O.Box-88, Ekibastuz, Pavlodar obl., 638710, Kazakhstan UN5PR Romeo Y. Loparev, P.O. Box 73, Temirtau, 472300, Republic of Kazakhstan UN7LZ Valery Zhilyaev, P.O.Box 7, Kostanay, 458000, Republic of Kazakhstan UR7GG Victor Tkachenko, P.O.Box 73, Kherson, 73000 Ukraine UT1WA P.O. Box 5951, Lviv, 79054 Ukraine UT7ND Gene Chumakov, P.O. Box 5235, Vinnitsa, 21018 Ukraine UX2VZ Vladimir B. Fomichenko, P. O. Box 123, Kirovograd, 25009 Ukraine UX5UO Gennady Treus, P. O. Box 925, Kiev-100, 02100 Ukraine VE3ZZ Gregg A. Calkin, P.O. Box 1345, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5R4, Canada VE6VK Russ A. Wilson, 1235 Richland Road N.E., Calgary, AB T2E 5M5, Canada VK2ICV P.O. Box 730, Parramatta 2124, New South Wales, Australia VK4EJ Bernie McIvor, 30 Brennan Parade, Strathpine, Queensland 4500, Australia VK4FW P. O. Box 929, Gimpie, 4570 QLD, Australia VK4JSR Scott Watson, P.O. Box 169, Carina 4152, Queensland, Australia VK8PW Peter Wollenberg, Box 2142, Darwin 0801, Australia VK9NS P.O. Box 90, Norfolk Island, NI 2899, Australia VY2RU Ken McCormick, P.O. Box 32015, Kensington, P.E.I. C0B 1M0, Canada W2GSB P.O. Box 1356, West Babylon, NY 11704, USA W3UR Bernie McClenny, 3025 Hobbs Road, Glenwood, MD 21738, USA W6/G0AZT Eddie Schneider, P. O. Box 5194, Richmond, CA 94805, USA WB2YQH P.O. Box 73, Spring Brook, NY 14140, USA XE1AE Fernando Vallarta Aguilar, P.O. Box 19-500/510, Mixcoac, Mexico 19, D.F. 03910, Mexico YB0AI Taufan Prioutomo, P. O. Box 8000, Jakarta 11000, Indonesia *****************************************************************************

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3W - Mike, N0ODK will be active (mostly on 15 and 20 metres SSB, with some slow CW) as 3W6DK from Vietnam between 16 and 29 November. QSL via N0ODK. [TNX N0ODK] 4S7 - Felix, DL7FER will be active (10-40 metres, WARC bands included, SSB and CW)from Sri Lanka (AS-003) between the end of November and Christmas. The call will be issued upon arrival. QSL via DL7FER either direct (Felix Kuntzsch, Auf dem Berg 12, 35745 Herborn, Gemany) or through the DARC bureau. Felix reports the direct and bureau cards for his July 1999 operations as MU/DL7FER and MJ/DL7FER will be processed in January 2000. [TNX DL7FER] 8Q - Carlo, I4ALU will be active (10-40 metres, CW only) as 8Q7BX from Dhiggiri, Maldives (AS-013) between 26 December and 3 January 2000. QSL via I4ALU (Carlo Amorati, Via Battistelli 10, 40122 Bologna - BO, Italy). [TNX I4ALU] CO - A group of Cuban amateurs from Nuevitas will be active (on 10-80 metres CW, SSB and possibly RTTY) as CO0DX from Cayo Sabinal, Camaguey Archipelago (NA-086) on 25-28 November (including a MS entry in the CQ WW CW DX Contest). QSL via CO7DS. [TNX CO8ZZ] CX - Simone, IV3NVN will be active (on 10-40 metres SSB and CW, possibly on 6, 80 and 160 metres as well) as DL8GCS/CX from Uruguay on 14-23 November. QSL via DL8GCS. [TNX IV3NVN] E4 - Look for Robert, S53R to be active on all bands as E4/S53R from Palestine between 24 November and 1 December (including a SOAB entry in the CQ WW CW DX Contest). He will operate from the QTH of Peter, E4/G3WQU in Beit Jala. QSL via S53R (Robert Kasca, P.O. Box 23, Idrija 5280, Slovenia). [TNX S53R] F - Look for F5KAC/p to operate from Queffen Island (DIFM AT-133, not IOTA), Garo Island (AT-057, not IOTA), Rats Island (AT-134, not IOTA) and Chevalier Island (AT-008, not IOTA) on 11-14 November. QSL via F5KAC either direct (P.O. Box 5, 45270 Ladon, France) or through the bureau. [TNX F-11556] GD - Steve, G4UOL will be active (on all bands CW only, with an emphasis on 18 and 24 MHz) as GD4UOL from the Isle of Man (EU-116) between 19 November and 3 December. He will participate in the CQ WW CW DX Contest (SO LP). Skeds outside the contest are welcome at [email protected] QSL either direct to G4UOL (Steven Muster, Flat 4, 60 Genesta Road, Westcliff on sea, SS0 8DB England, UK) or through the GD bureau. Steve's web page is at http://www.g4uol.demon.co.uk [TNX G4UOL] GU - Asko, OH3GI and Juha, OH1KAG/OH9MM will be active from Guernsey (EU-114) signing MU/OH3GI and MU/OH9MM in the CQ WW CW DX Contest. QSL MU/OH3GI via OH3GI, QSL MU/OH9MM via OH3LQK. [TNX OH9MM] H4 - Paul, K1XM and Charlotte, KQ1F will be active from the Solomon Islands on 22-30 November (callsigns to be issued upon arrival). Paul plans to participate in the CQ WW CW DX Contest. QSL via home calls. [TNX The Daily DX] HP - HP amateurs are allowed to use the special prefix 3F between 1 December 1999 and 5 January 2000 to celebrate the turnover of the Channel to the Republic of Panama. Camilo, HP1AC will be active (CW only) as 3F1AC (QSL to his new address: Camilo A. Castillo, P.O. Box 0860-00144, Villa Lucre, Panama, Republic of Panama). [TNX HP1AC] HS - Kurt, HB9AMZ moved to Thailand in September and is active as HS0ZBS. QSL via HS0ZBS (Kurt Brauer, Box 75, Phanom-Sarakham, Chachoengsao 24120, Thailand). [TNX DX Newsletter] JA - Takeshi, JI3DST and Yuki, JA6LCJ plan to be /6 from Osumi Archipelago (AS-032) on 20-22 November. QSL via home calls. [TNX JA6LCJ and JI3DST] KH0 - Look for AA1NY/KH0 (QSL via JA4CZM), KH0/JA4RED (QSL via home call) and KH0/JH4RLY (QSL via home call) to be active (6-160 metres CW, SSB, PSK31 and SSTV) from Saipan (OC-086) on 19-22 November. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] KH4 - Dick, W4ZYV is now expected to be active as KH4/W4ZYV [425DXN 437] from Midway (OC-030) until 10 January 2000. QSL via home call. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] /exit S DX@WW $425WW445B 425 DX News #445 [2/4] 13 November 1999 No 445 BID: $425WW445B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

LZ_ssh - Ivan, LZ1PJ reports that LZ0A will be active from the Bulgarian Antarctic base on Livingston Island, South Shetlands (AN-010) in two or three weeks. P4 - John, W2GD will be active as P40W from Aruba (SA-036) on 20-29 November. He will participate in the CQ WW CW DX Contest (SOAB QRP or LP). QSL via N2MM. [TNX The Daily DX] PY - Look for ZY7G to be active from Forte do Brum (DFH PE 05) on 19-21 November. QSL via PS7AB either direct (Rony Reis, Caixa Postal 2021, 59094-970, Natal/RN, Brazil) or through the bureau. [TNX PY7YL] PY - Look for PV7ZZ to be active (10-80 metres, CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31) from Ponta Do Mel Lighthouse (DFB RN-02, LH 1323 for the WLH Award) on 3-6 december. QSL via PS7ZZ (Francisco Edvaldo Preira de Freitas, Av. Sao Miguel dos Caribes 31 - Conj Jiqui, 59086-500 Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil) or through the bureau. [TNX F5OGG and PS7ZZ] S9 - Matt, DA1MH and Markus, DL5OBZ will be active (on 6-20 metres) as S92CW or S92DX from Sao Tome (AF-023) between 22 November and 4 December. A SOSB (10 metres) entry in the CQ WW CW DX Contest is expected. [TNX The Daily DX] SM - Special stations SI75A, SI0SSA, SI1SSA, SI2SSA, SI3SSA, SI4SSA, SI5SSA, SI6SSA and SI7SSA will be active between 1 January and 31 December 2000 to celebrate the 75th anniversary of, the Swedish amateurs national IARU society. A special SSA 75 Award will be available for contacts made with these and all of the other stations from Sweden - for further information, please contact the Award Manager (SM6DEC) at either [email protected] or Bengt Hogkvist, Harenegatan 11 A, 531 34 Lidkoping, Sweden. [TNX SM6DEC] SU - Antonio, IK8VRH reports ten amateurs (namely I8IYW, IK6CAC, IK7XIV, IK8UHA, IK8VRH, IK8YTF, IS0JMA, IZ0CKJ, IZ8DDG and T77WI) are expected to operate with three stations (SSB, CW and RTTY + 6 metres) during the May-June IOTA activity from Giftun Island (AF-???) [425DXN 439]. All contributions in money or equipment thankfully received. The web site for the operation is at http://www.qsl.net/su9dx T31 - Lech, LA7MFA reports the new amateur radio operator from Kanton Island, Central Kiribati [425DXN 443] is T31UT (not T31UA) and his name is Ueata Tetabo. "I think he has made very good progress, and will be able to handle QSOs on his own very shortly", Lech says. QSL via LA7MFA. T32 - Paul WC5P (T32BE), Bob N5RG (T32BO) and Lee N5PO (T32PO) will operate (10-160 metres SB and CW) from Christmas Island (OC-024), East Kiribati on 24-29 November. They will participate in the CQ WW CW DX Contest as T32PO. QSL via home calls. [TNX N5PO] TY - The Daily DX reports the call TY1PH has been issued to Pat, TY/F6FCM. UA - Vic, UA9XEN will be active (on all bands CW, SSB, RRTY and PSK) as UE9XAB between 22 November and 31 December to celebrate 56 years of Ukhta. QSL via UA9XEN either direct (Victor I.Rochev, P. O. Box 253, Ukhta, Russia) or through the bureau. [TNX UA9XEN] UA_ant - Dominik, DL5EBE reports Victor Karassev (ex 4K1A/R1ANT, R1ANF, etc) is going to be active as R1AND from Russian Antartic base Novolazarevskaya Base. The current operator is Mike Fokin, RW1AI and since both Victor and Mike will be using the same call, it is necessary to ask for the operator's name during the QSO. The QSL manager for Victor/R1AND is DL5EBE, while cards for Mike/R1AND should be sent to NT2X [425DXN 440]. UR - Serge, UR7VA plans to participate in the CQ WW CW DX Contest as EO7V (SOSB 10 metres). QSL via UR7VA either direct (Serge A. Fedorovich, P.O.Box 23, Kirovograd, 25009, Ukraine) or through the bureau. [TNX UX2VZ] V4 - Bill, K1CN is expected to be active as V47DX from Nevis and/or St. Kitts (NA-104) on 12-21 November. QSL via K1CN. [TNX The Daily DX] V8 - Special event station V8SEA will be active from Brunei during the SEANET Convention (19-21 November). [TNX The Daily DX] W - The Greater Norwalk Amateur Radio Club will be operating W1NLK from Sherwood Island State Park in Westport, CT, on 14 November in celebration of the first "Fun Fly Day". QSL to W1NLK Fun Fly, GNARC, 305 Main Ave PMB115, Norwalk, CT 06851, USA. [TNX N1OLO] YV - Team Vertical, the contest group who uses only vertical antennas, will participate in the CQ WW CW DX Contest as 4M7X (Multi-Multi) from Coche Island (SA-012), Venezuela. They will be defending their world multi-multi record they set in 1998 as 6Y2A. Look for the operators (N6BT, N6BV, N6TV, KE7X, AG9A, K9ZO, NT1N, W4SO, K2KW, AD6E, YV5EED, WA5VGI and others) to be active from 20 November and 1 December as YV7/homecall. QSL 4M7X, YV7/K2KW and YV7/W4SO via WA4WTG; others via home call. Team Vertical's web site is at http://pages.prodigy.net/k2kw/ [TNX K2KW] ZD8 - Look for Glenn, K6NA to be active as ZD8A from Ascension Island (AF-003) between 15 and 30 November. QSL via N6CW (Terry Baxter, 5243 Mt. Burnham Drive, San Diego, CA 92111, USA). [TNX N6CW] /exit S DX@WW $425WW445C 425 DX News #445 [3/4] 13 November 1999 No 445 BID: $425WW445C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

INTERNATIONAL CONTEST/DX MEETING ---> The 6th annual International Contest /DX Meeting, organized by Contest Club Finland (CCF), will take place in Helsinki, Finland on 21-22 January 2000. For further information visit http://www.contesting.com/ccf or contact Pasi, OH2IW at [email protected]

QSL 9U5D ---> The following comes from the QSL manager, SM0BFJ (Leif Hammarstrom, Birger Jarlsgatan 38, SE-114 29 Stockholm, Sweden): "Those who request QSL from 9U5D and enclosing IRC must be aware of that the cupon must be postmarked at their post office otherwise it is not valid in Swedish post office."

QSL VIA I5JHW ---> Giovanni, I5JHW reports ALL of the cards for his past operations from Tunisia (some 24,000 QSLs) have been sent out either direct or through the bureau. He was active on 28/04-04/05/97 (3V8BB and TS8ZA during ARI Contest), 25/03-30/03/98 (3V8BB and TS5I during WPX Contest), 01/05-04/05/98 (3V8BB including ARI Contest), 11/12-14/12/98 (3V8BB including ARRL 10 Meter Contest), 05/03-07/03/99 (3V8BB including ARRL DX Contest), 30/04-02/05/99 (3V8BB including ARI Contest) and 19/06-21/06/99 (3V8DJ from Jerba Island, AF-083). Please refrain from sending requests for contacts made during other activities, as your card will be trashed.

NOT NA-076! ---> Luis Chartarifsky, XE1L reports with apologies that the W4T operation during the 1999 IOTA Contest took place from Treasure Island, FL located at 27.52N. This means the island counts for IOTA group NA-034, and not for NA-076 as announced on the air and printed on the QSL card.

THAILAND (LOW BANDS AND WARC) ---> The following comes from Ray Gerrard, HS0/G3NOM: "Many queries are being received by Thai stations regarding 160/80 metres and WARC band operation. The authorities in Thailand have not yet completed implemention of the WARC band agreements on 10, 18, and 24 MHz bands. Normally the 160/80 metre bands are not permitted for use by Thailand stations either. However the Radio Amateur Society of Thailand (RAST) obtained special permission to use 80/160 metres for any contest during 1999. The frequencies allocated are really only suitable for CW contests but can be used for SSB. The frequency slots are: 3524-3526, 3534-3536 and 1824-1826 KHz".

+ SILENT KEY + The ARRL reports the passing of Frederick O. Hammond, VE3HC on 7 November at 86 years of age. An amateur for more than 70 years, he was elevated to the Canadian Amateur Radio Hall of Fame in 1996. Recently his collection of vintage amateur equipment was reorganized and reopened to the public to continue his vision of preserving the history of radio for present and future generations. The Kitchener-Waterloo Amateur Radio Club has posted additional information about Hammond at http://www.kwarc.org/fred/ [TNX ARRL Bulletin] ------

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CALLBOOK: Lysy Viacheslav, ER1LW reports the callbook for amateurs in Moldova can be found at http://www.qsl.net/arm/QSL.html KOMI: Vic, UA9XEN reports information on radioamateurs in Komi district (UA9X) can be found at http://dx.komi.ru LOGS : The final logs for the recent operation by VP2MBT and VP2MGL from Montserrat are available at http://www.qsl.net/ea3bt/ [TNX EA3BT] LOGS: Doug Brandon, N6RT reports the following new/updated logs are now on http://dx.qsl.net/logs: 5R8FU (through 31/10, NH0E (through 9/11, YC0LOW (through 7/11, GB0LI (IOTA EU-120, 10/97

and 11/99, WP3C (through 30/10, DK3EG (through 12/98, E44A (through 6/10, JY4NE (through 19/10, JY4NE/OD5 (through 21/9, ZX4Y (1999 CQWW SSB, ZY4K (1999 CQWW SSB, VU2WAP (1999 CQWW SSB), 9K2HN (through 1/11, VQ9CV (through 31/10). QSL ROUTES: Fred, DF6EX reports the new WINQSL-online-lookup is now available at http://www.qrz.com/qsl.html RAST: The rejuvenated RAST (Radio Amateur Society of Thailand) Web-site is up and running at http://www.qsl.net/rast/ [TNX HS0/G3NOM] WORLD Valery Sushkov, RW3GW ([email protected]) reports the ROBINSON rules for the new island marathon "World Robinson Cup 2000" are CUP available at http://rrc.sc.ru/eng/wrc.htm ZS8D: The web site for Deryck, ZS8D is at http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Matrix/3783/ [TNX The Daily DX] ------

QSL received via direct: 3B9R, 3C1GS, 3E1AA, 3W5FM, 4L4AJ, 5A1A, 5W1CW, 5Z4GS, 7Z1IS, 8P6CV, 9K2F (AS-118), 9K2RR, 9M2/GM4YXI (AS-097), 9M2TO, 9U5D, 9V1ZB, A61AN, AH6NJ, AP2NK, B1A, BI5D (AS-141), BQ9P, BT2HC, CO8LY, CY9SS, D2AI, DX1S, E30BA, E44/HA1AG, E44A, EP2MKO, ET3BN, ET3VSC, EY8XX, FK/F6BUM (OC-032, OC-033), FM5DN, FO0DEL, FR5FD, FT5YG (AN-017), FY5FU, H44MY, HL0IHQ/2 (AS-122), HU4U, ID9/I1SNW (EU-017); IT9/I1SNW (EU-017; IIA ME-010, 020, 024, 028), J37VG, J45X, JH6TYD/6 (AS-040), JX7DFA, KL7/DL1YMK (NA-028), MD/DL7URH, MJ/OM3LA/P, OD5NJ, OJ0/K7BV, OX3FV, P29VHX (OC-008, OC-034, OC-153), R1MVA, RF1P (EU-102), RZ1OA/A (EU-153), ST2SA, T32NCC (OC-084), T33RD, VK0TS (VK1DX), TF8SM, TK/DJ5MX (EU-100), TM2F (EU-081), UA0AZ, UA0FCD/P (AS-025), UA0ZY/P (AS-142), VE9MY/P, VK9EHH, VP2MHJ, VU3MCV, W5DX/P (NA-169), WP2Z, XX9X, YN6HM (N5TGZ), Z30M, Z32XA, ZK1ANN, ZK1SCQ (OC-083, OC-159), ZL4IR/P (OC-203), ZV0SB, ZV0SW. *****************************************************************************

