11Th March, 1995 No.201 ===* 4 2 5 DXNEWS * ===Edited by I1JQJ

11th March, 1995 no.201

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A6 - DXCC desk has received and approved the documentation about the operations by A61AH and A61AN. AP - Rudi, DK7PE, is in Pakistan and is looking for a contact with local DXers in Karachi in order to be active from AP. CT - From 18 to 19 March CT1EEB and CT1ESO, if weather will permit, will activate PESSEGUEIRO ISL (EU-167). Monitor 7060 and 14260 KHz (+/- QRM). Pessegueiro Isl is also valid for the Portuguese Islands Award, reference BA-001. QSL to home calls. CU9 - CU7AA and CU7BC will be QRV from Corvo Island (EU-089), Azores Is, from 13 to 16 April. Calls will be CU9/homecalls and operations are planned on 10 to 80 meters bands (WARC included). Corvo Island is also valid for the Portuguese Islands Award, reference AZ-009. QSL via CU7YC. ET - ET3FT is often active on 14226 KHz around 1945Z. F - To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the "Picardie University" the special station TM5AUP will be active from 25 to 28 March. QSL via F1UBH. FK - The situation about Bernhard's activity (DL2GAC) is changing every day, depending on availability of transportations and relative costs, and local facilities. Bernhard, currently active from the Belep Is (OC-079) as FK/DL2GAC, has confirmed that he will not activate Huon Isl. (OC-058), which is a desert site without any kind of support. Bernhard will be in Belep until 16 March and then he will go back to Honiara (Solomon Is). Next stop Papua, New Guinea from 22 or 29 March. FR/E - FR5HG has announced that he will be active from Europa Island (AF-009) for about 45 days from 8 March. Activities on 10 to 40 mtrs bands in CW, SSB, RTTY and SSTV modes. HK0 - During the weekend Gerard, F2JD, currently QRV from Colombia using the HK4/G0SHN call, hopes to activate HK0HEU (San Andres Is) on CW. HP - DL8SEP is portable HP1 from Panama/Darien Province group (NA-072). HS - During the weekend the special station E25CMU will be on from Chiang Mai University, with operations on all bands/modes (satellite included). Among the operators HS1AAM, HS1CDX and HS3DF. QSL direct to P.O.Box 19, Fang, Chiang Mai 50110, Thailand or via bureau. I - In defence and promotion of amateur radio activities, from 17 to 23 April a station will be activated from Torino University with the IK1XHT call, mainly on 40 mtrs. Due to its demo purpose, the activity will not be confirmed. However QSLs can be requested only direct (with SASE) to: C.I.S.I. - Stazione Radio, Universita' di Torino, via S.Ottavio 20, 10124 Torino. IY3 - During the celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the Radio, the ARI Section of Trento will activate a special station with the IY3M call, from 10 to 16 March, located at the Aeronautic Musuem CAPRONI in Trento. The station will be on the air on HF, VHF, UHF and will be open to visitors during operation days. QSL via bureau. A ceremony is expected on 12 March and, among the authorities, princess Elettra Marconi and countess Maria Fede Caproni will be present. On 16 March, celebrating the European Council of Airships, Mrs. Nobile will recall the unfortunate expedition of ITALIA airship. During the day the IY3M station will transmit the same SOS message launched from the famous RED TENT. More details from IN3EYY @ IN3TUR. J3 - G4RVH and G3NBB will be on from Grenada (NA-024) from 12 to 21 of April, using the calls J37P and J37Q. KC6 - Tosy, JA6VZB is active from Belau as KC6VW until 17 March. All bands operations from 10 to 160 mtrs (WARC included) on CW, SSB and RTTY modes. QSL via JA6BSM, Masaru Cho, 11-3 Harumachi, Kasuya-Town, Kasuya-Gun, Fukuoka 811-23, Japan. KH0 - Following info in no.199, Frank, OH2LVG, hopes to be QRV from Saipan, Mariana Isl, as AH0W from 23 to 30 March, with CW/SSB activities on low bands and WARC. Look also for RS-12 satellite. QSL via KE7LZ. KL7 - NL7TB, manager of the United States Islands Award Program, is planning an expedition to Ushagat Isl, on the Barren Is (NA-???), from 3 to 6 July. Operators, active on two simultaneous bands, will be N6IV, KF6XC and NL7TB. Operations mainly on 20,40 and 80 mtrs (14250,7250,3950 KHz). Activity from Jacquot Is (valid for C.I.S.A. Award) is also expected with the VY1ISL call. QSL via NL7TB. OA - With reference to no.199, IK1EDC informs that the four managers (I1CAW, I1SNW, I1ZL and IK1JJB) have replied every direct QSL for the Peruvian islands activated by Pierluigi in Autumn 1994. OH - Risto, OH2IC, and Eric, OH2BBF, from the evening of Friday 17 March to late afternoon of Sunday 19 March will be QRV as OH2BBF/P from Orslandet Island (EU-097), with CW/SSB activities on 10 to 80 mtrs bands. Look for them on IOTA frequencies. QSL via OH2BBF. P2 - Bernhard, DL2GAC, wants to activate at least one new IOTA group, the Woodlark group (OC-???). Dates are not known as yet and they depend on the departure from Solomon Is (the 22nd or the 29th of March): in the former case, activity will be from 23 to 30 March, in the latter from 30 March to 6 April. P4 - K4UEE will be active again from Aruba (SA-036)as P40R from 22 to 27 March. QSL home call. S7 - To complete what published in no.200, Kurt (HB9MX) is QRV as S79MX until 28 March, working with a dipole for 80 and 160 mtrs placed at 30 mtrs above the ground. On 160 mtrs band Kurt is working with 80 watts on frequencies from 1824 to 1830 KHz from 2100 to 2300 UTC. Unfortunately the 80 mtrs band is not yet assigned to amateur service in Seychelles. TA1 - Patrick, DL4VBP, informs that he will be in Turkey from 11 to 18 March (in Instambul) and that together with DH4FBP, DL2FDK, DL3FDU,DL2FCQ and TA2IY hopes to operate from club station TA1KA, on all bands in SSB/CW/RTTY/AMTOR/PACTOR modes. QSL via DL4VBP. TN - The DXCC Desk has approved the recent operation of TN2M and TN4U from Congo, therefore QSLs can be submitted for DXCC credit. V5 - Following info in nos.194 and 196, V52UUO is QRV daily for Eu- rope on 3500-3510 KHz CW starting from 0400Z. V63 - Tosy, JA6VZB, will be QRV from Micronesia as V63BM from 17 to 20 March. Operations will be on all bands 10 to 160 mtrs, CW/SSB/RTTY modes. QSL via JA6BSM (look KC6 above). VE - Rui, VA3WTO, will partecipate in the CQWW WPX SSB Contest using VX3WTO call, single-operator 20 mtrs class. QSL via bureau. YA - Oleg, YA/UT9XL is active from Kabul, Afghanistan and ask QSL via P.O.Box 207, Pavlograd 323012, Ukraine. ZF - John, NC8V, will operate from Little Cayman Island (NA-016) from 16 to 21 March using ZF2JC/ZF8 call, using mainly SSB on IOTA frequencies and on CW upon request. QSL via NC8V, John Cornwell, 15100 E.Scatter Ridge Rd., Athens, OH 45701, USA. ZK3 - Ron, ZL1AMO, informs that he will be active in April from Tokelau Is. (OC-048). He gave up to operate from T31 because of travelling troubles. ZL - From 14 to 17 April G4CVC will activate Stewart Isl (OC-203) as ZL/G4CVC, using a TS-50 and dipoles. Mainly on SSB. QSL home call. ZP - NI5D and KD5IC will be portable ZP from 16 March to 15 April. QSL to home calls. 4S7 - JA4FM is currently portable 4S7. 5B4 - Frank, 5B4/DL8KWS is QRV from now up to three weeks. 5H - Following what published in nos.187 and 189, Franco (I4LCK) informs that operations from Tanzanian Islands, scheduled from 21 March to 2 April, will begin from Nyuni Isl. (NO REF, Lindi/Mtwara Region Group) using 5H3CK/A call, for two days. From 25 to 29 March Franco will be active from Mafia Island (AF-054) as 5H3CK (QRV all bands, mainly on WARC, CW and SSB). He is planning also an activity from Boydu Island (NO REF, Dar Es Salaam/Pwani Region Group) as 5H1CK/A. Nyuni and Boydu are uninhabited and operations will be difficult: Franco asks "islands hunters" to make just one QSO, any band and/or mode. QSL to Franco Armenghi, I4LCK, Via Jussi 9, 40068 San Lazzaro di Savena-BO, Italy. 9H - From 24 March to 7 April Birgit (DL7VTZ) and Holger (DL7VTM) will be in Gozo Island, as 9H1TZ and 9H1TY. Operations on all bands with 100 watts and dipoles. They will partecipate in the CQWW WPX SSB Contest. QSL to home calls. 9K - A message running on international packet cluster, signed Faisal, 9K2HA, states that he changed his call to 9K2ZZ. This is quite strange as we still have reports about Bob's activities, using that call. Monique, ON6BY, QSL Manager of 9K2HA, says that all the licences to foreigners in Kuwait were rewoked and she confirms the change of Faisal's call. No other info at the moment. New address of ON6BY is Monique Van Den Dolder, Acacialaan 12 bus 3, B-8400 Ostend, Belgium.

**************************************************************************** * TNX: IK1EDC, I1HYW, IK1QLD, IN3EYY, I4LCK, CT1EEB, CU7BC, DC3MF, DL4VBP, * * DL7VEE, DL7VOA, EA5KB, F1UBH, G4DYO, JG6MQI, OH2IC, ON6BY , VA3WTO, * * 9K2ZZ, LNDX, URE-EA-DX, Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin. * **************************************************************************** * 425 DX News, edited by 425 DX Gang is made thanks to contributions by * * many friends who, weekly, send much news and information. We would * * like to thank everybody for the great help and we ask to send, if * * possible, information following these routes: * * * * ISLANDS ACTIVITIES (IOTA, IIA, DIE) --> Mauro, I1JQJ (PCL, @I1YLM-8) * * ADDRESSES & QSL MANAGERS --> Massimo, IK1GPG (PCL, @IW1BIM-8) * * OTHER DX INFORMATION --> Piero, IK1IYU (PCL, @IK1EQE-8) * ****************************************************************************

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18th March, 1995 no.202

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A9 - A92BE is regularly QRV on 1845 SSB during the weekends, beginning from 2000Z. C15 - Thomas, DU7CC, in his DX & IOTA Tidbits #184, writes about a recent operation from Bougainville with the C15AB and C15AD calls. We have no confirmations from other DXers and nothing appeared on the Eu- ropean Packet Cluster. CP - From 22 to 26 March LU5VC and LU5UL will be portable CP, from where they will operate all bands joining the CQ WW WPX SSB contest too. EA - Until 19 March the special stations AM7EJ and AM0EJ will be active for the marriage of Elena de Borbon y Borbon, King Juan Carlos's daughter (EA0JC), with Jaime de Marichalar. FM - During all main 1995 contests, Michel, FM5CD, will use the TO2DX call. QSL via F5VU HP - Sunday 12 March Jose', HP2CWB/P was active for short time from Isla Grande (09.38N-79.34W). During the operations (no advance publicity was provided for them) he made about 350 QSOs. So far is not yet possible to say if the island qualifies for the IOTA Program in the Colon/Veraguas Province Group (NA-???). QSL via: Box 728, Colon, Panama. HS - Mike, DF8AN, hopes to be active from 13 to 24 April from Thailand, exactly from Koh Samui Island (AS-101). Mike will use a little hand -transceiver on HF (3 watts QRP!!) covering 40, 15 and 6 meter bands. Look for him in the mornings and evenings on CW, on the first 5 KHz of 21 and 7 MHz. QSL via DF8AN, Michael Noertemann, Amselstieg 4, D-38226 Salzgitter, Germany. HS - Starting from 15 April Hans, DF5UG will be in Thailand where, together with other local operators, he hopes to activate one of the 3 HS unnumbered groups. IE9 - Mario, IT9JPK will be IE9/ from Ustica Island (IOTA EU-051; IIA PA-01) from 24-27 March. He will partecipate in the CQ WW SSB WPX Contest, but he intends to operate on CW as well, before and after the competition. QSL to IT9JPK, Mario Bartuccio, Box 7, 94100 Enna - EN. JA6 - JA3IG will be active from Senkaku Group (AS-???) from 23 April. JW - From 8 to 12 April Unni (LA6RHA), Turid (LA9THA) and Inger (LA8KT), three Norwegian YLs, will be active from Spitzbergen Isl., Svalbard (EU-026) as JW6RHA, JW9THA and JW8KT. They will move on the ices with motoskies with a portable HF equipment running about 25 watts with batteries and a dipole antenna. Frequencies on SSB will be 14247 and 21247 KHz; CW operations are also expected. Their equipment has no SPLIT facilities and the batteries have limited duration, so please make short QSO only to exchange the reports. QSL to their home-calls. KH9 - From 17 to 23 May Tom (AL7EL) will be portable KH9, operating all bands, SSB and CW. KH0 - I2YBC is receiving QSLs for the WH0AAV. I2YBC IS NOT HIS MANAGER ! The correct QSL route is: Toribio C . Mercado Jr., P.O. Box 1941, Saipan, MP 96950, Mariana Islands. KH0 - From 7 to 11 April a Japanese group will be active from Mariana Isl. using AH0Q call from 10 to 40 mtr bands. PY7 - During the weekend, PY7XC will be active from the Pernambuco State group (SA-046). PY0F - From 21 to 30 March Peter, PY5CC, will be active again from Fernan- do de Noronha Isl. as PY0FM joining the CQ WW WPX Contest as single operator on 20 mtrs. Peter will be QRV before and after the contest on all band (6mtrs, 2 mtrs, EME and Oscar-13 also). For skeds fax +55-81-6191142 (Andre) TN - A new station from Congo: is Hazel (YL) TN7OT,listened on 14220 KHz at about 1945Z. UA0 - Serge, UA0KL, is currently QRV from Ayon Isl (AS-038). The duration is unknown. He was heard with a good signal the 15th of March on 20 mtrs at 0900Z. QSL via G4AYO. VE8 - The Inuvik Amateur Radio Club is organising a new DXpedition to Hendrickson Island (NA-192), already actived last year. Operations are planned to start at 0000Z of Saturday 1 April until the afternoon of Sunday the 2nd. A vertical for 20 mtr band will be used and long-wire for 40 and 80 mtrs. Two stations will be on the air simultaneously, one mainly on 14260 KHz. CW and RTTY operations are also planned. Power of both transceivers will be 100 watts only, so keep your ears opened. They hope in good weather. VK6 - From 12 to 16 May Malcom, VK6LC, will be active from Faure Island (NO-REF), in the Western Australia State (S.W. Coast) North Group (OC-???). Mal will use the Vk6ISl call on 21, 14 and 7 MHz. On 20 mtr band Mal will have a 5 element monobander; dipoles on 15 and 40 mtrs. VP2E - From 22 to 29 March Will (AA4NC) will be active as VP2EN. VR2 - Mike, DF8AN will be in Hong Kong from 6 to 13 April planning to be active as VR2 or VR2/DF8AN. During the same days he will be in Macao also (see XX9). Mike will use a little handy equipment (3 watts QRP) on 40 15 and 6 mtrs with dipoles. Look for him in the mornings and evenings on CW on first 5 KHz of 21 and 7 MHz. QSL via DF8AN. VU4 - Following what we published in #197, Nadisha, 4S7NR, says that Mani, VU2JPS is QRV from Andaman Islands but with QRP equipment. Mani is ususally active on 20 mtrs CW and 40 mtrs SSB. W4 - NY8E, WA8LOW, WB8GEX and WD8MQJ will be /1J4 from St.George Island (NA-085), in Florida, from 22 to 27 March.All bands operations from 160 to 10 mtrs. QSL home calls, only direct. XT - Jim/XT2JB will be active until 19 March on CW and SSB, WARC bands included. QSL via W3HCW. XX9 - Mike, DF8AN, during his trip to Hong Kong (6-13 April), will also visit Macao, hoping to be QRV with a XX9 callsign. QSL via DF8AN. YB - Following what published in #200, Bob Blumberg, AA4U/YB0ASI reports that the special call 8A4EI has been issued to the planned DXpedition to Enggano Isl. (OC-???) from 24 to 26 March. This will be a good prefix for the CQWW WPX SSB Contest. For most of the 35 operators this will their first pile-up and contest experience. The main station will operate with a 4 element beam (and 3 Kw) on a12 mtrs tower and a dipole for 40/80 mtrs. Planned activities on CW/RTTY and OSCAR-13. YU - During the weekend the station 4N73N will be on from Sveti Nikola Isl. (EU-163). QSL via YU7FIJ. 3V - 3V8BB's QSls, coming in these days, are accepted for DXCC and can be submitted to the ARRL for credit. 5B - There are rumours about an activity from Mazaki Island (AS-???) during the weekend. 5T - Sal, IT9AZS reports that he will be in Mauritania from 1 to 20 April together with Pupetta (IT9PHY), Nanda (I2RLX) and Toti (IT9JNT). Operations all bands, WARC included, SSB and CW, from Nouakchott. The call will be 5T0AS. It is also expected an activity from Tidra Island (AF-050, call 5T0AS/p). Sal's team hopes to activate the Nouckchott Province Group (AF-???) as well. QSL to: IT9AZS, Salvatore Alescio, Corso G. La Masa 65, 90019 Trabia (PA). 5X - DL8KAW, is currently in Uganda as 5X5THW. QSL to home call. 5X - Sebastiano, 5X4C is very active. Look for him on WARC also. QSL to: Box 43, Lira, Uganda. 9K - Faisal, 9K2ZZ (ex-9K2HA) reports that all the foreigner OMs active from Kuwait use their own call /9K2 from 1 of March. Some calls previously issued to foreigners are now being reissued, like Faisal's. Therefore from 1 March 9K2ZZ is now 9K2/N6BFM with QSL via W8CNL, 9K2ZC is now 9K2/KI0K with QSL via KC4ELO, 9K2YY is now 9K2/N0YKI, 9K2HA is now 9K2ZZ with QSL via ON6BY. 9N - Mike, DF8AN, will be in Nepal from 22 March to 5 April, mainly on CW with 9N1 call or 9N1/DF8AN. Mike will use a little handy equipment(3 watts QRP) on 40 15 and 6 mtrs with dipoles. Look for him in mornings and evenings on CW on first 5 KHz of 21 and 7 MHz. QSL via DF8AN.

DXER/DXPEDITION OF THE YEAR The "OPDX/NODXA DX Survey" 1994 edition has voted Rudi, DK7PE as "DXer of the Year 1994" for his Congo expedition (TN0CW). "DXpedition of the Year 1994" is Peter 1 Island operation (3Y0PI). Honourable mention also for the 1A0KM (I1JQJ, I2UIY, I2VXJ, I8NHJ, I0CUT, I0ER, I0JBL, IK0FVC) and YK0A groups.

**************************************************************************** * TNX:> I1HYW, I2YBC , I4LCK, I5FLN, IT9AZS, IT9JPK, DC3MF, DF5UG, DF8AN, * * DL7VEE, DL7VOA, DL8AAM, DU7CC, EA5KB, F6AJA, G4DYO, HA1AG, HB9FAW, * * JI6KVR, LA4LN, VK6LC, 4S7NR, LNDX, URE-EA-DX, Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin. * **************************************************************************** * 425 DX News, edited by 425 DX Gang is made thanks to contributions by * * many friends that, weekly, send many news and informations. We would * * like to thanks everybody for the great help and we ask to send, if * * possible, informations following this schedule: * * * * ISLANDS ACTIVITIES (IOTA, IIA, DIE) --> Mauro, I1JQJ (PCL, @I1YLM-8) * * ADDRESSES & QSL MANAGERS --> Massimo, IK1GPG (PCL, @IW1BIM-8) * * OTHER DX INFORMATIONS --> Piero, IK1IYU (PCL, @IK1EQE-8) * **************************************************************************** ...that's all folks!

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425 DX NEWS is weekly available on Trance *FREE* BBS in Italy (+39-11-482751) ------18 March 1995 no.202 ======425 DX NEWS * CALENDAR ======edited by I1JQJ & IK1IYU PERIOD CALL REF till 31/3 C31=C37 * special prefix 198 till April CE7LHG: San Pedro Isl. (SA-053) 198 till 19/3 CT: Pessegueiro Isl. (EU-167) * by CT1EEB & CT1ESO 201 till April D68QM * by ON4QM 197 till 16/3 FK/DL2GAC: Belep Is. (OC-079) 201 till end April FR5HG/E: Europa Isl. (AF-009) 201 till December FT5XK: Kerguelen 190 till ? HP1/DL8SEP: NA-072 201 till 23/3 IK1XHT: Torino University 201 till 24/3 KL7FBI: Shemya Isl. (NA-037) 199 till 19/3 OH2BBF/p: Orslandet Isl. (EU-097) * by OH2IC & OH2BBF 201 till middle Apr PJ9JT * by W1BIH 194 till August KC0PA/S0: Western Sahara 198 till 28/3 S79MX * by HB9MX 200 till ? UA0KL: Ayon Isl. (AS-038) 202 till 19/3 V52UUO & V52UTR * by DL7UUO & DL7UTR 194 till 18/3 XF0C: Clarion Isl. (NA-115) * by XE1BEF 199 till 19/3 XT2JB 202 till April YA/PA3BTQ 196 till 21/3 ZF2JC/ZF8 * by NC8V 201 till end March 5B4/DL8KWS 201 till 22/3 K6JAH/6Y5 197 till 22/3 9M8 * by DL8NBH & DJ2EH 194 till April 9Q5FH 195 till April 9Q5TT * by ON6TT 195 16/3-15/4 ZP * by NI5D & KD5IC 201 17/3-20/3 V63BM * by JA6VZB 201 18/3-22/3 H44MS: Honiara * by DL2GAC 201 18/3-19/3 PY7XC: Pernambuco State group (SA-046) 202 18/3-19/3 4N73N: Sveti Nikola Isl. (EU-163) 202 20/3-26/3 CQ4I: Cobra Isl. * by CT1ASU,CT1EEU,CT1ERY,CT1FDU 190 21/3-30/3 PY0FM: Fernando de Noronha * by PY5CC 202 21/3-24/3 5H3CK/A: Nyuni Isl. (NO-REF) 201 22/3-26/3 CP * by LU5VC & LU5UL 202 22/3-27/3 P40R * by K4UEE 201 22/3-29/3 VP2EN * by AA4NC 202 22/3-27/3 1J4: St. George Isl. (NA-085) * by W8 team 202 22/3-5/4 9N * by DF8AN 202 23/3-30/3 AH0W * by OH2LVG 201 23/3-30/3 ZF2AB * by WA3FYZ 200 24/3-27/3 IE9/IT9JPK: Ustica Isl. (EU-051) (IIA PA-01) 202 24/3-3/2 3D2CT & 3D2CU: Conway reef 195 24/3-26/3 8A4EI: Enggano Isl. (OC-???) * by YB team 202 24/3-7/4 9H1TZ & 9H1TY * by DL7VTZ & DL7VTM 201 25/3-26/3 GT3FLH: Isle of Man 196 25/3-26/3 IO1P * by IK1NLZ 199 25/3-26/3 IR1ANT * by I1HYW, I1JQJ & IK1GPG (WABA JOKER) 195 25/3-26/3 IR3X * by "Vecio Piave" team 199 25/3-27/3 J8: St. Vincent (NA-109) * by DL1XAQ & DL9XAT 200 25/3-28/3 TM5AUP * special station 201 25/3-26/3 TM8LUM: Lyon * special call 197 25/3-29/3 5H1CK & 5H3CK: Mafia Isl. (AF-054), Boydu Isl.(NO-REF) 201 25/3-26/3 CQ WW SSB WPX Contest *** 26/3 EA7BR/p: Isla Puntal de la Cruz (DIE S-224) 199 27/3-1/4 J8: Mustique Isl. (NA-025) * by DL1XAQ & DL9XAT 200 29/3-2/4 BV9AAB: Pescadores Isl. (AS-103) * by BV2AS 200 29/3-3/4 9M0A: Spratly * by JA & 9M6 team 199 31/3-2/4 BV/JI6KVR 200 March AP * by DK7PE 201 March-April P2: Woodlark Group (OC-???) * by DL2GAC ??? 196 March PJ7/KA3DBN 197 end March-May VQ9TN * by K5TNP 195 March VP2EBN * by KA3DBN 197 March-September ZD8WD * by G4RWD 197 March-April 8Q7XO * by DL7UTM 191 March 9M8 * by OH2LVG 194 March 9U * by F5FHI 196 1/4-4/4 J6: St. Lucia (NA-108) * by DL1XAQ & DL9XAT 200 1/4-2/4 VE8YEV: Hendrickson Isl. (NA-192) 202 1/4-20/4 5T0AS * by I2RLX, IT9AZS, IT9JNT, IT9PHY 202 4/4-8/4 FG: Guadaloupe (NA-102) * by DL1XAQ & DL9XAT 200 6/4-13/4 VR2 * by DF8AN 202 7/4-11/4 AH0Q * by JA team 202 8/4-12/4 JW6RHA, JW9THA, JW8KT * by LA6RHA, LA9THA, LA8KT 202 10/4-16/4 DU0K: North Danger Reef - Spratly Is.* by DU9RG 192 11/4-29/4 J6/DK1RP 200 6/5-7/5 >>> A.R.I. * INTERNATIONAL DX CONTEST <<< *** 13/10-15/10 >>> Bologna: V IOTA CONVENTION <<< ***

25 March 1995 nr.202

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BV - Following what published in number 200, Yuki (JI6KVR) reports that from 31 March to 2 April, during his QSY in Taiwan, he will join the operations from Pescadores Isl. (AS-103) as BV9A/JI6KVR call. QSL via EA5KB. DL - From 25 to 28 May, DL6CGC and DL8CZG will be portable from Poel Isl.(EU-098) with SSB/CW/RTTY activity from 10 to 80 mtr bands and VHF (2 mtrs) also. EA - EA5URD will be active the 2nd of April from Mazarron Lighthouse (FEA E-120). QSL via EA5GMB. EA - EA3BT/3 will be QRV the 2nd of April from Islote Galera Palamos (E-256). QSL via EA3DIH. EA - EA4ENK will be portable the 2nd of April from Isla De Las Vinas (BA-53). QSL via EA5OL. EA - EA2/EA1FCH will be QRV from Isla Zadorra (VI-07) the 2nd of April. QSL via EA5OL. EA - Operation is expected the 2nd of April from Islote Els Pallers (E-258). QSL via EA5OL. EA - EA1AGZ will be portable the 16th of April from Isla Pollos (VA-25). QSL via EA5OL. EJ - The WestNet DX Club would like to join the IOTA Contest from Inis Meain Isl. (EU-006).Activity from 27 July to 1 August all bands all modes, AMTOR and PACTOR as well. QSL via EI6FR. HC8 - Horst (DF1VU), Thomas (DF8VK), Joachim (DK5VP) e Frank (DL4VCG) will be portable /HC8 from 25 April to 14 May, working from HC8KU station. Activity all bands from 10 to 160 mtrs, WARC included. HR - Gerard, HR5/F2JD, is active until 1st of April, expecially on CW, and he will try to be QRV from the Gulf of Fonseca Group (NA-060). IC8 - From 21 to 23 April Raul (IK8VRS) will be portable IC8 from Procida Isl. (IIA NA01, IOTA EU-031). ID8 - From 25 to 26 March Raul (IK8VRS), with other friends, will be active from Le Castella Isl. (IIA KR01) near Capo Rizzuto. QSL via IK8TPJ. IL3 - From 25 to 26 March, Oreste (IK5VIA) together with Stefano (IK3ABY) and other friends, will be portable IL3 from Lido Isl. (EU-131, IIA VE-32). JW - DF6JC is QRV as JW/DF6JC until 30 march from JW5E station. KP4 - Ken, KP4XS (ex KH2F), will join the CQWW WPX SSB Contest from his new QTH in Puerto Rico, helped by K1RZ, K3NA, KF3P e W2EOS. LU - The special station LW3DSR is active until 26 March,during the 12th edition of Pan American Sport Games. QSL via LU1DVT. OZ - From 13 to 20 May Siggi, DL1AZZ, will be active from Mandoe Island (EU-125) as OZ/DL1AZZ/p on 10 to 40 mtr bands. QSL via home-call. TP8CE - Station of CERAC (Council of Europe Radio Amateur Club) will be QRV during the weekend, joining the CQWW WPX SSB Contest.QSL via F6FQK. UA1_fil- Due to government funds reductions,many polar bases on Franz Joseph Land risk to be closed and abandoned during next months. The personel will be moved to Russia and there will be no more active stations like R1FJL (ex 4K2MAL) and RX1OX/FJL. V7 - Ken, V73C/AH9C, reports that OKDXA (Oklahoma DX Association) is no more the QSL manager for his operations: send your direct QSLs to V73C address Kenneth R. Wells,P.O.Box 1255, APO AP 96555-0008, USA. VK6 - More from last number: Malcom (VK6LC) reports that during his forthcoming operation to Faure Island (NO-REF) he will be joined by Dave, VK6DLB (he was already active from Malus Island). They have already sent copy of permissions to the IOTA Committee. If 20 mtrs band conditions is poor, VK6ISL will be QRV for Europe on 7084 KHz from 1800Z to 2300Z. QSL via I1HYW (Europe), K1IYD (N.America) and VK6LC (Oceania). VK0_h - The South Sandwich Island DX Group, announcing a new member in the team (Verne, W8BLA, a very skilful CW operator), reports that the permission has been asked to land on Heard Island and is waiting for the reply by the Australian government. Team is still looking for CW operators and a doctor: FAX for further informations to Jerry, AA6BB, +1-503-998-1269, or Tony, WA4JQS, +1-606-679-3151. VU_ant - Dinesh, AT3D, is coming back in India,after his trip to Antarctica. He will be QRV with his usual call VU3DEN. W1 - The 1st of April WW1V and KA1GJ will be active from Cousins Island (NA-137) for two hours, from about 1500 to 1700Z. They will probably be active from the same islnad during the IOTA contest. W4 - Mac, KM4WE and other Clay County DX Association operators, will be active from 14 to 16 April from Beverly Beach, Florida State East Group (NA-138). QSL via KM4WE, 5180 Mallard Rd., Middleburg, FL 32068-7717, USA. XE1 - A scientific expedition is expected to activate in June the Jalisco Nayarit State group (NA-189), precisely Les Tres Marietas Islands and Roca Corbetana. XE3 - Bernardo, XE1BGM/3, from Carmen Island (NA-135) informs that he is active during weekends on 14260 and 21260 KHz from 1600Z to 2400Z. He also says that he has big problems with local post office: dama- ged envelopes and lost QSL. He has now a new address: Bernardo Garcia Mendoza, P.O.Box 882, Poza Rica, Ver., Mexico. ZF - AH9B is active as ZF2WH until 27 March, joing the CQWW WPX SSB Test 3D2_cr - Latest news from 3D2CU/MM is about a delay of operations due to difficulty to land on Conway Reef. The rough sea with high waves has overturned the ship. 5R8 - Ben, 5R8DS, informs that he has improved the 80 mtr band aerial and he is QRV on 3505 KHz CW and 3792 SSB (he prefers CW). QSL via: Ben Witvliet, B.P. 404, Antananarivo-101, Madagascar. 5X - From 25 March to 3 April, Franco (IN3DYG) will be active as 5X4D from Arua, with volunteers. QSL home call. 9H - From 10 to 24 April, Holger (DL5XAT), Matthias (DH1OAH), e Felix (DL8OBC) will be QRV from Gozo Island (EU-023) respectively as 9H3SB, 9H3UF e 9H3UD. Operations on all HF bands in CW/SSB/RTTY/AM- TOR/PACTOR and also RS satellites. QSL for 9H3SB via DL5XAT, Holger Binder, Thorkoppel 15A, D-22885 Barsbuettel, Germany; for 9H3UF via DH1OAH, Matthias Deutscher,P.O.Box 600121, D-30947 Ronnenberg, Germany; for 9H3UD via DL8OBC,Felix J. Riess, P.O.Box 1253,D-30984 Gehrden, Germany. 9Q - Peter, 9Q5TT (ON6TT) helped by Alex 9X5EE (PA3DZN) will join the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest, during this weekend.A special call has been requested or the 9Q5TT call will be used. QSl via ON5NT.

DXCC DESK -> Documentations received and approved for operations:

3A/IK1QBT 3B8/ON4QM 3C1/TU4EI 3DA0CA 3V8BB 4S7/JA4FM 5N0ETK 5N0GC 5N0PYL 5X1HR 5X1MW 5X1KO 7Q7SB 8Q7AB 8Q7BX 8Q7YF 9A/SP3DPR 9A/SP6MLX 9G5WH 9G5RM 9G5TL 9G5MB 9G5MT 9G5JR 9G5VT 9G0ARS 9I0A 9I30ZIN 9J2AE 9J2CE 9L1/TU5EV 9M2/GM0DEQ 9M6/GM0DEQ 9N1AP 9Q5AGD 9Q5RT 9X/SM5DIC 9X5EE A51MOC A51MOC/JH1AJT A51/JH1AJT A61AH A61AN C4C CE8SFG CN2SK D2EGH D68RS D68TA DU7LA DU7/KD6QV FH/JA1IDY HS0/DL2FDK J55UAB J87CO J87FT J8/F5LGQ J8/F6AOI J8/F6BFH J8/F9IE P43DWC S21YO S79ASM SV5/DK1RP SV9/G4OBK TI2/KB9CRY TI4/KB9CRY TI6/KB9CRY TI2PDX TK/IK1QBT TL8JD TO0P TU4EG TU4EX TU5DX TU5EV TU5NC US1U/PA3BUD UT8U/PA3BUD V26E V51T V5/N0AFW VI0ANT VP2EDK VP29EI VP2MDY VP8SGP VP8CBC VP8CRB VP8CRC VP9/W1RQ VR6AB XE1/UA3AB XE1/RA3AUU XE1/NT2X XF4M XT2JB XU3DWC XW1 XW1A YK0A ZA/OK1CF ZK1SRF ZK2ZE

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25 March 1995 no.203 ======425 DX NEWS * CALENDAR ======edited by I1JQJ & IK1IYU

PERIOD CALL REF till 26/3 CP * by LU5VC & LU5UL 202 till 26/3 8A4EI: Enggano Isl. (OC-204) * by YB team 202 till 26/3 CQ4I: Cobra Isl. * by CT1ASU,CT1EEU,CT1ERY,CT1FDU 190 till 26/3 LW3DSR: Pan Americans Sports Games 203 till 27/3 P40R * by K4UEE 201 till 27/3 ZF2WH * by AH9B 203 till 27/3 1J4: St. George Isl. (NA-085) * by W8 team 202 till 27/3 IE9/IT9JPK: Ustica Isl. (EU-051) (IIA PA-01) 202 till 28/3 S79MX * by HB9MX 200 till 29/3 VP2EN * by AA4NC 202 till 30/3 PY0FM: Fernando de Noronha * by PY5CC 202 till 30/3 JW/DF6JC 203 till 30/3 AH0W * by OH2LVG 201 till 30/3 ZF2AB * by WA3FYZ 200 till 31/3 C31=C37 * special prefix 198 till end March 5B4/DL8KWS 201 till April CE7LHG: San Pedro Isl. (SA-053) 198 till April D68QM * by ON4QM 197 till April 9Q5TT * by ON6TT 195 till middle Apr PJ9JT * by W1BIH 194 till end April FR5HG/E: Europa Isl. (AF-009) 201 till ? P29VMS: Woodlark Group (OC-205) * by DL2GAC 196 till September ZD8WD * by G4RWD 197 till 1/4 HR5/F2JD (possibly HR4, NA-060) 203 till 2/4 5H3CK: Mafia Isl. (AF-054) * by I4LCK 201 till 3/4 3D2CT & 3D2CU: Conway reef 195 till 3/4 5X4D * by IK3DYG 203 till 5/4 9N * by DF8AN 202 till 7/4 9H1TZ & 9H1TY * by DL7VTZ & DL7VTM 201 25/3-26/3 CQ WW SSB WPX Contest *** 25/3-26/3 GT3FLH: Isle of Man 196 25/3-26/3 IL3 * Lido Isl. (EU-131)(VE-32) by IK5VIA & IK3ABY 203 25/3-26/3 ID8/IK8VRS: Le Castelle Isl. (IIA KR-01) 203 25/3-26/3 KP4XS 203 25/3-26/3 TP8CE * Council of Europe 203 25/3-26/3 IO1P * by IK1NLZ 199 25/3-26/3 IR1ANT * by I1HYW, I1JQJ & IK1GPG (WABA JOKER) 195 25/3-26/3 IR3X * by "Vecio Piave" team 199 25/3-26/3 TM8LUM: Lyon * special call 197 25/3-27/3 J8: St. Vincent (NA-109) * by DL1XAQ & DL9XAT 200 25/3-28/3 TM5AUP * special station 201 25/3-2/4 5X4D * by IN3DYG 203 26/3 EA7BR/p: Isla Puntal de la Cruz (DIE S-224) 199 27/3-1/4 J8: Mustique Isl. (NA-025) * by DL1XAQ & DL9XAT 200 29/3-2/4 BV9AAB: Pescadores Isl. (AS-103) * by BV2AS 200 29/3-3/4 9M0A: Spratly * by JA & 9M6 team 199 31/3-2/4 BV9A/JI6KVR: Pescadores Is. (AS-103) 203 March PJ7/KA3DBN 197 March VP2EBN * by KA3DBN 197 March 9M8 * by OH2LVG 194 March 9U * by F5FHI 196 March-April 5H1CK: Boydu Isl.(NO-REF) * by I4LCK ??? 201 March-April 8Q7XO * by DL7UTM 191 end March-May VQ9TN * by K5TNP 195 1/4 K1:Cousins Isl. (NA-137) by WW1V e KA1GJ 203 1/4-2/4 VE8YEV: Hendrickson Isl. (NA-192) 202 1/4-4/4 J6: St. Lucia (NA-108) * by DL1XAQ & DL9XAT 200 1/4-20/4 5T0AS * by I2RLX, IT9AZS, IT9JNT, IT9PHY 202 2/4 EA5URD * Faro de Mazarron (FEA E-120) 203 2/4 EA3BT/3 * Islote Galera Palamos (E-256) 203 2/4 EA4ENK/P * Isla De Las Vinas (BA-53) 203 2/4 EA2/EA1FCH * Isla Zadorra (VI-07) 203 2/4 EA: Islote Els Pallers (E-258) 203 4/4-8/4 FG: Guadaloupe (NA-102) * by DL1XAQ & DL9XAT 200 6/4-13/4 VR2 * by DF8AN 202 7/4-11/4 AH0Q * by JA team 202 8/4-12/4 JW6RHA, JW9THA, JW8KT * by LA6RHA, LA9THA, LA8KT 202 10/4-16/4 DU0K: North Danger Reef - Spratly Is.* by DU9RG 192 10/4-24/4 9H3SB, 9H3UF, 9H3UD * by DL5XAT, DH1OAH, DL8OBC 203 11/4-29/4 J6/DK1RP 200 6/5-7/5 >>> A.R.I. * INTERNATIONAL DX CONTEST <<< *** 13/10-15/10 >>> Bologna: V IOTA CONVENTION <<< *** 1 April 1995 no.204

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BV - BV9AAA and BV9AYA are active until the 5th of April from the P'eng-hu Is (AS-103). BV9AYA is QRV in CW/SBB all bands, BV9AAA works mainly on FM on 29040 KHz. EI - From 2 to 18 April, Gregor (DL1BFE), already portable U1O from EU-066, will be QRV from Valentia Isl. (EU-121). Gregor will probably use the EI/DL1BFE/p call, to respect the CEPT license, but he hopes to get the EJ/DL1BFE/m call from the Irish Telecommunication Office. Gregor will also try to activate the Aran Is (EU-006). FJ - N9SW is portable FJ from St. Barthelemy Isl. (NA-146). FP - From 28 April to 7 May, Bruno (F5JYD) together with other members of the Loos DX Gang, will be QRV from St. Pierre & Miquelon (NA-032), all bands, WARC included, on SSB, CW, RTTY and RS12. They will use the TX7I and/or FP/TM7I calls: QSL to F5JYD, via REF bureau or direct to the following address: Bruno Filippi, 189 Rue Barbusse, F-59120 Loos, France. GU - Following what published in numbers 184 and 200, during the 50th anniversary of Liberation celebrations, from 7 to 13 May the special station GB50LIB from Guersney Island will be activated all bands HF/VHF/UHF on CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via bureau, or via GU3HFN or to this address: P.O.Box 100, St. Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands via UK. HH - KB0QNS is portable HH2. Activity also on WARC bands. ID8 - Following what published in no. 203, the expected expedition to Le Castella Isl (IIA KR-01), by Raul (IK8VRS) and his team, has been postponed to one of the next weekends due to organisation problems. Raul reports that he want s to activate, Sunday 2 April, th e Corica Rocks near Amantea (Cosenza), so far without IIA Reference Number. IE9 - From the evening of 21 to the morning of Tuesday 25 April Roberto/ IK8BIZ, Claudio/IK8FPI and Bruno/IK8HOX will be portable IE9 from Ustica Isl (EU-051, IIA PA-01). All bands acivities, WARC included, CW and SSB. QSL to home-calls. IR2B - Until the 9th of April the special station IR2B is active during celebrations of Busto Arsizio ARI Section foundation and "100 years of Radio" exhibition in Busto Arsizio. All bands operations HF/VHF/ UHF on SSB, CW, RTTY and probably SSTV and RS10/11 satellite. QSL via IK2HTY. IT9 - From 28 to 30 April, IT9AXZ, IT9HLR and IT9WDY will be QRV, CW and SSB, from Porri Isl.(EU-166, IIA RG-01). On CW they will use the IJ9/IT9AXZ call, IJ9/IT9HLR on SSB and IJ9/IT9WDY on RTTY. The island is uninhabited, completely inhospitable with strong winds. Therefore operations will occur only weather permitting. IY4W - The station IY4W (W for wireless) is active from Sasso Marconi (BO) until the end of April, to celebrate the centenary of the radio. The "Casalecchio Team" will activate the station mainly on CW, and also on SSB and RTTY, all HF bands (WARC included). QSL via I4ALU. J2 - Following what published in number 200, J28BQ, J28FD and J28GR will be active from Sept Freres Isl. (AF-059), at about 120 Km north of Djibouti, from 14 to 21 April. The J20SF call will be used; operations on CW and SSb. QSL via F5LBM. OH - The special station OF1AA is active until 25 April, during the 40th anniversary of Turke Radio Club (OH1AA) celebrations. QSL via: OH1AA, P.O.Box 29, FIN-20101 Turku, Finland. P4 - N7NG is portable P4 from Aruba. S0 - The ARRL DXCC Desk will give no more credits to the QSLs from stations /S0, accepting only those from stations with complete S0 calls issued by the Western Sahara Telecom Office in Spain. V3 - Don, ZF2VW (ex DJ0IR), from 10 to 24 April will be active as V31VW with CW and SSB activities on 10 to 20 mtrs bands, mainly on WARC (12 and 17 mtrs). QSL via Vancouver Mountain Radio Club, P.O. Box 1622 Vancouver, WA 98668, USA. V7 - Following what published in number 203, Ken, V73C, has now a new QSL manager: N4GAK, Bruce Smith, 15 Henderson Dr.,Fayetteville, TN 37334, USA. V85 - Gerald, V85GA, reports new QSL info for active stations from Brunei V85BG, Club Station, PO.Box 373, MPC 3703, Brunei (G3JKX is NOT his QSL manager); V85NL (op. Kanzi) QSL via JA4ENL; V85CJ (Jacques) QSL via G3ORC. VQ9 - Following what published in number 193,from the 1st of April to the 25th of May Jim, K5TNP, will be in Diego Garcia as VQ9TN. During this trip he hopes to activate the Egmont Is. (AF-041) as well. 3D2_cr - Following what published in number 203, the operations from Conway Reef have started after many difficulties in approaching the island. 3D2CU and 3D2CT will be active until 3 April. 4S7 - Mario, HB9BRM, from 2 to 27 April will be portable 4S7. Look for him on 14222/21222 KHz at about 1700Z and on 3780/7050 KHz between 1900Z and 2100Z. QSL to his home call. 4U0ITU - During the month of May Tony (IK1QBT) and Mauro (IK1CJO) will be active from ITU Geneve as 4U0ITU . 5R8 - From 28 April to 4 May, JE8BKW and JH8CLU will be active from Mada- gascar (AF-018). JH8CLU has received the 5R8DL call, but JE8BKW is still waiting for his call. 8Q - From 12 to 27 April Juergen, DL1IAI, will be QRV from Kuredu Isl. (Maldive Is., AS-013) probably using the 8Q7AI call on 10 to 80 mtrs (160 mtrs also if possible), only on SSB. QSL via bureau to DL1IAI. 8Q - From 21 April to 6 May HB9DIF will be QRV from Maldive (Thulagiri Isl, AS-013) as 8Q7BV on 10 to 40 mtrs bands only on CW mode. QSL via P.O.Box 130, CH-4206 Seewen (SO), Switzerland. 9M0 - Follwing what published in number 199, the 9M0A station is regularly active from the Spratly Is, exactly from Layang-Layang Isl. It may be useful to remember that sometimes the operators work in a 10 Khz range answering to DXers on their own same frequency. QSL via JA9AG. 9N - JA8MWU will be active from Nepal as 9N1MWU from 26 April to 10 May operating all bands CW/SSB. QSL via home-call.

**************************************************************************** * TNX: I1HYW, IK1QBT, IK2RGT, I4LCK, IK4PKZ, I5FLN, IK8BIZ, IK8OZZ, IK8VRS * * IT9HLR, DC3MF, DL1IAI, DL7VEE, DL7VOA, DL8AAM, EA5KB, F5JYD, G4DYO, * * GU0SUP, HB9BRM, HB9DIF, JI6KVR, K5PC, OH1AA, V85GA, W1AW, LNDX, * * URE-EA-DX, OPDX Bulletin. * **************************************************************************** * 425 DX News, edited by 425 DX Gang is made thanks to contributions by * * many friends that, weekly, send many news and informations. We would * * like to thanks everybody for the great help and we ask to send, if * * possible, informations following this schedule: * * * * ISLANDS ACTIVITIES (IOTA, IIA, DIE) --> Mauro, I1JQJ (PCL, @I1YLM-8) * * ADDRESSES & QSL MANAGERS --> Massimo, IK1GPG (PCL, @IW1BIM-8) * * OTHER DX INFORMATIONS --> Piero, IK1IYU (PCL, @IK1EQE-8) * **************************************************************************** ...that's all folks!

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1 April 1995 no.204 ======425 DX NEWS * CALENDAR ======edited by I1JQJ & IK1IYU PERIOD CALL REF till 2/4 BV9AAA & BV9AYA: Pescadores Is. (AS-103) * by BV team 204 till 2/4 BV9A/JI6KVR: Pescadores Is. (AS-103) 203 till April CE7LHG: San Pedro Isl. (SA-053) 198 till April D68QM * by ON4QM 197 till ? FJ/N9SW 204 till end April FR5HG/E: Europa Isl. (AF-009) 201 till December FT5XK: Kerguelen 190 till ? HH2/KB0QNS 204 till 9/4 IR2B: special station 204 till 30/4 IY4W: special station 204 till 25/4 OF1AA: Turku * special station 204 till ? P4/N7NG 204 till middle Apr PJ9JT * by W1BIH 194 till September ZD8WD * by G4RWD 197 till 3/4 3D2CT & 3D2CU: Conway reef 195 till 3/4 5X4D * by IK3DYG 203 till 7/4 9H1TZ & 9H1TY * by DL7VTZ & DL7VTM 201 till 3/4 9M0A: Spratly * by JA & 9M6 team 199 till 5/4 9N * by DF8AN 202 till April 9Q5FH 195 1/4-4/4 J6: St. Lucia (NA-108) * by DL1XAQ & DL9XAT 200 1/4-2/4 VE8YEV: Hendrickson Isl. (NA-192) 202 1/4-25/5 VQ9TN * by K5TNP 204 1/4 W1: Cousins Isl. (NA-137) * by WW1V e KA1GJ 203 1/4-20/4 5T0AS * by I2RLX, IT9AZS, IT9JNT, IT9PHY 202 2/4 EA2/EA1FCH: Isla Zadorra (DIEI VI-07) 203 2/4 EA3BT/3: Islote Galera Palamos (DIE E-256) 203 2/4 EA4ENK/p: Isla De Las Vinas (DIEI BA-53) 203 2/4 EA5URD: Faro de Mazarron (FEA E-120) 203 2/4 EA: Islote Els Pallers (DIE E-258) 203 2/4-18/4 EI/DL1FBE/P: Valentia Isl. (EU-121) 204 2/4 IK8VRS: Scogli Corica 204 2/4-27/4 4S7 * HB9BRM 204 4/4-8/4 FG: Guadaloupe (NA-102) * by DL1XAQ & DL9XAT 200 6/4-13/4 VR2 * by DF8AN 202 7/4-11/4 AH0Q * by JA team 202 8/4-12/4 JW6RHA, JW9THA, JW8KT * by LA6RHA, LA9THA, LA8KT 202 10/4-16/4 DU0K: North Danger Reef - Spratly Is.* by DU9RG 192 10/4-24/4 9H3SB, 9H3UF, 9H3UD * by DL5XAT, DH1OAH, DL8OBC 203 11/4-29/4 J6/DK1RP 200 12/4-21/4 J37P & J37Q * by G4RVH & G3NBB 201 12/4-27/4 8Q7AI: Kuredu Isl. * by DL1IAI 204 13/4-16/4 CU9: Corvo Isl. (EU-089) * by CTU7AA & CU7BC 201 13/4-24/4 HS/DF8AN/qrp: Koho Samui Isl. (AS-101) 202 14/4-21/4 J20SF: Sept Freres Isl. (AF-059) by J28BQ,J28FD,J28GR 204 14/4-16/4 W4: Beverly Beach (NA-138) by KM4WE 203 14/4-17/4 ZL/G4CVC: Stewart Isl. (OC-203) 201 15/4-16/4 CQ4I: Ilheu Alturas * by CT1ASU,CT1EEU,CT1ERY,CT1FDU 190 15/4-? HS * DF5UG 202 16/4 EA1AGZ: Isla Pollos (DIEI VA-25) 203 16/4-29/4 8Q7: Thulagiri Isl. * by HB9DIF 200 18/4-24/4 V31VW * by ZF2VW 204 20/4-23/4 TM0RAD: special call 195 21/4-23-4 IC8/IK8VRS: Procida Isl. (EU-041) (IIA NA-02) 203 21/4-25/4 IE9: Ustica Isl. (EU-051) * by IK8BIZ, IK8FPI, IK8HOX 204 21/4-6/5 8Q7BV: Thulagiri Isl. * by HB9DIF 204 23/4-? JA3IG/6: Senkaku Archipelago (AS-???) 202 25/4-14/5 HC8 * by DF1VU, DF8VK, DK5VP, DL4VCG 203 26/4-10/5 9N1MWU * by JA8MWU 204 28/4-7/5 FP: St. Pierre & Miquelon * by F5JYD's team 204 28/4/-30/4 IJ9: Porri Isl. (EU-166) * by IT9AXZ, IT9HLR, IT9WDY 204 28/4-4/5 5R8DL * by JE8BKW & JH8CLU 204 29/4-30/4 Helvetia Contest *** April ID8/IK8VRS: La Castella Isl. (IIA KR-01) 204 April-May KP1 * by W5IJU, KB4VLO, K0IYF 195 April XV/3W * by SM0FLY ??? 197 April ZK3RW * by ZL1AMO ??? 201 April 5T0AS/p: Tidra Isl. (AF-050) * by I2RLX & IT9AZS team 202 6/5-7/5 CQ4I: Ilheus Gemidos * by CT1ASU,CT1EEU,CT1ERY,CT1FDU 190 6/5-7/5 >>> A.R.I. * INTERNATIONAL DX CONTEST <<< *** 7/5-13/5 GB0LIB: special station from Gurnsey Is. 204 12/5-16/5 VK6ISL: Faure Isl. (NO-REF) * by VK6LC 202 13/5-19/5 EJ/G0OYQ: Inishmaan Isl. (EU-006) 199 13/5-20/5 OZ/DL1AZZ/p: Mandoe Isl. (EU-125) 203 13/5-14/5 Volta RTTY Contest *** 17/3-23/5 KH9 * by AL7EL 202 13/10-15/10 >>> Bologna: V IOTA CONVENTION <<< *** 8 April 1995 nr.205

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BY - CRSA (Chinese Radio Sport Association) and South China DX Team are planning an expedition to Scarborough Reef (AS-116); BZ1HAM, BZ1OK, KC6KOU, KJ4VH, OH0XX, OH2BH will join the group. The team's departure is expected for the 11st of April and the activity will start no later than the 13rd of April. Operations will continue for three days, 24 hours a day with the BS7H call. Frequencies used: 3505, 7005, 14025, 21025 KHz (CW); 3785, 7045, 14195, 21295 KHz (SSB). CT - During the weekend, the station CS8B is QRV from Murraceira Island, BL-013 for the Portuguese Island Award. QSL via CT1EEB. DL - From 29 April to 1 May the station DF0WLG will be active from Use- dom Island (EU-129), mainly around 14262 KHz. EA - During the DIE Contest, programmed for 16 July, the following spanish islands stations will be activated: ------Ref. Call Island QSL to ------BU-08 EA1AAD/p Cariana EA5OL LO-06 EA1AHP/p Buicio EA5OL N-021 EA1BEY/p De Vega EA1BEY ST-34 EA1BTA/p Carandia EA1EK O-023 EA1DFP/p Carcabeiro EA5OL BU-36 ED1IBA Pedrosa EA5OL N-027 ED1IDA La Isola EA1EBK SA-09 ED1ISA La Chopera EA1EAU N-010 ED1URS Vigen del Mar EA1EB VI-14 EA2AE/p La Poveda EA2AE N-017 ED2SNI San Nicolas EA2CMW T-001 EA3GDE/p Gracia EA5OL GU-09 EA4CBA/p Casa del Duque EA5OL BA-52 EA4ENK Las Caballerias EA5OL V-004 EA5AEN/p La Barca EA5AEN V-002 EA5BHK/p Benageber EA5BHK V-015 EA5CDD/p Baldovi EA5OL V-024 EA5EQ/p Assut de Sueca EA5OL V-006 EA5FD/p Oficinas Viejas EA5OL CS-04 EA5IY/p Villatorcas EA5IY V-025 EA5KT/p Moli de Cardona EA5OL S-004 EA7BR/p Saltes EA7CWA J-019 EA7GYJ/p Soto Gordo EA7GMC SE-06 EA7SK La Cartuja EA7SK S-166 EA8BWW/p Caja del Dinero EA8BGY S-108 ED8IST Santiago del Tigre EA8BGY ------EA1 - From 29 to 30 July the station ED1URS will be activated from Isla del Moro (DIE N-016). QSL via EA1EB. EA7 - Sunday 16 April EA7BR will be active from Isla Punta de La Cruz (DIE S-224). QSL via EA7CWA. EJ - Following what published in number 199, from 13 to 19 May G0OYQ, G0PHN and G0ULN will be portable /EJ from Inishman Island, Aran Isl (EU-006), with activities on all bands from 160 to 10 mtrs, on IOTA frequencies. QSL via bureau or direct to: CHB ARG, P.O.Box 803, Hull, HU7 4BY, England. FP - Following what published in last number, the call of the Bruno's team (F5JYD), active from 27 April to 6 May on St.Pierre & Miquelon might be TO7I. QSL via F5JYD. HS - From 12 to 15 April the station HS2AC will be active from Koh Chang Island, on the Gulf of Thailand North East group (AS-???). II4ARI - From 19 to 22 May, the Ari Section of Forli, will active the special station II4ARI, to celebrate the centenary of radio's invention. QSL via IK4QIB. IA5 - From 8 to 14 of sunday 30 April, IK0MHR and IW0AUO will be portable IA5 from L'isolotto (IIA GR-06), weather permitting. IL7 - Roberto, IK7XIV, co-ordinator of Salento DX Team, reports that last 97-hours operations from Pedagna Grande Isl (EU 091, IIA BR-01), loggged 4705 QSO (105 Countries worked). During the weekends of April friends from Lecce will be QRV from Gallipoli Isl (IIA LE-10) while from 23 to 30 June an operations from Sant'Andrea Isl (EU 031 IIA LE-01) during IOTA contest is expected. JA - JA0IAA, JF0KYK and JR0BAQ will be portable /4 from Naka-no-shima, Oki (AS-041), from 0600Z of 3 to 0300Z of 5 May. Operations on all bands, expecially on IOTA frequencies, mainly on 14260 KHz (+- QRM) OE1M - Saturday 22 April, from Broadcasting Center in Vienna (Radio Austria International), the special marconian station OE1M will be activated, with SSB, CW and satellite operations, during the Inter- national Marconi Day. Radio Austria International will broadcast special services on all languages. OE1M will be QRV on SSB on 3770, 7070, 14170, 21170 and 28470 KHz; via AO13 (0500-1220Z) and via AO10 (1300-1500Z) on 145.890 MHz. Radio Austria International broadcasts on 6155 KHz for Europe. QSL for OE1M via: Radio Austria International, A-1136 Vienna, Austria, or via bureau. PA - From 18 to 23 April, ON4TH will be on vacation to Texel Island (EU-038), and he will be active as PA/ON4TH/p, using a vertical antenna for 40/80 mtrs and a dipole for 10, 15 and 20 mtrs. ON4TH hopes to be QRV around 1000Z on SSB and evening on CW. S0 - Following what published in numbers 199 and 204, Tim, KC0PA reports that his activity from Western Sahara as S0/KC0PA willnot be credi- ted from DXCC-Desk, also if authorized. Tim is now QRV as 4U/KC0PA (always from Western Sahara) and all documentations has been submitted to ARRL. QSL via VE9RHS. SV - From 13 July to 3 August, Gabriele, IK3GES will be active from Greece. During this period Gabriele hopes to activate some islands valid for IOTA program and more exactly Thassos (EU-049) and Lefka- da (EU-052). Gabriele remember that he still can confirm the activities of IL3SP (EU-131, IIA VE-33), IL3/IK3QAR (IOTA EU-131, IIA-VE-17), RA6WA, TZ6BHV, 5T5FA. T5 - Mario, I2MQP, reports that the station T5/I2MQP is a pirate. Mario is actually in Milano and he has not planned to visit Somalia. Then don't lose time and don't send money. UA0 - R0/UR8LV is active from Dickson Isl (AS-005). QSL to: Box 5, Dickson Island 663241, Russia. V7 - Ken, V73C wants to join IOTA Contest, the 29/30th of July, from Kwajalein (OC-028) using the V7A call. VO2 - During the month of June Martin, G3ZAY/NU2L, should be active from NA-044 and from a Newfoundland Province (Labrador) Centre group island (NA-???). ZL8 - Barry, G4MFW/ZS1FJ, has obtained the permissions to operate from Kermadec island, but he will be active only for few hours a day. Barry thinks to operate as G4MFW/Zl8 from 5 to 15 May, on 15, 20 (attention to IOTA frequency, 14260 KHz), 40 and 80 mtrs. ZS - The station ZS9G will be active during main 1995 CW contests. QSL direct to: M. Oosthuizen, P.O.Box 2741, Bellville 7535, Rep. Of South Africa. ZS - The special station ZS50PAX will be active from 7 May to 8 October on 3700, 7076, 14170 on SSB and on 14230 KHz SSTV. 3A - From 21 April to 21 May will be possible to contact, CW only, the special marconian call 3A100GM. QSL to 3A2LF (direct or bureau) or F6FNU (direct). 4K1 - Ra3RR reports that he has the logs, after 1994, of following antarctic stations: 4K1A, 4K1ANO and 4K1HK. Those who likes to receive the QSL can write to : Toivo Laimitainen, P.O.Box 228, Gatchina, 188350 Russia. 4U1ITU - Eric, OH2BBF hopes to be QRV during the weekend from ITU HQ of Ge- neve, waiting for his departure for Africa (see 5H). 5H - Eric, OH2BBF, will arrive at Ngara, Tanzania, the 14th of April and he will stay there for about two months, working for U.N. Eric will use a TS-50 and hopes to receive authorizations to work. Operations are also expected from his short tours in 5X, 9Q, 9U and 9X. QSL via OH2BBF, when he will come back in Finland. 9H - From6 to 8 May the special station 9H50VE will be active from Malta island, celebrating the 50th anniversary of allied victory on 2nd World War. QSL to 9H50VE, P.O.Box 114, Valletta CMR01, Malta. 9Q - Alex, PA3DZZ/9X5EE has leaved Ruanda after worked 20 thousand QSOs and now he hopes to be active from Zaire. 9X Mark, ON4WW, is now in Kigali, Rwanda, with a U.N. human mission for the next three months. March will try to obtain a license (with 9X5WW, 4U9X as possible calls), but in any case he hopes to work from 9X5EE station. CW and SSB activities on all bands from 160 to 10 mtrs, with 100 watts and dipole antennas, QSL via ON5NT.

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CALL MGR CALL MGR CALL MGR CALL MGR ======3D2CT G4WFZ EN7E UB5ECE LT4D LU4DC TO2DX F5VU 3D2CU SM7PKK ER1AM SP9HWN LT4E LU4AA TO5GI F6ASS 3DA0CA W4DR ER3ED I8YGZ LT5E LU1EYW TP8CE F6FQK 3G1I CE1YI ET3BN DL1JRC LT5H LU1HHO TU4EY KE4I 3G1X CE1IDM EU3FT W3HCW LT6E LU6ETB TZ6FIC F6KEQ 4M1DX YV1EQW EU7SA RC2SA LV1V LU1VV UA0KL G4AYO 4M1G YV1CLM EW5A EW1AW LX0ITU LX1JH UN0AA DL6ZFG 4M4AJ YV4DSB EX8MF IK2QPR LX25FME LX1CC UN0G N8LYM 4M5R YV5MRR EX8MMS RA4CDE LX95VEC LX1NO UN2L UA9AB 4N1A YU1FJK EY4AA UA9AB LX9UN LX1NJ UN5G UL8GWJ 4N50A YU1FJK EY8AM DF3OL LY6M LY1DS UR4E UR4EYT 4U9Q ON5NT EY8MM DL8WN LY7A LY2ZO US7W UY5XE 4X/OK1JR OK1AJN FG5GZ F6CLK LZ7G LZ1KCP UT0D RB5DX 4X2T 4X4TT FH5CQ F6ITD LZ9A LZ2CC UT6Q RB5QF 5H3CK I4LCK FM5BH F6HEQ OC4EI OA4ANR UX8I UX8IXX 5N7YZC WA1ECA FO0KUS JA1ELY OF1AA OH1AA UY5C US7CQ 5R8DL JE8BKW FS5PL FG5BG OI5AY OH5LRR V21BF I0WDX 5R8ED LA1SEA GB0DX G3OZF OI6AY OH6AF V31XD OK2PDE 5R8KH WB8LFO H2O 5B4AAJ OL2M OK1DWX V73I V73AX 5X4D IN3DYG HB4FG HB9ALM OL3A OK1AYP V85BJ VK2KFS 6D2X K5TSQ HD3W HC3AP OL3C OK1DWX VA3MG VE3MG 6Y5DA VE4JK HG3DXC HA3UU OL3Z OK2PI VA3MM VE3MM 7Q7ZZ JA1UMN HG5M HA5KEH OL5A OK1FYA VI6VY VK6VS 8A4EI YB0RX HG73DX HA1KSA OM5M OM3KFF VK1DX VK1PJ 8S3BG SM6URO HH2LQ KM6ON OM7M OM3PA VP2EN AA4NC 9A1A 9A2AJ HH2PK KA9RLJ OM7V OM7AB VP2MDE K5GN 9A3B 9A1KDE HH7PV AA5DW OT5T ON4UN VP2MEJ W5ASP 9A4D 9A1HCD HI3Y HI3MTU P29NB K3BYV VP2MFA K8SJ 9A5Y 9A1CCY HR1ERL HR1FC P29VR W7LFA VP2MGA K5GA 9H1TY DL7VRO HR2BDC AA5ET P39P 5B4ES VP2MGF WB9HRO 9H1TZ DL7VRO HT1T SM0KCR P40R K4UEE VP2MGP WQ9H 9H3SB DL5XAT IB4M I4ABF P40V AI6V VP5A KN4UG 9H3UD DL8OBC IB8S IC8SDL PA6EWE PI4TUE VP8CRN GM4CFS 9H3VF DH1OAH II3T IV3TAN PJ9JT W1AX VR2NR WA3RHW 9M8RC HL5AP II4M I4MES PJ9T AB4JI VX2LR VE2LR 9N1MWU JA8MWU II9E IT9EWG PQ0MM PP5JR VX3JPP VE3JPP 9U5MRC G3MRC IO0ZV I0ZV PR4B PY4BHB VX3SK VE3SK 9V1YC AA5BT IO1P IK1NLZ PT5W PY5LY VX3WTO VA3WTO 9Y4VU WA4JTK IO1ZQD I1ZQD PW2N PY2NY VX6FI VE6FI BV0FMT JP1RIW IO2L IK2NCJ PY0FM PY5CC VY9QR VE5SF BV4FH KA6SPQ IO5A I5OYY RN3D RK3DXW X5RB YU7KMN BZ4RDA BY4RSA IQ2L IK2JYT RR9W RW9WA XO5COP VO1COP C49C 5B4NC IQ2W IK2DUW RU1A KC1WY XO5TX VO1TX CG7VX VE7VX IQ3T IK4RSR RU3A RZ3AZO XR4B CE4ETZ CJ2DR VE2DR IQ8A IK8NIM RU4L UA4LL XT2TB W3HNK CJ2MCZ VE2MCZ IR1ANT I1JQJ RU9D RK9CXE XU95HA HA0HW CJ2QK VE2QK IR4T IK4IEE RV9C UA9CAW XX9AS KU9C CJ2SPY VE2SPY IR8A I8ABC RW0A RK0AXX XX9X KU9C CJ2ZP VE2ZP IU2D IK2ILH RX1OX/FJL DL6YET YM6ZS F5SLQ CJ3AT VE3AT IU4U I4AUM S01M EA7EL YQ4A YO4KCA CJ3XN VE3XN IU9S IT9BLB S50E S59AB YS1XS WD4PDZ CJ4VV VE4VV IY1LEC I4LEC S50K S57EK YT0T YU1RA CJ5MX VE5MX J28JJ F6HGO S56A S57MM YT7A YU7GMN CJ6JO VE6JO J28ML F5LBM SN1I SP1PEA YT7P YU1AOP CJ7NTT VE7NTT J37P G4RVH SN6O SP6DUP YT9N YU7FIJ CJ7SBO VE7SBO J37Q G3NBB SN9K SP9PRO YW1A YV1AVO CQ8C CT1EGW J52AK IV3TIQ SP50OP SP6PAZ YZ50AA YU1FD CS1A WA1ECA J55UAB F6FNU T91DNO DL1DAZ YZ7A YU7JDE CS5A CS1AAS JW/DF6JC DF6JC T92A S57MX Z30M YU5GCB CT8BWW CT1BWW JW6RHA LA6RHA T93M DL8OBC Z31VP DJ0LZ CX6VM W3HNK JW8KT LA8KT T94DD K2PF ZA1MH YU5FCA CX7BY W0IJN JW9THA LA9THA T95X 9A2AA ZF1DX W8BLA DX3H DU3BAA KC4AAA NC6J TA2IY DL4VBF ZF2AB WA3EOP E20AT HS1CHB KP2A W3HNK TE1C TI2CF ZF2JI KG6AR EA1AGZ/P EA5OL KP4XS W3FG TE2M TI2YO ZF2WH AH9B ED2KRK EA2CBY L37N LU2NI TM1C F6AUS ZF8/ZF2RB KG6ZQ ED4RCT EA4RCT L3HL LU3HL TM1K F5MYH ZP0Y ZP5JCY ED5OL EA5OL L4D LU1EYW TM2T F6KDF ZS9F ZS6YA ED7HBP EA7HBP L5F LU1FNH TM2V F6KRC ZV0W PP5JR EJ9HQ EI9HQ L5V LU3VAL TM3U F6DZU ZV5AS PP5AS EK4JJ GW3CDP LQ5C LU1ARL TM5B F6CQU ZY2HT PU2PAH EL2PP N2CYL LR0A LU1ARL TM7C F6CTT ZY3F PY3AA EM7Q UY5ZZ LR3D LU1DVT TM8A F5SSG ZY5C PY5CA EN2H I2PJA LS6E LU6EJP TM8LUM F8KLY ZZ1Z PY1NEZ

======425 DX NEWS * CALENDAR ======edited by I1JQJ & IK1IYU PERIOD CALL REF till April D68QM * by ON4QM 197 till April 9Q5FH 195 till 9/4 IR2B: special station 204 till 11/4 AH0Q * by JA team 202 till 13/4 VR2 * by DF8AN 202 till middle Apr PJ9JT * by W1BIH 194 till 17/4 FR5HG/E: Europa Isl. (AF-009) 201 till 18/4 EI/DL1FBE/P: Valentia Isl. (EU-121) 204 till 20/4 5T0AS * by I2RLX, IT9AZS, IT9JNT, IT9PHY 202 till 25/4 OF1AA: Turku * special station 204 till 27/4 4S7 * HB9BRM 204 till 30/4 IY4W: special station 204 till 25/5 VQ9TN * by K5TNP 204 till July 9X * by ON4WW 205 till September ZD8WD * by G4RWD 197 till December FT5XK: Kerguelen 190 8/4-9/4 CS8B: Murraceira Isl. (DIP BL-013) 205 8/4-9/4 4U1ITU * by OH2BBF ??? 205 8/4-12/4 JW6RHA, JW9THA, JW8KT * by LA6RHA, LA9THA, LA8KT 202 10/4-16/4 DU0K: North Danger Reef - Spratly Is.* by DU9RG 192 10/4-24/4 9H3SB, 9H3UF, 9H3UD * by DL5XAT, DH1OAH, DL8OBC 203 11/4-29/4 J6/DK1RP 200 12/4-15/4 HS2AC: Koh Chang Isl. (AS-???) 205 12/4-16/4 BS7H: Scarborough Reef (AS-116) 205 12/4-21/4 J37P & J37Q * by G4RVH & G3NBB 201 12/4-27/4 8Q7AI: Kuredu Isl. * by DL1IAI 204 13/4-16/4 CU9: Corvo Isl. (EU-089) * by CTU7AA & CU7BC 201 13/4-24/4 HS/DF8AN/qrp: Koho Samui Isl. (AS-101) 202 14/4-16/4 W4: Beverly Beach (NA-138) by KM4WE 203 14/4-17/4 ZL/G4CVC: Stewart Isl. (OC-203) 201 14/4-21/4 J20SF: Sept Freres Isl. (AF-059) by J28BQ,J28FD,J28GR 204 14/4-14/6 5H, 5X, 9Q, 9U, 9X * by OH2BBF 205 15/4-16/4 CQ4I: Ilheu Alturas * by CT1ASU,CT1EEU,CT1ERY,CT1FDU 190 15/4-? HS * DF5UG 202 16/4 EA1AGZ: Isla Pollos (DIEI VA-25) 203 16/4 EA7BR/P: Isla Punta de la Cruz (DIE S-224) 205 16/4-29/4 8Q7: Thulagiri Isl. * by HB9DIF 200 17/4-23/4 IK1XHT: University of Torino 201 18/4-23/4 PA/ON4TH/P: Texel Isl. (EU-038) 205 18/4-24/4 V31VW * by ZF2VW 204 20/4-23/4 TM0RAD: special call 195 21/4-23/4 IC8/IK8VRS: Procida Isl. (EU-041) (IIA NA-02) 203 21/4-25/4 IE9: Ustica Isl. (EU-051) * by IK8BIZ, IK8FPI, IK8HOX 204 21/4-6/5 8Q7BV: Thulagiri Isl. * by HB9DIF 204 21/4-21/5 3A100GM: special call 205 22/4 International Marconi Day *** 22/4 OE1M: special call 205 23/4-? JA3IG/6: Senkaku Archipelago (AS-???) 202 25/4-14/5 HC8 * by DF1VU, DF8VK, DK5VP, DL4VCG 203 26/4-10/5 9N1MWU * by JA8MWU 204 28/4-30/4 IJ9: Porri Isl. (EU-166) * by IT9AXZ, IT9HLR, IT9WDY 204 28/4-4/5 5R8DL * by JE8BKW & JH8CLU 204 28/4-7/5 TO7I: St. Pierre & Miquelon * by F5JYD's team 204 29/4-30/4 Helvetia Contest *** 29/4-1/5 DF0WLG: Usedom Isl. (EU-129) 205 30/4 IA5: L'Isolotto (IIA GR-06) * by IK0MHR & IW0AUO 205 April ID8/IK8VRS: La Castella Isl. (IIA KR-01) 204 April-May KP1 * by W5IJU, KB4VLO, K0IYF 195 April XV/3W * by SM0FLY ??? 197 April ZK3RW * by ZL1AMO ??? 201 April 5T0AS/p: Tidra Isl. (AF-050) * by I2RLX & IT9AZS team 202 5/5 JA4: Naka-no-shima (AS-041) * by JA0IAA,JF0KYK,JR0BAQ 205 5/5-15/5 ZL8/G4MFW: Kermadec Is. 205 6/5-7/5 CQ4I: Ilheus Gemidos * by CT1ASU,CT1EEU,CT1ERY,CT1FDU 190 6/5-7/5 >>> A.R.I. * INTERNATIONAL DX CONTEST <<< *** 6/5-8/5 9H50VE: special call 205 7/5-13/5 GB0LIB: special station from Gurnsey Is. 204 7/5-8/10 ZS50PAX: special call 205 12/5-16/5 VK6ISL: Faure Isl. (NO-REF) * by VK6LC 202 13/5-14/5 Volta RTTY Contest *** 13/5-19/5 EJ/G0OYQ: Inishmaan Isl. (EU-006) 205 13/5-20/5 OZ/DL1AZZ/p: Mandoe Isl. (EU-125) 203 17/5-23/5 KH9 * by AL7EL 202 19/5-22/5 II4ARI: special call 205 20/5-21/5 VP9RND: special station 200 20/5-22/5 ITU Contest *** 21/5-24/5 CO: Sabana Arch. (NA-???) by I8IYW,I0SNY,CT1EEB,CT1ESO 200 25/5-28/5 DL: Poel Isl. (EU-098) * by DL6CGC & DL8CZG 203 25/5-28/5 TM0RAD: special call 195 25/5-29/5 4U0ITU * by HA team 200 27/5-28/5 CQ4I: Ilhote do Pego * by CT1ASU,CT1EEU,CT1ERY,CT1FDU 190 27/5-28/5 CQ WW CW WPX Contest *** 28/5-3/6 GU4VPM/qrp 199 13/10-15/10 >>> Bologna: V IOTA CONVENTION <<< *** SB DX @ WW $425WW206A 15 April 1995 no.206

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______| | | | | | -----| BUONA PASQUA! |-----| HAPPY EASTER! |-----| FELIZ PASCUA! |----- |______| |______| |______|

A4 - From 20 to 27 April a group of local operators will be active from Al Ghanam Island (AS-???) using the A47GI call. QSL via A47RS. BY - Following what published in last number,operations from Scarborough Reef (AS-116) have started as scheduled and will end at around noon of sunday the 16th. Two operators (BZ1HAM and KJ4VH) report that they will join the International DX Convention in Visalia. QSL via JA1BK: Kan Mizoguchi, 5-3 Sakuragaoka 4 Chome, Tama-C City, Tokio 206, Japan. CT - From 18 to 24 May Paulo, CT1EWA, and Jorge, CT1FMX, will be active as CQ5B from Berlenga Isl (EU-040). QSL via CT1FMX: P.O.Box 189, 2562 Torres Vedras, Portugal. D6 - After the activity from Mayotte, Adriano, IK2GNW will be QRV for about one week from Comoro Islands (AF-007) joining the Internatio- nal ARI DX Contest the 6 and 7 May. He will use the TS-50, a 1-Kw amplifier and wire antennas. Activity mainly in SSB, before and after the contest, in 40, 80, 160 mtrs and WARC. QSL via IK2GNW. DL - Pete, DL1YAW, from 24 to 30 April will be portable from Spiekeroog Island (EU-047), with activities mainly in CW with 10 watts. Look at him on 7025 KHz and on the frequencies (+40 Khz from the lower edge of the bands). EA_ssh - Angelo, IK2HTW, reports that EA8BGY is asking for a delay to answer the EA7DLF/ED0 cards (WABA EA-03) as QSLs have not yet been printed then DON'T send a second request for them. EO - From 1 to 10 May the special station EO50JS will be active, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of II World War victory.QSL via LY1DS. F - From 28 April to 1 May Joel, F5IWE, will be active, together with other operators, from Yeu island (EU-064). TM6YEU as possible call. F - From 26 April to 1 May F1TXI, F5JOT, F5LGQ, F5OQJ, F6AUS, F6BFH F6CKH and F9IE will be actibe all bands, WARC included, as TM0PR from Groix Island (EU-048). QSL via F5JOT. FH - From 30 April Adriano, IK2GNW, will be active for a couple of days from Mayotte Island (AF-027). He will use a TS-50, a 1-Kw amplifier and wire antennas. Activity mainly in SSB on 40, 80, 160 and WARC bands. QSL via IK2GNW. FO - Lou, LX1SP, is actually in Tahiti until the 21st of April and he is QRV in SSB on 14340 and 21400 KHz, from 1800Z to 2000Z. GM - HB9LEA and HB9LEK are QRV as GM/homecall/p from Shetland Islands (EU-012) until the 16th of April. HP - From 30 April to 2 May HP2CWB together with other three operators will be QRV from Iguana Island, located into the Los Santos/Herrera Cocle Province Group (NA-???). IF9 - During the second week of August Piero, IK1TZO, will be active together with other operators from Marettimo Island (IIA TP10, IOTA EU-054) using the IF9/IT9AUP call. QSL via IK1TZO. KH6-7 - According to FCC decisions, as requested from ARRL, the AH7, KH7, NH7, WH7 (and the usual number 6) calls, will be assigned to Hawaii Islands. Same prefixes followed by the K letter will be assigned to Kure Island. KL0-9 - According to FCC decisions, as requested from ARRL, the calls assigned to amateurs in Alaska (AL, KL, NL, WL) will no more be limited to number 7, but all numbers from 0 to 9 will be used, except the KL9KAA-KL9KHZ serie that is assigned to U.S. personnel in Korea. KL7 - KL7UQ is actually in Beaufort Sea Coast group (NA-004), and he will work there for some months. It's possible to find him QRV for Euro- pe on 7083 KHz at around 0430Z. He has good equipment for 40 mtrs, but he doesn't like pile-ups. KP3-4 . According to FCC decisions, as requested from ARRL, the KP3, NP3, WP3 (and the usual number 4) calls, will be assigned to Puerto Rico Commonwealth, except Desecheo island. LA - From 1 to 8 May the special station LN1V will be active from Oslo to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the II World War end. LU_ant - LU1ZR has been heard from Petrel Air Station (WABA LU-12) located on Dundee isl. (AN-013). Operations mainly on 14275 KHz. OZ - From 10 to 29 July Ullrich, DL2HEB, will use the OZ/DL2HEB/p call from Laeso Island (EU-088). Ullrich, that wants to join the IOTA Contest, will be QRV only in CW, from 10 to 80 mtrs, using 5 watts. P5 - Tom, WB4IUX, reports that is now possible to call by phone, directly or through the operator, from U.S.A. to North Korea. Tom is then hoping that this could be a great change to have amateur radio operations legalized in P5. PJ8 - From 19 to 22 April N4XO will be QRV as PJ8AA from St. Eustatius Isl. (NA-145) on all bands from 10 to 160 mtrs, mainly in CW. QSL via home-call. PY - During the weekend PY1UP and PY3TD will be active from Rasa Island (SA-079) respectively as PX0UP and ZX3T. QSL via home-call. PY - From 19 to 24 April PP5LL will be active as ZX5LL from Anhatomirim Isalnd (SA-026). QSL via PP5LL. PY - Thursday the 13rd of April, PS7AB, has been active as PT6AB from Tinhare Isl. (Bahia State Centre group, SA-080); friday the 14th he has been reported from Boipeba Isl. (SA-080) with the PW6AB call. Ronaldo will end the activity on the weekend, from Tinhare again. QSL both operations to PS7AB. VP8_ssh- Andy, VP8CQS (SP2GOW), has received the material offered him from IRDXA and he is now QRV in RTTY and digital modes also. QSL via DL1EHH. W1 - W1/G4DZC, KA1USL and KC1YR hope to activate Nantucket Isl. (NA-046) from 5 to 8 May. QSL via home-calls, or via W1FY: P.O.Box 3005, Framingham, MA 01701, USA. YV - During his last trip in Caracas, Franco, I5DCE, has received the authorization to confirm the contacts of italian stations with YY5LB (La Blanquilla, SA-037). 3D2_cr - The Conway Reef expedition has logged about 30 thousand QSO. Opera- tors, that left the island Monday 3 April, was obviously satisfed of the result, also if serious troubles has occured. 6Y - From 30 April, for ten days, Roger/GW4OFQ, will spend its holidays in Jamaica (NA-097) and, if he obtains a license, he will be QRV mainly on WARC bands. 9K - Back to the roots: from the end of March, the foreigner amateurs active from Kuwait has their 9K calls again. Bob, N6BFM is newly QRV as 9K2ZZ, while Faisal (ex-9K2HA, ex-9K2ZZ) has now the 9K2CA call (QSL still via ON6BY). Bob/9K2ZZ reports that administration problems has been solved, but how about QSL-managers troubles ? GAHZA - Larry, F5PYI, reports that F5PFP/GAZHA will be in Palestine from 15 April, for two weeks. Operations on spare time. QSL via F5PYI.

INTERNATIONAL MARCONI DAY - During The International Marconi Day, many special and celebrative stations will be QRV on saturday 22 April. Contact at least 12 of them to receive an award. There are 46 stations that will be active; no previous editions had so large presence: ------CT1TGM Coimbra, Portugal DA0IMD Borkum Island ED7IMD Cadiz, Spain EI2IMD Crookhaven EI3MFT Latterfrack, Co Galway EI4IMD Clifden, Co Galway EI5IMD Cork EI4JAM Dublin GB???? RSGB HQ, Potters Bar GB0IMD Island of Wight GB0MAR Island of Wight GB0MWT Chelmsford GB1IMD Leicester GB2GM Poldhu Cove, Cornwall GB2IMD Rathlin Island GB2MDI Salisbury GB2MID Poole, Dorset GB2FSL S. Foreland Lighthouse GB4IMD Truro (CRAC station) GB4JAM Island of Wight GB4MD Old Carnarfon Stn, Wales GB4MDI Lavernock Point IY4W Casalecchio di Reno IY0GA Sardegna IY0ORP Rocca di Papa, Roma IY0TCI Civitavecchia IY1MR Rapallo, Genova IY1TTM Sestri Levante, Genova IY4FGM Villa Grifone, Pontecchio Marconi K1VV/IMD Cape Cod, MA KK6H/IMD Marshall, CA OE1M Radio Austria, Vienna PQ1MD Rio de Janeiro, Brazil PR1MD Rio de Janeiro, Brazil PS1MD Rio de Janeiro, Brazil PT1MD Rio de Janeiro, Brazil PU1MD Rio de Janeiro, Brazil PV1MD Rio de Janeiro, Brazil PW1MD Rio de Janeiro, Brazil PX1MD Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ZW1TTO Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ZW1USK Rio de Janeiro, Brazil VE1IMD Glace Bay, Nova Scotia VK2IMD Wahroonga, Australia VO1IMD St. Johns, Newfoundland ZS6IMD Johannesburg, RSA ------The award (it costs 10 US$ or 12 IRC among with the log of stations worked/ listened) can be obtained to this address: Sue Thomas, G0PGX, Cornish Ama- teur Radio Club, IMD Awards Manager, P.O.Box 100, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 1RX, England. **************************************************************************** * TNX:> I1HYW, IK1TZO, IK1RGL, I1-21171, IK2GNW, IK2HTW, I4LCK, I5DCE, * * I5FLN, CT1EWA, DC3MF, DL7VEE, DL7VOA, DL8AAM, DU7CC, EA5KB, F5IWE, G4DYO * * ON6BY, NI6T, W6GO, WB4IUX, KA3DBN, LNDX, URE-EA-DX, OPDX Bulletin, * * ARRL-DX-Bulletin. * **************************************************************************** * 425 DX News, edited by 425 DX Gang is made thanks to contributions by * * many friends that, weekly, send many news and informations. We would * * like to thanks everybody for the great help and we ask to send, if * * possible, informations following this schedule: * * * * ISLANDS ACTIVITIES (IOTA, IIA, DIE) --> Mauro, I1JQJ (PCL, @I1YLM-8) * * ADDRESSES & QSL MANAGERS --> Massimo, IK1GPG (PCL, @IW1BIM-8) * * OTHER DX INFORMATIONS --> Piero, IK1IYU (PCL, @IK1EQE-8) * **************************************************************************** ...that's all folks!

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15 April 1995 no.206 ======425 DX NEWS * CALENDAR ======edited by I1JQJ & IK1IYU PERIOD CALL REF till 16/4 BS7H: Scarborough Reef (AS-116) 205 till 21/4 FO: Tahiti * by LX1SP 206 till 17/4 FR5HG/E: Europa Isl. (AF-009) 201 till December FT5XK: Kerguelen 190 till 16/4 GM: Shetland Is. (EU-012) * by HB9LEA & HB9LEK 206 till 24/4 HS/DF8AN/qrp: Koho Samui Isl. (AS-101) 202 till 30/4 IY4W: special station 204 till 21/4 J20SF: Sept Freres Isl. (AF-059) by J28BQ,J28FD,J28GR 204 till 29/4 J6/DK1RP 200 till June KL7UQ: Beaufort Sea Coast group (NA-004) 206 till ? LU1ZR: Petrel Air Base (WABA-LU-12) 206 till 25/4 OF1AA: Turku * special station 204 till 16/4 PT6AB: Tinhare Isl. (SA-080) * by PS7AB 206 till 16/4 PX0UP & ZX3T: Rasa Isl. (SA-079) * by PY1UP & PY3TD 206 till September ZD8WD * by G4RWD 197 till middle June 5H * by OH2BBF 205 till 20/4 5T0AS * by I2RLX, IT9AZS, IT9JNT, IT9PHY 202 till 27/4 8Q7AI: Kuredu Isl. * by DL1IAI 204 till 24/4 9H3SB, 9H3UF, 9H3UD * by DL5XAT, DH1OAH, DL8OBC 203 till July 9X * by ON4WW 205 10/4-16/4 DU0K: North Danger Reef - Spratly Is.* by DU9RG ??? 192 10/4-24/4 V31VW * by ZF2VW ??? 204 12/4-21/4 J37P & J37Q * by G4RVH & G3NBB ??? 201 13/4-16/4 CU9: Corvo Isl. (EU-089) * by CTU7AA & CU7BC ??? 201 14/4-16/4 W4: Beverly Beach (NA-138) * by KM4WE 203 14/4-17/4 ZL/G4CVC: Stewart Isl. (OC-203) 201 15/4-16/4 CQ4I: Ilheu Alturas * by CT1ASU,CT1EEU,CT1ERY,CT1FDU 190 15/4-30/4 F5PYI/GAHZA 206 15/4-? HS * by DF5UG 202 16/4 EA1AGZ: Isla Pollos (DIEI VA-25) 203 16/4 EA7BR/P: Isla Punta de la Cruz (DIE S-224) 205 16/4-29/4 8Q7: Thulagiri Isl. * by HB9DIF 200 17/4-23/4 IK1XHT: University of Torino 201 18/4-23/4 PA/ON4TH/P: Texel Isl. (EU-038) 205 19/4-22/4 PJ8AA: St. Eustatius Isl. (NA-145) * by N4XO 206 19/4-24/4 ZX5LL: Anhatomirim Isl. (SA-026) * by PP5LL 206 20/4-27/4 A47GI: Al Ghanam Isl. (AS-???) 206 20/4-23/4 TM0RAD: special call 195 21/4-23-4 IC8/IK8VRS: Procida Isl. (EU-041) (IIA NA-02) 203 21/4-25/4 IE9: Ustica Isl. (EU-051) * by IK8BIZ, IK8FPI, IK8HOX 204 21/4-21/5 3A100GM: special call 205 21/4-6/5 8Q7BV: Thulagiri Isl. * by HB9DIF 204 21/4-23/4 Visalia (California): International DX Convention *** 22/4 OE1M: special station from Radio Austria International 205 22/4 International Marconi Day *** 23/4-? JA3IG/6: Senkaku Archipelago (AS-???) 202 24/4-30/4 DL1YAW: Spiekercoog Isl. (EU-047) 206 25/4-14/5 HC8 * by DF1VU, DF8VK, DK5VP, DL4VCG 203 26/4-1/5 TM0PR: Groix Isl. (EU-048) * by F team 206 26/4-10/5 9N1MWU * by JA8MWU 204 27/4-6/5 TO7I: St. Pierre & Miquelon * by F5JYD's team 204 28/4/30/4 IJ9: Porri Isl. (EU-166) * by IT9AXZ, IT9HLR, IT9WDY 204 28/4-1/5 TM6YEU: Yeu Isl. (EU-064) * by F5IWE 206 28/4-4/5 5R8DL * by JE8BKW & JH8CLU 204 28/4-30/4 Dayton (Ohio): Hamvention *** 29/4-1/5 DF0WLG: Usedom Isl. (EU-129) 205 29/4-30/4 Helvetia Contest *** 30/4-2/5 FH/IK2GNW 206 30/4 IA5: L'Isolotto (IIA GR-06) * by IK0MHR & IW0AUO 205 30/4-2/5 HP: Iguana Isl. (NA-???) * by HP2CWB 206 30/4-10/5 6Y5 * by GW4OFQ 206 April IL7: Gallipoli Isl. (IIA LE-10) * by Salento DX team 205 April-May KP1 * by W5IJU, KB4VLO, K0IYF 195 April XV/3W * by SM0FLY ??? 197 April ZK3RW * by ZL1AMO ??? 201 April-June 5X, 9Q, 9U, 9X * by OH2BBF 205 April 9Q * by PA3DZN ??? 205 1/5-10/5 EO50JS: special station 206 1/5-8/5 LN1V: special station 206 3/5-10/5 D6 * by IK2GNW 206 5/5 JA4: Naka-no-shima (AS-041) * by JA0IAA,JF0KYK,JR0BAQ 205 5/5-8/5 W1/G4DZC, K1USL, KC1YR: Nantucket Isl. (NA-046) 206 5/5-15/5 ZL8/G4MFW: Kermadec Is. 205 6/5-7/5 CQ4I: Ilheus Gemidos * by CT1ASU,CT1EEU,CT1ERY,CT1FDU 190 6/5-8/5 9H50VE: special call 205 6/5-7/5 >>> A.R.I. * INTERNATIONAL DX CONTEST <<< *** 7/5-13/5 GB0LIB: special station from Gurnsey Is. 204 7/5-8/10 ZS50PAX: special call 205 12/5-16/5 VK6ISL: Faure Isl. (NO-REF) * by VK6LC 202 13/10-15/10 >>> Bologna: V IOTA CONVENTION <<< *** sb dx @ ww $425WW207A 425 DX News #207 * part 1 22 April 1995 no.207

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BY - Following what published in past numbers, operations of BS7H from Huang Yan Dao (Scarborough Reef, AS-116) finished at 0200Z of 16 April, logging about 12000 QSO in 80 hours of activity. C6 - From 22 April to 24 May, W1SE will be active from Green Turtle Cay (NA-080) with the C6AGN call. QSL via home-call. CN - From 28 April to 10 May Giovanni (I5JHW) will be active as CN2GB in Agadir. From the 5th of May Giovanni will operate together with Sergio (I5NSR) CN2SN. Activities of I5JHW will be in SSB and RTTY, while I5NSR will operate in CW. Giovanni and Sergio will join the ARI International DX Contest, the 6th and 7th of May, using the special call CN5I. QSL CN2GB and CN5I to I5JHW, CN2SN via I5NSR. CO - Following what published in number 200, due to organisation reasons Peppino (I8IYW), Nicola (I0SNY), Jose (CT1EEB), Luis (CT1ESO) and Jaime (EA3CWT) will not leave Europe before the 23th of May and they hope to activate Sabana Arch. (NA-???) from 26 to 28 May, on 10 to 80 mtrs bands in SSB and CW. Then they will try to operate from other islands, particularly from Camaguey Arch. (NA-086). The QSLs, which are once again offered by the Diamond DX Club, will be managed by CT1ESO. CT - During the weekend the station CS7B will be QRV from Ilha do Baleal (EU-040, DIP ES-02). QSL via CT1EKD. CT - Following what published in last number, the activity of CT1EWA and CT1FMX, from Berlenga Isl., with the CQ5B call, will be in SSB only on 10,20,40,and 80 mtrs bands; 15 mtrs operations are not planned. QSL via CT1FMX. CU3 - Bill, KQ4GC, during the weekend is QRV from Terceira Island, Azo- res, as CU3/KQ4GC, mainly in SSB. QSL to: Bill Gallier, 4094 Sandy Run Drive, Middleburg, FL 32068, USA. CU6 - CU7BC, CU7AM and CU7BG will be QRV from Pico Island, Azores(EU-003) from 29 April to 1 May, using the CU6PI call on 80, 40, 20, 17, 15 and 10 mtrs bands. Pico Island is valid for Portuguese Island Award with the reference AZ-006. QSL via CU7AM. CU9 - Following what published in number 201, Altino CU7AA, sadly reports that Corvo Isl. expedition (EU-089) planned for 13 to 16 April, has been cancelled due to weather problems concerning the trasport of material and operators. Altino and his team hope to succeed in the intention as soon as possible. D2 - Morel, 4X1AD, has informed us that Valy, YO3XX, is ready to join the U.N. medical group in Angola; he will stay there for next six months. Valy will be QRV in CW, SSB and RTTY (if possible), as D2YX or YO3YX/4U using a little equipment and a multiband dipole. He hopes to improve its conditions to be able to contact Japan and North America also. DU0 - Following what published in number 192, the planned activity from DU0K from North Danger reef, Spratly Islands, has been cancelled due to reasons not depending from operators. ER - Valeri, ER1DA, is the President of the new Amateur Radio Associa- tion of Moldavia Republic (A.R.M.) and the address for QSL service is: P.O.Box 6637, Kishinev 277050, Moldavia. ER - From 2 to 21 May, during the 50th anniversary of the end of WWII, 5 stations will be active with the special ER50 call. For the ER50R station, operated by Valeri, ER1DA, QSL via home-call. F/GB - Next 8th of May the special station F/GB5SF, or probably F/GR5SF, will be activated from Vencors, France, during celebrations of 50th anniversary of the end of WWII. QSL via GW0ANA. FR - Dick, N6AA, reports that he is not, and he has never been, the QSL manager of FR5DX. He doesn't really know how this wrong info has been reported, but he is still receiving cards that cannot be confirmed. G/GR - The special English prefix GR has been issued to the stations that celebrate the 50th anniversary of the end of WWII. H44 - JA1OEM will be portable H44 from Solomon Is. from 25 April to 8 May, operating in SSB/CW on all HF bands. QSL via home-call. HP - Following what published in last number, the Iguana Island (NA-???) expedition is planned for 30 April to 1 May, with the special HP9I call. The operations will be on 10 to 80 mtrs bands (WARC included) 24 hours if possible. QSL direct to HP2CWB (Jose NG, P.O. Box 728, Colon, Rep. of Panama) or via HP Bureau. HS - Following what published in numbers 200 and 205, the Koh Chang (AS- ???) expedition has been cancelled. There is a far possibility of a new date at the end of May or first days of June. /exi sb dx @ ww $425WW207B 425 DX News #207 * part 2 IB0 - From 28 April to 1 May, Luca (IK0QDB) and Marcello (IW6MTM) will be portable IB0 from Ventotene Island (EU-045; IIA LT-11). II3CC - During the 100th anniversary of the Radio and the 450th anniversary of the Trento Council and with the Pope's visit, the amateurs of Trento will activate the special station II3CC that will be QRV on all bands from 22 April to 7 May 1995. QSO confirmed with QSL sent via bureau or direct with SASE to QSL manager: IN3AHO, P.O.Box 38, 38100 Trento. IL3 - From 29 April to 1 May a group of operators of ARI Section of Me- stre and the "Vecio Piave Team" (including I3QKO, IK3HUK, IK3RBS, IK3GES, IK3XJU, IK3QAR, IK3IEQ, IK3HMD, IW3FT and IW3GNR) will be active from Pellestrina island (EU-131, IIA VE-33) using the calls IL3/IK3GES in SSB, IL3/IK3QAR in CW, and IL3/IW3FT in 144 and 430 Mhz. Operations on all bands from 10 to 80 meters, WARC included. QSL via home-calls. IL6 - From 30 April to 1 May a group of operators of the Western Emilia DX Club, will be portable IL6 from a rock in Marche's sea, without IIA Ref.No. Operations on 20, 40 and 80 meters, in SSB and in CW. This is the first time that the IL6 prefix is used. JA6 - Following what published in number 202, the JA3IG expedition to Senkaku islands has been cancelled due to local problems. PA - During the month of May, celebrating the 50th anniversary of liberation, at least 29 stations will be active with the special PI45 prefix, together with other PA6.. /45 stations. There will be also an activity from the special station PA5EMI, from 1 to 13 May. Then the LIBERATION AWARD has been issued; 3 contacts with PI45 stations, or one QSO with PA5MEI (valid for two contacts) and one with a P45 station are necessary to obtain it. Send the log and 10 US$ no later than 15 July 1995 to the Award Manager PE1EBJ, P.O.Box 56, 5320 AB Hedel The Netherlands. PJ7 - From 3 to 10 May, AI5P and WB5JHK will be portable PJ7 from Saint Martin. PY - Ronaldo, PS7AB, who last week has been active as PT6AB from Tinha- re Island (SA-080) and as PW6AB from Boipeba Island (SA-080), suggests to those who would like to send contributions to use a carbon copy sheet and no-transparent envelope. The address of PS7AB is: Ronaldo Bastos Reis, P.O. Box 2021, Natal, RN, 59094-970, Brazil. PY - From 21 to 22 April the ZW0X station is active from Grande de Santa Isabel island (SA-025; DIB 19). Operations are planned on 40, 20 and 15 meters. QSL via PS8DX. SV9 - Steve SV9/HA0DU/p, Feri SV9/HA0ET/p, and Laci SV9/HA0HW/p will be QRV from Crete Isl. (EU-015) from 9 to 16 May. Activities with two computerized stations, active on 160 to 10 mtrs bands in SSB/CW/ RTTY/AMTOR. QSL via HA0HW. TA - In August, DJ8QP, will be in Turkey and hopes to activate some interesting islands for the IOTA program. V2 - Until the 23rd of April, KA2DIV is QRV, only in CW, from Antigua (NA-100) as V21CW. QSL via home-call. V4 - Jim, G0IXC, hopes to be active from 20 April to 10 May from Nevis Isl. (NA-104) as V47XC. Activities in SSB on 15, 20 and 40 mtrs and QSL via home-call. VP2E - Rick, AI5P, from 11 to 18 May will be portable VP2E from Anguilla. W3 - Brian (WA3WJD), together with Mark (AA3HA), will join the IOTA test the 29 and 30 of July from Assateague Isl. (NA-139). Brian and Mark will operate with 1Kw and they will use a 3 band beam for 10, 15 and 20 mtrs and dipoles for 40 and 80. W5 - Charley (K5LBU), Mike (KG5CM) and Dave (WQ5Y) will join the IOTA Contest from Mustang Isl. (NA-092). XE - Rick, NE8Z/HC1MD, is QRV until the 24th of April as XE3/NE8Z from different Yucatan Peninsula localities. Activity mainly in CW, but with SSB possibilities, from 160 to 10 mtrs bands. QSL via K8LJG. YL - During the celebrations of the 100th years of the radio invention the special YL100R station is active until the 21st of May. QSL via P.O.Box 100, Riga-7, Latvia LV-1007. ZA - DJ8QP will be in Albania, for a 2 or 3 weeks time, at the end of May and during this period he hopes to activate, together with ZA1B Sazan Island (EU-169). ZA - HB9BGN, manager of ZA0B (EU-169), reports that QSLs sent to his address are resent by him, every two or three months, to ZA1B, that will personally provide to send the confirmations. So be patient. 4U0ITU - From 6 to 13 May, Wolfgang, DK7UY, will operate from the 4U0ITU station in CW, SSB and RTTY on 160 to 2 mtrs bands. QSL will be automatically send to all correspondents. Please don't send QSL via direct, only via bureau or DK7UY. 4U0ITU - Following what published in number 204, from 13 to 14 May and also from 20 to 21 May, Tony (IK1QBT) and Mauro (IK1CJO) will be active again from ITU of Geneva with the special 4U0ITU call. QSL direct or bureau to operators: IK1QBT (CW), Tony Gallo, Via Capo S.Spirito 1/16, 17020 Borghetto (SV) and IK1CJO (SSB/RTTY), Mauro Ferrua, P.O.Box 41, 17031 Albenga (SV). Remember also that to celebrate the 120th anniversary of the I.T.U. foundation (Paris, 17 May 1865) the call 4U0ITU will be used during all May. 4U0ITU - Following what published in number 200, the QSLs for operations by hungarian team from 25 to 29 May should be send to Gyula Palmai, PO.Box 113, Salgotarjan H-3100, Hungary. 4S7 - 4S7/HB9BRM will be active until the 27th of April. 4X - XE2CQ/4X0 is active from Tel Aviv, from the 4X6TT station. QSL via XE2CQ. 9L - Cecil, NW8F, is the new QSL manager of Paul, 9L1PG and hopes to receive copy of his logs in the next month, to start answering the requests at the end of May. GAHZA - Following what published in last number, Larry, F5PFP, is currently QRV from Gahza and from Jericho until the 25th of April. QSL via F5PYI , Laurent Borde, L'Orme, F-42520 Maclas, France. Remember that this this land is not yet been approved by DXCC Desk.

