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9N - Kazu, JA8MWU is reported to be active in his spare time (all bands, mainly SSB) as 9N1WU until 10 January. QSL direct to P.O. Box 1214, Kathmandu, Nepal. 9N - Fifteen members of the Japan UNCEF Ham Club will be in Nepal until 13 January. The Daily DX reports the following calls are expected to be used: 9N1AT, 9N1CU, 9N1IZ, 9N1JZ, 9N1OW and 9N1XI. Although this is not an actual DXpedition, they should be active on 10-40 metres (CW and SSB), with the possibility of 80 and 160 metres. QSL via JH8XIX (Shigemi Harada, 30-38 Midirigaoka, Kitami 090, Japan). 9Q - The Daily DX reports that Gus, SM5DIC is active as 9Q5TE from Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, until 15 January. He operates on all bands (80 and 160 metres excluded) on CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via SM0BFJ. C5 - Alan, G0SAH is active from the Gambia until 9 January as C56/G0SAH. The DX News Sheet reports he may operate from one of the AF-060 coastal islands. QSL via G0SAH. DL - Tom, DL8AAM plans to be active during the weekend from a few islands near Hamburg. EM_ant - Raul, CX7BY reports that Paul, EM1HO and Roman, VP8CTR will be active from Galindez Island (AN-006) during the ARRL RTTY Roundup (3-4 January). F - F6OYU reports he will be active (7.080 and 14.270 MHz +/- QRM) from several DIFI (French Inland Island Award) [425DXN 347] islands on 2 January and from Porquerolles Island (EU-070) on 3 January. QSL via F5XL. FR/T - Henri, FR5ZQ is currently active from Tromelin (AF-031) as FR5ZQ/T. QSL to Henri Namtameco, Rampe de Saint-Francois, 5052 tour de la Chaumiere, 97400 Saint-Denis, France. FT5X - Helios, F6IHY is currently active from Kerguelen (AF-048) as FT5XN [425DXN 344]. The Daily DX reports he operates only on 20 metres for the time being, but he hopes to be QRV on others bands soon. QSL via F6PEN either direct (Gerard Ribes, 16 rue Viollet Leduc, Toulouse, 31100 France) or through the bureau. I - IK3STG reports that Simone, IW3HPO (on 6 metres) and Nicola, IK3JLS will be active (10-40 metres, mostly on CW) from Pellestrina Island (EU-131, IIA VE-033) on 3 January. ON - Patrick, ON1DDT reports the Zelzaatse Radio Association will be active as ON50ZLZ between 1 January and 31 December 1998 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of UBA (the Belgium amateur radio Union). Qsl via ON7ZT or to P.O. Box 53, B-9060 Zelzate, Belgium. Other UBA Club stations will be signing ON50xxx throughout the year. A special anniversary award will be available: for further information please check the UBA webpage at http://www.uba.be/algemeen/awardEN.htm PJ2 - The Daily DX reports that Joeke, PA0VDV is active as PJ2/PA0VDV from Curacao (SA-006), Netherlands Antilles until late January. He will work mostly on CW on 160 metres and the WARC bands. PY_ssh - Bob, K4MZU reports that Alberto, ZX0ECF at the Brazilian Antarctic Base Comandante Ferraz (WABA PY-01) on King George Island, South Shetlands (AN-010) will be QRV for Europe on 3 January at 21.00 UTC on 14.273 Mhz. QSL via PY2ASK. T8 - JI3DLI and JH0XUP are currently active (10-80 metres, WARC bands included, CW and SSB) from Belau as T88DX and T88UP respectively. QSL via home calls. XW - John, SM0DJZ reports the forthcoming XW30A (SSB and RTTY) and XW30 (CW) operations (5-13 January) [425DXN 347] are planned to take place as follows: on 10, 15 and 20 metres they will try to be around the usual DX frequencies (025 CW and .95 SSB); approximative frequencies on 80 and 40 metres will be around .07 CW, 3797 and 7047 SSB, +/- QRM); on 160 metres they will try to concentrate on 1823 (for JA QSX 1910); on 12 and 17 metres they should be close to 18075 and 24895 CW, 18145 and 24945 SSB; on 30 metres they should be around 10103-10108 (but they will try to find clear spots also up around 10115). On RTTY they plan to stay around 14083, occasionally they can try 21083 also. As a general rule, they will always try to work split (listening up or even down). QSL via SM0AGD (Erik Sjolund, Vestagatan 27, S-19556 Marsta, Sweden). ZB2 - The DX Newsletter reports that DL2NWK, DL7UFR and DL7VEE, should be ZB2/ (10-160 metres, CW, SSB and RTTY) from Gibraltar until 4 January. QSL via home call through the bureau. ZK3 - The Daily DX reports that Peter, ZK3PM will be active from Tokelau (OC-048) for the next two years. QSL direct to Peter McQuarrie, Fakaofu Island, Tokelau, South Pacific via Apia Samoa (please note that Peter is not a DXer and does not have any QSL cards: it has been suggested to send him "an index card or a generic QSL with all the information on it so he can sign it"). /EX S DX@WW $425WW348B 425 DX News #348 [2/6] 3 January 1998 No 348 BID: $425WW348B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======

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HELP NEEDED ---> Charles Harpole, K4VUD, who will operate from Nepal in February/March 1998 [425DXN 341], is trying to collect other gear and donations for gear for 9N1AA (he still needs a rotor) and 9N1HA, the only two native Nepal hams there today [425DXN 343]. Serious donors are invited to get in touch with K4VUD at either (407) 349-2211 or [email protected]

RUSSIAN QSL BUREAU ---> Harry, RA3AUU, on behalf of SRR (Soyuz Radiolybitelej Rossii, the IARU affiliated Union of Radioamateurs of Russia) reports that the only official address for QSL bureau in Russia is: P.O. Box 59, Moscow 105122, Russia.

QSL INFORMATION ---> Maurie, VK6NGG has a comprehensive database system from which he runs a QSL Information service via packet. Everyone requiring QSL info, should send a message to Maurie's packet address (VK6NGG@VK6JZA.#PER.#WA.AUS.OC), stating callsign and any dates applicable. Return is same day via Satgate.

QSL CY0DX ---> VE3AU is *not* the QSL manager for CY0DX (Sable Island). QSLs should be sent to VA3EU, whose current address is Gyorgy Balint, 59 Snowcrest Avenue, North York, Ontario, Canada M2K-2K9.

QSL K3TW ---> The Daily DX reports that Fred, K3ZO is no longer handling QSL cards for K3TW and has not been doing so for over 5 years. QSL requests for contact made with K3TW as 5H0T, 5H1TW, 5H3TW, AT0T, D68TW, J20TW, K3TW/4S7 and VU2TJW should be addressed to Thomas J. Warren, Engineering Services Center, PSC 115 - Frankfurt, APO AE 09213, USA.

QSL NA-120 ---> Don, AA5AT states that "all logs for AA5AT/P for NA-120 will closed out effective 1 February 1998. Please make sure your QSL request is received here before the cut-off date."

QSL UT3UZ ---> I0ZV is getting cards (mainly from Germnay) for UT3UZ, but he is *not* the QSL manager for this station.

QSL VP5A ---> W7USA is *not* the QSL manager for VP5A. The cards received so far will be forwarded to WU3C (the correct manager), but any further request will be returned to the sender.

QSL ZK1XXP ---> Tom, K8XP reports that the QSL cards for the Dateline DX Association's ZK1XXP operation from Penrhyn Atoll (OC-082), Northern Cook Islands have not yet arrived from the printer in Germany. "We ask you be patient", Tom says, "the many cards already received are safely stored and waiting attention!" QSL via WA4YBV either direct (Robert Pond, 9 River Cove, Portsmouth, VA 23703, USA) or through the bureau.

QSL VIA I2PQW ---> Adriano, IK2GNW will be working outside Italy for about ten months. Now QSL cards for Adriano's past DXpeditions should be requested to I2PQW, either direct (Fabio Pandini, Via Saffi 16, 20013 Magenta - MI, Italy) or through the bureau. Fabio has the logs of the following operations: 3B8/IK2GNW (1997), 5R8GN (1990 and 1991), 8Q7PA (1985 and 1986), 9M2/IK2GNW (1992), 9M6/IK2GNW (1992), 9M8/IK2GNW (1992), D61NW (1995), FG/IK2GNW (1987), FH/IK2GNW (1986 and 1995), FJ/IK2GNW (1987), FW/IK2GNW (1988), J79W (1994), KH8/IK2GNW (1996), S79GN (1990 and 1991), T29GN (1989), V7/IK2GNW (1989).

QSL VIA IK2QPR ---> Paolo, IK2QPR is the QSL manager for the following stations: 4L0DX, EK8WB, EO2CWO, EU6MM, EW6WW, EX2FU, EX2U, EX5T, EX7MA, EX8DX, EX8MF, EX8MLE, EX8QB, EX8QF, II2R, RC4/UC1WWO, RF6FU, RL0O, UC1WWO. UC2WO, UF6FFL, UI8IZ, UK7PBH, UK8IZ, UL7JGJ, UL7OAO, UL7OB, UL7PJQ, UL0OB, UM7MA, UN2O, UN7JX, UN7PJQ, UN9PQ, UP50O, UM8DX, UM8MFO, UM8MU, UM8QB. Paolo reports he has not yet received the logs for EK8WB's last activity, please be patient.

QSL VIA RW6HS ---> The RW6HS QSL Service handles cards for the following stations: CE2EZE, CT3FF, DU1EIB, FP5EK, KP2J, OD5EH, OD5SE, OD5NO, TA1AZ, TA2AO, TA2EM, VK4SJP, WP4AMS, YV5DEH, ZB2FK, 3DA0BL, 3B8FQ, 4Z5FW, 9H1ED, 9H1GY, 9H0PJP, 4Z5GP, 4Z5BZ, 4Z5GV, 4Z5DW, 4Z5FB, EO6AHG, ER1OO, EX8A, EX8QA, EY7AH, EY8VV, EZ5AD, EZ8AI, LY2ER, R1FJA, R1FJC, RA6WA, RA6WF, RA0BY, RA0FAC, RA0FAN, RF6QAI, RI1OA, RI3B, RI6O, RI8BAM, RI8BDN, RI8OAA, RI0OAA, RL2O, RL0O, RP6HWF, RV0AM, RZ9DX/0, UA2FBR, UA2FGG, UA2FGU, UA2FFM, UA9CDE, UA9C, DE/UA0B, UA0BC, UA0BCU, UA0I/UV3DDC, UA0QBQ, UA0Y/UA9YC, UD8DWC, UE6ADI, UF6QAT, UF6QBA, UF6VAI, UI8DAG, UI8OAA, UI9ABL, UI9BWO, UI9B/RB3MO, UJ3I, UJ8JKK, UJ8SCH, UJ8SCI, UK50A-Z, UK8BN, UK8BAM, UK8BWO, UK8GBS, UK8FC, UK8IT, UK8OAN, UK8OB, UK8OM, UK9ADL, UL7OB, UL7TX, UM4BWO, UM5BWO, UM51BWO, UM8QA, UM8MO, UN2O, UN7AO, UN7TX, UU8I, 4L1QBA, 4K2BDU, 4K2BY, 4K2OX, 4K4BCU, 4K4BDU, 4K4CDE, 4K4CDE/UL7B, 4L1UN, 4L6FU, UK8IG, UK8IAO, UK8IWK, UK8AJ, UI8IAW, RI8AJ, UM9AA, UM8AWP, UK8ABT, UK8ZAB, RU0LX/mm, 4L1QX, 4L6QQ, UK8ZAH, UK8ZC, UK8ZK, UK8ZR, UK8ZU, YL2BI, ER2OG, 4L1RK, UM8OM, 4J8DX. QSL direct only to Vasil M. Kasyanenko, RW6HS QSL Service, P.O. Box 20, Georgievsk, Stavropolsky, Kraj 357800, Russia.

THE GOLIST, QSL MANAGER LIST ---> The GOLIST, QSL Manager List (P.O. Box 3071, Paris, TN 38242, USA) files are being updated. If you are a QSL manager, please e-mail the list of the DX stations you have logs/cards to confirm contacts to [email protected]

YO DX CONTEST ---> The YO DX Contest 1997 Official Results are available at http://members.tripod.com/~ciprian/yodx.htm /EX S DX@WW $425WW348C 425 DX News #348 [3/6] 3 January 1998 No 348 BID: $425WW348C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======* Q S L I N F O [1/3] * ======

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3W5RS P.O.Box 303, Vung Tau, Vietnam 5T5TY Ghaly Ba Mamadou, P.O.Box 4225, Nouakchott, Mauritania 9N1WU P.O.Box 1214, Kathmandu, Nepal 9Z4CT Nigel, P.O.Box 20, San Fernando, Trinidad & Tobago A41LZ Murthada, P.O.Box 2837, Ruwi 112, Sultanate of Oman AD4Z Julio Henriquez, 8875 NW 108th Street, Hialeah Gardens, FL-33018,USA E21EIC P.O.Box 1090, Kasetsart, Bangkok 10903, Thailand EK6CC Miranyan Mamikon, P.O.Box 33, Gyumri 377502, Armenia F1FY Van Ingevede Claude, Chemin des Vieilles Vignes, F-63140 Chatelguyon, France F5UIV Philippe Guillemant, 80 Rue Quentin Barre, F-02100 Saint Quentin, France HB9BRM Mario Primavesi, Falkensteinerstr.5, CH-4710 Balsthal, Switzerland K4ZW Ken Claerbout, 10 Clover Hill Dr., Stafford, VA-22554, U.S.A. N5XG Donald R.Simmonds, 5709 Azteca Drive, Fort Worth, TX-76112, U.S.A. OM7PY Erwin Benus, Erenburga 9, 98401 Lucenec, Slovakia RW6HS Vasil M.Kasyanenko, RW6HS QSL Service, P.O.Box 20, Georgievsk, Stavropolsky, Kraj 357800, Russia SM0AGD Erik Sjolund, Vestagatan 27, S-19556, Marsta, Sweden SP5JTF Adam Perez, Ul.Sucharskiego 7 m.20, 01-390 Warszawa, Poland TA1AL Mustafa Ilter, P.O.Box 17, Bakirkoy, TR-34712, Istanbul, Turkey TA7V Erol Tuncay, P.O.Box 62, 61001 Trabzon, Turkey VE3VGI John Harden, 63-2nd Line, S.Monaghan, Bailieboro, Ontario, K0L 1B0, Canada VK2ICV Nick Hacko, P.O.Box 730, Parramatta, 2124 NSW, Australia VR6PAC Pitcairn Amateur Radio Club, P.O.Box 73, Pitcairn Island,New Zealand WA3WSJ Edward R.Breneiser, 775 Moonflower Ave, Reading, PA-19606, U.S.A. WA4WTG Robert Kaplan, 718 S.E. 3rd Lane, Dania, FL-33004, U.S.A. WA4YBV Robert Pond, 9 River Cove, Portsmouth, VA-23703, U.S.A. WA8LOW Ron E.Hesselbrock, 7007 Peoria Reily Rd, Oxford, OH-45056, U.S.A. WB6JMS James L.Arther Jr., P.O.Box 84, Atwood, CA-92601, U.S.A. WT3Q Samuel M.Harner Jr., 893 Narvon Rd, Narvon, PA-17555, U.S.A. XX9BB Leong Kam Po, P.O.Box 6018, Macao YB0BUF Hendra Djaya, P.O.Box 120 JKB, Jakarta, Indonesia YB0S Gerakan Pramuka Kwartir Nasional, Jl.Merdeka Timur 6, Jakarta 10110, Indonesia YB7HWI Nazaruddin, P.O.Box 171, Banjarmasin 70001, Indonesia YB9BON Nyoman Suwena, P.O.Box 952, Denpasar 80001, Indonesia YC1FRW Sutaryono, Jl.Sempur Kaler IV/5, Bogor 16153, Indonesia YC9WZJ Joni Salim, P.O.Box 127, Sorong 98401, Irian Jaya, Indonesia YU1FW Branko Drljaca, Kragujevacka 4, YU-11050 Beograd, Yugoslavia YU1NR Ratko Novakovic, P.O.Box 145, YU-34001 Kragujevac, Yugoslavia YU7DR Djurica Maletin, Cara Lazara 119, 21400 Backa Palanka, Yugoslavia ZL2BSJ Wilbert Knol, 66a Matai Road, Hataitai, Wellington, New Zealand Z21AV Ron Peacock, P.O.Box 631, Kwekwe, Zimbabwe, Africa ZK3PM Peter McQuarrie, Fakaofu Island, Tokelau, Via Apia Samoa ZS5BBO Edwin Musto, P.O.Box 211032, Bluff, 4036, South Africa ZS6BXN Dave Stols, P.O.Box 5242, Middelburg, 1050, South Africa *****************************************************************************

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No. Date Item ======296 04/01/97 1997 Most Wanted DXCC Countries in Italy - -- German Islands Award - -- Italian Provinces - -- Spanish Provinces 298 18/01/97 QSL Managers - -- Districs of Poland - -- Cantons of Switzerland - -- States of Brazil 300 01/02/97 QSL Addresses - -- QSL Managers 302 15/02/97 Lighthouse of Spain - -- QSL Managers 304 01/03/97 QSL Managers - -- QSL Addresses 306 15/03/97 QSL Managers - -- QSL Addresses 308 29/03/97 QSL Managers - -- QSL Addresses 310 12/04/97 QSL Managers - -- QSL Addresses - -- First 100 Most Wanted DXCC Countries in the World (1997) 312 26/04/97 IOTA References for Spanish Islands - -- QSL Managers - -- QSL Addresses 314 10/05/97 Rules & List of DIFM "Diplome Iles France Metropolitaine" 316 24/05/97 QSL Managers - -- QSL Addresses - -- IIA "Italian Islands Award" Trophy 1997 318 07/06/97 W.A.S.A. Results "Worked Antarctic Stations Award" - -- W.A.B.A. Results "Worked Antarctic Bases Award" 320 21/06/97 QSL Managers - -- QSL Addresses 322 05/07/97 QSL Managers - -- QSL Addresses 324 19/07/97 QSL Managers - -- QSL Addresses - -- D.I.E. Results "Diploma Islas Espanolas" 326 02/08/97 QSL Managers - -- QSL Addresses 328 16/08/97 QSL Managers - -- QSL Addresses - -- Lighthouse/Lightship activity weekend 330 30/08/97 QSL Managers 332 13/09/97 QSL Managers - -- FEA Award and Results "Spanish Lighthouses Award" - -- UIA "Ukraine Islands Award" 334 27/09/97 QSL Managers - -- QSL Addresses 336 11/10/97 QSL Managers - -- QSL Addresses 338 25/10/97 QSL Managers - -- QSL Addresses 339 01/11/97 QSL info for CQ WW SSB Contest 1997 340 08/11/97 D.I.E. "Diploma Islas Espanolas" Honour Roll List 341 15/11/97 QSL Addresses 342 22/11/97 QSL Addresses - -- QSL Managers - -- FEA Results "Spanish Lighthouses Award" 344 05/12/97 QSL Addresses - -- QSL Managers 346 20/12/97 DXCC New Fees 1998 - -- QSL Managers - -- QSL Managers 348 31/12/97 425 DX News 1997 - Summary /EX

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3D2 - OK1TN, OK1KT and OK1VD will leave Western Samoa (see 5W below) on 23 March and fly to Fiji, where they will stay until 1 April (callsigns to be announced). A trip to Rotuma depends on transport. They plan to concentrate on the low and WARC bands with at least two stations. QSL via OKDX Foundation, P.O.BOX 73 Bradlec, 293 06 Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic. 5N - The Daily DX reports that Pat, 5N0T and his wife Nicole, 5N0YL, will go QRT from Nigeria and move to the Democratic Republic of Congo on February. QSL for both 5N0T and 5N0YL via F2YT. 5W - OK1TN, OK1KT and OK1VD will leave Tonga (see A3 below) on 14 March and fly to Western Samoa (OC-097), where they will stay until 23 March (callsigns to be announced). A side trip to American Samoa is possible during their staying on Western Samoa. They plan to concentrate on the low and WARC bands with at least two stations. QSL via OKDX Foundation, P.O.BOX 73 Bradlec, 293 06 Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic. 9K - QSL manager W8CNL reports that Bob Furzer, 9K2ZZ, is again active from Kuwait for about one year. For the time being he can operate on 40 metres only, but plans are to put up antennas for other bands (WARC and 160 metres included). QSL direct to W8CNL (Raymond McClure, 5 McKenzie Circle, N. Augusta, SC 29841-4319, USA). 9M0_spr- Don Field, G3XTT reports that arrangements for the CDXC (Chiltern DX Club) forthcoming 9M0C expedition [425DXN 339] to Pulau Layang Layang, Spratly Islands (AS-051) are going well. The equipment has been shipped by sea from UK and Japan. It will arrive in Sabah, Malaysia in early January and will then be sent to Pulau Layang Layang before the arrival of the multinational team. The first main group now plans to arrive on Pulau Layang Layang on 10 February, which gives them three full days to set up a very extensive antenna farm (they will have at least two antennas for virtually every band) and five stations. The second group arrives on 13 February. They will then be fully operational for at least nine full days including two complete week-ends. Pilot stations will be Martin, G3ZAY ([email protected])in Europe; Don, N1DG ([email protected]) in North America and Yoichi, JP1NWZ ([email protected]) in Japan. Donations can be made to K5VT (USA), VK2BEX (Japan/Oceania) and G3WGV (elsewhere). QSL via G3SWH either direct (Phil Whitchurch, 21 Dickensons Grove, Congresbury, Bristol, BS19 5HQ, England) or through the bureau (Phil will accept requests for bureau cards by e-mail at [email protected]). For further information and latest development please check http://members.aol.com/spratly98 9X - The Daily DX reports that Andy, 9X0A (RW3AH) will be active from Rwanda until early March. QSL via DL5WM (Gottfried Gerth, Obere Dorfstr 13 A, D-09661 Gruenlichtenberg, Germany). A3 - OK1TN, OK1KT and OK1VD will leave South Cooks (see ZK1 below) on 4 March and fly to Tonga, where they will stay until 14 March (callsigns to be announced). They plan to concentrate on the low and WARC bands with at least two stations. QSL via OKDX Foundation, P.O.BOX 73 Bradlec, 293 06 Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic. A3 - The Daily DX reports that Ed, K8VIR will be active as A35VI from Tonga from April to May (see ZL7 below). Look for him on 14.260 and 21.300 MHz +/- QRM. QSL to Ed Hartz, A35VI, P.O. Box 9, Te Anau, New Zealand. D6 - Martin, HB9CYN reports he and Chris, HB9CYV will be active as D68YN and D68YV respectively from Comoros (AF-007) between 25 January and 6 February. They will operate CW and SSB (maybe RTTY) on 10-80 metres (maybe 160). Logs will be available after the DXpedition at http://ab5eh-lin.tamucc.edu/~hb9cyn EA6 - Paco, EA5OL reports that ED6IDR will be active from Isla del Rey o del Hospital (EU-004, DIE E-168) on 11 January. QSL via EA6QY (Apto 240, 07700 Mahon, Menorca, Spain). F - Jean-Michel, F6AJA reports that Jean-Marc, F5SGI will be active (on 10-40 metres CW and 20 metres SSB) as F5SGI/P from Re Island (EU-032) between 15 and 21 February. /EX S DX@WW $425WW349B 425 DX News #349 [2/6] 10 January 1998 No 349 BID: $425WW349B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======

FO - Czech DX Foundation (OKDXF) members OK1TN, OK1KT and OK1VD will leave Prague on 18 February for a DX trip to the Pacific. Between 20 and 24 February they will be active from Tahiti (OC-046), French Polynesia (callsigns to be announced). They plan to concentrate on the low and WARC bands with at least two stations. QSL via OKDX Foundation, P.O.BOX 73 Bradlec, 293 06 Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic. FT5 - The OPDX Bulletin reports that FR5HR is expected to be on Crozet for five days, then Kerguelen for five days and then Amsterdam for ten days between 1 and 22 January. FT5W - Jean-Michel, F6AJA reports that Jean-Paul, F5BU is expected to arrive to Crozet (AF-008) on 21 January. He will be active (mostly on SSB) as FT5WG until 18 March. QSL via F6APU. HB0 - Joe Iwakura, HB0/HB9LEY reports he will look for North America (04.30-06.30 UTC) and for Japan & Pacific (20.30-22.30 UTC) on 1.830 MHZ on 17 and 18 January. QSL via JH1BSE (Masa Yamamura, 2-10-6 Arai, Nakanoku, Tokyo 165, Japan). JW - JW1BJA is reported to be active on 160 metres from Bear Island (EU-027), Svalbard. QSL via LA1BJA. KC4_ant- Bob, K4MZU reports that since propagation has been poor to Europe on 20 metres, Deneb (YL) and Sheldon at KC4AAC (Anvers Island, AN-012) [425DXN 346] have agreed to come on 15 metres this coming weekend (10 and 11 January). Look for them on 21.243 Mhz at 13.00, 14.00 and 15.00 UTC (top of the hour). QSL via K4MZU. LU_ant - The Daily DX reports that LU6AUB/Z is currently active from Vicecomodoro Marambio Base (WABA LU-03). QSL to Jorge Gonzales, Marambio Base, via Deposito Antartico, Primeira Brigada Aera el Palomar, CP 1684, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina. PY - Pedro, PP5SZ reports to 425 DX News that Jesus, PS8ET will be active from Grande de Santa Isabel Island (SA-025, DIB 19, DFB PI-03) between 12 and 18 January. QSL via PS8ET. PY - Pedro, PP5SZ reports that Lima, PY1NEZ will be active as ZW0Z from Itacoruca Island (DIB 66) between 15 to 18 January. PY - Mario, PQ8MM is reported to be planning an operation from Maraca Island (SA-045) between 19 and 21 February. His activity from SA-042 [425DXN 339] has been postponed, maybe to July. QSL via Mario Gomes, P.O. Box 533, 68906-972 Macapa, Amapa, Brazil. PY_ssh - The Daily DX reports that PT2HF and PT2NP will be joining Alberto, PY2ASK at ZX0ECF (Comandante Ferraz Base, South Shetlands, AN-010) [425DXN 348] between 19 January and 9 February. QSL via PY2ASK (Alberto W. Setzer, P.O. Box 8111, Sao Jose dos Campos - SP, 12212-970, Brasil). T31 - The Daily DX reports that Norbert, T31BB [425DXN 345] and his wife Judith, T31BA will remain on Canton Island (OC-043), Central Kiribati until 16 January. Norbert should be listening for Europe only at 06.00 UTC on 40 metres and at 07.00 UTC on 20 metres over the North Pole. QSL via DF6FK. TL - Pascal, TL8PL, is still active even though he was reported to leave at the end of December 1997 [425DXN 342]. QSL via F5LNA. TR - Jean-Michel, F6AJA reports that Roland, F8EN will be active (mostly on CW) as TR8CR from 5 February for five weeks at least. QSL via F6AJA. TT - The Daily DX reports that Michel, TT8KM [425DXN 335] was expected to take down his antennas this week. He has been in Chad for 3 months and made over 14,500 QSOs as TT8KM and over 500 QSOs as TT37Y [425DXN 343]. QSL via F6FNU. TZ - The Daily DX reports that Larry, TZ6VV and his wife Trish, TZ6YL will leave Mali on 19 January. They will be in the US until 1 August and then head back to Mali, hopefully with some RTTY equipment and some better low band antennas. Larry is a missionary who has been in Mali since 3 January 1987. To date he has made over 66,000 QSOs. V2 - AA1M, W1HL, KA1MID and W1USN will be active (all bands CW and SSB, callsigns have not been assigned as yet) from Antigua (NA-100) between 23 February and 2 March. QSL via home call either direct or through the bureau. VK9_lh - Zbig, VK2EKY/SP5EKY is currently active as VK9EKY from Lord Howe (OC-004). QSL via 7J6AAK (Zbigniew Frank Murdzia, 8-4, Nakasugahigashi, Beppu, Oita, 874, Japan). XT - The Daily DX reports that Mike, F5RLE will be active (mostly on CW on all bands) from Burkina Faso as XT2DM between 22 January and 9 March. ZK1_sc - OK1TN, OK1KT and OK1VD will leave Tahiti (see FO above) on 24 February and fly to Aitutaki (OC-083), South Cook Islands, where they will stay until 4 March (callsigns to be announced). They plan to concentrate on the low and WARC bands with at least two stations. QSL via OKDX Foundation, P.O.BOX 73 Bradlec, 293 06 Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic. ZL7 - The Daily DX reports that Ed, K8VIR will be active (in his spare time) as K8VIR/ZL7 from Chatham Is (OC-038) from mid January to April (see A3 above). Look for him on 14.260 and 21.300 MHz +/- QRM. QSL to Ed Hartz, K8VIR/ZL7, P.O. Box 9, Te Anau, New Zealand. /EX S DX@WW $425WW349C 425 DX News #349 [3/6] 10 January 1998 No 349 BID: $425WW349C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======

<< NEW IOTA CHECKPOINTS >>

The RSGB IOTA Committee is happy to announce the new checkpoint appointments in Eastern Europe and Japan. With regard to Eastern Europe (see details below), Istvan Bogyo, HA0DU (P.O. Box 16, H-4003 Debrecen, Hungary) will head a team which has as its other members HA0HW, HA0NAR and HA0UZ. HA0DU has also agreed to act as Country Assistant for Hungary. In the case of Japan, in addition to the appointment of Jim Nakajima, JA9IFF/1 as checkpoint (Setogaya 138-19-704, Hodogaya, Yokohama 240-0024, Japan), Kouji Hoshi, JQ1HBT has been appointed Country Assistant and Yuki Deguchi, JI6KVR as Special Adviser to the IOTA JA team.

<< HONOUR ROLL/ANNUAL LISTING UPDATE >> << IOTA CHECKPOINTS >>

IOTA members are reminded that updates for the annual listings should be mailed to their nominated checkpoints on or before 1 February 1998. There have been a number of checkpoint changes. Some were announced in September 1997, others are announced above. The full list of current IOTA Checkpoints includes:

DK1RV (for Germany, Austria and Switzerland), EA5KB (for Spain), F6AJA (for France, Monaco, Andorra and French DOM-TOM), G3ALI (for England-all G & M call-numbers except 0, Benelux, Denmark, Gibraltar, Ireland, Malta and Portugal plus Africa and Asia except Japan and ex-CIS), G3TOK (for England-call-number G0 & M0, the rest of the UK including the Channel Islands and Isle of Man, all British SWLs, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and ex-CIS countries), HA0DU (for Hungary, Albania, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia and Yugoslavia), I1JQJ (for Italy and San Marino), JA9IFF/1 (for Japan), PY2DBU (for Brazil and South America excluding French Guiana), VE3XN (for Canada, Mexico, Central America and other Caribbean), VK9NS (for Australia, New Zealand and other Pacific), W4BAA (for USA Call areas 7, 8, 9 & 0), W4DKS (for USA Call areas 1, 2 & 3), W9DC (for USA Call areas 4, 5 & 6; Caribbean and Pacific islands with US Zip codes). ------

<< NEW IOTA REFERENCE NUMBERS >> << ISSUED AND/OR CONFIRMED IN 1997 >>

AF-076 5N4 Gulf of Guinea Group (Nigeria) AF-077 ZS1 Cape Province - South Coast Group (South Africa) AF-078 6W Atlantic Coast South Group (Senegal) AS-125 HS Gulf of Thailand North East Group (Thailand) AS-126 HS Butang Group (Thailand) AS-127 S2 Chittagong Region Group (BangladeshI AS-128 XV,3W Mekong Delta West Group (Vietnam) AS-129 BY7 Guangdong Province East Group (China) AS-130 XW,3W Con Son Group (Vietnam) AS-131 BY7 Guangdong Province West Group (China) AS-132 XV,3W Fai Tsi Long Archipelago (Vietnam) OC-217 YB3 Kangean Islands (Indonesia) OC-218 FK Matthew Islandsland (New Caledonia) OC-219 YB8 Tukangbesi Islands (Indonesia) OC-220 VK5 South Australia State West Group (Australia) OC-221 YB8 Kai Islands (Indonesia) OC-222 YB8 Obi Islands (Indonesia) OC-223 VK2 New South Wales State South Group (Australia) OC-224 YB8 Tanimbar Islands (Indonesia) SA-085 CE1 Chanaral Island (Chile) /EX S DX@WW $425WW349D 425 DX News #349 [4/6] 10 January 1998 No 349 BID: $425WW349D ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======

>>> IOTA REFERENCE NUMBERS ISSUED IN DECEMBER 1997 <<<

SA-085 CE1 ATACAMA PROVINCE group (Chilean islands, letter "b", operation from Chanaral Island by CE1LDS/P in October 1997) ------

>>> IOTA REFERENCE NUMBERS CONFIRMED <<<

AS-131 BY7 GUANGDONG PROVINCE WEST group (China, operation from Gui-Shan Island by BD7IA/7, BD7IX/7, BD7JA/7, BD7YA/7 and BG7NQ/7 in November 1997). AS-132 XV,3W FAI TSI LONG ARCHIPELAGO (Vietnam, operation from Cac Ba Island by XV8FP in November 1997). OC-224 YB8 TANIMBAR IS (Indonesia, operation from Yamdena Island by YC8SHQ/P since September 1997). ------

>>> OPERATIONS WHICH HAVE PROVIDED ACCEPTABLE VALIDATION MATERIAL (*) <<<

EU-065 F/ON4BDS/P Ouessant Island (July 1997) EU-068 F/ON4BDS/P Sein Island (July 1997) EU-074 F/ON4BDS/P Brehat Island (July 1997) EU-094 F/ON4BDS/P Glenan Islands (July 1997) EU-157 F/ON4BDS/P Cezembre Island (July 1997) AF-032 5H1/G3SWH Zanzibar (September 1997) AS-056 JI6KVR/6 Danjo Archipelago (November 1997) AS-131 BD7IA/7 Gui-Shan Island (November 1997) AS-131 BD7IX/7 Gui-Shan Island (November 1997) AS-131 BD7JA/7 Gui-Shan Island (November 1997) AS-131 BD7YA/7 Gui-Shan Island (November 1997) AS-131 BG7NQ/7 Gui-Shan Island (November 1997) AS-132 XV8FP Cac Ba Island (November 1997) OC-224 YC8SHQ/P Tanimbar Islands (resident since September 1997) SA-085 CE1LDS/P Chanaral Island (October 1997)

(*) Includes operations where validation material was volunteered, ie not specifically required for credit to be given - in all cases cards now submitted will be accepted by Checkpoints. ------

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CWJF ---> 1998-99 officers for the Grupo de CW Juizforano (http://www.powerline.com.br/cwjf) are PY4WAS, PY4VB, PY4WQN, PY4VG and PY4EM.

IIA ---> 1997 activities by Salento DX Team from Italian islands included IJ7/ and IL7/ operations from the following IIA Reference Numbers: BA-003, BR-005, BR-011, BR-012, LE-001, LE-003, LE-004, LE-006, LE-009, LE-010, LE-013, LE-014, LE-015, LE-016, LE-017, LE-018, LE-020, LE-022, LE-021, LE-024, LE-025, LE-026, LE-029, LE-030, LE-031, LE-032, LE-034, LE-040, LE-041, LE-042, LE-045, TA-003, TA-004.

LU1ZC ---> LU1ZC (operated by LU6UO and LU4AXV from Destacamento Naval Deception on Deception Island, South Shetlands) [425DXN 341] has already logged 10539 QSOs (update 3 January 1998) on 160 (CW 2/SSB 0), 80 (358/13), 40 (1365/3), 30 (1788), 20 (2111/120), 17 (687/0), 15 (2822/25), 12 (897/12) and 10 metres (244/92). QSL via LU6EF (Raul M. Diaz, GACW, Box 9, 1875 Wilde, Buenos Aires, Argentina).

LX9DX ---> QRZ-DX reports that this station, which was worked on 80 CW in late December, has not been on 80 metres for over a year and has not worked CW for over ten years.

MACQUARIE ---> The Daily DX reports that Tom Stokes, VK1TS/VK0TS hopes to have another opportunity to go back to Macquarie with proper equipment next year. There is currently one radio amateur on Macquarie, but he is only able to operate on UHF.

QSL FO ---> Doug, N6RT reports that the cards for the Southern California DX Club October 1997 expedition to Bora Bora (OC-067) [425DXN 337] have been received from the printer and are being sent out. Cards for FO8DX (1997 CQWW SSB Contest *only*) are via KG6AR, FO5VO via N6VO, FO0BRD via N6RT, FO0KEO via N7CQQ, FO0MIT via W6RW, FO0PLA via W8AEF, FO0SPE via KG6AR. /EX S DX@WW $425WW349E 425 DX News #349 [5/6] 10 January 1998 No 349 BID: $425WW349E ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======

QSL KP2A & TR8IG ---> Terry, N6CW is no longer the QSL manager for KP2A as of 1990 (QSL via W3HNK). Terry is *not* the QSL manager for the *current* TR8IG operation (QSL direct to Jean-Luc Perony, P.O.Box 740, Libreville, Gabon), but for the *old* TR8IG operation back in 1985.

QSL XV8FP ---> Jean-Michel, F6AJA reports that Alain, F6BFH should get the cards for XV8FP (AS-132, Fai Tsi Long Archipelago) in early January. Alain hopes to send them out by the end of the month.

QSL Z21AV ---> Karl, DL2FAG is *not* the QSL manager for this station. Cards should be addressed to Ron Peacock, P.O.Box 631, Kwekwe, Zimbabwe, Africa.

QSL ZM2K ---> Wilbert, ZL2BSJ is *not* the QSL manager for this station. QSL for ZM2K is via ZL2IR.

QSL VIA N2OO ---> Bob Schenck, N2OO reports the 9M6OO (Spratly Islands) cards have arrived from the printer and should be sent out in a fortnight. The 9M6HIL cards are expected in a couple weeks from the printer. The KP2/N2OO cards were printed awhile ago and have been processed. The 9M6AAC cards are not ready yet and won't be for awhile. ------

QSL received via direct: 3A/DJ7RJ, 3B8CF, 4F2DX (OC-128), 4U1UN, 4U0ITU, 5A28, 5R8FK, 6W1QV, 9J2BO, 9K0A, 9X5/G3MRC, A35KY, A35RK, A35WA (OC-169), A4XYJ, BV5BG, C50YL, C6AJR (NA-113), CV5A (SA-030), DU9RG, EM1HO, ET3BT, F5VCR/p (DIFM AT-008, 126, 133, 134; MA-017, 057, 058, 139, 140), FH5CB, FK8GM, FK8VHN, GM6UW/P (EU-112), HI3HN, HL5FUA, HP1/DL5RBW, DL7DF/HR3, IA1/IK2PZG (EU-083; IIA SV-002); IA5/IK2YWO (EU-028; IIA GR-002), ID8/IK8WEJ (IOTA EU-144; IIA CS-002, 003, 007, 008, 009); ID8/IZ8AZV (IIA CS-007, 008, 009, 010), ID8/IZ8BGY (EU-144; IIA CS-001, 003, 004, 007), ID9/I1SNW (EU-017; IIA ME-019, 022, 023, 025, 034, 035), IF9/IT9GNG (IOTA EU-054; IIA TP-013), IF9/IT9HBT (IOTA EU-054; IIA TP-009), IF9/IT9WKH (IOTA EU-054; IIA TP-009), II3OTA (EU-131; IIA VE-033; VE-057), IL3/IK3BPN (IIA PD-001), IL3/IK3PQH (IIA PD-001), IL3/IK3PQH (IOTA EU-131; VE-056), IL3/IK3RIY (IIA PD-003),IL3/IK3TTY (IIA PD-002), IL6/IK2PZG (IIA AN-001); IL6/IK6JOT (IIA AN-003), IL7/IK2PZG (EU-050; IIA FG-002, 003, 005, 006, 007, 008), IL7/IK7EZP (IIA BR-012), IL7/IK7TAJ (IIA BA-003, BR-012), IQ1A, IT9/IT9WKH (IOTA EU-165; IIA TP-016), JL1KFR/JD1, JY9QJ, KH8/N5OLS, KH0/JA4DND, KH0/JO1CRA, NH2G, NL7Z, OH0JWH, OY3QN, R0/UR8LV, RA2FWA, RX1OX/FJL, SV2ASP/A, SV5/HA6NL, TT8WL, TZ6SI, V73GT, V8EA, VK9WY, VK9YM, VK0TS, VP2MEY, VP8CTR, WP2Z, XT2DP, YI9CW, YN6WW, ZK1DI/p, ZL4WA, ZS8IR.

QSL received via WF5E DX QSL Service: 8P9JA, 9G1BJ, C94AI, EA9PB, HD2RG, HK3JJH/5 (SA-017), HS50A (AS-125), PY1ZOFO/0F, S01M, S202R, S0A, YL2RP, VU2AXA (WABA VU-02), XT2DM. *****************************************************************************

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PERIOD CALL REF till 31/03 4G50N: Naga City * special event callsign 347 till end Jan 5N0T & 5N0YL 349 till ?? 8J1RL: Antarctica (AN-015) (WABA JA-02) 346 till 13/01 9N1ARB * by KV5V & KC5RPK 347 till 13/01 9N1AT, 9N1CU, 9N1IZ, 9N1JZ, 9N1OW, 9N1XI * by JAs 348 till 15/01 9Q5TE * by SM5DIC 348 till early Mar 9X0A * by RW3AH 349 till ?? CE9AP: South Shetland (AN-010) (WABA CE-01) 346 till ?? CE9SAC: Antarctica (AN-001) (WABA CE-07) 346 till ?? CE3RAC/CE9: Antarctica (AN-016) (WABA MN-01) 346 till 30/09 CT98, CS98, CQ98, CU98: CT special prefixes 347 till 01/06 FT5XN: Kerguelen * by F6IHY 348 till ?? FT5ZQ/T: Tromelin 348 till 20/02 JG8NQJ/JD1: Minami Torishima (OC-073) 339 till Mar JX3EX * by LA3EX 335 till ?? KC4AAA: Antarctica (AN-012) (WABA K-08) 346 till ?? KC4AAC: Antarctica (AN-012) (WABA K-10) 346 till ?? KC4AAD: Antarctica (AN-016) (WABA K-23) 346 till ?? KC4AAF: Antarctica (AN-016) (WABA K-??) 346 till ?? KC4/KL7RL: Antarctica (AN-016) (WABA MN-01) 346 till Mar KH2D & KH2/KF2XN: Guam * by KF2XN 346 till ?? LU1ZA: South Orkney 337 till Feb LU1ZC: South Shetlands (WABA LU-04) * LU6UO & LU4AXV 341 till ?? LU6AUB/Z: Vicecomodoro Marambio Base (WABA LU-03) 349 till ?? LZ0A: South Shetlands * by LZ2UU 337 till ?? OA0MP: South Shetland (AN-010) (WABA OA-01) 346 till 30/04 P40MR * by VE3MR 343 till ?? R1ANF: South Shetland (AN-010) (WABA UA-04) 346 till ?? R1ANL: Antarctica (AN-016) (WABA UA-08) 346 till ?? R1ANZ: Antarctica (AN-016) (WABA UA-07) 346 till 16/01 T31BB & T31BA 349 till ?? T88DX & T88UP: Belau * by JI3DLI & JH0XUP 348 till ?? TL8PL * by F5LNA 349 till 19/01 TZ6VV & TZ6YL 349 till 12/01 V31JP * by K8JP 346 till 17/01 V47XK * by LA7XK 345 till ?? VK9EKY: Lord Howe (OC-004) * by VK2EKY/SP5EKY 349 till 15/01 VP5/WQ7X * by WQ7X 347 till ?? VU2JBK & VU2RAY: Antarctica (AN-016) (WABA VU-02) 346 till 13/01 XW30A & XW30 * by JH1AJT's team 347 till ?? ZX0ECF: South Shetlands (AN-010) (WABA PY-01) 349 10/01-end March PJ9JT: Curacao * by W1BIH 341 11/01 ED6IDR: Isla del Rey (EU-004) (DIE E-168 349 12/01-18/01 PS8ET/p: Grande de Santa Isabel (SA-025) * by PS8ET 349 18/01-05/02 TG0OH * by OH1TD, OH3JF, OH6XY and OH7LIX 347 14/01-26-01 BY1QH * by K9FD & W0RI 347 14/01-18/01 R1ANW: Antarctica (AN-016) (WABA UA-10) 346 14/01-20/01 TM5CRO: Porquerolles Isl. (EU-070) * by F5RMY 345 15/01-March TT * by F5JKK 345 15/01-18/01 ZW0Z: Itacuruca Island (DIB 66) * by PY1NEZ 349 16/01-23/01 N0TG/VP5, WA4DAN/VP5, AA4VK/VP5 347 18/01-01/02 8P9DX * by VA3DX 339 18/01 HA DX CW Contest *** 19/01-28/01 8Q7AA * by Central Arizona DX Association 343 21/01-18/03 FT5WG: Crozet (AF-008) * by F5BU 349 22/01-23/01 7P8: Sani Pass * by ZS6RVG, ZS6CAL, ZS6XJ, ZS6HZ 343 22/01-26/01 VP2ESJ * by W5SJ 345 22/01-09/03 XT2DM: Burkina Faso * by F5RLE 349 23/01-25/01 CQ WWDX 160 Meter CW Contest *** 24/01-25/01 REF - French CW Contest *** 25/01-06/02 D68YN & D68YV: (AF-007) * by HB9CYN & HB9CYV 349 31/01 UBA SSB Contest *** January CX0XY: South Shetland (AN-010) (WABA CX-01) 346 January EM1LV: Antarctica (AN-006) (WABA UR-01) 346 January HP1XBI * by F2JD 344 Jan-Feb VK0MAP: Antarctica (AN-016) 346 mid Jan-Apr K8VIR/ZL7: Chatham Is (OC-038) * by K8VIR 349 01/02-15/02 FG/F2HE: Les Saintes Isl. (NA-114) 345 01/02-22/02 VE3BW/HR6: Roatan Isl. (NA-057) 337 01/02 IOTA HR/Annual Listing * deadline *** 05/02-10/02 A35FN & A35LZ (OC-049) * by HB9HFN & HB9DLZ 347 05/02-mid March TR8CR * by F8EN 349 06/02-08/02 OH8TA: Hailuoto Island (EU-126) 347 07/02-22/02 8N0WOG: Nagano * special event station 345 10/02-23/02 5W0FN & 5W0LZ (OC-097) * by HB9HFN & HB9DLZ 347 12/02-24/02 9M0C: Spratly (AS-051) * by Chiltern DX Club 349 /EX S DX@WW $425WW350A 425 DX News #350 [1/7] 17 January 1998 No 350 BID: $425WW350A ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======Edited by I1JQJ IK1ADH - IK1GPG

3DA - Jon, 3DA0CA is active on 160 metres [425DXN 341]. The DX News Sheet reports he can be found on 1.827 MHz (QSX up 5) between 21 UTC and 22 UTC (Oceania and Japan) and around 02.45 UTC (Europe and North America). QSL via W4DR. 3W - The ARRL DX Bulletin reports that 3W6JQ will be active until 20 January. QSL via JA1IED. 4X - Amateur stations from Israel are allowed to use the special 4X50 prefix to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the nation of Israel until 1 May. These stations will also use /SK at the end of their call. 5B - Igor, UA2FZ reports he, UA2FB and UA2FF will be active fronm Cyprus (AS-004) between 23 and 25 January. They will participate in the CQ WW 160 Meter CW Contest (Multi-Single) as C42A. QSL via DK4VW (this is a maildrop only, cards will be forwarded to Kalinigrad). 8Q - Dick Wolf, N6FF will be the pilot for the upcoming Central Arizona DX Association 8Q7AA operation from the Maldives (19-28 January) [425DXN 343, 345, 347]. You are welcome to contact him via e-mail ([email protected]) with any observations you feel may be useful (eg. best time to work into specific areas on different bands, low band reports from all zones, overall comments on operator effectiveness, obvious problems of which the team may not be aware). QSL via N7TX. 9N - The Daily DX reports that Vladimir, RU6FP is active (moslty on CW) from Nepal as 9N1FP for the next four months. His licence allows him to operate on 20 and 40 metres only. QSL via RU6FP (Vladimir Zakharov, Kulakova 27/2 - 116, Stavropol 355044, Russia). CN - The Daily DX reports that Gerhard, OE3GEA expects to be active operate from Morocco as CN2GE between 16 and 22 January. QSL via OE3GEA. CO - Winston, CO2WF is very active on 14.151 or 21.215 MHz between 19.00 and 21.00 UTC, and on 7.050-7.060 MHz between 02:00 and 03:00 UTC. He also operates on 12 and 17 metres CW. QSL via VE2EH. D2 - The Daily DX reports that Fernando, EA4BB/D2BB was expected to return to Angola on 14 January. He plans to put up new antennas including one for 160 metres. He should be in Angola for one more year at least. QSL via W3HNK. FT5X - Herik, FR5DX reports that Rene, FT5X/FR5HR will be active from Kerguelen (AF-048) until the end of February. He should be active daily at 2 UTC on 14.240 MHz, at 13 UTC on 24.950 MHz and at 14 UTC on 18.130 MHz. QSL via FR5HR. I - IZ6ABB, IK6ZDF, IZ6AAV and I6FDJ will be active from Grottammare as IR6B on 17-19 January to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the local Scout Group. QSL via IZ6ABB either direct (P.O. Box 33, 63039 San Benedetto del Tronto - AP, Italy) or through the bureau. KC4_ant- Bob, K4MZU reports that operator Todd at KC4AAF (Down Stream Bravo Base, WABA K-??) [425DXN 346] will be listening for European stations on 17-18 January on 14.273 Mhz at 18.30, 19.30 and 20.30 UTC top of each hour. He will be listening for callers. QSL via K4MZU. /EX S DX@WW $425WW350B 425 DX News #350 [2/7] 17 January 1998 No 350 BID: $425WW350B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======

OA - Cesar, OA4QV is currently active as OA463QV. The special prefix is to celebrate the 463rd anniversary of Lima. QSL via home call. P4 - Mike, K4PI will be active as P49I from Aruba (SA-036) between 20 and 27 January. He will participate in the CQ WWDX 160 Meter CW Contest (24-25 January), before and after the contest he will operate mostly CW on low and WARC bands. QSL via K4PI. PJ - The Daily DX reports that Mike, K3UOC will be active (on 10-160 metres CW) as PJ5AA from St. Eustatius (NA-145) until 19 January. QSL via N2AU. PY - Pedro, PP5SZ reports that PP5VB and PP5AP will be active as either ZW5VB & ZW5AP (in the PY5 call area) and PP5VB/PY3 & PP5AP/PY3 (in the third call area) between 20 and 30 January while operating from eight or more lighthouses. They will start from Santa Marta (DFB SC-12) and end with Chuy (DFB RS-13) lighthouses. QSL via PP5VB. PY_ssh - Paulo Hernandes, PT2NP reports he and Lunkes, PT2HF [425DXN 349] are now expected to operate from King George Island, South Shetlands (AN-010) between 22 January and 8 February. They will be active as ZX0DX on SSB (3.755, 7.055, 14.260, 18.128, 21.260, 24.950 and 28420 MHz) and ZX0CW on CW (3.530, 7.025, 10.140, 14.040, 18.098, 21.040, 24.920 and 28.040 MHz) and possibly on RTTY. This operation is being organized by ABRA (the Brazilian Association of Radioexpeditioners). QSL via PT2GTI, either direct or through the bureau. T31 - Although they were expected to remain on Kanton until 16 January [425DXN 349], Norbert, T31BB and his wife Judith, T31BA went QRT in the afternoon UTC on 9 January. QSL via DF6FK (Norbert Willand, Leipziger Ring 389, 63100 Rodgau, Germany). T8 - Toshi, JA1ELY reports to 425 DX News that Ken, 7M1STT will be active (SSB and CW) as T88TT from Belau between 17 and 20 January. QSL via 7M1STT either direct (Ken Suzuki, 16-6 Nishishizu 5-chome, Sakura 285-0845, Japan) or through the bureau. TI - The DXNL reports that Uwe, TI7/DL6MPG and Karsten, TI7/DL8MUG will be active from Costa Rica until 21 January. TT - The Daily DX reports that Eric, F5JKK hopes to start being active next week. He has not been issued either TT6M or TT8AQ [425DXN 345], but TT8JE. He plans to operate mostly CW on 6-160 metres until March. QSL via F6FNU. TZ - The Daily DX reports that Holger, TZ6TT, is constructing an antenna for 160 metres. Holger hopes to be active on topband in two or three weeks. QSL to P.O. Box 100, Bamako, Mali. ZD8 - Paul, ZD8V/KF4OOX reports that ZD8T and ZD8V are temporarily QRT because the USAF base hamshack on Ascension Island is being moved. "When we will be back is unknown right now", Paul says, "but the Station Manager hopes it to be just a few days". ZS - It has been reported that ZS2LL and ZS1FJ are expected to be active as ZS26BI from Bird Island (NO-REF) [425DXN 335] for five days in late January or in February. The Daily DX reports that "this will be a joint venture as they will go at the same time as a lighthouse maintenance crew. When the crew decides on an exact date they will give the operators one weeks notice". QSL via ZS1FJ. ------

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D.I.F.O. ---> The French Overseas Islands Award (D.I.F.O.: Diplome de Iles Francaises d'Outre-mer) is sponsored by the Lyon DX Gang and it is available (Mixed, Phone and CW) to either licensed amateurs and SWLs. The basic award is for working 10 different French overseas islands. Contacts must have taken place since January 1980. The Award Manager is F5JJW (Joel Suc, La Grange, 69440 Taluyers, France). Further information is available at http://home.worldnet.fr/f5nod/

EL5CRC ---> Atson Nakayama, V63BR reports that EL5CRC (QSL via AA4US) is a pirate station operating from Micronesia. /EX S DX@WW $425WW350C 425 DX News #350 [3/7] 17 January 1998 No 350 BID: $425WW350A ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======

QSL DU8ARK ---> QSL Manager I2YDX (Giuseppe de Gasperin, Via Trento, 21020 Brebbia - VA, Italy) reports he has DU8ARK's logs until 18 October 1997. Cards will be sent out in March, please do not send duplicates.

QSL KP3Z ---> The *new* QSL manager for KP3Z is NP3HM (direct).

QSL YJ8AA ---> QSL manager Alan Roocroft, VK4AAR reports that he cannot get in touch with Frank Palmer, YJ8AA and have him check his logs. During their last QSO, on 12 January, Frank just said there is big trouble in Vanuatu at the moment and he had to lower his antennas as a precaution and then went QRT immediately. "I have a number of QSLs to reply to for Frank", Alan says, "but I need him to check his log and give me the reports. Anyone who is still waiting for a reply at this time... please be patient and I will get them turned around as soon as possible".