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PERIOD CALL REF till 22/12 3XY2D: Guinea * by VE2DPS 442 till 30/11 8J2POS: special event station (Japan) 431 till 31/12 9A643KC: special event call 444 till 31/12 9A770N: special event station (Croatia) 422 till 18/12 9M6CT: East Malaysia * by HS0/G4JMB 444 till 17/11 9M6OO: Spratly Islands (AS-051) * by N2OO and others 443 till 15/11 9M6PWT: Sabah (OC-088) * by G3SWH 439 till 10/12 9U5D: Burundi * by SM5DIC 439 till 31/12 DU67: special anniversary prefix 441 till ?? EM1KGG: Vernadsky base, Galindez Island (AN-006) 440 till 14/11 F5KAC/p: DIFM islands 445 till 14/11 FG/G3TXF: Les Saintes Is (NA-114) * by G3TXF 443 till 30/11 FO0DEH: French Polynesia and Austral Is * by ON4QM 440 till 14/11 FO0THA: French Polynesia * by DF2IY 443 till 14/11 FO: Nuku-Hiva (OC-027), Marquesas * by F6AUS, F6AOI 439 till December FT5WH: Crozet (AF-008) * by F5AGL 401 till 20/12 FT5ZJ: Amsterdam Island 399 till 14/11 FY/F5PAC: French Guiana 441 till 31/12 HB7OGR: special call 428 till 31/12 HS72A: special event call 443 till 01/01 IU0PAW: special event station 442 till April JD1BKR: Iwo-Jima (AS-030), Ogasawara 441 till 15/12 KC4/WA1O: Antarctica 443 till 04/12 KH4/SM6FJY: Midway (OC-030) * by SM6FJY and V63YL 429 till 10/01 KH4/W4ZYV: Midway (OC-030) 445 till 15/11 N6KZ, N6FH, WU6T, N6IC, W8DX: Catalina Isl. (NA-066) 444 till 20/11 OA: Peru * by F5TYY, F6BFH, F9IE 443 till Dec P29BI: Bougainville Island (OC-135) * by VK4EMS 433 till January PZ5DX: Suriname * by K3BYV 433 till 30/11 UE0JX: special event station 435 till 01/04 V31JP: Belize * by K8JP 443 till 18/11 V47GU & V47BY: St. Kitts (NA-104) * by DL7VOG & DL7BY 443 till 29/11 VC1A: special event station (Canada) 443 till 16/11 VK8CI: Crocker Island (OC-229) * by VK8NSB and others 441 till January VQ9DX: Diego Garcia (AF-006), Chagos * by AA5DX 439 till 27/11 XJ1: special prefix (Nova Scotia, Canada) 401 till 31/12 XW2A: Laos * by JA2EZD 438 till May ZF2NT: Little Cayman (NA-016) * by N6NT 443 till March ZM: special Millennium prefix (New Zealand) 438 till 15/11 ZM4IR/4: Stewart Island (OC-203) * by K8VIR 444 till ?? ZM5PX: Ross Island (AN-011) 442 12/11-21/11 V47DX: NevisSt. Kitts (NA-104) * by K1CN 445 12/11-14/11 YW5FC: Farallon Centinela (SA-058) * by YVs 443 12/11-14/11 JA CW Contest *** 13/11-14/11 GU0AZT: Guersney (EU-114) * by G0AZT and others 443 13/11-14/11 OK DX Contest *** 13/11-14/11 RSGB 1.8 MHz SSB Contest *** 13/11-14/11 WAEDC RTTY Contest *** 14/11-23/11 DL8GCS/CX: Uruguay * by IV3NVN 445 14/11-17/11 FO: Raiatea (OC-067), Fr. Polynesia * by F6AUS, F6AOI 439 15/11-05/12 3B8/F6HMJ: Mauritius Island (AF-049) 443 15/11-30/11 ZD8A: Ascension Island (AF-003) * by K6NA 445 16/11-29/11 3W6DK: Vietnam * by N0ODK 445 17/11-20/11 FO: Bora-Bora (OC-067), Fr. Polynesia * by F6AUS,F6AOI 439 18/11-21/11 V85TG: Brunei (OC-088) * by JAs 443 18/11-29/11 VP2MGU: Montserrat (NA-103) * by DL7VOG 443 19/11-03/12 GD4UOL: Isle of Man (EU-116) * by G4UOL 445 19/11-21/11 K5PP/p: Marsh Island (NA-120) * by W5s 443 19/11-22/11 AA1NY/KH0, KH0/JA4RED, KH0/JH4RLY: Saipan (OC-086) 445 19/11-21/11 V8SEA: SEANET Convention station (Brunei) 445 19/11-21/11 ZY7G: Forte do Brum (DFH PE 05) * by PYs 445 19/11-21/11 SEANET Convention (Brunei Darussalam) 425 20/11-01/12 4M7X: Coche Isl (SA-012), Venezuela * by Team Vertical 445 20/11-22/11 FO: Moorea (OC-046), Fr. Polynesia * by F6AUS, F6AOI 439 20/11-22/11 JI3DST/6 and JA6LCJ/6: Osumi Archipelago (AS-032) 445 20/11-29/11 P40W: Aruba (SA-036) * by W2GD 445 from 20/11 XU7AAV: Cambodia * by G4ZVJ 443 20/11-06/12 ZP6/AB2E, /N3BNA, /CX6VM, ZP6T: Paraguay 439 20/11-21/11 All Austria CW Contest *** 20/11-21/11 LZ DX CW Contest *** 20/11-21/11 Oceania QRP CW Contest *** 21/11-25/11 9M8TG: East Malaysia * by JAs 443 from 22/11 PY1NEZ/PP1,PU1NEZ/PP1,PY1LVF/PP1,PY1NEW/PP1: SA-067 443 21/11-25/11 V85OO: Brunei (OC-088) * by N2OO and others 443 22/11-30/11 H4: Solomon Is * by K1XM and KQ1F 445 22/11-04/12 S92CW or S92DX: Sao Tome (AF-023) * by DA1MH & DL5OBZ 445 22/11-06/12 TM5CW: France * by F5SJB 441 22/11-31/12 UE9XAB: special station * by UA9XEN 445 22/11-29/11 V26K: Antigua (NA-100) * by AA3B 441 22/11-29/11 V26KW and V26K: Antigua (NA-100) * by K3TEJ and AA3B 437 22/11-25/11 VP2MKW: Montserrat (NA-103) * by K3TEJ 441 24/11-29/11 9M6AAC: East Malaysia (OC-088) * by N2OO and others 443 24/11-29/11 T32BE, T32BO, T32PO: Christmas Island (OC-024) * by Ws 445 24/11-01/12 E4/S53R: Palestine 445 25/11-28/11 CO0DX: Camaguey Archipelago (NA-086) * by COs 445 25/11-02/12 SV5/G4OBK and SV5/G4RCG: Rhodes 439 25/11-30/11 V26KW: Antigua (NA-100) * by K3TEJ 441 26/11-03/12 HI3JH and HI3K: Dominican Republic * by AD4Z 435 27/11-28/11 9G5AA: Ghana * by Voodoo Contest Group 443 27/11-28/11 ER0N (CQWW CW): Moldova * by UN7ND 442 27/11-28/11 CQ WW CW DX Contest *** 30/11-14/12 HC1MD and HC1MD/HC7: Ecuador * by NE8Z 439 30/11-01/11 JI3DST/3: Awajishima (AS-117) 443 Nov-Dec TT8xx: Chad * by I8NHJ, IK8HBA, IK8TOA and IV3FSG 438 November ZX0SK & ZW0SP: St.Peter & St.Paul Arch. 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3D2_rot - Holger, DL7IO, who operated as 3D2IO from Fiji (OC-016), is now active as 3D2IO/R from Rotuma (OC-060) until 26 November. QSL via DL7VRO. [TNX The Daily DX] 7P8 - Barry, ZS1FJ will be active as 7P8FJ from Lesotho for five days during the last week of November. QSL via ZS1FJ. [TNX The Daily DX] 8P - John/K4BAI (8P9HT), Danny/K1TO (8Pxxx) and Vic/N4TO (8Pxxx) will be active from Barbados (NA-021) between 23 and 30 November. They will participate in the CQ WW CW DX Contest (Multi-Single) as either 8P5A or 8P9Z. [TNX The Daily DX] A6 - Ten operators, including Bernie McLenny, W3UR, editor of The Daily DX, have been invited by Ali Al-Futtaim, A61AJ to participate in the CQ WW CW DX Contest as a Multi-Multi entry from his super station in Dubai. Team members started to arrive late on 20 November. Look for activity on 10-160 metres (WARC bands included) CW, SSB, and RTTY before and after the contest. A new A61AJ home page can be found at http://www.qsl.net/a61aj/. QSL via W3UR. [TNX W3UR] C6 - Dick, N4RP will be active (mostly CW with some SSB) as C6AKP from South Bimini (NA-048), Bahamas between 19 November and 1 December. He plans to participate in the CQ WW CW DX Contest (SOAB Low Power). QSL via N4RP (R. Phelps, 2805 Casita Way, Apt 115, Delray Beach, FL 33445-4574, USA). [TNX N4RP] C6 - Ray, ND6S will be active as ND6S/C6A from Treasure Cay (NA-080), Bahamas between 19 November and 3 December. He will participate in the CQ WW CW DX Contest as C6AGY (SO LP). QSL to ND6S. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] C6 - Edward, WA3WSJ will be active as WA3WSJ/C6A (on 10-160 metres SSB and CW) from Abaco Island (NA-080), Bahamas between 23 and 30 November. QSL via WA3WSJ either direct or through the bureau. [TNX The Daily DX] C6 - Lee/N7NU, Al/K7AR, Ron/WJ7R and Bob/W7RR will be active as homecall/C6 (QSL via home call) from the Bahamas between 23 November and 2 December. They will participate in the CQ WW CW DX Contest as C6AJX (QSL via N7NU). Logs will be available at www.qsl.net/k7ar [TNX The Daily DX] CX - Look for Mariana/CX1JJ, Eduardo/CX1JK, Daniel/CX3JE and Hugo/CX1JM to participate in the CQ WW CW DX Contest as CX5O (Muslti-Single). QSL direct to P. O. Box 68164, 50000 Salto, Uruguay or through the bureau. [TNX CX1JJ] FO - Roger, KF8OY will be active as FO0MAC from Tahiti (OC-046), French Polynesia until 24 November. [TNX The Daily DX] HS - Bruce, AA4XR will be active (10-40 metres CW and RTTY) as HS0ZCY from Thailand between 20 November and 7 December. QSL via WB4FNH. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] HS - Look for RAST club station HS0AC (operated by HS0/G3NOM, HS0/JR5XPG, HS0/SM3DYU, HS0GBI, HS1CKC, E21CJN and E21EIC) to participate in the CQ WW CW DX Contest on 10-160 metres. Planned frequencies on 160 and 80 metres are 1.824-1.826, 3.524-3.526 and 3.534-3.536 MHz +/- QRN. QSL via HS0/G3NOM. [TNX E21EIC] KH2 - Guam Contest Club operators JI3ERV/NH2C, JG3RPL/N1BJ, JR7OMD/WI3O and JH0USD will participate in the CQ WW CW DX Contest as AH2R (Multi-Single) from Guam (Zone 27, IOTA OC-026). QSL via JI3ERV. [TNX JI3ERV] LU - LU2XT is the new call issued to Hector Hugo Galvan, LU1XQR. He operates from Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego (SA-008). OH0 - Contest Club of Finland will participate in the CQ WW CW DX Contest as OH0R (Multi-Single) from Brando, Aland Islands. The operators will be OH2TA, DL1EFD and DL3KDV. QSL via OH2TA. [TNX OH2TA] P2 - Steve, P29BI will go QRT from Bouganville Island (OC-135) on or around 27 November. He will remain on the island for a further week, but he must send his equipment and personal effects home early. QSL via VK4EJ (Bernie McIvor, 30 Brennan Parade, Strathpine, QLD 4500, Australia). [TNX VK4EJ] PJ - K1XX, K3EST, K9PG, KL2A, N2AA, N2NC, N3ED, N6IG, N6RT, W3UM and WA3LRO will participate in the CQ WW CW DX Contest as PJ4B (Multi-Multi) from Bonaire (SA-006). They will operate as PJ9/home call before and after the contest between 23 November and 1 December. [TNX The Daily DX] PY - The 30th Boy-Scout Group Baden Powell from Ceara will be active as PT7AAC from Mundau Lighthouse on 27 and 28 November. QSL via PT7HI (Marco Maia, P.O. Box 975, Fortaleza - CE, 60001-970 Brazil). [TNX PP5SZ] PY0_fdn - Bill, W9VA will be active as PY0ZFO from Fernando de Noronha (SA-003) on 25-30 November. He will participate in the CQ WW CW DX Contest as PY0FF. QSL both PY0ZFO and PY0FF via W9VA. [TNX The Daily DX] PY0_spp - Karl Leite, PS7KM is sorry to report the DXpedition to St. Peter and St. Paul Archipelago [425DXN 443] has been postponed until April 2000. /EX S DX@WW $425WW446B 425 DX News #446 [2/4] 20 November 1999 No 446 $425WW446B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

TT - The activity from Chad, which was scheduled to include an entry in next week's contest [425DXN 438], has been postponed due to the rainy season that prevents the operators from travelling between Gore and the other missions. The operation has been rescheduled for March 2000, further information is expected in due course. [TNX I8NHJ] TZ - Gene, K7YV (ex-ZA5B and TL8NG) is now active as TZ6YV Bamako, Mali on SSB and CW. QSL via WA1ECA. [TNX K7YV] VP8_ant - Niall, VP8NJS (until 1 February 2000) and Art KC4/KL7RL are active from Antarctic base Patriot Hills. [TNX K4MZU] W - Look for Mike, NE4S/m to operate from Indian Island, Georgia (not IOTA) on 21 November. [TNX NE4S] YV - According to Rees, DL2QQ/YV5, the 12-14 November YW5FC operation from SA-058 [425DXN 443] did not take place as "they could not make a landing on Farallon Is due to rough seas. They will try again but not sure when". [TNX WA6GFE and Islands On The Web] XV - Rolf, SM5MX will be active again as XV7SW from Vietnam between 25 November and 3 December. He will participate in the CQ WW CW DX Contest. QSL via SM3CXS. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] XX9 - Ulf, SM0GNU will be active as XX9TDX from Macau between 25 November and 2 December. He will participate in the CQ WW CW DX Contest (SOAB Low Power). QSL via SM0GNU. [TNX SM0GNU] ------

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3C0R ---> The logs for the recent 3C0R activity from Annobon will not be available on line as it would take too much time to enter the calls from the paper logs into the computer. However it is possible to request a MANUAL look up at http://web.jet.es/lynx/annobon/log.htm [TNX The Daily DX]

ALASKA ---> "Please note that Alaskan stations are not just KL7, WL7, NL7 or AL7, but they can have any number (0-9) in their prefix. The only exception is KL9KAA-KHZ (South Korea)". [TNX KL9A, ex-WL7KY]

BHUTAN ---> Jim Smith, VK9NS reports encouraging latest news from his recent visit to Bhutan. "In recent months the Telecommunications Act has become a reality and today many aspects of telecommunications have been brought under real and legal administration. The introduction of the Amateur Radio Service in Bhutan is now very close and I predict that from early in the year 2000 activity from A5 will be on a regular (but sustainable) level".

PIRATES ---> The Daily DX reports both YI2CL (QSL via WA3HUP) and FP5AP (QSL via W3HNK) are pirates.

QSL 9G5AA ---> Cards for the Voodoo Contest Group 9G5AA Multi-Multi CQ WW CW operation from Ghana should be sent to GM4FDM either direct (Tom Wylie, 3 King's Crescent, Elderslie, Renfrewshire PA5 9AD, Scotland, UK) or through the RSGB bureau. Bureau cards can be requested at Tom's *new* e-mail address, [email protected] [425DXN 443, correction].

QSL R1ANF/A ---> Oleg, R1ANF reports his QSL manager (RK1PWA) is having problems with the mail. Cards for R1ANF (operating from Russian Antarctic base "Bellingshausen", South Shetlands) should still be sent to RK1PWA, but cards for R1ANF/A (operating from Chinese base "Great Wall" and Korean base "King Sejong", both on South Shetalnds) should be sent direct to P.O.Box 10, Novodvinsk-1, Arkhangelskaja obl., 163901 Russia. Requests will be processed when Oleg returns home in Spring 2000. [TNX DL5EBE]

QSL Z38/IV3FSG ---> Cards for this recent operation from Macedonia should be sent to IV3FSG either direct (Elvira Simoncini, Via Sabis 8, 34070 Mossa-GO, Italy) or through the bureau.

QSL NA-157 ---> Fred, N6AWD reports he now has the logs for KL7/W6IXP (25-27 July 1997). All cards that were received either direct or via the buro have been answered. If you still need a direct card, please send your request to Fred K. Stenger, 6000 Hesketh Dr., Bakersfield, CA 93309, USA. [TNX Islands On The Web]

QSL VIA DL8YR ---> Peter, DL8YR (Peter Kallfelz, Langenbruchweg 58, 52080 Aachen, Germany) reports he is no loger the QSL manager for EK7DX. He is still the manager for DL1VJ (5T5XX, 9H3VJ, CU2ARA, DL1VJ/T5, DL1VJ/VY1, FR/DL1VJ, JY40VJ, JY8VJ, LX/DL1VJ, SO/DL1VJ, SO5VJ, TA1KA/2, VK2IA, VK6VJ, VK8VJ, VK8VJ/2, ZL0ADV).

QSL VIA ER1DA ---> Cards for ER0ITU, ER1A, ER1CW, ER27A, ER200P, ER50A, ER50CE, ER7A, ER8C and ER9V must be send to ER1DA either direct (Valery Metaxa, P. O. Box 9537, Kishinev, Moldova) with 2 IRCs or 1USD or through the bureau. Nobody else has ever been authorized to handle cards for these special event stations. [TNX ER1DA] ------

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CQ WW CW: The NG3K contest operation listing for this year's event is at http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/cqcw99.html [TNX NG3K] LOGS: The contest logs for SV1DNW, SV1DKR, J41DKL and J41Y are available at http://www.qsl.net/sv1dnw/ [TNX SV1DNW] LOGS: Seli, TF3AO reports that logs for the most recent TF1IRA and TF3IRA contest operations (SAC SSB & CQWW SSB) can be found at www.nett.is/~tf5bw/ira/ira.html /EX S DX@WW $425WW446C 425 DX News #446 [3/4] 20 November 1999 No 446 $425WW446C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* QSL INFO ******** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

======CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER ======3A/K3TW K3TW GB3RN G0VIX UK8IZ IK2QPR 3B8/ON4LAC ON4LAC GD3OOK/P G3OOK UK8OB IK2QPR 3D2ME 7N2RTO H44MY JA0IXW UK8OM IK2QPR 3W6DK N0ODK HB0/HA0HW/P HA0HW UL0OB IK2QPR 3W7TK OK1HWB HB0/HA4DX/P HA4DX UL7JGJ IK2QPR 3XY2D VE2DPS HC1HCX/7 SM7BUA UL7NAN IK2QPR 4F3/GM4DKO GM4DKO HH2NH KU9C UL7OAO IK2QPR 4L0DX IK2QPR HH2SJR EA5DLC UL7OB IK2QPR 4S7OF K0JN HS0AC HS0/G3NOM UL7PJQ IK2QPR 5B4/DL6NBR DL6NBR HS0ZBG K8GT UM8DX IK2QPR 5B4/UA9YAB UA9YAB HS4BPQ E21EIC UM8MCT IK2QPR 5H3/K8LEE K8LEE HS6NDK HS1CKC UM8MFO IK2QPR 5H3OC IN3DEI HS6PAU HS1CKC UM8MU IK2QPR 5H3RD SM4GSD HS72A HS1CKC UM8OM IK2QPR 5N0FPK F1DSE II2R IK2QPR UM8QB IK2QPR 5R8FL F5TBA IR1S I1ANP UN0F IK2QPR 5R8GJ F5QT IR3MD IN3BHR UN0N IK2QPR 5X1GS WB2YQH IR8PC I8SRK UN2O IK2QPR 5X1P G3MRC J3/DL8OBQ DL8OBQ UN2O/5B4 IK2QPR 6W6/K3IPK K3IPK JW7QIA LA7QIA UN2O/EZ IK2QPR 8P2K KU9C KG4CM N5FTR UN7FW IK2QPR 8P6SH KU9C KH0/JA8CCL JA8CCL UN7JX IK2QPR 8R1WW N4WW KH0/JJ1QXG JJ1QXG UN7OAL IK2QPR 8R90S 8R1AK KH0/JK7TKE JK7TKE UN7PCZ DL8KAC 8S7IPA OZ5AAH KH4/W4ZYV W4ZYV UN7PJQ IK2QPR 9A643KC 9A7K KL1SLE NU4N UN7SB IK2QPR 9G5ZW OM3LZ KL7USI KL7JR UN9PQ IK2QPR 9H3RS DL3LAR KL9A NU4N UO100OIL IK2QPR 9J2A JA0JHA KP2A W3HNK UP50O IK2QPR 9M6AAC N2OO LI3D LA9CE UP5F IK2QPR 9M6CT HS0/G4JMB LO0D F6FNU US6L UR4LUG 9M6OO N2OO LU3XX LU3XPS UX6FZZ UX3FW 9M6PWT G3SWH MD/N0KV N0KV V21A HB9AQH 9M8YY JH3GAH MU0AWR K2WR V26AK N2TK 9N1AA N4AA N0KE/KH6 N0KE V26AU DL6LAU 9N1HA N5VL OA5/F5TYY F5TYY V26OC N3OC 9U5D SM0BFJ OA5/F6BFH F6BFH V26SW K3SW A35TR 7M1FCC OA5/F9IE F9IE V26YR W2YR AB5EB AD5A OA7/F5TYY F5TYY V31JP KA9WON AH6PN/HR6 W7TSQ OA7/F6BFH F6BFH V47BY DL7BY AY0N LU2NI OA7/F9IE F9IE V47DA DL1DA BA4DW BD4DW OD5/OK1MU OK1MU V47DX K1CN BV0DX BV4AS OD5NH W4AO V63HJ JE1LES BV4FH K1WY OY3QN OZ1ACB V85OO N2OO BW0R JA1JKG P40R NK4U VE7USI KL7JR C6AHN KC4SZE PJ2/PA0VDV PA0VDV VE8JR KL7JR CO8ZZ AD4Z PJ2/W8KKF W8KKF VK0TS VK1DX CQ0ODX CT2GZE PX7G PS7AB VK8CI VK9NS CV1A F1NGP PY0FZM DL2HZM VK8ML VK9NS CX8DX F1NGP PZ5CM K3BYV VO2AC VE3FU E20HHK E21EIC RC4/UC1WWO IK2QPR VP2MCM DL7NFK E20REX E21EIC RF6FU IK2QPR VP2MGS DL9NDS E44/OZ5IPA OZ5AAH RI1OA IK2QPR VP2MGU DL5NAM EA3URT EA3AXD RL2O IK2QPR VP2V/G3TXF G3TXF ED2SRE EA2CBY RY9C UA9CGA VP2YR W2YR ED5ELT EA5ELT S21YG DL3NEO VP5/N5QQ N5QQ ED8EAC EA8BDB S79AU IK4AUY VP5/W5WW W5WW EK8WB IK2QPR S79JDC G3TBK VP5T N2VW EL2RF K1SE S79QK HB9CQK VP6TC K6RPF EO2CWO IK2QPR SN9R SP9BRP VQ9DX AA5DX ER4DX UT7ND SO0WDX US5WDX VQ9JA N1ZZZ EU6DA IK2QPR T30Y DL7DF VY0TA VE2BQB EU6MM IK2QPR T31UT LA7MFA W2A W2AA EV5B EW1ABA T32BE WC5P W4YO/p W4YO EW4DX F1NGP T32BO N5RG WL7KY NU4N EW6BN IK2QPR T32KV N0KV XE1/SM0OUG SM0CCM EW6CF IK2QPR T32O WC5P XT2PT N5DRV EW6CM IK2QPR T32PO N5PO XX9SC XX9AU EW6GB IK2QPR T88AY JA7AYE XX9TRR N6XJ EW6WW IK2QPR T88NH JA4OWG YB0RP W2FXA EX2FU IK2QPR T88WF JN1WTK YB0ZDC YC0EHN EX2U IK2QPR T98UFB SP8UFB YB1XUR W6MD EX5T IK2QPR TF8GX K1WY YC0LBK W4JS EX7MA IK2QPR TG9IGI I2MQP YC8NLF W6MD EX7MK IK2QPR TM2F F5LJA YC8VIP/7 W6MD EX8DX IK2QPR TU5IJ I2AOX YC9WZJ W6MD EX8MF IK2QPR TY1PH F6FNU ZA/S51F S51F EX8MLE IK2QPR TZ6YV WA1ECA ZA/S57AW S57AW EX8NK IK2QPR UA0CW W3HNK ZC4AB G4OYO EX8NP IK2QPR UA0YAY IK2QPR ZC4CM GI4OYG EX8QB IK2QPR UC2WO IK2QPR ZC4GB 5B4AGC EX8QF IK2QPR UE50XN UA9XEN ZD7KA K2PF EY8CQ DJ1SKO UE9XAB UA9XEN ZD8A N6CW EY8XX GW3CDP UF6FFL IK2QPR ZD8Z VE3HO EZ8CQ I2JSB UG7GWB IK2QPR ZD9CR KA1DE FG/G3TXF G3TXF UI8IZ IK2QPR ZF2NT G3SWH FK8VHT F6AJA UI8NH IK2QPR ZM4IR/4 W8WC FO0AOI F6AOI UI8OAA IK2QPR ZS8D ZS6EZ FO0DEH ON4QM UK/DF3DS DJ6AU ZV0SB PT2GTI FO0NGP F1NGP UK6LF IK2QPR ZV0SW PT2GTI FO0SOU F6AUS UK7PBH IK2QPR ZV4C PY1ARS/4 FY5FU/P F5PAC UK8ACT IK2QPR ZX0F PY5EG G1Y G0FOS UK8GH IK2QPR ZY7W PR7FN GB0LI G3WNI UK8ICO IK2QPR ZZ7Z PR7AR /EX S DX@WW $425WW446D 425 DX News #446 [4/4] 20 November 1999 No 446 $425WW446D ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* ADDRESSES ******* ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