The ARRL Awards Committee voted 5 to 2 to accept a modified ARRL DX Advisory Committee (DXAC) recommendation to add a minimum-size rule to Point 2 (Sepa- ration by water) of the Countries List Criteria in the DXCC rules. This change adds the following paragraphs to the existing rules under Point 2: ''An island is defined as a naturally formed area of land surrounded by water, the surface of which is above water at high tide. Rocks which cannot sustain human habitation shall not be considered for DXCC country status. An island must meet or exceed size standards. To be eligible for considera- tion, the island must be visible, and named, on a chart with a scale of not less than 1:1,000,000. Charts used must be from recognized national mapping agencies. The island must consist of a single unbroken piece of land not less than 10,000 square feet in area, which is above water at high tide. The area requirements shall be demonstrated by the chart.''

ARCTIC -> Following what published in number 199, NT2X reports that the attempt of Kimura Ohba, 7M1QUK, to cross the Arctic by feet is failed. He left the Arktichesky Peninsula on Northern Zemlya (Severnaya Zemlya) the 23rd of February and he had planned to arrive in Canada crossing the North Pole but after about 500 Km he has forced to stop due to frost: the 26th of March he has been helped from the aid team, thanks to R0/RK3KP base station always connected with Kimura, and transported to Khatanga hospital.

TNX DL7VEE! WELCOME DL9GOA! > The 425-DX-NEWS staff would like to thank Rolf DL7VEE, for the wonderful work done until the number 937 of the DXNL bulletin and to wish to the successor, Uwe DL9GOA, the same success near Bob, DL7VOA.

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22 April 1995 no.207 ======425 DX NEWS * CALENDAR ======edited by I1JQJ & IK1IYU PERIOD CALL REF till 27/4 A43GI: Al Ghanam Isl. (AS-119) 206 till 23/4 CS7B: Ilha do Baleal (EU-040) (DIP ES-02) 207 till 25/4 F5PYI/GAZA 207 till December FT5XK: Kerguelen 190 till 24/4 HS/DF8AN/qrp: Koho Samui Isl. (AS-101) 202 till 23-4 IC8/IK8VRS: Procida Isl. (EU-041) (IIA NA-02) 203 till 25/4 IE9: Ustica Isl. (EU-051) * by IK8BIZ, IK8FPI, IK8HOX 204 till 23/4 IK1XHT: University of Torino 201 till 30/4 IY4W: special station 204 till 29/4 J6/DK1RP 200 till June KL7UQ: Beaufort Sea Coast group (NA-004) 206 till ? LU1ZR: Petrel Air Base (WABA-LU-12) 206 till 25/4 OF1AA: Turku * special station 204 till 23/4 PA/ON4TH/P: Texel Isl. (EU-038) 205 till 22/4 PJ8AA: St. Eustatius Isl. (NA-145) * by N4XO 206 till 34-4 TM0RAD: special station 207 till September ZD8WD * by G4RWD 197 till 24/4 ZV5LL: Anhatomirim Isl. (SA-026) * by PP5LL 206 till 22/4 ZW0X: Santa Isabell Isl. (SA-025) (DIB 19) 207 till 21/5 3A100GM: special call 205 till 27/4 4S7/HB9BRM 207 till middle June 5H * by OH2BBF 205 till 27/4 8Q7AI: Kuredu Isl. * by DL1IAI 204 till 24/4 9H3SB, 9H3UF, 9H3UD * by DL5XAT, DH1OAH, DL8OBC 203 till July 9X * by ON4WW 205 21/4-6/5 8Q7BV: Thulagiri Isl. * by HB9DIF 204 21/4-23/4 Visalia (California): International DX Convention *** 22/4-24/5 C6AGN: Green Turtle Cay (NA-080) * by W1SE 207 22/4-7/5 II3CC: Trento * special station 207 22/4 OE1M: special station from Radio Austria International 205 22/4 International Marconi Day *** 24/4-30/4 DL1YAW: Spiekercoog Isl. (EU-047) 206 25/4-14/5 HC8 * by DF1VU, DF8VK, DK5VP, DL4VCG 203 26/4-1/5 TM0PR: Groix Isl. (EU-048) * by F team 206 26/4-10/5 9N1MWU * by JA8MWU 204 27/4-6/5 TO7I: St. Pierre & Miquelon * by F5JYD's team 204 28/4-10/5 CN2GB * by I5JHW 207 28/4-1/5 IB0: Ventotene Isl. (EU-045) (IIA LT-11) * by IK0QDB 207 28/4/30/4 IJ9: Porri Isl. (EU-166) * by IT9AXZ, IT9HLR, IT9WDY 204 28/4-1/5 TM6YEU: Yeu Isl. (EU-064) * by F5IWE 206 28/4-4/5 5R8DL * by JE8BKW & JH8CLU 204 28/4-30/4 Dayton (Ohio): Hamvention *** 29/4-1/5 DF0WLG: Usedom Isl. (EU-129) 205 29/4-1/5 IL3: Pellestrina Isl. (EU-131) (IIA VE-33) by I3 team 207 29/4-30/4 Helvetia Contest *** 30/4-2/5 FH/IK2GNW 206 30/4 IA5: L'Isolotto (IIA GR-06) * by IK0MHR & IW0AUO 205 30/4-2/5 HP9I: Iguana Isl. (NA-???) * by HP2CWB 206 30/4-1/5 IL6 * by Western Emilia DX Club 207 30/4-10/5 6Y5 * by GW4OFQ 206 April IL7: Gallipoli Isl. (IIA LE-10) * by Salento DX team 205 April-May KP1 * by W5IJU, KB4VLO, K0IYF 195 April XV/3W * by SM0FLY ??? 197 April ZK3RW * by ZL1AMO ??? 201 April-June 5X, 9Q, 9U, 9X * by OH2BBF 205 April 9Q * by PA3DZN ??? 205 1/5-10/5 EO50JS: special station 206 1/5-8/5 LN1V: special station 206 2/5-21/5 ER50: special prefix 207 3/5-10/5 D6 * by IK2GNW 206 3/5-10/5 PJ7: St. Martin * by AI5P & WB5JHK 207 5/5-10/5 CN2SN * by I5NSR 207 5/5 JA4: Naka-no-shima (AS-041) * by JA0IAA,JF0KYK,JR0BAQ 205 5/5-8/5 W1/G4DZC, K1USL, KC1YR: Nantucket Isl. (NA-046) 206 5/5-15/5 ZL8/G4MFW: Kermadec Is. 205 6/5-7/5 CQ4I: Ilheus Gemidos * by CT1ASU,CT1EEU,CT1ERY,CT1FDU 190 6/5-8/5 9H50VE: special call 205 6/5-7/5 >>> A.R.I. * INTERNATIONAL DX CONTEST <<< *** 7/5-13/5 GB0LIB: special station from Gurnsey Is. 204 7/5-8/10 ZS50PAX: special call 205 11/5-18/5 VP2E/AI5P 207 12/5-16/5 VK6ISL: Faure Isl. (NO-REF) * by VK6LC 202 13/5-19/5 EJ: Inishmaan Isl. (EU-006) * by G0OYQ, G0PHN, G0ULN 205 13/5-20/5 OZ/DL1AZZ/p: Mandoe Isl. (EU-125) 203 13/5-14/5 4U0ITU * by IK1CJO & IK1QBT 207 13/5-14/5 Volta RTTY Contest *** 13/10-15/10 >>> Bologna: V IOTA CONVENTION <<< *** 29 April 1995 no.208

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CN2 - Following what published in previous number, Giovanni I5JHW is, as scheduled, active from Marocco (Agadir) using 100 watts and a R5 antenna. He is using the CN2HW call. CT - From 30 April to 6 May, DJ0MW, together with two portuguese radio amateurs, will be active as CT7B, from Berlenga Isl. (EU-040). QSL via DJ0MW. CT3 - From 5 to 29 May DL5MAE and DL6RAI will be active from Madeira, using all modes (CW, SSB, RTTY, Satellite, Pactor, EME, MS) from 2 to 160 mtrs. They would like to join the CQWW CW WPX Contest (27-28 May) with a special call. DL - During the weekend DF3ZE will be QRV from Amrun Island (EU-042). DU - Tom, DU7CC, reports that his call has been used from some pirates: he has received many QSL from European stations for QSO in 80 mtrs band that he never made! He has been also reported in 160 mtrs on wrong hours. DU - Rene, 4F2IR, reports that his QSL manager is DU3DO. EA1 - During the weekend the station ED1IDT will be active from Isla de Tambo (EU-080). QSL via EA1ASR. EM0 - To celebrate the 205th anniversary of Samuel Morse's birth, the special station EM0RSE from Ukraina is active. QSL via DJ0MAQ. FK - Tada, JA1WPX, is doing a trip in the South Pacific. The first activity from New Caledonia is scheduled for the 28th of April, then he will stop again the 6, 7 and 9 May. Tada will be active mainly on 40 (7005 KHz) and 30 (10105 KHz) mtrs. FP - Gary, K9GS, hopes to join the CQWW DX SSB Contest (28-29 October) from St. Pierre & Miquelon. FR/G - FR5HG, currently portable from Europa Island (AF-009), will be QRV from Glorioso Island (AF-011) in August. FW _ From 29 April to 5 May Tada, JA1WPX, will be portable FW, mainly on 40 (7005 KHz) and 30 (10105 KHz) mtrs. HB0 - From 24 to 28 May Manfred, DL8SET, will be HB0/ from Liechtenstein. Particular activity on 6 mtrs; however Manfred will be active also on other bands, using 100 watts and a vertical antenna. IA5 - From 9 to 11 June Pierluigi (IK1EDC), Giovanni (IK1JJB), Massimo (IK5OIY) and Claudio (IK5RLP) hope to activate the Sparviero Rock (IOTA EU-028; IIA GR07) using the IA5S call. Then, if possible they will try to activate also the Porcarelli or Porchetti Reef (IIA GR09). Operations on 6, 10, 15, 20 and 40 mtrs. IB0 - Following what published in previous number, Luca, (IK0QDB) during his trip in Ventotene (28 April-1 May) hopes to activate also the Sconcigli Rocks (EU-045 ; IIA LT-28), the Nave of Ventotene Rock (EU-045; IIA LT-13) and S.Stefano island (EU-045; IIA LT-10). IE9 - The Neapolitan team of IK8BIZ, IK8FPI and IK8HOX has ended the Us- tica's operations scoring 5200 QSOs during 3 days of activity. II9 - Salvo, IT9HLR, will join the ARI International Contest working in SSB with the special II9R call. QSL via IT9HLR. IL6 - Following what published in previous number, from 1100Z of Sunday 30 April to 1400Z of Monday 1 May, Vittorio (IK4CIE) together with Giuliano (I4VJC), Stefano (IK4IDW) and Lorenzo (IK4XQM), will be portabe IL6 from Vela Reef, still without IIA reference number. The operations will be in 10, 15, 20 and 40 mtrs with a GP antenna, while in 80 and 160 mtrs they will use a dipole. Activity on 7005, 7070, 14025 and 14260 KHz. The friends of Western Emilia DX Club will be QRV on 14260 KHz for italian stations at 1400Z of Sunday and 7070 KHz around 0800Z of Monday. For USA stations on 14025 KHz at 1700Z of Sunday 30 April. IO4 - Guido, IK4PVR, will join the ARI International DX Contest (6 and 7) May and the other big contests during 1995, using the special IO4A call. QSL via IK4PVR, Guido Migliori, Viale Giordano 67, I-41049 Sassuolo (Modena). IQ1 - During next ARI International DX Contest the station IQ1A will be active. QSL via I1JQJ. IQ0 - Daniele, IK0REH, will join the ARI International DX Contest with the special IQ0J call. QSL via IK0REH, Daniele Casini, Box 42, I-06011 Cerbara (PG). IR1 - During next ARI International DX Contest the station IR1A will be active. QSL via IK1GPG. IR8 - From 26 to 28 May the station IR8A will be active from Procida Isl. (EU-031; IIA NA-02) and Vivara (EU-031; IIA NA-05). QSL via IK0YYY P.O.Box 17, Roma, Italia. IZ8 - During the celebrations of 100th years of Radio, the friends of Naples ARI Section will be active Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 May, from 0700 to 1100Z, with the special station IZ8ARI. QSL via IK8JVG. JA6 - From 0600Z of 4 May to 0300Z of 6 May, Takeyasu, JR0GFM, will be QRV from Tsushima Is. (AS-036). It's a QRP activity (2 watts output) scheduled on 14260 and 14030 KHz. JX - Per, LA7DFA, reports that at the date of 19 April he answered to all the direct QSLs for the JX7DFA activity. If you will not receive your card, write him a message on packet, addressed to [email protected]: you will have your QSL via bureau. Please don't send other requests via Bureau. To have a direct card write: P.O.Box 105, 6520 Rensvik, Norway. KH9 - Following what published in number 202, Tom (AL7EL) corfirms that his activity from Wake Island will be from 17 to 23 May. Operations in CW and SSB mainly on 30, 40, 80 and 6 mtrs bands. KP1 - Vance, W5IJU, reports that the Navassa expedition, scheduled for the last week of April, has reported on number 195, has been postponed to the last week of may due to trip problems. Operators will be W5IJU, KB4VLO, K0IYF, WA3YVN (one of South Georgia's team). KP2 - From 4 to 9 May NP2N will be QRV from U.S. Virgin Islands (NA-106) mainly on 40 mtrs CW, but also on 10, 15 and 20 mtrs. QSL via W0ANZ or through the KP2 bureau. OD - Zanek, SP7LSE, will be active from Lebanon for a month, probably as OD5/SP7LSE. OJ0 - Market Reef will be activated from 25 to 29 May on all bands HF (WARC included) and 50 MHz, joining the WPX CW Contest. Operators will be OH0RJ, OH6EI, OH6LI, OH6LK e OH8PF. The call will be announced later. QSL via OH6LI. ST - WB2RAJ reports that all requests for ST2/G4OJW, ST2AA and ST0K has been answered.The requests that he receives now will be answered in 24 hours from reception. SY - Peter (KC1QF/SV0GV/EI4GV) and Andreas (SV1BKN) want to operate from Mount Athos from 6 to 9 July, using the SV0GV/3 call. Operations in CW and SSB, may be in RTTY and AMTOR too. V6 - The 9th of May Ken, V73C, will be in Pohnpei (V63), where he hopes to discuss with the local authorities the possibility of activating Pingelap Atoll (OC-???). VE2 - John, VE2PR, is actually QRV from Mistassini lake, Zone 2 and he is particularly active on the lower edge of the 80 mtrs DX band. VP2E - K8MFO hopes to join the CQWW DX CW Contest (25-26 November) from Anguilla with the VP2EFO call. QSL via W8TPS. VP2M - Dave, K5GN, and Bob, N5DU, will join the IARU Contest (8-9 July) from Montserrat with the VP2MDE call. VP9 - Dave, WJ2O, hopes to join the next CQWW CQ WPX Contest (27-28 May) from Bermudas. VU4 - Following what previously published, VU2JPS is currently in Andaman Islands and he hopes to receive in a short time a call. VU2JPS has an AM/CW transceiver, but VU radio amateurs are trying to give him a SSB equipment. W4 - From 21 to 26 June a group of operators including Bob, N4BP, Scott, KR4GJ, Bruce, W4OVU, Kevin, WV5Z, and Jerry, KR4RBB, will be active from Dry Tortugas (NA-079). During the Field Day (24-25 June) they will use the N4BP call and operations (on QRP) will be mainly in CW from 10 to 80 mtrs. Outside of the test the KR4GJ call will be used with 100 watts power. XV - Rolf, XV7SW (SM5MX), will be QRV from Vietnam on 1827, 3505, 7013 KHz at the end of May. Rolf hopes to find the wire necessary to build antennas. The copper is as precious as gold over there ! The new laws about amateur radio service in Vietnam will be probably approved during the second half of this year and will allow the use of the entire bands, not only the fixed frequencies. Rolf asks to be patient with his QSL for problems of time concerning his work and for problems of photo development. Rolf suggest to not use IRC but just 1 green stamp. XV/3W - UA0FM/3W is active in RTTY from Vietnam. YA - As announced in number 201, Oleg, YA/UT9XL, is active from Kabul, Afghanistan. Oleg will stay in Kabul for other 5 months. QSL via P.O.Box 207, Pavlograd 323012, Ukraine. YJ - The 7 and 8 of May Tada, JA1WPX, will be active from Vanuatu, mainly on 40 (7005 KHz) and 30 (10105 KHz) mtrs. YL - During the next CQWW WPX CW Contest the station YL7T will be active. QSL via: P.O.Box 265, Riga 50, Latvia LV-1050 ZF2 - Joe, W5ASP, will be active as ZF2NE during the CQWW CW WPX Contest. QSL via home-call. ZL8 - Following what published in number 205, Barry (G4MFW, ZS1FJ) has left Capetown the 27th of April and he is now travelling towards Kermadec Islands. He will be QRV from there from 5 to 15 May using the G4MFW/ZL8 call. Look for him on 14195, 21295, 7080 and 3798 Khz only in SSB and SPLIT. QSL via KA1JC that is asking only one card per envelope. ZS - Lambert, ZS2LL and Roy, ZS6QU, are very active in 80 mtrs CW and they hope to be soon on 160 mtrs also. 3V8 - YT1D is active for about one week from the radio station located in the University of Tunisi, 3V8BB. QSL via home-call. 4U1UN - Jerry, WB8LFO, reports that a ton of QSL of 4U49UN and 4U1UN has been sent last 20th of April. QSLs for 4U50UN operations will be worked as soon as printed. Jerry, helped by Mike AA8EU is now working on answering through the bureau and wish to thanks for the patience. 5T - Sal, IT9AZS, reports that during his trip in Mauritania, together with IT9PHY and I2RLX, he scored 13,000 QSO working over 130 countries. QSL will be ready in 15 days. 5W - Edwin, K8VIR, is active from Western Samoa Is. using the 5W1GEH call. QSL K8VIR, Edwin Hartz, 108 Hartz Drive, Holly,MI 48442, USA. 7Q - Peter, has already reported, is a Red Cross consultant, and he will be in Malawi again from 11 May, where he hopes to operate with his old 7Q7XT call. Peter, that will be QRV from 10 to 40 mtrs in SSB, CW and RTTY will use a 5 elements yagi directed to Europe. QSL via ON5NT. 8Q7 - Until the 10th of May Gerhard (DL3NBL) and Hans (DL8NBE) will be active respectively as 8Q7BL and 8Q7BE from Thuragiri Isl. (AS-013). QSL via home-calls.

CONWAY REEF -> OH1RY, team leader of the Conway Reef DXpedition , reports that activity, from 25 March to 3 April, scored 30.000 QSOs of which 15-20% with European stations (but in 15 and 10 mtrs almost only K and JA stations) Operation was two days less than initially planned due to severe landing ac- cidents caused by very high swell, which turned into 10 meter high breakers when the waves hit the coral reef. The landing operation was done in several stages, several trips had to be made. The first landing trip took some antennas ashore, the second one became a disaster when radios, computers, the outboard motor and personal belongings were lost not to mention seriously endangering the lives of the operators. The computers were lost - which is why there are few statistics to give out at this time. Paper logs were used, in fact all available slips of paper which could be found were filled with QSO-data. Supporting: Needless to say the operation turned out to be more of a life rescue operation than a DXpedition. Much material loss also occured. Now DX folks, if you feel that you can support the group, please send your support as a money transfer to the account specifically set up for this purpose. Bank: "OKO Bank Finland", Account number: 531935-42044, account name: "Conway 1995". Many did offer their support before the expedition. Of this the group is very grateful. The group hereby announces that in 1996 OH1RY+Co will find their way to Canton Island T31. We remind that QSL managers for the Conway expedition are SM7PKK (only for CW contacts with 3D2CU) Mats Persson, Zenitgatan 24 #5, S-21214 Malmo, Sweden) and G4WFZ (only for SSB contacts with 3D2CT) Philip Marsh, Orcheston road 28, Charminster, Bour- nemouth BH8 8SR, Dorset, England.

SCARBOROUGH REEF -> OH0XX, that together with BZ1HAM,BZ1OK, KJ4VH, OH2BH and VR2EW has been one of the operators of last activity from Scarborough Reef (BS7H), reports that during the operations they scored about 12,000 QSOs, of which CW-QSOs are 3000-4000 (a thousand were made by the Chinese straight keyers). Remember that the QSL manager is JA1BK and that next activity from Scarborough Reef is planned for 1996, by BYs.

WF5E QSL SERVICE -> Following what previously published and answering to many requests here are some details for the WF5E QSL service. From August 1994 after 13 years and about 1,000,000 of cards, the "DX QSL Service" of Dick, N7RO, ceased to operate and is now in the hands of Les Bannon, WF5E, that use the same way of Dick, sending the cards directly to the DX station or his manager, using the informations of DX bulletins and other publications. When he receive the cards back from the DX stations he then send them thru the bureau.Cards must be alphabetically ordered and no older than 12 months. The cost is 1 US$ or 2 IRC for 6 cards. The address is: WF5E-DX QSL SERVICE, 3400 Bedford, Midland, TX 79703, USA.

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BV9P - There is an opportunity for another activity from Pratas Island (AS-110) for ten days starting the 25th of May. The operation is expected from a group of BV and JA ops, joined probably by OH2BH. BY - QSLs for BS7H operations from Scarborough Reef (AS-116) must be sent at this address: JA1BK, Kan Mizoguchi, 5-3 Sakuragaoka 4, Chome, Tama City, Tokyo 206, Japan. This address, already published in number 206, has been reported from Kan, JA1BK, himself, as he does not want to receive cards to his Callbook address. C2 - Ron, ZL1AMO, is currently portable C21. Ron reports that he has delayed the expedition to Tokelau. CO - Following what published in number 200, we inform that, for organisation problems, our friends Peppino (I8IYW), Nicola (I0SNY), Jose' (CT1EEB) Luis (CT1ESO) Anselmo (EA5BYP) and Vincente (EA5YN) will not leave Europe before the 23rd of May. Operations from Cayo Santa Maria, in the Sabana Group (NA-???) should begin the 25th in the evening or the 26th in the morning and continue until the 29th of May. CO2QQ, CO6CG and CO7KR will join the activity that is planned on all bands from 10 to 80 mtrs, WARC included, in SSB and CW, using the CO0OTA call. There will be a station for satellite activity - on AO13 (mode B), RS10/11 (mode A), RS12/13 (mode K) and RS15 (mode A) - and also a station for 50, 144 and 432 MHz for the square-hunters. Then some components of the team will try to activateSp ik1gpg Verbale CD

Sei sicuro che dal 15 aprile non ci si vedeva??? In tal caso non mettiamo la data

VERBALE DELLA RIUNIONE DEL CONSIGLIO DIRETTIVO C.R.P.V.A. TENUTASI A TORINO IN VIA DELLEANI 26, ALLE ORE 15.00 DEL 7 OTTOBRE 1995 ------

Sono presenti: I1JQJ - Mauro Pregliasco, Presidente; IW1BZB - Elios Melloncelli, Vice Presidente; IK1GPG - Massimo Balsamo, Segretario; I1EXH - Danilo Benedetto, Consigliere; IK1NLZ - Paolo Garavaglia, Consigliere; IK1VKH - Ugo Brignone, Consigliere;

Assenti giustificati: IK1SLE - Carlo Audone, Consigliere; IX1RPJ - Roberto Joyeusaz, Consigliere. ------ORDINE DEL GIORNO: 1) Approvazione verbale riunione precedente 2) Comunicazioni del Presidente 3) Assemblea Ordinaria dell'8 ottobre 95 4) Varie ed eventuali ------1) APPROVAZIONE VERBALE PRECEDENTE Il C.D.R. approva all'unanimita' il verbale della riunione precedente.

2) COMUNICAZIONI DEL PRESIDENTE Il Presidente Mauro Pregliasco (I1JQJ) relaziona circa la corrispondenza pervenuta, soffermandosi in particolare sulla richiesta della Sezione di Mondovi' relativa all'installazione di un nuovo ripetitore UHF. Il C.D., vista la documentazione presentata, delibera all'unanimita' di rilasciare il necessario nulla osta.

3) ASSEMBLEA ORDINARIA DELL'8 OTTOBRE 95 Il Segretario Massimo Balsamo (IK1GPG) illustra il tabulato e i conteggi relativi alle quote di ristorno alle Sezione quali saldo 1994 e anticipo per l'anno 1995.

4) VARIE ED EVENTUALI Viene deliberato all'unanimita' di stanziare lire 100.000 quale contributo per l'acquisto di targhe da consegnare in occasione dell'annuale Assemblea Regionale HF, in programma a Casale Monferrato (AL) sabato 11 novembre p.v.

Alle ore 18,00 la riunione viene sciolta.

Il Presidente Il Segretario (Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ) (Massimo Balsamo, IK1GPG) /exi S ALL Bologna & QSL Anche Michele, IK7MCJ e Luca, IK0QDB hanno comunicato di portaranno con se' i log e le QSL relative alle loro recenti attivita' dalle isole italiane. A presto, de Mauro, I1JQJ /exi IOTA2 DOC !}ˆ æ> IOTA3 DOC (}ˆ ê>Û IOTA4 DOC -}ˆ ì>Æ IOTA5 DOC 4}ˆ î> IOTAA DOC ‘ ˆ ñ>¡ ecial station 227 22/10 EA1BT/p: Isla Ramon (DIE N-057) 231 22/10-30/10 YT9N: San Nicola Isl. (EU-163) * by YU7BW,4N7ZZ,YU7LM 231 23/10-30/10 VP5 * by NX4N,N4WW,K0LUZ,KY4Q,KF4WW,AB4OM,KB4QKP 227 24/10-31/10 VP5 * by KE2OP,N2VW,WB2YOF 231 24/10-06/11 ZC4DX * by Whitton Amateur Radio Group 223 24/10 9J50UN * by 9J2BO 228 25/10-01/11 EX: Kirghiz Rep. * by DL4MFM, DJ5BA, DK7ZT, DL8OBQ 221 25/10-31/10 J3 * K8 & K9 team 229 25/10-31/10 TO5M: St. Pierre & Miquelon * by K9GS's team 226 25/10-31/10 4X7JY & 4Z7JY 228 26/10-30/10 3B8/F5PXQ 226 26/10-03/11 3V8MM * by YT1AD 231 27/10-05/11 OS4CLM * special event station 228 28/10-01/11 F: Port Cros Isl. (EU-070) (DIFM ME-11) * by F team 230 28/10-29/10 HB9OK * by Tera Radio Club 231 28/10-29/10 HK0 * KH8AL, JH1NBN, NL7GP 231 28/10-29/10 IG9: Lampedusa Isl. (AF-019) * by I team 217 28/10-29/10 IQ2W: ARI Limbiate 231 28/10-29/10 IQ2X: ARI Brescia 230 28/10-29/10 IR1I * 13 May 1995 No.210

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BY - Chen, BZ1HAM (one of BS7H operators), has announced that from 13 to 16 October there will be the first DX Convention of the Popular Re- plublic of China. During those days the special station BT1DX will be active, usable also by foreign operators who can ask for a personal BY license. There will be also a North Korea delegation. CE7 - CE7LNJ, who resides on San Pedro Island (SA-053), is particularly active on 15 mtrs SSB. QSL to: Manuel Francisco Donoso Arce, Radio Club Aeronautico, Aeroporto Internacional, Santiago del Chile. CT - Following what published in number 206, operations by CT1EWA and CT1FMX from Berlenga Island (EU-040) with the CQ5B call have been postponed to 21 - 27 June. The activity will be in SSB only on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 mtrs. QSL via CT1FMX, P.O.Box 189, 2562 Torres Vedras, Portugal. CT - Following what published in number 206, from 18-24 May CT1EWA and CT1FMX will be active as CQ1C from Cape Carvoeiro / Peniche Light- house, in SSB on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 mtrs. QSL via CT1EWA. D4 - Daniel, D44AB, has no manager. QSL via direct only to P.O.Box 166, Praia, Cape Verde Island. EA - Future Spanish islands activities are as follows: ------13/14 May ST-10 ED1URS Isla Cubas EA1EB 26/27 May N-140 ED1URS Isla Pedrosa EA1EB 27/28 May N-054 EA1BT/p Islote Castrellin EA1BT 3/4 June O-015 ED1IRA Isla Malveira Grande EA1BEZ 10/11 June N-133 ED1URS Isla Hierba EA1EB ------EJ - From 26 to 30 May, GM0DEQ, GM0KVI and GM0SEI will be QRV, weather permitting, from Tory Island (EU-121), using the EJ/GM0DEQ call. Activity on all HF bands in SSB and CW, mainly on IOTA frequencies. QSL via GM0KVI. F - Alan, F6BFH, reports that the 1995 Clipperton DX Convention will take place in Rouen, Saturday the 23rd of September. Further information from: F5LMJ, Alain Tuduri, 25 rue de la Bievre, 78200 Mantes La Jolie, France. FK - Franck, FK8HC, reports that his address is as follows:FK8HC, Franck Petitjean, P.O.Box 7636 Ducos, 98801 Noumea, New Caledonia. HK - Pedro (HK3JJH) is preparing two operations, each of about 24 hours, to take place within the first half of June. Pedro intends activating an island (Temuco or El Gallo, both NO-REF) placed in the Narino Division group (SA-???) and an island (Morro or El Morito or Salamanca, the three of them NO-REF) placed in the Guajira/Magdale- na Division group (SA-???). LATEST NEWS - Pedro should be active from Temuco Island using the HK3JJH/8T call from the afternoon of 16 to morning of 17 May. The second operation is planned before the end of May (possible date 24-25 May) or during the first days of June. QSL via HK3JJH. ID9 - From 1000Z of 2 June to 1000 of 4 June a group of operators(IT9HLN, IT9LQG, IT9NGN, IT9TZZ and IW9ELV) will be active from Panarea islan (IOTA EU-017, IIA ME-06). HF operations (from 10 to 80 mtrs bands, WARC included), on VHF and UHF, in SSB,CW, RTTY, FM and SSTV. IL6 - Following what published from number 207, QSL for expedition of 30 April and 1 May from Vela Reef (IIA AN-???) can be sent via bureau or via direct to operator's address: IK4CIE, Vittorio Bussoni, Via Partigiani d'Italia 35, I-43100 Parma; IK4IDW, Stefano Sacco', Via Fratelli Folli 6, I-43015 Noceto (PR); IK4XQM, Lorenzo Rosa, Piazza Italo Salsi 5, I-43100 Parma. IQ0 - Daniele, IK0REH, will be active during next CQWW WPX CQ Contest and IARU Contest (July 95) with the special IQ0J, already used in the International ARI DX Contest. QSL via IK0REH, Daniele Casini, P.O. Box 42, I-06011 Cerbara (PG). IT9 - The 27th and 28th of May IT9ABY will be active from Femmine Island (EU-166, IIA PA-04). LY - From 22 to 31 July G0BZF, together with other EU and US operators, will activate for the first time Lithuania in 50 MHz, (operations also on the other bands, from 2 to 160 mtrs, in SSB, CW and FM). The call will be LY95BDX, but there is the possibility that some members of the group will be QRV with their homecall LY/. It is also possible that operators will be active Latvia as YL/LY95BDX or YL/homecall. P5 - A group of business men (with Martti, OH2BH) is in North Corea for work purposes and, in the free time, is trying to promote the amateur radio activity in that country. A complete station will be donated to a school and a short demonstrative activity is possible in the near future. More information will be reported by OH1NYP, JA1BK and N7NG during the visit, which will end the 16th of May. PY0 - JA2JPA reports that it is possible to ask him the QSLs for QSO with ZY0SP (St. Peter & St. Paul Rocks) made in February 1994, but he has very few cards. SY - Apollo, SV2ASP/A, from Docheiarioy monaster of Mount Athos reports that, from 1st of January 1995, he has never operated in CW, therefore any QSO from that date is to be considered made with a pirate. SY - Following what published in number 208, operations by SV0GV/3 from Mount Athos, planned from 6 to 9 July, will take place from 1700 mtrs of altitude, near the top of the mountain. Operations in SPLIT on several frequencies, depending on the call-areas: it is necessary to follow the indicated split and suggestions by operators, otherwise the QSO will be deleted from the computerized logs. The frequencies which will be used are as follows:

Call-areas SPLIT Frequencies SSB - W6, W7, W0, W5 14250-14275, 21250-21275, 28300-28325. Other W 14275-14300, 21275-21300, 28325-28350. America (no U.S.A.) 14135-14150, 21235-21250, 28500-28525. Europe 14200-14225, 21300-21325, 28525-28550. Rest of the world 14135-14150, 21235-21250, 28500-28525. ITU regions 1/3 7050-7075, 3700-3725.

CW - W6, W7, W0, W5 7040-7055, 3540-3555, 14030-14045, 21030-21045, 28030-28045. Other W 7035-7060, 3535-3540, 14045-14060, 21045-21060, 28045-28060. Rest of the world 7020-7035, 3520-3535, 14015-14030, 21015-21030, 28015-28030. Transmission frequencies will be: CW 3510, 7015, 14010, 21010, 28010 KHz; SSB 3780, 7075 (USB!!), 14255, 21355, 28555 kHz. T2 - It is possible that JE1DXC, after the 5W and ZK1 (South Cook) operations, will join the CQWW WPX CW Contest (from 27 to 28 May) from Tuvalu (OC-015) as T20XC or from Fiji Islands (OC-121) as 3D2XC. QSL to JE1DXC via bureau. TA - From 18 to 21 May TA2DS together with other TA operators will activate Alibey Island (AS-099) in SSB, CW and RTTY. The QSL manager should be WA3HUP. TK - Jean Pierre, F5XL, during September, will be in Corsica for 15 days and he will try to activate some minor TK islands valid for IOTA and/or DIFM. UA - During the Island Convention (IOTA) in Lipetsk (Russia), planned from 12 to 14 May, Valery (RW3GW), Albert (RV3GW) and other operators will use the Russian Robinson Club call, R3RRC. QSL only via direct to I1HYW. VP8_fal- Stuart, VP8CQH (homecall G0DVF), will leave the Falkland islands at the end of June, to go to Germany. Those who should like to have his QSL send quickly the request to S. Wadsley, BFBS/SSVC, RAF MPA, BFPO 655 via UK. YV - The Venezuela Radio Club will start to reply to QSLs for YW0RCV operations (July 1994) from 15 May. ZA - From 12 to 20 August, Alfredo (IK7JWX), together with other friends of the Salento DX Team, will be portable ZA. ZK1_sc - From 18 to 24 May JE1DXC will be in Rarotonga (OC-013), in the Sou- thern Cook Islands. The call has not been issued but the activity is planned from 10 to 80 mtrs, WARC included, in CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL to JE1DXC via bureau. ZS75 - During the celebrations of the 75th anniversary of South African Air Force, the special station ZS75SAAF will be often activated in the 1995. Then, from 16 September to 8 October, will be QRV the station ZS42SQN, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 42th Team of Swartkop Air Base. QSL via bureau. 3D2_fiji-It is possible that JE1DXC, after the 5W and ZK1 (South Cook) operations, will join the CQWW WPX CW Contest (from 27 to 28 May) from Mamanuca Group - Fiji Islands (OC-121) as 3D2XC or from Tuvalu (OC-015) as T20XC. QSL to JE1DXC via bureau. 5W - Until the 17th of May JE1DXC will be QRV from Western Samoa(OC-097) using the 5W0XC call. The activity is planned from 10 to 80 mtrs, WARC included, in CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via JE1DXC via bureau. 9L - NW8F is the QSL manager of 9L1PG, who will be in Sierra Leone until August 1996. 9Q - Alex, PA3DZN (9X5EE) is curently with the U.N. humanitarian mission in Goma, Zaire, where he hopes to be active soon, for one year, mainly on 80 and 160 mtrs. QSL via PA3DLM. 9U - Bill, K5FUV, reports that 4U9U (operation by F6EXV) and 9U/F5FHI QSLs are valid for DXCC credit as Burundi, 9U.

DXCC -> DXCC desk announced that rule about "minimum size" of a DXCC Country is valid from 20 April 1995, therefore it will be applied only from that date not before. The documentation about Scarborough Reef has been sent before the 20th of April and the new rule will not be considered.

DXCC DESK -> Documentation has been received and approved for the operations C21/W9GW, CN2GB, FJ/OZ7SM, J75A, VP5/K0PP, V5/ZS6YG, VP5PP, ZB2/N7RK, ZF2VW, ZS6YG, 3DA/SP2JYX, 6Y5/DL2ECB, 8Q7DM, 9L1PG, 9Q2L, 9Q5TT, 9U/F5FHI, 4U/KC0PA (Western Sahara, only operations /4U), 4U/VE3UWC (Syria), 4U9Q (Zaire), 4U9U (Burundi), 7O1AA (only for QSO from 27/Mar/94 to 16/Apr/94).

/MICKEY MOUSE -> QRZ DX reports that the Illa Tiki expedition has left Ecua- dor the 30th of March, towards Hawaii. During the 5-6 month trip the crew will make radio contacts on 15, 17, 20, 30 and 40 mtrs, using the KC5KHA/MM call. For further information AA5NT, who is also the QSL manager.

RUSSIAN QSL BUREAU -> RA6YR and UA4CIF has supplied an updated address list of some QSL-bureau of ex-Soviet republics: EK-BUREAU: Box 22, Yerevan, 375000 ARMENIA. ER-BUREAU: Box 6637, Kishinev - 50, 277050 MOLDAVIA. EU-BUREAU: Box 469, c/o EU1AO, Minsk - 50, 220050, BYELORUSSIA. EX-BUREAU: Box 1100 A.R.U.K. Bishkek, 720020 KIRGHIZIA. EY-BUREAU: Box 303 T.A.R.L. Glavpochtamt, Dushanbe 734025, TADJIKISTAN. EZ-BUREAU: Box 555 T.A.R.L. Ashgabat 744020, TURKMENIA. UK-BUREAU: Box 0, Tashkent, 700000, UZBEKISTAN. UN-BUREAU: Box 112, c/o UN9PC, Kataganda 470055, KAZAKHSTAN. UR-BUREAU: Box 56, U.A.R.L. Kiev - 1, 252001 UKRAlNE. 4K-BUREAU: Box 165 ROSTK DVPSTO, 4K7DWA, Baku 370000 AZERBAIDJAN. 4L-BUREAU: Box 1, Tbilisi 380002 GEORGIA. UA-BUREAU: Box 59 U.R.R., c/o RZ3AZO Moscow 105122 RUSSIA, or Box 88 C.R.C.R.F. Moscow, RUSSIA.

BEACON HF CT3B -> Responsibles of HF CT3B beacon, active on 20 mtrs CW on 14.100.0 Mhz with transmission at 6, 16, 26, 36, 46, 56 minute every hour and part of the international beacon net on the same frequency, are anxious to receive reports, as the beacon has now a new site. Reports can be sent with a packet message addressed to CT3HB @ CS3MAD.CTMD.PRT.EU or with QSL to ARRM - CT3HB, P.O.Box 4694, 9058 Funchal Codex, Madeira Island, Portugal.

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13 May 1995 no.210 ======425 DX NEWS * CALENDAR ======edited by I1JQJ & IK1IYU PERIOD CALL REF till ? C21/ZL1AMO 209 till 29/5 CT3 * by DL5MAE & DL6RAI 208 till 21/5 ER50: special prefix 207 till 20/5 H44/JA1OEM 209 till 14/5 HC8 * by DF1VU, DF8VK, DK5VP, DL4VCG 203 till June KL7UQ: Beaufort Sea Coast group (NA-004) 206 till 31/5 OS=ON 209 till 14/5 R3RCC: Lipetsk * Island Convention 210 till 19/5 SV9: Crete * by HA0HW, HA0ET, HA0DU 209 till 16/5 VK6ISL: Faure Isl. (OC-206) * by VK6LC 209 till 18/5 VP2E/AI5P 207 till September YA/UT9XL 208 till September ZD8WD * by G4RWD 197 till 15/5 ZL8/G4MFW: Kermadec Is. 205 till ? 3W5FM * by UA0FM 209 till middle June 5H * by OH2BBF 205 till 17/5 5W0XC * by JE1DXC 210 till 31/7 8P9GU * by DL7VOG 209 till June 9X/ON4WW 205 13/5-19/5 EJ: Inishmaan Isl. (EU-006) * by G0OYQ, G0PHN, G0ULN 205 13/5-14/5 ED1URS: Isla Cubas (DIE ST-010) 210 13/5-14/5 IJ9: Porri Isl. (EU-166) (IIA RG-01) by IT9HLR's team 209 13/5-20/5 OZ/DL1AZZ/p: Mandoe Isl. (EU-125) 203 13/5-14/5 4U0ITU * by IK1CJO & IK1QBT 207 13/5-14/5 Volta RTTY Contest *** 14/5-18/5 Gaza * by JA1UT and his team 209 16/5-17/5 HK3JJH/8T: Temuco Island (SA-???) 210 17/5-24/5 KH9 * by AL7EL 202 18/5-24/5 CQ1C: Faro Cape Carvoeiro * by CT1EWA & CT1FMX 210 18/5-21/5 TA: Alibey Isl. (AS-099) * by TA2DS 210 18/5-24/5 ZK1_SC: Rarotonga Isl. (OC-013) * by JE1DXC 210 19/5-22/5 II4ARI: special call 205 20/5-21/5 VP9RND: special station 200 20/5-21/5 4U0ITU * by IK1CJO & IK1QBT 207 20/5-22/5 ITU Contest *** 21/5-24/5 CO: Sabana Arch. (NA-???) by I8IYW,I0SNY,CT1EEB,CT1ESO 200 24/5-28/5 HB0/DL8SET 208 25/5-5/6 BV9P: Pratas Isl. (AS-110) * by BV & JA team 209 25/5-28/5 DL: Poel Isl. (EU-098) * by DL6CGC & DL8CZG 203 25/5-29/5 OJ0: Market Reef * by OH6EI,OH6LI,OH6LK,OH8PF,OH0RJ 208 25/5-28/5 TM0RAD: special call 195 25/5-29/5 4U0ITU * by HA team 200 26/5-27/5 ED1URS: Isla Pedrosa (DIE N-140) 210 26/5-28/5 IR8A: Procida Isl. (IIA NA-02) & Vivara Isl. (NA-05) 208 26/5-30/5 EJ/GM0DEQ: Tory Isl. (EU-121) * by GM0 team 210 27/5-28/5 EA1BT/p: Islote Castrellin (DIE N-054) 210 27/5-28/5 IQ0J * by IK0REH 210 27/5-28/5 IT9: Femmine Isl. (EU-166) (IIA PA-04) * by IT9ABY 210 27/5-28/5 CQ4I: Ilhote do Pego * by CT1ASU,CT1EEU,CT1ERY,CT1FDU 190 27/5-28/5 IZ8ARI: Napoli * special station 208 27/5-28/5 T20XC * by JE1DXC ??? 210 27/5-28/5 VP9 * by WJ2O 208 27/5-28/5 YL7T 208 27/5-28/5 ZF2NE * by W5ASP 208 27/5-28/5 3D2XC: Mamanuca group (OC-121) * by JE1DXC ??? 210 27/5-28/5 CQ WW CW WPX Contest *** 28/5-3/6 GU4VPM/qrp 199 May-June HK2: Guajira/Magdalena Div. group (SA-???) * by HK3JJH 210 end May KP1 * by W5IJU, KB4VLO, K0IYF, WA3YVN 208 end May-June UA0Y: Republic of Tuvan (zone 23) 199 end May XV7SW * by SM5MX 208 end May-June ZA: Sazan Isl. (EU169) * by DJ8QP & ZA1B ??? 207 end May 5B: Mizaki Isl. (AS-???) * by G4WFZ ??? 197 1/6-13/6 D4 * by GJ4ICD 196 2/6-4/6 ID9: Panarea Isl. (EU-017) (IIA ME-06) * by IT9 team 210 3/6-4/6 ED1IRA: Isla Malveira Grande (DIE O-015) 210 3/6-4/6 TM0RAD: special call 195 9/6-11/6 IA5S: Scoglio Sparviero (EU-028) (IIA GR-07) 208 10/6-11/6 ED1URS: Isla Hierba (DIE N-133) 210 10/6-15/6 3A2RAR: special call 196 13/6-25/8 KC6YK: Palau * by NH6YK 209 21/6-27/6 CQ5B: Berlenga Isl. (EU-040) * by CT1EWA & CT1FMX 210 21/6-26/6 N4BP: Dry Tortugas Is. (NA-079) 208 21/6-22/6 VO2/NU2L: Newfoundland Pro. South (NA-044) * by G3ZAY 209 23/6-30/6 IL7: Sant'Andrea Isl. (EU-091) (LE-01) Salento DX team 205 23/6-25/6 Friedrichshafen * Ham Radio 95 *** 24/6-25/6 VO2/NU2L: Newfoundland Pro. Centre (NA-???) * by G3ZAY 209 30/6-4/7 VE8: Belcher Isl. (NA-196) * by VE3LKS, VE3VGI, VE3WFS 199 June XE1: Jalisco Nayarit State group (NA-189) 203 June YB8: Talaud Is. (OC-???) * by YB team 195 June YB8: Tukangbesi Is. (OC-???) * by YB team ??? 195 13/10-15/10 >>> Bologna: V IOTA CONVENTION <<< *** 20 May 1995 No.211

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BY - Gerard, F2JD, is in the Popular Republic of China (BY5) for the next two months and he hopes to have the permission to operate. C6 - Following what published in number 207, we state that C6AGN operator is Bill, KM1E and not W1SE as reported. C6AGN will be active from Green Turtle Cay (NA-080) until the 24th of May. QSL via KM1E. DL - Werner, DL7HX, will be portable from Foehr Island (EU-042) from 22 May to 9 June, with CW activities on 40, 30 and 20 mtrs. DL - Bernhard DL2GAC reports that his new address is as follows: Bernhard Stefan, Moeggenweiler Str. 18, 88677 Markdorf, Germany. QSLs at the old address are in his hands so it's not necessary to send duplicates. QSLs for the recent Pacific operations will be donated by the Diamond DX Club and will be printed in the next days. DU2 - Friday 19th May, Joe, I2YDX was active during the whole day from Babuyan Islands (OC-092). QSL via I2CBM. EA - The following operations from Spanish islands have been announced: ------Date Rif. Call Island QSL via ------21 may VA-01 EA1FEO/p Isla Palero EA1FEO 21 may E-358 EA3BT/p Illot de Santa Ana EA3FBM 21 may A-002 EA5FKF/p La Gaviota EA5OL 21 may E-145 EA9PB/p Isleta Punta del Morro EA5OL 28 may E-349 EA3BT/p Escull de S'Angaro EA3FBM 28 may H-018 EA7BR/p Islotes del Terron EA7CWA 2 june E-055 EA3BT/p Illots Secains EA3FBM 11 june E-374 EA3BT/p Illa els Bots EA3FBM 11 june E-288 ED5IRM Escullos de Estacio EA5VM 18 june E-171 EA3BT/p Illots Sadolitj EA3FBM 24/25 june N-108 ED1URS Isla Marnay EA1EB 25 june E-056 EA3BT/p Les Balelles EA3FBM 29/30 june N-016 ED1URS Isla de Mouro EA1EB ------EA - Until the 31st of May the special station EG1RD is active on all bands and all modes, and during the CQWW WPX CW Contest also. QSL via EA1NK. EJ - In June, DL8MCA will be in Ireland, where he hopes to activate some islands in the IOTA EU-121, EU-006 and EU-115 groups. ES - Bruno, ES2RW, Viki, ES2RT and Valery, ES5RJT, want to activate Vaindloo Island (EU-149) using the ES2RW/4 call. The start of the expedition is planned, weather permitting, for May 24th or 25th. Operations in CW/SSB on 20, 6, 2 mtrs (square KO39ET) on the following frequencies: 20 m. - 14025 KHz CW, QSX +3; 14260 KHz SSB, QSX +5; 14340/345 KHz for VHF/Tropo/EME or WARC skeds. 6 m. - 50110 KHz monitor frequency; 50125 KHz CW/SSB (+/- QRM). 2 m. - 144.012 MHz CW-EME; 144.300 MHz SSB; 144.050 MHz CW. QSL via ES2RIQ, Ruth Kaur, Poellu 2, EE2260 Arukyla, Estonia. F - During the weekend the station TM5RE is active from Re Island (EU-032 DIFM AT-22) with SSB/CW activities on 80 to 2 mtrs bands. QSL via F5PJA. F - From 26 to 27 June F5OYU will be active from Fort Brescou (EU-148). QSL direct to F5OYU. F - A group of French operators will be soon active on all bands, from 23 cm to 160 mtrs, from Sein Island (EU-068) using the TM3S call. FP - Bruno, F5JYD reports that during his recent expedition to St.Pierre et Miquelon (TO7I), in the night (UTC) between 2 and 3 May, he scored about 300 QSO on 160 mtrs. During a 40 minutes band-open with Europe, several Italian stations were logged. HB0 - Following what published in number 208, Manfred DL8SET will be as- sisted by DJ0KI during the Liechtenstein operations planned from 24 to 28 May. HB0/DL8SET will be particularly QRV in CW/SSB on WARC and 6 mtrs bands, while HB0/DJ0KI will work in CW/SSB/RTTY/PACTOR/ AMTOR on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 mtrs. QSL via homecalls. HB0 - The Wiesbaden Amateur Radio Club will activate again the Liechten- stein Principate from 1 to 18 June using the HB0/DA1WA call. Opera- tions in CW/SSB on all HF bands. QSL via DJ0LC and KN6G (USA only). HK - Following what published in number 210, Pedro, HK3JJH, is /8 from Narino Division group. The activity, from El Morro island, is planned to end Sunday 21 May. QSL via homecall. The 19th of May, the IOTA Committee has received from Pedro the necessary cartographic documentation for the Colombian El Morro island. Having HK3JJH/8 made the necessary number of QSOs to be eligible for a new Ref.No., SA-081 has been issued to Narino Division group. HS - The Radio Amateur Society of Thailand has been authorized to use the special HS50A call, for a whole year starting this month,during the celebrations of the 50th anniversary of Kingdom of King Bhumi- phol Adulayadej, HS1A. HV - Paolo (I2UIY), ARI HF Contest Manager, during the CQWW WPX CW Con- test, the 27 and 28 May, will be active again from Vatican station HV4NAC. QSL is sure, both direct or via bureau, to IK0FVC Francesco Valsecchi, Via Bitossi 21, 00136 Roma, Italy. I - During the national Field Day of 3-4 June 1995, the ARI Section of Cuneo will be active using the IK1GNC/P call from a 1650mt site in the Alta Valle Varaita. All bands activity, CW/SSB. Special colour QSL via IK1GNC (bureau). IC8 - The Rovigliano Reef (IIA NA-09) has not been activated by Roberto, IK8BIZ and Nino, IK8DDN, but by IK8VVY's team. Operations until the 23rd of May. QSL via IK8GYK. IH9 - From 24 to 30 May, a group of OK-OM amateurs will be active from Pantelleria island (AF-018, IIA TP-01). IJ9 - Gaetano, IT9GAI, helped by Turi, IT9HAJ, hopes to be portable from IJ9 on the following islands: Isola Grande di Marzamemi (IIA SR-05) Saturday 20 May; Isola delle Correnti (IIA SR-01) Sunday 21 May or if not possible, in June, Saturday 3, Sunday 11, Saturday 24. Isola di Vendicari (IIA SR-03) Sunday 4 June; Isola Piccola di Marzamemi (IIA SR-07), Saturday 17 June; Isola di Capo Passero (IIA SR-02), Sunday 25 June. IL3 - Between the end of May ed the first 15 days of June, Alberto (IK4HPU) and Afro (IK4HLU) will be portable IL3 from Albarella island (IIA RO-02) and Donzella island (IIA RO-01). QSL via their homecalls: IK4HLU, Afro Torelli, Via Fogliani 26/4, 42100 Reggio Emilia; IK4HPU, Alberto Valli, Via Toscanini 1, 42100 Reggio Emilia IO1 - During 27 and 28 May, the ARI Section of Alba (CN) wil l activate the special station IO1GFI, with all bands operations. IQ4 - The IQ4T station will be activated during the CQWW WPX CW Contest by IK4SXJ in the D category (S.O. Low Power all bands). QSL manager is IK4HVR, via bureau or to his address: IK4HVR, Francesco Tonetti, Via Cellaimo 2794, 47032 Bertinoro (FO), Italy. IT9 - Following what published in number 210, Marcello (IT9ABY), Giovanni (IT9ORA) and Gaetano (IT9GAI), from 26 to 28 May will be active, in SSB and CW, from Femmine Island (EU-166; IIA PA-04). QSL via IT9ABY Marcello, P.O.Box 11, 90129 Palermo 6 (PA), Italy. KG4 - Ken, KG4MN, is QRV from Guantanamo Bay for the next two years. Ken prefers CW and WARC bands. QSL via WB2YQH. KL7 - Richard, N6IV, Larry, KF6XC and John NL7TB, will activate Ushagat Island (Barren Islands, Alaska) from 0200Z of the 4th of July to 6th of July. Ushagat Island is a new-one both for the IOTA programme and for the new US Islands Award. Two stations will be active simultaneously using the NL7TB call, mainly on 14250, 7250 and 3950 KHz. QSL via NL7TB. Before and after the operations from Ushagat, the group will be active from two different islands of the NA-193 group using the VY1ISL call (see VE8). KP1 - Following what published in number 208, the Navassa expedition has been cancelled due to transport problems. Vance, W5IJU, is now hoping to activate KP1 at the end of the year or in early 1996. OH1 - From 23 to 25 June OH1MDR/p will be QRV from Sandstroem Reef (IOTA EU-096). OJ0 - Following what published in number 208, we report that the call used by the Market Reef expedition planned from 25 to 29 May will be OJ0/OH8AA. QSL via OH6LI, Jukka Klemola, Aarontie 5 Somero, Fin- land. OZ - Gaby, DG2TM and Frank, DL2SWW, will be portable OZ from Laeso Isl., Kattegat group (EU-088), from 24 June to 14 July and will be QRV on all HF bands from 160 to 10 mtrs and also on VHF 2 mtrs. QSL via homecalls. P5 - As reported in the previous number, the first amateur radio activity legally authorized from the North Korea land was made the 14th of May 1995 using the P5/OH2AM call with 100 watts and a vertical R5 antenna. The Finnish delegation (OH2BC, OH2BH, OH0XX among the others) made about 20 QSOs on 14 MHz SSB and 7 MHz CW, due to short time available, but a big activity is planned before the end of the year. First three QSOs were made with DU9RG, JA1BK and OH3YI. SP - Wolin Island (EU-132 SPIA SZ02) will be activated from 24 to 30 Ju- ne by some SP-IOTA-Club members: SP2CYK/1, SP2LLW/1 and SP2LLV/1. Operations in SSB and CW mainly on 20 and 80 mtrs. QSL via homecalls. The same team hopes to activate in the near future Usedom (EU-129 SPIA SZ01), Chrzaszczewska (SZ04) and Karsibor (SZ03) islands. SY - Following what published in previous number, Dominik, DL5EBE, reports that no permissions have been issued from Mt. Athos Community for amateurs radio activity to KC1QF and SV1BKN.... TA - As published in number 210, the TA2DS and TA1F team has regularly started the activity from Anatolia Region West group (AS-099) using the YM0KK call: the activity in now "on the air" not from Alibey Island but from Bozcaada Island. QSL via bureau or direct to Box 93, 81031 Istanbul, Turkey. The team has announced the intention to activate the rarer Anatolia Region South West group (IOTA AS-098). UA0B - R0/UR8LV wants to activate Andreya Island or Petra Is.(AS-063). The expedition depends on the availability of transportation. VE7 - Elizabeth, VE7YL, reports that on the 28th of May an operation is planned from a British Columbia island, valid for C.Is.A. Award. The activity will take place only if propagation for Europe is good. VE8 - N6IV, KF6XC and NL7TB will use the VY1ISL call from two new islands of the Yukon Territory. First activity is planned for 30 June and 1 July, while the second is for 8 July. QSL via NL7TB. VU4 - Following what published in previous numbers, VU2JPS from Andaman Is. (AS-001) has been reported on 14195 KHz at about 0200Z, together with VU2AU who made SSB lists. The calls are passed to VU2JPS in AM and then VU2JPS call them in CW. It will be valid for Mixed DXCC ? Good luck. W - John, NL7TB, manager of the US I program, wants to encourage the operators from US islands to use 14250 KHz (+/- QRM) af referring frequency for QSOs with Europe. WP3 - Paul, WX9E and Mike, N0BSH, will join Felipe, NP4Z, to activate one of the new prefixes assigned to Puerto Rico during next CQWW WPX CW Contest (27-28 May): the call will be WP3/WX9E, but they have not yet decided if thiswill be a Multi-Single or Multi-Multi operation. Before and after the contest Paul and Mike will be QRV as WP3/WX9E and NP3/N0BSH, both with QSL via WX9E. XU - Sanyi, XU7VK/XU95HA, will be active until the 12th of June, particularly during the CQWW WPX CW Contest, using the special XU95HA call. QSL via HA0HW, after the end of operations. ZL8 - Many European DXers who have not made QSO with ZL8/G4MFW, will be happy to know that a team of six ZL amateurs, leaded by Ken (ZL2HU) with Ron (Zl2TT) is organising a Kermadec expedition for this year, probably during the CQWW DX Contest; and probably Barry will be there again in January. 3D2_fiji-For two weeks starting the 29th of May, Steve, AA6LF and Bob, N6EK, will be QRV respectively as 3D2LF and 3D2EK from Fiji. Steve and Bob hope to activate for few days the Mamanuca Group (OC-121) and the Yasawa Group (OC-156), with the utmost attention to propagation for Europe. Operations in SSB and CW on usual IOTA frequencies QSL via AA6B (only for 3D2LF QSOs) or N6EK (for 3D2EK QSOs). 4U0ITU - DL2LSo and DL5YYM will activate the 4U0ITU station in Geneve from 23 to 28 May, all HF bands, and particularly on 50 MHz using the following frequencies: 50.155 MHz for Italy, 50.205 MHz for France and 50.105 MHz other directions (+/- QRM). 5B - As published in number 197, Phil, G4WFZ wants to activate an island near Cyprus (AS-???): the activity is planned for Friday 26 May and /or Saturday 27 May, but there is the possibility of a short activity the 22 or 23 May during the recognition. 5X - Paul, 5Z4FO, will leave Kenya in July to go in Uganda where he hopes to be active as 5X1MW. QSL via KB4EKY.

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20 May 1995 no.211 ======425 DX NEWS * CALENDAR ======edited by I1JQJ & IK1IYU PERIOD CALL REF till 24/5 C6AGN: Green Turtle Cay (NA-080) * by KM1E 211 till 24/5 CQ1C: Faro Cape Carvoeiro * by CT1EWA & CT1FMX 210 till 29/5 CT3 * by DL5MAE & DL6RAI 208 till 31/5 EG1RD: special station 211 till 21/5 ER50: special prefix 207 till 21/5 HK3JJH/8: Narino Division group (SA-081) 211 till 22/5 II4ARI: special call 205 till 24/5 KH9 * by AL7EL 202 till June KL7UQ: Beaufort Sea Coast group (NA-004) 206 till 31/5 OS=ON 209 till 12/6 XU7VK/XU95HA 211 till September YA/UT9XL 208 till 21/5 YM0KK: Bazcaada Isl. (AS-099) * by TA2DS's team 211 till September ZD8WD * by G4RWD 197 till 24/5 ZK1DXC: Rarotonga Isl. (OC-013) South Cokk * by JE1DXC 210 till middle June 5H * by OH2BBF 205 till ? 7Q7XT * ON6TT 208 till 31/5 8P9GU * by DL7VOG 209 till June 9X/ON4WW 205 20/5-23/5 IC8/IK8VVY: Scoglio Rovigliano (IIA NA-09) 211 20/5 IJ9/IT9GAI: Isola Grande di Marzamemi (IIA SR-05) 211 20/5-21/5 TM5RE: Re Isl. (EU-032) (DIFM AT-22) 211 20/5-21/5 VP9RND: special station 200 20/5-21/5 4U0ITU * by IK1CJO & IK1QBT 207 20/5-22/5 ITU Contest *** 21/5 EA1FEO/p: Isla Palero (DIEI VA-01) 211 21/5 EA3BT/p: Illot de Santa Ana (DIE E-358) 211 21/5 EA5FKF/p: La Gaviota Isl. (DIEI A-02) 211 21/5 EA9PB/p: Isleta Punta del Morro (DIE E-145) 211 21/5 IJ9/IT9GAI: Isola delle Correnti (IIA SR-01) 211 22/5-9/6 DL7HX/p: Foehr Isl. (EU-042) 211 23/5-28/5 4U0ITU * by DL2LSO & DL5YYM 211 24/5-28/5 HB0/DL8SET & HB0/DJ0KI 211 24/5-30/5 IH9: Pantelleria Isl. (AF-018) (IIA TP-01) by OK & OM 211 25/5-5/6 BV9P: Pratas Isl. (AS-110) * by BV & JA team 209 25/5-29/5 CO0OTA: Cayo Santa Maria NO-REF) * by CT, CM, EA & I 209 25/5-28/5 DL: Poel Isl. (EU-098) * by DL6CGC & DL8CZG 203 25/5-29/5 OJ0/OH8AA: Market Reef * by OH team 208 25/5-28/5 TM0RAD: special call 195 25/5-29/5 4U0ITU * by HA team 200 26/5-27/5 ED1URS: Isla Pedrosa (DIE N-140) 210 26/5-30/5 EJ/GM0DEQ: Tory Isl. (EU-121) * by GM0 team 210 26/5-28/5 IR8A: Procida Isl. (IIA NA-02) & Vivara Isl. (NA-05) 208 26/5-28/5 IT9: Femmine Isl. (EU-166) (IIA PA-04) * by IT9 211 26/5 5B: Ciprus's coastal Is. (AS-???) * by G4WFZ 211 27/5-28/5 IQ0J * by IK0REH 210 27/5-28/5 CQ4I: Ilhote do Pego * by CT1ASU,CT1EEU,CT1ERY,CT1FDU 190 27/5-28/5 EA1BT/p: Islote Castrellin (DIE N-054) 210 27/5-28/5 HV4NAC * by I2UIY 211 27/5-28/5 IO1GFI: special station 211 27/5-28/5 IQ4T 211 27/5-28/5 IZ8ARI: Napoli * special station 208 27/5-28/5 T20XC * by JE1DXC ??? 210 27/5-28/5 VP9 * by WJ2O 208 27/5-28/5 WP3. Puerto Rico * by WX9E & N0BSH 211 27/5-28/5 YL7T 208 27/5-28/5 ZF2NE * by W5ASP 208 27/5-28/5 3D2XC: Mamanuca group (OC-121) * by JE1DXC ??? 210 27/5-28/5 CQ WW CW WPX Contest *** 28/5 EA3BT/p: Escull de S'Angaro (DIE E-349) 211 28/5 EA7BR/p: Islotes del Terron (DIEI H-018) 211 28/5-3/6 GU4VPM/qrp 199 28/5 VE7: C.Is.A. 211 29/5-11/6 3D2EK & 3D2LF * by N6EK & AA6LF 211 May-June HK2: Guajira/Magdalena Div. group (SA-???) * by HK3JJH 210 end May-June IL3: Albarella Isl. (IIA RO-02) * by IK4HLU & IK4HPU 211 end May-June IL3: Donzella Isl. (IIA RO-01) * by IK4HLU & IK4HPU 211 May-June TM3S: Sein Isl. (EU-068) 211 end May-June UA0Y: Republic of Tuvan (zone 23) 199 end May XV7SW * by SM5MX 208 end May-June ZA: Sazan Isl. (EU169) * by DJ8QP & ZA1B ??? 207 1/6-13/6 D4 * by GJ4ICD 196 1/6-18/6 HB0/DA1WA * by Wiesbaden Amateur Radio Club 211 2/6 EA3BT/p: Illots Secains (DIE E-055) 211 2/6-4/6 ID9: Panarea Isl. (EU-017) (IIA ME-06) * by IT9 team 210 2/6-4/6 Sevilla: Convencion International de HF * by URE *** 3/6-4/6 ED1IRA: Isla Malveira Grande (DIE O-015) 211 3/6-4/6 IK1GNC/p 211 3/6-4/6 TM0RAD: special call 195 3/6-4/6 Field Day ARI *** 4/6 IJ9/IT9GAI: Isola di Vendicari (IIA SR-03) 211 9/6-11/6 IA5S: Scoglio Sparviero (EU-028) (IIA GR-07) 208 13/10-15/10 >>> Bologna: V IOTA CONVENTION <<< *** 27 May 1995 No.212

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BV9P - As published in number 209, the Chinese Taipei Amateur Radio League (CTARL) is pleased to announce that the third DX expedition to Pratas Island (AS-110) has started the 25th of May and will continue until the 5th of June. The team, leaded by Mr. Ken Chang (BV2RA) and by Dr. Bolon Lin (BV5AF), is formed by BV2VA, BV4QA, BV2FB, BV4AS, BV2KI, BV7BK, BV2AP, BV2TA, BV2DD, BV4FH, BV4ME, JH1KRC, JH4RHF, N7NG and OH2BH. The BV9P station, that is equipped with four Yaesu HF transceivers and two FL-7000 linear amplifiers, is active on the following frequencies: CW - 1827, 3504, 7004, 10104, 14024, 18074, 21024, 24894, 28024 KHz SSB - 1827, 3555, 7045(EU), 7065(NA), 14195, 18125, 21295, 24945, 28495 KHz. RTTY - 7082, 14082 and 21082 KHz. Possible operations on 50 Mhz also and via satellite. QSL via KU9C, Steven Wheatley, 12 Netherton Terrace, Morristown, NJ 07960, USA. D4 - Following what published in number 196, Geoff, GJ4ICD, from the 1st to the 14th of June will be QRV from Cape Verde Island, working mainly on 6 mtrs band from Julio's station, D44BC, using a FT-650 and a TS-60 (which will be donated to Julio for future operations on 50 MHz). Geoff, who will use the D44BC call, will be also active on 28885 KHz for skeds. DL - Felix, DL8OBC, intends to activate Helgoland Island (EU-127) again, during the IOTA Contest. QSL via homecall: Felix Riess, Box 1253, D-30984 Gehrden 1, Germany. DU - From 6 June to 20 July, Walter, OE5LW, will be QRV from different islands in the Philippines. Look for him on 14260, 21260 and 21360 KHz. Walter will use a TS-50 powered by a battery charged with a solar panel, and a dipole. From 6 to 15 June he will be OE5LW/DU5 from Leyte Island, from 16 to 22 June will be OE5LW/DU9 from Surigao del Norte Island, between 23 June and 5 July will be OE5LW/DU7 from Bohol, Cebu and Negros Oriental islands, while from 8 to 18 July will be OE5LW/DU3 from La Union Island, Mountain Province. QSL homecall. E3 - Jim, JF1IST, will be in Eritrea from 27 May to 11 June during an UN mission and hopes to work on all HF bands, on 50 MHz and via satellites AO-10 and AO-13, on spare time. ES - During the weekend Vello/ES1QD will be active from IOTA EU-034 group. QSL via homecall. ET - QSLs for contacts with ET3YU can be asked for to YU1FW (Branko Drljaca, Kragujevacka 4, 11050 Beograd, Yugoslavia) or directly to ET3YU (Dragan Stojanovic, P.O.Box 60349, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia). Dragan reports that he had many problems with the printing of QSL from the computerized log and many requests are still to be satisfied. He hopes to solve the problems in a short time and he will answer to every card received. There are also the "same old" difficulties with the postal service in Addis Ababa and Dragan suggests to NOT write any call or other amateur symbols on the envelope. ET3YU is currently QRV expecially in CW on 30, 17 and 12 mtrs, in the morning and evening (GMT). F - Following what published in previous number, operations of TM3S from Sein Island (EU-068) will end at 2400Z of 27 May. QSL manager is F5PRB: Dominique Le Pennec, 16 Clos Des Bourgognes, F-78910 Orgerus, France. FY - During the weekend, the station TO9IS will be active from IOTA SA-020 group. QSL via FY5KE: B.P. 450, Kourou, F-97310 French Guiana. G - From 17 to 19 June, the station GB0SRS will be active from Stee- pholm Island (EU-120) on all HF bands. QSL via G0ATX. GI - From 24 to 25 June, Andy (GI0VGV) and Keith (GI0SSA) will be portable from Mew Island (EU-122), with 18 and 14 MHz operations in CW and SSB and, if possible, in 40 and 80 mtrs also. GM - The 25th of July the station GB4KLD will be active from the fours WAB squares in the St. Kilda group (EU-059). HP2 - The QSLs from HP2CWB/p of the Isla Grande (NA-202) operations dated 12 March 1995 are coming. Jose is sending back the money that exceed the postal costs! I - Friends from ARI section of Ivrea will be QRV during the Field Day (3-4 June) from Torre cives, near Vidracco (TO), all bands in SSB and CW, preferring 80 and 160 mtrs CW. They will use the IK1BPO/p call with QSL via the bureau. IL7 - The QSLs (very nice) from Salento DX Team operation to Pedagna Grande island (EU-091) are coming. IL7 - During the 10th anniversary of ARI Termoli Section's foundation, an expedition to Tremiti island (EU-050) is planned. IM0 - From 15 to 31 July, Luca (IK2AEQ) will be active from San Pietro island (EU-165; IIA CA-13; JM49). The activity is mainly on 50 MHz but Luca, who will use a TS-690S, wants to be QRV also on the HF bands. IO2 - The ARI Lissone Section's team will join the next CQWW WPX CW Con- tests (27-28 May) using the IO2L call. QSL are automatically sent via the bureau (in the previous two years 12,000 was sent) and the manager for 1995 is I2OKW. IR3 - The IR3X station will join the CQWW WPX CW Contest as Multi-Sin- gle. QSL via IK3QAR. IR9 - Sandro, IT9XUC, will join the CQWW WPX CW Contest using the special IR9A call, category S.O. 20 mtrs. QSL via IT9XUC. IZ5 - During the weekend the special station IZ5ARI is active, all bands HF and VHF in SSB/CW. QSL via bureau. IZ9 - From 27 May to 11 June the special station IZ9ARI will be active from the 50th Mediterranean Fair. Operations in CW and SSB (probably in RTTY also) on all NF, VHF, UHF bands. QSL via IT9BLB. JW - From the end of May JW2FL will be active from Bear Island (EU-027) with operations mainly on 20 mtrs band. KH4 - From 26 May, and for the whole weekend, Rick, KH6JEB, will be active from Midway islands (OC-030) using the KH6JEB/KH4. Rick will operate mainly on 14195 KHz. QSL via homecall. KL - From 2200Z of 12 to 2300Z of 15 July, Lanny, W5BOS, will be portable KL0 from Popof Island (55.19N-160.25W), located in the Shumagin islands (NA-087). The Lanny's activity, planned in CW and SSB, is particularly interesting for IOTA chasers, as Shumagin Islands were activated more than five years ago. QSL via W5BOS. LX - From 29 May to 3 June, the Luxembourg Contest Team will activate the special LX6SNG station, during the 6th edition of the Small Na- tions games (a sort of mini Olympic games) joined by nations like Iceland, Andorra, Monaco, Liechtenstein, San Marino, Malta, Cyprus, Luxembourg. QSL via LX1NO, Norbert Oberweis, 5 Cite Oricher-Hoehl, L-8036 Strassen, Luxembourg. OH0 - OH2BCI, OH2BVF and OH2NRV are operating the OH0X station from Aland Islands during the CQWW WPX CW Contest. QSL via OH2NRV. TZ - From Mali has been recently QRV, without forewarning, the TZ5RS station. QSL via AA8AD. VE - A scientific expedition, to made cartographic reliefs, will be in July, for some weeks, in Frobisher Bay (Baffin Island, NA-047). There are two amateur radio operators in the crew and they will be active on 20 mtrs using the VE0 prefix (to indicate an activity on a ship). The expedition will touch many islands which are hoped to count as NA-047. VE8 - Some Canadian DXers are planning an expedition to Igloolik Island (NA-174) to take place, if weather permits, in the second half of July. VK6 - Malcolm, VK6LC, reports that his recent expedition to Faure Isl. was very succesful, thanks also to hospitality by Dick Hault, the owner of the island. The activity has logged 2000 QSOs: 500 with North America, 300 with Oceania, 1100 with Europe (600 with Italy) for a total of 5 continents, 96 countries and 72 IOTA worked. Mal has also reported that he has no other activities planned for one year since the expenses were very high. Diamond DX Club and 425 DX Gang wish to thank Mal for his effort. VO2 - Following what published in number 209, Martin, G3ZAY, will try to activate Battle Harbour Island (NA-044) the 20th of June, between 1300Z and 2100Z. The next day, the 21st of June, at 2030Z he will start the operations from Ponds Island (NA-044) until the 1930Z of 22 June. Both islands are in the Newfoundland Province Labrador Coast South Group. From 1200Z of 24 to 2200Z of 25 June, Martin will be active from Anniowaktook Island (NA-???), in the Newfound- land Province Labrador Coast Centre Group. Martin will try to be QRV friday 23 June, from 1800Z to 2100Z. The call used for all operations will be NU2L/VO2. QSL via G3ZAY. W7 - From 29 to 30 July Debby (AA7RW) will be active from Washington State North group (NA-065) joining the IOTA Contest. QSL via homecall: Deborah Riehl, 19325 29th Ave SE, Bothell, WA 98012, USA. 3A - 3A/G0JHC is active mainly in CW and on WARC bands. 3W - Warren, KF7AY, together with other Central Arizona DX Association members, is planning an operation from Vietnam to take place around 12/13 October. 4S - Ikeda, 4S7/JA4FM, is active from Sri Lanka on low bands: between 1600Z and 1700Z he is usually on 7045, 3795-3799 and 1909 KHz. 5T - QSLs from recent 5T0AS's Mauritania and from Tidra Island (5T0AS/p) activities are coming. 7Q - Arie, PA3DUU, will be QRV from Malawi from 26 May to 4 June with activties mainly via satellites AO-10 and AO-13, while on the HF bands mainly in RTTY. The European DX Fund (ESDX) is the expedition sponsor. QSL via PA3DUU: Arie Nugteren, Dorpsstraat 71, 2969 AD Oud-Alblas, Netherlands. 9A - During the weekend, 9A/DF2NL/p will be active from IOTA EU-136. 9Q - Following what published in number 210, Alex, PA3DZN, is now active using the 9Q2L call and wants to join the CQWW WPX CW Contest. QSL via PA3DMH, Alex van Hengel, Schoener 85, 2991-JK Barendrecht, Ne- therlands.

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27 May 1995 no.212 ======425 DX NEWS * CALENDAR ======edited by I1JQJ & IK1IYU PERIOD CALL REF till 5/6 BV9P: Pratas Isl. (AS-110) * by BV & JA team 209 till 29/5 CO0OTA: Cayo Santa Maria (NA-204) * by CT, CM, EA & I 209 till 29/5 CT3 * by DL5MAE & DL6RAI 208 till 28/5 DA0ITU: Poel Isl. (EU-098) * by DL6CGC & DL8CZG 203 till 31/5 EG1RD: special station 211 till 30/5 EJ/GM0DEQ: Tory Isl. (EU-121) * by GM0 team 210 till 28/5 HB0/DL8SET & HB0/DJ0KI 211 till 30/5 IH9: Pantelleria Isl. (AF-018) (IIA TP-01) by OK & OM 211 till 28/5 IR8A: Procida Isl. (IIA NA-02) & Vivara Isl. (NA-05) 208 till 28/5 IT9: Femmine Isl. (EU-166) (IIA PA-04) * by IT9 211 till June KL7UQ: Beaufort Sea Coast group (NA-004) 206 till 29/5 OJ0/OH8AA: Market Reef * by OH team 208 till 31/5 OS=ON 209 till 27/5 TM3S: Sein Isl. (EU-068) 212 till 28/5 TM0RAD: special call 195 till 28/5 VP9 * by WJ2O 208 till 12/6 XU7VK/XU95HA 211 till September YA/UT9XL 208 till September ZD8WD * by G4RWD 197 till ? 3A/G0JHC 212 till August 4U/KC0PA: Western Sahara 199 till 29/5 4U0ITU * by HA team 200 till middle June 5H3EH * by OH2BBF 205 till ? 7Q7XT * ON6TT 208 till 31/5 8P9GU * by DL7VOG 209 till ? 9Q2L * by PA3DZN 212 till June 9X/ON4WW 205 26/5-27/5 ED1URS: Isla Pedrosa (DIE N-140) 210 26/5-28/5 ES1QD/0: EU-034 212 26/5-28/5 TO9IS: SA-020 212 26/5-28/5 KH6JEB/KH4 212 26/5 5B: Ciprus's coastal Is. (AS-???) * by G4WFZ 211 26/5-4/6 7Q * by PA3DUU 212 26/5-28/5 9A/DF2NL/p: EU-136 212 27/5-28/5 IQ0J * by IK0REH 210 27/5-28/5 CQ4I: Ilhote do Pego * by CT1ASU,CT1EEU,CT1ERY,CT1FDU 190 27/5-11/6 E3 * by JF1IST 212 27/5-28/5 EA1BT/p: Islote Castrellin (DIE N-054) 210 27/5-28/5 HV4NAC * by I2UIY 211 27/5-28/5 IO1GFI: special station 211 27/5-28/5 IO2L: 212 27/5-28/5 IQ4T 211 27/5-28/5 IR3X 212 27/5-28/5 IR9A * by IT9XUC 212 27/5-28/5 IZ5ARI 212 27/5-28/5 IZ8ARI: Napoli * special station 208 27/5-11/6 IZ9ARI: Palermo * special station 212 27/5-28/5 OH0X * by OH2BCI, OH2BVF. OH2NRV 212 27/5-28/5 T20XC * by JE1DXC ??? 210 27/5-28/5 WP3. Puerto Rico * by WX9E & N0BSH 211 27/5-28/5 YL7T 208 27/5-28/5 ZF2NE * by W5ASP 208 27/5-28/5 3D2XC: Mamanuca group (OC-121) * by JE1DXC ??? 210 27/5-28/5 CQ WW CW WPX Contest *** 28/5 EA3BT/p: Escull de S'Angaro (DIE E-349) 211 28/5 EA7BR/p: Islotes del Terron (DIEI H-018) 211 28/5-3/6 GU4VPM/qrp 199 28/5 VE7: C.Is.A. 211 29/5-3/6 LX6SNG: special station 212 29/5-11/6 3D2EK & 3D2LF * by N6EK & AA6LF 211 May-June HK2: Guajira/Magdalena Div. group (SA-???) * by HK3JJH 210 end May-June IL3: Albarella Isl. (IIA RO-02) * by IK4HLU & IK4HPU 211 end May-June IL3: Donzella Isl. (IIA RO-01) * by IK4HLU & IK4HPU 211 end May JW2FL: Bear Isl. (EU027) 212 end May-June UA0Y: Republic of Tuvan (zone 23) 199 end May XV7SW * by SM5MX 208 end May-June ZA: Sazan Isl. (EU169) * by DJ8QP & ZA1B ??? 207 1/6-14/6 D4 * by GJ4ICD 212 1/6-18/6 HB0/DA1WA * by Wiesbaden Amateur Radio Club 211 2/6 EA3BT/p: Illots Secains (DIE E-055) 211 2/6-4/6 ID9: Panarea Isl. (EU-017) (IIA ME-06) * by IT9 team 210 2/6-4/6 Sevilla: Convencion International de HF * by URE *** 3/6-4/6 ED1IRA: Isla Malveira Grande (DIE O-015) 211 3/6-4/6 TM0RAD: special call 195 3/6-4/6 Field Day ARI *** 3/6-4/6 IK1GNG/p 211 3/6-4/6 IK1BPO/p 211 4/6 IJ9/IT9GAI: Isola di Vendicari (IIA SR-03) 211 6/6-15/6 DU5: Leyte Island * by OE5LW 211 9/6-11/6 IA5S: Scoglio Sparviero (EU-028) (IIA GR-07) 208 10/6-11/6 ED1URS: Isla Hierba (DIE N-133) 210 10/6-15/6 3A2RAR: special call 196 11/6 EA3BT/p: Illa es Bots (DIE E-374) 211 11/6 ED5IRM: Escullos de Estacio (DIE E-288) 211 13/10-15/10 >>> Bologna: V IOTA CONVENTION <<< ***

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BV9P - Following what published in previous numbers, the BV9P station is active from Pratas Island (AS-110) until 5 June. Notwithstanding poor conditions and the impossibility to operate with more than 300 watts (due to electrical problems) they have logged more than 10000 QSOs. Difficulties also for some operators who have some health problems due to high temperature and humidity. QSL via KU9C, Steven Wheatley, 12 Netherton Terrace, Morristown NJ 07960, U.S.A. CE0_eas- Following what published in number 190, the Easter Island and Sala y Gomez Island (SA-???) DXpedition, planned from 26 August to 14 September 1995 with XR0Y and XR0Z calls, is in preparation: some operators were in Dayton and much of the stuff is ready for the shipment. CE0_jf - Bob, K4UEE and Randy K0EU, are planning an expedition to Juan Fer- nandez Island to take place in September, for one week. CT - During the weekend CQ5I might be active from Ilhote do Pego (DIP AL-12). CY9 - Following what published in number 209, Dan, WA4DAN, reports that all is ready for the expedition to Saint Paul Island, planned from 27 July to 2 August. Operators AA4VK, WA4DAN, KW2P and W5IJU will be QRV using their call/CY9 in CW/SSB/RTTY on all bands from 160 to 6 meters and via satellite. On 40 and 10 meters they will use Yagi beams (2 elements for 7 MHz). QSL and donations to WA4DAN. DU1 - From 7 to 9 June, Joe (I2YDX) hopes to activate, if weather permits Palawan islands (OC-128) F - During the weekend the station TM0RAD will be active again, celebrating the Centenary of radio discovery by Guglielmo Marconi. G - During the weekend the station GX0NHR/p will be active from Holy Is (EU-120). QSL via G3OCA. GM - From 16 to 19 June GM3UTQ will be active from Flannan Is. (EU-118). QSL via homecall. GM - A team leaded by Tom, GM4FDM wants to join the IOTA Contest from Gigha Island (EU-008) using the GM5VG/p call. QSL only via bureau to GM5VG. GM - Bob, GM0DEQ, together with other GM operators, will join the IOTA Contest from Cumbrae Island (EU-123). HR6 - Following what published in number 194, Gary HR6/N7QXQ is living on Roatan Island (NA-057) and hopes to receive the HR6GK call soon. Gary is active only in SSB from 10 to 80 meters, WARC included, and via satellite AO10 and AO13 (he will install a 160 mtrs antenna in the summer). QSL via NA7X who collects the cards and sends to him; Gary is sending confirmations via U.S. IC8 - Sunday 4 June, Roberto (IK8BIZ), Antonio (IK8JUZ) and Gianni (IK8MRA) will be portable IC8 from Scoglio Lungo (IIA NA-???) and from Scoglio dei Francesi (IIA NA-???). QSL via IK8OZZ, Luigi Cer- vasio, P.O.Box 13, 80056 Ercolano (NA). IL7 - Following what published in number 205, Roberto IK7XIV, confirming his Sant'Andrea Island expedition (EU-091, IIA LE-01) planned from 23 to 30 June, confirms that QSL are to be requested to Salento DX Team, IK7IMO Enzo Carriero, P.O.Box 100, 73051 Novoli (LE) or via bureau. IM0 - Roberto (IS0JMA) and Ruggero (IS0RUH) together with other friends from Olbia Section will activate some Sardinian islands. First expeditions are planned, if weather permits, the first Sundays of June from Soffi Isl (EU-165; IIA SS-57) and Mortorio (EU-165; IIA SS-54) IO1 - From 24 to 25 June, during the V Amateur Meeting at Superga, the special station IO1TGM will be active from the Basilica of Superga (Torino). Special QSL via I1CJP. IT9 - Following what published in number 211, Marcello (IT9ABY) reports that last weekend operations from Femmine Islands (EU-166; IIA PA-04) were stopped in the evening of Saturday 27 May after logging more than 2100 QSOs. Marcello's team (IT9STG, IT9ORA and IT9ULP) hopes to make another activity from 17 to 18 June. QSL via IT9ABY: Marcello, P.O.Box 11, 90129 Palermo 6. IU6 - During the 31st Marconi Philatelist exhibition and the Centennary of Radio, the local ARI Section of Senigallia will activate the special IU6GM station. Special QSL for all contacts. J2 - Francis, F5ORQ, reports that for QSOs with his Djibouti call J28RQ from 1990 and 1992, QSLs are to be requested to : F5ORQ, Francis, 76 Avenue de Magny, F-57157 Marly, France. KH4 - Following what published in number 212, Rick (KH6JEB) has cancelled the planned expedition to Midway Island, due to transportation problems. Rick hopes to make another effort in the near future. KH7 - During the last CQ WW WPX CW Contest Marty, N6VI/KH6 has been active as N6VI/KH7: operations were not from Kure Island, as most thought, but from Marty's usual QTH, Hailewa, in Hawaii. Marty has used one of the new prefixes allocated to Hawaii (as previously published in number 206) just to air a new multiplier in the test. OH0 - Hadi, DJ2PI and Peter DL5FF will be portable OH0 from Aland Island from 8 to 20 June, mainly in RTTY on 20 meters. OZ - A group of German scouts is QRV until the 5 June from Romo Island (EU-125) on 80, 40 and 20 mtrs using the OZ1DRP call. QSL to DL9BCP S9 - Didier, F5OGL, reports that QSLs for his Principe Island (AF-043) activity (December 1991 and April 1992) using the S92AA call can be requested directly to his address: F5OGL, Didier Senmartin, PO.Box 1307, F-53013 Laval Cedex, France. Didier is planning a new operation for the end of this year and is looking for sponsors. SV3 - Saturday 3 June, SV1CID will be portable 3 from Sfaktiria Island (EU-158). He will use batteries so please don't make dupe QSOs. SV5 - Steve, G4JVG, is active from Rhodes island (EU-001) until 17 June as SV5/G4JVG. Operation in SSB only on 80 to 10 meters bands. QSL via G3OZF. T2 - Following what published in number 210, Masa, JE1DXC reports that he is currently in Fiji. The flight for Tuvalu, planned for the 1st of June, has been cancelled and now it's impossible to know when the expedition can take place (Masa is pessimist). Activities from Western Samoa (5W0XC) and from South Cook (ZK1DXC) have logged about 4000 QSOs each country. TA - From April, Zdeno (OK2ZW) is in Turkey where he first operated as TA2/OK2ZW, until 25 May, then he received the TA2ZW call. Zdeno is QRV in SSB/CW on 40 to 10 mtrs bands (WARC included) and he hopes to install a new antenna to operate in 80 and 160 also and to be active in RTTY in the near future. He will stay there for three years. QSL for TA2/OK2ZW via OK1TN, for TA2ZW via OK-DX Foundation, Box 73, 293 06 Bradlec, Czech Republic. Don't send QSL via homecall (OK2ZW). TA4 - For few hours, Tuesday 30 May, OE3GRU has been unexpectedly active from Catal Island, which the operator said to be located in the Anatolia Region south West group (AS-098). The short operation from this rare IOTA group has prevented many island chasers from making the QSO and therefore the planned operation from TA friends, as published in number 211, is still of interest. TR8 - Dimitri, TR8DF, is active from Gabon on 40 to 10 mtrs bands (WARC included) mainly in CW. QSL to: TR8DF, P.O.Box 8000, Libreville, Gabon. V2 - The Frankfurt Radio Club will join the CQ WW DX SSB Contest (28 and 29 October), activating the V26B station from Antigua. Before and after the test they will operate on various bands and modes. QSL for V26B to WT3Q. VE - The special stations CG7D and CG7H will be QRV for the whole month of June, during the G7 meeting in Halifax, Nova Scotia. QSL via: Nova Scotia. QSL a: VE1FO, P.O.Box 663, Halifax NS, B3J 2T3 Canada. VE8 - The 17 and 18 June VE8NC will try to activate Richard's Island, whose IOTA status, lacking decent maps, cannot be defined. The island is located in the delta of Mackenzie River north of Inuvik (69.00N-134.43W), and it counts for C.Is.A. award. Operations in SSB and RTTY. VK7 - An international team (with Marek VK3DO, Jurek VK3OO, Barry VK3XV, Tad VK3UX, Mirek VK3DXI, Jacek VK5CJC, Wlodek SP5DDJ, Ed W6KCB, Jurek 4X6RM and others) is planning an expedition to Deal Island (147.55E-37.34S, Kent Group, OC-195) to take place from 8 to 15 February 1996. The call will be VI7DI and all contacts will be confirmed with a special QSL. They hope to use three generators for a total of 40 Kw. VR2 - A group of Hong Kong operators will join the IOTA contest from Ma Man Island (AS-006). W1 - The South Coast Wireless Society of Pawcatuck CT, hopes to activate Block Island, RI (IOTA NA-31) during the IOTA Contest (29-30 July). Operations on 10, 15, 20 and, if possible, on 40 and 80 mtrs. The call will be announced later. YB5 - YB5BLB hopes to activate Mentawai Isl (OC-??) Wednesday 9 August. ZB2 - Dave, N7RK, will be QRV again from Gibraltar from 23 to 30 June as N7RK/ZB2. Dave will operate mainly on 80, 40, 30, 20 and 17 mtrs, using 100 watt and wire antennas. QSL via homecall. All the requests for his previous activity (November 1994) have been answered both via direct or via bureau. ZC4 - Don G3OZF and Steve G4JVG will be active as ZC4DX (British Sove- reign Bases in Cyprus, AS-004) during the IOTA contest at the end of July, working in CW and SSB on 80 to 10 mtrs bands. Before and after the contest they will be QRV as 5B4/homecall. QSL for ZC4DX (only for this operation) and for 5B4 activity via G3OZF. 3D2_fiji-As reported in number 210, Masa, JE1DXC was active during the CQ WW WPX CW Contest as 3D2XC/p from Mamanuca Group (OC-121).QSL JE1DXC. 3V - From mid-June, for two weeks, the club station 3V8BB will be again QRV, also in RTTY. 5B - Saturday 27 May, 5B4/G4WFZ has activated for few hours Ayios Yeoryiou island, one of the Cyprus coastal islands, and the IOTA reference number AS-120 has been issued. During operations, shorter than expected due to landing problems, Phil made about 200 QSO. Phil hopes that some local operators, expecially 5B4EV, would try to activate this group again. QSL via G4WFZ (remember that Phil collects used phone cards!): Philip Mash, 28 Orcheston Road, Char- minster, Bournemouth, Dorset BH8 8SR, England. 5N - Mark, 5N0HMA is active from Victoria Island. He often uses the 14260 KHz frequency, but the island is not valid for IOTA. 6W - During the weekend some Dakar Radio Club amateurs will active the Ile de Goree again (AF-045) using the 6V1A call. QSL a: Radio Club, B.P. 971, Dakar, Senegal. 9M - Neville, G3NUG, is planning an IOTA tour in Malaysia to take place this summer.