QSL VIA AA6BB ---> The South Sandwich Island Dxpedition Group has taken over the following QSL chores from the late Jerry Branson, AA6BB/7. Requests for QSL cards should be sent to AC7DX: Ron Lago, P.O. Box 25426, Eugene, OR 97402, USA. Ron has got the logs and QSLs from Jerry's QTH and reports there is no backlog. If you do not receive your reply within the next two weeks, please resubmit to Ron's address. Questions may be sent to Ron at [email protected]

Call Dates Call Dates ======1Z9A 1984-1986 KH5/AA6LF 1Z9B 1985-1984 KP4AM CQWW 1979-81-84 1Z9D 1984-1981 RI5A 1991 1Z9YL 1988-1991 RW0CWA 1991 3D2LF S79WHW 1982-1985 3D2WM 1990-1991 T30AC 1979-1990 3V8BB 14-24 Apr 1996 *only* T30W 1993-1994 3Y0PI UA0CCW 1981-1989 4B9CQ 1995 UB5UAT 1986-1988 5W1LF UD6BD 1981-1987 8P6JQ 1986-1991 UI9ACQ 1991 8P9GI UJ9SWE 1991 9K2QQ Jul-Aug 1997 *only* UK2RDX 1979-1985 9M2HB 1986-1994 UO5OAQ 1984 A35SS UO5OQ 1987-1989 AH2BE UR1RWX 1986-1989 AH2BE/KH6 UR2RRR 1986-1989 AH2BE/KH9 UV0EX 1977-1986 AH8A 1994 to present UY5PC 1983-1989 BV2FB 1989-1992 UZ2FWA 1986-1991 BV5CN Jun-Jul 1996 V31DX before 1997 *only* BV5HJ Jul-Aug 1996 V31UN 1991 BZ1FB 1989-1991 VK4ALF Flinders Island C21BD 1984-1988 VK4ALF Hope Island DL/ON4ABT 1986-1987 VK4ALF/VK9 Ashmore Reef DU/WA2PWL 1984 VK4ALF/VK9M Mellish Reef FO0SST VP8BZL FW/AA6LF VP8SSI HL9KL 1990-1991 VQ9CQ 1990-1991 HL9KLT 1990 VS6CX 1986-87-90-91 HL9MM VS6DX 1991 HS4AMS 1984-1986 XE2/AA6LF/XF1 Marieta Island JT1AN 1977-1983 XF4M JT1AO 1983-1985 XW8FA 1972-1974 KB6DAW/KH2 YB0ARC 1988-1990 KB6DAW/KH9 ZK1ALF 1994 KC6HA 1986-1988 ZK1XP 1990 KC6VE 1974-1975 ZZ2Z

QSL VIA JH1NBN ---> Yuki, JH1NBN (Yoosuke Uchiyama, 924-4 Yokokawa-Cho, Hachioji, Tokyo 193-0823, Japan) reports that direct cards (received through December 1997) for his past operations have all been sent out. He is now working on bureau cards received between August and December 1997. Yuki can confirm contacts made with 3A/JH1NBN, 8R1ZB, 8R1ZB/p, KH8AL/HK0 *only* (not the other KH8AL operations), J83ZB, KC6YU, T22AA, TE9RLI, JH1NBN/TI5, TI9X, TN7A, V63AQ, VP2MEY, W3USS (1996 and 1997 ARRL SSB Contest *only*).

SCDXC ---> The SCDXC (Southern California DX Club) newly elected board includes Will Angenent, KN6DV (President); Harvey Laidman, W8DX (Vice President); Jim Zimmerman, N6KZ (Secretary); Charlotte Iseda, KB6FXS (Treasurer); Harvey Shore, K6EXO (Membership); Neil Kaltman, K6SMF; Cathy Gardenias, KF6LFB; Larry Shapiro, K6RO (Board members). /EX S DX@WW $425WW350D 425 DX News #350 [4/7] 17 January 1998 No 350 BID: $425WW350D ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======* Q S L I N F O [1/4] * ======

CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER ======1B1/OE5GML OE5GML ER7A ER1DA PZ5JR K3BYV 3A/DF8XC DL1YFF ET3BN DL1JRC R1ANL RK6AYN 3D2LF AC7DX EW8WA IK5BHN R1ASP RA1AD 3D2QB SM3CER EX2U IK2QPR R1FJV UA3AGS 3D2QT SM3CER EX7MA IK2QPR RA0FA WK6C 3DA0CA W4DR EX8MLE IK2QPR RA0FF N6FF-ExW6/KL7H 3V8BB F6FMX.15-17dec EY8AM DF3OL RI1OA IK2QPR 3W6JQ JA1IED EY8MM K1BV RN3QO N2UCK 4B1AC XE1BEF EY8XX GW3CDP RU0B UA9OBA 4F2IR DU3DO F6OYU/P F5XL S50HQ S57NW 4F3CV HB9CXZ FG/F6GNZ F6GNZ S52A S56MM 4G50N DU9RG FG/JA2EZD XW2A S79MAD GW4WVO 4J0FR F6AJA FG5FC F6DZU S92AT NJ2D 4J0GAT DL1VJ FG7AG F2GA SN1I SP1MHV 4J1S 4K9C FK8HC VK4FW SO8ZH LA9ZH 4K9W DL6KVA FM5FM F6KEQ SU3AM DL1FCM 4N0AV YU7AV FM5GU WA4JTK SU3FM SU3AM 4N0S YU7JDE FO0BRD N6RT SV0LK DJ4TR 4N5ET Z37DRS FO0KEO N7CQQ T31BB DF6FK 4N70DX YU1DX FO0MIT W6RW T88DX JI3DLI 4N7DW YU7BJ FO0PLA W8AEF T88JA JA6BSM 4O9S YU7KMN FO0SPE KG6AR T88KH JM1LJS 4S7SW ON6TZ FO0SST AC7DX T88UP JH0XUP 4U1VIC LX1TI FO5VO N6VO T91S DL4SEM 4U1WB KK4HD FO8DX KG6AR T94DO DL1FDV 4X/OK1DTP OK1TD FP5BU F5TJP T95A K2PF 4X4BL WA2KNC FP5BZ F5TJP T97M K2PF 4X50AE/SK 4X4FD FP5RJ K2EJ TA2IJ DJ9ZB 4X50AT 4X1AT FS5PL N0JT TA3ZI DL8OBC 4X50DC 4X4DC FT5WG F6APU TG0OH OH3JF 4X50FB/SK 4X6UO FT5XN F6PEN TG0OH OH6XY 4X50FR 4X4FR FW/AA6LF AC7DX TK1A DF7RX 4X50UX/SK 4X2SM FY5YE W5SVZ TL8CK F6EWM 4X50VN/SK 4X6WP G6T G3NYY TL8PL F5LNA 5B4/EU1AA EU1AA GB3RN G0VIX TO7FFL F8IDR 5B4ADA 9A2AJ GB800SA G0REP TR8CR F6AJA 5H3HG WY3V GM6V GM4DMZ TR8RG F2GA 5H3ID IN3BXL GM6Z GM0KWL TT8AM IK7JTF 5H3TA I4QAL GX4BJC/P G0DBX TT8GA F2GA 5J0T YU1FW HB0/DL2SBY DL2SBY TT8JFC WA4ZJB 5N0T F2YT HB0/HB9LEY JH1BSE TT8JWF N4RXL 5N3BHF OE6LAG HC1JE HC1JOL TT8JWM N4RXL 5T5TY N5FTR HF0POL SP3FYM TT8KM F6FNU 5V7GL EA5WX HH2LQ NN6C TT8ZB IK6ERN 5X1T ON5NT HI3/DL1GKG DL1GKG TU2DP K4MQL 6W1QV F6FNU HI3/PA0GJA PA0GJA TU5GV F8BEM 6Y5WJ G0NAN HI3HN DH2JD TZ6JA JA3EMU 7Q7JL G0IAS HL0Z/5 DS4CNB TZ6SI DJ6SI 7Q7SB AB4IQ HP1XVH N0JT UA0ZDA RA3AR 7Z1IS SM0UFG HS0/DL2FDK DL2FDK UD6DFT UA9AB 8N0WOG JA0TBJ HS0/SM3DYU SM3CVM UE0FFF N6FF-ExW6/KL7H 8P6CV KU9C HS0/VK3DXI DL4DBR UE1A RV1AC 8P6DA KU9C HS0ZCT KV5V UI8OAA IK2QPR 8P9EM G3VBL HS1RU JG3AVS UK8IG RW6HS 8Q7AA N7TX HS2CRU DL2FDK UK8IT RW6HS 8Q7BV HB9DIF HS6CMT/3 JA7FYF UK8OM IK2QPR 8R30K OH0XX HV4NAC IK0FVC UN2O IK2QPR 8S3FRO SM3CVM HZ1AB K8PYD UN5J W3HNK 9A11ELS 9A2AA II7DX IK7MCJ UN7FK W3HNK 9A640KC 9A3KQ II7I IK7RWD UO0Z I8YGZ 9G1AA PA2FAS IO2L I2OKW UR0D UT5DK 9J2DR W2PD IO7A IK7DXP UR5U UR5UW 9K2AI IK7JTF IQ2S I2JSB US0HZ W3HNK 9K2EC 9K2EN IQ4KID IK4BWC UT0U UT5UDX 9K2GS W6YJ-Ex WB6JMS IQ7A IK7XIV UT8I UT8IM 9K2GS K2PF IR0I IK0OZB UX0ZZ N3IRZ 9K2MU WA4JTK IR1A IK1GPG UX2M UR4MZL 9K2RR KU9C IR2B IK2XDT UX2MM DL3BQA 9K2ZZ W8CNL IR2P IK2DUW V31JP K8JP 9M2TO JA0DMV IR4C IK4THF V47KX LA7XK 9N1ARB KV5V IR7A I7ALE V51HK DL6OBS 9N1AT JH8XIX IR9AF IT9AF V63BR AA4US 9N1CU JH8XIX IU7G IK7RWD V63KU JA6NL /EX S DX@WW $425WW350E 425 DX News #350 [5/7] 17 January 1998 No 350 BID: $425WW350E ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======* Q S L I N F O [2/4] * ======

9N1FP RU6FP IU8S IK8FLW V73C AC4G 9N1UD K4VUD IY4FGM IK4QJH VI50G VK3ATL 9N1XI JH8XIX J20D F2GA VK4ALF AC7DX 9N1ZS JH8XIX J28BU F5OYM VK4CYB JE1LET 9Q5BB W3HNK J28DM F2GA VK9/VK4ALF AC7DX 9Q5TE SM5BFJ J28DP F2GA VK9EKY 7J6AAK/2 9Q5TR 4Z5DP J28FA F5MXH VK9EKY 7J6AAK/2 9V1ZB JL3WSL J37XC W2BJI VK9M/VK4ALF AC7DX 9V1ZW JA9IFF J41W SV1CIB VK9PG JR5XPG 9X0A DL5WM J59OFM I3LDP VK9XU DL4DBR A22EW KB2MS J6/JA2EZD XW2A VO2PP G8PP A35SS AC7DX J8/DF2SS DL2MDZ VP2EY HB9SL A41KB ON7LX JD1/JG8NQJ JA8CJY VP5/AA4VK N0TG A61AJ W3UR JU2DX JT1KAA VP5/N0TG N0TG A61AM KA5TQF JW0L G3WFT VP5/WA4DAN N0TG A61AP IK7JTF JW1BJA LA5VK VP5/WQ7X SP5INQ A71BY F5PYI JW4KQ LA4KQ VP5FXB W8AV AA6LF AC7DX JW5NM LA5NM VP8CTR DL5EBE AH6JN/4 K4MA JW5VK LA5VK VP8CXV G0TQJ AP2KSD IK7JTF JY8NC JM1NCA VQ9KH WJ5R AP2WAP IK4ZGY JY8ZW K4ZW Ex-KE9A VR2MM JF2JFZ BA1CO W3HC JY9QJ DL5MBY VR97LC VR2LC BA1DU W3HC K1K WU1F VU2JPS VK9NS BD4TB 9A2AJ K9K K9ZO VU2TS I1YRL BV0DX UA9CIY KC4AAC K4MZU VU2WAP K2QEY BY1QH K9FD KH0AC K7ZA VU3RSB VU2MY C56/G0SAH G0SAH KH0S JA1OGX W2SF/P KW2P C56/G0ULN G0ULN KH2D K8NA W4S K4WA C6AGN KA1DIG KH5/AA6LF AC7DX WP2/WB9Z WB9Z CL8VP HI3JH KP3X KP4XX WP3A NP4QH CM2JZ CO2QQ KP3Z NP3HM WT5BS ND5G CN/DJ8DL DJ8DL KP4CQ KP4YB X50B YU7KMN CO2WF VE2EH L75AA LU4AA XE1L WA3HUP CO8HF CT1ESO LM2SKI LA2T XE2/AA6LF AC7DX CP8XA DG9NB LR3Y LU1YU XE3/I5JHW I5JHW CQ98BD CT3BD LU1ZC LU6EF XE3WAO KD8IW CQ98BM CT3BM LU1ZS LU2CN XT2PT N5DRV CQ98FJ CT3FJ LU4D LU4DXU XU/UA0IA/MM US7IIA CQ98HF CT3HF LV1V LU1VV XW30 SM0AGD CQ98HF CT3HF LX2LX LX1NO XW30A SM0AGD CS98NH CT4NH LY1TR LY1BD YI1FLY KK3S CS98UW CT4UW LY5W LY1DR YI1US WA3HUP CT98BWW CT1BWW LZ0A LZ1KDP YJ0AIO DL7VRO CT98CBI CT1CBI M6G G1AHM YQ2R YO2DFA CT98DNP/P DJ0MW N4S N4MM YR2R YO2DFA CT98FIJ CT1FIJ N9N KG9N YT0E YU1BO CT98FMX CT1FMX NP4Z WC4E YT0X YU7AL CU1/DL3KUD DL3KUD OA463QV OA4QV YT4I YU4WU CV1F CX6FP OA8ADM N8LN YT9N YU7FIJ D2BB W3HNK OD5PI IK7JTF YT9W YT1WW D68YN HB9CYN OD5RZ YO3FRI Z31GB NN6C D68YV HB9CYV OF3KCB OH3KCB Z31VP DJ0LZ DK0JBN DL5JBN OF9AR OH9AR Z32GB NN6C DU100BG DU6BG OK8EAO DL1CW Z32XA NN6C DU100KT DU1KT ON50BDX ON7RN Z32XX NN6C DU100RG DU9RG ON50EKO ON4KKO Z350GBC NN6C DU100SAN DU1SAN ON50HRT ON4CBD Z37FCA NN6C DU3NXE W4NXE ON50KTK ON4ON Z39M Z37DRS DX3F VE7DP ON50LUS ON7LU ZA1MH Z32KV E21CJN W7TB ON50LYC ON4MM ZB2/DL7UFR DL7UFR E21EJC HS1GOS ON50NMR ON4RU ZD8T AC4IV EA6AEH EC6SN OT6P ON6AH ZF2CA I4ALU EK6GC W3HNK OY4TN OY6FRA ZF2RA K7AR-Ex WA2TMP EK7DX DL1VJ P40AV W0RIC ZK1ALF AC7DX EM1HO I2PJA PA3HEN/MM PA3BLS ZK1DI DK1RV EM5UNG UT3UZ PJ7UQ W3HNK ZK1XP AC7DX EM7V UR7VA PJ8LT W1YJI ZM2K ZL2IR EO7V UR7VA PR4Y PY4OY ZP0V ZP5WYV EP2MKO UA6HCW PY0FT JA1ELY ZS6Y KK3S EP2MRD W3HC PZ5JB AA3OE ZX0ECF PY2ASK ------/EX S DX@WW $425WW350F 425 DX News #350 [6/7] 17 January 1998 No 350 BID: $425WW350F ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======* Q S L I N F O [3/4] * ======

4J1S P.O.Box 116, Ktoprak 81031, Istanbul, Turkey 5N0RMS M.P.Simonet, P.O.Box 2873, GPO Marina, Lagos, Nigeria 7J6AAK Zbigniew Frank Murdzia, 8-4, Nakasugahigashi, Beppu, Oita 874, Japan 9J2DR Richard Dandine, P.O.Box 30062, Lusaka, Zambia AC7DX Ron Lago, P.O.Box 25426, Eugene, OR-97402, U.S.A. BD4ED Ed, P.O.Box 085299, Shanghai, People's Republic of China BG6JW Cui, P.O.Box 074, Luoyang 471000, People's Republic of China BT1IARU Chinese Radio Sport Association, P.O.Box 6016, Beijing 100061, China C21RK Ruben Jim Kun, P.O.Box 139, Buada District, Republic of Nauru CO2JA Jose A.Amador, P.O.Box 2004, La Habana 10200, Cuba CO2JD Juan Molina, P.O.Box 23, La Habana 10100, Cuba CT3HF Duarte, P.O.Box 40, P-9126 Canico, Madeira, Portugal DL7VRO Fritz Bergner, Sterndamm 199, Berlin 12487, Germany DS1HAM Kim Jung Hee, Kae Hwa Apt. #107-305, Bang Hwa 3 Dong, Kang So-Ku, Seoul 157-223, Korea E21EIC Tony, P.O.Box 1090, Kasetsart Bangkok 10903, Thailand EA9AZ Pablo Rodriguez Zamora, Poblado de Sanidad, Grupo II-2-B, 51000 Ceuta, Spain EP2SMH Moshen, P.O.Box 17665-441, Tehran, Iran ET3KV Karl, P.O.Box 7633, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia EU1AB George U.Grishuk, Ul.Aerodromnaya, 55-1, 220065 Minsk-65, Belarussia EW9M P.O.Box 59, Lisichansk 349900, Ukraine F5UIV Jean Guillemant, 180 Rue Quentin Barre, F-02321 Caint Quentin,France F6AJA Jean Michael Duthilleul, 515 Rue du Petit Hem, Bouvignies, Marchiennes, F-59870, France F6AXP Max Pomel, P.O.Box 73, F-63370 Lempdes, France F6PEN Gerard Ribes, 16 Rue Viollet Leduc, F-31100 Toulouse, France FR5ZQ/T Henri Namtameco, Rampe de Saint-Francois, 5052 tour de la Chaumiere, F-97400 Saint-Denis, France G0TQJ Chris M.Vernon, CAT Flt RAF, Wegberg B.F.P.O. 40, London, England G0ULN Lee Fuller, P.O.Box 803, Hull, HU7 4BY, England HL0RIG Dongshin University Amateur Radio Club Station, 252 Daehodong, Naju, Chonnam 520-714, South Korea HL1CG Song Hyung Suk, Kae Hwa Apt. #107-305, Bang Hwa 3 Dong, Kang So-Ku, Seoul 157-223, South Korea HL1DH Rim Dong-Yoon, Ju-Gong Apt. 205-705, Sang-Gye 6 Dong 740, Seoul 139-206, South Korea HL2DNU Joong Hwan Go, 914-7 Toegyedong, Chuncheon, Kangwondo, South Korea HL3ADI Bae Jeong-Ho, P.O.Box 50, Taejon 300-600, South Korea HL5FBT Kim Keum-Cheol, P.O.Box 34, Namdaegu 705-600, South Korea HL5QY Ki Hwan Yang, Sin Jin Park Apt. 513-7B2L, Wol Bong Bang A Dong, Dong Ku, Ulsan 682-020, South Korea HL5YI Chae Sang Su, Electrical Dept., Dong Myung Technical High School, Yong Dang Dong, Nam Gu, Pusan 608-080, South Korea HP1BYS Elio Eloy Salinas Ray, P.O.Box 6-9776, El Dorado, Panama City, Panama HP1DGX Victor R.Martinez Ch., P.O.Box 87-3670, Zona 7, Panama City, Panama HR1/JE3XRX Masaya Onishi, P.O.Box 5229, Tegucigalpa, Honduras IK3BPN Patrizia Rossi, P.O.Box 98, I-30100 Venezia (VE), Italy IK3RIY Martino Rizzi, Via 4 Fontane 3/B, I-30126 Lido Venezia (VE), Italy JA1OEM Shinichi Toyofuku, P.O.Box 9, Sawara, Chiba 287-8691, Japan JG3AVS P.O.Box 86, Amagasaki 660, Japan JH1BSE Masa Yamamura 2-10-6 Arai, Nakanoku Tokyo 165 Japan JH1MXT Keiko Toyofuku, P.O.Box 73, Sawara, Chiba 287-8691, Japan JW0M Jack, P.O.Box 35, 80325 Gdansk 37, Poland JX3EX Terje Berg, 8099 Jan Mayen, Norway LU6EF Raul M.Diaz (GACW), P.O.Box 9, 1875 Wilde, Buenos Aires, Argentina K4VUD Charles Harpole, 3100 N.Hwy.426, Geneva, FL-32732-9761, U.S.A. K8JP Joe Pontek, 26441 devaney Road, Arcadia, IN-46030, U.S.A. N0TG William Rowe Jr., 1094 Big Rock Loop, Los Alamos, NM-87544, U.S.A. N6CW Terry Baxter, 5243 Mt. Burnham Dr., San Diego, CA-92111, U.S.A. N6ZV Don Jones, 1695 West Avenue # 04, Palmdale, CA-93551, U.S.A. N7TX Steve Thompson, 119 E. Jasmine St., Mesa, AZ-85201-1811, U.S.A. NN6C Mike Jakiela, P.O.Box 286, Poway, CA-92074, U.S.A. OA4QV Cesar Aguirre, P.O.Box 957, Lima 18, Peru OH2KI Jorma Saloranta, Karhutie 39, FIN-00800 Helsinki, Finland OH2PM Pertti Simovaara, Asia-Pacific Building Apt. 1106, No. 8 Ya Bao Lu, Chaoyang District Beijing 100020, People's Republic of China OH3JF Heikki Tamminen, Eprantie 4, FIN-11710 Riihimaki, Finland OH6XY Carl-Heinz Ikaheimo, Meijeritie 2 AS 28, FIN-21530 Paimio, Finland OK1TD Jirka Lunak, Dolni Libchava 185, 470 01 Ceska Lipa, Czech Republic OZ8AE Joergen Christensen, Soendervej 79, DK-2830 Virum, Denmark P29AB Abednego Selidio, Kambubu Adventist MS, Private Mail, Bag, Rabaud, Papua New Guinea P43DJ P.O.Box 417, Aruba PJ7SA Samuel Allen, Ground dove 6,Apt 3, Sint Maarten,Netherlands Antilles PP5OW Osmar Waterkemper, Rua Namen Jose Curi 71, 88070-480 Florianopolis, Brasil PY2ASK Alberto W. Setzer, P.O.Box 8.111, Sao Jose dos Campos-SP, 12.212-970, Brasil RA2FS Alex, P.O.Box 1, Slavsk 238600, Russia RU6FP V.V.Zakharov, Pr.Kulakova 27/2 - 116, Stavropol 355044, Russia /EX S DX@WW $425WW350G 425 DX News #350 [7/7] 17 January 1998 No 350 BID: $425WW350G ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======* Q S L I N F O [4/4] * ======

S21R Rana, P.O.Box 10052, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh SK0UX Kvarnberget Mill Hill RC., P.O.Box 1441, S-18314 Taeby, Sweden SM0AGD Erik Sjolund, Vestagatan 27, S-19556 Marsta, Sweden SV1CQH George Staikos, Solomoy 13, GR-301 00 Agrinio, Greece SV1DKR John Kyriakos, 4 El Benizeloy Str, GR-173 43 Athens, Greece SV1EET Takis Papakiriakopoulos, 7-13 Laodikias Str., Vironas, GR-162 32 Athens, Greece SV2CQB Elias Tasos, 6 Koroxenis, GR-502 00 Ptolemais, Greece SV2DCD Leo Fiskas, Argyriou Gouzgou 1, Argos Orestiko, GR-52200 Kastoria, Greece SV5DDR Maniatakis Vasilis, P.O.Box 329, GR-851 00 Rhodos, Greece T77WI Giancarlo Montico, P.O.Box 3, San Marino City, San Marino TG9IGI Gerry, P.O.Box 1690, Guatemala City, Guatemala TI5KD Keko Diez, P.O.Box 195-4005, Belen, Heredia, Costarica TF3KM Kristjan Magnusson, Unnarbraut 28, IS-170 Seltjarnarnes, Iceland TR8JPF Jean Paul Finet, P.O.Box 177, Libreville, Gabon U3AJ B.A.Ermilov, B.Serpunovskaya Str. 19/37-48, 113093 Moscow, Russia UA0FM P.O.Box 66, Vladimir 600011, Russia UA0FS Victor, P.O.Box 29, Sakhalin Island 693013, Russia UA0SE Serge Y.Karpov, P.O.Box 2547, Bratsk City, 665714, Russia UA0YAY Pavel F.Ustinov, P.O.Box 40, UD-1, Kyzyl-11 667011, Russia UA6AH N.V.Shepetko, Ostrovskogo 37, 353301 pgt Ahtyrskij, Russia UA9CI Yuri Loginov, P.O.Box 49, Zarechny 624051, Russia UK9AA Fyodor B.Petrov Fyodor, Husanbaeva 216a, 700143 Tashkent, Uzbekistan V31PC Don Owen-Lewis, P.O.Box 7, Punta Gorda, Belize VK1AUS Tom Stokes, P.O.Box 2063, Kambah Village, ACT 2902, Australia VR2GY Lee, P.O.Box 73328, Kowloon, Hong-Kong, People's Republic of China VU2SDU Shaik S.Sadaqathullah, G.Box 1721, Mannady, Madras,Chennai 600 001, India W3UR Bernie McClenny, 3025 Hobbs Road, Glenwood, MD-21738, U.S.A. W8CNL Raymond McClure, 5 McKenzie Circle, N.Augusta, SC-29841-4319, U.S.A. WB8WCU Donald T.Carrick, 926 Robinwood St, Troy, MI-48083, U.S.A. WC4E Jeff Bolda, 4242 Manxcat Ln, New Port Richey, FL-34653, U.S.A. WJ5R Kenney D.Horse, 3930 Lamar Ave, Paris, TX-76460, U.S.A. YB4JIM Akhmad Ferdinand Lubis, 1027 Basuki Rahmat, Palembang 30126, Indonesia YN1ATM Raul, P.O.Box 1444, Managua, Nicaragua YV5NKV Maya, P.O.Box 295, Cagua 2122, Venezuela XW2A Hiroo Yonezuka, P.O.Box 2659, Vientiane, Laos Z21AV Ron Peacock, P.O.Box 631, Kwekwe, Zimbabwe ZC6A Ali, P.O.Box 9392, Amman, Jordan ZD7DP Desmond Peters, P.O.Box 86, Jamestown, St.Helena Island ZP1AB Artur Hiebert Braun, P.O.Box 34, Loma Plata, Chaco 883, Paraguay ZP5ADG Astolfo Davalos Gonzalez, San Antonio 656, C.Republica Dominicana, Asuncion, Paraguay ZP5CSM Claudia Schubeius, P.O.Box 1059, Asuncion, Paraguay ZP5ERC Esteban Rabery Caceres, C.C.2045, Asuncion, Paraguay ZP5FAF Felix Acosta Granados, Tte. Alvarenga 1324, Asuncion, Paraguay ZP5PAH Patrick Swanston, P.O.Box 13036, Asuncion 1749, Paraguay ZP5YAL Ana Lia Zambon, Av. Republica Argentina 2886, Asuncion, Paraguay *****************************************************************************

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<<< PALMYRA, KINGMAN & BAKER >>>

Tony DePrato, WA4JQS (Director Of Operations, South Sandwich Island Dx Group) and Frank Smith, AH0W/W7 (Chairman, Midway-Kure Dx Foundation) announce a joint DXpedition to Palmyra Island, Kingman Reef and Baker Island. See KH1, KH5 and KH5 below for details.

3B7 - Urs, HB9ABO reports that a major DXpedition to St.Brandon (AF-015) will take place between 6 and 17 May. The DXpedition is being organized by the Union of Swiss Shortwave Amateurs (USKA) club station HB9RF. Team members 3B8CF, 4X1DF/A, HB9ABO, HB9ADP, HB9AFH, HB9AFI, HB9AHL, HB9AJW, HB9BQI, HB9BQW, HB9BXE, HB9JAI (team leader) and K5KG will operate 24 hours a day with four station on all bands CW, SSB, RTTY and SSTV. Logs will be available on a daily basis on a web site (still under construction). Financial assistance is appreciated - the cashier is Josef Meier, HB9AJW (100450.540@ compuserve.com). 9G - The OPDX Bulletin reports that PA3AWW, PA3DEW and PA3FQX will be active (on all bands, CW and SSB) from Ghana as 9G1AA between 4 and 25 February. QSL via PA2FAS. 9G - Andy, G4ZVJ reports he will be active as 9G5VJ from Ghana between 5 February and 1 March. He will operate on all bands, mostly CW including the ARRL DX CW contest and possibly the WPX RTTY Contest. QSL via G4ZVJ either direct (Andy Chadwick, 5 Thorpe Chase, Ripon, North Yorkshire, HG4 1UA, England, UK) and through the bureau (bureau cards can be requested at [email protected]). 9K - Hamad, 9K2HN reports that the Kuwait Amateur Radio Society (KARS) is organizing their third DXpedition to AS-118. The station 9K2F will be active for one week starting on 12 February. QSL via 9K2HN either direct (Hamad J. Al-Nusif, P.O. Box 29174, 13152, Safat, Kuwait) or through the bureau. Questions may be addressed to Hamad at [email protected] 9M0_spr- Suggested frequencies for the CDXC (Chiltern DX Club) 9M0C expedition (12-24 February) to Pulau Layang Layang, Spratly Islands (AS-051) [425DXN 349] are as follows (SSB/CW/RTTY): 1.842 and 1.824 MHz on 160 metres; 3.795/3.802 and 3.502 MHz on 80 metres; 7.080, 7.002 and 7.035 MHz on 40 metres; 10.102 MHz on 30 metres; 14.195, 14.022 and 14.080 MHz on 20 metres; 18.145 and 18.072 MHz on 17 metres; 21.295, 21.022 and 21.080 MHz on 15 metres; 24.945 and 24.892 MHz on 12 metres; 28.495, 28.002 and 28.080 MHZ on 10 metres (a RTTY frequency for 17 and 12 metres has not been chosen as yet). The team will operate split listening within 5 KHz on CW and within 20 KHz on SSB. They will also operate in the General/Novice class bands occasionally, but especially near the end of the operation. 9N - The DX News Sheet reports that Rich, G4RHM has gone QRT as 9N1RHM. He is back in the UK and is unlikely to return to Nepal in the short term. 9N - Charlie, K4VUD will be active as 9N1UD [425DXN 341] between 19 February and 8 March (during his staying in Nepal he will make a side trip to Bhutan, but *no* activity will take place from A5). He is reported to operate during the ARRL DX CW Contest (21-22 February) and the ARRL DX SSB Contest (7-8 March). QSL via K4VUD (Charles Harpole, 3100 N. Hwy. 426, Geneva, FL 32732-9761, USA). 9U - Alex, PA3DZN left Burundi [425DXN 340] on 6 January and returned to the Netherlands. A4 - The Daily DX reports that Don, A92BE was expected to leave Bahrain around 20 January for a two year work assignment in Oman. AP - JA1EZM is active again as AP2AP from Karachi. Pakistan. He hopes to participate in the CQ WW CW 160 Meter DX Contests. QSL via JA1EZM. DL - Tom, DL8AAM reports he plans to be actve from Hamburger Hallig Island (N-036 for the German Islands Award, it does not count for IOTA) on 21-22 February. /EX S DX@WW $425WW351B 425 DX News #351 [2/6] 24 January 1998 No 351 BID: $425WW351B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======

EA - Pepe, EA5KB reports that EA5RKX [425DXN 345] is now expected to be active from Penyeta del Moro (EU-151) on Saturday 7 March between 13 and 20 UTC and possibly on Sunday 8 March between 8 and 12 UTC. For further information please contact Pepe at [email protected] FS - Dennis, K7BV reports he will operate from FS5PL's QTH in the ARRL DX CW Contest (21-22 February). QSL via N0JT. Dennis will also operate a day or two before and after the contest as FS/K7BV (QSL via K7BV either direct - Dennis Motschenbacher, 4357 Appollonio Way, Carson City, NV 89704, USA - or through the bureau). I - Special event station IR0MFP (Millennium for Peace) [425DXN 333] will be active on 31 January and 1 February. QSL via IK0AZG. J3 - The DX News Sheet reports that K4UPS and K4LTA will be active (SSB and CW) from Grenada between 10 February and 3 March. They will be joined for ten days by NK4N/OE3JOS and OE1GRU, with whom they will participate in the ARRL DX CW Contest (Multi Single. QSL via home calls. JA - Toshi, JA1ELY reports that Takio, JH3QFL will be active from Miyako Is. (AS-079) on 25 January. Look for him on 14.260 MHz between 08-10UTC and 40 metres CW or SSB between 20-22UTC. QSL via JH3QFL either direct (Takio Hata, 828-1207 Kawahara, Cyuzu 520-2423, Japan) or through the bureau. JT - A group of amateurs from the Mongolian Radio Sports Federation (including JT1CD, JT1AS, JT1BL, JT1BJ, JT1CJ and JT1CM) was active in mid-January as JU2DX from Eastern Mongolia. QSL via JT1KAA. KC4_ant- Bob, K4MZU reports that YL operator Deneb at KC4AAC (Anvers Island, AN-012) [425DXN 349] will be back on 21.243 Mhz this coming Sunday (25 January) looking for European contacts and will be listening for callers starting at 13.30UTC. This will probably be the last operation on 15 metres, as the station will be starting to prepare to close down next month. QSL via K4MZU. KG4 - Bill, W4WX/KG4GC reports he and WV3N/KG4AU, K4QD/KG4QD, WA4OMS/KG4OS, KG4WD and KG4PK will operate from Guantanamo Bay (NA-015) between 13 and 20 February. They will participate in the ADRS WW RTTY WPX Contest (14-15 February) as KG4GC: QSL via W4WX either direct (Bill Gallier, 4094 Sandy Run Drive E., Middleburg, FL 32068, USA) or through the bureau. After the contest they will be active on all modes and bands with their KG4 calls (QSL via home call). KG4 - The Daily DX reports that W4ZYT/KG4ZK, NW3K/KG4CH and W4SD/KG4SD will be active on all bands from Guantanamo Bay (NA-015) between 17 and 24 February (QSL via home calls). They will participate in the ARRL DX CW Contest and hope to use the call KG4DZ (QSL via W4SD). KH1 - After leaving Kingman Reef (see KH5K below), the MKDXF & SSIDXG team (K4AU, N4BQW, N4DAZ, W4DKS, KA4IST, WA4FFW and NH6UY) will sail to Baker Island (OC-089), where they will be active between 5 and 12 March. QSL and financial support via AC7DX. KH5 - Mark, KA4IST will depart Honolulu on 26 January and will open up operations from Palmyra Island (OC-085) around 4 February. Mark will operate during his off duty hours. On 20 February he will be joined by Chuck, N4BQW until the 25th, when other five operators (NH6UY, N4DAZ, WA4FFW, W4DKS and K4AU) will join the group. The sked at this time is for round the clock all-band all-mode operations from Palmyra till the 27 February. QSL and financial support via AC7DX. KH5K - After leaving Palmyra on 27 February, the MKDXF & SSIDXG team (K4AU, N4BQW, N4DAZ, W4DKS, KA4IST, WA4FFW and NH6UY) will sail for Kingman Reef (OC-096), where they will operate around the clock until 1 March. QSL and financial support via AC7DX. KH6 - The Daily DX reports that Bob, W9RB will be active as W9RB/KH6 from Maui Island, Hawaii (OC-019) between 16 and 21 February. He will participate in the ARRL DX CW Contest. KH0 - Toshi, JA1ELY reports that JN1TCC, JS1PNS, JA2HBK, JJ2NYT, JK2TQB and JR4URW will be KH0/ from Saipan (OC-086) between 14 and 16 February. This is their first DXpedition and they plan to operate on 10-40 metres SSB, CW and RTTY. QSL via home calls. KP2 - Larry, KE2VB is reported to participate in the ARRL DX CW and SSB Contests from WP2Z in the Virgin Islands (NA-106). QSL via KU9C. P4 - The DX News Sheet reports that K2LE will be active again as P4/K2LE from Aruba (SA-036) between 2 and 15 February. QSL via K2LE. P4 - I2UIY, AI6V and W6OAT will be active (on all bands SSB, CW and RTTY) from Aruba between mid February and mid March. They will be active as P40K, P4/I2UIY, P40V and P49V and will participate in both the ARRL DX (CW & SSB) Contests and in the CQ WW DX 160 Meter SSB Contest. PY - Pedro, PP5SZ reports that a group of PY operators will be active as ZW2ST from Sao Sebastiao Island (SA 028, DIB 016) between 23 and 26 January. This and other PY island stations can be found on the Brazil DX Net (14.222 MHZ, 18-21 UTC). QSL via PY2AE. PY - Mario, PQ8MM reports he will be joined by PQ8VA during his forthcoming activity from SA-045 [425DXN 349]. They will be active as PQ8MM/p and PQ8VA/p. Operations (10-80 metres SSB, possibly CW) from Maraca Island (DIB 39) are now expected to take place between 19 and 24 February. QSL direct to PQ8MM (Mario S. Gomes, P.O. Box 533, Macapa, Amapa 68906-972, Brasil). /EX S DX@WW $425WW351C 425 DX News #351 [3/6] 24 January 1998 No 351 BID: $425WW351C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======

S2 - The DX News Sheet reports that Andrew, G4VLV is active until March as S21YE from, Bangladesh. QSL via G4VLV. TJ - The Daily DX reports that Bob Ferrero, W6RJ and his son Bob Jr., W6KR will be active as TJ1GB from Cameroon between 15 February and 1 March. They will be on safari during daylight and on the air during darkness and will concentrate on 160 metres and the low bands. QSL via K6SLO (ex WA6SLO). VK - Australin amateurs will be permitted to replace the VK suffix with AX between 24 and 26 January to celebrate the Australia Day. VP2E - The Daily DX reports that Dick, K3DI will participate in the ARRL DX CW Contest (21-22 February) as VP2EEI from Anguilla (NA-022). QSL via K3DI (bureau cards can be requested at [email protected]). VP5 - The Caribbean Contesting Consortium (CCC) will be active from VP5JM's QTH between 14 and 28 February. Operators K4LT, K8RF, KU8E, W8AV, W8TK, W9EFL, WA9S and W0CG will use VP5/ (QSL via home calls). They will participate in the ARRL DX CW Contest as VP5FXB (a special callsign in memory of the late Al Slater, G3FXB). QSL for VP5FXB via W8AV either direct or through the bureau. More information is available at http://asgard.kent.edu/ccc/vp5fxb/vp5fxb.htm XU - Harv, XU2FB is reported to be now active as XUF2B. QSL via N4JR. YN - Carlos, YN1CB reports to be active on 14.222 MHz at 4 UTC and on Saturdays on 14.215 MHz at 20 UTC. QSL via YN1CB (P.O. Box 3733, Managua, Nicaragua). YS - The Daily DX reports that "due to some unforeseen reason" the group of Finnish amateurs who was expected to operate as TG0OH from Guatenmala [425DXN 347] has had a change of plans. They will now be active as YS1X from YS1RRD's beach QTH in El Salvador and are expected to be on the air by late Saturday aternoon (local time). ZS - John, KA3DBN/VP2EBN reports he will be back in Africa between 1 and 19 March, starting in South Africa and moving around to A22, 7P8, 3DA0, Z2 and C9. He will try to be as active as possible from as many locations as possible on CW, RTTY and SSB. QSL via bureau to K3BEQ.

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<<< RULES CHANGES FOR THE DXCC PROGRAM >>> Excerpt from the ARRL Bulletin #8

"Approved by the Board were rules changes for the DXCC program that had been recommended by the DXCC 2000 Committee. Under the new criteria, no countries currently on the DXCC list will be removed. In the future, countries will be referred to as entities. A political entity will be added to the DXCC list if it meets any one of three criteria: it is a UN member state, it has an ITU prefix block assigned, or it has a separate IARU member society. The new criteria also replace all DXCC measurements, including physical separation distances, with metric system figures roughly equivalent to the former distances. While the 57 entities on the deleted list will remain, no new countries will be added to the deleted list in the future. Deleted entities simply will be removed. In addition, the new rules specify a minimum 'island' size of 100 meters measured in a straight line. The DXCC field checking program will remain in place. The effective date of the changes will be announced later this year. The DXCC 2000 Committee was discharged with the Board's thanks." /EX S DX@WW $425WW351D 425 DX News #351 [4/6] 24 January 1998 No 351 BID: $425WW351D ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======

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1998 DX DINNER ---> The Thirteenth Annual DX Dinner is being organized by the Southwest Ohio DX Association and will be held on 15 May at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Dayton OH. For information on the dinner, please contact Steve Bolia, N8BJQ at (937) 788-2803 or e-mail to [email protected] (also check the SWODXA homepage at http://members.aol.com/SteveB4622/index.htm).

DXER OF THE YEAR ---> The seventh annual New Orleans International DX Convention will be held at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in the French Quarter on August 14 and 15. "Beginning now, and continuing through the month of February", Don Boudreau (W5FKX, President of NOIDXC) reports, "we are inviting nominations for DXer of the Year. Please send in your nominations on behalf of those who have significantly contributed to our enjoyment of DXing". Nominations can be mailed to Stan Pulitzer, 4236 Vincennes Place, New Orleans, LA 70125, USA or e-mailed to [email protected]

HS/9M NET ---> The Thailand/Malaysia 40 metres net is now run by Kareem, HS1RU each night between 13.00-14.00 UTC on 7.060 MHz. John, NT5C reports that Kareem is used to QSY to 7.052 or 7.057 and calling USA (listening 7.15 +/- QRM) from 13.10-13.20 UTC.

NA-198 ---> Dave, VE3LDT reports that Long island (CISA NF-038), which he activated on 2 September 1997, can now count for IOTA NA-198 (Newfoundland's coastal islands).

QSL MANAGER CHANGE ---> Conrad, VE2ICM notifies 425DXN of a change in QSL manager for the following stations: BA4TB, EX2M, T95LGN, UA0FDX, UN7EG, UN7FJ. The *new* QSL manager is HH2PK (QSL direct to P.O. Box 104, 22650 Plubalay, France).

QSL 9M2OM/P ---> Ray, G3NOM reports that all direct QSL requests for his 1997 IOTA operations (AS-072, AS-074, AS-097) received by 31/12/97 have been dealt with by G3NOM and G0CMM. The last batch was posted from the UK on 19/1/98. Cards received direct to-date since 31/12/97 will be sent if possible before the end of January 98 to meet the IOTA list deadline. Anyone who has sent cards direct to G0CMM or G3NOM who has not received a reply by 25/1/98 should contact Ray ([email protected]) quickly. Work has started on cards received via the bureau.

QSL TK/OM3JW & TK/OM2DX ---> Steve, OM3JW and Mike, OM2DX report that the cards for their September 1997 activities from Corsica, EU-014 (TK/OM3JW & TK/OM2DX) and the island of Lavezzi, EU-164 (TK/OM3JW/p & TK/OM2DX/p) should be printed in late January. Please be patient.

QSL VK9EKY ---> Ron Wills, ZL2TT reports that cards for Zbig's current (VK2EKY, Lord Howe) [425DXN 349] and other DX calls may be requested via WA3HUP or via *7J6AAK/2* (either direct and through the JARL bureau). Please note that Zbig's *new* address [425DXN 350] is: Zbigniew Frank Murdzia, Shijimizuka 3-8-41, Shizuoka-Ken 432, Hamamatsu City, Japan. /EX S DX@WW $425WW351E 425 DX News #351 [5/6] 24 January 1998 No 351 BID: $425WW351E ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======

QSL VP5/WQ7X ---> Cards go via SP5INQ. Rys, SP5EWY reports the correct address: Zenon Kuciak, 08-460 Sobolew, Poland.

QSL VIA AC7DX ---> Ron, AC7DX is *not* the QSL manager for either JY5IN, T32LN, ZK2VE, VS6CT, VS6CT/KP2, BV/OH2BH, VR2BH and VR2EW.

QSL VIA IK2PZG ---> QSL cards for IIA (Italian Islands Award) activities by IK8UHA and IK8VRH are now managed by IK2PZG (Bruno Boccia, P.O. Box 27, 20051 Limbiate - MI, Italy).

QSL VIA IT9FXY ---> IT9FXY reports that direct QSL cards for the following operations by the Egadi DX Team have been all sent out: Asinelli (EU-166, IIA TP-016, August 1997) [425DXN 323], Levanzo (EU-054, IIA TP-009, September 1997) [425DXN 331], Il Faraglione (EU-054, IIA TP-013, September 1997) [425DXN 331].

QSL VIA NP2AQ ---> The OPDX Bulletin reports that those who still need a QSL from Ron's (NP2AQ) previous operations (DL4FDU, EY8/NP2AQ, 4L0MR and EK9RM) should send their cards to Ron Maples, U.S. Embassy Mexico City/ESO, Box 3087, Laredo, TX 78044-2087, USA. QSO data may also be e-mailed to [email protected]

QSL VIA WW9DX ---> The OPDX Bulletin reports that effective 1 January 1998 all of cards for Mike's (K9NW) past and future operations are managed by the Western Wisconsin DX Association: QSLs for PJ7/N0BSH, NP3/N0BSH, NP4/N0BSH, FS/N0BSH, V47NZ, FS/K9NW and WH7/K9NW are now via WW9DX either direct (P.O. Box 411, La Crosse, Wisconsin 54602, USA) or through the bureau.

VISALIA 1998 ---> The 1998 International DX Convention will be held from 1 to 3 May at the Holiday Inn in Visalia, California. For further information please contact Rick Samoian, W6SR at 714-993-0713 (home) or 310-616-3912 (work) or send an e-mailto: [email protected]

WABA DIRECTORY ---> The ninth edition of the WABA 46-page Directory is available from IK1GPG at US$ 11.00 (postage included). It includes more than 800 calls used from Antarctica since 1959, the list of Antarctic bases, the rules for WABA (Worked all Antarctic Bases Award) and WASA (Worked all Antarctic Stations Award) etc. For further information please contact IK1GPG: Massimo Balsamo, Strada Statale 28 Nord # 7, 12084 Mondovi' - CN, Italy. ------

QSL received via direct: 3F6V (NA-071), 3W5KVR (AS-130), 4S7BRG, 4U1ITU, 4U0ITU, 5A28, 5B4/RU3FM, 5N0MVE, 5V7A, 7Q7DX, 9G1BJ, 9M2OM/p (AS-097), 9M6OO, 9M8TG, 9Q5TR, 9U5DX, 9V1AG, 9V1YC, A35KY, A61AS, AA1NC/p (NA-031), BD7JA/7 (AS-131), CT3/DL1RNW, CV5A (SA-030), D68QM, EP2MKP, FH/DF2SS, FH/DJ2BW, FO5DX, FO0BRD, FO0KEO, FR5ZQ/T, FT5ZG, FW5XX (OC-054), GM6UW/P (EU-112), GU0SUP, HF0POL, HP1XBI, DL7DF/HR3, HK3JJH/0A (NA-133), HK3JJH/0B (NA-132), ID8/IK8WEJ (IOTA EU-144; IIA CS-002, 003, 007, 008, 009); ID8/IZ8AZV (IIA CS-007, 008, 009, 010), ID8/IZ8BGY (EU-144; IIA CS-001, 003, 004, 007), IF9/IT9FXY (EU-054; IIA TP-009), IL3/IK3GES (IIA RO-020), IM0/IS0NHT (IIA CA-025), IT9WKH/IT9 (EU-166; IIA TP-016), JD1YBJ, JL1KFR/JD1, KH4/N4BQW, KH5/N4BQW, KH6/N4BQW, KH8/N5OLS, K7CXJ/KH8, KH0CE, KH0/JA4DND, KH0/JI3CEY, KH0/JO1CRA, MU0ASP, SV8/IK7WPH/p (EU-052), TA0/DJ8QP/p (AS-098; AS-099), TA0/IK3GES/p, TM7I (EU-065; DIFM AT-001, 002, 008, 010, 036, 042, 057, 059, 121), TO7I, TT8DX, VK2IOM (OC-223), VK9WY, VK9YM, VK0TS, VR6MW, XF3/EA3AOK (NA-090), XF3/EA3BT (NA-045), ZA/IK7JWX, ZX1A (SA-029).

QSL received via WF5E DX QSL Service: 4U1UN, DJ6SI/9L, R1ANT, YI1FLY. *****************************************************************************

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PERIOD CALL REF till 31/03 4G50N: Naga City * special event callsign 347 till end Jan 5N0T & 5N0YL 349 till ?? 8J1RL: Antarctica (AN-015) (WABA JA-02) 346 till 01/02 8P9DX * by VA3DX 339 till 28/01 8Q7AA * by Central Arizona DX Association 343 till May 9N1FP * by RU6FP 350 till early Mar 9X0A * by RW3AH 349 till ?? CE9AP: South Shetland (AN-010) (WABA CE-01) 346 till ?? CE9SAC: Antarctica (AN-001) (WABA CE-07) 346 till ?? CE3RAC/CE9: Antarctica (AN-016) (WABA MN-01) 346 till 30/09 CT98, CS98, CQ98, CU98: CT special prefixes 347 till end Feb FT5X/FR5HR: Kerguelen (AF-048) * by FR5HR 350 till 01/06 FT5XN: Kerguelen * by F6IHY 348 till ?? FT5ZQ/T: Tromelin 348 till 20/02 JG8NQJ/JD1: Minami Torishima (OC-073) 339 till Mar JX3EX * by LA3EX 335 till ?? KC4AAA: Antarctica (AN-012) (WABA K-08) 346 till ?? KC4AAC: Antarctica (AN-012) (WABA K-10) 346 till ?? KC4AAD: Antarctica (AN-016) (WABA K-23) 346 till ?? KC4AAF: Antarctica (AN-016) (WABA K-??) 346 till ?? KC4/KL7RL: Antarctica (AN-016) (WABA MN-01) 346 till Mar KH2D & KH2/KF2XN: Guam * by KF2XN 346 till ?? LU1ZA: South Orkney 337 till Feb LU1ZC: South Shetlands (WABA LU-04) * LU6UO & LU4AXV 341 till ?? LU6AUB/Z: Vicecomodoro Marambio Base (WABA LU-03) 349 till ?? LZ0A: South Shetlands * by LZ2UU 337 till ?? OA0MP: South Shetland (AN-010) (WABA OA-01) 346 till 30/04 P40MR * by VE3MR 343 till 27/01 P49I * by K4PI 350 till ?? R1ANF: South Shetland (AN-010) (WABA UA-04) 346 till ?? R1ANL: Antarctica (AN-016) (WABA UA-08) 346 till ?? R1ANZ: Antarctica (AN-016) (WABA UA-07) 346 till March S21YE * by G4VLV 351 till 26/01 VP2ESJ * by W5SJ 345 till ?? VU2JBK & VU2RAY: Antarctica (AN-016) (WABA VU-02) 346 till ?? ZX0ECF: South Shetlands (AN-010) (WABA PY-01) 349 20/01-30/01 ZW5VB & ZW5AP, PP5VB/PY3 & PP5AP/PY3: PY lighthouses 350 22/01-08/02 ZX0DX & ZX0CW: So. Shetlands (AN-010)*by PT2NP & PT2HF 350 21/01-18/03 FT5WG: Crozet (AF-008) * by F5BU 349 22/01-25/01 7P8: Sani Pass * by ZS6RVG, ZS6CAL, ZS6XJ, ZS6HZ 343 22/01-09/03 XT2DM: Burkina Faso * by F5RLE 349 23/01-25/01 C42A * by UA2FB & UA2FF 350 23/01-26/01 ZW2ST: Sao Sebastiao Isl (SA 028, DIB 016) * by PYs 351 23/01-25/01 CQ WWDX 160 Meter CW Contest *** 24/01-26/01 AX: Australian special prefix 351 24/01-05/02 YS1X * by OH1TD, OH3JF, OH6XY and OH7LIX 351 24/01-25/01 REF - French CW Contest *** 25/01-06/02 D68YN & D68YV: (AF-007) * by HB9CYN & HB9CYV 349 31/01-01/02 IR0MFP: special event station Millennium for Peace 351 25/01 JA: Miyako Is (AS-079) by JH3QFL 351 31/01 UBA SSB Contest *** January CX0XY: South Shetland (AN-010) (WABA CX-01) 346 January EM1LV: Antarctica (AN-006) (WABA UR-01) 346 January JU2DX * by JT1CD, JT1AS, JT1BL, JT1BJ, JT1CJ, JT1CM 350 mid Jan-Apr K8VIR/ZL7: Chatham Is (OC-038) * by K8VIR 349 Jan-Feb ZS26BI: Bird Isl (NO-REF) * by ZSs 350 01/02-15/02 FG/F2HE: Les Saintes Isl. (NA-114) 345 01/02-22/02 VE3BW/HR6: Roatan Isl. (NA-057) 337 01/02 IOTA HR/Annual Listing * deadline *** 02/02-15/02 P4/K2LE: Aruba (SA-036) * by K2LE 351 04/02-25/02 9G1AA * by PA3AWW, PA3DEW & PA3FQX 351 04/02-27/02 KH5: Palmyra Island (OC-085) * by MKDXF & SSIDXG 351 05/02-01/03 9G5VJ: Ghana * by G4ZVJ 351 05/02-10/02 A35FN & A35LZ (OC-049) * by HB9HFN & HB9DLZ 347 05/02-mid March TR8CR * by F8EN 349 06/02-08/02 OH8TA: Hailuoto Island (EU-126) 347 07/02-22/02 8N0WOG: Nagano * special event station 345 10/02-23/02 5W0FN & 5W0LZ (OC-097) * by HB9HFN & HB9DLZ 347 10/02-03/03 J3 * by K4UPS, K4LTA and others 351 12/02-19/02 9K2F: AS-118 * by KARS 351 12/02-24/02 9M0C: Spratly (AS-051) * by Chiltern DX Club 351 13/02-20/02 KG4GC, KG4AU, KG4QD, KG4OS, KG4WD & KG4PK: Guantanamo 351 14/02-16/02 KH0 * by JN1TCC, JS1PNS, JA2HBK, JJ2NYT,JK2TQB,JR4URW 351 14/02-28/02 VP5FXB * by The Caribbean Contesting Consortium 351 14/02-15/02 ADRS WW RTTY WPX Contest *** 14/02-15/02 PACC Contest *** mid Feb-mid Mar P40K, P4/I2UIY, P40V & P49V * by I2UIY, AI6V & W6OAT 351 /EX

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======*** Most Wanted in Italy *** ======

We apologize for the delay in publishing this annual survey - the last announced submissions arrived just a couple of days ago. This listing has been compiled thanks to 288 Italian DXers who have submitted their Most Wanted lists. RTTY desiderata have been merged into one single listing together with CW and SSB, and that is the reason why some RTTY Most Wanted Countries/Entities (such as A3, 5W, EP, JD1 Minami Torishima, PY0 Trindade, V6, ZK1 North and South Cooks, etc) are not mentioned. The "needed by" percentage ranges from the obvious 100% of North Korea to the 18.1% of East Kiribati. Heard Island, which ranked third in last years' survey, has disappeared from the listing after VK0IR's tremendous effort. Hopefully in 1999 four of the current Most Wanted will move near the bottom (at least): Kingman Reef, Howland and Palmyra (which are needed respectively by the 78.1%, 51.4% and 29.9% of the partecipants in the survey) are going to be activated by the SSIDXG & MKDXF joint DXpedition between February and March, while the USKA major DXpedition to St. Brandon (needed by the 59.7%) is scheduled to take place in May (see 425DXN 351 for the details). Good luck to you all!