3B8FQ Abdool Rashid Cadersa, 55 de la Faye Ave, Belle Rose, Mauritius 4K6DI Andrew V. Shutikov, c/o P.O.Box 461673, Los Angeles, CA 90046, USA 4L5O Omar Odoshashvili, P.O. Box 0, 380002 Tbilisi, Georgia 7M1FCC Toshi Tanaka, 6-6-2 Kokubo, Kofu, Yamanaski 400-0043, Japan 9A7K Kresimir Juratovic, P.O. Box 88, HR-48000 Koprivnika, Croatia BD4DW David Y. J. Zhou, P.O. Box 040-088, Shanghai, 200040, China BY1PK Box 6106, Beijing 100061, People's Republic of China BY4RSA Box 538, Nanjing, People's Republic of China CP4BT Claus, P.O.Box 26, Uyuni, Bolivia D44BW Cizzi Mendes, Box 308, Praia, Cape Verde, via Portugal DJ0QZ Frank Knecht, Am Hirschsprung 4, D-64757 Rothenberg, Germany DL3NEO Hannes Schmidt, Komotauer Str. 28 B, D-91207 Lauf, Germany DL5OBZ Markus Hammelmann, Mittelstr. 3, D-70180 Stuttgart, Germany DL7FER Felix Kuntzsch, Auf dem Berg 12, D-35745 Herborn, Gemany E4/G3WQU Peter McKay, UNIFIL, Box 75, Nahariyya 22100, Israel EA8BDB Apartado 1, Villa de Teguise, 35530 Lanzarote, Spain EU1UN Serge, Box 201, 220086 Minsk, Belarus F5LBL Gerard Karpe, 629 Route de Montpellier, F-30800 Saint Gilles, France F5KAC P.O. Box 5, 45270 Ladon, France F6FNU Antoine Baldeck, P. O. Box 14, F-91291 Arpajon Cedex, France G4OYO Alan Bramley, 13 Moorland Ave, Stapleford, Notts NG9 7FY, United Kingdom G4UOL Steven Muster, Flat 4, 60 Genesta Road, Westcliff on sea, SS0 8DB England, UK HL5TP Kim Youngsun, 303-901 Green Mansion, 276 Bon-Dong, Dalseo-Ku, Taegu 704-350, Korea HS0/G4JMB Philip Weaver, P.O. Box 7, Pat Pong P.O., Bangkok 10506, Thailand HS0ZBS Kurt Brauer, Box 75, Phanom-Sarakham, Chachoengsao 24120, Thailand IK2QPR Paolo Fava, Via Bertani 8, 46100 Mantova - MN, Italy IK4AUY Sergio Cartoceti, Via Di Corticella 241, I-40128 Bologna - BO, Italy IK7JWX Alfredo De Nisi, Vico della Cavallerizza 4d, 73100 Lecce - LE, Italy IN3DEI Claudio Daddario, P.O. Box 55, 39100 Bolzano - BZ, Italy IS0JMA Roberto Alaimo, P.O. Box 41, 07026 Olbia - SS, Italy IS0LYN Mario Lumbau, Via San Nicola 23, I-07036 Sennori - SS, Italy IT9ZSB Salvatore Scire', Via F. Accolla 26, 96100 Siracusa - SR, Italy JA0IXW Masao Konishi, 2990-9 Shimizu, Tokiwa-Ku, Oomachi City, Nagano 398, Japan JE4CIL Fumio Suzuki, P. O. Box 3, Hamamura, Ketaka, Tottori 689-0300, Japan JM1LJS Hideyuki Kai, 4-22-15 Takata-Higashi, Kohoku-Ku, Yokohama City, 223-0065 Japan K1IED Larry F.Skilton, 72 Brook Street, South Windsor, CT-06074, USA K5PP Max E. Maxwell, 1036 Webster St, New Orleans, LA 70118, USA LA7MFA Lech Slawomir Tomczak, Froeyas vei 61, 3472 Boedalen, Norway N0KV Barry Mitchell, PSC 45, Box 1143, APO AE 09468, USA N2OO Bob Schenck, P.O. Box 345, Tuckerton, N.J. 08087-0345, USA N6CW Terry Baxter, 5243 Mt. Burnham Drive, San Diego, CA 92111, USA NU4N David W. Tucker, 1500 Massac Church Road, Paducah, Kentucky 42001, USA OZ5AAH Ben Jakobsen, 9 Knoldager, 2670 Greve, Denmark PR7FN Antonio Fernando Alves, rua Simon Bolivar 107, 58102-178 Campina Grande - PB, Brazil PS7AB Rony Reis Caixa Postal 2021, 59094-970, Natal-RN, Brazil PT2GTI R. Stuckert, Cx Postal 09647, Brasilia-DF, 70001-970 Brazil RK1PWA Nick Shapkin, P.O.Box 73, 164744 Amderma, Arkhangelskaja, Russia S51F Franc Gricar, Tugomerjeva 12, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia S53R Robert Kasca, P.O. Box 23, 5280 Idrija, Slovenia S57AW Robert Bajuk, Tovarniska 57, 1235 Radomlje, Slovenia SM0BFJ Leif Hammarstrom, Birger Jarlsgatan 38, SE-114 29 Stockholm, Sweden SV1DNW Elias Bakopoulos, P.O. Box 31669, Athens 100 35, Greece TI2CBJ Jose Cascante Badilla, PO Box 254 CP 1300, Hatillo, San Jose, Costa Rica UA0ZC Valery Makarov, P. O. Box 6, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, 683000, Russia UA9CGA Serge V. Stikhin, Box 1035, Ekaterinburg, 620063, Russia UA9XEN Victor I.Rochev, P. O. Box 253, Ukhta, Russia UA9YAB Alex Vedernikov, P. O. Box 120, Biysk, Altajskij kraj, 659300 Russia UW1ZC Valentin Mykitenko, Akademgorodok 2 1, 184340 Parskaya, Russia V73AX Amateur Radio Club, P.O. Box 444, APO, AP 96555, USA V73CW Bruce Smith, PO Box 1436, APO, AP 96555, USA VK4AAR Alan Roocroft, P.O.Box 421, Gatton 4343, Australia VK9NS P.O. Box 90, Norfolk Island, NI 2899, Australia YC0EHN Bas Harahap, Box 1337, Jakarta 12013, Indonesia YC9MKF Ferdinand Konay, Jl. Diponegoro No. 3, Kupang 85119, Timor, Indonesia YS1/KA0UBH Cisco, P.O. Box 01 105, San Salvador, El Salvador YV6DBW Mary Cruz de Tortorella, Calle El Jobo F 18, Santa Cruz 2123, Edo. Aragua, Venezuela YV6DBX Vicente A. Tortorella, Calle El Jobo F 18, Santa Cruz 2123, Edo. Aragua, Venezuela ZS6EZ Chris R. Burger, Box 4485, Pretoria 0001, South Africa *****************************************************************************

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3D2 - After their operation from Rotuma, Birgit (DL7IO) and Holger (DL7AU) will be active again as 3D2IO and 3D2AO from Fiji until 9 December. QSL via DL7VRO. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] 3D2 - Hirotada, JA0SC will be active (10-80 metres SSB and RTTY) as 3D2HY from Fiji on 3-5 December. QSL via JA0SC either direct (Hirotada Yoshiike, 1378-1 Mashima Mashima-machi, Nagano-city 381-11, Japan) or through the bureau. [TNX The Daily DX] 6Y - Alan, G3XAQ will be active as G3XAQ/6Y5 from Jamaica (NA-097) between 29 November and 9 December. [TNX The Daily DX] 9A - Frane/9A5V, Fredi/9A5KV, Matko/9A3VM and possibly Tom/9A2AA plan to operate from Jakljan Island (EU-016, CI-033 for the Croatian Islands Award) on 3-4 December and from Olipa Island (EU-016, CI-079) on 5 December. QSL via home calls. [TNX 9A2NO and 9A3ZG] A3 - Paul, A35RK (OC-169) is currently QRT as all his equipment is broken. Replacement equipment is now being purchased and assembled in the Seattle area for transport to Tonga. "If you, or anyone you know, is planning on coming to Tonga, between now and Christmas, and would be willing to hand carry any or all of this gear, please contact my QSL manager Bob Preston, W7TSQ ([email protected]), as soon as possible." Paul looks forward to getting back on the air in time for the New Millennium celebrations (and it may be worth noting that contacts made with OC-169 in *** JANUARY *** will score three points towards IOTA 2000...). [TNX The Daily DX] CN - A large group of operators from the Bavarian Contest Club (http://www.uni-erlangen.de/~unrz45/BCC) will participate in the CQ WW CW DX Contest as CN8WW (Multi-Multi) from Morocco. QSL via DL6FBL either direct (Bernd Och, Chr.-Wirth-Str. 18, D-36043 Fulda, Germany) or through the bureau. The web site for the operation is at http://www.dl6fbl.de/cn8ww/ [TNX DF4RD] FT5W - Gilles, FT5WH will be leaving Crozet on 7 December. QSL manager F5NOD reports he has the logs for contacts made up to 14 October and that all of the requests received before 5 November have been processed. [TNX F5NOD] GJ - Bert, PA3GIO will be active (10, 12, 15, 17, 20, 40, 80 metres) as MJ/PA3GIO/p or /m from Jersey (EU-013) on 11-16 December. QSL via PA3GIO preferably thorugh the bureau. The web site for the operation is at http://www.xs4all.nl/~pa3gio/GJ99/ [TNX PA3GIO] HR - When asked if the Swan Islands (NA-035) operation was still on for December [425DXN 441], Rene, HR1RMG recently said that "because the weather maybe bad, he may have to wait untill the spring." However Rene hopes to be active from Tigre Island (NA-060) "the first week in December". [TNX G0APV and Islands On The Web] LU - North Patagonia DX Group operators Rafael/LU7VCH, Sergio/LU7YS, Alex/LU8VCC and Martin/LU3VED will participate in the ARRL 10 Meters Contest as LT5V. QSL via LU8VCC (Alex Rocca, P. O. Box 37, 8332 General Roca, Rio Negro, Argentina). [TNX LU8VCC] LZ_ssh - Danny, LZ2UU will be active as LZ0A from the Bulgarian Antarctic base on Livingston Island, South Shetlands (AN-010) [425DXN 445] starting around 4 December through February 2000. QSL via LZ1KDP (P.O.Box 812, Sofia 1000, Bulgaria). [TNX LZ1PJ and LZ2CJ] OH - Look for special Santa Claus station OH9SCL to be active on all modes and bands from Rovaniemi on 17-19 December. Further information is expected to be published at http://www.oh9scl.com [TNX OH9HNP] P4 - Martin, VE3MR will be active as P49MR from Aruba (SA-036) between December and April. QSL via VE3MR or P49MR (Martin Rosenthal, P.O. Box 4069, Noord, Aruba). [TNX The Daily DX] PA - Look for Johan, PA3FDO to be active as PA3FDO/p from Ameland Island (EU-038) on 10-13 December, including the ARRL 10 Meters Contest. QSL via PA3DFO. [TNX PA3DFO] PY - Look for PQ7G to be active from Forte das Cinco Pontas (DFH PE 06) on 3-5 December. QSL via PS7AB either direct (Rony Reis, Caixa Postal 2021, 59094-970, Natal/RN, Brazil) or through the bureau. [TNX PY7YL] /EX S DX@WW $425WW447B 425 DX News #447 [2/4] 27 November 1999 No 447 BID: $425WW447B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

R1A_ant- An Antarctic expedition left Mirny base on 18 November to reach Russian bases Pionerskaya, Vostok 1, Komsomolskaya and Vostok (and then back to Mirny following the same itinerary). The radio operator is Evgeniy, R1ANB who will operate on 20 metres SSB (between 15 and 16.30 UTC only on 14.160 MHz) as R1ANB/A from Pionerskaya (hopefully starting on 1 December) and Vostok 1, as R1ANK from Komsomolskaya and as R1ANC from Vostok. QSL direct to RU1ZC (ex-UW1ZC). [TNX R1ANF and K4MZU] SU - For those who have asked: if you want to offer your contribution to the May 1999 SU9DX operation from Giftun Island (Red Sea Coast North Group, AF-???) [425DXN 445], the contact point is the DXpedition leader, I8IYW (Peppino Jannuzzi, P.O. Box 5083, I-80144 Napoli - NA, Italy; e-mail [email protected]). V6 - Hide, JM1LJS will be active (on 10-80 metres CW and SSB) as V63LJ from Ponape (OC-010), Micronesia between 26 and at least 31 December (when his licence expires: if he has it renewed he will operate until 4 January 2000). QSL via JH8DEH (Akira Miyata, 4-28-5, Minami Nishi 23 Jyou, Obihiro 080-2473, Japan). [TNX JM1LJS] VP9 - Mark, AA1AC will be active 8on 10-40 metres SSB and CW) as AA1AC/VP9 from Paget Parish, Bermuda (NA-005) on 16-20 December. QSL via home call. XU - Andy, G4ZVJ has extended his stay and will be active as XU7AAV [425DXN 443] until 00.30 UTC on 5 December. QSL via home call. [TNX N4KG] XU - Yoh, 7L1MFS and Koji, JS6BLS Koji will be active (on 40-6 metres SSB, CW and RTTY) as XU2C on 4 and 5 December. QSL for this operation via JS6BLS (bureau cards can be requested at [email protected]). [TNX JS6BLS] XZ - The XZ0A DXpedition to Thahtay Khun Island, Mergui Archipelago (AS-???), Myanmar [425DXN 417] is scheduled to take place between 13 January and 6 February 2000. Organized by the Central Arizona DX Association, this will be the first amateur radio activity from outside the capital city of Yangon and the very first IOTA from this country. Twenty-four operators (namely AF7O, EA5XX, G3VMW, HS0/G3NOM, JA1UPA, JA1UT, JR0CGJ, K6RKE, K7TR, K7VS, K7WX, K7ZV, KD6XH, KM5EP, N5IA, N7XYR, NA7DB, V73GT, WY7K, W8AEF, WA6CDR, WF5T, XE1L, YB0ARA) will be active with eight stations on all bands and modes. QSL via W1XT either direct (Bob Myers, 37875 North 10th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85086, USA) or through the bureau. For further information please visit http://getnet.com/~k7wx/myanmar.htm [TNX K7WX] YU - The OPDX Bulletin reports that Andy, RW3AH will be in Kosovo for the next couple of years and expects to be active as YU8/9X0A. ZL7 - Lothar, DJ4ZB reports he has been authorized to operate as ZM7ZB during his 31 January-3 March activity for the Chatham Islands (OC-038) [425DXN 433]. Special attention will be paid to Europe on 12 (24935 kHz) and 10 metres (28395, 28495, 28595, 28460 kHz). Contacts made with ZM7ZB in *** JANUARY *** will score three points towards the RSGB IOTA Millennium Programme (IOTA 2000). QSL via DJ4ZB (Lothar Grotehusmann, Quaekerstrasse 35, D-13403 Berlin, Germany). ------

CQ WW CW DX CONTEST ---> Last minute additions to the list of the stations who have announced their participation include [TNX 7K4QOK, CT1CJJ, JT1CO, LU6XQI]: Call Zone Category QSL via Notes ======CQ1A 14 CT1CJJ op. CT1DSC JT1JA 23 MM JT1CO (**) LU8XW 13 LU8XW op. LU3XQ, LU6XQI TX8CW 32 20,15,10 FK Bureau (*) ZM1A 32 MS op. ZL3CW,ZL1AMO,ZL1BMW,JA4EKO (*) ARANC, P. O. Box 3956, 98846 Noumea Cedex (**) Ch.Chadraabal, P.O.Box 905, Ulaanbaatar 23, Mongolia /EX S DX@WW $425WW447C 425 DX News #447 [3/4] 27 November 1999 No 447 BID: $425WW447C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

PIRATE ---> "I am still receiving lots of cards showing me as QSL manager for ZA1SRB", Tony (G4UZN) reports. "This station was a pirate and seems to have been active on all hf bands for quite a while in November and December 1998."

VISALIA 2000 ---> The International DX Convention, sponsored by the Southern California DX Club, will take place on 14-16 April at the Holiday Inn in Visalia, CA. For further information please visit the SCDXC site at http://www.scdxc.org

VK6 QSL BUREAU ---> Plese note that after sixty years the address has changed. The new address for the VK6 QSL Bureau is P. O. Box 10, West Perth 6872, Western Australia, Australia. [TNX VK4BLE, WIAQ QSL Bureau Manager] ------

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VK8: The new web site with on-line logs, pictures etc. for the recent VK8ML (OC-173) and VK8CI (OC-229) IOTA operations is at www.vk2nnn.com/IOTA [TNX VK8NSB] YO: The logs for the special "Solar Eclipse" station YR99E and the final scores of the YO-DX HF 1999 contest are available on the web site for the Romanian Amateur Radio Federation. [TNX YO3FWC] ------

QSL received via direct: 3B9FR, 3B9R, 3C1GS, 3C2JJ, 3D2DK, 3D2RW, 3W5FM, 5A30, 5H3US, 5N0ZKD, 5W1CW, 5Z4IC, 5Z4RT, 9H1ZA, 9K2QQ, 9M2/GM4YXI (AS-097), 9N7RN, 9U5D, 9V1WW, 9X0A, A35SO, A61AP, BA7IA/7, C91LCK, CE0AA, CP6/LU9AY, CP6XE, CY9CWI, CY9RF, CY9SS, DX1E, EM1LV/p, FK8GM, FK/F6BUM (OC-032, OC-033), FT5YG (AN-017), FT5ZH, FY/DJ6SI, GI0KOW, GI6YM, HL0IHQ/2 (AS-122), HU4U, ID9/I1SNW (EU-017); IT9/I1SNW (EU-017; IIA ME-010, 020, 024, 028), IK1QBT/P (EU-083), IQ7T, IS0LYN/IM0 (EU-024; IIA NU-006), IS0LYN/IM0 (EU-165), IT9/I1SNW (EU-017; IIA ME-010, ME-028, ME-035), J28NH, JH6TYD/6 (AS-040), JI3DST (AS-117), JL6UBM/6 (AS-032), JW4CJA (EU-027), KC4AAC, KH0T, KH2PC, KL7/DL1YMK (NA-028), LA/SM3TLG (EU-056 & EU-079), OD5NJ, OJ0/K7BV, OX3LG, P29CC, P29VHX (OC-008, OC-034, OC-153), R1MVA, RF1P (EU-102), RZ1OA/A (EU-153), S92YN, SV1CEI, T24DX, T30R, T33RD, T88WX, TA3DD, TG9NX, TI2CBJ, TM2F (EU-081), TN7OT, TR8CA, TR8XX, UA0FCD/p (AS-025), UA0ZY/p (AS-142), V31JZ, VK4CAY (OC-227), VK7CW, VK8AN(8 (OC-229), VO1XC, VP2MHJ, VP6PAC, W5DX/p (NA-169), XQ0YAF, XX9TRR, XX9TUP, YK1AO, Z2/VK3DXI, Z2/W0YG, ZB2FK, ZC4ATC, ZD8A, ZK1SCQ (OC-083, OC-159), ZL4IR/P (OC-203), ZV0SB, ZV0SW. *****************************************************************************

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PERIOD CALL REF till 05/12 3B8/F6HMJ: Mauritius Island (AF-049) 443 till 09/12 3D2IO & 3D2AO: Fiji * by DL7IO and DL7AU 447 till 29/11 3W6DK: Vietnam * by N0ODK 445 till 22/12 3XY2D: Guinea * by VE2DPS 442 till 01/12 4M7X: Coche Isl (SA-012), Venezuela * by Team Vertical 445 till 30/11 8J2POS: special event station (Japan) 431 till 30/11 8P: Barbados * by K4BAI, K1TO, N4TO 446 till 31/12 9A643KC: special event call 444 till 31/12 9A770N: special event station (Croatia) 422 till 29/11 9M6AAC: East Malaysia (OC-088) * by N2OO and others 443 till 18/12 9M6CT: East Malaysia * by HS0/G4JMB 444 till 10/12 9U5D: Burundi * by SM5DIC 439 till 01/12 C6AKP: South Bimini (NA-048) * by N4RP 446 till 02/12 N7NU/C6, K7AR/C6, WJ7R/C6, W7RR/C6, C6AJX: Bahamas 446 till 30/11 WA3WSJ/C6A: Abaco (NA-080) 446 till 28/11 CO0DX: Camaguey Archipelago (NA-086) * by COs 445 till 31/12 DU67: special anniversary prefix 441 till 01/12 E4/S53R: Palestine 445 till 30/11 FO0DEH: French Polynesia and Austral Is * by ON4QM 440 till 07/12 FT5WH: Crozet (AF-008) * by F5AGL 447 till 20/12 FT5ZJ: Amsterdam Island 399 till 03/12 GD4UOL: Isle of Man (EU-116) * by G4UOL 445 till 30/11 H44MX & H44YL: Solomon Is * by K1XM & KQ1F 445 till 31/12 HB7OGR: special call 428 till 03/12 HI3JH and HI3K: Dominican Republic * by AD4Z 435 till 31/12 HS72A: special event call 443 till 01/01 IU0PAW: special event station 442 till April JD1BKR: Iwo-Jima (AS-030), Ogasawara 441 till 15/12 KC4/WA1O: Antarctica 443 till 04/12 KH4/SM6FJY: Midway (OC-030) * by SM6FJY and V63YL 429 till 10/01 KH4/W4ZYV: Midway (OC-030) 445 till 01/12 PJ4/home call & PJ4B: Bonaire (SA-006) * by Ws 446 till end Nov PY1NEZ/PP1,PU1NEZ/PP1,PY1LVF/PP1,PY1NEW/PP1: SA-067 443 till 30/11 PY0ZFO & PY0FF: Fernando de Noronha (SA-003) * by W9VA 446 till January PZ5DX: Suriname * by K3BYV 433 till 04/12 S92CW or S92DX: Sao Tome (AF-023) * by DA1MH & DL5OBZ 445 till 02/12 SV5/G4OBK and SV5/G4RCG: Rhodes 439 till 29/11 T32BE, T32BO, T32PO: Christmas Island (OC-024) * by Ws 445 till ?? TZ6YV: Mali * by K7YV 446 till 30/11 UE0JX: special event station 435 till 29/11 V26K: Antigua (NA-100) * by AA3B 441 till 30/11 V26KW: Antigua (NA-100) * by K3TEJ 441 till 01/04 V31JP: Belize * by K8JP 443 till 29/11 VC1A: special event station (Canada) 443 till 29/11 VP2MGU: Montserrat (NA-103) * by DL7VOG 443 till 01/02 VP8NJS: Antarctic base Patriot Hills 446 till January VQ9DX: Diego Garcia (AF-006), Chagos * by AA5DX 439 till 05/12 XU7AAV: Cambodia * by G4ZVJ 447 till 03/12 XV7SW: Vietnam * by SM5MX 446 till 31/12 XW2A: Laos * by JA2EZD 438 till 02/12 XX9TDX: Macau * by SM0GNU 446 till 30/11 ZD8A: Ascension Island (AF-003) * by K6NA 445 till May ZF2NT: Little Cayman (NA-016) * by N6NT 443 till March ZM: special Millennium prefix (New Zealand) 438 till 06/12 ZP6/AB2E, /N3BNA, /CX6VM, ZP6T: Paraguay 439 27/11-28/11 PT7AAC: Mundau Lighthouse (DFB CE-04) 446 27/11-28/11 CQ WW CW DX Contest *** 29/11-09/12 G3XAQ/6Y5: Jamaica (NA-097) * by G3XAQ 447 30/11-14/12 HC1MD and HC1MD/HC7: Ecuador * by NE8Z 439 30/11-01/12 JI3DST/3: Awajishima (AS-117) 443 01/12-05/01 3F: special prefix (Panama) 445 01/12-06/12 T46AA and T46CW: NA-201 (Cuba) 434 03/12-05/12 3D2HY: Fiji * by JA0SC 447 03/12-04/12 9A: Jakljan Isl (EU-016) * by 9A5V,9A5KV,9A3VM,9A2AA 447 03/12-05/12 PQ7G: Forte das Cinco Pontas (DFH PE 06) 447 03/12-06/12 PV7ZZ: Ponta Do Mel Lighthouse (DFB RN-02, LH 1323) 445 03/12-05/12 ARRL 160 Meters CW Contest *** 04/12-04/01 3W6KM: Vietnam * by ES1AKM and ES1AX 443 04/12-29/02 LZ0A: South Shetlands (AN-010) * by LZ2UU 447 04/12-05/12 XU2C: Cambodia * by 7L1MFS and JS6BLS 447 04/12-05/12 EA DX CW Contest *** 05/12 9A: Olipa Island (EU-016) * by 9A5V,9A5KV,9A3VM,9A2AA 447 10/12-13/12 PA3FDO/p: Ameland Island (EU-038) 447 11/12-12/12 LT5V (ARRL 10 Meters) 11/12-16/12 MJ/PA3GIO/p: Jersey (EU-013) 447 11/12-12/12 ARRL 10 Meters Contest *** 11/12-12/12 Italian Contest (40 & 80 Meters) *** 14/12 II2V * special A. Volta station 407 16/12-20/12 AA1AC/VP9: Paget Parish, Bermuda (NA-005) 447 17/12-19/12 OH9SCL: "Santa Claus" station 447 26/12-03/01 8Q7BX: Maldives (AS-013) * by I4ALU 445 26/12-31/12 V63LJ: Ponape (OC-010), Micronesia * by JM1LJS 447 31/12-29/02 M2000A: special call (England) * by Cray Valley RS 439 31/12-01/01 Happy New Year 2000 Contest 437 December 4S7: Sri Lanka (AS-003) * by DL7FER 445 Dec-Jan P2OOOK: New Britain (OC-008) * by P29PB 441 Dec-Apr P49MR: Aruba (SA-036) * by VE3MR 447 December HR: Tigre Island (NA-060) * by HR1RMG 447 from December R1ANB/A, R1ANK, R1ANC: Russian Antarctic bases 447 /EX