ARARM DX CONVENTION -> The Amateur Radio Association of Republic of Mexico (ARARM) is organising from 27 to 30 July the 35th edition of annual convention to Guadalajara, c/o Hotel Malibu, one of the most luxury congress cen- ters of the city. Numerous activities are planned, referring to DX arguments packet radio, satellites and emergency communications. Families will have special cultural programmes. Further information and/or resevations to : Sergio Valdes Sada, XE2RJ, +52-83-357113 oppure +52-83-353368.

NEW ORLEANS DX CONVENTION -> The fourth edition of the annual International DX Convention of New Orleans will take place the 25 and 26 August c/o the Royal Sonesta Hotel in Barbour Street. About the activities there will be movies about recent expeditions and technical conferences, and also ARRL DXCC Desk discussions. During the evening the prize "DXers of the year" will be given to Vince, K5VT.For information and/or reservations contact "Wondy" Wondergem, K5KR, allo +1-504-837-1485, FAX +1-504-524-2129.

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C6 - Until the 17th of June Steve N4JQQ will be active from Treasure Cay (NA-080) on 40, 30 and 17 mtrs. An activity on 6 mtrs is also planned. QSL via homecall. CT - The special station CQ1P will be activated the 10th of June. QSL via CT1EXE. CY9 - Following what published in numbers 209 and 213, also Bill, K4TVE will join the team that will active St. Paul Island between 27 July and 2 August. Vance,W5IJU, wants to try a translatlantic contact on 144 MHz: give him a sked with a specific date and UTC time. The 28870 frequency will be used as support during the attempts. QSL and donations via WA4DAN, Murry Adams, 403 East 14th St., Greenville, NC 27858, USA. D2 - Following what published in number 207, Valy, YO3YX, is active from Angola as D2/YO3YX until the end of 1995. Valy is often QRV in SSB on 14268 and 21266 KHz working with an homebrew, a 400 watt amplifier and a quad antenna. Valy is available to QSY in CW on request. QSL a YO3YE, PO Box 55-36, Bucharest, Romania. EA - During the DIE Contest, planned for the 16th of July, the following Spanish islands will be activated: ------Ref. Call Island QSL via ------BU-11 EA1FCI/p Alto la Nave EA5OL N-191 ED1IDM Montehano EA1ATT P-019 ED1IPA La Retencion EA5OL E-043 ED3IMP Meda Petita EA3CCN TO-14 EA4OL/p Santo Floro EA4CWN E-014 EA5GOU/p Perdiguera EA5VM E-197 EA5GRO/p El Ciervo EA5VM E-011 ED5IPE Portitxol EA5OL N-002 EA5JC/1 Pancha EA5JC E 013 EA5ZR/p Mayor o Baron EA5VM E-022 EA6BE Menorca E-029 EA6DM/p Conejera EA5OL E-023 EA6IB Ibiza E-021 EA6JN Mallorca EA5OL E-022 EA6KZ Menorca E-021 EA6OH Mallorca EA5OL E-021 EA6PN Mallorca EA5OL E-175 EA6QB/p de La Sal Rossa EA5OL E-022 EA6QC Menorca E-030 EA6SF/p Tagomago EA5OL E-024 EA6WL Formentera E-189 ED6ZXK Gabina EA6ZX SE-06 EA7SK de La Cartuja S-012 EA8AEI Tenerife S-012 EA8AEI Tenerife S-015 ED8BIE Hierro EA8BIE S-012 EA8BZH Tenerife S-217 EA7JB/9 Punta el Chiclon EA5OL ------EA3 - On the 2nd of July the station EA3BT/P will be active from Secains Illots (DIE E-055): QSL via EA3FBM. EA3 - From 15 to 16 July the station ED3IM will be active from Meda Gran- de Island (IOTA EU-078 DIE E-001). He plans to join DIE Contest. QSL via EA3CCN. EA6 - From 17 to 18 June the station ED6ZXJ will be active from Isla d'en Porros (DIE E-138). EA6 - The 15th of July the station ED6FPG will be active from Punta Gros- sa Lighthouse (E-0289). QSL via EA5OL. EA8 - Jean-Pierre, ON6GP, is portable /EA8 until the 26th of June. Find him daily on 30 mtrs CW, after the 2100Z. QSL via homecall. EI - Anthony, EI2HY and Mike EI2IB, will join the IOTA Contest from Clear Island (EU-121) as EJ5CRC. F - From 22 to 23 July F6HKS will be active from Glenan Is.(EU-094). F - From 6 to 2 7 August a group of operators of the Loos DX Gang will be QRV as TM7I from some islands in Normandie and Bretagne valid for IOTA and DIFM programmes. QSL via F5JYD. G - A group of Chiltern DX Club operators (G0OPB, G0ORH and G4TSH) will be active from the Isles of Scilly (EU-011) before, after and during the IOTA Contest. The call will be G0ORH/P and the QSL manager is G0ORH. GI - Following what published in numer 212, the operations from Mew Isl. (EU-122) by Andy (GI0VGV) and Keith (GI0SSA) have been anticipated to 17 and 18 June. Mew Island is located into the J68 WAB square. GW - Lionel, G5LP, reports that, following the success obtained with the last year expedition, during the next IOTA Contest Anglesey Island (EU-124) will be activated again, using the GW5LP/p call. Operators will be Lionel, Steve, G3VMW and Fred, G4BWP. Activities in SSB, CW and RTTY. Before and after the contest the GC4MBC/p will be used. QSL via G5LP. HL - From 14 (but probably from 15) to 18 June, a group of HL operators, leaded by HL2KAT and including, among the others, HL1XP and HL2IWD, will be active from Paengnyong Island (AS-???) using the DS0DX/2 call. Activities are planned in SSB (on usual IOTA frequencies, expecially on 14260 and 21260 KHz) and in CW (14026 and 21026 KHz). QSL via HL1XP. IA5 - As reported in number 208, Pierluigi, IK1EDC, Giovanni, IK1JJB, Massimo, IK5OIY and Claudio, IK5RLP, are active until 11 June from Scoglio dello Sparviero (EU-028; IIA GR07) using the IA5S call. Ac- tivities on 40, 20 and 6 mtrs bands using particularly attention to North America during the evenings and early mornings on 14260 KHz. Giovanni, IK1JJB, if weather permits, will be active for few hours from Scogli Porchetti (IIA GR-09) using another equipment. IA5 - IA5/OE5XBL is active from Giglio island (EU-028; IIA-GR-02). ID8 - I1HYW, I8KUT and I8USE will join the IOTA Contest (29-30 July) from Cirella island (EU-144, IIA CS-01). IL3 - Until 15 June Wolfgang, IL3/DL3MFW/p, will be active from Grado Isl (EU-130, IIA GO-01). Wolfgang cannot receive QSLs via the bureau, therefore cards can only be requested via direct. IL3 - Following what published in number 211, during the weekend, Afro (IK4HLU) and Alberto (IK4HPU) will join the ARI Sections Contest from Albarella island (IIA RO-02). IY4 - Until 18 June will be active from Bologna the IY4ARI station, during the "Radio Expo 1995" exhibition. QSL via IK4DCT. JT - From 12 to 16 July JA0HC, JA0IXW, JH0PCO, JF0QIR and JR0CGJ will be portable JT1 in CW, SSB, RTTY and SSTV. KH6 - George, WH6BLQ was active, between Thursday 8 and Friday 9 June, from rare French Frigate Shoals (OC-055). Notwithstanding the good propagation, very few European stations have worked him, since George used a wire antenna and low power. LA - During the weekend the special station LA2D/p is active all bands (from 80 to 10 mtrs) and all modes. QSL via bureau or direct to: P.O.Box 1184, N-3001 Drammen, Norway. P5 - A detailed documentation about the recent P5/OH2AM operation has been submitted to ARRL and the insert of North Corea into the DXCC Countries List is expected in a short time. It's an historic event as P5 is the last of the ONU members' nations to be added to the list. Meanwhile, OH0XX and OH2BH have received another invitation for a big operation using, respectively, the P51XX and P51BH calls. This expedition is planned after their Finland vacations and the last activities related to recent BS7H operation from Scarborough Reef. S0 - An operation from Western Sahara using the S0URE call is planned between 9 and 15 June. Activity on all bands all modes, particularly in RTTY and on 50 MHz. S0 - Tim, KC0PA, is QRV again from Western Sahara, after a short vacation in U.S.A., using the 4U/KC0PA call. Tim that is joing the U.N. troops, operates both on HF and 6 mtrs bands. We remember that DXCC Desk has recently approved his activities with the 4U call, valid for DXCC purposes. QSL via VE9RHS. TF - DL2RXE is portable TF (EU-021). QSL via homecall. UA0 - UA0QBA is QRV from AS-028. QSL via EV6A, P.O.Box 15, 210026 Vi- tebsk, Russia. V2 - David, G6QQ, will be portable /V2 from Antigua from 20 July to 2 August working mainly in CW on 40 to 10 mtrs bands using an IC-735, a vertical antenna and a dipole. During the IOTA Contest he will try to be QRV during the night also and will QSY in SSB on request. VK9X - From 23 to 26 June, Ken, JA1CMD/AD4WF, should be active from Christmas Island. Operations are planned from 10 to 80 meters, WARC included, mainly in CW. QSL via bureau to JA1CMD or direct to AD4WF VU_and - While there is no more information about VU2JPS operations from Andaman islands, WB2RQX reports that VU2RKC and other operators are planning an activity to take place in October. VP8_ssh- Andy, VP8CQS, active from South Shetlands islands, reports his new address: Andrze Grotha, SP2GOW, ul Mikolaja Gomolki 5 m 1, 80-279 Gdansk, Poland. VP9 - From 15 to 22 June Fred K1EFI/VP9 will be QRV from Southampton Pa- rish. W4 - From 21 to 24 September a group of operators will activate Tybee island (NA-058) using the K8SCH/4 call. QSL via K8SCH or via N8FU. XF4 - As the XE bureau is very slow, XE1BEF suggests to those who are interested in receiving QSL from his operation in Clarion Island (XF0C, 6-19 March 1995) to send the requests via direct. YI - YI1RS is the new Baghdad Radio Club call; among the operators there is Adel YI1FC, who speaks also Italian, asking QSL to Box 55072, Baghdad, Iraq. ZS - The special ZS10JUN station is active until 10 June from South Africa. QSL via bureau. ZS - The QSL manager for ZS95RWR operations is KK3S. First QSLs will be sent in the first half of July, at the end of the Rugby World Cham- pionship's activities. 3V - As reported in previous number, 3V8BB is actually active in CW, SSB RTTY and satellite. Operations until mid-June. QSL via JF2EZA. 3W - Warren, KF7AY, together with N7WTU, K5VT, AA7WP, AA7NO, WA7LNW, KF7AY, from Page DX Association and Central Arizona DX Association will be active from Vietnam from 23 January and 2 February 1996. The operations are planned mainly on low bands and in CW, joining the 160mtrs Contest, but they will use also RTTY and SSB on 40 to 10mtrs bands (WARC included). They will try also to activate Hon Tre Island (AS-???) located in the Mien Trung South group. More details in the next months. 4J - Following what published in number 211, Piero (4J0/IK2BHX), thanks to Chiru, JA3DLE/1 is now able to operate in RTTY also. QSL IK2MRZ. 4U0ITU - Following what published in number 200, the Hungarian team reports to have logged 5600 QSOs from I.T.U. station in Geneve, without the possibility to operate on WARC and RTTY. QSLs will be ready in few days and can be requested to: Gyula Palmai, PO.Box 113, Salgotarjan H-3100, Hungary. 5B - From 10 to 13 July a group of 5B operators will activate Ayios Yeoryiou island (AS-120) probably using the special C4IOTA call. 5H - Michael, 5H3MS, reports that in Tanzania a new Amateurs Radio Asso- ciation has been established (Tanzania Amateur Radio Club) and that a Net is active every Sunday at 0500Z on 7080 KHz. If you like to have further information about the HAM activities in Tanzania (as, for example, how to obtain a license) you can ask to: Tanzania Ama- teur Radio Club, c/o Tanzania Scouts Headquarters, P.O.Box 945, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. You can also send a message to Michael: 5H3MS @ ZS5S.ZAF.AF (e-mail: [email protected]). 5T - Until 25 August, Eric (5T5JC) is active from Mauritania using the special 5T6E call, all bands all modes. QSL via F6FNU. 6W - The 10th of June the amateurs in Senegal can use the special 6W25 prefix to celebrate 25th years of Amateur Radio activities. 9H - From 22 June to 4 July a group of PA operators will be QRV from Malta. Operations planned from 10 to 80 meters, WARC included, in CW and SSB. 9H - Deryck, G3VLX, hopes to be QRV from Malta as 9H3AM from 5 to 24 Ju- ne. QSL via homecall.

*** New IOTA numbers issued in April 1995 ***

AS-119 A4 MUSANDAM PENINSULA group (Omani islands, lettera "e"), issued for A43GI activity from Al Ghanam Island. NA-202 HP COLON/VERAGUAS NORTH PROVINCE group (Panamanian islands, lette- r "c"), issued for HP2CWB/P activity from Isla Grande. NA-203 HP LOS SANTOS/HERRERA/COCLE PROVINCE group (Panamanian islands, letter "d"), issued for HP9I activity from Iguana Island. SA-080 PY6 BAHIA STATE CENTRE group (Brazilian islands, letter "k"), issued for PT6AB activity from Tinhare Island and for PW6AB from Boipeba Island.

DX NEWS SHEET -> A change was made to the guide of famous bulletin published from Radio Society of Great Britain: after more than ten years as editor, Brendan McCartney, G4DYO, has recently stopped, leaving all in the hands of Christopher J.Page, G4BUE, that has officially started with number 1668, changing the format, from classic A4 to "smaller" A5 size; the monthly sup- plement DX News Magazine has also been announced. The 425 DX News team, thanks Bren (G4DYO) for his international DX community support and welcome to Chris (G4BUE) wishing him great success.

NEW POSTAL COSTS in U.S.A. -> Hardy, DC8TS, reports that from 9 July 1995 there will be an increase to the postal costs for the outgoing mail. To send a card will be necessary 50c, for a letter that weighs less than 1/2 ounce (219 grammes) 60c and for more than 1 ounce (437,5 grammes) 1$. This is valid for all destinations, except Canada and Mexico.

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17 June 1995 No.215

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BV - Tom, WB4IUX, is going to be back in Taiwan, from where he hopes to be active on 20 (CW/SSB), 17 (CW/SSB) and 30 mtrs. The date is still unkown, but Tom plans to be in BV for ten days at the begin- ing of July. As he will be often in Taiwan in the next 6-8 months, Tom will ask a local licence to operate from his hotel. BV - BV8BC hopes to be soon portable /9 from Green Island (AS-020). Caribb - Tom, LA4LN, from 21 June to 5 July will spend his vacations in Bar- bados (8P), St. Vincent (J8) and Tobago (9Y4), using the following calls: 8P9CR, J8/LA4LN and 9Y4/LA4LN. All bands operations from 160 to 10 mtrs (WARC included) in CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via direct to: LA4LN: Tom V. Segalstad, P.O.Box 15 Kjelsas, N-0411 Oslo, Norway. CE0_eas- Following what published in number 190, Bob, KK6EK, has announced that Sala y Gomez Island (SA-???) expedition, originally planned together with Easter Island expedition in September, will take place in October. This is due to the impossibility of Chilean Mili- tary Marine to ensure connections. About the operations from Easter Isl, they are planned from 2 to 23 September, using the XR0Y call (operators: KK6EK, K4UEE, XE1XA, AH9B, XE1L, WT8S, G0LMX, KE6QZZ, W4ETO, WJ2O, K0IR, HB9AEE, AA6TT, W3UM, PA0ERA, W8FMG, XE1CI, N1OCS, K9JSC, HB9AHL, W0ZV). Sala y Gomez Island will be activated from 1 to 22 October using the XR0Z call. CN - Until 21 June, Andreas, DL2EAD is QRV from Marocco as CN2JA, mainly in CW on 10 MHz. QSL via DL2EAD. DU1 - Until 1700Z of today, Saturday 17 June, Joe (I2YDX) is active from Tubbataha Reef (OC-???) using the 4H1TR call. QSL via I2CBM: Bert Cambieri, P.O.Box 4, 27029 Vigevano-AD (PV). EX - Yu, EX/V31YM, is actually active from Kyrgyzstan (ex UM8) on 20, 17 15, 12, 10 mtrs bands and via satellite RS-12 (21/28 MHz) in CW/SSB QSL via direct to: DF8WS, Wilhelm Schommer, P.O.Box 71, Speicher, 54658 Germany. Don't send cards via homecall (V31YM)! EX - Yuri, EX0A, Executive Directore of the Kyrghyzstan Amateur Radio Union reports us some useful information about activities from his country. Prefixes (ex UM8, now EX) are issued as follows: EX9 - club stations EX0,2,5,6,7,8 - ordinary calls EX1,3,4 - special calls EX/home call - foreigner operators At this moment only five foreigner amateurs are permitted to transmit: EX/DF8WS (QSL via DF8WS), EX/DK7ZT (via DK7ZT), EX/N0LAZ (via DL4MFM), EX/KD6BKL (via DF8WS), EX/V31YM (via DF8WS). Some other stations have been heard (N6AMC/UM8, EX/RZ4FZT, EX/UA4FAO, EX/UA4FAY, EX/DL1BCL) but it seems that they have no licence to operate. The Kyrghyzstan Amateur Radio Union has its own bureau (P.O.Box 1100, Bishkek - 20, 720020 Kyrghyzstan, CIS), to which must be sent cards also for UM and RM stations. First parcel of QSL from ARI (Italian) Bureau is arrived there about two weeks ago. Yuri reports also that DF8WS (Wilhelm Schommer, P.O.Box 71, Spei- cher, 54658, Germany) has QSLs and logs for the followin stations: EX0A, EX0M, EX0O, EX0V (only QSOs before 1 March 1995) EX7MM, EX9HQ, ER8M, EO8M, EU8M, RM0M, RM1MWW, RM4A, RM7M, RM8MM, RM8MU, UM8MAA, UM8MAA/RM4Q, UM8MDX, UM9MWA/UL6T, UM8MDX/UJ2R, UM8MDX/UM6T, RM1MWW/UM4Q, UM9MWA, UM4A, UM9MWA/U8P, UM9MWA/U8Q, UM9MWA/UM0T, UM9MWA/UM0N, UM9MWA/UM3T, UM9MWA/UM5P, EX/V31YM (via direct), EX/DF8WS, EX/KD6BKL. For further information about EX licences it is possible contact Yuri, EX0A, on Internet ([email protected]) or DF8WS (via Packet or CBA). F - Until 18 June, during the 63th edition of "24 hours of Le Mans" is active the special TM6ACO station. QSL via F6FKI. F - During July and August Michel F/HH2HM, will activate several French Islands valid for DIFM award. FG - From 17 to 18 June Lionel, FS5PL, should be /FG from Les Saintes Islands (NA-114). QSL via FG5BG. GM - Following what published in number 213, from Friday 16 to Monday 19 June, GM3UTQ, GM3NIG and GM4FDM will be active from Flannan Islands (EU-118) using the GM3UTQ/p call. Operations mainly in SSB, but some CW on request is expected, all bands from 160 to 10 mtrs. QSL via GM3UTQ. GM - Following what published in number 213, GM0DEQ, GM0KVI and GM0SEI will join the IOTA Contest from Great Cumbrae Island (EU-123) using the GM3USL/p call. Operations are expected to start in the afternoon of Friday 28 July. QSL via GM0KVI. HP3 - Jose (HP2CWB), Emilio (HP2DFU), Ricardo (HP2CTM) and Guillermo (HP2DUI) want to activate, the 1st and 2nd of July, two or three islands located in the Province of Chiriqui group (NA-071). From each island will be used a different call: 3F3C, H33C and HO3C. Operations are planned on bands from 80 to 10 mtrs (WARC included), but only in SSB. QSL via HP2CWB, Jose NG Lee, P.O.Box 728, Colon, Republic of Panama. IA5 - From 29 July to 12 August, Bob IK2MRZ will be portable IA5 from Gi- glio Island (EU-028; IIA GR-02) from where he will join the IOTA Contest. Bob will be active all bands, both in CW and SSB. QSL via bureau. IB0 - From 30 June to 2 July, Marcello, IW6MTM will be active on 144 MHz from Ponza Island (IIA LT-01), Le Formiche (LT-05) and, if possible from other Ponziano archipelago minor islands. IC8 - Saturday 17 June, Roberto (IK8BIZ), will be portable IC8 from Gaio- la Reefs (IIA NA-07). QSL to IK8BIZ: Roberto Fiorentino, Strada Vi- cinale Campanile 131, 80126 Napoli. IJ9 - Following what published in number 209, Salvo's (IT9HLR) team has finally found the conditions to activate Porri Island (EU-166; IIA RG-01). Operations until this evening, 17 June, all bands, WARC included. IL3 - Afro (IK4HLU) and Alberto (IK4HPU), who, as planned, have been QRV from Albarella Island, hope to activate soon Donzella island (IIA RO-01) and Polesine island (IIA RO-03). They suggest to wait for those operations before to send all QSLs. IL3 - Tuesday 13 June, Gianni, IK3TTY, has been active from Sant'Erasmo island (EU-131; IIA VE-15). IP1 - Massimo, IK1GPG, and Gabriele, IK1NEG, will be active from 0700Z to 1700Z of today, Saturday 17 June from Gallinara island (IOTA EU-083 IIA SV-01) using the IP1/IK1GPG and IP1/IK1NEG calls. Two stations will be simultaneously active and they will work from 10 to 40 mtrs bands (WARC included). QSL via their homecalls. JW - From 17 July to 10 August, Dominik, DL5EBE, will join a scientific expedition to Svalbard Islands, from where he hopes to be active using the JW0K call in CW and RTTY. QSL via homecall. OJ0 - Recent operations from Market Reef by OJ0/OH8AA were very succesful logging about 12000 QSO, mainly with European stations due to poor propagation. 4009 QSOs was made during the CQ WW WPX CW Con- test. QSL via OH6LI, Jukka Klemola, Aarontie 5, Somero, Finland. OY - During next IOTA Contest, a group of ON amateurs will activate the Faroe Islands (EU-018) from the last week of July to the first of August. During the Contest, from 1200Z of 29 to 1200Z of 30 July, the special OY6A call will be used, both in SSB and CW. Before and after the test many other islands in the Faroe group will be activated. QSL via ON6QR, Fred Jans-Cooremans, 3 Tangedallaan, B-1850 Grimbergen, Belgium. S0 - Following what published in previous number, Tim, 4U/KC0PA is now active in CW also, at low speed. SV8 - Jim, SV1DET, will be portable /8 from Corfu Island (EU-052) during July and he will operate on 80 to 10 mtrs bands in SSB and CW. QSL via bureau or direct to SV1DET: Jim Tsifakis, 30-32 Kanari str, 185 38 Piraeus, Greece. T2 - Following what published in number 213, Masa (JE1DXC), after many delays, is now finally QRV from Tuvalu as T20XC. TI - From 22 June DK6AO will be in Costa Rica, from where he will try to activate IOTA groups NA-155, NA-117 and NA-116. UA - UE1QDX has been active the 11st of June from Trehgorka island, which is valid for the Russian Robinson Club Award (RR-22-01). VE - To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the end of WW II in Asia, from 000Z of 8 July to 2359Z of 8 September, the VE amateurs may use the following special prefixes: ordinary PFX special PFX ordinary PFX special PFX VA2 XK2 VE6 XK6 VA3 XK3 VE7 XJ7 VA7 XK7 VE8 XK8 VE1 XK1 VE9 XK9 VE2 XJ2 VO1 XO7 VE3 XJ3 VO2 XO8 VE4 XK4 VY1 XN7 VE5 XK5 VY2 XN8 VU_and - Larry, F5PYI, reports that he planned skeds with Manny, VU2JPS, active from Andaman islands. The skeds are every evening, from 1600Z to 1800Z, on frequencies between 14195 and 14210 KHz. Usually is Paran, VU2AU, whot collects short lists called later by VU2JPS, only in CW. Manny hopes to receive in a short time an official VU4 call but unfortunately he can't stay too much on frequency due to electrical limitations, as the power generator works only during the day. VU2JPS has been recently heard, with good signal, on 14205 KHz at 1700Z. QSL via VU2AU. VY1 - The 30th of July VY1ISL will start an expedition to several islands on the Yukon coast. W1 - The Newington Amateur Radio League will join the IOTA Contest from 29 to 30 July from Sheffield island (NA-136) using the W1OKY call. W4 - Randy, KD8JN, from 8 to 15 July will activate Hatteras Isl.(NA-067) using the KD8JN/4 call, on 80 to 10 mtrs bands (WARC included) in SSB and CW on request. QSL via homecall. W0 - From 25 to 25 July NL7TB and WL7MY will be QRV from Governor's Isl. located in the Sakakawea Lake (North Dakota). This island is valid only for the US Islands Awards. XF4 - Tony, XE1GRR, has announced that from 17 to 19 June, for about 40 hours, a team by XE1AVM, XE1FRF, XE1FSK, XE1FWJ, XE1IAX, XE1EP and XE1GRR will activate Socorro Island on all bands from 160 to 10 meters (WARC included) and VHF/UHF (6m, 2m, 70cm, 23cm and via satellite) in SSB, CW and RTTY. The call will be XF4RTD. QSL via XE1TD: Club de Radioaficionados de Occidente, P.O.Box 1-197, 44100 Guada- lajara, Jalisco, Mexico. A second operation, from 1 to 19 July is also planned, but there are still some problems to solve with the Mexican Military Marine for the shipment (about two tons of equipment). We remember that Socorro and Clarion count as Revilla-Gigedo for the DXCC. YB4 - QSLs for 8A4EI operations (Enggano Island, OC-204) are ready to be sent for the end of June. YB8 - Following what published in number 195, YC0FEO has confirmed the intention to activate, before the end of June, Talaud Islands (OC-???). YC0FEO and his team would like also to activate Tukangbe- si Islands (OC-???) and/or Sangihe Isl. (OC-???). 9H - Following what published in previous number, from 22 June to 4 July Fritz (PA0BEA/9H3IE), Franz (PA3CGX/9H3ID), Wim (PA3BIZ/9H3ON), Frank (PE1KNL/9H3QH), Teun (PA0TPM/9H3TD), Anton (PA3CRA), Erik (PA3DES) e Jo (PE1NWI) will be QRV on all bands from 160 to 2 mtrs (WARC included) in SSB/CW and via satellite AO13 and AO13 Mode B. Monitor VHF frequencies for good conditions: 50.110, 50.120 and 144.300 MHz. QSL via bureau to their homecall.

*** IOTA Reference Numbers issued in the month of May 1995 ***

AS-120 5B CYPRUS'S coastal islands, issued for the activity of 5B4/G4WFZ from Ayios Yeoryiou island. NA-204 CO SABANA ARCHIPELAGO (Cuban coastal islands, letter "e"), issued for the activity of CO0OTA from Cayo Santa Maria. OC-206 VK6 WESTERN AUSTRALIA STATE (S. W. COAST) NORTH group (Western Australia Islands, letter "l") issued for the activity of VK6ISL from Faure Island. SA-081 HK8 NARINO DIVISION group (Colombian Islands, letter "f"), issued for the activity of HK3JJH/8 from Morro Island.

FO5BI - > The QSL manager, F6HSI, receives the logs from this station only once per year and then answers to requests. Be patient !

HAM RADIO 1995 -> The traditional HAM RADIO happening in Friedrichshafen, is planned from 23 to 25 June. Particularly interesting is the presence of Bill, K5FUV who will check QSL for the DXCC awards (for the base award, no more than 110 Countries) and of Mats, SM7PKK, who will have fresh QSLs from Conway reef operations (3D2CT and 3D2CU). From 26 June, as soon as he is back in Sweden, Mats starts to answer to requests.

RSGB HF CONVENTION -> The annual Internationa HF Convention of RSGB will take place the 9 and 10 September at Beaumont Conference Centre (Windsor).Just take a look at some of the talks already scheduled and we think you will agree.

** The DXCC programme by Chuck Hutchinson, K8CH ** Amateur Radio on Internet by Mike Richards, G4WNC ** Top Band antennas for mere mortals by Neil Smith, G4DBN ** Cluster Forum by John Clayton, G4PDQ ** Islands on the Air - the fastest growing DX award programme by Roger Balister, G3KMA ** Sunspots and propagation by Martin Atherton, G3ZAY ** Bhutan - 40 years of amateur radio, by Jim Smith, VK9NS ** The Camel Trophy by Richard Diamond, G4CVI ** HF Contesting by Chris Burbanks, G3SJJ ** Computers in the shack by Don Field, G3XTT ** Activating Islands; the Do's and Dont's by a number of Island activators ** HF Data Modes by Mike Kerry, G4BMK ** The Conway Reef DXpedition by Mats Persson, SM7PKK ** Low Band Antennas - my way by Ron Stone, GW3YDX ** The Islands on the air awards programme report by Roger Balister, G3KMA ** Equipment reviews by Chris Lorek, G4HCL ** Contesting in the Caribbean by Bill Hudzik, WA2UDT

Organising Committee - G3OUF & G0TWW (Joint Chair), G3ZAY, G3KMA, G4XRV, G3NUG, G4BWP, G4IQM, G3RTU, G3PSM & G4PFF. Full details from Marcia Brimson at RSGB HQ, Lambda House, Cranborne Road, Potters Bar, Herts, EN6 3JE, UK

SIX METERS IN SPAIN -> Salvador EA3BKZ/EH3BKZ, reports that currently there are about 140 stations in Spain authorized to operate on 50 MHz. The rules allow to use the frequencies between 50.000 and 50.200 Mhz, only in CW/SSB, with a power less than 30 watt. The Spanish stations change their prefix working on 6 mtrs, from EA to EH.

NEW POSTAL RATES IN USA (CORRECTION) -> Following what published in previous numer, some English versions of the bulletin report a wrong equivalence between ounces and grammes. One ounce is equivalent to 28.35 grammes. Sorry for the mistake.

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PERIOD CALL REF till 30/6 CG7D & CG7H: special stations 213 till 21/6 CN2JA * by DL2EAD 215 till 18/6 DS0DX/2: Paengnyong (AS-???) * by HL2KAT 214 till 26/6 EA8/ON6GP 214 till 19/6 GM3UTQ/p: Flannan Is. (EU-118) 213 till 18/6 HB0/DA1WA * by Wiesbaden Amateur Radio Club 211 till 18/6 IY4ARI: Bologna 214 till 17/6 IJ9: Porri Isl. (EU-166) (IIA RG-01) by IT9HLR's taem 215 till 25/8 KC6YK: Palau * by NH6YK 209 till 20/6 OH0 * by DJ2PJ & DL5FF 213 till 28/6 TM6ACO: Lee Mans * special station 215 till 31/8 VF1L: Cape Breton Isl. (NA-010) * by VE1AL 214 till September YA/UT9XL 208 till September ZD8WD * by G4RWD 197 till 17/6 4H1TR: Ttubbataha Reef (OC-???) * by I2YDX 215 till August 4U/KC0PA: Western Sahara 199 till ? 7Q7XT * by ON6TT 208 till ? 9Q2L * by PA3DZN 212 till June 9X/ON4WW 205 15/6-22/6 K1EFI/VP9 214 17/6-18/6 ED6FPG: Faro de Punta Grossa 214 17/6-18/6 FG/FS5PL: Les Saintes Is. (NA-114) 215 17/6-19/6 GB0SRS: Steepholm Isl. (EU-120) 212 17/6-18/6 GI: Mew Isl. (EU-122) * by GI0SSA & GI0VGV 214 17/6 IC8/IK8BIZ: Scogli Gaiola (IIA NA-07) 215 17/6 IJ9/IT9GAI: Isola delle Correnti (IIA SR-01) ??? 211 17/6-18/6 IP1: Gallinara Isl. (EU 083) (IIA-SV-01) * by IK1 team 215 17/6-18/6 IT9: Femmine Isl.(EU-166)(IIA PA-04) by IT9ABY's team 213 17/6-18/6 VE8: Richard's Isl. * by VE8NC 213 17/6-18/6 XF4RTD * by XE1 team 215 18/6-25/6 DX Caribe 95 *** 18/6 EA3BT/p: Illots Sadolitj (DIE E-171) 211 20/6 NU2L/VO2: Battle Harbour Isl. (NA-044) * by G3ZAY 212 21/6-27/6 CQ5B: Berlenga Isl. (EU-040) * by CT1EWA & CT1FMX 210 21/6-26/6 N4BP: Dry Tortugas Is. (NA-079) 208 21/6-22/6 NU2L/VO2: Ponds Isl. (NA-044) * by G3ZAY 212 21/6-5/7 8P9CR, J8/LA4LN, 9Y4/LA4LN 215 22/6-? TI/DK6AO 215 22/6-4/7 9H * by PA team 215 23/6-30/6 IL7: Sant'Andrea Isl. (EU-091) (LE-01) Salento DX team 205 23/6-25/6 OH1MDR/p: Sandstroem Reef (EU-096) 211 23/6-26/6 VK9: Christmas Isl. * by JA1CMD/AD4WF 214 23/6-30/6 ZB * by N7RK 213 23/6-25/6 Friedrichshafen * Ham Radio 95 *** 24/6-25/6 ED1URS: Isla Marnay (DIE N-108) 211 24/6-25/6 IO1GTM: Basilica of Superga * special station 213 24/6-14/7 OZ. Laeso Isl. (EU-088) * by DG2TM & DL2SWW 211 24/6-30/6 SP1: Wolin Isl. (EU-132) * by SP2CYK, SP2LLV & SP2LLW 211 24/6-25/6 NU2L/VO2: Newfoundland Pro. Centre (NA-???) * by G3ZAY 212 25/6 EA3BT/p: Les Balelles (DIE E-056) 211 25/6 IJ9/IT9GAI: Isola di Capo Passero (IIA SR-02) 211 26/6-27/6 F: Fort Brescau (EU-148) * by F5OYU 211 29/6-30/6 ED1URS: Isla de Mouro (DIE N-016) 211 30/6-4/7 VE8: Belcher Isl. (NA-196) * by VE3LKS, VE3VGI, VE3WFS 199 30/6-1/7 VY1ISL: Yukon Terr. (NA-193) * by N6IV, KF6XC & NL7TB 211 June BV8BC/9: Green Isl. (AS-020) 215 June EJ/DL8MCA 211 June HK2: Guajira/Magdalena Div. group (SA-???) * by HK3JJH 210 June IL3: Donzella Isl. (IIA RO-01) * by IK4HLU & IK4HPU 211 June IL3: Polesine Isl. (IIA RO-03) * by IK4HLU & IK4HPU 211 June IM0: Soffi Isl. (EU-165) (IIA SS-57) * by IS0JMA 213 June IM0: Mortorio Isl. (EU-165) (IIA SS-54) * by IS0JMA 213 June UA0Y: Republic of Tuvan (zone 23) 199 June XE1: Jalisco Nayarit State group (NA-189) 203 June YB8: Talaud Is. (OC-???) * by YC0FEO's team 215 June-July YB8: Sangihe Is. (OC-???) * by YC0FEO's team ??? 215 June-July YB8: Tukangbesi Is. (OC-???) * by YC0FEO's team ??? 215 June ZA: Sazan Isl. (EU169) * by DJ8QP & ZA1B ??? 207 middle June 9H3AM * by G3VLX 214 13/10-15/10 >>> Bologna: V IOTA CONVENTION <<< *** 24 June 1995 No.216

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HEARD ISLAND EXPEDITION 1995 - For several months a group from the 3Y0PI team has worked discretely on a new DXpedition. All key elements of the project are now in place. This is the first announcement of this group's activities. K0IR, the organizer and leader of the 1994 3Y0PI Peter I Island DXpedition, will lead a team to Heard Island in November, 1995. Sir Edmund Hillary will be the Honorary Expedition Leader. The Australian Antarctic Di- vision has issued permit number 95/1 allowing a full-scale amateur radio operation. All environmental assessments and letters of indemnification have been filed and approved. A separate proposal for scientific work during the stay is expected to be approved. A 140-ft. vessel has been chartered for the trip. The team will sail from Fremantle, Western Australia, on Nov. 1, 1995, and expects to land on Heard Island Nov. 12. They will remain until Dec. 1, returning to Fremantle around Dec. 12. The team will be active on all bands and modes, including digital and satellite. The team will elaborate on the strong points of the 3Y0PI expedition, and hopes to take advantage of technical innovations resulting from the 1995 Easter Island/Salas y Gomez expedition in September. Radio equipment is being provided by Yaesu, ETO,and Cushcraft. The DXpedition was organized by 3Y0PI veterans K0IR (Expedition Leader), KK6EK (Scientific Coordinator) and ON6TT (European Coordinator). The team also currently includes another 3Y0PI team member HB9AHL, plus N6EK PA3DUU, K5VT, DJ9ZB, and JH4RHF. Additional support will come from JH1AJT (Japanese Coordinator) and VK2BEX (Australian Coordinator). Contributions to help defray the high cost of transportation are needed. Please forward these to: USA: K0IR Heard Island DXpedition, P.O.Box 563, Waite Park, MN 56387-0563. EUROPE: ON6TT - Peter Casier, Oude Heerbaan 30, B-9230 Melle (Belgium) (when sending cheques to Peter, pse use Eurocheques only, drawn in YOUR currency and with the Eurochequecard number written on the back. The bank charges too much if the cheque is made in any other way). Additional details about the project will follow.

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A6 - Don, WB2DND, will be QRV again as A61AD from 24 to 28 July and from 31 July to 2 August, mainly in CW. Don will be accompanied by his son N1QMM (15 years old, he has just received the DXCC in CW) that will join the operations. Possible activity in RTTY also. BV - The station BO2AB will be QRV until the end of the weekend from Kin Men Island (AS-102). BV - Following what published in number 215, the expedition to Green Isl (AS-020) should take place from 20 to 25 July, probably using the BV9G call. BY - Chinese authorities have released the permission for a new Scarbo- rough Reef expedition, with the BS7A call, that will take place at the end of the typhoons season. This will be an international expedition: there will be N7NG, ON1RY, SM7PKK, JH4RHF among the others. The DXAC votation for the Scarborough Reef DXCC status is planned for 26 June. CE0_jf - Following what published in number 213, Bob (K4UEE) and Randy (K0EU) will be QRV from Juan Fernandez Island from 13 to 21 Septem- ber, using the CE0Z call. Operations, in SSB and CW, with 1Kw of transmitting power and optimized antennas for various bands (loops for 160 and 80 mtrs, 2el yagi for 40, beam for higher frequencies). Bob and Randy still needs an european operator, able both in SSB and CW, that want to join them; further information to Bob, K4UEE (e-mail [email protected]). CU3 - The Azores DX Group will activate the station CU3DX from Fradinhos Inlet (EU-003) the 2nd of July, from 0900Z to 1900Z. QSL direct to: CU3AN, P.O.Box 157, P-9702 Angra do Heroismo Codex, Azores, Portu- gal. CU9 - An expedition to Corvo Isl (EU-089) using the CU9B call is planned from 16 July to 10 August. QSL via CU3AV. DL - From 7 to 27 July, Peter (DL4FCH) will be active from Pellworm Isl. (EU-042). Activity mainly in CW. DL - From 30 June to 2 July the station DL0SY/p will be active from Sylt Island (EU-042). DL - Axel, DL6KVA, from 27 July to 1 August will be QRV from Fehmarn Isl (EU-128) joining the IOTA Contest. Activity mainly in CW, with SSB on request. DU - Before the end of this month, a group of DU operators will be QRV from Lubang Island (OC-126) using the DX0W call. EA9 - Paco, EC7ADD, is portable /9 from Isabel II de Chafarinas Island (AF-036; DIE S-016). QSL via homecall: Paco, Apartado Postal 173, 11500 Puerto San Maria Cadiz, Spain. Paco has only a VHF licence and he can works HF only on 10 meters and on a short part of 15 mtr (he has been reported between 21165 and 21185 KHz). ES - From 29 June to 4 July, a group of Estonian operators will be active from Saaremaa island (EU-034) using the ES6Z/0 call. Operations all bands from 80 to 12 meters, in CW and SSB. QSL via ES6DO. ES - Bruno, ES2RW, reports that from 24 June to 2 July he hopes to activate Osmussaar Island (EU-149) and , in the middle of July, Vormsi Island (EU-034). Bruno will be QRV also on 6 meters. F - From 24 to 27 August, a group of French operators, will try to activate the following islands valid for DIFM award: Molene (AT-02), Bannec (AT-37), Balanec (AT-38), Trielen (AT-40), Litri (AT-41), Ledenes Vraz (AT-42) e Quemens (AT-44). During this activity the special TM prefix will probably be used, and the manager should be F5RUQ. GM - G0LUQ during his holidays, will activate Skye Isl. (EU-008) from 12 to 18 August and from 21/22 to 25 August, Lewis Isl. (EU-010) from 18 to 21/22 August, Arran Isl. (EU-123) from 25 to 28 August. Ope- rations on all HF bands from 160 to 15 meters and all QSO will be automatically confirmed via bureau. GM - GM3UTQ, GM3NIG and GM4FDM, report that they logged 2751 QSO during the recent Flannan Isl. (EU-118) expedition, and announce that they will join the IOTA Contest from Gigha Isl. (EU-008). HA - From 1 July to 31 December the special station HG100R will be active, during the Centennary of the Radio. QSL direct to: HA1KSA, P.O. Box 79, Gyor H-9002, Hungary. IA5 - From 5 to 20 July Beppe, IK3VIG will be portable IA5 from Giglio Is (EU-028; IIA GR-02). Beppe will use a little homebrew antenna and will be active in SSB on bands from 10 to 80 meters. QSL via bureau IA5 - Following what published in number 214, the QSL manager for recent IA5S operations is IK1JJB: Giovanni Cantarella, Via G. Musso 22, 14100 Asti (AT) - ITALY IJ7 - Max, IK7TOE reports that a group of amateurs from Puglia, want to activate the Cheradi islands (EU-073) via satellite Oscar-13, probably between 21 and 23 July. We remember that satellite contacts are not valid for the IOTA Award. IP1 - The planned activity from Gallinara islands (EU-083) has logged over 1000 QSOs in less than 7 hours of activity. QSL can be requested to operators, both via direct or via bureau. Don't forget that IK1NEG has a new address: Gabriele Rocchi, v Argine Destro 303 18100 Imperia (IM). IP1 - Saturday 1 e Sunday 2 July Max (IK1GPG), Betty (IK1QFM), Pinuccio (I2MWZ), Bruno (IK2UEC) and Ivan (IK2OWX) will activate, if weather permits, Tinetto island (IOTA EU-93; IIA SP-03) and the following reefs: Ferale (IIA SP-05), Montanaio (IIA SP-11), Grimaldo (IIA SP-12), Cala Fornace (IIA SP-06) and Torre Scuola (IIA SP-04). They will use the IP1/IK1GPG and IP1/I2MWZ calls. IR8 - From 1 to 10 August the special IR8S station will be active, during the National ASSORAIDER Camp (Raider Scouting Association). QSL via I8TVS, P.O.Box 14, 86100 Campobasso. IT9 - IT9FXY, IT9GNG and IT9WKH will be QRV from 23 to 25 June from Santa Maria Isl. and from 30 June to 2 July from San Pantaleo/Mozia Isl. (EU-166, Stagnone group). QSL via bureau or via: IT9FKY, P.O.Box 89 91025 Marsala (TP). KH9 - The Dateline DX Association is planning an expedition to Wake Isl. for a week, to take place in autumn during the CQWW DX SSB Contest. There will be three stations on all bands and all modes, operated by AL7EL, WB2DND, KC7V, K4HQI among the others. LY - The special LY95BDX station will be active from Lithuania from 22 to 31 July with operations in SSB and CW on all HF bands (except 24 Mhz, as they have no permission), particularly on 160 mtrs. Dave G0BZF will be one of the operators and it's possible to ask him for skeds (via packet: G0BZF @ GB7DEO). OH - From 24 to 25 June, Pekka (OH6MIL) will activate Skarporen Isl. (EU-101) with all bands activity in CW/SSB. Pekka will back on the island many other times during the summer and, particularly, during the IOTA Contest. PY0T - Sergio (PU1LOK) is QRV from Trinidade Isl. as PU0TRI, but he can operate only in SSB on 80 and 10 meters (28300 - 28500 KHz). Sergio will remain on the island until October and then he will start to answer to QSL cards. QSL a: Sergio S. Mendes, Rua Visconde de Santa Isabel, 692 apto. 202, Grajau, 20560-121 Rio RJ, Brazil. R1_fjl - Slava, RX1OX/FJL, reports that the situation with "shut down" of operation is not so critical. The main problem is diesel fuel delivery It's happened every year. According Slava, officials almost solved this problem. At least Slava will be active till October when he goes to vacation. Also there are couple extra HAMs - R1FJC and R1FJZ. SM - SM4DDS/6 will be QRV from North Koster Isl (EU-043) from 1 to 8 Ju- ly, in SSB and CW, mainly on 20 meters. QSL via SM4DDS via direct or bureau. SM - Until the 31st of December, the Sundsvalls Radioamatorer, SK3BG, has the permission to operate using the special 8S3BG call, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the club. The activity, started the last February, is an all bands from 10 to 160 meters, WARC included in SSB, CW, RTTY and many contests will be joined. QSL via bureau or direct to: SM3CER, Jan-Eric Rehn, P.O.Box 54, S-863 22 Sund- sbruk, Sweden. SV - From 3 to 21 September, DL1BKK will be portable SV3 from Sfaktiria Isl. (EU-158) with operations on 10, 15 and 20 mtrs. QSL homecall. TI9 - Following what published in number 195, Jose', TI2JJP, will be in Cocos Island starting about from 10 October, for 15 days. The activity is planned on all bands, 160 meters included. TY - Ken, WA4OBO, hopes to be QRV from Benin for short periods during the next two years, using the TY8OBO call. His licence, unlike the TT8OBO one, seems to be valid. Ken will be active on all bands, mainly in SSB, but with RTTY possibilities. V2 - Following what published in number 213, Doug (N3ADL), member of the Frankfurt Radio Club, reports that before and after the activity of V26B during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (28 and 29 October) he will be active as V26DX on 12 and 17 meters bands, and also via satellite RS-12. QSL via N3ADL. VE - During the month of July the special station CG3V will be active, celebrating the Centennial of Chatam city foundation, Ontario. QSL via CG3V c/o The Chatham-Kent Amateur Radio Club Inc., Box 284, Chatham, Ontario, Canada, N7M 5K4. VK9 - Following what published in number 214, the planned expedition by JA1CMD/AD4WF to Christmas Island using the VK9XH call should start with some delay: probably not before the 26th of June. VP2E - Don, K8MFO, wants to join the CQWW DX CW Contest (25 and 26 Novem- ber) from Anguilla as VP2EFO. VP5 - Rick, KF6UM, from 3 to 10 July will be portable VP5 and wants to join the IARU HF Contest using the VP5J call. QSL via homecall. YO - The special YR0R station will be active from 26 June to 7 July, in SSB and CW, on 80, 40, 30, 20, 15 and 10 meters. YV5 - From 13 to 16 July, the Caracas DX Group will be active from La Or- chila (SA-054) using the YW5LO call. ZB2 - Following what published in number 213, Dave (N7RK) reports that he has cancelled his operation in Gibraltar due to annulment of the European business trip. Dave should try again in autumn. ZK3 - Following what published in number 209, Ron, ZL1AMO is now active from Tokelau using the ZK3RW. QSL via homecall. ZL8 - An operation from Kermadec Island is planning (the permission to operate is ready, but the authorizations to land are still lacking) and, if donations will be enough before that date, it should take place in November. On the contrary, the expedition will be postponed to May 1996, as connections to and from the island occur every 6 months from a ship that usually carries supplies for the scientists and researches. ZS - Johann, ZS6L is the Manager of the South African Air Force Amateur Radio Association, that celebrates the 75th years of foundation. During this anniversary the following stations will be active in 1995: ZS75SAAF - S.A. Air Force 75th Anniversary (QRA KG44CI) ZS35SQN - 35 Squadron 50th Anniversary (QRA JF96HA) ZS42SQN - 42 Squadron 50th Anniversary (QRA KG44CE) ZS50PAX - 50th Anniversary of the World War II End (QRA KG43AV) Other club stations of the S.A. Air Force that will be QRV: ZS6MUS - Swartkop (Pretoria) (QRA KG44CE) ZS1MUS - Ysterplaat (Cape Town) (QRA JF96AC) ZS6NOM - the National War Museum (Johannesburg) (QRA KG43AV) ZS6HLM - Air Force HQ, (Pretoria) (QRA KG44CI) ZS6HDT - Hoedspruit, (QRA KG55LL) ZS6LLL - Louis Trichardt, (QRA KG46UU) ZS4BSP - Bloemspruit, (QRA KG40DV) ZS6ZRB - Air Force Telecom Center, (Pretoria) (QRA KG44CE) ZS6MKE - Mobile Comms Unit (Pretoria) (QRA KG44CE) ZS6COM - Telecom School (Pretoria) (QRA KG44CD) ZS5DBN - Durban (QRA KG50LA) For all QSL via P.O.Box 7763, Pretoria 0001, R.S.A. or via bureau. 3A - Daniel, 3A2LZ, reports that 3A50A and 3A2CC stations, recently reported active, are pirates, as not authorized. Besides Daniel wants to informate the QSL requests for the special 3A2RAR station must be sent to his callsign, 3A2LZ. 3V - OE6EEG hopes to operate from 3V8BB club station during the first two weeks of August, on all bands and in RTTY if possible. 4U_ITU - The confirmations for all the QSO made with the I.T.U. station in Geneve are usually sent via bureau. If you are hurried, you can send requests via direct at this address: International Amateur Ra- dio Club, P.O.Box 6, CH - 1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland. Don't think to receive an answer shorter than from bureau and above all don't forget to enclose a SASE with IRC ! The station has now a computerized log with over 90000 QSO stored, made in the last three years. Note for post-stamps collectors: I.T.U. has its own philate- lic prints that can be used on the envelopes, asking specifically for them. Last, for those who want to operate from I.T.U. station, it is possible to ask for it (at least one month before for normal operations, six months before for contests) at the same address:the Club will send properly forms, that must be correctly filled, together with the rules of the station. 5B - Following what published in number 214, the team by 5B4AFM, 5B8AH, 5B4KH and 5B4WN will activate Ayios Georgios Island (AS120) from 10 to 13 July. Operations in SSB and CW, using the C4AG/p call. QSL via 5B4AFM (P.O.Box 5089, Nicosia, Cyprus) or 5B4KH. 7Q - Les, 7Q7LA, will leave the Malawi in a month and will come back in England. Until then he will be QRV daily on 1832 KHz at about 0300Z

TT8OBO -> Operations made from WA4OBO in Chad using the TT8OBO call was considered NOT valid from the ARRL DXCC Desk.

NEW ONE DXCC & IOTA ??? -> In these days newspapers and televisions talked about the big volcanic eruption in Pacific Ocean, near the Tonga archipelago that could create a possibile new island; the conditional is necessary as the same volcanic activity that created it could destroy it in a short while but we are sure that someone is looking for Metis Shoal on maps, to consider the possibility of a new DXCC country.

PIRATES -> Tony, T77C, is still receiving QSL for operations made from an unknown M1TC station. Tony reports that is a pirate activity and ask to not lose time and money sending requests that he is not able to satisfy.

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PERIOD CALL REF till 25/6 DX Caribe 95 *** till 25/6 BO2AB: Kin-Men Isl. (AS-102) 216 till 26/6 N4BP: Dry Tortugas Is. (NA-079) 208 till 26/6 EA8/ON6GP 214 till 27/6 CQ5B: Berlenga Isl. (EU-040) * by CT1EWA & CT1FMX 210 till 28/6 TM6ACO: Le Mans * special event 215 till 30/6 CG7D & CG7H: special stations 213 till June 9X/ON4WW 205 till 4/7 9H * by PA team 215 till 5/7 8P9CR, J8/LA4LN, 9Y4/LA4LN 215 till 17/7 TI/DK6AO 215 till July 7Q7LA 216 till 25/8 KC6YK: Palau * by NH6YK 209 till 31/8 VF1L: Cape Breton Isl. (NA-010) * by VE1AL 214 till August 4U/KC0PA: Western Sahara 199 till September YA/UT9XL 208 till September ZD8WD * by G4RWD 197 till October PU0TRI: Trindade Isl. (SA-010) * by PU1LOK 216 till October RX1OX/FJL: Franz Josef Land (EU-019) 216 till 31/12 8S3BG: special event * by SK3BG 216 till ? ZK3RW * by ZL1AMO 216 till ? EC7ADD/9: Isabel II de Chafarinas Isl. (AF-036) 216 till ? 7Q7XT * by ON6TT 208 till ? 9Q2L * by PA3DZN 212 23/6-25/6 Friedrichshafen * Ham Radio 95 *** 23/6-25/6 OH1MDR/p: Sandstroem Reef (EU-096) 211 23/6-25/6 IT9: Stagnone Is. (EU-166) * by IT9FXY,IT9GNG,IT9WKH 216 23/6-30/6 IL7: Sant'Andrea Isl. (EU-091) (LE-01) Salento DX team 205 24/6-25/6 ED1URS: Isla Marnay (DIE N-108) 211 24/6-25/6 IO1GTM: Basilica of Superga * special station 213 24/6-25/6 OH6MIL/p: Skarporen Isl. (EU-101) 216 24/6-25/6 NU2L/VO2: Newfoundland Pro. Centre (NA-???) * by G3ZAY 212 24/6-30/6 SP1: Wolin Isl. (EU-132) * by SP2CYK, SP2LLV & SP2LLW 211 24/6-2/7 ES: Osmussaar Isl. (EU-149) * by ES2RW 216 24/6-14/7 OZ. Laeso Isl. (EU-088) * by DG2TM & DL2SWW 211 25/6 EA3BT/p: Les Balelles (DIE E-056) 211 25/6 IJ9/IT9GAI: Isola di Capo Passero (IIA SR-02) 211 26/6-27/6 F: Fort Brescau (EU-148) * by F5OYU 211 26/6-29/6 VK9XH: Christmas Isl. * by JA1CMD/AD4WF ??? 216 26/6-7/7 YR0R: special event 216 29/6-30/6 ED1URS: Isla de Mouro (DIE N-016) 211 29/6-4/7 ES6Z/0: Saaremaa Isl. (EU-034) 216 30/6-1/7 VY1ISL: Yukon Terr. (NA-193) * by N6IV, KF6XC & NL7TB 211 30/6-2/7 DL0SY/p: Sylt Isl. (EU-042) 216 30/6-4/7 VE8: Belcher Isl. (NA-196) * by VE3LKS, VE3VGI, VE3WFS 199 June EJ/DL8MCA 211 June HK2: Guajira/Magdalena Div. group (SA-???) * by HK3JJH 210 June IL3: Donzella Isl. (IIA RO-01) * by IK4HLU & IK4HPU 211 June IL3: Polesine Isl. (IIA RO-03) * by IK4HLU & IK4HPU 211 June IM0: Soffi Isl. (EU-165) (IIA SS-57) * by IS0JMA 213 June IM0: Mortorio Isl. (EU-165) (IIA SS-54) * by IS0JMA 213 June XE1: Jalisco Nayarit State group (NA-189) 203 June YB8: Talaud Is. (OC-???) * by YC0FEO's team 215 June DX0W: Lubang Isl. (OC-126) 216 June-July YB8: Sangihe Is. (OC-???) * by YC0FEO's team ??? 215 June-July YB8: Tukangbesi Is. (OC-???) * by YC0FEO's team ??? 215 middle June 9H3AM * by G3VLX 214 1/7-2/7 CQ4I: Ilhote Ratas * by CT1ASU,CT1EEU,CT1ERY,CT1FDU 190 1/7-2/7 IP1: Tinetto Isl. (EU-083) & IIA Islands 216 1/7-2/7 3F3C,H33C,,HO3C: NA-071 by HP2CWB,HP2DFU,HP2CTM,HP2DUI 215 1/7-8/7 SM4DDS/6: North Koster Isl. (EU-043) 216 1/7-31/12 HG100R: special event 216 2/7 EA3BT/p: Illots Secains (DIE E-055) 214 2/7 CU3DX: Fradinhos Inlet (EU-003) 216 3/7-10/7 VP5/KF6UM & VP5J 216 3/7-3/8 SV/IK3GES: Thassos Isl. (EU-049) Lefkada Isl. (EU-052) 205 4/7-6/7 KL7: Ushagat Isl. (NA-???) * by N6IV, KF6XC & NL7TB 211 5/7-20/7 IA5/IK3VIG: Giglio Isl. (EU-028) (IIA GR-02) 216 6/7-9/7 SY: Mount Athos * by KC1QF & SV1BKN 210 7/7-27/7 DL4FCH/p: Pellworm Isl. (EU-042) 216 8/7 VY1ISL: Yukon Terr. (NA-193) * by N6IV, KF6XC & NL7TB 211 8/7-9/7 IARU Contest *** 8/7-9/7 IQ0J * by IK0REH 210 8/7-9/7 VP2MDE * by K5GN & N5DU 208 8/7-15/7 KD8JN/4: Hatteras Isl. (NA-067) 215 13/10-15/10 >>> Bologna: V IOTA CONVENTION <<< *** 12/11-1/12 VK0H: Heard Island DXpedition (AN-003) 216

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BV - Following what published in number 216, Mr. Bolon Lin, BV5AF, in an official report of CTARL, confirms that the Green Island (AS-020) expedition will take place from 20 to 25 July using the BV0ARL/BV9G call, shortly BV9G, on IOTA HF frequencies and on V/UHF. QSL via BV8BC or the CTARL Bureau: P.O.Box 73, Taipei 100, Taiwan, R.O.C. CO - QSL for the recent CO0OTA (NA-204) expedition will be printed during July. Operators report that CO7/CT1ESO activities were made from Cuba (NA-015). CU - Until 5 July Duncan, G4ELJ, will be active from Sao Miguel Island (DIP AZ-02) using a portable QRP equipment for 20 mtrs (2 watts!). D2 - Peter, ON6TT, during next two months will be in Angola, for an In- ternational Red Cross mission and hopes to be QRV using the D2TT call also in RTTY and, if possible, in 80 and 160 meters. DL - Stefan, DL3KBC, from 17 to 21 July will be portable from Borkum Isl (EU-047) with activities in SSB on 20 (14200 - 14250 KHz) and 40 (7080 - 7095 KHz) meters. QSL via homecall. EA - The Batea IOTA Team will join the IOTA Contest in SSB and CW, from Salvora Island (IOTA EU-077) (DIE O-121) using the ED1MC call. QSL via EA1MC. EI - As reported in number 213, during the IOTA Contest, the WestNet DX Group will activate Inis Meain Island (EU-006) from 27 July to 1 August. They asked for a special prefix or they will use the EJ3HA call. Before and after the contest, the activity will be mainly on WARC bands and on 160 mtrs, with possibilities in RTTY/AMTOR/PACTOR Operators will be EI6FR, EI2GX, EI3HA, EI9IF, EI7DSB, GW4VEQ, GW0ONY, GW4OFQ, GW3JXN, GI0KOW and GI0NWG. F - Following what published in number 211, the planned expedition of F5OYU to Fort Brescou was, unfortunately, not made. F - Until 6 July, F6FTB will be active from Oleron Island (EU-032; DIFM AT-25). QSL via homecall. FO - FO5BI wants to operate from some FO islands particularly interesting for IOTA program. FS - Following what published in number 196, Lionel (FS5PL) hopes now to activate Tintamarre Island (NA-199) from 15 to 19 August. G - Colin, G0IFM, from the evening of Saturday 1 until Thursday 6 July will be active from Lundy Isl. (EU-120) as GB5LI, working on 20 and 40 mtrs (CW on 7025 and 14040 KHz, SSB on 7055 and 14260 KHz, +/- QRM). GJ - From 9 to 14 July Bert, PA3GIO, will be portable GJ using mainly these frequencies: 14282, 14306, 18153, 21318, 24948 and 28495 MHz. QSL via homecall. GW - Saturday 1 July, some members of the Tenby Amateur Radio Club will be QRV from Caldy Island (EU-124), on the South Penbrokeshire coast (West Wales), using the GB5CI call. Operations from 0800Z to 1800Z on 20, 40, 80 and 2 meters. HB0 - From 4 to 6 July, a group of DL amateurs will be active from Liech- tenstein using the HB0/KE4TNL (QSL via DL8BDR), HB0/DL9BDJ/p (QSL via DL9BDJ), HB0/DL8BDR/p (QSL via DL8BDR) calls. Activities on HF bands and on 6 meters. HB0 - Andy, DG3XA, Mathew, DD3XN, Mark, DL1XAQ, and Matt, DJ2XS, from 13 to 18 July will be active from Liechtenstein using the HB0/DK0FTG (HF bands + 50 MHz) and HB0/DF0CB (VHF/UHF bands) calls. QSL via DK0FTG e DF0CB. HR - The cards for the recent HR4/F2JD activities are ready and the direct requests will be satisfied soon. IG9 - Erminio (I2EOW) and Giorgio (I2VXJ) hope to join the WAE SSB Con- test from Lampedusa Island (AF-019). IG9 - Fabio (I4UFH), Alberto (IV3TAN), Giorgio (I2VXJ), Fabio (IT9GSF), Francesco (IV3SHF) and other italian Contestmen are planning a DX- pedition to Lampedusa Isl. (AF-019, CQ zone 33) during the WWDX SSB & CW Contests, in the multi-single category. IL3 - During August Maurizio (IK2ILH) and Bob (IK2MRZ) hope to activate some islands in the province of Rovigo valid for the I.I.A. (Ita- lian Islands Award). J3 - N3SIY and KB0QNS are portable J3. QSL via KF0UI. JY - The 22 nd 23 June, from 2200 and 2300 UTC on 14240 King Hussein of Jordan (JY1) has been active making contacts with U.S. amateurs. The operation was on a WA3HUP list. OH - Laci, HA0HW, will spend his summer holidays in Finland and during the IOTA Contest he will activate Raippaluoto Isl. (EU-101) using the OH6/HA0HW/p call. QSL via homecall. OZ - At the end of July, OZ/DL6FCY/p will be active from Romo Island (EU-125) and he will join the IOTA Contest from Laeso Isl (EU-088). SM - The Southwest Scania Radio Amateurs (SSRA) will join the next IOTA Contest using the SK7DX call from the Blekinge District group (EU-138). SV - Following what published in number 205, Gabriele, IK3GES will be active from Greece as followst: 6 July from Ioannina City (SV6); from 7 to 8 July from mountains in zone SV4 (mt. 1700 KM09PT) particularly in VHF (Gabriele will be QRV around 144.250 MHz using a 17el antenna and about 50 watt, and on 14.280 KHz for skeds); then he will try to activate, before 3 August, Amoliani Islands (SV8, EU-049) (KN20WR) and Thassos (SV,EU-049) (KN20IS) and zone SV7 from Alexandria. Dates will be decided locally depending on the availability of transports. Gabriel hopes to join the IOTA Contest from Lefkada Isl. (EU-052) (KM08HM). SV - Giorgio (SV/I2YYO) is still on the air from Skiros Is (EU-072). QSL via IK2MYX. SV3 - Kostas, SV1CID, from 13 to 18 July will be portable SV3 from Sphaktiria Island (EU-158), working with 20 watts and a car antenna. QSL via homecall. SV5 - Ralf, DL9GTI, from 7 to 19 July, will be active from Rhodes Island (EU-001) as SV5/DL9GTI/p, working a QRP station: 5 watts and long wire antennas and verticals for 40 to 10 meters bands. Ralf will join the IARU HF and the AGCW QRP Summer Contests. QSL homecall. SV8 - Kostas, SV1CID from 19 to 23 July will be portable SV8 from Kithira Island (EU-113), working with 20 watts and a car antenna. QSL via homecall. T30 - David, T30DW, will be QRV from West Kiribati for the next 2 years. QSL via P.O. Box 29, Bairiki, Tarawa, Republic of Kiribati, Central Pacific Ocean. TK - From 30 June to 23 July Serge F6AUS will be QRV using the TK/F6AUS. Serge, that will operate on 40 and 20 mtrs, hopes to activate some coastal islands (valid for DIFM and IOTA group EU-164) using the TK0P call. QSL via F6AUS. VE - As reported in number 199, Winston, VE3WFS and John, VE3VGI from 30 June to 3 July, will be active from Belcher Islands (NA-196) and exactly from Flaherty Isl. (NW-040 for the Canadian Islands Award) and, if possible, from other islands. VE - From 10 to 13 July VE3VRO should be active from Banks Island (NA-129). From 14 to 17 July an activity from Herschel Island (NA-193) is planned. VE1 - From 28 July to 2 August VY2OX will be active from a Nova Scotia Province North group island (NA-154) using the XJ1CWI call. VK - From 1 August to 31 October, the special VI50PEACE station will be active in SSB and CW to celebrate the II WW end. The "Australia Re- members Award" is available to everyone making a contact with the station (5 dollars or 5 IRCs are required to cover the postal costs). QSL direct to P.O. Box 829, Hervey Bay, QLD 4655, Australia. VP2E - Fritz (HB9SL) is active as VP2EY. QSL via homecall. VQ9 - N6SS will soon be back in Diego Garcia Island, Chagos Archipelago, for about 4 months and he will be active as VQ9SS, also in 160 mtrs. QSL via N6SS. ZK3 - Following what published in previous number, Ron, ZL1AMO, currently ZK3RW should stay in Tokelau Islands until mid-July. 3V - Monday 3 July the operations of JA2PDQ from 3V8BB club station will end (QSL via JF2EZA) now that a 6el beam for 15 mtrs is available. These are the last days to work Tunisia in CW and RTTY, until the next OE6EEG operation, probably joined from DL8DBF, as reported in previous number, that will take place from 3 to 17 August using the possible 3V8SR and 3V8DX calls. 4U_itu - From 30 June to 4 July, a group of DL amateurs will activate the 4U1ITU station in Geneve in SSB/CW/PACTOR/SSTV on all HF bands and on 6 meters. QSL via bureau. 4U_itu - Mark, DL1XAQ, and Matt, DJ2XS, will be active from 4U1ITU from 7 to 12 July, working on all HF bands and on 50 MHz. 4U_vic - From 7 to 9 July, a group of DL amateurs will activate the 4U50VIC from United Nations in Vienna, Austria. They are planning to join the IARU HF Championship. 5A - Toly, UT3UY, leader of the Ucranian team that in 1991 activated An- gola with the D2ACA call, hopes to be active from Lybia, together with other three operators, from 2 to 7 July, using the 5A3UY call. 7X - Moctar, 7X5JF, is QRV using the 7W5J call, during the celebrations of the Algeria Independence (5 July). QSL via 7 X5JF. 9Q - Alex (PA3DZN), active as 9Q2L from Goma, in Zaire, is back in Ne- therlands to spend his holidays. (We meet him in Friedrichshafen, during the HAM RADIO 1995). He will be in Zaire again in about a month. 9X - Mark, 9X/ON4WW, will leave Kigali at the end of June for holidays. He will back in Rwanda during August. 9X - Alfredo, EA1FH/9Q5FH, in the middle of July will move to Kigali in Rwanda.

4K5ZI -> Ed, NT2X, has explained the activities from Snake Island (4K5ZI and EK5ZI). Both operations were regularly authorized (Snake was and probably is still a military island) and prefixes used were Russian (as the island was under the control of Moscow) and not Ucranians. Unfortunately the expedition organisation was not able to obtain the necessary documentations for ARRL, then both activities are not valid for DXCC.

DL8AAM -> Tom, DL8AAM, reports that he finally has received the QSL for the RW3TT/0 activity from Sredniy Island (AS-042) in April 94. He already answered to direct requests. Tom is working now on bureau requests. We remember his new address: Thomas M. Roesner, DL8AAM, Woerthstr. 17, D-37085 Goettin- gen, Germany.

HF0POL -> Rys, SP5EWY, reports that HF0POL is a club station, then QSL must be asked to different managers, depending on the operator that made the contacts. Between 1990 and 1992 the operators were SP5FLC (until 24 December 1990, QSL via homecall), SP3FYM (from 25 December 1990 to 24 December 1991, QSL via homecall), SP9DWT (from 25 December 1991 to the end of 1992, QSL via homecall). If you still need a QSL try to send it to Rys, and he will make his best to have a confirmation.

VE3VGI -> QSL for John, VE3VGI, activities from Scugog Island (ON-020) and Amherst Island (ON-021) and Wapoos Island (ON-143), valid for Canadian Is- lands Awards can be requested to the following address: John Harden, VE3VGI, 1284 Eldorado Avenue, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada LIK-1G3. This address is also valid to request VE8RAC QSL.

9Q2L & 9X5EE -> It seems there is a little confusion about the address for 9Q2L and 9X5EE operations. The correct address are: 9X5EE via PA3DLM, 9Q2L via PA3DMH, Tiny Mahoney, Alex van Hengel, J. Haydnstraat 17, Shoener 85, NL-4536BT Terneuzen, NL-2991JK Barendrecht, The Netherlands. The Netherlands. 9Q2L QSL will be available from July.

ARGENTINA: SPECIAL CALLS -> Sergio, LU1ARL, is the QSL manager for the following stations: LR0A, LQ0A, LV0A, LT0A, LQ5C and LR1C. His address is: Sergio Daniel V. Temporini, P.O. Box 454, CP 1000, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Other QSL info about special LU calls are: AY1A via LU4AA, L3HL via LU3HL, L40V via LU1VV, L5P via LU1PAA, and LT0N, LR0N and L37N via LU2NI or to the LU bureau at P.O.Box 97, CP 1000, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

JE1DXC PACIFIC TOUR -> The Pacific trip of Masa, JE1DXC, has logged: Band 5W0XC ZK1DXC 3D2XC/P T20XC Total 80/75 257 320 236 134 947 40 383 557 56 759 1.755 30 457 476 46 663 1.642 20 809 927 360 1.566 3.662 17 927 504 183 817 2.431 15 961 714 158 437 2.270 12 162 265 0 151 578 10 94 196 0 28 318 Totals 4.050 4.100 1.039 4.555 13.623 Masa reports that he made no QSO in CW on 40 meters during the All Asian Contest, then the T20XC was a pirate. QSL to JE1DXC only via bureau.

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A5 - Jim Smith, VK9NS, could be in Bhutan right now. CT - The Northern Portugal DX Group (NPDXG) and the Radio Clube de Loule (RCL) are planning to join the IOTA Contest from Culatra island (EU-145; DIP AL-001). The station will be active some days before the Contest and the special CQ2C will probably be used. Operators: Pedro (CT1DNF), Jose (CT1EEB), Miguel (CT1ENQ), Luis (CT1ESO) Ruben (CT1ETZ), Rui (CT1FAK), Pedro (CT1FDR), Celestino (CT1ASU) and Rui (CT1ERY). QSL Manager for Europe is CT1EEB, for North America via WA1ECA. CY9 - Mark, N1KDS, will stay at St. Paul Island during the next year. He is currently active mainly on 28460 and he is looking for a better equipment. D2 - Following what published in number 217, from 7 July to 28 August, Peter, ON6TT will be active from Angola using the D2TT or D3T call. The activity will be on 10 to 160 mtrs bands, WARC included, mainly in SSB and RTTY (Peter will try to make his best to domain the CW pile-up but skeds are possible in this mode). This is not a real DX-pedition as Peter will be in Angola as Red Cross consultant and he will transmit only during spare time (usually in the mornings, evenings and weekends). Peter will activate two beacons: the first, during daytime on 28203 when he's not in the station and the second while he's sleeping, on 1821.5 KHz. Beacons will transmit the following message: V V V V V V DE /B DE /B Reports can be sent via Internet to [email protected] (it is necessary to write Peter's name clearly and do not use this address to ask for skeds or other information) or on-the-air directly to Peter. These reports will be used to make topband schedules. QSL via ON5NT. DL - The multioperator station DL0HRO will join the IOTA Contest from Usedom Island (EU-129) both in SSB and CW, aired by DL9GOA, DL8KWA DL8KWS, DL5KWA, DL3KUD and others. DL - Peter, DF6QN, will be active from Bornholm Isl. (EU-030) from 29 July to 11 August. Activity on IOTA frequencies (7060, 14260, 21260 KHz). EA - The following Spanish islands activities have been announced: ------Date Ref. Call Island QSL via ------8/9 July E-004 EA3IDB Isla de Buda EA3ESZ 9 July E-374 EA3BT/p Isla el Bots EA3FBM 22/23 July S-234 ED7IDC Isla de Cronio EA7FR ------EA5 - EA5KB and EA5BD plan to activate the Isla de Audi (DIE T-016) during August, but they are still not sure about the date. The call will be EA5BD/p with QSL via EA5OL. EA9 - Sunday 9 July, for two hours only during the morning, two islands will be simultaneously activated : Isla La Ribera (DIE S-141) and Isla El Pineo (DIE S-142) using the EA9PB/p call. QSL via EA5OL. F - From 28 to 30 July the Ile de Bendor (DIFM ME-08) will be activated using the TM5BEN call. FO - F5JWW will be active from French Polynesia from 6 to 20 October and he wants to activate some IOTA islands (OC-066 and OC-131) on 20 mt band, in SSB and CW. HK - Following what published in number 210, Pedro (HK3JJH) hopes to activate El Morito Island or Salamanca Island, located in the Guajira Magdalena Division group (NO-REF) starting from the 25th of July. HZ - Mike, 7Z5OO will stay is Saudi Arabia for another year. Mike has logged 27000 QSO so far, mainly in CW. QSL via W1AF. IA5 - From 1 to 13 August, IK4GNH will be portable IA5 from Giglio Island (EU-028; IIA GR-02). IG9 - From 9 to 11 July Alberto, IK8AUC and Lucio, IK8PGE will be active from Lampedusa Island (AF-019, IIA AG-01). IL3 - Until 1700Z of Saturday 7 July, Vito, I3BQC will be portable IL3 from Ottagono di San Pietro (EU-131; IIA VE-43). IL3 - Following what published in number 215, Afro (IK4HLU) and Alberto (IK4HPU), Sunday 9 July will activate the Donzella Isl (IIA RO-01). All QSL request, also for the previous Albarella activity, will be worked before the end of July. IL7 - Following what published in number 212, from 24 to 30 July Alberto (IW8XAJ), Lucio (IK8EJN), Tonino (IK8RMB), Antonino (IK8JRD) and Davide (IK8NSR) will be portable IL7 from Tremiti archipelago (EU-050). Operations in SSB, CW and RTTY both on HF and V/U/SHF. QSL via homecalls. IR4 - During the weekend, working the HF IARU Contest is active the IR4T station, both in SSB and CW by I4UFH, I4JMY, I4YSS, IK2QEI, IK2HOG. QSL via IK4IEE. KP - During the weekend, if weather permits two minor islands from Puer- to Rico will be activated, exactly La Muert and L'Amata. OD - OK1EE/OD5 is active until 12 August. QSL via OK1FMR. PY - During the IARU Contest (8-9-July) the station PR0P will be active from Santa Catarina Island (SA-026), both in SSB and CW on all HF bands. QSL via PY2NY (CW) and via PP5JR (SSB). SV5 - From 23 September to 3 October DL1TQ will be active from Karpathos Isl. (EU-001). Operation on 20 mtrs CW only. TK - Following what reported in previous number, Serge, F6AUS, has activated, last weekend, Lavezzi Isl. (EU-164) as TK0P. During this weekend Serge plans to activate U-Toro Island (EU-164) still using the TK0P call. UA9 - UA9LI will try to activate Sharopovy Isl (AS-089) in the mid-July. VE1 - From 27 July to 3 August (particularly during the IOTA Contest, 29 and 30 July), the Montreal West Island Amateur Radio Club (WIARC) will activate Pictou Island, located in the Northumberland straits, between Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island (IOTA NA-154; C.Is.A. NS-05), using the special XJ1CWI call on the following frequencies: CW/SSB on 1835, 3510, 3795, 7050, 7250, 10110, 14040, 14195, 18080, 18135, 21040, 21320 KHz and 50.110, 144.300 MHz; RTTY on 7090 and 14090 KHz. Activity via satellite on AO10, AO13, RS-10, RS-12 (Tx 21220 KHz, Rx 29420 KHz). The special XJ1CWI call is to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the first sailing around the world in solo (1895-1898) by Captain Joshua Slocum, to whom the expedition is dedicated. QSL a: The West Island Amateur Radio Club Inc., P.O.Box 884, Pointe Claire/Dorval, Quebec, Canada. VP8_ant- Steve, VP8CQC, is active from the British antarctic base Faraday (WABA G-04) and he is often QRV on 20 mtrs around 14280/290 KHz. QSL via: Steve Cuthbertson, c/o Faraday Base, Via Port Stanley, Falkland Is., U.K. VP8_ssh- Andy, VP8CQS, from South Shetland Islands, is active on 40 meters, both in CW and SSB. He has been heard with good signals on 7004 Khz about 2100Z and on 7050 KHz about 2145Z. QSL via DL1EHH. VP9 - Until 26 July, G3AVJ/VP9 will be active on 14133 KHz (+/- QRM) during evenings and early mornings. VU_and _ James, 9V1YC, repors that he has received from VU2JPS, still QRV from Andaman, the licence to submit to DXCC Desk exhamination for the validation of activity. The document is the normal VU licence issued in Madras, but with the certificates about the trasmission site and inspection visa from Port Blair Andamans authorities. Meanwhile, there are many doubts about the validations of activities in CW and cross-mode SSB/CW on list, as VU2JPS passes only the report (59 or 599) without repeating the call of the station in QSO leaving that OM in the doubt if the report was really sent him and also if VU2JPS has correctly written the call in the log. Many stations have been heard repeating the call during the QSO, without receiving any kind of confirmation. W4 - Alan, K4GLU, lives in Chincoteague Isl. (NA-083) and wants to be active particularly on WARC and in CW. Alan plans to join the IOTA Contest, mainly in CW. QSL via bureau (excepts for U.S. stations from which he prefers direct requests to his new address: Alan Merriman, P.O.Box 734, Chincoteague, VA 23336-0734, U.S.A.). XT - Ed, XT2CH, from Burkina Faso, has been hear on 14160 KHz around 1945Z. QSL via XT2CH op. Ed, c/o American Embassy Burkina Faso, Department of State, Washington, DC 20521-2440. 3V - Krane, YT1AD reports that 3V8AA QSL (he is the manager) will be ready to be sent from the second half of July. 5A - Following what published in previous number UT2UA, UT3UY, UT3UX and UX4UM are in Lybia until 24 July, when they plan to back in Kiev. It's an official visit on a local Bureau of Communications invitation. They want to found a Radio Club then they are sure to have the licences, with the 5A3UY and 5A2UA calls. The expedition costs ws covered by the operators, using also bank loans, and now they hope to receive helps from International DX community, but only after the operations and the validation by DXCC desk; in this case QSL will be handled by INDEXA, personally by W4FRU. 9N - Satish, 9N1AA (who is now active in Pactor, Baudot and Amtor) and Richard, 9N1ARB (an American working with U.N. and who will remain in Nepal for about 5 years) want to build a club station with the late Father Moran's call, 9N1MM. They hope to activate the club station from September.

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DXAC VOTATIONS -> The ARRL DX Advisory Committee (DXAC) voted 15 to 1 to suspend further study of the status on Aruba until the Netherlands and Aruba have announced a change in the current move towards independence for Aruba originally slated for 1996. In the same ballot the DXAC voted 9 to 7 against recommending the addition of Scarborough Reef to the DXCC countries List. Those who voted against the recommendation cited membership opinion within their respective divisions. Some went on to state an opinion that the rocks that comprise the reef do not constitute islands, and for that reason no operation from the reef can be considered ''land based.'' Those who voted in favor felt that Scarborough Reef meets the criteria that were in effect at the time the petition was received. Several cited membership opinion in their divisions. In membership correspondence to the entire DXAC 157 persons (72) were against adding Scarborough and 61 were in support of new country status. DXAC Chair Garth Hamilton, VE3HO, stated, "The Minimum-Size Rule was not applied to this petition. DXAC members made a judgment in accordance with the DX communities they represent."

DXCC: P5 ADDED -> The ARRL DXCC Desk announced that documentation for P5/OH2AM has been approved. In accordance with a news release dated July 16 1991, North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) will now be added to the DXCC Countries List. The DXCC Desk will accept QSL cards for this new country starting October 1, 1995. QSL cards received at the DXCC Desk before October 1, 1995 will be returned without action.

LU -> Sante, IK0HBN, reports that he his receiving many requests for Argen- tinian stations LU8DFH and LU8DZJ. Unfortunately IK0HBN is not the QSL manager for these stations and therefore Sante, who always sents back the requests at his own expenses, asks to verify the correct QSL routes.

F6KEQ -> Didier (F5OGL/S92AA/TR8GL), Director of the F6KEQ Radio Club, reports that the Club is handling QSL for the following stations: TZ6FIC (only for QSO after 1 January 1993), FM5FM (from 1991), TM5FER (1994) and TM0TRS (1995). Send your requets via bureau or directly to F6KEQ, P.O.Box 1307, F-53013 Laval Cedex, France. Didier reports also that Radio Club can mana- ge QSLs also for other stations as the Club works with three 486DX computers to handle logs that can be received from DX stations in different ways (i.e. FM5FM logs are received via packet).

PA0GAM -> Gerben, PA0GAM reports that he sent all the QSL for YB3AQE via bureau. The ZA/PA0GAM QSL was printed and he starts to send them this week.

********************** AMATEURS CONVENTIONS ***********************

July 21-23 ..... PACIFIC NORTHWEST DX CONVENTION, c/o Renton Holiday Inn. INFO: Mike Pickard, K7NPN, 17618 Clover Road, Bothell, WA 98012-9127, U.S.A. August 4-6 ...... ARRL ROCKY MTN DIVISION CONVENTION, c/o Jackson Hole, WY. INFO: Warren (Rev) Morton, 1341 Trojan Drive, Casper, WY 82609, U.S.A. August 25-26 ..... NEW ORLEANS DX CONVENTION, c/o Royal Sonesta Hotel. INFO: "Wondy" Wondergem, K5KR, 600 Smith Drive, Metairie, LA 70005-2918, U.S.A. September 8-10 ... W9-DXCC CONVENTION, c/o Holiday Inn "Holidome". INFO: Michael Zeug, K9EC, 9N317 Corron Road, Elgin, IL 60123, U.S.A. September 9-10 ... RSGB 1995 INTL. HF CONV., c/o Beaumont Conference Centre. INFO: Marcia Brimson, RSGB Hq, Lambda House, Cranborne Road, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, EN6 3JE, England.

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PERIOD CALL REF till 8/7 SV4/IK3GES 217 till 8/7 IL3: Ottagono di S.Pietro (EU-131)(IIA VE-43) by I3BQC 218 till 10/7 VP5J * by KF6UM 216 till 14/7 OZ: Laeso Isl. (EU-088) * by DG2TM & DL2SWW 211 till 17/7 TI/DK6AO 215 till 17/7 5A3UY * by UT3UY ??? 217 till 19/7 SV5/DL9GTI/p: Rhodes Isl. 217 till 20/7 IA5/IK3VIG: Giglio Isl. (EU-028) (IIA GR-02) 216 till 23/7 TK * by F6AUS 217 till 27/7 DL4FCH/p: Pellworm Isl. (EU-042) 216 till 29/7 VP9/G3AVJ 218 till 12/8 OD5/OK1EE 218 till 25/8 KC6YK: Palau * by NH6YK 209 till 28/8 D2 * by ON6TT 218 till 31/8 VF1L: Cape Breton Isl. (NA-010) * by VE1AL 214 till ? SV/I2YYO: Skiros Isl. (EU-072) 217 till ? VP2EY * by HB9SL 217 till middle July ZK3RW * by ZL1AMO 217 till August 4U/KC0PA: Western Sahara 199 till September YA/UT9XL 208 till September ZD8WD * by G4RWD 197 8/7 VY1ISL: Yukon Terr. (NA-193) * by N6IV, KF6XC & NL7TB 211 8/7-9/7 IARU Contest *** 8/7-9/7 KP: La Muerte Isl. & L'Amata Isl. 218 8/7-9/7 VP2MDE * by K5GN & N5DU 208 8/7-9/7 IQ0J * by IK0REH 210 8/7-9/7 IR4T * by I4UFH, I4JMY, I4YSS, IK2QEI, IK2HOG 218 8/7-9/7 PR0R: Santa Catarina Isl. (SA-026) 218 8/7-9/7 TK0P: U-Toro Isl. (EU-164) * by F6AUS 218 8/7-9/7 EA3IDB: Isla de Buda (DIE E-004) 218 8/7-15/7 KD8JN/4: Hatteras Isl. (NA-067) 215 8/7-18/7 OE3LW/DU3: La Union Isl. 212 9/7 IL3: Donzella Isl. (IIA RO-01) * by IK4HLU & IK4HPU 218 9/7 EA3BT/p: Isla El Bots (DIE E-374) 218 9/7 EA9PB/p: Islas La Ribera (S-141) & El Pineo (S-142) 218 9/7-11/7 IG9: Lampedusa (AF-019)(IIA AG-01) by IK8AUC & IK8PGE 218 9/7-14/7 GJ/PA3GIO 217 9/7-3/8 SV/IK3GES: Amoliani Is. & Thassos Isl. (EU-049) 217 10/7-13/7 C4AG/p: Ayios Yeorgiou Isl. (AS-120) * by 5B4 team 216 10/7-13/7 VE8: Banks Is. (NA-129) * by VE3VRO 217 10/7-27/7 OY/DK9FE 209 10/7-29/7 OZ/DL2HEB/p: Laeso Isl. (EU-088) 206 12/7-15/7 KL0/W5BOS: Popof Isl. (NA-087) 212 12/7-16/7 JT1 * by JA0HC, JA0IXW, JH0PCO, JF0QIR, JR0CGJ 214 13/7-16/7 YW5LO: La Orchila Isl. (SA-054) * by Caracas DX Group 216 13/7-18/7 SV1CID/3: Sfaktiria Isl. (EU-158) 217 14/7-17/7 VE8: Banks Is. (NA-193) * by VE3VRO 217 15/7-16/7 ED3IM: Meda Grande Isl. (EU-078) (DIE E-001) 214 15/7-31/7 IM0/IK2AEQ: San Pietro Isl. (EU-165) (IIA CA-13) 212 16/7 DIE Contest 205/214 17/7-21/7 DL3KBC/p: Borkum Isl. (EU-047) 217 17/7-10/8 JW0K * by DL5EBE 215 19/7-23/7 SV1CID/8: Kithira Isl. (EU-113) 217 20/7-25/7 BV9G: Green Isl. (AS-020) 216 20/7-2/8 V2/G6QQ: Antigua 214 21/7-23/7 IJ7: Cheradi Is. (EU-073) 216 22/7-23/7 F: Glenan Is. (EU-094) * by F6HKS 214 22/7-23/7 ED7IDC: Isla de Cronio (DIE S-234) 218 22/7-31/7 LY95BDX 210 24/7-25/7 W0: Governor's Isl. * by NL7TB & WL7MY 215 24/7-28/7 A61AD * by WB2DND & N1QMM 216 24/7-30/7 IL7: Tremiti Is. (EU-050) * by IK8JRD's team 218 25/7 GB4KLD: St. Kilda Is. (EU-059) 212 25/7-? HK2: Guajira/Magdalena Div. group (SA-???) * by HK3JJH 218 25/7-2/8 DL9OBC/p: Helgoland Isl. (EU-127) 212 25/7-5/8 IL7: Grande Isl. (EU-091) (LE-02) * by Salento DX team 205 27/7-30/7 XE: Guadalajara * ARARM Convention *** 27/7-1/8 EJ3AH: Inis Meain Isl. (EU-006) * by WestNet DX Club 217 27/7-1/8 DL6KVA/p: Fehmarn Isl. (EU-128) 216 27/7-2/8 CY9: St. Paul * by AA4VK, WA4DAN, KW2P, W5IJU, K4TVE 214 early July BV * by WB4IUX 215 middle July ES: Vormsi Isl. (EU-034) * by ES2RW 216 middle July 9X * by 9Q5FH/EA1FH 217 end July OY6A * by N4XYA, ON4LZ, ON6QR, ON7PC 215 end July OZ/DL6FCY/p: Romo Isl. (EU-125) 217 July IL3: Polesine Isl. (IIA RO-03) * by IK4HLU & IK4HPU 211 July IM0: Soffi Isl. (EU-165) (IIA SS-57) * by IS0JMA 213 July IM0: Mortorio Isl. (EU-165) (IIA SS-54) * by IS0JMA 213 July SV1DET/8: Corfu Isl. (EU-052) 215 July VE8: Igloolik Isl. (NA-174) ??? 212 July YB8: Talaud Is. (OC-???) * by YC0FEO's team 215 July YB8: Sangihe Is. (OC-???) * by YC0FEO's team ??? 215 July YB8: Tukangbesi Is. (OC-???) * by YC0FEO's team ??? 215 July 5X1MW 198 July-August CU9B: Corvo Island (EU-089) 216 13/10-15/10 >>> Bologna: V IOTA CONVENTION <<< ***

15 July 1995 No.219

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A5/S2 - Notwithstanding the refutations about the presence of VK9NS in Bhutan there are still voices about his next expedition from a rare country that could also be Bangladesh, S2. AP - AP2JZB is very active on 20 meters. QSLs must be directed to K2EWB that collects them and then sends the cards in Pakistan. Be patient for the answers. BY - From 2 to 4 August Nao (JE7RJZ) will be QRV via satellite AO10 and AO13 from chinese club station BY1QH. QSL via JA7FWR. CT - Vaz (CT1FS), Pedro (CT1DNF), Frank (CT1EDY), Jose' (CT1EEB), Miguel (CT1ENQ), Ruben (CT1ETZ) and Rui (CT1FAK) members of the NPDXG (Northern Portugal DX Group) are planning to activate during this year some portuguese islands on the Beira littoral. First expeditions are planned to Sama islands (DIP BL-09) and Poco (DIP BL-10). The expedition to Sama isl. is scheduled, if weather permits, from 20 to 25 July, using the CS8B call. QSL for Europe to CT1EEB, for North America to WA1ECA. CU3 - Following what published in number 216, the activity from Fradinhos Inlet (EU-003) has been cancelled due to sea storm. DL - Karl (DJ9IN) will join the IOTA Contest working the DL0PJ station from Norderney Island. DU9 - From 14 to 17 July, Dan (DU8ARK) hopes to be portable DU9 from Sa- ragani Island (OC-175): Qsl via I2YDX. EI - Following what published in number 217, the WestNet DX Group has received the authorization to use the EI7NET call for their activities. During the islands activities, like during the next operation from Inis Meain island (EU-006), on IOTA Contest, the call will be EJ7NET. F - From 21 to 29 August, Franck (F5GVH) will be portable from Belle Ile (EU-048) working in SSB/CW on 80 to 10 meters bands. G - During the weekend, G8JM and G3NQT will be QRV from Treshnish Isl. (EU-108) using the special GB2TI call. QSL direct to G3JNJ, 22 Charcroft Gardens, Enfield, EN3 7HA, England. GW - Barrie (GW7EXH) , Ted (GW0DSJ) , Mike(G0HWK), Alan(GW4HDR) and To- ny (GW4PVU) from 27 July at 1800Z will be QRV as GW0NWR/p from Puf- fin Island (EU-124), joining the IOTA Contest. Operations on 80 to 10 mtrs and, if possible, on 50 MHz (before the contest). QSL via bureau or direct: Tony Wilkinson, P.O.Box 3, Colwyn Bay, Clwyd, North Wales, England. HZ - Dick, N7RO, reports that HZ1HZ logs has been in part missed. Dick is actually looking to find the logs between October 1994 and May 1995 and he will be able to confirm QSO made in that dates. IA5 - From 1 to 17 October Davide (IK4DCT) will be active from Elba Isl. (EU-028; LI-01) and, if possible, from other minor islands of the Tuscan archipelago. IB0 - Sunday 16 July, if weather permits, IK8BIZ and Ik8DDN will be active from Nave dd Serapo Reef (IIA LT-??). IB0 - The activity of Walter, IN3XUG, from Ponza Isl. (EU-045 IIA LT-01) will end Sunday 15 July. IL3 - Saturday 15 July Vito, I3BQC, will be active for the whole day from San Clemente isalnd (EU-131 IIA VE-025). IL7 - Sunday 23 July, if weather permits, IK8MRA will be active from La Chianca Island (IIA FG-11). QSL via IK8OZZ. IM0 - From 6 to 19 August, Alberto (IK4HPU) will be portable IM0 from Maddalena Island (EU-041 IIA SS-01), Caprera Island (EU-041 IIA SS-05) and, if possible, from other minor islands in the Maddalena archipelago. QSL via IK4HPU. IM0 - From 20 August to 6 September Alberto, IK2GAO, will be portable IM0 from Sant'Antioco island (IIA CA-14) with activity mainly in CW and only on WARC bands and 50 Mhz. Alberto will use a TS-680S with a vertical antenna for HF and a double 5/8 for 6 mtrs. QSL via IK2GAO Alberto Dalfiume, Via C.Nigra 4, 20013 Magenta (MI). JT - From 31 July to 2 August, Nao (JE7RJZ) will be QRV from Ulan Bator, in Mongolia, via satellite AO10 and AO13. QSL via JE7FWR. JW - Following what reported in number 215, Dominik, DL5EBE, during his next activity as JW0K (from 18 July to 10 August) from Svalbard Is. He hopes to activate the rare Kong Karls Land (EU-063). KL - The station AB5EA/KL0 will join the IOTA Contests from an island of the IOTA NA-197 group. The activity is planed for ten hours only. P5 - Martti (OH2BH) reported to John (N4MM) that the planned activity from North Korea could take place before the Pechino Convention, scheduled next October. Martti has not divulged other particulars "on the air" but he stated that it will not be a big operation like the Albanian one. S0 - Tim, 4U/KC0PA, will end his activity from Western Sahara the 1st of August. SV5 - IK3ZAW and IK3RIY (YL) are actually portable SV5. SV8 - Jens, DL8YEY, reports that from 21 July to 10 August he will spend the summer holidays to Lesvos Island (EU-049) where he will be QRV using the SV8/DL8YEY/p call. Jens wants also to join the IOTA Con- test. UA0B - At the end of July Alex, RZ9OO, could be active for about one week from Arkticheskogo Instituta Islands (AS-087). Alex could also operate from an island of the Nordenshel'da Archipelago (AS-???). V5 - Charlie, KY0A, hopes to be active from Namibia during the first half of August (probably from 7 to 10 August) using the V52/ZS6YG or V52YG call, only in CW, on 160, 80, 40, 30 meters, and probably on 17 and 12 meters too. VE - Stefan, DL1FDF, from 24 July to 16 October, will travel through the Canada, using the VY1QRP /VE3 Ontario, /VE4 Manitoba, /VE5 Saska- tchewan, /VE6 Alberta, /VE7 British Columbia, /VE8 Northwest Ter- ritories and VY1QRP/p from Yukon Territory. Find him at about 0500Z on 14060 or 14285 KHz. This is a QRP operation so try also on QRP frequencies on 40 (7030/7090 KHz) and 80 meters (3560/3690 KHz). VE2 - Frank (VA2RC), Gilles (VA2LG), Jean-Marc (VE2BZL) and Jean-Pierre (VE2DFY) will activate Antiscoti Island (NA-077), on the Quebec Province Centre Group, from 15 to 21 July, using the XJ2CQ call on 80 meters (SSB 3737 KHz, CW 3650/3707 KHz), 40 meters (SSB 7057 KHz CW 7007 KHz) and 20 meters (SSB 14267/14270 KHz, CW 14027 KHz). QSL via VA2RC, 4434 Astrolabe, Quebec, Quebec, Canada, G2B 2G9. W3 - Saturday 15 July, N2OO and KF2BQ (YL) will be active from Assatea- gue Island (NA-139). W5 - The 16 and 19 August Bruce, KK5DO, will activate a special station during the centennial of Alief, Texas. It will be possible to ask for a special QSL with a 1st day post stamp. YO - For shiver lovers, Oli (DL9ABF), from 29 to 30 July, will be active from Dracula's Castle, in Transillvania, using the YO/DL9ABF/p call in SSB and CW on all HF bands. YV5 - Following what published in number 216, the Caracas DX Group will activate the La Orchila island (SA-054) from 13 to 16 July using the YW5LO call. They will be QRV in CWW and SSB, from 2 to 160 mtrs (6 mtrs included) and via Satellite too. To avoid postal problems, QSLs must be sent to WS4E but they will be verified and returned from Venezuela. 5A - Following what published in previous numbers, after delays, the UT2UA, UT3UY, UT3UX and UX4UM team has started the operations from 13 July inaugurating the new station of the Radio Club in Tripoli, using the 5A1A call. Toly, UT3UY, reports that first operations was made on 20 meters SSB with only 100 watts and a dipole, but on late afternoon of Friday 14 July they plan to operate with more HF antennas (WARC included) for about ten days. Please note the change of the QSL manager from W4FRU to LZ2UA. ****************************************************************************

4U0ITU by Ik1QBT/IK1CJO -> Tony (Ik1QBT) and Mauro (IK1CJO) inform those who contact them during the 4U0ITU operations, on May 1995, that they logged about 3000 QSos, of which 1800 in CW, 1150 in SSB and 150 in RTTY. QSL can be requested, both via direct or via bureau, to IK1QBT (CW) and IK1CJO (SSB and RTTY). The direct QSL arrived until now have been answered and now they are working on the bureau cards. They can confirm their operations of 13/14 and 20721 may 1995. It is not possible to answer to other date requests.