/======\ | % | Pfx Country | % | Pfx Country | % | Pfx Country | |----|------|----|------|----|------| 100.0| P5 North Korea |37.5| 3Y Peter 1 |25.7| 3D2 Rotuma | |79.2| A5 Bhutan |36.4| VU7 Laccadive |25.7| VK9 Mellish | |78.1| KH5K Kingman reef |35.8| PY0 Peter & Paul|25.0| VP8 So.Georgia | |71.5| VK0 MacQuarie |35.1| E3 Eritrea |24,6| FT_X Kerguelen | |70.5| BS7 Scarborough |34.0| FO0 Clipperton |24.3| ST Sudan | |59.7| 3B6,7 St.Brandon |33.0| BV9 Pratas |24,0| VP8 So.Sandwich| |57.3| VU4 Andaman |32.3| KH4 Midway |23.6| FT_W Crozet | |55.2| ZL9 Auckland |31.2| 3D2 Conway reef |23.2| KP1 Navassa | |51.4| KH1 Howland |30.2| HK0 Malpelo |22,6| KH8 Amer. Samoa| |47.2| 7O Yemen |29.9| KH5 Palmyra |21.5| TI9 Cocos | |45.8| 3Y Bouvet |29.6| FT_Z Amsterdam |20.5| T2 Tuvalu | |44.8| T33 Banaba |28.5| ZK3 Tokelau |19.8| XF4 Revilla | |41.7| 3C0 Annobon |27,4| CE0 San Felix |19.1| VR6 Pitcairn | |39.9| ZL8 Kermadec |27,1| ST0 So. Sudan |18.8| KH3 Johnston | |37.8| T31 Centr.Kirib. |26.0| KP5 Desecheo |18.1| T32 East Kirib.| \======/ /EX S DX@WW $425WW352B 425 DX News #352 [2/6] 31 January 1998 No 352 BID: $425WW352B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======

4J - Jean-Michel, F6AJA reports that amateur radio stations from Azerbaijan are allowed to replace their usual prefixes with 4KA and 4JA until 31 December. The Radio Club of Baku may be active as 4K80ADR to celebrate 80 years of independence of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic. 8P - The DX News Sheet reports that G3RFX will be active (CW and SSB, mostly on 20 and 40 metres with some 17 and 15 metres) from Barbados (NA-021) as 8P9FX between 2 and 16 February. QSL via G3RFX. 9G - The OPDX Bulletin reports that Steve, PA3GBQ he will be in Ghana during the first 3 weeks of February. This is not a DXpedition, but he might be active as (probably) 9G5BQ. QSL via PA3GBQ. 9G - Steve Wilson, G3VMW reports that four British amateurs will be active from Ghana in February. Andy, G4ZVJ will be active as 9G5VJ between 5 February and 1 March [425DXN 351] and will be active in the FOC Marathon. He will be joined on 12 February by Alan, G3XAQ who will be active as 9G5XA until 23 Fberuary. Steve, G3VMW and Bob, G3ZEM fly to Accra on the 20 February to join the others and will be QRV as 9G5SW and 9G5ZM on all bands. They will be QRV during the ARRL CW Contest and the the RSGB 7 MHz CW Contest. The DXpedition will end on the 1st March. Activity will be mainly on CW but with the possibility of some RTTY and SSB if required. QSL 9G5SW via G3VMW, QSL 9G5VJ via G4ZVJ, QSL 9G5XA via G3XAQ, QSL 9G5ZM via G3ZEM or RSGB Bureau. Further information is available at www.bramham.demon.co.uk C6 - Wade, AA8LL reports he will be active as AA8LL/C6A from Crooked Island (NA-113), Bahamas between 2 and 4 February. Look for him on SSB IOTA frequencies 10-40 metres. QSL via AA8LL either direct or through the bureau. C9 - Franco, I4LCK reports to 425 DX News he will be active again from Mozambique starting on 7 February. On 8 or 9 February he plans to be active from Inhaca Island (AF-066) for one or two days with his *new* call, C91LCK. Franco and Silvano, C91A will then move to Beira and try to be active from Chiloane Island, Sofala District group (AF-???). Plans are to operate as C91LCK/C93 possibly between 14 and 16 February, but actual dates and duration are subject to several local factors. CN - Ivan, OM3LA is active as CN2BI from Morocco until 10 February. QSL via OM1APD. EK - Sergei, EK4JJ is reported to be active as EK1700JJ (with this special event prefix Armenia celebrates 1700 years of Christianity). QSL via GW3CDP. FG - Jean-Michel, F6AJA reports that Alain, F2HE has been forced to cancel his February trip to Las Saintes (NA-114) [425DXN 345] and will try to be there in March. FT5W - Mehdi, F5PFP reports that that Jean-Paul, F5BU [425DXN 349] arrived to Possession Island, Crozet (AF-008) two days ago. He is expected to start being active as FT5WG on 31 January, around 16.30 UTC on 14.183 MHz. QSL via F6APU (Andre Jungbluth, 4 rue des Tulipes, 67380 Lingolsheim, France). FT5X - F5PFP reports that Helios, FT5XN [425DXN 348] is regularly QRV for North America on 14.209 and 14.031 MHz between 03.00 and 05.00 UTC and again between 13.00 and 14.00 UTC. He expects to receive the amplifier donated by the Clipperton DX Foundation in a few days' time. He will also try to be active with dipoles on the low and WARC bands. QSL via F6PEN (Gerard Ribes, 16 rue Viollet Leduc, 31100 Toulouse, France). HZ - Ibrahim, 7Z1IS reports he will be active (10, 15, 20 and 40 metres) as 7Z1IS/P from Tarut Island (AS-111) between 30 January and 4 February (but he states he will be off the radio for one day). QSL either direct to 7Z1IS (Ibrahim Saud, P.O. Box 3361, Al khobar 31952, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - please note that "IRCs are not accepted at our post service", he states) or via SM0OFG. JX - The DX News Sheet reports that Per LA7DFA will be active again (6-160 metres) from Jan Mayen (EU-022) as JX7DFA from 1 February through October. QSL via LA7DFA. KH2 - Dave, N2NL is now active from Guam (OC-026) as N2NL/KH2 [425DXN 345]. The Daily DX reports that Dave is waiting for his permanent housing to be assigned. For the next two weeks he will concentrate on 40 and 80 metres. QSL via W2YC. /EX S DX@WW $425WW352C 425 DX News #352 [3/6] 31 January 1998 No 352 BID: $425WW352C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======

S7 - Kurt, HB9MX is active again from Seychelles as S79MX. He has been granted a special permission to operate on 80 metres and will be active from 00.00 UTC on 13 February to 24.00 UTC on 15 February, and again from 00:00 UTC on 20 February to 24.00 UTC on 22 February. He will be operating on 3.508 MHz (+/-) with 100 Watts. QSL via HB9MX. SV - The Daily DX reports that the Radio DX Group of Thrace, Greece will be active on all modes as J47XCJ between 1 and 28 February to celebrate the Xanthi Carnival Festival. TJ - The DX News Sheet reports that Tim, TJ1FT is active from Cameroon until July or August. Look for him around 23 UTC on 14.220. MHz QSL to P.O. Box 41, Makak, Cameroon, Africa. V3 - Jim Zimmerman, N6KZ reports that four operators from the Bay Area DX Association and the Southern California DX Club will be active (10-160 metres, CW, SSB and RS-12) from South Water Cay, Belize (NA-180) between 3 and 10 February. The operators are V31VI (QSL via N6KZ), V31UY (QSL via N6UY), V31NX (QSL via N6FH) and V31TR (QSL via K8BK). VP5 - The DXNL reports that Yuki, KQ6QJ, and Yoko, KF6NWQ are active until 2 February as VP5/KQ6SJ and VP5/KF6NWQ while on their honeymoon. QSL via JF6WBP. YN - On 25 January Carlos, YN1KDM/4 reported to Dan, W4DKS that he should be on Corn Island (NA-013) "for four or five more days". His activity takes place in his spare time. QSL via TI5KD. YS - The group of Finnish amateurs (OH6XY, OH1TD, OH3JF and OH7LIX) who were expected to operate from Guatemala [425DXN 347] is now active from El Salvador as YS1X [425DXN 351] until 6 February. They are using Raymundo's (YS1RRD) contest call and are operating from his QTH at the seaside. Look for them on CW (1.827, 3.507, 7.007, 10.103/10.108, 14.007, 18.077, 21.007, 24.897, 28.007 MHZ), SSB (1.840, 3.789, 7.045, 14.195, 18.145, 21.295, 24.945, 28.495 MHz) and RTTY (14.088, 21.088, 28.088 MHz). QSL via OH2BU (Jari Jussila, Pilvijarvi, FIN-02400 Kirkkonummi, Finland). ------

*** ANTARCTIC NEWS ***

The following updates regarding current and planned activity during the summer Antarctic season have been provided by Bob Hines, K4MZU. ANTARCTICA (AN-06) - Art, KC4/KL7RL [425DXN 346] from Patriot Hills multinational base closed the station down on 22 January and has returned home. - Astronaut Owen Garriott, W5LFL was recently active for five days as KC4/W5LFL from Patriot Hills multinational base. - KC4AAF from DownStream Bravo [425DXN 346] is QRT. It is hoped to have an amplifier and better antennas next Summer season. - Henry, VE0HSS was forced to cancell his planned trip to R1ANW at SAAM Vostok Base [425DXN 346] because of bad weather conditions. - The Director of SANAE has indicated that the operators at ZS7ANT [425DXN 346] may have more time for the amateur bands as the season ends. ------

** IOTA OPERATIONS WHICH HAVE PROVIDED ACCEPTABLE VALIDATION MATERIAL (1) **

EU-147 RK1B/1 Kimalisti Island (July 1997) EU-148 TM5BCU/IPA Fort Brescou (June 1997) EU-162 RK1B/1 Glov Island (July 1997) NA-045 XF3/EA3BT Mujeres Island (October 1997) NA-045 XF3/EA3AOK Mujeres Island (October 1997) NA-090 XF3/EA3BT Cozumel Island (October 1997) NA-090 XF3/EA3AOK Cozumel Island (October 1997) NA-157 KL7/W6IXP Kayak Island (July 1997)

(1) Includes operations where validation material was volunteered, ie not specifically required for credit to be given - in all cases cards now submitted will be accepted by Checkpoints. /EX S DX@WW $425WW352D 425 DX News #352 [4/6] 31 January 1998 No 352 BID: $425WW352D ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======

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1A0KM --> With reference to an amateur radio activity which has been recently rumoured to take place from SMOM, Francesco Valsecchi, IK0FVC (QSL manager for 1A0KM) reports that the SMOM authorities "have declared themselves to be in the dark about it. Any future activity from SMOM", Francesco states, "will be announced well in advance, with the full list of operators and in compliance with the Order's strict and selective rules":

9M0C PROPAGATION PREDICTIONS ---> Please note: AF = Africa; Am = Americas (ENA, WNA and SA); E/A = All of Europe AND Africa; ENA = Eastern North America; EU = Europe (all); EU(E) = Europe (Eastern only); JA = Japan; LP = Long Path; NA = North America (east AND west); Pac = Pacific rim (VK and JA); SA = South America; VK = Australia; WNA = Western North America.

UTC 00-03 03-06 06-09 09-12 12-15 15-18 18-21 21-24 ------10m WNA VK EU(E) E/A Am/LP SA - - VK E/A AF 12m WNA VK EU(E) SA/LP Am/LP Am - - Pac Pac E/A E/A E/A 15m WNA EU(E) EU(E) SA/LP SA/LP NA AF VK SA Pac Pac E/A E/A SA Pac Pac VK E/A 17m SA EU(E) EU(E) SA/LP ENA Am WNA ENA/LP Pac Pac Pac E/A SA/LP E/A VK VK Pac E/A 20m SA JA Pac SA/LP ENA NA Am SA AF EU E/A E/A E/A E/A JA Pac Pac VK Pac 30m E/A - JA NA NA WNA SA SA SA/LP Eu E/A E/A E/A Pac Pac Pac Pac Pac 40m - - - ENA NA WNA SA SA Pac EU(E) E/A E/A E/A Pac Pac Pac Pac 80m - - - ENA WNA E/A E/A SA Pac EU(E) Pac Pac E/A Pac 160m - - - ENA WNA EU(E) E/A JA Pac Pac Pac Pac E/A

ALASKA QSL BUREAU ---> Frank Hurlbut, KL7FH reports that the Alaska QSL Bureau has changed address. The new address is: Alaska QSL Bureau, Box 520343, Big Lake, Alaska 99652, USA.

DXPEDITION GROUP ---> Bill Gallier, W4WX is interested in forming a "Space "A" DXpedition Group": "Members would be from all over the world", Bill says. "Only requirements would be [a] retired military with space available privileges, [b] have email address. The group would communicate via email an organize at least one DXpedition a year. There are many places available to visit via military air. Give me your thoughts and ideas". Bill's e-mail address is [email protected]

EXPO 98 AWARD ---> The Portuguese national society (REP) sponsors the Expo 98 Award for contacts made with CT98, CS98, CQ98 and CU98 stations [425DXN 347], including the special event stations CT98REP and CT98EXPO. For further information please contact the REP Award/Contest Manager, Apartado 2483, 1112 Lisboa Codex, Portugal.

QSL K7K & K4M ---> Frank Smith, AH0W reports that the QSL cards for the recent K7K (Kure) and K4M (Midway) operations have been received from the printers and are being sent out. "Please give us a few weeks at least to get this chore done before sending inquiries", Frank says. QSL via KE7LZ (Bob Johnson, 5627 West Hearn Road, Glendale, Arizona 85306-4213, USA). /EX S DX@WW $425WW352E 425 DX News #352 [5/6] 31 January 1998 No 352 BID: $425WW352E ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======

QSL TT8SA ---> The QSL manager for this station is IV3VBM, whose *new* address is: Mario Simonutti, Via Oltrerugo 127, 33091 Castelnovo - PN, Italy.

QSL VK9LX ---> Nick, VK2ICV reports that the first lot of about 700 cards is in the mail. So far he has received more than 2000 direct requests for his and K8RF's activity from Lord Howe as VK9LX (23 November - 1 December 1997), and it would probably take another 3-4 weeks to answer them all. QSL via VK2ICV (Nick Hacko, P.O.Box 730, Parramatta NSW 2124, Australia).

QSL VIA AC7DX ---> Ron Lago, AC7DX reports he will *no longer* handle the QSL chores of 9K2QQ and UA3CT. QSL for both direct to CBA.

QSL VIA TI2YO ---> Minor, TI2YO can confirm contacts made with TE2M, YN0TI, HT7YO and TI9YO. His new address is Minor, P.O. Box 41-1300, Hatillo, San Jose, Costa Rica.

SPRATLY ISLANDS ---> Ray, G3NOM reports that the the Malaysian Amateur Radio Transmitters Society (MARTS) has formally applied to the authorities to allocate a separate prefix to the this group, i.e. 9M7 (for HF and VHF licence) and 9W7 (for VHF only licence). It could take a considerable time before we know whether the proposal is accepted by the authorities. In the meantime, 9M0C [425DXN 351] may be your last chance to work one of the romantic, legendary 9M0 Spratly prefixes!

VK4RC ---> The Redcliffe and Districts Radio Club services the needs of amateur radio and shorth wave listening enthusiasts in the city of Redcliffe, Queensland and surrounding area. Membership is open to amateurs and SWLs from around the world. The club station VK4RC can be contacted every Sunday at 08.30 UTC on 14.205 MHZ +/- QRM during the Australian summer (December, January and February) and on 3.612 MHz +/-QRM every Sunday at 09.30 UTC all year through. The Radio Club sponsors the "Redcliffe City Award" and the "Rally Australia Award". Further information is available at http//www.st.net.au./~vk4vw./rdrc/ or from Kevin, VK4AKI (c/o Redcliffe and Districts Radio Club Inc., P.O. Box 20, Woody Point, QLD 4019, Australia).

VK9YQS ---> The station who recently signed VK9YQS (Macquarie) on 40 metres CW is believed to be a pirate. Jim, VK1FF states that "VK three-letter callsign suffixes YAA-YZZ are allocated to Australian LIMITED Licensees who are permitted to transmit only on designated frequencies above 50 MHz, except for 29.0-29.7 MHz on FM telephony". The genuine Doug, VK0YQS is actually on Macquarie [425DXN 349], but he is only operating on 6 metres at this stage.

+ SILENT KEY + It was with great sadness that we have learnt of the passing, on 19 January, of Eric Edberg, W6DU (a past President and Secretary of both California DX Foundation and NCDXF) and, on 24 January, of Valery "Larry" Saldin, RA4HA, for many years a familiar voice on 14.175 MHz. ======

For the news issued in this number, thanks to:

I1HYW, IK1QFM, I5FLN, IK7AFM, IK8CJP, IK0FVC, Brescia DX Group, Crazy DX Group, Delta Mike, Diamond DX Club, Roman DX Group, Salento DX Team, CT1EEB, CT1ENQ, DL4VBP, DL7VOA, DL8AAM, DL9GOA, EA5KB, F5PFP, F6AJA, G4BUE, JA1ELY, JI6KVR, NL7TB, OZ5MJ, PP5SZ, PS7AB, PS7KM, VK6LC, W3UR, WD8MGQ, ARRL-DX, DX-NL, DXNS, LNDX, NPDXG, OPDX, PY-DX, QRZ-DX, The 59(9) DX Report, The Daily DX, URE-EA-DX, VK2SG RTTY Notes. *****************************************************************************

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The following list has been provided by Thomas M. Roesner, DL8AAM. The original source is Jens Palle, OZ5MJ, EDR Award Manager.

County Name of the island Number IOTA ------K”benhavn (01) Sj‘lland 01-01 EU-029 Amager 01-02 EU-029 Saltholm 01-03 EU-029 Frederiksborg (02) Sj‘lland 02-01 EU-029 Hessel” 02-02 EU-029 Eskils” 03-03 EU-029 Roskilde (03) Sj‘lland 03-01 EU-029 Vestsj‘lland (04) Sj‘lland 04-01 EU-029 Sejer” 04-02 EU-029 Neksel” 04-03 EU-029 Or” 04-04 EU-029 Sprog” 04-05 EU-029 Om” 04-06 EU-029 Agers” 04-07 EU-029 Orm” 04-08 EU-029 Gl‘n” 04-09 EU-029 Musholm 04-10 EU-029 Storstr”m (05) Sj‘lland 05-01 EU-029 Lolland 05-02 EU-029 Falster 05-03 EU-029 M”n 05-04 EU-029 Vejr” 05-05 EU-029 Fem” 05-06 EU-029 Fej” 05-07 EU-029 R†g” 05-08 EU-029 Ask” 05-09 EU-029 Bog” 05-10 EU-029 T‘r” 05-11 EU-029 Eneh”je 05-12 EU-029 Nyord 05-13 EU-029 Gavn” 05-14 EU-029 En” 05-15 EU-029 Dybs” 05-16 EU-029 Lang” 05-17 EU-029 Far” 05-18 EU-029 Bornholm (06) Bornholm 06-01 EU-030 Christians” 06-02 EU-030 Fyn (07) Fyn 07-01 EU-029 Brands” 07-02 EU-029 B†g” 07-03 EU-029 Illum 07-04 EU-029 F‘n” 07-05 EU-029 ’bel” 07-06 EU-029 Tor” 07-07 EU-029 Roms” 07-08 EU-029 Ly” 07-09 EU-029 Avernak” 07-10 EU-029 Drej” 07-11 EU-029 Skar” 07-12 EU-029 Hjort” 07-13 EU-029 ’r” 07-14 EU-029 T†singe 07-15 EU-029 Thur” 07-16 EU-029 Stryn” 07-17 EU-029 Birkholm 07-18 EU-029 Langeland 07-19 EU-029 Bj”rn” 07-20 EU-029 Si” 07-21 EU-029 S”nderjylland (08) Als 08-01 EU-029 Bars” 08-02 EU-029 R”m” 08-03 EU-125 r” 08-04 EU-029 Okse” 09-05 Ribe (09) Fan” 09-01 EU-125 Mand” 09-02 EU-125 Langli 09-03 EU-125 Vejle (10) Endelave 10-01 EU-029 Hjarn” 10-02 EU-029 Ringk”bing (11) Ven” 11-01 Jegind” 11-02 Aarhus (12) Anholt 12-01 EU-088 Sams” 12-02 EU-029 Tun” 12-03 EU-029 Alr” 12-04 Hjelm 12-05 EU-029 Vejr” 12-06 EU-029 Viborg (13) Nordjylland 13-01 Mors 13-02 Fur 13-02 Nordjylland (14) Nordjylland 14-01 Hirsholmene 14-02 EU-088 L‘s” 14-03 EU-088 F‘r”n 14-04 EU-088 Kringelr”n 14-05 EU-088 Hornfiskr”n 14-06 EU-088 Egholm 14-07

DL8AAM reports that some conversion problems may occur with the special characters: <"> is a letter (Oscar) with a stroke (like a crossed Zero); <'> is a letter (Alpha and Echo written together); a "cross" is , that is a letter with a point on the top. /EX

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A group of seven Italian amateurs will operate as JT1Y from Ulan-Bator, Mongolia for one week starting on 7 April. The team includes Nicola Sanna (I0SNY, Team Leader), Odoardo Tiberi (I0TIC), Mauro Pregliasco (I1JQJ), Massimo Mucci (I8NHJ), Piero Palmiotto (IK0AEH), Francesco D'Alo' (IK0FUX), Elvira Simoncini (IV3FSG) and possibly others. It is planned to keep at least two stations on the air round the clock, to maximise band openings. All HF bands will be activated, on SSB, CW and RTTY. The activity will take place from JT1KAA, the club station of The Mongolian Radio Sports Federation. QSL via I0SNY (Nicola Sanna, Str. Gualtarella 8/M, 06132 S.Sisto - PG, Italy).

3A - Manfred, DJ7RJ will be active (mostly on CW) from Monaco as 3A/DJ7RJ between 28 February and 12 March. He plans to operate on 160 metres (1.833 MHz) around 4 UTC. QSL via DJ7RJ. 3B7 - The USKA DXpedition to Cargados Island in the St. Brandon Archipelago (AF-015, 6-17 May) [425DXN 351] is now reported to take place with the call 3B7AZ. 3C0 - A multi-national team of 4-6 operators plans to be active from Annobon/Pagalu Island (AF-039) the first week of March. They are expected to be on CW, SSB and RTTY on all bands, with emphasis on 40, 80 and 160 metres. 3C - Alan, 3C5I is currently active (10, 15 and 20 metres for the time being, soon on the WARC bands) from Bioko Island (AF-010). He is there on a long term work assignment. QSL to Alan, P.O. Box 139082, Dallas, TX 75313, USA. 3D2 - 3D2CC from Malolo Island (OC-121), Fiji is reported to be daily on 14.131 MHz around 18.30 UTC. 3D2 - JM1LJS and JE1OYE will be active as 3D2LJ/P and 3D2TS/P from Yasawa Group (OC-156) on 1-3 May. Then will move to Viti Levu (OC-016), from where they will be active as 3D2LJ and 3D2TS until 7 May. QSL both via JM1LJS. 3X - Steve, G0AEV will be working in Guinea for 12-15 weeks starting on 16 February. He expects to get a licence and plans to concentrate on his favourite bands (6 and 10 metres) at first. 4U1ITU - EA3AFW, EA3FQV, EA3ATM and EA3DUW will participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest (28-29 March) from 4U1ITU. 4X - K4YT will be active for three years from March 1998 while working at the US Embassy in Tel Aviv. 5N - Bogdan, 5N3CPR (ex 5N3/SP5XAR) is active again from Nigeria. QSL via bureau to SP5CPR. 8P - Steve, K2WE (ex NI2C) will be active on all bands as 8P9AP from Barbados (NA-021) between 17 and 24 February. He will be active in the ARRL CW DX Contest. QSL via K2WE. 8Q - Hans, DL8NBE and Rolf, HB9DIF will be active on all bands from the Maldives (AS-013) as 8Q7BE (SSB) and 8Q7BV (CW) respectively between 19 February and 11 March. QSL via bureau to their home calls. /EX S DX@WW $425WW353B 425 DX News #353 [2/6] 7 February 1998 No 353 BID: $425WW353B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======

9M0_spr- The latest press release from G3XTT reported everything was still on schedule for the Chiltern DX Club 9M0C DXpedition (12-24 February) to Layang Layang, Spratly Islands (AS-051) [425DXN 351]. One of the team members (Aki, VK2BEX) has had to withdraw from the operation, but his place has been taken by three new operators: John Krzymuski, N2QW (ex-AB2EC), Jeff Morris (9H1EL) and Kazuo Ogasawara( JA1RJU). This takes the final team to 13: G3NUG (team leader), G3OZF and G3WGV (deputy leaders), G3NOM/9M2OM, G3SED, G3XTT, G4JVG, G0OPB, JA1RJU, K5VT, N2QW, 9H1EL and 9M6SU. QSL via G3SWH either direct (Phil Whitchurch, 21 Dickensons Grove, Congresbury, Bristol, BS49 5HQ, United Kingdom) or through the bureau (requests for bureau cards may also be sent to [email protected]). "Given the higher-than-anticipated shipping costs", G3XTT says, "we are continuing to seek funding": contributions may be sent to G3WGV ([email protected]), JP1NWZ ([email protected]) or K5VT ([email protected]). See "Good To Know" below for further information on 9M0C Log Checking and Pilot Stations. C6 - N4BP and WV5Z will be active from the Bahamas during the ARRL CW DX Contest (21-22 February) as either N4BP/C6A, WV5Z/C6A or C6A**. C6 - Ray, AA6EW will be active (10-80 metres, SSB and CW) as AA6EW/C6A from Great Abaco (NA-080), Bahamas between 1 and 14 March. He will participate in the ARRL SSB DX Contest. QSL via home call. CN - F5LMK will be active (10-80 metres SSB) as CN/F5LMK from Morocco between 9 and 16 May. CO - VE3ESE, VE3NXB, VE3NQK and some CO operators will be active from Santiago de Cuba between 27 February and 8 March. A T48 callsign is expected to be issued. They will participate in the CQ WW 160 Meter SSB and ARRL SSB DX Contests. QSL via VE3ESE. FO - FO0BUS is reported to be active starting on 9 February through at least the 14th. Activity will be mostly CW on 40, 20 and 15 metres, from Tahiti (OC-046), Moorea (OC-046), Huahine (OC-067), Bora-Bora (OC-067), Rangiroa (OC-066) and possibly other Tuamotu islands. QSL via W6MD. . FS - Dennis, K7BV, Editor for the National Contest Journal, will arrive on St. Martin [425DXN 351] the evening of 18 February. He will be very active on all HF bands as FS/K7BV (QSL via K7BV) before the ARRL DX CW Contest, in which he will participate as FS5PL (QSL via N0JT). FS - Dick, K3DI hopes to participate in the CQ WW 160 Meter SSB Contest (27 February-1 March) from St. Martin (NA-105). QSL via K3DI (bureau cards can be requested at [email protected]). FT5 - Rene, FR5HR, who will be signing FT5X/FR5HR from Kerguelen until the end of February, says he is not sure to be active from Amsterdam and Crozet [425DXN 349]. GU - Bob, W7MAE will be active as MU0/W7MAE from Guersnsey (EU-114) between 15 February and 1 March. QSL via W7MAE. GU - Bill, G4YWY will be active as GU4YWY/M from Guersney (EU-114) between 9 and 14 April. QSL via home call. GU - Jean-Marc, F5SGI will be active (mostly on 10-40 metres CW) as GU/F5SGI from Guernsey (EU-114) between 11 and 17 April. QSL via F5SGI either direct or through the bureau. HL - Lee, DS4CNB is planning an IOTA operation from Kang-Won-Do Province Group (AS-???) which should take place between 1 and 6 April with the call HL0Z/2. QSL via DS4CNB. HR - Kris, OA4DBO/KA2OIG will be active as HR6/KA2OIG (QRP) from Morgan's Cay (NO-REF) from 13 through 26 February. Kris will operate with 4 watts and a dipole on the lower part of 30 metres only. QSL via KA2OIG. J3 - Harry, W8KKF and Mike, N9NS will be active from Grenada between 4 and 10 March as either J37K and J3/N9NS or new calls. They will participate in the ARRL SSB DX Contest (7-8 March) with two stations. J6 - Ted, K9IMM and Carol, NS9L will be on St. Lucia (NA-106) between 15 and 23 February. While Carol is unlikely to get a licence, Jim will be active on all bands and will participate in the ARRL DX CW Contest. QSL via WB9NOV. J7 - Bob, W2KKZ will be active as J7/W2KKZ from Dominica (NA-101) between 1 and 8 March. He will participate in the ARRL DX SSB Contest and will be active on 10-80 metres CW and SSB. QSL via W2KKZ. JT - Hungarian Pannon DX Club members HA0HW, HA4GDO, HA6NL, HA7SK and HA7VK will operate from Ulan-Bator, Mongolia in May (dates and call to be announced). They plan to be active 24 hours a day with two or three stations on all HF bands CW, SSB, and RTTY. Further information is available at http://www.dunanet.hu/pannondxc/ and contributions may be sent to Laci, HA0HW ([email protected]). KC4_ant- The current operators at KC4AAC (USN MARS Palmer Station on Anvers Island, AN-012) will be departing in about a week. The new operator will be Dave, N5WNB who operated from KC4AAF at DownStream Bravo for several weeks this this season. /EX S DX@WW $425WW353C 425 DX News #353 [3/6] 7 February 1998 No 353 BID: $425WW353C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======

KH4 - NH6YK (who now has an Advanced class licence) might be sporadically active as NH4/NH6YK from Midway (OC-030) between 18 and 29 March. KH6 - Al, NH7A will participate (single operator, hogh power, all bands) in both the ARRL CW (21-22 February) and SSB (7-8 March) Contests. QSL via N2AU. KH9 - The Dateline DX Association is organizing another DXpedition to Wake Island (OC-053). This operation follows a successful 1996 Wake DXpedition and its emphasis will again be on Europe and the low bands. K8XP, N2OO, N6MZ and N2WB will be active (SSB, CW and RTTY) with four stations between 26 February and 11 March (calls to be announced at a later date). Financial assistance is needed and may be sent to The Dateline DX Association, c/o Robert Pond (WA4YBV), 9 River Cove, Portsmouth, VA 23703, USA. QSL via WA4YBV. KP2 - W0BV , K0TG and KG0JH are KP2/ from the Virgin Islands (NA-106) until 17 February. They operate SSB, CW, and RTTY on all HF bands, with emphasis on 160 metres and the WARC bands. QSL via home calls. LU_ssh - LU1ZC (operated by LU6UO and LU4AXV from Destacamento Naval Deception on Deception Island, South Shetlands, AN-010) [425DXN 341] has logged around 24,900 QSOs (update 2 February 1998). Hector and Ernie will leave the island around 15 March (later than expected). QSL via LU6EF (Raul M. Diaz, GACW, Box 9, 1875 Wilde, Buenos Aires, Argentina). PJ9 - Jack, W1WEF and John, W1BIH will participate in the ARRL CW DX Contest (21-22 February) from Curacao (SA-006) as PJ9C (QSL via K1CPJ). Before and after the contest they will operate mostly on CW as PJ9/W1WEF (QSL via K1CPJ) and PJ9JT (QSL via W1AX). PY - PY1NEZ and PY1LVF will be active respectively as ZZ0Z and ZX0Z from Frances Island (SA-067, DIB 068, DFB ES-07) between 15 and 25 February. QSL via home calls. . S2 - Ray, G3WZ is active (CW) as S21YR from Bangladesh until 20 February. QSL via G3WZ (Ray Baldwin, 11 Meadow Court, Whiteparish, Salisbury, Wilts. SP5 2SE, United Kingdom). SP - DL7IO, DK2OE, DL7IQ, DL7VRO, DL7VYL, DL7UBA and DL1YFF plan to be active as SO5OE/1 from Wolin Island (EU-132) between 10 March and 10 May. T32 - T32O from Kiritimati (Christmas) Island (OC-024), East Kiribati is reported to be daily on 14.131 MHz around 18.30 UTC. T30 - Jack, VK2GJH will be active (mostly on 6 metres) as T30JH from Tarawa, Western Kiribati (OC-017) until 24 February. QSL via home call. V2 - Team Antigua will participate (Multi-Multi) in both the CW (21-22 February) and SSB (7-8 March) ARRL DX Contests from Antigua (NA-100) as V26B (QSL via WT3Q). Before and after the contest the operators will use their own V2 calls (see "Good To Know" below for the official QSL routings). V8 - Hal, JO1BMV and Tad, JH7PKU will be active as either V8JA or V85HG from Brunei Darussalam (OC-088) between 25 and 31 March. They will participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest (Multi-Single). Outside the contest thry plan to be active on the WARC and low bands. QSL via JH7FQK either direct (Ichio Ujiie, 162 Shionosawa, Towa, Fukushima 964-0203, Japan) or through the bureau. VE - VE7ARS and VE7FYO will celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and will operate from Trutch Island in the Estevan Group (NA-181) during the weekend of 23 May. Check http://mypage.direct.ca/f/fcarey/ for more details. VK0_ant- VK0AC and VK0ERZ have been active this week on 14.273 Mhz (23.00-06.00 UTC) and 14.160 MHz (18.00-19.00 UTC) from ANARE Davis Base (AN-016, WABA VK-03). VP5 - Steve, N9CK will be active from VP5JM's QTH (Providenciales, NA-002) between 7 and 16 February as VP5/N9CK (CW and RTTY on all bands) and as VP5CK in the CQ WPX RTTY Contest. QSL to N9CK via the bureau. VP5 - Will, AA4NC will be active (on all bands CW, SSB and RTTY) as VP5NC from Middle Caicos (NA-002) between 3 and 10 March. He will participate in the ARRL DX SSB Contest. QSL via AA4NC. W - Gary, KI6T, will be active from Santa Catalina Island (NA-066) between 16 March and 13 April. He hopes to be able to use K6T from 16 to 28 March. QSL via KI6T. YS - The OH operators currently signing YS1X [425DXN 352] are expected to go QRT on 8 February. They work RTTY between 14.30 and 19.30 UTC on 14.088 MHz and are active on 160 metres at 03.00-06.00 UTC (for Europe) and 11.00-12.30 UTC (for Japan). QSL via OH2BU (Jari Jussila, Pilvijarvi, FIN-02400 Kirkkonummi, Finalnd). XE - N5TU, N5RP, KZ5MM, W5MJ and XE2KB will participate in the ARRL DX CW Contest (21-22 February) as XA5T from Mexico. ZF - Joe, W6VNR (ex WA6VNR) will participate in the ARRL DX SSB Contest (7-8 March) as ZF2AH from the Caymans Islands (NA-016). Before the Contest he will be active on CW on the low and WARC bands. QSL via home call. >TNX The DX News Sheet> ZL7 - The six German operators who will operate from Chatham (OC-038) between 23 February and 8 March [425DXN 343] will be active as ZL7DK. They plan to operate on all bands CW, SSB and RTTY with emphasis on CW and the low bands. ZS_ant - Franz and Lindsay are now active from ZS7ANT [425DXN 346] at SANAE new base located at Vesle Skarvet (71.40S-02.49W). They made about 20 QSOs on 14.273 MHz on 7 Februeary and indicated they will be more active as the summer season closes. They will be there for one year. QSL manager to be announced. /EX S DX@WW $425WW353D 425 DX News #353 [4/6] 7 February 1998 No 353 BID: $425WW353D ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======************************* ***************************** GOOD TO KNOW ... *************************** *************************

8Q7AA ---> N7TX has begun an analysis of the logs of the recent Central Arizona DX Association DXpedition to the Maldives. A "first pass" through the .bin files from the four operating positions has given the following band breakdowns (CW/SSB/RTTY/Total): 664/40/0/704 on 160 metres, 537/1704/0/2241 on 80 metres; 2149/1661/0/3810 on 40 metres; 1178/0/0/1178 on 30 metres; 1519/2625/200/4344 on 20 metres; 1734/909/0/2643 on 17 metres; 434/1654/0/2088 on 15 metres; 348/423/0/771 on 12 metres; 65/59/0/124 on 10 metres. Totals are 8628 QSOs on CW, 9075 on SSB and 200 on RTTY. QSL via N7TX (Steve Thompson, 119 E. Jasmine St., Mesa, AZ 85201-1811, USA). Further details, and some pictures, will soon be available on the CADXA web site (http://cadxa.org/8q7aa).

9M0C LOG CHECKING ---> The team plans to upload logs to the Web on a daily basis. To check the logs, you need to go to the DXpedition home page at http://members.aol.com/spratly98 and select one of the two "am I in the log" servers. Once at the server screen, simply type in your callsign and a list of QSOs will appear.

9M0C PILOT STATIONS ---> Three pilot stations have been appointed. Their role will be to channel communications to and from the team on the island. Typically, they will receive comments (about band openings, the suitability of the announced frequencies, etc) from the amateur community at large, and will summarise the key messages to forward to the island. The team on the island will also be able to pass information out to the pilots and the Chief Pilot (G3ZAY) will keep the DXpedition Web site (http://members.aol.com/spratly98) updated. The piolot stations are Martin, G3ZAY ([email protected]), Don, N1DG ([email protected]) and Yoichi, JP1NWZ ([email protected]).

ARKANSAS DX ASSOCIATION ---> The 1998 officers of the Arkansas DX Association are David Norris, K5UZ (President); Dennis Schaefer, W5RZ (Vice President); Glenn Wolf, AB5RQ (Secretary/Treasurer).

BY1QH ---> The following band breakdowns from BY1QH have been reported by Merv, K9FD and Price, W0RI [425DXN 347]: 198 QSOs on 160 metres, 102 on 80, 414 on 40, 45 on 30, 572 on 20. QSL via K9FD.

KC4US* ---> Bob, K4MZU reports that military calls like KC4USV, KC4USX and KC4USL, which were active during the last several years, will be coming to an end. A Flag Ceremony to commemorate the end of Commander US Naval Support Force Antarctica as Commander of Operation Deep Freeze will be held at McMurdo Station on 11 February. Probably a KC4AA* series call will be issued or amateurs will use /KC4 calls for the time being.

QSL IH9/OL5Y ---> The *new* QSL manager is OK1VK. QSL either direct (Bohuslav Petr, Novodvorska 416, 142 00 Praha 4, Czech Republic) or through the bureau.

QSL OL1A, OL2M, OL5Y & OK5TOP ---> The *new* QSL manager for these stations is OK1MG. QSL either direct (Antonin Kriz, Polska 2205, 27201 Kladno 2, Czech Republic) or through the bureau.

SOUTH EAST MICHIGAN DX ASSOCIATION ---> The 1998 officers of the South East Michigan DX Association are Gene Klinger, AA8GX (President); Hank Kohl, K8DD (Vice President; Buck Switzer, N8CQA (Treasurer); Stan Arnett, AC8W (Secretary); Byron Johnson, WA8LCZ (Program Chairman); Gary Rutledge, KR8V (Awards Manager); Bob Thompson, VA3RJT (Director). /EX S DX@WW $425WW353E 425 DX News #353 [5/6] 7 February 1998 No 353 BID: $425WW353E ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======

TEAM ANTIGUA ---> The official Team Antigua QSL routings are as follows: V26A via WB3DNA, V26AK via N2TK, V26B via WT3Q, V26C via WA2C, V26DX via KU9C, V26E via AB2E, V26J via WX0B, V26OC via N3OC, V26R via KA2AEV, V26RN via N5NJ, V26T via K3MQH, V26TS via K3MM, V26U via W2UDT.

TEXAS DX SOCIETY ---> The 1998 officers of the Texas DX Society are Bob Walworth, N5ET (President); Henry Schneider, W5HNS (Vice President); Earl Morse, N5TU (Secretary); Madison Jones, W5MJ (Treasurer); Buzz Jehle, N5UR (DX Chairman); Joe Staples, W5ASP (Contest Chairman); Jim Lane, N5DC (Repeater Chairman); Dale Martin, KG5U (Field Day Chairman); Dave Sarkozi, WG5N (Bullsheet Editor).

VIDEO ---> The operations by Josep, EA3BT and Nuria, EA3AOK from the Maldives (8Q7BT & 8Q7OK) and Mexico (Mujeres NA-045 and Cozumel NA-090, XF3/EA3BT & XF3/EA3AOK) are now available on a VHS Pal video (30-40 minutes). For further information please contact Josep at [email protected] ------

QSL received via direct: 3D2RW/R, 3DA0CA, 3F6V (NA-071), 3W5KVR (AS-130), 3Y0PI, 4L1UN, 4S7UB, 5A28, 5B4ADA, 5V7A, 7Z5OO, 9J2DR, 9K2ZZ, 9M2JJ, 9M2OM/p (AS-097), 9M6NA, 9M6OO, 9M6/DF8AN (OC-066), 9V1YC, A45ZN, BD7JA/7 (AS-131), C21NJ, N5XG/C6A (NA-054), CE0ZIS, CV5A (SA-030), EY8XX, FH/DL2SBY, FJ/F6BUM, FO0SPE, FR5DX, FR5ZQ/T, FS5PL, FW5XX, HF0POL, HK3JJH/0A (NA-133), HK3JJH/0B (NA-132), HV4NAC, IF9/IK8WTM (EU-054; IIA TP-005 010, 015); IM0A (EU-165; IIA SS-061), JD1/JL1KFR, KH2D, N4BQW/KH5, KL7J, KP2/N2OO, LX60RL, MU0ASP, OD5NJ, OX/OZ8AE, R1FJZ, SV2ASP/A, SV8/IK7WPH/p (EU-052), T92A, TF/OZ5IPA, TM7I (EU-065; DIFM AT-001, 002, 008, 010, 036, 042, 057, 059, 121), TI8/K9VV, TM1MA (EU-095), TO7I, TT8JFC, TZ6SI, V26KW, V44KAI, V51BO, V63KU, V85HY, VE8B (NA-173), VK2IOM (OC-223), VK9LX, VK9WM, VK0TS, VP2EST, VR6MW, VR97LC, VS97SAR, XF3/EA3AOK (NA-090), XF3/EA3BT (NA-045), XV8FP (AS-132), YB1AQS, Z21KD, ZA/IK7JWX, ZB2/DL7VEE, ZX1A (SA-029). *****************************************************************************

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PERIOD CALL REF till ?? 3C5I: Bioko Island (AF-010), Equatorial Guinea 353 till 31/03 4G50N: Naga City * special event callsign 347 till 31/12 4KA and 4JA: special prefixes from Azerbaijan 352 till ?? 5N3CPR: Nigeria 353 till ?? 8J1RL: Antarctica (AN-015) (WABA JA-02) 346 till 16/02 8P9FX: Barbados (NA-021) * by G3RFX 352 till 01/03 9G5VJ: Ghana * by G4ZVJ 351 till May 9N1FP * by RU6FP 350 till early Mar 9X0A * by RW3AH 349 till 10/02 A35FN & A35LZ (OC-049) * by HB9HFN & HB9DLZ 347 till ?? CE9AP: South Shetland (AN-010) (WABA CE-01) 346 till ?? CE9SAC: Antarctica (AN-001) (WABA CE-07) 346 till ?? CE3RAC/CE9: Antarctica (AN-016) (WABA MN-01) 346 till 10/02 CN2IB: Morocco * by OM3LA 352 till 30/09 CT98, CS98, CQ98, CU98: CT special prefixes 347 till 18/03 FT5WG: Crozet (AF-008) * by F5BU 352 till end Feb FT5X/FR5HR: Kerguelen (AF-048) * by FR5HR 350 till 01/06 FT5XN: Kerguelen * by F6IHY 352 till ?? FT5ZQ/T: Tromelin 348 till 22/02 VE3BW/HR6: Roatan Isl. (NA-057) 337 till 20/02 JG8NQJ/JD1: Minami Torishima (OC-073) 339 till Mar JX3EX * by LA3EX 335 till 31/10 JX7DFA: Jan Mayen (EU-022) * by LA7DFA 352 till ?? KC4AAA: Antarctica (AN-012) (WABA K-08) 346 till ?? KC4AAC: Antarctica (AN-012) (WABA K-10) 346 till ?? KC4AAD: Antarctica (AN-016) (WABA K-23) 346 till Mar KH2D & KH2/KF2XN: Guam * by KF2XN 346 till 27/02 KH5: Palmyra Island (OC-085) * by MKDXF & SSIDXG 351 till 17/02 KP2/W0BV, KP2/K0TG & KP2/KG0JH: Virgin Is (NA-106) 353 till ?? LU1ZA: South Orkney 337 till 15/03 LU1ZC: South Shetlands (WABA LU-04) * LU6UO & LU4AXV 353 till ?? LU6AUB/Z: Vicecomodoro Marambio Base (WABA LU-03) 349 till ?? LZ0A: South Shetlands * by LZ2UU 337 till ?? OA0MP: South Shetland (AN-010) (WABA OA-01) 346 till 08/02 OH8TA: Hailuoto Island (EU-126) 347 till 30/04 P40MR * by VE3MR 343 till 15/02 P4/K2LE: Aruba (SA-036) * by K2LE 351 till ?? R1ANF: South Shetland (AN-010) (WABA UA-04) 346 till ?? R1ANL: Antarctica (AN-016) (WABA UA-08) 346 till ?? R1ANZ: Antarctica (AN-016) (WABA UA-07) 346 till March S21YE * by G4VLV 351 till 20/02 S21YR: Bangladesh * by G3WZ 353 till ?? S79MX: Seychelles * by HB9MX 352 till 24/02 T30JH: Western Kiribati (OC-017) * by VK2GJH 353 till Jul-Aug TJ1FT: Cameroon 352 till 10/02 V31VI, V31UY, V31NX & V31TR: South Water Cay (NA-180) 352 till ?? VU2JBK & VU2RAY: Antarctica (AN-016) (WABA VU-02) 346 till 08/02 YS1X * by OH1TD, OH3JF, OH6XY and OH7LIX 353 till 08/02 ZX0DX & ZX0CW: So. Shetlands (AN-010)*by PT2NP & PT2HF 350 till ?? ZX0ECF: South Shetlands (AN-010) (WABA PY-01) 349 04/02-25/02 9G1AA * by PA3AWW, PA3DEW & PA3FQX 351 05/02-mid March TR8CR * by F8EN 349 07/02-22/02 8N0WOG: Nagano * special event station 345 07/02-till ?? C91LCK (incl. AF-066) & C91LCK/C93 (incl. AF-???) 352 07/02-16/02 VP5/N9CK & VP5CK: Providenciales (NA-002) * by N9CK 353 09/02-14/02 FO0BUS: OC-046, OC-067, OC-066 353 10/02-23/02 5W0FN & 5W0LZ (OC-097) * by HB9HFN & HB9DLZ 347 10/02-03/03 J3 * by K4UPS, K4LTA and others 351 12/02-23/02 9G5XA: Ghana * by G3XAQ 352 12/02-19/02 9K2F: AS-118 * by KARS 351 12/02-24/02 9M0C: Spratly (AS-051) * by Chiltern DX Club 353 13/02-26/02 HR6/KA2OIG: Morgan's Cay (NO-REF) * by OA4DBO/KA2OIG 353 13/02-20/02 KG4GC, KG4AU, KG4QD, KG4OS, KG4WD & KG4PK: Guantanamo 351 14/02-16/02 KH0 * by JN1TCC, JS1PNS, JA2HBK, JJ2NYT,JK2TQB,JR4URW 351 14/02-28/02 VP5FXB * by The Caribbean Contesting Consortium 351 14/02-15/02 ADRS WW RTTY WPX Contest *** 14/02-15/02 PACC Contest *** 15/02-21/02 F5SGI/p: Re Island (EU-032) * by F5SGI 349 15/02-23/02 J6: St. Lucia (NA-106) * by K9IMM 353 15/02-01/03 MU0/W7MAE: Guersnsey (EU-114) * by W7MAE 353 15/02-01/03 TJ1GB: Cameroon * by W6RJ & W6KR 351 15/02-25/02 ZZ0Z & ZX0Z: Frances Isl (SA-067) * by PY1NEZ & PY1LVF 353 16/02-?? 3X: Guinea * by G0AEV 353 16/02-21/02 W9RB/KH6: Maui Isl. (OC-019) 351 17/02-24/02 8P9AP: Barbados (NA-021) * by K2WE 353 17/02-24/02 KG4ZK, KG4CH, KG4SD * by W4ZYT, NW3K, W4SD 351 19/02-11/03 8Q7BE & 8Q7BV: Maldives (AS-013) * by DL8NBE & HB9DIF 353 19/02-08/03 9N1UD: Nepal * by K4VUD 341 19/02-24/02 PQ8MM/p & PQ8VA/p: Maraca Island (SA-045) (DIB 39) 351 20/02-01/03 9G5SW & 9G5ZM: Ghana * by G3VMW and G3ZEM 352 20/02-24/02 FO: Tahiti (OC-046) * by OK1TN, OK1KT & OK1VD 349 18/02-23/02 FS/K7BV & FS5PL: St. Martin (NA-105) * by K7BV 351 20/02-23/02 JI6KVR/6: Tokara Arch. (AS-049) 341 21/02-22/02 N4BP/C6A, WV5Z/C6A or C6A?? * by N4BP & WV5Z 353 21/02-22/02 DL8AAM: Hamburger Hallig Isl (GIA N-036) 351 21/02-22/02 PJ9C, PJ9/W1WEF & PJ9JT: Curacao (SA-006) 353 21/02-22/02 V26B: Antigua (NA-100) * by Team Antigua 353 21/02-22/02 VP2EEI: Anguilla (NA-022) * by K3DI 351 21/02-22/02 XA5T * by N5TU, N5RP, KZ5MM, W5MJ & XE2KB 353 21/02-22/02 ARRL International DX CW Contest *** 23/02-02/03 V2: Antigua (NA-100) * by AA1M, W1HL, KA1MID & W1USN 349 23/02-08/03 ZL7DK: Chatham (OC-038) * by DLs 353 24/02-04/03 ZK1_sc: Aitutaki (OC-083) * by OK1TN, OK1KT & OK1VD 349 26/02-11/03 KH9: Wake (OC-053) * by DDXA 353 27/02-01/03 FS: St. Martin (NA-105) * by K3DI 353 27/02-01/03 KH5K: Kingman Reef (OC-096) * by MKDXF & SSIDXG 351 27/02-08/03 T48??: Cuba (NA-015) * by VE3ESE, VE3NXB, VE3NQK & COs 353 27/02-01/03 CQ WWDX 160 Meter SSB Contest *** 28/02-01/03 REF - French SSB Contest *** 28/02-01/03 UBA CW Contest *** 28/02-02/03 YL-OM CW Contest *** 28/02-12/03 3A/DJ7RJ: Monaco * by DJ7RJ 353 February 9G5BQ: Ghana * by PA3GBQ ??? 352 mid Feb-mid Mar P40K, P4/I2UIY, P40V & P49V * by I2UIY, AI6V & W6OAT 351 February J47XCJ: special event station 352 February TT * by 5N0T & 5N0YL 349 Feb-July SM/ON4BDS/p: Holmon Is. (EU-135) 345 Feb-Mar WP2Z: Virgin Is (NA-106) * by KE2VB 351 February ZS26BI: Bird Isl (NO-REF) * by ZSs 350 /EX S DX@WW $425WW354A 425 DX News #354 [1/6] 14 February 1998 No 354 BID: $425WW354A ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======Edited by I1JQJ IK1ADH - IK1GPG

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On which bands and modes do you need Mongolia? Visit the JT1Y website at http://www-dx.deis.unibo.it/htdx/jt1y/ and let the team (I0SNY, I1JQJ, I8NHJ, I0TIC, IK0FUX, IV3FSG and IZ0AEH) know your desiderata. JT1Y will be active as from 7 April [425DXN 353].