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3V - Giovanni, I5JHW reports he will participate in the ARRL 10 Meter Contest (11-12 December) from 3V8BB. 5T - From 13 to 20 December 1999 the International Amateur Radio Volunteers (IARV) will dispatch eight members to Mauritania to build an emergency medical radio network in some remote cities. During their stay there, they will operate as 5T5U. They will operate mainly WARC bands including 10MHz, 28 MHz FM (29.260) as well as 6m band (50.115 MHz - beacon). QSL via JA1UT. Your kind support will be much appreciated. [TNX G3NOM and JA1UT] 9G - Zdeno, OK2ZW is active as 9G5ZW from Ghana for the next three years. The QSL manager is Miro, OM3LZ (the cards are being printed and he will start processing the requests in early January). [TNX OM3LZ] CO - A group of Cuban operators (including CO6ZG, CO6ZP, CO6XN, CO7PH, CO6RD, CO6WD, CO6JL, CO6SE, CO6MZ and CM6MNG) plan to be active (on 2-80 metres CW, SSB and FM) from Key Breton (NA-201) on 9-13 December. [TNX The Daily DX] FS - Members of the North Jersey DX Association (http://njdxa.org/) are active as FS/W2QM from St. Martin (NA-105) until December 8. RTTY and 160 metres operations are planned in addition to the regular HF bands. QSL via W2QM. [TNX ARRL DX Bulletin] FT5Z - Michel, FT5ZJ is expected to leave Amsterdam Island in about two weeks, around 15 December. QSL via F2YT. GU - Jim, G0OFE will be active as GU0OFE from Guernsey (EU-114) on 8-13 December. He will participate in the 10 Meter ARRL Contest as MU0C. QSL for both calls via G0OFE (bureau cards can be requested at [email protected]). [TNX OPDX Bulletin] H40 - Bernhard, DL2GAC (aka H44MS and H40MS) will be leaving for India on 12 December. At the end of January 2000 he will start a three-month trip in the Pacific area and plans are to operate for abouth three weeks from Temotu in February. He is looking for a RTTY operator to join him on Temotu (WPX RTTY Contest included), where a beam and an amplifier are available. Please contact him by fax at 0049-741-15377. [TNX DJ3IW] JA - JA6CTW is a new resident on Yakushima, Osumi Archipelago (AS-032). QSL via JARL. [TNX JE1DXC] OH0 - Look for OH0Z (Multi-Single) to participate in the ARRL 10 Meter Contest (11-12 December) from the Aland Islands. QSL via OH1EH. [TNX The Daily DX] PA - Look for Johan, PA3FDO to be active as PA3FDO/p from Ameland Island (EU-038) on 10-13 December, including the ARRL 10 Meters Contest. QSL via home call (not PA3DFO as reported in 425DXN 448: thanks to Gose, PA3GNZ for detecting the typo!). TY - Philippe, TU2FH/FK8VHU will be in Benin between 6 and 28 December and hopes to get a licence. [TNX F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX] VK0_mac - Alan Cheshire, VK0LD (aka GM4EEL, VP8PJ, A4XFY, VS6AC, V85AC, P29AC, VK6CQ and VK8AC) is currently active (operating times depend on his work load) from the ANARE Base on Macquarie Island until late 2000 [425DXN 442]. According to a release from Jim Smith, VK9NS "it seems likely that Alan might be the last amateur radio operator on Macquarie Island for many years to come. He is primarily a CW operator, can operate split [in fact on 3 December he was transmitting on 14.003 MHz and listening 5 up, ed.] and is capable of sustained high QSO rates. He will concentrate mainly on 20M or perhaps 15M to maximise the chance of the DXers working a new country. He seems to be uninterested in chasing around the bands towards the multi-band QSO routine and is not interested in list operations of any sort". For further information please visit http://www.geocities.com/vk0ld/1.html and do not try to get in touch with him through ANARE. Jim also reports that "it seems that QSLing will be done at the end of the tour on Macquarie Island". VP5 - Fred, K4LQ will be active as VP5/K4LQ from Providenciales, Caicos Islands (NA-002) on 8-15 December. He will participate in the ARRL 10 Meter Contest as VP5W with Bruce, W4OV. [TNX The Daily DX] YB - YC8ZAM will be active (40, 80 and 15 metres SSB) on 3-5 December to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Sidrap municipality on Sulawesi (OC-146). QSL via YB8BRI (P. O. Box. 73 UPTR, Makassar 90245, Indonesia). [TNX YB8BHC] ZF - Glenn, W0GJ will be active as ZF2RT from the Cayman Islands (NA-016) on 8-14 December, ARRL 10 Meter Contest included. QSL via W0GJ. [TNX The Daily DX] /EX S DX@WW $425WW448B 425 DX News #448 [2/5] 4 December 1999 No 448 $425WW448B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

BORNEO DXPEDITION ---> The 1999 Hillview Gardens Borneo DXpedition is now over. A preliminary wrap-up indicates some 21,000 QSOs as 9M6OO/p (Spratly Islands), 6,000 as V85OO, 7,000 as 9M6AAC and 1,000 as 9M6RIT. QSL 9M6OO, V85OO and 9M6AAC via N2OO; QSL 9M6RIT via G4SHF. The web site for the operation is at http://www.qsl.net/n2oo/borneo/ [TNX N2OO]

C6 BUREAU ---> Delano Taylor, C6AFV has assumed duties as Bureau Manager for the Bahamas Amateur Radio Society. The address is P.O. Box F-43563 Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas. Delano currently has thousands of cards for the following: C6ADR C6AGH C6AHK C6AJJ C6AKL C6ANF C6CR C6AER C6AGN C6AHN C6AJQ C6AKP C6APK C6LE C6AFE C6AGP C6AHR C6AJT C6AKQ C6ASR C6LFN C6AFP C6AGT C6AHX C6AJU C6AKT C6AVW C6MPN C6AFQ C6AHE C6AHY C6AJZ C6AKW C6AXP C61D C6AFZ C6AHG C6AJA C6AKA C6AMI C6CDQ KR8V/C6A These cards will be held for 60 days as of 1 December 1999, If there is no response from these stations, your cards will be disposed of.

NCDXF/IARU BEACON ---> The seventeenth beacon in the NCDXF/IARU Beacon Network came on the air from Novosibirsk, Russia at 0945Z on 26 November 1999. The beacon operator is Yuri Zaruba, UA9OBA and call is RR9O (Radio Radio Nine Oscar). The final beacon will be in Hong Kong, China with the callsign VR2HK. For full information please visit www.ncdxf.org [TNX N6EK]

NOT NA-086 ---> Last week CO0DX operated from Cayo Sabinal and gave NA-086 as IOTA Reference Number. Martin Atherton, G3ZAY (RSGB IOTA Committee Chairman) reports that "according to the British Admiralty charts there is only about 40 metres of separation between the Cayo and the Cuban mainland at the eastern end (possibly via a man-made or maintained channel) - thus the island does not count for NA-086 (as it fails the 200m rule) if this is accurate. If the CO group can submit better maps then the situation can obviously be reconsidered."

P51BH ---> A few readers were surprised at not seeing any mention of this recent "activity" in last week's 425DXN. We cannot but quote what reported by The Daily DX: "The operator is not Martti, OH2BH and the QSL manager is not Kan, JA1BK". Period!

PATHFINDER ---> Pathfinder, a program that searches address and manager databases, as well as country-specific callbooks, makes it easy to find QSL information from web-accessible sources. As of today, its search library represents 60 online sources of QSL information. Pathfinder is free, and contains no advertising. Commercial use is expressly forbidden. See http://www.qsl.net/pathfinder for additional information and download/installation instructions. [TNX AA6YQ]

QSL OD5ZZ ---> Dwaine, K8ME (ex-WA8MEM) reports he is no longer the manager for OD5ZZ. "I have not spoken to Walid in 4 years and I ran out of cards three years ago. Please send all requests direct to Walid in Lebanon". [TNX QRZ-DX]

QSL VK9RS ---> Mal, VK6LC reports that direct cards (via I1HYW) for VK9RS (OC-230) could start to flow around Christmas time, while bureau cards (via VK6LC) are scheduled for about May 2000. The VK9RS special stamps [425DXN 444] are not for sale because of limited quantity: they have been sent to all VK9RS sponsors, the remaining are available to those who have "supported a reasonable donation with their direct QSL card". [TNX VE6VK]

QSL VIA IK2DUW ---> Antonello reports he has processed all the requests received so far for 3W6KA, 3W6LI, BA4RE, EK6LV and UA0FO. He he still waiting for the RU0LL and RU0LL/a cards to arrive from the printer.

WAZ AWARD MANAGER ---> Paul Blumhardt, K5RT ([email protected]) has been appointed CQ WAZ Award Manager, effective immediately. He will succeed Jim Dionne, K1MEM, who passed away in October. All WAZ applications and other correspondence should be sent to Paul Blumhardt, 2805 Toler Rd, Rowlett, TX 75088, USA. [TNX KF2TI]

+ SILENT KEY + Ulli, DL9WVM reports the sad news of the sudden passing of Hartmut "Hardy" Mueller, DL2HZM/PY0FZM on 22 November while on Fernando de Noronha. Gerd, DL5WX (Hardy's brother) and Dietmar, DL2HWA will take all his belongings back to Germany, including the logs for PY0FZM. Cards for DL2HZM and all of his past DXpeditions will be handled by DL9WVM, while cards for PY0FZM will be handled by Gunter, DL3XM. You can express your condolences to Gerd, DL5WX at [email protected] ------

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CQWW CW: A list of QSL routes for stations active during last week's event is available at http://www.arrakis.es/~ea5eyj [TNX EA5EYJ] LOGS: Logs for IQ2X and IU2X (CQWW SSB and CW) are available at http://www.hamlan.org/bsdx [TNX IK2GZU] /EX S DX@WW $425WW448C 425 DX News #448 [3/5] 4 December 1999 No 448 $425WW448C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* QSL INFO ******** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

======CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER ======3A/K7CO K7CXN ER9V ER1DA R1MV OH2BR 3A/VA3EU VA3EU ES5Q ES5RY R1MVA OH2BR 3A/W0YR OM2SA EY8XX GW3CDP R3K RX3DCX 3B8/DL2HZM DL9WVM EZ0AB UA4FAO RK2FWA DK4VW 3B8/F6HMJ F6HMJ FG/K9NW K9NW RK9AWC UA9AB 3D2AO/R DL7VRO FK/F6BUM F2VX RM3C RA3CW 3D2HA F6FNU FK8HC VK4FW RM4W RW4WR 3D2IO/R DL7VRO FO0CLA F6LQJ RU1A RU1AE 3E1DX N0JT FO0MAC KF8OY RW2F DK4VW 3F1AC HP1AC FT5ZJ F2YT S21YE G4VLV 3V8ST DL1BDF GD4UOL G4UOL S92CW DL5OBZ 3W6DK N0ODK H2E SM0TGG SN6F SP6ECA 3W6KM ES1AKM H44MX KQ1F SV5/G4RCG G4RCG 4K3OWA RA1OA H44YL KQ1F T32BO N5RG 4K7Z 4J9RI HB0/DL2HZM DL9WVM T32PO N5PO 4L1FL 4Z5CU HC1MD K8LJG T42DX EA4CP 4M7X WA4WTG HC8N AA5BT T88JJ JA3ART 4S7OF K0JN HH2LD N3BNA T88X JE2PCY 4X4NJ WA4WTG HH2NH KU9C TF7KX K1WY 5C8M DL6FBL HH2SJR EA5DLC TI5N TI5KD 5H3US WA8JOC HI3K AD4Z TM1JMS F8JZR 5N0W OK1KN HS0AC HS0/G3NOM TM2TLT F5LHH 5N9CEN IV3VBM HS0ZCW K4VUD TM2Y F6BEE 5X4DEL WB3DNA HS0ZCY WB4FNH TM5CW F5SJB 5X4F K3SW HV4NAC IK0FVC TN7OT AL7OT 6D2X K5TSQ HZ1AB K8PYD TZ6YV WA1ECA 6M0YC HL5FXP IH9P OK1VK UE0LEZ UA0MF 6V6U K3IPK II1H I1HJT UP4L UN7LZ 6Y3A KN5H II1R I1NVU UP6P UN5PR 6Y5/KN5H KN5H IR1S I1ANP UR3IWA KI6T 7P8FJ ZS1FJ J37VG AA1IZ US8U UT5UUF 8P9EU K1TO J3A WA1S V26A WB3DNA 8P9HT K4BAI J42FD SV2DCD V26K AA3B 8Q7TV F6BEE J45P SV5AZP V26KW K3TEJ 9A4W 9A4RU J45T SV5TH V26O N5NJ 9G1MR IK3HHX JT1FAJ JA0HC V26YR W2YR 9G5AA GM4FDM JT1FAK JR0CGJ V29DG K4DLG 9G5ZW OM3LZ JT1FAL JA0IXW V31GI PA3GIO 9H3MH DJ9MH JT1FCS JR0BQT V31HK WA0ETE 9H3UJ PA3CRA JT1FCT JA0EJ V31JP KA9WON 9J2AM JA0JHA JT1JA JT1CO V47KP K2SB 9J2FR IK2RZQ JW5E LA5NM V73CW AC4G 9M6AAC N2OO JY9NX JH7FQK V85NL JA4ENL 9M6DU N2OO K7AR/C6A K7AR V85OO N2OO 9M6MU N2OO KH0/JH4RLY JH4RLY V85TG JH3GAH 9M6NA JE1JKL KH2/K4ANA W2PS V8A JH7FQK 9M6OO N2OO KH2/N2NL W2YC V8SEA JA0AD 9M6RIT G4SHF KH4/W4ZYV W4ZYV VC1A K3BU 9M8TG JH3GAH KL7/W6IXP N6AWD VC7A VE7SV 9U5D SM0BFJ KL7Y N2AU VE2IM VA3UZ A35SO DJ4SO L5F LU4FPZ VE8JR KL7JR A43IB A47RS LA8W LA4DCA VK0TS VK1DX A61AJ W3UR LO1F LU4FM VO1AA VO1HE AA1NY/KH0 JA4CZM LX4B LX1TI VO2WL K3TM AH2R JI1ERV LX9SW K7PT VP2MDD M0AEP AH8A AC7DX MJ0AWR K2WR VP2MGU DL7VOG AP2N KU9C MU/OH3GI OH3GI VP2MKW K3TEJ B4R BY4RSA MU/OH9MM OH3LQK VQ9DX AA5DX BD7NQ W2AY NH7A W6QK VY0TA VE2BQB BG4AHF BY4CA OD5/OK1MU OKDXF WA3WSJ/C6A WA3WSJ BG7NQ W2AY OD5NH W4AO WJ7R/C6A WJ7R BY1DX OH2BH OE5D OE5UAL XE1ISE N3BNA C4W 5B4WN OG5F OH1VR XE1SLE N3BNA C6AGY ND6S OH0R OH2TA XU7AAV G4ZVJ C6AJX N7NU OH0V OH4JLV XU7AAV G4ZVJ C6AKP N4RP OH0Z OH1EH XV7SW SM3CXS CN8WW DL6FBL OH1F OH1AF XX9TDX SM0GNU CO0DX CO7DS OH2U OH2IW XX9TUP JM3DTY CO2OR F6FNU OH3X OH3NE YB0JWA W3HNK CO6WD W0SA OJ0/K7BV KU9C YC4TRY W4JS CO8HF W0DM OJ0J OH0RJ YM0S DL6DB CO8LY EA7ADH OM8A OM3RM YN6HM N5TGZ CO8ZZ AD4Z ON50BDX ON7RN YX1D YV1DIG CQ1A CT1CJJ ON50RAT ON6DP Z32ZM I2JSB CT3/TF3CW LX1NO OT7P ON7RN Z38/IV3FSG IV3FSG CT3FN HB9CRV OT8A ON5UM ZA/S51F S51F D99ARDF HL0HQ OT8K ON4ON ZB2CN DJ9WH DL2HZM DL9WVM OT8P ON7RN ZC4AKR 5B4YX DL7FLU W8LU OT8U ON7TK ZD8A N6CW DL8GCS/CX DL8GCS OX3LG OZ1ACB ZD9HGW GM6HGW DU67HBC JA1NAQ OY2H I2MQP ZF2AM K6AM E4/S53R S53R OY3QN OZ1ACB ZF2LC W2SM E41/OK1DTP OK1TD OZ/DJ9RR DJ9RR ZF2NE W5ASP EA9EA EA9AZ P29VHX DJ9HX ZF2SO WB2CZB EA9LZ EA7JB P3A W3HNK ZK1AAN F6FNU ED8CMT DL7VRO P40E W3HNK ZK1AXA ON5AX EM1LV UR8LV P40W N2MM ZK1CRR F6FNU EN5J KG6AR PJ4B K2SB ZK2JJ VK4AAR EO1I UT1IA PQ5W PP5WG ZK2PJ VK4AAR EO7V UR7VA PQ7G PS7AB ZP0Z W3HNK ER0ITU ER1DA PR2G PT2ADM ZP5/N3BNA N3BNA ER0N UT7ND PT7AAC PT7HI ZP5Z W3HNK ER1A ER1DA PV7ZZ PS7ZZ ZP6/AB2E AB2E ER1CW ER1DA PY0FA PY4KL ZP6/CX6VM W3HNK ER200P ER1DA PY0FF W9VA ZP6/N3BNA N3BNA ER27A ER1DA PY0FZM DL3XM ZP6T ZP5MAL ER50A ER1DA PY0ZFO W9VA ZV0SB PT2GTI ER50CE ER1DA R1AND NT2X ZV0SW PT2GTI ER7A ER1DA R1ANF RK1PWA ZV8O PV8DX ER8C ER1DA R1ANZ RU1ZC ZZ2Z PY2YP /EX S DX@WW $425WW448D 425 DX News #448 [4/5] 4 December 1999 No 448 $425WW448D ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* ADDRESSES ******* ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