KU9C -> Steve, KU9C, reports that he is waiting for XX9X and XX9TZ QSLs. The XX9TZ cards for the March-April activity has already been sent, direct or bureau. Steve is also the BV9P manager: the cards are almost ready. It is possible to ask requests via CBA or to P.O.Box 5953, Parsippany, NJ 07054, U.S.A.

S92SS -> S92SS cards must NOT be sent to KY4P as someone wrongly reported but only to the P.O.Box 522, Sao Tome, West Africa.

W4/YV5DTA -> Steve, that recently has activated Florida keys (NA-062) the 1 and 2 July, reports his address for QSLs: Steve Morao (YV5DTA/W4), 1920 NE 1st Terr # 104H, Ft Lauderdale, FL 33305, U.S.A.

I.R.C. -> From 9 July the value for IRCs in USA is changed into 0.60$.

D.I.E. NEWS -> New D.I.E references: CA-009 EL TROCADERO S-233 ISLA DE LEON S-234 ISLA DE CRONIO E-375 CARAGOL DE S'ALGUER E-376 NEGRA DE SAN ESTEBAN E-377 EL ROMPENT E-378 LLAGOSTI DE FORMIGUES E-379 ELS ARQUETS E-380 LA PLANASA DE FORMIGUES E-381 LA CORVA DE FORMIGUES E-382 ROTJA DE TOSSA And also, these are denomination changes: E-058 HORMIGAS is now FORMICA GRAN E-251 ROJA is now ROJA DE BAGUR E-057 LA GALERA is now LA GALERA DE EL GOLFET E-347 S'ALGUER is now LA PLANELLA DE S'ALGUER Total number of valid islands for the D.I.E. is now : 2.064.

WABA & WASA -> The 1995 edition of Help Directory lists more than 700 calls of stations that from 1959 has made radio activity from antarctic bases. The 37 pages booklet included also the WABA and WASA rules (italian/english) and forms to request the awards. For further informations contact IK1GPG, Massi- mo Balsamo, Strada Statale 28 Nord n.7, 12084 Mondovi (CN).

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15 July 1995 no.219 ======425 DX NEWS * CALENDAR ======edited by I1JQJ & IK1IYU

PERIOD CALL REF till 28/8 D2TT * by ON6TT 218 till 27/7 DL4FCH/p: Pellworm Isl. (EU-042) 216 till 20/7 IA5/IK3VIG: Giglio Isl. (EU-028) (IIA GR-02) 216 till 16/7 IB0/IN3XUG: Ponza Isl. (EU-045) (IIA LT-01) 219 till 16/7 JT1 * by JA0HC, JA0IXW, JH0PCO, JF0QIR, JR0CGJ 214 till 25/8 KC6YK: Palau * by NH6YK 209 till 15/7 W5BOS/KL0: Popof Isl. (NA-087) 212 till 12/8 OK1EE/OD5 218 till 27/7 OY/DK9FE 209 till ? SV/I2YYO: Skiros Isl. (EU-072) 217 till ? SV5 * by IK3RIY & IK3ZAW 219 till 3/8 SV/IK3GES: Amoliani Is. & Thassos Isl. (EU-049) 217 till 17/7 TI/DK6AO 215 till 23/7 TK * by F6AUS 217 till 31/8 VF1L: Cape Breton Isl. (NA-010) * by VE1AL 214 till 26/7 VP9/G3AVJ 218 till September YA/UT9XL 208 till September ZD8WD * by G4RWD 197 till 1/8 4U/KC0PA: Western Sahara 219 till 24/7 5A1A: Tripoli * by UT3UY's team 219 13/7-18/7 SV1CID/3: Sfaktiria Isl. (EU-158) 217 13/7-16/7 YW5LO: La Orchila Isl. (SA-054) * by Caracas DX Group 216 14/7-17/7 DU8ARK/DU9: Sarangani Isl. (OC-175) 219 15/7-16/7 ED3IM: Meda Grande Isl. (EU-078) (DIE E-001) 214 15/7-16/7 GB2TI: Treshnish Is. (EU-108) * by G3NQT & G8JM 219 15/7 IL3/I3BQC: San Clemente Isl. (EU-131) (IIA VE-25) 219 15/7-31/7 IM0/IK2AEQ: San Pietro Isl. (EU-165) (IIA CA-13) 212 15/7 W3: Assateague Isl. (NA-139) * by N2OO & KF2BQ 219 15/7-21/7 XJ2CQ: Anticosti Isl. (NA-077) 219 16/7 IB0: Scoglio Nave di Serapo (IIA LT-??) * by IK8 team 219 16/7 DIE Contest 205/214/218 17/7-21/7 DL3KBC/p: Borkum Isl. (EU-047) 217 18/7-10/8 JW0K * by DL5EBE 219 19/7-23/7 SV1CID/8: Kithira Isl. (EU-113) 217 20/7-25/7 BV9G: Green Isl. (AS-020) 216 20/7-25/7 CS8B: Sama Isl. (DIP BL-09) * by NPDXG 219 20/7-2/8 V2/G6QQ: Antigua 214 21/7-23/7 IJ7: Cheradi Is. (EU-073) 216 21/7-10/8 SV8/DL8YEY/p: Lesvos Isl. (EU-049) 219 21/7-23/7 Pacific Northwest DX Convention *** 22/7-23/7 ED7IDC: Isla de Cronio (DIE S-234) 218 22/7-23/7 F: Glenan Is. (EU-094) * by F6HKS 214 22/7-31/7 LY95BDX 210 23/7 IL7/IK0MRA: La Chianca Isl. (IIA FG-11) 219 24/7-28/7 A61AD * by WB2DND & N1QMM 216 24/7-30/7 IL7: Tremiti Is. (EU-050) * by IK8JRD's team 218 24/7-16/10 VY1QRP/VE * by DL1FDF 219 24/7-25/7 W0: Governor's Isl. * by NL7TB & WL7MY 215 25/7-2/8 DL9OBC/p: Helgoland Isl. (EU-127) 212 25/7 GB4KLD: St. Kilda Is. (EU-059) 212 25/7-? HK2: Guajira/Magdalena Div. group (SA-???) * by HK3JJH 218 25/7-5/8 IL7: Grande Isl. (EU-091) (LE-02) * by Salento DX team 205 27/7-2/8 CY9: St. Paul * by AA4VK, WA4DAN, KW2P, W5IJU, K4TVE 214 27/7-1/8 EJ7NET: Inis Meain Isl. (EU-006) * by WestNet DX Club 217 27/7-1/8 DL6KVA/p: Fehmarn Isl. (EU-128) 216 27-7-30/7 GW0NWR/p: Puffin Isl. (EU-124) 219 27/7-30/7 XE: Guadalajara * ARARM Convention *** 27/7-3/8 XJ1CWI: Pictou Isl. (NA-154) * by WIARC 218 28/7-30/7 TM5BEN: Bendorm Isl. (DIFM ME-08) 218 29/7-30/7 AA1AC: Aquidneck Isl. (NA-031) 214 29/7-30/7 AA7RW/p: Guemes Isl. (NA-065) 212 29/7-30/7 CQ2C: Culatra Isl. (EU-145) * by NPDXG & RCL 218 29/7-11/8 DF6QN: Bornholm Isl. (EU-030) 218 29/7-30/7 DL0HRO: Usedom Isl. (EU-129) * by DL9GOA's team 218 29/7-30/7 DL0PJ: Nordeney Isl. (EU-047) 219 29/7-30/7 ED1MC: Salvora Isl. (EU-077) (DIE O-121) 217 29/7-30/7 ED1URS: Isla del Mouro (EU-142)(DIE N-016) 205 29/7-30/7 EJ5CRC: Clear Isl. (EU-122) * by EI2HY & EI2IB 214 29/7-30/7 G0ORH/p: Scilly Is. (EU-011) by Chiltern DX Club Team 214 29/7-30/7 GM5VG/p: Gigha Isl. (EU-008) 213 29/7-30/7 GM: Flannan Is. (EU-118) * by GM3UTQ, GM3NIG, GM4FDM 216 29/7-30/7 GM3USL/p: Cumbrae Isl. (EU-123) * by GM0DEQ & GM team 213 29/7-30/7 GW5LP/p: Anglesey Isl. (EU-124) by G5LW, G3VNW, G4BWP 214 29/7-12/8 IA5/IK2MRZ: Giglio Is. (EU-028) (IIA GR-02) 215 29/7-30/7 ID8: Cirella Isl. (EU144)(IIA CS-01) * by Diamond Team 214 29/7-30/7 K5: Mustang Isl. (NA-092) * by K5LBU, KG5CM, WQ5Y 207 29/7-30/7 AB5EA/KL0: NA-197 219 29/7-30/7 OH6/HA0HW/p: Raippaluoto Isl. (EU-101) 217 29/7-30/7 OZ/DL6FCY/p: Laeso Isl. (EU-088) 217 29/7-30/7 SK7DX: Hahno Isl. (EU-138) * by SSRA 217 29/7-30/7 SV/IK3GES: Lefkada Isl. (EU-052) 217 29/7-30/7 V7A: Kwajalein Isl. (OC-028) * by V73C 205 29/7-30/7 VR2: Ma Man Isl. (AS-006) * by VR2 team 213 29/7-30/7 W1OKY: Sheffild Isl. (NA-136) 215 29/7-30/7 W1: Block Isl. (NA-031) * by South Coast Wireless Soc. 213 29/7-30/7 W1: Cousins Isl. (NA-137) * by WW1V & KA1GJ 203 29/7-30/7 WA3WJD/p: Assateague Isl. (NA-139) * by WA3WJD & AA3HA 207 29/7-30/7 YO/DL9ABF/p: Dracula's Castle 219 29/7-30/7 ZC4DX * by G3OZF & G4JVG 213 29/7-30/7 IOTA Contest *** 13/10-15/10 >>> Bologna: V IOTA CONVENTION <<< ***

22 July 1995 No.220

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C6 - From 11 to 18 August KG9N will be active from Abaco Island (NA-080) using 100 watts and a R7 antenna. Chuck plans to join the WAE DX Contest CW. QSL via homecall. CY9 - Following what published in numbers 214, 213 and 209, the expedition to Saint Paul Island is planned from 27 July to 2 August. The operators Ron (AA4VK) Murry (WA4DAN), Bob (KW2P), Bill (K4TVE) and Vance (W5IJU) will use their own call /CY9. The operations will take place on following frequencies: CW 1830, 3505, 7005, 10105, 14020, 18075, 21020, 24900 and 28020; SSB 3790, 7090, 14195, 18120, 21295, 24940, 28395 and 50120; RTTY 7085, 14080, 21080 and 28080. EP - EP2HZ knows nothing about a 9B2HZ May operation. F - From 24 to 27 August F5RUQ will be active as TM8AT from the Molene Island (EU-065). F - Following what published in number 214 the Loos DX Gang has cancelled the planned activity of TM7I from Breton Islands due to the death of Yannick, F5IEN. FW - It seems that FW0DX recently active on 20 and 40 mtrs CW (asking QSL via F6FNU) is a pirate. GJ - Until 24 July Juergen (DF3OL) will be active in QRP (less than five watts output) from Jersey. GM - GM0LVI and GM0GAV/VP8GAV will be active as GM0GAV/p from Summer Isl Is. (EU-092) during the IOTA Contest (29-30 July). H44 - Nigel, G3TXF will join the IOTA Contest using the H44XF call. HS2 - From 19 to 20 August HS7CDI and 7L1MFS will be portable HS2 from Samet Isl. (AS-107). QSL via 7L1MFS. IA5 - Just a little change to what published in previous number about Davide's (IK4DCT) activity from Elba Isl (EU-028;LI-01) and,if possible, from other minor islands in the Tuscan Archipelago: it will take place from 1 to 17 September. ID9 - From 20 to 27 August Tony, IK8NIM will be /ID9 from Vulcano island (EU-017, IIA ME-18). IH9 - Claudio, I1SNW, will be portable IH9 from Pantelleria (AF-018, IIA TP-01) until the end of the month. During his trip he will try to activate some minor islands. IL3 - During the weekend, starting from late afternoon of Saturday 22 Ju- ly, IK4HLU, IK4HPU and IK4NQW will be active from Polesine island (IIA RO-03). IM0 - From 1 to 30 August, Gennaro, I8KCI will be portable IM0 from some minor islands of Sardinia, located in the Sassari province. IP1 - Sunday 23 July from 0630Z to 1630Z Franco (I1FX), Max (IK1GPG), Ga- briele (IK1NEG), Ivan (IK2OWX) and Pinuccio (I2MWZ) will be portable /IP1 from Bergeggi Isl. (EU-083; IIA SV-02) on HF and VHF, both in and CW. QSL via homecalls. JA6 - From 29 to 30 July Yuki (JI6KVR) will be QRV from Amakusa Archipe- lago (AS-012). QSL via EA5KB. JW - Wednesday 19 July JW0KKI has been active for few hours on 20 meters CW from Kong Karls Land (EU-063). QSL via W4FRU. OZ - Until the 5 August Gaby, OZ/DK7FL and Bernd OZ/DK1DU will be active from Laeso island (EU-088). They plan to join the IOTA Contest. P4 - From 28 July to 7 August Bert (CX3AN) and Mario (CX4CR), members of the Uruguay DX Group, will be active respectively as P40AN and P40CR in SSb and CW. QSL via homecalls. PA - During the weekend DJ0MCZ will be portable /PA from Texel Island (EU-038). SM - On 22 July Fred, SM7DAY and Jan, SM7NGH will be active from Ven Isl (EU-137). QSL via homecalls. SP - From 23 to 31 July SP9TTG and SP9WAV will be active from Usedom Isl (EU-129). TI - The 20 and 21 of August Ulis, WB3LUI/TI5NW will be active from Costa Rica mainly in CW. QSL via homecall. TK - Following what published in number 217, during the weekend Serge, F6AUS/TK0P, will be active from Cerbicales islands (EU-100) and, if weather permits, he will try to activate again U-Toro Isl (TK-31). QSL via F6AUS. UA9K - Vasil RA9LI/9, as reported in number 218, is active from Sharapovy Koshki Islands (AS-089) hoping to be QRV for other twenty days. Va- sil will try next week to make a little trip to Blyj Isl (AS-083). QSL via DL6ZFG. VE1 - From 28 July to 2 August a group of the West Island Amateur Radio Club operators, including Fred (VE2SEI), Helen (VE2YAK), Al (VO1NO) Reg (VE2AYU), Lowell (VY2OX), Al (VE2DAV), Ben (VE3ISN) and Jean Francois (VE2TBH), will be active from Pictou Island (NA-154). The preferred frequencies are as follows: 1835, 3510, 3795, 7010, 7060, 7250, 10110, 14010, 14195, 18080, 18120, 21040, 21320. QSL via buro toa VE2CWI or direct to this address: West Island ARC, P.O. Box 884, Succursale Pointe Claire/Dorval, Pointe Claire-Dorval, Qc H9R 4Z6, Canada. VE7 - For three weeks, starting from 11 August, Bruno, F5JYD will be in Canada where he hopes to activate Queen Charlotte islands (NA-051) and from other islands valid for CISA Award. VK9 - From 30 July to 16 August Uwe, DJ9HX will be in Cocos and Christmas and he hopes to be active in SSB and CW, respectively using the VK9CJ and VK9Xi calls. W1 - From 21 to 23 July Phil (N1TMG), Rohan (N1PCT) and Alex (N1TIV) will be active from Block Island (NA-031) using the N1TMG call. Operations are planned on 20 (14260 and 14040), 40 (7257 and 7030) 17 (18142), 15 (21360) and 10 (28485) meters. QSL via N1PCT. W4 - The 29 July Stan, N2US will be portable /4 from Chincoteague Isl. (NA-083), joining the IOTA Contest. XW - Andreas, DK9LM (ex TA1ZE) will be in Laos for twenty months and he will try to have a licence to operate. YS - From 12 to 20 August Ulis, WB3LUI, will be active from El Salvador using the YS4/TI5NW call. Activity mainly in CW. QSL via homecall. 4X - Monday 24 July Amir, 4X6TT and his team will leave for a "Special DXpedition" toward a very needed Country that is still unknown. The operations are planned from 10 to 160 meters, WARC included (first time from this Country), in CW, SSb and RTTY. 5A - The operations by UT2UA, UT3UY, UT3UX and UX4UMI, currently active from the new Radio Club station in Tripoli, started the 13rd of Ju- ly using the 5A1A call and will end at 13Z od Saturday 22; it is not yet clear if 5A3UY and 5A/UT3UY calls, active before that date was pirates or not. QSL managers are LZ2UA (for CW contacts: Vlad Vladov, Box 100, 5600 Troyan, Bulgaria) and OM3JW (for SSB contacts Stefan Horecky, Mnska 2, Stupava, IBV 900 31, Slovak Republic). 9A - 9A2YD, 9A3EO, 9A5DW, 9A2WM, 9A4DC, 9A3FT and other 9A1BST Radio Club operators will join the IOTA Contest using the 9A6V call from Long Isl. (EU-136). QSL via 9A1BST: R.K. Zadar R. Boskovica BB P.O.Box 51, 57001 Zadar, Croatia. ****************************************************************************

With a great dismay we are informed from Eric, F5SSM and Jean-Michel, F6AJA that Thursday 13 July Yannick F5IEN is silent key after a long illness. Yannick was only 21 but he joined the DX world with some good expeditions.

QSL received -> CY9C, IR1ANT, P4/WA2NHA, VP2VE, VQ9TP, XX9TYD, 3V8BB, 4J0/IK2NHX, 5B4/DL1DSN, 5H1CK/A (AF-075), 5H3CK (AF-054), 5H3CK/A (AF-074), 5R8EI, 5R8EJ, 8A4EI (OC-204).

NEW IOTA REFERENCES NUMBERS ISSUED

The following new IOTA References Numbers have been issued for June operations:

NA-205 VO2 NEWFOUNDLAND PROVINCE (LABRADOR) CENTRE group (Canadian Islands, lettera "c"), issued for the NU2L/VO2 activity from Annio- waktook Island.

OC-207 DU1 CAGAYAN IS (Philippines, lettera "b"), issued for the 4H1TR activity from Tubbataha Reef.

The IOTA Commitee is still waiting for the DS0DX/2 documentation, from Paen- gnyong group, which is stil without reference number.

V IOTA Convention -> The inclusion, in the programme of the HF-DX & IOTA Convention (Bologna, 13-15 October 1995) of a "preliminary check of IOTA QSLs" seems to have given rise to a misunderstanding which in its turn might raise partially unjustified expectations. It is therefore necessary to state that there will be no proper "IOTA desk" for the checking and crediting of confirmed contacts. More simply, it will be a guidance service for those who are uncertain about their participation in the Programme, about the validity of possible "doubtful"cards, about the procedures to follow and so on. The actual checking and crediting of QSLs are much more engaging, they demands a lot of time and often rrequire resort to supporting reference material (atlases, maps etc.) which are not available at a Con- vention: therefore the actual checking process shall as always take place at the various checkpoints, as specified in the IOTA rules.

IOTA 1995 HONOUR ROLL & ANNUAL LISTING

Here is the list of the first 25 Honour Roll stations together with all the Italian stations included in the Honour Roll/Annual Listing 1995.

Psn Call Islands Psn Call Islands Psn Call Islands ======1. F9RM 834 90. I1CAW 631 347. IK7MXB 229 2. I1ZL 822 95. I1TBE 620 . IN3ASW 229 3. I1HYW 814 117. IK2IGX 572 362. IK1PMR 219 4. I1SNW 807 118. IK8TWV 571 366. IK2HSW 215 5. I1JQJ 806 120. IK4CWP 559 373. IT9VDQ 214 . VE3XN 806 129. IK8JWA 530 377. IK4HPU 213 . 9A2AA 806 130. I5DCE 525 388. I2EOW 210 8. W9DC 803 140. I2JSB 507 399. IK1SLE 205 . EA4MY 803 141. I2YWR 506 404. I6DQE 204 10. ON5KL 798 149. IK1NEG 479 415. IK1HSR 201 11. W9DWQ 796 151. I1ZXT 477 425. IK2UEC 190 12. GM3ITN 795 152. I2YDX 468 441. I7IJU 170 . I8XTX 795 154. IK1AOD 463 447. IK4QJH 166 . W4BAA 795 163. I1UKM 451 448. IT9JPK 165 15. VE7IG 794 166. IK1QFM 448 463. IN3PEE 154 16. IK1AIG 792 177. I2LXA 434 469. I8QJU 150 17. G3AAE 790 178. I1GEA 433 471. IK2WAL 148 18. ON5NT 787 189. IK1ADH 413 483. IK4MSV 144 . DL8NU 787 195. IK7DBB 405 487. IK2MMF 141 20. OH2QQ 786 201. I8LEL 397 497. I8USE 137 21. IK1GPG 785 207. I0ZYA 374 . IK2QPR 137 22. ON6HE 784 212. IX1BGJ 364 507. IK8SMZ 134 . G4WFZ 784 219. IK0AZG 357 513. I1FHA 132 24. I8KNT 780 221. I4CSP 352 516. IT9JWV 131 25. G3GIQ 778 225. IK8CVZ 346 524. IK2ECP 127 26. I0OLK 777 229. I2MQP 332 572. IK4HLU 119 28. IK1JJB 773 231. IK2ILH 330 577. IK2FEO 118 29. I2MWZ 771 . I8WES 328 582. IK7OKB 117 30. IT9GAI 768 233. IN3QCI 328 587. IK7CNX 116 33. I8ACB 755 242. IK4PMA 320 . IV3GOW 116 37. I8YRK 750 267. I8IHG 306 600. IT9BCC 114 50. I8YZP 717 . I2PQW 306 620. IK7NXM 109 64. I2FUG 698 293. IK2ECN 297 . IK1CJO 109 70. I4LCK 678 294. IK8FUN 293 626. IK2AWT 108 72. I1EEW 674 297. IS0JMA 282 632. IK1LAN 106 74. IK2MLY 670 298. I0MOM 279 . I1BRB 106 77. I2VDX 664 329. IK2HKL 239 660. IV3NZN 102

The SWL chart is leaded by DE0MST (815 islands), followed by BRS8841 (703) and W0-6437 (632); the only Italian SWL is I1-21171 (334) in 12th place.

The Country subdivision, for both Honour Roll and Annual Listing charts is the following:

Cty Score Cty Score Cty Score Cty Score Cty Score ======W 179 HB 11 OH 3 UA9 2 IS0 1 G 103 OE 10 ZL 3 VK 2 LY 1 I 94 GM 8 9A 3 CE 1 OM 1 DL 44 UA 7 EI 2 EA8 1 P29 1 EA 27 HA 5 KH6 2 EA9 1 SP 1 F 22 PY 5 LA 2 FR 1 UC2 1 SM 21 KL7 4 LU 2 GI 1 VK9 1 VE 20 OZ 4 OK 2 GJ 1 VR2 1 CT 17 UT 4 PA 2 H4 1 YL 1 JA 17 4X 4 S5 2 HC 1 YO 1 ON 14 GW 3 SV 2 HK 1 YU 1

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PERIOD CALL REF till 28/8 D2TT & D3T * by ON6TT 218 till 27/7 DL4FCH/p: Pellworm Isl. (EU-042) 216 till 24/7 GJ/DF3OL/qrp 220 till 31/7 IH9/I1SNW: Pantelleria Isl. (AF-018) (IIA TP-01) 220 till 25/8 KC6YK: Palau * by NH6YK 209 till 31/7 IM0/IK2AEQ: San Pietro Isl. (EU-165) (IIA CA-13) 212 till 10/8 JW0K * by DL5EBE 219 till 12/8 OK1EE/OD5 218 till 27/7 OY/DK9FE 209 till 5/8 OZ: Laeso Isl. (EU-088) * by DK1DU & DK7FL 220 till 23/7 PA/DJ0MCZ: Texel Isl. (EU-038) 220 till early Aug RA9LI/9: Sharapovy Koshki Is. (AS-089) 220 till ? SV/I2YYO: Skiros Isl. (EU-072) 217 till 23/7 SV1CID/8: Kithira Isl. (EU-113) 217 till ? SV5 * by IK3RIY & IK3ZAW 219 till 3/8 SV/IK3GES: Amoliani Is. & Thassos Isl. (EU-049) 217 till 23/7 TK * by F6AUS 217 till 31/8 VF1L: Cape Breton Isl. (NA-010) * by VE1AL 214 till 26/7 VP9/G3AVJ 218 till September YA/UT9XL 208 till September ZD8WD * by G4RWD 197 till 1/8 4U/KC0PA: Western Sahara 219 till 22/7 5A1A: Triploi * by UT2UA, UT3UY, UT3UX, UX4UMI 220 20/7-25/7 BV9G: Green Isl. (AS-020) 216 20/7-25/7 CS8B: Sama Isl. (DIP BL-09) * by NPDXG 219 20/7-2/8 V2/G6QQ: Antigua 214 21/7-23/7 IJ7: Cheradi Is. (EU-073) 216 21/7-10/8 SV8/DL8YEY/p: Lesvos Isl. (EU-049) 219 21/7-23/7 N1TMG: Block Isl. (NA-031) * by N1TMG, N1PCT, N1TIV 220 21/7-23/7 Pacific Northwest DX Convention *** 22/7-23/7 ED7IDC: Isla de Cronio (DIE S-234) 218 22/7-23/7 F: Glenan Is. (EU-094) * by F6HKS 214 22/7-23/7 IL3: Polesine Isl. (IIA RO-03) * by IK4HLU & IK4HPU 220 22/7 IM0: Mortorio Isl. (EU-165) (IIA SS-54) * by IS0JMA 220 22/7-31/7 LY95BDX 210 22/7 SM: Ven Isl. (EU137) * by SM7DAY & SMNGH 220 23/7 IL7/IK8MRA: La Chianca Isl. (IIA FG-11) 219 23/7 IP1: Bergeggi Isl. (EU-083) (IIA SV-02) by I1&I2 team 220 23/7-31/7 SP: usedom Isl. (EU-129) * by SP9TTG & SP9WAV 220 24/7-28/7 A61AD * by WB2DND & N1QMM 216 24/7-30/7 IL7: Tremiti Is. (EU-050) * by IK8JRD's team 218 24/7-16/10 VY1QRP/VE * by DL1FDF 219 24/7-25/7 W0: Governor's Isl. * by NL7TB & WL7MY 215 25/7-2/8 DL9OBC/p: Helgoland Isl. (EU-127) 212 25/7 GB4KLD: St. Kilda Is. (EU-059) 212 25/7-? HK2: Guajira/Magdalena Div. group (SA-???) * by HK3JJH 218 25/7-5/8 IL7: Grande Isl. (EU-091) (LE-02) * by Salento DX team 205 27/7-2/8 CY9: St. Paul * by AA4VK, WA4DAN, KW2P, W5IJU, K4TVE 214 27/7-1/8 EJ7NET: Inis Meain Isl. (EU-006) * by WestNet DX Club 217 27/7-1/8 DL6KVA/p: Fehmarn Isl. (EU-128) 216 27-7-30/7 GW0NWR/p: Puffin Isl. (EU-124) 219 27/7-30/7 XE: Guadalajara * ARARM Convention *** 27/7-3/8 XJ1CWI: Pictou Isl. (NA-154) * by WIARC 218 28/7-7/8 P40AN & P40CR * by CX3AN & CX4CR 220 28/7-30/7 TM5BEN: Bendorm Isl. (DIFM ME-08) 218 28/7-2/8 VE. Pictou Isl. (NA-154) * by West Island ARC 220 29/7-30/7 AA1AC: Aquidneck Isl. (NA-031) 214 29/7-30/7 AA7RW/p: Guemes Isl. (NA-065) 212 29/7-30/7 CQ2C: Culatra Isl. (EU-145) * by NPDXG & RCL 218 29/7-30/7 DL0HRO: Usedom Isl. (EU-129) * by DL9GOA's team 218 29/7-30/7 DL0PJ: Nordeney Isl. (EU-047) 219 29/7-30/7 ED1MC: Salvora Isl. (EU-077) (DIE O-121) 217 29/7-30/7 ED1URS: Isla del Mouro (EU-142)(DIE N-016) 205 29/7-30/7 EJ5CRC: Clear Isl. (EU-122) * by EI2HY & EI2IB 214 29/7-30/7 G0ORH/p: Scilly Is. (EU-011) by Chiltern DX Club Team 214 29/7-30/7 GM5VG/p: Gigha Isl. (EU-008) 213 29/7-30/7 GM: Flannan Is. (EU-118) * by GM3UTQ, GM3NIG, GM4FDM 216 29/7-30/7 GM3USL/p: Cumbrae Isl. (EU-123) * by GM0DEQ & GM team 213 29/7-30/7 GM0GAV/p: Summer Is. (EU-092) * by GM0GAV & GM0LVI 220 29/7-30/7 GW5LP/p: Anglesey Isl. (EU-124) by G5LW, G3VNW, G4BWP 214 29/7-30/7 H44XF * by G3TXF 220 29/7-12/8 IA5/IK2MRZ: Giglio Is. (EU-028) (IIA GR-02) 215 29/7-30/7 ID8: Cirella Isl. (EU144)(IIA CS-01) * by Diamond Team 214 29/7-30/7 JI6KVR/p: Amakusa Isl. (AS-012) 220 29/7-30/7 K5: Mustang Isl. (NA-092) * by K5LBU, KG5CM, WQ5Y 207 29/7-30/7 AB5EA/KL0: NA-197 219 29/7-30/7 OH6/HA0HW/p: Raippaluoto Isl. (EU-101) 217 29/7-11/8 OZ/DF6QN: Bornholm Isl. (EU-030) 218 29/7-30/7 OZ/DL6FCY/p: Laeso Isl. (EU-088) 217 29/7-30/7 SK7DX: Hahno Isl. (EU-138) * by SSRA 217 29/7-30/7 SV/IK3GES: Lefkada Isl. (EU-052) 217 29/7-30/7 V7A: Kwajalein Isl. (OC-028) * by V73C 205 29/7-30/7 VR2: Ma Man Isl. (AS-006) * by VR2 team 213 29/7-30/7 W1OKY: Sheffild Isl. (NA-136) 215 29/7-30/7 W1: Block Isl. (NA-031) * by South Coast Wireless Soc. 213 29/7-30/7 W1: Cousins Isl. (NA-137) * by WW1V & KA1GJ 203 29/7-30/7 WA3WJD/p: Assateague Isl. (NA-139) * by WA3WJD & AA3HA 207 29/7 N2US/4: Chincotegue Isl. (NA-083) 220 29/7-30/7 YO/DL9ABF/p: Dracula's Castle 219 29/7-30/7 ZC4DX * by G3OZF & G4JVG 213 29/7-30/7 IOTA Contest *** 29/9-30/7 9A6V: Long Isl. (EU-136) * by 9A1BST's team 220 30/7 VY1ISL * C.Is.A. 215 30/7-16/8 VK9CJ (Cocos) & VK9XI (Christmas) * by DJ9HX 220 31/7-2/8 A61AD * by WB2DND & N1QMM 216 31/7-2/8 JT * by JE7RJZ 219 13/10-15/10 >>> Bologna: V IOTA CONVENTION <<< ***

29 July 1995 No.221

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CO - John, CO7KR hopes to be active from Los Colorados Archipelago (NA-093) in October or November. EA1 - EA1BT will be QRV on 8 August from Puente Port (DIEI ZA-41) island. QSL via EA1BT. EX - From 25 October to 1 November DL4MFM, DJ5BA, DK7ZT and DL8OBQ will be active again from Kirghiz Republic (ex UM). Mario, DL4MFM can distribute QSL for EX stations. If interested send him the cards before 24 October. F - G3XZO will join the IOTA Contest from Noirmoutier island (EU-064) FH - Elio (FH5CB) reports that sending parcels with QSL is very expensive then he suggests to write him directly, enclosing the necessary for a direct answer, to this address: Elio Fontaine, B.P. 50, 97610, Dzaoudzi, Mayotte. G - From 7 to 9 August Carlo (I4ALU) will be active in CW only, from the Isle of Wight (EU-120) using the G/I4ALU/p call. G - From 20 to 21 August Carlo (I4ALU) will be active in CW only, from thw Isles of Scilly (EU-011) using the G/I4ALU/p call. GD - DL4LQM, DL5LYM and DL8WAM are currently portable GD. Activity on all bands, mainly in CW. GD - From 5 to 19 August Dave (GD3NKC) will be active, mainly in CW, on low bands. GJ - DL2ZAE and DL9ZBG are acurrently portable GJ. All bands activity mainly in CW. GM - From 29 October to 7 November a group of Scottish MidLanark ARK operators, celebrating the 500th anniversary of the foundation of their association will be active from the Shetland islands (EU-012) using the special GB5SI call. They will join to the CQ WWDX SSB Contest (28 -29 October). GW - From 15 to 16 August Carlo (I4ALU) will be active in CW only, from Flat Holm Island (EU-124) using the GW/I4ALU/p call. H4 - Bernhard, DL2GAC has invited H44NH and H44DG to join the IOTA Contest repectively from New Georgia Group (OC-149) and from Ontong Java Atoll (OC-192). HK - Following what published in number 218, Pedro, HK3JJH, hopes to activate Aguja Island the first half of August. It depends on adequate means of transportation. HK0 - DF5JT is portable HK0 from San Andres. Activity mainly in CW and on WARC bands. HS - During the Seanet Convention 95, from 17 to 20 November, the special E28SEA station (or HS8SEA) will be active. IA5 - Sergio (IK5WWB) will join the IOTA Contest from Elba Island (EU-028) (IIA LI-01). IC8 - Wednesday 26 Roberto (IK8BIZ) and Nino (IK8DDN) were active from Scruopolo Reef (IIA NA13) and from Sconciglio di Scruopolo (IIA NA??) QSL via IK8OZZ. IC8 - Francesco (IK8TEO) will join the IOTA Contest from Capri Island (EU-031) (IIA NA-06), in the single operator CW category. IH9 - Luigi (IT9HLC), Joe (IT9JOF) and Bruno (IT9ZAG) will join the IOTA Contest from Pantelleria island (AF-018) (IIA TP-01). QSL via IT9JOF. IL3 - Oreste (IK5VIA) will join the IOTA Contest, on 20 meters, from Li- do island (EU-130) (VE-32). IL7 - Wednesday 26 Gianni (IK8MRA) was portable IL7 from Varano Island QSL via IK8OZZ. IL7 - As reported in number 218, Alberto (IW8XAJ), Lucio (IK8EJN), Tonino (IK8RMB), Antonino (IK8JRD) and Davide (IK8NSR) have started the planned activity from Tremiti islands (EU-050). Until now the operations took place from San Domino (IIA FG-01, until 25 July), Capraia (IIA FG-03, 26 July), Il Cretaccio (IIA FG-06, 27 July) and Pianosa (IIA FG-04 28 July). During next days they plan to activate Scoglio La Vecchia (IIA FG-08), Cacio Cavallo (IIA FG-05) and I Pagliai (IIA FG-07). QSL via homecalls. JA6 - From 29 July to 1 August Seiji, JH6RTO will be active from Miyako Is (AS-079) using the 7L3TDU/6 call. QSL via buro. JY1 - Amir (4X6TT) succeded to bring on the air King Hussein of Jordan (JY1). Many thanks to Amir for his collaboration, permitting many OM, Europeans and Americans, to make this nice emotional contact. QSL via WA3HUP. Thanks to Amir it has been possible to contact Prince Raad, JY2RZ, King Hussein's cousin, as well. JY - Following what published in number 220, Amir's (4X6TT) team has started the Jordan-Israelian operations using these special calls: JY47X and JY47Z. QSL via JY6ZZ. LA - Arn (LA8LN) will join the IOTA Contest from EU-036. OH0 - From 4 to 6 August Pasi (OH1NSJ) will be portable OH0 from Aland Island. Pasi will be active on 6 meters, using a 7 elements Yagi and 100 watts. QSL via homecall. P2 - Bernhard, DL2GAC has invited VK4JEN/P29VNJ to join the IOTA Contest from Fergusson Island (OC-116). SP - SO1DIG/p will join the IOTA Contest from Wolin Island (EU-132). The activity is planned from 10 to 80 meters, in CW and SSB. QSL via DL3BQA: Uwe Granzow, Ladestr. 2, 16306 Casekow, Germany. SV8 - During August George (SV1QN) will be portable /8 from Myconos island (EU-067). TI9 - Following what published in number 216, the activity of Carlos TI9JJP from Cocos island should take place during the first half of August. TJ - In a few days Jum, TJ1JB will be QRT and back to USA. Meanwhile Jim is active, usually between 19 and 2000Z on 14030 KHz. QSL have been bought, but Jim is likely to start replying when back at home in Virginia. Ken, K9EA asked Jim to send him logs and cards, to speed up the process. Ken is just collecting the cards as Jim likes to answer personally. Therefore be patient. TT - F5UBK is currently portable TT. UA0 - From Thursday 27 July Valery's (RW3GW) team is active using the RU0B call from Russkij Island, Nordenshel'da Archipelago (AS-121). QSL via UA9OBA. UA0 - UA0NL/0 is currently active from AS-066. UX0 - Yuri, UR5FRG is portable UX0Z from Kinbur Isl. This island is not valid for the IOTA Award as it is located inside the Black Sea. VK0_hi- The work for Heard Island expediton is continuing hardly. The material is prepared (for example the assembly of antennas, coax, and so on) to be sent into a container that will be shipped to Australia the second half of August. Currently they are in search of generators- they need four, each able to supply 5 KW output - The HF equipment comprehends six transceivers and six or seven antennas beams and verticals. The calendar is confirmed: they will leave Freemantle (Western Australia) the 1st of November and they will arrive to Heard Island the 12. They will remain on the island until 1 December then they will come back to Australia between 12 and 14 December. Contri- butions for this high-cost DXpedition can be sent to: The Heard Island Expedition, P.O. Box 563, Waite Park, MN 56387, USA. VK0 - Jim Smith, VK9NS wants to close the logs for the following operations VK0JS, AX0NE, VK0NE and VK0JR. Those who still need a confirmation have to speed the request. Jim has also the VK0GC logs for 1983, 1985 1987 and 1989. VU - Larry, F5PYI reports that he received the VU2JPS QSL in three weeks. The address of the sender (VU2AU), on the back side of the envelope is as follows: Sudhakar Dinkar Paranjpe, 24 Dharampeth Ext., Nagpur 440010, India. The VU2JPS address, printed on the QSL is as follows: P. Subramanian, K-21, Radio Colony, Port Blair, Andaman 744 102 India We suggest to send your card via registered mail. W2 - From 5 to 6 August the Old Barney Amateur Radio Club will activate the special station W2OB from Barnegat Light, Long Beach Island (NA-111). QSL via NU2F. W4 - Bill, WB4RMJ is active from Hatteras Island (NA-067) until 30 July. He is active in CW and SSB on 10, 12, 15, 17 and 20 meters and will probably join the IOTA Contest. QSL via homecall. YB5 - Imam (YB5NOC) lives in Tanjung Pinang, on Riau islands (OC-075) and is active again. 3V8 - Drago (S59A) hopes to receive the permission to join next WAE CW Contest (12-13 August) from Tunisia. 3V - Selim (OE6EEG) and Drago (S59A) are planning a DXpedition to Qerqenah islands (AF-074) to take place in August. 4U - RW3AH is currently portable 4U as has joined the UN troops in the former Jugoslavia. 5A - The departure of the Ukranian operators from Lybia, planned for the last weekend, has been delayed many times due to the Tripoli-Malta flight cancelled. The operations ended 25 July then the team left towards Malta then for Kiev via Rome (28 July). We hope the two 5A operators, "trained" by Toly and his friends, will active the Radio Club station (with Toly as possible manager). The next expedition to Tripoli is planned for Spring 1996. 5A1A will remain the only authorized station for some time, as no other call has been issued. 9M2 - Following what published in number 213, Neville, G3NUG is going to be 9M2/ from two West Malaysian islands, exactly from Babi Besar (Johor East/Pahang State group, AS-046, from 11 to 14 August) and Perhentian Besar (Terengganu/Kelantan State group, AS-073, from 17 to 21 August). Phone operations only (split 5/10 up) on usual IOTA frequencies, particularly on 14260, 18128 and 7055. Neville will be QRV for Europe between 14 and 16 UTC. QSL via homecall. 9M - Starting from 29 July the Borneo Radio Club will be active using the special 9M6V call in 15, 20 and 40 meters. 9X - SM5DIC is currently portable 9X.

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At its July 19 meeting, the ARRL Membership Services Committee (MSC) of the ARRL Board of Directors voted to remove from the Awards Committee Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) an administrative interpretation of a Board motion. The deleted text said in part, ''Thus it requires a favorable recommendation by the DXAC to initiate a country status review by the Awards Committee.''All ARRL Directors were present at the meeting, and it was the sense of the meeting that the Awards Committee should review negative as well as positive country status recommendations of the DXAC. On July 25, the ARRL Awards Com- mittee voted unanimously that Scarborough Shoal (Huang Yan Dao) should be added to the DXCC List under Point 2 (a) of the Countries List Criteria. Com- mittee members all felt that Scarborough meets the rules that were in place when the petition for new country status was received. Further they concluded that it meets the definition of an island under the UN Law of the Sea Conven- tions. China claims Scarborough, and there is an absence of other territo- rial claims. Finally it is more than 225 miles from the nearest part (island) of China. Awards Committee Chair, Chuck Hutchinson, K8CH, shared the results with DXAC Chair, Garth Hamilton, VE3HO immediately after the vote. As announced in a June 30, 1995 news release, the DXAC voted 9 to 7 against recommending the addition of Scarborough to the DXCC Countries List. Under procedures established by the ARRL Board, and because the Chairs are unable to effect a compromise, there is an automatic appeal. In the next step, the two committees will report the reasons for their votes to the MSC for recommendation to the full Board, which ultimately will decide the matter.

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5 August 1995 No.222

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A5 - QSLs for the last February activity by A51/JH1AJT are coming. A6 - A61AI (since January: Ahmed Saif, P.O.Box 20200, Dubai, U.A.E.) and A61AM (since July: Mohammed Khalifa, P.O.Box 22216, Dubai, U.A.E.) are two new OMs from the United Arab Emirates. BS7H - The QSL for April activity from Scarborough Reef are coming. EX - From 30 August to 13 September Wolfgang (DK7UY) will be portable EX from Bishkek, Kyrgystan. All HF bands operations (WARC included) in CW, SSB, RTTY and PACTOR. Wolfgang hopes to join the Region 1 SSB Field Day using the EX/DK7UY/p call from a 2500 mtr mountain. QSL via homecall, only via bureau. F - On 5 and 6 August the Loos DX Gang will activate the TM7I station from some islands valid for DIFM Award. QSL via F5JYD. FP - From 15 to 19 August Rich, K2RW will be active as FP5AA. It's not a real DXpedition but Rich will try to help many DXers. FS - Following what published in number 217, the Tintamarre Isl (NA-199) expedition, planned from 14 to 17 August, will take place thanks to FS5PL, FG5BG, FJ5AB. The call will be FS5PL/P. QSL via FG5BG FT_ker - Jean Jacques, FB1LYF (ex J28CW) will be in Kerguelen Islands for one year starting from next November. GI - During the weekend the special GB0MAY station will be active from top of the Slieve Gallion Mountain (1800 meters height), in North Ireland, with SSB/CW operations all bands HF/VHF, particularly on 80, 20, 6 and 2 meters. HL - From 15 UTC of 11 August to 12 UTC of 15 August, HL0T/2 will be active from Jebu Island (AS-105) on 7, 21 and 28 MHz. QSL via HL0T. HP - From 26 to 27 August the station 3E2G will be active from Isla Grande (NA-202). QSL via HP2CTM. HP - A DXpedition to Bocas del Toro Island (NA-088) is planned for Octo- ber using the 3F4B, H34B and HO4B calls. QSL via HP2CWB. HZ - In early July Mike, K3UOC was back in U.S.A., with over 32000 QSOs logged using the 7Z5OO call. On 14 September Mike will be back to Riyad, from where he will be active from 10 to 160 meters (and probably on 6 meters). QSL via W1AF. IA5 - Following what published in numbers 215 and 218, during the week, probably Tuesday 8 - Roberto (IK2MRZ) and Luca (IK4GNH) will activate Giannutri Island (EU-028; IIA GR-01). ID9 - Paolo, I2AE is portable ID9 from Salina Island (EU-017 IIA ME-15). ID9 - Aldo, I2PFY is portable ID9 from Lipari Island (EU-017; IIA ME-01). IH9 - From 20 August to 1 September Francesco, IK0XBX, will be active from Pantelleria Island (AF-018; IIA TP-01). Operations will take place mainly on bands from 15 to 80 meters in SSB and CW. Francesco plans to activate one or more minor islands. QSL via homecall:Fran- cesco Fucelli, Str. S.Lucia 38, 06125 Perugia. IL7 - The 19 and 20 August Roberto, IK0MHR, will be portable IL7 from Campi (IIA FG-010) and Portonuovo (IIA FG-09) islands. QSL via homecall. IM0 - Monday 31 July Mario, IS0LYN, was active from Stella Maris island (EU-024; IIA SS-127). IT9 - Saturday 12 August Gaetano, IT9GAI will be active from Ognina Isl. (EU-025, IIA SR-08). KP2 - Phil, KP2/VS6CT is currently QRV from American Virgin Is. (NA-106). QSL via AA6BB. OD - OD/N4ISV (ex VU2ISV and YB0ATA) will be active from Libano until February 1996. QSL via N4JR. OD - From 4 to 14 September ZP5ALI will be active as OD5FR in 10, 15 and 20 meters phone. QSL via homecall. OZ - From 12.00 UTC of Friday 11 to 10.00 UTC of Sunday 13 August the station OZ4CHR will be QRV from Christians Island (EU-030), working mainly on 20 and 80 meters bands near the usual IOTA frequencies. QSL via bureau or direct to OZ1LUR. P4 - Following what published in number 220, Mario (CX4CR) - currently QRV from Aruba as P40CR until Tuesday 8 August - reports that he is active on 80 (3795 KHz at 02.00 UTC) and 160 meters (1848 KHz at 09.30 UTC), while the 40 meters bean is unusable and he wants to install a dipole. QSL via CX4CR. PA - From 25 to 29 August the special PA6QRP station will be activated to promote QRP operations. All HF bands activity, in CW and SSB, on usual QRP frequencies. QSL via bureau or via direct to: F.L.M. Boot PA3FYV, Ratelaar 44, 2954-ND Alblasserdam, Netherlands. PY0_fn - PY0ZFB is QRV also in RTTY from Fernando de Noronha. QSL via JH2MRA SM - To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Radio and the 70th anniversary of first Telegraphic service between Grimeton (Sweden) and New York, the Grimeton amateurs can use the special 7S6SAQ call, working mainly in CW from the old radio station building. SU - From 28 August to 3 September SU1/ZP5ALI will be active on 10, 15 ande 20 meters phone. QSL via homecall. SV - From 14 to 30 August Vito, I3BQC will be /SV8 from Amorgus Island (EU-067). QSL via homecall. SV - From 19.00 UTC of 4 August to 24.00 UTC of 6 August a group of ope- tors, including SV/N2VUD, SV1DKD and SV1DKJ, will be active using the SV1DKD/P call from Mount Parnis ( 1400 meters height). The operations, thanks to two simultaneous stations, will take place in SSB and CW on all bands (WARC included), and via satellite. QSL via SV1DKD (Andrew Georges, 13 Solonos Street, 16675 Glyfada, Athens, Greece). SV - Nectario, SV1UM/8, will be active until the end of September from Antikithira islands (EU-113). TA - From 7 August Torsten (DL1GST) and Ronald (DL1GRO) will be portable TA4 from Alanya, Turkey, from where they will operate, for 22 days, on all HF bands, mainly in CW. QSL via DK8GP. TA - As reported in number 207, the 3 August Gus, DJ8QP, has been active as TA0/DJ8QP/P from AS-099. Gus plans to be active from AS-098 soon TY - Sigi, DJ4IJ/TY1IJ, is QRV again from Benin, and he will stay here until the second half of August. QSL via DK8ZD (QSL manager from April 1995). LY - From 11 to 22 September LA4GHA, LA5IIA and LA9IY, members of the LA-DX-Group will be active all modes all bands using the TY8G call. Donations can be sent to LA-DX-Group, c/o Ruth Tollefsen, PO Box 17 Tveita, N-061 Oslo, Norway. QSL via LA8G, v/Morten Antonsen, POB 5626 Moellenberg, 7027 Trondheim, Norway. UA0 - As reported in number 219, on 1 August the RU0B/p team has been active for few hours, on 20 meters SSB and CW, from Arkticheskogo Instituta Is (AS-087). QSL via UA9OBA. VE - From 22 September to 1 October the special CY3IARU station will be active during the IARU Region 2 Conference. VE - Following what published in number 220, from 11 to 26 August Bruno, F5JYD and Eric, F5SSM will be VE7/ from Vancouver Isl (NA-036), Ga- briola (NA-075), Texada (NA-091), Prince Rupert (NA-061) and probably from Graham (NA-051) and Dundas (NA-118) islands. VP5 - From 7 to 26 September PA3ERC, PA3EWP, PA3BBP and PA3FQA (all members of the PI4COM Contest Group) will be /VP5 from Providenciales Island (NA-002). They want to join the WAE SSB Contest and the CQWW RTTY Contest both using the VP5C call. QSL via PA3ERC (R.J. Snieder Van Leeuwenstraat 137, 2273-VS, Voorburg, Netherlands). VP9 - Gene, VE7GAS, is /VP9 from Bermudas. QSL via homecall. VR6 - Pitcairn post offices accept no more IRCs. Then green stamps are to be preferred. XF4 - Nellie, XE1CI is planning a visit to Revillagigedo for September XZ - As already reported in number 178, JA1UT, and other friends, last 1 August were active again from Myanmar with a short demontrative operation, using the XY1HT call. The activity was in CW, SSB, RTTY and SSTV. YB - The special YE50RI station will be active until 00.00 UTC of 17 Au- gust to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Indonesian Independence. QSL via N6QLQ. YB - Following what published in number 213, YC5BLB reports that his planned expedition to Matawai Isl. (OC-???) will not take place before September. YK - From 22 to 27 August YK1/ZP5ALI will be active on 10, 15 and 20 meters phone. QSL via homecall. Z3 - Ann, Z38/DL1SCQ, and Wolf, Z38/DL2SCQ, will be active from Skopje until the end of the month. QSL via DL6DK. ZP - Doug, ZP6CW/N4PW, reports that QSL to him can be sent via bureau or direct to Box 73, Caacupe, Paraguay. 3B8 - 3B8/NK6F is currently active from Mauritius Island (AF-049), mainly in CW. 3V8 - Following what published in number 216, 217 and 221, the planned activity of OE6EEG as 3V8BB has been cancelled (reasons are still unknown). 3W - Wang, 3W1AS, who was active on 20 meters CW hopes to be soon active also on 40 meters CW. QSL via W3RGD. 3W - Shun (JF1MGI) has received the QSL card from 3W5FM, who confirmed him to have sent copy of authorization to ARRL. QSL via Box 66, Vladimir 600011, Russia. 3X - Rudi, DK7PE is active from Guinea using the 3X9HCW call. 4J - From 11 August to 1 September Yannick, F6FYD (ex ST2YD and T5YD) will be active from Azerbaijan as 4J0FR. 5B4 - Between 31 July and 1 August G3OZF and G4JVG,after joining the IOTA Contest as ZC4DX, made about 1200 QSO from an island valid for the IOTA AS-120 group. 5Z - Michel, F5IBZ has received the 5Z4BZ call and he will remain in Ke- nya for another one and half year.

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********************************** * 1995 IOTA Contest Managers * * (29 & 30 July 1995) * * ------* * edited by IK1GPG, Massimo * **********************************

CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER ======9A6V 9A1BST F5SHQ/P F5SHQ OH6/HA0HW/P HA0HW A61AH/P KA5TQF F6BKP/P F6BKP OY6A ON6QR AA1AC/P AA1AC F9IE/P F9IE OZ/DF6QN/P DF6QN AA7RW/P AA7RW FS5PL FG5BG OZ/DL5XAT/P DL5XAT CQ2C CT1EEB G0ORH/P G0ORH OZ/DL6FCY/P DL6FCY CQ3B CT3FF GM3USL/P GM0KVI OZ/DL8AAM/P DL8AAM CU9B CU3AV GM5VG/P GM4FDM PA/DJ0MCZ SP9ERV DL0HRO/P DL8KWS GW0NWR/P GW4HDR RA1ZF/1 UA1ZX DL0PJ DJ9IN GW5LP/P G4BWP RA9LI/9 DL6ZFG DL6KVA/P DL6KVA H44XF G3TXF SO1DIG/P DL3BQA DL7AKC/P DL7AKC HL0Y/2 HL0Y SV1CIF/8 SV1CIB DL7ANR/P DL7ANR I3BQC I3BQC SV8/DL8YEY/P DL8YEY DL8OBC/P DL8OBC IA5/IK5WWB IK5WWB SV8/IK3GES/P IK3GES DU1RAA DU9RG ID8/I8KUT I8KUT V73C N4GAK DX1EA OH0XX IH9/IT9JOF IT9JOF W1OKY/P W1OKY ED1MC EA1MC IJ7/IK7VJX IK7IMO WA3WJD/P WA3WJD EJ1D EI5HD IL3/IK5VIA IK5VIA WB4RMJ/P WB4RMJ EJ5CRC EI2HY IM0/IK2AEQ IK2AEQ WQ5Y/P WQ5Y EJ7NET EI6FR J48ISL SV2AEL XJ1CWI VY2OX ES0SM/0 SM0OGX KL0/AB5EA AB5EA XN8DXA VE1RU F/G3XZO G3XZO LA4C LA4C YB5NOC YB5NOC F5MQB/P F5MQB N2US/4 N2US ZC4DX G3OZF

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3V8BB -> JF2EZA (QSL manager of 3V8BB) reports that logs from 14 January to 29 April 1995 activities have been lost due to postal problems, therefore he cannot confirm all those contacts.

GERMAN ISLANDS AWARD -> The G.I.A. (Deutsches Insel Diplom) Award Manager is DL2MX (ex DL2RMX), Peter Seifert, P.O.Box 1124, D-16535 Hohen Neuendorf, Germany: you can write him to ask for questions, information or credits.

DX IN VHF? METEOR SCATTER! -> Next week the most important meteors swarm will cross the Earth's orbit giving to lovers of VHF DX (and above) the op- portunty to make contacts in SSB, in fast CW (about 200 WPM) and recently, in PACKET also on distances between 800 and 2000 Kilometers. The maximum of the activity is planned betwee 12 and 13 August. For 144 Mhz a simple beam with at least 10-13 elements and at least 25 watts power output are enough.

**************************************************************************** * 425 DX NEWS * * DX info weekly bulletin * * edited by Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ and Piero Forno, IK1IYU * * with the contribution of IK1GPG, IK2IQD, IK2ULV, I1-21171 * **************************************************************************** For the news issued in this number, thanks to: I1HYW, I1ZL, I2EOW, IK2ILH, IK2MRZ, I3BQC, IK3ASM, IN3KTT, I4LCK, I5FLN, IK5VLQ, I6AYS, IK6CAC, IK7AFM, IK0XBX, IK0QDB, IK0MHR, IT9GAI, Diamond DX Club, Roman DX Group, A61AH, DC3MF, DJ3CP, DK7UY, DL1GRO, DL1GST, DL2MX, DL8AAM, EA5KB, EA8AM, EB2DJB, F5GVH, F5JYD, F6AJA, F9RM, G4BUE, GI7TAY, HL2KAT, JF1MGI, JH2PDS/1, OZ4FF, PA3FYV, SV1DKD, SV1NA, VK2PS, YB5ND, ZP6RO, DX News Sheet, LNDX, URE-EA-DX, QRZ DX. **************************************************************************** * Further information, reports, suggestions and/or comments can be sent to * * Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ (PCL, @I1YLM.IPIE.ITA.EU) or to * * Piero Forno, IK1IYU (PCL, @IK1EQE.IPIE.ITA.EU, [email protected]) * **************************************************************************** * INTERNET e-mail : [email protected] * * 425 WWW Page --> http://promet12.cineca.it/htdx/index.html * * INTERNET via anonymous FTP at site: * * promet12.cineca.it - under the directory: /pub/ham/425news/english/ * **************************************************************************** ...that's all folks!

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Titolo : 425 DX News #222 * part 4/4 5 August 1995 No.222

======425 DX NEWS * CALENDAR ======edited by I1JQJ & IK1IYU

PERIOD CALL REF till 12/8 IA5/IK2MRZ: Giglio Isl. (EU-028) (IIA GR-02) 215 till 13/8 IA5/IK4GNH: Giglio Isl. (EU-028) (IIA GR-02) 218 till ? ID9/I2AE: Salina Isl. (EU-017) (IIA ME-15) 222 till ? ID9/I2PFY: Lipari Isl. (EU-017) (IIA ME-01) 222 till 30/8 IM0/I8KCI 220 till 10/8 IR8SER: special station 216 till 10/8 JW0K * by DL5EBE 219 till ? KP2/VS6CT 222 till February OD/N4ISV 222 till 6/8 OH0/OH1NSJ 221 till 12/8 OK1EE/OD5 218 till 11/8 OZ/DF6QN: Bornholm Isl. (EU-030) 218 till 8/8 P40AN & P40CR * by CX3AN & CX4CR 222 till ? PY0ZFB: Fernando de Noronha 222 till 10/8 SV8/DL8YEY/p: Lesvos Isl. (EU-049) 219 till end Sept SV1UM/8: Antikithira Isl. (EU-113) 222 till middle Aug TI9JJP * by TI2JJP 221 till end August TY1IJ * by DJ4IJ 222 till 31/10 VI50PEACE * special event station 217 till 31/8 VF1L: Cape Breton Isl. (NA-010) * by VE1AL 214 till ? VE7GAS/VP9 222 till ? VK9XI (Christmas) * by DJ9HX 220 till 16/10 VY1QRP/VE * by DL1FDF 219 till 30/7 WB4RMJ: Hatteras Isl. (NA-067) 221 till September YA/UT9XL 208 till 17/8 YE50RI: Special Event Station 222 till end August Z38 * by DL1SCQ & DL2SCQ 222 till September ZD8WD * by G4RWD 197 till ? 3B8/NK6F 222 till ? 3X9HCW * by DK7PE 222 till ? 9Q2L * by PA3DZN 217 till ? 9X/SM5DIC 221 4/8-6/8 SV1DKD/p: Mount Parnis 222 4/8-6/4 ARRL Rocky Mtn Division Convention *** 5/8-6/8 TM7I: DIFM * by F5JYD & Loos DX Gang 222 5/8-19/8 GD3NKC 221 5/8-6/8 GB0MAY: Slieve Gallion Mountain 222 5/8-6/8 W2OB: Long Beach Isl. (NA-111) 221 6/8-19/8 IM0/IK4HPU: Maddalena Isl. & Capraia Isl. (EU-041) 219 6/8-18/8 ZC4C * by OK1ADM, OK1RF, OK1RI 221 7/8-9/8 G/I4ALU/p: Isle of Wight (EU-120) 221 7/8-29/8 TA4 * by DL1GST & DL1GRO 222 7/8-10/8 V52/ZS6YG * by KY0A 219 8/8 EA1BT/p: Isla Puente Porto (DIEI ZA-41) 221 8/8 IA5: Giannutri Isl. (IIA GR-01) * by IK2MRZ & IK4GNH 222 9/8-13/8 HB0/HB9QQ 197 11/8-18/8 C6A: Abaco Isl. (NA-080) * by KG9N 220 11/8-15/8 HL0T/2: Jebu Isl. (AS-105) 222 11/8-13/8 OZ4CHR: Christians Island (EU-030) 222 11/8-26/8 VE: (NA-036, 075, 091, 061, 051, 118) by F5JYD & F5SSM 222 11/8-1/9 4J0FR * by F6FYD 222 11/8-14/8 9M2/G3NUG: Babi Besar (AS-046) 221 12/8 IT9GAI: Ognina Isl. (IIA SR-08) 222 12/8-20/8 ZA * by IK7JWX & Salento DX Team 210 12/8-13/8 WAE CW Contest *** 12/8-18/8 GM0LUQ: Skye Isl. (EU-008) * by G0LUQ 216 12/8-20/8 YS4/TI5NW 220 14/8-30/8 SV8/I3BQC: Amorgus Isl. (EU-067) 222 15/8-19/8 FP5AA * K2RW 222 15/8-19/8 FS5PL/p: Tintamarre Isl. (NA-199) by FS5PL,FS5BG,FJ5AB 222 15/8-16/8 GW/I4ALU/p : Flat Holm Island (EU-124) 221 16/8 KK5DO: Alief, TX * special event station 219 17/8-21/8 9M2/G3NUG: Perhentian Besar (AS-073) 221 18/8-21/8 GM0LUQ: Lewis Isl. (EU-010) * by G0LUQ 216 19/8-20/8 HS2: Samet Isl. (AS-107) * by HS7CDI & 7L1MFS 220 19/8-20/8 IL7/IK0MHR: Campi Isl.(FG-10) & Portonuovo Isl.(FG-09) 222 19/8-20/8 SARTG WW RTTY Conntest *** 19/8-20/8 CQ4I: Ilhote do Cabo * by CT1ASU,CT1EEU,CT1ERY,CT1FDU 190 19/8 KK5DO: Alief, TX * special event station 219 20/8-21/8 G/I4ALU/p: Scilly Isl. (EU-011) 221 20/8-27/8 ID9/IK8NIM: Vulcano Isl. (EU-017) (IIA ME-18) 220 20/8-1/9 IH9/IK0XBX: Pantelleria Isl. (AF-018) (IIA TP-01) 222 20/8-6/9 IM0/IK2GAO: Sant'Antioco Isl. (IIA CA-14) 219 20/8-21/8 TI5NW * by WB3LUI 220 21/8-29/8 F: Belle Isl. (EU-048) * by F5GVH 219 21/8-25/8 GM0LUQ: Skye Isl. (EU-008) * by G0LUQ 216 22/8-27/8 YK1/ZP5ALI 222 24/8-27/8 F: DIFM Islands 216 24/8-27/8 IF9/IT9AUP: Marettimo Isl. (EU-054) (IIA TP-10) 206 24/8-27/8 TM8AT: Molene Isl. (EU-065) * by F5RUQ 220 25/8-28/8 GM0LUQ: Arran Isl. (EU-123) * by G0LUQ 216 25/8-29/8 PA6QRP: Special Station 222 25/8-26/8 W: New Orleans * DX Convention *** 26/8-27/8 3E2G: Isla Grande (NA-202) 222 28/8-3/9 SU1/ZP5ALI 222 30/8-13/9 EX/DK7UY/p 222 August CT: Poco Isl. (DIP BL-10) * by NPDXG 219 August EA5BD/p: Isla de Audi (DIEI T-16) 218 August FR5HG/G: Glorioso Isl. (AF-011) 208 August HK2: Guajira/Magdalena Div. group (SA-???) * by HK3JJH 221 August IL3 * by IK2ILH & IK2MRZ 217 August SV1QN/8: Myconos Isl. (EU-067) 221 middle August TA: AS-098 * by DJ8QP 222 middle August VK9CJ (Cocos) * by DJ9HX 222 August 9X * by ON4WW 217 13/10-15/10 >>> Bologna: V IOTA CONVENTION <<< *** 12 August 1995 No.223

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CE0 - FoLlowing what published in number 215 and previously, Bob (KK6EK) and Massimo (XE1XA) reported us that XR0Y (Easter Island) and XR0Z (Salas y Gomez) operations are respectively planned from 5 to 20 September and from 7 to 13 September. They confirmed the activity via Oscars 10 & 13 satellites. CE0_jf - Following what published in number 216 the preparation for the CE0Z expedition to Juan Fernandez Island, planned from 13 to 21 Sep- ember, is continuing regularly. Operations in RTTY and on WARC bands also. QSL manager will be K0IYF. CO - Following what published in number 221, Luis (CT1ESO), team leader of the November expedition to Los Colorados Archipelago (NA-093), reports that they will use the CO1OTA call. QSL via CT1ESO. CT - During the weekend CT1EGH and CT4UW will be active as CQ7U. Satur- day 12 August they will be QRV from a lighthouse and Sunday 13 from an island valid for DIP as ES-10. CY9 - Recent Saint Paul Island operations logged about 11600 QSOs. Best bands were the low bands and 14 and 18 MHz. Many contacts were made on satellite. FR/G - Confirming what published in number 208, FR5HG is now portable from Glorioso Island. Activity mainly in CW. FS - Following what published in number 222, the Tintamarre Isl (NA-199) operations by FS5PL, FG5BG and FJ5AB are now planned from 14 August for a two or three days duration. G - Until 23 August the special GR0LOS station is active, all HF/VHF bands in SSB, CW, RTTY, SSTV, FAX (GR is a rare UK prefix). HK2 - As previously reported in number 221, Pedro, HK3JJH, during the weekend is active from Ajuga Island (with the new IOTA SA-082 reference). Pedro says that IRCs are no valid in Colombia. HL - Until 13 August, the HL0CBD station is active from Bee-Kum Do Isl. (Lat. 34 46' N, Long. 125 55' E) for an expedition organized by Chonnam National University Amateur Radio Association (CARA). QSL via bureau or direct to: Chonnam University Amateur Radio Associa- tion, P.O. Box 110, Kwangju 501-600, South Korea. I8 - Monday 21 agosto, Nino (IK8DDN) will try to activate Scialandro reef (IIA SA-03). The 23 August the La Secca reef (IIA PZ-??), the 25 from Santo Ianni reef (EU-144, IIA PZ-01) and the 27 from an island near Dino (IIA CS-??). All opearations will take place only if weather allows depending also on the shipment ways. QSL IK8OZZ. IC8 - Sunday 13 August, IK8MRA, IK8JUZ, IK8EPC and IK8TEO will be portable IC8 from Tre Fratelli reef (IIA NA-??). QSL via IK8OZZ. IL7 - Following what published in number 222, the IL7/IK0MHR operations are now planned from 21 to 26 August. IL7 - Marcello, IW6MTM, will spend his holidays in Puglia from 19 August to 2 September and, during those days, he will try to activate Tre- miti islands (EU-050) in 144 MHz. IY1 - From 13 August to 10 September, during the "Marconi: dal Tigullio al Mondo - 100 Anni di Radio" show organised by Ari Section and municipality of Rapallo, helped by Marconi Foudation and ARI, near the Castle on sea the special IY1MR station will be active, all HF, VHF and UHF bands. For further information on the demonstration contact IK1HJT @ IK1HJT.ILIG.ITA.EU . IY1 - From 16 to 22 September the special IY1EY station will be active during the "Loano Elettra Award" to celebrate the radio experiments that Guglielmo Marconi made from Elettra ship between 1916 and 1936 A special QSL reproducing the Elettra can be asked to I1QOD. JY - Amir, 4X6TT, will be again in Amman, planning to sign as JY8TT, to help handling QSL for the last JY74 activities, that logged about 17000 QSOs. A special award, signed from His Majesty King Hussein (JY1) is available for JY74 contacts on at least two bands. Request to JY6ZZ. Further informations to 4X6TT: Amir Bazak, P.O.Box 1515, Ramat-Hasharon, Israel 47100. KL7 - An activity is planned for 18 August from Kalgin Isl. (NA-158). P4 - From 5 to 12 September Jack, N2VW, will be active as P40T from Aru- ba. Jack, who plans to join the WAE SSB Contest (9-10 September), wants to be active mainly on WARC bands. QSL via homecall. PJ7 - From 23 September K8URE will be portable PJ7 from St.Maarten, working 15, 20 and 40 meters. QSL via homecall. PY - From 10 to 16 October the ZW2EPA station will be active in SSB and CW from Anchieta Island (SA-028, DIB 61). QSL via PP5LL P.O.Box 08, 88010-970 Florianopolis, SC, Brazil. TA - Andy, UA3AB, from 18 August to 1 September will be active from Be- lek, Turkey, as TA4/UA3AB, working mainly in CW on WARC bands. QSL via homecall. TA - Following what published in number 222, Gus (DJ8QP) hopes to activate during this week the Anatolia Region South East group (AS-???) and then the IOTA AS-115 and AS-098 groups. TF7 - On 7 and 8 August Martin (TF7/G3ZAY/P), Andrew (TF7/G0HSD/P) and John (TF7/G3WGV/P) were active in 20 meters SSB and 30 meters CW from Westman islands (EU-071). QSL via homecalls. TI9 - As previously reported in number 221, Jose, TI9JJP is QRV from Co- cos Island until 15 August, but he will be again on the island from 4 to 20 October. QSL via: Jose Pastora, P.O. Box 330, 1000 San Jose Costa Rica. Jose is not active in RTTY but he will try to use this mode during the next activity. VP2E - Following what published in number 208, from 18 to 28 November Don, K8MFO, will be QRV from Anguilla as VP2EFO. He plans to join the CQWW DX CW Contest. Before and after the contest Don will be active mainly on WARC bands and on 6 meters. VP5 - WD8AUB, W9VNE, N9DX and W0CG will join the CQWW DX CW Contest using the VP5FOC call in the multi-single category. VQ9 - Pete, N5TP will be active again as VQ9TP during September for about four months. W5 - From 21 to 24 September N5UR together with other operators will be active from Marsh Island (NA-120). XU - Following what published in numbers 133, 196 and 197 John (PA3BTQ), who is active from Bangladesh, reported to Wolff (DJ5JH) that in September he will be active for two weeks as XU6TQ. Then he will be in Afghanistan, but with few opportunities to be on the air. YS - Kent, N2MIP, will be QRV from El Salvador from 5 to 11 November using the YS1ZRK call. Operations mainly on satellite (it is the very first time that YS is active on sats) with possible activities on HF bands when OSCARs 10 and 13 are not reachable. ZC - From 24 October to 6 November, some Whitton Amateur Radio Group memebers will be active as ZC4DX joining the CQ SSB Contest in the multi-single category. All modes activity (CW, SSB, RTTY, EME and satellite) from 160 meters to 2.4GHz. QSL via G0MRF. ZL8 - Following what published in number 216, some ZL operators have received the permission to work from Kermadec but only if they will stop to be active at sunset. They are now considering if it is possible to afford a DXpedition with these restrictions. 3B9 - Robert, 3B9FR, is actually QRV, mainly in CW, on WARC bands. 3W - Nickolay, 3W5FM, is still active in CW/SSB/RTTY, but he doesn't know how long he will stay in Vietnam. Probably until September or October. His address is changed: QSLs for 3W5FM and UA0FM/3W now go to P.O. Box 66, Vladimir 600011, Russia. QSLs are handled by Nicko- lay's daughter, Nataly (UA0FFL/3); she reports that is not necessary to send a second request as she can recover the post sent to the old address. 5B - From 13 to 16 August Marios, 5B4WN, and other operators, should be active from Manijin Island (AS-120). The call will be C4MA and the activity is planed in SSB and CW on 15, 20, 40 and 80 meters. QSL via 5B4KH. 5R - From mid-August until the end of September, Shun, JF1MGI, will be in Madagascar for work. During his spare time Shun will try to be QRV as 5R8EU, mainly in RTTY, PACTOR and low bands, particularly during the third week of september. QSL via homecall. 9A - During the weekend, S52CI will be portable 9A from EU-016. QSL via homecall.

+ KB4C SILENT KEY + Last 26 July Miriam West Smith, KB4C, Carl Smith N4AA's wife (DX-Editor of the famous "QRZ DX" bulletin) was S.K. The 425-DX-News's team sends condolences to Carl, joining his pain.

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OY6A & OY/ON... -> Fred, ON6QR, reports that QSL requests for the OY6A operations during the IOTA 1995 Contests and those from 24 July to 3 August using the OY/ON6QR call must be sent to : ON6QR, Fred Jans-Cooremans, 3 Tan- gedallaan, B-1850 Grimbergen, Belgium. The requests for OY/ON7PC in the same period must be sent to ON7PC. Fred reports also that for all these activities it is possible to use the P.O.Box 1789, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium.

GB0CI -> If you still have not received the QSL for the 12/13 June 1993 activity from Copeland Islands (EU-122), you are kindly request to send it tagain to manager GI0DVU, both via bureau or direct, as he knows about lost mail from the local post office. The correct address is : J.C. Henry, GI0DVU 3 Kirkwoods Park, Lisburn, Co. Antrim, BT28 3RR, North Ireland.

ES0SM/0 (EU-034) -> If you contacted this station during the IOTA Contest you can send the QSL to SM0OGX, Kjell Zajd, Lojovagen 8, 181 47 Lidingo, Sweden.

QSL received -> 5B4/G4WFZ/P (AS-120), 7W5J, 9J2BO, 9N1RNH, A51/JH1AJT, BS7H, BV9AAA (AS-103), BV9AYA (AS-103), BV0L, 9Q5MRC, BY9GA, CE7LNJ (SA-053), DX1EA, IR1ANT, S92SS, S0RASD, VK6ISL (OC-206), VU2JPS. **************************************************************************** * 425 DX NEWS * * DX info weekly bulletin * * edited by Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ and Piero Forno, IK1IYU * * with the contribution of IK1GPG, IK2IQD, IK2ULV, I1-21171 * **************************************************************************** For the news issued in this number, thanks to: I1HYW, IK1HJT, IK1QBT, IK2EUY, IK2HTW, I4LCK, I5FLN, IW6MTM, IK7AFM, IK8DDN, IK8OZZ, IK8VRI, I0ZV, IK0MHR, IK0QDB, Diamond DX Club, Roman DX Group, CT1AHU, CT1ESU, DC3MF, DJ8QP, DL7VOA, DL8AAM, DL9GOA, EA5KB, F6AJA, G3VIR, G4BUE, GI0DVU, HL4XM, KB8NW, KK6EK, N4QQ, ON6QR, OZ4FF, PP5LL, SM0OGX, UA3AB, W3KH, XE1XA, 4X6TT, DX News Sheet, LNDX, URE-EA-DX, QRZ DX, OPDX, ARRLDX, The 59(9) DX Report, VK2SG RTTY DX. **************************************************************************** * Further information, reports, suggestions and/or comments can be sent to * * Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ (PCL, @I1YLM.IPIE.ITA.EU) or to * * Piero Forno, IK1IYU (PCL, @IK1EQE.IPIE.ITA.EU, [email protected]) * **************************************************************************** * INTERNET e-mail : [email protected] * * 425 WWW Page --> http://promet12.cineca.it/htdx/index.html * * INTERNET via anonymous FTP at site: * * promet12.cineca.it - under the directory: /pub/ham/425news/english/ * **************************************************************************** ...that's all folks!

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12 August 1995 no.223 ======425 DX NEWS * CALENDAR ======edited by I1JQJ & IK1IYU

PERIOD CALL REF till ? FR5HG/G: Glorioso Isl. (AF-011) 208 till 19/8 GD3NKC/p 221 till 23/8 GR0LOS: Special Station 223 till 13/8 HB0/HB9QQ 197 till 13/8 HL0CBD: Bee-Kum Do Isl. 223 till 13/8 IA5/IK4GNH: Giglio Isl. (EU-028) (IIA GR-02) 218 till ? ID9/I2AE: Salina Isl. (EU-017) (IIA ME-15) 222 till ? ID9/I2PFY: Lipari Isl. (EU-017) (IIA ME-01) 222 till 30/8 IM0/I8KCI 220 till 19/8 IM0/IK4HPU: Maddalena Isl. & Capraia Isl. (EU-041) 219 till February OD/N4ISV 222 till end Sept SV1UM/8: Antikithira Isl. (EU-113) 222 till ? SV1QN/8: Myconos Isl. (EU-067) 221 till middle Aug TI9JJP * by TI2JJP 221 till end August TY1IJ * by DJ4IJ 222 till 31/10 VI50PEACE * special event station 217 till 31/8 VF1L: Cape Breton Isl. (NA-010) * by VE1AL 214 till 16/10 VY1QRP/VE * by DL1FDF 219 till 30/7 WB4RMJ: Hatteras Isl. (NA-067) 221 till September YA/UT9XL 208 till 17/8 YE50RI: Special Event Station 222 till 18/8 ZC4C * by OK1ADM, OK1RF, OK1RI 221 till September ZD8WD * by G4RWD 197 till September 3W5FM 223 till 13/8 9A/S52CI: EU-016 223 till ? 9Q2L * by PA3DZN 217 till ? 9X/SM5DIC 221 11/8-18/8 C6A: Abaco Isl. (NA-080) * by KG9N 220 11/8-13/8 HK2: Guajira/Magdalena Div. group (SA-???) * by HK3JJH 221 11/8-15/8 HL0T/2: Jebu Isl. (AS-105) 222 11/8-13/8 OZ4CHR: Christians Island (EU-030) * by OZ4FF 222 11/8-26/8 VE: (NA-036, 075, 091, 061, 051, 118) by F5JYD & F5SSM 222 11/8-1/9 4J0FR * by F6FYD 222 11/8-14/8 9M2/G3NUG: Babi Besar (AS-046) 221 12/8-13/8 CQ7U * by CT1EGH & CT4UW 223 12/8 IT9GAI: Ognina Isl. (IIA SR-08) 222 12/8-20/8 ZA * by IK7JWX & Salento DX Team 210 12/8-13/8 WAE CW Contest *** 12/8-18/8 GM0LUQ: Skye Isl. (EU-008) * by G0LUQ 216 12/8-20/8 YS4/TI5NW 220 13/8 IC8: Scoglio 3 Fratelli (IIA NA-??) by IK8MRA's team 223 13/8-10/9 IY1MR: Rapallo * Special Event Station 223 13/8-16/8 C4MI: Manijin Isl. (AS-120) * by 5B4WN's team 223 14/8-17/8 FS5PL/p: Tintamarre Isl. (NA-199) by FS5PL,FG5BG,FJ5AB 223 14/8-30/8 SV8/I3BQC: Amorgus Isl. (EU-067) 222 15/8-19/8 FP5AA * K2RW 222 15/8-16/8 GW/I4ALU/p : Flat Holm Island (EU-124) 221 16/8 KK5DO: Alief, TX * special event station 219 17/8-21/8 9M2/G3NUG: Perhentian Besar (AS-073) 221 18/8-21/8 GM0LUQ: Lewis Isl. (EU-010) * by G0LUQ 216 18/8 KL7: Kalgin Isl. (NA-158) 223 18/8-9/1 TA4/UA3AB 223 19/8-20/8 HS2: Samet Isl. (AS-107) * by HS7CDI & 7L1MFS 220 19/8-20/8 SARTG WW RTTY Conntest *** 19/8-20/8 CQ4I: Ilhote do Cabo * by CT1ASU,CT1EEU,CT1ERY,CT1FDU 190 19/8 KK5DO: Alief, TX * special event station 219 20/8-21/8 G/I4ALU/p: Scilly Isl. (EU-011) 221 20/8-27/8 ID9/IK8NIM: Vulcano Isl. (EU-017) (IIA ME-18) 220 20/8-1/9 IH9/IK0XBX: Pantelleria Isl. (AF-018) (IIA TP-01) 222 20/8-6/9 IM0/IK2GAO: Sant'Antioco Isl. (IIA CA-14) 219 20/8-21/8 TI5NW * by WB3LUI 220 21/8-29/8 F: Belle Isl. (EU-048) * by F5GVH 219 21/8-25/8 GM0LUQ: Skye Isl. (EU-008) * by G0LUQ 216 21/8 IK8DDN: Scoglio Scialandro (IIA SA-03) 223 21/8-26/8 IL7/IK0MHR: Campi Isl.(FG-10) & Portonuovo Isl.(FG-09) 222 22/8-27/8 YK1/ZP5ALI 222 23/8 IK8DDN: Scoglo La Secca (IIA PZ-??) 223 24/8-27/8 F: DIFM Islands 216 24/8-27/8 IF9/IT9AUP: Marettimo Isl. (EU-054) (IIA TP-10) 206 24/8-27/8 TM8AT: Molene Isl. (EU-065) * by F5RUQ 220 25/8-28/8 GM0LUQ: Arran Isl. (EU-123) * by G0LUQ 216 25/8 IK8DDN: Scoglo Santo Ianni (EU-144) (IIA PZ-01) 223 25/8-29/8 PA6QRP: Special Station 222 25/8-26/8 W: New Orleans * DX Convention *** 26/8-27/8 3E2G: Isla Grande (NA-202) 222 27/8 IK8DDN: IIA CS-?? 223 28/8-3/9 SU1/ZP5ALI 222 30/8-13/9 EX/DK7UY/p 222 August CT: Poco Isl. (DIP BL-10) * by NPDXG 219 August EA5BD/p: Isla de Audi (DIEI T-16) 218 August IL3 * by IK2ILH & IK2MRZ 217 middle August TA: AS-???, AS-115, AS-098 * by DJ8QP 223 middle August VK9CJ (Cocos Keeling) * by DJ9HX 222 middle August 5R8EU * by JF1MGI 223 August 9X * by ON4WW 217 13/10-15/10 >>> Bologna: V IOTA CONVENTION <<< *** 19 August 1995 No.224

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CE0 - Following what published in previous numbers, Bob (KK6EK) reports that Easter Island and Salas y Gomez Island expeditions have received the permission to operate on 30 meters too, but limited to the 10100-10115 KHz range. The XR0Y (Easter Island) activity is now planned from 5 to 18 September and the XR0Z (Salas y Gomez) from 7 to 11 September. One of the goals of the activity is to build a database for the propagation analysis: the famous "dupes" QSOs will then be accepted, but in different days (and it's better to wait for less pile-up). As of the scientific value of the "dupes" it is suggested to give the correct report and not the usual 59(9). Max (XE1XA) reports also that XR0Y (Easter Island) will be QRV via satellite (AO-10 & AO-13) only for Europe between 5 and 8 September. DL - Following what published in numbers 218 and 222, DL8KWS is not the manager, but just one of the operators of the Usedom Isl. (EU-129) expedition, that used the DL0HRO/p call, organized by DL9GOA's team during the recent IOTA Contest. QSLs can be sent to DL0HRO via bureau or DL9GOA or DL3KUD, or to PO.Box 10 20 73, 18004 Rostock, Germany. DU - Dick, DU1KK (ex VU2RCK and 9Q5DX) will be active for two years from the Philippines, mainly on 20, 40 and 80 meters CW. Dick wants to join the main contests. QSL via bureau. EA6 - During the weekend the station ED6EIP will be active from Na'Pelada Island (DIE E-131). QSL via EA6VC. EA9 - Cards sent to Juan, EA9UK are coming back to the sender marked "S.K.". QSLs can now be requested to EA7HDO. FR/T - Michel, FR5HG, after the Glorioso operations, from 15 August is QRV from Tromelin for four weeks. QSL direct to F6FNU. G - Sunday 20 August the special GB50VJ station will be active to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the end of the war against Japan. GM - From 2 to 8 September the Newport ARS will be active from Colonsay Island (EU-008) using the GS4EZW and GM4EZW calls. All bands operations, mainly in SSB. QSL to R.D. Rowland, 60 Ombersley Road, New- port, Gwent NP9 3EE, UK. GU - From 20 to 30 August, DL2MGP, DF6MS, DL5MHX and DL1MIA will be QRV from Guernsey Island (EU-144) with two stations active mainly in CW one of which using QRP. QSL via bureau to respective homecalls, or via direct to: DJ3QG, Willi Borkowski, Kipfenberger Str. 22, 85072 Eichstaett, Germany. GW - From 25 to 30 August the station GB5FI will be active from Flatholm Island (EU-124), with operations in CW, SSB, RTTY, AMTOR and PACTOR. QSL via GW0ANA, Nirvana, Castle Precinct, Llandough, Cowbridge, South Glamorgan, Wales, CF7 7LX, UK. HB9 - Sunday 20 August Luciano, IK2QPO, will activate the special HB9O station from Transports Museum of Lucerna. QSL via bureau. HK2 - Following what published in number 223, Pedro (HK3JJH) was active on 11 August from Aguja Island (SA-082). Operations were short due to problems with power generators. Pedro who unfortunately logged only 300 QSO hopes to go back to the island to satisfy other island chasers. I8 - Following what published in number 223, Nino (IK8DDN) will try to activate the Scialandro Reef (IIA SA-03), using the IL8/IK8DDN call starting in the morning of Saturday 19 August. In that case the activity from Santo Ianni Reef (EU-144; IIA PZ-01) is planned for Monday 21. On 23 August, Nino hopes to be QRV from La Secca Reef (IIA PZ-??), and the 25 from an island near Dino (IIA CS-??). All operations if weather permits. QSL via IK8OZZ. IA5 - Due to unexpected problems Bob (IK2MRZ) and Luca (IK4GHW) were not active from Giannutri island. QSL for Elba and Giglio expeditions can be requested both for IA5/IK2MRZ and IA5/IK4GHW, to IK2MRZ. IF9 - As published in number 206, from 21 to 23 August Giacomo, IT9AUP Gianfranco, IK1JJD, Piero, IK1TZO, and Franco, IW1DGL, will be active from Marettimo Island (EU-054; IIA TP-10), both in HF and VHF. Last Marettimo activity was in August 1985. QSL via IK1TZO. IG9 - Friday 18 August, Luca, IV3JVJ, currently portable IG9 from Lampedusa Island (AF-019, IIA AG-01), has been QRV, using the same call, from Lampione Island (AF-019; IIA AG-02). QSL via IV3JVJ. IH9 - Pericle, I2SXD is active from Pantelleria Island (AF-018 IIA TP01). IM0 - Saturday 19 August Antonello, IS0BDF, together with other Sardinian operators, will activate La Maddalena di Alghero (SS-085). IM0 - Gennaro, IM0/I8KCI, has been active from the following islands: Cormorano Reef (SS-???, 3 and 4 August), Stella Maris (EU-024, IIA SS-127, 5 August), Forani Reef (EU-024; IIA SS-91, 6 August), Piana dell'Asinara (EU-165; IIA SS-63, 7 August), Cala Rossa Reef (SS-???, 9 August), Monte Russo Reef (or Punta Ruio: EU-024; IIA SS-108, 10 August), Molino Reef (EU-024; IIA SS-126, 11 August), Frigiano (EU-024; IIA SS-121, 12 August), Rossa di Badesi (EU-165; SS-090, 18 August). QSL via I8KCI, Gennaro Chietti, Via degli Scipioni 8, 80125 Napoli. JW - From 20 to 24 August Veronica IK3ZAW will be active as JW/IK3ZAW/MM and plans to visit some island (also Moften Island, EU-026) and to work shortly using a TS-50 powered with batteries. On 24 August she hopes to be QRV from club station JW0A. QSL via IK3RIY. KL7 - Due to unexpected problems the planned activity from Kalgin Island (NA-158) has been postponed; the date is not yet defined. OD - Sunday 27 August the special OD5LEB station will be active from mount Kornet El Saouda (3088 meters high), the highest Lebanese mountain. Operations in HF (SSB, CW) and VHF (SSB: 144.360 MHz). ON - From 26 to 27 August the special OR4LI station will be active from the BELGACOM centre, near Rochefort. Operations on all HF bands in CW/SSB modes. PJ7 - Just a little correction to what published in previous number. Mike K6URE will be portable PJ7 from St.Maarten from 9 to 23 September. S7 - From 22 August to 8 September, Hannes, DL3NEO, will be active from Seychelles (Mahe Island, AF-024) probably using the S79NEO call. Operations from 10 to 40 meters, WARC included, mainly in CW. QSL via bureau or direct to DL3NEO (95 Callbook address) SM - Following what published in number 222, Wolf (DL2SCQ) and Ann (DL1SCQ) left Macedonia and now are portable SM from Ven Island (EU-137). QSL via DL6DK. T2 - Ron ZL1AMO is active from Tuvalu (OC-015) using the T28RW call. QSL via home call. T32 - From 5 to 11 September Tuck, KH6DFW will be active from Christmas Island (OC-024), East Kiribati. QSL via home call. TA - Following what published in number 223, Gus (DJ8QP), Thursday 17 August at about 08.00 UTC, actived Bogsak Island, located about 25 Km south-west of Silifke, in the Anatolia Region South East group (AS-123). Gus wants also to activate AS-115 and the rare AS-098. TA - From 26 August to 7 September, Egon (DL3MGK) will be portable TA3 and he hopes to activate Kara Ada Island (AS-098). Egon is not sure about this operations as there is no electricity on the island then he will try to find another way to have electric power. QSL only via bureau to DL3MGK. TT - TT8NU is active daily, mainly in CW, on 17, 20 and 30 meters. QSL via F6FNU. UA9 - Rolf, DL6ZFG reports that Vasily's activity, RA9LI/9 from Sharapovy Koshki Island (AS-089), started the 16 July 1995, will soon stop. Vasily reached the island by helicopter, he lives alone into an old shelter and is active mainly between 14250 and 14270 KHz using an homebrew transceiver and a ground plane. QSL via DL6ZFG: Rolf asks to be patient as QSL will be printed as the logs are received from Russia. V2 - Following what published in number 213, the Frankford Radio Club team that will join the CQ SSB Contest from Antigua is formed by: N3BNA (V26A), WT3Q (V26B), N3ADL (V26DX), AB2E (V26E), KA2AEV (V26R), K3MQH (V26T), WA2UDT (V26U), KF3P and WB2P. The call used during the Contest will be V26B. Two awards are available for those who will contact V26B: the first one is for contacts made during the contest from 10 to 75 meters and the second is a special award for contacts from 160 to 10 meters. They will be automatically sent when asking for the QSL cards. VE - During the celebrations of the 50th anniversary of United Nations, from 0000Z of 28 October to 2359Z of 29 December, the VE amateurs can use the following special prefixes: Ordimary PFX Special PFX Ordinary PFX Special PFX VA2 XL2 VE6 VG6 VA3 XJ3 VE7 XM7 VA7 CJ7 VE8 VC8 VE1 VX1 VE9 VA9 VE2 CG2 VO1 CZ9 VE3 XM3 VO2 CZ0 VE4 VB4 VY1 CK9 VE5 VF5 VY2 CK0 VE4 - From 17 to 18 UTC of Tuesday 22 August (or Wednesday 23), Skip, VE4SK will activate Hecla Island and then Black Isl. Both islands are valid only for the C.Is.A. programme. VK9_xms- From 14 to 17 September, Mine (JA2NQQ) will be QRV from Christmas Island as VK9LS/X, only on 160 meters. Find him on 1825 KHz. VP5 - From 24 to 29 August ZP5XYE/VP5 and ZP5XQV/VP5 will be active on all bands, WARC included, mainly in CW. QSL via JA7ZF. VP9 - Don, W4ZYT, hopes to be QRV da Southampton Parish, Bermuda, using the W4ZYT/VP9 call from 16 to 22 September, mainly in CW on bands from 40 to 15 meters. XV - Rolf (SM5MX), better known as XV7SW, will back to Hanoi the 26 Au- gust after relaxed in Sweden. As previously published in number 208 Rolf is still obliged to use fixed frequencies, but he hopes that the new regulation from autumn will permit to use the whole bands. Rolf has not yet able to work low bands as he can't find copper wire (see number 208) but this is one of the things he will take together with the CW filters for his transciver. QLSs were printed in Hanoi and Rolf will start to send them in September. YB8 - From 10 to 13 October the 8A8BI station will be active from Banggai islands (OC-???). YB8 - From 16 to 19 October the 8A8A station will be active from Talaud islands (OC-???). YB8 - From 21 to 24 October is planned an activity from Sangihe Is. (OC-???) ZF - Buzz, N5FTR hopes to be QRV in SSB on 40, 20, 17, 15 and 10 meters (mainly on 20 mtrs, 14195 KHz) from 3 to 9 September. Buzz prefers complete calls, don't use last two letters. QSL via N5FTR. 4X - Until 26 August the special 4X95YV station is active during the "1995 Youth Village" in Tel Aviv. 5A - Dan, W4BRE, reports that all the 5A1A documentation has been sent to ARRL DXCC Desk last 10 August, from International Youth League of Ukraine. Currently there are three local operators active from 5A1A club station: Ali, Usaama and Mufi. Usama asked to send QSL to Box 78665 in Tripoli: as the cards have not yet been printed for activities by local operators it is better to wait for an official address. 9K - Hamad, 9K2HN, reports that QSL can now be sent via bureau or direct to: Hamad J. Al-Nusif, PO Box 29174, 13152 Safat, State of Kuwait.