3A - 3A/N9NC is active until 15 February with emphasis on the low bands. He will participate in the CQ WPX RTTY Contest. QSL via OM2SA either direct (George Sipos, 93013 Trhova-Hradska 550, Republic of Slovakia) or through the bureau. 4U1ITU - Aki, JA5CUX will be active (mstly on CW) from I.T.U. Geneva on 20 and 21 February. QSL direct to International Amateur Radio Club, P.O. Box 6, CH-1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland or thorugh the bureau. 9K - The 9K2F IOTA activity from AS-118, scheduled between 12 and 19 February [425DXN 351], has been cancelled due to the current situation in the gulf area. A new date will be announced when things settle down. 9M_spr - The 9M0C Spratly DXpedition started operations just before 16.00 UTC on 11 February with four stations running from Thursday morning local time. The pilots' web page (http://ds.dial.pipex.com/g3zay/spratly.shtml) will be updated at least once a day with the latest information from the island. Links to the pilots' page and to the log servers (as well as the e-mail addresses) may be followed from the expedition home page at http://members.aol.com/spratly98/index.htm BY - Yang, BD7JA will be on Hainan Island (AS-094) between 12 and 16 February. He plans to be active on 7.050, 14.260 and 21.300 MHz as BD7JA/7 on 13 and 14 February. QSL to P.O. Box 1713, Guang Zhou, People's Republic of China. C9 - A cholera epidemic in Beira has forced Franco, I4LCK/C91LCK to cancell his trip to Chiloane Island (AF-???) scheduled between 14 and 16 February [425DXN 352]. Franco will keep on being active as C91LCK from Maputo until 22 February. He also plans another activity as C91LCK/p from Inhaca Island (AF-066) on 13-14 February. QSL via I4LCK (Franco Armenghi, Via Jussi 9, 40068 San Lazzaro di Savena - BO, Italy). EA - EA5YH and others will be active from Benidorm Island (EU-093, DIE-007, FEA E-0172) on 14 and 15 February. FO - The first stop of the OK DX Foundation's Pacific trip [425DXN 349] is confirmed to take place from Papetee, Tahiti (OC-046) between 20 and 24 February. Operators FO0/OK1TN, FO0/OK1KT and FO0/OK1VD will be active on 6-160 metres. QSL via OKDX Foundation, P.O. Box 73 Bradlec, 293 06 Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic. HI - Staffan, SM7DQW will be active as SM7DQW/HI from Dominican Republic (NA-096) between 15 February and 1 March. QSL via home call. HP - Gerard, F2JD will be active again as HP1XBI from Panama for one month and a half starting on 15 February. QSL via F6AJA. JA - JE6DOI and JG6URG will be active from Omi Island (AS-117) between 14 February and 3 UTC on 15 February. PJ8 - ND5S/PJ8 (QSL via home call), KF5LG/PJ8 (QSL via home call), W8EB/PJ8 (QSL via home call) and W8DVC/PJ8 will be active (on RTTY and 20, 40 and 17 metres SSB) from 18 February to 8 March. They will participate in the ARRL DX CW (21-22 February) and SSB (7-8 March) Contests and the CQ WW DX 160 Meter SSB Contest (28 February-1 March) as PJ8A (QSL via W9NIP). /EX S DX@WW $425WW354B 425 DX News #354 [2/6] 14 February 1998 No 354 BID: $425WW354B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======

PY - PY1WDS/p might be active sporadically during the weekends from Grande Island (SA-029, DIB 11). QSL via home call. PY - The IOTA activity from Frances Island (SA-067, DIB 068, DFB ES-07) [425DXN 353] is now scheduled to take place from 16 to 24 February. ZX0Z (QSL via PY1LVF), ZZ0W (QSL via PY1NEW) and ZZ0Z (QSL via PY1NEZ) will be active on all bands, WARC included, on CW and SSB. VK - Dan, VK8AN arrived on Troughton Island (OC-154) on 11 February, possibly for the last time. Dan is a helicopter pilot servicing the Oil and Gas industry offshore in this area and the company working from Troughton is closing down these operations from this site. Dan will be there for two weeks and will operate on 20 metres (CW and SSB). QSL via VK4FW. VP2M - Art, N2NB, is active as VP2MDY from Montserrat (NA-103) one weekend a month for the next eleven months. QSL via NW8F. VP2V - Jay, W8JAY (ex WB8ZTY) is active as VP2V/W8JAY from the British Virgin Is (NA-023) until 15 February. QSL via home call. VP8 - Chris, GOTQJ is active (20 and 15 metres SSB) as VP8CXV from the Falklands (SA-002). QSL via home call. ZS - The IOTA activity from Bird Island (NO-REF) [425DXN 350] is now scheduled to take place between 9 and 13 March. ZS1FJ, ZS1B, ZS1KC, ZS2LL and another operator will be active as ZS26BI on all bands CW and SSB. QSL via ZS1FJ. ------

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QSL YS1X ---> Please note that cards for the recent YS1X operation by four Finnish amateurs will be handled by OH2BU (Jari Jussila, Pilvijarvi, FIN-02400 Kirkkonummi, Finland) and *not* by Raymundo, YS1RRD. /EX S DX@WW $425WW354C 425 DX News #354 [3/6] 14 February 1998 No 354 BID: $425WW354C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======* Q S L I N F O [1/4] * ======

======CALL MANAGER NOTE ! CALL MANAGER NOTE ! ======1X1AO UA6WAR ! HI3FVA KG8JK ! 1Z9A AC7DX 1984-1986 ! HL5KY W3HNK ! 1Z9B AC7DX 1985-1984 ! HL9KL AC7DX 1990-1991 ! 1Z9D AC7DX 1984-1981 ! HL9KLT AC7DX 1990 ! 1Z9YL AC7DX 1988-1991 ! HL9MM AC7DX All dates ! 3A/DF8XC DL1YFF ! HR1SAX W3HNK ! 3C1/YN1GSR EA5BYP ! HR6/VE3BW VE3BW ! 3D2AO DL7VRO ! HS0ZAA KM1R ! 3D2IO DL7VRO ! HS1RU JG3AVS ! 3D2LF AC7DX All dates ! HS4AMS AC7DX 1984-1986 ! 3D2QB SM3CER ! HS9/OH1ZAA OH1ZAA ! 3D2QT SM3CER ! HV4NAC IK0FVC ! 3D2WM AC7DX 1990-1991 ! IR0MFP IK0AZG ! 3DA0CA W4DR ! IR6B IZ6ABB ! 3V8BB AC7DX 14-24/4/96 ! J28BU F5OYM ! 3W6JQ JA1IED ! J28FA F5MXH ! 3Y0PI AC7DX All dates ! J37LK KB5IPQ ! 4B9CQ AC7DX 1995 ! J47XCF SV7BVM ! 4J0GAT DL1VJ ! J79WW KK4WW ! 4J80ADR 4K9C ! JI6KVR/6 EA5KB Others ! 4K9W DL6KUD ! JI6KVR/6 JJ6LXX JAs Only ! 4KA5CW 4K9C ! JT1AN AC7DX 1977-1983 ! 4L0MR DL4FDU ! JT1AO AC7DX 1983-1985 ! 4L1DX OZ1HPS ! JT1FBB W9JOE ! 4L1UN IK7JTF ! JU2DX JT1KAA ! 4L4MM ON4CFI ! JW2EGA LA2EGA ! 4L6YL 4Z5CU ! JW5NM LA5NM ! 4L8A OZ1HPS ! JX3EX LA3EX ! 4N0AV YU7AV ! JX7DFA LA7DFA ! 4N70DX YU1DX ! JY9QJ DL5MBY ! 4N9AT YT1AT ! KC4AAC K4MZU ! 4O9S YU7KMN ! KC6HA AC7DX 1986-1988 ! 4S7DRG DL7DCU ! KC6VE AC7DX 1974-1975 ! 4U1WB KK4HD ! KG4AU W4WX ! 4U1WRC 4U1ITU ! KH2/K9AW WF5T ! 4X50AE/SK 4X4FD ! KH2/KB6DAW AC7DX ! 4X50AT/SK 4X1AT ! KH2/N2NL W2YC ! 4X50BO/SK 4X4BO ! KH5/AA6LF AC7DX All dates ! 4X50FB/SK 4X6UO ! KH6/AH2BE AC7DX All dates ! 4X50FR/SK 4X4FR ! KH9/AH2BE AC7DX All dates ! 4X50IH/SK 4X1OZ ! KH9/KB6DAW AC7DX ! 4X50KJ/SK 4X6RA ! KP3Z NP3HM ! 4X50OE/SK 4Z5DW ! KP4AM AC7DX WW79-81-84 ! 4X50OX/SK 4Z5DW ! LU1ZA LU2CN ! 4X50UK/SK 4X2SM ! LU1ZC LU6EF ! 4X50VB/SK 4Z4DX ! LU1ZS LU2CN ! 4X50VN/SK 4X6WP ! LU4D LU4DXU ! 4X50WB 4X6YY ! LU9HS LU9HZS ! 5B4/UA2FB UA2FB ! LV1V LU1VV ! 5B4ADA 9A2AJ ! LZ0A LZ1KDP ! 5B4AGC G3LNS ! MU0/W7MAE W7MAE ! 5H3RB LA4DM ! MW0/ON5FP ON5FP ! 5J0T YU1FW ! N5VL W5IJU ! 5N3BHF OE6LAG ! N9N KG9N ! 5N3CPR SP5CPR ! NP3/N0BSH WW9DX ! 5N4GG I2EOW ! NP4/N0BSH WW9DX ! 5R8EY DJ1RL ! NP4Z WC4E ! 5R8FC NY3N ! OA463QV OA4QV ! 5R8FK NY3N ! OA8ADM N8LN ! 5T5TY N5FTR ! OC463DX OA4FW ! 5W1LF AC7DX All dates ! OD5NJ EA5BJP ! 5Z4RL N2AU ! OD5PN LX1NO ! 7J1AZL OK1FWQ ! OG5F OH1VR ! 7P8/ZS6CAL ZS6CAL ! OH0MAM OH2MAM ! 7P8/ZS6HZ ZS6HZ ! ON50DST ON4DST ! 7P8/ZS6RVG ZS6RVG ! ON50GDV ON5PL ! 7Q7SB AB4IQ ! ON50HRT ON4CBD ! 7S5BE SK5BE ! ON50KTK ON4ON ! 7X0AD EA4URE ! ON50LGE ON5VL ! 7X2RO OM3CGN ! ON50LLV ON6CW ! 7Z1IS/P SM0OFG ! ON50LUS ON7LU ! /EX S DX@WW $425WW354D 425 DX News #354 [4/6] 14 February 1998 No 354 BID: $425WW354D ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======* Q S L I N F O [2/4] * ======

8P6DA KU9C ! ON50NMR ON4RU ! 8P6JQ AC7DX 1986-1991 ! ON50NOL ON6NL ! 8P9DX VA3DX ! ON50RAM ON4LCT ! 8P9FX G3RFX ! ON50RAT ON6DP ! 8P9GI AC7DX All dates ! OT8U ON7TK ! 8Q7AA N7TX ! P40AV K4AVQ ! 8Q7XX EA4DX ! P43A P43ARC ! 8S3FRO SM3CVM ! P43HOT P43ARC ! 9A11ELS 9A2AA ! P49I K4PI ! 9G1AA PA2FAS ! PJ5AA N2AU ! 9G1BJ G4XTA ! PJ7/N0BSH WW9DX ! 9G5SW G3VMW ! PJ9JT W1AX ! 9G5VJ G4ZVJ ! PU2LCD PY2FFW ! 9G5XA G3XAQ ! PZ5JB AA3OE ! 9G5ZM G3ZEM ! R1ANL UA6AH ! 9H1EL LA2TO ! R1ANZ UW1ZC ! 9H3ZV G4ZVJ ! R1FJV UA3AGS ! 9J2BO W6ORD ! RA0FA WK6C ! 9K2AI IK7JTF ! RI5A AC7DX 1991 ! 9K2MU WA4JTK ! RW0CWA AC7DX 1991 ! 9K2QQ AC7DX 07-08/97 ! RX1OX/FJL DL6YET ! 9M2EU JA2EJI ! RX9FM W3HNK ! 9M2HB AC7DX 1986-1994 ! RZ6YF RW6HS ! 9M2NK JE1JKL ! S21YG DL3NEO ! 9M2TO JA0DMV ! S79KMB KN2N ! 9N1AA JM2HBO ! S79MX HB9MX ! 9N1FP RU6FP ! S79WHW AC7DX 1982-1985 ! 9N1JZ JA7FWR ! S92AT NJ2D ! 9N1ZS JJ6WZS ! SU0ERA SU1ER ! 9V1YC AA5BT ! SU3AM DL1FCM ! 9X0A DL5WM ! SV0LK DJ4TR ! A35FN HB9HFN ! T30AC AC7DX 1979-1990 ! A35LZ HB9DLZ ! T30W AC7DX 1993-1994 ! A35RK W7TSQ ! T31BA DL2ZAD ! A35SS AC7DX All dates ! T31BB DF6FK ! A4/K3LP W3UR ! T88TT 7M1STT ! A4/KE3Q W3UR ! T94B N9JR ! A61AJ W3UR ! T94DO DL1FDV ! A61AO N1DG ! T95A K2PF ! A61AP IK7JTF ! T97M K2PF ! A61AS YO3FRI ! TA1/RU9WW RW9WA ! AH2BE AC7DX All dates ! TA2IJ DJ9ZB ! AH8A AC7DX 1994-1998 ! TG9AWS W3HNK ! AP2AP JA2EZM ! TI7/DL6MPG DL6MPG ! AP2JZB K2EWB ! TI7/DL8MUG DL8MUG ! AP2KSD IK7JTF ! TJ1AG F5RUQ ! AP2WAP IK4ZGY ! TL8BC F5IPW ! AX1FF WB2FFY ! TL8PL F5LNA ! AX2ILK VK2ILK ! TM5CRO F5RMY ! AX4NM VK4NM ! TO7FFL F8IDR ! AX4XA VK4XA ! TT6M F6FNU ! AX5CRS VK5CRS ! TT8AM IK7JTF ! BA1DU W3HC ! TT8AQ F6FNU ! BD4TB 9A2AJ ! TT8JE F6FNU ! BP0RIW JP1RIW ! TT8JFC WA4ZJB ! BU0YL BV2RS ! TT8JWM N4RXL ! BV0DX UA9CIY ! TT8SA IV3VBM ! BV2FB AC7DX 1989-1992 ! TU5CE IK3HAT ! BV2YA JP1RIW ! TU5GV F6BEM ! BV5CN AC7DX 06-07/96 ! UA0CCW AC7DX 1981-1989 ! BV5HJ AC7DX 07-08/96 ! UB5UAT AC7DX 1986-1988 ! BY1QH K9FD ! UD6BD AC7DX 1981-1987 ! BZ1FB AC7DX 1989-1991 ! UE3DXZ RK3DXZ ! C21BD AC7DX 1984-1988 ! UE3ZOR RK3ZZM ! C42A DK4VW ! UI9ACQ AC7DX 1991 ! C6A/AA8LL AA8LL ! UJ9SWE AC7DX 1991 ! C91JM W7MAE ! UK2RDX AC7DX 1979-1985 ! CE8ABF LU8DPM ! UK8IG RW6HS ! CN/DJ8DL DJ8DL ! UK8IT RW6HS ! CN2GE OE3GEA ! UK8IZ IK2QPR ! CN2IB OM1APD ! UK8OM IK2QPR ! CO2WF VE2EH ! UN0AA DL4ABJ ! CQ98BM CT3BM ! UN2O IK2QPR ! CQ98FF CT3FF ! UN9PQ IK2QPR ! CQ98HF CT3HF ! UO5OAQ AC7DX 1984 ! CQ98HU CT3HU ! UO5ODA ER1DA ! CS98HN CT4NH ! UO5OQ AC7DX 1987-1989 ! CS98NQ CT4NQ ! UR1RWX AC7DX 1986-1989 ! CS98UW CT4UW ! UR2RRR AC7DX 1986-1989 ! /EX S DX@WW $425WW354E 425 DX News #354 [5/6] 14 February 1998 No 354 BID: $425WW354E ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======* Q S L I N F O [3/4] * ======

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Metaxa, P.O.Box 9537, Kishinev, MD-2071, Moldova BD4ED Ed XY Huang, P.O.Box 085-299, Shanghai 200085, China C21RK Ruben Jim Kun, P.O.Box 139, Buada District, Nauru Island CT3HF Duarte, P.O.Box 40, P-9126 Canico, Madeira Islands, Portugal DF6FK Norbert Willand, Leipziger Ring 389, D-63110 Rodgau, Germany DH2JD Nikolaus Henning, Freytagstr 40, D-40237 Duesseldorf, Germany DL1HCM Michael Peters, Moislinger Allee 72, D-23558 Luebeck, Germany DL2ZAD Judith Willand, Leipziger Ring 389, D-63110 Rodgau, Germany DL4FDU Ron Maples, U.S.Embassy Mexico City/ESO, P.O.Box 3087, Laredo, TX-78044-2087, U.S.A. DL7VRO Fritz Bergner, Sterndamm 199, Berlin D-12487, Germany DS1HAM Kim Jung Hee, Kae Hwa Apt. #107-305, Bang Hwa 3 Dong, Kang So-Ku, Seoul 157-223, Korea DU3BBY Robert V.del Rosario, 38-7 Taguete Ave, Carmenville, Angeles City, Philippines EK1700GK P.O.Box 9A/33, Yerevan 375062, Armenia ET3AA Ethiopian A.R.S., P.O.Box 60258, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia F5IYJ Philippe Givet, 23 Rue Nouvelle, F-21110, Varanges, France F5RUQ Thierry Lesnier, 31 Rue des Bleuets, F-22190, Plerin, France FM5DX Pierre Traversier, Toute Estade, F-97222, Case Pilote, Martinique GACW Raul M.Diaz, GACW, P.O.Box 9, 1875 Wilde, Buenos Aires, Argentina G0TQJ Chris M.Vernon, 57 Parker Road, Wittering Cambs, PE8 6AN, England GU3WHN M.Sloan, Dauphin Vert Portinfer, Vale GY6 8LN, Guernsey Island, UK HB9ATA Werner Anderegg, CH-2578 Bruettlen, Switzerland K4AVQ Alan Caplan, 14020 140th Court, Apple Valley, MN-55124-9422, U.S.A. K7BV Dennis Motschenbacher, 4357 Appollonio Way, Carson City, NV-89704, U.S.A. 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OH2MAM Jukka Kulha, Tilkankatu 6 F 69, FIN-00300, Helsinki, Finland OH3JF Heikki Tamminen, Eprantie 4, FIN-11710, Riihimaki, Finland OH6XY Carl-Heinz Ikaheimo, Meijeritie 2 AS 28, FIN-21530, Paimio, Finland P43ARC P.O.Box 2273, San Nicolas, Aruba P43DJ Djurre Vrieswijk, P.O.Box 417, Aruba P43E Emily Thiel, P.O.Box 614, Aruba P43T Anthony Thiel, P.O.4234, Noord, Aruba PQ8MM Mario Gomes, P.O.Box 533, 68906-972 Macapa, Amapa, Brasil RN2FA Alex, P.O.Box 23, 236000 Kaliningrad, Russia SP5INQ Zenon Kuciak, 08-460 Sobolew, Poland SV0LK Helmut Muschalle, Maragaki str. 14, GR-70014 Hersonissou, Crete Island, Greece TA2FM Oktay Erturk, P.O.Box 6, Kadikoy, Istanbul, Turkey TR8IG Jean-Luc Perony, P.O.Box 740, Libreville, Gabon UX2MM Vady, P.O.Box 59, Lisichansk 349900, Ukraine UK8IT Valery Sejdaliev, pos. 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3C0 - The multi-national DXpedition to Annobon (Pagalu) Island scheduled for the first week of March [425DXN 353] has been postponed. "On 20 January an attempted armed coup against the government of Equatorial Guinea was put down", The Daily DX reports. "However this has unfortunately prevented the scheduled 5 March trip to the island of Annobon. As soon as things calm down the group will reschedule this much needed DXpedition. All of the equipment and operators are ready to go as soon as things cool off". 3D2 - The fifth and last stop of the OK DX Foundation's Pacific trip [425DXN 349] will now take place from Viti Levu (OC-016), Fiji Islands between 24 March and 1 April. Operators OK1TN, OK1KT and OK1VD will be active as 3D2KT and 3D2TN on 6-160 metres. A side trip to either Rotuma or some other Fijian IOTA group depends on transportation. QSL via OKDX Foundation, P.O. Box 73 Bradlec, 293 06 Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic. 3X - Steve, G0AEV will *not* operate during his staying in Guinea [425DXN 353] as it will take over a month to get his licence. He might return to Guinea later this year. 4S7 - Mario, HB9BRM will be active as 4S7BRG from Sri Lanka (AS-003) from 3 March for about three months. QSL via HB9BRM. 5W - The fourth stop of the OK DX Foundation's Pacific trip [425DXN 349] is confirmed to take place from Western Samoa (OC-097) between 14 and 23 March. Operators OK1TN, OK1KT and OK1VD will be active as 5W0SZ & 5W0VV on 6-160 metres. One or two operators might take a side trip to American Samoa during their staying on Western Samoa (if they do, they will be active as KH8/KF4MIW and KH8/WP2AIH). QSL via OKDX Foundation, P.O. Box 73 Bradlec, 293 06 Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic. 8P - LA7AT will be active (mostly on 20 and 40 metres, CW and SSB) from Barbados (NA-021) between 23 February and 2 March (call to be announced). QSL via home call. 8P - Bob, G3PJT will be active as 8P9IF from Barbados (NA-021) between 13 and 16 March. He will participate in the RSGB Commonwealth CW Contest (14-15 March). QSL via G3PJT. 8Q - Lorenzo, IK5MDF will be active as 8Q7DF from Alimatha Island, Maldives (AS-013) between 2 and 8 May. Look for him on 3.780, 7.080, 14.180, 21.280 and 28.480 MHz. QSL via IK5MDF (Lorenzo Tabaracci, P.O. Box 142, 54033 Carrara - MS, Italy). 9J - Aki, JA0JHA will be active (mstly on SSB) as 9J2AM from Zambia until 31 December. QSL via JA0JHA. 9M_spr - 9M0C will remain fully operational from Spratly until around 06.00 UTC on 23 February. They will not operate in the ARRL CW Contest, but concentrate on SSB and on 2, 17 and 30 metres. The operators will leave the island at 2 UTC on 24 February. 9Q - Pat, 5N0T and Nicole, 5N0YL should be in the Democratic Republic of Congo [425DXN 349] on 21 March. They expect to get thir 9Q licences within late April. A3 - The third stop of the OK DX Foundation's Pacific trip [425DXN 349] will now take place from Tongatapu (OC-049) between 5 and 14 March. Operators OK1TN, OK1KT and OK1VD will be active as A35KT and A35TN on 6-160 metres. QSL via OKDX Foundation, P.O. Box 73 Bradlec, 293 06 Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic. A7 - Dave, KC9IM is currently active as J52IM, but he expects to leave Guinea Bissau soon and to take up a new assignment in Doha, Qatar. QSL via KB9XN. >TNX DX News Sheet> /EX S DX@WW $425WW355B 425 DX News #355 [2/6] 14 February 1998 No 355 BID: $425WW355B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======

C6 - Joe, W8GEX (ex WB8GEX) and John, WZ8D will be active from Bahamas respectively as C6AJR and C6AIE between 25 February and 4 March. They will participate in the CW WW DX 160 Meter SSB Contest as C6AIE. QSL C6AJR via W8GEX (Joe Pater, 1894 Old Oxford Rd., Hamilton, Ohio 45013, USA). QSL C6AIE via WZ8D (John Walker, 1930 Meredith Dr., Loveland, Ohio 45140-7216, USA). CO - The VE/CO joint operation from Santiago de Cuba (27 February-8 March) [425DXN 353] will be take place with the call T48RAC. QSL via VE3ESE. DL - Tom, DL8AAM has been forced to cancell his trip to Hamburger Hallig (GIA N-036) [425DXN 351]. EA - Antonio, EA1BEY will be active as ED1BEY from Tapia Island (DIE N-069, FEA D-1658) on 21 and 22 February. QSL via home call. EA6 - If you need Balearic Is (EU-004) on 12 and 17 metres, you may want to look for Vincent, EA6AEI on 24.970 and 18.150 MHz every day around 16-17 UTC. EM_ant - EM1HO will be active from Galindez Island (AN-006), Antarctica until late March. He is active on 160 metres daily (look for him around 1.829 MHz) and will participate in the ARRL DX CW, ARRL DX SSB and CQ WW WPX SSB Contests. He has already logged about 40,000 QSOs (CW, SSB and RTTY). QSL via I2PJA. FK - Eric (FK8GM), Franck (FK8HC) and Alain (FK8FI) will participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest (28-29 March) as TXK8DX (TX is the special prefix for French overseas territories and K for New Caledonia). QSL via WB2RAJ. FS - Eddie, EA3NY will be active from St. Martin (NA-105) between 4 and 9 March. He will participate in the ARRL DX SSB Contest as FS5PL. He plans to be QRV for Europe on 40 and 80 metres SSB during his nights and some RTTY is also possible. FT5Z - Mehdi, F5PFP has been granted permission to land and operate from Amsterdam (AF-002) in December. Mehdi expects to spend one month on the island: "this operation will be a DXpedition", he states, "and I'll have nothing else to do except radio". More information is expected in the next few weeks (in the meantime, you can visit the web site at http://perso.easynet.fr/~f5nod/ft5z.html). GU - Bill, G4YWY, is now expected to be active from 14 to 18 March as GU4YWY/M [425DXN 353] from Guernsey (EU-114). QSL via home call. HB9 - Fabio, HB9FAP will participate in the ARRL DX CW Contest as HB5H (Single Operator, 40 metres). HK0 - Silvano, KB5GL will be active (SSB only) as KB5GL/HK0 from Providencia Island (NA-049) between 26 February and 2 March. Look for him on 3.792, 3.797, 14.260, 14.180, 18.125, 21.260, 21.280, 21.310, 24.940, 28.460 MHz. QSL via AC7DX (Ron Lago, P.O. Box 25426, Eugene, Oregon 97402, USA). HL - Club station HL0K will be active (on 40 and 20 metres, CW and SSB) from Tokchok Is (AS-090) between 13 UTC on 24 February to 3 UTC on 27 February. QSL via HL0K either direct (200-1 Hwajun-dong, Dukyang-gu, Koyang-city, Kyonggi-do 411-791, Korea) or through the bureau. HP - HP1CKK will be active as 3E9CKK from Isla Canas (it does not count for IOTA) between 21 and 23 February. HR - Bruce, W4OVU and Julio, WD4JNS will be HR6/ from Roatan Island (NA-057) between 3 and 10 March. They will be active on 80-6 metres on CW, RTTY, SSB and RS12. They will participate in the ARRL DX SSB Contest as HR6/W4OVU. QSL via home calls. JA - The special event station 8J0WPG (Winter Paralympic Games) will be active from Nagano between 23 February and 31 March. QSL via bureau. For further information please visit http://www.clio.or.jp/~obayashi/8j0wpg/ JW - Carlos, LA9PJA will be active (mostly on RTTY and SSTV) as JW9PJA from Longyearbyen, Svalbard (EU-026) between 15 UTC on 25 February and 6 UTC on 28 February. QSL via LA9PJA. KH1 - The SSIDXG/MKDXF joint operation from KH1 [425DXN 351] will take place from Howland Island (OC-089). It is confirmed operations are due to start on or about 5 March for six days: "the trip will be in conjunction with the US Fish and Wildlife Service", N4BQW reports, "and we will be at the mercy of their work schedule and they state they have six days work there". All-band operations will take place as K4AU/WH1 on SSB (QSL via K4AU) and WA4FFW/NH1 on CW (QSL via WA4FFW). KH3 - Al, KK5ZX is expected to be active from the club station on Johnston Atoll (OC-023) from around 10 March until 10 April. He will operate in his spare time. He plans to install an antenna for 160 metres and hopes to be able to participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest. QSL via K3SX (ex K3SME). /EX S DX@WW $425WW355C 425 DX News #355 [3/6] 14 February 1998 No 355 BID: $425WW355C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======

KH5 - The SSIDXG/MKDXF joint operation from Palmyra (OC-085) [425DXN 351] started on 5 February with Mark, KA4IST signing KA4IST/KH5. It is confirmed he will be joined first by N4BQW (on 20 February) and then (25 February) by N4DAZ, K4AU, NH6UY and WA4FFW. They will be active 24 hours a day until 26 February. On 27 February they expect to depart for either Baker/Howland (KH1) or Kingman Reef (KH5). QSL KA4IST/KH5 via AC7DX. KH5K - Kingman Reef was announced to be activated between 27 February and 1 March [425DXN 353]: "we have permission to operate from Kingman", N4BQW reports, "but we are at the mercy of the US Fish and Wildlife Service and negotiations are continuing for this leg". It may even be that Chuck (N4BQW) and Mark (KA4IST) put Kingman on before the others arrive on the 25th, but on 18 February, during an RTTY QSO with WA6KBL, KA4IST/KH5 stated they are probably NOT going to make it to Kingman (and if they do go, it will be for 24 hours maximum). KH9 - The Dateline DX Association's DXpedition to Wake Island (26 February-11 March) [425DXN 353] will be active as K8XP/KH9, N6MZ/KH9, N2OO/KH9 and N2WB/KH9. QSL via WA4YBV (Robert Pond, 9 River Cove, Portsmouth, VA 23703, USA). Information about this operation, as well as about other DDXA activities in the past, can be found at www.goldtel.net/ddxa (the site is till under construction). LU - Claudio, LU7DW will participate in the ARRL DX CW Contest from his island QTH on Martin Garcia (SA-055). LU_ant - Roman, LU/UX1KA is active from the old Argentine base called Refugeo Naval Groussac on Peterman Island (65.11S-64.10W). QSL via DL5EBE. LU_ssh - Hector, LU6UO and Ernie, LU4AXV, who are currently signing LU1ZC from the South Shetlands (AN-010), are now expected to leave Deception Island on 8 March [425DXN 353]. In the meanwhile they will participate in the ARRL DX CW Contest. QSL via LU6EF (Raul M. Diaz, GACW, Box 9, 1875 Wilde, Buenos Aires, Argentina). NP3 - Eddie, EA3NY will be active from Puerto Rico (NA-099) between 28 February and 3 March. He plans to be QRV for Europe on 40 and 80 metres SSB during his nights. PJ9 - Tom, K2TW and Noah, K2NG will participate in the ARRL DX SSB Contest as PJ9G (Multi Single) from Bonaire (SA-006). PY0F - Andre, PY0FF and Bill, W9VA/PY0ZFO should participate in the ARRL CW DX Contest from Fernando de Noronha (SA-003). PY0FF (QSL via W9VA) is likely to operate on 15 metres single band, while PY0ZFO (QSL via W9VA) would do 20 metres. T8 - KJ9I, NF9V and NZ9Z will operate as T88II from Belau between 8 and 17 December. They will be active on 160-10 metres, WARC included, but will give topband special emphasis. QSL via KJ9I (David Schmocker, N7298 County Trunk Highway F, Oconomowoc, WI 53066-9040, U.S.A.). For further information please contact David at [email protected] TI - Tom, K6CT will participate in the ARRL CW DX Contest as TI5N from TI5KD's QTH. QSL via TI5KD. UA - Memorial radio station R1ASP has been active from Kotlin Island (EU-133) since late December 1997. QSL via RA1AD. UA - Shakhan Contest Club members will participate in this year's all major contests (SSB, CW and RTTY) as RM6A. QSL via RW6AWT either direct (350062, P.O.Box 600, Krasnodar, Russia) or through the bureau. VK - The Special Event callsign VI3GP has been allocated to the Eastern and Mountain District Radio Club for use from 5 to 8 March inclusive, in conjuntion with the running of the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix in Melbourne. QSL to VK3ER either direct (EMDRC, P.O. Box 87, Mitcham 3132, Victoria, Australia). VK0_mq - "Tom, VK0TS has been back in Australia for a couple of months now, but he misses the cold and the snow so he will be going back to Antarctica sometime in 1998", Simon Trotter, VK1AUS reports. "He is not too sure yet where he will be operating from, but it will be either Macquarie Island or Mawson base, I am trying to get him to decide on Macquarie because it is wanted more by the DX stations". /EX S DX@WW $425WW355D 425 DX News #355 [4/6] 14 February 1998 No 355 BID: $425WW355D ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======

VP9 - Jeff, AJ2U will participate in the ARRL DX CW Contest from Bermuda (NA-005)as VP9ID (Single Operator QRP). QSL via K1EFI. VP9 - Jeff, AJ2U and John, N2KJM will participate in the ARRL DX SSB Contest as VP9IB from Bermuda (NA-005). Before and after the contest they will be active as AJ2U/VP9 (QSL via WB2YQH) and N2KJM/VP9 (QSL via N2KJM). VQ9 - Paul, W2JDK and James, WB9IHH are active respectively as VQ9PH (15 and 20 metres SSB, QSL via W2JDK) and VQ9JC (15 and 20 metres CW, QSL via WB9IHH) from Diego Garcia (AF-006) for the next three months. VR2 - Pekka, OH2YY/BY will participate in the CQ WW 160 Meter SSB Contest (28 February-1 March) as VR2/OH2YY from Hong Kong. QSL via OH2YY (Pekka Ahlqvist, Vapaalanpolku 8 B, 01650 Vantaa, Finland). W - Dick, K2ZR will be active (on 20-80 metres CW) from Key West (NA-062) between 00.00 UTC and 12.00 UTC from 3 to 26 March. QSL via home call. YV - Luigino, YV5ENI plans to be active as 4M0I from Aves Island (NA-020) for five days starting on 15 March and as 4M5I from La Tortuga (SA-044) for other five days starting on 20 March. ZC6 - Yoshi, JA1UT and the International Amateur Radio Volunteers will be active from Palestine as ZC6MPT from 13 March for about one week. QSL via JA1UT. ZK1_sc - The second stop of the OK DX Foundation's Pacific trip [425DXN 349] will now take place from Aitutaki (OC-083), South Cooks between 24 February and 3 March. Operators OK1TN, OK1KT and OK1VD will be active as ZK1TNN and ZK1KTT on 6-160 metres. QSL via OKDX Foundation, P.O. Box 73 Bradlec, 293 06 Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic. XE - N6RT, AA6DP and N6PE will be active from XE2EBE for the ARRL DX CW and SSB contests. QSL via AA6DP. XV - Anders, SM0ORV is active as XV7SV from Hanoi, Vietnam. He has rather modest antennas and would be happy to QSO anyone who can pick up his signals. He has been assigned a set of fixed frequencies: 3.526, 7.026, 10.135, 14.212 and 21.235 MHz. QSL via home call (he will handle all cards when he returns to Sweden in June). ------

<<< 1998 IOTA CONTEST (25-26 JULY) >>> The following amateurs have announced their participation in this year's event: EU-106 - ON5FP as GW0RLU/P from St Tudwal's Islands. QSL via home call. EU-124 - G3NKC, G3NLY, G5LP, G4BWP, G0KRL and possibly others as MW8Z from Anglesey Island. QSL via G5LP. NA-100 - GM3NIG, GM3UTQ, GM3COB, GM4FDM, GM0UKZ, GM0NAI and possibly GM0GAV as V26VG from Antigua. QSL via GM4FDM (bureau cards may be requested at [email protected]). They plan to be active on the WARC bands before and after the contest as V2/home calls. ------

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INTERNATIONAL DX CONVENTION ---> The 1998 International DX Convention, sponsored by the Southern California DX Club, will be held at the Visalia Holiday Inn, CA, on 1-3 May. The SCDXC Web site (www.primenet.com/~scdxc/dxconv98.html) includes hotel information and a registration form. For further information please contact the program chairman, Harvey Shore, K6EXO (818/716-5681).

QSL A61AP ---> IK7JTF reports that the cards for A61AP are still awaited to be received from the printer. Please be patient and do not send second requests.

QSL K7K & K4M ---> Processing of the cards for K7K (Kure) and K4M (Midway) is well underway, but it is expected it will take a few more weeks to get all these cards out. Those who have not sent their cards yet, in order to expedite the processing, are requested to sent the K7K and K4M cards separately. QSL via KE7LZ (Bob Johnson, 5627 West Hearn Road, Glendale, Arizona 85306-4213, USA). /EX S DX@WW $425WW355E 425 DX News #355 [5/6] 14 February 1998 No 355 BID: $425WW355E ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======

QSL UX0FF ---> Cards for UX0FF, EM0F, RB5FF/ER1, ER0F, RB5FF/RO6, RO0F, RY0F and UR6F (formerly handled by OE5EIN) should now be routed via the QSL bureau or direct to UX0FF (Nikolay Lavreka, P.O.Box 3, Izmail-Centre, 272630, Ukraine).

QSL ZK1XXP ---> "For those of you who are waiting for your QSL's from the Dateline DX Association's operation from North Cook in September, those cards have still not been received from the printer in Germany", Tom, K8XP reports. "We are now told they should arrive in the next 3 to 4 weeks. Please be patient. It is not necessary to send second requests". QSL via WA4YBV (Robert Pond, 9 River Cove, Portsmouth, VA 23703, USA).

RCV ACTIVITIES ---> The following special calls have been and/or will be used by Radio Club Vologda: UE1QAA, UE1QNT & UE1QKM, UE1QNY, UE1QSK. All contacts are confirmed with full color QSL. As of October 1997 the *new* QSL manager is RW1QW (Box 23, Vologda, 160035, Russia).

XV7SW QRT ---> Rolf Salme, SM5MX/XV7SW has returned to Sweden after four years spent in Hanoi, Vietnam. Cards for contacts made with XV7SW may be still requested of either Rolf himself (Rolf T Salme, Korpstigen 5 B, S-135 51 Tyreso, Sweden) or his QSL manager, SM3CXS (direct or via bureau). ------

QSL received via direct: 3D2RW/R, 3F6V (NA-071), 3W5KVR (AS-130), 3W5MNB (AS-130), 3Y0PI, 4F2DX (OC-128), 4F3CV (OC-042), 4L1UN, 5A28, 5R8EN, 5R8FK, 5T0AS, 5V7A, 5Z4FM, 6W6JX, 7P8SR, 7Q7EH, 9G5WD, 9J2TF, 9K2ZZ, 9L1PG, 9M2JJ, 9M2OM/p (AS-097), 9M6HIL, 9M6OO, 9M6TPR, 9M6/DF8AN (OC-066), 9N1RHM, 9Q5BB, 9V1YC, A45XR, A45ZN, A92GE, AA1IZ (NA-148), AA4V (NA-110), AP2MY, BD7JA/7 (AS-129), BD7JA/7 (AS-131), C53HG, C56/JA1OEM, C6AHN, N5XG/C6A (NA-054), CE1LDS/p (SA-085), CE2/N1MFW, CO2NA, CV5A (SA-030), CX9AU, CY9SS, D2BB, D44BC, EA8/DL7AU, ED5RKV, EP2MKP, EU3FT, EY8XX, F6OYU/p, FH/DL2SBY, FJ/F6BUM, FK8HC, FK8VHN, FO8DX, FO0MOD, FP5AA, FR5ZQ/T, FS5PL, HK3JJH/0A (NA-133), HK3JJH/0B (NA-132), DL7DF/HR3, HV4NAC, IF9/IK8WTM (EU-054; IIA TP-005 010, 015); IL7/IK7JWX (IIA BR-005, 010), IM0A (EU-165; IIA SS-061), IS0IGV, J3/N3SIY, JD1/JL1KFR, JI6KVR/6 (AS-012), JT1FBB, JT1FBT, JX3EX, N4BQW/KH5, KH0AC, KH0CE, KL7/W6IXP (NA-157), KP4GC, LX60RL, LX/DL4SDX, MU0ASP, NN50CIA, OX/OZ8AE, PJ8/KG8XV, R1FJZ, R1OO (EU-066), R2MWO, RX1OX/FJL, S21XX, SV8/IK7WPH/p (EU-052), T88DX, T92A, TF/OZ5IPA, TI2OY, TI8/K9VV, TM7I (EU-065; DIFM AT-001, 002, 008, 010, 036, 042, 057, 059, 121), TO7I, TT8JFC, TU2XZ, TZ6SI, UI8QU, V26KW, V44KAI, W7DR/VE7 (NA-118), VE8B (NA-173), VK2IOM (OC-223), VK9LX, VK9NL, VK9NS, VK0TS, VP2EST, VR6MW, VR6YL, VR97LC, VS97SAR, VU2BK, XF3/EA3AOK (NA-090), XF3/EA3BT (NA-045), XR2MDP, XV8FP (AS-132), YA9XL, YB1AQS, YE52AB, YK1AH, YZ1AA, YZ50AA, Z21KM, Z24S, ZA1MH, ZA/IK7JWX, ZC4IW, ZD7BG, ZF2SM/ZF8, ZK2PJ, ZL2AL, ZL4WA, ZL7AA, ZX1A (SA-029). *****************************************************************************

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PERIOD CALL REF till 31/03 4G50N: Naga City * special event callsign 347 till 31/12 4KA and 4JA: special prefixes from Azerbaijan 352 till 23/02 5W0FN & 5W0LZ (OC-097) * by HB9HFN & HB9DLZ 347 till 22/02 8N0WOG: Nagano * special event station 345 till 16/02 8P9FX: Barbados (NA-021) * by G3RFX 352 till 11/03 8Q7BE & 8Q7BV: Maldives (AS-013) * by DL8NBE & HB9DIF 353 till 01/03 9G5VJ: Ghana * by G4ZVJ 351 till 23/02 9G5XA: Ghana * by G3XAQ 352 till 31/12 9J2AM: Zambia * by JA0JHA 355 till 23/02 9M0C: Spratly (AS-051) * by Chiltern DX Club 355 till May 9N1FP * by RU6FP 350 till early Mar 9X0A * by RW3AH 349 till 22/02 C91LCK * by I4LCK 354 till 30/09 CT98, CS98, CQ98, CU98: CT special prefixes 347 till late Mar EM1HO: Galindez Isl (AN-006), Antarctica 355 till 23/02 FS/K7BV & FS5PL: St. Martin (NA-105) * by K7BV 351 till 18/03 FT5WG: Crozet (AF-008) * by F5BU 352 till end Feb FT5X/FR5HR: Kerguelen (AF-048) * by FR5HR 350 till 01/06 FT5XN: Kerguelen * by F6IHY 352 till ?? FT5ZQ/T: Tromelin 348 till 22/02 VE3BW/HR6: Roatan Isl. (NA-057) 337 till 03/03 J3 * by K4UPS, K4LTA and others 351 till Mar JX3EX * by LA3EX 335 till 31/10 JX7DFA: Jan Mayen (EU-022) * by LA7DFA 352 till 24/02 KG4ZK, KG4CH, KG4SD * by W4ZYT, NW3K, W4SD 351 till Mar KH2D & KH2/KF2XN: Guam * by KF2XN 346 till 26/02 KH4IST/KH5: Palmyra (OC-085) * by MKDXF & SSIDXG 355 till ?? LU1ZA: South Orkney 337 till 08/03 LU1ZC: South Shetlands (WABA LU-04) * LU6UO & LU4AXV 353 till ?? LU/UX1KA: Antarctica 355 till 30/04 P40MR * by VE3MR 343 till 24/02 PQ8MM/p & PQ8VA/p: Maraca Island (SA-045) (DIB 39) 351 till March S21YE * by G4VLV 351 till 20/02 S21YR: Bangladesh * by G3WZ 353 till 24/02 T30JH: Western Kiribati (OC-017) * by VK2GJH 353 till Jul-Aug TJ1FT: Cameroon 352 till 28/02 VP5FXB * by The Caribbean Contesting Consortium 351 till June XV7SV: Vietnam * by SM0ORV 355 13/02-26/02 HR6/KA2OIG: Morgan's Cay (NO-REF) * by OA4DBO/KA2OIG 353 15/02-01/03 SM7DQW/HI 354 15/02-15/03 HP * by F2JD 354 16/02-24/02 ZX0Z, ZZ0W & ZZ0Z: Frances Isl (SA-067) * by PY1s 354 17/02-24/02 8P9AP: Barbados (NA-021) * by K2WE 353 18/02-08/03 PJ8 * by ND5S, KF5LG, W8DVC, W8EB 354 15/02-23/02 J6: St. Lucia (NA-106) * by K9IMM 353 15/02-01/03 MU0/W7MAE: Guersnsey (EU-114) * by W7MAE 353 15/02-01/03 TJ1GB: Cameroon * by W6RJ & W6KR 351 16/02-21/02 W9RB/KH6: Maui Isl. (OC-019) 351 16/02-24/02 ZX0Z,ZZ0W & ZZ0Z: SA-067 * by PY1LVF,PY1NEW & PY1NEZ 354 17/02-24/02 8P9AP: Barbados (NA-021) * by K2WE 353 18/02-08/03 ND5S/PJ8, KF5LG/PJ8, W8EB/PJ8 & W8DVC/PJ8 354 19/02-08/03 9N1UD: Nepal * by K4VUD 351 20/02-21/02 4U1ITU * by JA5CUX 354 20/02-01/03 9G5SW & 9G5ZM: Ghana * by G3VMW and G3ZEM 352 20/02-24/02 FO: Tahiti (OC-046) * by OK1TN, OK1KT & OK1VD 354 20/02-23/02 JI6KVR/6: Tokara Arch. (AS-049) 341 21/02-23/02 3E9CKK: Isla Canas * by HP1CKK 355 21/02-22/02 N4BP/C6A, WV5Z/C6A or C6A?? * by N4BP & WV5Z 353 21/02-22/02 ED1BEY: Tapia Isl (DIE N-069) * by EA1BEY 355 21/02-22/02 HB5H * by HB9FAP 355 21/02-22/02 LU7DW: Martin Garcia Isl (SA-055) 355 21/02-22/02 PJ9C, PJ9/W1WEF & PJ9JT: Curacao (SA-006) 353 21/02-22/02 PY0FF & PY0ZFO: Fernando de Noronha (SA-003) 355 21/02-22/02 TI5N * by K6CT 355 21/02-22/02 V26B: Antigua (NA-100) * by Team Antigua 353 21/02-22/02 VP2EEI: Anguilla (NA-022) * by K3DI 351 21/02-22/02 VP9ID: Bermuda (NA-005) * by AJ2U 355 21/02-22/02 XA5T * by N5TU, N5RP, KZ5MM, W5MJ & XE2KB 353 21/02-22/02 ARRL International DX CW Contest *** 21/02-22/02 REF - French SSB Contest *** 23/02-31/03 8J0WPG: special event station 355 23/02-03/03 8P: Barbados (NA-021) * by LA7AT 355 23/02-02/03 V2: Antigua (NA-100) * by AA1M, W1HL, KA1MID & W1USN 349 23/02-08/03 ZL7DK: Chatham (OC-038) * by DLs 353 24/02-27/02 HL0K/2: Tokchok Is (AS-090) * by HL0K 355 24/02-03/03 ZK1TNN & ZK1KTT: OC-083 * by OK1TN, OK1KT & OK1VD 355 25/02-04/03 C6AJR & C6AIE: Bahamas * by W8GEX & WZ8D 355 25/02-28/02 JW9PJA: Svalbard (EU-026) * by LA9PJA 355 26/02-02/03 KB5GL/HK0: Providencia Isl (NA-049) * by KB5GL 355 26/02-11/03 KH9: Wake (OC-053) * by DDXA 355 27/02-01/03 FS: St. Martin (NA-105) * by K3DI 353 27/02-08/03 T48RAC: Cuba (NA-015) * by VEs & COs 355 27/02-01/03 CQ WWDX 160 Meter SSB Contest *** 28/02-03/03 NP3: Puerto Rico (NA-099) * by EA3NY 355 28/02-01/03 UBA CW Contest *** 28/02-02/03 YL-OM CW Contest *** 28/02-12/03 3A/DJ7RJ: Monaco * by DJ7RJ 353 28/02-01/03 VR2/OH2YY * by OH2YY 355 mid Feb-mid Mar P40K, P4/I2UIY, P40V & P49V * by I2UIY, AI6V & W6OAT 351 February J47XCJ: special event station 352 February KH5K: Kingman Reef (OC-096) * by MKDXF & SSIDXG ??? 355 Feb-July SM/ON4BDS/p: Holmon Is. (EU-135) 345 Feb-May VQ9JC: Diego Garcia (AF-006) * by WB9IHH 355 Feb-May VQ9PH: Diego Garcia (AF-006) * by W2JDK 355 Feb-Mar WP2Z: Virgin Is (NA-106) * by KE2VB 351 01/03-14/03 AA6EW/C6A: Great Abaco (NA-080) * by AA6EW 353 01/03-08/03 J7/W2KKZ: Dominica (NA-101) * by W2KKZ 353 01/03-19/03 ZS, A22, 7P8, 3DA0, Z2 & C9 * by KA3DBN 351 02/03-08/03 5A21PA * by ON4APS, ON4APS and ON4CEL 347 03/03-10/03 HR6/W4OVU & HR6/WD4JNS: Roatan Isl (NA-057) 355 03/03-26/03 K2ZR: Key West (NA-062) 355 03/03-10/03 VP5NC: Middle Caicos (NA-002) * by AA4NC 353 04/03-09/03 FS5PL: St. Martin (NA-105) * by EA3NY 355 04/03-10/03 J3: Grenada * by W8KKF & N9NS 353 05/03-14/03 A35KT & A35TN: Tonga (OC-049) * by OK1TN,OK1KT & OK1VD 355 05/03-08/03 VI3GP: special event station * by EMDRC 355 05/03-11/03 K4AU/WH1 & WA4FFW/NH1: Howland * by MKDXF & SSIDXG 355 07/03-08/03 EA5RKX: Peneta del Moro (EU-151) 351 07/03-08/03 PJ9G: Bonaire (SA-006) * by K2TW & K2NG 355 07/03-08/03 V26B: Antigua (NA-100) * by Team Antigua 353 07/03-08/03 VP9IB: Bermuda (NA-005) * by AJ2U & N2KJM 355 07/03-08/03 ZF2AH: Cayman Islands (NA-016) * by W6VNR 353 07/03-08/03 ARRL DX SSB Contest *** /EX S DX@WW $425WW356A 425 DX News #356 [1/5] 28 February 1998 No 356 BID: $425WW356A ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======Edited by I1JQJ IK1ADH - IK1GPG

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Four other operators have joined the group (I0SNY, I1JQJ, I8NHJ, I0TIC, IK0FUX, IV3FSG and IZ0AEH) who will operate from Mongolia between 7 and 14 April [425DXN 354]: they are Michele Sabatino, IK5/EA8AFJ; Angelo Nardi, IK0SHF; Giuseppe Zancai, IV3ZAC and Riccardo Tiberi IZ0AZQ. That will enable the team to operate a third station on satellite and 6 metres. Donations will be welcomed to offset the budget for the DXpedition, which includes a monobander for 40 metres to be left at JT1KAA's on the team's departure. DX Associations, Foundations, Clubs, corporate and major individual sponsors will be duly acknowledged on the 425 DX News web pages (http://www-dx.deis.unibo.it/htdx/jt1y/) and on the QSL cards. Donations can be sent to I0SNY (Nicola Sanna, Strada Gualtarella 8/M, I-06132 S.Sisto - PG, Italy).

5A - The Belgian operators (ON4CAT, ON4APS and ON4CEL) [425DXN 347] now expect to operate from Lybia between 27 February and 7 March. They will be active as 5A21PA on all bands on CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via ON4APS either direct (Patrick Piesen, Koolkerkesteenweg 141, B-8800 Brugge, Belgium) or through the bureau. Further information is available at http://users.glo.be/~frankyb/5a21pa.html 5B - UA2FB, UA2FF and UA2FZ will participate in the CQ WW DX 160 Meters SSB Contest as C42A from Cyprus (AS-004). They will also be active after the contest for two days. QSL via DK4VW (maildrop). 9M6 - Brett, VR98BG/VS6BG will be active as 9M6BG from West Malaysia from about 12 UTC on 26 February through 00.00 UTC on 10 March. He plans to concentrate on 30, 40, 80 and possibly 160 metres. QSL via VS6BG (Brett Graham, P.O. Box 12727, Hong Kong). CT3 - Walter, DJ6QT will participate in the CQ WW 160 Meter SSB Contest as CT3BX from Madeira (AF-014). He will be active until 12 March. QSL via DJ6QT. DU - Michael, DF8AN will be active as DU1/DF8AN from the Philippines between 27 February and 11 March. QSL via DF8AN either direct (Michael Noertemann, Neustadt 18, D-37154 Northeim, Germany) or through the bureau. HA - The special call HG5P will be aired from 1 to 31 March, and again on 14-31 August and on 14-31 October. QSL via bureau. HB9 - The Letzi DX group ((HB9DLE, HB9BGV, HB9MQM, HB9SL, HB9MQM, HB9ER, HB9TN, HB9AIU, HB9AQC, HB9AXA, HB9BWK, HB9CAT) will be active during this year's major contests as HB2CA. QSL via bureau to HB9DLE. HK0 - Silvano, KB5GL is now going to be active from Providencia (NA-049) until 6 March [425DXN 355]. He will be signing HK0/KB5GL on 80, 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10 metres SSB. QSL via AC7DX (Ron Lago, P.O. Box 25426, Eugene, Oregon 97402, USA). HI - Sigi, DL7DF is active as DL7DF/HI3 from Dominican Republic (NA-096) until 5 March. QSL via home call. HL - The HL0Z/2 IOTA operation from Kang-Won-Do Province Group (AS-???) [425DXN 353] has been cancelled. Lee, DS4CNB will instead be active (CW and SSB) as DS4CNB/4 from AS-085 between 1 and 3 April and from AS-060 on 4 and 5 April. QSL to Box 111, Kwangsan Kwangju 506-050, South Korea. KH5K - Chuck, N4BQW made it at last [425DXN 355] and operated from Kingman Reef. He expected to be active as N4BQW/KH5K for 24 hours on 26-27 February and then to be picked up by the Palmyra team and head to Howland (KH1). QSL via WA4FFW. KH9 - Suggested frequencies for the Dateline DX Association's DXpedition to Wake Island [425DXN 355] are: 1.840, 3.795, 7.065, 14.195, 18.140, 21.295, 24.945 and 28.495 MHz SSB; 1.832, 3.505, 7.005, 10.105, 14.020, 18.070, 21.020, 24.895 and 28.005 MHz CW; 3.580, 7.085, 14.080, 18.110, 21.080 and 28.080 MHz RTTY. QSL via WA4YBV (Robert Pond, 9 River Cove, Portsmouth, VA 23703, USA). Log check is available at http://www.goldtel.net/ddxa/ PY - Luis, PY2HA operates from Santo Amaro Island (SA-071, DIB 10). QSL to Luis Claudio Campos, Rua Joao Rosa 75, Guaruja - SP, 11431-360 Brasil. He may be contacted through packet at [email protected] XE - The XE1RCS contest team will participate in the CQ WW DX 160 Meter SSB Contest (27 February-1 March). QSL via bureau or to XE1KK (Ramon Santoyo V., P.O. Box 19-564, 03901 Mexico, D.F. Mexico). XU - Hiro, JA2EZD/XU2A unexpectedly showed up on 23 February signing XUXO (X-ray Uniform X-ray Oscar) from an island in the Gulf of Thailand IOTA group (AS-???). He had expected to be active on 15, 20 and 40 metres CW and SSB until the 25th, but was forced to go QRT early on the 24th. Hiro plans to be active again soon after the CQ WPX SSB Contest. QSL via 7L1MFS (Yoh Yoshida, Shinko Bldg., 4-1 Arakawa 4-chome, Arakawa 116, Japan). /EX S DX@WW $425WW356B 425 DX News #356 [2/5] 28 February 1998 No 356 BID: $425WW356B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======

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It is with the greatest sadness that we report the passing of Iris Colvin, W6QL on 18 February at 83 years of age. First licensed in 1945 as W6DOD, Iris travelled the world between the 1960s and the early 1990s. Along with her late husband, Lloyd Colvin, W6KG (SK in 1993), she operated from more than 100 rare DXCC countries. She was a member of DXCC Honor Roll, president of the Yasme Foundation and a past president of the Northern California DX Club. Iris was inducted into the CQ DX Hall of Fame in November 1976.