3W6AR Nguyen Bac Ai, 11 bis Nguyen Dinh Chieu Str., District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 4J9RI Rashad Iskenderli, P.O. Box 116 K.Toprak 81031 Istanbul, Turkey 4L5O Omari Odoshashvili, P.O. Box 0, 380002 Tbilisi, Georgia 5B4/RU3DX Eugene Pletnev, P. O. Box 33, Moscow 109240, Russia 5B4/RZ3QU Alex Kalashnikov, P. O. Box 134, Voronezh 344000, Russia 5B4/YL2KL Girt Budis, P. O. Box 19, LV-4035 Ainazi, Latvia 5B4FL Nick Waite, Flat 203, Nitse St. Ria Court 5, CY-6028 Larnaka, Cyprus 5R8GL Mike, Box 348, Diego Suarez, Madagascar 6K5REL Hak Seon Kim, 103/1701, Park Mansion Apt. #77, Doryang 2 dong, Kumi Kyungbuk 730-022, Korea 9K2BI Kuwait Boy Scout Association, P. O. Box 1741, Hawalli 32018, Kuwait 9K2OD Osama H. al-Dashti, P. O. Box 33922, 73460 Rawdah, Kuwait 9K2QA Ahmed J. R. Ali, P. O. Box 954, Hawally 32010, Kuwait 9M2/JI1ETU Masaru Funakubo, 1B-15-01, Sunnyville Condo, Jalan Batu Uban, Glugor, 11700 Penang, Malaysia 9V1CP Leow Choo Phin, Block 383, Tampines St. 32, #08-23, Singapore 520383, Singapore 9X3/RE3A P.O. Box 899, Moscow 127 018, Russia 9Y4ENG Edward Griffith, P. O. Box 1167, Port of Spain, Trinidad AC4G Bruce Smith, P.O. Box 1436, APO, AP 96555, USA BA1AJ Ken Sheng, 2-4-202 Debao Xinyuan, Xizhimen Wai, Beijing 100044, China BA7IA P. O. Box 1239, Guangzhou 510630, China BD6JW Cui Wen Jian, P. O. Box 074, Luoyang 471000, China BG2OC Li Xiao An, 53 Jiguanglu Longshan, Liao Yuan, Jilin 136200, China BI5D P. O. Box 1713, Guangzhou 510600, China BV4QC Jenq Liaw, P. O. Box 922, Taichung, Taiwan BY1PK P. O. Box 6106, Beijing 100061, China BY4CA Kiangming Middle School Amateur Radio Club, P. O. Box 020-002, Shanghai 200020, China BY4CJA The First Central Primary School of Jing An District, P. O. Box 040-002, Shanghai 200040, China BY4RSA P. O. Box 538, Nanjing, China BY7KS Children and Youth Amateur Radio Station, Dong Guan Middle School, Dong Guan, Guangdong 523005, China C31JI Jordi Iranzo, P.O. Box 1150, Andorra CN8UN Box 1050, Mayoune, Morocco CT3/OH3RB Kari Ahokas, Tammikatu 6, FIN-37120 Nokia, Finland CU8/CT1AHU Carlos Moreira, P. O. Box 56, 2735-901 Cacerr, Portugal CU9AC Joao Medeiros Camara, Rua da Matriz, P-9980 Vila do Corvo, Acores, Portugal CX5O P. O. Box 68164, 50000 Salto, Uruguay DJ4SO Klaus Behrndt, Bosseer Strasse 8, D-24259 Westensee, Germany DL5VJ/DU1 Claus J. Karthe, P. O. Box 3771 MCPO, 1229 Makati, MM, Philippines DL6FBL Bernd Och, Chr.-Wirth-Str. 18, D-36043 Fulda, Germany DL8YR Peter Kallfelz, Langenbruchweg 58, 52080 Aachen, Germany DS1LBT Keum-Rae Kim, 102 Kwangdug-Villa, Bongchun 10-dong, Kwanak-gu, Seoul 151-060, Korea DS2JJV Young-Hwan Choi, 236-27, Sang-dong, Wonmi-gu, Buchon, Kyonggi 420-030, Korea DS3BGI In Chul Jeon, 96-5, Aejung-Ri, Inji-Myon, Deosan, Chungnam 352-880, Korea DS3COH Choi Yun-Tae, P. O. Box 2, Poun 376-800, Korea DS3DGA Jung-Won Yum, 3-1002 Soojung Twon APT, 909 Tunsan-dong, Seo-Gu, Taejon 302-173, Korea DS4DGQ Lee Jun Heayn, Motown, 4-6 Ongoum-dong, Mokpo, Chonnam 530-020, Korea DS5CZO Seo Gyeong Yeol, P. O. Box 26, Masan City 630-600, Korea DS5LEE Lee Dae-Seong, 213-1303 Jugong APT, 53 Gaegum 3-dong, Pusanjin, Pusan 614-113, Korea DS5RUT Hyoung Suk Yoo, 35, Kum Rak 2 Lee, Hayang Eup, Kyoungsan City, Kyoung Buk 712-900, Korea DS5YEU Kyu Young Cho, 6-505 Jugong APT, 1022 Duho-Ding, Buk-Gu, Pohang, Kyungbuk 791-110, Korea DU2GMR Gelcio M. de los Reyes, 44 Quezon Blvd., POB., Sur, Bayambang, Pangasinan 2423, Philippines DU67HBC Akihiro Tsubokawa, 1501B Valencia Hills Condominium, N. Domingo St. corner Varencia St., Quezon City, MM, Philippines E20HHK Kriangkrai Suriyakrai, P. O. Box 1090, Kasetsart. Bangkok 10903, Thailand E21EIC Champ C. Muangamphun, Box 1090 Kasetsart, Bangkok 10903, Thailand EK6LB Box 50, Gyumri, Armenia ER1DA Valery Metaxa, P. O. Box 9537, Kishinev, Moldova ER1LW Wiacheslav Lysy, Box 112, Chisinau, MD-2012, Moldova ES1AKM P.O. Box 2907, Tallinn 13102, Estonia ET3VSC Claudio Vascotto, P. O. Box 20011, Addis Abeba, Ethiopia F6AOI Andre Figon, Le Pas de Senes, 06480 La Colle sur Loup, France FK8GN Alain Guy Allegret, B. P. 133, F-98850 Koumac, France G4OYO Alan Bramley, 13 Moorland Ave, Stapleford, Notts NG9 7FY, England G4UOL Steven Muster, Flat 4, 60 Genesta Road, Westcliff on sea, SS0 8DB England, UK GM4FDM Tom Wylie, 3 King's Crescent, Elderslie, Renfrewshire PA5 9AD, Scotland, UK /EX S DX@WW $425WW448E 425 DX News #448 [5/5] 4 December 1999 No 448 $425WW448E ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* ADDRESSES ******* ======

H44NC Rev. Norried F. Chaisson, P. O. Box 168, Munda, Western Province, Solomon Islands HJ5JKQ Marco Fidel Rengifo H., P. O. Box 3044, Cali, Ccolombia HL0IHQ KARL Inchon Branch, P. O. Box 375, Nam Inchon 405-600, Korea HL1TXQ P. O. Box 24, Chung Rang, Seoul 131-600, Korea HL2IXZ Bae Kab Tae, Sungji-Apt 103-507, 91-68, Sosabon 2-dong, Puchon 422-232, Korea HL3QJN Oh Chang-Su, 108-506 Kaojugong APT, Kao-Dong, Tong-Gu, Teajon 300-050, Korea HL4CBX Sang-Ha Youn, 957-3, Munhnug 1-dong, Puk-Gu, Kwangju 500-110, Korea HL5FUA Jong Sool Choi, 206-1 Dodong, Ullungeub, Ullunggun Kyungbuk, 799-800 Korea HR1RMG Rene Mendoza Garay, Col. Las Colinas BL. RR casa # 2006, boulevard Francia, Tegucigalpa, Honduras HS0GBI Cherdchai Yiwlek, P. O. Box 9, Maptaphut I. E., Rayong 21151, Thailand HS6PAU Paisan Phanthanyakit, 201/1 M. 3 Nakhonderd, Srinakhon, Sukhothai 64180, Thailand HS9EQY Nongyao Wongmongkoldej, Box 33, Muang, Trang 92000, Thailand I1SNW Claudio Scaglia, Casella Postale 161, 14100 Asti-AT, Italy I2JSB Giorgio Savini, P. O. Box 55, 20089 Rozzano - MI, Italy IK2RZQ Claudio Mondini, Via G.P. Clerici 93, 21040 Gerenzano-VA, Italy IV3FSG Elvira Simoncini, Via Sabis 8, 34070 Mossa-GO, Italy JT1CO Ch.Chadraabal, P.O.Box 905, Ulaanbaatar 23, Mongolia K3BU Box 282, Pine Brook, NJ 07058, USA K7ASU/KH9 Terry Hoffart, 6605 South McKemy St., Tempe, AZ 85283, USA KA9WON Lonnie Miller, 12031 Blue Spruce Drive, Roscoe, IL 61073, USA KG4AS Tip Strickland, 206 76th St., Virginia Beach, VA 23451, USA KG6AR Chris Williams, 1117 S. Del Mar Ave, San Gabriel, CA 91776-3034, USA KH2PC Alfred Paja, 77 Banyan Circle, Dededo, GU 96912, USA LA5NM Box 498, 9171 Longyearbyen, Norway LA6WEA Kaare Olufsen, Levang, 8890 Leirfjord, Norway LS0G Radio Club Villa Angela, LU4GO, Uruguay 161, 3540 Villa Angela, Chaco, Argentina LU4MCS Daniel Omar Fernandez Sueldo, Almirante Brown 1197, 5560 Tunuyan, Mendoza, Argentina LU8XW Radio Club Ushuaia, Box 58, Ushuaia 9410, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina LX1BY Marcel Bernardy, 3, Am. Zeep, L-7415 Brouch, Luxembourg LX1EK Germaine Knabe, 25, rue Basse, L-4415 Soleuvre, Luxembourg LX1JH Jean-Marie Juchemes, Hauptstr. 2, L-6869 Wecker, Luxembourg LX1SID Denis Siebenaler, 40, rue Oscar Romero, L-3321 Berchem, Luxembourg LX2AK Alfred Knabe, 25, rue Basse, L-4415 Soleuvre, Luxembourg N2OO Bob Schenck, P.O. Box 345, Tuckerton, N.J. 08087-0345, USA N4RP R. Phelps, 2805 Casita Way, Apt 115, Delray Beach, FL 33445-4574, USA N6AWD Fred K. Stenger, 6000 Hesketh Dr., Bakersfield, CA 93309, USA OH2BH Martti J. Laine, Nuottaniementie 3D20, 02230 Espoo, Finland OH4JLV Antti Tiittala, Akselinkatu 14, 57130 Savonlinna, Finland OK1KN Jaromir Klimosz, P.O. Box 53, 16201 - Praha 6, Czech Republic OKDXF OK DX Foundation, Bradlec 73, 293 06 Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic PS7AB Rony Reis, Caixa Postal 2021, 59094-970, Natal/RN, Brazil PS7ZZ Francisco Edvaldo Preira de Freitas, Av. Sao Miguel dos Caribes 31 - Conj Jiqui, 59086-500 Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil PT7HI Marco Maia, P.O. Box 975, Fortaleza - CE, 60001-970 Brazil PY1KS P.O. Box 18123, Rio de Janeiro-RJ, 20722-970 Brazil R1ANF/A P.O.Box 10, Novodvinsk-1, Arkhangelskaja obl., 163901 Russia RA3CW P.O. Box 284, Moscow, 121354, Russia RK1PWA Nick Shapkin, P.O.Box 73, 164744 Amderma, Arkhangelskaja, Russia RK6LXL Club Station, P.O. Box 59, 347740 St Egorlykskaya, Rostov-On-Don, Russia RW4WR P.O.Box 3945, Izhevsk, 426011 Russia S51F Franc Gricar, Tugomerjeva 12, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia S53R Robert Kasca, P.O. Box 23, Idrija 5280, Slovenia SV0LX George Mappouras, 10 Demetratou str., Paleo Faliro, GR-175 64 Athens, Greece SV1BSX Mak Matiatos, P. O. Box 75039, GR-176 10 Athens, Greece SV1EDY Apostolos Bourousis, 1 Anaximandrou Str., GR-116 33 Athens, Greece SV1ELF George Sofronas, 8 Morfeos Street, GR-121 35 Peristeri, Greece SV2BZQ George Foltopoulos, Komninon 4, GR-570 08 Ionia, Thessaloniki, Greece SV2CWY Chris Dimitrakopoulos, P. O. Box 401 30, GR-560 00 Thessaloniki, Greece SV2DCD Leo Fiskas, Argyriou Gouzgou 1 GR-522 00, Greece SV3DVW Nasos Trifonopoulos, P. O. Box 1343, GR-261 10 Patra, Greece T30W Willie K. Maen, P. O. Box 473, Betio, Tarawa, Kiribati TA3D Yasar Gocet, P.O. Box 963, 35214 Izmir, Turkey TX8CW A.R.A.N.C., P. O. Box 3956, 98846 Noumea Cedex UA0SJ Yuri A. Maltsev, P. O. Box 2304, Bratsk-city, 665700, Russia UN5PR Romeo Y. Loparev, P.O. Box 73, Temirtau, 472300, Kazakhstan UN7LZ Valery Zhilyaev, P.O. Box 7, Kostanay, 458000, Kazakhstan UR7VA Serge A. Fedorovich, P.O.Box 23, Kirovograd, 25009 Ukraine UT1IA P.O. Box 6625, Donetsk, 83055 Ukraine UT7ND Gene Chumakov, P.O. Box 5235, Vinnitsa, 21018 Ukraine VK4FW P. O. Box 929, Gimpie, 4570 QLD, Australia VP8LGT Jane Cameron, Cape Pembroke Lighthouse, Falkalnd Islands VR2GW Dominic Ho, G. P. O. Box 7191, Hong Kong, China VR2JK Chow, P. O. Box 88421, Hong Kong, China VU2RRN R. Raju Naidu, 319, Third Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore 560 010, India VU3LBF Dr. B. S. Patil, 1, Medini Apartment, Tidke Colony, Nasik 422 002, India W0DM Donald F. Mc Coy, 7930 S Marshall Ct, Littleton, CO 80128, USA W2AY W. Fikis, 1862 Magnolia St., Ocean Isle, NC 28469, USA W3UR Bernie McClenny, 3025 Hobbs Road, Glenwood, MD 21738, USA W5RXP/KH3 Rich Kellner, 4496 Ridgeway Dr., Los Alamos, NM 87544, USA XX9SC Choi Sio Man, P. O. Box 6018, Macau YB0CBI Ferry Soedjana, P. O. Box 8075 JKSTB, Jakarta 12080, Indonesia YB1BUL Mula Warman W., Jln. Golf Barat F3/16, Arcamanik, Bandung 40293, Indonesia YB1CS Agus Krisnadi, Jl. Sangkuriang 47A, Bandung 40135, Indonesia YC1FIH H. Ismar Lewan, P. O. Box 123, Tasikmalaya 46101, Indonesia YC8EBW Tonny Jongingkriwang, P. O. Box 1614, Makasar 90014, Indonesia YS1/KA0UBH Francisco, P.O. Box 01-105, San Salvador, El Salvador ZP7FRA Luis Alberto Rebori, P. O. Box 25, 3300 Coronel Oviedo, Paraguay *****************************************************************************

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3B8 - Giovanni, I5JHW will be on Mauritius Island (AF-049) between 31 December and 14 January and will operate (including the RTTY Roundup on 8-9 January) as 3B8/I5JHW. QSL via home call. [TNX I5JHW] 3W - Mal, VK6LC will be working in the South China Sea area for the next four months. He reports he might operate from Con Son and Cu Lao Thu islands in his leisure days off, "but will not be considering DXpedition style operating, social 3W6 contacts only". [TNX VE6VK and I1HYW] 5H - John, IN3GNV will be active (SSB and RTTY) as 5H3MG from Tanzania between 10 December and 15 January. QSL via IN3YYQ. (Bruno Prospero, Via Roma 76/12, 39100 Bolzano - BZ, Italy). [TNX IN3VRR] 9G - Derek, F5VCR and others will be active from Abokwa Island (NO-REF), Ghana for six days including the first weekend of April. Further information is expected in due course. [TNX F5VCR] BY - A group of Chinese amateurs will operate (on SSB, CW, SSTV, RTTY and PSK31) special Millennium station BT2000 between 25 December and 2 January. The activity will take place from Qushan Island, Zhoushan Archipelago (AS-137). QSL direct to No. 39 Room 502, Zao Zhuang Road, Shanghai 200135, People's Republic of China, or through the bureau. [TNX The Daily DX] C6 - Pete, K2PS will participate in the ARRL 10 Meter Contest as C6A/K2PS from Nassau (NA-001), Bahamas. QSL via home call. [TNX The Daily DX] C6 - Wolf, DL2SCQ and Ann, DL1SCQ will be active as homecall/C6A from North Bimini (NA-048) between 24 December and 4 January. QSL via DL6DK. [TNX DL2SCQ and Islands On The Web] CO - According to Tito, LU7EE the 9-13 December IOTA operation from Cay Breton (NA-201) [425DXN 448] has been cancelled. [TNX The Daily DX] CT - A group of amateurs from Portugal and France will participate in the ARRL 10 Meter Contest as CT8W. QSL route to be announced later. [TNX CT4NH] ER - Special station ER2000A will be active between 15 December and 20 January to celebrate the Millennium. QSL via ER1DA either direct (Valery Metaxa, P. O. Box 9537, Kishinev, MD-2071 Moldova) or through the bureau. [TNX ER1DA] FG - Phil, ON4LCE will be active (10-80 metres WARC included on SSB, RTTY and PSK31) as TO2OOO (Tango Oscar Two Oscar Oscar Oscar) from Guadeloupe (NA-102) between 20 December and 3 January. He will also try to operate from Les Saintes (NA-114). QSL via ON4LCE. [TNX ON4LCE] FM - Look for Ralph, K2PF and Steve, KU9C to participate in the ARRL 10 Meter Contest as FM5DN from Martinique (NA-107). They expect to operate before and after the contest as either FM5DN (QSL via KU9C) or FM/K2PF (QSL via K2PF). [TNX The Daily DX] G - UK radio amateurs have been allowed to use the suffix /2K during January to celebrate the Millennium. This means that anyone can add /2K to their callsign, club callsign or whilst operating a special event station. [TNX RSGB RadCom] HI - Steve, K8WK will be active (mostly on WARC bands CW) as HI8/K8WK from the Dominican Republic (NA-096) between 23 December and 2 January. QSL via K8WK (Steve Litwins, 2398 Woodbine Dr., Crestview, FL 32536, USA). [TNX K8WK] HR - Gerard, F2JD/HK3JBR will be active as HR5/F2JD from Honduras between mid-December and early January. [TNX F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX] HS - Champ, E21EIC reports the following Thai stations are expected to be active during the ARRL 10 Meter Contest: E20GMY, E21EIC, HS0GBI, HS0/G3NOM, HS4BPQ, HS9EQY (YL), HS72A (QSL via HS1CKC). JA - Takeshi, JI3DST/3 plans to be active on from Awajishima (AS-117) between 00.00 UTC on 11 December and 3 UTC on the 13th. He will be active during the 10 Meter Contest. QSL via JI3DST (Takeshi Funaki, 2-18-26 Hannan-Cho Abeno-Ku, Osaka-City, Osaka, 545-0021 Japan). [TNX JI3DST] JA - Look for members of the Ehime DX Gang to activate club station JH5ZCP/4 from Ikuchi Island (AS-117) on 18-19 December. QSL via JARL. [TNX JI6KVR] KP2 - Dave, AG8L and Mike, KC8NJA will be active as KP2/AG8L (QSL via NN6C) and KP2/KC8NJA (QSL via NN6C) from the Windwood contest station on 9-15 December. Dave will participate in the ARRL 10 Meter Contest as WP2Z (QSL via KU9C). [TNX AG8L] LU - Tony, LU2FFD and Hernan, LU3FP will participate in the ARRL 10 Meter Contest as LU4FM from Radio Club Rosario. QSL to P. O. Box 263, 2000 Rosario, Argentina. Also look for Martin/LU3VED, Rafael/LU7VCH, Sergio/LU7YS and ALex/LU8VCC to participate in the contest as LT5V (QSL via LU8VCC: Alex Rocca, P.O. Box 37, 8332 General Roca, Rio Negro, Argentina) and for Seba/LU4FPZ, Ariel/LU6FUQ and Bob/LU2FA to be active (CW and SSB) as LT5F (QSL via LU4FPZ: Sebastian Rubio, 1 de Mayo 2128, 2000 Rosario, Argentina). [TNX LU3FP, LU4FPZ and LU8VCC] ON - ON stations have been granted permission to use the prefix OT between 23 UTC on 3 December and 23 UTC on 5 January to celebrate the wedding of Prince Philip and Princess Mathilde. Look for OT4ATW (ON4ATW), OT4AYM (ON4AYM) and OT4MA (ON4MA) to be active during the ARRL 10 Meter Contest (special QSLs via the bureau). [TNX ON4UN and others] /EX S DX@WW $425WW449B 425 DX News #449 [2/5] 11 December 1999 No 449 BID: $425WW449B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

PJ2 - Ernest, ON4CFD will participate in the ARRL 10 Meter Contest from Curacao (SA-006) as either PJ9I or PJ9/ON4CFD. QSL via ON4CFD either direct (Ernest Lichtert, Wolvenstraat 101, 1070 Brussels, Belgium) or through the bureau. [TNX ON4CFD] PY - PY1KS and PY1NX will participate in the ARRL 10 Meter Contest as PY1NX (Multi-Single, Mixed). QSL via PY1NX. PY0_fer- Iwao, PY7FT and Nori, JA1WSK will be active as PY0FT from Fernando de Noronha (SA-003) between 21 and 28 December. Nori plans to concentrate on RTTY and PSK31 (look for him on 14084, 21084 and 28084 kHz), while Iwao will operate SSB as well as SSTV. QSL via JA1ELY. [TNX JA1ELY] SM_ant - Dominik, DL5EBE reports that Victor Karassev will not be able to operate from Norwegian Antarctic base "Troll" on his way to Novolazarevskaya [425DXN 445]. If he can be active from Swedish base "Wasa", he will operate as R1AND/A (QSL via DL5EBE). SV - Olda, OK1YM reports to be active from Athens as SV/OK1YM for one year at least. Look for him on CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL cards the OK DX Foundation (P.O. Box 73, Bradlec 293 06, Czech Republic). The web sites for Olda and the OKDXF are at http://www.qsl.net/ok1ym and http://www.okdxf.cz R1A_ant- Evgenij, was active as R1ANB/A from Russian Antarctic base "Vostok I" [425DXN 447] on 10 December and is expected to remain there for one more day only. Look for him around 16 UTC on 14.160 MHz. Next stop will be at "Komsomolskaya" base. QSL direct to RU1ZC. [TNX US4LCW] V2 - Tom, K8CX will be active as V26X from Antigua (NA-100) on 7-13 December. He will operate on all 9 HF bands and will participate in the ARRL 10 Meter Contest. QSL via K8CX. [TNX K8CX] V3 - Bert, PA3GIO will be active as V31GI from Southwest Caye, Glovers Reef (NA-180) on 19-24 March 2000 and from Little Water Caye (NA-180) on 26-29 March. Look for him on 10-80 metres SSB. QSL via PA3GIO either direct (Bert v.d. Berg, Parklaan 38, NL-3931 KK Woudenberg,The Netherlands) or preferably through the bureau. His web site is at http://www.xs4all.nl/~pa3gio [TNX PA3GIO] V3 - Art, NN7A will be active as V31JZ from Turneffe Islands (NA-123), Belize between 26 and 31 March 2000. Look for him on all bands mostly CW with some SSB on or around 21260 and 14260 kHz. QSL via NN7A either direct (Arthur M. Phillips, P. O. Box 201, Flagstaff, AZ 86002, USA) or through the bureau. [TNX NN7A] VK0_ant- According to Dominik/DL5EBE, Tom, VK0TS will be leaving Antarctica in about four weeks. He has already packed his amateur radio equipment, but some activity is still possible using the commercial equipment at the base. VP6 - Jukka, OH2BR confirms he will be active from Pitcairn Island (OC-044) for some three months starting in January 2000 [425DXN 435]. He will leave Finland on 9 January and arrive to Auckland, New Zealand on the 11th. Departure from Auckland to Pitcairn will be on or around 19 January, while the return voyage is planned in early May. Jukka will be operating (on 6-160 metres CW, SSB and RTTY) as VP6BR from either Tom's (VP6TC) QTH and/or the VP6PAC club site up on the hill. Jukka is seriously considering side trips to rare IOTA Henderson (OC-056) and Ducie (OC-182) islands transportation is available at reasonable cost. QSL via OH2BR (Jukka Heikinheimo, P.O. Box 37, FI-01361 Vantaa, Finland). Latest information will be available on Jukka's newly born web site at http://www.qsl.net/oh2br/ [TNX OH2BR] VP9 - Gene, W2FXA will be active (on 10-40 metres SSB and CW) as W2FXA/VP9 from Devonshire Parish, Bermuda (NA-005) between 27 December and 4 January. QSL via home call. [TNX W2FXA] VR2 - The Hong Kong Amateur Radio DX Association (http://www.qsl.net/vr2dxa) has been granted the special Millennium call VR2K. Look for activity on all bands from now until 31 January, and again on 1-31 March and 1 May-31 July. QSL via VR2XRW. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] VU_ant - Bob, K4MZU reports that Mike, R1AND/RW1A still plans to operate from Indian Antarctic base "Maitri" [425DXN 435], but as "they only have the Base transmitter, he will not have the opportunity to go on when he wishes". W - The Old Barney Amateur Radio Club will operate special event station W1K to celebrate the end of the Millennium from 19 December through 2 January. QSL via N2OO (Bob Schenck, P.O. Box 345, Tuckerton, NJ 08087, USA). For a special certificate in addition to a QSL card, include a 9x12 SAE with appropriate return postage or IRCs. [TNX N2OO] W - Members of the Carolina DX and Roswell DX Associations will celebrate the Millennium operating on all bands as WY2OOO during the month of January starting at 00.00 UTC on the 1st. QSL via K4MQG. W - Frank, N5VT will be active as N5T to celebrate the Millennium. Look for him on all bands and modes, including RTTY and PSK31, between 1 and 15 January. Special QSL card via N5VT. [TNX N5VT] XE - Neil, G0JHC and Lee, G0ULN will be active (on 10-80 and 6 metres) as XE1/home call from Mexico between 22 December and 10 January. QSL via home calls. [TNX G0ULN] XU - Mauro, IN3QBR and Fabri, IN3ZNR will operate as XU7AAZ and XU7AAY from Cambodia between 24 December and 3 January. Look for them on all bands WARC included on SSB, CW and RTTY during the ARRL Round-up. QSL via IN3ZNR (Fabrizio Vedovelli, Via Gramsci 27, 38100 Trento - TN, Italy). [TNX IN3ZNR] XX9 - Moto, JK2PNY will be active (on 6-40 metres SSB and CW) from Macau on 15-26 December. Moto's call is XX9TSS, but this time he will be operating as XX9SAR, which will be used by all Macau stations to celebrate the handover of Macau (for this reason it is important to pay attention to the operator's instructions for QSLlling). Moto will confirm his XX9SAR QSOs automatically through the bureau; if you need a direct card his address is Motoi Kawatsu, 17-15-205 Nishisugamo 3, Tokyo, 170-0001 Japan. [TNX JA1ELY] YB - Special station YE2K will be active on 10-80 metres SSB and CW between 18 and 23 December. QSL via YB2PBX either direct (P. O. Box 337, Surakarta 57103, Indonesia) or through the bureau. [TNX YB2ERL] YS - Markus, HB9KNA has been in El Salvador since 6 December and should be active until 12 January. The call was not mentioned, however he plans to operate on 80-6 metres, WARC bands included. QSL via HB9KNA. [TNX DX News Letter] ZL5_ant- Dominik, DL5EBE reports that Geoff, ZL5PX [425DXN 442] has been QRT for several weeks now. His last day on the air was 19 October and he is believed to have left Scott Base.