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IL3 -> Bob, IK2MRZ, reports that due to the Luca's (IK2NCJ) trip in Kuwait he now handels QSL by IL3/IK2NCJ from Grado Isl.(EU-130), relative to the CQ WW 160 meters 1995 Contest. Cards will be printed in September and will be immediately sent, via bureau, to all logged stations. Those who already sent the QSL DON'T send it again. For a direct card it is possible to use the IK2MRZ's address: P.O. Box 37, 20092 Cinisello Balsamo (MI).

EJ/GM0DEQ/P (Tory Is.) -> Bob, GM0DEQ, reports that QSL for his Tory Island activity should be ready this week. Don't send dupes: all requests will be dispatched as soon as possible.

GM3USL/P (EU-123) -> Bob, GM0DEQ, reports that all QSL for the Cumbrae Isl. activity, during past IOTA Contest, must be sent via bureau or direct to GM0KVI. QSL are already printed and are ready to be sent.

JY8CR -> QSL for this station via bureau or direct to DL4VCR: Ruben Becker, Provinzialstr. 163, 66787 Wadgassen 3, Germany.

PS8AM -> QSLs for the PS8AM activity from Potros Island (SA-079) can be requested to PS7AB: Ronaldo Bastos Reis, P.O. Box 2021, Natal/RN, 59094-970, Brazil.

N9OQS/T5 -> NM1K reports that many QSL have been received for this activity but there are no news about N9OQS conditions. Voices talk about a bad accident in Somalia.

YT1AD -> Alek, YU1AA, reports the correct YT1AD address , QSL manager for 3V8BB activities (by YT1AD himself): Milosevic Hranislav-Hrane, Bulevar Len- jina 10/254, YU 11070 Novi Beograd, Yugoslavia.

QSL received -> F6ELE/p, F6HKA/p, ZA0B (EU-169), 5W0XC, 9L1PG, A51/JH1AJT, BS7H, S0RASD, T20XC, WW1V (NA-137), IM0/IS0RUH (SS-54), IM0/IS0RUH (SS-27), PT6AB (SA-080), PW6AB (SA-080).

DX & AIR POLLUTION --> It has been recently discovered that the increase in carbon dioxide (a green-house effect gas), which is expected in the forthcoming decades, will cause a decrease in the air density at an altitude of about 300 kilometres. Consequently there will occur a thinning of about 20 kilometres in that particular sector of the ionosphere, known as F2, which is the most important one for the long distance short wave radiocom- munications.

**************************************************************************** * 425 DX NEWS * * DX info weekly bulletin * * edited by Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ and Piero Forno, IK1IYU * * with the contribution of IK1GPG, IK2IQD, IK2ULV, I1-21171 * **************************************************************************** For the news issued in this number, thanks to: I1HYW, I1POR, IK1TZO, IK2EUY, IK2HTW, IK2MRZ, I4LCK, I5FLN, IK7AFM, IT9AUP, IS0JMA, Diamond DX Club, Roman DX Group, DC3MF, DJ8WL, DL1MIA, DL3MGK, DL3NEO, DL4VCR, DL6ZFG, DL7VOA, DL8AAM, DL9GOA, DL9RCF, DL9ST, EA5KB, F6AJA, G4BUE, G0RNM, GM0DEQ, JA2NQG, KB8NW, KK6EK, NM1K, OD5SB, ON7LE, W3KH, XE1XA, YB0RX, YU1AA, 4X1BQ, 9K2HN, DX News Sheet, LNDX, URE-EA-DX, QRZ DX, OPDX, ARRLDX, The 59(9) DX Report, VK2SG RTTY DX. **************************************************************************** * Further information, reports, suggestions and/or comments can be sent to * * Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ (PCL, @I1YLM.IPIE.ITA.EU) or to * * Piero Forno, IK1IYU (PCL, @IK1EQE.IPIE.ITA.EU, [email protected]) * **************************************************************************** * INTERNET e-mail : [email protected] * * 425 WWW Page --> http://promet12.cineca.it/htdx/index.html * * INTERNET via anonymous FTP at site: * * promet12.cineca.it - under the directory: /pub/ham/425news/english/ * **************************************************************************** ...that's all folks!

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19 August 1995 no.224 ======425 DX NEWS * CALENDAR ======edited by I1JQJ & IK1IYU

PERIOD CALL REF till 20/8 ED6EIP: Na'Pelada Isl. (DIE E-131) 224 till middle Sept FR5HG/T: Tromelin Isl. (AF-011) 224 till 23/8 GR0LOS: Special Station 223 till ? IH9/I2SXD: Pantelleria Isl. (AF-018) (IIA TP-01) 224 till 30/8 IM0/I8KCI 220 till 10/9 IY1MR: Rapallo * Special Event Station 223 till February OD/N4ISV 222 till ? SM: Ven (EU-137) * by DL1SCQ & DL2SCQ 224 till end Sept SV1UM/8: Antikithira Isl. (EU-113) 222 till ? SV1QN/8: Myconos Isl. (EU-067) 221 till 30/8 SV8/I3BQC: Amorgus Isl. (EU-067) 222 till ? T28RW * by ZL1AMO 224 till end August TY1IJ * by DJ4IJ 222 till 26/8 VE: (NA-036, 075, 091, 061, 051, 118) by F5JYD & F5SSM 222 till 31/10 VI50PEACE * special event station 217 till 16/10 VY1QRP/VE * by DL1FDF 219 till September YA/UT9XL 208 till 20/8 YS4/TI5NW 220 till September ZD8WD * by G4RWD 197 till September 3W5FM 223 till 1/9 4J0FR * by F6FYD 222 till 21/8 9M2/G3NUG: Perhentian Besar (AS-073) 221 till ? 9Q2L * by PA3DZN 217 till ? 9X/SM5DIC 221 18/8-21/8 GM0LUQ: Lewis Isl. (EU-010) * by G0LUQ 216 18/8-9/1 TA4/UA3AB 223 19/8-20/8 CQ4I: Ilhote do Cabo * by CT1ASU,CT1EEU,CT1ERY,CT1FDU 190 19/8-20/8 HS2: Samet Isl. (AS-107) * by HS7CDI & 7L1MFS 220 19/8 IL8/IK8DDN: Scoglio Scialandro (IIA SA-03) 224 19/8-20/8 IM0: La Maddalena di Alghero Isl. (IIA SS-085) 224 19/8 KK5DO: Alief, TX * special event station 219 19/8-20/8 SARTG WW RTTY Conntest *** 20/8-21/8 G/I4ALU/p: Scilly Isl. (EU-011) 221 20/8 GB50VJ * special event station 224 20/8-30/8 GU * by DL2MGP, DF6MS, DL5MHX, DL1MIA 224 20/8 HB9O: Lucerna - special station * by IK2QPO 224 20/8-27/8 ID9/IK8NIM: Vulcano Isl. (EU-017) (IIA ME-18) 220 20/8-1/9 IH9/IK0XBX: Pantelleria Isl. (AF-018) (IIA TP-01) 222 20/8-6/9 IM0/IK2GAO: Sant'Antioco Isl. (IIA CA-14) 219 20/8-24/8 JW/IK3ZAW 224 20/8-21/8 TI5NW * by WB3LUI 220 21/8-29/8 F: Belle Isl. (EU-048) * by F5GVH 219 21/8-25/8 GM0LUQ: Skye Isl. (EU-008) * by G0LUQ 216 21/8-23/8 IF9/IT9AUP: Marettimo Isl. (EU-054) (IIA TP-10) 224 21/8 IK8DDN: Scoglo Santo Ianni (EU-144) (IIA PZ-01) 224 21/8-26/8 IL7/IK0MHR: Campi Isl.(FG-10) & Portonuovo Isl.(FG-09) 222 22/8-8/9 S79NEO:Mahe Isl. (AF-024) * by DL3NEO 224 22/8 VE4SK: C.Is.A. 224 22/8-27/8 YK1/ZP5ALI 222 23/8 IK8DDN: Scoglo La Secca (IIA PZ-??) 223 24/8-27/8 F: DIFM Islands 216 24/8-27/8 TM8AT: Molene Isl. (EU-065) * by F5RUQ 220 24/8-29/8 ZP5XYE/VP5 & ZP5XQV/ZP5 224 25/8-28/8 GM0LUQ: Arran Isl. (EU-123) * by G0LUQ 216 25/8-30/8 GB5FI: Flatholm Isl. (EU-124) 224 25/8 IK8DDN: IIA CS-?? 223 25/8-29/8 PA6QRP: Special Station 222 25/8-26/8 W: New Orleans * DX Convention *** 26/8-27/8 OR4LI: special station 224 26/8-7/9 TA3/DL3MGK 224 26/8-27/8 3E2G: Isla Grande (NA-202) 222 27/8 OD5LEB: Mt. Kornet El Saouda 224 28/8-3/9 SU1/ZP5ALI 222 30/8-13/9 EX/DK7UY/p 222 August CT: Poco Isl. (DIP BL-10) * by NPDXG 219 August EA5BD/p: Isla de Audi (DIEI T-16) 218 August IL3 * by IK2ILH & IK2MRZ 217 middle August TA: AS-115, AS-098 * by DJ8QP 223 middle August 5R8EU * by JF1MGI 223 August 9X * by ON4WW 217 1/9-17/9 IA5/IK4DCT: Toscano Archipelago (EU-028) 220 2/9-8/9 GS4EZW & GM4EZW: Colonsay Isl. (EU-008) 224 3/9-21/9 SV3/DL1BKK: Sfaktiria Isl. (EU-158) 216 3/9-9/9 ZF * by N5FTR 224 5/9-12/9 P40T * by N2VW 223 5/9-11/9 T32: Christmas Isl. (OC-024) * by KH6DFW 224 5/9-18/9 XR0Y: Easter Isl. * by KK6EK and his team 224 7/9-26/9 VP5: Providenciales Isl. (NA-002) * by PI4COM team 222 7/9-11/9 XR0Z: Sala Y Gomez Is. (SA-???) * by KK6EK's team 224 September TK/F5XL 210 September XF4: Revillagigedo * by XE1CI 222 September YB5: Mentawai Isl. (OC-???) * by YC5BLB 222 13/10-15/10 >>> Bologna: V IOTA CONVENTION <<< ***

26 August 1995 No.225

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A7 - From 29 December 1995 to 14 January 1996, DL9FCQ will be QRV again as A71AN/DL9FCQ working mainly in CW on all bands from 80 to 10 meters (WARC included). QSL to DL9FCQ, via bureau or his address: Thomas Backert, Freigerichterstrasse 26, 63579 Freigericht 1, Ger- many or P.O. BOX 1139, 63590 Hasselroth, Germany. CE0 - Following what published in previous numbers, these are last information about XR0Y (Easter Island 5-20 September) and XR0Z (Salas y Gomez 7-11 September) operations: the DXpeditions will transmit on or near the following frequencies. The listening frequencies will be announced on the air. ---Easter Island XR0Y------Salas y Gomez XR0Z--- CW SSB RTTY CW SSB RTTY 1824.5 1845 - - - - 3525 3795 3680 3540 3760 3590 7025 7065 7080 7040 7060 7090 10115 - 10108 10104 - 10104 14025 14195 14080 14040 14260 14090 18075 18145 18102 18080 18160 18109 21025 21295 21080 21040 21260 21090 24895 24945 - 24920 24960 - 28025 28495 28180 28040 28460 28190 6 m 50.105 SSTV 14.230 Robot 72 HF Satellite (RS-12) Tx: 21.225/Rx: 29.425 UHF Satellite (AO-10,AO-13) 435.505 up / 145.890 dwn modo B Beacon 14.100 Beacon sends callsign CW at 100 W, XR0Y/B 18.110 then a steady tone for 21.150 1.5 s at 100, 10, 1, and 0.1 W, 24.930 then moves to next higher frequency. 28.200 The cycle repeats once per minute. The beacon XR0Y/B (Easter Isl.) will be QRV from 1 to 21 September. They request exchange of real signal reports rather than the normal "59" or "599" DXpedition report. This will slow the rates some, but we need the information to study propagation. You are invited to dupe the expeditions in order to help us study propagation, but please do it only on different band-days. If there is a big pile-up please be considerate of others who have not yet worked the DXpedi- tion. They will be logging with a CT network, so they will know if you are a dupe. For a station's first QSO with the expedition, a printed QSL card will be put in the U.S. mail to you within 24 hours after the QSO if they can find a valid mailing address in the available callbook. For all logged QSOs, a "Congratulations" e-mail message will be sent to you automatically, if you are in the QRZ database maintained by Fred Lloyd AA7BQ. To add yourself to the database, either send an e-mail message To: [email protected] Message: comqrz_update your_callsign your_email_address or log into the WWW site with the URL http://www.qrz.com The expedition is presented in a series of pages on the World Wide Web. These show maps, lists of people, latest information about the expedition, etc. During the expedition the pages will be updated daily. The URL for the site is http://ve7tcp.ampr.org/DX/easter. QSL manager will be Mary Ann Crider WA3HUP, 2485 Lewisberry RD., York Haven, PA 17370. Your QSL card will contain a printed barcode which contains all the information about the QSO. It can be read by standard readers capable of handling Code-39 barcodes. The purpose of the barcode is to facilitate future processing by validating agencies such as the ARRL/DXCC. More in the next number. ES - From 28 August to 2 September, the ES2RW/0 station will be active from Hiiumaa Island (EU-034) between 0900Z and 1200Z and between 1700Z and 2100Z. Activity in CW (14025 KHz), in SSB (14260 KHz) and on 6 meters too (50.110 and 50.124 MHz). QSL via ES2RIQ. IC8 - Sunday 27 August, Gianni (IK8MRA), Antonio (IK8JUZ) and Nicola (IK8EPC), will be active from Scoglio Margherita (IIA NA-19). QSL via IK8OZZ. IM0 - From 25 August to 16 September, DK8TQ will be portable IM0 from the Maddalena Archipelago (EU-041) and, if possible, from other minor Sardinian islands, particularly from Sant' Antioco (EU-024). IM0 - Gennaro, I8KCI reports that the station active on 40 meters Monday evening (21 August) using the IM0/I8KCI call was a pirate. IM0 - Tuesday 22 August Lello, I0QI, has been portable IM0 from S.Maria island (IIA SS-12), while the station active on 40 meters the following Wednesday using the IM0/I0QI, was a pirate. QSL via I0QI: Lello Lucarini, Via Cassia 1866, 00123 La Storta - RM. IU8 - IK8EPC will be active in main contests using the special IU8E call. Nicola will join the WAE SSB Contest (9-10 September) together with Gianni (IK8MRA), Luigi(IK8OZZ), Fabio (IK8PAC) , Francesco(IK8TEO). QSL via IK8OZZ. JA - From 25 to 28 August, during the Tokyo "Ham Fair '95" , the special 8J1HAM station will be active on all bands. Internet user can visit the Web site " http://www-harumi.prug.or.jp ". JA - The special 8J9WGC station will be active during the 1995 Ginnic World Championships in Sabae from 1 to 10 October. All bands/modes operations, RTTY, SSTV and SATELLITE included. All QSO will be automatically confirmed via the bureau. OH0 - From 11 to 17 September Seppo, OH0BDA, will be active from Aland Is (EU-002). QSL to OH2BDA: Seppo Kaariainen, Viikinkitie 6 G 61, SF-01200 Vantaa, Finland. SM - From 1 September to 30 November, during the celebrations of the Gu- glielmo Marconi radio discovery and the 70th anniversary of S.S.A., some stations will be active using the special SI(0-7)GM calls. QSL via bureau. ST - Louis, ST2AA/G4OJW, is now in England and he will probably not back in Sudan. SV3 - Werner, DL1BKK, reports that between 1 and 20 September he wants to activate, for some days (maximum 5 or 6), Sfaktiria Island, located in the Peloponnisos West group (EU-158). The SV3/DL1BKK/P will be used: find him expecially on 14260 KHz. QSL via homecall. SV8 - From 23 September to 12 October Jim, SV8/G0IXC, will be active from Skopelos island (EU-072). Operations mainly on 15 and 20 meters SSB QSL via homecall: J.H. Martin, 27 Firs Crescent, Harrogate, North Yorks HG2 9HF. TK - Wolfgang, DF4UW, will be portable TK from 4 to 15 September. He plans to be QRV at about 1100Z and 1800Z on 7060, 14260, 18160, 21260 and 28620 KHz. QSL via DF4UW. V2 - Bill, KQ4GC, from 6 to 14 September will be portable V2 from Anti- gua, with 80, 20 and 15 meters SSB activities. QSL to Bill Gallier, KQ4GC, 4094 Sandy Run Drive E., Middleburg, FL 32068, USA. V2 - From 17 to 30 September WF2S will be active as V26Z in CW e RTTY. He plans to join the CQ RTTY Contest. QSL via homecall. V2 - From 24 to 30 September W2KKZ will be active in CW as V26Y. QSL via homecall. VK9_lh - Between 19 and 26 September, W6OTC, N4TQO, KE6FV and W6/G0AZT will be in Lord Howe Island working all bands from 160 to 10 meters (WARC included) using thre stations and three calls: VK9LZ (RTTY), VK9LX (CW) and VK9NM (SSB). The plan to join the CQWW RTTY Contest. QSL to: Eddie Schneider, P.O. Box 5194, Richmond, CA 94805, USA. VP9 - From 21 September to 3 October Fred, K1EFI/VP9, will be active from Sandys Parish. Operations are planned on all bands, mainly in CW. QSL via homecall. W - From 19.00 UTC of 1 September to 17.00 UTC of 4 September, during the celebrations of the 50th anniversary of war end between USA and Japan, the special WW2END station will be active on the following frequencies: BAND FM CW SSB NOVICE CW NOVICE SSB 2m 146.520 144.050 144.110 6m 51.110 50.010 50.110 10m 28.010 28.510 28.110 28.310 15m 21.035 21.310 21.110 20m 14.035 14.235 40m 7.035 7.235 7.110 80m 3.535 3.860 3.685 QSL via W7DK (Radio Club of Tacoma, WA). XW - Andreas, DK9LM (ex TA1ZE) is actually in Laos for about 20 months and he is trying to obtain a license. 4S - From 14 September to 3 October, Mario, 4S7/HB9BRM, will be active from Ambalangoda, at about 80 Km south of Colombo, capital of Sri Lanka (AS-003). Operations are planned from 15 to 80 meters (Mario will you a longwire placed between two palms). QSL via homecall. 9N - From 12 to 21 September Roger, G3SXW, will be active from Nepal as 9N1SXW or 9N1/G3SXW. Operations in CW only, all bands, mainly on: 1827, 3507, 7007, 10107, 14023, 18073, 24893 and 28023, split up 2-5 KHz. Unfortunately the Roger's license will permit to use only 100 watts. QSL via homecall (Roger Western, 7 Field Close, Ches- sington, Surrey, KT9 2QD, England). 9Q - Alex, 9Q2L (PA3DZN), is trying to be active on 160 meters too, but unfortunately, his QTH is not the finest place to place a good antenna for the top band, then he is looking for an alternative site. Actually he has very few spare time to transmit, then be patient for some weeks. The QSL manager for all 9Q2L operations is PA3DMH: Alex van Hengel, Schoener 85, NL-2991JK Barendrecht, Netherlands.

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PY0TUP -> Dieter, OE2DYL, reprts that all those who sent QSL for PY0TUP QSO will receive confirmations directly from Brazil at the end of September/Oc- tober. From 1 August Dieter has collected all the requests (he is not the QSL manager for this operation then he has not the logs) and he don't want to repeat the job. Then, the only valid QSL route now is: Mr Joao Batista G. Mendonca, P.O. Box 3100, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 20001-970, Brasil, South Ame- rica. Enclose 2 IRCs (don't use green stamps) and a SAE.

IL3/IK4HPU -> Alberto IK4HPU, reports that QSLs for Albarella (RO-01), Don- zella (RO-02) and Polesine (RO-03) islands were all sent, via direct or bureau.

MIR -> German Cosmonaut Thomas Reiter, DF4TR, will join the Russian space station Mir, and operate signing DP0MIR, during the European Space Agency's ''EUROMIR 95'' mission beginning September 2, 1995. Reiter will use the 2-meter FM rig aboard Mir during the 135 days planned for his flight. Prima- ry frequencies to be used (preferably in split mode) are 145.800, 145.550, and perhaps 145.200 MHz. QSLs for DP0MIR should be sent to DARC QSL bureau.

QSL received -> CO0OTA (NA-204), F5PFP/ZC6, G4MFW/ZL8, J3/N3SIY, NL7V, OY9JD, 9Y4NZ, IA0PS, ID8/IK8TPJ (IIA KR-01), IJ9/IT9HLR (EU-166), IT9FXY/IT9 (EU-166), JY1.

PIRATES -> I4LCK reports that he received from JE1DXC, to which he asked the T20XC QSL (worked on 10 MHz last 16 June at 1723Z), the information about his non-activity in that data/hour. Masa informs also that he worked very few european stations during the last pacific trip, but he's receiving many requests from Europe for QSO during hours when he was not QRV.

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26 August 1995 no.225 ======425 DX NEWS * CALENDAR ======edited by I1JQJ & IK1IYU

PERIOD CALL REF till 30/08 GU * by DL2MGP, DF6MS, DL5MHX, DL1MIA 224 till 27/08 ID9/IK8NIM: Vulcano Isl. (EU-017) (IIA ME-18) 220 till ? IH9/I2SXD: Pantelleria Isl. (AF-018) (IIA TP-01) 224 till 01/09 IH9/IK0XBX: Pantelleria Isl. (AF-018) (IIA TP-01) 222 till 06/09 IM0/IK2GAO: Sant'Antioco Isl. (EU-024) (IIA CA-14) 219 till 30/08 IM0/I8KCI 220 till 10/09 IY1MR: Rapallo * Special Event Station 223 till Febbruary OD/N4ISV 222 till 08/09 S79NEO: Mahe Isl. (AF-024) * by DL3NEO 224 till end Sept SV1UM/8: Antikithira Isl. (EU-113) 222 till ? SV1QN/8: Myconos Isl. (EU-067) 221 till 30/08 SV8/I3BQC: Amorgus Isl. (EU-067) 222 till 09/01 TA4/UA3AB 223 till end August TY1IJ * by DJ4IJ 222 till 31/10 VI50PEACE * special event station 217 till 16/10 VY1QRP/VE * by DL1FDF 219 till September YA/UT9XL 208 till September ZD8WD * by G4RWD 197 till September 3W5FM 223 till 01/09 4J0FR * by F6FYD 222 till October 8J9WGO * Special Event Station 225 21/08-29/08 F: Belle Isl. (EU-048) * by F5GVH 219 22/08-27/08 YK1/ZP5ALI 222 24/08-27/08 F: DIFM Islands 216 24/08-27/08 TM8AT: Molene Isl. (EU-065) * by F5RUQ 220 24/08-29/08 ZP5XYE/VP5 & ZP5XQV/ZP5 224 25/08-28/08 GM0LUQ: Arran Isl. (EU-123) * by G0LUQ 216 25/08-30/08 GB5FI: Flatholm Isl. (EU-124) 224 25/08-16/09 IM0/DK0TQ 225 25/08-28/08 8J1HAM: Tokyo * Special Station 225 25/08-29/08 PA6QRP: Special Station 222 25/08-26/08 W: New Orleans * DX Convention *** 26/08-27/08 OR4LI: Special Station 224 26/08-07/09 TA3/DL3MGK 224 26/08-27/08 3E2G: Isla Grande (NA-202) 222 27/08 OD5LEB: Mt. Kornet El Saouda 224 27/08 IC8: Scoglio Margherita (IIA NA-19) * by IK8MRA's team 225 28/08-02/09 ES2RW/0: Hiiumaa Isl. (EU-034) 225 28/08-03/09 SU1/ZP5ALI 222 30/08-13/09 EX/DK7UY/p 222 August CT: Poco Isl. (DIP BL-10) * by NPDXG 219 August EA5BD/p: Isla de Audi (DIEI T-16) 218 August IK8DDN: Scoglo La Secca (IIA PZ-??) 223 August IL3 * by IK2ILH & IK2MRZ 217 middle August TA: AS-098 * by DJ8QP 223 middle August 5R8EU * by JF1MGI 223 August 9X * by ON4WW 217 01/09-17/09 IA5/IK4DCT: Toscano Archipelago (EU-028) 220 01/09-30/11 SI(0-7)GM 225 01/09-04/09 WW2END * Special Station 225 02/09-08/09 GS4EZW & GM4EZW: Colonsay Isl. (EU-008) 224 03/09-21/09 SV3/DL1BKK: Sfaktiria Isl. (EU-158) 216 03/09-09/09 ZF * by N5FTR 224 04/09-15/09 TK/DF4UW 225 05/09-12/09 P40T * by N2VW 223 05/09-11/09 T32: Christmas Isl. (OC-024) * by KH6DFW 224 05/09-20/09 XR0Y: Easter Isl. * by KK6EK and his team 225 06/09-14/09 V2/KQ4GC 225 07/09-26/09 VP5: Providenciales Isl. (NA-002) * by PI4COM team 222 07/09-11/09 XR0Z: Sala Y Gomez Is. (SA-???) * by KK6EK's team 225 08/09-10/09 W9-DXCC Convention *** 09/09-10/09 IG9: Lampedusa Isl. (AF-019) * by I2EOW & I2VXJ 217 09/09-10/09 IU8E: IK8EPC's team 225 09/09-23/09 PJ7/K6URE 224 09/09-10/09 WAE SSB Contest *** 09/09-10/09 RSGB HF Convention *** 11/09-17/09 OH0BDA 225 11/09-22/09 TY8G * by LA4GHA, LA5IIA, LA9IY 222 12/09-21/09 9N * by G3SXW 225 13/09-21/09 CE0Z: Juan Fernandez Is. * by K4UEE & K0EU 213 14/09-14/09 OD5FR * by ZP5ALI 222 14/09-17/09 VK9LS/X: Chistmas Isl. * by JA2NQQ 224 14/09-03/10 4S7/HB9BRM 225 16/09-22/09 IY1EY: Loano * Special Station 223 September TK/F5XL 210 September SV3/DL1BKK/p: Sfaktiria Isl. (EU-158) 225 September-Jan VQ9TP * by N5TP 223 September XF4: Revillagigedo * by XE1CI 222 September XU6TQ * by PA3BTQ 223 September YB5: Mentawai Isl. (OC-???) * by YC5BLB 222 13/10-15/10 >>> Bologna: V IOTA CONVENTION <<< *** 2 September 1995 No.226

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SIX WEEKS LEFT TO THE HAM CONVENTION IN BOLOGNA

The following amateurs have already confirmed their presence at the Bologna Convention, planned from 13 to 15 October: CT1BH, DC3MF, DE0MST, DF5WA, DK7PE, G3KMA, G3ZAY, HA8XX, HB9BVV, HB9DX, I1HYW, I1SNW, I2RAO, I2VGW, I0JBL IK2GNW, IK2GRA, IK2ILH, IK4CIE, IK4RQF, IK4SWZ, IK0AZG, IK0IHA, IN3XUG, IT9GAI, IT9KFQ, IT9YRE, IT9ZGY, IW0CPT, KA5TQF, K8CH, K9PPY, N3ERM, OE3REB OE6MKG, ON4AAE, ON4QP, ON4XL, ON5KL, SM6CAS, SM7PKK, VK9NS, W3KH, WA3KNN, W5BOS, W9DC, 9A6A. We remind that those who would like to join the Conven- tion must send their resevation to Promoteam (tel. +39-51-481346/471902, fax +39-51-472910) no later than 30 September.

CE0 - Following what published in previous numbers, this is additional information about XR0Y from Easter Island (5-20 September) and XR0Z from Salas y Gomez (7-11 September) operations: the expedition will be documented in a book, a video and an audio tape and is supported by the operators, by donations and by various souvenirs (T-shirts, color prints, mugs, ecc). There are also many other sponsors. You can help support the EI/SyG expedition by purchasing one or more of these souvenirs. The mugs ($15) and tee-shirts ($15) are exactly the same as they are using on the expedition. Available from Oct 1, audio tapes ($15), color prints (3 8x10=$20), color slides (20=$20) and rock from Easter Island ($10) ! Available from early 1996 book by KK6EK ($25) and video ($25). To order, send check made out to Cordell Expeditions, c/o KK6EK, 4295 Walnut Blvd., Walnut Creek, CA 94596. DL - From 23 September to 1 October the special DA0DHS station will be active from the coast radio station Ruegen-Radio in Glowe, Ruegen Island (EU-057). Activity in CW/SSB on bands from 80 to 10 meters and in V/UHF. QSL via bureau to DL3KUD. EA1 - From 8 to 10 September, EA1BEZ will be active from Cortegada Island (DIE O-005). EA5 - On 2-3 September EA5AEI/p will be active from Morro de Gos Island (DIE E-323). QSL via EA5OL. EP - The President of the Anjoman-e Radioamateuri-e Iran, A. Sadjadian (EP2FM), reports that after fourteen long years it seems that so- mething is moving about amateur activity in Iran, for local operators. EP2FM has losed any contact with the international radio rea- lity and he would like to receive help and useful information to promote the radio in his country. EP2FM is reachable via Internet at: [email protected] FP - As previously published in number 208, K9GS, ND9O, N9AU and W9OP will join the CQWW SSB DX Contest from St.Pierre & Miquelon Islands using the TO5M call. Before and after the contest, from 25 to 31 October, every operator will be QRV using his call /FP, with activity mainly in CW and on low bands. QSL for all calls via K9GS. FR - From 18 to 25 October and from 31 October to 15 November Didier, F5PXQ will be active as FR/F5PXQ. Operations from 10 to 20 meters (WARC bands included). FT_w - Starting from December Jean-Jacques (F5SZK) and Samuel (F5IJT) will be active respectively as FT5WF and FT5WG from Crozet. G - Until 21 September the special M1OOG station is active during the celebration of the Centennial of the Radio and in Guglielmo Marconi honor. Activity in CW and SSB. This is the second time that the M prefix is used; in 1991 it was used for the M0RSE activities. QSL via bureau. I - From 4 to 17 September, during the celebrations for the Centennial of the Radio, the Vicenza A.R.I. Section will activate the special IU3VMD (Vicenza Marconi Day) station on all bands. QSL via bureau or direct to IK3AWP. IL3 - Following what published in number 217 Saturday 2 September Roberto (IK2MRZ), Maurizio (IK2ILH) and Gigi (IK2MMF) will activate, if weather permits, Ca'Venier (RO-??) and La Batteria (RO-07) Isl. They will use the IL3/IK2MRZ and the activity is planned in SSB and CW, mainly on 20 and 40 meters. QSL via IK2MRZ. IL6 - Saturday 23 September, the Western Emilia DX Club will activate the Vela Reef (AN-01) and Due Sorelle Reef (AN-02). Operations from 08.00 to 15.00 UTC on 20 and 40 meters. The operator will be IK4CIE IK4IDW, I4VJC and IK4XQM. If weather doesn't permits the activity will be postponed to the next week. IM0 - During the weekend from 16-17 September Antonello, IS0BDF, will be QRV from Managu Island (IIA NU-16). Since Antonello is working only in CW there will be a second operator for the phone. IY4 - The special IY4W call will be on the air again from 5 September to the end of December, joining the CQWW SSB DX Contest. Activity in CW (mainly), SSB and RTTY on all bands. QSL via I4ALU. J2 - Starting from this month and for the next two years Patrick, F5SFD will be active in SSB and CW as J28PP. QSL via F5PWH. OH - Until 9 September the special OH6W station is active on all HF, VHF UHF, SHF bands, celebrating the 375th anniversary of Kokkola city. SM - The special 7S6SAQ station is QRV celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Grimeton radio station. TK - Following what published in number 210, Jean Pierre (F5XL) starting from 5 September will be in Corsica for two weeks and during this time he will try to activate, if weather permits, some minor TK Isl These are the details of the islands: Moines (TK-09) Bruzzi (TK-21) Fazzio (TK-23), Ratino (TK-26) Poraggia (TK-27), San Bainzo (TK-28) Perduto (TK-29), Lavezzi (TK-11), Piana (TK-04), La Folaca (TK-30), Toro (TK-31), Farina (TK-36) La Vacca (TK-34), San Ciprianu (TK-37) Roscona (TK-39) and La Cornuta (TK-38). Jean Pierre hopes to have the QSL printed in a short time to confirm QSO at the Bologna Con- vention. TY - As previously published in number 222, from 16 to 26 September, 3 LA operators (LA9IY, LA4GHA and LA5IIA) members of the LA-DX Group will be QRV from Benin, on all bands and all modes (also via satellite Oscar-13, mode B) using the possible TY8G call. Particulary attention will be given to low bands and WARC, and also to CW. This is the frequencies that will be used: SSB: 1841, 3755, 7055, 14145, 18145, 21185, 24945, 28455 KHz. CW: 1827, 3515, 7015, 10115, 14005, 18075, 21005, 24895, 28005 KHz. RTTY: mainly on 14085 KHz (+/- QRM) QSX up, but look for other bands also. OSCAR-13/B: 145.895 MHz (+/- QRM) QSX up. These frequencies hav e been chosen to not QRM the operations from XR0Y/XR0Z. For donations : LA-DX Group, c/o Ruth Tollefsen, P.O.Box 17 Tveita, N-0617 Oslo, Norway. QSL via LA8G, P.O.Box 5626, N-7002 Trondheim, Norway. VK - VK4CRR is currently active from Frazer Island (OC-142). VK - The special VI3MDA station will be active from 23 to 29 September. The activity, planned by VK3DA in collaboration with the Muscular Dystrophy Association, wants to stimulate the persons affected by that disease to the radio activities. QSL via VI3MDA, GPO Box 9932, Melbourne 3001, Victoria, Australia. VP2M - Perry, VP2MR/W5STI, reports that on Montserrat Island the volcano Soufriere is still active. Many persons who live in the southern zone have moved to the northern part of the island. VP5 - Nob (JA7AYE) is currently portable VP5 from Turks & Caicos, but the lenght of his staying is unknown. QSL via JA7ZF. XU - XU1FL is the call of Franco Legnani, university teacher in the Kampuchea capital working at "New Umanity" a co-operational program between the Sassari University and the Phnom Penh one. Mario Atzori IS0AYZ, has donated a Collins amplifier to increase the power of the TS850 used by Franco. The Diamond DX Club donated first 500 QSL already printed and I8KUT will be the manager. Daily skeds are planned on 14319 KHz between 14.30 and 15.00 UTC, at the end of the technical contacts between the two Universities. ZB - From 22.00 UTC of Sunday 2 until Sunday 10 September the Gibraltar amateurs will use the special ZG prefix. ZF - Tosy (JA6VZB) and Seiji (JH6RTO) from 24 to 28 September will be active from Little Cayman Island, respectively as ZF2TY/8 and ZF2SF/8. Activities on all bands from 160 to 10 meters, in CW/SSB/ RTTY/SSTV. The 28 and 29 September they could be QRV from Grand Cayman. QSL for ZF2TY via JA6BSM, for ZF2SF via JH6RTO. ZS - On 16 September (World Amateur Radio Day) the ZS100IARU station will be active on 15, 20 and 40 meters during YARIA celebrations (Youth for Amateur Radio in Africa). 3B8 - From 26 to 30 October Didier, F5PXQ, will be active as 3B8/F5PXQ. Operations from 10 to 20 meters (WARC bands included) and he plans also to join the CQWW SSB Contest. 5R - Following what published in number 223, because of business commitments Shun, JF1MGI, has postponed the planned Malagasy activity, planned from mid-August until the end of September. Shun will use the 5R8EU call and hopes to be QRV mainly in RTTY, PACTOR and low bands. QSL via homecall. 5R - Karl, 5R8KH, has solved some problems for the equipment installation and is now regularly QRV via satellite Oscar-10 and Oscar-13. QSL via WB8LFO. 9H - In early August a new license was issued in Malta to Edwin, 9H1YE, who is active now on WARC bands too. 9M - From 1 to 20 November F6BFH, F5LGQ, F6AOI, F6AUS and F9IE will be in Malaysia. Information about IOTA activities will be reported in the next bulletins. 9Q - Joe, G3MRC, is back in Zaire and is QRV again as 9Q5MRC. Joe hopes to operate in the future from Burundi (9U). QSL via G3MRC, 18 Grosvenor Avenue, Kidderminster, Worcs DY10 1SS, England.

======NEW IOTA REFERENCE NUMBERS ISSUED DURING AUGUST 1995 ======

AS-121 US0B NORDENSHEL'DA ARCHIPELAGO (Taymir Oblast, letter "h"), for the activity by RU0B from Russkij Island. AS-122 HL2 PAENGNYONG group (Korean South islands, letter "k"), for the activity by DS0DX/2 from Paengnyong Island. AS-123 TA0 ANATOLIA REGION SOUTH EAST group (Turkish islands, letter "b"), for the activity by TA0/DJ8QP/P from Boghsak Isl. SA-082 HK2 GUAJIRA / MAGDALENA DIVISION group (Colombian islands, letter "d"), for the activity by HK2JJH/2 from Auja Isl. ======

+ IK2YCR SILENT KEY + We sadly have been informed about the death of our friend Andrea, IK2YCR, the 29th of August, due to a non-curable illness. He was a great key and a Delta Mike member. We will regret him.

+ VP2MN SILENT KEY + "Mae" Martin, VP2MN, the wife of Bobby Martin (VP2MO), was killed in a car accident Sunday 27 August in Montserrat. In the accident Bobby, who was back home after leaving it due to the volcanian eruption, has been seriously injured and he is still in the Hoberton Hospi- tal in Antigua; his conditions are slowly improving.

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NEW SOLAR CYCLE! -> As reported by Paul, NA5N, from National Radio Astro- nomy Observatory of Socorro (New Mexico), the Cycle 23 has begun last 12 Au- gust 1995, when a solar spot was photographed from the scientists in the Sun Observatory of the California Institute of Technology in Big Bear City; that sunspot was at 21 degrees latitude north, with an opposite magnetic polarity respect of those viewed from 1984, the start date of Cycle 22. The position and polarity difference are useful to identify the end of a cycle and the begin of another. Paul believes that an improvement of HF conditions is expected for the next spring/summer, depending on the speed of the Sun activity increasing.

USA/CANADA ISLANDS CONTEST -> The first edition of this contest is planned from 17.00 UTC of Saturday 23 to 23.00 UTC of Sunday 24 September. Stations working from USA or Canadian Islands, both maritime, or fluvial or in lakes will be accepted. Further details to N0ISL, John Douglas, 19164 147th Street NW, Elk River MN 55330, USA.

3V8BB/G0UCT -> QSL for the recent 3V8BB activity, by G0UCT, can be sent both via bureau or direct, to G0UCT: Brendan O'Brien, 47 Hartscroft, Linton Glade, Croydon, Surrey CR0 9LB, England.

EX8F, EX8W -> Alex DL8FCU that collects card for direct QSL to EX8F and EX8W reports his new address: Alex Sudermann, DL8FCU, Mehlemer Str. 18, D-53343 Niederbachem, Germany.

K8EFS -> Bob, W8ERD, reports that K8EFS (QSL manager of CN8NS, CN8ST, V51KC, V51E, YV4DSB, YV5ZZ, YV5/DL3ZM, ZS3E, 7P8DX, 9K2USA, 9K2ZR) is refusing QSL via bureau; the cards are sent back to the senders.

QSL received -> T32J, 9Q2L, D61NW, IL6/IK4CIE (AN-01), IL6/IK4XQM (AN-01), IM0/IS0BDF (EU-165), IQ7J, IT9GNG/IT9 (EU-166), YW0RCV, VQ9QM, HH2HM/F, 9K2HN, TU4EX, FM5GX, TR8SF.

PIRATE -> Bob, IK2MRZ, reports that the 3A0DX station, giving him as QSL manager is a pirate. Don't contact him and don't send QSL to IK2MRZ. Antoine (F6FNU), QSL manager of FR5HG, confirms that recent operations from FR5HG/G, /T, /J, are pirates. Michel, the "real" FR5HG, is currently in Malagasy. An- toine reports also that recents activities by FW0DX (asking QSL via F6FNU) are pirate. Last, LA7DFA is receiving many QSLs for JX7DFA dated 15 January 1995; unfortunately, Per-Einar was not QRV between 05.00 UTC of 14 January and 07.00 UTC of 19 January.

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2 September 1995 no.226 ======425 DX NEWS * CALENDAR ======edited by I1JQJ & IK1IYU

PERIOD CALL REF till 02/09 ES2RW/0: Hiiumaa Isl. (EU-034) 225 till 16/09 IM0/DK0TQ 225 till 06/09 IM0/IK2GAO: Sant'Antioco Isl. (EU-024) (IIA CA-14) 219 till 10/09 IY1MR: Rapallo * Special Event Station 223 till 21709 M1OOG: Special Station 226 till February OD/N4ISV 222 till 08/09 S79NEO: Mahe Isl. (AF-024) * by DL3NEO 224 till end Sept SV1UM/8: Antikithira Isl. (EU-113) 222 till 31/10 VI50PEACE * special event station 217 till ? VK4CRR/p: Frazer Isl. (OC-142) 226 till 16/10 VY1QRP/VE * by DL1FDF 219 till September YA/UT9XL 208 till September ZD8WD * by G4RWD 197 till September 3W5FM 223 till October 8J9WGO * Special Event Station 225 28/08-03/09 SU1/ZP5ALI 222 30/08-13/09 EX/DK7UY/p 222 01/09-17/09 IA5/IK4DCT: Toscano Archipelago (EU-028) 220 01/09-30/11 SI(0-7)GM * special calls 225 01/09-04/09 WW2END * Special Station 225 02/09-03/09 EA5EI/p: Isla Morro de Gos (DIE E-323) 226 02/09-08/09 GS4EZW & GM4EZW: Colonsay Isl. (EU-008) 224 02/09 IL3: Ca'Venier Isl. (RO-??) & La Batteria Isl. (RO-07) 226 02/09-10/09 ZB=ZG 226 03/09-21/09 SV3/DL1BKK: Sfaktiria Isl. (EU-158) 216 03/09-09/09 ZF * by N5FTR 224 04/09-17/09 IU3VMD: Vicenza * Special Event Station 226 04/09-15/09 TK/DF4UW 225 05/09-31/12 IY4W: Special Station 226 05/09-12/09 P40T * by N2VW 223 05/09-11/09 T32: Christmas Isl. (OC-024) * by KH6DFW 224 05/09-20/09 TK/F5XL 226 05/09-20/09 XR0Y: Easter Isl. * by KK6EK and his team 225 06/09-14/09 V2/KQ4GC 225 07/09-26/09 VP5: Providenciales Isl. (NA-002) * by PI4COM team 222 07/09-11/09 XR0Z: Sala Y Gomez Is. (SA-???) * by KK6EK's team 225 08/09-10/09 EA1BEZ: Cortegada Isl. (DIE O-005) 226 08/09-10/09 W9-DXCC Convention *** 09/09-10/09 IG9R: Lampedusa Isl. (AF-019) * by I2EOW & I2VXJ 217 09/09-10/09 IU8E: IK8EPC's team 225 09/09-23/09 PJ7/K6URE 224 09/09-10/09 WAE SSB Contest *** 09/09-10/09 RSGB HF Convention *** 11/09-17/09 OH0BDA 225 12/09-21/09 9N * by G3SXW 225 13/09-21/09 CE0Z: Juan Fernandez Is. * by K4UEE & K0EU 213 14/09-14/09 OD5FR * by ZP5ALI 222 14/09-17/09 VK9LS/X: Chistmas Isl. * by JA2NQQ 224 14/09-03/10 4S7/HB9BRM 225 16/09-17/09 IM0: Isolotto Managu (NU-16) * by IS0BDF's team 226 16/09-22/09 IY1EY: Loano * Special Station 223 16/09-26/09 TY8G * by LA4GHA, LA5IIA, LA9IY 226 16/09-22/09 W4ZYT/VP9 224 16/09-17/09 Scandinavian CW Activity *** 17/09-30/09 V26Z * by WF2S 225 19/09-26/09 VK9: Lord Howe * by W6OTC,N4TQO,KE6FV,W6/G0AZT 225 21/09-24/09 K8SCH/4: Tybee Isl. (NA-058) 214 21/09-24/09 N5UR: Marsh Isl. (NA-120) 223 21/09-03/10 K1EFI/VP9 225 22/09-01/10 CY3IARU: special event station 222 23/09-01/10 DA0DHS: Ruegen Isl. (EU-057) 226 23/09 IL6: Scoglio Vela(AN-01) & Scoglio Due Sorelle(AN-02) 226 23/09-03/10 SV5/DL1TQ: Karpathos Isl. (EU-001) 218 23/09-12/10 SV8/G0IXC: Skopelos Isl. (EU-072) 225 23/09-24/09 CQ WWDX RTTY Contest *** 23/09-24/09 Scandinavian SSB Activity *** 23/09-24/09 U.S. & VE Islands Contest *** 23/09 Rouen: Clipperton DX Convention *** 24/09-30/09 V26Y * by W2KKZ 225 24/09-28/09 ZF2TY/8 & ZF2SF/8 * by JA6VZB & JH6RTO 226 September-Oct CQ4I: Gaivota Rock * by CT1ASU,CT1EEU,CT1ERY,CT1FDU 190 September J28PP * by F5SFD 226 September-Oct P5 * by OH2BH's team 219 September SV3/DL1BKK/p: Sfaktiria Isl. (EU-158) 225 September-Jan VQ9TP * by N5TP 223 September XF4: Revillagigedo * by XE1CI 222 September XU6TQ * by PA3BTQ 223 September YB5: Mentawai Isl. (OC-???) * by YC5BLB 222 13/10-15/10 >>> Bologna: V IOTA CONVENTION <<< ***

9 September 1995 No.227

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5 WEEKS LEFT TO BOLOGNA CONVENTION!

This is the list of Amateurs who will join the Bologna Convention, planned from 13 to 15 October: CT1BH, DC3MF, DE0MST, DF5WA, DK7PE, F5XL, G3KMA, G3TMA, G3ZAY, HA8XX, HB9BVV, HB9DX, HB9RG, I1BYH, I1HYW, I1JQJ, I1SNW, I1ZL, I2ARN, I2EOW, I2MQP, I2MWZ, I2RAO, I2VGW, I4BRE, I4DVT, I4LCK, I4NE, I4UFH, I4USC, I0JBL, IK1ADH, IK1JJB, IK1YLO, IK2ANI, IK2DUV, IK2EKY, IK2FEO, IK2GNW, IK2GRA, IK2ILH, IK2MMF, IK2MRZ, IK2OQB, IK4AVZ, IK4CIE, IK4EWK, IK4LZH, IK4RQF, IK4SWZ, IK7IMO, IK7JTF, IK8EPC, IK8HJC, IK0AZG, IK0FVC/HV4NAC, IK0IHA, IK0NGI, IN3XUG, IS0JMA, IT9AZS, IT9GAI, IT9KFQ, IT9YRE, IT9ZGY, IV3ZCX, IW0CPT, I2-66508, KA5TQF, K8CH, K9PPY, N3ERM, OE3REB, OE6MKG, ON4AAE, ON4QP, ON4XL, ON5KL, SM6CAS, SM7PKK, VK9NS, W3KH, WA3KNN, W5BOS, W9DC, WT2O, 9A6A. We remember that those who would like to join the Convention must send their resevation to Promoteam (tel. +39-51-481346/471902, fax +39-51-472910) no later than 30 September.

A4 - A45ZZ is daily reported active from Oman in 160 meters on 1833 KHz, between 01.00 and 01.45 UTC. A5 - There are rumours about an operation by JH1AJT from Bhutan, before the end of 1995. CE0_jf - Following what has been published in issue 223, K0EU, K4UEE and K0IYF will be active as CE0Z from Juan Fernandez Island, from 13 to 20 September. The used frequencies to avoid QRM with XR0Y operations are: CW - 1821.5 (QSX 1830), 3503, 7003, 10103, 14033, 18083, 21033, 24903, 28003 KHz. SSB - 3790, 7060, 14180, 18130, 21280, 24930, 28480 KHz. RTTY - 7085, 14085, 18105, 21085, 28185 KHz. The North American Satellite DX Fund has offered an antenna set for satellite operations then CE0Z will be QRV also on AO-10, AO-13 and RS-15. There are excellent possibilities to make satellite contacts both for Europe and USA, while there is only one window toward Ja- pan, between 11.15 and 12.30 UTC of 14 September, and during this opportunity non-JA amateurs are kindly requested to remain in QRX to give better chances to Japan operators. The satellite activities will be mainly in CW. QSL for CE0Z via K0IYF. Unfortunately the preparations for the expeditions were saddened by the hospitaliza- tion of Mickey's (CE3ESS) son, due to a brain tumour. Mickey has gave a great help in organising yhe DXexpedition. CT - The special CQ5H and CQ5L stations will be active (respectively from 23 to 24 September and from 30 September to 1 October) from Lea-Matosinhos-Porto Lighthouse. Operations in CW/SSB on all HF bands and on 144 MHz. CU - Matthias, DL3KUD, who was active in 1994 as CT3/DL3KUD and CR9WAG, will be QRV from Azores from 3 to 17 October as CU2/DL3KUD with CW activity only on all HF bands, mainly on WARC. QSL via bureau to DL3KUD. EA - Last 5 September some UREL members were active as ED0VDL during the celebration of the Royal Spanish Family visit to Lugo. QSL via EA1JP P.O. Box 313, 27080 Lugo, Spain. EP - Following what has been published in previous issue, EP2FM reports that the EP2AK operations are not legal, as well as all the others made from local operators from 1982 up to today. This is greatly harmful to the efforts of the local society legalize amateur radio Iran FT_x - Following what published in number 222, Jean-Jacques, FB1LYF (ex J28CW, TA/FB1LYF), will be QRV from Kerguelen Island (AF-048) for one year starting from November, using the FT5XL call. The operations will take place on all bands in CW, SSB and mainly in RTTY. He will also use the RS-12 satellite. QSL via F5NZO, Didier Bruriaud, Le bourg, F-71140 Vitry sur Loire, France. FO - Many stations connected to the eco-organisation "Greenpeace" are active from the international waters near Mururoa atoll, working in CW on 14003 KHz around 0400 UTC. G - Sunday 24 September, the special GB2RRM station will be active from the Rolls Royce Motors firm. Special QSL via bureau or direct to: G0MMH, 16 Whitby Close, Crewe, Cheshire, CW1 3XB, UK. IL7 - Sunday 3 September the team of IK7RWD was active from Chianca island (IIA FG-11) using the IL7/II7I call. QSL via IK7RWD. Other activities from islands in the Foggia province valid for the I.I.A. (Italian Islands Award) are planned in this and the next weekend). IM0 - Sunday 3 September Ruggero (IS0RUH) and Roberto (IS0JMA) were active from Soffi Isl.(EU-165 IIA SS-57) using the IM0/IS0RUH call. QSL via IS0JMA. IM0 - Following what has been published in issue 226, the activity by Antonello (IS0BDF) from Managu island (IIA NU-016) is now planned from 23 to 24 September. Antonello will be together with Marco (IS0KEB). KH9 - V73O will be active from 15 September to 15 October from Wake Isl., using the AB7HB/KH9 call. All HF bands operations (WARC included), QSL via P.O. Box 358, APO AP 96555, USA. P4 - From 21 to 28 September, Jay, WS7I, and Betsy, WV7Y, will be active from Aruba respectively as P40JT and P40BT. P40JT will join the CQWW DX RTTY Contest (23-24 September) as single operator and he will be active on bands from 80 to 10 meters. QSL direct to WV7Y. P5 - As reported in the Korean Amateur Radio League magazine a new activity from North Corea should be planned very soon (probably before the end of September) and however before the Beijing Internatio- nal DX Convention, at the China Resources Hotel in Beijing from 13 to 16 October. PY - The ZW8DX station will join the CQWW DX SSB Contest. QSL via PS8DX, P.O. Box 096, Teresina, PI, 64001-970, Brazil. SV - SV1BKN and a group of SV operators will join the SSB and CW CQWW DX Contests in October and November, using the J48Y call from Salamis Island (EU-075). QSL via SV1BKN. UA9 - The R9KWK station is active from Narechi island (AS-109). QSL via UA9KM. V2 - Following what has been published in issue 224, Tyler (KF3P), one of the Frankford Radio Club operators that will activate Antigua during the next CQWW DX SSB Contest, reports that he want to be QRV, probably as V26P, mainly in RTTY and CW, before and after the contest. QSL via homecall. V4 - Joe, VE3BW, will join the CQWW DX SSB Contest (28-29 October) from St. Kitts, as V47BW. VE1 - Members of the Marconi Amateur Wireless Society will operate VA1S from December 1-31, 1995, to mark the 93rd anniversary of Marconi's successful transmissions from Canada to England. This is the 5th consecutive year for the VA1S operation. As in past years, operation will be on CW and SSB on all bands from 0-160M, depending on conditions. This year's VA1S QSL card and certificate (details be- low) will also honor 100 years of radio. QSLs will be sent to all who request them, direct via VE1AL with appropriate return postage, or via the bureau. Certificates for making contact with VA1S in 1995 are available via VE1AL. Please provide QSO information when requesting a certificate. The cost of the certificate is US$ 5.00 (or 10 IRCs) for postage and handling. Certificates will be issued at no charge to any station making contact with VA1S on 5 different bands during 1995. Any station wishing the free award must make a request for it and provide log details. A different QSL card and certificate have been issued each year since 1990. Cards and certificates are still available to any station wishing them. There is a cost of US$ 2.00 or 4 IRCs for any certificate mailed in the same envelope with a 1995 certificate, or US$ 5.00 or 10 IRCs if it is sent separately.

VK6 - Mal (VK6LC) is in Finucane Isl. (OC-199) for job reasons and hopes to be QRV every Sunday, between 06.00 and 09.00 UTC, on 14260 and 21260 KHz, as VK6ISL. QSL via homecall or: P.O. Box 20, Port Hed- land, W. Australia 6721. VK0_h - Peter, ON6TT, reports that, thanks to recent donations made from European DX Foundation and from ON5TW, ON4IR, GM4UZY, IK4GME, OH5TQ and DF6JC, the European fund to support the "1995 Heard Island DX- pedition" is now US$ 1580 (as on 3 September). We remember that the donations can be sent to following addresses: for Europe - P.O. Box 1, B-9090 Melle, Belgium (better if cash or Eurocheques in Belgium Francs); for USA - The Heard Island Expedition, P.O. Box 563, Waite Park, MN 56387-0563; the rest of the world - JH1AJT or VK2BEX. Only 6 weeks left. VP5 - NX4N, N4WW, K0LUZ, KY4Q, KF4WW, AB4OM, KB4QKP will be portable VP5 from 23 to 30 October from Turks & Caicos (NA-002), joining the CQ WW DX SSB Contest using the VP5WW call. Before and after the contest they will make individual operations on all bands and all modes, 50/144 Mhz and satellites included. QSL for VP5WW (CQWW) via KB4QKP, other operations via the respective homecalls. VP8_fal- Mark, VP8CSA (ex ZB0T), is active from Falkland Islands for about five months. QSL via DL1SDN (OK via bureau). VU_and - It seems tha Jim, VK9NS, had visited Port Blair, Andaman Islands, shortly operating from the VU2JPS station, working as second operator, making few QSos due to poor conditions and installing a 40 mtr antenna. Jim ended his visit last 1st of September. W6 - Ray, N6VR, and other operators, hopes to activate Santa Cruz Island (NA-144) from 22 to 25 September. YV - YV3BKC, YV3CFE, YV3FIX, YV5MMA and YV3EHD are portable /YV9 until 10 September, from tropical forests in South Venezuela. ZL8 - Ron, ZL1AMO, reports that New Zealand authorities has changed the previous rules that didn't allowed to stay for the night on Kerma- dec Island: now it is possible to stay on the island also after the sunset. There are now serious plans for an operation from Kermadec in the first months of 1996, but there is still the problem to find US$ 45000 to cover the total costs. 3B9 - 3B9FR is regularly active on 30 meters. Find him on 10103 KHz between 11.30 and 12.30 UTC. 5W - Martin, G6DPU, and Julie, G7UMM, has recently obtained respectively the ZL2MRH and ZL2VWJ calls, and now are in Apia, Western Samoa (OC-097), from where they are QRV as 5W1MH and 5W1NJS on all bands. They plan to stay abou 18 months. QSL via direct to: c/o Meredith & Associates, P.O. Box 1084, Apia, Western Samoa. 8P - Sigi (DL7UUO) will be QRV from Barbados from 24 September to 12 Oc- tober, using the 8P9II call on all bands from 160 to 10 meters, mainly in CW, but with SSB and RTTY possibilities. QSL via DL7UUO, Sigi Presch, Wilhelmsmuehlenweg 123, 12621 Berlin, Germany. 8R - Ed, 8R1AK, has announced the intention to go to Wakennaam Island (SA-68) for one week. The activity was planned for the last week, using the 8R1AK/P call but there have been no feports. 9A - From 12 to 21 September, Jiri (OK2QX) will be active again from Krk island (EU-136) using the 9A/OK2QX/p call. The 16 or 17 September if weather permits, Jiri will operate from Rab island (EU-136). The operations are planned from 10 to 160 meters WARC included. QSL via homecall. 9H - From 21 to 22 October the special 9H3BKS station will be active from Malta (EU-023), with SSB/CW operations on all HF bands from 80 to 10 meters (WARC included) and in VHF/UHF. QSL via bureau or via direct to 9H1FG. 9M8 - Peter, PB0ALB, from 20 February to 2 April 1996, will be active as 9M8CC from Sarawak, East Malaysia (OC-088). Peter, that will use a FT-7B, a tri-band 2-el Yagi and a longwire, hopes to join the ARRL DX SSB Contest and the CQWW WPX SSB Contest in March. QSL to PB0ALB Peter F. Borsboom, Madridwg 299, Vlaardingen, 3137AN Netherlands. 9X - As reported in number 217, Mark (ON4WW) is QRV again from Kigali, Rwanda, as 9X/ON4WW, until the end of the year. Mark is active in CW/SSB/RTTY and via satellite, but he still can't work on 6 meters. QSL via ON5NT.

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D2TT & D3T BY ON6TT -> Peter is back home from Angola where he logged about 10000 QSO (900 in RTTY) on all bands from 80 to 10 meters, using the D2TT and D3T calls. His station was placed in a Red Cross camp, near Luanda, with few space for antennas that limited the low bands operations, due also to noise and poor conditions. Peter reports few operators on 10 and 12 meters notwithstanding good propagation allowing him to hear numerous beacons with good sinals. There was pile-ups only when someone reported him on the packet cluster.

HONG KONG, VR2 -> On 30 June 1997 Hong Kong will return under the sovereign of the Popular Republic of China. This could be a DXCC status change but it seems that Hong kong will remain a China region with specila rules and there will be no differences for the next 50 years, amateur activities included.

FM5DN -> Doug (N3ADL), QSL manager of FM5DN, reports that he has no more received logs from Leon from December 1994 at today and then he can't answer to the requests he received. However the situation will be soon solved.

VF1L -> The operation of VF1L by VE1AL concluded August 31, 1995 at 2359z with 5300 QSOs logged on 15-160M, CW and SSB. For those wishing the VF1L QSL commemorating the 275th anniversary of the founding of the Fortress of Louisbourg, the 250th anniversary of the first seige, and the 100th anniversary of the Sydney and Louisbourg Railway, cards are available via the Bu- reau and direct. VF1L is located on IOTA NA-010. Direct requests with suffi- cient return postage (via VE1AL) will be returned with the QSL and a color post card aerial view of the reconstructed fortress. Stamps used on the return envelope will be from a 1995 Canada Post series to commemorate the anniversaries at Louisbourg, with a special Louisbourg postmark used only in 1995. Of interest to collectors is the five-stamp full-bleed series showing a panorama of the 18th century Fortress. A booklet of these stamps is available while limited supplies last for US$5.00 and will be included with your return QSL. Please note that with recent increases in IRC prices, a US dollar is LESS EXPENSIVE and actually of more value in Canada than an IRC. Whi- le the IRC will purchase a stamp for return postage, the greenstamp additio- nally helps cover costs of printing and other expenses such as getting great numbers of cards to and from the Bureau. Louisbourg commemoratives will be used only until November 30, 1995. Note that the stamps are oversize and contain a border with an explanation of the particular image. Leave 2x3 in- ches at the top right on a #10 envelope to ensure your name and address are not covered. If you do not wish to have the commemorative stamps, send an SASE with the following CANADIAN postage: Canada 45 cents, United States 52 cents, All others 90 cents

DL7UUO -> Sigi reports than after a long delay in printing and delivery of the cards, has started to answer for V52UUO and V52UTR activities.

ET3AA QSL ADRESS -> The address of the Radio Club ET3AA in Ethiopia is the following ET3AA, P.O. Box 60258, Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia, Africa.

PY0TUP QSL ADRESS -> The new Joao, PY1UP, address (QSL manager for the PY0TUP operations from Trindade Island) printed on QSL recently received is: Joao Batista G. Mendonca, R. Alfredo Backer 536 Bl 5/1101, Alcantara - Sao Goncalo - RJ, Cep. 24452-000 Brasil.

QSL VIA WA1ECA -> Frank, WA1ECA, reports that he is the QSL manager for these stations: TL8NG, EA6ZZ, EH6UC, CT1EEB, ED6UC, CU3LG, CS8B, 5N7YZC, CQ1A, CR4Y, CT1YRV, CQ2C, 5X1F, 5X1C, CR8A, CQ5EEB, CS1A, EA8BYR, 9Q5CME, TG8AJR, EA7HBY, CU3/NOFHL, SV0HW/SV9, 5N6/N9MDW.

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9 September 1995 no.227 ======425 DX NEWS * CALENDAR ======edited by I1JQJ & IK1IYU

PERIOD CALL REF till 13/09 EX/DK7UY 222 till 17/09 IA5/IK4DCT: Toscano Archipelago (EU-028) 220 till 16/09 IM0/DK0TQ 225 till 17/09 IU3VMD: Vicenza * Special Event Station 226 till 10/09 IY1MR: Rapallo * Special Event Station 223 till 21/09 M1OOG: Special Station 226 till February OD/N4ISV 222 till ? R9KWK: Narechi Isl. (AS-109) 227 till 30/11 SI(0-7)GM * special calls 225 till end Sept SV1UM/8: Antikithira Isl. (EU-113) 222 till 20/09 TK/F5XL 226 till 21/09 SV3/DL1BKK: Sfaktiria Isl. (EU-158) 216 till 31/10 VI50PEACE * special event station 217 till ? VK6LC: Finucane Isl. (OC-199) 227 till 26/09 VP5: Providenciales Isl. (NA-002) * by PI4COM team 222 till 16/10 VY1QRP/VE * by DL1FDF 219 till 20/09 XR0Y: Easter Isl. * by KK6EK and his team 225 till 11/09 XR0Z: Sala Y Gomez Is. (SA-083) * by KK6EK's team 225 till September YA/UT9XL 208 till 10/09 ZB=ZG 226 till September ZD8WD * by G4RWD 197 till September 3W5FM 223 till October 8J9WGO * Special Event Station 225 04/09-15/09 TK/DF4UW 225 05/09-31/12 IY4W: Special Station 226 05/09-12/09 P40T * by N2VW 223 05/09-11/09 T32: Christmas Isl. (OC-024) * by KH6DFW 224 06/09-14/09 V2/KQ4GC 225 08/09-10/09 EA1BEZ: Cortegada Isl. (DIE O-005) 226 08/09-10/09 W9-DXCC Convention *** 09/09-10/09 IG9R: Lampedusa Isl. (AF-019) * by I2EOW & I2VXJ 217 09/09-10/09 IL7/II7I * IK7RWD's team 227 09/09-10/09 IU8E: IK8EPC's team 225 09/09-23/09 PJ7/K6URE 224 09/09-10/09 WAE SSB Contest *** 09/09-10/09 RSGB HF Convention *** 11/09-17/09 OH0BDA 225 12/09-21/09 9A/OK2QX/p: Krk Isl. (EU-136) 227 12/09-21/09 9N * by G3SXW 225 13/09-21/09 CE0Z: Juan Fernandez Is. * by K4UEE & K0EU 213 14/09-14/09 OD5FR * by ZP5ALI 222 14/09-17/09 VK9LS/X: Chistmas Isl. * by JA2NQQ 224 14/09-03/10 4S7/HB9BRM 225 14/09-15/09 IL7/II7I * IK7RWD's team 227 15/09-15/10 AB7HB/KH9 * by V73O 227 16/09-24/09 IY1EY: Special Station for "LOANO ELETTRA AWARD" 223 16/09-26/09 TY8G * by LA4GHA, LA5IIA, LA9IY 226 16/09-22/09 W4ZYT/VP9 224 16/09-17/09 Scandinavian CW Activity *** 17/09-30/09 V26Z * by WF2S 225 19/09-26/09 VK9: Lord Howe * by W6OTC,N4TQO,KE6FV,W6/G0AZT 225 21/09-24/09 K8SCH/4: Tybee Isl. (NA-058) 214 21/09-24/09 N5UR: Marsh Isl. (NA-120) 223 21/09-28/09 P40JT & P40BT * by WS7I & WV7Y 227 21/09-03/10 K1EFI/VP9 225 22/09-01/10 CY3IARU: special event station 222 22/09-25/09 N6VR: Santa Cruz Isl. (NA-144) 227 23/09-24/09 CQ5H: Lea-Matosinhos-Porto 227 23/09-01/10 DA0DHS: Ruegen Isl. (EU-057) 226 23/09 IL6: Scoglio Vela(AN-01) & Scoglio Due Sorelle(AN-02) 226 23/09-24/09 IM0: Isolotto Managu (NU-16) * by IS0BDF & IS0KEB 227 23/09-03/10 SV5/DL1TQ: Karpathos Isl. (EU-001) 218 23/09-12/10 SV8/G0IXC: Skopelos Isl. (EU-072) 225 23/09-24/09 CQ WWDX RTTY Contest *** 23/09-24/09 Scandinavian SSB Activity *** 23/09-24/09 U.S. & VE Islands Contest *** 23/09 Rouen: Clipperton DX Convention *** 24/09-30/09 V26Y * by W2KKZ 225 24/09-28/09 ZF2TY/8 & ZF2SF/8 * by JA6VZB & JH6RTO 226 24/09-12/10 8P9II * by DL7UUO 227 30/09-01/10 CQ5L: Lea-Matosinhos-Porto 227 September-Oct CQ4I: Gaivota Rock * by CT1ASU,CT1EEU,CT1ERY,CT1FDU 190 September J28PP * by F5SFD 226 September-Oct P5 * by OH2BH's team 219 September-Jan VQ9TP * by N5TP 223 September XF4: Revillagigedo * by XE1CI 222 September XU6TQ * by PA3BTQ 223 September YB5: Mentawai Isl. (OC-???) * by YC5BLB 222 September 8R1AK/p: Wakennaam Isl. (SA-068) ??? 227 04/10-20/10 TI9JJP * by TI2JJP 223 06/10-20/10 FO: Tuamoto Arch.(OC-066), Acteon gr.(OC-113) by F5JWW 218 10/10-13/10 8A8BI: Banggai Isl. (OC-???) 224 10/10-16/10 ZW2EPA: Anchiesta Isl. (SA-028) (DIB 61) 223 13/10-15/10 >>> Bologna: V IOTA CONVENTION <<< ***

16 September 1995 No.228

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4 WEEKS LEFT TO BOLOGNA CONVENTION!

This is the list of Amateurs who will join the Bologna Convention, planned from 13 to 15 October: A41JV, A41KG, CT1BH, DC3MF, DE0MST, DF5WA, DK7PE, F5XL, G3KMA, G3TMA, G3ZAY, HA8XX, HB9BVV, HB9DX, HB9RG, I1BYH, I1EEW, I1HYW, I1JQJ, I1SNW, I1ZL, I2ARN, I2EOW, I2FUG, I2MQP, I2MWZ, I2RAO, I2VGW, I2YDX, I3BQC, I3JTE, I4BRE, I4DVT, I4LCK, I4NE, I4UFH, I4USC, I5DCE, I7JFQ, I8RIZ, I0JBL, I0ZV, IK1ADH, IK1JJB, IK1YLO, IK2ANI, IK2DUV, IK2EKY, IK2EUY, IK2FEO, IK2GNW, IK2GRA, IK2HKL, IK2HTW, IK2ILH, IK2IWU, IK2MMF, IK2MLY, IK2MRZ, IK2OQB, IK2SXW, IK2WXY, IK3GES, IK3QAR, IK4AVZ, IK4CIE, IK4EWK, IK4LZH, IK4RQF, IK4SWZ, IK4XQM, IK5EKB, IK7IMO, IK7JTF, IK7VJX, IK7XIV, IK8EPC, IK8HJC, IK0AZG, IK0FVC/HV4NAC, IK0IHA, IK0NGI, IN3XUG, IS0DBQ, IS0JMA, IS0QDV, IT9AZS, IT9GAI, IT9INO, IT9KFQ, IT9YRE, IT9ZGY, IV3ZCX, IW4CAX, IW0CPT, IX1RPJ, I1-550/GE, I2-66508, K8CH, K9PPY, KA5TQF, N3ERM, OE3REB, OE3WWB, OE6MKG, ON4AAE, ON4QP, ON4XL, ON5KL, PS7AB, SM6CAS, SM7PKK, VK9NS, W3KH, W5BOS, W9DC, WA3KNN, WT2O, 9A6A.

A4 - Tony, G4KLF will be active for two years from Oman as A45ZN and also from club station A47RS, in CW, SSB, RTTY, Amtor and Packet. QSL via T. Selmes, PO Box 981, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman. A6 - In the second half of October, after the Bologna Convention, Dave, KA5TQF, will be active from the United Arab Emirates. CE0 - The Salas y Gomez Island (SA-083) operations ended Monday 11 Sep- tember. Notwithstanding the bad weather conditions at 0200 UTC of Sunday 10 September the QSO logged were 1600. CY0 - A group of four operators, including VE1CBK, should be active from Sable Island from 30 September to 10 October. All bands activity. EA1 - On 17 or 24 September EA1FEO/P will be active from Isla Murecas (DIEI VA-13). QSL via EA5OL. EA1 - On 24 September the ED1RP station will be QRV from Isla La Treinta (DIEI P22). QSL via EA1MK (ex EA1EXB). EA1 - On 1 October EA1AHP/1 will be QRV from Isla El Chivero (DIEI LO- 04). QSL via EA2AE. EA2 - On 24 September EA2AE/P will be active from Isla El Orao (DIEI VI- 16). QSL via EA2AE. EA6 - From 15 to 17 September the ED6ZXM station will be active, on WARC bands only, from Isla Galera (DIE E126). QSL via EA6ZX. EA7 - On 17 September EA7BR/P will be active from Isla El Manto (DIE S222). QSL via EA7BR. EA7 - On 27 September EC7DRN and EA7BO will be active as EA7BO/P from Isla El Trocadero (DIEI CA-09). QSL via EA7BO. EA9 - From 6 to 8 October EA5AD, EA3CUU, EA7JB, EA7KW and EA7PN will be QRV as EG9A from Alhucemas island (AF-069). QSL via EA4URE,PO. Box 220, 28080 Madrid, Spain. Contributions can be sent to EA7MK, Diego Trujillo Cabrera, P.O. Box 307, 11200 Algeciras (Cadiz), Spain. F - The special TM2RDS station will be activated on 16/17 September, 23/24 September, 28/29 October, 25/26 November, 9/10 December, to celebrate the 22nd anniversary of ARADS79 (Association Radio Ama- teurs Deux-Sevres Department 79). It is planned to join main contests during those dates. QSL, both via direct or bureau, to Serge, F6AUS. A curious note: the CW operations on 16 and 17 September, will be made using the world biggest keyer (2.63 mtrs lenght, 0.95 mtrs width and 140 Kg. weight!) that will be figured on QSL. FG - From 2 to 17 October, Gerard, F6FGZ, will be active from Les Sain- tes islands (NA-114). Operations mainly in CW and Gerard will use an HF2V antenna for 160, 80 and 40 meters and a dipole for 30 mtrs. QSL to F6GZZ, better via bureau. However his address is: Gerard Parat, 7 rue des Longchamps, 78125 La Boissiere Ecole, France. GJ - Richard, G0IAX, from 26 September to 3 October will be QRV from Jersey Island as GJ0IAX/M. Look for him on 14260 KHz. HC8 - From 6 to 30 October, Richard, N6KT will be active as HC8A from Ga- lapagos islands (SA-004). He plans to join the CQWW DX SSB Contest. QSL via WV7Y: B.D. Townsend, P.O. Box 644, Spokane, WA 99210, USA. HH - For six months, starting from the end of September, Daniel (F5OKX) will be portable HH2 from Haiti, doing all HF bands activities and particularly on 40 and 20 metres for Europe. QSL via F5OKX, via direct only. HS - The club-station HS0AC has been moved from the Bangkok Museum of Science to ex-HS0A rooms, in the Asian Institute of Technology. Du- ring this year the HS0AC station will join the CQWW Contests using the special HS50A call to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the King Bhumiphol (HS1A) reign, while a group of local operators will use the HS7AS call, working from a location having good reception conditions. I - The "Vecio Piave Team" IR3X station will be active during next CQWW DX CW Contest (end of November). QSL via IK3QAR. IC8 - Bruno, IC8JAH, hopes to activate before the end of this month Scoglio Monacone (EU-031, IIA NA-12). IL7 - Before the end of September, Tonino, IK8RMB, hopes to be active again from some Foggia province islands valid for I.I.A. IL7 - Following what has been published in issue 227, Miky (IK7RWD) reports that, unfortunately, due to bad weather conditions it has not been possible to make any activity during the last weekend. Therefore the Daunia DX Team now plan to activate Campi Island (IIA FG-10) on Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 September. They will use a 2.2 KW power generator that will allow two simultaneous stations to be active in HF and VHF SSB. During the next weekends the team plan to activate Portonuovo (FG-09) and Sant'Eufemia (FG-12). IP1 - Saturday 24 September, Gabriele (IK1NEG), Fulvio (I1EEW), Pinuccio (I2MWZ) and Bruno (IK2UEC) will activate, if weather permits, Sco- gli I Pagliai (IIA SV-03). JX - From 28 September to 15 April 1996, Marit, LA4CJA and Terje, LA3EX, will be active from Jan Mayen (EU-022), respectively as JX4CJA and JX3EX. The activity is planned in CW and SSB, from 10 to 80 metres (WARC included). Marit will be the first YL active from Jan Mayen. QSL for JX3EX via: T. Berg, 8099 Jan Mayen, Norway. The QSL manager for JX4CJA will be announced later. JY - Bob, WB9YXY, will be active from Jordan as JY8XY starting from 3 October, for two and half weeks. Operations in CW/SSB on bands from 160 to 10 meters (WARC excluded). Bob will be QRV mainly on low bands in CW, using wire antennas and he also hopes to activate other Middle East countries. QSL via homecall. KH9 - Following what has been published in issue 216, the planned activities by AL7EL and Dateline DX Association from Wake have been postponed. OH0 - The following stations should join the Scandinavian DX Activity CW Contest planned from 15 UTC of 16 September to 18 UTC of 17 Septem- ber: OH0BDA (probably on all bands), OH0JJS (on 80 meters), OH0LIH (on 20 meters) and OH0AAQ (probably on all bands). OH0 - The following stations should join the Scandinavian DX Activity SSB Contest planned from 15 UTC of 23 September to 18 UTC of 24 Septem- ber: OH0JJS (on 80 meters) and OH0AAQ or OH0MAM. ON - From 27 October to 5 November the special OS4CLM station will be active to celebrate Knokke liberation by Canadian forces in 1944. It is possible to ask for a special Award sending 5 US$ or 10 IRC to P.O. Box 110, B-8300 Knokke, Belgium (the money will go to a welfare fund). OZ - From 24 September to 3 October, DL2XN will be active from Bornholm island (EU-030). PJ7 - Following what has been published in issues 223/224, Tom, K6URI reports that the St. Marteen island expedition has been cancelled due to 'Luis' hurricane [see YV]. PY0_fn - AH0W and WA7LNW should join the SAC SSB Contest (23/24 September) from Fernando de Noronha (SA-003). R1MVI - From 21 to 25 September a group of Finnish and Russian operators will be QRV from Malyj Vysotskij (ex-4J1, IOTA EU-117). Operations in all modes and on all bands, particularly on WARC, on low bands and in RTTY (they plan to join the CQWW DX RTTY Contest). Four stations will be activated 24 hours a day and they will use the new R1MVI call and the special one OH2BU/MVI. Frequencies are:

CW SSB RTTY 160m 1831 1845 80m 3501 3795 40m 7001 7045 30m 10101 20m 14025 14195 14084 20m 14295 17m 18069 18145 18104 15m 21025 21295 21084 12m 24891 24945 10m 28025 28495 28084

The operators will be Juha (OH1KAG), Jari (OH2BU), Markus (OH3KCB), Petri (OH3MEP), Matti (OH3MMF), Harri (RA3AUU), Nick (RU3FM), Leo (RV6HY) and Pavel (RA3AUM). QSL via OH2BU: Jari Jussila, Pilvijarvi, FIN-02400 Kirkkonummi, Finland. SU - Mohamed, SU2MT, reports that during the Autumn he wants to be active on low bands, mainly on 160 meters. TF4 - From 22 to 24 September Nils, TF4/SM6CAS and Mats, TF4/SM7PKK, will be active from Flatey Island (EU-168). During the Scandinavian Con- test the operations will be in SSB, in CW outside the contest. QSL via SM6CAS (SSB) and SM7PKK (CW). V7 - From 18 to 25 October V7/AL7EL will be active from Marshall Isl. Particular attention will be given to low bands and WARC. QSL via homecall. VE6 - Sunday 17 September the special CF6AFD station will be QRV from 1600 to 2359 UTC on 3850, 7240, 14135, 14275, 21250 KHz (+/- QRM), from the Canadian Forces Base in Calgary, during the Armed Forces Day. VE7 - Following what published in number 222, Bruno, F5JYD, reports that during his recent Canadian tour has logged more than 3000 QSOs in 20 metres SSB. The islands activated were: Vancouver (NA-036, XJ7/ TM7I), Kaien (NA-061, XJ7/TM7I), Gabriola (NA-075, XJ7/TM7I), Cor- morant and Malcolm (NA-091, XJ7/F5SSM), Moresby and Graham (NA-051, VE7/F5JYD). QSL via F5JYD. VE8 - A two-week operation should take place, between February and Mar- ch 1996, from Booth Island (Ottawa Is., NA-???) using the XJ8OT call. VK - Monday 11 September Bill, VK4CRR/P was active from Lady Musgrave Island: it is not a "new one", but the island might qualify for OC-142. We are waiting for further information. VK0_h - Following what has been published in previous issues, Peter, ON6TT, reports that thanks to recent donations made by G3AEZ, G3KWK, the LA DX Group and the Danish DX Group, the European fund to support the forthcoming "1995 Heard Island DXpedition" is now US$ 3180 (up to 10 September) VP9 - From 16 to 22 October, WB2YQH will be in Bermuda (Smith's Parish) and using a TS50 and a G5RV antenna he will work as WB2YQH/VP9 on all bands from 80 to 10 meters (WARC included), mainly in CW. QSL via direct to WB2YQH. This operation has been offered from the local Tourist Department to the Bermuda Contest 1995 Winner. In the same period Bermuda celebrate the "Week of the Radio" therefore other VP9 stations will be active. W5 - Following what has been in issue 223, the planned Marsh Island (NA-120) expedition has been cancelled due to bad health conditions of one operator. W7 - On 23 September, NL7TB hopes to be active from Tatoosh Isl (NA-169) XV/3W - Franz, DF5GF, currently in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, has received the licence with the 3W6GM call and he can work on 20 meters only, on two fixed frequencies: in CW on 14016 KHz and in SSB on 14296 KHz. At the moment he is active in SSB only as he has not yet a keyer. QSL via direct to : Franz Rebholz, 3W6GM, Viet Duc Pedagogical Uni- versity of Technology, 01 Vo Van Ngan Street, Thu Duc, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Franz coming to an agreement with other DL amateurs for a possible QSL manager. XV/3W - As reported in issue 224, Rolf, XV7SW, is QRV again from Vietnam where, equipped for 80 and 160 meters too, hopes to be more active starting from October, when he will have more spare time. Thanks to W8ZF and AA4LU the logging program works fine and first QSLs are ready to be sent (says Rolf: ".. as soon as I find the glue to stick the stamps!"). The pictures for the QSLs were taken on the Hoa Binh roads and printed thanks to SM3EVR and Sundsvall Dx Group. For stamps collectors, Rolf reports that he wants to use the local stamps for all the answers. Requests can be sent directly in Viet- nam or via bureau or direct to SM3CXS. Rolf's address: Joe SM3CXS's address: Rolf T Salme, XV7SW Jorgen Svensson Embassy of Sweden Berghemsvagen 11 Box 9 S - 863 36 Sundsbruk Hanoi, Vietnam. Sweden. YV - Tom, K6URI, will spend his vacation on Margarita Islands (SA-012), from 7 to 21 October and hopes to have a licence. ZD8 - From 29 September to 8 October Jim, N6TR will be active from Ascen- sion Isl. (AF-003) using the ZD8Z call. Operations in CW 33 KHz up from the band beginning and on 21150 KHz. Jim will also try to be active on 160 meters. QSL via VE3HO, G. Hamilton, P.O. Box 1156, Fonthill, ON L0S 1E0, Canada. ZK1_sc - Bob, K6GKU, is active from Rarotonga Island, South Cook, (OC-013) using the ZK1PNX call, until 30 September. Bob is QRV in CW/SSB on 80, 40, 20, 17 metres and also via satellite RS-12. QSL via K6GKU: Bob Rose, 15514 E. Richwood Ave., Fountain Hills, AZ 85268, USA. 3V - Hrane, YT1AD, wants to join the CQWW DX SSB & CW Contests from Tu- nisia, using the 3V5A call. 4X - Amir, 4X6TT, reports that from 25 to 31 October there will be a second joint Israel-Jordanian operation to commemorate the first anniversary of the Peace treaty signed between the state of Israel and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (25 October 1994). During the operations, which will take place from Israel, they will use the 4X7JY and 4Z7JY calls. The activity is planned from 6 to 160 metres in CW, SSB and RTTY. 8Q - From 26 to 30 September, Hiro (JA0BYS) and Oku (JA9PRJ) will be active from Maldive (AS-013), respectively as 8Q7BY and 8Q7RJ. Parti- cular attention will be given to 80 and 160 meters. QSL via homecalls. 9J - The 24 October (United Nations Day), Brian, 9J2BO, will be active on all bands, in CW and SSB, using the special 9J50UN call. QSL via 9J2BO: Brian Otter, Box 30222, Lusaka, Zambia. 9K - The station 9K0A will be activated by 9K2HN during next CQWW DX SSB Contest and in other special events. QSL via bureau or direct to 9K2HN: Hamad J. Al-Nusif, P.O. Box 29174, Safat 13152, Kuwait. 9N - Dick, 9N1ARB, is active from Nepal for about two weeks and he works SSB only on bands from 80 to 10 metres. QSL via direct to P.O. Box 25, Katmandu, Nepal.

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5A1A QSL -> Steve, OM3JW, one of managers for 5A1A, reports that he has received more than 1000 requests, but he needs time for the answers. All the documentation has been sent to ARRL DXCC Desk, but another one has been requested and Toly (UT3UY) is waiting for it. The QSL will be printed only after the DXCC validation. First QSLs are coming from the local operators active from Tripoli Radio Club.

5R8DS & 5R8DY VIA PA3BXC -> Ben, 5R8DS, reports that QSL for him or his wife Marian, 5R8DY, are to be sent now to his homecall PA3BXC, both via direct or via bureau. The address is: Ben & Marian Witvliet, Sleedoorn 65, Emmen, 7822an, The Netherlands. Marian, 5R8DY, is already in the Nether- lands with their sons while Ben, 5R8DS, will end his Radio Netherlands work in Malagasy on 1st of November and until that date he will be QRV in CW/ SSB on usual five HF bands (from 80 to 10 meters).

L4D -> If you have not yet received the L4D QSLs (SA-065, November 1993), can now ask to Angelo, IK2HTW, whot will collect cards for Argentina (he is NOT the QSL manager!). Angelo suggests to enclose two green stamps.

OJ0/OH8AA -> Jukka, OH6LI, reports that OJ0/OH8AA QSL will be ready for 20 September. Those who send more than one green stamp will receive a "tiny rock" from Market Reef. QSL via OH6LI (Jukka Klemola, Aarontie 5, 31400 So- mero, Finland) or via bureau.

QSL 9H0DX, 9H3DX, 9H3WK -> Win, DK9IP, reports that QSLs for recent 9H0DX activity , during the Worked All Europe Contest, will be sent via bureau as soon as they will be printed. It is not necessary to send direct requests for these calls: 9H0DX and 9H3WK via DK9IP, 9H3DX via DF2UU.

NA-199 -> The address of KF0UI, manager of the recent FS5PL expedition to Tintamarre Isl. (NA-199), is the following: John Trampler, 5994 N. Farm Rd. Box 171, Springfield, MO 65803, U.S.A.

XV3UU -> It is possible to ask for XV3UU QSL (1991 activity) at this address: Rod Huckabay, 4002 70th St, Lubbock, TX 79413-5918, USA.

IV3TAN -> He is the QSL manager for these stations: IG9A, IG9R, IG9T, IG9W.

QSL received: C4MI (AS-120), CO0OTA (NA-204), D61NW, IA5/IK0MHR (EU-028, IIA GR-06), IC8JAH/P (EU-031, IIA NA-11), IC8/I8USE (IIA NA-17 e NA-19), IC8/IK8VRS (EU-031, IIA NA-02), ID8/IK8TPJ (IIA KR-01), IJ9/IT9GAI (EU-025: IIA SR-01, SR-02, SR-03, SR-05, SR-07, SR-08), IL3/IK3ZAW (EU-131, IIA VE-21), IL7/IK0MHR (IIA FG-09 e FG-10), IM0/IS0KEB (EU-165, IIA SS-85), JY1, S07URE, UA0QFC/A (AS-082), ZC6B, 4V100RC, 9K2MU, 9M8/DJ2EH.

PIRATES -> Giancarlo, I0GPY, reports that the HV1CN station, giving him as QSL manager, is pirate: Domenico, HV1CN, went QRT many years ago. Daniel, 3A2LZ, reports other pirates who use the 3A call: 3A0X has never been issued and the reported QSL manager, 3A2BF, knows nothing about this station. It seems that all 3 A0 are pirates: this prefix is used only for special events and never to single operators - 3A2CC has never been issued - 3A2LZ is the Daniel's call but someone is using it on 80 meters, where Daniel has never been active - 3A50A and 3A50DX (giving IK2MRZ as manager) have never been issued. Don't send QSL!

**************************************************************************** * 425 DX NEWS * * DX info weekly bulletin * * edited by Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ and Piero Forno, IK1IYU * * with the contribution of IK1GPG, IK2IQD, IK2ULV, I1-21171 * **************************************************************************** For the news issued in this number, thanks to: I1HYW, IK1NEG, IK3ASM, IK3QAR, I4LCK, I5FLN, I6VYV, IK2HTW, IK7AFM, IK7RWD, IC8JAH, IK8RMB, IK8TEM, I0GPY, I0ODX, I0ZV, IS0JMA, Diamond DX Club, Roman DX Group, AK5B, DC3MF, DF7HX, DK9IP, DL7VOA, DL8AAM, DL9GOA, EA3BKZ, EA5BD, EA5KB, F5JYD, F5OKX, F5OQJ, F6AJA, F6FGZ, G4BUE, G0IAX, HB9FAM, KK6EK,K6URI, KD7E, KB8NW, K0HB, OH2BU, OH6LI, OM3JW, ON6TT, OZ1LQH, UA0QFC, XV7SW, 3A2LZ, 4X6TT, 5R8DS, 9K2HN, DXNS, LNDX, OPDX, URE-EA-DX, 59(9) DX Report, QRZ-DX, ARRLDX, VK2SG RTTY DX. **************************************************************************** * Further information, reports, suggestions and/or comments can be sent to * * Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ (PCL, @I1YLM.IPIE.ITA.EU) or to * * Piero Forno, IK1IYU (PCL, @IK1EQE.IPIE.ITA.EU, [email protected]) * **************************************************************************** * INTERNET e-mail : [email protected] * * 425 WWW Page --> http://promet12.cineca.it/htdx/index.html * * INTERNET via anonymous FTP at site: * * promet12.cineca.it - under the directory: /pub/ham/425news/english/ * **************************************************************************** ...that's all folks!

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16 September 1995 no.228 ======425 DX NEWS * CALENDAR ======edited by I1JQJ & IK1IYU

PERIOD CALL REF till 21/09 CE0Z: Juan Fernandez Is. * by K4UEE & K0EU 213 till 17/09 IA5/IK4DCT: Toscano Archipelago (EU-028) 220 till 17/09 IU3VMD: Vicenza * Special Event Station 226 till 31/12 IY4W: Special Station 226 till 21/09 M1OOG: Special Station 226 till February OD/N4ISV 222 till 17/09 OH0BDA 225 till 30/11 SI(0-7)GM * special calls 225 till end Sept SV1UM/8: Antikithira Isl. (EU-113) 222 till 20/09 TK/F5XL 226 till 21/09 SV3/DL1BKK: Sfaktiria Isl. (EU-158) 216 till 31/10 VI50PEACE * special event station 217 till ? VK6LC: Finucane Isl. (OC-199) 227 till 26/09 VP5: Providenciales Isl. (NA-002) * by PI4COM team 222 till 20/09 XR0Y: Easter Isl. * by KK6EK and his team 225 till September ZD8WD * by G4RWD 197 till 30/09 ZK1PNX: Rarotonga Isl. (OC-013) South Cook * by K6GKU 228 till 01/11 5R8DS 228 till October 8J9WGO * Special Event Station 225 till end Sept 9N1ARB 228 till 21/09 9N1SXW * by G3SXW 225 12/09-21/09 9A/OK2QX/p: Krk Isl. (EU-136) 227 14/09-17/09 VK9LS/X: Chistmas Isl. * by JA2NQQ 224 14/09-03/10 4S7/HB9BRM 225 15/09-17/09 ED6ZXM: Isla Galera (DIE E-126) 228 15/09-15/10 AB7HB/KH9 * by V73O 227 16/09-17/09 IL7/II7I: Campi Isl. (IIA FG-10) * by Daunia DX Team 228 16/09-24/09 IY1EY: Special Station for "LOANO ELETTRA AWARD" 223 16/09-17/09 OH0JJS, OH0LIH, OH0AAQ 228 16/09-17/09 TM2RDS * special event station 228 16/09-26/09 TY8G * by LA4GHA, LA5IIA, LA9IY 226 16/09-22/09 W4ZYT/VP9 224 16/09-17/09 Scandinavian CW Activity *** 15/09-17/09 EA7BR/p: Isla El Manto (DIE S-222) 228 17/09-30/09 V26Z * by WF2S 225 17/09 CF6AFD * special event station 228 19/09-26/09 VK9: Lord Howe * by W6OTC,N4TQO,KE6FV,W6/G0AZT 225 21/09-24/09 K8SCH/4: Tybee Isl. (NA-058) 214 21/09-28/09 P40JT & P40BT * by WS7I & WV7Y 227 21/09-25/09 R1MVI & OH2BU/MVI: Malyj Vysotskij Isl. 228 21/09-03/10 K1EFI/VP9 225 22/09-01/10 CY3IARU: special event station 222 22/09-25/09 N6VR: Santa Cruz Isl. (NA-144) 227 22/09-24/09 TF4: Flatey Isl. (EU-168) * by SM6CAS & SM7PKK 228 23/09-24/09 CQ5H: Lea-Matosinhos-Porto 227 23/09-01/10 DA0DHS: Ruegen Isl. (EU-057) 226 23/09 IL6: Scoglio Vela(AN-01) & Scoglio Due Sorelle(AN-02) 226 23/09-24/09 IL7/II7I: Portonuovo Isl. (FG-09) * by Daunia DX Team 228 23/09-24/09 IM0: Isolotto Managu (NU-16) * by IS0BDF & IS0KEB 227 23/09-24/09 OH0JJS, OH0MAM, OH0AAQ 228 23/09-24/09 PY0F * by AH0W & WA7LNW 228 23/09-03/10 SV5/DL1TQ: Karpathos Isl. (EU-001) 218 23/09-12/10 SV8/G0IXC: Skopelos Isl. (EU-072) 225 23/09-24/09 TM2RDS * special event station 228 23/09 W7: Tatoosh Isl. (NA-169) * by NL7TB 228 23/09-24/09 CQ WWDX RTTY Contest *** 23/09-24/09 Scandinavian SSB Activity *** 23/09-24/09 U.S. & VE Islands Contest *** 23/09 Rouen: Clipperton DX Convention *** 24/09 ED1RP: Isla La Treinta (DIEI P-22) 228 24/09 EA2AE/p: Isla El Orao (DIEI VI-16) 228 24/09 GB2RRM * special station 228 24/09 IP1: Scogli I Pagliai (IIA SV-03) 228 24/09-03/10 OZ/DL2XN: Bornholm Isl. (EU-030) 228 24/09-30/09 V26Y * by W2KKZ 225 24/09-28/09 ZF2TY/8 & ZF2SF/8 * by JA6VZB & JH6RTO 226 24/09-12/10 8P9II * by DL7UUO 227 26/09-06-10 GJ0IAX/M * by G0IAX 228 26/09-30/09 8Q7BY & 8Q7RJ * by JA0BYS & JA9PRJ 228 27/09 EA7BO/p: Isla El Trocadero (DIEI CA-09) 228 28/09-15/04 JX4CJA & JX3EX * by LA4CJA & LA3EX 228 29/09-08/10 ZD8Z * by N6TR 228 30/09-01/10 CQ5L: Lea-Matosinhos-Porto 227 30/09-10/10 CY0: Sable Isl. * by VE1CBK 228 September-Oct CQ4I: Gaivota Rock * by CT1ASU,CT1EEU,CT1ERY,CT1FDU 190 September EA1FEO/p: Isla Murecas (DIEI VA-13) 228 September IC8JAH: Scoglio Monacone (IIA NA-12) 228 September IL7/IK8RMB 228 September J28PP * by F5SFD 226 September-Oct P5 * by OH2BH's team 219 September-Jan VQ9TP * by N5TP 223 September XF4: Revillagigedo * by XE1CI 222 September XU6TQ * by PA3BTQ 223 September YB5: Mentawai Isl. (OC-???) * by YC5BLB 222 September 8R1AK/p: Wakennaam Isl. (SA-068) ??? 227 13/10-15/10 >>> Bologna: V IOTA CONVENTION <<< ***

23 September 1995 No.229

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3 WEEKS LEFT TO BOLOGNA CONVENTION!