1997 IOTA CONTEST ---> The 1997 IOTA Contest results are available at http://www.iol.ie/~okanep/iota97.html, where they have been uploaded with the permission of the RSGB HF Contests Committee.

DXING FROM 7Z5OO ---> "A lot of how I operate 7Z5OO has to do with my personal philosophy of how the DX game should be played", Mike Manafo, K3UOC/7Z5OO says: "I hunt callsigns, not countries. This is at the heart of my DX philosophy of being on the cusp between the rare and the common. My real thrill comes from working someone on a new band that I've already worked on some other band(s). A lot of people have already caught on to this and they actually look for me to give me a new band-callsign". Mike sends out an award to those who have worked 7Z5OO on all 9 HF bands: "it is one way of recognizing those that work hard (sometimes very hard) to play the DX game". Further information is available on Mike's home page at http://members.aol.com/k3uoc/index.htm

EU SPRINT 1998 ---> The four 1998 European Sprint Contests will be held from 15.00 UTC until 18.59 UTC on the following dates: 18 April (Spring SSB, managed by G4BUO), 16 May (Spring CW, managed by B.C.C.), 3 October (Autumn SSB, managed by I2UIY), 10 October (Autumn CW, managed by OK2FD).

HAM PACKAGE 1998 ---> Dieter, OE2DYL is the author of "HAM Package 1998", a set of four DX oriented lists (includes DX Net Around the World, Contests Around the Year, Russian DXCC Country/Oblast and DXCC Country lists). For further information please contact OE2DYL (Dieter Konrad, Roseng.1, A-5020 Salzburg, Austria; OE2DYL@OE2XOM.#OE2.AUT.EU)

LOGS ON LINE ---> The logs of the recent Tonga (A35FN & A35LZ) and Western Samoa (5W0FN & 5W0LZ) operations by HB9HFN and HB9DLZ [425DXN 347] are now available at http://www.qsl.net/hb9hfn/log/search.html

LU5CW ---> Ernesto Grueneberg's (LU2BRG, ex LU6BEG) new call is LU5CW. In the past he was also active as: AY1A, L20A (WPX SSB 94), L3CW, L40A (CQWW SSB 93), L70FM (CQWW SSB 97),L73AA, LP4F (WPX CW 94), LP4H (CQWW CW 94), LS0A (ARRL 10m 94, ARRL SSB 95), LT1F (WAE CW 97), LT6E (WPX CW 95), LU2DW (ARRL SSB 95), LU4AA (IARU 93, WAE SSB 93, CQWW SSB 94), LU4FM (WAE CW 95, ARRL 10 95, ARRL CW 96, WAE SSB 96, ARRL SSB 97, WPX SSB 97), LU6EBY (SAC CW 94), LU6ETB (WPX CW 96, WAE CW 96, ARRL 10m 96, ARRL CW 97, CQWW RTTY 97), LU7FJ (CQWW SSB 1996), LW2DFM (ARRL RTTY 97, JIDX LB 94), LU6BEG/PY, ZP5XF (WPX CW 97, IARU 97, CQWW CW 97), ZP5/LU2BRG, ZP5/LU6BEG, ZW5B (CQWW CW 95), LT4E (WPX SSB 95, IARU 95, WAE SSB 95, CQWW SSB 95).

QSL 5A2A ---> Dieter, DL3KDV reports that the first batch of 5A2A cards has been mailed. It will take him another couple of weeks to send all the direct cards out. QSL via DL3KDV either direct (Dieter Voss, Friedrichsthal 21, D-51688 Wipperfuerth, Germany) or through the bureau.

QSL 9Y & J6 ---> Direct QSL cards for J6/PA3BBP, J6/PA3ERC, J6/PA3EWP, 9Y4/PA3BBP, 9Y4/PA3ERC and 9Y4/PA3EWP (August-September 1997) have all been mailed. Bureau cards will be sent out this week. QSL via PA3ERC (Rob Snieder, Van Leeuwenstraat 137, 2273 VS, Voorburg, The Netherlands).

QSL KP6AL & KP6BD ---> Don, K9ECE still has logs and cards for the June 1977 DXpedition to Palmyra (KP6AL) and Kingman Reef (KP6BD).

QSL L20XSI ---> The cards for the L20XSI November-December 1997 operation from Staten (Los Estados) Island (SA-049) are expected to be ready in a week. QSL via LU6EF (Raul M. Diaz, c/o GACW, Box 9, 1875 Wilde, Buenos Aires, Argentina).

QSL L5V ---> Tomas Garrido, President of the Radio Club General Roca (LU3VAL), reports that LU3VAL is not the current manager for L5V.

QSL PQ8MM ---> Bruce, G3HSR is not the QSL manager for PQ8MM. Cards should be sent to Mario S. Gomes, P.O. Box 533, Macapa, Amapa 68906-972, Brasil.

QSL UA0KCL ---> Yuri, UA0KCL/0 was active from Ayon Island (AS-038) on 10 and 11 February. QSL via home call (his new address is: Yuri Lobachev, ul. Obrucheva 2-b, kv.41, Pevek, Magadanskaya obl., 686610 Russia). Yuri is also the QSL manager for RK0QXY (AS-022) and RU1POL/0.

QSL VIA DK9KX ---> Hans, DK9KX reports he will close the following logs on 30 June 1998: GU5CKW & GU5CKX (Guernsey, 1978 & 1979); FH0FLP (Mayotte, 1980); FR0ACB/G & FR0ACC/G (Glorioso, 1980); PY0ZSD, PY0ZSH & PY0ZSG (St.Peter and St.Paul Rocks, 1983); DK9KX/S9 (Sao Tome, 1985); TY9SI (Benin, April 1988, SSB only); 5U7DX (Niger, 1988/89); 3D2CR (Conway Reef, 1989, SSB only); ZS9AAA/1 (Penguin, 1990). QSL either direct or through the bureau.

QSL VIA WA3HUP ---> Mary Ann is not the QSL manager for either VK9EKY (Lord Howe) [425DXN 351], A61AN or HR2JEP.

QSL VIA YU1FW ---> Branko, YU1FW (Branko Drljaca, Kragujevacka 4, YU-11160 Beograd, Yugoslavia) is the QSL manager for the following stations: 3XY0A, 4O4AE, 4O4AU, 4O4AW, 4O4FT, 4O4IW, 4O4KC, 4O4XR, 4O6A, YU1FW/5B4, YU1RL/5B4, 5J0T, 5L7T, 9H3NK, C43T, ET3YU, FC2XN, FM/YT6A, YU1FW/H25, H27T, J3/YU1FW, J3/YU1RL, J68DQ, P37T, SV5/YU1FW, SV9/YU1FW, T98G, TK5XN, TL8CN, V27T, X5ACL, X5AE, X5AW, X5EBL, X5FT, X5IW, X5JHI, X5KC, X5XR, XE1/YU1FW, YT4G, YT6A, YU9A, YZ6X.

UBA QSL BUREAU ---> The new address for the UBA QSL Bureau is: P.O. Box 900, B-9000 Gent, Belgium. The UBA, the IARU affiliated national society, serves 4000 member radio amateurs, that is all active radio amateurs in Belgium (Belgium has a total of approximately 6000 licensed hams, of which 2/3rds are active). The National QSL Manager is John Devoldere, ON4UN. /EX S DX@WW $425WW356C 425 DX News #356 [3/5] 28 February 1998 No 356 BID: $425WW356C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======* Q S L I N F O [1/3] * ======

3C5I Alan, P.O.Box 139082, Dallas, TX-75313, U.S.A. 4JA9RI P.O.Box 116, Ktoprak, 81031 Istanbul, Turkey 4L7AT Awto, P.O.Box 5, Gori, 383500, Georgia 5R8EE Mike, P.O.Box 87, F-97832 Tampon, Reunion Island 7Z1IS Ibrahim Saud, P.O.Box 3361, Al khobar 31952, Saudi Arabia 9A2AJ Tomislav Polak, PP7, HR-34551 Lipik, Croatia 9A3KQ Kresimir Juratovic, Vinka Vocickog 19, HR-48000 Koprivnica, Croatia 9H1DF Louis Gatt, 77/1, St.Julian's St., B'Kara, BKR 14, Malta 9K2QQ H Y Y Al-Musallam, P.O.Box 2462, Salmiyah 2205, Kuwait 9V1AG Robert Limb, The Waterside #20-01, 1 Tanjong Rhu Rd,436879,Singapore A22RV Roger, P.O.Box 77, Shashe, Botswana AA4V 14 Seahorse Court, Isle of Palms, SC-29451, U.S.A. BD4ED Ed XY Huang, P.O.Box 085-299, Shanghai, 200085, China BG2QAR Sun Quan Biao, No 65 Yichun Bei Rd, Heping District, Shenyang, 110005, China DH2JD Nikolaus Henning, Freytagstr.40, D-40237, Duesseldorf, Germany DL1HCM Michael Peters, Moislinger Allee 72, D-23558, Luebeck, Germany DL4FDU Ron Maples, US Embassy Mexico/ESO, P.O.Box 3087, Laredo, TX-78044-2087, U.S.A. DL8WAA Frank Steinke, P.O.Box 1188, D-56238, Selters, Germany DU3BBY Robert V.del Rosario, 38-7 Taguete Ave, Carmenville, Angeles City, Philippines EK1700GK P.O.Box 9A/33, Yerevan 375062, Armenia F5RUQ Thierry Lesnier, 31 Rue des Bleuets, F-22190 Plerin, France F5TJP M.Ronan, P.O.Box 109, F-22700 Perros-Guirec, France F6APU Andre Jungbluth, 4 rue des Tulipes, F-67380 Lingolsheim, France FR5HR Rene Allegre, 56 Leconte de Lisle, Bois de Nefles, 97411 Saint Paul, Reunion Island G0TQJ Chris M.Vernon, 57 Parker Rd, Wittering Cambs, PE8 6AN, England G3LZQ John, The Oaks, Main Road, Gilberdyke, Brough, HU15 2UP, England G3WZ Ray Baldwin, 11 Meadow Court, Whiteparish, Salisbury, Wilts, SP5 2SE, England HB9ATA Werner Anderegg, CH-2578 Bruettlen, Switzerland HB9DLZ Daniel Lamon, Rue de la Vignette 22, CH-1530 Payerne, Switzerland HB9FBG Mauro Santus, CH-6998 Termine di Monteggio, Switzerland HB9HFN Cedric Baechler, Mettetlet 26, CH-1763 Granges-Paccot, Switzerland HH2PK Patrick Cardozo, P.O.Box 1095, Port-au-Prince, Haiti HL1TXQ Kim, P.O.Box 24, Chungrang 131-121, South Korea HL2DNU Joong Hwan Go, 914-7 Toegyedong, Chuncheon, Kangwondo, South Korea HL3ADI Bae Jeong-Ho, P.O.Box 50, Taejon 300-600, South Korea HL5QY Ki Hwan Yang, Sin Jin Park Apt. 513-7B2L, Wol Bong Bang A, Dong, Dong Ku, Ulsan 682-020, South Korea HL5YI Chae Sang Su, Electrical Dept., Dong Myung Technical High School, Yong Dang Dong, Nam Gu, Pusan 608-080, South Korea HP1DGX Victor R.Martinez Ch, P.O.Box 87-3670, Zona 7, Panama City, Panama HP1BYS Elio Eloy Salinas Ray, Box 6-9776, El Dorado, Panama City, Panama HR1/JE3XRX Masaya Onishi, P.O.Box 5229, Tegucigalpa, Honduras HR2MDP Maria Dalida, P.O.Box 200, El Progresso, Honduras HS0GBI Cherdchai Yiwlek, P.O.Box 9, Maptaphut I.E, Rayong 21151, Thailand J39CQ P.O.Box 799, St.Georges, Grenada J61EE P.O.Box 1298, Castris, St.Lucia Island JU2DX P.O.Box 639, Ulan-Bator 13, Mongolia JX3EX Terje Berg, N-8099 Jan Mayen, Norway JX7DFA Per Einar Dahlen, N-8099 Jan Mayen, Norway K4LTA Bill O'Kain, 101 Baylor Drive, Oak Ridge, TN-37830, U.S.A. K4UPS Ruby O'Kain, 101 Baylor Drive, Oak Ridge, TN-37830, U.S.A. K4UVT D.R. Dorsey, Jr., P.O.Box 977, Charlottesville, VA 22902-0977, USA KK4WW David Larsen, P.O.Box 341, Floyd, VA-24091-0341, U.S.A. LA2TD Odd-G.Bigseth, Skogveien 23, N-1406 Ski, Norway LU1ZA SARA, Avenida Libertador 8209, CP-1429 Capital Federal, Argentina N4JQQ Steve Rutledge, 199 S.Grove Park Road, Memphis, TN-38117, U.S.A. N4LZL Betty Oakberg, 105 Ulena Lane, Oak Ridge, TN-37830, U.S.A. N4RP Dick, P.O.Box 030323, FTL, FL-33303-0323, U.S.A. N5DRV John Duke, 1431 Pleasant Drive, Dallas, TX-75217-2168, U.S.A. N7TX Steve Thompson, 119 E Jasmine St, Mesa, AZ-85201-1811, U.S.A. OC4CVT Eli, P.O.Box 538, Lima 100, Peru OE3GRU Gerhard Froehlich, Schloss-Siedlung 9, Guenselsdorf A-2525, Austria OH2MAM Jukka Kulha, Tilkankatu 6 F 69, FIN-00300 Helsinki, Finland OH3JF Heikki Tamminen, Eprantie 4, FIN-11710 Riihimaki, Finland OH6XY Carl-Heinz Ikaheimo, Meijeritie 2 AS 28, FIN-21530 Paimio, Finland OKDXF OK DX Foundation, P.O.Box 73, 29306 Mlada Boleslav, Bradlec, Czech OK1MG Antonin Kriz, Polska 2205, CZ-27201 Kladno 2, Czech Republic OK1VK Bohuslav Petr, Novodvorska 416, CZ-24200 Praha 4, Czech Republic OM2SA George Sipos, 93013 Trhova-Hradska 550, Slovakia PS7ZZ Francisco Edvaldo Pereira de Freitas, Rua Maceio 22, Conjunto Jiquo, Bairro Neopolis II, Brazil RN2FA Alex, P.O.Box 23, 236000 Kaliningrad, Russia RV4HB Rasim, P.O.Box 1481, 445037 Togliatti, Russia RW9QA Vlad A.Kondratenko, P.O.BOX 1, 640038 Kurgan 38, Russia SM3CER Jan Eric Rehn, P.O.Box 54, S-86322 Sundsburk, Sweden SP5INQ Zenon Kuciak, 08-460 Sobolew, Poland SV1DVX Nikos Devetzoglou, Olympou 62, GR-152 34 Halandri, Athens, Greece SV1ENG Antonis A Parashis, El. 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<<< JT1Y >>> Suggested frequencies for the 7-14 April JT1Y operation from Mongolia [425DXN 356] are as follows (+/- QRM): 28.015, 24.895, 21.015, 18.075, 14.015, 10.105, 7.005, 3.505 and 1.835 MHz CW, 28.485, 24.945, 21.285, 18.145, 14.185, 7.080, 3.780 and 1.840 MHz SSB; 14.080 and 21.080 MHz RTTY; 50.115 and 50.145 on 6 metres. Visit the JT1Y website at http://www-dx.deis.unibo.it/htdx/jt1y/ *****************************************************************************

<<< IOTA CONVENTION >>> The VIII IOTA Convention will be held at the Hotel Reina Isabel in Las Palmas, Canary Is on 1-3 May 1998. Further information, including the programme and accomodation packages, is available on the URE, Union de Radioaficionados Espanoles, web site (http://www.ure.es). You can also contact Mr. Manolo Hernandez, c/o Viajes Mas at [email protected] (telephone 0034-28-275000, fax 0034-28-223460). *****************************************************************************

3D2 - Mamoru, 7N1RTO (ex JG2EBN) is going to Fiji for business and hopes to operate as 3D2ME in his spare time. Look for him between 8 and 11 March on 20 and 15 metres SSB. QSL via home call either direct (Mamoru Endo, 102-83-2 Kizuki-Omachi, Kawasaki, 211-0031 Japan) or through the bureau. 3W - Steve, K2WE and Les, W2LK will be active (on 10, 15, 20, 40 and 80 metres, and on 12, 17 and 30 metres if they get the permission) from Vietnam as 3W6WE on SSB (QSL via K2WE) and and 3W6LK on CW (QSL via W2LK) between 25 and 31 March. They will be operating from the club station 3W6KA (QSL to Kasati Ham Radio Club, P.O. Box 76, Saigon, Vietnam) and may be on the air with the club call before 25 March. They will participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest (Multi Single) as 3W6WE or possibly a special prefix callsign. 5H - Jim, G0IXC is active (on all bands SSB) until 11 March as 5H3/G0IXC from the mainland, and then until 29 March as 5H1/G0IXC from Zanzibar Island (AF-032). QSL via G0IXC. 5N - Mario, TT8AM will be active until 8 March, then he will be moving to Nigeria from where he plans to operate as soon as he gets a licence. 9H - Andy, G4ZVJ will be active as 9H3ZV from Malta (EU-023) between 10 and 17 March. He will participate in the RSGB Commonwealth Contest. QSL via G4ZVJ. 9M6 - Pekka, OH2YY/BY will participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest (28-29 March) as 9M6PO from Keningau, East Malaysia. QSL via OH2YY (Pekka Ahlqvist, Vapaalanpolku 8 B, 01650 Vantaa, Finland). 9N - Henning (ex OZ2CU and A22CU) is active as 9N1CU from Katmandu, Nepal for two-three years. For the time being he operates on 15, 20 and 80 metres, but expects to be on 40 metres from 1 July. QSL to P.O. Box 4010, Katmandu, Nepal. 9U - Alfredo, EA1FH has left Burundi, from where he logged almost 37,000 QSOs as 9U/EA1FH and 9U5CW. He is now in Nairobi, Kenya and is working on getting a license. QSL via EA1FFC. /EX S DX@WW $425WW357B 425 DX News #357 [2/6] 7 March 1998 No 357 BID: $425WW357B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======

EA - EA5GRC, EA5GJT, EA5AQA, EA5CE, S01M and EA5XX will participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest as ED5WPX (Multi Single). QSL via bureau to EA5ELX. ES - Special event stations ES80R (QSL via ES7RE), ES80Q (QSL via ES5MC or ES5RY), ES80J (QSL via ES1AX), ES80L (QSL via ES6PL) and ES80M (QSL via ES1QD) are active to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Estonia Republic. F - Jim, G3RTE and Phil, G3SWH will be active from Ile de Sein (EU-068) between 27 and 30 March. They will be active on all bands 80 to 10 metres respectively as F/G3RTE/P (SSB) and F/G3SWH/P (CW). QSL for both calls via G3SWH either direct (Phil Whitchurch, 21 Dickensons Grove, Congresbury, Bristol, BS49 5HQ, UK) or through the bureau. F - The French CQ Gang will participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest (28-29 March) as TM4CQ. All the contacts will be confirmed automatically through the bureau (SWLs can request their bureau card at [email protected]). FS - Bob, K1YJK, will be active (10-160 metres, mostly CW) as FJ/K1YJK from St. Martin (NA-146) between 14 and 28 March. QSL via K1YJK. FT5 - Rene, FR5HR will be heading again to the Frech sub-antarctic zone (Crozet, Kerguelen, Amstersm & St. Paul) on 23 March. He will be away until 6 May, but he does not know yet which island he will visit. QSL via FR5HR (Rene Allegre, 56 Leconte de Lisle, Bois de Nefles, 97411 Saint-Paul, France). FT5Z - Mehdi, F5PFP will be joined by Eric, F5SIH during the one month December DXpedition to Amsterdam Island [425DXN 355]. They have been issued the callsign FT5ZH and will operate on 10-160 metres CW, SSB and RTTY. Donations are welcome and can be sent to the Lyon DX Group Treasurer, F5PXT (Eric Blanchard, 2 rue Bichat, Bat 32, 69002 Lyon, France). The DXpedition web site is at http://perso.easynet.fr/~f5nod/ft5z.html HB0 - HB9LEY will be HB0/ on 14 and 15 March. He plans to operate on 40-10 metres, WARC bands included, on CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via JH1BSE. HK - Pedro, HK3JJH reports he plans to be /1 from Rosario Is (SA-040) for two or three days starting on 16 March. Look for him on the usual IOTA frequencies. QSL direct to HK3JJH. HR - After leaving Panama in late March [425DXN 354] Gerard, F2JD will be active as HR5/F2JD from Honduras for one month. QSL via F6AJA. HV - Francesco, IK0FVC (15 metres) and Luciano, I0JBL (40 metres) will participate in the ARRL DX SSB Contest from HV4NAC . QSL via IK0FVC. I - Bruno, IK2PZG will be active as II3OTA from Motta Bombae (EU-131, IIA VE-057) and other two islands (IIA new) in the Venice Lagoon on 7 and 8 March. QSL via IK2PZG. I - Gianni, IT9PKO will be active as II9ZZ during the ARRL DX SSB contest. QSL via IT9PKO. I - Alfredo, IK7JWX and other operators from the Salento DX Team will be IL7/ (on 10, 15, 20, 40 and 80 metres, SSB and CW) from Pedagna Grande (EU-091, IIA BR-001) on 7 and 8 March. QSL via home calls. J8 - EA2ADJ, EA2BP and EA2CLU will be active (on all bands CW, SSB and RTTY) as J8/EA2BP from St. Vincent (NA-109) between 21 March and 1 April. They will participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest as J80R. JA - Takio, JH3QFL will be /6 from Daito Is (AS-047) on 21 and 22 March. Look for him on the usual IOTA frequencies (he will have a beam for 10, 15 and 20 metres and a dipole for the low bands). QSL via home call JH3QFL either direct (Takio Hata, 828-1207 Kawahara, Cyuzu, 520-2423 Japan) or through the bureau. JA - Yuki, JI6KVR will be active as JI6KVR/6 from Amakusa Archipelago (AS-012) on 21 and 22 March. QSL via EA5KB (JA stations only: QSL via JJ6LXX). JD_oga - JF1LGD/JD1 is active (15, 18 and 24 metres, mainly SSB) from Ogasawara (AS-031) until the end of March, when he will move to Iwo Jima (AS-030). QSL via home call. JT - The Hungarian Pannon DX Club's activity from Mongolia [425DXN 353] is now scheduled to take place between 17 May and 2 June. The operators (HA7SK, HA7VK, HA6NL, HA4GDO and HA0HW) plan to use individual callsigns (to be announced) and to participate in the CQ WPX CW Contest as JU0HA. Further information is available at http://www.dunanet.hu/pannondxc/ /EX S DX@WW $425WW357C 425 DX News #357 [3/6] 7 March 1998 No 357 BID: $425WW357C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======

KG4 - A team from the Florida Contest Club (FCC) will participate in the ARRL DX SSB Contest (7-8 March) as KG4GC (QSL via W4WX either direct to Bill Gallier, 4094 Sandy Run Drive E., Middleburg, FL 32068, USA or through the bureau) from Guantanamo (NA-015). Team members Doug KG4OX (W4OX), Bill KG4WW (KX4WW), Bill KG4GC (W4WX) and their host Rusty KG4AU (WV4N) will arrive on 4 March and remain for one week. They will be active on all bands and modes before and after contest (QSL via their respective home calls). Any comments or questions can be sent to [email protected] KH1 - In the early hours UTC on 27 February the SS Midway left Kingman Reef, where Chuck, N4BQW/KH5K logged more than 1,000 QSOs (the majority on 20 metres SSB) in about 24 hours. The US Fish and Wildlife Service dropped one team off on Baker Island and then proceeded to Howland. Operations started just before 8 UTC on 5 March (please note that KH1 is 11 hours behind UTC) on 20 metres SSB. The following will be tentative TX frequencies (CW/SSB/RTTY) subject to modification if other stations already occupy the area: 1823/-/-, 3503/3795/-, 7003 & 7023 /7080/7035 & 7085, 10101/-/-, 14023/14195 & 14245/14085, 18073/18125/-, 21023/21295/21085, 24893/24945/-, 28003/28495/- kHz. The calls to be used are K4AU/WH1 on SSB (QSL via K4AU) and WA4FFW/NH1 on CW (QSL via WA4FFW), RTTY call will be announced. The team must leave on either 9 or 10 March to make it to Johnston (KH3) to catch a plane. KH2 - Michael, DF8AN will be active as KH2/DF8AN from Guam (OC-026) between 11 and 14 March. QSL via DF8AN either direct (Michael Noertemann, Neustadt 18, D-37154 Northeim, Germany) or through the bureau. KH6 - Tamaki, JG1OUT will be active as KH6/JG1OUT from Hawaii (OC-019) between 7 and 10 March. Look for him on 10-40 metres SSB/CW. QSL via JG1OUT. KH6 - Mike, HA/WOYR will be active from Maui Island, Hawaii (OC-019) between 10 and 17 March. He will operate mainly on RTTY. QSL via AA9DX. KH9 - The Dateline DX Association's DXpedition to Wake Island (OC-053) [425DXN 356] started aroun 10 UTC on 27 February. The team is expected to be active as N2OO/KH9 (SSB), N6MZ/KH9 (CW) and N2WB/KH9 (RTTY) until 11 March. QSL via WA4YBV (Robert Pond, 9 River Cove, Portsmouth, VA 23703, USA). Pictures and the first logs just received are available at http://www.goldtel.net/ddxa/wake98.html LU - Claudio, LU7DW will be active from Martin Garcia (SA-055) between 5 and 9 March. He will participate in the ARRL DX SSB Contest (10 metres) as LW8EXF. OE - Members of the Austrian OE2DX-GROUP (OE2S) will participate in the ARRL DX SSB Contest (7-8 March) as OE9S. QSL via bureau to OE2GEN. OH0 - OH1NX, OH2BH, OH2TA and possibly others will participate in the ARRL SSB DX Contest as OH0W from Aland Is (EU-002). QSL via OH2IW (Pasi Luoma-aho, Vallikuja 10 A 8, 02600 Espoo, Finland). OH0 - OH1EH, OH2TA, OH2XX and OH6EI will participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest as OH0W from Aland Is (EU-002). QSL via OH2IW (Pasi Luoma-aho, Vallikuja 10 A 8, 02600 Espoo, Finland). OH0 - DK6QW, DL3QQ, DF8QJ, DG1YHV and DL6YFB will be active as OH0/home call/P from Aland Islands (EU-002) between 23 and 31 March. They will operate with two stations on 10-160 metres. QSL via home calls through the DARC bureau. PY - PP5LL will be active (10-80 metres, SSB and CW) as ZY5YZ from Ratones Island (SA-026, DIB 64) between 26 and 30 March. QSL via PP5LL (Jaime Lira, Cx. Postal 08, Florianopolis, SC 88010-970, Brasil). T8 - Michael, DF8AN plans to be active from Koror (OC-009) between 22 and 28 March. Callsign unknown at the moment. QSL via DF8AN either direct (Michael Noertemann, Neustadt 18, D-37154 Northeim, Germany) or through the bureau. V2 - Gavin, GM0GAV will be active (mostly CW on the low and WARV bands) from Antigua (NA-100) possibly as V27X between 11 and 20 March. QSL via GM0GAV. V2 - Jim, K5TT (ex WV5S) and Dave, W5AO (ex N5CG) will be active from Antigua (NA-100) between 26 May and 2 June. They will operate on 10-160 metres, WARC bands included, and will participate in the CQ WW WPX CW Contest. Probable calls are V26TT (QSL via K5TT/WV5S) and V26GG (QSL to P.O. Box 88, Morris, OK 74445-0088, USA) respectively. /EX S DX@WW $425WW357D 425 DX News #357 [4/6] 7 March 1998 No 357 BID: $425WW357D ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======

V6 - Michael, DF8AN plans to be active from Micronesia between 14 and 22 March. Callsign and QTH unknown at the moment. QSL via DF8AN either direct (Michael Noertemann, Neustadt 18, D-37154 Northeim, Germany) or through the bureau. VK - The Northern Corridor Radio Group will be activating the special callsign VI6EWT to commemorate the 120th anniversary of the opening of the East-West Telegraph (the line carried all communications between Adelaide and Perth). The club's activity will start from the tiny township of Eucla, where one of the Telegraph Repeater stations was placed, from 01.00 UTC on 21 March to 00.59 on 22 March during the Australian Field Day Contest. The callsign will be then used by various VK6 operators for about two weeks, including a Multi Single entry in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest (28-29 March). QSL via the bureau or direct to VK6ANC (Northern Corridor Radio Group Inc., P.O. Box 244, North Beach, WA 6920, Australia). VP2V - Bob Denniston, W0DX/VP2VI and others will be active as VP2VI/50 from the British Virgin Islands (NA-023) between 00.00 UTC on 14 March and 24.00 UTC on 15 March. Bob will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of his first-ever DXpedition (as VP7NG from Bahamas), which is now thought to be the first modern DXpedition. QSL via AB1U. VP5 - Don, KN4UG will be active from Providenciales, Caicos Is (NA-002) between 16 and 24 March. QSL to Don Namm, 103 Birkhaven Dr., Cary, NC 27511, USA. XT - Dan, N9XAG will go QRT as XT2DP in April. He will be in the USA for one year and will return to Burkina Faso in June 1999 with better antennas. QSL via WB2YQH. YS - Hrane, YT1AD and Dragan, Z32AU are currently YS9/ and will participate in the ARRL DX SSB Contest respectively as HU1X (QSL via YT1AD) and HU4X (QSL via Z32AU). Hrane will operate from Raymundo's (YS1RRD) city QTH, while Dragan will be active from Raymundo's QTH on Cangrejera Beach. Z3 - Mike, NO6X and Mike, NN6C will be in Macedonia between 20 March and 1 April. They expect to be active as Z38/NO6X and Z38/NN6C (QSL via home calls) and to participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest as Z38C (QSL via NO6X). ZF - Joe, W6MR is currently signing ZF2MR from Cayman Is (NA-016) until 10 March. He will participate in the ARRL DX SSB Contest (15 metres). QSL via W6MR. ZF - Ken, G4RWD will be active as either ZF1RD or ZF/G4RWD form Cayman Is (NA-016) between 13 and 20 March. He will participate in the Commonwealth Contest. QSL via G4RWD. ZK2 - Albert, HB9BCK will be active as ZK2CK from Niue (OC-040) between 2 and 16 April. Activity will be on 10-80 metres, WARC bands included, on CW, SSB and possibly RTTY. QSL via HB9BCK. ZP - Tom, ZP5AZL will participate in the ARRL DX SSB Contest as ZP0Z (Single Operator, 20 metres). ZS - John Rouse's, W3JLR (ex KA3DBN) African tour (ZS, A22, 7P8, 3DA0, Z2 and C9) [425DXN 351] has been postponed to 1 to 21 May. He will try to be as active as possible from as many locations as possible on CW, RTTY and SSB. QSL via bureau to W3JLR. ZS - The IOTA activity from Bird Island (NO-REF) [425DXN 354] is confirmed to take place between 9 and 13 March. ZS1FJ, ZS1B, ZS2U, ZS2LL and ZS6ALJ will be signing ZS26BI on all bands CW and SSB. They expect to be operational at or before 14.00 UTC on the 9th starting on either 21.295 or 14.195 MHz. QSL via ZS1FJ. ------

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9M0C ---> The 9M0C operation closed down on 24 February after making well over 65,000 QSOs with over 180 DXCC countries. The team was able to run four high-power (400 watt) stations round the clock and two further low-power (100 watt) operating positions enabled them to be on two additional bands at key times. Some further analysis on the logs is needed, but a preliminary band breakdown is as follows (CW/SSB/RTTY): 1150/0/0 (160 metres), 2854/1395/0 (80 metres), 6599/4267/0 (40 metres), 5710/0/0 (30 metres), 4675/7396/1390 (20 metres), 3540/2998/77 (17 metres), 4784/7089/543 (15 metres), 3020/2576/0 (12 metres), 2048/2634/70 (10 metres), 262/127/0 (6 metres). The total is 65,204 QSOs (34,642 CW, 28,482 SSB and 2,080 RTTY), which places 9M0C in fourth position after VK0IR, 4J1FS and ZA1A. QSL via G3SWH either direct (Phil Whitchurch, 21 Dickensons Grove, Conresbury, Bristol, BS19 5HQ, England, UK) or through the bureau (e-mail requests accepted at [email protected]). The 9M0C web page is at http://members.aol.com/spratly98

C91LCK ---> Franco, I4LCK logged 10895 QSOs (5145 on CW and 5750 on SSB) during his 13-day recent staying in Mozambique. He was not able to operate from Chiloane Island (AF-???) [425DXN 354], but he was active twice (on 8 and 13-14 February) as C91LCK/p from Inhaca (AF-066) reaching a total of 1909 QSOs. QSL via I4LCK. /EX S DX@WW $425WW357E 425 DX News #357 [5/6] 7 March 1998 No 357 BID: $425WW357E ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======

QSL C91A ---> As of 1 January 1998 the *new* QSL manager for Silvano, C91A is I4LCK (Franco Armenghi, Via Jussi 9, 40068 San Lazzaro di Savena - BO, Italy).

QSL CQ5P ---> Paulo Pinto, CT1ETE reports he can confirm contacts made with CQ5P in 1994 (CQ WPX) *only*.

QSL S92FC, S97A & S91FC ---> Francisco, CT1EAT reports that direct cards for his October-November 1997 activities as S92FC (Sao Tome), S97A (Sao Tome, CQ WW SSB) and S91FC (Principe) have all been sent out. Further requests will be processed on a weekly basis. QSL via CT1EAT either direct (Francisco Costa P.O.Box 172, 7800 Beja, Portugal or Rua dos Acores, 6-2 Esq, 7800 Beja, Portugal) or through the bureau.

QSL VIA IK2QPR ---> Paolo, IK2QPR has received the logs for EK8WB [425DXN 348] and has started sending out the cards. He is also the new QSL manager for UK8OM, UM8OM (November-December 1997), UI8OAA and RI1OA.

QSL VIA IK7JTF ---> IK7JTF has receiived the cards for A61AP from the printer and has started sending out the QSLs. He is also the new QSL manager for BV5BG and already has Taya's logs back to 1991.

QSL VIA W3HNK ---> QSL manager Joe Arcure, W3HNK, underwent major surgery (he was operated on 26 February). Our best wishes to Joe (P.O. Box 73, Edgemont, PA 19028, USA) for a full recovery and of course, since his health and welfare come first, we will be patient on QSL cards.

QSL VIA SM6CNS ---> Tom, SM6CNS (http://home6.swipnet.se/~w-68234/) reports that cards for DU7CC, SM0CNS/4E7 and SM0CNS/DU7 may be sent to: Thomas Bevenheim, Gardesgatan 2, SE-441 32 Alingsas, Sweden.

SRI LANKA PREFIXES ---> Denver Wijesuriya, 4S7DA (Sri Lanka in-bureau QSL Manager) reports the following: "I have recently come across cards for contacts with calls signs beginning with 4P,4R and 4Q. These are callsings used by Government agencies other than Amateur Radio. The ONLY ham prefixes issued are been 4S5 (VHF 0nly), 4S6 (Novice limited HF), 4S7 (general calls) and the special prefix 4S0, which was issued some time ago." ------

QSL received via direct: 3B8/F6HMJ, 3W5KVR (AS-130), 3W5MNB (AS-130), 3XA8DX, 5A28, 5B4/T97M, 5N0YL, 7X0AD, 8Q7AJ, 9J2BO, 9M2OM/p (AS-097), 9M2TO, 9M6HIL, 9M6OO, 9U5CW, 9V1AG, 9X/RW3AH, 9X0A, 9Y4/PA3ERC, 9Y4/PA3EWP, A41LZ, A61AJ, AH7L, AL7R, BD7JA/7 (AS-129), BD7JA/7 (AS-131), BD7YA, BY4SZ, C31LD, CE1LDS/p (SA-085), CE0ZAM, CV5A (SA-030), CX/LU7DW (SA-057), D2BB, DU4DX, KB2FB/DU7, EK6CC, EL2CE, EL2JR, EL/K3KN, F6OYU/p, FK8GM, FK8VHN, FR5DX, FR5ZQ/T, HK3JJH/0A (NA-133), HK3JJH/0B (NA-132), DL7DF/HR3, IC8/DJ6SI (EU-031), IC8/IK8UHA (IIA NA-044), J69EE, J6/PA3ERC, J6/PA3EWP, JW5NM, JY9QJ, K4M, K7K, LA/DK4UN/p (EU-079), LW8EXF (SA-055), P49I, PJ5AA, RI0TA, S79AF, T88DX, TZ6SI, VK0TS, VQ9ZZ, VU2MPS, WH0AAV, XF3/EA3AOK (NA-090), XF3/EA3BT (NA-045), ZA/IK7JWX, ZX1A (SA-029). *****************************************************************************

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PERIOD CALL REF till 12/03 3A/DJ7RJ: Monaco * by DJ7RJ 353 till 31/03 4G50N: Naga City * special event callsign 347 till 29/03 5H3/G0IXC & 5H1/G0IXC (AF-032)* by G0IXC 357 till 23/03 5W0SZ & 5W0VV: Western Samoa * by OK1TN, OK1KT & OK1VD 355 till 31/03 8J0WPG: special event station 355 till 11/03 8Q7BE & 8Q7BV: Maldives (AS-013) * by DL8NBE & HB9DIF 353 till 10/03 9M6BG: West Malaysia * by VR98BG/VS6BG 356 till May 9N1FP * by RU6FP 350 till 08/03 9N1UD: Nepal * by K4VUD 351 till early Mar 9X0A * by RW3AH 349 till 12/03 CT3BX: Madeira (AF-014) * by DJ6QT 356 till 11/03 DU1/DF8AN: Philippines * by DF8AN 356 till late Mar EM1HO: Galindez Isl (AN-006), Antarctica 355 till 09/03 FS5PL: St. Martin (NA-105) * by EA3NY 355 till 18/03 FT5WG: Crozet (AF-008) * by F5BU 352 till 01/06 FT5XN: Kerguelen * by F6IHY 352 till 31/03 HG5P: Hungary * special event call 356 till 10/03 HR6/W4OVU & HR6/WD4JNS: Roatan Isl (NA-057) 355 till 10/03 J3: Grenada * by W8KKF & N9NS 353 till 08/03 J73KKZ: Dominica (NA-101) * by W2KKZ 353 till Mar JX3EX * by LA3EX 335 till 31/10 JX7DFA: Jan Mayen (EU-022) * by LA7DFA 352 till 26/03 K2ZR: Key West (NA-062) 355 till 11/03 KG4OX,KG4WW,KG4GC & KG4AU: Guantanamo (NA-015)*by FCC 357 till 10/03 K4AU/WH1 & WA4FFW/NH1: Howland * by MKDXF & SSIDXG 357 till Mar KH2D & KH2/KF2XN: Guam * by KF2XN 346 till 11/03 N2OO/KH9, N6MZ/KH9 & N2WB/KH9: Wake (OC-053) 357 till 08/03 LU1ZC: South Shetlands (WABA LU-04) * LU6UO & LU4AXV 353 till ?? LU/UX1KA: Antarctica 355 till mid Mar P40K, P4/I2UIY, P40V & P49V * by I2UIY, AI6V & W6OAT 351 till 30/04 P40MR * by VE3MR 343 till 08/03 ND5S/PJ8, KF5LG/PJ8, W8EB/PJ8 & W8DVC/PJ8 354 till March S21YE * by G4VLV 351 till 08/03 T48RAC: Cuba (NA-015) * by VEs & COs 355 till Jul-Aug TJ1FT: Cameroon 352 till 08/03 VI3GP: special event station * by EMDRC 355 till 10/03 VP5: Middle Caicos (NA-002) * by AA4NC 353 till May VQ9JC: Diego Garcia (AF-006) * by WB9IHH 355 till May VQ9PH: Diego Garcia (AF-006) * by W2JDK 355 till June XV7SV: Vietnam * by SM0ORV 355 till ?? YS9/YT1AD & YS9/Z32AU: El Salvador 357 till 10/03 ZF2MR: Cayman Is (NA-016) * by W6MR 357 till 08/03 ZL7DK: Chatham (OC-038) * by DLs 353 01/03-14/03 AA6EW/C6A: Great Abaco (NA-080) * by AA6EW 353 05/03-14/03 A35KT & A35TN: Tonga (OC-049) * by OK1TN,OK1KT & OK1VD 355 05/03-09/03 LU7DW & LW8EXF: Martin Garcia (SA-055) 357 07/03-08/03 EA5RKX: Peneta del Moro (EU-151) 351 07/03-08/03 HU1X & HU4X: El Salvador * by YT1AD & Z32AU 357 07/03-08/03 HV4NAC * by I0JBL & IK0FVC 357 07/03-08/03 II3OTA: Venice Lagoon IIA islands * by IK2PZG 357 07/03-08/03 II9ZZ * by IT9PKO 357 07/03-08/03 IL7/IK7JWX et al: Pedagna Grande (EU-091) * by SDXT 357 07/03-10/03 KH6/JG1OUT: Hawaii (OC-019) 357 07/03-08/03 OE9S * by Austrian OE2DX-GROUP 357 07/03-08/03 OH0W from Aland Is (EU-002) * by OH1NX,OH2BH,OH2TA 357 07/03-08/03 PJ9G: Bonaire (SA-006) * by K2TW & K2NG 355 07/03-08/03 V26B: Antigua (NA-100) * by Team Antigua 353 07/03-08/03 VP9IB: Bermuda (NA-005) * by AJ2U & N2KJM 355 07/03-08/03 WP2Z: Virgin Is (NA-106) * by KE2VB 351 07/03-08/03 ZF2AH: Cayman Islands (NA-016) * by W6VNR 353 07/03-08/03 ZP0Z * by ZP5AZL 357 07/03-08/03 ARRL DX SSB Contest *** 08/03-11/03 3D2ME: Fiji * by 7N1RTO 357 09/03-13/03 ZS26BI: Bird Isl (NO-REF) * by ZS1FJ's team 357 10/03-17/03 9H3ZV: Malta (EU-023) * by G4ZVJ 357 10/03-10/04 KH3: Johnston Atoll (OC-023) * by KK5ZX 355 10/03-17/03 KH6: Hawaii (OC-019) * by HA/WOYR 357 10/03-10/05 SO5OE/1: Wolin Island (EU-132) * by DLs 353 11/03-14/03 KH2/DF8AN: Guam (OC-026) 357 11/03-20/03 V27X: Antigua (NA-100) * by GM0GAV 357 13/03-16/03 8P9IF: Barbados (NA-021) * by G3PJT 355 13/03-20/03 ZC6MPT: Palestine * by JA1UT & IARV 355 13/03-20/03 ZF1RD or ZF/G4RWD: Cayman Is (NA-016) * by G4RWD 357 14/03-28/03 FJ/K1YJK: St. Martin (NA-146) * by K1YJK 357 14/03-18/03 GU4YWY/M: Guersney (EU-114) * by G4YWY 355 14/03-15/03 HB0/HB9LEY: Liechtenstein 357 14/03-22/03 V6: Micronesia * by DF8AN 357 14/03-15/03 VP2VI-50: British Virgin Is (NA-023) * by W0DX 357 16/03-19/03 HK3JJH/1: Rosario Is (SA-040) 357 16/03-16/04 KI6T (K6T): Santa Catalina Isl (NA-066) * by KI6T 353 18/03-29/03 NH4/NH6YK: Midway (OC-030) * by NH6YK 353 16/03-24/03 VP5: Caicos Is (NA-002) * by KN4UG 357 20/03-01/04 Z38/NO6X, Z38/NN6C & Z38C: Macedonia * by NO6X & NN6C 357 21/03-01/04 J8/EA2BP & J80R: St. Vincent (NA-109) * by EA2s 357 21/03-22/03 JH3QFL/6: Daito Is (AS-047) 357 21/03-22/03 JI6KVR/6: Amakusa Archipelago (AS-012) 357 21/03-05/04 VI6EWT: special event call * by NCRG 357 21/03-22/03 Russian DX Contest *** 07/04-14/04 JT1Y * by I0SNY,I1JQJ,IV3FSG,IV3ZAC,I8NHJ,I0TIC,IK0AEH 357 01/05-03/05 Canary Is. >>> VIII I.O.T.A. Convention <<< 357 /EX S DX@WW $425WW358A 425 DX News #358 [1/6] 14 March 1998 No 358 BID: $425WW358A ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======Edited by I1JQJ IK1ADH - IK1GPG

<<< H40AA, TEMOTU ISLANDS >>> <<< A NEW DXCC ENTITY >>>

The new DXCC criteria will become effective on 31 March 1998. The Temotu Islands, located in the South Pacific, collectively form the easternmost province of the Solomon Islands, an independent country since 1978. Because Temotu is separated by more than 350 km from the rest of the Solomon Islands, it should easily qualify as a new DXCC entity. The South China Sea DX Team (SCSDXT) has teamed with the Solomon Islands' IARU member organization, SIRS (Solomon Islands Radio Society), in organizing a full-scale DXpedition to Temotu, as well as preparing the application for new DXCC status. Team members H44GP, H44GR, JA5DQH, N4GN, N7NG, OH0XX, OH1RY, OH2BC, OH2BE, OH2BH, OH2TA, W6OSP and 9V1YC will begin arriving on 21 March and may be found on the air using their individual H44 call signs (QSL via their respective home calls) while making final preparations for the main event. These early operations, which will include all-band activity in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest (27-28 March) - will count for DXCC credit as the Solomon Islands, under the current rules. At 23.59 UTC on 31 March, the team will starting operating as H40AA (please note that the Solomon telecommunications authorities have agreed to assign the previously unused H40 prefix to Temotu for all future amateur operations). At this point QSOs will count for Temotu DXCC credit, presuming the application for new DXCC status is eventually approved. The H40AA operation will continue for approximately two weeks on the following frequencies: 1.824, 3.504, 7.004, 10.104, 14.024, 18.074, 21.024, 24.894, 28.024 and 50.104 MHz CW; 1.824, 3.775, 7.045, 14.195, 18.135, 21.295, 24.945, 28.495 and 50.104 MHz SSB; 14.083 and 21.083 MHz RTTY. Internet log search capability is likely to be made available a few weeks AFTER the operation. QSL H40AA via OH2BN either direct (Jarmo J. Jaakola, Kiilletie 5C30, Helsinki 00710, Finland) or through the OH bureau. ------

<<< JT1Y >>>

The final list of operators for the 7-14 April operation from Mongolia [425DXN 357] includes Mauro Pregliasco (I1JQJ), Bruno Moras (IV3FEW), Elvira Simoncini (IV3FSG), Giuseppe Zancai (IV3ZAC), Michele Sabatino (IK5/EA8AFJ), Massimo Mucci (I8NHJ), Nicola Sanna (I0SNY), Odoardo Tiberi (I0TIC), Angelo Nardi (IK0SHF), Piero Palmiotto (IZ0AEH) and Riccardo Tiberi (IZ0AZQ). QSL via I0SNY either direct (Nicola Sanna, Str. Gualtarella 8/M, 06132 S.Sisto - PG, Italy) or through the bureau. Visit the JT1Y website at . ------

3A - Tony, IK1QBT and Mauro, IK1CJO will be active again from Monaco in April. They will be signing 3A/IK1QBT (only CW) and 3A/IK1CJO (only RTTY). QSL via their respective home calls, either direct or through the bureau. 3D2 - The last stop of the OK DX Foundation's Pacific trip is confirmed to take place from Viti Levu (OC-016), Fiji Islands between 24 March and 1 April [425DXN 355]. Operators OK1TN, OK1KT and OK1VD will be joined by OK1CF and OK1DWC and will be active as 3D2KT and 3D2TN. The side trip to Rotuma has been cancelled. QSL via OKDX Foundation, P.O. Box 73 Bradlec, 293 06 Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic. 5W - The cancellation of their Tongatapu operation (see A3 below) caused OK1TN, OK1KT and OK1VD to start their activity from Western Samoa (OC-097) earlier than planned [425DXN 355]. They are active as 5W0VV and 5W0SZ until 23 March. QSL via OKDX Foundation, P.O. Box 73 Bradlec, 293 06 Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic. 9U5 - Andy, 9X0A/RW3AH will be active from Burundi as 9U5/9X0A every Tuesday until the beginning of April starting after 05:00Z. He will be using a mobile QRP RX/TX and will operate only on 20 metres SSB. Look for him around 14.195 and 14.292 MHz.

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A3 - The OKDX Foundation operation from Tongatapu (A35KT and A35TN), previously scheduled between 5 and 14 March [425DXN 355], has been cancelled because the operators could not get their visa. JD1_min- Mako, JD1BIY is currently active (6-160 metres, CW and SSB) from Minami Torishima (OC-073) and plans to operate on 160 metres on 15 March: look for him 1907.5 and 1912.5 (he will be listening down). KH1 - Due to possible worsening seas which might slow their travel to Johnston, the Captain of the SS Midway decided to pick the team up one day early. So the night between 8 and 9 March (KH1 time) was the last of the operations from Howland for this trip. QSL K4AU/WH1 via K4AU, QSL WA4FFW/NH1 via WA4FFW. KH3 - There the possibility that N4BQW, WA4FFW, NH6UY, K4AU and N4DAZ will be able to activate the club station at Johnston Island for whatever time they have between their arrival from Howland (see KH1 above) and their departure from Johnston. In his latest report Kimo Chun, KH7U stated that the team is likely to arrive in the local afternoon of 15 March (very early morning UTC of the 16th). Their plane leaves around midnight (local) that night. KH8 - One or two Czech operators might take a side trip to American Samoa during their staying on Western Samoa [see 5W above]. If they do, they should be active as KH8/KF4MIW and KH8/WP2AIH [425DXN 355]. QSL via OKDX Foundation, P.O. Box 73 Bradlec, 293 06 Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic. KH9 - The Dateline DX Association's activity from Wake Island (OC-053) ended on 10 March as the team needed an entire day to disassemble all the antennas and pack up the gear. QSL for K8XP/KH9, N2OO/KH9, N2WB/KH9 and N6MZ/KH9 via WA4YBV (Robert Pond, 9 River Cove, Portsmouth, VA 23703, USA). Log search is available at http://www.goldtel.net/ddxa/wake98.html PJ8 - Don, KF4KRZ has been active as PJ8DM from Saba (NA-145) since 24 February through late March. He is currently suffering from a local QRN problem on 40 and 80 metres and his preference goes to 20 metres. QSL via KF4KRZ. SU - Hossam, SU1HM was active as SU1HM/6A on 10 March. Although he operated on 14.260 MHz, he was not transmitting from an island, but from Ras Gharib, a village on the mainland. He might also be active with 6A calls (such as 6A1HM, 6A3HM, 6A4HM and 6A5HM) from SU call areas never activated before. QSL via IK3ZAW. TR - Sigi, DJ4IJ is active from Gabon as TR8SS. He will operate on 10-40 metres, CW and SSB, during his spare time in his evenings until around 15 March. QSL via DK8ZD. TY - Sigi, DJ4IJ should be active from Benin as TY1IJ between 16 and 18 March. QSL via DK8ZD. UA - Nick, RA1QQ and RW1ZZ, Dick plan to participate in the IOTA Contest from Kambal'nitskiye Koshki Islands (EU-160) and are looking for two or three more operators to join them. If you have 10-20 free days in July and are interested in the expedition, please contact Nick as soon as possible: Nick A. Smerdov, P.O. Box 24, Cherepovets 162627, Russia (email [email protected]). VK9_nor - Jim, VK9NS is now active on RTTY. QSL direct to J.B. Smith, P.O. Box 90, Norfolk Island, Australia 2899. YB - Jorma, OH2KI will be active (mainly on CW) as either YB9BV or YB9/OH2KI from 20 to 30 March. QSL via OH2KI. ------

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<<< ST0, SOUTHERN SUDAN - DELETED >>>

The ARRL Membership Services Committee announced on 13 March that both the ARRL DXAC and Awards Committee have voted to delete Southern Sudan, ST0. Contacts made before 1 January 1995 will count for the deleted country. The "current" countries are now 328 and the deleted are 58. The "deleted country" concept will come to an end when the new DXCC 2000 rules are implemented, that is on 31 March 1998. According to the new rules, no new countries will be added to the deleted list in the future. Deleted "entities" simply will be removed.

LU1ZC ---> Ernie, LU4AXV and Hector, LU6UO are now QRT as LU1ZC [425DXN 353] after logging more than 37,000 QSOs from Destacamento Naval Deception on Deception Island, South Shetlands (AN-010). QSL cards are expected to be ready in about one month's time. QSL via LU6EF (Raul M. Diaz, GACW, Box 9, 1875 Wilde, Buenos Aires, Argentina). /EX S DX@WW $425WW358C 425 DX News #358 [3/6] 14 March 1998 No 358 BID: $425WW358C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======

QSL-EXTRA ---> The latest updated version of QSL-EXTRA (February 1998) is now available at http://www.qsl.net/db1jaw or http://www.qrz.com/~db1jaw or http://home.t-online/home/db1jaw - disc version is available upon request: please contact DB1JAW (Mike Weiler, Stormstr.126, 47445 Moers, Germany). QSL-EXTRA lists more than 29,000 QSL managers and addresses.

QSL 5R8EE ---> Cards for Michel, 5R8EE are via FR5EL (Michel's home call in Reunion) and should be sent direct to Michel Hoarau, P.O. Box 87, F-97832 Tampon, France. Cards at the POB are collected by a friend of Michel's, who goes to Madagascar and meet him every three months.

QSL VK5ACY ---> Bill, VK5ACY (OC-139) reports he has no access to the bureau. QSL cards should be addressed direct to W.J. Pickering, P.O. Box 90, Parndana, South Australia 5220, Australia.

QSL W3AWU/YB6 ---> Al, W3AWU has come across his logs from his operation as W3AWU/YB6 (April-June 1969). "I am almost sure I sent cards to everyone", Al reports, "but if there are stations who still need a card, I will be happy to anser all SASE requests or via W3 buro". His current address is Al Cammarata, 9542 Barkwood Court, Fairfax, VA 22032-1221, USA.