PACIFIC TRIP ---> Adriano, IK2GNW will be active from the Pacific for six weeks starting on 20 January 2000. He will operate (on CW, SSB and RTTY for one week from each location) from French Polynesia and the Austral Islands as FO0PRE (call to be confirmed), from the North Cook Islands as ZK1NW, from Tonga as A35NW, from Wallis & Futuna as FW/IK2GNW and finally from Hawaii as KH6/IK2GNW. Actual dates depend on local flights. QSL via I2YSB either direct (Silvano Borsa, Viale Capettini 1, 27036 Mortara - PV, Italy) or through the bureau. [TNX I2YSB]

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NA-056 ---> Eduardo, CO8LY was active as CO8LY/CO4 from Cayo Largo (NA-056) for a few hours on 9 December. QSL direct only to EA7ADH.

QSL 9G5AA ---> Please note that the QSL manager for the 9G5AA *1999* CQWW CW operation is Tom, GM4FDM (Roger, G3SXW was the manager in charge for the *1994* operation). Tom expects the cards from the printer before Christmas. Bureau QSLs can be requested via e-mail at [email protected] (do not follow up e-mail requests with a bureau card!) Otherwise send your cards either direct (Tom Wylie, 3 King's Crescent, Elderslie, Renfrewshire PA5 9AD, Scotland, UK) or through the RSGB bureau.

QSL AH2R ---> The QSL manager is JI3ERV (not JI1ERV as mentioned in 425DXN 448, apologies for the typo) either direct (Toshinobu Aki, 1-9-26 Ikuno-higashi, Ikuno, Osaka 544-0025, Japan) or through the JARL bureau.

QSL P29BI ---> Steve, VK4EMS made 6733 QSOs (3285 SSB, 3448 CW) operating in his spare time as P29BI from Bougainville (OC-135). His QSL manager (VK4EJ) reports he now has all the logs and can guarantee same day return for QSLs. Please send your cards to Bernie McIvor, 30 Brennan Parade, Strathpine, QLD 4500, Australia. [TNX VK4EJ]

QSL P29VHX ---> Uwe, DJ9HX reports all of direct and bureau cards received so far for P29VHX (OC-008, OC-025, OC-034 and OC-153) have been processed. Incoming requests are now being answered within one week.

QSL R1ANF & R1ANF/A ---> Oleg, R1ANF says that "his change of QSL address for the R1ANF/A operations caused much confusion". Contrary to what previously reported [425DXN 446], cards for both R1ANF (Russian base "Bellingshausen", South Shetlands) and R1ANF/A (Chinese base "Great Wall" and Korean base "King Sejong", both on South Shetlands) should therefore be sent to RK1PWA (Nick Shapkin, P.O.Box 73, 164744 Amderma, Arkhangelskaja, Russia). [TNX DL5EBE]

QSL TM0Y ---> Jean-Pierre, ON4BBA reports the cards for TM0Y (18-25 July activity from Yeu Island, EU-064) will are being be processed and it is hoped to send them before the new year. QSL via ON4AMM either direct (Mary-Lou Moons, Oudestraat 9, B-3560 Lummen, Belgium) or through the bureau.

QSL VO2CQ ---> Chris, VE3FU (Chris Allingham, 3417 Torwood Drive, Dunrobin, ON K0A 1T0, Canada) reports to be in the process of having new colour photo QSLs printed, so it will take a few months before they are ready. There is no need to resend your QSL. [TNX IK7WUJ]

QSL VIA I0MWI ---> I0MWI is the QSL manager *only* for M1Y (1978-82, never active as T77Y), T77CD, T77E, T77G (1985-92, never active on CW), T77GM (1989-96, pirated since 1997). Bureau cards are processed for A.R.I. members only, others should send their requests direct to Stefano Cipriani, Via Taranto 60, 00055 Ladispoli - RM, Italy. Cards for other San Marino stations should be routed through their QSL managers or through the ARRSM QSL Bureau (P.O.Box 77, 47031 Repubblica di San Marino). [TNX I0MWI, [email protected]]

QSL VIA W3HC ---> Mac reports he has ogs and cards for HS0E for the years 1989 (5 April-31 December), 1990 (1 January-31 December), 1991 (1 January-31 December) and 1992 (1 January-25 December). Mac also reports he is no longer the QSL manager for J73JT.

QSL VIA W6/G0AZT ---> "All requests received for TY1RY cards have been processed and are in the mail. Further requests for confirmation should be sent direct only to Eddie Schneider, Box 5194, Richmond, CA 94805, USA. I only have 30 requests for GU0AZT cards. If anyone still needs GU confirmed on RTTY, pse send your requests as soon as possible, so that I can order a specific number of cards". Finally, please note that Eddie is NOT the general QSL manager for 3V8BB. He can only confirm RTTY contacts he made from 3V8BB on 9-13 October 1996. [TNX W6/G0AZT]

YA4A ---> It was active during the CQWW CW Contest, but it is believed it was a pirate. Neither Jan, K5MA ("I worked him", he says, "and have no idea why he picked my callsign to 'nominate' as QSL manager") nor Dick, K4UTE are the QSL manager for this station (however Dick still has logs and cards for his own genuine YA4A activity back in 1963-65). [TNX OPDX Bulletin and IV3TMM]

+ SILENT KEYS + Former ARRL HQ staffer, "CQ Magazine" DX columnist, original editor of "DX Magazine" and "The DX Bulletin", active contester and DXer Charles J. "Chod" Harris, WB2CHO/VP2ML, of Santa Rosa, California, died at 50 years of age on 8 December of complications from a severe heart attack he had suffered in early November. Tiit Praks, ES7RE, President of ERAU, died on 7 December in a car accident in Finland. [TNX ARRL and ES2NA] /EX S DX@WW $425WW449D 425 DX News #449 [4/5] 11 December 1999 No 449 BID: $425WW449D ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** *** NEWS FROM THE WEB *** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

LOGS: Logs for Steve, G4UOL recent operation as GD4UOL are available at http://www.g4uol.demon.co.uk/gd4uol_search.htm (some 10,100 CW QSOs) [TNX G4UOL] LOGS: Doug, N6RT reports the following new/updated logs are now available at http://dx.qsl.net/logs: DS5DNO (through 14 November) DU1ODX (through 29 November) HL5FUA (through 5 December) ID8/IK8VRH (IOTA EU-144, August 1999) KP4AH (through 28 November) NH0E (through 28 November) T32PO (through 30 November) VQ9CV (through 26 November) WL7M (through 4 December) XX9TDX (through 1 December) YC0LOW (through 27 November) R1MV: The R1MV site is under construction and may be visited at www.vbg.ru/events/MVIDX/index.html [TNX OH2BR] WLH: A FAQ page for the World Lighthouses award is now available at http://www.infini.fr/~tquere [TNX F5OGG] ------

QSL received via direct: 3C2JJ (AF-082), 3D2RR, 3V8BB, 3XY1BO, 4J9RI, 4M7A, 6V6U, 9A2000B (EU-110), 9G1MR, 9G5MF, 9M6NA (OC-133), 9U5D, 9V1BG, A35SO, A45XJ, BV4QW, BV5GQ, BY4CYL, CE0ZIS, CE3F, CU3DJ, CY9CWI, E4/JA8RUZ, E41/OK1DTP, E41/OK1FHI, F5SNY/P (EU-074, EU-105), F5SNY/P (EU-157), FG5EY, FK/F6BUM (OC-032, OC-033), FO0SUC (OC-066), FT5YG (AN-017), FT5ZH, FT5ZJ, GD3AHV, GJ3YHU, H76C, HK3JBR, HL0IHQ/2 (AS-122), HL2WA, HS9AL (AS-126), HU4U, IK7VJX/7 (IIA LE-037), IL7/IK7VJX (EU-050), IQ7T, IZ7CFF/7 (IIA LE-004, 017, 025, 041, 031), JA6LCJ/6 (AS-037), JA8BGR, JF6WTY/6 (AS-067), JI3DST/3 (AS-117), JL1KFR/JD1, JL6UBM/6 (AS-032), JW4CJA (EU-027), JY9NX, K7IL/KH0, KH0T, KH2/N2NL, LU1ZC, LX2DX, LY7A, N6IC (NA-066), OD5SB, P29BI (OC-135), P3A, P40HQ, PZ5JR, R1MVA, RM6A, S57J, S79ZG, S92YN, SV9ANH, T24DX, T33RD, T33VU, T88II, TG9IGI, TI1C, TJ1GD, TY1RY, TY8A, TZ6YV, UA0ZY/p (AS-142), V26B, VE8YEV/VY1 (NA-193), VK8AN/8 (OC-229), VO2WL, VP2MHJ, VP5/WB8VTK (NA-003), VU2PAI, WL7EM (NA-019), XE3VD, XF4MX, XX9TRR, YI1HK, YM7PA, ZA0IS, ZC4RAF, ZL4IR/7, ZS5NK, ZV0SB, ZV0SW, ZV8A (SA-016). *****************************************************************************

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PERIOD CALL REF till 05/01 3F: special prefix (Panama) 445 till 04/01 3W6KM: Vietnam * by ES1AKM and ES1AX 443 till 22/12 3XY2D: Guinea * by VE2DPS 442 till 25/12 4S7: Sri Lanka (AS-003) * by DL7FER 445 till 31/12 9A643KC: special event call 444 till 31/12 9A770N: special event station (Croatia) 422 till 18/12 9M6CT: East Malaysia * by HS0/G4JMB 444 till 31/12 DU67: special anniversary prefix 441 till 09/12 FS/W2QM: St. Martin (NA-105) 448 till 15/12 FT5ZJ: Amsterdam Island 448 till 13/12 GU0OFE & MU0C: Guernsey (EU-114) * by G0OFE 448 till 31/12 HB7OGR: special call 428 till 14/12 HC1MD and HC1MD/HC7: Ecuador * by NE8Z 439 till 31/12 HS72A: special event call 443 till 01/01 IU0PAW: special event station 442 till April JD1BKR: Iwo-Jima (AS-030), Ogasawara 441 till 15/12 KC4/WA1O: Antarctica 443 till 10/01 KH4/W4ZYV: Midway (OC-030) 445 till 15/12 KP2/AG8L, KP2/KC8NJA, WP2Z: Virgin Islands (NA-106) 449 till 29/02 LZ0A: South Shetlands (AN-010) * by LZ2UU 447 till 05/01 OT: special prefixes (Belgium) 449 till 13/12 PA3FDO/p: Ameland Island (EU-038) 448 till January PZ5DX: Suriname * by K3BYV 433 till ?? R1ANB/A, R1ANK, R1ANC: Russian Antarctic bases 447 till ?? TZ6YV: Mali * by K7YV 446 till 13/12 V26X: Antigua (NA-100) * by K8CX 449 till 01/04 V31JP: Belize * by K8JP 443 till Dec 2000 VK0LD: Macquarie Island (AN-005) * by VK6CQ/VK8AC 448 till 15/12 VP5/K4LQ & VP5W: Caicos Islands (NA-002) 448 till 31/01 VR2K: special Millennium call (Hong Kong) 449 till January VQ9DX: Diego Garcia (AF-006), Chagos * by AA5DX 439 till 31/12 XW2A: Laos * by JA2EZD 438 till 12/01 YS: El Salvador * by HB9KNA 449 till May ZF2NT: Little Cayman (NA-016) * by N6NT 443 till 14/12 ZF2RT: Cayman Islands (NA-016) * by W0GJ 448 till March ZM: special Millennium prefix (New Zealand) 438 10/12-15/01 5H3MG: Tanzania * by IN3GNV 449 11/12-12/12 3V8BB (ARRL 10M Contest) * by I5JHW 448 11/12-12/12 C6A/K2PS: Nassau (NA-001), Bahamas (ARRL 10 Meter) 449 11/12-12/12 CT8W (ARRL 10 Meter Contest) 449 11/12-12/12 FM5DN: Martinique (NA-107) (ARRL 10M)* by K2PF & KU9C 449 11/12-13/12 JI3DST/3: Awajishima (AS-117) 449 11/12-12/12 LT5F (ARRL 10 Meter Contest) 449 11/12-12/12 LT5V (ARRL 10 Meters) 449 11/12-12/12 LU4FM (ARRL 10 Meter Contest) 449 11/12-16/12 MJ/PA3GIO/p: Jersey (EU-013) 447 11/12-12/12 OH0Z (ARRL 10M Contest): Aland Islands 448 11/12-12/12 PJ9I or PJ9/ON4CFD (ARRL 10 Meter): Curacao (SA-006) 449 11/12-12/12 ARRL 10 Meters Contest *** 11/12-12/12 Italian Contest (40 & 80 Meters) *** 13/12-20/12 5T5U: Mauritania * by IARV 448 14/12 II2V * special A. Volta station 407 15/12-20/01 ER2000A: special Millennium station (Moldova) 449 15/12-26/12 XX9SAR: Macau * by JK2PNY/XX9TSS 449 16/12-20/12 AA1AC/VP9: Paget Parish, Bermuda (NA-005) 447 17/12-19/12 OH9SCL: "Santa Claus" station 447 18/12-19/12 JH5ZCP/4: Ikuchi Island (AS-117) 449 18/12-23/12 YE2K: special station 449 19/12-02/01 W1K: special station * by Old Barney ARC 449 20/12-03/01 TO2OOO: Guadeloupe (NA-102) * by ON4LCE 449 till January P2OOOK: New Britain (OC-008) * by P29PB 441 21/12-28/12 PY0FT: Fernando de Noronha * by PY7FT & JA1WSK 449 22/12-10/01 XE1/G0JHC and XE1/G0ULN: Mexico 449 23/12-02/12 HI8/K8WK: Dominican Republic (NA-096) 449 24/12-04/01 DL2SCQ/C6A & DL1SCQ/C6A: North Bimini (NA-048) 449 24/12-03/01 XU7AAZ and XU7AAY: Cambodia * by IN3QBR and IN3ZNR 449 25/12-02/01 BT2000: special Millennium station (AS-137), China 449 27/12-04/01 W2FXA/VP9: Devonshire Parish, Bermuda (NA-005) 449 26/12-03/01 8Q7BX: Maldives (AS-013) * by I4ALU 445 26/12-31/12 V63LJ: Ponape (OC-010), Micronesia * by JM1LJS 447 31/12-14/01 3B8/I5JHW: Mauritius Island (AF-049) 449 31/12-29/02 M2000A: special call (England) * by Cray Valley RS 439 31/12-01/01 Happy New Year 2000 Contest 437 Dec-Apr P49MR: Aruba (SA-036) * by VE3MR 447 December HR: Tigre Island (NA-060) * by HR1RMG 447 Dec-Jan HR5/F2JD: Honduras 449 Dec -01/02 VP8NJS: Antarctic base Patriot Hills 446 /EX

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Will Macau remain on the DXCC list? Read the following analysis coming from Bernie McClenny, W3UR, Editor of The Daily DX (http://www.dailydx.com): "December 20th marks the return of Macao back to China. In order for Macao to remain on the DXCC list it must meet one of the following criteria. One, be a member of the United Nations (UN), it currently is not. Two, have an International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) society, it currently does not. Three, have it's own Call Sign Prefix block issued by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), it does not have this currently as the XX prefix block belongs to Portugal. From all readings it appears that China plans to have Macao set up as a Special Administrative Region (SAR) like Hong Kong, which was handed over to China by the British in the summer of 1997. Hong Kong meets two of the requirements to be on the DXCC list. It has its own IARU society and its own Call Sign Prefix block. So it appears the only way at this point in time for Macao to remain on the ARRL DXCC list will be for China to assign Macao it's own prefix block which would need to appear on the ITU web page at http://www.itu.int/radioclub/rr/aps42.htm". ------

6W - Jacques, F6BUM will be active from Senegal (6W1 and 6W4) between 24 and 31 December. QSL via home call. [TNX F6BUM] 9U - Gus, SM5DIC was expected to go QRT as 9U5D on 11 December. He will be back to Burundi on 10 January for other three months. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] 7Q - Edwin, ZS5BBO will be active (on 10, 15, 20 and 6 metres) as 7Q7BO from Malawi between 19 and 26 December. QSL direct only to ZS5BBO (Edwin Musto, P.O. Box 211032, Bluff 4036, South Africa). [TNX OPDX Bulletin] 8P - Dan, N8DCJ will be active as 8P9CW from Barbados (NA-021) between 25 December and 8 January. [TNX The Daily DX] CE9_ant - UA9OBA and RW3GW are members of the International Antarctic "Millenium Expedition". They are expected to operate as CE8/ and CE9/R3CA from Antarctic base "Patriot Hills" and possibly from other bases as R3CA/ant. The expedition will have skeds at 5 and 6 UTC on 14135 kHz starting on 20 December. [TNX RW3GU] HR - Luigino, YV5ENI reports his operation from NA-035 and NA-057 [425DXN 441] has been cancelled "due to personal reasons". HV - Francesco, IK0FVC reports he will be operating as HV0A from Vatican station HV4NAC starting on 24 December to celebrate the Jubilee Year. QSL via IK0FVC. P4 - Alan, K4AVQ (ex W0RIC) will be active (on 10-160 metres) as P40AV from Aruba (SA-036) between 18 December and 1 January. QSL via K4AVQ. [TNX The Daily DX] SP - Peter, SP5PB eports he will be active (mostly CW on 7012, 14022, 18072, 21022, 24902, 28022) as SP5PB/1 from Kolobrzeg lighthouse (SPL 12 from the Polish Lighthouses Award) on 19 December. QSL via home call. TA - Nilay, TA3YJ (YL opertor) and Berkin, TA3J will be active (SSB on 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 2 metres and 70 cm) as YM21TA between 21.21 UTC on 21 December and 21.21 UTC on 21 January to celebrte the XXI century. QSL via TA3YJ either direct (Nilay Mine Aydogmus, P.O. Box 876, 35214 Izmir, Turkey) or through the bureau. [TNX TA3YJ] VK0_mac - If you need Macquarie and want to have updated information on Alan's (VK0LD) operating schedules, do not forget to bookmark http://www.geocities.com/vk0ld/3.html W - W2M is the special callsign for the Millenium Celebration from Sacramento, California during the period 24 December 1999 - 7 January 2000. Special QSL direct via N6ZS. [TNX N6ZS] W - Don, W9DC will be active as W9DC/m from Cedar Key (NA-076) on 27 December between approximately 18 UTC and 24 UTC. The purpose of this operation is to assist those who thought they had worked a recent NA-076 expedition later to find it was NA-034 [425DXN 445]. Look for Don on or around 14260, 21260 and 28460 kHz SSB (but he can operate CW if required). QSL via W9DC (Don Chamberlain, 2 Coxswain Place, Salem, SC 29676, USA). [TNX W9DC]

USHAKOVA 2000 ---> The Russian Robinson Club (RRC), the Trotting Radio Amateur Club and "Polar World" (http://www.skypole.ru) are organizing an IOTA DXpedition to Ushakova (AS-???) and Uedineniya (AS-057) islands between 1 and 15 May. Plans are to gather an international team of up to twelve experienced operators. If interested in joining the team, please find full information (including costs, complete travel details, documents needed etc) at http://rrc.sc.ru/eng/e2000new_iota.shtml. The project co-ordinator is Roman Levichev, RV3MA (Box 35, Rybinsk 152901, Russia; e-mail [email protected]). Sponsors and donations are welcome. [TNX RW3GU] /exit S DX@WW $425WW450B 425 DX News #450 [2/5] 18 December 1999 No 450 $425WW450B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

4X2K AWARD ---> The 4X2K Award is for contacting stations operating from the Holyland and from seven major historical sites (namely Bethlehem, Nazareth, Jerusalem, Tiberias & the Sea of Galilee, Galilee, Samaria, Judea) between 1 January and 31 December 2000. For full details please contact Yoram Gottesman, 4Z1GY ([email protected]). [TNX 4Z1GY]

A61AJ ---> The main part of the most recent operation (by A61AJ, K1ZM, K3RA, KE3Q, N6ZZ, PA4AO/T94S, T93M, T93Y, T97M, W0UN and W3UR) took place on 22-30 November, but T97M stayed until 7 December and was active, with a total of 30306 QSOs (CW 23818, SSB 6201, RTTY 287). The on-line log search will be updated by the end of the week (http://www.dailydx.com/a61aj_search.html). QSL via W3UR either direct (Bernie McClenny, 3025 Hobbs Road, Glenwood, MD 21738) or through the bureau: direct cards will start to go out after the holidays, while bureau cards will mailed out in the summer of 2000. The home page for A61AJ is at http://www.a61aj.com [TNX W3UR]

BT2000 ---> Zheng, BA4EG reports the QSL route given in 425DXN #449 is not correct. Cards for this special Millennium station, which will be operating from AS-137 between 25 December and 2 January), should be sent to BA4EG (ex-BD4EG) at P.O. Box 122-001, Shanghai 200122, China. For further information please visit http://www.qsl.net/ba4eg

CAYO SABINAL ---> Please refer to 425 DX News #445 and #448. The following has been received from Oscar Morales, CO2OJ (General Secretary, Federacion de Radioaficionados de Cuba): "The information about an operation to Cayo Sabinal for the IOTA Program was unauthorized and wrong. The organizers of the DXpedition knew nothing about the note that was sent to you. The person who sent the information was not member of the station. The FRC and the Cuban DX Group know perfectly that Sabinal does not apply for the IOTA Program and it was never part of the operation objetives".