This is the list of Amateurs who will join the Bologna Convention, planned from 13 to 15 October: A41JV, A41KG, CT1BH, DC3MF, DE0MST, DF5WA, DJ8QP, DK7PE, DL1SCQ, DL2SCQ, F5XL, G3KMA, G3TMA, G4USB, G3ZAY, HA8XX, HB9BVV, HB9DX, HB9RG, I1APQ, I1BYH, I1EEW, I1HYW, I1JQJ, I1SNW, I1ZL, I2ARN, I2EAY, I2EDW, I2EOW, I2FUG, I2MQP, I2MWZ, I2RAO, I2RXE, I2VGW, I2YDX, I2YWR, I3BQC, I3JTE, I4BRE, I4DVT, I4LCK, I4NE, I4UFH, I4USC, I4XZE, I5DCE, I5VXG, I6FLD, I7JFQ, I8IGS, I8IYW, I8RIZ, I8USE, I8XTX, I0AMU, I0JBL, I0KHP, I0SGF, I0ZV, IK1ADH, IK1GPG, IK1JJB, IK1NEG, IK1NLZ, IK1QFM, IK1RLI, IK1YLO, IK2ANI, IK2ANT, IK2CIK, IK2DUV, IK2EKY, IK2EUY, IK2FEO, IK2GNW, IK2GPR, IK2GRA, IK2HAB, IK2HKL, IK2HTW, IK2ILH, IK2IQD, IK2IWU, IK2MMF, IK2MLY, IK2MRZ, IK2OQB, IK2SXW, IK2UEC, IK2WXY, IK2WXZ, IK3ABY, IK3GES, IK3QAR, IK4AVZ, IK4CIE, IK4EWK, IK4LZH, IK4PKZ, IK4RQF, IK4SWZ, IK4WMG, IK4XQM, IK5EKB, IK7IMO, IK7JTF, IK7VEH, IK7VJX, IK7XIV, IK8CNT, IK8DDN, IK8EPC, IK8HJC, IK8HJE, IK8NIM, IK8PLK, IK0AZG, IK0CNA, IK0FVC/HV4NAC, IK0IHA, IK0NGI, IN3FHE, IN3XUG, IS0DBQ, IS0JMA, IS0QDV, IT9AZS, IT9GAI, IT9GCQ, IT9INO, IT9KFQ, IT9YRE, IT9ZGY, IV3ZCX, IW4CAX, IW0CPT, IX1RPJ, I1-550/GE, I2-66508, I3-316, JI6KVR, K8CH, K9PPY, KA5TQF, N3ERM, OE1JJB, OE3REB, OE3WWB, OE6MKG, ON4AAE, ON4AAT, ON4QP, ON4XL, ON5KL, PS7AB, SM6CAS, SM7PKK, T77C, VK9NS, W3KH, W5BOS, W9DC, WA3KNN, WT2O, 9A6A. It will be possible to ask QSLs for the following activities as the operators/managers will have the logs during the Convention: A61AH/P (AS-021), IR1ANT (WABA), RW9OWM/0 (AS-114), RZ3AZO/1 (EU-162), TI2LAK/HP4 (NA-088), TF/G3ZAY/P (EU-071), VK6ISL (OC-199 and OC-206), VK8ISL (OC-198), VO2/NU2L (NA-044 and NA-205).

A4 - Following what has been published in issue 227, A45ZZ's address as published in the 1995 Callbook is wrong and it must not be used. The right one is: Tony Preedy, P.O. Box 981, Muscat, Sulta- nate of Oman. A7 - Mohamed, A71BH, is active in RTTY from Doha. QSL via OE6EEG. CY0 - VE1CBK (Wayne), VE1RU (Ken), VE1AOE (Don) and VE1RGB (Gary) are the operators who on 30 September will leave for Sable Island, to stay until 10 October (425DXN228). They will use the CY0TP callsign. Operations in all modes and all bands, with four stations (one for CW, the second for SSB while the third and the fourth for satellite EME, 6 meters, VHF/UHF and digital modes). Standard DX frequencies will be used +/- QRM. For HF QSO , QSL via VE1CBK (Wayne King, 63 Brook St., Lake Fletcher, Nova Scotia, Canada B2T 1A5), for satellite, EME, 6 meters and VHF/UHF, QSL via VE1AOE (Don Roland, P.O. Box 1257, Turo, Nova Scotia, Canada B2N 6N2). EP - On 20 September, for the first time after 32 years, an amateur radio exam session took place in Iran, with 61 candidates - we hope to hear them soon on the bands. ES - ES1QD, ES4RZ, ES5JH, ES5QA, ES6PZ, ES7FQ are active from Muhu Isl. (EU-034) respectively using these special calls: ES60M, ES60I, ES60G, ES60Q, ES60L e ES60R. QSL via homecalls. HK - Until 31 december the special HK100GM station is active, to celebrate the Radio Centennial and Guglielmo Marconi. The LCRA (Liga Colombiana de Radioaficionados, Seccional Bogota) will activate this station on all bands and all modes. QSL via HK3DDD, P.O. Box 25827, Bogota, Colombia. IA1 - Saturday 23 September, if weather permits, Giovanni (IK1JJB) and Pierluigi (IK1EDC) will be portable IA1 from Madonnina Reef (IIA SV-??) and from Margonara Reef (IIA SV-??). They plan to be active from 10.00 UTC until the end of the day. QSL to IK1JJB (Giovanni Cantarella, Via Musso 22, 14100 Asti). IA5 - From 23 to 24 September, Angelo (I0VWV), together with other operators of Tivoli ARI Section, will be active, if weather permits, from Tuscanian Archipelago, specifically from Giglio island (EU-028 IIA GR-02) and from Giannutri island (EU-028; IIA GR-01). Opera- tions on HF (80-10 meters) and also on VHF, UHF and 1,2 GHz. Pro- bably one station will be active on 6 metres. They will use their own callsigns prefixed by IA5/. QSL via I0VWV. IG9 - Frank (IV3SHF) will be active during the CQWW DX SSB Contest as a single operator 160 metres from the new IG9 multiplier. He will be signing IG9W. Frank reports that he is available for any sked before the contest. It's possible to contact him at these addresses: [email protected]; [email protected].; EU Cluster-iv3shf > iv3jdv-6; Mail-Frank Spina, Scala dell'erica 32, 34134 Trieste. IL6 - Everything is ready to activate Due Sorelle Reef (AN-02) and Vela Reef (AN-01) from 0800 to 1600 UTC of Saturday 23 September (425DXN 226). From Due Sorelle Reef will be QRV IL6/IK4CIE, IL6/I4VJC and IL6/IK4XQM, while from Vela Reef will transmit IL6/IK4IDW. IT9 - Saturday 30 September, Gaetano, IT9GAI, and Turi, IT9HAJ, will be portable IJ9 from Grande di Marzamemi island (EU-025, IIA SR-05). The operations will take place on 20 and 40 metres from 07.00 UTC. J3 - From 25 to 31 October, W8KKF, WA8LOW, K9AJ, W9IXX, WB8GEX, WD8ATP KA9RHK will be active from Grenada respectively as J37K, J37L, J3J, J3X, J3K, J3Z and J3Y. Operations from 6 to 160 metres in CW, SSB and RTTY. They will also join the CQWW SSB Contest using the J3A call. ON - ON4UN, AB4MJ/ON9CNC and ON6TT will join the CQWW DX RTTY Contest in the multi-single category using the OT5T call. During the Contest they will test the equipment for Heard Island expedition. OX - From 25 September to 16 October Mako, JA1OEM will be active from Greenland as OX/JA1OEM. Mako Toyofuku is a well known DXpeditioner, a 70-year-old youngster - he hopes to be QRV in CW on 30, 40 and 80 meters. QSL via homecall. P5 - Martti's (OH2BH/VR2BH) operation from North Korea, planned from 23 to 24 September (425DXN 219), has been postponed to a date to be defined, probably in early 1996. This is likely to be due to the North Korea crisis, upsetted from floods and cholera. A North Korean delegation should go to Peking to get further information about amateur activities and work, if possible, from BY1PK. PY - Vitor, PY2NY, will use the special PW2N call during the next CQWWDX Contests, both SSB and CW. During the phone session, Vitor hopes to be QRV on all bands, while for the CW session he plans to operate on one band only, probably on 40 metres. QSL via bureau. PY - From 2 to 4 November the ZW0C station will be active from Caju Isl. (SA-072; DIB 17). PY0 - Frank, AH0W/OH2LVG, and Jack, WA7LNW (who is still recovering from a surgery operation) do not want to join the SAC Contest from Fer- nando de Noronha (425DXN 228). Frank still does not know how and where this piece of news was born. R1MVI - The operations by OH2BU/MVI and R1MVI from Malyi Vysotskij Island (425DXN 228) have started and will be on until 25 September. They will join the CQWW DX RTTY Contest, working in RTTY only. The antennas used in 80 and 160 metres are vertical "full-sized" (the one for 160 meters is attached to a ballon) and for this expedition is possible to have Internet information at http://www.spt.fi/~oh1kag S7 - Hannes,DL3NEO has come back from Seychelles where, using the S79NEO call, has logged about 5500 QSOs. All the documentation has been sent to ARRL/DXAC. QSL via bureau or direct to: DL3NEO, Hannes Schmidt, Hans-Sachs-Str. 24, D-91207 Lauf, Germany. T9 - T94TU is active in RTTY. QSL via N2MZH. TA - Until 28 September, Ennio (IK1XLA) will be active from Turkey: he's QRV every evening from 19.00 UTC on 14330 KHz. UT - During the CQWW DX RTTY Contest, the following stations are QRV in the weekend: UT0I (by Nick, UT2IZ, cat. SM), UT7I (by Serge, UT2IO cat. SS-20m) and UT6I (by Serge, UT2IM, cat. SS-15m or SS-80m). QSL via bureau, or directly to Box 9, Makeevka 339000, Ukraine. VE - During the C.IS.A. Contest, planned from 17.00 UTC of Saturday 23 September to 23.00 UTC of Sunday 24 September, VE3JDO and VE3RJN will be active from Peele Island (ON-002), located in the Erie Lake VE2 - Bob, W1VXV, is active from Sept-Iles, Quebec (WAZ 2), until 25 Sep- tember, joining theCQWW DX RTTY Contest. QSL via bureau (homecall). VK0_h - Following what has been published in previous numbers, Peter, ON6TT reports that, thanks to recent donations by DJ5JI, HB9DDM and from sponsor Cami NV, the European Fund to support the "1995 Heard Island DXpedition" is 3530 US$ (dated 19 September). The Lynx DX Group, the Chiltern DX Club and Armamast (another commercial sponsor) committed themselves for another 2900 US$. With about one month to go before the advanced party of the team takes off, donations are still welcome through ON6TT (for Europe), K0IR (for Americas), JH1AJT (for Japan), VK2BEX (for Oceania). VO2 - During the forthcoming CQWW DX SSB Contest (28-29 Octobr), WA0PUJ, N0AFW, AH9B and KG4DX will be active as VO2WL, in the Multi-Single category. Before and after the contest they will be QRV as VO2/ homecall. QSL via WA0PUJ. VP2E - John, WC0W had the intention to be active from Anguilla as VP2EO from 29 September to 6 October, but the operations might not take place due to island dmages by Luis hurricane. QSL via homecall. VP8_ant- From early October until the end of January 1996, Kenn, G0NKZ will be active from Antarctic base Patriot Hills (Ellsworth Land, WABA MN-01). The activity will take place on 20 metres (14150-14200 KHz) and on 40 me/tres (7080-7090 KHz). QSL via G0SZO. W6 - From 24 to 26 September, WY6/IK1GPG will be active from Santa Cata- lina Island (NA-066). He will stand by for European stations at 22.00 UTC on 14260 KHz. QSL via homecall. 3A - Until Saturday 23 September, Antonio (I1ZB), Flaviano (I2MOV) and Luigi (I8FXT), memebers of INORC, will be portable 3A from Monaco. All bands operations, WARC included, mainly in CW. QSL 100% via homecalls. 4S7 - In mid-November Pierre, HB9AMO will be in Sri-Lanka, from where he will try to get a licence to work as 4S7/HB9AMO. Pierre will use a TS-50 and, if allowed to install adequate antennas, he will try to activate as many bands as possible. Operations mainly in CW, on WARC bands and, if possible, on 80/160 meters, joining the CQWW DX SSB Contest. QSL via homecall. 4U_itu - LX1KQ e LX1OM are active from Ginevra as 4U1ITU and will join the CQWW DX RTTY Contest as 4U0ITU. QSL via LX1TI. 4X - Arie, 4X6UO during the weekend joins the CQWW DX RTTY Contest using the special 4X0A call. QSL via 4X6UO. 5A - SP6RT and SP6AZT have been in Lybia for about one week and hope to operate on 160, 80, 40, 20 and probably on 15 meters too, mainly in CW using the previous but still valid licence of Hubert (SP6RT), with the 5A0A call. Equipments: FT-767, FT-101, 500 Watt linear amplifier and wire antennas. No reports yet on their activity. 6Y - Scott (N9JCL) will be portable 6Y5 until 25 September. Scott is active in CW, SSB, RTTY, from 10 to 80 metres, WARC included, and also on RS-12. 9X - ON5NT reports that Mark, 9X/ON4WW (425DXN 227), who will remain in Rwanda until the end of the year, should be active during the CQWW DX RTTY Contest. From 22 September Mark is daily QRV following these timetables: at 2015 UTC on 3501 KHz (QSX +1) for Europe and Ja- pan, at 2030 UTC on 1830 KHz (QSX +1) for Europe and at 2045 UTC for Japan (QSX 1910 KHz). From 29 September, but only on Fridays and Saturdays, 9X/ON4WW will be QRV for Americas at 2330 and at 0200 UTC on 160 (1830 KHz, QSX +1) and 80 metres (3501 KHz, QSX +1). Mark has installed a DX77 for bands from 10 to 40 meters and two inverted vees for 80 and 160 metres. **************************************************************************** ANDAMAN ISLANDS -> Bob, K9RHY reports that, with regard to VU2JPS's activity from Andaman Is., up to today the only valid DXCC operations are those by VU4APR (March 1987) and VU4GDG (October 1987). Bob has QSL, pictures and faxes about the real QTH for a VU2HMD/VU7's activity which took place in 1985 summer and was publicised by "QRZ DX" (17 June 1985) and by "The DX Bul- letin" (28 June 1985). But in 1987 the DXCC Desk gave no validation for that operation saying that no documentation was sent. No operation will be approved without the official authorization by Indian government and this authorization is quite impossible to have. The 1987 operations by VU7APR were helped by Prime Minister Rajiv Ghandi (an enthusiast radio amateur, he was killed some years ago), son of Indira Ghandi. Bob therefore suggests not to be optimist about operations not officially declared.

LUIS HURRICANE -> The hurricane that hit Anguilla and St. Martin has de- stroyed the antennas of Dorothea, VP2EE, and Dave, VP2EHF. Telephone communications are interrupted, the electric energy is suspended and two of their transceivers are broken. Many US amateurs, WB1HBB above all, are trying to give them emergency equipments.

FR5HG/T-G-J -> To confirm what has already been reported in number 226 (see PIRATES), Herick, FR5DX, has confirmed that Michel, FR5HG, has just come back to Reunion after an holiday in Malagasy without any equipment Therefore the operations with his call during August and September were made by pirates.

FY0EK/FY5KE -> Gabriel, F6DQM, reports that he is not the QSL manager for FY0EK and FY5KE operations. Gabriel suggest to use the French QSL bureau or this address: RACK, P.O. Box 450, 97310 Kourou, Guyane Francaise, France.

3A2LZ -> Daniel reports that he has received some QSLs wrongly addressed to Box 393 of Monaco (it seems that this address is also reported in some versions of the Buckmaster-CDROM). His correct addres is the following: 3A2LZ, Daniel Plett, Box 349, Monaco. Daniels confirms also via bureau.

QSL received: 3XY0A/P (AF-051), 5N0GC, HC8KU, IM0/I0QI (EU-041, IIA SS-12), LT7F, S07URE, S92LB, XU95HA.

**************************************************************************** * 425 DX NEWS * * DX info weekly bulletin * * edited by Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ and Piero Forno, IK1IYU * * with the contribution of IK1GPG, IK2IQD, IK2ULV, I1-21171 * **************************************************************************** For the news issued in this number, thanks to: I1HYW, I1ZL, IK1JJB, I2MOV, IK2HTW, IK3TZB, IV3SHF, I4LCK, IK4CIE, I5FLN, IK7AFM, IK8TEM, IT9GAI, I0VWV, I0ZV, IK0PRG, IS0JMA, Diamond DX Club, Roman DX Group, AH0W/OH2LVG, DC3MF, DK3VN, DL3NEO, DL7VOA, DL8AAM, DL9GOA, EA5KB, F6AJA, F6DQM, G4BUE, HB9AMO, JH2PDS/1, KA3DBN/VP2EBN, KK6EB, KB8NW, K9RHY, N7NG, ON6TT, OZ1LQH, SM6AOU, SP2ONG, SP5EWY, VE1CBK, VE3PMW, VO2WL, ZL2ALY, DXNS, LNDX, OPDX, URE-EA-DX, 59(9) DX Report, QRZ-DX, ARRLDX, VK2SG RTTY DX. **************************************************************************** * Further information, reports, suggestions and/or comments can be sent to * * Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ (PCL, @I1YLM.IPIE.ITA.EU) or to * * Piero Forno, IK1IYU (PCL, @IK1EQE.IPIE.ITA.EU, [email protected]) * **************************************************************************** * INTERNET e-mail : [email protected] * * 425 WWW Page --> http://promet12.cineca.it/htdx/index.html * * INTERNET via anonymous FTP at site: * * promet12.cineca.it - under the directory: /pub/ham/425news/english/ * **************************************************************************** ...that's all folks!

73 & DX by 425 DX Gang

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PERIOD CALL REF till 01/10 CY3IARU: special event station 222 till ? ES: Muhu Isl. (EU-034) * by ES team 229 till 24/09 IY1EY: Special Station for "LOANO ELETTRA AWARD" 223 till 24/09 K8SCH/4: Tybee Isl. (NA-058) 214 till 25/09 R1MVI & OH2BU/MVI: Malyj Vysotskij Isl. 228 till 30/11 SI(0-7)GM * special calls 225 till 28/09 TA * by IK1XLA 229 till 26/09 TY8G * by LA4GHA, LA5IIA, LA9IY 226 till 31/10 VI50PEACE * special event station 217 till ? VK6LC: Finucane Isl. (OC-199) 227 till 26/09 VK9: Lord Howe * by W6OTC,N4TQO,KE6FV,W6/G0AZT 225 till 26/09 VP5: Providenciales Isl. (NA-002) * by PI4COM team 222 till September ZD8WD * by G4RWD 197 till 30/09 ZK1PNX: Rarotonga Isl. (OC-013) South Cook * by K6GKU 228 till 23/09 3A * by I1ZB, I2MOV, I8FXT 229 till 03/10 4S7 * by HB9BRM 225 till 25/09 4U0ITU * by LX1KQ & LX1OM 229 till 01/11 5R8DS 228 till 25/09 6Y5/N9JCL 229 till October 8J9WGO * Special Event Station 225 till end Sept 9N1ARB 228 15/09-15/10 AB7HB/KH9 * by V73O ??? 227 17/09-30/09 V26Z * by WF2S 225 21/09-28/09 P40JT & P40BT * by WS7I & WV7Y 227 21/09-03/10 K1EFI/VP9 225 22/09-25/09 N6VR: Santa Cruz Isl. (NA-144) 227 22/09-24/09 TF4: Flatey Isl. (EU-168) * by SM6CAS & SM7PKK 228 23/09-24/09 CQ5H: Lea-Matosinhos-Porto 227 23/09-01/10 DA0DHS: Ruegen Isl. (EU-057) 226 23/09 IA1: Scoglio Madonnina (IIA SV-??) by IK1EDC & IK1JJB 229 23/09 IA1: Scoglio Margonara (IIA SV-??) by IK1EDC & IK1JJB 229 23/09-24/09 IA5: EU-028 - Giglio (GR-02) & Giannutri (GR-01) 229 23/09 IL6: Scoglio Vela(AN-01) & Scoglio Due Sorelle(AN-02) 226 23/09-24/09 IL7/II7I: Portonuovo Isl. (FG-09) * by Daunia DX Team 228 23/09-24/09 IM0: Isolotto Managu (NU-16) * by IS0BDF & IS0KEB 227 23/09-24/09 OH0JJS, OH0MAM, OH0AAQ 228 23/09-03/10 SV5/DL1TQ: Karpathos Isl. (EU-001) 218 23/09-12/10 SV8/G0IXC: Skopelos Isl. (EU-072) 225 23/09-24/09 TM2RDS * special event station 228 23/09-24/09 VE: Peele Isl. (C.Is.A. ON-002) * by VE3JDO & VE3RJN 229 23/09 W7: Tatoosh Isl. (NA-169) * by NL7TB 228 23/09-24/09 CQ WWDX RTTY Contest *** 23/09-24/09 Scandinavian SSB Activity *** 23/09-24/09 U.S. & VE Islands Contest *** 23/09 Rouen: Clipperton DX Convention *** 24/09 ED1RP: Isla La Treinta (DIEI P-22) 228 24/09 EA2AE/p: Isla El Orao (DIEI VI-16) 228 24/09 GB2RRM * special station 228 24/09 IP1: Scogli I Pagliai (IIA SV-03) 228 24/09-03/10 OZ/DL2XN: Bornholm Isl. (EU-030) 228 24/09-30/09 V26Y * by W2KKZ 225 24/09-26/09 WY6/IK1GPG: Santa Catalina Isl. (NA-066) 229 24/09-28/09 ZF2TY/8 & ZF2SF/8 * by JA6VZB & JH6RTO 226 24/09-12/10 8P9II * by DL7UUO 227 25/09-16/10 OX/JA1OEM 229 26/09-06-10 GJ0IAX/M * by G0IAX 228 26/09-30/09 8Q7BY & 8Q7RJ * by JA0BYS & JA9PRJ 228 27/09 EA7BO/p: Isla El Trocadero (DIEI CA-09) 228 28/09-15/04 JX4CJA & JX3EX * by LA4CJA & LA3EX 228 29/09-06/10 VP2EO * by WC0W 229 29/09-08/10 ZD8Z * by N6TR 228 30/09-01/10 CQ5L: Lea-Matosinhos-Porto 227 30/09-10/10 CY0: Sable Isl. * by VE1CBK, VE1RU, VE1AOE, VE1RGB 229 30/09 IJ9: Grande di Marzamemi Isl. (IIA SR-05) 229 September-Oct CQ4I: Gaivota Rock * by CT1ASU,CT1EEU,CT1ERY,CT1FDU 190 September EA1FEO/p: Isla Murecas (DIEI VA-13) 228 September IC8JAH: Scoglio Monacone (IIA NA-12) 228 September IL7/IK8RMB 228 September J28PP * by F5SFD 226 September-Jan VQ9TP * by N5TP 223 September XF4: Revillagigedo * by XE1CI 222 September XU6TQ * by PA3BTQ 223 September YB5: Mentawai Isl. (OC-???) * by YC5BLB 222 September 5A * SP6RT & SP6AZT 229 September 8R1AK/p: Wakennaam Isl. (SA-068) ??? 227 01/10 EA1AHP/p: Isla El Chivero (DIEI LO-04) 228 02/10-17/10 FG/F6FGZ: Les Saintes Is. (NA-114) 228 03/10-17/10 CU2/DL3KUD 228 03/10-20/10 JY8XY * by WB9YXY 228 04/10-20/10 TI9JJP * by TI2JJP 223 06/10-08/10 EG9A: Alhucemas Isl. (AF-069) * by EA team 228 06/10-20/10 FO: Tuamoto Arch.(OC-066), Acteon gr.(OC-113) by F5JWW 218 06/10-30/10 HC8A * by N6KT 228 07/10-29/10 YV7: Margarita Isl. (SA-012) * by K6URE 228 10/10-13/10 8A8BI: Banggai Isl. (OC-???) 224 10/10-16/10 ZW2EPA: Anchiesta Isl. (SA-028) (DIB 61) 223 13/10-15/10 >>> Bologna: V IOTA CONVENTION <<< ***

30 September 95 No.230

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2 WEEKS LEFT TO BOLOGNA CONVENTION!

This is the list of Amateurs who will join the Bologna Convention, planned from 13 to 15 October,: A41JV, A41KG, CT1BH, DC3MF, DE0MST, DF5WA, DJ5CQ, DJ8QP, DK7PE, DL1SCQ, DL2SCQ, DL7UUO, EA3KB, EA5KB, EA5KT, EA5RC, EA8AJM, EA8AK, F5XL, G3KMA, G3TMA, G3ZAY/NU2L, G4USB, G0TIA, HA8XX, HB9BVV, HB9DX, HB9RG, I1APQ, I1BYH, I1EEW, I1HYW, I1JQJ, I1RJP, I1SNW, I1ZL, I2ARN, I2CMA, I2EAY, I2EDW, I2EOW, I2FUG, I2MQP, I2MWZ, I2RAO, I2RLX, I2RXE, I2VGW, I2YDX, I2YWR, I3BQC, I3DAI, I3JTE, I3ZSX, I4BER, I4DVT, I4FAF, I4HNW, I4IKW, I4JMY, I4LCK, I4LEC, I4LD, I4NE, I4NJM, I4OKV, I4TAB, I4UFH, I4USC, I4USI, I4VEQ, I4XZE, I4YEL, I4ZXO, I5DCE, I5ENL, I5NSR, I5OYY, I5PAG, I5VXG, I6FLD, I7JFQ, I8IGS, I8IYW, I8KNT, I8KRV, I8LEL, I8RIZ, I8USE, I8XTX, I0AMU, I0JBL, I0KHP, I0SGF, I0ZV, IK1ADH, IK1GPG, IK1JJB, IK1NEG, IK1NLZ, IK1QFM, IK1RLI, IK1YLO, IK2ABJ, IK2ANI, IK2ANT, IK2CIK, IK2DUV, IK2EKY, IK2EUY, IK2FEO, IK2FIQ, IK2GNW, IK2GPR, IK2GRA, IK2HAB, IK2HKL, IK2HNA, IK2HTW, IK2IGX, IK2ILH, IK2IQD, IK2IWU, IK2MMF, IK2MLY, IK2MRZ, IK2OQB, IK2PZG, IK2QPR, IK2SXW, IK2UEC, IK2UKW, IK2WXY, IK2WXZ, IK2YYL, IK3ABY, IK3GES, IK3QAR, IK3RIY, IK3ZAW, IK4AUY, IK4AVZ, IK4CIE, IK4CWP, IK4DCT, IK4EWK, IK4HLU, IK4HPU, IK4ICT, IK4LAI, IK4LHE, IK4LZH, IK4PKZ, IK4PNE, IK4QJH, IK4RQF, IK4SBR, IK4SDY, IK4SWZ, IK4UNI, IK4UOY, IK4UPU, IK4WHG, IK4WMG, IK4XQH, IK4XQM, IK5EKB, IK5JAN, IK5SQX, IK7IMO, IK7JTF, IK7JWX, IK7VEH, IK7VJX, IK7XIV, IK8CNT, IK8DDN, IK8EPC, IK8HJC, IK8HJE, IK8NIM, IK8PGC, IK8PLK, IK8SYU, IK0APR, IK0AZG, IK0CNA, IK0FVC/HV4NAC, IK0HBN, IK0IHA, IK0NGI, IK0PRG, IN3FHE, IN3XUG, IS0DBQ, IS0JMA, IS0QDV, IT9AZS, IT9EWG, IT9GAI, IT9GCQ, IT9INO, IT9KFQ, IT9YRE, IT9ZGY, IV3PRK, IV3TMV, IV3ZCX, IW4CAX, IW4CVE, IW4CZX, IW4DSU, IW0CPT, IX1RPJ, I1-21171, I1-550/GE, I2-66508, I3-316/VE, JI6KVR, K8CH, K9PPY, KA5TQF, N3ERM, OE1JJB, OE3REB, OE3WWB, OE6MKG, ON4AAE, ON4AAC, ON4QP, ON4XL, ON5KL, PS7AB, SM6CAS, SM7PKK, T77C, VK9NS, W3KH, W5BOS, W9DC, WA3KNN, WT2O, 9A6A.

It will be possible to operate from special IY4ARI station and to ask QSLs for the following activities as the operators will have the logs during the Convention: 9A/IK2MRZ (EU-110), A61AH/P (AS-021), TI2LAK/HP4 (NA-088), IL3/IK2MRZ (EU-130), IL4/IK2MRZ (EU-155), IL6/IK4XQM, IP1/I1HYW (EU-083), IP1/I1JQJ (EU-083), IP1/IK1GPG (EU-083), IP1/IK1NEG (EU-083), IP1/I2MWZ (EU-083), IR1ANT (WABA), N7UJN (NA-162), RW9OWM/0 (AS-114), TF/G3ZAY/P (EU-071), VK6ISL (OC-199 and OC-206), VK8ISL (OC-198), VO2/NU2L (NA-044 and NA-205) - and other operators, as for example DL1SCQ and DL2SCQ, are preparing some surprises, so don't forget your logs at home. An Internet page about Bologna Convention is browsable at: http://promet12.cineca.it/htdx/index.html - * -

BY - During the International DX Convention in Beijing (13-16 October) the special BT1DX station will be active. Also, Sunday 15 October the special BT1X station will be QRV from the Great Wall of China. C5 - Gary, C53HG, is active from Gambia and hopes to join the next CQWW CQWW DX Contests. Gary reports that he is waiting for much equipment, an amplifier and various antennas and he will try to activate 80 and 160 meters in the next months. C9 - During the last week of October Andre, ZS6WPX, and Sam, ZS6BRZ, will be active from Maputo, Mozambique, as C91/homecall working all bands from 160 to 6 metres. Andre and Sam will also join the CQWWDX SSB Contest using the C91/ZS6WPX call. QSL direct only to: P.O. Box 2845, Middelburg 1050, (Mpumalanga), South Africa. Don't send via bureau as Andre and Sam don't use it. CE0 - The XR0Y operation from Easter Island went QRT at 1500Z on Wednesday 20 September, logging about 45.000 QSO. CT3 - Until 1 October the special CT9F station is active from two lighthouses in the island of Madeira: Ponta do Pargo (FMA-04) and Sao Jorge (FMA-05). There is an award for contacts with five different Portuguese lighthouses. Further information from: CS1CRA, P.O.Box 118 2780 Oeiras, Portugal. CY0 - The operations of CY0TP from Sable Island (425DXN 229) should start at 00.00 UTC of 1 October and, notwithstanding the team plans to be active on 6 meters and EME too, they will take place mainly on HF (SSB, CW and digital modes) and via satellite. The purpose of the DXpedition is to log as many QSO as possible, using the better propagation condition. The right address of the QSL manager for satellite contacts, EME, 6 meters and VHF/UHF is the following: Don Roland (VE1AOE), P.O. Box 1257, Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada B2N 5N2. VE1CBK (Wayne King, 63 Brook Street, Lake Fletcher, Nova Scotia, Canada B2T 1A5) will handle QSL for HF contacts while JA1AJT (Zor- ro Miyazawa, Box 8, Asahi, Yokohama 241, Japan) will be the manager for HF contacts made from Japanese and Korean stations. DL - From 30 September to 3 October, the station DF0FA will be active from Ruegen Island (EU-057) with two equipments, one for HF and the other for VHF/UHF, all modes. The operators are: DL7VYL, DL7VTZ, DL7URH, DL7VRO, DL7UTM, DL7IO, DK7YY, DL1YFF and DL6DWF. QSL via bureau. EA6 - Corrado, IK2SFZ, is QRV until 7 October from Formentera island (EU- 004) as EA6/IK2SFZ on all HF bands, particularly on WARC. QSL via bureau. F - From 28 October to 1 November F5CCO, F1IXQ and (probably) F6JSZ, will be active from Port Cros island (EU-070, DIFM ME-11). The operations will take place from 10 to 80 mtrs and VHF. QSL via F1JRT. HL - Harry, HL9HH, is back in USA to stay near his wife Lanola,seriously sick. His new address is : Harry Herr, 8131 Manitoba St. #4, Playa del Rey, CA 90293, USA. IA1 - Saturday 30 September, if weather permits, Giovanni (IK1JJB) and Pierluigi (IK1EDC) will be portable again IA1. This time they will try to activate Scoglio delle Donne (IIA SV-??) and Scoglio della Madonnina (IIA SV-??). QSL via IK1JJB (Giovanni Cantarella, Via Musso 22, 14100 Asti). IA5 - Until 1 October, Gabriele (IK5VLS), Massimo (IW5CNU) and Michele (IW5DRA) will be active from Capraia island (EU-028, IIA LI-20). The activity is planned on 20, 40 and 80 meters SSB, CW and RTTY using the IA5/IK5VLS call, while on VHF, UHF and SHF IW5CNU will be active, also via satellite. QSL via IK5VLS (Gabriele Tucci, v. Tuc- ci 29, 55030 Gorfigliano-LU) and IW5CNU (Massimo Simi, via Sorbano del Vescovo 45b, 55100 Sorbano del Vescovo-LU), via bureau also. IC8 - Sunday 24 September IC8CQF, IC8JAH and IC8GVV were active from Faraglioni di Capri (IOTA EU-031, IIA NA-11). QSL via IC8SDL. IG9 - QSLs for IG9W (Lampedusa Island, AF-019, WAZ 33, 425DXN 229) can be sent via bureau to IV3TAN or direct to IV3SHF: Frank Spina, Sca- la dell'erica 32, 34134 Trieste. IL3 - During the weekend, if weather permits, Giancarlo (IK2EUY) will be portable IL3 in the Venice's lagoon, from where he hopes to activate, together with Vito (I3BQC), three islands valid for the Ita- lian Islands Award. IL3 - Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 October, IK4HLU and IK4HPU will be active, if weather permits, from Batteria island (IIA RO-07). IL3 - Saturday 23 September some operators of the Udine ARI Section were active from Taglio Nuovo islands (IIA GO-19) and from Sian island (GO-18), located in the Grado's lagoon. For both islands, the call used was IL3/IV3VQN; unfortunately, some operators gave the wrong IV3VQM call. However , the manager IV3JWR (Mario Bertoli, Via Puc- cini 1, 34073 Grado-GO) will answer also for QSL sent to IL3/IV3VQM IL7 - The activity of IL7/II7I from Portonuovo island (IIA FG-09), planned for 23-24 September (425DXN 228), has been postponed to this weekend (30 September-1 October). IP1 - Sunday 24 September Fulvio, I1EEW, and Gabriele, IK1NEG, signed IP1/ from Scoglio Vaia (IIA IM-??), because the rough sea did not allow them to activate I Pagliai, as previously planned (425DXN 229). IQ2 - The friends of Brescia ARI Section will join both CQWW Contests in the multi-single category, using the IQ2X call. QSL via IK2GZU. S7 - Gerard, F2JD (ex 5V7JG, 5Z4JD) will be in Seychelles for 3 or 4 weeks, starting from 15 October, and hopes to have the authorization to operate in his spare time, as this is a work travel not a DXpedition. QSL via F6AJA. T32 - T32ZB has been heard on 20 metres SSB. QSL via homecall: DJ4ZB. T9 - The "Novo Sarajevo" (T91ENS) Radio Club, which joined the CQWW RTTY Contest last weekend using the T99MT call, reports that will also be active in the CQWW SSB and CW Contests using the same call. TT - TT8NU is active almost daily between 19.00 and 21.00 UTC on 18070 KHz. QSL via F6FNU. VE - The special CY3IARU station (425DXN 222) is QRV until 1 October and the QSL manager is VE3FOI. VK9_lh - VK9LZ (N4TQO) is still QRV from Lord Howe Island, until 30 Septem- ber, in CW only and mainly on low bands and on WARC. Note that the VK9LZ, VK9LX and VK9NM are old calls that have been reassigned and then all the QSL information of previous operations are no more valid. QSLs for this operation (19 - 30 September 1995) can be requested via direct only to P.O.Box 5194, Richmond CA 94805, USA. VK0_h - Following what published in previous numbers, Peter, ON6TT, reports that thanks to the recent contributions of DL6ET, DK8OK, I1-21171, ON4AMM, ON4AWK and RSGB/Chiltern DX Club the Heard'95 - European support fund stands at US$ 4344 (on 26 September). The following have committed to another total of $1,333: Lynx DX Group and Arma- mast (one of their commercial sponsors). With about 4 weeks before the advanced party of the team takes off, donations are still welcome. For Europeans: ON6TT- PETER CASIER P.O.BOX 1 B-9090 MELLE. Others: The Heard Island Expediton, P.O. Box 563, Waite Park, MN 56387-0563 or through JH1AJT and VK2BEX W4 - From 29 September to 1 October Bill, KQ4GC, together with other CCDXA operators will activate Amelia Island (NA-138). Direct QSL to Bill Gallier, KQ4GC, 4094 Sandy Run Dr., Middleburg, FL 32068, USA. W7 - The expedtion of NL7TB to Tatoosh Island (NA-169, 425DXN 228) has been cancelled due to bad weather conditions. XZ - Thursday 28 and Friday 29 September Martti (VR2BH), Olli (OH0XX) and Kan (JA1BK) were active as XZ1X. This was a mere demonstration activity and went QRT at 09.10 UTC of Friday. We hope for a bigger operation before the end of the year. QSL via JA1BK. YS - Kent (N2MIP) will be QRV via satellite Oscar-13, mode B, as YS1ZKR for European stations: 5 November from 2100 to 2230Z, and 10 Novem- ber from 2130 to 2330Z. ZF - ZF2JI will join the next CQWW DX SSB Contest (28-29 October) from Gran Cayman islands. QSL via KG6AR. 3A - From 21 to 28 October John, K1VWL will be QRV from Monaco and hopes to join the CQWW DX SSB Contest. Find him before and after the contest on 18070, 14005, 10105, 7023 (QSX up), 3523 (QSX up) and 1824 KHz (QSX 1828 KHz). QSL via homecall. 3B9 - Robert, 3B9FR wants to mount a tre-element double-band and a two e- lement for 40 meters. 4U_itu - From 30 September to 3 October, Michael, DL1GKG, Roger, DJ0LX, An- dreas, DL2GGA, and Michael, DG3GBM, will be active from ITU station in Geneve, as 4U0ITU, on all HF bands and via satellite. QSL via bureau to 4U0ITU, or direct to: IARC, P.O.Box 8, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland. 5A - Following what has been published in previous number, SP6RT and SP6AZT have cancelled their planned operation from 5A0A in Benghazi due to the current politic situation in Lybia and have returned to Poland. 5R - Gerard, F2JD, in November, after the Seychelles, will be in Malaga- sy, from where he plans to stay for about six months. Gerard will be QRV during his spare time only. QSL via F6AJA. 5X - Paul, 5X4F, has installed an antenna for 160 meters and is daily active from 03.00 UTC on 1831 KHz using 100 watt, but he reports strong QRN, due to violent storms on the Equatorial Africa in this season. QSL via KB4EKY.

+ 9M6HF SK + We have been sadly informed by Isao (9M6RO/JH1ROJ), that Har- ris Abdullah of Sabah, Malaysia (9M6HF) became silent key on September 20 by the cancer. He was very active on many contest and a kind host for many hams who operated from 9M6. Isao has been his QSL mgr since 1990 and he will be so until the last QSL for him comes.

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AP2JZB -> Bob suggests to send QSL with IRCs (better if 2) and not "green stamps" that can be robbed.

PAKISTAN, AP -> SP5DIR, the AP5N and AR5N operator, reports that his address for these operations is: Andrzej Makowski, P.O. Box 36, 00-976 Warszawa 13, Poland.

GU/F5SHQ -> Mathieu reports that he has replied to all the requests, both via direct and bureau, about his operation from Guernsey. Unfortunately there was some problem at the Oudon postal office and probably some QSL have been lost. If you do not receive your card in a reasonable time, send another request to this address: Mathieu Roche, 4 Cours de la Liberation, F-33000 Bordeaux, France.

IK3GES -> Gabriele has replied to all direct QSLs for his activities from Greek islands and he is beginning to reply to the bureau requests.

TF -> The QSLs for contacts with TF4/SM7PKK (EU-168) have to be sent to Mats Persson (SM7PKK), Zenithgatan 24 #5, S-212 14 Malmo, Sweden; QSLs for contacts with TF4WW and TF4/SM6CAS (EU-168) to Nils Goeran Persson (SM6CAS), P.O Box 2050, S-436 02 Hovas, Sweden.

XU95HA -> Laci, HA0HW (QSL manager di XU0HW, XU7VK, XU95HA, SV9/HG0D/p, SV9/HA0ET/p, SV9/HA0HV/p, SV9/HA0HW/p, SV8/HA0HW/p, OH6/HA0HW/p,HB0/HA0ET/p, HB0/HA0KB/p, HB0/HA0HW/p, I6/HA0HW/p, OK3/HA0HW/p, DL/HA0HW/p, OE/HA0HW/p, T94KM, T94KW, T95MNR, T96RNR, T91EZC), reports that all the XU95HA cards have been printed and all the direct requests have been replied. Don't send dupes (do it if you don't receive QSL within two weeks). Laci's address is: P.O. Box 24, Puspokladany H-4151, Hungary.

YJ8AA QSL INFO -> Frank, YJ8AA, reports that his Callbook address is wrong. Use the following: Frank Palmer, YJ8AA, c/o P.O. Box 6, Port Vila, Vanuatu. Frank reports also that he can collect QSL for other YJ stations, as he already made in the past with the local Vanuatu QSL bureau.

DXCC -> Recent operations by Adriano,IK2GNW, from Comores (D61NW) and from Mayotte (FH/IK2GNW) have been accepted by ARRL for DXCC award.

DIFM -> Jean-Pierre, F9RM, sent us the DIFM list, published in Radio REF of last April: (1) F9RM 142, (2) F5JYD and F6AXP 111, (4) F6CFT 109, (5) F6EXQ 108, (6) F6FCZ 87, (7) IK1GPG 83, (8) F11ADB 75, (9) F6FWW 72, (10) F2YT 61, (11) F5RBB 60, (12) F6HKS 57, (13) I8IYW 53, (14) F8YO and F9MD 52, (16) CT4UW 48, (17) F5SSM 46, (18) EA5KB 44, (19) I2LXA 43.

QSL received: 3B9FR, 7Q7XX, 9M2/G3NUG (AS-046 & AS-73), HK3JJH/2 (SA-082), HK3JJH/8 (SA-081), I5GWO/IA5 (IIA LI-04), NL7TB (NA-197), YJ0ADG.

PIRATES -> Enzo, IK2ETO, is still receiving QSL for 9G1MM and 9L1U, that gave him as QSL manager. Enzo has never been a manager and knows nothing about these activities, probably from pirates.

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*** SEVEN DAYS LEFT TO BOLOGNA DX CONVENION ***

This is the list of Amateurs that will join the Bologna Convention, planned from 13 to 15 October : A41JV, A41KG, CT1BH, DC3MF, DE0MST, DF5WA, DJ5CQ/VK9LM, DJ8QP, DK7PE/8Q7CW, DL1SCQ,DL2SCQ, DL7UTR, DL7UUO/8P9II, EA3KB, EA5KB, EA5KT, EA5RC, EA8AJM, EA8AJO, EA8AK, EA8AKN, F2YT, F5MVT, F5XL,G3KMA, G3TMA, G3ZAY/NU2L, G4USB, G0TIA, HA8XX, HB9BVV, HB9DX, HB9RG, I1APQ, I1BYH, I1EEW, I1HYW, I1JQJ, I1RJP, I1SNW, I1ZL, I2ARN, I2CMA, I2EAY, I2EDW, I2EOW, I2FUG, I2FUM, I2LDJ, I2MQP, I2MWZ, I2RAO, I2RLX, I2RXE, I2TRV, I2TZK, I2VGW, I2YDX, I2YWR, I3BQC, I3DAI, I3JTE, I3ZSX, I4AGW, I4BER, I4BFY, I4DVT, I4EAT, I4EFE, I4FAF, I4HNW, I4IKW, I4JEE, I4JMY, I4LCK, I4LEC, I4LD, I4MFA, I4NE, I4NJM, I4OKV, I4SN, I4TAB, I4TUD, I4UFH, I4USC, I4UJI, I4VEQ, I4VH, I4XZE, I4YEL, I4ZXO, I5DCE, I5ENL, I5GWO, I5JHW, I5NSR, I5OYY, I5PAG, I5VXG, I6CXB, I6FLD, I7JFQ, I8IGS, I8IYW, I8KNT, I8KRV, I8LEL, I8RIZ, I8USE, I8XTX, I0AMU, I0JBL, I0KHP, I0SGF, I0ZV, IK1ADH, IK1GPG, IK1HJS, IK1JJB, IK1NEG, IK1NLZ, IK1PMO, IK1QFM, IK1RGL, IK1RLI, IK1TAZ, IK1XHU, IK1YLO, IK2ABJ, IK2AEQ, IK2ANI, IK2ANT, IK2AYR, IK2CIK, IK2DUV, IK2EKY, IK2EUY, IK2FEO, IK2FIQ, IK2GNW, IK2GPR, IK2GRA, IK2HAB, IK2HKL, IK2HNA, IK2HTW, IK2IGX, IK2ILH, IK2IQD, IK2IWU, IK2MMF, IK2MLY, IK2MRZ, IK2OQB, IK2PZG, IK2QPR, IK2SFZ, IK2SGC, IK2SXW, IK2UEC, IK2UKW, IK2WXY, IK2WXZ, IK2YYL, IK3ABY, IK3GES, IK3QAR, IK3RIY, IK3ZAW, IK4AEE, IK4AKY, IK4AUY, IK4AVZ, IK4CIE, IK4CTR, IK4CWP, IK4DCT, IK4EWK, IK4EWX, IK4HLU, IK4HPU, IK4ICT, IK4ISR, IK4LAI, IK4LHE, IK4LZH, IK4MED, IK4MTF, IK4NZD, IK4PKZ, IK4PNE, IK4QJH, IK4RQF, IK4SBR, IK4SDY, IK4SWZ, IK4UNI, IK4UOY, I YV9 VENEZUELA SA0912CARACAS 8345 268 YW1 VENEZUELA SA0912CARACAS 8345 268 YW2 VENEZUELA SA0912CARACAS 8345 268 YW3 VENEZUELA SA0912CARACAS 8345 268 YW4 VENEZUELA SA0912CARACAS 8345 268 YW5 VENEZUELA SA0912CARACAS 8345 268 YW6 VENEZUELA SA0912CARACAS 8345 268 YW7 VENEZUELA SA0912CARACAS 8345 268 YW8 VENEZUELA SA0912CARACAS 8345 268 YW9 VENEZUELA SA0912CARACAS 8345 268 YX0 AVES (VENEZUELA) IS. 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BY - From 19 to 26 October, during the "1995 Shanghai Scientific & Tech- nological Festival", the special BT4ASF station will be active. Operations in CW, SSB, FM, PACKET, ATV and SSTV, on 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6 metre bands and on 144/432 MHz. QSL via P.O. Box 085-205 Shanghai, China. C2 - Fumio, JA3JA, from 28 to 30 October will be QRV as C21/JA from Nau- ru. Activities in CW/SSB/RTTY on 160 to 10 metre bands. QSL via homecall. CE9_ant- After some days spent at Punta Arenas (Chile) Kenn, CE9/G0NKZ is now at Patriot Hills (WABA MN-01). QSL via G0SZO. CE0 - Siegfried, DK9FN, reports that he finally received, after one year the authorization to operate as CE0Y/DK9FN from Easter Island, valid until 2 May 1996. Since he his ready for the Norfolk Isl operation , VK9N [see VK9_n], he currently doesn't know the exact dates for CE0Y activities. CY0 - The CY0TP activities ended at 11.30 UTC of 10 October and the team left Sable Island some hours later, at 15.15 UTC. All the operators and the equipments returned in Nova Scotia. They logged more than 11000 QSO, 6500 in CW and 900 via satellite. EA1 - From 13 to 15 October, if weather permits, the ED1IRA and EA1ALA/P will be active from Isla de Cortegada (EU-080; DIE O-005). QSL via EA1BEZ. EI - The East Cork Radio Group (EI7M) will join the CQWW DX SSB Contest on all bands. QSL via EI6HB (Denis O'Flynn, Ladysbridge P.O., Ca- stlemartyr, Co. Cork, Ireland). ET - Karl, DL1VU, is currently active in CW from Ethiopia as ET3KV. QSL via homecall. IL3 - Sunday 15 October, IV3VQN/IL3 will be QRV from Volperossa island (IIA GO-21) on 40 and 20 metre bands. QSL via IV3JWR. IP1 - Sunday 8 October, I1FX, I2MWZ, IK2OWX and IK1NEG made about 250 contacts in 3 hours from Scogli I Pagliai (IIA SV-03) using the IP1/IK1NEG and IP1/I2MWZ calls. QSL via their homecalls. KP - Ramon, KP4VP is active daily in RTTY/AMTOR/PACTOR from 2200 to 0030 UTC, on 20 metres. QSL via KD8IW. P4 - Mike (K4PI) from 24 to 30 October will be active as P49I from Aruba joining the CQWW DX SSB Contest on 160 meters band. QSL homecall. P4 - Sunday 10 December, during the 330th anniversary of the Dutch Royal Marine, the special P43QPO (Qua Patet Orbis) will be activated from PA3DWC. QSL via bureau. [see also PA] PA - Sunday 10 December (0900-2100 UTC), during the 330th anniversary of the Dutch Royal marine, the special PA6QPO (Qua Patet Orbis) will be activated on all bands from 80 to 10 metres in SSB and CW. Ope- rators will be: PA3GLH, PA2THD, PA3GBK and PA3DGH. QSL via bureau. [see also P4] PY - Ari, PT2BW, after using the ZX2A call during his last CQWW DX RTTY Contest, reports that he will join , with the same call, the following contests: JARTS WW RTTY, CQWW DX SSB, WAEDC RTTY, CQWW DX CW and ARRL 10 Meter. QSL for ZX2A via PT2BW, bureau or direct. SV/A - Monk Apollo, SV2ASP/A, from Mount Athos, has been active last weekend in RTTY on 14084 KHz. Meanwhile the DXAC is discussing about the possible deletion of Mount Athos from DXCC List. SV8 - From 14 to 20 October, the special J48KEF station will be active from Kafalonia Island (EU-052), by SV1BRL, SV8AQY and SV1DKL. QSL via SV8AQY. SV9 - From 22 to 29 October, Jukka (OH1JJS/OH6LI) will be active from Crete on all bands from 160 to 10 metres (probably on 6 mtrs too) in CW/SSB, if the owner of the Hotel permits the antennas to be installed. QSL for SV9/OH6LI via homecall. T30 - Fumio, JA3JA, from 20 to 27 Otobere will be QRV as T30JA from West Kiribati. Activity in CW/SSB/RTTY on 160 to 10 meters bands. QSL via homecall. TK - During the SSB and CW CQWW DX Contests, some members of the Bava- rian Contest Club and of the TK Contest Gang will meet together to join the Multi-Single category using the TK2C call. The operators for the CQWW DX SSB will be TK5EP, TK5NN, TK5MH, DK2OY, DK6WL, DF7RX and DF4RD, while for the CQWW CW they will be: TK5EP, TK5NN, DL2NBU, DL6RAI and others. The SSB team will arrive to Ajaccio Cor- se, the 25 October and will spend the days before the contest installing all the antennas and the equipments, with possible activities before and after the contest. QSL via bureau or direct to DF7RX (Bernhard Steibl, Kelheimwinzerstr. 40, D-93309 Kelheim, Ger- many). TY - The contest team by G3SXW, GM3YTS, K5VT, KC7V, and N7BG (there is not K7GE for bad health conditions) will join the next CQWW DX CW Contest from Benin using the TY5A call. Before and after the contest the operators will respectively use the calls: TY5SXW, TY5RF, TY5VT, TY5MF, TY5AR. QSL for TY5A via GM4AGL Bill Ferguson, 72 High Park Sail, Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland PA8 7HX, for other operations via their homecall. [see also 9G] V6 - Kazu, JA0VSH/V63KZ, and Tak, JA1SCJ/V63YT, will be QRV from Micro- nesia from 20 to 25 October, with CW/SSB operations on all bands from 160 t0 6 meters (WARC included). Kazu will be particularly active on 160 metres, on 1824.5 KHz for USA/JA and on 1827 KHz for Europe. QSL via homecalls. V7 - Fumio, JA3JA, from 13 to 19 October will be QRV as V73JA from Mar- shall Islands. CW/SSB/RTTY activity on bands from 160 to 10 metres. QSL via homecall. VK9_n - The well-known antenna designer, Siegfried Hari, DK9FN, from 4 to 11 November will be active in CW from Norfolk Island, on all bands: find him 5 KHz up from the band beginning. QSL only via bureau ! Direct cards will receive no reply. VK9_x - Rob, ND3A, will spend a vacation to Christmas Isl. during November and hopes to be active as VK9XRS on all bands from 160 to 10 metres mainly in CW. He will join, if possible the CQWW DX CW Contest. QSL via ND3A. VK0_h - Following what published in previous number, Peter, ON6TT, reports that thanks to recent donations by EI6S, PA3FQA, ON5NT, SM0SMK, DK3VN, DJ9ZB (for the second time) and Armamast (commercial sponsor), the European Fund to support the "1995 Heard Island DXpedi- tion" is actually US$ 6718 (12 October). Other US$ 1690 are expected from DX associations and commercial sponsors. Donations are still welcomed via ON6TT (Europe), K0IR (Americas), JH1AJT (Japan) and VK2BEX (Oceania). XF4 - Bob, KK6EK, reports that Nellie, XE1CI, who recently joined the Easter Island/Salas y Gomez expedition, will not go to Revillagi- gedo (425DXN 222).

YB - The expedition to Talaud Island (OC-???, 425DXN 224) is now planned from 19 to 21 October using one of these possible calls: YE8TI, 8A8TI, YB0RX/8, YB0CN/8. YB - The expedition to Sangihe Island (OC-???, 425DXN 224) is now plan- nned from 23 to 25 October (the Sun eclipse will be the 24 October) using one of these possible calls: YE8SUN, 8A8SUN, YB0RX/8, YB0CN/8 YB - Rob, ND3A, will leave to Jakarta on 16 October, from where he hopes to stay 3 or 4 weeks, for work purposes. During this trip he will try to work as YB0ASI from the AA4U station, joining, if possible, the CQWW DX SSB Contest. QSL via WA4FVT, bureau or direct. ZL7 - Jon (WB8YJF) and Leo (K8PYD) will join the next CQWW DX CW Contest, respectively as ZL7CW and ZL7PYD, from Chatham Islands. The start of the operations that, before and after the contest, will take place in CW/SSB/RTTY on all HF bands, is planned for 21 November. Jon will leave Chatham on 28 November, while Leo will remain until 8 December joining the ARRL 160m CW Contest. Qsl via homecalls. 3V - Andy, DJ7IK, Felix, DL8OBC, and Hein, DL2OBF, members of the Rhein Ruhr DX Association (RRDXA), will be QRV from club-station 3V8BB during next CQWW DX CW Contest (25-26 November). All the QSO will automatically be confirmed via bureau. For direct answers the addres is: Heinrich Langkopf DL2OBF, Ritterstr. 42, D-31174 Scheller- ten, Germany. 4U_itu - From 27 to 30 October, 4U1ITU will be activated by OL1A Contest Team (OK1CW, OK1DF, OK1FIA, OK1FUA, OK1HH, OK1MM, OK1TN and OK2GG), joining the CQWW DX SSB Contest as 4U0ITU. Before and after the contest, the activity will take place preferably in CW/SSB in WARC bands and in RTTY on the other HF bands. QSL via OK1DWX. 4U_itu - The operations by DL1GKG, DJ0LX, DL2GGA, and DG3GBM as 4U0ITU (425DXN 230) logged about 2900 QSOs, most with USA on 40 meters. It was impossible to work via satellite. QSL via bureau to 4U0ITU, or direct to: IARC, P.O. Box 6, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland (this is the right address, we wrote the wrong one in number 230). 5H - The special 5H50UN call will be used during next months to celebrate the 50th anniversary of United Nations. Activity mainly on 20 meters, between 1700 and 2100Z. QSL via Tanzania Amateur Radio Club 5H50UN, P.O. Box 945, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. 5R - As reported in number 226, Shun (JF1MGI) is currently in Malagasy and will be ative in RTTY and PACTOR during October as 5R8EU. QSL via homecall. 8Q - Andy, G4ZVJ (ex ZD8VJ) and Ken, G4RWD (ex ZD8WD) from 21 November to 3 December will be active as, respectively, 8Q7VJ and 8Q7WD from Meerufenfushi Island, Maldives. CW only operations on 1827, 3503, 7003, 10107, 14027, 18077, 21027, 24897, 28027 KHz (+/- QRM) split. The 8Q7VJ call will also be used to join the CQWW DX CW Contest. QSL to their homecalls (Attention: Andy, G4ZVJ has changed his address. Look in the bottom part of the bulletin) 8Q - Following what published in previous number, the operations by Ru- di (DK7PE) as 8Q7CW took place from 25 September to 2 October and they was mainly on low bands from 160 to 30 meters. He logged about 2400 stations and, thanks to goog conditions, he made 160 QSO on 80 and 160 metres with North America. 9G - G3SXW, GM3YTS, K5VT, KC7V and N7BG from 18 to 20 November will be QRV, in CW only and on low bands, from Accra, Ghana, respectively using the calls: 9G5SX, 9G5RF, 9G5VT, 9G5MF, 9G5AR. QSL homecalls. [see also TY] 9X - Following what published in number 229, Mark, 9X/ON4WW, reports that starting from this weekend he will change his 80 meters frequency, from previous 3501 KHz to 3514 KHz (QSX +1). Hours will be the same (between 2330 and 0200 UTC). Mark will also try to be QRV on 30/40 meters. Find him on 20 mtrs RTTY also.

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4U/OH2BBF (Rwanda) -> Eric, OH2BBF, has received from Bill Kennamer, K5FUV, (DXCC Manager) the confirmation that QSL for Rwanda operations with the 4U prefix will be accepted for DXCC credit, but this will be the last one, as the United Nation permission can be officially issued only from New York.

TA6ZS & YM6ZS -> Laurent, F5SLQ, reports that he replied all the requests for the TA6ZS operations, both via direct and bureau. Unfortunately due to a print delay, the YM6ZS cards are still to be sent. New cards will be ready before the 15 October and Laurent will immediately start to send them. His address is: F5SLQ, Laurent Monzauge, Bellevue, F-24120 Terrasson, France.

G4ZVJ -> Andy reports his new postal address: Andy Chadwick G4ZVJ, 5 Thorpe Chase, Littlethorpe Road, Ripon, North Yorkshire, HG4 1UA, England. He can answer for ZD8VJ, ZD7VJ, 3D2VJ, T20VJ, A35VJ, 5W1VJ, ZK2VJ, KH8/G4ZVJ, AH8F, HS0/G4ZVJ, DU3/AH8F, ZD80V, ZD88V, GB5VJ requests. Andy can also be reached via InterNet E-mail ([email protected]) or via Packet BBS (G4ZVJ@GB7CYM).

DP1KGI --> The QSL for the Thomas, DL7VTS (ex DD6UAB) activity from DP1KGI should be ready in two weeks.

EU-105 -> Gil, F5NOD, reports that he has started to send the cards for his activity of the last July.

GU0SUP ---> Phil has been active during last CQWW DX RTTY Contest. QSLs can be sent via bureau or direct to: Phil Cooper, GU0SUP, P.O.Box 100, St. Peter Port, Guernsey Island via United Kingdom.

W8GIO -> Paul (QSL manager of C91S, C9RDM, HZ0ZBJ) reports that will no more answer to cards received via the bureau.

3V8BB/G0UCT -> Brendan reports that his operations from club-station 3V8BB tokk place between 1235 UTC of 8 August and 0015 UTC of 13 August, logging more than 4000 QSO, all in SSB and mainly on 20 meters. He has reply to 650 requests. Brendan reports also that the 5A/G0UCT activity is pirate and he will return the QSL to the senders. The address is: Brendan O' Brien, G0UCT, 47 Hartscroft, Linton Glade, Croyton, Surrey CR0 9LB, England.

5B4WN -> Marios reports that C4MI and C4MA cards, from Moulia Rocks and Manijin Island (AS-120), have been printed and will be sent as soon as possible from 5B4KH (George Mappouras, P.O. Box 7638, Nicosia, 2432, Cyprus).

9K2F ---> Luca, 9K2CA/IK2NCJ, is currently in Kuwait and reports that 9K2F manager (Faylakah Island, AS-118) is replying all the requests via bureau. Those who sent direct card and are waiting for an answer can contact Luca who will inform the manager.

DXCC DESK -> Documentation has been received and approved for the following operations:

A71A/IV3TMM C9/W6RJ CE0Z CN2AW CN2SR CN5I CY9/WA4DAN CY9/AA4VK CY9/KW2P CY9/W5IJU CY9/K4TVE D68QM DU9/KG8QH EA8/PA3GIO ED8USA EY8/K4YT H44/DJ9RB LX/DL3FCP LX/DL4FCH P29VDI S79NEO SV5/PA3GIO SV8/G3SWH T5RM TA/UA3AB TG9/F5UKV TI9JJP TN7OT TR8SF TT8AB TT8NU TU2/KM4P V2/G4DIY VK9CJ VK9XI VP2MFM XT/TU5BA XU6WV XT2CH Z38/DL1SCQ Z38/DL2SCQ ZL8/G4MFW 3A/I1YRL 3A/IK1SLP 3A/IK4WMG 3D2CT 3D2CU 3W5FM 4H1TR 4J0/IK2BHX 4K1HX 4S7FEG 4S7ZAG 5H1CK 5H3CK 5N3/SP5XAR 5R8EI 5R8EJ 5R8EH 5T0AS 5T6E 5X4A 5X4B 5X5THW 6Y5/JR7QKH 9A9JH 9G1YR 9M8BC 9M8HN 9N1WT 9X/ON4WW 9X/SM7KOJ

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We apologize for the delay of the English version of issues nos. 231 and 232 as we did have a few technical problems and moreover some of the editors, particularly Maurizio (I1-21171), who regularly attends to the translation, were partecipating in the HF-DX & IOTA Convention. A vote of warm and heart- felt thanks to all the friends attending the Convention - their presence has contributed a lot to the success of the event!

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A4 - From 1 November to 31 December, all the stations from Oman will use their own call followed by /25, during the celebration for the 25th anniversary of the National Holidays . The Royal Oman Amateur Society has also issued the "Silver Jubilee Award", for which are required 8 points: A43SJ counts 3 points, (will be QRV during the third week of December); A47RS/25 and A47OS/25, count 2 points; other stations count 1 point. QSO with same station, on different bands or different modes doubles the score. Send the list to the Awards Manager, P.O. Box 981, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, Code 113. A6 - Thursday 19 October, Jim (K9PPY), Dave (KA5TQF) and Tom (WT2O) have been active as A61AH [425DXN 228] from Sirat Al Khwar Island and the New Reference number assigned is IOTA AS-124. QSL via KA5TQF: David C. Zulawski, 2808 Catnip St., El Paso, TX 79925, USA. C2 - Due to an accident, Fumio (JA3JA) has cancelled his Nauru activity [425DXN 232]. C5 - Brendan, G0UCT, will join the CQWW SSB Contest using the C56WW call (QRP). QSL via homecall. C6 - From 25 October to 4 November, W7FKF and WJ8C will be portable C6/ from Treasure Cay (NA-080). SSB and CW activities joining also the CQWW SSB Contest using the C6AHU call. CO - From 23 to 27 November the station CO1OTA [425DXN 223] will be active from Cayo Jutia (NA-093). The operators will be QRV on all bands and all modes. QSL via CT1ESO. CT3 - CT3BX together with other DL amateurs will join the CQWW DX SSB Contest from Madeira Island using the CT3BX call. QSL via HB9CRV. E3 - Carl (WB4ZNH) and Martha Henson (WN4FVU) are currently in Eritrea, from where they hope to be active from this weekend, for at least one weekend. In 1992 Carl and Martha (respectively 9ER1TB and 9ER1TA) were the first to activate Eritrea since more than 30 years EA6 - Enrique, EA6WL from Formentera, Balearic Islands (EU-004 DIE E-024) reports that he is usually QRV on 20 meters SSB on 14250 KHz and that he will join the forthcoming CQWW DX SSB Contest. EA8 - Paul, DK8SX, member of the G-QRP-Club, is portable EA8 until 25 Oc- tober. Paul uses an homebrew QRP (1 watt) and a dipole. Find him in in CW on 14060 KHz (+/- QRM), between 1700 and 1900 UTC. F - From 20 to 23 October, during the del Jamboree On The Air, the special TM1OTA station will be active in SSB/CW/RTTY, by F6GCT, F6ICX, F6ARS and F6GCP. QSL via bureau to F6KBK. FK - FK8GM will join the CQWW DX SSB Contest using the special FK5DX call. QSL via FK8GM. FO - FO0SUC has ended the operations from Rangiroa (OC-066) [425DXN 231] and he is now active from Manihi (OC-131). QSL via F5KFE Radio Club du Pilat, P.O. Box 6, F-42520 Maclas, France. FP - From 8 to 11 November, Ratko, YU1NR, will be active as FP8NR from St. Pierre & Miquelon. QSL via homecall. G - AA4V and N4SF will join the CQWW DX SSB Contest from England using the G0/AA4V call on all bands. G - From 26 to 27 October, Tom (WT2O), Jimmy (K9PPY), Dave (KA5TQF) and John (G3VJP/P) will be G0/ from Scilly Islands (EU-011). QSL via homecalls. G - The 24 October EU-120, Tom (WT2O), Jimmy (K9PPY), Dave (KA5TQF) and John (G3VJP/P) will be G0/ from Wight Island (EU-120). QSL via homecalls. GU - The Guernsey Amateur Radio Society will join, with the club-station GU3HFN, the SSB and CW CQWW DX Contests. GW - Russ, G4XKR, Joel, VE6WQ and other operators will join the CQWW SSB Contest using the GB6AR call (multi-single). HB0 - HB0/HB9AON will join the CQWW DX SSB Contest from Liechtenstein. QSL via DJ2YE. HK4 - Wednesday 18 October Pedro, HK3JJH signed /4 from Playa Blanca on Cocotal island (NO-REF). Unfortunately, due to some technical problems, Pedro had to stopped the operations, after 24 hours of activity. HK0 - Following what published in number 231, the QSL manager for next o- perations by KH8AL/HK0 from San Andres Isl. (NA-033) will be JH1NBN HL - HL9DC will join the CQWW SSB and CW Contests, respectively as HL9DX and HL9CW. Del hopes to be soon active on 160 meters. I - During the weekend (22-23 October) joining the 10th Jamboree On The Air, the Vicenza "Costigiola" Scout Base will be active using the special IR3S call. I - IK5SRF, IK5ORP, IK5UIS, IK5VYY and IK5ATM will join the CQWW SSB Contest as IR5T. QSL via IK5ORP. IG9 - I4UFH (IG9R on 20 metri) and IV3TAN (IG9T on 80 metri) will join the CQWW SSB Contest from Lampedusa (AF-019) [425DXN 217]. IL3 - Saturday 21 or Sunday 22 October, IV3JWR, IV3EXW, IV3CII and IV3VQN will be active as IV3VQN/IL3 from Busiari island (IIA GO-15), on 20 and 40 meters. This will probably be the last activity planned for 1995 from Grado Lagoon. QSL via IV3JWR. IY4 - During the weekend (22-23 October) joining the 10th Jamboree On The Air the "Villanova di Castenaso 1" Scouts group will activate the IY4FGM station from Villa Griffone in Pontecchio Marconi (BO). JA6 - From 20 to 22 October Seiji, JH6RTO will be active from Okinawa (AS-017) using the 7L3TDU/6 call. QSL via homecall. JT - From 23 October to 1 November Phil, N6ZZ, and other four USA operators will be active from Mongolia. They will join the CQWW SSB Contest. JY - Bob, JY8XY, is regularly active on 40 and 80 meters, but he can't install a 160 meters antenna. KC6 - From 15 to 17 November Nao, JE7RJZ/WH2M, will be active from Palau as KC6JZ. The operations will take place mainly via satellite (AO13 and probably also AO10) and on HF bands in CW. QSL via JA7FWR (direct or via bureau). KH2 - After the Palau Nao operations, JE7RJZ/WH2M will be in Guam, from where he will be active as WH2M until 19 November. Operations mainly satellite (AO-13 and probably also AO-10) and on HF bands in CW. QSL via JA7FWR (diretta o via bureau). KH0 - From 26 to 31 October JE1CKA, JA1WSX, JH1GTV, JR1EFG, JF1MIA, KH0BA JE2JCV and JA6VZB will be active from Mariana islands (OC-086). They plan to join the CQWW SSB Contest using the KH0AM call (multi- multi). KH0BA will be active on 10 metres SSB and FM outside of the contest. No 160 meters activity. QSL via JE1CKA: all the QSO will be automatically confirmed via the bureau; for a direct reply it is better to enclose IRCs rather green stamps. KH0 - From 3 to 6 November, Seiji, JH6RTO will be active from Saipan (OC-086) using the AH0AV call. QSL via homecall. LU - From 1 to 3 December the Tierra del Fuego Radio Club, LU8XW, will activate Redonda island (NO-REF). The operations are planned in all modes. QSL via bureau or to LU8XW, Box 58, 9410 Ushuaia, Argentina. LX - During the weekend the special stations LX9VIS and LX1JAY will be active joining the Jamboree On The Air. QSL via LX1TI. LX - The following LX stations will be active during the CQWW SSB Con- test: LX1NO (80 or 40 meters, LX1KC (80 meters QRP), LX1NW (20 meters QRP), LX9SW (20 meters). ON - Luc, ON4AKL, reports tha the NOL Contest Team will join the CQWW DX SSB Contest using the OT5L call on all bands from 160 to 10 meters. QSL via ON6NL. ON - John, ON4UN, reports that ON4AFZ, ON6UK, ON7LX and ON4AAM will join the CQWW DX SSB Contest using the OT5T call. P4 - CT1BOH will join the CQWW SSB Contest from Aruba using the P40E call. PA - Between 08.00 and 20.00 UTC of 28 October the station PA6AMF will be active to celebrate the 50th anniversary of VERON. PJ - From 26 to 30 October, EA3ELM and EA2KL will be protable PJ7/ from St. Maarten. They plan to join the CQWW SSB Contest. PJ - From 23 to 31 October Ray (AB4JI) and Mike (K4ADK) will be active as PJ9T from Netherland Antilles. Operations in CW,RTTY and via satellite RS-12; they plan also to join the CQWW SSB Contest. QSL via AB4JI. PY - During the CQWW DX SSB Contest, PY2NY will be active as PW2N on all bands (160-10 meters), low power category. QSL via PY2NY. S2 - From 5 to 12 January Mine, JA2NQG will be active from Dacca, Ban- gladesh, using the S21ZZ call. Particular attention will be given to 160 meters. S9 - From 21 November to 6 December, F5OGL, F6AXX, F6BQY, F5HX and F6HHV will be QRV as S92P from Principe Island (AF-044), with all bands activities (WARC included) in CW/SSB/RTTY joining also the CQWW DX CW Contest. QSL via F6KEQ. SU - For the next two or three months, SU2MT, who operates from the rare CQ Zone 34, will be active on 160 meters mainly on Friday night. Currently in Egypt no permission are given for 30 and 6 meters. T30 - Due to an accident , Fumio (JA3JA) has cancelled his West Kiribati activity [425DXN 232]. T8 - Following what published in number 231, Ted (F8RU) reports that: " The prefixes serie T8A - T8Z has been assigned from International Telecommunications Union to Palau Republic, CQ Zone 27, ITU Zone 64 (ex Western Carolines, KC6), starting from 19 July 1995". T9 - Jacques, F2CW, is portable T9 from Bosnia-Erzegovina, where he is joining the International Red Cross. UT - UT0I (UT2IZ, Nick) and UT7I (UT2IO, Serge) will join the JARTS RTTY Contest. QSL to: P.O. Box 9, Makeevka 339000, Ukraine. V2 & - Between 23 and 27 November, JH1NBN will spend his vacation to Anti- VP2M gua and Montserrat, hoping to be active in SSB and CW. Find him mainly on 14200 KHz. QSL via JH1NBN. V4 - From 22 October Alex, K2DOX, will be active from St. Kitts (NA-104) as V47KP. Particular attention will be given to low bands mainly on 160 meters (CW 1825-35 KHz and SSB 1845-55 KHz), where Alex will be QRV in the European sunrise hours. He plans also to join the CQWW SSB Contest. QSL via K2SB. V4 - From 1 to 5 November, Ratko, YU1NR, will be active as V47NR from St. Kitts & Nevis. QSL via homecall. V7 - Due to an accident, Fumio (JA3JA) has cancelled his Marshall Island operation [425DXN 232]. V7 - During the weekend, the V7BSA station will be active during the Jamboree On The Air from Kwajalein Island (OC-028). VK9_mel- Before the end of the month Steve AA6LF, will be active as VK4ALF/9 from Mellish Reef. 100 watts operations using a vertical antenna, mainly on 14260 KHz. QSL via AA6BB. VK0_h - The preparation phase of the expedition is now almost over. Team will be by ON6TT, KK6EK, HB9AHL, K0IR, JH4RHF, N6EK, PA3DUU and RA3AUU. PA3DUU and ON6TT will arrive to Perth, Western Australia, on Sunday 22 October, while the rest of the group will reach them a week later. Most of the equipment is already in Australia since last 12 October, while other material from Canada and Easter Island is previously arrived. Last container from Belgium will arrive to Perth in next few days. Then all the necessary will be embarked on the ship, for the departure planned the 1st of November. All the new technologies used in the Easter Island (XR0Y) will be used from Heard Island. A beacon using the VK6DIR/MM call will be activated as soon as the ship weighs anchor. There will be also an homepage on Internet where logs can be cosulted to see if you are on, receiving confirmations via e-mail. Details will be given later. The arrive to Heard Island is planned on 12 November but the land depends on the sea and weather conditions. The departure is planned on 1 December. QSL manager will be W4FRU. As for the Peter I operations (3Y0PI) there will be a net of stations to ask for and to give information on the expedition, propagation condition, best hours for different areas, etc. This net will be leaded by ON4UN, who is also the control station for Europe. The others will be WB2DND (east coast), WA0PUJ (midwest-north), K0EU (midwest-south), WA2FIJ (west coast) and JH1ROJ (Japan). They will be constantly connected with the opeartional base on Heard Island through the satellite PACSAT system and the amateur satellites, used also for Internet to/from messages. You are invited to send your own comment to the control station of your zone: comments about beacon, hours you noted maximum signal from Heard, signals level, criticism and suggestion to operators. The operational base will also have a direct telephone connection through Inmarsat satellites (fax/voice/ data) to allow the Internet access and other emergency communications. The station will be equipped with three FT-1000MP and three FT-900, four Alpha 81B amplifiers, six computers, two Yagi tribands A3S, monobands Yagi three elements for 15 and 20 meters, two elements for 40 meters, a three element yagi for WARC bands, a multi- bands vertical R7, a Battle Creek Special and others made by ON4UN for 80/160 meters. Other info will follow about the frequencies. VP2E - Ratko, YU1NR, will join the CQWW DX SSB Contest from Anguilla using the VP2ENR call. QSL via homecall. VP2E - The contest station VP2EE/VP2EHF is slowly rebuilding, after the destroy by Caribbean hurricanes. There is a new PRO67A antenna on a new tower and the electric power has been already turned on. VP8_ant- The station VP8CRE is QRV from Antarctic British Base Faraday (WABA G-04) located in the Argentine Islands (IOTA AN-006). QSL via: Box 260 MPA, Falkland Islands via United Kingdom. VU - The station VU7GW has been many times reported, particularly on 15 and 20 meters SSB, from Andaman Islands (AS-001). QSL via DL4MF. VU2/C - Until 17 November the Indian stations can use the suffix /C to the call to celebrate the Centennial of the Radio Invention. W7 - AA7RW will join the CQWW SSB Contest from Guemes Island (NA-065). XT - From 20 to 27 October, F5RLE and F5SBP will be active from Burkina Faso respectively as XT2DM and XT2GA, on 40 and 20 meters in CW and SSB. QSL via F5RLE. XY - Thursday 20 October started the activity of XY1HT, by JA1UT's team, with G3NOM and LA7JO [425DXN 230]; the all bands operations will end on 30 October, joining the CQWW DX SSB Contest, from Rangoon, Myanmar. QSL to P.O. Box 1300, 10112 Bangkok, Thailand. YA - Wednesday 18 October, the station YA/RV6IV has been reported again at 17.00 UTC on 14237 KHz. YB8 - Thursady 19 October has regularly started the activity from Talaud islands (OC-209) [425DXN 232] using the YE8TI call. QSL via YB8UMX. YU7 - Following what has been published in number 231, QSL for past and future operations by YT9N and 4N73N from St. Nicola Island (EU-163) must be sent via YU7FIJ, Radio Klub Senta, PPS Tornjos, P.O. Box 1, 24352 Tornjos, Yugoslavia. ZF - Jack (K1KNQ), Rich (KJ4WC) and Steven (K7LXC) will join the CQWW DX SSB Contest from Grand Cayman Island as ZF2DX, in the Multi/Multi category, from ZF1EJ's QTH. QSL via K1KNQ. 3D2_rot- From 25 October for two weeks, Ron (ZL1AMO) will be QRV from Rotuma using the 3D2RW/R call, in CW/SSB/RTTY. QSL via ZL1AMO. 5X - Paul, 5X4F will be outside the Uganda until the 24 October but he plans to back for joining the CQWW SSB Contest. Paul, who will remain in Uganda for another year, is active on 160 meters: find him on 1831 KHz (split 1-2 up), about 2030 UTC. Paul asks to not repeat 160 meters QSOs. 7O - Carl, WB4ZNH, and his wife Martha, WN4FVU, have been recently in Yemen to investigate the possibility of an operation but they gave no permission to operate. Howewer Carl is confident and he thinks that a future operation will obtain the permission probably next year. A club station is ready and completely equipped, waiting only for the permission. 8P - At the end of October, K4FJ and K3KG will be active respectively as 8P9HR and 8P9HU from Barbados (NA-021). It is also planned the joining to CQWW SSB Contest using the 8P9Z call. QSL for 8P9HR and 8P9Z via K4BAI; QSL for 8P9HU via K3KG. 8P - From 21 to 28 November John, K4BAI, will be active from Barbados using the 8P9HT call. John will give particular attention to WARC bands and will join the CQWW CW Contest as 8P9Z in the single operator/all bands category. QSL via homecall. 9N - From 23 to 31 December Mine, JA2NQG will be active from Katmandu, Nepal, using the 9N1CT or 9N1NQ call. Mine will give particular attention to 160 meters. 9Q - Alex, 9Q2L (PA3DZN), will join the CQWW DX SSB Contest (28-29 Octo- ber) using the 9R1A call, in the Single Operator/Single Band category (band is not yet known). QSL via PA3DMH. 9U - F5FHI and EA1FH want to be QRV from Burundi during next CQWW DX Contests, both SSB and CW, on all HF bands (160 meters included).

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425-DX-NEWS LOGO ---> Many readers are using the "425 DX News" logo on their QSLs. This is a great pleasure for us and we should thank them for the support that promote this Italian DX Bulletin.

JARTS RTTY CONTEST ---> The 21-22 October is planned the JARTS WW RTTY CON- TEST. The contest starts at 00.00 UTC of Saturday and ends at 24.00 UTC of Sunday. Activities on five bands from 10 to 80 meters (RTTY portions in Ja- pan on 40 and 80 meters are respectively 7025-7040 KHz and 3520-3525 KHz). Exchange + the operator's age (00 for YL and 99 for multi-operators).

HEARD ISLAND T-SHIRTS ---> Peter, ON6TT, reports that the Heard Island DXpe- dition T-shirts are now on sale in EU. He has a stock of about 50. If the stock runs out, more will be printed when they get back. The Tshirts are of high quality, light grey colour with bright red silk screen print. The front shows the Heard DXpedition's logo. The back says: 'Antarctica Expedition = Heard Island 1995' with 'Sponsor' in large print above it. Only one size is available: XL. The price is $25 including postage to Europe. Send requests to his address: ON6TT - Peter Casier, POBOX 1, B-9090 Melle, Belgium. Cash only (local currency is ok), no cheques pse.

IL3 ---> Alberto, IK4HPU, reports that all the QSLs for the activity from Bonello Scirocco (IIA RO-006) the 8 October have been all processed (direct or via the bureau) or personally during the Bologna DX Convention.

EA8AM ---> Luc reports that he found his call in some DX publications near the QSL manager OH1RY. It is a big mistake: OH1RY is the EA8AH's manager, not for EA8AM. QSL for EA8AM can be sent to his callbook address.

ANGUILLA, VP2E ---> The Anguilla Amateur Radio Society has a new address: AARS, P.O. Box #1, Anguilla, British West Indies. Remember that AARS has not his own QSL-bureau, but the cards received at this address will be delivered to the addressees. No warranties for a fast and safe service.

ITALY-AUSTRALIA VIA MOON? --> Jim, VK1FF, reports that the VK1 Division of Wireless Institute of Australia is planning the activation of a special station, the 11 December 1995, to celebrate the Centennial of first experiments by Guglielmo Marconi. During this activity, the engineers and the students of the local University should like to have an EME QSO (earth-moon eart) with an ITALIAN station. The available equipments are a 10 meters size dish and high power transceivers on 70 cm and 23 cm. Those interested is kindly invited to contact as soon as possible the following addresses: packet: [email protected], Internet: [email protected]

3W5FM ---> Gianni, IK1NEZ, reports that he is NOT the manager of this station, for which he is receiving many QSLs.

QSL received: A61AH/P (AS-021), FK/DL2GAC (OC-079), IA5/IK2MRZ (EU-028: IIA GR-002), IC8/I8KUT (IIA NA-008, NA-013), IC8/I8USE (IIA NA-017, NA-019), ID8/I8KUT (EU-144: IIA CS-001), IK8NIM/ID9 (EU-017: IIA ME-018), I3BQC/IL3 (EU-131:IIA VE-025), IL3/I3THJ (IIA VE-047), IL3/IK2MRZ (EU-130:IIA GO-001), IL3/IK2NCJ (EU-130:IIA GO-001), IL3/IK3ABY (IIA VE-047), IL3/IK3GES (EU-131: IIA VE-033), IL3/IK3QAR (EU-131: VE-033), IL3/IK4HPU (IIA RO-006), IM0/I8KCI (EU-024: IIA SS-088, SS-091, SS-121, SS-126, SS-127), IM0/I8KCI (EU-165: IIA SS-090), IM0/IK4HPU (EU-041: IIA SS-001, SS-005), IM0/IS0RUH (EU-165: IIA SS-057), IP1/I2MWZ (IIA SV-003), IP1/IK1NEG (EU-083: IIA SV-001, SV-002), IP1/IK1NEG (IIA SV-003), P29VMS (OC-205), RU0B (AS-121), RU0B/P (AS-097), SM/DL1SCQ/P (EU-087, EU-135, EU-137), SM/DL2SCQ/P (EU-087, EU-135, EU-137), SV8/I3BQC (EU-067), SV8/IK3GES (EU-049, EU-052), TA6/DJ8QP/P, TA0/DJ8QP/P (AS-098, AS-099, AS-115, AS-123), TT8AB (IK3NAA), XU95HA, Z38/DL1SCQ/P, Z38/DL2SCQ/P, ZW8AM (SA-072), 3V8BB (G0UCT), 3V8BB (JF2EZA), 5B4/RZ9OA (AS-120). **************************************************************************** * 425 DX NEWS * * DX info weekly bulletin * * edited by Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ and Piero Forno, IK1IYU * * with the contribution of IK1GPG, IK2IQD, IK2ULV, I1-21171 * **************************************************************************** For the news issued in this number, thanks to: I1HYW, IK1NEZ, IK1TAZ, IK2WXQ, IK2XSL, I3ITO, IV3JWR, IV3TAN, I4LCK, I4UFH, IK4HPU, IK4MBO, IK4NZD, I5FLN, IK5SRF, IK7AFM, I8IYW, IK8TEM, Delta Mike, Diamond DX Club, Roman DX Group, A41JT, A45ZO, DC3MF, DJ5AI, DK3VN, DL7VOA, DL8AAM, DL9GOA, EA5KB, EA6WL, EA8AM, F5PYI, F6AJA, F6GCP, F8RU, G3KMA, G3NOM, G3ZAY, G4BUE, GU3MBS, HB9BLZ, JA1IDY, JH2PDS/1, JE7RJZ/WH2M, AD1C, WB2DND, WT2O, WB2YQH, KA3DBN/VP2EBN, N3II, W4MWT, N4PB, AD4RI, AA4V, AA5BT, KA5TQF, AA5UO, W5VX, WA6BXH, AA6TY, WJ7R, K8NA, KB8NW, KI8W, K9PPY, K0IR, ON6TT, OZ1LQH, PT7WA, PY2NY, UT2IO, VE3HO, VE3OUL, VK1FF, VO1IMB, VU2AVG, YU1AB, YU7JDE, 9K2HN, DXNS, LNDX, OPDX, URE-EA-DX, QRZ-DX, ARRL-DX, The 59(9) DX Report, VK2SG RTTY DX. **************************************************************************** * Further information, reports, suggestions and/or comments can be sent to * * Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ (PCL, @I1YLM.IPIE.ITA.EU) or to * * Piero Forno, IK1IYU (PCL, @IK1EQE.IPIE.ITA.EU, [email protected]) * **************************************************************************** * INTERNET e-mail : [email protected] * * 425 WWW Page --> http://promet12.cineca.it/htdx/index.html * * INTERNET via anonymous FTP at site: * * promet12.cineca.it - under the directory: /pub/ham/425news/english/ * **************************************************************************** ...that's all folks!

73 & DX by 425 DX Gang

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A6 - Saturday and Sunday, during the CQWW SSB Contest, Steve (K7SP) will be active as A61AF using an IC-706, a little tri-bands antenna, a rotative dipole for WARC bands and some longwires for 40, 80 and 160 meters. Equipments and antennas, donated by ICOM and HRO, will remain there, ready to be used by another operator in the next CQWW CW Contest. CT3 - CT3BD, CT3BM, CT3DL and CT3IA join the CQWW DX SSB Contest as CT9M from Madeira Islands, Multi/Single category. DL - In 1996 the club-station DL0HA in Hagen will celebrate the 50th anniversary of foundation, while the town of Hagen will celebrate the 250th anniversary. The club-station will be active during the next year using the special DF0HAG call. During the period 22 June - 20 July 1996, DF0HAG will be also the special DOK "RTA". DF0HAG will be active on all HF/VHF/UHF bands and in some contests E3 - Unfortunately Carl, WB4ZNH and Martha WN4FVU, have not recieved the authorizations to operate from Eritrea [425DXN 233], as there is a revision of the local amateurs laws that blocked the release of any licence. EA8 - Pete, DL1YAW, Joe, DK5QN, Burt, DF8XC, Dirk, DL1YDI, Rudi, DF8AE, and Heiko, DK3DM, will join the CQWW DX SSB Contest as EA8RG (Multi /Single). QSL via DF0DX. EY - Karl (DL4YT, K4YT) and Ron (DL4FDU, NP2AQ) from 6 to 13 November will be active as, respectively EY8/K4YT and EY8/NP2AQ on all bands from 80 to 10 metri, in SSB and CW. QSL via their homecalls: K4YT, Karl Renz, PSC - 115 (ESC), APO AE 09213 ; NP2AQ, Ron Maples, PSC - 115 (ESC), APO AE 09213. FK - Following what published in previous number, the FK5DX station, active during the CQWW DX SSB Contest, is worked by Eric, FK8GM, and by Franck, FK8HC. QSL manager is WB2RAJ. GM - The North of Scotland Contest Group joins the CQWW DX SSB Contest with the Multi/Multi GM4DMZ station. QSL via Chris Tran, GM3WOJ, Achnacoille, Lamington, Invergordon, UK IV18 0PE. I - During the weekend the Lissone ARI Section join the CQWW SSB Con- test using the IO2L call, valid also for the CQWW CW Contest. QSL via I2OKW. I - The IYLRC "Elettra Marconi" joins the CQWW DX SSB Contest, to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Radio, with the following stations (single operator): Marinella, IK2QCF, Laura, I5NXD, Adriana, IK5MEQ, and Gigliola, IS0PFD. IL3 - Mario, IV3JWR, reports that Saturday 28 October he will activate again, together with the IV3VQN team, the Volperossa Isl. (IIA GO- 021). Operations are planned from 08.00 to 12.00 UTC on 40 meters. QSL via IV3JWR. IY - During the weekend, the Marconian station IY0TCI from Civitavecchia (Roma) joins the CQWW DX SSB Contest, in the Single Operator / All All Bands category, worked by Patrizia I0KHP. IY0TCI will be active until December, to celebrate the Centennial of the Radio. QSL via via I0KHP. JT - Following what published in previous number N6ZZ, N6AA, K6MC, W6XD, N6TW, W6MKB are active from Mongolia respectively as JT1FAZ, JT1FAU JT1FAV, JT1FAW, JT1FAX and JT1FAY. During the CQWW DX SSB Contest they work in the Multi/Multi category as JT1Z. QSL for all activities via K6VNX. KC6 - Hitoshi Muira (JE8XRF) is active until 31 ottobre from Palau using the KC6MW call. He plans to join the CQWW DX SSB Contest. QSL via JE8XRF. KH0 - Following what published in previous number, there are other activities from Saipan (OC-086), between 3 and 6 November, as follows: KH0R (Yu, JE6DND); KH0CS (Max, JA6PFR); WH0ABC (Yoshi,JR6OCL); KH0U (Minoru, JA1QNV); KH0S (Yutaka, JA1OGX); KH2GR/KH0 (Yoshi, JF6BCC); WR1J/WH0 (Yasu, JR2BEF). Operations on bands from 80 to 10 meters, WARC included. QSL via homecalls, for WR1J/WH0 via his QSL manager 7J2YAA. LX - The DAGOE-DX Club (Dutch Amateurs Goiing On Expedition) from 2 to 9 November will activate many Luxembourg stations, on all bands (HF, 6m, 2m, 70cm) in CW SSB, PACTOR, AMTOR, RTTY and via satellite. The operators will be PA0TUK, PA2FAS, PA3AWW, PA3CLK, PA3DEW, PA3ERA, PA3FPP, PA3FQX, PA3FSO, PA3FUE, PA3GAF, PA3GEZ, PE1HVK, PE1FNB, PE1NJE, PE1PFN, PE1PGJ using the LX/homecall calls. QSL via bureau. ON - During the weekend, the "Team HF ON6RM" joins the CQWW DX SSB Con- test. Every contact made with ON6RM station will be valid to obtain the "ON6RM HF Award". QSL and awards (US$ 3) via P.O. Box 23, 7000 Mons, Belgium. S5 - A group of amateurs leaded by Jelka (YL), S57NW, joins the CQWW DX SSB Contest, in the Multi-Single category using her call. S7 - The operations by Gerard, F2JD, from Seychelles, planned for mid October (425DXN 230), have been postponed to 10 November. Gerard will stay there for about a month. T9 - Members of the Radio Club "Novo Sarajevo - T91ENS" joins the CQWW SSB Contest using the special T99MT call. The operators are: Karl T9/OH6XY, Boris T94EU, Neri T94NE, Elvis T94NF, Ferid T94TF, Pedja T94TU, and some newcomers (T95...). QSL via K2PF. UT - During the weekend UX2HO joins the CQWW SSB Contest using the EN2H call, valid also for the CQWW CW Contest. QSL via I2PJA. V8 - Hajime, KH0G/JO1RUR joins the CQWW DX SSB Contest from Brunei using the V85HG call as Single Operator/All Band. QSL via JH7FQK. VE - During the weekend Jacques, VE2QK, Jean-Pierre, VE2LJP, and Pierre, VE2MCZ, are active as XL2MCZ, during the CQWW SSB Contest. QSL via VE2QK. VE2 - John, WB2K, joins the CQWW DX SSB Contest as VE2QRZ (Zona 2). QSL via WB2K. VK9_m - Following what published in number 233, Steve, AA6BB, will start the operations from Mellish Reef as VK4ALF/9 the 29 October, for four days. Then Steve will go to Frederick Reef, in the Coral Sea Islands group (IOTA NO-REF), with two-days activities starting from 5 November. QSL via AA6BB. VP5 - K0LUZ, N4WW, NX4N, KF4WW, AB4OM and KB4QKP join the al CQWW DX SSB Contest as VP5WW. All bands activities. XE - K5TSQ, W5VX and others, join the CQWW DX SSB Contest from Mexico using the 6D2X cal in the Multi/Single category. QSL via K5TSQ. XE - Hector, XE1BEF, reports that, to celebrate the 48th "Feria de Todos Los Santos" in Colima City (Mexico), until 20 November the special station X85COL will be active, joining the CQWW DX SSB and Japan International DX SSB Contests. Operations in SSB, CW and RTTY, on all bands (WARC included). QSL via XE1BEF. XU - Saturday and Sunday, during the CQWW DX SSB Contest, Mike (VS6WV) will be active from Cambogia as XU6WV, using a TS-50, a DT-2000 and a HV2V/R5. Operations on 80 and 40 meters are also planned. A copy of the XU licence has been already sent to ARRL. XY - Ray, G3NOM, and Stig, LA7JO, the first operators that activated the XY1HT station, have been joined from a group of JA leaded by Yoshi, JA1UT, to work on CQWW DX SSB Contest (425DXN 223). XY - Not only XY1HT is active from Burma (425DXN 233): from Monday 23 October, the station XZ1A is on-the-air operated by JA1BK, K5FUV, N7NG, OH2BH and OH0XX. These operations are fully authorized and celebrate the 50th anniversary of the United Nations. The equipment has been offered by Yaesu, ETO, Cushcraft and Northern California DX Fundation. Two local operators will be experienced during the activities on the following frequencies: CW 7005, 14005, 21005 KHz; SSB 14195, 21295 KHz (other frequencies are expected to be authorized during the operations). They started with an amplifier problem that gave only 100 watts until Friday 27 October. Then OH2BH and OH0XX returned from Singapore with a new amplifier for stronger signals during the weekend. The activity will end Monday 30 Octo- ber and during the CQ WW SSB Contest XZ1A will be QRV mainly in CW, while in SSB they will use the new 14105 and 21205 KHz frequencies, particularly for U.S.A., due to previous bad conditions. Bill, K5FUV, one of the operators and DXCC manager, has discussed with local authorities and has all the documentation for an immediate DXCC credit. The QSL manager is JA1BK, that promised fast answers: Kan Mizoguchi, 5-3 Sakuragaoka 4, Chome, TamaCity, Tokyo 206, Japan YS - Following what published in number 230, YS1ZKR (Kent N2MIP) will be active via satellite Oscar-13 mode B on 145.880 MHz, listening in split on 145.910 MHz. ZA - From 1 to 12 November, ZA/PA0HTR and ZA/PA0AIO will be active via satellite Oscar-13 and Oscar-10. QSL via P.O. Box 200, NL-1780AE Den Helder, Netherlands. ZD8 - Following what published in number 231, until 1 November Jim Neiger N6TJ, is active again as ZD8Z. Operations in CW up 33 kHz from the edge and on 21250 KHz. Jim will also try to be active on 160 meters QSL via VE3HO, G. Hamilton, P.O. Box 1156, Fonthill, ON L0S 1E0, Canada. 4U_itu - From 3 to 5 November, F5PAC and other operators will be active from ITU Geneve station. All bands activities, in CW, SSB and satellite. 4X - The activity by special 4X7JY station, planned from 25 to 31 Octo- ber (425DXN 228), has been cancelled. 5R - Ben, 5R8DS (425DXN 228), join the CQWW DX SSB Contest. This is his last operation before he returns in Netherland Ben uses a 17 elements log-periodic beam (5.5-30 MHz) and hopes to give anyone a change for another QSO. Find him on 40 meters, around 7060 KHz (+/- QRM), about 03.00 UTC. QSL via PA3BXC. 9A - 9A6TCA, 9A4DO, 9A4IP, 9A4SD and 9A4GR will activate the 9A1CEI station during the CQWW DX SSB Contest. QSL to: Radio Club "Pazin", 9A1CEI, M.B.Rasana 2/4, HR-52000 Pazin, Croatia.