QSL VIA PP1CZ ---> PP1CZ can confirm contacts made with: DJ/PP1CZ, LX/PP1CZ/P, PP4P, PP0F (Fernando de Noronha, October 1991), PP0MAG (Trindade, operator PY1MAG now SK), PQ1CZ, PU1AAJ, PU1AGY, PU0F (Fernando de Noronha, October 1992), PT2/PP1CZ, PW1Z, PY1/PP1CZ (SA-029), PY2/PP1CZ, PY4/PP1CZ, PY6/PP1CZ (SA 019), PY7/PP1CZ, PY0F/PP1CZ (Fernando de Noronha, October 1992, October 1994, November 1996), PY0MAG (Fernando de Noronha, operator PY1MAG now SK), ZW1CZ, ZZ1AA (CQWW SSB 1989), ZZ1CZ (SA-067), ZZ0TA (Trindade, April 1990). QSL to Ary Leonardo Barbosa Ferreira, P.O. Box 010.629, 29.001-970 Vitoria/E.S., Brazil. *****************************************************************************

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3W6KA Kasati Ham Radio Club, P.O.Box 76, Saigon, Vietnam 4K9C Boris Gorobec, P.O.Box 214, 370000 Baku, Azerbaijan 5A1A P.O.Box 74421, Tripoli, Libya 5R8EW Patrick, P.O.Box 3934, Antananarivo 101, Madagascar 5W1PC Perry, P.O.Box 2007, Apia, Western Samoa 6W1RB Marie Therese Horgue, 158 Avenue Pdt Lamine Gueye, P.O.Box 3749, Dakar, Senegal 6W1RE Didier Senmartin, P.O.Box 3024, Dakar, Senegal 7L1MFS Yoh Yoshida, Shinko Bldg., 4-1 Arakawa 4-chome, Arakawa 116, Japan 7N1RTO Mamoru Endo, 102-83-2 Kizuki-Omachi, Kawasaki 211-0031, Japan 9H1ZX Frank Pleven, St.Joseph Flat/2, Mriehel Street, B'Kara, Malta 9M6CT Phil Weaver, P.O.Box 7, Bangkok 10506, Thailand BG7BF Ro, 249 Yanfeng Road, Hengyang, Hunan 421001, China CO8TW Juan Carlos Veranes, P.O.Box 8, Santiago de Cuba 90100, Cuba DF8AN Michael Noertmann, Neustadt 18, D-37154 Northeim, Germany DJ1SKO Sergeg Kowalev, Hauptstrasse 50, D-84513 Toging, Germany DK7YY Falk Weinhold, P.O.Box 700343, Berlin D-10323, Germany DS1GWV Park Sang-Young, Mok-Dong APT 1421-1904, Sin Jeong-Dong,Yangchun-Gu, Seoul 158-774, Korea DS2BSK Jung Hyun Cho, Sujung Apt. 2-104, 651-14, Ganung-1Dong, Uijongbu City, Kyunggi-do 480-101, Korea DS5SPN Jeong Byeong Tae, 995, Cheon Po-Ri, Geon Cheon-Eup, Kyeong-ju City, Kyeong Buk 788-900, Korea DS5UKL Kim Mi Nam, 995, Cheon Po-Ri, Geon Cheon-Eup, Kyeong-ju City, Kyeong Buk 788-900, Korea DS5VGA Choi Byung-Seok, P.O.Box 36, Kyeongju 780-600, Korea DS5WHM Jeon Soon-Young, P.O.Box 36, Kyeongju 780-600, Korea DS5YMF Chois Yei-Hyun, P.O.Box 36, Kyeongju 780-600, Korea DU9/W3PID John Griffing, Hubangon-Mahinog, 9101 Camiguin, Philippines ER1DA Valery N.Metaxa, P.O.Box 9537, MD-2071 Kishinev, Moldova ES1QD Vello Priimann, P.O.Box 2259, EE-0035 Tallinn, Estonia ES80J P.O.Box 1649, EE-0035 Tallinn, Estonia EU1AA Valentin Benzar, P.O.Box 41, Minsk 220050, Byelorussia EW2AA Alex Savushkin, P.O.Box 72, Minsk 220050, Byelorussia /EX S DX@WW $425WW358D 425 DX News #358 [4/6] 14 March 1998 No 358 BID: $425WW358D ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======* Q S L I N F O [2/4] * ======

F5IYJ Philippe Givet, 23 Rue Nouvelle, F-21110 Varanges, France FM5DP Victor Daniel Lousy, Fonds Lahaye, Voie 8, F-97233, Schoelcher, Martinique FR5HR Rene Allegre, 56 Leconte de Lisle, Bois de Nefles, 97411 Saint-Paul, France G0TQJ Chris M.Vernon, 57 Parker Road, Wittering, Cambs. PE8 6AN, England G3WNI Bill Lindsay-Smith, Way Close, Hemyock, Cullompton EX15 3QY, England GU3WHN M.Sloan, Dauphin Vert Portinfer, Vale GY6 8LN, Guernsey Island, U.K. HB9DLZ Daniel Lamon, Rue de la Vignette 22, CH-1530 Payern, Switzerland HB9FBG Mauro Santus, CH 6998, Termine di Monteggio, Switzerland HB9HFN Cedric Baechler, Mettetlet 26, CH-1763 Granges-Paccot, Switzerland HL0K 200-1 Hwajun-Dong, Dukyang-Gu, Koyang-City, Kyonggi-Do 411-791,Korea HR2JGG Jorge Giacoman, P.O.Box 351, El Progreso, Yoro 23201, Honduras HR2MDP Maria Dalila Portillo, P.O.Box 200, El Progreso, Yoro 23201,Honduras HS1GUW Ong-art Khaocharee, P.O.Box 8, Tungbenchar, Thamai, Chantaburi 22170, Thailand J39CY Frank Noel, P.O.Box 578, St.Georges, Grenada JU2DX P.O.Box 639, Ulaanbaatar 13, Mongolia K4AVQ Alan Caplan, 14020 140th Court, Apple Valley, MN-55124-9422, U.S.A. K4LTA Bill O'Kain, 101 Baylor Drive, Oak Ridge, TN-37830, U.S.A. K4UPS Ruby O'Kain, 101 Baylor Drive, Oak Ridge, TN-37830, U.S.A. KG0JH Kate M.Garwood, 2200 Tamarack Dr., Long Lake, Hennepin,MN-55356, USA LA7YJA Roman Szymanski, Greisdalslia 30, N-8028 Morkved, Norway N4LZL Betty Oakberg, 105 Ulena Lane, Oak Ridge, TN-37830, U.S.A. N5DRV John Duke, 1431 Pleasant Drive, Dallas, TX-75217-2168, U.S.A. N5HG Lee Germany, 6970 Neptune Court, New Orleans, LA-70126, U.S.A. N6ZV Don Jones, 1695 West Avenue # 04, Palmdale, CA-93551, U.S.A. NP3P Cadena el Conquistador, P.O.Box 161, Fajardo, PR-00738, U.S.A. NT7X Steve C.Thompson, 119 E Jasmine St, Mesa, Maricopa, AZ-85201, U.S.A. OE3GRU Guenhard Froehlich, Schloss-Siedlung 9, A-2525 Guenselsdorf, Austria OH2BAD Miika Heikinheimo, Sammonkatu 7 A 4, FIN-00100 Helsinki OH2PM/BY1QH Pertti Simovaara, Asia Pacific Building Apt 1106, No 8, Ya Bao Lu, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100020, Peoples Republic of China OKDXA Oklahoma DX Association, P.O.Box 88, Morris, OK-74445-0088, U.S.A. OKDXF OK DX Foundation, P.O.Box 73, Bradlec 293 06, Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic OM1APD Pavel Dobrocky, Lietavska 16, Bratislava, 85105, Slovakia ON4APS Patrick Piesen, Koolkerkesteenweg 141, B-8800 Brugge, Belgium ON5SE Mayon Frank, Fouches, Rue de la Valle 29, B-6700 Arlon, Belgium P43ARC P.O.Box 2273, San Nicolas, Aruba, West Indies P43DJ Djurre Vrieswijk, P.O.Box 417, Aruba, West Indies P43T Anthony Thiel, P.O.Box 4234, Noord, Aruba, West Indies PP5LL Jaime Lira, Cx.Postal 08, Florianopolis, SC, 88010-970, Brasil PY4MBJ P.O.Box 387, Juiz de Fora, MG, 36001-970, Brazil RW1QW P.O.Box 23, Vologda, 160035, Russia RW9A P.O.Box 15992, Chelyabinsk, 454091, Russia SK5BE Nykopings Sendareamatorer, c/o Gunnar Hedin, P.O.Box 25, S-61122 Nykoping, Sweden SV0LK Helmut Muschalle, P.O.Box 9, GR-70014 Hersonissou, Crete, Greece SV2TSL Radio Amateur Union of Northern Greece, P.O.Box 10483, GR-541 10 Thessaloniki, Greece SU3YM P.O.Box 545, Port Said, Egypt UA0FM P.O.Box 66, 630011 Vladimir City, Russia UA0KCL Yuri Lobachev, Ul.Obrucheva 2-b, kv.41, Pevek, 686610, Magadanskaya, Russia UA9AB Gene Shcumat, P.O.Box 17, Troitsk, 457100, Chelyabinskaya, Russia UT9NA Serge, P.O.Box 8100, Vinnitsa, 286050, Ukraine UX0FF Nikolay Lavreka, P.O.Box 3, Izmail-Centre, 272630, Ukraine VS6BG Brett Graham, P.O.Box 12727, Hong Kong, China VK9EKY Frank Z.Murdzia, 3-8-41 Shijimizuka, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 432-8018, Japan VP8CKN Tim Cotter, P.O.Box 478, Stanley, Falkland Islands, via U.K. VU2LB Lalit S. Diwakar, "Gurugovind" Opp. Merubaug, Gogha Road, Bhavnagar 364 001, India W2JDK Paul J.Herrmann, 5992 Ct, Lockport, Niagara, NY-14094, U.S.A. W4WX Bill Gallier, 4094 Sandy Run Drive E., Middleburg, FL-32068, U.S.A. W5KNE Bob Win, 2731 N.Colfax Circle, Plano, TX-75075, U.S.A. W7NTF Gary E.Kohtala, 23417 35th Avenue, Court East, Spanaway,WA-98387,USA W8AV Elmer Steingass, 1690 N. Honeytown Road, Wooster, OH-44691-9511,USA WA4YBV Robert Pond, 9 River Cove, Portsmouth, VA-23703, U.S.A. WB8GEX Joseph B.Pater, 1894 Old Oxford Rd, Hamilton, Butler, OH-45013, USA XE1KK Ramon Santoyo V., P.O.Box 19-564, 03901 Mexico, DF, Mexico YB0AI Taufan Prioutomo, JI Kebon Kelapa 25-A, Jakarta 12220, Indonesia YC1UVV Adi Fitrato, Jl.Husada I No 81, Cibening, Bekasi 17412, Indonesia YS1EJ Juan M Molina, POB 01-419, San Salvador, El Salvador YT4D P.O.Box 99, 74000 Doboj, R.S., Via Yugoslavia /EX S DX@WW $425WW358E 425 DX News #358 [5/6] 14 March 1998 No 358 BID: $425WW358E ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======* Q S L I N F O [3/4] * ======

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<<< JT1Y >>> Maurizio Bertolino, I1-21171 will be the pilot station for the 7-14 April JT1Y operation from Mongolia [425DXN 358]. Please send your comments to [email protected] (TNX Paul Williamson, KB5MU) and Maurizio will summarize and forward them to the team i n Ulan-Bator. Visit the JT1Y website at .

3D2 - Yamato Amateur Radio Club members JA1JQY, JA1KJW, JA3MCA and JA8VE will be active from Fiji respectively as 3D2SH, 3D2HI, 3D2TK and 3D2KZ on 2 and 3 May. QSL via home calls. 3V - Giovanni, I5JHW will be active from 3V8BB between 25 and 31 March. He, I5SNR (Sergio), I5OYY (Danio), IK5JAN (Marcello), IK5ZTW (Gabriele) and IK5FTQ (Roberto) will participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest (Multi-Single) possibly as 3V5I. QSL via I5JHW. 5B - RA9JX, RA9JR, UA9MA, UA9YAB, RA0AM, RV0AR, UA3TT, RZ3TX, RZ9UA, UN7FZ and others will participate in thw CQ WW WPX SSB Contest as P3A (Multi-Multi) from Cyprus. QSL via W3HNK. 9M6 - Pekka, OH2YY will now participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest [425DXN 357] as 9M6AAC from East Malaysia. QSL via OH2YY (Pekka Ahlqvist, Vapaalanpolku 8 B, 01650 Vantaa, Finland). 9M6 - Phil, VR2CT (aka HS0/G4JMB) will be active again as 9M6CT from East Malaysia between 29 March and 3 May. He plans to concentrate on 80 and 40 metres. QSL to Phil Weaver, Box 7, Bangkok 10506, Thailand. 9N - During his recent staying in Nepal [425DXN 351] Charlie, K4VUD/9N1UD visited Satish, 9N1AA and saw his new home under construction. Satish should move in and have all band and all mode capacity by the end of the summer. He also has room and permission for a 160 antenna. A4 - An operation organized by the Royal Omani Amateur Radio Society (ROARS) is expected to take place from Daymaniyat Island (AS-112) in the last week of March probably with the call A43DI. QSL via A47RS. A6 - Ali, A61AJ will be very active from 21 March through 1 April on all bands with emphasis to 40, 80 and 160 metres (20-21 UTC for Europe and Japan, 00.00-02.30 for North America). He will also participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest. QSL via W3UR (Bernie McClenny, 3025 Hobbs Road, Glenwood, MD 21738, USA). CT3 - Bert, PA3GIO will be active (20, 17, 15, 12 and 10 metres) as CT3/PA3GIO/m from Madeira (AF-014) between 26 March and 2 April. QSL via PA3GIO. CX - Al, CX8AT will participate in the CQ WW SSB Contest as CV8D. QSL via bureau to CX8AT. DU - Robin, DU9RG will participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest as 4H9RG. QSL via DU9RG (Robin U. Go, 818 Acacia Avenue, Ayala Alabang Village, 1780 Muntinlupa City, Philippines). EA8 - DL7AU, DL7URB, DL7UBA, DF8XC and DL7VRO are active (on all bands CW, SSB and RTTY) as ED8CTM from Canary Islands (AF-004) until 6 April. They will participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest. QSL via DL7VRO. EI - Dick, G3PFS will be active (on 10-20 metres SSB, WARC bands included) as EJ/G3PFS from Cape Clear Island (EU-121) between 28 March and 12 April. QSL via G3PFS. EM_ant - Oleg, UR8LV is active as EM1LV [425DXN 346] from Akademic Vernadsky Base (WABA UR-01) on Galindez Island (AN-006), Antarctica. QSL via UR8LV (Oleg Satyrev, P.O.Box 9909, 310070 Kharkov, Ukraine). /EX S DX@WW $425WW359B 425 DX News #359 [2/6] 21 March 1998 No 359 BID: $425WW359B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======

F - The Council of Europe Amateur Radio Club will participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest as TP4CE. QSL via F6FQK. FK - Philippe, F5PFO (ex J28FO) will be active (on all bands CW and SSB) from New Caledonia for two years starting on 1 April. His callsign is not known so far. QSL via F6AJA. FM - Bruno, F5JYD will be active (on 10-160 metres, with emphasis to 12 and 17 metres) as FM5JY from Martinique (NA-107) for four months starting on 25 March. QSL via F5JYD. FR - Laurent, F5MUX should be active sometime after 1 April from Reunion Island (FR) and Mauritius (3B8). He might also stop briefly on Rodriguez Island (3B9). FT5X - Helios, F6IHY is active as FT5XN [425DXN 352] from Kerguelen (AF-048) through July. He operates amateur radio in his spare time, which depends on his work schedule, and reports the following times for stations looking to work him: 02.00-05.00 UTC 20 metres, 02.00-03.00 UTC 40 metres, 02.00-04.00 UTC 30 metres, 12.00-15.00 UTC 20 metres, 17.00-19.00 UTC 40 metres. QSL via F6PEN either direct (Gerard Ribes, 16 rue Viollet Leduc, Toulouse, 31100 France) or through the bureau. FT5Z - Lyon DX Gang members Mehdi, F5PFP and Eric, F5SIH are now scheduled to arrive on Amsterdam Island on 25 November. They should be active as FT5ZH (10-160 metres CW, SSB and RTTY) [425DXN 357] from 27 November to 23 December. QSL via F6KDF. The DXpedition web site is at http://perso.easynet.fr/~f5nod/ft5z.html I - Franco, IK8WEJ will be active in the main contest as IR8J. QSL via IK8WEJ. I - Operators from the Salento DX Team will be IJ7/ from Scoglio Torre Ovo (IIA TA-003) and Scoglio Fanciulla (IIA LE-009) respectively in the morning and the afternoon of 22 March. QSL via home calls. I - Special event station IR2A will participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest from C.C.R. (Centro Comunita' delle Ricerche) at Ispra (Varese). It will count as "wild card" for WASA. QSL via IK2HTW. JA - JG1SZE/0, JJ1SLI/0, JP1TBG/0, JQ1ALQ/0, JI3DST/0, JR9MAR/0 and 7K4FGQ/0 will be active from Awashima (AS-117) on 17 and 18 April. They plan to operate on 10-40 metres SSB and CW with three stations. QSL via home calls. JA - JJ1LIB/6 and JN1EVG/6 will be active on SSB and CW from Daito Is (AS-047) between 21 and 24 April. JA - JA5UIM/4 will be active (CW and SSB on the usual IOTA frequencies) from Oki Archipelago (AS-041) between 28 and 30 April. QSL via JA5UIM. JW - Raymond, LA7EHA and Trond, LA8NHA will be active (on 10-80 metres, as JW7EHA and JW8NHA respectively) from Longyearbyen, Svalbard (EU-026) between 23 and 25 March. QSL via home calls. JY - Daniel, F6ARU/JY9RU will leave Jordan on 31 March. QSL via F6ARU. KH2 - Guam Contest Club members JG3RPL/N1BJ, JI3ERV/NH2C, JK3GAD/AL7NC and JH7QXJ will participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest as AH2R (Multi-Single) from Guam (OC-026). QSL via JI3ERV. Questions or comments are welcome at [email protected] /EX S DX@WW $425WW359C 425 DX News #359 [3/6] 21 March 1998 No 359 BID: $425WW359C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======

KH4 - Ted, NH6YK now hopes to be active on HF bands as NH4/NH6YK from Midway [425DXN 353] during his spare time between 23 and 31 March. He might also participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest (15 or 20 metres). QSL via NH6YK. KH6 - Dave, KB6JOX will be active (10-40 metres, WARC bands included) from Hawaii (OC-019) between 24 March and 2 April. He will participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest. KH0 - Zorro, JH1AJT is active as KG6SL from Saipan (OC-086), length of stay not known. QSL via JH1AJT. KH0 - JA3AA, JA3UB, JA3TXZ, JR3MVF and JJ1CAS will be active (on 10-80 metres CW and SSB) from Saipan, Northern Mariana Is (OC-086) on 21 and 22 March. All QSLs are via JJ1CAS. P4 - Martin, VE3MR [425DXN 343] is active (mostly on 12 and 17 metres) as P49M from Aruba (SA-036) until 22 April. QSL via VE3MR. PY - PP5LL will now be active as PR5L from Ratones Island ((SA-026, DIB 64) on 26-30 March [425DXN 357]. QSL via PP5LL (Jaime Lira, Cx. Postal 08, Florianopolis, SC 88010-970, Brazil). S0 - The Lynx DX Group will be active as S0RASD and S08R between 24 March and 20 April to celebrate the self-determination referendum in Western Sahara. Emphasis will be given to 40, 80 and 160 metres. QSL via EA2JG (Arseli Echeguren Bardeci, 6 Barrena Kalea, E-01408 Luyando Alava, Spain). Further information is available at http://web.jet.es/rasd/ SU - An Egyptian team will be active from Luxor as SU8LXR starting on 29 March. SV - Elias, SV1DNW will participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest as J41TEN (10 metres). QSL via SV1DNW. T2 - Yamato Amateur Radio Club members JA1JQY, JA1KJW, JA3MCA and JA8VE will be active from Tuvalu (OC-015) between 25 April and 1 May. They plan to be active on 10-160 metres SSB and CW with three stations (callsigns to be issued upon arrival). QSL via home calls. V6 - Michael, DF8AN is now active from Micronesia [425DXN 357] as V63AJ until 22 March. QSL via DF8AN either direct (Michael Noertemann, Neustadt 18, D-37154 Northeim, Germany) or through the bureau. VK9_lh - Paul, N0AH (ex AB0BX) will be active (SSB and CW) as VK9LZ from Lord Howe Island (OC-004) between 25 and 30 April. He will operate on 10-40 metres and concentrate on the WARC bands. QSL to N0AH. W - Mark, AA1AC will be /P from Aquidneck Island (NA-031, USI RI-006S) during this coming weekend on 20 metres SSB/CW and 40 metres CW. ZK2 - Frank, DL7FT should be active after 21 March from Niue (ZK2), Tokelau (ZK3), Tonga (A3) and Rotuma Island (3D2) possibly with ***FT callsigns. Suggested frequencies are 3.790, 7.090, 14.190, 14.260, 18.140, 21.260, 21.290, 24.940 and 28.490 MHz. QSL via DL7FT. ZL - Ed, K8VIR is active as K8VIR/ZL4 from Stewart Island (OC-203). It is not known whether this operation replaces the announced one from Chatham [425DXN 349]. QSL to Ed Hartz, P.O. Box 9, Te Anau, New Zealand. ZL9 - The Kermadec DX Association announces that plans are now at an advanced stage for the 1999 DXpedition to Campbell Island (OC-037). The neccessary permissions have been obtained, transport arranged and the logistics needed to put together an operation from this remote island are well in hand. An international team of operators (from New Zealand, Japan, Canada, USA and Ireland) will be active on all bands and modes between 9 and 25 January 1999. Financial support is needed to meet the costs (US$65,000) and donations can be sent to either the team leader, ZL2HU (Ken Holdum, The Kermadec DX Association, P O Box 56099, Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand) or team member EI6FR (Declan Craig, 167 St. James's Road, Greenhills, Dublin 12, Ireland.). All donations will be acknowledged on receipt and in the event of the DXpedition not proceeding will be returned. European DXers are invited to send their comments about their band/mode needs etc EI6FR at [email protected] /EX S DX@WW $425WW359D 425 DX News #359 [4/6] 21 March 1998 No 359 BID: $425WW359D ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======

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ABRA-DX ---> ABRA-DX (Associacao Brasileira de Radioexpedicionarios) has a website at http://www.pt2dx.org.br - an English version is planned, but for the time being you can enjoy several DXpedition pictures.

ARRL MEMBERSHIP SERVICES MANAGER ---> Current ARRL DXCC Manager Bill Kennamer, K5FUV, will replace Chuck Hutchinson, K8CH, as Membership Services Manager at ARRL Headquarters, effective April 20. Hutchinson is stepping down and into a part-time role for medical reasons.

DX STATION WANTED ---> Michael, NF4W would like to become a manager for a DX station and says to have "plenty of time to take care of business". Please contact Michael W. Taylor, 115 Crompton Drive, Pelzer, SC 29669, USA (e-mail [email protected]).

JAN MAYEN ---> Ken, LA6WEA reports the QSL routes for the following amateurs who were active from Jan Mayen (EU-022): JX1UG (1990) via LA1UG (Ivar Svendsen, N-8050 Tverrlandet, Norway), JX2FL (1992) via LA2FL (Magne Oeverboe Brakke H-2, N-4030 Hinna, Norway), JX3EX (1996) via LA3EX (Terje J. Berg, Kleiva, N-8533 Bogen i Ofoten, Norway), JX4CJA (1996) QSL via LA4CJA (Marit Gridseth, Durudveien 14c, N-1346 Gjettum, Norway), JX6RHA (1997) via LA6RHA (Unni Gran, Mellomaasv 128, N-1414 Trollaasen, Norway), JX7DFA (1997) via LA7DFA (Per-Einar Dahlen, P.O.Box 105, N-6520 Frei, Norway), JX9CAA (1992) via LA9CAA (Odd-Are Olsen Graabroedregt 25, N-3110 Toensberg, Norway), JX9EHA (1992) via LA2T (Trondhemsgr av NRRL, Box 929, N-7001 Trondheim, Norway), JX9ZP (1996) via LA9ZP (Astor Ernstsen, Aasveien 3, N-8011 Bodoe, Norway).

JOHNSTON ---> N4DAZ & C. were actually active from Johnston [425DXN 358] from about 22.00 UTC on 15 March through 08.00 on the 16th. They operated as N4DAZ/KH3 with two stations. QSL via WA4FFW.

LU4XS ---> The LU4XS beacon (28.220 MHz) will be out of work during the winter season in the south emisphere. A new beacon will be installed before the 1998 ARRL DX 10 Meters Contest (12-13 December).

LU6AM ---> LU6AM is the new call of LU6AUM (Nestor Osvaldo Marcolin, P.O.Box 25, 1417 Buenos Aires, CF, Argentina).

NOTICIAS DEL MUNDO DE DX ---> "News from the DX World" in Spanish is available at http://www.ure.es/ea5xx03.html

QSL VIA K3SX ---> Sid, K3SX (ex K3SME) is going to close his logs for G0/K3SME and 7J1AJN/3. Bureau cards can be requested by e-mail at [email protected]

QSL VIA K7BV ---> Cards for contacts made with KP3P (on 8-9 March), KP3/K7BV and FS/K7BV are handled by K7BV either direct (Dennis Motschenbacher, 4357 Appollonio Way, Carson City, NV 89704, USA) or through the bureau.

QSL KA4IST/KH5 ---> "The following guidelines for QSLing direct will really help on this end if they are followed", Ron, AC7DX reports: Cards that are sent direct but with no return funding or return envelope will be QSLed via the bureau (except USA cards); a self addressed envelope should be provided; applications from the USA should have at least a First class stamp affixed or include one IRC; applications from non-USA countries should include at least $1 or 1 IRC or $us airmail stamp; ONE CALL PER ENVELOPE; no foreign currency. QSL to Ron Lago, P.O. Box 25426, Eugene, Oregon 97402, USA (please note that Ron handles the cards for KA4IST/KH5-Palmyra *only*). /EX S DX@WW $425WW359E 425 DX News #359 [5/6] 21 March 1998 No 359 BID: $425WW359E ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======

QSL VIA I2EOW ---> Erminio, I2EOW can confirm contacts made with P40K and P4/I2UIY. He also has the logs for P49V (19-20 February 1998 *only*).

QSL VIA IK0RNR ---> Massimo, IK0RNR is *not* the QSL manager for 9K2AI. He reports that all the cards for II0FR (1997) have been sent out through the bureau or direct.

SPDX CONTEST ---> The International SPDX Contest (CW and SSB) will be held between 15 UTC on 4 April and 15.00 UTC on 5 April. Logs must be sent no later than 30 April to Polski Zwinzek Kretkofalowcew, SPDX Contest Committee, P.O. Box 320, 00-950 Warszawa, Poland.

THE DAILY DX ---> Congratulations to Bernie McClenny, W3UR (3025 Hobbs Road, Glenwood, Maryland 21738-9728, USA) who celebrated the first anniversary of his "The Daily DX" on 17 March. For further information on this first rate DX bulletin please check out its homepage (http://www.wdn.com/thedailydx) or call 301-854-5650 (fax 301-854-5105).

VISALIA 1998 ---> The programme for the 1998 International DX Convention, sponsored by the Southern California DX Club ant to be held at the Visalia Holiday Inn, CA on 1-3 May, is now available on the SCDXC webpage at http://www.primenet.com/~scdxc/

ZL7DK ---> The ZL7DK Chatham team (DK7YY, DL3DXX, DL7UFN, DK1BT, DL2OAP, YB1AQS) logged 31,335 QSOs between 08.52 UTC on 23 February and 17.34 UTC on 8 March. Dupes excluded, they made 25648 QSOs on CW, 1629 on RTTY and 1635 on SSB as follows: 614/0/1 (160 metres), 1747/0/21 (80 metres), 4759/0/63 (40 metres), 4262/0/0 (30 metres), 5068/994/683 (20 metres), 3317/0/4 (17 metres), 2804/493/791 (15 metres), 1776/0/10 (12 metres), 1301/142/63 (10 metres). 130 Countries were worked on CW, 54 on SSb and 62 on RTTY. QSL via DK7YY either direct (Falk D. Weinhold, P.O.Box 700 343, D-10323 Berlin, Germany) or through the bureau. Logs are available at http://ve7tcp.ampr.org/cgi-bin/zl7dk ------

QSL received via direct: 3A2MD, 3B8/F6HMJ, YN1GSR/3C1, 3W5KVR, 3W5MNB, 3XA8DX, 5A28, 5B4AGC, 5H3HG, 5R8EE, 5V7A, 7P8/ZS6CAL, 7P8/ZS6RVG, 7X0AD, 8Q7AJ, 9G5SW, 9V1ZB, 9Y4/PA3EWP, A22EW, A61AJ, AP2JZB, AA88LL/C6A (NA-113), CE1LDS/p (SA-085), CV5A (SA-030), CX/LU7DW (SA-057), DS5RNM, DU4DX, ET3AA, ET3KV, FG5FC, FH/DJ1RL, FM5DN, FM5WE, FR5DX, FR5EL, FR5ZQ/T, HF0POL, DL1HCM/HI8, IA5/I5GWO (EU-028; IIA GR-015), IC8/IK8UHA (EU-031; IIA NA-044), J38AH (NA-147), J6/PA3ERC, J6/PA3EWP, JT1FBB, JU2DX, JY9QJ, K4M, K7K, L20XSI (SA-049), OX3SA, PJ2MI, PJ8/W8EB, S02R, S21YR, S92AF, TF3GC, TJ1GB, TU3F, VI0ANARE, TZ6SI, VK9LX, VP2EC, VP8CTR, WH6T, XQ0YAF, XT2DM, YK1AH, YN1RVR, YN4/WK6O, Z31JA, ZF1A, ZK1DI,

QSL received via WF5E DX QSL Service: 3B9/3B8DL, 3C1DX, 4U1UN, DJ6SI/9L, 9M6OO, C21RK, C6AJR (NA-113), FR4DD, FT5WF, HS50A (AS-125), JQ1SUO/JD1 (AS-031), K2OLG/m (NA-034, NA-141, NA-069), KC4AAA, KH2D, KH5/N4BQW, KH8/N5OLS, KL7AK/p (NA-161), KP2/K4MA, N6VV (NA-066), P40W, R1ANT, T32BI, TI4CF, TI9CF, TT8DX, V44NEF, V63BR, N6VV/VE7 (NA-051), XE3/K4MQG (NA-90), XF4CA (NA-115), XJ9GM (NA-14), YI1FLY, YN6WW, YS1RRD, ZP6CW. *****************************************************************************

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PERIOD CALL REF till 31/03 4G50N: Naga City * special event callsign 347 till May 4S7BRG: Sri Lanka (AS-003) * by HB9BRM 355 till 29/03 5H3/G0IXC & 5H1/G0IXC (AF-032)* by G0IXC 357 till 23/03 5W0: Western Samoa * by OKDX Foundation 358 till 31/03 8J0WPG: special event station 355 till May 9N1FP * by RU6FP 350 till April 9U5/9X0A: Burundi * by 9X0A/RW3AH 358 till 06/04 ED8CTM: Canary Is (AF-004) * by DL7VRO & C. 359 till late Mar EM1HO: Galindez Isl (AN-006), Antarctica 355 till ?? EM1LV: Galindez Island (AN-006, WABA UR-01) 359 till 28/03 FJ/K1YJK: St. Martin (NA-146) * by K1YJK 357 till July FT5XN: Kerguelen * by F6IHY 359 till 31/03 HG5P: Hungary * special event call 356 till ?? JF1LGD/JD1: Iwo Jima (AS-030) 357 till Mar JX3EX * by LA3EX 335 till 31/10 JX7DFA: Jan Mayen (EU-022) * by LA7DFA 352 till 31/03 JY9RU: Jordan * by F6ARU 359 till 26/03 K2ZR: Key West (NA-062) 355 till 16/04 K6T: Santa Catalina Isl (NA-066) * by KI6T 353 till ?? KG6SL: Saipan (OC-086) * by JH1AJT 359 till Mar KH2D & KH2/KF2XN: Guam * by KF2XN 346 till ?? KH8/KF4MIW & KH8/WP2AIH: American Samoa * by OKDXF 358 till Jul-Aug TJ1FT: Cameroon 352 till 22/03 V63AJ: Micronesia * by DF8AN 359 till 24/03 VP5: Caicos Is (NA-002) * by KN4UG 357 till May VQ9JC: Diego Garcia (AF-006) * by WB9IHH 355 till May VQ9PH: Diego Garcia (AF-006) * by W2JDK 355 till June XV7SV: Vietnam * by SM0ORV 355 10/03-10/04 KH3: Johnston Atoll (OC-023) * by KK5ZX ??? 355 till ?? K8VIR/ZL4: Stewart Isl (OC-203) * by K8VIR 359 20/03-30/03 YB9BV or YB9/OH2KI 358 20/03-01/04 Z38/NO6X, Z38/NN6C & Z38C: Macedonia * by NO6X & NN6C 357 21/03-22/03 AA1AC/P: Aquidneck Isl (NA-031) * by AA1AC 359 21/03-31/03 H44: Temotu Is (OC-100) * by SCSDXT & SIRS 358 21/03-01/04 J8/EA2BP & J80R: St. Vincent (NA-109) * by EA2s 357 21/03-22/03 JH3QFL/6: Daito Is (AS-047) 357 21/03-22/03 JI6KVR/6: Amakusa Archipelago (AS-012) 357 21/03-22/03 KH0: Saipan * by JA3AA, JA3UB, JA3TXZ, JR3MVF, JJ1CAS 359 21/03-05/04 VI6EWT: special event call * by NCRG 357 21/03-22/03 Russian DX Contest *** 21/03-23/03 BARTG Spring RTTY Contest *** 22/03 IJ7/home calls: IIA TA-003 & IIA LE-009 * by SDXT 359 22/03-28/03 T8: Koror (OC-009) * by DF8AN 357 23/03-06/05 FT * by FR5HR 357 23/03-25/03 JW7EHA & JW8NHA: Svalbard (EU-026)* by LA7EHA & LA8NHA 359 23/03-31/03 NH4/NH6YK: Midway (OC-030) * by NH6YK 359 23/03-31/03 OH0/DK6QW,DL3QQ,DF8QJ,DG1YHV,DL6YFB/p: Aland (EU-002) 357 24/03-01/04 3D2KT & 3D2TN: Fiji (OC-016) * by OKDX Foundation 358 24/03-02/04 KH6: Hawaii (OC-019) * by KB6JOX 359 24/03-20/04 S08R & S0RASD: Western Sahara * by Lynx DX Group 359 25/03-31/03 3V8BB & 3V5I (?): Tunisia * by I5JHW's team 359 25/03-31/03 3W6WE & 3W6LK: Vietnam * by K2WE & W2LK 357 25/03-July FM5JY: Martinique (NA-107) * by F5JYD 359 25/03-31/03 V8JA (V85HG): Brunei (OC-088) * by JO1BMV & JH7PKU 353 26/03-02/04 CT3/PA3GIO/m: Madeira (AF-014) * by PA3GIO 359 26/03-30/03 PR5L: Ratones Isl (SA-026, DIB 64) * by PP5LL 359 27/03-30/03 F/G3RTE/P & F/G3SWH/P: Sein Island (EU-068) 357 28/03-29/03 4H9RG * by DU9RG 359 28/03-29/03 4U1ITU * by EA3AFW, EA3FQV, EA3ATM 353 28/03-29/03 9M6AAC: East Malaysia * by OH2YY/BY 359 28/03-29/03 AH2R: Guam (OC-026) * by Guam Contest Club 359 28/03-29/03 CV8D: Uruguay * by CX8AT 359 28/03-29/03 ED5WPX (CQWW WPX SSB) 357 28/03-12/04 EJ/G3PFS: Cape Clear Isl (EU-121) * by G3PFS 359 28/03-29/03 IR2A: special event station * wild card for WASA 359 28/03-29/03 J41TEN * by SV1DNW 359 28/03-29/03 OH0W from Aland Is (EU-002)*by OH1EH,OH2TA,OH2XX,OH6EI 357 28/03-29/03 P3A: Cyprus * by UAs 359 28/03-29/03 TM4CQ * by French CQ Gang 357 28/03-29/03 TP4CE (Council of Europe Amateur Radio Club) 359 28/03-29/03 TXK8DX * by FK8GM, FK8HC & FK8FI 355 28/03-29/03 CQWW WPX SSB Contest *** 29/03-03/05 9M6CT: East Malaysia * by VR2CT 359 29/03-?? SU8LXR: Luxor * by SUs 359 late March A43DI: Daymaniyat Isl (AS-112) * by ROARS 359 March-April ZK2, ZK3, A3, 3D2_rot * by DL7FT 359 01/04-03/04 DS4CNB/4: AS-085 * by DS4CNB 356 02/04-16/04 ZK2CK: Niue (OC-040) * by HB9BCK 357 04/04-05/04 DS4CNB/4: AS-060 * by DS4CNB 356 04/04-05/04 EA RTTY Contest *** 04/04-05/04 SP DX Contest 359 04/04-05/04 YLRC Marconi Contest *** 07/04-14/04 JT1Y * by I0SNY,I1JQJ,IV3FSG,IV3ZAC,I8NHJ,I0TIC,IZ0AEH 359 /EX S DX@WW $425WW360A 425 DX News #360 [1/6] 28 March 1998 No 360 BID: $425WW360A ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======Edited by I1JQJ IK1ADH - IK1GPG

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Log checking for the 7-14 April JT1Y operation from Mongolia [425DXN 359] will be available on the 425 DX News web pages at http://www-dx.deis.unibo.it/htdx/jt1y/ The team plans to upload the logs to the Web on a daily basis, in order to let amateurs check them while the activity is taking place. At all events, log checking will be surely available after the operation is over. ------

5V - Marc, F5PCU will be active as 5V7BM from Togo, starting next week until the end of 1999. 8P - David, VE3VET will be active as 8P9IJ (SSB and RTTY) from Barbados (NA-021) between 26 March and 3 April. He plans to participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest. QSL via VE3VET. A4 - The Royal Omani Amateur Radio Society (ROARS) DXpedition to Daymaniyat Island (AS-112) [425DXN 359] is confirmed to take place from around 16 UTC on 25 March to around 12 UTC on 29 March. The call A43DI will be aired by two stations on CW and SSB on all bands (30 metres excluded). QSL via A47RS (ROARS, P.O. Box 981, Muscat, Code 113, Sultanate of Oman). CX - Roberto, CX8DX will participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest as CV1A. QSL via F1NGP or CBA 1997. EA - EA4ENT/P will be active from Isla Palomilla de Abajo (DIEI TO-024) on 29 March. QSL via EA4ENT. EM - Jerry, UT4UZ will be active as EM4U in both the CQ WW SSB and CW Contests. QSl via UT4UZ. EM - UU5J Contest Club team will participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest as EN5J. QSL via UU2JZ. EY - Alex, EY8CQ will participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest as EY2Q. He will pay special attention to US stations on 40 metres (TX 7075, RX 7100 up). QSL via his new QSL manager, DJ1SKO (Sergej Kowalev, Hauptstr. 50, 84513 Toging, Germany). FK - TXK8DX [425DXN 355] will *not* be active during the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest [425DXN 355] due to a number of problems. H44 - The call sign for the all-band effort from Temotu in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest [425DXN 358] will be H44RY. This operation will take place from the H40AA DXpedition site (see below), but it will count for Solomon Islands DXCC credit (IOTA OC-100) because it will take place prior to the new DXCC rules becoming effective at 23.59 UTC on 31 March. QSL via OH1RY. H44 - The call H44DX has been assigned for use from Honiara (the Solomon Islands' capital) as the H40AA DXpedition operators pass through on their way to and from Temotu. Because of the operators' varying travel schedules, the H44DX call may be heard on the air before, after, and even during the H40AA operation. Contacts with H44DX count for Solomon Islands DXCC credit (IOTA OC-047). QSL via OH2BN. /EX S DX@WW $425WW360B 425 DX News #360 [2/6] 28 March 1998 No 360 BID: $425WW360B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======

H40 - The H40AA DXpedition is confirmed to take place from Temotu Islands starting at 23.59 UTC on 31 March [425DXN 358]. Contacts made with H40AA will count for Temotu (H40) DXCC credit, pending approval of the new DXCC entity application. The Solomon Islands' Temotu Province includes the Santa Cruz Islands, the Reef Islands, the Duff Islands, Tikopia Island, Anuta Island and Fatutaka Island. The H40AA operation will take place from the small village of Lata, on Nendo Island (OC-100). The primary goal of this operation is to maximize the total number of individual DXers who make at least one QSO with H40AA. Every effort will be made to exploit the critical openings to Europe, which will be the most difficult target area to work. QSL via OH2BN either direct (Jarmo J. Jaakola, Kiilletie 5C30, Helsinki 00710, Finland) or through the OH bureau. The H40AA DXpedition Web Site is now available at http://www.iglou.com/n4gn/h40aa/ (under construction). See "H40AA Co-ordinators" and "H40AA TX frequencies" below. HB9 - The Locarno Radio Club is active (on all bands, CW and SSB) until 31 December as HB5RL to celebrate the 200 years of Canton Ticino indipendence. Special QSL via bureau. HK0 - Nel, HK0HEU is active (SSB) from San Andres (NA-033). QSL via HK0FBF. I - Gianni, IT9PKO will be active during the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest as II9ZZ. QSL via IT9PKO. JA - Hiro, JH4FBV will be /4 from Innoshima (AS-117) between 07.00 UTC on 28 March to 02.00 UTC on 29 March. Look for him on CW and SSB (7.010, 7.025, 7,060, 10,110, 14.010, 14.260, 18.077, 21.010, 21.260KHZ, 28.010 MHz +/- QRM). QSL via JH4FBV either direct (Hironori Funahashi, 1-11-38 Hamanochaya, Kurashiki-city, Okayama, 710-0061 Japan) or through the bureau. JX - JX7DFA [425DXN 352] and JX3EX [425DXN 335] will be active from the west side (where they expect to have a better path to the US) of Jan Mayen (EU-022) starting on 27 March around 17.00 UTC. Look for them on CW (14.005, 18.089, 21.005, 24.901 and 28.005 MHz), SSB (14.205 MHz) and RTTY (14.085). T8 - Michael, DF8AN is now active from Belau [425DXN 357] as T88AN until the end of March. QSL via DF8AN either direct (Michael Noertemann, Neustadt 18, D-37154 Northeim, Germany) or through the bureau. JW - Rag, OZ8RO will be active (mostly on 12, 17 and 30 metres CW) as JW5HE from Svalbard between 3 and 9 April. QSL via OZ8RO. PJ8 - George, W3EH will be active as PJ8/W3EH from St. Maarten (NA-105) between 27 March and 1 April. He plans to participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest. SU - SU8LXR's activity from Luxor [425DXN 359] will take place between 29 March and 4 April. Team members SU1ER, SU1AH, SU1SK, SU1SA, SU1HB and SU1HM will be also signing SU0ERA/8 as well as their personal callsigns /8. SV - Dimitris, SV1CIB and others will participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest as J43PTR. QSL via SV3AQN. T32 - T32RT is active from Kiritimati/Christmas Island (OC-024), East Kiribati. QSL via W6UC. TI - Jim, N9IUO will be active (on all bands, WARC included, CW and SSB) as TI2IDX from Costa Rica between 28 March and 5 April. QSL via WA9BXB. EM - UU5J Contest Club team will participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest as EN5J. QSL via UU2JZ. V6 - Lew (N6VV), Mike (NG7S) and Dan (W7DR) will be active as V63VV, V63** and V63** from Pohnpei (OC-010), Micronesia between 24 and 31 May. They will participate in the CQ WW WPX CW Contest as V63VV. QSL via their respective home calls. V6 - Lew (N6VV), Mike (NG7S) and Dan (W7DR) will be active from from Mwokil/Mokil Atoll (OC-???), Micronesia between 1 and 7 June. They will operate as V63VV/p, V63**/p and V63**/p with an amplifier and a wide range of antennas. QSL via their respective home calls. VP5 - Ken, K6HNZ, will be active as VP5/K6HNZ from Providenciales, Caicos (NA-002) between 26 and 31 March. He will participate in the CQ WW SSB Contest as VP5E. QSL via K6HNZ. W - Jim, AA3ID is active from Hatteras Island (NA-067) until 28 March. YB - A group of Indonesian amateurs will participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest as YE2B (Multi Single) from Baturaden, Java (OC-021). QSL via YC0FTD either direct (Andreas Wisnu Widjaja, P.O. Bx 6193 Jath, Jakarta 13061, Indonesia). ZK2 - Frank, DL7FT [425DXN 359] now plans to be active (on SSB) as ZK2FT from Niue (OC-040) for about three weeks. QSL via DL7FT (Frank Turek, P.O. Box 1421, 14004 Berlin, Germany). ZL7 - Ed, K8VIR eventually operated from Chatham [425DXN 359] as ZL7IR. He was expected to be there until 26 March. QSL via K8VIR (Ed Hartz, P.O. Box 9, Te Anau, New Zealand). ZP - Tom, ZP5AZL will participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest as ZP0Z (20 metres). QSL via W3HNK. /EX S DX@WW $425WW360C 425 DX News #360 [3/6] 28 March 1998 No 360 BID: $425WW360C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======

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425 DX NEWS: THE ARCHIVE ---> All the previuos issues of 425 DX News are now available in zipped files (each of them contains 50 issues). Download them at http://www-dx.deis.unibo.it/htdx/425/bulletin.html

H40AA CO-ORDINATORS ---> In order to help the operators maximize the short openings on the most critical paths from Temotu, particularly Europe, three regional co-ordinators (G3ZAY, K6GNX and K4MQG) have been appointed. They can be reached via e-mail for any questions and/or comments related to H40AA: [email protected] (Martin, G3ZAY); [email protected] (Bill, K6GNX); [email protected] (Gary, K4MQG).

H40AA TX FREQUENCIES ---> Look for H40AA on the following frequencies: 1.824.5, 3.504, 7.004, 10.104, 14.024, 18.074, 21.024, 24.894, 28.024 and 50.104 MHz CW; 1.824.5, 3.775, 7.045, 14.195, 18.135, 21.295, 24.945, 28.395 and 50.104 MHz SSB; 14.083 and 21.083 MHz RTTY.

QSL A45XL ---> Bob, G4LVQ reports that Chris, the operator of A45XL, apologises for the delays in sending QSL cards due to unforseen personal difficulties. Chris has however promised he will send cards out within the next six/eight weeks. If anyone wishes to send a QSL card or perhaps a duplicate, there are two alternatives: the first is to send to G4VUO via the RSGB bureau, the second is direct to A45XL care of G4LVQ (Robert Williams, 25 Upper Carr Lane, Calverley, Nr.Pudsey, West Yorkshire, LS28 5PL, UK) - please note that G4LVQ is *not* the QSL manager for Chris, he will just forward the envelopes to Chris unopened.

QSL GI/EI7NET (EU-122) ---> QSL Manager Declan, EI6FR reports that all direct QSLs received for the WestNet DX Group 1997 operation as GI/EI7NET from Rathlin Island (EU-122) have been answered. The cards for every other station appearing in the log have been sent to the bureau.

QSL L4D (SA-065) ---> Phil, G3SWH reports he still has the logs and cards for the November 1993 SSB only operation on 14 and 21 MHz by L4D from Blanca Island (SA-065), November 1993. This is one of the operations where the original operators failed to sendout QSL cards and the IOTA Committee obtained copies of the logs, funded the cost of the QSL cards and appointed Phil as QSL manager. QSL via G3SWH either direct (Phil Whitchurch, 21 Dickensons Grove, Congresbury, Bristol, BS49 5HQ, United Kingdom) or through the bureau.

QSL T99DX ---> Marcus, DL3NCI has finally received the cards for his activity as T99DX from Bosnia (1997 CQ WW CW Contest). QSL via DL3NCI either direct (Marcus Grampp, Kirchenweg 4, 90419 Nuernberg, Germany) or through the bureau. /EX S DX@WW $425WW360D 425 DX News #360 [4/6] 28 March 1998 No 360 BID: $425WW360D ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======* Q S L I N F O [1/2] * ======

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5N0RMS M.P.Simonet, P.O.Box 2873, GPO Marina, Lagos, Nigeria 9K2SS Ali M.Belal, P.O.Box 12388, Shamiea 71654, Kuwait 9N1HA Sures, P.O.Box 4292, Katmandu, Nepal BD4DW David Y.J.Zhou, P.O.Box 040-088, Shanghai, China DL1FDV Mario Lovric, Hagebuttenweg 4, D-61231 Bad Nauheim, Germany DS2CYI Kwon, Dae-Geun, P.O.Box 67, Suwon, Kyonggi, Seoul, 440-600, Korea DS2RDG Myung Gu Eo, 380-2 Jumun Ri, Jumunjin Eup, Kang Nung City, Kang Won, South Korea DU1SAN Boysan, P.O.Box 3000 QCCPO, 1170 Quezon City, M.M., Philippines DU9HKD Renoir A.Abrea, 9023 Naawan, Misamis Oriental, Philippines E21EIC Champ, P.O.Box 1090 Kasetsart, Bangkok 10903, Thailand EA2BP Juanjo Ormaetxe, Apartado 530, E-20080, Donostia,San Sebastian, Spain EA2JG Arseli, Barrena 6, E-01408 Luyando Alava, Spain ER1LW P.O.Box 112 , Chisinau , MD-2012 , Moldova , C.I.S. FR5EL Michel Hoarau, P.O.Box 87, F-97832 Tampon, Reunion Island HB9DLZ Daniel Lamon, En Chaffeiroz, CH-1553 Chatonnaye, Switzerland J39JS John, P.O.Box 999, Grenville, Grenada LU6DK Club Station, P.O.Box 25, Lomas de Zamora,1832 Buenos Aires,Argentina KN4UG Don Namm, 103 Birkhaven Drive, Cary, NC-27511, U.S.A. OH2IW Pasi Luoma-aho, Vallikuja 10 A 8, FIN-02600 Espoo, Finland OH2VB Veikko Nurminen, Ollaksentie 3 C, FIN-02940 Espoo, Finland PS7ZZ Francisco Edvaldo Pereira de Freitas, Rua Maceio 22, Conjunto Jiqui, Bairro Neopolis II, 59086-280 Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil PY2HA Lis Claudio Campos, Rua Joao Rosa 75, Guaruja-SP, 11431-360, Brasil RU0SL Victor A.Bochkarev, P.O.Box 1475, Bratsk City, 665726, Russia RW0SQ Igor P.Yakimov, P.O.Box 2544, Bratsk City, 665714, Russia S21J Mamtaz Shahid, G.P.O. Box 3512, Dhaka 1209, Bangladesh SP9CLQ Andrzej Klaja, Ul.Aleksandry 9/25, 30-837 Krakow, Poland SV1DNW Elias Bakopoylos, P.O.Box 21669, Athens 10035, Hellas, Greece SV2CQB Elias Tasos, 6 Koroxenis, GR-502 00 Ptolemais, Greece T77WI Giancarlo Montico, P.O.Box 3, San Marino City, San Marino TF8GX Gudlaugur "Gulli" Jonsson, Solvollum-Bergi, IS-230, Keflavik, Iceland TF3AOT Arsaell "Seli" Oskarsson, Gnodarvogi 20, IS-104 Reykjavik, Iceland UA0SJ Yuri A.Maltsev, P.O.Box 2304, Bratsk City, 665700, Russia UA0SE Serge Y.Karpov, P.O.Box 2547, Bratsk City, 665714, Russia UA0SBQ Victor Andrushenko, P.O.Box 2304, Bratsk City, 665700, Russia UA0SDQ Alexsandr Krajnov, P.O.Box 2301, Bratsk City, 665700, Russia UA0YAY Pavel F.Ustinov, P.O.Box 40, UD-1, Kyzyl-11, 667011, Russia V44KMC McKoy, P.O.Box 505, Nevis Island, West Indies V5/DL7UFS Frank Steinhauser, P.O.Box 441, Swakopmund, Namibia VK5ACY W.J.Pickering, P.O.Box 90, Parndana, South Australia 5220, Australia VK6ANC Northern Corridor Radio Group, Inc, P.O.Box 244, North Beach, WA-6920, Australia VU2KBJ Kaustubh Joshi, 20 Prashant Nagar, Navi Peth, Pune 411 030, India VU2XO M.R.Patel, 501,Giriraj Apt, Race Course Circle, Baroda 390 007,India W5KNE Bob Win, 2731 N.Colfax Circle, Plano, TX-75075, U.S.A. ZP1ES Erwin Siemens, C.C.1153, Neuland, Paraguay ZP5YAL Ana Lia Zambon, Av.Republica Argentina 2886, Asuncion, Paraguay ZP9DZA Helmut Paster, Minga Guazu, Alto Parana, Paraguay /EX S DX@WW $425WW360F 425 DX News #360 [6/6] 28 March 1998 No 360 BID: $425WW360F ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======Italian Islands Award

-- IIA TROPHY - 1998 -- (Rules for NOT ITALIAN participants only)

This Trophy is issued by the Crazy DX Group. All OMs and SWLs (world-wide) can participate. The aim is to contact/hear/activate the largest number of different Italian islands. Only islands with references from the official IIA list will be valid. References released after the Trophy's start date are also valid. Participation is free of charge. Good hunting !

PARTICIPATION PERIOD ------From June 1st to September 30th 1998.

BANDS ----- Every qso/listening/activity on every amateur radio band will be valid.

POINTS ------Each different Italian island contacted/heard/activated will count 1 point.

CATEGORIES AND PRIZES ------There are 5 categories: OMs (outside of Italy), SWLs (outside of Italy), DX-PEDITIONERS, italian OMs, italian SWLs. You may participate in more than 1 category. Points for different categories cannot be mixed. In the DX-PEDITIONERS category, the participant must be the holder of the callsign used in every activity. A plaque will be awarded to the top scoring participant in each category, and a certificate to the second and third. If you want to receive the booklet with the results by post, please send a SASE together with your log.

LOGS ---- Complete logs with data of every qso/heard (callsign, date, UTC time, band, mode, IIA reference, correspondent callsign for SWL category) should be sent to the following address by November 30th 1998.

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Just a reminder - I0SNY, I1JQJ, I8NHJ, I0TIC, EA8AFJ/IK5, IK0SHF, IV3FEW, IV3FSG, IV3ZAC and IZ0AZQ (unfortunately IZ0AEH has had to withdraw from the operation) will be active as JT1Y from the club station of the Mongolian Radio Sports Federation in Ulan-Bator between 7 and 14 April. Comments are welcome at the pilot station's (Maurizio Bertolino, I1-21171) address ([email protected]). Log checking will be available at http://www-dx.deis.unibo.it/htdx/jt1y/ QSL via I0SNY (Nicola Sanna, Str. Gualtarella 8/M, 06132 S.Sisto - PG, Italy). Reports from the US (TNX NT5C and others) indicate that Mongolia is a most wanted on 40 metres SSB - look for JT1Y on 7.042, 7.047 or 7.052 MHz around 11.30-12.30 UTC.