DX CONVENTION ---> The Pacific Northwest DX Convention (DX2000) will be held in Vancouver on 28-30 July. Details are available at http://www.bcdxc.org [TNX VE7VR]

FO0 ---> Andre, F6AOI/FO0AOI (SSB) and Serge, F6AUS/FO0SOU (CW) made some 12,000 QSOs during their recent operation. The were active from Marquesas (OC-027) on 4-14 November (8295 QSOs), Raiatea (OC-067) on 15-19 (1934 QSOs), Bora Bora (OC-067) on 20-21 (1140 QSOs) and Tahiti (OC-046) on 22 November (621 QSOs). QSL via home calls. [TNX F6AJA]

GERMAN ISLANDS ---> If you are still looking for one or more German IOTA islands, you can participate in DL2VFR's survey at http://www.iota-post.de

OH3AC ---> A special award celebrating the 70th anniversary of OH3AC will be available in 2000. For further information please visit http://www.softavenue.fi/oh3ac or e-mail [email protected] [TNX OH3-911]

PIRATE ---> According to an official notice sent out by Pete deVolpi, KC3TL, the York County ARC (KY3ORK) and the PA DX Association, "it is a matter of record that Alex Oosterloo, PD0SES holds a Novice call" which does not allow him to operate on HF. He also signed PA/SV0SS and SV0SS from his home QTH at Huizen, The Netherlands. Since he "has used the PA DX Association for his QSL management fraudulently, the PA DX Association and the York County ARC are nullifying all cards issued by them for contact with PD0SES, PA/SV0SS, and SV0SS". [TNX KC3TL and The Daily DX]

QSL 5R8FL ---> Phil, DS1GQS is receiving several QSLs for 5R8FL, apparently because one of the information sources (http://www.buck.com/) lists his home address in Seoul instead of F5TBA's one in France. Phil is returning these requests to sender at his own expenses. Please note that F5TBA's correct address is Joel Champeaux, 372 rue Robert Le Coq, 80000 Amiens, France.

QSL J59OFM ---> The new QSL manager is IZ3BIY: Lodovico Gottardi, Via Colonne 13, 30022 Ceggia - VE, Italy [TNX IZ3BIY]

QSL ZL9CI ---> QSL manager Ken Holdom, ZL2HU reports that all QSLling for the January 1999 DXpedition to Campbell Island is up to date with both direct and bureau requests. As at 10 December a total of 12,680 envelopes have been received which contained QSL cards for 50,155 individual QSOs. In addition to the above 4,089 QSOs have been responded to via the bureau.

XU7AAV ---> Andy, G4ZVJ reports he made some 18000 CW QSOs (3825 during the CQ WW CW Contest) on all bands as XU7AAV between 21 November and 5 December. QSL via G4ZVJ (Andy Chadwick, 5 Thorpe Chase, Ripon, HG4 1UA U.K.). Andy's web site is at http://www.g4zvj.demon.co.uk/xu.htm ------

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ARAC: Pat, F6BLQ reports the website for the Amateur Radio Association of D.R. of Congo (http://www.multimania.com/aracongo/index.ht) now includes a 1948-1998 9Q* tentative callbook. CT1EEN: The web site for CT1EEN's IOTA operations (EU-040 & EU-167, OC-183 & OC-199 as VK6EEN and OC-230 with the VK9RS team) is under construction at www.qsl.net/ct1een [TNX CT1END] DXNL: The NG3K DX News Letter (German DX bulletin) archive is now searchable on http://www.ng3k.com/Dxnl/search.html [TNX NG3K] IK2GNW: Updates on IK2GNW's Pacific tour [425DXN 449] will be published on http://digilander.iol.it/i2ysb [TNX I2YSB] LOGS: Logs for S92CW and S92DX are available at http://www.qsl.net/dk5ax/ [TNX The Daily DX] RCKRtty: The latest version (1.35A) of RCKRtty is now available at http://home.t-online.de/home/dl4rck/ [TNX DL4RCK] /exit S DX@WW $425WW450C 425 DX News #450 [3/5] 18 December 1999 No 450 $425WW450C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* QSL INFO ******** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

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4Z1GY Yoram Gottesman, 1 Kehilat Jitomir St., Neot Afeka, Tel Aviv 69410, Israel 5B4/RV0AR Pavel, P.O. Box 12200, 660041 Krasnoyarsk, Russia 5H3/WD8SDL Roger Mayer, 5639 Monica Court, Cincinnati, OH 45238-1856, USA 5P1ER CEPT Amateur Radio Club, ERO-CARC, Midtermolen 1, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark 6K5RJB Pak, P.O. Box 97, Kyongju 780-600, Korea 6L0LH Taejon Locomotive Office Amateur Radio Station, 291-2 Soje-dong, Tong-gu, Taejon 300-080, Korea 9K2/YO9HP Alex Panoiu, RO-2038 Pleasa (PH), Romania 9K2MN Mohammed K. al-Nisf, P.O. Box 60, Al-Rawda 73461, Kuwait 9Y4PM Rex McLean, P.O. Box 3940, Point Fortin, Trinidad BD4IU Wang Yu Tian, P.O. Box 206, Jinan 250012, China BG4MU P.O. Box 206, Jinan 250012, China BV0KWC Kuang Wu Institute of Technology and Commerce, Taipei 112, Taiwan BV2OL Tsai Yao-Pin, P.O. Box 11877, Taipei, Taiwan BV4PS P.O. Box 741, Taichung City, 400, Taiwan BV8BC P.O. Box 222, Taitung, 950 Taiwan CM6YD Alfredo de Jesus Suero Garcia, P.O. Box 103, Placetas, Villa Clara 52800, Cuba CM8JQ Jose Q. Rosabal Garcia, P.O. Box 64, Bayamo, Granma 85100, Cuba CP6AA Radio Club Santa Cruz, P.O. Box 393, Santa Cruz, Bolivia CX4CA Radio Club Oriental, CC 15131, 11400 Montevideo, Uruguay DL5EBE Dominik Weiel, Faehrstr. 16, D-27568 Bremerhaven, Germany DS0NO Chollanamdo Research Institute of Education & Science, 253-14, Wonkok-ri, Kumchom-myon, Naju-shi, Chollanam-do 520-820, Korea DS2BSK Jung Hyun Cho, Sujung APT 2-104, 651-14, Ganung-1 Dong, Uijongbu, Kyunggi-do 480-101, Korea DS4DNR Mi-Sun Seo, MokRyun Park 204, BongNam-Ri, 33-12, Kurye Chollanamdo 542-800, Korea DS5EDJ Jinhee Cho, 704-1609 Hyundai APT, 851-3 Hhajung-dong, Dong-ku Ulsan 682-090, Korea DS5YOV Cheol-Hwan Park, P.O. Box 28, Yongju 750-600, Korea DS5YOW Tae-Soon Nam, P.O. Box 28, Yongju 750-600, Korea DS5ZHJ Kin, P.O. Box 97, Kyongju 780-600, Korea DU1EIB Warren S. Uy, P.O. Box 3987, Manila 1099, Philippines DU1ODX Ed Salcedo, P.O. Box SM 284, Manila 1016, Philippines DU1TXU Noel S. Jose, Blk 2 Lot 27, Labrador Subdivision III, Tulay Bato, Binan, Laguna 4024, Philippines ER1DA Valery Metaxa, P.O. Box 9537, Kishinev, MD-2071 Moldova ES1AKM Jack, P.O. Box 2907, Tallinn 13102, Estonia FG5DH Combet Christian, 71, Lot. Aiguille, F-97128 Goyave, France HH2/HJ1NGE Abraham Rodriguez, P.O. Box 1602, Port-au-Prince, Haiti HL0RBU Kwang Yang Steel Works, P.O. Box 2, Kwangyang-Shi, Cheonnam 545-010, Korea HL1DH Rim Dong-Yoon, Ju-Gong APT 205-705, Sang-Gye 6 Dong, 740, Seoul 139-206, Korea HL1ISR Myung-Jae Park, 293-17, Pyungchang-Dpng, Chongro-Ku, Seoul 100, Korea HL2KV Michael C. Chung, P.O. Box 75, Sungnam 461-600, Korea HL2WOE Young Ku Chi, 416-8 Uijongbu-Dong, Uijongbu, Kyungkido 480-012, Korea HL4CUD Jung-Sik Lee, MokRyun Park 204, BongNam-Ri, 33-12, Kurye Chollanamdo 542-800, Korea HL4HLD Yang Chul Bong, C. P.O. Box 31, Soe Gwi Po, Cheju 697-600, Korea HL5AEX Bak, P.O. Box 97, Kyongju 780-600, Korea HL5BSM Hae Young Park, 88-12 Mangkyung-dong, Chinju, Kyungnam 660-260, Korea HL5FBT Kim Keumcheol, P.O. Box 34, Namdaegu 705-600. Korea HP1AC Camilo A. Castillo, P.O. Box 0860-00144, Villa Lucre, Panama, Panama HS0/G4JMB Philip J. Weaver, P.O. Box 7, Bangkok 10506, Thailand HS0ZAZ George D. Preno, P.O. Box 183, Pattaya 20260, Thailand I0MWI Stefano Cipriani, Via Taranto 60, 00055 Ladispoli - RM, Italy I2YSB Silvano Borsa, Viale Capettini 1, 27036 Mortara - PV. Italy IK2GZU Maurizio Buffoli, Via degli Angeli 9, 25033 Cologne - BS, Italy IN3YYQ Bruno Prospero, Via Roma 76/12, 39100 Bolzano - BZ, Italy /exit S DX@WW $425WW450E 425 DX News #450 [5/5] 18 December 1999 No 450 $425WW450E ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* ADDRESSES ******* ======

JA0SC Hirotada Yoshiike, 1378-1 Mashima Mashima-machi, Nagano-city 381-11, Japan JD1BIC Shiro Hazama, 3-7 Taura, Yokosuka, 237-0075 Japan JD1BKR Katuya Sawada, 43-1 No.2 Usog Igawamura, Ominato, 035-0096 Japan JI3DST Takeshi Funaki, 2-18-26 Hannan-Cho Abeno-Ku, Osaka-City, Osaka, 545-0021 Japan JI3ERV Toshinobu Aki, 1-9-26, Ikuno-higashi, Ikuno, Osaka 544-0025, Japan JK2PNY Motoi Kawatsu, 17-15-205 Nishisugamo 3, Tokyo, 170-0001 Japan JT7AA G. Buyandelger, P.O. Box 64, Muren, Mongolia K4VUD Charles Harpole, 3100 N. Hwy. 426, Geneva, FL 32732, USA K7GB George Baer, HCR 65, Box 149, Green River, Wyoming 82935, USA K8LJG John Kroll, 3628 Craig Drive, Flint, MI 48506, USA KA0UBH/YS1 Francisco J. Call, P.O. Box 01-105, San Salvador, El Salvador LU4FM P.O. Box 263, 2000 Rosario, Argentina LU4FPZ Sebastian Rubio, 1 de Mayo 2128, 2000 Rosario, Argentina LU8VCC Alex Rocca, P.O. Box 37, 8332 General Roca, Rio Negro, Argentina LX1PD Jules Braun, 49 cte Um Schlass, L-5880 Hesperange, Luxembourg LX1PM Paul Milmeister, 5, rue J. F. Kennedy, L-8141 Bridel, Luxembourg LX2AJ Philippe Lutty, 6A Sentier de BRIC]herhof, L-1262 Luxembourg, Luxembourg LZ1KDP P.O. Box 812, Sofia 1000, Bulgaria N2OO Bob Schenck, P.O. Box 345, Tuckerton, NJ 08087-0345, USA OH1EH Ari Korhonen, Kreetalank. 9 as 1, FIN-29200 Harjavalta, Finland OK1KN Jaromir Klimosz, P.O. Box 53, 162 01 Praha 6, Czech Republic OKDXF OKDX Foundation, P.O.Box 73, Bradlec 293 06, Czech Republic ON4CFD Ernest Lichtert, Wolvenstraat 101, 1070 Brussels, Belgium ON4CGY Christiaan van Aert, Brabantsebaan 29, 3271 Zichem, VL Brabant, Belgium P29RW Ross Webb, P.O. Box 297, Ukarumpa, via Lae, Papua New Guinea PZ5JR Bob Mantell, P.O. Box 2137, Brevard, NC 28712, USA RK1PWA Nick Shapkin, P.O.Box 73, 164744 Amderma, Arkhangelskaja, Russia SM0BFJ Leif Hammarstrom, Birger Jarlsgatan 38, SE-114 29 Stockholm, Sweden SM0GNU Ulf Thorstensson, Passvagen 10, SE-178 34 Ekero, Sweden SV1DAF Christos Papaioannou, 17 Xanthippou Str., GR-135 62 Agioi Anargiri, Athens, Greece SV1IM Mike Akalestos, P.O. Box 564, Athens, Greece SV2CXI Vitsiotis Kostas, 89 Papafi Str., GR-544 53 Thessaloniki, Greece SV2FNN George Zacharias, GR-501 00 Protohori, Kozani, Greece SV8/DL8MCA Detlef Haese, P.O. Box 1112, D-85610 Kirchseeon, Germany SV8CKM Fotis Plessas, G. Doriza 3, GR-281 00 Argostoli, Greece SV8JE Chris Plessas, G. Doriza 3, GR-281 00 Argostoli, Greece TF3IRA Islenskir Radioamatorar, P.O. Box 1058, IS-121 Reykjavik, Iceland TK/S53R Robert Kasca, Beblerjeva 2, 5280 Idrija, Slovenia TR0B Fred, Box 177, Libreville, Gabon TU5JK Sami Sabat, 01 B. P. 2946, Abidjan 01, Cote d'Ivoire UA1QV Mike S. Koutjumov, P.O. Box 23, Vologda 160035, Russia UA1RJ Yuri G. Sinitso, P.O. Box 10, Vologda 160035, Russia UA9YBA Stan Bugaew, Kutcherovka Altay, 658430, Russia UK0A P.O. Box 58, Tashkent, 700000, Uzbekistan UK8IWW P.O. Box 10, Samarkand, 703058, Uzbekistan UK9AA P.O. Box 58, Tashkent, 700000, Uzbekistan UX2FXX P.O. Box 14, Odessa 65076, Ukraine V21N Box 1232, St John's, Antigua V31ZA Keith Slater, P.O. Box 1876, Belize City, Belize V85AA William Maddox, P.O. Box 1711, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei VK6NU John Coleman, 17 Abdale St, Gwelup, WA 6018, Australia VP8CMT Keith Grimmer, 15 Pioneer Row, P.O. Box 544, Stanley, Falkland Islands VU2GCS G. Chandrasekhar, 37, Thiruvika Street, Vinayakapuram, Ambattur, Chennai 600 053, India W6/G0AZT Eddie Schneider, Box 5194, Richmond, CA 94805, USA WW9DX Western Wisconsin DX Association, P.O. Box 411, La Crosse, Wisconsin 54602, USA YB8BRI P.O. Box. 73 UPTR, Makassar 90245, Indonesia YC3LWN Mamat, P.O. Box 47, Batu, Malang Jatim 65311, Indonesia YI99BIF Box 55072, Baghdad, Iraq ZA1BE Petrit Mecani, P.O. Box 7464, Tirana, Albania ZL1MH Mike Hutchins, P.O. Box 581, Kaikohe 0400, New Zealand ZP7GCA Jorge Gonzalez, P.O. Box 1, 3300 Coronel Oviedo, Paraguay ARRSM QSL Bureau P.O. Box 77, 47031 Repubblica di San Marino UBA QSL Bureau P.O. Box 900, 9000 Ghent, Belgium *****************************************************************************

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The amateur radio society of New Caledonia (Association des Radio Amateurs de Nouvelle Caledonie, ARANC) is organizing a DXpedition to the Chesterfield Islands (OC-176). Activity will start on 15 March and, pending action on ARANC's application to the IARU for membership, the second phase of the operation may turn out to be the initial operation from a new DXCC entity, starting on 23 March. The radio operating team consists of FK8GM, FK8HC, JA1BK, N4GN, N7NG, OH1RY, OH2BC, OH2BH, OH2RF and another ARANC representative who will be named later. The Chesterfield DXpedition web site will be launched on 1 January 2000 [TNX N4GN]

5H - Chris, ZS5IR is active as 5H9IR from Geita, Tanzania, a small town about 80 kilometres west of Mwanza on the southern shores of lake Victoria. He will try to operate on most bands (3.5 MHz and above) on SSB and CW. The 5H4IR call was issued to him by mistake: however, the QSOs he has made with this call (some 200 contacts made before 10 UTC on 24 December) will be valid. QSL via ZS6EZ. [TNX 5H9IR] 5R - Michel, F5LET has now moved to Madagascar (AF-013) and is active as 5R8GL. He currently operates (mostly CW, SSB on request) on 10, 15 and 20 metres with a beam, hopefully antennas for WARC and low bands will follow. QSL direct only to Michel Bon, BP 342, 201 Antsiranana, Madagascar (do not use his old address in France!). [TNX F6IRA] 9A - Look for special Millennium station 9AY2K to be active between 1 January and 31 December 2000. QSL via 9A1A (P. O. Box 108, HR-10001 Zagreb, Croatia). [TNX 9A9A] C5 - Peter, G4MCK will be signing C56/G4MCK from The Gambia starting on 24 December for twelve days. He plans to be active on 80-10 metres SSB only (160 and 6 metres operaions depend on the antenna). QSL via G4MCK either direct or through the bureau. [TNX G0SAH] CE0_ei - Willy, ON5AX will be active as as CE0Y/ON5AX from Easter Island (SA-001) between 19 and 25 February. Look for him on 14.020 and 14.120 MHz during his evening hours (other HF bands might be possible on request). QSL via ON5AX (Willy Dellaert, Leemstraat 95, B 2910 Essen, Belgium). [TNX ON5AX] ER - Victor, ER1CW reports the following special Millennium calls are being aired from Moldova until 20 January: ER2000A (QSL via ER1DA: P.O. Box 3000, MD-2071 Chisinau, Moldova) ER2000B (QSL via ER1BF: P.O. Box 3250, MD-2044 Chisinau, Moldova) ER2000C (QSL via ER5AA: P.O. Box 10, MD-3903 Cahul-3, Moldova) ER2000D (QSL via ER4DX: P.O. Box 3351 MD2044, Chisinau, Moldova ER2000F (QSL via ER1FF: P.O. Box 270, MD-2043 Chisinau, Moldova) ER2000L (QSL via ER1LW: P.O. Box 112, MD-2012 Chisinau, Moldova) ER2000O (QSL via ER1OO: P.O. Box 328, MD-2002 Chisinau, Moldova) ER2000U (QSL via ER1AU: P.O. Box 270, MD-2043 Chisinau, Moldova) F - Herve, F5RMY and others will be active as TM5CRO from Porquerolles Island (EU-070) between 29 January and 5 February. Plans are to operate on 10-160 metres, plus 2 metres and 70 centimetres from rare JN32 (for skeds on the latter bands please e-mail [email protected] or [email protected]). QSL via F5RMY. [TNX F5RMY] FT5Y_ant- Philippe, FT5YG will going QRT in January, but will be replaced by FT5YH at Dumont D'Urville (Les Petrels, AN-017). [TNX DL5EBE] HL - Look for operators from HL0C (http://www.qsl.net/hl0c) to be active (on 80, 40, 20 and 15 metres CW, SSB and RTTY) from the Soan Islands (AS-085) between 31 December and 5 January. QSL via HL0C (Hanyang University Wave Research Club, CPO Box 4397, 100-643 Seoul, Korea). [TNX HL0C] HR - Gerard, F2JD/HK3JBR is currently active as HR5/F2JD from Honduras [425DXN 449] until 4 January. On 5 January he will leave for Sao Paulo (Brazil), where he expects to remain for four months at least. [TNX F6AJA] /EXIT S DX@WW $425WW451B 425 DX News #451 [2/5] 25 December 1999 No 451 BID: $425WW451B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