+ SILENT KEYS + We sadly inform that two famous QSL managers are S.K.: Fernand Labbe, F2BU, manager for J28JA, and Leonard Barrett, W5JLU, the manager for FY5YE.

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CQWW DX SSB CONTEST ----> Other operations expected during the weekend are: HI by WA2VUY & NO2R (MS/MM), J79RM by WB6CJE (SO), KH6/WR6R by WR6R (SO, QSL via N2AU), KH9 by AL7EL (MS?), P40W by W2GD (SO, QSL a N2MM), PJ7 by WB1HHB (SOLP), V31DX by KI6IM (MS, QSL via AA6BB), V7X by V73C (MS, QSL via KH6HH), VE9DH by K2NJ, NR2H, W9NGA (MM), VP9 by N2MZH (SO/LP?).

AP2TJ/T5TJ ---> Tariq, AP2TJ, reports that he answered all the QSL both for his homecall QSOs and for T5TJ call (operations from Mogadiscio, Somalia, dated January/February 1993 and February/March 1994). If you still have not received your try to send him a packet message to AP2TJ @ AP2TJ.ISL.PAK.AS or via Internet to [email protected] ; Tariq will resend the QSLs

DAGOE-DX-AWARD --> Contacting three members of the DAGOE-DX Club, or a member in three different modes, or also a member on thre different bands it is possible to free receive the DAGOE-DX-Award. Send an extract of the log and the QSLs to: DAGOE - Foundation, P.O. Box 356, 3300 AJ Dordrecht, Nether- lands.

PALAU KC6/T8 ---> Following what published in number 233, we have received from Ted NH6YK, a message saying that the Palau Republic authorities renewed his licence (dated 12 August 1995), confirming the KC6YK call instead of the expected T8YK. Ted thinks that it will need more time to have the prefixes changed (Note: they probably don't read the 425-DX-News!)

TJ1BP ---> From May 1995, the QSL manager of TJ1BP is SP9NLK, that has the logs starting from December 1993. Actually SP9NLK can work only via direct but from January 1996 he will use the bureau.

QSL received: N6IV/KL7 (NA-197), SV9/HA0HW/P (WF5E DX QSL Service), TJ1MG, TT8NU (F6FNU), XF3OZ (NA-045), XU95HA (WF5E DX QSL Service), YJ8RN (N9DRU), YS1ZV (KB5IPQ), Z22JE, ZC6B, ZK3RW, 8A4EI (OC-204).

**************************************************************************** * 425 DX NEWS * * DX info weekly bulletin * * edited by Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ and Piero Forno, IK1IYU * * with the contribution of IK1GPG, IK2IQD, IK2ULV, I1-21171 * **************************************************************************** For the news issued in this number, thanks to: I1HYW, I2OKW, IK2WXQ, IV3JWR, IV3TAN, I4LCK, I5FLN, I6KZR, IK7AFM, IK8TEM, I0KHP, Delta Mike, Diamond DX Club, Roman DX Group, AP2TJ, CT3IA, DC3MF, DL1YAW, DL4DBM, DL4FDU, DL7VOA, DL8AAM, DL9GOA, EA5KB, F6AJA, G4BUE, JA7SSB, JA1UT, JA1IDY, JE8XRF, JH2PDS/1, ON4BAM, ON5SV, PA3AWW, PA3FWP, S56A, T94EU, UT1HT, VE2MCZ, VR2BH, VS6WV, WB2K, WB2RAJ, WB2YQH, W4MWT, KJ4VH, KI6WF, NH6YK, N7US, K8MFO, KB8NW, OZ1LQH, PT7WA, YC0UVO, 4X6TT, 5R8DS, 9A1CHP, DXNS, LNDX, OPDX, URE - EA - DX, QRZ-DX, ARRL-DX, The 59(9) DX Report, VK2SG RTTY DX. **************************************************************************** * Further information, reports, suggestions and/or comments can be sent to * * Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ (PCL, @I1YLM.IPIE.ITA.EU) or to * * Piero Forno, IK1IYU (PCL, @IK1EQE.IPIE.ITA.EU, [email protected]) * **************************************************************************** * INTERNET e-mail : [email protected] * * 425 WWW Page --> http://promet12.cineca.it/htdx/index.html * * INTERNET via anonymous FTP at site: * * promet12.cineca.it - under the directory: /pub/ham/425news/english/ * **************************************************************************** ...that's all folks!

73 & DX by 425 DX Gang

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PERIOD CALL REF till 01/11 EX: Kirghiz Rep. * by DL4MFM, DJ5BA, DK7ZT, DL8OBQ 221 till 31/10 J3 * K8 & K9 team 229 till 01/11 JT * by N6ZZ's team 233 till 15/04 JX4CJA & JX3EX * by LA4CJA & LA3EX 228 till 31/10 KC6MW: Palau * by JE8XRF 234 till 30/11 SI(0-7)GM * special calls 225 till 05/11 OS4CLM * special event station 228 till ? T9/F2CW 233 till 31/10 VI50PEACE * special event station 217 till ? VK6LC: Finucane Isl. (OC-199) 227 till 17/11 VU2=VU2/C * special event 233 till 20/11 X85COL: Mexico * special event station 234 till 30/10 XY1HT * by JA1UT's team 233 till 30/10 XZ1A * by JA1BK's team 234 till 30/10 YT9N: San Nicola Isl. (EU-163) * by YU7BW,4N7ZZ,YU7LM 231 till 03/11 3V8 * by YT1AD 231 till 31/10 5N=5N35 231 till November 5R8EU * by JF1MGI 232 till 01/11 ZD8Z * N6TJ 231 25/10-04/11 C6: Treasure Cay (NA-080) * by W7KFK & WJ8C 233 25/10-10/11 3D2RW: Rotuma * by ZL1AMO 233 26/10-30/10 3B8/F5PXQ 226 28/10-01/11 F: Port Cros Isl. (EU-070) (DIFM ME-11) * by F team 230 28/10 IL3: Volperassa Isl. (IIA GO-021) * by IV3VQN' team 234 28/10 PA6AMF * special event station 233 28/10-29/10 TM2RDS * special event station 228 28/10-29/10 CQ WWDX SSB Contest *** 29/10-07/11 GB5SI: Shetlands Is. (EU-012) * by The MidLanark ARS 221 29/10-02/11 VK4ALF/9: Mellish Reef * by AA6LF 234 30/10-03/11 J3: Carriacou Isl. (NA-147) * by K9AJ, W9IXX, KA9RHK 231 October C91/ZS6WPX & C91/ZS6BRZ 230 October CQ4I: Gaivota Rock * by CT1ASU,CT1EEU,CT1ERY,CT1FDU 190 October VU4: Andaman Is. * by VU2RKC team ??? 214 October YB5: Mentawai Isl. (OC-???) * by YC5BLB ??? 222 October-November YB0ASI * by ND3A 232 October 3F4B, H34B, HO4B: Boca del Toro Arch. (NA-088) ??? 222 01/11-31/12 A4=A4/25 * special event 233 01/11-06/11 OY/OZ5IPA * by OZ5AAH 231 01/11-05/11 V47NR * by YU1NR 233 01/11-12/11 ZA * satellite operation by PA0HTR & PA0AIO 234 01/11-20/11 9M * by F6BFH, F5LGQ, F6AOI, F6AUS, F9IE 226 02/11-09/11 LX * by DAGOE-DX Club 234 02/11-04/11 ZW0C: Caju Isl. (SA-072) (DIB 17) 229 03/11-06/11 KH0: Saipan Isl. * by JA's team 234 03/11-05/11 4U1ITU * by F5PAC's tean 234 04/11-11/11 VK9: Norfolk Isl. * by DK9FN 232 04/11-07/11 3D2: Rotuma * by Yamata Radio Club 231 05/11-07/11 VK4ALF/9: Frederick Reef (NO-REF) * by AA6LF 234 05/11-11/11 YS1ZRK * by N2MIP 223 06/11-13/11 EY8 * by K4YT & NP2AQ 234 08/11-11/11 FP8NR * by YU1NR 233 10/11-10/12 S7 * by F2JD 234 11/11-12/11 WAE RTTY Contest *** 12/11-01/12 VK0: Heard Island * by international team 216 14/11-28/11 T32BE * by WC5P 231 15/11-17/11 KC6JZ * by JE7RJZ 233 November A51JS * by VK9NS ??? 232 November FT5XL: Kerguelen * by FB1LYF 227 November VK9XRS * by ND3A 232 mid November 4S7/HB9AMO 229

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CQWW DX SSB CONTEST - 28/29 OCTOBER ======

CALL REF

3V8 * by YT1AD 231 4U0ITU * OL1A Contest team 232 5R8DS 234 6D2X * by K5's team 234 9A1CEI * by Radio Club Pazin 234 9K0A * by 9K2HN 228 9R1A * by PA3DZN 233 A61AF * by K7SP 234 C56WW * by G0UCT 233 C6: Treasure Cay (NA-080) * by W7KFK & WJ8C 233 CT3BX * by DL team 233 CT9M * by CT3BD, CT3BM, CT3DL, CT3IA 234 EA8RG * by DL1YAW, DK5QN, DF8XC, DL1YDI, DF8AE, DK3DM 234 EI7M * by East Cork Radio Group 232 EN2H * by UX2HO 234 EX: Kirghiz Rep. * by DL4MFM, DJ5BA, DK7ZT, DL8OBQ 221 FK5DX * by FK8GM 233 G0/AA4V * AA4V & N4SF 233 GB6AR * by G4XKR & VE6WQ 233 GM4DMZ * by North of Scotland Contest Group 234 GU3HFN * Guernsey Amateur Radio Society 233 HB9OK * by Tera Radio Club 231 HB0/HB9AON 233 HI * by WA2VUY & NO2R 234 HK0 * KH8AL, JH1NBN, NL7GP 231 HL9DX * by HL9DC 233 IG9: Lampedusa Isl. (AF-019) * by I team 217 IO2L: ARI Lissone 234 IQ2W: ARI Limbiate 231 IQ2X: ARI Brescia 230 IR1I * by IK1RGL & IK1XHU 231 IR5T * by IK5SRF's team 233 IY0TCI * by I0KHP 234 J3 * K8 & K9 team 229 J48Y: Salamis Isl. (EU-075) * by SV1BKN 227 J79RM * by WB6CJE 234 JT * by N6ZZ's team 233 KH6/WR6R 234 KH9 * by AL7EL ??? 234 KH0AM * by JA team 233 LX1NO, LX1KC, LX1NW, LX9SW 233 ON6RM * by ON6RM HF Team 234 OT5L * by NOL Contest team 233 OT5T * by ON4AFZ, ON6UK, ON7LX, ON4AAM 233 P40E * by CT1BOH 233 P40W * by W2GD 234 P49I * by K4PI 232 PJ7: St. Maarten * by EA2LM & EA3ELM 233 PJ7: St. Maarten * by WB1HHB 234 PJ9T * by AB4KI & K4ADK 233 PW2N * by PY2NY 233 S57NW * by S5's Contest Team 234 SV9/OH6LI 232 T99MT: Radio Club Novo Sarajevo 230 TK2C * by Bavarian Contest Club 232 TO5M: St. Pierre & Miquelon * by K9GS's team 226 V26B: Antigua * by Frankford Radio Club 224 V31DX * by KI6IM 234 V47BW * by VE3BW 227 V47KP * by K2DOX 233 V7X * by V73C 234 V85HG * by KH0G/JO1RUR 234 VE2QRZ: Zone 2 * by WB2K 234 VE9DX * by K2NJ, NR2H, W9NGA 234 VO2WL * by WA9PUJ, N0AFW, AH9B, KG4DX 229 VP2ENR * by YU1NR 233 VP5 * by KE2OP, N2VW, WB2YOF 231 VP5S: W3ZNB,KC4FWS,N4KE,NU4Y,WB4EYX,WB4KSP,WB4MAI,WR4K 231 VP5WW * by K0LUZ, N4WW, NX4N, KF4WW, AB4OM, KB4QKP 234 VP9 * by N2MZH 234 XL2MCZ * by VE2QK, VE2LJP, VE2MCZ 234 XU6WV * by VS6WV 234 XY1HT * by JA1UT's team 233 XZ1A * by JA1BK's team 234 ZC4DX * by Whitton Amateur Radio Group 223 ZD8Z * by N6TJ 231 ZF2DX * by K1KNQ, KJ4WC, K7LXC 233 ZF2JI 230 ZX2A * by PT2BW 232

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F - From 26 to 30 December F5CCO hopes to be QRV from Ile du Planier (EU-095, DIFM ME-04). QSL only via bureau. HP - During the weekend, Ricardo (HP2CTM) and Jose (HP2CWB) will activate two or three islands of the San Blas Island group (NA-170), using the calls 3F0T, H80T and HO0T (each one from a different island). The operations will be in CW/SSB on bands from 40 to 10 meters, WARC included. QSL via direct to HP2CWB, Jose NG Lee, P.O. Box 728, Colon, Republic of Panama. IG9 - Andy UA3DPX, after joining the CQWW DX SSB Contest as UA3D reports that he will be QRV during the CQWW DX CW Contest from Pantelleria as IG9A, on 40 meters band. II1 - The 25 and 26 November the friends of the Biella ARI Section will activate the special station II1BI from Oropa Sanctuary (BI). Re- member that Biella is one of the most recent Italian provinces and is not so easy to be heard. IM0 - Wednesday 1 November, Roberto (IS0JMA) and Ruggero (IS0RUH), together with other friends of the Olbia ARI Section, were active with the IM0RUH call from Le Camere island (IIA SS-056, IOTA EU-165). QSL via IS0JMA. IR - Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 November, will be active the IR3MD station, transmitting from the square in front of the Campana dei Caduti, Maria Dolens of Rovereto. This QSO counts as 8 points for the award and the QSL goes to IN3BHR. J2 - Tom, J28ML, together with other operators is planning an expedition to a small island in Djibouti. The operations will take place from 8 to 14 December, with the J20RAD call, in CW/SSB/RTTY on all bands from 80 to 10 meters (WARC included). QSL to the Djibouti QSL bureau, P.O. Box 1076, Djibouti, Djibouti. JA - Bill, KQ4GC, during November will be active from Japan using the 7J1AWO call, mainly on 80 metres. QSL via KQ4GC. PY - From 3 to 5 November, PS8DX (Junior), PS8ET (Joe), PS8PY (John) and PT7AA (Tino) will be active as ZW0C [425DXN 229] from Caju island (IOTA SA-072, DIB 17). Operations on usual IOTA frequencies from 10 to 80 meters, in SSB and CW. QSL via PS8DX. TJ - Darek, TJ1GD, is a young missionary who has the authorization to operate from Cameroon at the end of August. Another licence will be soon issued to another missionary, with the TJ1SP call, and together they will use the FT-840 donated by ecclesiastic authorities. Currently the antenna is a simple beam for 20 meters.Darek would be happy to find an antenna tuner and an amplifier to be QRV on low bands also. Any kind of help will be much appreciated to this address: Rev. Darek Godawa, P.B. 40, Bertoua, Cameroon, Africa. QSL for TJ1GD via SP9CLQ, Andrzej Kluja, ul. Aleksandry 9/25, 30-887 Krakow, Poland. TT - Paolo, TT8BP, is QRV, mainly in various DX Nets. QSL via IK5JAN. TY - Sigi, DJ4IJ, is active again as TY1IJ from last 22 October and he will stay there until mid-November. The QSL manager for TY1IJ is DK8ZD, but attention!: the address as reported in *QRZ Ham Radio* CDROM is wrong and all request are returned to the senders. DK8ZD's correct address is : Jochen Errulat, Berlinerstr. 31 35, D-6236 Eschborn 1, Germany. VE8 - From 6 to 8 November David, VE8NC, will be active from Banks Island (IOTA NA-129, C.Is.A. NW-007). Operations using 100 watts and a long wire in SSB (14260 and 7085 KHz) and RTTY (14085 and 7085 KHz) VK0_h - Bad news from the Heard Island DXpedition Team,currently in Austra- lia. On 29 October KK6EK, K0IR, HB9AHL and RA3AUU joined ON6TT and PA3DUU, supported by VK6NE, VK6UE, and numerous other Australians. They have determined that the vessel that was to take them to Heard Island is not up to their standards for safety to make the journey, and they have been searching for a replacement. At the least, it will mean a delay until early 1996. A problem they may face is that much, perhaps all, of the financial investment in the vessel char- ter is now unavailable to them. They are pessimistic that they can recover amounts by Jan. 1 to enable them to finance another vessel. Therefore, they are simultaneously working to locate major new financial backing in order to complete the expedition this season. They face a daunting task in this regard. It is likely that some of the present team members will be unable to return in January, and therefore there may be openings for new team members. The equipment is safe. They ask for your understanding and support, as they work to find a solution to this very difficult problem. Any brilliant ideas would be most welcome! W2 - Sunday 5 November the N2FCZ station will be active to celebrate the 94th anniversary of the first telegraphic message sent from the RCA station in Rocky Point, New York, the biggest radio station ever built (5 November 1921). The operations are planned in CW on 7074, 7100, 14074 and 14100 KHz, from 15.00 to 23.00 UTC by two ex RCA CW operators working with all their ability. Ask them QRS if necessary. QSL via N2FCZ, Henry Bookout, 167 Sound Avenue, Riverhead, NY 11901, USA. ZC4 - For other two years Nick, G4OOE, will be active as ZC4EE. He is regularly active from 10 to 80 meters and he has the logs for 1985-88 years. QSL via Nick Langmead, P.O. Box 84, Dherynia 5385, Cyprus. ZK1_sc - From 10 to 20 November Rich, WB6UDS and Marilyn, N6VAW will be active respectively as ZK1UDS and ZK1VAW from South Cook Islands. The operations are planned in CW and SSB, from 10 to 80 meters. QSL via homecall. 3D2_rot- Lars, SM5BOQ, has accompanied Ron, ZL1AMO [425DXN 233] to Rotuma, from where he is active as 3D2OQ. QSL via SM5BOQ. 4U_itu - From 20 to 21 November, Mark (AA1AC) will operate from ITU station in Geneve. 9A - Gus, 9A/DJ8QP is active from Brioni islands (EU-110). QSL via homecall.

************* NEW IOTA REFERENCE NUMBERS ISSUED ON OCTOBER 1995 *************

AS-124 A6 GULF OF OMAN group (U.A.E. islands, letter "a"), issued for the A61AH activity from Sirat Al Khwar.

OC-208 YB8 BANGGAI IS. (Indonesia, YB8 islands, letter "a"), issued for YE8I activity.

OC-209 YB8 TALAUD IS. (Indonesia, YB8 islands, letter "s"), issued for YE8TI activity.

OC-210 YB8 SANGIHE IS. (Indonesia, YB8 islands, letter "q"), issued for YE8SUN activity.

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IIA --> At the Bologna Convention has been presented the list and the awards for the Second Italian Islands Trophy ARI - Diamond DX Club. This is the final list based on the logs received [425DXN 194] before 28 February 95: = Italian O.M. = 1. IS0JMA (80 islands) 6. I1HYW (62) 11. IK8SMZ (45) 2. I1JQJ (76) 7. IK1QFM (57) 12. IK7MXB (42) 3. IK1GPG (74) 8. IK8PLK (52) 13. IK0MHR (31) 4. IK8OZZ (72) 8. I7UNX (52) 14. IK6RHT (18) 5. IK0QDB (63) 10. I2MWZ (49) 15. IK0QOB (15)

= Foreigner O.M. = = S.W.L. = 1. DL5ARX (49 islands) 1. I1-21171 (76 islands) 2. ON5KL (44) 2. I2-66508 (45) 3. F5JSK (43) 3. F-10255 (12) 4. F5MIW (39) Remember that to join the III Italian Islands Throphy promoted by A.R.I. and by Diamond DX Club you must send the logs before the 31 December 1995. Logs must be sent to DDXC, c/o Giuseppe Iannuzzi (I8IYW), Via Galdieri 9, 80020 Casavatore (NA). All Italian and foreigner OM and SWL can join the competition. Italians must be A.R.I. members. Logs must list all the QSO/HRD with Italian islands with an IIA reference number between 1 June-30 Septem- ber 1995. Final score is given by the sum of islands contacted/heard, any band or mode; any island counts 1 point. No repeater or trasponder contacts are valid.

ZF2DX ---> The Florida Contest Group reports the change of the QSL manager for ZF2DX operations: K1KNQ gave the work to KG6AR, Christy Williams, 1117 S Del Mar Ave, San Gabrial, CA 91776, USA.

IY0TCI ---> The IY0TCI station will be active during the "Marconi Memorial VHF CW Contest" planned from 14.00 UTC of Saturday 4 November to 14.00 UTC of Sunday 5. This is a special edition of the contest to celebrate the man and the scientist Guglielmo Marconi "father of the radio", in the first Cen- tennial of its invention.

XJ3AT ---> Norbert, PA3GLM, is receiving QSL request for XJ3AT operations, but he is not the QSL manager! Norbert is sending back to the senders all the requests received. The right address is VE3AT, Ron Vander Kraats, 9 Jo- pling Ave South, Islington 678, Ontario M9B 3P4, Canada.

QSL received: A43GI (AS-110), A92BE, C53HG, ET3BT, HV4NAC, KH3AF, S0RASD, S92YL, SU3AM, SV5/IK3RIY, SV5/IK3ZAW, V73C, NU2L/VO2 (NA-044, NA-205), XE3/NE8Z, ZA/OK1XV, ZA/Z32KV, 3XY0A, 5H1CK/A (AF-75), 5T0AS, 9N1KY, 9X5EE, 9X/F5PGP.

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73 & DX by 425 DX Gang

4 November 1995 no.235 ======425 DX NEWS * CALENDAR ======edited by I1JQJ & IK1IYU

PERIOD CALL REF till 31/12 A4=A4/25 * special event 233 till 15/04 JX4CJA & JX3EX * by LA4CJA & LA3EX 228 till 06/11 OY5IPA * by OZ5AAH 231 till 30/11 SI(0-7)GM * special calls 225 till mid Nov TY1IJ * by DJ4IJ 235 till 17/11 VU2=VU2/C * special event 233 till 20/11 X85COL: Mexico * special event station 234 till 12/11 ZA * satellite operation by PA0HTR & PA0AIO 234 till 10/11 3D2OQ & 3D2RW: Rotuma * by SM5BOQ & ZL1AMO 235 till November 5R8EU * by JF1MGI 232 till ? 9A/DJ8QP: Brioni Is. (EU-110) 235 01/11-05/11 V47NR * by YU1NR 233 01/11-20/11 9M * by F6BFH, F5LGQ, F6AOI, F6AUS, F9IE 226 02/11-09/11 LX * by DAGOE-DX Club 234 03/11-06/11 KH0: Saipan Isl. * by JA's team 234 03/11-05/11 ZW0C: Caju Isl. (SA-072) (DIB 17) * by PY team 235 03/11-05/11 4U1ITU * by F5PAC's tean 234 04/11-05/11 IR3MD 235 04/11-11/11 VK9: Norfolk Isl. * by DK9FN 232 04/11-07/11 3D2: Rotuma * by Yamata Radio Club 231 04/11-05/11 3F0T, H80T, HO0T: San Blas Arch. (NA-170) * by HP2CWB 235 05/11-07/11 VK4ALF/9: Frederick Reef (NO-REF) * by AA6LF 234 05/11 N2FCZ: special event station 235 05/11-11/11 YS1ZRK * by N2MIP 223 06/11-13/11 EY8 * by K4YT & NP2AQ 234 06/11-08/11 VE8NC: Banks Isl. (NA-129) (C.Is.A. NW-007) 235 08/11-11/11 FP8NR * by YU1NR 233 10/11-10/12 S7 * by F2JD 234 10/11-20/11 ZK1UDS & ZK1VAW: South Cook * by WB6UDS & N6VAW 235 11/11-12/11 WAE RTTY Contest *** 14/11-28/11 T32BE * by WC5P 231 15/11-17/11 KC6JZ * by JE7RJZ 233 17/11-20/11 E28SEA: Seanet Convention 95 221 18/11-19/11 CQ4I: Ilhote Trombotas by CT1ASU,CT1EEU,CT1ERY,CT1FDU 190 18/11-19/11 WH2M * by JE7RJZ 233 18/11-28/11 VP2EFO * by K8MFO 223 18/11-20/11 9G * by G3SXW, GM3YTS, K5VT, KC7V, N7BG 232 20/11-21/11 4U1ITU * by AA1AC 235 21/11-06/12 S92P: Principe Isl. (AF-044) * F team 233 21/11-28/11 ZL7CW * WB8YJF 232 21/11-08/12 ZL7PYD * K8PYD 232 21/11-28/11 3A * K1VWL 230 21/11-28/11 8P9HT * by K4BAI 233 21/11-03/12 8Q7VJ & 8Q7WD * by G4ZVJ & G4RWD 232 23/11-27/11 CO1OTA: Los Colorados Arch. (NA-093) 233 23/11-27/11 V2 & VP2M * by JH1NBN 233 25/11-26/11 A61AF 234 25/11-26/11 GU3HFN * Guernsey Amateur Radio Society 233 25/11-26/11 HL9CW * by HL9DC 233 25/11-26/11 IG9A: Lampedusa Isl. (AF-019) * by UA3DPX 235 25/11-26/11 IG9: Lampedusa Isl. (AF-019) * by I team 217 25/11-26/11 II1BI * ARI Biella 235 25/11-26/11 IO2L: ARI Lissone 234 25/11-26/11 IQ2W: ARI Limbiate 231 25/11-31/11 IQ2X: ARI Brescia 230 25/11-26/11 IR3X * by Vecio Piave Team 228 25/11-26/11 J48Y: Salamis Isl. (EU-075) * by SV1BKN 227 25/11-26/11 T99MT: Radio Club Novo Sarajevo 230 25/11-26/11 TK2C * by Bavarian Contest Club 232 25/11-26/11 TM2RDS * special event station 228 25/11-26/11 TY5A * by G3SXW, GM3YTS, K5VT, KC7V, N7BG 232 25/11-26/11 VP5FOC * by WD8AUB, W9VNE, N9DX, W0CG 223 25/11-26/11 ZX2A * by PT2BW 232 25/11-26/11 3V5A * by YT1AD 228 25/11-26/11 3V8BB * by DJ7IK, DL8OBC, DL2OBF 232 25/11-26/11 CQ WWDX CW Contest *** November A51JS * by VK9NS ??? 232 November FT5XL: Kerguelen * by FB1LYF 227 November VK9XRS * by ND3A 232 mid November 4S7/HB9AMO 229

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A6 - Charlotte, KQ1F and Paul, K1XM will join the CQWW DX CW Contest as A61AF (multi-single category). They plan to be active before and after the competition. QSL via N1QMM. A9 - Bob, N3NGC, is active with the A92GD call. Operations in all modes and all bands but Bob prefers RTTY and digital modes. QSL via K1SE. C6 - From 22 to 25 November Joe, WB8GEX will be active from Little Abaco as WB8GEX/C6A. QSL via home call. C6 - From mid-December to mid-February and from mid-March to mid-A- pril Bill, KM1E will be active from Green Turkey Cay using the C6AGN call. All bands operation particularly on 160 and 6 meters. CT3 - From 16 to 31 November Werner (DK8WF), Hermann (HB9CRV) and Siggi (DL2HYH) will be active from Madeira [425DXN 233] using the CT3/ DK8WF, CT3/DL2HYH, CT3/DF5AN and CT3/DL4ZBI calls. Operations on WARC bands and in 160/80 meters. They plan to join the CQWW DX CW Contest: DK8WF will be active in 160 meters as CR9X; HB9CRV will be active in 80 meters as CT3FN and DL2HYH in 20 meters as CR9U. QSL via home calls. From 18 to 19 November, if weather allows and if they have the landing permissions, the group should activate Ilhas Desertas (AF-046) using the CT3FN/P call. QSL via HB9CRV. CY0 - VE9AA, WA8JOC and W9OEH who already have the licence for the CY0AA call, are planning a ten day expedition to Sable Island in June 96 working mainly from 6 to 30 meters. For contributions and further details contact VE9AA or WA8JOC. DU - OH2BH and OH0XX will join the CQWWDX CW Contest (multi-single category) from DU9RG's QTH. A special call is expected. FK - FK8FU joined the CQWW DX SSB Contest and will join the CW competition as TX8FU. FK - From 5 to 6 December, FK8GP/p might be active from Observation Cay, Bellona Plateau group (OC-176). FO - Sig, WA9INK will join the CQWW DX CW Contest from Tahiti as FO0ZR. The operations will start fifteen days before the competition. QSL via K1RH. HC8 - Trey, WN4KKN together with other operators will join the CQWW DX CW Contest (multi-single category) from Galapagos islands using the HC8N call. HI - Michael, DL1GKG, and Andreas, DL2GGA, are planning an activity from Dominican Republic to take place between 21 November and 2 December during the CQWW DX CW Contest; they plan to use the equipment and the call of a local club station. IL - Monday 6 November, Giovanni (IK3TTY) was portable IL3 from Torcello island (EU-131, IIA VE-011). IZ - From 25 to 26 November the special IZ6GM station will be active from Pescara. All bands operations in SSB and RTTY (CW on request) QSL via IK6BOB. JY - Mohammed, JY4MB, member of the Jordanian Royal Family is now active in RTTY. He has been reported between 1200-1300 UTC and 1800-1900 UTC on 14.088 MHz. KG4 - From 5 to 12 December Larry, WB6VGI will be active again from Guan- tanamo Bay using the KG4ML call. Larry will be particularly active on WARC bands. QSL via home call. Jon, W3JT will accompany Larry, trying to obtain the KG4JT call. OE - In 1996 Austria will celebrate its 1000th anniversary. As requested by local amateur association (OVSV), the authorities issued a special OEM prefix to be used during the whole 1996. This prefix will be voluntary used. For example OE1XA can change his call in OEM1XA. Two awards will be released and the rules will be announced later. OH0 - From 18 to 25 November Mart, DL6UAA will be active from Aland is. as OH0/DL6UAA. Operations in SSB and CW on all bands, 2 meters and 70 cm. included, and via satellite (Oscar 10 and 13). S7 - Paddy, GW4MAD, is active as S79MAD mainly on 20 meters: is usually on Tuesday, about 1700 UTC, on 14260 KHz. Paddy hopes to be soon active on 40 meters then on the other HF bands (WARC included). QSL via GW4WVO. S9 - Following what published in number 233, Didier F5OGL, reports that he will be the only operator and the call will be S92PI (Principe Island, AF-044). The activity is planned from 22 November to 4 De- cember, all bands from 160 to 10 meters (WARC included) in SSB/CW/ RTTY (ma expecially in CW) joining also the CQWW DX CW Contest. QSL via F6KEQ, Radio Club militaire de l'Ecole Superieure et d'Applica- tion des Transmissions, P.O. Box 1307, 53013 Laval cedex, France. SP - From 1 to 15 December the special SP0TPAX station will be active to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the first amateur contact made from Polonia. All bands activity in SSB, CW e RTTY. QSL via SP2FAP. TA - Heinz, DK5WL will join the CQWW DX CW Contest using the TA4ZM call (single operator-all bands low power category). Sunday 26 November will be on 7.034 MHz between 04.00 and 04.20 UTC, on 3.564 MHz between 04.30 and 04.45 UTC and on 1.826 MHz between 04.45 and 05.00 UTC for those who need TA multiplier. V3 - From 3 to 7 February 1996 Art, NN7A and Mike, NG7S will be active respectively as V31JZ and V31RL from Turneffe islands (NA-123). The operations will be mainly in CW. QSL via homecalls. V3 - From 9 to 14 February 1996 Art (NN7A), Mike (NG7S) and Jim (KG6VI) will be respectively active as V31JZ, V31RL and V31VI from South Water Caye (NA-180). SSB and CW operations, particularly on 160 and 80 meters at night. V7 - From 25 to 28 November Tada, JA1WPX will be active from Marshall islands using the V73WP call. Operations mainly via satellite AO-13 (25 November: 05.00-13.00 UTC Japan, North America, Australia, A- frica; 26 November: 04.00-12.00 UTC Japan, North America, Austra- lia; 27 November: 03.00-13.00 UTC North and South America) and AO-10 (27 November: 12.00-15.00 UTC Europe). QSL via homecall. VK - The planned activity of Steve/AA6LF from Frederick Reef [425DXNEWS # 234] has been cancelled due to bad weather conditions. He has returned to Australia and has doubts about another activity due to dangerous storms in the Pacific. VK9_chr- From 24 to 27 November Kazu, JA1CMD will be active from Christmas Island using the VK9XH call. He plans to join the CQWW DX CW Con- test (low power). QSL via home call, via bureau or direct. VK0_h - Bob, KK6EK, has just returned from Australia and he doesn't have good news: the vessel with which they contracted had been grossly misrepresented them, and in fact could not possibly have made this difficult voyage. The owner, however, is refusing to refund their money, more than $100,000, most of which he has spent. It ap- pears they were the victims of a deliberate scam, and it will take a protracted legal action to recover even part of the funds, cer- tainly not enough, and not in time to go to Heard Island this season. During the past week, the team, supported by dozens of Austra- lian hams and others, searched for an alternative vessel, making literally hundreds of contacts as far away as Singapore. There are plenty of vessels available but without the funds lost on the first vessel, none is within their resouces. They have the permits, the gear (in Australia), and a vast network of support (including pilot stations, satellite phone, Internet communications, and a great co- re team). But they are at least $80,000 short of what is needed. Failing an angel bringing a financial miracle, they will have no option but to cancel the expedition. Ralph K0IR, who is still in Australia searching for options, will make a statement after he returns next week. VP9 - From 13 to 16 November Joe, N1OCS will be active from Bermuda islands as VP9/N1OCS. SSB amd CW activities. QSL via home call. W2 - Following what published in previous number, the commemorative operations from Rocky Point, New York, used the W2ER call. W3 - Also for this year the Delaware-Lehigh Amateur Radio Club will continue the Christmas tradition activating the W3OK station from Na- and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Operations between 1400 and 0200 UTC on 16 and 17 December on following frequencies: 3965, 7265, 14265, 21365 and 28365 KHz. QSL via DLARC, RR 4, Greystone Building, Na- zareth, PA 18064, USA. W6 - From 10 to 12 November KG6VI/p and N6WKU/p will be active from the California State South (32.5-33.5N) group (NA-066). The SSB and CW operations (on the usual IOTA frequencies) should start at 2300 UTC of Friday 10 and will stop Sunday 12 in the morning (West Coast time). QSL via home calls. YJ - The 11 and 12 November, YJ0ARE, currently active from New Hebrides (OC-035), will be QRV from Banks Islands (OC-104). QSL via G0REP. Other Vanuatu islands activities are also possible and particularly from Shepherd (OC-111). YJ - From 16 December 1995 to 3 Janaury 1996 FK8FU will be active from Vanuatu on all bands. QSL via N5AU. YS - At the end of November John, NL7GP will be active using the YS1X call. SSB operations (mainly on WARC bands) and CW (he plans to join the CQWW DX CW Contest). YV - From 21 to 28 November WM2C, WS4E, K0PP, KE7X and WX9E will be portable YV5/ (with particular attention to low bands) joining the CQ WW DX CW Contest as 4M5X. QSL via their home calls, for 4M5X contacts QSL via YV5ARV. YV - From January to March 1996 I5DCE will be active from Margarita isl. (SA-012). Franco will also try to activate other Venezuelan islands for IOTA chasers. ZF - The ZF2RF station will join the CQWW CW Contest from Grand Cayman, in the Multi-Single category. The operators will be K4UVT, K9LA and N8SR. QSL via K4UVT (via bureau also), and the correct address is: Bob Dorsey, P.O. Box 231240, Montgomery, AL 36123-1240, USA. Be- fore and after the contest the operators will be active individual- ly, in SSB and CW, on all bands: ZF2RF will be QRV from 21 to 30 November (QSL via K4UVT), ZF2AY will be QRV from 23 to 27 November (QSL via K9LA), ZF2RR will be QRV from 21 to 28 November (QSL via N8SR: Steve Rentschler, 9245 Reseda Blvd, P.O. Box 436, Northridge, CA 91324, USA). ZK1_sc - From 9 to 14 December Trond (LA1TV), Ingun (LA1LIA) and Oddvar (LA9JX) will be active from Rarotonga island (OC-013) respectively as ZK1ATV, ZK1LIA and ZK1NJX, while from 14 to 28 December the activity will be from Aitutaki (OC-083). Planned frequencies are: CW 3.505, 7.005, 10.105, 14.005, 18.075 and 21.005 MHz; SSB 3.795, 7.045, 14.195, 18.145 and 21.295 MHz. QSL via home calls. ZK1_nc - From 28 December 1995 to 4 January 1996 Trond (LA1TV), Ingun (LA1LIA) and Oddvar (LA9JX) will be active from Manihiki (OC-014) respectively as ZK1ATV, ZK1LIA and ZK1NJX, in CW (3.505, 7.005, 10.105, 14.005, 18.075 and 21.005 MHz) and SSB (3.795, 7.045, 14.195, 18.145 and 21.295 MHz). QSL via home calls. 3B8 - At the end of November Phil, N6ZZ will be active from Mauritius as 3B8/N6ZZ. Operations mainly on WARC bands. He will also join the CQ WW DX CW Contest. 3V - Following what published in number 232, the 3V8BB operations from Tunisi, Tunisia, by DJ7IK, DL8OBC and DL2OBF, have been confirmed and they should start one or two days before the CQWW CW Contest (25-26 November), as the operators will arrive the 22 November. 3V - The DXCC Desk has specified that 3V8BB's licence was issued to a club station and every permitted activity from there will be validated independently from the nationality of the operators. 4U - K5FUV, DXCC Administrator, reports that operations using the United Nations calls are accepted only if officially authorized by ONU HQ (New York). 5Z - After the Seychelles activity [425DXN 234], Gerard, F2JD will be in Kenya for about 10 days and hopes to be active with his old 5Z4JD call 7Q - Chris, W1EH, will be in Malawi for three years, working for the US Department, and hopes to have a licence. Chris, has few equipments and works mainly in CW. 8R - Starting from the second half of November Erik WZ6C, will be active from Guyana using the 8R1ZG call.

**************************************************************************** XZ1A ---> The XZ1A operations from Yangon, Myanmar, ended in the morning of Monday 30 October, logged about 15000 QSO, 4000 with U.S. Thanks to Bill Bill Kennamer, K5FUV, ARRL DXCC manager, the operations were immediately validated for DXCC. The XZ1A's manager is JA1BK, Kan Mizoguchi, 5-3 Sakuragao- ka 4 Chome, Tama city, Tokyo, 206 Japan (This is the correct address, don't use the one reported in the Callbook).

XY1HT ---> Toshi, JA8RUZ (one of the XY1HT's operators), thanks those who contacted the station and reports that operations, started on 17 October and ended on 30 October, logged about 11000 QSO, on all bands from 160 to 10 meters in SSB, CW, RTTY, SSTV, and via satellite AO-10 and AO-13. The activity has already been validated by DXCC Desk. QSLs for XY1HT must be sent to P.O. Box 1300, Nana, Bangkok 10112, Thailand. Other activities from this station are expected in the near future.

A61AF --> With immediate effect including the recent CQWW Contest operations N1QMM is the new A61AF manager. Micah plans to receive the logs and QSLs in next weeks, but please be patient as he must input all the contact into the computer. The N1QMM's address is: Micah Greenbaum, 250 Standish Street, Dux- bury, MA 02332, USA.

A61AM ---> Dave, KA5TQF, is the new manager for A61AM.

STATESIDE 40M DX GROUP QRV -> The US "40 Meter DX Group" Net is active again leaded by W8KLI and KD0JL, on 7240 KHz (TX) and 7085 KHz (RX) (+/- QRM). The start of the Net is at 0700Z, but try to listen from 0630Z.

JAPANESE POSTAL COSTS ---> Kaz, JH1ORA, reports that the postal costs for Air mail from Japan toward the rest of the world are the following: - North America, Europe, Oceania, CIS, Middle East: up to 10 grams 110 Yen, between 10 and 20 grams 190 Yen, between 20 and 30 grams 270 Yen. - Africa and South America: up to 10 grams 130 Yen, between 10 and 20 grams 230 Yen, between 20 and 30 gramms 330 Yen. - Asia and Guam: up to 10 grams 90 Yen, between 10 and 20 grams 150 Yen, between 20 and 30 grams 210 Yen. Surface mail is, worldwide and for less than 20 grams, 90 Yen. Unfortunately 1 dollar is no more enough to cover postal costs (actually 1 dollar is equal to 98 Yen, while 1 IRC can be exchanged with a 130 Yen poststamp). A big envelope with a double card exceeds 10 grams.

QSL ---> The manager for A61AF operations (between 15 and 21 October) by K9PPY, WT2O and KA5TQF is K9PPY: Jim Model, 7N071 Willow St., Itasca, Illi- nois 60143, USA.For Scilly and Wight islands (between 22 and 28 October) QSL will be handled by the operators: K9PP (G0WOE/P), WT2O (G0WOF/P) and KA5TQF (G0WOH/P). Also John, N5DRV is the QSL manager for XT2JF and TJ1PD.

VO1AA ---> On 12 December 1901 Guglielmo Marconi made the first contact between Great Britain and Newfoundland. To celebrate Radio centennial a special QSL will be available for QSO/HRD with the VO1AA station next 12 Decem- ber. CW (14.030 and 7.030 MHz) and SSB (14.300 MHz) activities. VO1AA is a club station located near the site where Marconi heard first signals. An a- ward is also available for QSO/HRD the VO1AA station in 5 or more 12 Decem- ber anniversaries between 1995 and 2001. The awards and the VO1AA station, which every year will join the International Marcony Day using the VO1IMD call, are sponsored by the Society of Newfoundland Radio Amateurs.

QSL ---> Glenn, W6OTC reports that VK9LZ, VK9LX and VK9NM QSLs are ready to be printed. Direct request via: Eddie Schneider, Box 5194, Richmond, CA 91805, USA, while the manager for bureau requests is W6OTC.

QSL ---> Larry, TZ6VV reports that his QSL manager (AA0GL: the old N0BLD call is no more used since many years and the bureau) has a new address: Marshall Reece, 303 Hillcrest Dr - RR3, Larned, KS 67550, USA.

CALLBOOK CSI ---> Valery, RA6YR reports about a datadase which includes over 50 thousands amateurs located in 12 CIS countries. The Dbase is currently available for DOS on two 3,5" disks. It is updated twice a year (in April and October) and it is distributed by SM7DEW; write him for further information at this address: Jan Bexner, Villa Dalen Berghem, S-34191 Ljungby, Sweden.

QSL received: 3E2G (NA-202), H33C.

**************************************************************************** * 425 DX NEWS * * DX info weekly bulletin * * edited by Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ and Piero Forno, IK1IYU * * with the contribution of IK1GPG, IK2IQD, IK2ULV, I1-21171 * **************************************************************************** For the news issued in this number, thanks to: I1HYW, I2YBC, IK2WXQ, I4LCK, I5DCE, I5FLN, IK6BOB, IK7AFM, IK8OZZ, I0KHP, I0ZV, Delta Mike, Diamond DX Club, Roman DX Group, DC3MF, DL7VOA, DL8AAM, DL8OBC, DL9GOA, EA5KB, F5OGL, F6AJA, G3KMA, G3ZAY, G4BUE, G0LFF, JH1ORA, JA8RUZ, OZ1LQH, VO1NA, VK3EW, WB2DND, N2FCZ, WB2YQH, KE3AW, K4UVT, KK6EK, KM6ON, KI6WF, WD8MGQ, KB8NW, KI8W, K9PPY, 9K2HN, DXNS, LNDX, OPDX, QRZ-DX, URE-EA-DX, ARRL-DX, The 59(9) DX Report, VK2SG RTTY DX. **************************************************************************** * Further information, reports, suggestions and/or comments can be sent to * * Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ (PCL, @I1YLM.IPIE.ITA.EU) or to * * Piero Forno, IK1IYU (PCL, @IK1EQE.IPIE.ITA.EU, [email protected]) * **************************************************************************** * INTERNET e-mail : [email protected] * * 425 WWW Page --> http://promet12.cineca.it/htdx/index.html * * INTERNET via anonymous FTP at site: * * promet12.cineca.it - under the directory: /pub/ham/425news/english/ * **************************************************************************** ...that's all folks!

73 & DX by 425 DX Gang

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BY - Since 12 November is active the BY7KQ/7 station from Guishan Dao (22.08N-113.49N, NO-REF). Yuki, JI6KVR invited operators to be QRV for Europe Sunday 19 November on 21260 KHz around 0700 UTC. QSL via BG7JA (Box 1239, Canton, China). CE9_ssh- CE9AP is active from Chilean antarctic base Capitan Arturo Prat (WABA CE-01) located on Greenwich Isl., in South Shetlands. QSL via CE2LOL. CE0_eas- During the trip back to Japan, ZP5XYE (JA7AYE) and ZP5XQV (JA7XQV) will stop in Easter Island. Operations between 30 December 1995 and 3 January 1996, mainly in CW, using the XQ0/JA7AYE call. QSL via JA7AYE. D2 - From Angola, Valy, D2/YO3YX [425DXN 214], is still working in a U.N. hospital and he is often on 21273 KHz (1700-1830 UTC) and on 14226 (around 2030 UTC). Valy will back at the end of the year but another operator, D2/YO9CWY, will soon be active for several months on all bands. EA1 - The 25 and 26 November, ED4SEG/1 will be active from Zorraclin isl. QSL via EA4ENQ. EA1 - The 25 and 26 November EA1BT/p will be active from Isla Grande (DIE N-142). QSL via EA1BT. EA4 - The 19 november, EA4ENK/p will be active from La Trompeta isl (DIEI BA-02) and/or from Baden island (DIEI BA-19). QSL via EA5OL. EA4 - The 17 December, EA4ENK/p will be active from El Ciego island (DIEI BA-10). QSL via EA5OL. EA4 - The 6 December EA4ENK/p will be active from Cogolludos island (DIEI BA-14). QSL via EA5OL. EA4 - The 3 December, EA4ENK/p will be active from Bodegon island (DIEI BA-16). QSL via EA5OL. EI - The East Cork Radio Group (EI7M) will join the CQWW DX CW Contest on all bands. QSL via EI6HB (Denis O' Flynn, Ladysbridge P.O., Castlemartyr, Co. Cork, Ireland). F - The planned activity from Ile du Planier [425DXN 235] has been postponed due to operators' family problems. HS - From 17 to 19 November the HS8SEA [425DXN 221] station is active during the SEANET Convention (the South East Asia Net, daily on +/- 14320 KHz at 1200 UTC), in Ko Samui (AS-101, CQ Zone 26). The operations are in CW, SSB, RTTY, PACKET and AMTOR, on all HF bands (expecially on 80m) and via satellite (AO-10, AO-13, all RSs). HS - From 8 December 1995 to 12 January 1996, Ralf, DL2FDK will be active as HS0/DL2FDK on bands from 40 to 10 meters in SSB/CW/PACTOR. QSL via homecall. I - The Tessello DX Team will join the CQWW CW Contest using the IQ4T call. The operators will be I4YTE, IK4HVR, I4IFL, I4CZS. QSL via IK4HVR. IM0 - Sunday 19 November, IS0UPR, IS0KEB and IS0BDF will be active, if weather permits, from Sa Mesalonga island (IOTA EU-024, IIA OR-005) IZ - From 1 to 10 December the special IZ6TCO station will be active to celebrate Temistocle Calzecchi Onesti, inventor of the coherer. KL - N6IV/KL7,NL7TB and others are planning again to activate the Barren Is (NA-???). The operation, which should take place from Ushagat Island from 4 to 8 July 1996, will use the NL7TB call with simple wire antennas and 100 watts. They will use an helicopter. QSL via NL7TB. KP2 - From 21 to 28 November, Dave, WD5N, will be active from St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, as WP2AHW. Dave will join the CQWW CW Contest on all bands. Before and after the competition, CW activity on low and WARC bands. QSL via homecall. LX - OH2PQ will join the CQWW CW Contest on 80 mtrs using the LX4B call. QSL via LX1TI. P4 - At the end of November, Wayne, N7NG, will be active, mainly on WARC bands, from Aruba. He plans to join the CQWW CW Contest using the P49V or P40V call. PY - From 1 to 3 December, the PQ5L (CW) and PT5M (SSB) stations will be active on all bands from Mel Island, Parana State Group (SA-047; DIB 24). QSL via PP5LL, Jaime Lira do Vale, P.O.Box 08, 88010-970, Florianopolis, SC, Brasil. SM - Samir, T94BO will join the CQWW DX CW Contest from Sweden using the SM7/T94BO call, in the Single Operator Single Band 160m (low power) category. QSL via SM7/T94BO, Samir Popaja, V.Sandviksgatan 24, S-252 28 Helsingborg, Sweden. TU - From 21 November, Peter, ON6TT, will be for four weeks in Ivory Coast joing the International Red Cross. Most of his equipments is still in Australia for the aborted Heard Island expedition then he will not be very active. V2 - Doug, N3ADL, reports that requests for his recent V26DX activity [425DXN 231] must be sent to the new QSL manager KK3S, Jacobus J. "Koos" Berrovoets, 160 Valley Road, Windsor, PA 17336, USA. VK6 - Malcolm, VK6LC, is planning an expedition to Sandy Island, in the Lacepede islands group (OC-???), for the next May. The four Lacepe- de islands (West, Middle, Sandy and East: 122.10E-16.55S) are located in the Indian Ocean, 50Km. from the coast and they are a na- tural reserve. Malcom already gor the permissions and hopes to give soon the final details. VK8 - From 22 December 1995 to 6 January 1996, Stuart, VK8NSB will be portable from Groote Eylandt island (OC-141). Activity in CW (on 3535, 21135, 28125 KHz) and SSB ( on 3618, 3795, 21260, 28460 KHz). QSL via VK8HA. W4 - W4/YV5DTA has been active, last 11 November, from Cape Canaveral (NA-138). QSL via Steve Morao, 1920 NE 1 TERR # 104H., Ft. Lauder- dale, FL 33305, USA. XZ - From 22 to 27 November, JA6LDD, JH1KRC and JA1BK will be active again as XZ1A. The activity, with particular look for North Ameri- ca, is planned using three simultaneous stations, from 10 to 160 meters (top band from 22 to 24 November), WARC included. They plan to join the CQWW CW Contest. QSL via JA1BK. YB8 - Since 15 November is QRV the YE8V station from Banda island(OC-157) QSL via YB8VM. YS - Tom, K8LA, from 18 to 28 November will be active from El Salvador as YS1ZTM, working CW only. Tom hopes to join the CQWW DX CW Con- test. QSL via homecall. ZB - Jorma, OH2KI, will join the CQWW CW Contest on 10 meters using the ZB2X call. QSL via home call. ZP - After two years in Paraguay, Nob ZP5XYE (JA7AYE)and his wife ZP5XQV (JA7XQV) are returning to Japan. Nob will end his activity from Pa- raguay joining the CQWW CW Contest as ZP0R. 5R - Ben, PA3BXC has terminated his 5R8DS activity [425DXN 234] last 29 October, Sunday, around 0800 UTC, and has returned in the Nether- lands, where he found the wife, sons and QSLs: he logged about 3000 QSO with South America, 40000 QSO with North America, 31000 with Europe and 16000 with Asia. Ben says: "I'm receiving too many IRCs and greenstamps. I'm very happy but I don't want to be rich then I need only one IRC or greenstamp to cover the expedition's costs and I can confirm two QSO on a single card. The other cards will be returned via bureau." 5R - Ray, 7P8SR, will leave Lesotho to go in Madagascar but he will not be active before April 1996. 6Y - From 26 November to 10 December Alan, G3XAQ will be portable 6Y5 from Jamaica. CW activity using 5 watts QRP. QSL via homecall. 7P - In December 7P8SR will leave the Lesotho. He is the only one regularly active in CW and on low bands. Find him on 3502 KHz around 0330 UTC, on 7018 KHz around 0245 UTC and 21010 KHz around 1530 UTC 9H - From 22 to 29 November, Herbert, DL2DN will be QRV from Malta as 9H3UX joining the CQWW DX CW Contest. Before and after the competition he will be active on bands from 15 to 40 mtrs (WARC included). 9X - Mark,9X/ON4WW is QRV again on 160 metres, after solving some antennas problems. Find him on 1830 KHz around 2030 UTC (for America on Friday and Saturday on 1827.5 KHz around 2330/0200 UTC and 0330/ 0345 UTC, the local sunrise). 9Y - Bernd, DL1VJ, will join the CQWW DX CW Contest from Tobago Island (SA-009), in the Single Operator/All Bands category.

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XZ1A ----> Following what published in previous number, the XZ1A's QSLs will be handled as follows: (1) QSL labels will be printed by computer after log is entered. (2) Four QSO data will be printed on each label. (3) Only one set of labels will be printed. This is to protect the integrity of the QSL process. Second QSLs will not be issued for this operation. (4) Multi-band QSLs must be requested in ONE envelope only. Please don't send requests for separate band, mode, etc. in a separate envelope. Reason ; for example, if you contact QSO of both CW and SSB in 14MHz and 21MHz, label will be issued for 4 contacts. When we receive first SASE from you only request 14MHz CW, there can be two procedures. 4-1 We issue QSL, crossing out the 3 contacts other than 14MHz CW. 4-2 We keep the SASE in hospital box until we confirm all 4 cantacts. (This procedure is to force the manager to do unnecessary job to check 4 times.) (5) In the case of SASE of BS7H, it can not be sent to 80% stations of Europe and 70% station of U.S.A. by airmail, due to short of postage. XZ1A QSL will be two-folded card. We can mail only one QSL for 10g. We will send it by sea mail to the stations of short-postage. (6) Remember, second QSL cards will not be issued. This is a security measure. (7) Please do not use registered mail or special delivery. (8) The correct sddress is; Kan Mizoguchi 5-3, Sakuragaoka 4 Chome, Tama-City, Tokyo 206, JAPAN *IMPORTANT* If you did send cards to the P.O. Box in Tokyo, please DON'T resend them. They will be collected. (9) Please don't send cards for other operations handled by JA1BK along with the XZ1A card. (10)This is a new method being used for handling by a computer. It is different from that used in the past. Your cooperation will be greatly appreciated.

XR0Y/Z ---> Bob, KK6EK, reports that XR0Y and XR0Z QSLs have a little delay due to the aborted Heard Island operation. Logs are still to be prepared and QSL have not yet been printed but they should be ready in few weeks. Bob re- minds that "automatic QSls" (those printed in pink and green) are not valid for DXCC.

PANAMA ---> Jose, HP2CWB, reports that, due to local postal problems, until 31 December 1996 a new address in U.S.A. will be used for requests directed to HP1CWB, HP2DFU, HP2CWB/P, H92A, HP9I, 3F2C, H33C, HO3C, 3F0T. Send a SAE and an IRC or a greenstamp to Jose NG Lee, Disney International, PTY-201, P.O.Box 02-5275, Miami, Florida 33102-5275, USA.

FILE CQWW.CTY UPDATED ---> For CT users, the new CQWW.CTY and ARRL.CTY fi- les are available on Internet, updated after the CQWW DX SSB Contest. Look at this WWW site -> http://ve7tcp.ampr.org/ftp/software/ct/cqww.cty

VK1 QSL BUREAU ---> Jim, VK1FF, reports that the new VK1 QSL bureau address is the following: VK1 ACT Division, QSL Bureau Manager, GPO Box 600, Can- berra, ACT 2601, Australia.

DL8AAM ---> Tom, DL8AAM, reports that the last item of direct-outgoing-QSLs for 5X4A and 5X4B from Kitgum will be in the mail the next days. If anybody will not get them in next future, please do NOT resubmit, because he has no logs for some periods in 1995 and for 5X4A/p (Kampala), must be lost. He will ask the OP to send a second copy from Uganda. So if your QSL will not arrive, please be patient. He can also confirm all QSOs for arctic DXpe- dition ex via RW3DR (about 20 Calls) and his activity from Lamu Island under 5Z4FU/A in Nov 1993. He has now problems to get the logs of 4L4MM, so it is better now to try it via the OP himself (Merab Shinjikashvili, Box 97, Tblisi 380004, Rep. of Georgia). For QSLs he got for Merab he will try to clear up, but please do not send him new requests. Please remind: he prefers the bureau.

KF0UI ---> On 3 November John, KF0UI, has been hospitalized for a sudden illness. John is the QSL manager for many stations (as HP1XVH EL2RR, LX1RQ and XE1/W6EFR) and he should be soon back home but he needs a while before answering again the cards.

SWEDEN --> In few weeks first stations from Sweden will use the new SH prefix, issued for the Novices. There are two kind of Novice licences in Swe- den, one with the CW code, the other not. The first one permits to work in CW on 3.5, 7, 21 and 28 MHz and phone on 28, 144 and 432 MHz, while the second phone only on 144 and 432 MHz. The "classic" SM licences are divided into two classes, with and without CW. These ones permit 50 Mhz and up only. Just a note: to work on 6 mtrs band, in Sweden, it is necessary to pay double of the normal licence taxes, which permits the use of all the other bands.

SMOM ---> The recent activities of 1A0KM are pirates. Last operations from SMOM took place in July 1994.

QSL ---> On 17 November, all the direct requests for the IK1GPG/WY6 (NA-066) activity have been answered and also the bureau requests for IP1/IK1GPG, IP1/I2MWZ and IP1/IK2OWX in 1994 and 1995.

QSL ---> Cards for JT1Z, JT1FAU, JT1FAV, JT1FAX, JT1FAW and JT1FAZ operations will be handled by K6VNX, via direct or bureau. The QSLs will probably be ready in the next spring.

QSL received: A43GI (AS-119), IJ7/IK7VJX (EU-091, LE-002), IJ7/IK7XIV (EU-091, LE-001), IM0RUH (EU-165, SS-056), IO1GTM, SV0HS/SV9, TA3/DL3MGK/P (AS-098), V29AD, V5/ZS6YG.

QSL received trhough the WF5E "DX QSL Service" : HP9I (NA-203), HP2CWB/P (NA-202), PY1UP (SA-079), VI0ANT, ZK1KH, 3A2LF, 9M8FC.

**************************************************************************** * 425 DX NEWS * * DX info weekly bulletin * * edited by Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ and Piero Forno, IK1IYU * * with the contribution of IK1GPG, IK2IQD, IK2ULV, I1-21171 * **************************************************************************** For the news issued in this number, thanks to: I1HYW, IK1HJS, IK1RLK, IK2WXQ, I4IFL, I4LCK, I5FLN, I6AYS, IK7AFM, I0AMU, IS0JMA, Delta Mike, Diamond DX Club, Roman DX Group, DC3MF, DL7VOA, DL8AAM, DL9GOA, EA5KB, FA1UQL, F5CCO, F6AJA, F6FVY, G4BUE, HS1GOS, JA1BK, JH1ORA, ON6TT, OZ1LQH, PS7AB, PT7WA, SM7/T94BO, SM7HCJ, VK1FF, VK6LC, WB2YQH, N3ADL, W4/YV5DTA, W4MWT, WD5N, KK6EK, WL7MY, NL7TB, K8LA, WD8MGQ, K0IR, ZP6CW, 9K2HN, 9X/ON4WW, DXNS, LNDX, OPDX, QRZ-DX, URE-EA-DX, ARRL-DX, PY-DX, The 59(9) DX Report, VK2SG RTTY DX. **************************************************************************** * Further information, reports, suggestions and/or comments can be sent to * * Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ (PCL, @I1YLM.IPIE.ITA.EU) or to * * Piero Forno, IK1IYU (PCL, @IK1EQE.IPIE.ITA.EU, [email protected]) * **************************************************************************** * INTERNET e-mail : [email protected] * * 425 WWW Page --> http://promet12.cineca.it/htdx/index.html * * INTERNET via anonymous FTP at site: * * promet12.cineca.it - under the directory: /pub/ham/425news/english/ * **************************************************************************** ...that's all folks!

73 & DX by 425 DX Gang

18 November 1995 no.237 ======425 DX NEWS * CALENDAR ======edited by I1JQJ & IK1IYU

PERIOD CALL REF till 31/12 A4=A4/25 * special event 233 till ? BY7KQ/7: Guishan Dao (NO-REF) 237 till 31/11 CT3/DK8WF, CT3/DL2HYH, CT3/DF5AN, CT3/DL4ZBI 236 till 20/11 HS8SEA: Ko Samui (AS-101) * Seanet Convention 95 237 till 15/04 JX4CJA & JX3EX * by LA4CJA & LA3EX 228 till end Nov S79JD * by F2JD 234 till 28/11 T32BE * by WC5P 231 till 20/11 X85COL: Mexico * special event station 234 till ? YE8V: Banda Isl. (OC-157) 237 till 20/11 9M * by F6BFH, F5LGQ, F6AOI, F6AUS, F9IE 226 18/11-19/11 CQ4I: Ilhote Trombotas by CT1ASU,CT1EEU,CT1ERY,CT1FDU 190 18/11-19/11 CT3FN/p: Ilhas Desertas (AF-046) 236 18/11-25/11 OH0/DL6UAA: Aland Islands 236 18/11-19/11 WH2M * by JE7RJZ 233 18/11-28/11 VP2EFO * by K8MFO 223 18/11-28/11 YS1ZTM * by K8LA 237 18/11-20/11 9G * by G3SXW, GM3YTS, K5VT, KC7V, N7BG 232 19/11 EA4ENK/p: Isla Baden (DIEI BA-19) 237 19/11 EA4ENK/p: Isla La Trompeta (DIEI BA-02) 237 19/11 IM0: Sa Mesalonga Isl. (EU-165) (IIA OR-005) * by IS0 237 19/11 IR1LS: Alba * special event station 237 20/11-21/11 4U1ITU * by AA1AC 235 21/11-02/12 HI * by DL1GKG, DL2GGA 236 21/11-20/12 TU * by ON6TT 237 21/11-28/11 WP2AHW: Virgin Is. * by WD5N 237 21/11-28/11 YV5 (4M5X) * by WM2C, WS4E, K0PP, KE7X, WX9E 236 21/11-30/11 ZF2RF * by K4UVT 236 21/11-28/11 ZF2RR * by N8SR 236 21/11-28/11 ZL7CW * WB8YJF 232 21/11-08/12 ZL7PYD * K8PYD 232 21/11-28/11 3A * K1VWL 230 21/11-28/11 8P9HT * by K4BAI 233 21/11-03/12 8Q7VJ & 8Q7WD * by G4ZVJ & G4RWD 232 22/11-25/11 C6A/WB8GEX 236 22/11-04/12 S92PI: Principe Isl. (AF-044) * by F5OGL 236 22/11-27/11 XZ1A * by JA1BK, JA6LDD, JH1KRC 237 22/11-29/11 9H3UX * by DL2DN 237 23/11-27/11 CO1OTA: Los Colorados Arch. (NA-093) 233 23/11-27/11 V2 & VP2M * by JH1NBN 233 23/11-27/11 ZF2AY * by K9LA 236 24/11-27/11 VK9XH: Christmas Isl. * by JA1CMD 236 25/11-26/11 A61AF * by K1XM & KQ1F 236 25/11-26/11 DU * by OH2BH & OH0XX 236 25/11-26/11 EA1BT/p: Isla Grande (DIE N-142) 237 25/11-26/11 ED4SEG/1: Isla Zorraclin 237 25/11-26/11 EI7M * by East Cork Radio Club 237 25/11-26/11 FO0ZR * by WA9INK 236 25/11-26/11 GU3HFN * Guernsey Amateur Radio Society 233 25/11-26/11 HC8N * by WN4KKN's team 236 25/11-26/11 HL9CW * by HL9DC 233 25/11-26/11 IG9A: Lampedusa Isl. (AF-019) * by UA3DPX 235 25/11-26/11 IG9: Lampedusa Isl. (AF-019) * by I team 217 25/11-26/11 II1BI * ARI Biella 235 25/11-26/11 IO2L: ARI Lissone 234 25/11-26/11 IQ2W: ARI Limbiate 231 25/11-31/11 IQ2X: ARI Brescia 230 25/11-26/11 IR3X * by Vecio Piave Team 228 25/11-26/11 IZ6GM 236 25/11-26/11 J48Y: Salamis Isl. (EU-075) * by SV1BKN 227 25/11-26/11 LX4B * by OH2PQ 237 25/11-26/11 T99MT: Radio Club Novo Sarajevo 230 25/11-26/11 TA4ZM * by DK5WL 236 25/11-26/11 TK2C * by Bavarian Contest Club 232 25/11-26/11 TM2RDS * special event station 228 25/11-26/11 TX8FU * by FK8FU 236 25/11-26/11 TY5A * by G3SXW, GM3YTS, K5VT, KC7V, N7BG 232 25/11-28/11 V73WP * by JA1WPX 236 25/11-26/11 VP5FOC * by WD8AUB, W9VNE, N9DX, W0CG 223 25/11-26/11 ZB2X * by OH2KI 237 25/11-26/11 ZP5XYE * by JA7XYE 237 25/11-26/11 ZX2A * by PT2BW 232 25/11-26/11 3V5A * by YT1AD 228 25/11-26/11 3V8BB * by DJ7IK, DL8OBC, DL2OBF 236 25/11-26/11 9Y * by DL1VJ 237 25/11-26/11 CQ WWDX CW Contest *** 26/11-10/12 6Y5/G3XAQ/qrp 237 November A51JS * by VK9NS ??? 232 November FT5XL: Kerguelen * by FB1LYF 227 end November P4 * N7NG 237 November VK9XRS * by ND3A 232 end November YS1X * by NL7GP 236 end November-Dec 5Z4JD * by F2JD 236 end November 3B8/N6ZZ 236 mid November 4S7/HB9AMO 229 mid November 8R1GZ * by WZ6C 236 25 November 1995 No.238

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+ I3MAU SILENT KEY + We sadly have been informed about the S.K. of Renzo Mauri, I3MAU, last 21 November due to an incurable illness. We loose with Renzo not only a great friend but also one of the world big contestmen. During the years Renzo, who used to gather in his home of Rubano (Padova) a team of operators for multi-multi contests, made great scores in all the main international competitions. We are without words. The 425 DX News is near to his family and his friends in Padova. We will miss him.

A7 - Thomas (DL9FCQ) has confirmed his operation as A71AN/DL9FCQ [425DXN 225] from 29 December to 14 January 1996. Thomas reports that he is not the QSL manager for A71AN or other stations from Qatar. Send him only for QSO with A71../DL9FCQ calls. Tom, Box 1139, 63590 Hasselroth, Germany. C6 - From 2 to 10 December, Meg (N2MQI), Dave (WG3I), Walt (G3NYY) and Tim (G4VXE) will be portable /C6A from New Providence Isl.(NA-001) with activities on all bands, mainly in CW and RTTY. QSL for WG3I/ C6A via G3AUA, via home calls for the rest. C6 - From 2 December, Rick N6NR, and his wife Connie KB6WIO, will be active from Bahamas. CT3 - The group of DL amateurs active now from Madeira [425DXN 236] has cancelled the planned activity to Desertas Is. (AF-046) due to bad sea conditions. DU - Following what published in number 236, Martti (OH2BH) joins the CQ WW DX CW Contest using the DX9C. DU - Until the end of November it is possible for DU stations to use the special 4D63 prefix. EY - Nodir, EY8MM reports that the EY2Q station (Multi/Single) will join the CQWW DX CW Contest. QSL direct to EY8CQ or via the TARL QSL Bu- reau: Box 303, Glavpochtamt, Dushanbe, 734025, Tajikistan, CIS. EY - Nodir, EY8MM reports that during the winter he will be active on 40 and 80 meters (also on 160, but rarely) mainly for North America. Skeds via InterNet E-mail: [email protected] FT_ker - From Kerguelen Island, FT5XK is active and it is possible to find him around 16.00 UTC in SSB on 14136 KHz. QSL via F6KQD. A new operator, FB1LYF, will be active in the future as FT5XL in CW/SSB/RTTY for a whole year [425DXN 227]. HC8 - HC8N [425DXN 236] is active during the CQWW CW Contest, worked by WN4KKN, WX3N and AG9A (Multi/Single). QSL for HC8N and WN4KKN/HC8 via AA5BT. For other individual operations QSL via their homecalls. HP - During the first two weeks of December, Ellis (AA4LI) will be QRV from Panama as AA4LI/HP1, with activity mainly in CW on all bands, but only in the evenings, probably around 02.00-05.00. IA5 - From 26 November to 2 December, Giorgio, IK2OAH/IA5 will be active from Capraia island (EU-028, IIA LI-020). Operations from 10 to 160 meters, WARC included, in CW/SSB. QSL via IK2OAH. IQ4 - After last great scores, the IQ4A team joins this CQWW CW Contest. QSL via I4LCK. IR3 - Until 3 December, the special IR3GM station is active, to celebrate the Centennial of the Radio. Activity by the Marcon (Venice) ARI Section. Special QSL via bureau to I3PVB, direct to: ARI Marcon, P.O. Box 7, 30020 Marcon (VE). IY1 - The Western Emilia DX Club will join the Italian Contest 40/80 from Torre Tigullio Marconi, IY1TTM. Lorenzo (IK4XQM), Vittorio (IK4CIE) and Raffaele (IK4CNO) will try to be active since the morning of Saturday 9 December to give foreign stations a chance. In the same way also in the afternoon of Sunday 10 December. Activity in SSB and CW and probably in RTTY. QSL via IK4XQM (Lorenzo Rosa, Piazza Salsi 5, 43100 Parma-PR), also via bureau. Remember that IY1TTM is one of the stations valid for Guglielmo Marconi Award. IY4 - Thanks to Giorgio, I4OKV, one of the official operators from Marco- nian station in Villa Griffone, Sunday, 26 November IY4FGM will be activated on RS10/11, RS12, RS15 satellites and probably also on FO20. Operations on afternoon passes, in CW and SSB. QSL via I4IKW. IZ7 - Until 25 December the Lecce ARI Section, together with the Salento DX Team, will activate the special IZ7IGM station from the Techni- cal Institute Guglielmo Marconi in Lecce. QSL via I7PXV. JD1 - From 23 December to 3 January the station JD1/JQ1SUO will be active from Ogasawara Isl. (AS-031). QSL via JQ1SUO: Eiji Shinoda, 3-3-17 Tomizato Kashiwagi, Chiba 227, Japan. KG4 - KD4D and KG4MN join the CQWW CW Contest from Guantanamo Bay in the Multi/Single category using the KG4MN call. KH4 - Bill, KH4/NH6D is currently on Midway Islands and he should be QRV for the next week. Bill uses a log-periodic beam and hopes to contact European stations. QSL via home call, NH6D. KH0 - JA6VZB, JR7OMD and JI3ERV (Diamond Project Team), join the CQWW DX CW Contest from Saipan, as AH0T (Multi/Single). All bands operations from 10 to 160 meters. On "Top Band" they will use the 1824.5 KHz frequency, with QSX for Europe on 1830 - 1835 KHz and for Japan on +/- 1910 KHz. QSL only via bureau to JA6BSM (Attention: not JA6VZB, as from other sources). KH0 - In mid-March 1996, Allen, KN6AH (ex ZK1AAH, V63SA) will be active for 4 or 5 days from Saipan and Tinian islands (Northern Mariana, OC-086). Operations from 10 to 40 meters, in CW and SSB, using 100 watts. LU - Alejandro, LU5UL, joins the CQWW DX CW Contest using the AZ9W call, which he will use again during the ARRL 10 Meter Contest. QSL via LU5UL (1995 CBA). OH0 - OH3MEP joins the CQWW CW Contest from Aland islands as OH0MEP on 160 meters (low-power). OH0 - OH3LQK joins the CQWW CW Contest from Aland islands as OH0LQK on 80 meters. OH0 - OH3NLP joins the CQWW CW Contest from Aland islands as OH0NLP on 15 meters. OX - Peter, OX3XR hopes to be QRV on 160 meters every Wednesday between 22.40 and 23.00 UTC, on 1825 KHz. QSL via OZ3PZ. Also OX3LK is active sometimes on "Top Band". P5 - Martti, OH2BH, reports that preparations for North Korea activity as P51BH and P51XX are continuinig and there will be soon an official announce. PA - From 26 November to 13 December, Martine, VE3MR, will be active as PA3EVJ from North Sea Coast South group (EU-146). QSL via VE3MR. PY0_fn - CT1BOH joins the CQWW DX CW Contest from the PY0FF's station, Fer- nando de Noronha Island. Find him on 160 meters too, from 23.30 to 01.30 UTC and every hour. S7 - Gerard, F2JD has received the licence to work as S79JD [425DXN 234] and is now active until the end of November. QSL via F6AJA. T9 - The T94EU QSL manager is N2MAU: card can be sent via bureau but if you want a direct answer the new address is: Stephanus Busono, 5235 Fiore Terrace #410, San Diego, CA 92122, USA. TU - From 12 December 1995 to 1 April 1996, F5UJQ will be active from Ivory Coast as TU4DA, working in SSB on bands from 10 to 40 meters (on 80 if possible). QSL via F5LPL, 27 sq. Dufourmentelle, F-94700 Maisons Alfort, France. TY - The TY5A team (K5VT, GM3YTS, N7BG, KC7V and G3SXW) is active from Benin [425DXN 232], joining the CQWW CW Contest in the Multi/Multi category. Five stations have been installed near Peter's (TY1PS) QTH. V3 - Tom, KT6V, is active as V31UA during the CQWW DX CW Contest. At the end of competition he will be QRV again on WARC bands. QSL via home call: Tom Mortin Jr., 230 Emilia Lane, Fallbrook CA 92028, USA. VK - From 5 to 11 December the VK1 Division of the Wireless Institute of Australia will activate the special VI100GM station to celebrate the Centennial of the Radio. All bands operation, in CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL to VI100GM: GPO Box 600, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia. VK0_ant- Graeme Currie, VK0GC, will soon in Antarctica but there is no other information. Probably his destination will be the Australian Base Mawson. VK0_h - Following what published in previous issues, Peter, ON6TT, reports that as the Heard Island expedition has been postponed to next year and not cancelled the team has decided to handle the European funds as follows: all European DX clubs that sent supports have been contacted asking to be refunded or not. The answers were positive: the team will continue to handle the funds. The Danish DX Group has donated other $1000. If you have sent a contribution and want it returned contact Peter, ON6TT. If you still want to support, the team thank you for the trust in the project. Other contributions will be much appreciated via P.O.Box 1, B-9090 Melle, Belgium. There are no more T-shirts, so it is necessary to wait for another print. Thanks to recent donations by Flanders DX Club, GM3BQA, SM7AYV, OH2BBF, F6AJA, IK0FVC, ON4CU, F3SG, Electrabel (commercial sponsor) and T- shirts profits, the European fund is now $ 8918 (dated 17 November) Other $ 2800 were promised from Wettern DX Group, URE-DX and Lynx DX Club. VK0_m - During last weekend there were several reports about VK0MI from Macquarie islands, but it was a "pirate". For the good news: Warren Hull, VH0WH, will go to Macquarie at the end of November for a whole year. VP5 - KW8N, N9DX, W0CG, WD8AUB and W9VNE are active from Turks & Caicos Islands as VP5FOC (Multi/Multi) during the CQWW DX CW Contest. QSL via W9VNE, P.O. Box 54482, Cincinnati, Ohio 45254-0482, USA. W3 - The 16 December, KA3UNQ/P will activate Prudence Island (IOTA NA-031; US-ISL RI-008S) on 14250/14255 KHz frequencies. XE - The 30 November a group of ten XE operators, leaded by Eusebio "Chevo" (XE1EAA), will leave from Mazatlan to Maria Madre island, in the Marias Islands group (NA-???), using a Militar Navy ship. The activity should start the 2 December until 7 December. For the DIMEX (the Mexican Islands award) the reference number is FED10. ZA - TL8NG will be active for at least one year from Albania using the ZA1NG call. QSL via WA1ECA. 3A - John, K1VWL, is active from Monaco until 28 November and joins the CQWW CW Contest [425DXN230]. Find him on 1824/1828, 3523, 7023, 10105, 14005 and 18070 KHz. John reports to still have the QSLs for his BV/K1VWL and FO0TJ operations. 3DA - JM1CAX/ZS6CAX is currently in Swaziland, from where is QRV using the 3DA0NX call. He plans to join the CQWW CW Contest. QSL via ZS6CAX. 3DA - The 9 and/or 10 December Jon, 3DA0CA, should be active again on 160 meters: find him around 00.00 and 04.30 UTC on 1827 KHz (QSX +5/6 KHz). Jon will move from 80 to 160 meters depending on propagation. 3V - Frank, DL8YHR, hopes to be active from Tunisia during March 1996, probably from 1 to 10 March. The operations will activate 3V8BB via satellite (AO-10 and AO-13) and via EME (144 MHz) using 600 watts and 4x17 elements yagis. 4U_itu - A group of DL operators (DK1BT, DK7YY, DL3DXX, DL7UBA, DL7URH, DL7VOA) is active from 4U1ITU station during the CQWW DX CW Contest QSL for this operation via DL3DXX, via bureau or direct. Dietmar, DL3DXX, has also the 1994 CQWW CW Contest logs. 5A - Ted, LZ1WR, and his daughter, LZ1HH, plan to activate the 5A1A station in March 1996 using new monoband beams and improving the low bands aerials. 7P - Ezio, IK4BDZ (ex 9J0A, 9J2EZ, 5H3EZ ecc.), is currently in Lesotho, from where is QRV as 7P8EZ on all bands in CW and SSB. Skeds via via packet: 7P8EZ @ V51DM.AF. The 7P8EZ manager is I4JEE. 8R - OH6DO joins the CQWW DX CW Contest from Guyana, using the 8R1K call 9J - Until 5 December Ely, IN3VZE will be active from Zambia using the 9J2CE call. QSL via home call. 9L - Paul, 9L1PG, is spending his holidays in United States until 15 De- cember. Paul bought a new equipment and an amplifer for his QTH in Freetown. Cecil, NW8F, has sent in Sierra Leone the antennas for 80 40 and 12 meters. Starting from the half of December 9L1PG wiil be QRV on low bands also. 9X - Following what published in previous number, Mark (9X/ON4WW) reports that he received the 9X4WW call and he is using it during the CQWW DX CW Contest, working all bands. QSL via ON5NT.

+ SILENT KEY: DJ5CQ + Last 23 November Rudi Mueller, DJ5CQ, was S.K.; we met him about one month ago at the DX Convention in Bologna. Rudi liked to be on the "other-side" of the pile-up, working from many DX sites, Lord Howe Cocos Keeling, Christmas. Rudi Hein, DK7NP will answer all the requests for the last Rudi's activity from Cocos Keeling and from Christmas Island.

+ SILENT KEY: WB5CSO + Last 4 November was S.K. Mike Russell, WB5CSO (ex- VQ9MR), a famous DXer and contestman.

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HEARD ISLAND 1996 --> Ralph Fedor, K0IR, is uncertain whether his schedule will allow him to participate to Heard Island expedition in 1996. He has therefore decided to turn over the major responsibility for the expedition to Peter ON6TT and Bob KK6EK. Here are some prominant points: 1. Safety will be a central and determining factor in all plans. 2. The team will be expanded, perhaps to 20, although not all will be radio amateurs. Team members will contribute equal financial shares. Most of the previous operators will join the 1996 expedition and also Carlos Nascimento, NP4IW, will be available for the group. 3. The budget will have to be increased. They will need lots of help. Con- tributions will be tax-deductible. 4. The principal radio goal will be to get everyone in the log.They will make extensive use of recent technical innovations to assist that. They also expect to set a new world record for the number of contacts from a DXpedi- tion. 5. The management and progress of the project will be much more public, and your input and participation will be most welcome.

They have decided to take a few weeks to develop the new plans to be announced on Dec. 15. Between now and then, you could help them in several ways: If you can make a pledge of $100, $1000, or $10000, please do so (via K0IR or the NCDXF). If you are potentially interested in participating, contact KK6EK, ON6TT, or K0IR. They need a person to act as a semi-professional PR person, to interface with media and seek support through media contacts. They need an Internet communications person to search and communicate through the Web and through e-mail. They would like to find a professional film or video person to do a documentary for international markets (that person must find support).

IY3GMM ---> The 17, 18 and 19 November the special station IY3GMM was activated. QSL Manager is IN3NMP, via bureau.

4U/KC0PA ---> Rudi (VE9RHS) reports to have finally received the logs from Tim, 4U/KC0PA, Western Sahara. Be patient for some weeks as there are 2000 QSL waiting to be sent out; every card will be answered.

JY8XY ---> Bob, WB9YXY reports to have logged about 32.000 QSO, 2.500 in CW and 1.100 on 80 and 40 meters. Due to lack of room for antenna he was not active on 160 meters. Bob, thanks to WB9B, gave the RTTY equipment to JY4MB, who is now active in that mode. Bob left the 80 meters antenna to JY5SK. QSL for JY8XY will be sent very quickly.

IR4J ---> IR4J is the call used by Ferrara ARI Section during main contests in 1995. QSL via I4JEE.

IY4ARI, IY4FGM, IY4OTA ---> IK4QJH is the QSL manager for IY4OTA, IK4DCT is the IY4ARI manager, while for IY4FGM requests go via bureau (ARI Bologna).

IQ4A ---> The QSL managers of IQ4A are IK4QJH (for SSB QSOs) and I4LCK (for CW QSO's).

NCDXF ---> The Northern California DX Foundation has elected Eric, W6DU as President; Vice President Len, K6ANP; Secretary Jack, W6ISQ; Treasury Bru- ce, W6OSP. The Directive is formed by AA6MC, W6OAT, W6QHS, W6RGG, N6ST and NW6P.

INDIA, VU ---> Zal (VU2DK) suggests to use the following precautions sending direct QSLs to his country: "Use strong and well closed envelopes, nothing of the content should be seen. Don't write any callsign to bring any attention. The local post situation is very bad, looking to rob "green stamps" so try to hide the content.

OD5ZZ, OD5RAK, OD50RAK ---> Dwaine, WA8MEM is no more in contact with Walid (OD5ZZ) then he will no more be the QSL manager for OD5ZZ , OD5RAK and OD50RAK. Those who sent a direct card will receive it back as soon as possible. Dwaine is very sorry for all this trouble.

SV1DET/8 (EU-052) ---> Jim, SV1DET, is back from Corfu Island where he logged abot 1000 QSO. Jim will start to send QSLs in two weeks. His address is: Jim Tsifakis, 30-32 Kanari str, 185 38 Piraeus, Greece.

YC9COD ---> Tom, DL7AV, reports that the YC9COD station, active during the past CQWW SSB Contest, isn't in the Callbooks, but QSLs can be sent to the QSL manager YC9BMU, direct or bureau.

HS7ECI ---> Juha, OH4JK, is receiving QSL requests for HS7ECI operations but he is NOT the QSL manager.

ZS8 ---> ZR1DCE/ZS8 is a new beacon located on Marion Island and active on 50.200 MHz.

RUSSIA ---> If you fear that "green stamps" in your QSL directed to Russia can be robbed try to write UEHHOCTEW HET on the envelope, that in Russian, means "no value". Try first worry later.

QSL ---> Victor Pechorkin (UH8EA, RH0E, EZ5AA) is now in United States and has the logs for his operations. QSL via W5BWA, 5812 Hiawatha Dr, Alexan- dria, LA 71301, USA.

QSL ---> Art, NN7A, reports that the problem at the W7 QSL bureau has been solved. All the bureau requests for his V31JZ, VK3FBM and UA9F/NN7A operations have been answered.

PR8FT ---> Ron (PS7AB) reports the new address of PR8FT (SA-016; DIB 07): Fernando J. Aranha, Box 349, 65001-970, Sao Luis, MA, Brazil.

DIB - BRAZILIAN ISLANDS AWARD ---> This is the November 1995 chart: Isl. Call Mode Isl. Call Mode Isl. Call Mode 36 PS7AB PHONE 21 VE3XN MIXED 20 UB5ECE PHONE 35 PT2TZ PHONE 21 PP5LL PHONE 20 PY5PS PHONE 30 W9DC MIXED 21 PP5AVM CW 20 PY4WZ MIXED 30 PY2DBU MIXED 21 IK1GPG MIXED 20 PY2CC MIXED 30 PY2AE MIXED 21 IK8OZZ MIXED 20 PT7YS PHONE 30 PT2NP MIXED 21 HH2HM/F PHONE 20 PT2AZ MIXED 30 CT1AHU PHONE 21 HB9BVV PHONE 20 PS8YL PHONE 30 4Z4DX MIXED 21 EA5BKH PHONE 20 PP5SC PHONE 26 PY8EA MIXED 21 EA3KB PHONE 20 PP5DU MIXED 25 PT7VBN PHONE 21 DE0MST SWL 20 N1CNS PHONE 23 CT1UE (SK) PHONE 20 I1JQJ MIXED 20 HB9CZW PHONE 22 PT7BI PHONE 20 I8YRK MIXED 20 CT4UW PHONE 22 PS8ET PHONE 20 IK0OEG PHONE

QSL received: IA5S (EU-028; IIA GR-007, GR-009), IJ7/IK7JWX (EU-091; IIA LE-001), IM0/IS0UPR (EU-024, IIA NU-016), WP4ADA/W5, Z32BU.

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73 & DX by 425 DX Gang

25 November 1995 no.238 ======425 DX NEWS * CALENDAR ======edited by I1JQJ & IK1IYU

PERIOD CALL REF till 31/12 A4=A4/25 * special event 233 till 31/11 CT3/DK8WF, CT3/DL2HYH, CT3/DF5AN, CT3/DL4ZBI 236 till 27/11 CO1OTA: Los Colorados Arch. (NA-093) 233 till 30/11 DU=4D63 238 till ?? FT5XK 238 till 02/12 HI * by DL1GKG, DL2GGA 236 till 03/12 IR3GM * special event station 238 till 25/12 IZ7IGM * special event station 238 till 15/04 JX4CJA & JX3EX * by LA4CJA & LA3EX 228 till ?? KH4/NH6D 238 till 25/11 OH0/DL6UAA: Aland Islands 236 till ?? P4 * by N7NG 237 till end Nov S79JD * by F2JD 234 till 04/12 S92PI: Principe Isl. (AF-044) * by F5OGL 236 till 28/11 T32BE * by WC5P 231 till 28/11 VP2EFO * by K8MFO 223 till 27/11 VP2MEJ * by JH1NBN 233 till 28/11 WP2AHW: Virgin Is. * by WD5N 237 till 27/11 XZ1A * by JA1BK, JA6LDD, JH1KRC 237 till 28/11 YV5 (4M5X) * by WM2C, WS4E, K0PP, KE7X, WX9E 236 till 28/11 ZL7CW * WB8YJF 232 till 08/12 ZL7PYD * K8PYD 232 till 30/11 ZF2RF * by K4UVT 236 till 28/11 ZF2RR * by N8SR 236 till 28/11 3A/K1VWL 230 till ?? 3B8/N6ZZ 236 till ?? 3DA0NX * by JM1CAX/ZS6CAX 238 till ?? 4S7/HB9AMO 229 till 28/11 8P9HT * by K4BAI 233 till 03/12 8Q7VJ & 8Q7WD * by G4ZVJ & G4RWD 232 till 29/11 9H3UX * by DL2DN 237 till 05/12 9J2CE * by IN3VZE 238 23/11-27/11 ZF2AY * by K9LA 236 24/11-27/11 VK9XH: Christmas Isl. * by JA1CMD 236 25/11-26/11 A61AF * by K1XM & KQ1F 236 25/11-26/11 AH0T * by JA6VZB, JR7OMD, JI3ERV 238 25/11-26/11 AZ9W * by LU5UL 238 25/11-26/11 DU * by OH2BH & OH0XX 236 25/11-26/11 EA1BT/p: Isla Grande (DIE N-142) 237 25/11-26/11 ED4SEG/1: Isla Zorraclin 237 25/11-26/11 EI7M * by East Cork Radio Club 237 25/11-26/11 FO0ZR * by WA9INK 236 25/11-26/11 GU3HFN * Guernsey Amateur Radio Society 233 25/11-26/11 HC8N * by WN4KKN's team 236 25/11-26/11 HL9CW * by HL9DC 233 25/11-26/11 IG9A: Lampedusa Isl. (AF-019) * by UA3DPX 235 25/11-26/11 IG9: Lampedusa Isl. (AF-019) * by I team 217 25/11-26/11 II1BI * ARI Biella 235 25/11-26/11 IO2L: ARI Lissone 234 25/11-26/11 IQ2W: ARI Limbiate 231 25/11-31/11 IQ2X: ARI Brescia 230 25/11-26/11 IQ4A 238 25/11-26/11 IR3X * by Vecio Piave Team 228 25/11-26/11 IZ6GM 236 25/11-26/11 J48Y: Salamis Isl. (EU-075) * by SV1BKN 227 25/11-26/11 KG4MN * KD4D & KG4MN 238 25/11-26/11 LX4B * by OH2PQ 237 25/11-26/11 OH0MEP, OH0LQK, OH0NLP * by OH3MEP, OH3LQK, OH3NLP 238 25/11-26/11 PY0FF * by CT1BOH 238 25/11-26/11 T99MT: Radio Club Novo Sarajevo 230 25/11-26/11 TA4ZM * by DK5WL 236 25/11-26/11 TK2C * by Bavarian Contest Club 232 25/11-26/11 TM2RDS * special event station 228 25/11-26/11 TX8FU * by FK8FU 236 25/11-26/11 TY5A * by G3SXW, GM3YTS, K5VT, KC7V, N7BG 232 25/11-26/11 V31UA * by KT6V 238 25/11-28/11 V73WP * by JA1WPX 236 25/11-26/11 VP5FOC * by WD8AUB, W9VNE, N9DX, W0CG 223 25/11-26/11 ZB2X * by OH2KI 237 25/11-26/11 ZP5XYE * by JA7XYE 237 25/11-26/11 ZX2A * by PT2BW 232 25/11-26/11 3V5A * by YT1AD 228 25/11-26/11 3V8BB * by DJ7IK, DL8OBC, DL2OBF 236 25/11-26/11 4U0ITU * by DL team 238 25/11-26/11 8R1K * by OH6DO 238 25/11-26/11 9Y * by DL1VJ 237 25/11-26/11 CQ WWDX CW Contest *** 26/11-02/12 IA5/IK2OAH: Capraia Isl. (EU-028; IIA LI-020) 238 26/11-13/12 PA3EVJ: EU-146 * by VE3MR 238 26/11-10/12 6Y5/G3XAQ/qrp 237 27/11-28/11 V2/JH1NBN 233 November A51JS * by VK9NS ??? 232 November-Dec FT5XL: Kerguelen * by FB1LYF 238 November VK9XRS * by ND3A 232 November-Dec VK0WH: Macquarie 238 end November-Dec 5Z4JD * by F2JD 236

2 December 1995 No 239 BID: $425DX239A

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BY - Bob, K9RHY, will be in Beijing from 6 to 9 December and hopes to be active from Tsinghua University Amateur Radio Club, BY1QH, thanks to BZ1LUV cooperation. EA - Until 6 December is active on all bands, in CW and SSB, the special EG5UCA station during the URE V-U-SHF Congress in Alicante. QSL via EA5URA. EM_ant - EM1KA is the call for the Ukraine scientific expedition currently active from Vernadsky Base (WABA ??). It has been worked the 29 No- vember by US stations between 04.00 and 05.00 UTC on 14265 KHz. F - F5CCO reports that from 2 to 3 December he will be active from S.te Margerite Island (EU-058; DIFM ME-020). At the moment Eric doesn't know if he stays there for the night also. QSL via bureau to F5CCO or direct to QSL manager that will be given during operations. F - Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 December, F1BWJ/P will be active from Saint Honorat Island (Lerins Islands, EU-058), but only in VHF on 144.300 and 144.290 MHz, SSB. QSL via F6EGV. F - Until 4 December, the special TM1CRF station is active on HF and VHF bands, during the XXVI International Red Cross Congress. F - During TeleThon '95, on 8 and 9 December, the special TM5TLT station will be activated on 40 and 80 meters (particularly on 7077 and 3677 KHz), SSB and CW. QSL direct to: TM5TLT, TeleThon de la Goele, Mairie, F-77230 Dammartin, France. F - Until 24.00 UTC of 9 December, the special TM9TEL station is active on bands from 80 to 20 meters, in CW and SSB, during TeleThon '95. TM9TEL will be QRV for 30 hours without stops from 16.00 UTC of 8 December to 22.00 UTC of 9 December. QSL via bureau. During the o- peration (28 November - 9 December) it is possible to obtain the SLDXC-Award, with two contacts (TM9TEL and F6KLS) sending the request to: F6KLS-SLDXC, 48 rue Haute, F-57350 Stiring Wendel, France FT_w - Jean-Jacques, F5SZK and Samuel, F5IJT, will be active from December 95 until February 97 from Crozet Island, respectively as FT5WF and FT5WE [425DXN 226]. The operators, who will leave France next 7 December, will arrive to Possession Island the 14 December to start the activity as soon as possible, with two separate stations, in CW /SSB and probably in RTTY/PACKET/SSTV also. They will use a TS690 for 50 MHz, and a beacon will be activated on 6 meters using the FT5WE call. The HF frequencies are the following: CW 3505, 7005, 10105, 10115, 14005, 18075, 21005, 24895, 28005 KHz SSB 3792, 7045, 14145, 14245, 18145, 21245, 24945, 28445 KHz QSL for FT5WE (Samuel) via F5GTW: Claude Touyeras, 23 rue des Chardonnais, Cite de la Diete, F-86130 Jaunay Clan, France. QSL for FT5WF (Jean-Jacques) via F5IZK: Andre Loiseau, Ecole de Garrabet, F-09400 Garrabet, France. G - The special permanent GB2BP station, located in the Bletchley Park Museum, will be QRV Sunday 3 December. QSL via bureau. G - On 12 December, the Poldhu Amateur Radio Club will activate, from the same place where the first transatlantic radio signal was tran- smitted, (12 December 1901), the commemorative GB2GM station on HF, VHF bands and PACKET (GB2GM @ GB7NEQ). KH2 - Ray, WH6ASW, will work as teacher in Guam for two years and will soon be QRV as WH6ASW/KH2. QSL via G3EZZ. PY - The special ZW5VB station will be QRV from 7 to 10 December on all bands from 10 to 80 metri, in CW/SSB, working from Santa Marta Lighthouse, valid for the Brazilian Lighthouses Award (DFB) with DFB SC-12 reference. QSL via PP5SZ, P. Sirzanink, Rua Pd Roma 194/704, 88010-090, Florianopolis/SC, Brasil. UA0 - Oleg, R0/UR8LV has been recently very active on low bands from Zone 18, on 160 meters also around 19.30 and 03.45 UTC. VK0_m - Bob, NM7M, reports that Warren Hull, VK0WH, last 18 Novermber arrived in Macquarie Island to staay for a whole year [425DXN 238]. The frequencies are fixed due to a commercial equipment without VFO and are the following: SSB 14130 and 3570 KHz, CW 7010 KHz. From 10 December sked with VK4ATS are planned on 14130 KHz around 10.00 UTC looking for other stations contacts. Warren reports that during the stay on the island, he can't send QSL, then it is necessary to wait for some months. Bob will help Warren to make som RTTY QSO, as this country is highly requestd. VP2V - From 1 to 12 January, Jay, VP2V/WB8ZTY, will spend his honeymoon on Peter Island, British Virgin Islands, from where he hopes to be ative in RTTY and SSB. He plans also to join the ARRL RTTY Roundup (6-7 January). QSL via home call. VP8_ant- VP8CRE is currently at the Faraday Base (WABA G-04) in Argentine Is (AN-006). He is normally active around 01.00-02.00 UTC on 14260- 14265 KHz. VP8_ssh- VP8CQR is active from British Antarctic Base B (62.56S-60.36W; WABA G-10) on Deception Island, in South Shetland (AN-010). QSL to: Cristoff, P.O. Box 35, 80/325, Gadansk 37, Poland. VS6 - Around 16 December, Phil, VS6CT, will be active from Queen Eliza- beth II. XE - The operators of the Marias Island expedition (NA-???) [425DXN 238] should be QRV for Europe Saturday 2 December between 15.30 and 17.30 UTC on 21260 KHz and between 17.00 and 19.00 UTC on 14260 KHz the Sunday 3 December between 06.00 and 09.00 UTC on 14260 KHz. XZ - OH1EB left Yangon with about 9000 QSO logged (3000 during the CQ WW CW Contest). It is planned a new activation of the XZ1A station in January by OH1NYP and OH2BH, with particular attention to 160 and 80 meters and for Central and Eastern North America. The total QSOs are now more than 25,000 and the QSL will be sent starting from January. QSL via JA1BK. 4U_un - The special 4U50UN call is used from U.N. Head Quarter in New York until the end of 1995, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of U.N. QSL via W8CZN. 5Z - Gerard, F2JD/S79JD, will stay in Seychelles until 8 or 10 December [425DXN 234]. He has cancelled the planned trip to Kenia [425DXN 236] but has confirmed the Madagascar trip in the beginning of Ja- nuary [425DXN 230]. 7O - PA0JMY/7O has been reported on 7047 KHz around 18.00 UTC Wednesday 29 November. 9K - Mohammad, 9K2UA is a new OM in Kuwait. He has a fresh licence then is not yet listed in the Callbook. QSL via bureau.