3D2_rot- OK DX Foundation team members 3D2CB and 3D2WC will eventually operate from Rotuma (OC-060) [425DXN 358] starting around 6 UTC on 4 April for one week. They will be active as 3D2CB/R and 3D2WC/R on 10-80 metres (mostly CW). QSL via OKDXF. 5R - Ake, SM7CIP (ex YA1AR and T5AR) has been active since 5 February as 5R8FU from Madagascar (AF-013). He is likely to stay in Madagascar for a long time and is planning to have better antennas and a linear. QSL via SM0DJZ either direct (Jan Hallenberg, Siriusgatan 106, SE-195 55 Mersta, Sweden) or through the bureau. 6W - Paul, F8PX is currently active (on 12, 17 and 20 metres SSB and CW) as 6W1RE from Senegal (length of stay not known). 7X - Mark, ON4WW is leaving for Algeria, where he will be working for six months. He hopes to get a licence (possibly 7X0WW) upon arrival. He might also be active from Western Sahara (possibly as S04WW). If he succeeds in getting the licence(s), he will work mostly CW and on the low bands. QSL via ON5NT. 9M6 - Phil, VR2CT (HS0/G4JMB) is now active on SSB as 9M6CT [425DXN 359] from Kota Kinabalu, East Malaysia until 7 May. He plans to be on 10/12/15/17 metres between 00.30 UTC and 03.00 UTC and on 20 metres between 14.00 UTC and 17.00 UTC. QSL to Phil Weaver, P.O. Box 7, Bangkok 10506, Thailand. 9M6 - Hans, DF5UG is currently active as 9M6QQ. QSL via homecall. A3 - Frank, DL7FT/ZK2FT [425DXN 359 and 360] will be active as A35FT from Tonga from about 12 April for about twoo weeks. QSL via DL7FT (Frank Turek, P.O. Box 1421, 14004 Berlin, Germany). EA - The station EF1IAT will be active (SSB and CW) from Isla de la Toja between 6 and 12 April. QSL via EC1BXI (P.O. Box 54, O Grove 36980, Pontevedra, Spain). EA8 - Ron, G4DIY will be active (on 20, 17 and 10 metres CW) as EA8/G4DIY from Canary Is (AF-004) between 5 and 11 April. QSL via G4DIY. FT5X - Rene, FR5HR is now active as FT5X/FR5HR from Kerguelen Is (AF-048). He will be visiting the French sub-antarctic zone until 6 May [425DXN 357]. QSL via FR5HR (Rene Allegre, 56 Leconte de Lisle, Bois de Nefles, 97411 Saint-Paul, France). /EX S DX@WW $425WW361B 425 DX News #361 [2/6] 4 April 1998 No 361 BID: $425WW361B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======

FW - Dick, DJ2EH is currently active as FW2EH from Wallis Island (OC-054). He plans to be active on 10-160 metres (CW, SSB and RTTY). QSL via DJ2EH. G - Four operators of the Taunton & District ARC (TADARC) will be active (10-160 metres, SSB and CW) as GB0SM from the Isles of Scilly (EU-011) between 25 April and 2 May. QSL via G3WNI either direct (Bill Lindsay-Smith, Way Close, Hemyock, Cullompton EX15 3QY, England, UK) or through the bureau (bureau cards can be requested at [email protected]). GM - GM3YOR, GM0ICF and GM0NAI will be active (mainly on CW, 160-2 metres) as MS0APF from the Isle of Bute (EU-123, IOSA CL2) on 18-19 April during the Scottish Activity Weekend. GM - GM0DEQ (Bob), GM0KVI (Eddie) and GM0SEI (Robbie) will be active (SSB and CW) as GB8FF from Staffa Island (EU-008) on 1 May. QSL via GM0KVI. GM - GM0DEQ (Bob), GM0KVI (Eddie) and GM0SEI (Robbie) will be active (SSB and CW) as GB5TI from Treshnish Islands (EU-108) on 2 May. QSL via GM0KVI. H40 - H40AA was aired as scheduled on 31 March at 23.59 UTC on 21.295 MHz and will continue being active from Nendo Island (OC-100) through the early hours (UTC) of 13 April. Contacts made with H40AA will count for Temotu, pending approval of the new DXCC entity application. Normally, three stations will be in service at any given time. For the first several days, two stations will run almost exclusively SSB, primarily on 20 and 15 metres (the idea is to use 15 metres initially for working down the JA pileup, while 20 will be used to work the rest of the world). During this time, the third station will concentrate on CW, emphasizing 40 metres at night and 17 metres during the day. Beginning on 6 April, the emphasis will change to CW operation, and paying more attention to the other bands. Throughout the operation, particular attention will be paid to working Europe whenever and wherever possible. RTTY operation will begin on 8 April, and will be limited to 15 and 20 metres. QSL via OH2BN. H40 - Jim, VK9NS signed H44/VK9NS from Pigeon Island, Reef Is (OC-065, DXCC Solomon Islands). Since 1 April he has operated (and will be operating for two or three weeks, 10-40 metres CW and SSB) as H40AB and contacts made with him will count for Temotu Islands, pending approval of the new DXCC entity application. He is reported to have some power supply problems as he has been using solar cells during the day and a battery at other times. QSL via VK9NS (J.B. Smith, P.O. Box 90, Norfolk Island, Australia 2899). HK0_mal- Pedro, HK3JJH reports he has been granted permission to operate from Malpelo (SA-007). He expects to be active (on 14.260 MHz only) as HK3JJH/0M starting around 17 UTC on 4 April for three or four days. QSL via HK3JJH. I - IK2DUW (Antonello), IK8PGM (Roberto), IV3VER (Renzo), IZ2BKW (Angelo) and IW2MVC (Roberto) plan to be active IL3/ from the islands of Martignano (EU-130, IIA UD-005) and Marinetta (EU-130, IIA UD-004) on 4 and 5 April. I - Bruno IK2PZG plans to be active as IL3/IK2PZG from three EU-131 islands - Motta del Cornio Vecchio (IIA VE-060), Motta del Cornio Nuovo (IIA VE-061) and Ottagono di Caroman (IIA VE-044) - on 11 April. QSL via IK2PZG. PY - PY3ACC and PY3CKO will be active (on 20 and 40 metres, SSB and CW) as ZV3A and ZV3C respectively from Marinheiros Island (DIB 49, it does not count for IOTA) between 17 and 19 April. QSL via home calls. PY - PY1OB, PY1KB, PY1KS and PY1MF will be active respectively as ZW1B, ZZ1B, ZW1S and ZZ1M from Sape Island (NO-REF) between 24 and 26 April. SP - Special events station SN0JG will be active from Gdansk between 3 April and 30 June. QSL via SP2BIK. ST - Claus, ST1AP will be active in his spare time as ST0AP from Southern Sudan between April and September. He should be found on the MAR Net daily at 07.45 UTC on 14.332 MHz. QSL via DJ6SI. UA - The Daily DX reports that Yuri, UA0KCL plans to be active from the East Siberian Sea Coast IOTA group (AS-038) sometime in April. /EX /EX S DX@WW $425WW361C 425 DX News #361 [3/6] 4 April 1998 No 361 BID: $425WW361C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======

V3 - Sigi, DJ4IJ and Conny, DL1DA will be active from Belize between 10 and 13 April. VE - Amateurs in Fredricton, New Brunswick (Canada) are allowed to use the CF9 prefix between 12 and 26 April to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the town. W - Mobile Amateur Club members will be active from Dauphin Island (NA-142) on 4 April between 14.00 UTC to 21.00 UTC. XU - The new IOTA Reference Number AS-133 has been issued, as a result of the February operation by XUXO [425DXN 356], to Cambodia's Gulf of Thailand group. Hiroo, JA2EZD/XU2A is now active again as XUXO from Koh Poah (AS-133). He is expected to be there until 00.00 UTC on 5 April. QSL via 7L1MFS (Yoh Yoshida, Shinko Bldg, 4-4-1 Arakawa 116-0002, Japan). XV - Rolf, SM5MX is again in Hanoi, Vietnam. He will be active as XV7SW until mid May. He will operate (mostly on CW) from Torsten's (XV7TH) QTH on the following fixed frequencies: 3.506, 7.007, 14.016, 14.021, 21.016, 21.019, 28.016 and 28.019 MHz CW and 7.086, 14.243, 14.249, 21.421, 21.427 and 28.661 MHz SSB. QSL via SM5MX either direct (Rolf T. Salme, Korpstigen 5 B, SE - 135 53 Tyreso, Sweden) or through the bureau. He will handle all incoming cards upon his return to Sweden in May. ------

<<< 1998 IOTA CONTEST (25-26 JULY) >>> The following amateurs have announced their participation in this year's event [see also 425DXN 355]:

EU-039 - Belgian DX Pedition Committee members ON4LAM (Mike), ON4LCW (Maxime), ON5PV (Phil), ON5OO (Jack), ON6QR (Fred), ON7LX (Carine), ON7PC (Pierre), ON7RN (Eric) and ON7TK (Claude) from Chausey Islands as TM5T (CW and SSB). QSL via ON4GO. EU-123 - Otley Amateur Radio Club members G0SNV, G0NIG, G0WNT, M0ARK, M0AMA, G8HDN and G7RDJ from Bute Island (Scotland). A special contest call sign has been applied for. ------

>>> IOTA REFERENCE NUMBERS ISSUED IN MARCH 1998 <<<

AF-079/Prov ZS CAPE PROVINCE - INDIAN OCEAN COAST group (South African islands, letter "c"), following the operation by ZS26BI from Bird Island.

AS-133 XU GULF OF THAILAND group (Cambodian islands, letter "a"), following the operation (February 1998) by XUXO from Koh

>>> IOTA REFERENCE NUMBERS ISSUED IN MARCH 1998 <<<

AF-079/Prov ZS CAPE PROVINCE - INDIAN OCEAN COAST group (South African islands, letter "c"), following the operation by ZS26BI from Bird Island.

AS-133 XU GULF OF THAILAND group (Cambodian islands, letter "a"), following the operation (February 1998) by XUXO from Koh Poah. /EX S DX@WW $425WW361D 425 DX News #361 [4/6] 4 April 1998 No 361 BID: $425WW361D ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======<<< 425DXN COMPETITION >>> ======

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DXCC NEW ENTITIES? ---> On 1 April 1998 a petition has been filed by Paul Granger, F6EXV on behalf of the Clipperton DX Club for the addition of two new entities to the DXCC list, namely the Marquesas Islands and the Austral Islands. "Under the new definitions of what constitutes a 'political entity', namely IARU membership", F6EXV states, "French Polynesia is clearly a 'point 1 country'. Furthermore, any island of the Marquesas group is situated more than 350 km away from any other island of the parent country. Any island of the Australs is situated more than 350 km away from any other island of the parent country, and more than 800 km away from any island of the Marquesas". The submission asks for addition to the list as of 2 June 1983, date when the CORA, representing French Polynesia, joined the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU).

EU-139 ---> David, ON4BDS will be in Sweden for two more months and he might be active from EU-139 if this group is needed by a sufficient number of island chasers: please let David know if you lack EU-139 and send him a message to [email protected]

PITCAIRN, VP6 ---> Terry, VR6TY, reports that VR6 stations will change to the VP6 prefix on 1 May.

QSL 3A/N9NC ---> Thomas, HA/N9NC made about 2,300 QSOs (including roughly 400 each on 80 and 160 metres and 200 on RTTY) during his 13-15 February operation as 3A/N9NC. Cards are expected from the printer by 10 April. QSL via OM2SA (Juraj Sipos, 930 13 Trhova Hradska 550, okr. Dunajska Streda, Republic of Slovakia).

QSL 5A2A ---> Felix, DL8OBC reports that all the direct requests received so far have been replied. The last batch was mailed on 1 April. QSL manager DL3KDV (Dieter Voss, Friedrichsthal 21, D-51688 Wipperfuerth, Germany) has now started working on the first batch of bureau cards. The expedition's web pages, which have been recently updated, can be found at http://www.afthd.tu-darmstadt.de/5a1a/

QSL 9M6AAC ---> The QSL manager is N2OO. Bob handles also the cards for contacts made by 9M6AAC operated by Pekka, OH2YY during the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest [425DXN 359].

QSL CT7O ---> Cards for contacts made with CT7O during the WPX Contest should be sent to CT1ERK either direct (Antonio Rocha Graca, P.O.Box 4403, 4007 Porto, Portugal) or through the bureau.

QSL CQ WW WPX SSB CONTEST 1998 ---> Pascual, EA5EYJ has compiled a list of QSL routes for stations active in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest. It is available at http://www.arrakis.es/~ea5eyj/wpxssb98.htm

QSL D68YN & D68YV ---> The cards for the recent (26 January-7 February) operations by D68YN (QSL via HB9CYN) and D68YV (QSL via HB9CYV) from Comoro Is (AF-007) will be ready and sent out in April. Plase visit Martin's (HB9CYN) web page at http://ab5eh-lin.tamucc.edu/~hb9cyn to check the logs and ask for your bureau card.

QSL II3OTA ---> IK2PZG (Bruno Boccia, P.O. Box 27, 20051 Limbiate - MI) reports that all the direct cards for his past operations from IIA islands as II3OTA have been sent out.

QSL IQ9A ---> Cards for contacts made with IQ9A during the 1998 CQ WW WPX SSB Contest should be sent to IT9AJP either direct (Michele Vitale, Via Aldo Moro 163, 93100 Caltanissetta - CL, Italy) or through the bureau.

QSL OZ5HCA ---> The special event station OZ5HCA was planned to be active from Odense, Fyn Island (EU-029) on 2 April to celebrate the birth of Hans Christian Andersen (2 April 1805). QSL via OZ3FYN.

QSL TM5CW ---> Cards for contacts made with TM5CW [425DXN 335] between 22 November and 1 December 1997, CQ WW CW Contest included, should be sent to Dominique, F5SJB. /EX S DX@WW $425WW361E 425 DX News #361 [5/6] 4 April 1998 No 361 BID: $425WW361E ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======

QSL V26DX ---> QSL cards for contacts made with V26DX *after* 3 March 1997 go to KU9C. Cards for QSOs made *before* 3 March 1997 go to KK3S.

QSL YI1HK ---> As of 1 March 1998 the *new* QSL manager for YI1HK is KK3S, who has requested the old logs be sent to him. The old QSL manager was SM3DBU.

QSL VIA SM0DJZ ---> John, SM0DJZ is the QSL manager for 5R8FU, SJ9WL/LG5LG, YA1AR, T5AR, JW/SM0DJZ and OD5LX (SK). QSL direct (Jan Hallenberg, Siriusgatan 106, SE-195 55 Mersta, Sweden) or through the bureau.

QSL VIA W3HC ---> W3HC (ex W3HCW) is the QSL manager (*direct only*) for the following stations: 3A50LZ AA4HU/D2 EP2HSA KM4P/HS0 T94GB UU3JO 3C1/TU4EI BV4OQ EP2MA PT7WX TA4A UU3JQ 5N0ASW BV5DR EP2MRD R9C TR8JH UU7JK 5N0SKO C53HG EU3FT R9WB TU2XZ UX0BB 5N2CFA CE3MCC EW1DM RA0AL TU4EI V5/WA1JBB 6T2MG CO2AL EW1MM RB5JK TU5EV V51GC 7X5VRK CO2CL EW1SM RP9XUK UA4NC VI6VY 9A1CHP CO6AP HC2FN RU0LAX UA9XAB VK6AJW 9A2OP CO6FA HL9AX RU9WB UA9XS VK6VS 9A6DCR CO6RQ HL9OO RV73WB UE50XB W3HCW/LLB 9K2MA EA6ABN HS0AIT RV9W UE50XS XQ3MCC 9L/TU5EV ED0BOD HS0ZCJ RV9WB UE9WAB XT/TU4EI 9L3GB EP2ASZ HS1BV RX9TX UE9WAC XT2JB A92FZ EP2DL J73JT RZ6HAV UT5URW Z31VJ BA1DU BA1BA BA1CO ZS5ACW 4K1A 4K1QAV Please send your cards plus return postage (no SAE is requested) to Carl F. Mcdaniel, 2116 Reed Street, Williamsport, PA 17701-3904, USA.

SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTOR ---> Nino Molaro, IK8ENH (Via R. Raiola 61, 80053 Castellamare di Stabia - NA, Italy; e-mail [email protected]) is the distributor for Italy and Spain of N6TR's contest and WF1B's RTTY programmes. Nino's home page is at http://www.netgroup.it/radio

SPDX CONTEST ---> Logs for the International SPDX Contest (4-5 April) can be e-mailed to [email protected] Further information on the contest can be found at http://www.sp5pbe.waw.pl/SPDXC/SPDXC_Rules.html

+ SILENT KEY + The DX News Sheet reports the passing of Peter Watson, ZL3GQ who became a silent key on 27 March at his home. He suffered a stroke in early December but appeared to be recovering well.

------QSL received via direct: 3A/DJ7RJ, 3B8/F6HMJ, 3C1GS, YN1GSR/3C1, 3XA8DX, 5B4ADA, 7P8/ZS6RVG, 7X2RO, 8Q7AA, 9G1UW, 9Q5HX, 9U5DX, 9V1ZB, 9Y4/PA3EWP, A22EW, A35RK, A61AF, D68SE, DS4AKP, EL2JR, FH/F6HWU, FP/KG8CO, FP/N1RL, FP/N8CC, HH2AW, IA5/I5GWO (EU-028; IIA GR-015), II3OTA (EU-131; IIA VE-058, 059), J6/PA3ERC, J6/PA3EWP, JQ8NQJ/JD1, JT1FBB, JY8RP, OX/DL6QK, RK1B/1, S79MX, S92AF, SV8ZC, T30JH, T95A, TJ1HP, TM1MA (EU-095), TT37Y, TT8KM, V31NX, V31TR, VI0ANARE, VK9XY, VP2V/W8JAY, VP8CKN, VR2KF, XT2DP, YK1AH, YK1AO, Z21CS, ZK1XXP.

QSL received via WF5E DX QSL Service: 3B9/3B8DL, 3C1DX, 4O4D, 4U1UN, 6W1QV, 8P9HT, 8P9Z, 8Q7LT, 8Q97FTG, DJ6SI/9L, 9M6OO, 9M8DB, 9V1YC, A41LZ, A92GD, C21BH, C21RK, C6AJR (NA-113), CV0Z (SA-030), EM1HO, FR4DD, FT5WF, HI3/KB2UCO, HS50A (AS-125), J45T, J52DW, JQ1SUO/JD1 (AS-031), JY8XY, K2OLG/m (NA-034, NA-141, NA-069), KC4AAA, KH2D, KH5/N4BQW, KH8/N5OLS, KL7AK/p (NA-161), KP2/K4MA, N6VV (NA-066), OA4QV, P40E, P40GH, P40W, PJ2MI, PJ9B, R1ANT, R1MVI, T32BI, TI1C, TI9CF, TT8DX, TT8JFC, TZ6VV, V44NEF, V63BR, V63KU N6VV/VE7 (NA-051), AA4VK/VP5, VP5/K5YG, WL7MA/p (NA-042), XE3/K4MQG (NA-90), XF4CA (NA-115), XJ9GM (NA-14), YI1FLY, YN6WW, YS1RRD, ZP6CW. *****************************************************************************

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PERIOD CALL REF till May 4S7BRG: Sri Lanka (AS-003) * by HB9BRM 355 till ?? 5R8FU: Madagascar (AF-013) * by SM7CIP 361 till ?? 6W1RE: Senegal * by F8PX 361 till 07/05 9M6CT: East Malaysia * by HS0/G4JMB 361 till ?? 9M6QQ * by DF5UG 361 till May 9N1FP * by RU6FP 350 till April 9U5/9X0A: Burundi * by 9X0A/RW3AH 358 till 06/04 ED8CTM: Canary Is (AF-004) * by DL7VRO & C. 359 till 12/04 EJ/G3PFS: Cape Clear Isl (EU-121) * by G3PFS 359 till July FM5JY: Martinique (NA-107) * by F5JYD 359 till July FT5XN: Kerguelen * by F6IHY 359 till ?? FT5X/FR5HR: Kerguelen Is (AF-048) * by FR5HR 361 till ?? FW2EH: Wallis Island (OC-054) * by DJ2EH 361 till 13/04 H40AA: Temotu (DXCC new, OC-100) * by SCSDXT & SIRS 361 till late Apr H40AB: Reef Is (DXCC Temotu, OC-065) * by VK9NS 361 till 31/12 HB5RL * by Locarno Radio Club 360 till ?? JF1LGD/JD1: Iwo Jima (AS-030) 357 till ?? JX3EX: Jan Mayen (EU-022) * by LA3EX 360 till 31/10 JX7DFA: Jan Mayen (EU-022) * by LA7DFA 360 till 16/04 K6T: Santa Catalina Isl (NA-066) * by KI6T 353 till ?? KG6SL: Saipan (OC-086) * by JH1AJT 359 till ?? KH8/KF4MIW & KH8/WP2AIH: American Samoa * by OKDXF 358 till 05/04 TI2IDX: Costa Rica * by N9IUO 360 till Jul-Aug TJ1FT: Cameroon 352 till 05/04 VI6EWT: special event call * by NCRG 357 till May VQ9JC: Diego Garcia (AF-006) * by WB9IHH 355 till May VQ9PH: Diego Garcia (AF-006) * by W2JDK 355 till 04/04 XUXO: Koh Poah (AS-133), Cambodia * by JA2EZD/XU2A 361 till June XV7SV: Vietnam * by SM0ORV 355 till mid May XV7SW: Vietnam * by SM5MX 361 till 16/04 ZK2CK: Niue (OC-040) * by HB9BCK 357 till 12/04 ZK2FT: Niue (OC-040) * by DL7FT 360 24/03-20/04 S08R & S0RASD: Western Sahara * by Lynx DX Group 359 03/04-09/04 JW5HE: Svalbard * by OZ8RO 360 03/04-30/06 SN0JG: special event station from Gdansk, Poland 361 04/04-11/04 3D2CB/R & 3D2WC/R: Rotuma (OC-060) * by OKDXF 361 04/04-05/04 DS4CNB/4: AS-060 * by DS4CNB 356 04/04-07/04 HK3JJH/0M: Malpelo (SA-007) * by HK3JJH 361 04/04-05/04 IL3/IK2DUW, IK8PGM, IV3VER, IZ2BKW, IW2MVC: EU-130 361 04/04 K: Dauphin Island (NA-142) * by Mobile Amateur Club 361 04/04-05/04 EA RTTY Contest *** 04/04-05/04 SP DX Contest 359 04/04-05/04 YLRC Marconi Contest *** 05/04-11/04 EA8/G4DIY: Canary Is (AF-004) * by G4DIY 361 06/04-12/04 EF1IAT: Isla de la Toja 361 07/04-14/04 JT1Y * by I0SNY, I1JQJ, IV3FSG, I8NHJ, I0TIC, IK0SHF 361 10/04-22/05 9M8CC (OC-088) * by PB0ALB 347 10/04-13/04 V3: Belize * by DJ4IJ and DL1DA 361 10/04-12/04 Japan DX CW High Bands Contest *** 11/04-12/04 King of Spain Contest *** 11/04-17/04 GU/F5SGI: Guernsey (EU-114) * by F5SGI 353 12/04-03/05 A35FT: Tonga * by DL7FT 361 12/04 IL3/IK2PZG: EU-131 (IIA VE-060, VE-061, VE-044) 361 17/04-18/04 JG1SZE,JJ1SLI,JP1TBG,JQ1ALQ,JI3DST,JR9MAR,7K4FGQ AS-117359 17/04-19/04 ZV3A & ZV3C: Marinheiros (DIB 49) * by PY3ACC & PY3CKO 361 18/04 European Spring SSB Contest 356 18/04-19/04 SARTG WW Amtor Contest *** 18/04-19/04 YU DX Contest SSB/CW *** 12/04-26/04 CF9: special VE prefix 361 18/04-19/04 MS0APF: Bute Island (EU-123) * by GM3YOR,GM0ICF,GM0NAI 361 21/04-24/04 JJ1LIB/6 & JN1EVG/6: Daito Is (AS-047) 359 24/04-26/04 ZW1B, ZZ1B, ZW1S & ZZ1M: Sape Island (NO-REF) 361 25/04-02/05 GB0SM: Isles of Scilly (EU-011) * by TADARC 361 25/04-01/05 T2: Tuvalu (OC-015) * by JA1JQY, JA1KJW, JA3MCA, JA8VE 359 25/04-30/04 VK9LZ: Lord Howe Island (OC-004) * by N0AH 359 25/04-26/04 Helvetia Contest *** 25/04-26/04 SP DX RTTY Contest *** 28/04-30/04 JA5UIM/4: Oki Archipelago (AS-041) * by JA5UIM 359 late April 9Q * by 5N0T & 5N0YL 355 April 3A/IK1QBT & 3A/IK1CJO: Monaco 358 April-Dec 5V7BM: Togo * by F5PCU 360 April-Sep 7X0WW (?): Algeria * by ON4WW 361 April-May A35VI: Tonga * by K8VIR 349 April FR, 3B8, 3B9 (?) * by F5MUX 359 April HR5/F2JD: Honduras * by F2JD 357 April-Sep ST0AP * by ST1AP 361 April UA: East Siberian Sea Coast group (AS-038) * by UA0KCL 361 April-May XQ0X: San Ambrosio * by CE0ZAM 343 /EX

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<<< MARQUESAS & AUSTRAL ISLANDS (1) >>> Kan Mizoguchi, JA1BK is currently signing FO0MIZ from Marquesas Islands (OC-027), a possible new DXCC entity [425DXN 361]. Due to his flight schedule, he can be there only for two days. Next week Kan is expected to be active as FO0MIZ from Austral Islands, another possible new DXCC entity [425DXN 361], for four days. After that, he plans to be QRV from Papeete, Moorea and other French Polynesia islands always with the call FO0MIZ. QSL via VE3HO. Further information will be available at http://www.iijnet.or.jp/JA1BK/ ------

<<< MARQUESAS & AUSTRAL ISLANDS (2) >>> Bob Ferrero, W6RJ and his son Bob Jr, W6KR will be active (on 10-160 metres, SSB and CW) respectively as FO0FI and FO0FR from Rurutu (OC-050) in the Austral islands between 13 (in their evening) and 20 April (in their morning). They will then move to Nuku Hiva in the Marquesas Islands (OC-027), from where they plan to be active as FO0FR between 21 (in the evening) and 28 April (in the morning). QSL via K6SLO (ex WA6SLO). ------

<<< JT1Y >>> The Italian DXpedition to Mongolia started on schedule on 7 April. After being active with three stations on all bands CW, SSB and RTTY, the team has had several and serious problems and now they can operate with two stations only. Indicatively they will use the first station mainly on WARC and the second mainly on RTTY and the low bands. The team is now expected to go QRT on 12 April and to leave Ulaan-Baatar on 14 April at 12 (3 UTC). Logs up to 9 April will be available from tomorrow (11 April) at http://www-dx.deis.unibo.it/htdx/jt1y/ QSL via I0SNY (Nicola Sanna, Str. Gualtarella 8/M, 06132 S.Sisto - PG, Italy). ------

BY - Kerry, VK4MZ (who operated recently as JT1FCO from Mongolia) is now active as VK4MZ/BY1QH until 24 April. QSL via VK4MZ. FG - Alain, F2HE is now reported to be active (SSB and CW) as FG/F2HE [425DXN 352] until the end of July. He plans to operate from Les Saintes (NA-114) between 4 and 30 May. QSL via F6LQJ. FT5X - Rene, FR5HR is active as FT5X/FR5HR [425DXN 361] from Kerguelen Is (AF-048) until 12 April. QSL via FR5HR (Rene Allegre, 56 Leconte de Lisle, Bois de Nefles, 97411 Saint-Paul, France). FT5Z - After Kerguelen Rene, FR5HR will be stop on Amsterdam Island (AF-002), where he hopes to arrive on 17 April. He plans to be active for ten days on 10-40 metres SSB. QSL via FR5HR (Rene Allegre, 56 Leconte de Lisle, Bois de Nefles, 97411 Saint-Paul, France).

H44 - The call H44XX has been used from Honiara, Solomon Islands by Aki, JA5DQH on his route back home after leaving Temotu. QSL via JA5DQH. H40 - The H40AA DXpedition (Temotu, OC-100) reached the 35,000 QSO mark at 00.00 UTC on 6 April five days of operating. The first five days were spent on selected bands only to provide a maximum number of DXers with an early opportunity to work this new entity. Since 6 April the operation has been extended to cover a variety of bands and modes (RTTY started on 8 April around 03:30 UTC). The fourth complete station was expected to operate as of 5 April, with the arrival of Olli, OH0XX. This will allow them to have four full stations active 24 hours a day for the rest of the DXpedition (through 13 April). OH2BE, OH2BH, OH2TA and JA5DQH have now left the island to be replaced by 9V1YC, N4GN and W6OSP. The core group of OH1RY, OH0XX and N7NG remain on the island for the full duration of H40AA. QSL via OH2BN. The H40AA DXpedition Web Site is now available at http://www.iglou.com/n4gn/h40aa/

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JA - Hiro, JH4FBV will be active again [426DXN 360] from AS-117 between 07.00 UTC on 11 April and 02.00 UTC on 12 April. He will be signing JH4FBV/4 on 7.010 (7.025), 10.110, 14.010, 18.077, 21.010, 21.260 and 28.010 MHz +/- QRM with 50 watts and a vertical. QSL via JH4FBV either direct (Hironori Funahashi, 1-11-38 Hamanochaya, Kurashiki-city, Okayama, 710-0061 Japan) or through the bureau. JW - Due to business commitments Rag, OZ8RO has had to postpone his trip to Svalbard one week [425DXN 360]. Rag is now expected to be active as JW5HE between 10 and 16 April. "This means that 160 is ruled out due to no darkness to speak of, as midnight sun is only a week away up there on the top of the world", Rag says. QSL via OZ8RO. KH0 - Seiji, JH6RTO will be active (on 10, 15 and 20 metres, mostly on CW) as AH0R from Northern Mariana Is (OC-086) between 11 and 13 April. He will participate in the Japan International DX Contest. QSL via JH6RTO (Seiji Fukushima, 1182-2506 Hase, Atsugi 243-0036, Japan). PY - The 26-30 March operation from Ratones Island (SA-026, DIB 64) [425DXN 359] has been rescheduled for 16-20 April. The call to be used is ZY5YZ. QSL via PP5LL (Jaime Lira, Cx. Postal 08, Florianopolis, SC 88010-970, Brazil). PY - The 24-26 April operation from Sape Island by PY1KB, PY1MF, PY1OB and PY1KS [425DXN 361] has been cancelled. S2 - S21K is a newly licenced amateur from Bangladesh. He is a resident on Bhola (NO-REF). SM - David, ON4BDS plans to be active as SM2/ON4BDS/p from Holmon Island (EU-135) [425DXN 345] between 17 and 19 April. QSL via home call either direct (David Steeman, Kapelweg 11, B9200 Dendermonde, Belgium) or through the bureau. SV - Mike, HB9EBC will be active (on 40, 20, 15, 10 and possibly 80 metres CW) as SV8/HB9EBC/p from the island of Paros (EU-067) between 17 and 21 April. QSL via HB9EBC. UA - Yuri, UA0KCL now plans to be active (on 15 and 20 metres CW) from Ayon Island (AS-038) [425DXN 361] on 15-16 April. QSL via UA0KCL (Yuri Lobachev, ul. Obrucheva 2-b, kv.41, Pevek, Magadanskaya obl., 686610 Russia). V3 - Sigi, DJ4IJ and Conny, DL1DA will operate respectively as V31SC and V31HE during their 10-13 April trip to Belize [425DXN 361]. YJ - Dick, DJ2EH (FW2EH) and his wife Ann, DL8NBH (FW2NBH) were expected to leave Futuna (OC-054) on 9 April. They will then move to Vanuatu, from where Dick will operate as YJ0ADJ for one week. QSL via DJ2EH. ------

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C.IS.A WEB PAGE ---> John, WD8MGQ has developed the official C.IS.A. (Canadian Islands Award) web page for Garry, VE3XN. This site has the latest up to date Island Listing, and also rules and regulations for downloading. The URL is http://www.tir.com/~wd8mgq

KL7 INCOMING QSL BUREAU ---> The new address for the KL7 Incoming QSL Bureau is: The Alaska QSL Bureau, PO Box 520343, Big Lake, AK 99652, USA.

LOGS ON LINE ---> The logs of the recent J80R & J8/EA2BP operations are now available at http://www.ctv.es/USERS/ea2clu/home.htm

QSL IM0A ---> The cards for the October 1997 IM0A operation from Asinara Island (EU-165, IIA SS-061), organized by IS0OMH (President of ARI Porto Torres), are being sent out. QSL via IS0LLJ either direct (Anna Lucini Mischi, Via Amsicora 89/9, 07046 Porto Torres - SS) or through the bureau.

QSL YJ8AA ---> QSL manager Alan Roocroft, VK4AAR (c/o Post Office, Dalveen QLD 4374, Australia) reports that all the requests received prior to 1 January 1998 have been confirmed. If yopu are still waiting for a card, please be patience - Alan still cannot get in touch with Frank, YJ8AA and have him check his logs [425DXN 350]. "A report I just received says his radio is now out of action", Alan reports and radio is his only means of getting log details from Frank.

THE NEW RTTY JOURNAL ---> The first issue of The New RTTY Journal is free - please e-mail Bill, K9GWT at [email protected] for a copy. The first subscription issue will be out in June: "We'll start with 16-page quarterly publications that I hope to mail in June, September, November, and February", Bill reports. "I hope I can cover all interests and will certainly be looking for suggestions and comments."

W5 INCOMING QSL BUREAU ---> The new address for the W5 Incoming QSL Bureau is: The ARRL W5 QSL Bureau, Magnolia DX Association, P.O. Box 999, Wiggins, MS 39577-0999, USA. ------

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<<< MOST NEEDED DXCC ENTITIES >>> <<< PART 1/2 >>> The following survey is taken from the ARRL DXCC Yearbook 1997 and includes the top 50 entities needed by DXers who participate in the DXCC programme. Part 2/2 (positions from 51 to 100) will be published in 425 DX News #364.

97 96 Prefix Country 97 96 Prefix Country ------1 1 P5 North Korea 26 4 VK0/H Heard 2 2 BS7H Scarborough Reef 27 30 VP8/G South Georgia 3 3 BV9P Pratas 28 33 HK0/M Malpelo 4 5 7O Yemen 29 34 XW Laos 5 6 E3 Eritrea 30 35 ST0 Southern Sudan 6 7 A5 Bhutan 31 28 TT8 Chad 7 8 VU4 Andaman & Nicobar 32 32 PY0S St Peter & Paul Rocks 8 9 FR/T Tromelin 33 29 TN Congo 9 12 VK0/M Macquarie 34 37 KH5K Kingman Reef 10 15 FR/G Glorioso 35 26 OM Slovak Republic 11 16 VU7 Lakshadweep 36 40 T31 Central Kiribati 12 14 SV/A Mount Athos 37 42 VP8/S South Sandwich 13 10 Z3 Macedonia 38 38 PY0T Trindade & Martin Vaz 14 13 T9 Bosnia-Herzegovina 39 47 VK9/W Willis 15 18 ZL9 Auckland & Campbell 40 24 ZL8 Kermadec 16 20 3Y Bouvet 41 49 T33 Banaba 17 21 3B7 Agalega & St Brandon 42 48 YA Afghanistan 18 22 FR/J Juan De Nova, Europa 43 45 EP Iran 19 11 5A Libya 44 43 S2 Bangladesh 20 19 ZS8 Pr. Edward & Marion 45 39 9U Burundi 21 25 FT5Z Amsterdam & St Paul 46 52 3B9 Rodriguez 22 23 FT5W Crozet 47 55 CE0X San Felix 23 27 3C0 Annobon 48 51 S0 Western Sahara 24 31 FT5X Kerguelen 49 46 5R8 Madagascar 25 17 OK Czech Republic 50 54 YI Iraq ------

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3W4KZ RN6BY ! ED1BEY EA1BEY ! KH8/WP2AIH OKDXF ! TU4EI W3HC 3W6LK W2LK ! ED1IP EA1BLX ! KH9/K8XP WA4YBV ! TU5EV W3HC 3W6WE K2WE ! ED5WPX EA5ELX ! KH9/N2OO WA4YBV ! TXK8DX WB2RAJ 3XY0A YU1FW ! ED7CRN EA7AJM ! KH9/N2WB WA4YBV ! TY1IJ DK8ZD 4G50N DU9RG ! ED7VG EA7HY ! KH9/N6MZ WA4YBV ! TY9SI DK9KX 4H9RG DU9RG ! ED8CMT DL7VRO ! KP3/K7BV K7BV ! UA4NC W3HC 4JA9RI 4K7DWZ ! EJ/G3PFS G3PFS ! KP3P K7BV ! UA9XAB W3HC 4K1A W3HC ! EJ0/EA3BOX EA3BOX ! KP3X KP4XX ! UA9XS W3HC 4K1QAV W3HC ! EM0F UX0FF ! KP3Z NP3HM ! UD6M RU6LWZ 4K9W DL6KVA ! EM1LV UR8LV ! KP4CQ KP4YB ! UE50XB W3HC 4L1UN IK7JTF ! EM4U UT4UZ ! L20A LU5CW ! UE50XS W3HC 4L8A OZ1HPS ! EN5J UU2JZ ! L3CW LU5CW ! UE9WAB W3HC 4O4AE YU1FW ! EO5JM UU2JQ ! L40A LU5CW ! UE9WAC W3HC 4O4AU YU1FW ! EO6F UX0FF ! L70FM LU5CW ! UJ9A UA9AB 4O4AW YU1FW ! EP2ASZ W3HC ! L73AA LU5CW ! UK7PAL RN6BY 4O4FT YU1FW ! EP2DL W3HC ! L75AA LU4AA ! UK8JK RW6HS 4O4IW YU1FW ! EP2HSA W3HC ! LM2SKI LA2T ! UL7PAE RN6BY 4O4KC YU1FW ! EP2MA W3HC ! LP4F LU5CW ! UN6P UN5PR 4O4XR YU1FW ! EP2MRD W3HC ! LP4H LU4HH ! UN7LG KU9C 4O6A YU1FW ! ER0F UX0FF ! LP4H LU5CW ! UP0F W3HNK 4S7BRG HB9BRM ! ER1/RB5FF UX0FF ! LQ4I LU4IC ! UP0L UN8LW 4X50AA/SK NF4W ! ES80J ES1AX ! LR3Y LU1YU ! UR6F UX0FF 4X50KJ/SK 4X6RA ! ES80L ES6PL ! LS0A LU5CW ! UT1T UR7TZ 4Z1GY NF4W ! ES80M ES1QD ! LT1F LU5CW ! UT5URW W3HC 4Z50CL/SK 4Z4BS ! ES80Q ES5MC ! LT4E LU5CW ! UU3JO W3HC 5A1A UT3UY ! ES80R ES7RE ! LT5Y LU1YU ! UU3JQ W3HC 5A21PA ON4APS ! ET3YU YU1FW ! LT6E LU5CW ! UU7JK W3HC 5B4/UA9YAB UA9YAB ! EU3FT W3HC ! LU/UX1KA DL5EBE ! UX0BB W3HC 5B4/YU1FW YU1FW ! EW1MM W3HC ! LU1ZC LU6EF ! V27T YU1FW 5B4/YU1RL YU1FW ! EW1SM W3HC ! LU1ZS LU2CN ! V27X GM0GAV 5H3/G0IXC G0IXC ! EX8MLE IK2QPR ! LU2DW LU5CW ! V44KJ WB2TSL 5H3RB LA4DM ! EX8QB IK2QPR ! LU4AA LU5CW ! V5/WA1JBB W3HC 5J0T YU1FW ! EX9A DF8WS ! LU4D LU4DXU ! V51GC W3HC 5L7T YU1FW ! EY2Q DJ1SKO ! LU4FM LU5CW ! V63AJ DF8AN 5N0ASW W3HC ! EY8CQ DJ1SKO ! LU6EBY LU5CW ! V63KU JA6NL 5N0SKO W3HC ! F/G3RTE/P G3SWH ! LU6ETB LU5CW ! V63VV N6VV 5N2CFA W3HC ! F/G3SWH/P G3SWH ! LU7FJ LU5CW ! V8JA JH7FQK 5N3BHF OE6LAG ! FC2XN YU1FW ! LV1V LU1VV ! VI3GP VK3ER 5N7YZC WA1ECA ! FH0FLP DK9KX ! LW0D LU7CD ! VI6EWT VK6ANC 5U7DX DK9KX ! FJ/K1YJK K1YJK ! LW2DFM LU5CW ! VI6VY W3HC 5V7BM F5CPU ! FM/YT6A YU1FW ! LW8EXF LU7DW ! VK1FF WB2FFY 5W0SZ OKDXF ! FM5JY F5JYD ! LX/PP1CZ/P PP1CZ ! VK6AJW W3HC 5W0VV OKDXF ! FR0ACB/G DK9KX ! LX2LX LX1NO ! VK6VS W3HC 5Z4RL N2AU ! FR0ACC/G DK9KX ! LY1TR LY1BD ! VK9LZ N0AH 6A/SU1HM IK3ZAW ! FS/K7BV K7BV ! LY5W LY1DR ! VP2EEI K1LPA 6T2MG W3HC ! FS5PL N0JT ! LZ0A LZ1KDP ! VP2VI/50 AB1U 6V1C 6W1QV ! FT5XN F6PEN ! M6G G1AHM ! VP5E K6HNZ 6W/F6ERB F6ERB ! FT5ZH F6KDF ! M8T G3XTT ! VP9/AJ2U WB2YQH 6W1RE 6W1AE ! FW2EH DJ2EH ! M8X G3NAS ! VP9/N2KJM N2KJM 7J1AJN/3 K3SX ! G0/K3SME K3SX ! MJ0AWR K2WR ! VP9ID K1EFI 7X5VRK W3HC ! GM0KJW/M G0KJW ! N4S N4MM ! VQ9JC WB9IHH 8P6CV KU9C ! GM8R MM1AUF ! N9N KG9N ! VQ9KK KB0QKK 8P9IF G3PJT ! GU4YWY/M G4YWY ! NH1/WA4FFW WA4FFW ! VQ9PH W2JDK 8P9IJ VE3VET ! GU5CKW DK9KX ! NH4/NH6YK NH6YK ! VQ9ZZ NS1L 8Q7DF IK5MDF ! GU5CKX DK9KX ! NP3U WP4U ! VR2/OH2YY OH2YY 9A1CHP W3HC ! GX0SWN/P 2E0ARB ! NP4Z WC4E ! VR2MM JR3JFZ 9A2OP W3HC ! H24LP 5B4LP ! OA463QV OA4QV ! VR97LC VR2LC 9A6DCR W3HC ! H25/YU1FW YU1FW ! OA8ADM N8LN ! VU2JPS VK9NS 9G1BJ G4XTA ! H27T YU1FW ! OD5/SP3DPR SP3NYM ! VU2TS I1YRL 9H3NK YU1FW ! H27X 5B4XF ! OD5PI K7JTF ! VU2WAP K2QEY 9H3ZV G4ZVJ ! H40AA OH2BN ! OE9S OE2GEN ! VU3RSB VU2MY 9J2A JH0JHA ! H40AB VK9NS ! OH0W OH2IW ! W2SF/P KW2P 9J2AM JA0JHA ! H44DX OH2BN ! ON50BDX N7RN ! W4S K4WA 9K2AI IK7JTF ! H44RY OH1RY ! ON50HRT N4CBD ! WH1/K4AU K4AU 9K2JH KE4JG ! HB0/HB9LEY JH1BSE ! ON50KTK N4ON ! WP2/WB9Z WB9Z 9K2MA W3HC ! HB2CA HB9DLE ! ON50LUS N7LU ! WT5BS ND5G 9K2MU WA4JTK ! HB5H HB9FAP ! ON50LUS ON5SE ! X50B YU7KMN 9K2ZZ W8CNL ! HB5OK HB9OK ! ON50LYC N4MM ! X5ACL YU1FW 9K9K 9K2RA ! HB5RL HB9CXZ ! ON50NMR ON4RU ! X5AE YU1FW 9L/TU5EV W3HC ! HC1/K4ERO K4ERO ! OT6P N6AH ! X5AW YU1FW 9L3GB W3HC ! HC1OT K8ZZ ! OT8A ON7LR ! X5EBL YU1FW

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9M2EU JA2EJI ! HC2FN W3HC ! OX3LX OZ2ELA ! X5FT YU1FW 9M2QQ DF5UG ! HC6CR NE8Z ! P37T YU1FW ! X5IW YU1FW 9M6AAC OH2YY ! HF0POL SP3BGD ! P3A W3HNK ! X5JHI YU1FW 9M6BG VS6BG ! HG4I HA5LN ! P40J WX4G ! X5KC YU1FW 9M6CT VR2CT ! HH2/N3WCN N1XVU ! P40N KW8N ! X5XR YU1FW 9M6PO OH2YY ! HI3/DL7DF DL7DF ! P49M VE3MR ! XE1/YU1FW YU1FW 9M6QQ DF5UG ! HK0/KB5GL AC7DX ! PJ8DM KF4KRZ ! XE1L WA3HUP 9U/EA1FH EA1FFC ! HK0HEU HK0FBF ! PJ9G K2TW ! XE1RCS XE1KK 9U5CW EA1FFC ! HL9AX W3HC ! PP0F PP1CZ ! XE2/AA6LF AC7DX 9X0A DL5WM ! HL9OO W3HC ! PP0MAG PP1CZ ! XE2EBE AA6DP A35KT OKDXF ! HR2JEP WB6QPG ! PP4P PP1CZ ! XE3/I5JHW I5JHW A35TN OKDXF ! HR5/F2JD F6AJA ! PQ1CZ PP1CZ ! XE3WAO KD8IW A35VI K8VIR ! HR6/W4OVU W4OVU ! PQ8MM PT8BI ! XQ3MCC W3HC A43DI A47RS ! HR6/WD4JNS WD4JNS ! PR5L PP5LL ! XQ3PA CE3PA A61AJ W3UR ! HR6/WP3A NP4QH ! PT2/PP1CZ PP1CZ ! XQ8ABF CE8ABF A61AN WA2JUN ! HS0/7L1MFS 7L1MFS ! PT7WX W3HC ! XT/TU4EI W3HC A61AP IK7JTF ! HS0/KM4P W3HC ! PU0F PP1CZ ! XT2JB W3HC A92FZ W3HC ! HS0/VK3DXI DL4DBR ! PU1AAJ PP1CZ ! XT2PT N5DFV AH2R JI3ERV ! HS0AIT W3HC ! PU1AGY PP1CZ ! XU/UA0IA US7IIA AH8LG KS6DV ! HS0ZCJ W3HC ! PU5EPL PY5BF ! XU2A XU2C AP2KSD IK7JTF ! HS1BV W3HC ! PW1Z PP1CZ ! XUX0 7L1MFS AY1A LU5CW ! HS2AR E21EIC ! PX2X PY2ZX ! XUX0 XU2C AY5E LU5EWO ! HU1X YT1AD ! PY/LU6BEG LU5CW ! XV7SV SM0ORV AY6D LU6DK ! HU4X Z32AU ! PY0F/PP1CZ PP1CZ ! XV7SW SM5MX BA1BA W3HC ! HZ1AB K8PYD ! PY0MAG PP1CZ ! XW30 SM0AGD BA1CO W3HC ! II0FR IK0RNR ! PY0ZSD DK9KX ! XW30A SM0AGD BA1DU W3HC ! II3OTA IK2PZG ! PY0ZSG DK9KX ! YC8FI IK0ZKK BD4DX BA4CH ! II9ZZ IT9PKO ! PY0ZSH DK9KX ! YE2B YC0FTD BD4TB 9A2AJ ! IL3/IK2DUW IK2DUW ! PY1/PP1CZ PP1CZ ! YI1FLY KK3S BN0A JH3DPB ! IL3/IK8PGM IK2DUW ! PY1MAG PP1CZ ! YI1US WA3HUP BV0DX UA9CIY ! IL7/IK7JWX IK7JWX ! PY2/PP1CZ PP1CZ ! YJ0AIO DL7VRO BV4OQ W3HC ! IO4I IK4QIB ! PY4/PP1CZ PP1CZ ! YM2ZW OK1TN BV5BG IK7JTF ! IQ7R IK7XNF ! PY6/PP1CZ PP1CZ ! YM3DL DL4VBP BV5DR W3HC ! IQ9A IT9AJP ! PY7/PP1CZ PP1CZ ! YQ2R YO2DFA C42A DK4VW ! IR1A IK1GPG ! R1ASP RA1AD ! YR9P YO9HP C43T YU1FW ! IR2A IK2HTW ! R9C W3HC ! YT0E YU1BO C46A 9A2AJ ! IR8J IK8WEJ ! R9WB W3HC ! YT0X YU7AL C53HG W3HC ! IR8J IK8WEJ ! RA0AL W3HC ! YT4G YU1FW C56/G0SAH G0SAH ! IR9R IT9GSF ! RB5JK W3HC ! YT4I YU4WU C56/G0ULN G0ULN ! IU3V IK3VIA ! RK0QXY UA0KCL ! YT6A YU1FW C56AGN KA1DIG ! J28DB F4AAQ ! RK2FWA DK4VW ! YU9A YU1FW C6AIE WZ8D ! J3/K1DFT W1KMV ! RL8PYL RN6BY ! YW5A YV5A C6AJR W8GEX ! J3/YU1FW YU1FW ! RM6A RN6BN ! YZ4IZ YU4WU C6AJV AA1AC ! J3/YU1RL YU1FW ! RN0A UA0AGI ! YZ6X YU1FW CE3MCC W3HC ! J41TEN SV1DNW ! RO0F UX0FF ! Z31VJ W3HC CL8VP HI3JH ! J43PTR SV3AQN ! RO6/RB5FF UX0FF ! Z37FCA NN6C CM2JZ CO2QQ ! J52IM KB9XN ! RP9XUK W3HC ! Z38/NN6C NN6C CN/7X2RO OM3CGN ! J68BW KF8OY ! RU0LAX W3HC ! Z38/NO6X NO6X CN/DJ8DL DJ8DL ! J68DQ YU1FW ! RU1POL/0 UA0KCL ! Z38C NO6X CN/OM3CGN OM3CGN ! J73JT W3HC ! RU9WB W3HC ! Z39Z Z37FAD CO2CL W3HC ! J73KKZ W2KKZ ! RV73WB W3HC ! ZB2CN DJ9WH CO2KK W5WP ! J8/EA2BP EA2BP ! RV9W W3HC ! ZC6MPT JA1UT CO2WF VE2EH ! J80R EA2BP ! RV9WB W3HC ! ZD9IL ZS5BBO CO4BM CT1SO ! JA5UIM/4 JA5UIM ! RX9TX W3HC ! ZF1RD G4RWD CO6AP W3HC ! JD1/JF1LGD JF1LGD ! RY0F UX0FF ! ZF2MR W6MR CO6FA W3HC ! JI6KVR/6 EA5KB ! RZ0JWA UA0JB ! ZK1DI DK1RV CO6RQ W3HC ! JT1FCO VK4MZ ! RZ6HAV W3HC ! ZK1KTT OKDXF CO8HF CT1ESO ! JT1Y I0SNY ! S08R EA2JG ! ZK1TNN OKDXF CP8XA DG9NB ! JW5HE OZ8RO ! S0RASD EA2JG ! ZK2CK HB9BCK CQ98BD CT3BD ! JW7EHA LA7EHA ! S21YG DL3NEO ! ZK2FT DL7FT CQ98BM CT3BM ! JW8EHA LA7EHA ! S9/DK9KX DK9KX ! ZL4/K8VIR K8VIR CQ98FJ CT3FJ ! JW9PJA LA9PJA ! S92AT NJ2D ! ZL7IR K8VIR CQ98HF CT3HF ! JX1UG LA1UG ! SN0JG SP2BIK ! ZP0M N2AU CS89MS CT4MS ! JX2FL LA2FL ! SV5/YU1FW YU1FW ! ZP0Z ZP5MAL CS98NH CT4NH ! JX3EX LA3EX ! SV9/YU1FW YU1FW ! ZP5/LU2BRG LU5CW CT3/PA3GIO PA3GIO ! JX4CJA LA4CJA ! T33RA KN6J ! ZP5/LU6BEG LU5CW CT7O CT1ERK ! JX6RHA LA6RHA ! T48RAC VE3ESE ! ZP5XF LU5CW CT98ABE CT1ABE ! JX7DFA LA7DFA ! T88AN DF8AN ! ZS26BI ZS1FJ CT98BOP CT1BOP ! JX9CAA LA9CAA ! T88II KJ9I ! ZS5ACW W3HC CT98BWW CT1BWW ! JX9EHA LA2T ! T94GB W3HC ! ZS9F KK3S CT98CBI CT1CBI ! JX9ZP LA9ZP ! T98G YU1FW ! ZW1CZ PP1CZ CT98DNP/P DJ0MW ! JY5SK W9XY ! T98WKU WK3U ! ZW5B LU5CW CT98FIJ CT1FIJ ! JY9QJ DL5MBY ! T99DX DL3NCI ! ZY5YZ PP5LL CT98FMX CT1FMX ! JY9RU F6ARU ! TA3ZJ DL3FDU ! ZZ0TA PP1CZ CT98REP CT1REP ! K1K WU1F ! TA3ZK DL4VBP ! ZZ1AA PP1CZ CU1/DL3KUD DL3KUD ! K9K K9ZO ! TA3ZM DL5ABL ! ZZ1CZ PP1CZ