I - Special Millennium and Jubilee Year station IU0PAW [425DXN 442] will now be active through 31 March and possibly until the end of 2000. They will try to be active on 31 December on 40 metres SSB. QSL via IK0SHF. A web site is under construction at at http://www.qsl.net/iu0paw [TNX IK0SHF] I - Special event station IR0MFP ("Millennium For Peace") will be active between 30 December and 2 January. QSL via IK0AZG either direct (Gian Federico Madruzza, P.O. Box 197, 06126 Perugia - PG, Italy) or through the bureau. I - Special call II0CV will be aired on January-December 2000 to celebrate the 2000th anniversary of the town of Civitavecchia. QSL via IK0CNA. A certificate will be available, for further information please contact Alberto, IK0CNA at [email protected] [TNX IK0CNA] JA - Takeshi, JI3DST/7N3UXO plans to operate as JI3DST/6 and 7N3UXO/6 from Tokara Archipelago (AS-049) between 29 December and 9 January. QSL via JI3DST either direct (Takeshi Funaki, 2-18-26 Hannan-Cho Abeno-Ku, Osaka-City Osaka 545-0021, Japan) or through the bureau. [TNX JI3DST] KP2 - Toshi, JA8RUZ will be active (on CW and SSB moslty on WARC and 10 metres) as KH2Y/KP2 from St. Thomas, Virgin Islands (NA-106) on 2-7 January. QSL via JA8RUZ (Toshi Kawanishi, C.P.O. Box 166, Asahikawa, 070-8691 Japan). [TNX JA8RUZ] R1A_ant - According to Anna, US4LCW, Evgenij (currently R1ANB/A) is expected to start operating as R1ANC from Vostok base [425DXN 447] around 31 December. [TNX DL5EBE] T8 & V6 - Hide, JM1LJS has had to change his plans [425DXN 447] and will now be active as V63LJ from Ponape (OC-010), Micronesia for a few hours only on 31 December, before his licence expires. If he has it renewed he will operate until 4 January. He will then move to Palau (OC-009) and operate as T88LJ for some 24 hours on 4-5 January (however will be on the island until 10 January). QSL via JH8DEH (Akira Miyata, 4-28-5, Minami Nishi 23 Jyou, Obihiro 080-2473, Japan). [TNX JM1LJS] T9 - Bob, G4YRZ will be active as T9/G4YRZ from Bosnia between 26 December and 4 January. QSL via G4YRZ. [TNX The Daily DX] TZ - The Daily DX reports that Larry, TZ6VV and Trish, TZ6YL will be going QRT from Mali around 1 April 2000 after serving as missionaries for over ten years. QSL until 1 March 2000 to Larry and Trish Erwin, BP 395, Segou, Mali; after that date send the cards to KB0VV (Larry Erwin, 3850 Willomet Ave., Fort Worth, TX 76133, USA). UA - Igor, RW4HT will be active as UE4HNY (CW) and UE4HNT (SSB and CW) between 25 December and 14 January to celebrate the New Year. QSL via RW4HT (Igor A. Likhobabin, P.O. Box 1220, Togliatti, 445032, Russia). VE - Terry, VE2PJ he will be active as VC2K from 31 December through 31 January. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] VK - The New South Wales Division of the Wireless Institute of Australia will be running the special event station VK2OOO between 1 January and 31 December to celebrate the Olympic Games being held in Sydney. [TNX The Daily DX] VK0_mac - Alan, VK0LD has announced that "For various reasons, VK0LD will be permanently QRT from Macquarie Island as of 1200z 31st December 1999". His operating schedule for this coming week is as follows (see http://www.geocities.com/vk0ld/3.html): 27 Dec: 9-11 UTC tx 14003-rx 14008 kHz JA/HL/UA0/UA9 only 28 Dec: 9-11 UTC tx 14026-rx 14031 kHz USA/VE only 29 Dec: 9-11 UTC tx 14003-rx 14008 kHz EUROPE only 30 Dec: 5-7 UTC tx 14155-rx 14147 kHz EUROPE only 30 Dec: 9-11 UTC tx 14155-rx 14165 kHz VK/ZL/P2/H4/FK/YJ etc. only After suggestions from some EU stations, Alan will work Europe (on both CW and SSB) by prefix number. "I will close down if on-air protocol is not observed", Alan states. "I can deal with unruly pile ups if necessary, I just don't see why I should. Don't call me if I am not listening for your area/country; you are wasting both my time & your own". VK0LD's logs will NOT be available on line. QSL route to be announced (Alan neither has nor needs a QSL manager and "QSL cards are very unlikely to be issued before December 2000"). For further information, please refer to the URL above. XU - Mauro, IN3QBR and Fabrizio, IN3ZNR [425DXN 449] report from Phnom Phen they have been granted permission to operate on all bands (160 metres excluded) CW, SSB and RTTY. Look for them to be active as XU7AAZ and XU7AAY until 3 January. QSL via IN3ZNR (Fabrizio Vedovelli, Via Gramsci 27, 38100 Trento - TN, Italy). W - Dick, K2ZR plans to be active from Key West (NA-062) between 25 December and 15 April. [TNX The Daily DX] YO - Romanian Amateur Radio Federation (FRR) will activate special Millennium station YR2OOO (Yankee Radio Two Oscar Oscar Oscar) between 27 December and 2 January. QSL via bureau. [TNX YO3APJ] ZA - Stan, OK1JR will be working in Albania for a few years and has just received his amateur radio licence. He plans to operate on 2-160 metres. QSL direct to OK1JR (Stan Matejicek, Moskevska 1464, CZ 10100 Praha 10, Czech Republic). [TNX OPDX Bulletin] ZL - QRZ-DX reports that Ed, K8VIR will be active as ZM4IR from a mountain top location on 1 January to celebrate the New Year. Special card via W8WC. Contacts made in January with stations from New Zealand will score three points towards IOTA 2000.

PACIFIC TRIP ---> Adriano, IK2GNW will start his Pacific Tour [425DXN 449] earlier than expected. Look for him signing ZK1GNW from the North Cook Islands for one week starting on 13 January. One-week operations will then took place from French Polynesia (FO0PRE, to be confirmed), Austral Islands (ditto), Tonga (A35NW), Wallis & Futuna (FW/IK2GNW) and Hawaii (KH6/IK2GNW). Actual dates depend on local flights. Operating fequencies (CW, SSB and RTTY) are available at http://digilander.iol.it/i2ysb. QSL via I2YSB either direct (Silvano Borsa, Viale Capettini 1, 27036 Mortara - PV, Italy) or through the bureau. [TNX I2YSB] /EXIT S DX@WW $425WW451C 425 DX News #451 [3/5] 25 December 1999 No 451 BID: $425WW451C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

IOTA 2000: RULE CHANGE ---> Neville Cheadle, G3NUG reports that "following requests from the IOTA community new IOTAs activated in both 1999 and 2000 will count for IOTA 2000 awards. The listing of islands on the CDXC web site will be updated as new IOTAs are activated". If you have downloaded the list available at http://www.425dxn.org/iota/iota2000, please add the following: AF-080 E3 RED SEA COAST NORTH MAY AF-081 E3 RED SEA COAST SOUTH MAY AF-082 3C RIO MUNI PROVINCE JUN AF-083 3V MED. COAST SOUTH JUN AS-141 BY5 ZHEJIANG PROVINCE FEB AS-142 UA0 SEA OF OKHOTSK COAST JAN AS-143 BY7 XISHA ARCHIPELAGO MAR OC-227 VK4 QLD. STATE (CARP. GULF) SOUTH FEB OC-228 VK5 SA STATE EAST FEB OC-229 VK8 NT (ARAFURA SEA COAST) CENTRE FEB OC-230 VK9 WA OUTLIERS-ROWLEY SHOALS MAR There will be two awards for individuals or teams activating IOTA groups in 2000 - please refer to http://www.cdxc.org.uk for detailed information. The full list of IOTA groups falling into January activity month will be published in 425 DX News #452.

M2000A ---> This special call will be aired between 31 December 1999 and 29 February 2000 to celebrate the Millennium from the Greenwich Meridian [425DXN 439]. QSL via G4DFI (SWLs via BRS-32525). Special colour certificates will be available for working M2000A on 5 or more bands and for working/hearing M2000A during the first 24 hours of operation. For further information please contact Clare, RS102891 at [email protected] The web site is at www.qsl.net/m2000a [TNX BRS-32525]

PIRATE ---> Amin, 9M2AA reports someone has pirated his calls signing 9M2A/1S, 9M2AA/1S, 9M2A/MM and 9M2AA/MM on CW. "I never operated from Spratly Islands (Layang-Layang) or maritime mobile as claimed", Amin states. Malaysian stations do not use /1S from Spratly.

PS8HF/p ---> He was active for 24 hours this past weekend from Pedra do Sal Lighthouse (DFB PI-03) on Grande de Santa Isabel (SA-025, DIB 19). QSL via home call. [TNX PP5SZ]

QSL 5B4/UT7QF ---> Cards are via UA9AB or direct to UT7QF (Igor Serikov, P.O. Box 4597, Zaporozhye 69006, Ukraine) [TNX UT7QF]

QSL FM5GU ---> Dennis, FM5GU (http://www.qsl.net/fm5gu) reports his cards are now handled by KU9C (Steven M. Wheatley, P.O. Box 5953, Parsippany, NJ 07054, USA). Dennis' station in Martinique is still down, but he plans to restore the antennas in time for the WPX Phone. He is also active as FM5GU/I when working in Italy.

QSL LA8G & TY8G ---> The new address for Radioamatorklubben P35 (LA8G and TY8G) is Postboks 941, Sentrum, N-7409 Trondheim, Norway. [TNX LA9GY]

QSL T32PO ---> Sean, AH6KG (ex-NH6PO) used the call T32PO while on Christmas Island back in 1989 and some DX sources still list NH6PO as QSL manager for T32PO. Please note that the correct route for contacts made with T32PO in November 1999 is via N5PO (Lee Ward, 203 Meandering Way, Weatherford, Texas 76086-2731, USA).

QSL TM5G ---> The QSL manager for this IOTA operation (Glenan Islands, 1999 IOTA Contest) is *not* F5LJA, but F5LMJ (Alain Tuduri, 25 rue de Jussieu, 44300 Nantes, France). [TNX F5LMJ]

QSL ZF2AR ---> The QSL manager for QSOs before 11 December 1998 is W4KA. For contacts made from 11 December 1998 cards should be sen to N6KI (Dennis Vernacchia, 8993 Covina St, San Diego, CA 92126, USA). [TNX N6KI and The GoList]

QSL ZS6AOO ---> Jose Almeida, ex-ZS6AOO is definitively back home in Portugal. Although he still does not have a CT call, he will handle the cards for the calls he used when in South Africa, namely ZS6AOO,ZS66AOO, ZS88AOO, ZS500A, ZSM6A and ZSM9A. Cards should not be sent to WA3HUP any longer. Please send your requests (direct only) to Jose Manuel Almeida, Azinhaga da Cidade, Lote A1 - 6 C, 1750 Lisboa, Portugal. [TNX CT4NH]

WLH ---> Phil, F5OGG reports the latest additions to the list of valid operations include TX8LH (Amedee Lighthouse, LH 0147, 22-23 August 1999, QSL via VK4FW) CT1BWW/p and CT1XI/p (Bugio Lighthouse, LH 0647, 22 August 1999, QSL via CT1BWW). For information on the World Lighthouse Award (WLH) please visit http://www.infini.fr/~tquere. The updated list of lighthouses is expected by the end of January.

+ SILENT KEY + We are sad to report the news of the sudden passing of Geppino Mauro, IB0JN (aka I8JN, J28AZ, 9J2ML, FL0JN/P) on 21 December. He was the only resident amateur on Ventotene Island and old timer IOTA enthusiasts still remember his operation from AF-053 back in the Seventies. [TNX I8LEL] /EXIT S DX@WW $425WW451D 425 DX News #451 [4/5] 25 December 1999 No 451 BID: $425WW451D ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** *** NEWS FROM THE WEB *** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

LOGS: Logs for the 24-30 November T32PO operation (CQWW CW Contest included) can be found at http://www.dx-central.com [TNX KE9KD] LOGS: Doug, N6RT reports the following new/updated logs are now available at http://dx.qsl.net/logs: 9H0VRZ (through 10 October), A61AJ (through 7 December), CO2WF (1999 ARRL 10m Contest), JY4NE (through 21 December), KL7AC (through 20 December), LX2AJ (through 19 December 19), NH0E (through 21 December). THE DAILY DX: The Daily DX Web pages have been updated. Back issues from 17 March 1997 through 30 October 1999 can be viewed at http://www.dailydx.com/1997/ http://www.dailydx.com/1998/ http://www.dailydx.com/1999/ The QSL manager listing has also been updated and can be found at http://www.dailydx.com/qslmanager.txt [TNX W3UR] ------

QSL received via direct: 3A/IK1YLL, 3C1GS, 3C2JJ (AF-082), 3D2DK, 3D2RR, 3D2RW, 3D2SJ, 3W5FM, 3V8BB, 3V8DJ (AF-083), 3W6AR, 3W6DK, 3XY1BO, 4J4K, 4J9RI, 4M7A, 4S7DA, 4S7OF, 5A1A, 5A30, 5H3US, 5N0ZKD, 5R8FU, 5W1CW, 5X1Z, 5Z4IC, 5Z4RT, 6V6U, 7A0K (OC-177), 9A2000B (EU-110), 9G1MR, 9G5MF, 9H1ZA, 9J2BO, 9K2QQ, 9M2/GM4YXI (AS-097), 9M6NA (OC-133), 9N7RN, 9U5D, 9V1BG, 9V1WW, 9X0A, 9Y4/PA3EWP, A35SO (OC-049), A45XJ, A45XR, A61AO, A61AP, BA7IA/7, BV2RS, BV4QW, BV5GQ, BY4CYL, CE0AA, CE0ZIS, CE3F, CP6/LU9AY, CP6XE, CU3DJ, CY9CWI, CY9RF, CY9SS, DX1E, E4/JA8RUZ, E41/OK1DTP, E41/OK1FHI, E44/JA8RUZ, EJ7NET, EM1LV/p, EP2MKO, ER8C, ES1TM, ET3VSC, EU1TT, EY8MM, EZ8AQ, F5SNY/P (EU-074, EU-105), F5SNY/P (EU-157), FG5EY, FG/G3TXF, FK8GM, FK/F6BUM (OC-032, OC-033), FO0SUC (OC-066), FR5FD, FS/N3OC, FT5YG (AN-017), FT5ZH, FT5ZJ, FY5GS, GD3AHV, GJ3YHU, H76C, HB0/DL2HYH, HC8N, HK136P, HK3JBR, HL0IHQ/2 (AS-122), HL2WA, HS9AL (AS-126), HU4U, IK7VJX/7 (IIA LE-037), IL7/IK7VJX (EU-050), IS0LYN/IM0 (EU-024; IIA NU-006), IS0LYN/IM0 (EU-165), IQ7T, IT9/I1SNW (EU-017; IIA ME-010, ME-028, ME-035), IZ7CFF/7 (IIA LE-004, 017, 025, 041, 031), J28NH, JA6LCJ/6 (AS-037), JA8BGR, JF6WTY/6 (AS-067), JH6TYD/6 (AS-040), JI3DST/3 (AS-117), JL1KFR/JD1, JL6UBM/6 (AS-032), JT1CO, JT1DA, JW4CJA (EU-027), JW/DL3NRV, JY9NX, KC4AAC, K7IL/KH0, KH0T, KH2PC, KH2/N2NL, KL7/DL1YMK (NA-028), LA/SM3TLG (EU-056; EU-079), LU1ZC, LX2DX, LX2PA, LY7A, N6IC (NA-066), OD5NJ, OD5SB, OH0R, OJ0/K7BV, OX3LG, P29BI (OC-135), P29CC, P29VHX (OC-008, OC-034, OC-153), P3A, P40HQ, PJ7/PA3EWP, PJ7/PA4EA, PJ7/PA5ET, PR59B, PS2S, PZ5CM, PZ5JR, R1MVA, RF1P (EU-102), RM6A, RZ1OA/A (EU-153), S57J, S79GI (AF-033), S79ZG, S92YN, SP6CZ/1, SV1CEI, SV2ASP/A, SV9ANH, T24DX, T30R, T33RD, T33VU, T88II, T88WX, T95A, TA3DD, TG9IGI, TG9NX, TI1C, TI2CBJ, TI5EBU, TJ1GD, TM2F (EU-081), TN7OT, TR8CA, TR8XX, TY1RY, TY8A, TZ6YV, UA0FCD/p (AS-025), UA0KCL/0 (AS-038), UA0ZY/p (AS-142), UK8OM, V26B, V26OC, V31GI (NA-180), V31JZ, V47WP, V63EC (OC-010), VE2GSO, VK2NP (OC-212), VK9LX, VO1XC, VO2WL, VP2ECV, VP2EEA, VP2EFM, VP2MHJ, VP2V/G3TXF, VP5/WB8VTK (NA-003), VP6PAC, VP9/N0ED, VU2PAI, VE8YEV/VY1 (NA-193), W5DX/p (NA-169), WL7EM (NA-019), XE3VD, XF4MX, XQ0YAF, XU1A, XX9TRR, XX9TUP, YK1AO, YI1HK, YM7PA, YW7C, Z2/VK3DXI, Z2/W0YG, ZA0IS, ZB2FK, ZC4RAF, ZD8A, ZD88A, ZF2CU, ZK1SCQ (OC-083, OC-159), ZL4IR/7, ZM5PX (AN-011), ZP5KO, ZS5NK, ZS6AVP, ZS8D, ZV0SB, ZV0SW, ZV8A (SA-016).

QSL received via WF5E QSL Service: 3C5DX, 3D2DK, 3W7TK, 4L8A, 5T5U, 6K97EAG, AH8LG, BA4TB, BD7NQ, BT2HC, DU6/K9AW, E21CJN, FO0AWI, FO0XUU, FR5ZQ/T, FT5ZG, HS98AG, JX7DFA, NO7F/KL7 (NA-059), K8VHN/p, LO0D, N2OO (NA-111), NL7Z, S92YN, S92YV, T20FW, T95A, TE5T, TJ1PD, UE0LEZ, N4XP/V7, VP5GN, VP8CKN, VR2MM, XU2A, XZ1N, ZK3RW, ZX0Z (SA-067; DIB 068), ZY8R (SA-070; DIB 025). *****************************************************************************

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PERIOD CALL REF till 05/01 3F: special prefix (Panama) 445 till 04/01 3W6KM: Vietnam * by ES1AKM and ES1AX 443 till 25/12 4S7: Sri Lanka (AS-003) * by DL7FER 445 till 15/01 5H3MG: Tanzania * by IN3GNV 449 till 31/12 6W: Senegal * by F6BUM 450 till 26/12 7Q7BO: Malawi * by ZS5BBO 450 till 31/12 9A643KC: special event call 444 till 31/12 9A770N: special event station (Croatia) 422 till 04/01 DL2SCQ/C6A & DL1SCQ/C6A: North Bimini (NA-048) 449 till 31/12 DU67: special anniversary prefix 441 till 20/01 ER2000x: special Millennium stations (Moldova) 451 till 31/12 HB7OGR: special call 428 till 04/01 HR5/F2JD: Honduras 451 till 31/12 HS72A: special event call 443 till 31/03 IU0PAW: special event station 451 till April JD1BKR: Iwo-Jima (AS-030), Ogasawara 441 till 10/01 KH4/W4ZYV: Midway (OC-030) 445 till 29/02 LZ0A: South Shetlands (AN-010) * by LZ2UU 447 till 05/01 OT: special prefixes (Belgium) 449 till January P2OOOK: New Britain (OC-008) * by P29PB 441 till 01/01 P40AV: Aruba (SA-036) * by K4AVQ 450 till 28/12 PY0FT: Fernando de Noronha * by PY7FT & JA1WSK 449 till January PZ5DX: Suriname * by K3BYV 433 till ?? R1ANB/A, R1ANK, R1ANC: Russian Antarctic bases 447 till 03/01 TO2OOO: Guadeloupe (NA-102) * by ON4LCE 449 till 01/04 TZ6VV and TZ6YL: Mali 451 till ?? TZ6YV: Mali * by K7YV 446 till 01/04 V31JP: Belize * by K8JP 443 till 31/01 VR2K: special Millennium call (Hong Kong) 449 till January VQ9DX: Diego Garcia (AF-006), Chagos * by AA5DX 439 till 02/01 W1K: special station * by Old Barney ARC 449 till 07/01 W2M: special Millennium call (California) 450 till 10/01 XE1/G0JHC and XE1/G0ULN: Mexico 449 till 31/12 XW2A: Laos * by JA2EZD 438 till 26/12 XX9SAR: Macau * by JK2PNY/XX9TSS 449 till 21/01 YM21TA: special Millennium station * by TA3YJ & TA3J 450 till 12/01 YS: El Salvador * by HB9KNA 449 till May ZF2NT: Little Cayman (NA-016) * by N6NT 443 till March ZM: special Millennium prefix (New Zealand) 438 24/12-04/01 C56/G4MCK: The Gambia 451 from 24/12 HV0A: Vatican * by IK0FVC 450 25/12-08/01 8P9CW: Barbados (NA-021) * by N8DCJ 450 25/12-02/01 BT2000: special Millennium station (AS-137), China 450 25/12-15/04 K2ZR: Key West (NA-062) 451 25/12-14/01 UE4HNY and UE4HNT * by RW4HT 451 26/12-03/01 8Q7BX: Maldives (AS-013) * by I4ALU 445 26/12-04/01 T9/G4YRZ: Bosnia 451 26/12-03/01 XU7AAZ and XU7AAY: Cambodia * by IN3QBR and IN3ZNR 451 27/12-04/01 W2FXA/VP9: Devonshire Parish, Bermuda (NA-005) 449 27/12 W9DC/m: Cedar Key (NA-076) 450 27/12-02/01 YR2OOO: special Millennium call (Romania) 451 29/12-09/01 JI3DST/6: Tokara Archipelago (AS-049) 451 30/12-02/01 IR0MFP: special event station 451 31/12-14/01 3B8/I5JHW: Mauritius Island (AF-049) 449 31/12-05/01 HL0C/4: Soan Islands (AS-085) 451 31/12-29/02 M2000A: special call (England) * by Cray Valley RS 451 31/12 V63LJ: Ponape (OC-010), Micronesia * by JM1LJS 451 31/12-31/01 VC2K: special Millennium call * by VE2PJ 451 31/12-01/01 Happy New Year 2000 Contest 437 Dec-Jan CE8/ & CE9/R3CA: Antarctic base Patriot Hills 450 Dec-Apr P49MR: Aruba (SA-036) * by VE3MR 447 Dec -01/02 VP8NJS: Antarctic base Patriot Hills 446 01/01-31/12 2000 IOTA 2000 (http://www.cdxc.org.uk) *** 01/01-31/12 9AY2K: special Millennium station 451 01/01-31/12 II0CV: special call 451 01/01-15/01 N5T * by N5VT 449 01/01-31/12 SI75A & SIxSSA: SSA 75th anniversary stations (Sweden) 445 01/01-31/12 VK2OOO: special event station (Olympic Games) 451 01/01 ZM4IR * by K8VIR 451 02/01-07/01 KH2Y/KP2: Virgin Islands (NA-106) * by JA8RUZ 451 04/01-05/01 T88LJ: Palau (OC-009) * by JM1LJS 451 06/01-16/01 CE0Z: Juan Fernandez * by CE6TBN and others 443 10/01-10/04 9U5D: Burundi * by SM5DIC 450 13/01-06/02 XZ0A: Mergui Archipelago (AS-???) * by CADXA 447 13/01-Feb ZK1GNW, FO0PRE, A35NW, FW/IK2GNW, KH6/IK2GNW 451 21/01-22/01 6th International Contest/DX Meeting (Helsinki) 445 29/01-05/02 TM5CRO: Porquerolles (EU-070) * by F5RMY and others 451 31/01-03/03 ZM7ZB: Chatham Islands (OC-038) * by DJ4ZB 447 Jan-May VP6BR: Pitcairn (OC-044) * by OH2BR 449 January WY2OOO: special Millennium call 449 January /2K: Millennium suffix (British stations) 449 /EXIT