*** IOTA Reference numbers issued in November ***

SA-084 HK4 CHOCO SOUTH DIVISION group (Colombian islands, letter "c"), for the HK3JJH/4 activity from Playa Blanca island.

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425 DX NEWS-DISTRIBUTION ---> Starting from this number you will find in the bulletin header the BID's assigned to each of the various parts. We suggest to use these BIDs when sending the bulletin in the local BBS to avoid multiple copies of the same number, originated from various worldwide BBS.

VP2E --> WB5CRG is the QSL manager for VP2E activity in CQ WW PHONE 1995.

QSL XU2UN & XU3UN ---> If you haven't received cards from SP5AAS try to ask directly to operators, respectively SP1MVE and SP5ABL.

ZA0B (SAZAN ISLAND, EU-169) --> Geni, ZA1B/ZA0B reports that he had the permission to operate from 4 to 11 February 1995, bu the Sazan island activity took place only between 9 and 11 February. The local generator was available for short time, and Geni logged 427 QSO, mainly on 20 meters. The station who made many contacts as ZA0B on 12 Febrary was therefore a pirate.

4J0FR ---> The QSL for the last August activity are in print and will soon sent.

9N1UB ---> Geo, UY5XE, that has received many requests for 9N1UB during the CQWW SSB Contest, reports that he is not the QSL manager for this activity.

DXCC ---> In these days are coming the "Credit Slips" after the check made at Bologna Convention by K8CH and KA5TQF. Thanks again for their collaboration.

IIA NA-011 & NA-012 ---> IC8GVV, IC8JAH ed IC8CQF inform those who sent the QSLs for Faraglioni di Capri (IIA NA-011) and Scoglio del Monacone (IIA NA- 012) activities, that cards are in print and will soon be sent.

PIRATES ---> During last twelve months, many QSLs to VK3UB "Operator Bob in Sydney" have been received from local QSL bureau. The contacts are mainly in in CW on 20 meters, between 06.00 and 12.00 UTC. But the "real" VK3UB is Jock Walsh, lives in Melbourne and reports that he never made those QSOs. The bureau asked also to VK2UB (...in case of a missed 'dit') with the same negative answer. It seems that the operator lives outside Australia.

QSL received: C53HG, CG7H, I2YDX/DU2 (OC-092), FK8JC, FS5PL/P (NA-199), G0WOE (EU-011), HK3JJH/4 (SA-084), IG9/IK8AUC (AF-019; IIA AG-001, AG-002), IV3VQN/IL3 (EU-130; IIA GO-015, GO-018, GO-019, GO-021), IZ8CSC, RU0B (AS-121), RU0B/P (AS-087), TJ1MG, TU2XZ, UA0FDX, VP8CQS, ZC4DX, ZK1PN, ZW2EPA (SA-028), 4H1TR (OC-207), 4M8I (SA-063), 5B4/G3OZF/P (AS-120).

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73 & DX by 425 DX Gang

MOST WANTED ---> Every year different most wanted DXCC countries lists are compiled. This week we propose the one by Northern Portugal DX Group and by Chod Harris, VP2ML.

*** Portuguese Most Wanted Countries *** ( November 1995 ) by Northern Portugal DX Group

No. DXCC Country Prefix % No. DXCC Country Prefix % 1 Midway Island KH4 88,2 16 Central Kiribati T31 46 2 Palmyra Island KH5 76,4 17 Clipperton Island FO/c 45,8 3 Heard Island VK0/h 74,2 18 Pagalu (Annobon) 3C0 43,4 4 Macquarie Island VK0/m 70,5 19 Tokelau Island ZK3 43 5 Buthan A5 64,7 20 Kermadec Island ZL8 42,7 6 Willis Island VK9w 62,5 21 Wake Island KH9 42,6 7 Kingman Reef KH5k 60,1 22 Nauru C2 41,6 8 Banaba Island T33 59,1 23 Malpelo Island HK0/m 41,1 9 Bouvet Island 3Y/b 59,1 24 Crozet Island FT/w 39,9 10 Auckland Campbell ZL9 56,7 25 South Sudan ST0 39 11 Kure Island KH7 52,9 26 Juan de Nova Europa FR/j/e 38 12 Baker Howland KH1 51 27 Belau KC6-T8 37,6 13 Agalega St.Brandon 3B6-3B7 50,8 28 South Sandwich Is. VP8/s 35,2 14 Amsterdam St.Paul FT/z 47 29 Yemen 7O 34,7 15 Andaman Nicobar VU4 46,6 30 Laccadive Islands VU7 34 ------MOST WANTED COUNTRIES ------Excerpts from the actual lists of Chod Harris, VP2ML.

North Korea does not appear in this lists because it was added to the DXCC Countries List after the deadline of this poll. Otherwise it would be, of course, the number one most wanted country.

1. MOST WANTED COUNTRIES 1995 (worldwide)

No. Pfx DXCC-Country % No. Pfx DXCC-Country % 1 A5 Bhutan 65.5 51 ZC4 UK Sov. Bases 21.6 2 VU4 Andaman Isl. 63.4 52 TY Benin 21.5 3 VK0 Heard Isl. 60.8 53 5R Madagascar 21.1 4 7O Yemen 55.5 54 3C Equat. Guinea 21.0 5 5A Libya 55.0 55 ST Sudan 20.7 6 VK0 Macquarie 48.7 56 VK9M Mellish Reef 20.5 7 FR/T Tromelin 47.6 57 ET Ethiopia 20.2 8 VU7 Laccadive 47.3 58 D6 Comoros Isl. 20.1 9 SV/A Mount Athos 46.7 59 S0 Western Sahara 19.9 10 XZ Myanmar 45.8 60 JD1 Min. Torishima 19.3 11 3Y Bouvet 42.4 61 PY0T Trinidade 19.1 12 E3 Eritrea 40.3 62 VP8G South Georgia 19.1 13 FR/G Glorioso Isl. 40.3 63 T5 Somalia 19.0 14 ZL8 Kermadec Isl. 40.0 64 KH4 Midway Isl. 18.6 15 3V Tunisia 39.1 65 CE0X San Felix 18.5 16 ZL9 Campbell Isl. 39.1 66 A9 Bahrain 18.5 17 FT/Z Amsterdam Isl 38.6 67 JX Jan Mayen 18.5 18 3B6 Agalega Isl. 37.0 68 KH5 Palmyra Isl. 18.4 19 XW Laos 34.9 69 3D2 Conway Reef 18.1 20 FR/J Juan de Nova 34.5 70 4J1 M-V Isl. 17.6 21 EP Iran 34.3 71 T33 Banaba 17.1 22 ZS8 Marion Isl. 34.1 72 VP8O South Orkney 17.0 23 FT7W Crozet Isl. 33.7 73 KC6 Palau 16.3 24 TT Chad 32.8 74 CY Sable Isl. 16.1 25 3C0 Annobon Isl. 32.4 75 T31 Cent. Kiribati 16.1 26 HK0 Malpelo Isl. 31.2 76 KH1 Baker&Howland 15.6 27 FT/X Kerguelen 31.1 77 XX9 Macao 15.4 28 1S Spratly Isl. 30.0 78 KH7K Kure Isl. 15.2 29 VK9C Cocos-Keeling 29.8 79 OJ0 Market Reef 15.1 30 8Q Maledives 28.2 80 A7 Qatar 15.0 31 YA Afghanistan 28.2 81 CE0 Juan Fernandez 15.0 32 VP8S Sth. Sandwich 28.1 82 XT Burkina Faso 15.0 33 VK9X Christmas Isl 28.0 83 YV0 Aves Isl. 15.0 34 1A0 SMOM 27.5 84 TI9 Cocos Isl. 14.4 35 3W Vietnam 26.9 85 5X Uganda 14.0 36 VK9W Willis Isl. 26.6 86 5V Togo 13.6 37 XU Cambodia 26.6 87 FO/X Clipperton Isl 13.3 38 ST0 South Sudan 26.5 88 KH9 Wake Isl. 13.2 39 9N Nepal 26.4 89 TJ Cameroon 13.2 40 A6 UAE 26.1 90 3Y1 Peter 1 Isl. 13.1 41 PY0S Peter & Paul 25.7 91 SU Egypt 12.7 42 YK Syria 25.7 92 C2 Nauru 12.2 43 YI Iraq 25.6 93 3X Guinea 11.9 44 9U Burundi 25.2 94 ZK3 Tokelau Isl. 11.9 45 S2 Bangladesh 24.5 95 J2 Djibouti 11.8 46 3B9 Rodriquez Isl 24.3 96 J5 Guinea-Bissau 11.7 47 KH5K Kingman Reef 22.8 97 9X Rwanda 11.5 48 TN Congo 22.8 98 5T Mauritania 10.9 49 3A Monaco 22.3 99 CY9 St. Paul Isl. 8.6 50 ZD9 Tristan da C. 21.7 100 ZK1 North Cook Isl. 7.5

2. MOST WANTED COUNTRIES 1995 (Europe)

No. Pfx DXCC-Country % No. Pfx DXCC-Country % 1 VK0 Heard Isl. 70.3 25 TI9 Cocos Isl. 24.3 2 VK0 Macquarie 64.9 26 KH9 Wake Isl. 24.3 3 ZL8 Kermadec 64.9 27 5A Libya 21.6 4 A5 Bhutan 62.2 28 FR/T Tromelin 21.6 5 ZL9 Campbell 48.6 29 VU7 Laccadive Isl. 21.6 6 FT/Z Amsterdam 48.6 30 XZ Myanmar 21.6 7 VU4 Andaman 43.2 31 E3 Eritrea 21.6 8 3B6 Agalega 43.2 32 FR/J Juan de Nova 21.6 9 KH5K Kingman Reef 40.5 33 CE0X San Felix 21.6 10 KH4 Midway 40.5 34 FO/X Clipperton Isl. 21.6 11 3Y Bouvet 37.8 35 FR/G Glorioso Isl. 18.9 12 VK9W Willis Isl. 37.8 36 XW Laos 18.9 13 KH5 Palmyra Isl. 37.8 37 VP8S South Sandwich 18.9 14 T31 Cent.Kiribati 37.8 38 PY0S Peter & Paul 18.9 15 FT/W Crozet Isl. 35.1 39 VP8G South Georgia 18.9 16 KH1 Baker & Howland 32.4 40 3D2 Conway Reef 18.9 17 KH7K Kure Isl. 32.4 41 T33 Banaba 18.9 18 3Y1 Peter 1 Isl. 32.4 42 CE0Z Juan Fernandez 18.9 19 7O Yemen 29.7 43 C2 Nauru 18.9 20 ZS8 Marion Isl. 27.0 44 ZK3 Tokelau Isl. 18.9 21 CY Sable Isl. 27.0 45 FT/X Kerguelen 16.2 22 3C0 Annobon Isl. 24.3 46 3B9 Rodriguez Isl. 16.2 23 HK0 Malpelo Isl. 24.3 47 KC6 Palau 16.2 24 VK9M Mellish Reef 24.3

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CALL & MGR CALL & MGR CALL & MGR CALL & MGR ======3A/K1VWL K1VWL 5Z4DE KE4DA 9Y4H K6NA CZ9TX VO1TX 3B8/F5PXQ F5KDZ 6D2X K5TSQ 9Y4W K6NA CZ9XC VO1XC 3B8/N6ZZ N6ZZ 6Y5DA VE4JK A35VJ G4ZVJ D2/YO3YX YO3YU 3D2ID JE1XXG 7J1AWO KQ4GC A51JMA JA1AJT D68SE F6FNU 3D2KZ JA8VE 7L3TDU/6 JH6RTO A61AF N1QMM DU3/AH8F G4ZVJ 3D2MU 7M1QAP 7Q7A JH1ORL A61AH KA5TQF DU63RG DU9RG 3D2OQ SM5BOQ 7Q7DC WA6IJZ A61AM KA5TQF DU7LA KD6QV 3D2PN OH5UQ 7Q7JL G0IAS A92EF WA6ZEF DX9C OH2BH 3D2VJ G4ZVJ 7S6SAQ SK6DK HP1/AA4LI AA4LI E21EJC HS1GOS 3DA0CA W4DR 7X2VZK OM3CGN AH0AV JH6RTO EA1FEO/P EA5OL 3DA0NX ZS6CAX 8P6QA KU9C AH0T JA6BSM EA3AOK/5 EA3BT 3F0T HP2CWB 8P9HT K4BAI AH0T JA6VZB EA3FJX/P EA3DUF 3V5A YT1AD 8P9HU K3KG AH2CW JA2NVY EA3RCG/P EA3GIS 3V8BB DL2OBF 8P9II DL7DF AH8F G4ZVJ EA5JC/1 EA5AEN 3W5FM UA0FM 8P9MIP K4BAI AP2MIZ AP2SP EA6UB/P EA6UB 3W6GM DF5GM 8P9Z K4BAI AY1I I0WDX EA7GXP/P EA7GMC 3X5CM F5CMU 8Q7AS DL2EAS AY5VCI LU1VZ EA8RG DF0DX 3Z0CDP SP6CDP 8Q7BY JA0BYS AY9F LU7FJD ED0VDA EA5OL 3Z0FBD SP6FBD 8Q7CW DK7PE AY9VCI LU1VZ ED0VPV EA5OL 3Z2AYC SP2AYC 8Q7IG JA3IG AZ9W LU5UL ED1GSS EA1DO 3Z2BUC SP2BUC 8Q7RJ JA9PRJ BT1DX BY1PK ED1VFA EA1CCC 3Z2EBG SP2EBG 8Q7VJ G4ZVJ BT1DX WA3YVN ED2URV EA2CMW 3Z2PMO SP2JKC 8Q7WD G4RWD BY7KQ/7 BG7JA ED3MNF EA3KO 3Z2UKB SP2UKB 8R1Z OH2BH BY95WMI JA6CYQ ED3QBC EA3DUF 3Z4DCR SP4DCR 8S3BG SM3CER C47W 5B4WN ED4MU EA4AIQ 3Z4EAK SP4EAK 9A4A 9A4AA C53HG W3HCW ED4TCQ EA4ALL 3Z4JWR SP4JWR 9A5D 9A1BHI C56WW G0UCT ED5GCT EA5GCT 3Z9HZW SP9HZW 9A95K 9A2EU C94AI CT1CKP ED6EIP EA6VC 4D63RG DU9RG 9G1BJ G4XTA CE0Z K0IYF ED6IB EA3FP 4D63SAN DU1SAN 9G1YR G4XTA CE0ZAM CE3ESS ED6JEM EA6ARM 4J0FR F6AJA 9G5MF KC7V CE9/G0NKZ G0SZO ED6ZXM EA6ZX 4K6D UA9AB 9G5RR W8PHD CE9AP CE2LOL ED7JEM EA7GW 4K8F UA9AB 9G5SX G3SXW CF6AFD VE6SRC ED7SAF EA7OY 4K9W DL6KVA 9H1AW GW3LDH CN16DKH CN8MC EF1FPR EA5AEN 4L1QBA RW6HS 9H3UT DL9GDB CN2EME F6BGC EF4HFP EC4AGG 4L2M DJ0IF 9H3UX DL2DN CN2GB EA9KB EF4TCQ EA4ALL 4L8A OZ1HPS 9H3VG G4PDG CN2KA EA9KA EG5MDE EA5BY 4M5X YV5ARV 9I30A JH8BKL CN2NI F5NII EG9A EA4URE 4M5Z WS4E 9J2AE F6FNU CN8LL F5MGR EI7M EI6HB 4N1KT YU1AFS 9J2CE IN3VZE CN8SN W3HNK EK8WB N7RO 4N1Z YU1AVQ 9J2CW JF2XTZ CN8TM JR2ITB EM3W WB2RAJ 4S7/HB9AMO HB9AMO 9J2RD IK2SGQ CO1OTA CT1ESO EN2H I2PJA 4S7DA W3HNK 9J2SZ SP8DIP CO7KR DL5DCA EN5J LY1DS 4U/KC0PA VE9RHS 9K0A 9K2HN CQ2S CT1FMX ER27A F5JDE 4U1ITU DL3DXX 9K2MU WA4JTK CQ5B CT1FMX ER5AL UO5AL 4U50UN W8CZN 9L1PG NW8F CQ5L CT1BWW ES60B ES4RC 4X/G0MEU ON9CGB 9M2JJ SM0OEK CQ5MEG CS1AAS ES60D ES3HV 4X0A 4X6UO 9M2TJ F5LGQ CQ7M CT1FMX ES60G ES5JH 5H3MZ 5Z4YQ 9M6P F6BFH CR9U DL2HYH ES60I ES4RZ 5K6X HK6HFY 9M6TE F9IE CR9X DK8WF ES60J ES1RA 5N0MVE ON7LX 9M6TF F6BFH CS4PV CT1EIF ES60L ES6PZ 5N0PYL F2YT 9M6TG F6AUS CS6AUW CT1AUW ES60M ES1QD 5N0T F2YT 9M6TJ F5LGK CS8EPV WA3HUP ES60Q ES5QA 5N35ALE DJ2VZ 9M8CC PD0ALB CT3/CT1DNP DJ0MW ES60R ES7FQ 5N35JHE 5N0JHE 9M8PR DJ8PR CT3BX HB9CRV ES60Y ES6DO 5N35KWO WB8QFB 9N1CT JA2NQG CT3FN HB9CRV ES60Z ES0ZA 5N35PYL F2YT 9N1NQ JA2NQG CT6CRA CT1BWW ES6Z/0 ES6DO 5N35T F2YT 9N1SXW G3SXW CT9M CT3DL ET3KV DL1VU 5R8DS PA3BXC 9N1UB UY5XE CU3P CU3AK ET3MW AD4ES 5R8DY PA3BXC 9Q5MRC G3MRC CU9B CU3AV EX/N0LAZ DL4MFW 5R8EU JF1MGI 9Q5PL OE7MCJ CX6VM W3HNK EX0M DF8WS 5T5SN F5RUQ 9R1A PA3DMH CX8BBH LU8DPM EX7MA IK2QPR 5T6E F6FNU 9U/EA1FH EA1FFC CY0TP VE1CBK EX8QA RW6HS 5W1VJ G4ZVJ 9X/ON4WW ON4NT CY3IARU VE3FOI EY/K4YT K4YT 5X4F KB4EKY 9X4WW ON5NT CZ9SO VO1SO EY2Q EY8CQ 5Z4BZ F5IBZ 9Y4/J73VE N4SQP CZ9TK VO1TK EY4AA UA9AB

2 December 1995 No 239 BID: $425DX239E

======425 DX NEWS * CALENDAR ======edited by I1JQJ & IK1IYU

PERIOD CALL REF till 31/12 A4=A4/25 * special event 233 till 06/12 EG5UCA: special event station 239 till 04/12 TM1CRF: special event station 239 till 09/12 TM9TEL: special event station 239 till ?? FT5XK 238 till 02/12 HI * by DL1GKG, DL2GGA 236 till 02/12 IA5/IK2OAH: Capraia Isl. (EU-028; IIA LI-020) 238 till 03/12 IR3GM: special event station 238 till 25/12 IZ7IGM: special event station 238 till 15/04 JX4CJA & JX3EX * by LA4CJA & LA3EX 228 till ?? KH4/NH6D 238 till 13/12 PA3EVJ: EU-146 * by VE3MR 238 till 10/12 S79JD 239 till 04/12 S92PI: Principe Isl. (AF-044) * by F5OGL 236 till ?? VK9XRS * by ND3A 232 till Dec '96 VK0WH: Macquarie 238 till 08/12 ZL7PYD * by K8PYD 232 till 10/12 6Y5/G3XAQ/qrp 237 till 03/12 8Q7VJ & 8Q7WD * by G4ZVJ & G4RWD 232 till 05/12 9J2CE * by IN3VZE 238 01-12-10/12 IZ6TCO: special event station 237 01/12-03/12 LU: Isla Redonda (NO-REF) * by R.C. Tierra del Fuego 233 01/12-03/12 PQ5L & PT5M: Mel Isl. (SA-047) (DIB 24) 237 01/12-15/12 SP0TPAX: special event station 236 01/12-31/12 VA1S: special event station 227 01/12-02/12 ARRL 160 Meter CW Contest *** 02/12-10/12 C6A * by N2NQI, WG3I, G3NYY, G4VXE 238 02/12-?? C6 * by N6NR & KB6WIO 238 02/12-03/12 F5CCO: S.te Margerite Isl. (EU-058 (DIFM ME-020) 239 02/12-07/12 XE: Marias Is. (NA-???) * by XE1EAA's team 239 03/12 EA4ENK/p: Isla Bodegon (DIEI BA-16) 237 03/12 GB2BP: Bletchley Park Museum 239 05/12-06/12 FK8GP/p: Bellona Plateau group (OC-176) ??? 236 05/12-12/12 KG4ML * by WB6VGI 236 05/12-11/12 VI100GM * special event station 238 06/12-09/12 BY1QH * by K9RHY 239 06/12 EA4ENK/p: Isla Cogolludos (DIEI BA-14) 237 07/12-10/12 ZW5VB: Faro Santa Marta (DFB SC-12) 239 08/12-12-01 HS0/DL2FDK 237 08/12-14/12 J20RAD: Maskali Isl. (AF-053) * by J28ML's team 235 08/12-09/12 TM5TLT * TeleThon: special event station 239 09/12-10/12 CQ4I: Ilhote Margalha * by CT1ASU,CT1EEU,CT1ERY,CT1FDU 190 09/12-10/12 IY1TTM * by Western Emilia DX team 238 09/12-10/12 TM2RDS: special event station 228 09/12-14/12 ZK1ATV, ZK1LIA, ZK1NJX: Rarotonga Isl. (OC-013) by LA 236 09/12-10/12 Contest Italiano 40 & 80 Metri *** 09/12-10/12 ARRL 160 Meter SSB Contest *** 10/12 P43QPO: special event station 232 10/12 PA6QPO: special event station 232 12/12 GB2GM: special event station 239 12/12-01/04 TU4DA * by F5UJQ 238 12/12 VO1AA: special event station 236 14/12-28/12 ZK1ATV, ZK1LIA, ZK1NJX: Aitutaki Isl. (OC-083) * by LA 236 16/12 KA3UNQ/p: Prudence Isl. (NA-031) 238 16/12-17/12 W3OK: Nazareth & Bethlehem, PA 236 16/12-03/01 YJ * by FK8FU 236 17/12 EA4ENK/p: Isla El Ciego (DIEI BA-10) 237 23/12-03/01 JD1/JQ1SUO: Ogasawara 238 22/12-06/01 VK8NSB/p: Groote Eylandt (OC-141) 237 23/12-31/12 9N * by JA2NQG 233 28/12-04/01 ZK1ATV, ZK1LIA, ZK1NJX: Manihiki Atoll (OC-014) by LA 236 29/12-14/01 A71AN * by DL9FCQ 225 30/12-03/01 XQ0/JA7AYE: Easter Isl. * by JA7AYE & JA7XQV 237 mid Dec-mid Feb C6AGN * by KM1E 236 14/12-Febbr FT5WF & FT5WE * by F5SZK & F5IJT 239 December FT5XL: Kerguelen * by FB1LYF 238 December AA4LI/HP1 238 December V3: Turneffe Is. (NA-123) * by W team 238 9 December 1995 No 240 BID: $425WW240A

======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======edited by I1JQJ, IK1IYU From PIERO, IK1IYU: "I'm very sad to say that I must stop the collaboration to the 425-DX-News with this number. I would like to continue for another year up to the number 300, but many things have changed since I started, two years ago, and recently I had serious problems that left me no spare time. I thought for a long time and my decision is final, but I really hope that 425-DX-News can continue to live without my contribution. I wish to thank Mauro, I1JQJ, for this opportunity: it was a great honour for me. Thanks also to all the collaborators, all those who supported the bulletin and the Italian and foreigner readers. Particularly to the BBS and PCL Sysops that worked to better distribute the bulletin. Who knows: may be in the future we can meet again, for new opportunities of collaboration. Thanks to everybody and Meryy Christmas and Happy New Year 1996 " - * - BY - After the BT7JS activity in the October 1991, Sunday 3 December has been reported BG7YA, who seems to be a resident on Hainan Island (AS-094). QSL via BY5HZ. C9 - Theo, PA3CBH (ex YN1TV),is currently in Mozambique and has received the licence with the C91BT call. CT - From 8 to 9 December CT1ASU, CT1EEU, CT1ERY and CT1FDU will be active as CQ4I from Isla Margalha [425DXN 190]. QSL to P.O.Box 150, 8702 Alhao Codex, Portugal. EA - On 9 December the station EA3AOK/P will be active from Cabo de Tos- sa Lighthouse (FEA: E-0453). QSL via EA5OL. F - During TeleThon '95, from 7 to 9 December, the special TM6LTL station will be activated on all bands. QSL via F6KWP, B.P. 8, F-54260 Lonlaville, France. F - From 8 to 10 December the Radio Club of Lyon (F8KLY) will activate the special TM8LUM station to celebrate the Centennial of the first movies projection by the Lumiere brotehrs. All HF bands activity, mainly on 80 and 20 meters CW/SSB, and on VHF. KH9 - The Dateline DX Association announces a Wake Island expedition from 24 to 31 January 1996. The operators will be AL7EL, WB2DND, KC7V and K4HQI. The call used will be announced later, to avoid pirates. All HF bands, WARC included, in SSB/CW/RTTY, and also in 6 meters and via satellite. QSL via AL7EL, Tom Harrell, 27257 Nellis Rd, Evans Mills, NY 13637, U.S.A. LU - LU8XW has been active from Redonda Island [425DXN 233], a small island south of Tierra del Fuego, valid for the SA-008 group. VE - Jean, VE2JFM, is currently active as CG2JFM, until 28 December, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the U.N. Find him on 40 meters CW from 03.00 to 04.30 UTC and on 15, 17, 20 meters CW/SSB from 14.00 to 20.00 UTC. QSL via VE2QK. VK - From 15 to 16 December, during the launch of the Fairncombe subma- riner, the Port Adelaide Radio Club (VK5APC) will activate the special VI5SUB station on the following frequencies: 21200, 14200, 7100 and 3600 KHz (+/- QRM). Special QSL via bureau or to: PARC, P.O.Box 352, Port Adelaide, SA 5011, Australia. VK - An expedition to Margie Island, Abrolhos Islands southern group, is planned around 25-31 January 1996, by four operators (with VK6BFI, VK6UE and VK6KTN) members of the Northern Corridor Radio Group and of the West Australian Island Hopper's. This is the third attempt, and they hope it will be succesfull. They already have authorizations and a special call is waited. Operations mainly in phone but with RTTY and CW possibilities, on bands from 10 to 80 meters. VU7 - Jim Smith, VK9NS, hopes to return in Andaman islands during Februa- ry 1996. XE - The planned expedition to Isla Maria Madre [425DXN 238] has been postponed for the delay of the Mexican Marine ship, chosen by XE1EAA for the transport on the island, due to militar operations in the Pacific Ocean. ZF - From 25 December to 3 January, Carlo Amorati, I4ALU, will be active from Cayman Islands (NA-008) on all HF band, WARC included, in CW only. Find him at +13 KHz from the edge of the classic bands and on 10103, 18070 and 24893 KHz. QSL via home call. ZL8 - A Kermadec island expedition, for two weeks with eight operators (with Ron, ZL1AMO), is planned for May 1996. It seems they already have permissions but the main problem is the cost of the operation, around 30,000 US$. ZS8 - Marion Island will probably be reactivated in March 1996,by an amateur who will go to the island for work purposes. 1A0 - Starting at 15.00 UTC of 8 December Paolo (I2UIY), Giorgio (I2VXJ), Luciano (I0JBL) and Francesco (IK0FVC) are active again from SMOM using the 1A0KM call. The operations, sponsored by NCDXF and INDEXA will take place on all bands from 10 to 160 meters (WARC included) in SSB, CW, RTTY. Andre, ON1AIG, of the ESDX, will make contacts via satellite, probably starting from late afternoon of Tuesday 12 December: find him on AO-13 and mainly on AO-10 around 145.890 MHz (split operation in the first hours). Up to three stations will be simultaneously active. The operation will end Sunday 17 December. QSL to IK0FVC, direct (Francesco Valsecchi, Via Bitossi 21, 00136 Roma, Italy) or via bureau. 3DA - Jon, 3DA0CA [425DXN 238] has been active on 160, 80 and 40 meters using an antenna normally used for broadcasting, contacting US and European stations. QSL via W4DR. 5H - From 1 to 9 January Giovanni I5JHW, will be active from Zanzibar Island (AF-032) using probably the 5H1HW call. QSL via I5JHW. 5N - From 23 to 28 December, Patric (5N0T) and Tola (5N9KWO) will activate the 5N4OTB station from Bonny Island, off the Nigerian coasts (NO-REF). The operations are planned on all bands/all modes. 5V - Dave Moody (5V7MD) and his wife Janet, have returned in Togo Repu- blic. Dave is daily active in SSB around 14165 KHz about 21.30 UTC. QSL only direct to manager AB7BB, Chuck Degard, 919 W. Vaughn St., Tempe, AZ 85283, U.S.A. 9Q - Alex, 9Q2L, hopes to join ARRL DX 1996 using the 9R1A call. QSL via PA3DMH.

NEW 1996 ARRL AWARDS COSTS ---> From 1 January 1996, the ARRL will apply the following fees for awards and endorsements: for VUCC and DXCC 10$ for the first certificate and 5$ for the endorsements (Pin included); copies are 5$ and pins 5$. First DXCC application for ARRL member will be free for the first 12 QSL (before there was no limits), for endorsements 10$ every year for the first 100 QSLs. First DXCC application for non-ARRL members will be 10$ for the first 120 QSLs, for endorsements 20$ every year for the first 100 QSLs. For all, every QSL added over the above limits will cost 10 cents more. For the QSL check during Conventions or in ARRL offices 2$, with a limit of 120 QSLs for each application. At these cost it is necessary to add the amount for the QSLs returned. For WAS new costs are: Award 5$; Endorse- ments 2$; 5BWAS 10$ (Pin included); 5BWAS Plaque 25$; (add amounts for QSL returned for all the awards and endorsements); Pin 5BWAS 5$.

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3V8BB ---> DJ7IK, DL8OBC and DL2OBF have returned in Germany after the 3V8BB operations. They logged about 7500 QSOs, 5000 of which during the CQWW CW Contest. The QSLs will be automatically sent via bureau to all stations in log before the end of March. For direct requests, the QSL manager for this operation (22-29 November), is Dl2OBF.

9R1A & 9Q2L ---> The QSL cards for 9R1A activity (during the CQWW DX SSB Contest '95) and for 9Q2L are in print and will be available in early 1996. All the direct request will be sent as the QSL are printed. QSL via PA3DMH, Alex van Hengel, Schoener 85, 2991JK Barendrecht, The Netherlands.

FT5ZF --> Due to many complaints for QSL confirmation by FT5ZF, Paul F6EXV phoned him: the cards have been only recently sent. Don't sent dupes and remember that French Postes are on strike, delays are expected.

YA9XL ---> The QSL manager for this station is F5TCN: Yannick Cailliau, 14 route d'Harnes, F-62880 Annay sous Lens, France.

PY2HA ---> The address of this station, recently active from SA-071, is the following: Luis Claudio Campos, Ave Adriano Dias Dos Santos 172, 11470-220 Guaruja, SP, Brazil.

4U1UN ---> If you can't receive the QSLs of this station from W8CZN, try to AA2FN (Carmelo Marrero Jr., 447 Leland Ave., Bronx, NY 10473, USA) or WB8LFO (Jerry Kurucz, 5338 Edgewood Drive, Lorain, OH 44053, USA)

AH3C ---> The new address of Pete, AH3C, recently active as C4A in the CQWW CW Contest is: Pete Grillo, 2150 E. 6200 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84121,USA

OD5PN ---> Norby, LX1NO, reports to be the new QSL manager of Jamil OD5PN. The cards have already been printed and can be requested both via direct (CBA) or via bureau.

QSL MANAGERS --> Vic, UT1WPR, reports that 9N1UB manager is not UY5XE, as wrongly reported in the QSL MANAGERS edited by IK1GPG in previous number.

RN9XA ---> Eugene (ex UA9XAC, R9X) reports his new RN9XA call (Asiatic Rus- sia UA9). The QSL can be sent through the Russian QSL bureau (Box 59 Moscow) or to his new address: Eugene V. Bugrimov, P.O.Box 1229, Syktyvkr 167001, Russia.

YV0/YW0 ---> Steve, W4/YV5DTA, says that YW0's cards are in the mail: someone received them two months ago. All the YV0 operations will be confirmed but due to many cards it is necessary a while.

QSL ---> Yossi, 4X6FU, is still receiving QSL requests for 4L1FL operations. Yossi is not the QSL manager for any station.

AWARDS ---> In the 1995, after the islands awards by Germany, Canada, Portu- gal, Poland and USA, the Mexico has issued the DIMEX, Diploma de Islas Mexi- canas, while the Brazil issued the DFB (Diploma Faros de Brasil). For the DIE (Spanish Islands Award) the valid islands are now 2147.

PIRATES ---> Jim, W6YA reports that he has received many requests from Europe for AP6YA operation but he states that this was a pirate. Don't send him QSLs! Philip ZL2TZE, reports that ZL9AI call has never been issued by local authorities; for Auckland & Campbell three calls only have been issued so far: ZL9GD, ZL9NAA, ZL9TJD. It seems that a new pirate is very active on 80 meters CW: he uses the calls OA4EEI, DL4EEI, OA4PPE, PY2EEI and G3PPE, but the signals are coming from the wrong side.

QSL received: FS5PL (NA-199), IA5S (IIA GR-00E & GR-009), IM0RUH (EU-0165, IIA SS-056), IO1GTM, IM0/IS0UPR (EU-024, IIA NU-016), RU0B (AS-121), RU0B/P (AS-087).

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CALL & MGR CALL & MGR CALL & MGR CALL & MGR ======EY8/NP2AQ DL4FDU II0P I0CUL JX3EX LA5NM OX3XR OZ3PZ EY8AM DF3OL II1BI IK1QFN JY5SK WB9YXY OY/OZ5IPA OZ5AAH F5CCO/P F1JRT II2VA IK2WRG JY60DL JY5DL OY3QN OZ1ACB FG5HR F6BUM II7GM IK7RWD JY60MB JY4MB P29TL KF9TH FK5DX FK8GM IM0RUH IS0JMA JY60SK JY6ZZ P40AN CX3AN FK8FI F6GZA IQ0J IK0REH JY60ZH JY6ZZ P40CR CX4CR FK8GM WB2RAJ IQ2W IK2DUW JY60ZZ JY6ZZ P40E CT1AHU FK8GT F6GZA IQ2X IK2GZU JY6GC JY6ZZ P40J WX4G FK8HC F/HH2HM IQ4A I4LCK JY8FO KA1FFO P40JT WV7Y FO0SUC F5KFE IQ7A IK7XIV JY8SZ DL4SCZ P40W N2MM FO0ZR K1RH IR0G IW0CKS JY8XY WB9YXY P43JB OH6ZS FP/N9AU K9GS IR0HY I0HY K1MFZ KD1PW P49I K4PI FP/ND9O K9GS IR0IA I0IA EY8/K4YT K4YT P49V AI6V FP/W9OP K9GS IR0KHP I0KHP KC4AAA NC6J PA/DL9OBQ DL9OBQ FP8NR YU1NR IR0PFD IS0PFD KC6GB I1RBJ PI50HGV PA0IJM FR/F5PXQ F5KDZ IR0PXD IK0PXD KC6JZ JA7FWR PJ9B K2SB FR/HB9HVK HB9HVK IR1A IK1GPG KC6JZ JE7RJZ PJ9T AB4JI FR5HR F5RRH IR1I IK1RGL KC6MW JE8XRF PQ0MM PP5JR FS5PL KF0UI IR1LS IK1QFP KC7JEF KE6SVR PW2N PY2NY FT5XK F6KQD IR2RZG IK2RZG HH2/KF4CCK KF0UI PX0UP PY1UP FY5FJ IK2HTW IR5MEQ IK5MEQ KG4CM N5FTR PY0FF CT1AHU FY5FY F6EZV IR5R I5JHW KG4ML WB6UGI PY0FF W9VA FY5YE W5SVZ IR5T IK5ORP KG4MN WB2YQH PZ5JB K3BYV GB2RRM G0MMH IR7J IK7TAI KG4NA KD4D R1/OH6CI OH6URO GB5SF GW0PUP IR7LPW IK7TVD KG4SH N4KHQ R1FJL DF7RX GB5VJ G4ZVJ IR8HVJ IK8HVJ KG4ZE K4SXT R1FJV RW3GW GC3UP GW0KPD IR8IHG I8IHG KH0A JF1MIA R1FJZ DF7RX GD4UOL G4UOL IR8VSH IK8VSH KH0AM JE1CKA R1FJZ/FJL DF7RX GP4IPA GU0ELF IR9ESZ IT9ESZ KH0CS JA6PFR R2MWO DL1FCM GR0LOS G3VIR IY0GM IK0SXT KH0R JE6DNP R3/W0YR AA9DX GU4UOL G4UOL IY0ONU I5KKW KH0S JA1OGX R9KWK UA9KM H2T 5B4XF IY3GMM IN3NMP KH0T JA1SGU RK0AWO RK0AWO HB0/HA5RT HA6NL IY4FGM I4IKW KH0U JA1QNV RK2FWA DK4VW HB0/HB9AON DJ2YE IZ6GM IK6BOB KH0/KH2GR JF6BCC RN9S RA9ST HB9ML HB9MPS IZ7IGM I7PXV KH0/KH8AL JH1NBN RO9S RA9SB HC8A WV7Y J28JA F5PWH KH0/KK6WW JA6EGL RQ9C RW9CW HC8KU DK5VP J28JJ F6HGO KP4VP KD8IW RQ9H RW9IM HC8N AA5BT J28JY F6BFH KP4WN KD8IW RV7AA NT2X HF65PZK SP7NJX J28MC F5LBM LX100GM LX1JH S0/F5HV F5PFP HG100R HA1KSA J28ML F5LBM LX4A LX1NO S01MZ EA2JG HG3CW HA3KNA J28PP F5PWH LX4B LX1TI S21YE G0EHX HG5AEW HG5MTV J37K W8KKF LX95VEC LX1NO S21ZZ JA2NQG HG6Y HA6OI J37L WA8LOW LY1TR LY1BD S79JD F6AJA HG750K HA1KRR J39BW WB2RAJ LY35OU LY2OU S79MAD GW4WVO HH2LQ KM6ON J3A K9AJ LY35ZO LY2ZO S79NEO DL3NEO HI3/NO2R WA2VUY J3A WA8LOW LZ2TU WB2RAJ S92P F6KEQ HI3/WA2VUY WA2VUY J3J K9AJ M1OOG G3OZF S92PI F6KEQ HI3CVV DL2GGA J3K WB8GEX DU1/NZ2P DJ6OV SI0GM SK0MG HI8/NO2R WA2VUY J3X W9IXX AA8/OA4HJ DL6MAC SI1GM SM1BIQ HK100GM HK3DDD J3Y KA9RHY OD/N4ISV N4JR SI2GM SM2LWU HL5KY W3HNT J3Z WD8ATP OD5PL HB9CRV SI5GM SM5CAK HL9CW HL9DC J42EDE SV2CTL OH0/OH3TY KM6ON SI6GM SM6URO HL9DX N7RO J42TEA SV2BIC OH0/OZ1FG OZ1ZO SK7JD R1MVI HO0T HP2CWB J48CRI SV8BSA OH0AAQ OH2NRV SO2WDX SP2FAX HP1XVH KF0UI J48KEF SV8AQY OH0BDP OH2BDA SO5LK SP5PB HP1XZQ WP4KTF J48Y SV1BKN OH0KMG OH2OT SP0TPAX SP2FAP HR2RDJ KB5IPQ J55UAB F6FNU OH0LQK OH3LQK SP100PLK SP9KZ HS0ZAR K3ZO J79JD F6AJA OH0MEP OH3MEP SQ5O SP5ZIM HS3OM HS3DF JT1FAS JE2VDG OH0MYL OH3MYL SU3AM DL5ZBV HS7AS HS7ECI JT1FAU K6VNX OH0NLP OH3NLP SV0HW/9 WA1ECA HS8SEA HS1GOS JT1FAV K6VNX OL0OJ OK1RR SZ2DE SV1ABA HZ1AB K8PYD JT1FAW K6VNX OL0OO OK1RR T00A I1RBJ IG9A IV3TAN JT1FAX K6VNX OL2A OK2RAB T20VJ G4ZVJ IG9R IV3TAN JT1FAY K6VNX OT5A ON7LR T30JA JA3JA IG9T IV3TAN JT1FAZ K6VNX OT5L ON6NL T32BE WC5P IG9W IV3TAN JT1Z K6VNX OX3LX OZ1DJJ T32ZB DJ4ZB

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PERIOD CALL REF till 31/12 A4=A4/25 * special event 233 till 10/12 C6A * by N2NQI, WG3I, G3NYY, G4VXE 238 till 28/12 CJ2JFM * by VE2JFM * special event station 240 till ?? FT5XK 238 till 10/12 IZ6TCO: special event station 237 till 25/12 IZ7IGM: special event station 238 till 15/04 JX4CJA & JX3EX * by LA4CJA & LA3EX 228 till 12/12 KG4ML * by WB6VGI 236 till 13/12 PA3EVJ: EU-146 * by VE3MR 238 till 15/12 SP0TPAX: special event station 236 till 09712 TM7TLT: special event station TeleThon 95) 240 till 31/12 VA1S: special event station 227 till 11/12 VI100GM * special event station 238 till Dec '96 VK0WH: Macquarie 238 till 17/12 1A0KM * by IK0FVC's team 240 till 10/12 6Y5/G3XAQ/qrp 237 08/12-12-01 HS0/DL2FDK 237 08/12-14/12 J20RAD: Maskali Isl. (AF-053) * by J28ML's team 235 08/12-10/12 TM8LUM: Lyon * special event station 240 09/12-10/12 CQ4I: Ilhote Margalha * by CT1ASU,CT1EEU,CT1ERY,CT1FDU 190 09/12-10/12 IY1TTM * by Western Emilia DX team 238 09/12-10/12 TM2RDS: special event station 228 09/12-14/12 ZK1ATV, ZK1LIA, ZK1NJX: Rarotonga Isl. (OC-013) by LA 236 09/12-10/12 Contest Italiano 40 & 80 Metri *** 09/12-10/12 ARRL 160 Meter SSB Contest *** 10/12 P43QPO: special event station 232 10/12 PA6QPO: special event station 232 12/12 GB2GM: special event station 239 12/12-01/04 TU4DA * by F5UJQ 238 12/12 VO1AA * special event station 236 14/12-28/12 ZK1ATV, ZK1LIA, ZK1NJX: Aitutaki Isl. (OC-083) * by LA 236 15/12-16/12 VI5SUB * special event station 240 16/12 KA3UNQ/p: Prudence Isl. (NA-031) 238 16/12-17/12 W3OK: Nazareth & Bethlehem, PA 236 16/12-03/01 YJ * by FK8FU 236 17/12 EA4ENK/p: Isla El Ciego (DIEI BA-10) 237 22/12-06/01 VK8NSB/p: Groote Eylandt (OC-141) 237 23/12-03/01 JD1/JQ1SUO: Ogasawara 238 23/12-28/12 5N4OTB: Bonny Isl. (NO-REF) * by 5N team 240 25/12-03/01 ZF * by I4ALU 240 23/12-31/12 9N * by JA2NQG 233 28/12-04/01 ZK1ATV, ZK1LIA, ZK1NJX: Manihiki Atoll (OC-014) by LA 236 29/12-14/01 A71AN * by DL9FCQ 225 30/12-03/01 XQ0/JA7AYE: Easter Isl. * by JA7AYE & JA7XQV 237 mid Dec-mid Feb C6AGN * by KM1E 236 14/12-Febbr 97 FT5WF & FT5WE * by F5SZK & F5IJT 239 December FT5XL: Kerguelen * by FB1LYF 238 December AA4LI/HP1 238 December V3: Turneffe Is. (NA-123) * by W team 238 16 December 1995 No 241 BID: $425WW241A

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BY7 - Guishan Island (NO-REF), from where it was recently active the BY7KQ/7 station [425DXN 237], should be activated again from 15 to 17 December, if weather permits. CE9_ssh- The CE9AP station is active from Chilean Antarctic Base Capitan Arturo Prat (WABA CE-01) located on Greenwich Isl., in the South Shetland Is. (AN-010). EM_ant - Roman (4K2OT) is active from Ukranian Antarctic Base Vernadasky, which is the British Antarctic Base Faraday on rent, located on Ar- gentine Islands (AN-006) both with his call EM1KA [425DXN 239] and with the EM1U Base's call. QSL via 9H3UP: Roy Rogers, P.O.Box 113 CMR, La Valletta, Malta. HL_ant - The DS1BMJ station is active from multi-national Antarctic Base Patriot Hills (WABA MN-01) located on Ellsworth Isl. IR5 - From 15 to 31 December the Grosseto ARI Section will be active with the special IR5GM call issued to celebrate the Marconian Cen- tennial. IY1 - The planned activity of the Marconian station IY1TTM [425DXN 238] has been cancelled due to a thunderbolt on the tower that destro- yed the electrical plant. IZ3 - Friday 15 and Saturday 16 December the Treviso ARI Section joins Telethon 95 with the IZ3ARI station. QSL via IK3OUH (the card will be sent via bureau to all stations in log). LU_ant - The LU1ZB station is active from Argentinian Antarctic Base Navy Melchior (WABA LU-05) located on Anvers Isl. (AN-012). LU_so - The LU6Z station is active from Argentinian Antarctic Base Navy Or- cadas (WABA LU-14) located on Laurie Isl., in the South Orkney Is. (AN-008). QSL via LU6EF. LZ_ssh - The LZ0A station is active from Bulgarian Antarctic Base Hemus (WABA LZ-02) located on Livingston Isl., in the South Shetland Is. (AN-010). QSL via LZ1KDP. PY_ssh - The ZX0ECF station is active from Brasilian Antarctic Base Coman- dante Ferraz (WABA PY-01) located on King George Isl., in the South Shetland Is. (AN-010). PY0_fer- From 13 to 20 December Fred, PY7ZZ is active from Fernando de Noro- nha with the PY0FZ call. It is possible to have band-skeds, TopBand included to the following e-mail addresses: [email protected] or [email protected]. QSL via home call: Fred Souto Maior, Rua Almeida Belo 241/302, Bairro Novo Olin- da PE 53030-030, Brazil. S2 - From 5 to 12 January Nao, JE7RJZ will be QRV from Dhaka Bangladesh. The call is not yet known. Operations mainly via satellite as follows: 02.00 - 03.00 UTC of 8 january (AO-13), 05.00 - 08.00Z of 10 January (AO-10), 04.00-08.00 UTC of 11 January (AO-10), 03.00-04.00 UTC and probably also 06.00 - 08.00 UTC of 12 January (AO-10). QSL via JA7FWR. VK0_mac- Warren, VK0WH, is currently on Macquarie islands [425DXN 238 & 240] with an old equipment without VFO, then he can use only two fixed frequencies: it is possible to find him on Sunday on 14.130 MHz starting from 10.30 UTC (SSB and CW) and the other days on 7.010 MHz starting from 09.30 UTC. It is still unknown how much power and what kind of antenna Warren is using. He has not been using CW since 1980 so be patient during operations. Bob, NM7M, who is in touch with him, will suggest him to call by country and call-areas. Bob will also try to know if it exists the opportunity to work in RTTY. Be patient also for QSLs: Warren hopes to send some from Macquarie but there will be many problems. VK4 - From 2 to 6 January a group of VK operators will try to activate Mornington Isl. (NO-REF), located in the Willesley Is. VK9_chr- Rob, ND3A has returned in USA after the Christmas Island operations as VK9XRS [425DXN 232], from where he logged, between 30 November to 4 December, 560 QSO (mostly in CW with European and Japanese stations) on 15, 20 and 40 meters with 100 Watts and a longwire. QSL via home call, direct or via bureau (Rob plans to reply not before mid-January). VP5 - From 3 to 9 February Koji, JJ2QEH and Mack, JJ2QXI will be QRV from VP5JM's QTH. QSL via bureau or direct via homecalls (JJ2QEH: Koji Iida, 1866-2, Oota, Minokamo, Gifu 505, Japan; JJ2QXI: Masahiro Mori, 1268, Atobe, Mugegawa, Mugi, Gifu 501-26, Japan).

+ SILENT KEY + We sadly report about RW6YA S.K., in early December.

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4U1UN --> Jerry, WB8LFO clarifies the situation about QSL manager of this station [425DXN 240]. Jerry is the person who writes the cards, while W8CZN was the "post office box", no more used. Jerry is trying to do his best to reply to all the requests and suggests to not send them to AA2FN.

DL2GAC ---> From January to April Bernhard, DL2GAC will be "on the road" a- gain. In January he will be active as VU2BMS from Southern India. In Februa- ry he will be in Solomon Islands via Singapore and Australia. He plans to activate, if transport will be found,from Stewart islands (Sikaiana OC-???). Operations mainly on 40 and 80 meters. Bernhard wants also to join the CQ SSB Contest at the end of February as H44MS on 160 meters. In March-April he will be in Vanuatu.

PY2HA --> The correct address of this station, active from Santo Amaro Isl (SA-071), is the following: Luis Claudio Campos, Ave Adriano Dias Dos San- tos 172, 11470-220 Guaruja, SP, Brazil.

UA3YH/KC4 --> RW3XA, ex-UA3XBY (Serge Satyr, P.O.Box 461, Obninsk-4, 249020, Russia) is the QSL manager of this station. Requests can also be sent via bureau.

YA9XL ---> Yan, F5TCN is the QSL manager of YA9XL (Oleg, UT9XL, actually in Kabul). The address, not the one reported in 1996 Callbook is the following: Yannick Chilliau, 14 Route d'Harnes, F-62880 Annan sous lens, France.

QSL received: BV9AAC, G/I4ALU/p (EU-011; EU-120), II1BI, IK8EJN/IL7 (EU-050; IIA FG-001, FG-003, FG-006), IY4W, S92YL, TT8NU, V29SW, VU3HKQ (WABA VU-02), XW6A, 4S7EA, 9K2MU

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73 & DX by 425 DX Gang

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The DX Advisory Committee (DXAC) of ARRL and the Awards Committee have both voted in favour (the first 12 votes in favour and 4 contrary, the second unanimous in favour) to add Pratas Island (BV9P) in the DXCC Coun- tries List. Contacts are valid starting from 1 January 1994 (until now Pratas has been activated in January and March 1994 and in May-June 1995). The status of Country is based upon the Section II, Point 2(a) (Separa- tion by water) of the DXCC Rules. Pratas Island, located in the Southern Chinese Sea, is administrated by Taiwan. The cards can be sent for credit starting from 1 APRIL 1996 (therefore Pratas will not change the Honor Roll). Attention! For the January and March 1994 operations NO cards will be accepted with the aerial picture of the island,but only those from KU9C.

3B8 - Until 24 December Akio, JA3JM, will be active from Mauritius with the 3B8/JA3JM call. CW SSB and RTTY operations on all bands, WARC and 160 meters also. An activity via satellite AO-10/13 is also planned. QSL via homecall (Akio Shimizu, 3-6-22 Kasugaoka, Fuji- idera, Osaka 583, Japan). 5N - The expedition to Bonny Island planned for 23-28 December [425DXN 240], has been postponed to 10 January. 5R - Gerard,F2JD, is returning home from Seychelles after logging 2200 QSOs. The departure for Madagascar [425DXN 230],where Gerard will stay for at least six months trying to operate on all bands (WARC included) is planned for 11 January. 9G - From 31 December to 15 January Steve, PA3GBQ, will spend some vacations in Accra, Ghana. Steve plans to operate on all bands from the 9G1BS' station, using probably the 9G5BQ call. QSL via homecall (Steve van Lieburg, PO Box 85090, 3009 MB Rotterdam, The Ne- therlands). 9N - Mine, JA2NQG has cancelled the planned activity as 9N1NQ [425DXN 233] due to health problems. The other components of the Japanese UNICEF Club will be active using different calls. CE0_s.f- It seems that CE3HJB and CE3CDV are planning an activity to take place during 1996 from San Felix and they are looking for financial support. D6 - Michel, FR5HG, is in Comoros islands waiting for a call. FH - From 28 to 30 December Akio, JA3JM, could be active from Mayotte using the FH/JA3JM call. QSL via homecall (see 3B8) FR - From 2 to 5 January Akio, JA3JM, will be active from Reunion with the FR/JA3JM call. QSL via homecall (see 3B8) FT_z - Mehdi, F5PFP, is planning an expedition of about a month to Am- sterdam island (one of the most wanted Countries) to take place between November 1996 and February 1997. Mehdi is looking for seven thousand dollars for the travel and donations can be sent to: Mehdi Escoffier, 23 rue du Colombier, 38540 Heyrieux, France. GM - From 30 December to 8 January Keith, G0FDJ should be active from Skye Island (EU-008) with the GM0FDJ/P call. CW & SSB operations. HB0 - From 13 to 20 January Hans, PA3EBT, will be in Malbun for vacation on the snow and will be active, in the early mornings and evenings, as HB0/PA3EBT/P. QSL via home call.

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J2 - From 11 to 18 January J28ML, together with other ten operators, will activate an island in the Gulf of Aden (AF-053). The team, who will be active from 10 to 160 meters, hopes to be QRV on RTTY also. QSL via F5LBM. KC4_ant- Mark, operator of KC4AAC station in the U.S. Antarctic Base Pal- mer (WABA K-10), located on Anvers Isl. (AN-012) is active every Thursday night, not before 00.00 UTC. KC6 - From 13 to 16 January Yoshi, JF6BCC/KC6IY, Yokoi, JM6VOV/KC6VO, Jun WH0AAV/KC6WG and Seiji, JH6RTO/KC6FS will be active from Pa- lau island (Belau, OC-009). QSL via their home calls. OH0 - From 27 December to 2 January a group of Finnish amateurs will be active from Aland islands (EU-002). Operations as follows: Pete, OH3MEP will be active as OH0MEP (OI0MEP starting from 1 January) mainly on 160 meters; Marko, OH3MYD, will be active as OH0MYD on 15, 40 and 80 mtrs CW; Matti, OH3MMF, will be active as OH0MMF mainly in RTTY (all bands); Pertti, OH3LQK, will be active as OH0LQK, mainly in CW (all bands); Jukka, OH3NLP will be active as OH0NLP all bands and all modes; Juha, OH1KAG, as OH0KAG mainly in SSB (all bands); Petri,OH3KKW as OH0KKW on 6 meters and above and via satellite. QSL to their home calls. P4 - From 22 to 29 January Mike, K4PI, will be active from Aruba using the P49I call. Operations on low bands and on WARC. He plans to join the CQ CW 160 Contest. QSL via home call. PJ - From 5 January to 1 April John, W1BIH, will be active from Cura- cao (SA-006) with the PJ9JT call. QSL via W1AX. S2 - Noda, JE7RJZ has cancelled the Bangladesh trip due to organiza- tion problems. S2 - Mine, JA2NQG, has cancelled the planned activity as S21ZZ [425DXN 233] due to health problems. The other components of the Japanese UNICEF Club will be active using different calls. V3 - From 22 December to 5 January James, KM4IT will be active from Belize as V31/KM4IT. SSB only operations, mainly on 20 meters between 14.150 and 14.200 MHz. QSL via home call. V3 - From 26 February to 4 March Jim, W1HL, will be in Belize from where he hopes to be active. VK0_mac- Once a month Warren, VK0WH, faxes Jim, VK9NS, the logs from Macquarie Island. Every information on the contacts is to be asked to Jim; QSL should be ready in ten days. For a month Warren will be busy with the work spending very short time on the radio. VP9 - Dee, wife of Walter VP9KD has received the "novice" license,which enables her to operate on 80, 40 and 15 meters CW. The call is VP9NND and she is daily on 7.025 MHz starting from 02.30 UTC. QSL via direct to the same VP9KD's address. XU - Mike, VS6WV/XU6WV, reports that the 8 or 9 January he will return in Cambogia. Mike will work mainly on 40 and 80 meters CW, and if possible, on 160 meters also. QSL for previous activities have been sent by Tom, K0TLM, and Denise, AJ0E. During the latest edition of the CQWW SSB,Mike had no computer and to avoid to the manager to handle logs on sheet, gave the Box 2011, GPO,Hong Kong as QSL address. Soon all the requests for Cambogia cards will be handled by Tom e Denise. ZA - ZA5G is the new call of Gary, ZA1NG, ex TL8NG [425DXN 238]. QSL QSL via WA1ECA. ZF - From 26 December to 1 January Albert, W4RIM, will be active as ZF2ON from Grand Cayman Island. Activity mainly in CW, on 20, 30, 40 and 80 meters. QSL to KN4F. ZK_sc - Gun, ZK1DI, works using 100 watts, an horizontal FD4 , a vertical FD3 and an Oblong (like a single element Quad) for 40 meters directed toward Europe. Gun hopes to install Oblong for 30 and 80 meters a Quad for 20 meters (as soon as propagation improves) and probably also an antenna for 160 meters. Better signals are coming from Europe on 40 and 80 meters between 0530 UTC and 0830 UTC. QSL via DK1RV. ZL8 - Ron, ZL1AMO, reports that he will not join the ZL group that, leaded by ZL2HU, should activate Kermadec island next May [425DXN 240]. /EXI SB DX@WW $425WW242C 425 DX News #242 [3/6] 23 December 1995 No 242 BID: $425WW242C

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DXCC & SCARBOROUGH REEF --> The ARRL Membership Services Committee (MSC, a standing committee of the Board of Directors), having reviewed documentation from the DX Advisory Committee (DXAC) and the Awards Committee, has voted 5 to 2 to recommend the addition of Scarborough Reef to the ARRL DXCC Countries List. The DXAC and the Awards Committee had come to opposite conclusions regarding the eligibility of Scarborough Reef for separate DXCC status. Under new procedures adopted by the ARRL Board in July, 1995 when these committees do not agree the question is referred to the MSC for review and recommendation to the full Board. The recommendation that Scar- borough Reef be added to the DXCC List will be considered by the ARRL Board of Directors at its January meeting.

3A ---> Daniel, 3A2LZ is the QSL manager for 3A2RAR.

9L1MG ---> Cecil, NW8F, is the new QSL manager for Millie, 9L1MG, wife of Paul, 9L1PG.

CE9MFK ---> The address for this stations active from Chilean Antarctic Base Pres. Eduardo Frei Montalva (WABA CE-03) - South Shetland for DXCC - is: Rodrigo Hucke, Instituto de Zoologia, Universidad Austral de Chile, P.O.Box 567,Valdivia, Chile.

F6AJA ---> Jean-Michel, F6AJA, reports that all the direct requests for the 4J0FR cards (last August activity by F6FYD) have all been sent. Jean- Michel is also the QSL managers of the following stations: FG0BKZ/FS7 (Dec 81 and Mar-Apr 84); TR8JD and TR8YL (from May 82 to Feb 84); FY0HVL, FM0HVL, FG0HVL, FG0HVL/FS(Jun 83); FY0HVM, FM0HVM, FG0HVM, FG0HVM/FS (Jun 83); C31MD (CQWW SSB 84); FD1HVQ/GLE (16-17 Aug 85, IOTA EU-094); FP/F2JD (6-19 Dec 86);F6AXN/MAR, F6BBJ/MAR, F6CWT/MAR, F6EDF/MAR and F9IE/MAR (8-9 Mar 86, IOTA EU-081); TW0A, TW0B and W7C (CQ WPX SSB 87); TK5BL/CAV (Jun- Jul 86,IOTA EU-164); TK5BL/FS (Jan-Feb 87); FJ5BL; FV6NDX (contests 86); FV6NDX/RE (1-6 Jul 1986,IOTA EU-032); FV6NDX/BAT (9-12 Aug 86, IOTA EU105) FF1LQU (CQ WPX CW 87); 3C3CR (10-16 Jul 87, IOTA AF-010); TR8CR (from 22 Jul 87 to Jan 92); FV7NDX (contests 87); FV7NDX/MAR (12-14 Jun 87, IOTA EU-081); FV7NDX/RE (29 Jun-6 Jul 87, IOTA EU-032); FV7NDX/GRA (10-11 Nov 87, DIFM MA16); BY1PK (from 07.15 UTC to 08.28 UTC of 29 Sep 87); F2JD/A6 (Jan-Mar 88); TG9/F2JD (Jun-Jul 88); F2JD/J6L (Oct-Nov 88); FV8NDX (contests 88); FV8NDX/P (13-15 May 88, IOTA EU-107); FV8NDX/RE (5- 20 Jul 88, IOTA EU-032); FV8NDX/NOI (1-19 ago 88, IOTA EU- 064); F2JD/J7 (Nov-Dec 88); VP2M/J2JD (Jan-Feb 89); J79JD (Feb-Mar 89); FG/F2JD (17-19 Mar 89, IOTA NA-114); FV9NDX (contests 89); FV9NDX/P (17 Jun 89, DIFM ME08); FV9NDX/MAD (24-26 Jun 89, DIFM AT24); FV9NDX/RE (2-29 Jul 89, IOTA EU-032); FV9NDX/P (1-25 Sep 89, IOTA EU-105, EU-107, EU-074); EA/F2JD; TK/ FJ5BL; FV0NDX (contests 90); FV0NDX/RE (2-25 Jul 90, IOTA EU-032); F2JD/ HR1 & /HR5 (Mar-Apr 90 and Jun 92); F2JD/HR6 (4-6 Apr 90 and Jun 92, IOTA NA-057); F2JD/CE6 (May-Nov 90); F2JD/CE7 (29 Jun-1 Jul and 15-19 Sep 90, IOTA SA-018); F2JD/CE7 (20-21 Oct 90, IOTA SA-043); CE0/F2JD (30 Jan-4 Feb 91, IOTA SA-001); 5V7JG (Aug 91-May 92); F2JD/5Z4; 5Z4JD (Apr 93-Apr 94); 5Z4IOTA (23-25 Jul 93, IOTA AF-067); FJ0, TW4O, TW5E and TW6A (CQ WPX SSB & CW 88); FS9TI (1 May 88,IOTA NA-199); J20RAD (23-26 Mar 89, IOTA AF-053); 6O1YD, 6O89YD and T5YD (Mar 89-Aug 90); FV1O (CQ WPX SSB/ CW 90); 6O1YD/JI (7-8 Jun 90,IOTA AF-052); 6T2YD and ST2YD (Aug 90-May 92); 6T2YD/ SA (16-18 Apr 92, IOTA AF-062); FK/F1HQY (Jul-Aug 91); FK0BP (Sep 91); TK5C (CQWW CW 91); TK5A (CQ WPX SSB 92); TK6A (CQ WPX SSB 93); ST0YD (30- 31 Aug & 20-22 Sep 90; 2 Feb & 8 May 92); FK5C (13-16 Feb 93,IOTA OC-176); EL2YD; 5V7YD; FK8KAB/P (4-8 Oct 93, IOTA OC-176); HK4/G0SHN (Jun 94- Mar 95); HK0/G0SHN (10-13 Mar 95, IOTA NA-033); HR4/F2JD (30 Mar-1 Apr 95, IOTA NA-060); 4J0FR (Aug 95); S79JD (Nov-Dec 95); HW6AJA (1973); TK6AJA (1975); TO6AJA (1983); YO/F6AJA (May 94 & May 95); F6AJA/VE2 (Apr 95). Jean-Michel uses also the bureau. For direct requests Jean-Michel accepts also "multiple" cards in the same envelope, with an adeguate amount for return postage. The address is: Jean Michel-Duthilleul, 515 rue du Petit Hem, 59870 Bouvignies, France. /EXI SB DX@WW $425WW242D 425 DX News #242 [4/6] 23 December 1995 No 242 BID: $425WW242D

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JA1OEM AWARD --> Mako, JA1OEM is an active DXpeditioner aged 73 that since 1988 worked from 20 different Countries. There is now the "JA1OEM AWARD" for those who contacted Mako from more than 3 countries. Send the extract from the log with 1 IRC and a copy of QSLs (except from WH6/JA1OEM and OX/JA1OEM), to Mako Toyofuku, P.O.Box 9, Sawara-City 287, Japan, before the 20 February 1996. Calls used by Mako during his activities are: A35EM, ZK1XP (ZK1XH) South Cook, ZK1XP North Cook, HV3SJ (HV4NAC), JT1/JA1OEM (JT2) 5R8DP, 3D2TO, FO0TOH, 8Q7HP, ZK2HP, S79HP, 9N1HP, 4U1ITU, 5W1HP, 4S7/JA1OEM, JD1/JA1OEM, H44/JA1OEM, FR/JA1OEM, WH6/JA1OEM and OX/JA1OEM.

LU6Z --> The address for QSL for this station active from South Orkneys [425DXN 241] is: LU6EF, Raul Marcelo Diaz, P.O.Box 9, 1875 Wilde, Argen- tina.

ON6TT/TU4FE ----> Peter, ON6TT/TU4FE, has just returned in Belgium after 4 weeks in Ivory Coast; work did not allow him for a lot of spare time on the radio. Ivory Coast is one of the most active African countries with a local Radio Club that handles also a QSL bureau, located in capital Abi- djan. So as a result of all this activity, more TU2's (license for native Ivoreans) than TU5's (resident expat) or TU4's (temporary expat) can be found on the air. Getting a verbal permission to operate is simple, and involves only a visit to the licensing authority (an active ham himself). The license itself is delivered with a month delay, costs CFA 25,000 (a- bout US$50) per year. Peter donated to the Radio Club some material that could not be refurbished anymore (some old radio gear, recycled coax lines old rotors) in the Red Cross operations.

PS7KM --> Karl, PS7KM is the QSL manager for the following Brasilian stations: PY0FK, PY0FA, ZY0FK, ZY0FKL, ZY0FMC,ZY0FCM, ZY0FA,ZY0FCA,ZY0FMN, ZY0FRT and ZY0FZB (Fernando de Noronha); PY0TK, PY0TK, PY0TC, ZY0TR, ZY0TF and ZY0TO (Trindade Island); PY0SK, PY0SR, ZY0SS, ZY0SK, ZY0SP, ZY0SY and ZY0SW (Saint Peter & Saint Paul Rocks); PY0RK and ZY0RK (Rocas Atoll) ZW7KM (special call). Logs and cards for previous operations will be de- stroyed in January. Remember that 1 green stamp is not enough to cover postage costs. The address is: Karl M Leite, Rua Estacio de Sa 1838, 59054 -580 Natal, RN, Brasil, South America.

TU2PN ---> Peter, ON6TT/TU4FE reports that this station operated on 40 & 80 meters using a WWII vintage radio until a valve is dead. If someone can supply a valve type 1R5 or DK91 for a ANGRC_9 radio, please contact ON6TT.

TU2WK ---> Peter, ON6TT/TU4FE, reports that this station is looking for a second hand full coverage HF transceiver. Please contact Peter, ON6TT.

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WB2YQH ---> Bob, WB2YQH, is the manager of many stations, as for example VP9MZ, VP9NC, VP9IN, VP9MM, VP9MN, VP9MP, KG4MN, VP9OM, VP9BS, VP9WS, VP9SWS, VP9YL, VP9RND, VP9BBQ, N4ZDA/VP9, VP9NMW, XT2BW, XT2DP, 9G1PW, VP9CB, WB2YQH/VP9, VP9AE, VP9DX, VO1XA/VE8. Bob answers also via bureau, but for a direct card it is possible to enclose different cards in the same envelope: enclose enough SAEs or SASEs.

ZK1DI QSL ----> Hans, DK1RV, reports that he received the ZK1DI's logs, for the November activity (December logs will arrive around 15 January). All the direct requests, with enough to cover postage, have been sent.Hans reports that costs for oustide Europe are 3 DM, 2 IRC or 3 US$ (airmail) or 2 DM, 1 IRC or 2 US$ (surface).

PIRATES --> Daniel, 3A2LZ, reports that 3A0X, 3A50A and 3A2CC are pirates.

QSL received: 3V8BB, 7P8SR, SU2MT, TF/G3ZAY/P (EU-071), TT8BP, V63HZ

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Nr. Call Islands ! Nr. Call Islands ! Nr. Call Islands ======1 WD8MGQ 438 ! 26 KB8O 151 ! 51 ON5KL 67 2 VE6VK 437 ! 27 F5XL 150 ! 52 VE4SK 67 3 VE7IU 421 ! 28 K8DYZ 150 ! 53 EA3KB 63 4 VE3NSZ 416 ! 29 KQ4YI 150 ! 54 CT1UE (SK) 61 5 VE3XN 408 ! 30 ON4XL 150 ! 55 EA7DUD 58 6 VE3LDT 400 ! 31 KE8QX 139 ! 56 VE7CV 57 7 VE3MDQ 393 ! 32 N8EDQ 126 ! 57 K9PPY 54 8 VE7KRC 315 ! 33 4Z4DX 125 ! 58 VE3IMO 53 9 VE7YL 300 ! 34 K5BDX 125 ! 59 LY3BA 52 10 VE6PW 262 ! 35 N3ERM 125 ! 60 EA5AT 51 11 W9DWQ 250 ! 36 VE9HE 125 ! 61 W4BAA 51 12 VE7IG 224 ! 37 F/HH2HM 112 ! 62 EA9PB 50 13 AA5ZA 206 ! 38 N5UR 111 ! 63 G3VJP 50 14 W3KH 204 ! 39 EA7ABW 104 ! 64 G4WFZ 50 15 KA5TQF 200 ! 40 VE6JOY 100 ! 65 IK1GPG 50 16 KD4GVW 200 ! 41 IK8DDN 93 ! 66 K3FN 50 17 N6AWD 200 ! 42 NE8Z 90 ! 67 KCA6RC 50 18 N6BOI 200 ! 43 DE0MST 84 ! 68 KE4DH 50 19 VE7LQH 200 ! 44 WB9EEE 83 ! 69 N6JM 50 20 VE7PHF 200 ! 45 VE6PWJ 80 ! 70 W9DC 50 21 VO1XC 200 ! 46 KD1CT 75 ! 71 WB1BVQ 50 22 W0BBT 180 ! 47 N5OUE 75 ! 72 WB8IZM 50 23 K8LJG 175 ! 48 WDX3FJH 75 ! 73 WT2O 50 24 VE7EGK 175 ! 49 IK2MLY 74 ! 25 W0-6437 175 ! 50 W6RT 72 ! ------73 de Massimo IK1GPG (Packet BBS: @ IW1BIM-8 or Packet Cluster: @ I1MRH-6)

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PERIOD CALL REF till 24/12 3B8/JA3JM 242 till 31/12 A4=A4/25 * special event 233 till 28/12 CG2JFM * by VE2JFM * special event station 240 till ?? D2/YO9CWY 237 till ?? FT5XK 238 till 31/12 IR5GM: special event station 241 till 25/12 IZ7IGM: special event station 238 till ?? LU6Z: South Orkney Is. (AN-008) (WABA LU-14) 241 till 01/04 TU4DA * by F5UJQ 238 till 31/12 VA1S: special event station 227 till 06/01 VK8NSB/p: Groote Eylandt (OC-141) 237 till Dec '96 VK0WH: Macquarie 238 till 03/01 YJ0AFU * by FK8FU 236 till 28/12 ZK1ATV, ZK1LIA, ZK1NJX: Aitutaki Isl. (OC-083) * by LA 236 22/12-05/01 V31/KM4IT 242 23/12-03/01 JD1/JQ1SUO: Ogasawara 238 25/12-03/01 ZF * by I4ALU 240 27/12-02/01 OH0: Aland Is. * by OH team 242 28/12-31/12 FH/JA3JM 242 28/12-04/01 ZK1ATV, ZK1LIA, ZK1NJX: Manihiki Atoll (OC-014) by LA 236 29/12-14/01 A71AN * by DL9FCQ 225 30/12-08/91 GM0FDJ/p: Skye Isl. (EU-008) * by G0FDJ 242 30/12-03/01 XQ0/JA7AYE: Easter Isl. * by JA7AYE & JA7XQV 237 31/12-15/01 9G * by PA3GBQ 242 Dec-mid Feb C6AGN * by KM1E 236 Dec-Febbr 97 FT5WF & FT5WE * by F5SZK & F5IJT 239 December FT5XL: Kerguelen * by FB1LYF 238 December AA4LI/HP1 238 December V3: Turneffe Is. (NA-123) * by W team 238 01/01 Happy New Year Contest *** 01/01 SARTG New Year RTTY Contest *** 01/01-09/01 5H1HW: Zanzibar Isl. (AF-032) * by I5JHW 240 01/01-12/01 VP2V/WB8ZTY 239 02/01-05/01 FR/JA3JM: Reunion Is. 242 02/01-06/01 VK4: Willesley Is. (OC-???) * by VK team 241 05/01-01/04 PJPJ9JT: Curacao * by W1BIH 242 06/01/07/01 ARRL RTTY Roundup *** 10/01-?? 5N4OTB: Bonny Isl. (NO-REF) * by 5N team 242 11/01-June 5R * by F2JD 242 11/01-18/01 J2: Gulf of Aden group (AF-053) * by J28ML's team 242 12/01-14/01 JA DX CW Low Bands (40/80/160) Contest *** 13/01-20/01 HB0/PA3EBT/p 242 13/01-16/01 KC6IY, KC6VO, KC6WG, KC6FS: Palau * by JA team 242 21/01 HA DX CW Contest *** 22/01-29/01 P49I * by K4PI 242 23/01-02/02 3W * by KF7AY, Central AZ DX Ass. & DX Page Ass. 214 24/01-31/01 KH9 * Dataline DX Association 240 25/01-31/01 VK: Margie Isl. (NO-REF) * VK team 240 26/12-01/01 ZF2ON * by W4RIM 242 26/01-28/01 CQ WWDX 160 Meter CW Contest *** 27/01-28/01 REF - French CW Contest *** 27/01-28/01 UBA - SSB Contest *** end January 3W: Hon Tre Isl. (AS-???) * by KF7AY's team 214 January VU2BMS * by DL2GAC 241 January-March YV7: Margarita Isl. (SA-012) * I5DCE 236 January XU6WV * by VS6WV 242 03/02-07/02 V31JZ & V31RL: Turneffe Is. (NA-123) * by NN7A & NG7S 236 03/02-09/02 VP5 * by JJ2QEH & JJ2QXI 241 08/02-15/02 VI7DI: Deal Isl. (OC-195) 213 09/02-14/02 V31JZ, V31RL, V31VI: South Water Caye (NA-180) 236 20/02-02/04 9M8CC: Sarawak (OC-088) * by PB0ALB 227 24/02-25/02 REF - French SSB Contest *** 24/02-25/02 UBA - CW Contest *** 26/02-04/03 V3 * by W1HL 242 27/02-28/02 ARRL CW DX Contest *** Febbruary H44MS * by DL2GAC 241 Febbruary VU7: Andaman Is. * by VK9NS ??? 240 Febbruary-March XJ8OT: Booth Isl. (NA-???) 228 /EXI

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>>>>>>>>>> BV9P <<<<<<<<<< With reference to the QSL of Pratas Island [425DXN 242] Steve, KU9C reports to be currently in possession of the logs of the March 1994 and May-June 95 operations. The logs of the first operation should arrive in a while. The cards sent to the address in the Callbook (P.O.Box 5953,Parsippany, NJ 07054 USA) or to that publicized in occasion of the expediton (12 Netherton Ter- race, Morristown, NJ 07960, USA) should be all in the hands of Steve. Around 20,000 QSLs for BV9P (elaborated in such a way to confirm all of the three the activations) are to be printed: Steve hopes that as soon as the cards are delivered to him, he can reply to all the direct requests in within fifteen days. Those who enclosed to the Pratas requests other stations of which Steve is manager, will have to wait for Steve getting those logs.

4L - From 4 to 18 January Sergey, UA6JR/ 3 will activate Georgia for the first time via satellite with the call 4L1R. The frequencies are 145,885 (AO10) and 145,890 (AO13). 9H - DL4ML will be active until December 31 as 9H3MJ. 9K - In March Tom, 9K2ZC and his wife Donna, 9K2YY will leave Kuwait. 9K2YY is the only woman in possession of a license issued in Kuwait Tom and Donna are both regularly active on 20 SSB meters (14.195- 14.220 MHz), usually between 15.00 and 16.00 UTC. QSL via KC4ELO (Raymond H. McClure, 674 Crestlyn Drive, North Augusta, SC 29841, USA). 9M2 - Tex, JA0DMV/ 9M2TO is currently active from Penang Island (AS-015). Operations on 17, 30, 40 and 80 meters. QSL via Tex Izumo, Bukit Dumbar Apt 9-4, 97 Jalan Thomas 11700, Gelugor, Penang, Malaysia or via bureau to JA0DMV. 9X - Mark, ON4WW is currently in Belgium, but at the end of January he should return to Ruanda, where he hopes to find an amplifier to improve performances on the low bands. QSL by ON5NT. EA4 - On 14 January EA4ENK/p will be active from Isla la Trompeta (DIEI BA-02). QSL via EA5OL. EA4 - On 21 January EA4ENK/p will be active from Isla El Ciego (DIEI BA- 10). QSL via EA5OL. EA5 - On 29 and 30 December EC5CPL/p will be active from Isla Mata de Les Piules (DIEI V-13). EA5 - On 28 January EA5AEI/p will be active from Isla Mata del Fang (DIEI V-21). QSL via EA5OL. EA5 - On 14 January EA5AEI/p will be active from Isla Mata d'En Torre (DIEI V-32). QSL via EA5OL. FR - From 1 to 19 January Albert, F6EDF, will be in Reunion Island, from where he will be active with his old call, FR5AK, or as FR/F6EDF. Due to problems with antenna installation, operations only on 20 meters, probably on 14.190 MHz (split 5 up). HI - From January 16 to February 6 DF5WA/ HI8 will be active from Domi- nican Republic. The operations will be in CW, SSB and RTTY on all the bands, 160 meters included. QSL via home call (Berthold Faisst, Hegelstr. 3, D-55122 Mainz, Germany). HK0_sa - From 9 to 24 January, Wolfgang, DF4UW, will be portable HK0 from Santa Catalina Island, a small island near Providencia Island (NA- 049). QSL via DF4UW. JD - The activity of Eiji, JQ1SUO/JD1 from Ogasawara [425DXN 238] is particularly on 20 SSB meters (between 07.30 and 09.00 UTC) and on 40 meters CW and SSB (at abt 14.00 UTC). Eiji has installed a 10 meters antenna and he will try to be active on that band, as well as on 80 meters,between 21.00 and 21.24 UTC (time of local sunrise). KH2 - From 5 to 12 January Garth, VE3HO will be in Guam for work, but he could devote some hour to the radio. LU_so - The operators of the station LU6Z [425DXN 241& 242], active from South Orkneys, are LU1ZPF and LU6LO. The station,up to this moment active mainly in CW on 40 and 80 meters, uses 2 Kw of power, on a four element beam and on wire antennas for the low bands. A beacon has also been installed on 28,250 MHz. The operators will be at the Antarctic Base up to early February. QSL via LU6EF (Raul Marcelo Diaz, P.O.Box 9. 1875 Wilde, Argentina). /EXI SB DX@WW $425WW243B 425 DX News #243 [2/4] 30 December 1995 No 243 BID: $425WW243B

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P4 - From February 15 to March 20 Martin, VE3MR and his wife Truus, VE3MRS will be active from Aruba respectively as P40MR and P40TR. The operations will also take place on 12 and 17 meters SSB. QSL via home calls. PY - From 8 to 12 January, Roberto PT2GTI, Paul PT2NP and Jorge PT2HF will be active as ZW6C (SSB) and ZX6C (CW) from Coroa Vermelha Isl. (IOTA SA-062, DIB-32). The operations will be from 10 to 80 meters, WARC bands included. QSL via PT2GTI: Roberto Stuckert POB 09647, 70001-970 Brasilia, DF, Brazil. S21 - Andy, S21YE will be active from Bangladesh for more than a year. SSB operations on all bands. QSL via G0EHX. TG - From 1 to 10 January David, K4TT will be active from Guatemala as TG9IDK. Mainly CW activity from 10 to 40 meters. QSL via home call. TN - Hazel, AL7OT/TN7OT will leave Congo in April. Hazelis not likely to fix the radio, which is currently broken, before the departure. Hazel will start to reply to QSLs once returned home. V2 - Hrana, YT1AD will join to the ARRL Phone Contest (2-3 March) in the single operator all bands category with the V26AS call. Before and after the contest he will be active in CW on the WARC bands. QSL via home call. VK9_ck - From 14 to 23 February Joerg (DL8WPX), Dietmar (DL3DXX), Falk (DK7YY) and Juergen (DL7UFN) will be active from Cocos Keeling with the VK9CR call. All bands operations from 6 to 160 meters, in CW, SSB and via satellite. Particular attention will be given to low bands. QSL via DK7NP (Rudi Hein, Am Uferholz 7, D-96047 Bamberg, Germany). VK9_xms- From 4 to 13 February Joerg (DL8WPX), Dietmar (DL3DXX), Falk (DK7YY) and Juergen (DL7UFN) will be active from Christmas Isl with the VK9XY call. All bands operations from 6 to 160 meters, in CW, SSB and via satellite. Particular attention will be given to low bands. QSL via DK7NP (Rudi Hein, Am Uferholz 7, D-96047 Bamberg, Germany). VU - From 1 to 15 January Norbert, DJ9RB will be active from southern India with the call VU2/DJ9RB. The operations will be mainly on 80 (3.509-3.513 MHz) and 160 meters (1.824-1.825 MHz or 1,903 MHz) CW. W1 - During the weekend Mark AA1AC, is active from Aquidneck Island (NA- 031). ZA - ZA5B (and not ZA5G, as wrongly reported in 425DXN 242) is the Alba- nian call of TL8NG. He is from Arizona and is now in Scutari, where he should stay until September. He is particularly active on the low bands and soon he will be active on 160 meters also. QSL via WA1ECA. ZB2 - From 2 to 8 January, Martin, IK3RIY and Veronica, IK3ZAW will be portable ZB2 from Gibraltar. QSL via IK3RIY: Martino Rizzi, Via 4 Fontane 3/B, 30126 Lido di Venezia, Italy.

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>>>>>> LADY MUSGRAVE ISLAND <<<<<< This island, from which Bill, VK4CRR/P, was active on 11 September, is not part of the Corals Sea Islands Territory, an Australian administrative division, whose southern limit runs more of 100 kilometers of distance from Lady Musgrave. The island (23.50S 152.23E), included in the Bunker Group, depends therefore from the state of Queensland and for what concerns IOTA, it is located in the QUEENSLAND STATE (SOUTH COAST) CENTRE group (OC-142). The CORAL SEA ISLANDS TERRITORY group is currently unnumbered.

>>>>>> OPERATIONS FROM MEXICAN ISLANDS <<<<<< The IOTA Committee ascertained that the cuurent Mexican licenses issued to foreign amateurs forbid operations from the Mexican islands.This restriction is also valid for the licenses issued on the basis of the reciprocal agreements between United States and Mexico. Those who want to operate from an island must have the specific permission from the governemnt authority (the Secretaria de Comunicaciones y Transportes). It is believed that to get this authorization at least the 50 per cent of the operators must be Mexicans. In future the IOTA Committee, before accepting any activity for the IOTA, will ask the operators to provide this specific permission. /EXI

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With 1996 425 DX NEWS turns five years old of life, comforted by a success that flatters us and spurs us to go on. Our - and your - enthusiasm meets with a series of objective problems, first of all the difficulty cope the hours and the needed attention to the layout of the bulletin with the daily work and family commitements of the editors and the contributors. Moreover in these last months the dimensions of the bulletin have considerably grown, to justify not a reduction of the "pages," but a different distribution. Beginning from January 425 DX News will be therefore divided up into two parts, each of them to be published every 15 days. The heading will not be unchanged, as well as the numeration, that will go on without interruptions. Simply, one week 425 DX News will provide the DX information, with the "Good to know" section, while the following week the section "Managers & Addresses" will be published (together with any possible DX info of particular importance). We hope that the solution adopted meets the favour of the many readers who every week read 425 DX News. A warm "thank you" to all the friends who, in sending us with constancy information and advices,allow the bulletin to live and to improve, changing at the demands of the readers. ***************************************************************************

HI3CVV---> This is the call used by DL1GKG/HI3 and DL2GGA/HI3 during the CQ WW CW Contest, during which they logged about 8000 QSO. QSL by DL2GGA. For the contacts with DL1GKG/ HI3 and DL2GGA/ HI3, QSL via home call.

N7RO---> Dick reports to receive QSL requests for EK6LF, EK7M and EK8WB. Dick is not the manager of these stations and the cards will therefore be returned to the sender direct or via bureau.

FO---> Ron, N6VO reports that in French Polinesia there is a new procedure for the release of the temporary licenses, which are now issued in 24 hours and are valid for a month. Once to Papetee, go to the High Commissioners Office and ask of Christian Clary from PTT Cells - produce a copy of the your amateur radio license, the passport, a list of the equipments with the numbers of series and the list of places from where you will operate.

ON4WW/ 9X& 9X4WW---> Ghis, ON5NT is in possession of all the logs for the o- perations of Mark, ON4WW from Ruanda (around 31,000 QSOs). The QSL of the first operation (April-June 1995) are ready and the requests will be soon replied. The QSL for the second activity (September-December 1995) will be printed at the beginning of 1996.

S79JD ---> Jean-Michel, F6AJA, has received the logs for this activity and while waiting for the cards from the printer, is typing the QSOs in the computer.

8R1K ---> QSL route for 1995 SSB & CW, 1994 SSB and 1993 SSB CQ WW DX Con- test operations is via OH6DO Callbook Address in Finland. If you have already sent via previous route OH1VL, no need to mail again, they will be answered too.

QSL QSL QSL---> IK8SMZ (Sandro Spallone, Box 64. 86170 Isernia-IS) is the manager for Sergio, 5N9RGP (active also with the special calls 5N34RGP and 5N35RGP), for David, 4L4ND and for Avto 4L7AT (for these latter two stations Sandro has still to receive the logs).

+++ SILENT KEY +++ We sadly report of the passing of Sid E. Molen VK2SG, 76 years old, succumbed to a heart attack, Friday 29 December. In the early Seventies Sid was a co-founder, along with Bill, VK2EG, of the Australian National Amateur Radio Teleprinter Society (ANARTS). They subsequently started the weekly RTTY DX Notes that, renamed the VK2SG RTTY DX Notes in 1993, will continue to be generated by the present group of rotating editors I5FLN WB2CJL and W2JGR.

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PERIOD CALL REF till 31/12 9H3MJ * by DL4ML 243 till ?? 9M2TO: Penang Isl. (AS-015) * by JA0DMV 243 till 31/12 A4=A4/25 * special event 233 till ?? D2/YO9CWY 237 till 31/12 FH/JA3JM 242 till ?? FT5XK 238 till 31/12 IR5GM: special event station 241 till 03/01 JD1/JQ1SUO: Ogasawara 238 till Febbruary LU6Z: South Orkney Is. (AN-008) (WABA LU-14) 241 till 02/01 OH0: Aland Is. * by OH team 242 till April TN7OT * by AL7OT 243 till 01/04 TU4DA * by F5UJQ 238 till 31/12 VA1S: special event station 227 till 06/01 VK8NSB/p: Groote Eylandt (OC-141) 237 till Dec '96 VK0WH: Macquarie 238 till 03/01 YJ0AFU * by FK8FU 236 till 01/01 ZF2ON * by W4RIM 242 till 04/01 ZK1ATV, ZK1LIA, ZK1NJX: Manihiki Atoll (OC-014) by LA 236 22/12-05/01 V31/KM4IT 242 25/12-03/01 ZF * by I4ALU 240 29/12-14/01 A71AN * by DL9FCQ 225 29/12-30/12 EC5CPL/p: Isla Mata de Les Piules (DIEI V-13) 243 30/12-31/12 AA1AC/p: Aquidneck Isl. (NA-031) 243 30/12-08/01 GM0FDJ/p: Skye Isl. (EU-008) * by G0FDJ 242 30/12-03/01 XQ0/JA7AYE: Easter Isl. * by JA7AYE & JA7XQV 237 31/12-15/01 9G * by PA3GBQ 242 mid Dec-mid Feb C6AGN * by KM1E 236 Dec-Febbr 97 FT5WF & FT5WE * by F5SZK & F5IJT 239 December FT5XL: Kerguelen * by FB1LYF 238 December AA4LI/HP1 238 December V3: Turneffe Is. (NA-123) * by W team 238 01/01 Happy New Year Contest *** 01/01 SARTG New Year RTTY Contest *** 01/01-09/01 5H1HW: Zanzibar Isl. (AF-032) * by I5JHW 240 01/01-19/01 FR: Reuniuon * by F6EDF 243 01/01-10/01 TG9IDK * by K4TT 243 01/01-15/01 VU2/DJ9RB 243 01/01-12/01 VP2V/WB8ZTY 239 02/01-05/01 FR/JA3JM: Reunion Is. 242 02/01-06/01 VK4: Willesley Is. (OC-???) * by VK team 241 02/01-08/01 ZB2/IK3RIY & ZB2/IK3ZAW 243 04/01-18/01 4L1R * by UA3JR/3 243 05/01-12/01 KH2 * by VE3HO 243 05/01-01/04 PJ9JT: Curacao * by W1BIH 242 06/01/07/01 ARRL RTTY Roundup *** 08/01-12/01 ZW6C & ZX6C: Coroa Vermelha (SA-026) * by PT2 team 243 10/01-?? 5N4OTB: Bonny Isl. (NO-REF) * by 5N team 242 11/01-June 5R * by F2JD 242 11/01-18/01 J2: Gulf of Aden group (AF-053) * by J28ML's team 242 12/01-14/01 JA DX CW Low Bands (40/80/160) Contest *** 13/01-20/01 HB0/PA3EBT/p 242 13/01-16/01 KC6IY, KC6VO, KC6WG, KC6FS: Palau * by JA team 242 14/01 EA4ENK/p: Isla la Trompeta (DIEI BA-02) 243 14/01 EA5AEI/p: Isla Mata d'En Torre (DIEI V-32) 243 16/01-06/02 DF5WA/HI8 243 January VU2BMS * by DL2GAC 241 January-March YV7: Margarita Isl. (SA-012) * by I5DCE 236 January XU6WV * by VS6WV 242 /EXI

11Th March, 1995 No.201 ===*** 4 2 5 DXNEWS *** ===Edited by I1JQJ

11Th March, 1995 No.201 ===* 4 2 5 DXNEWS * ===Edited by I1JQJ