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6W1RE Didier Senmartin, P.O.Box 3024/DAT, Dakar, Senegal 8P6DP Courtney Catwell, P.O.Box 518, Bridgetown, Barbados BA4ASL Ora S.L.Lee, P.O.Box 085-227, Shanghai 200085, China BD4ED Ed X.Y.Huang, P.O.Box 085-299, Shanghai 200085, China BA4TA B.F.Jin, P.O.Box 219, Wuxi 214001, China BA4TB Deal Yu, 5-502, XiaoTaoYuan, TangTou, Wuxi 214171, China ES1QD Vello Priimann, P.O.Box 2259, EE-0035 Tallinn, Estonia EP3HR Hamid Reza Rahimi, P.O.Box 71555-158, Shiraz, Iran F6HMJ Jacques Motte, Le Soleil Levant-B8, 4 Avenue des rives, F-06270 Villeneuve - Loubet, France FR5HR Rene Allegre, 56 Leconte de Lisle, Bois de Nefles, F-97411 Saint-Paul, France HK3SGP Francisco Hennessey, P.O.Box 170030, Bogota D.C., Colombia HL5BVQ Kirey Cho, A-308 Ssangryoung Satek, Shinjeoung 2-dong, Nam-ku, Ulsan City, 680-012, Korea HS5AYO Niwes Suwanboos, P.O.Box 73, Lampang 52000, Thailand J69EE Rufinus Baptiste, P.O.Box 1298, Castries, St.Lucia Island JH8XIX Sigemi Harada, 6-3-23 Midorigaoka, Kitami, Hokkaido 090-0067, Japan JU2DX Mongolian Radio Sports Federation, P.O.Box 639, Ulaanbaatar-13, Mongolia KG4NW Chuck Harding, 4545 Greenlaw Drive, Virginia Beach, VA-23464, U.S.A. LA1UG Ivar Svendsen, N-8050 Tverrlandet, Norway LA2FL Magne Oeverboe Brakke H-2, N-4030 Hinna, Norway LA2T Trondhemsgr av NRRL, P.O.Box 929, N-7001 Trondheim, Norway LA3EX Terje J.Berg, Kleiva, N-8533 Bogen i Ofoten, Norway LA4CJA Marit Gridseth, Durudveien 14c, N-1346 Gjettum, Norway LA6RHA Unni Gran, Mellomaasv 128, N-1414 Trollaasen, Norway LA7DFA Per-Einar Dahlen, P.O.Box 105, N-6520 Frei, Norway LA9CAA Odd-Are Olsen, Graabroedregt 25, N-3110 Toensberg, Norway LA9ZP Astor Ernstsen, Aasveien 3, N-8011 Bodoe, Norway MM1AUF C.F.McClintock, 13 St Andrew Drive, Gourock PA19 1HY, Scotland, U.K. RN6BY Alex Chernykh, P.O.Box 17, 353900 Novorossiysk, Russia S21J Mamtaz Shahid, G.P.O. Box 3512, Dhaka-1209, Bangladesh SM5MX Rolf T.Salme, Korpstigen 5 B, SE - 135 53 Tyreso, Sweden SP9CLQ Andrzej Klaja, Aleksandry 9/25, 30-837 Krakow, Poland SU3YM Yasser M.Hamdy, P.O.Box 545, Port Said 42111, Egypt SV3AQT Thanasis Tsigas, Arch. Makariou 10, GR-264 41 Patras, Greece UA9LAC Boris A.Shabaev, P.O.Box 935, Tyumen 625000, Russia UT3UY Anatoly Kirilenko, P.O.Box 439 / 3, Kiev-151, 252151, Ukraine VU2JRO Manikant Lodaya, 236 KMC Quarters, Manipal 576 119, Karnataka, India XU2C Yoh Yoshida, Shinko Bldg,4-4-1, Arakawa, 116-0002, Japan W3UR Bernie McClenny, 3025 Hobbs Road, Glenwood, MD-21738, U.S.A. ***************************************************************************** 425 DX NEWS WWW PAGE ---> http://www-dx.deis.unibo.it/htdx/index.html ***************************************************************************** 425 DX NEWS IN ENGLISH --> http://www-dx.deis.unibo.it/htdx/425/425-eng.html 425 DX NEWS EN ESPANOL --> http://www.intercom.es/qtc/qtc425.htm 425 DX NEWS IN ITALIANO --> http://www-dx.deis.unibo.it/htdx/425/425-ita.html ***************************************************************************** 425 DX NEWS REFLECTOR <<< SUBSCRIPTIONS >>>

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3A - Tony, IK1QBT and Mauro, IK1CJO have scheduled their activity as 3A/IK1QBT (only CW) and 3A/IK1CJO (only RTTY) [425DXN 358] for 25-27 April. Look for them on all bands (WARC included) on CW and on 21.082, 14.082 and 7.037 MHz RTTY. QSL via their respective home calls, either direct (IK1QBT: Tony Gallo, Via Capo S.Spirito 1/16, 17052 Borghetto Santo Spirito - SV, Italy; IK1CJO: Mauro Ferrua, Casella Postale 41, 17031 Albenga - SV, Italy) or through the bureau. 3B7 - Further information on the USKA DXpedition to Cargados Island, St. Brandon Archipelago (AF-015, 6-17 May) [425DXN 353] can be found at http://www.3b7-brandon.ch/ (where log checking will be available about 24 hours after a QSO has been made). Suggested frequencies for this operation are as follows: (CW/SSB/RTTY): 1826.5/1842/-, 3507/3799/-, 7007/7065/7035, 10104/-/-, 14024/14195/14080, 18074/ 18145/18105, 21024/21295/21080, 24894/24945/-, 28024/28475/28080 kHz. QSL via HB9RF (Postfach 37, 6319 Allenwinden, Switzerland). 3D2 - Tada, JA1WPX will be active (on 10-80 metres CW, SSB and RTTY) from Fiji on 24-28 April (as 3D2WP from OC-121) and again on 5-6 May (as 3D2WP/P from OC-016). QSL via JA1WPX. 3D2 - JA1JQY, JA1KJW, JA3MCA and JA8VE will now operate respectively as 3D2SH/p, 3D2HI/p, 3D2TK/p and 3D2KZ/p from Malolo Lai Lai (OC-121) during their 2-3 May operation from Fiji [425DXN 359]. Look for them on CW (1807, 3507, 7007, 10107, 14007, 18077, 21007, 24897, 28007) and SSB (3798, 7080, 14197, 18147, 21271, 24937, 28497). QSL via home calls.QSL via home calls. 6W - It was reported [425DXN 361] that F8PX is active from Senegal as 6W1RE: this is not correct, since the call 6W1RE has been issued to Didier Senmartin, F5OGL. The QSL route is DAT, P.O. Box 3024, Dakar, Senegal. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused Didier and our readers. 8P - Baerbel, DL7UTO and Bernd, DJ1TO will be active (10-80 metres mainly CW) respectively as 8P9IU and 8P9IR from Barbados (NA-021) between 22 April and 5 May. 9M2 - Keith, GM4YXI will be active (on 40, 20, 15 and possibly 10 metres SSB and CW) as 9M2/GM4YXI from Besar Island (AS-097), West Malaysia between 16 (05.00 UTC) and 19 April (05.00 UTC). QSL via GM4YXI either direct (Dr. Keith Kerr, East Loanhead, Auchnagatt, Ellon, Scotland, UK) or through the bureau. A3 - Frank, DL7FT was expected to go QRT from Niue (ZK2FT) on 16 April. He now plans to be active (10-80 metres, SSB only) as A35FT from Tonga [425DXN 361] starting between 18 and 20 April for 10-11 days. QSL via DL7FT (Frank Turek, P.O. Box 1421, 14004 Berlin, Germany). BY - A group of amateurs from Beijing (including team leader BA1DU, BG1CL, BG1ET, BD1EO, BD1MT, BA1HAM, BA1KA and BA1MK) will be active (SSB and CW with two stations with amplifiers and beams) as BI3H (with the BI prefix being used for the first time) from Shijiutuo Island (AS-???) between 12 UTC on 24 April to 02.00 UTC on 26 April and again on 25-26 July during the IOTA Contest. QSL via W3HC (ex W3HCW). Please see W3HC QSL FUND below. BY - Six Chinese operators (including team leader BD7JA, BD7IA, BD7IX, BD7KW, BG7NQ and BD7YA) plan to be active (on 10, 15, 20 and 40 metres CW, SSB and RTTY) as BI7Y from Xisha Archipelago (Paracel Islands) (AS-???). Due to transportation problems the exact date cannot be confirmed as yet, but they believe it should be for 3-5 days "sometime between 27 April and 10 May". QSL via BD7JA (Yang, P.O. Box 1713, Guangzhou 510600, People's Republic of China). CE - Percy, CE7ZK and Osvaldo, CE1LDS are planning an IOTA expedition to Damas Island (NO-REF) between 10-15 June. They expect to be active as CE1LDS/2 on 15 and 20 metres. DL - DJ3XG plans to be active as DJ3XG/p from Pellworm Island (EU-042, DIA N-023) between 17 and 24 April. /EX S DX@WW $425WW363B 425 DX News #363 [2/6] 17 April 1998 No 363 BID: $425WW363B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======

DU - DU8ARK (Dan), DU8BDL (Mike) and DU8JA (James) plan to leave Jolo for Turtle Islands (OC-???) on 23 April if transportation is on schedule. They expect to be active as 4H8TI from the local parish on Taganak Island from the 25 April for 2-3 days using TS140 and a 2 el Quad on 15 and on 20 metres. They will look for Europe from 09.00 UTC to 16.00 UTC on 21.260 and 14.260 MHz, and for USA at 12.00, 12.30, 13.00, 13.30 on 14.260 MHZ and from 13 UTC on 21.260 MHz. QSL via I2YDX (Giuseppe de Gasperin, Via Trento, 21020 Brebbia - VA, Italy). EA - Oscar, EA4BBH and others will be active from Castillo de Pioz (Castles of Spain Award CGU-009) on 25-26 April. QSL via bureau to the operators' calls or direct to EA4BBH (Oscar del Nogal, P.O. Box 101, 28830 San Fernando de Henares, Madrid, Spain). EA - A group of EAs plan to be active as ED1IP from Isla de Puenteledesma (DIEI PO-021) on 1-3 May. QSL via EA1BLX. EA6 - Yuki, JI6KVR will be active as EA6FB from Ibiza, Balearic Is (EU-004) between 28 and 29 April on his way to the IOTA Convention (1-3 May). QSL via EA5KB (JAs only via JJ6LXX). FO_aus - The Ferreros (W6RJ and W6KR) are now signing FO0FI from Rurutu (OC-050) in the Austral islands [425DXN 362] until 20 April in their morning. QSL via K6SLO. Kan's (JA1BK) last day of activity as FO0MIZ, he too from Rurutu [425DXN 362], was expected to be 17 April (FO time). QSL via VE3HO. GM - GM4FDM, GM3UTQ, GM3NIG, GM4YMA and GM0UKZ will be active as GM5VG/P from Islay (EU-008) between 17 and 19 April. QSL via GM3UTQ. GM - GMOAXY, and others plan to be active between 18 and 20 April from May Island (IOSA FF-1), a new island for the Islands of Scotland Award. H44 - The call H44YC has been used by James, 9V1YC from the Solomons on his route back home after leaving Temotu. QSL via AA5BT. HR - Gerard, F2JD/HP1XBI is now expected to move to Honduras [425DXN 357] around mid April. He will be active as HR5/F2JD for one month. QSL via F6AJA. HV - Special station HV5PUL is expected to be active (mainly on 20 metres) from the Pontificia Universita' Lateranense, Vatican City between 6 and 18 UTC on 23 April. The web site of this prestigious institution is at http://www.pul.it I - Weather permitting IT9GAI/9 and IT9YRE/9 will be active from Pietra Patella (EU-025, IIA AG-005) and Scoglio Guicciarda (EU-025, IIA AG-006) on 18 and 19 April. QSL via home calls. I - Egadi Team Group (ARI Marsala) members will be active from Scoglio di Torre Sibiliana (EU-025, IIA TP-???) on either 18-19 April or 25-26 April. I - IN3HDE (Tiziano), IN3FXP (Renato) and IN3VOZ (Otello) plan to be active from either Boccasette (IIA RO-014) or Ca' Venier (IIA RO-11) on 19 April. QSL via IN3AUD. I - ARI Pozzuoli members IZ8AMX, IK8YTF and IK8JCX will be joined by IZ8AMY during their forthcoming IIA activities, which are due to start on 19 April. They plan to operate SSB and CW as IC8/IZ8AMY from one of the following: Scoglio Vervece (EU-031, IIA NA-010), La Rotonda (EU-031, IIA NA-016), Scoglio Sant'Anna di Procida (EU-031, IIA NA-031), Scoglio Camerata (IIA NA-???), Scoglio Pietre Rosse (IIA NA-???). QSL via IK8GYS. I - Weather permitting IV3JWR and other members of the Laguna DX Team will be IL3/ from either Orbi (EU-130, IIA GO-007) or Gran Chiusa Ovest (IIA GO-???, it does not count for IOTA) on 25-26 April. I - IT9AXZ and other members of the Aretusa DX Team plan to be active (weather permitting) from Scoglio Castelluccio (EU-025, IIA SR-016) on 25 and 26 April. JA - JN1XLV, JO1OYZ, JF0KYK and JR0BAQ will be /0 (10-160 metres) from Sado Island (AS-117) on 3 and 4 May. JX - Per, JX7DFA [425DXN 360] is expected to be active on 160 metres from Jan Mayen starting on 20 April with a new amplifier. "It is a bit late in the season", LA6WEA reports, but "there is still time to work him before he goes into the 24 hour dayligt on 14 May". Per is also waiting for the new parts of the tribander (10, 15 and 20 metres) to replace the damaged ones. KH4 - Hans, DK9KX is currently active from Midway (OC-030)as N9KX/KH4. QSL via DK9KX (Hans Walter Hannappel, Eschenbruchstr. 1, D-51069 Koeln, Germany). KH6 - Jim, K9PPY will be active as K9PPY/KH6 from Maui (16-20 and 27-28 April), Hawaii (21-23 April) and Kauai (24-26 April), Hawaiian Is (OC-019). QSL via K9PPY. PY - PP5LL and others plan to be active as PR5L from Sao Francisco Island (SA-027, DIB 08) between 1 and 5 May. QSL via PP5LL (Jaime Lira, Cx. Postal 08, Florianopolis/SC, 88010-970 Brazil). . SM - David, ON4BDS is now expected to be active as SM2/ON4BDS/p from Holmon Island (EU-135) [425DXN 362] between 17 and 18 April (he has to leave the island on 15.45 local time on Saturday). QSL via home call either direct (David Steeman, Kapelweg 11, B9200 Dendermonde, Belgium) or through the bureau. David, who will be leaving Sweden on 1 June, is also planning an operation from Hinderson Island (EU-139). /EX S DX@WW $425WW363C 425 DX News #363 [3/6] 17 April 1998 No 363 BID: $425WW363C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======

T2 - JA1JQY, JA1KJW, JA3MCA and JA8VE will be active from Tuvalu (OC-015) between 25 April and 1 May [425DXN 359] respectively as T22JY, T22KJ, T22KT and T22VE. Look for them on CW (1807, 3507, 7007, 10107, 14007, 18077, 21007, 24897, 28007) and SSB (3798, 7080, 14197, 18147, 21271, 24937, 28497). QSL via home calls. T8 - Mamoru, 7N1RTO (ex JG2EBN) was expected to be active as T88ME from Belau between 15 and 17 April while on a business trip. QSL via 7N1RTO either direct (Mamoru Endo, 102-82-2 Kizuki-Omachi, Kawasaki, 211-0031 Japan) or through the bureau. TJ - John, TT8JFC has applied for a TJ licence. He will start working in Cameroon in about three weeks and he expects to stay in TJ land for two months per shift. VP8_fal- Carl, G4VFU is active (look for him on 1.843 MHz between 1 and 5 UTC) as VP8/G4VFU from the Falklands (SA-002). He is expected to be there for a coupleof weeks. W - Special Event station W2RC/IMD will participate in the 11th International Marconi Day from the original Marconi radio "shack" site at Rocky Point, Long Island (NA-026), NY. Three HF stations will operate on 10-160 metres between 00.00 and 24.00 UTC on 25 April. QSL via N2IME. Please see also INTERNATIONAL MARCONI DAY below. W - The Mobile Amateur Radio Club operation from Dauphin Island (NA-142) did not take place on 4 April [425DXN 361] but it has been rescheduled for 25 April (1.00-20.00 UTC). Look for the club call W4IAX on 14.260 MHz +/- QRM. XU - Korea Telecom Radio Club members HL2AQN, HL3APP, HL2ACI and HL1OXR are expected to be active (10, 15 and 20 metres CW and SSB) as either XU3MTM or XU7MTM between 22 and 24 April. QSL via HL2AQN. YJ - Tada, JA1WPX will be active (on 10-80 metres CW, SSB and RTTY) as YJ0AWP from Vanuatu between 28 April and 5 May. QSL via JA1WPX. YU - Robert, YU7BW and Tibi, 4N7ZZ will be active (CW and SSB) from Sveti Nikola Island (EU-163) between 18 and 25 April. QSL via YU7BW (Robert Homolya, 24352 Tornyos, Toldi Miklos 34, P. O. Box 1, Yugoslavia). ZB - Martyn, G3RFX will be active (10-80 metres CW and SSB, with emphasis on 12 metres) from Gibraltar as ZB2FX between 15 April and 8 May. QSL via G3RFX. ZL - Ed, K8VIR will now be active as ZL7IR/4 from Stewart Island (OC-203) until the end of April. He will operate in his spare time (look for him on 14.260 and 21.300 MHz). QSL via K8VIR. . ------

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ARRL DXCC MANAGER ---> Bill Moore, NC1L will replace Bill Kennamer, K5FUV (who has been appointed Membership Services Manager) [425DXN 359] as DXCC Manager, effective 20 April

CAMPBELL 1999 ---> The Kermadec DX Association DXpedition to Campbell Island in January 1999 [425DXN 359] represents possibly the last chance for many years for a QSO with this DXCC entity and IOTA island (OC-037). The New Zealand Department of Conservation is restricting access to the island greatly and its only with represention at the highest level of New Zealand government and continued hard work by team leader Ken Holdum (ZL2HU) that permission to visit the island has been secured. The international team of operators include Ken Holdom (ZL2HU), Declan Craig (EI6FR), Andrew Williamson (GI0NWG) Jun Tanaka (JH4RHF), Al Hernandez (K3VN), Michael Mraz (N6MZ), Brian Biggings (VE3XA), Lee Jennings (ZL2AL), Chris Hannagan (ZL2DX), Ron Wills (ZL2TT), Jason Christensen (ZL2URN, New Zealand Department of Conservation staff member). They will be active as ZL9CI all bands and modes between 9 and 25 January 1999. The DX community will be able to rely on five pilot stations and a Campbell Island reflector which will be online about 60 days before the operation starts. The total budget for the ZL9CI DXpedition will be in the region of $85,000 of which the members of the team have contributed $33,000. So far donations of about $11,000 have been received from DXers and clubs, but almost $38,000 are still needed to meet the expected costs of mounting this DXpedition. Contributions can be sent to either The Kermadec DX Association, PO Box 56099, Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand or The Kermadec DX Association (Europe), 167 St. James's Road, Greenhills, Dublin 12, Ireland. All donations will be receipted and in the event of the DXpedition not proceeding be returned. /EX S DX@WW $425WW363D 425 DX News #363 [4/6] 17 April 1998 No 363 BID: $425WW363D ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======

FT5*/FR5HR ---> Gil, F5NOD reports that Rene, FR5HR does not have a license to operate from any of the French sub-antarctic islands (FT5X, FT5W, FT5Z). The French licensing authorities, F5NOD states, are do not issue FT5*/home call licenses. With reference to FR5HR's announced activity from Amsterdam [425DXN 362], Gil says that the French authorities have confirmed that the last two calls they have issued are FT5ZG and FT5ZH (the latter will be used by F5PFP and F5SIH between 27 November and 23 December, 425DXN 359).

H40AA ---> The multinational H40AA expedition to Temotu Islands was expected to close down 9 a.m. local time on 13 April (18.00 UTC on 12 April). The 65,000 QSO mark was reached on the morning of 12 April and the number of different stations logged is expected to reach a record high. There were no more than five operators on the island at any given time because of limited facilities. Crew rotation was effected in such a smooth fashion that continuity and overall operating strategy were maintained without interruption. One complete station with a triband beam antenna will be left behind for permanent operations by the Solomon Islands Radio Society (SIRS). QSL cards will be ready within the next two weeks (QSL via OH2BN, but please see QSL H40AA, SPECIAL EDITION below). It is planned that a website log checking facility will be available at the H40AA homepage (http://www.iglou.com/n4gn/h40aa) as soon as the multitude of logs are fully integrated.

QSL 6W1AE ---> F5THR is not the QSL manager for 6W1AE. He operated from there between 1991 and 1993, but 6W1AE is a military club station whose QSL route is either direct to P.O. Box 1303, Dakar, Senegal or through the 6W bureau.

FATHER MORAN MEMORIAL STATION ---> Satish Kharel (9N1AA) and Charles H. Harpole (K4VUD/9N1UD) have begun to establish a memorial club station in Father Moran's (9N1MM) memory and for the furthering of amateur radio in Nepal. "We will ask for his old call for the station and our plans are to locate it, sooner or later, in a space which will allow easy visitor operations and good training for more native Nepal hams", Harpole says. He now calls on all DXers world wide to send him advice on getting this project developed, prepare to support the establishment of club 9N1MM with funding and gifts of radios and antennas, and advise how to get ham radio manufacturers interested in donations. Please contact Charlie at either [email protected] or Charles H. Harpole, 3100 N. Hwy. 426, Geneva, FL 32732-9761, USA.

INTERNATIONAL MARCONI DAY ---> The following stations are reported to participate in the 11th Marconi Day, which takes place on 25 April to celebrate the birth of Guglielmo Marconi (list updated to 12 April): CT1TGM (Coimbra) GB0IMD (Alum Bay, Isle of Wight) DA0IMD (Borkum Island) GB0MAR (Puckpool, Isle of Wight) ED7IMD (Cadiz) GB0MBS (Marconi Beacon Site Dorset) EI2IMD (Crookhaven) GX0MWT (Chelmsfold) EI3MFT (Letterfrack to be confirmed) IY1MR (Rapallo) EI4IMD (Clifden Galway) IY1TTM (Sestri Levante) EI4JAM (Dublin) IY4FGM (Pontecchio) EI5IMD (Crookhaven Site) IY4IMD (Casalecchio di Reno) EI6YXQ (Ballybunnion) IY0ORP (Rocca di Papa Rome) GB1IMD (Leicester) IY0TC (Civitavecchia) GB2GM (Poldhu Cove) K1VV/IMD (Cape Cod, Massachusetts) GB2IMD (Mid-Glamorgan) NW2P (Somerville, New Jersey) GB2MD (RSGB HQ) OE1M (Vienna) GB2MDI (Pepperbox Hill) PA6IMD (to be confirmed) GB2MID (Sandbanks Poole) TM0IMD (Stirling Wendel) GB2OWM (Orkney Museum) VE1IMD (Glace Bay, Nova Scotia) GB2PK (Porthcurno Cornwall) VK2IMD (Wahroonga, New South Wales) GB2SFL (South Foreland Lighthouse) VO1IMD (St Johns, Newfoundland) GB4IMD (Truro Cornwall CRAC Site) W1AA/IMD (Cape Cod, Massachusetts) GB4JAM (Isle of Wight) W2RC/IMD (Long Island, New York) GB4MD (Old Carnafon Station Wales) WB6TMY/IMD (Marshall, California) GB4MDI (Lavernock Point) WJ2DX/IMD (Somerville, New Jersey) GB4MPC (Cullercoates) ZS6IMD (Johannesburg) GB5MD (Flatholm/Lavernock) GB6MD (Brean Down Site) The event is organised by the Cornish Amateur Radio Club and a special award certificate is offered to those who work IMD stations (please check http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~straff/Awardinfo.htm for further information on the award).

QSL CY9AA ---> Dennis, K7BV reports that the "CY9AA (June-July 1997) QSL challenge with our printer has been solved" and that the QSL manager "will immediately begin to tackle the thousands of cards he has received". QSL via VE9AA (Michael Smith, 271 Smith Rd, Waterville, Sunbury Co, NB, E2V 3V6 Canada).

QSL EW2CR ---> To those who worked EW2CR on RTTY and had the card returned by the QSL manager are invited to resubmit their cards to Dick, NF2K: "I recently received the logs for EW2CR RTTY contacts dating back to last November", Dick reports. "Sorry for the confusion". /EX S DX@WW $425WW363E 425 DX News #363 [5/6] 17 April 1998 No 363 BID: $425WW363E ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======

QSL H40AA, SPECIAL EDITION ---> Dr. Ashley Wilson belongs to the New Zealand Volunteer Service Abroad and leaves at Lata, the main village in the Temotu province from where the H40AA operation took place. From his Temotu Development Authority office Dr. Wilson works hard to help the locals to ultimately achieve a high literacy rate, healthy surroundings and good prospects of creating and supporting their own success on their lonely island. Dr. Wilson has many prospects and there are thousands of opportunities for achieving progress, but the resources are rather limited. The H40AA team has decided to support Dr. Wilson's efforts through a limited number of *** SPECIAL EVENT FIRST TEMOTU EXPEDITION H40AA QSL CARDS *** to be issued to those who contribute USD 25 or more (these funds will be used solely for specifically selected projects). The Special Edition QSL Cards will be signed by Dr Ashley Wilson, stamped by the Temotu Development Authority and mailed from the Lata Post Office using selected, relevant Solomon Islands postage stamps which depict the overall island group and the person who once discovered the islands (Don Alvaro de Mendana y Neyra, a Peruvian Spanish explorer who sighted these islands on 7 February 1568). Please send your contribution & QSO data direct to W6OSP: Temotu Development Fund, Bruce Buttler, 4220 Chardonnay Ct, Napa, CA 94558, USA (you may also notify W6OSP of your contribution through email: [email protected]). The deadline for these Special Edition QSL Cards is 10 May 1998.

QSL VIA JT1BV ---> JT1BV ([email protected] or [email protected]; http://www.qslnet/JT1BV/) is the QSL manager for the following: JT1BV/UA0S, JU750BV, JT1V, JT1KAI, JU1DX, JU1HC. His address is T. Naranbaatar, G.P.O. Box 820, Ulaanbaatar 13, 210613 Mongolia, Asia.

QSL ST0YD ---> Logs are still open - ST0YD was active from Southern Sudan (now deleted DXCC Country) on 30-31 August 1990, 20-22 September, 2 February 1992 and 8 May 1992. QSL via F6AJA (Jean-Michel Duthilleul, 515 rue du petit Hem, F-59870 Bouvignies, France).

QSL WAKE 1998 ---> Those who have sent their N2OO/KH9, K8XP/KH9, N6MZ/KH9 and N2WB/KH9 cards to the operators need not resend, as they will forward the QSLs to the correct manage as soon as the card are printed - but please note the correct route for these four calls is via WA4YBV (Robert Pond, 9 River Cove, Portsmouth, VA 23703, USA).

QSL ZK1DI ---> QSL manager Hans, DK1RV reports that Guenther, DF4DI has logged almost 20,000 QSOs (11131 CW, 8481 SSB and 253 FM) on 9 bands during his activity (16 November 1997-31 March 1998) as ZK1DI from Rarotonga (OC-013), South Cook Islands. All direct cards received so far with SAE and sufficient return postage (please note that 3 DM, ie. 2 US$, are needed to airmail a letter outside Europe) are in the mail. QSL via DK1RV either direct (Hans-Georg Goebel, Postfach 1114, D-57235 Netphen, Germany) or through the bureau.

QSL MANAGER NEEDED ---> Igor Pyastolov, UA0ZBK (zone 19) is looking for a QSL manager. He is a good QSLer, but mail often gets lost. Please contact Igor at [email protected] (http://www.tva.khv.ru/ua0zbk).

QSL VIA N2OO ---> Bob, N2OO reports he has caught up with the direct QSLs for 9M6OO, 9M6HIL and KP2/N2OO. Bureau cards will be next but expect the normal delays on them. 9M6AAC QSLs have been ordered from the printer. That will take a couple of months.

W3HC QSL FUND ---> Mac, W3HC is the founder and coordinator of the W3HC QSL Fund and will be the QSL manager for BI3H (Shijiutuo Island, AS-???). The Fund needs four or five sponsors for printing and postage of the QSL cards which will include a color photo on the front and credit for the sponsors on the back. If you are interested in sponsoring the card, please contact Mac, W3HC, via e-mail ([email protected]) or via the callbook address. Further information on the BI3H DXpedition and the W3HC QSL Fund can be found at http://www.qsl.net/w3hc.

WINDOWS-QSL-MANAGER ---> Manfred Meier, DF6EX (e-mail [email protected]) is the author of "Windows-WSL-Manager". Now a freeware version (5,000 recent QSL routes and much more) can be downloaded at http://www.qrz.com/df6ex ------

QSL received via direct: 3A7G, 3D2UK, 4J8ADR, 5A1A, 5A2A, 5H1/G0IXC (AF-032), 5V7A, 5X1P, 6W1RE, 7P8SR, 7Z5OO, 8Q7AA, 8Q7BE, 9G5SW, A35RK, A61AJ, A92GE, AP2AP, BA1CO, C6A/AA6EW, CE8ABF, CY0DX, ET3BT, FK8GM, FP/KG8CO, FP/N1RL, FP/N8CC, FS5PL, FT5XN, H44FN, HK0/KB5GL, HS1GUW, IA5/I5GWO (EU-028; IIA GR-015), II3OTA (EU-131; IIA VE-057, 058, 059), J3/K4LTA, J52IM, JY9QJ, KL1SLE (NA-028), L20XSI, OX3FV, T31BB, T32BE, T30JH, T48RAC, TU3F, V31VI (NA-180), V31VT, V5/OH2NNE, V63KU, VK9EKY, VK9LX, VQ9ZZ, ZB2BK, ZD7HI, ZF2DR, ZK1DI, ZK1SSB, ZK1XXP, ZS26BI (AF-079). *****************************************************************************

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PERIOD CALL REF till May 4S7BRG: Sri Lanka (AS-003) * by HB9BRM 355 till 19/04 9M2/GM4YXI: Besar Island (AS-097) * by GM4YXI 363 till 07/05 9M6CT: East Malaysia * by HS0/G4JMB 361 till 22/05 9M8CC (OC-088) * by PB0ALB 347 till May 9N1FP * by RU6FP 350 till 24/04 VK4MZ/BY1QH * by VK4MZ 362 till 26/04 CF9: special VE prefix 361 till late July FG/F2HE: NA-102 & NA-114 * by F2HE 362 till July FM5JY: Martinique (NA-107) * by F5JYD 359 till 20/04 FO0FI: Rurutu (OC-050), Austral Is * by W6RJ & W6KR 363 till July FT5XN: Kerguelen * by F6IHY 359 till late Apr H40AB: Reef Is (DXCC Temotu, OC-065) * by VK9NS 361 till 31/12 HB5RL * by Locarno Radio Club 360 till 31/10 JX7DFA: Jan Mayen (EU-022) * by LA7DFA 363 till ?? N9KX/KH4: Midway (OC-030) * by DK9KX 363 till 27/04 K9PPY/KH6: Hawaiian Is (OC-019) 363 till 20/04 S08R & S0RASD: Western Sahara * by Lynx DX Group 359 till Sep ST1AP/ST0 361 till Jul-Aug TJ1FT: Cameroon 352 till late Apr VP8/G4VFU: Falkland Is (SA-002) * by G4VFU 363 till May VQ9JC: Diego Garcia (AF-006) * by WB9IHH 355 till May VQ9PH: Diego Garcia (AF-006) * by W2JDK 355 till June XV7SV: Vietnam * by SM0ORV 355 till mid May XV7SW: Vietnam * by SM5MX 361 till ?? YJ0ADJ: Vanuatu * by DJ2EH 362 till 08/05 ZB2FX: Gibraltar * by G3RFX 363 till late Apr ZL7IR/4: Stewart Island (OC-203) * by K8VIR 363 till 20/04 ZY5YZ: Ratones Island (SA-026, DIB 64) * by PYs 362 17/04-24/04 DJ3XG/p: Pellworm Island (EU-042, DIA N-023) 363 17/04-?? FT5Z: Amsterdam Island (AF-002) * by FR5HR 362 17/04-19/04 GM5VG/P: Islay (EU-008) * by GMs 363 17/04-18/04 JG1SZE,JJ1SLI,JP1TBG,JQ1ALQ,JI3DST,JR9MAR,7K4FGQ AS-117359 17/04-18/04 SM2/ON4BDS/p: Holmon Island (EU-135) * by ON4BDS 363 17/04-21/04 SV8/HB9EBC/p: Paros Island (EU-067) * by HB9EBC 362 17/04-19/04 ZV3A & ZV3C: Marinheiros (DIB 49) * by PY3ACC & PY3CKO 361 18/04-28/04 A35FT: Tonga * by DL7FT 363 18/04-20/04 GM: May Island (IOSA FF-1) * by GMOAXY and others 363 18/04-19/04 IT9: Sc. Torre Sibiliana (IIA TP-???) * by ARI Marsala 363 18/04-19/04 IT9GAI/9 & IT9YRE/9: IIA AG-005 & IIA AG-006 (EU-025) 363 18/04-19/04 MS0APF: Bute Island (EU-123) * by GM3YOR,GM0ICF,GM0NAI 361 18/04-25/04 YU: Sveti Nikola Isl (EU-163) * by YU7BW and 4N7ZZ 363 18/04 European Spring SSB Contest 356 18/04-19/04 SARTG WW Amtor Contest *** 18/04-19/04 YU DX Contest SSB/CW *** 19/04 IC8/IZ8AMY: IIA Napoli Province is * by ARI Pozzuoli 363 19/04 IIA RO-014 or RO-11 * by IN3HDE, IN3FXP and IN3VOZ 363 21/04-28/04 FO0FR: Marquesas Islands (OC-027) * by W6RJ & W6KR 362 21/04-24/04 JJ1LIB/6 & JN1EVG/6: Daito Is (AS-047) 359 22/04-05/05 8P9IU & 8P9IR: Barbados (NA-021) * by DL7UTO & DJ1TO 363 22/04-24/04 XU3MTM or XU7MTM: Cambodia * by Korea Telecom RC 363 23/04 HV5PUL: Vatican City 363 24/04-28/04 3D2WP (OC-121) & 3D2WP/P (OC-016) * by JA1WPX 363 25/04-27/04 3A/IK1QBT & 3A/IK1CJO: Monaco 363 25/04-28/04 4H8TI: Turtle Is (OC-???) * by DU8ARK, DU8BDL & DU8JA 363 25/07-26/07 BI3H: Shijiutuo Island (AS-???) * by BYs 363 25/04-26/04 EA: Castillo de Pioz (CGU-009) * by EA4BBH and others 363 25/04-02/05 GB0SM: Isles of Scilly (EU-011) * by TADARC 361 25/04-26/04 IL3: IIA GO-007 or GO-??? * by IV3JWR and others 363 25/04-26/04 I: Castelluccio (IIA SR-016) * by IT9AXZ and others 363 25/04-01/05 T22JY, T22KJ, T22KT & T22VE: Tuvalu (OC-015) * by JAs 363 25/04-30/04 VK9LZ: Lord Howe Island (OC-004) * by N0AH 359 25/04 W2RC/IMD: NA-026 (International Marconi Day) 363 25/04 W4IAX: Dauphin Island (NA-142) * by Mobile ARC 363 25/04-26/04 Helvetia Contest *** 25/04-26/04 SP DX RTTY Contest *** 28/04-29/04 EA6FB: Ibiza, Balearic Is (EU-004) * by JI6KVR 36 28/04-30/04 JA5UIM/4: Oki Archipelago (AS-041) * by JA5UIM 359 28/04-05/05 YJ0AWP: Vanuatu * by JA1WPX 363 late April 9Q * by 5N0T & 5N0YL 355 April-Dec 5V7BM: Togo * by F5PCU 360 April-Sep 7X0WW (?): Algeria * by ON4WW 361 April-May A35VI: Tonga * by K8VIR 349 April-May BI7Y: Xisha Archipelago (AS-???) * by BD7JA and BYs 363 April FO0MIZ: Marquesas, Austral, Fr. Polynesia * by JA1BK 362 April FR, 3B8, 3B9 (?) * by F5MUX 359 April-May HR5/F2JD: Honduras * by F2JD 363 till Sep ST1AP/ST0 361 April-May XQ0X: San Ambrosio * by CE0ZAM 343 01/05-03/05 ED1IP: Isla de Puenteledesma (DIEI PO-021) * by EAs 363 01/05-03/05 3D2LJ/P & 3D2TS/P: Yasawa (OC-156)*by JM1LJS & JE1OYE 353 01/05 GB8FF: Staffa Isl (EU-008) * by GM0DEQ,GM0KVI,GM0SEI 361 01/05-05/05 PR5L: Sao Francisco Isl (SA-027) * by PP5LL and others 363 01/05-21/05 ZS, A22, 7P8, 3DA0, Z2 & C9 * by W3JLR 357 01/05-03/05 Canary Is. >>> VIII I.O.T.A. Convention <<< 357 01/05-03/05 International DX Convention, Visalia, CA 355 02/05-03/05 3D2SH/p, 3D2HI/p, 3D2TK/p & 3D2KZ/p: OC-121 * by JAs 363 02/05-08/05 8Q7DF: Maldives (AS-013) * by IK5MDF 355 02/05 GB5TI: Treshnish Is (EU-108) * by GM0DEQ,GM0KVI,GM0SEI 361 02/05-03-05 ARI International DX Contest *** 03/05-07/05 3D2LJ & 3D2TS: Viti Levu (OC-016)*by JM1LJS and JE1OYE 353 03/05-04/05 JN1XLV/0, JO1OYZ/0, JF0KYK/0 & JR0BAQ/0: Sado (AS-117) 363 06/05-17/05 3B7AZ: St. Brandon (AF-015) * by HB9JAI and others 363 09/05-10/05 CQ M DX Contest SSB/CW *** 09/05-10/05 Volta RTTY Contest *** /EX

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3D2 - JJ1DWB will join JM1LJS and JE1OYE [425DXN 353] during their trip to Fiji. They will be active (on all bands SSB/CW) respectively as 3D2MT/P (QSL via JJ1DWB), 3D2LJ/P (QSL via JM1LJS) and 3D2TS/P (QSL via JM1LJS) from Yasawa Group (OC-156), Fiji Islands on 1-3 May. 3V - Manuela, DF7QK will be active from 3V8BB between 27 and 29 April. QSL via DF7QK either direct (Manuela Kanitz, Duelmener Str 18a, D-48163 Muenster, Germany) or through the bureau. 6W - 6W1RE, 6W1QV and 6W1/F5AEP will be active (mainly on SSB) as 6W1QV/P from N'gor Island (AF-045) between 30 April and 4 May. QSL via 6W1QV either direct or through the bureau. 8Q - Pierre, HB9QQ is active as 8Q7QQ from the Maldives (AS-013) until 2 May. QSL via HB9QQ. 9M2 - Keith, GM4YXI will be active (40, 20 and 15 metres SSB and CW) as 9M2/GM4YXI from Pangkor Island between 02.00 UTC and 19.00 UTC on 25 April. QSL via GM4YXI either direct (Dr. Keith Kerr, East Loanhead, Auchnagatt, Ellon, Scotland, UK) or through the bureau. CY9 - Mike, VE9AA has received permission to operate again as CY9AA from St. Paul Island (NA-094) during the window 25 June-15 July, although total time of operation will likely to be 9-10 days only. Activity will take place on 160-6 metres SSB/CW, with one station dedicated to full time service on 6 metres. QSL via VE9AA. Mike is looking for a few capable CW/SSB operators to join him - please get in touch with him at either [email protected] or [email protected] FO - Jose, FO5QG (ex FO5OA) is a resident on Nuku Hiva Island, in the Marquesas group (OC-027). He is often on 14.120 and 14.190 MHz between 5 and 8 UTC. QSL via his new QSL manager XE1L, Luis Chartarifsky (at either P.O. Box 41-599, Mexico City, D. F. 11010, Mexico OR 947 Bosques de Reforma, Mexico City, D.F. 11700, Mexico). GI - Special event station GI6YM is active from Belfast, Northern Ireland until the end of the year to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the city of Belfast YMCA Radio Club which was founded in 1923. Three Belfast amateurs (GI3MUS, GI3MMF and GI0PCU) are currently operating the GI6YM radio station on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres SSB and CW. QSL via K1WY (ex K1TRS): P.O. Box 2644, Hartford, CT 06146-2644, USA. HB0 - Oreste, IK3VIA will be active again from Liechtenstein as HB0/N7OV between 1 and 3 May. QSL via bureau to IK3VIA HK - HK3DDD, HJ3PXA & HK3LGO (CW/SSB) and HK3SGP (RTTY) will be active on all bands as HK100GM during the 11th International Marconi Day (25 April). QSL via HK3DDD (Edilberto Rojas,P.O. Box 170030, Bogota' D.C. 8, Colombia). HR - Gerard F2JD/HP1XBI was due to leave Panama on 23 Apriland move to Honduras, from where he will be active as HR5/F2JD [425DXN 363] until 23 May. QSL via F6AJA. I - ARI Casalecchio di Reno will participate in the 11th International Marconi Day (25 April) as IY4IMD. This call replaces the old one (IY4W). /EX S DX@WW $425WW364B 425 DX News #364 [2/5] 25 April 1998 No 364 BID: $425WW364B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======

JX - Per, JX7DFA [425DXN 363] is now active from Jan Mayen (EU-022) on 160 (around his sunrise until 14 May, on 1822.5 MHz listening 2 up) and 80 metres (above 3.780 MHZ around 00.00 UTC) with high power and a 1/4 wave antenna. QSL via LA7DFA (Per-Einar Dahlen, P.O.Box 105, N-6520 Frei, Norway). KL - NO7F reports he should be soon active as NO7F/KL7 from NA-074 for a couple of days. PJ8 - Don, KF4KRZ is expected to be active as PJ8DM from Saba (NA-145) starting on 19 April. QSL via KF4KRZ ( Donald B. McGehee, 90 Edgewater Dr. #901, Coral Gables, Florida 33133, USA). SM - Special call 7S5BE can be found on all bands CW and SSB until the end of the year. QSL via bureau. SU - Hossam, SU1HM and Tarek, SU2TA will be active (on 7.090, 14.240, 21.240 and 28.540 MHz +/- QRM) as 6A1HM and 6A1TA from Sharm El Sheikh/Ras Umm El Sid (Sinai Peninsula) between 20 and 30 April. On 25 April they will operate with the special call 6A1A. QSL via IK3ZAW. T2 - Yamato ARC activity from Tuvalu (T22JY, T22KJ, T22KT, T22VE) [425DXN 363] is most likely not to take place because their flight from Fiji to Tuvalu has been cancelled. The operators (JA1JQY/3D2SH, JA1KJW/3D2HI, JA3MCA/3D2TK and JA8VE/3D2KZ) are currently active from Nandi, Fiji (OC-016). VP9 - Joe, K2VUI will be active (on 15, 20 and 40 metres CW) as K2VUI/VP9 from Hamilton Parish, Bermuda (NA-005) between 29 April and 3 May. QSL via K2VUI. W - The Fall River Massachusetts Amateur Radio Club will be active as W1ACT from Martha's Vineyard Island (NA-046) on 1-3 May. ZL - Ed, K8VIR is now active from Stewart Island (OC-203) as ZL4IR (no more as ZL7IR/4) [425DXN 363]. He should be there until the end of April. ------

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

The following survey is taken from the ARRL DXCC Yearbook 1997 and includes the other 50 of the top 100 entities needed by DXers who participate in the DXCC programme. Part 1/2 (positions from 1 to 50) has been published in 425 DX News #362.

97 96 Prefix Country 97 96 Prefix Country ------51 41 VP8/O South Orkney 76 80 TJ Cameroon 52 53 XU Cambodia 77 82 ZC4 UK Bases on Cyprus 53 44 XZ Myanmar 78 81 EK Armenia 54 36 3V Tunisia 79 83 D6 Comoros 55 50 3C Equatorial Guinea 80 76 5X Uganda 56 56 JX Jan Mayen 81 74 KH4 Midway 57 58 1S Spratly 82 59 9A Croatia 58 57 3D2C Conway Reef 83 85 ZK1/N North Cook 59 62 T5 Somalia 84 88 3X Guinea 60 71 KH5 Palmyra, Jarvis 85 64 S5 Slovenia 61 67 ZK2 Tokelau 86 92 FO/C Clipperton 62 61 9N Nepal 87 84 CE0Z Juan Fernandez 63 63 YK Syria 88 97 KH7K Kure 64 72 ST Sudan 89 86 XV Vietnam 65 60 A6 United Arab Emirates 90 87 XT Burkina Faso 66 73 3D2R Rotuma 91 100 T2 Tuvalu 67 78 JD1/M Minami Torishima 92 96 KH9 Wake 68 66 VK9/X Christmas 93 91 R1M M-V 69 70 8Q Maldive 94 93 S9 Sao Tome & Principe 70 79 ZD9 Tristan Da Cunha & Gough 95 95 T8 Palau 71 69 ET Ethiopia 96 94 3A Monaco 72 65 TI9 Cocos 97 98 JD1/O Ogasawara 73 77 VK9/C Cocos-Keeling 98 89 5V Togo 74 75 TY Benin 99 C21 Nauru 75 68 1A0 SMOM 100 YV0 Aves /EX S DX@WW $425WW364C 425 DX News #364 [3/5] 25 April 1998 No 364 BID: $425WW364C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======* Q S L I N F O [1/2] * ======

======CALL MANAGER ! CALL MANAGER ! CALL MANAGER ! ======3B8/DL6UAA DL6UAA ! EM0I UT2IZ ! RA9DX SP7LZD ! 3B8/F6HMJ F6HMJ ! EM1LV UR8LV ! RH2E DF7RX ! 3C1GS EA5BYP ! EM4U UT4UZ ! RI4C RK4CWA ! 3D2CB OKDXF ! EN5J UU2JZ ! RK0QXY UA0KCL ! 3D2HI JA1KJW ! EP2MKO UA6HCW ! RK1QXI RA1QY ! 3D2KT OKDXF ! EX8QB IK2QPR ! RK2FBC DJ1OJ ! 3D2KZ JA8VE ! EX9A DF8WS ! RK2FWA DK4VW ! 3D2SH JA1JQY ! EY2Q DJ1SKO ! RK4SWU UA4PK ! 3D2TK JA3MCA ! EZ8AI RW6HS ! RN0A UA0AGI ! 3D2TN OKDXF ! F/G3RTE/P G3SWH ! RS0F W3HNK ! 3D2WC OKDXF ! F/G3SWH/P G3SWH ! RZ3Q N2UCK ! 3D2WP JA1WPX ! F5KDC/P F6AXP ! S07CRS JA1UT ! 3DA0CA W4DR ! FG5FC F6DZU ! S08R EA2JG ! 3DA0NX ZS6CAX ! FJ/K1YJK K1YJK ! S0RASD EA2JG ! 3DA5A JH7FQK ! FM5DN KU9C ! S92AT NJ2D ! 3V8BB LX2DW (0498)! FM5JY F5JYD ! SN0JG SP2BIK ! 3W7TK OK1HWB ! FO0/OK1KT OKDXF ! SO8FHG PA0FHG ! 3XY7A VE6DYS ! FO0/OK1TN OKDXF ! ST0/ST1AP DL0MAR ! 4F3CV HB9CXZ ! FO0/OK1VD OKDXF ! SU3AM DL1FCM ! 4G50N DU9RG ! FO0/OK5DX OKDXF ! SU8LXR SU1ER ! 4J8DX 4K8DX ! FO0FI K6SLO ! SV/I2YYO IK2MYX ! 4JA9RI 4K7DWZ ! FO0FR K6SLO ! SV/TA3J TA3J ! 4K80ADR 4K7DWZ ! FO0MIZ VE3HO ! SV/TA3YJ TA3YJ ! 4K8F UA9AB ! FO5PV F6BCX ! SV0IE DL2YAD ! 4L0CR IK7JTF ! FR5VZ F8VZ ! SV3/SV2AEL SV2AEL ! 4L1UN IK7JTF ! FT5X/FR5HR FR5HR ! SV9/SV2CWY SV2CWY ! 4L4KK SV2AEL ! FT5XN F6PEN ! SX2T SV2TSL ! 4L5O TA7A ! FW2EH DJ2EH ! SX2THE SV2TSL ! 4N7BW YU7BW ! GB0SM G3WNI ! T22JY JA1JQY ! 4N8P YU8FFG ! H24LP 5B4LP ! T22KJ JA1KJW ! 4N9BW YU7BW ! H27X 5B4XF ! T22KT JA3MCA ! 4S7/DK3FW DK3FW ! H40AA OH2BN ! T22VE JA8VE ! 4S7BRG HB9BRM ! H40AB VK9NS ! T32BI KH6DFW ! 4S7DA W3HNK ! H44AL VK4AFL ! T32RT W6UC ! 4S7SW ON6TZ ! H44DX OH2BN ! T88EM DL7ADL ! 4U1WB KK4HD ! H44RY OH1RY ! T88ME 7N1RTO ! 4X50DS/SK 4Z5AD ! H44XX JA5BQH ! T95A K2PF ! 4X50GF/SK 4X6KJ ! H44YC AA5BT ! T99DX DL3NCI ! 5A21PA ON4APS ! HB2CA HB9CA ! TA1ZL RW9WA ! 5A28 OE2GRP ! HC2TV I0WDX ! TA2DS WA3HUP ! 5B4ADA 9A2AJ ! HC4/VE3LAJ VE3LAJ ! TA2ZW OK1TN ! 5B4EZ OE3EPW ! HC6CR NE8Z ! TA3ZM DL5ABL ! 5H3PW N2CD ! HF0POL SP3BGD ! TA7HA TA1FA ! 5H3RB LA4DM ! HG4I HA5LN ! TI2IDX WA9BXB ! 5N3BHF OE6LAG ! HI3HN DH2JD ! TI5NW W3CV ! 5N3CPR SP5CPR ! HI4M AD4Z ! TJ1HP F6FNU ! 5N9KWO N0UN ! HI8/DJ4IJ DK8ZD ! TK/F8UFT F6AXX ! 5R8FU SM0DJZ ! HK0/KB3GL AC7DX ! TL8CD F5THR ! 5T5SN F5RUQ ! HK0HEU HK0FBF ! TL8CK F6EWM ! 5U7DX DK9KX ! HK3/KP4KD W3HNK ! TM0TWA F5UMP ! 5W0SZ OKDXF ! HK3JJH/0 HK3JJH ! TM2T F6KDF ! 5W0VD OKDXF ! HP1XBI F6AJA ! TM5CW F5SJB ! 5W0VV OKDXF ! HR6/HR1RMG HR1RMG ! TM9FFP F6KUC ! 5X1P G3MRC ! HS0/VK3DXI DL4DBR ! TP4CE F6FQK ! 5Z4EO DL0MAR ! HS0ZAA KM1R ! TS5I I5JHW ! 5Z4FN G4ABI ! HS0ZAZ IK0PHY ! TT8JE F6FNU ! 5Z4RL N2AU ! HS2CRU DL2FDK ! TT8JWM N4CH ! 6K0T DS4CNB ! HZ1AB K8PYD ! TT8ZB IK3ERN ! 6V1C 6W1QV ! II6T I6AIP ! TU2XP F6AXP ! 6W/F6ERB F6ERB ! IL3/IK2DUW IK2DUW ! TU2XZ W3HC ! 7J1AZL OK1FWQ ! IL3/IK8PGM IK2DUW ! TU5GD N5FTR ! 7X0WW ON5NT ! IL3/IN3HDE IN3AUD ! TXK8K FK8VHN ! 7Z1IS SM0OFG ! IL3/IW2MVC IK2DUW ! TZ6JA JA3EMU ! 8P6AZ KU9C ! IL3/IZ2BKW IK2DUW ! TZ6RC DJ9ZB ! 8P6EQ KC3AE ! IL7/IZ7ATC IZ7ATC ! UA0AZ W3HNK ! 8P9IR DJ1TO ! IQ6T IK6SNQ ! UA0QJG/0 UA1AGC ! 8P9IU DL7UTO ! IQ9A IT9AJP ! UA4RZ K7ZR ! 8Q7QQ HB9QQ ! IR0N IK0SIR ! UA9FAR W7YS ! 9A1CAL 9A2FJ ! IR3T IV3AJZ ! UA9XK RA9XBL ! 9G1YR G4XTA ! IR7S IK7YUA ! UJ9A UA9AB ! 9H0VRZ PA0JR ! IT9GNG IT9FXY ! UK8CK RW6HS ! 9H1EL LA2TO ! J28FA F5MXH ! UK8OM IK2QPR ! 9H3DX M0BJL ! J3/N1FVR OE3GRU ! UK9AA DL4YT ! 9H3YM PE1OFJ ! J38A N4LZL ! UN3F UN7FJ ! 9H3ZC G4EDG ! J42Z SV2CWY ! UN7FK W3HNK ! 9J2A JA0JHA ! J43PTR SV3AQN ! UP0L UN8LW ! 9J2AA IK2RZQ ! J48ISL SV2AEL ! UT0I UT2IZ ! 9J2BO W6ORD ! J49IL DJ5IL ! UT5JDS/MM W3HNK ! 9J2FR IK2RZQ ! J52IM KB9XN ! UT6I UT2IM ! 9J2TF JA2BOV ! J80R EA2BP ! UT7I UT2IO ! 9K2/SP5UAM SP5PBE ! JT1FCO VK4MZ ! UU0JM W1TE ! 9K2/SQ5DAK SP5KQS ! JT1Y I0SNY ! V29TT N2AU ! 9K9K 9K2RA ! JW5HE OZ8RO ! V31HE DL1DA ! /EX S DX@WW $425WW364D 425 DX News #364 [4/5] 25 April 1998 No 364 BID: $425WW364D ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======* Q S L I N F O [2/2] * ======

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======! DIPLOME DES ILES DE LA FRANCE METROPOLITAINE ! ! D.I.F.M. ! ======Result update 01 March 1998 by F6CFT J.COSTE (Award Manager)

------Nr. Call Name and Surname Score ------1 F9RM GUILLOU J.Pierre 228 islands 2 F5XL TENDRON J.Pierre 212 " 3 F6EXQ DELAS Guy 183 " 4 F6FWW ROUMEAU Andre 179 " 5 F6AXP POMEL Max 176 " 6 F5RBB VERVECHE Patrice 169 " 7 F6FCZ RUFET Henri 167 " 8 F6CFT COSTE J.Jacques 153 " 9 F5JYD FILIPPI Bruno 143 " 10 F-10095 FOURNIER Pierre 132 " 11 F5MIW CHABASSET Joel 128 " 12 F5JSK WIART Louis 126 " 13 F2YT HERBET Paul 125 " 14 F6HKS MARC Francis 124 " 15 F5LJM VERNEUIL Pierre 119 " 16 F9MD POUCHOUX Marcel 116 " 17 F6DZU LOUBERT Hubert 111 " 18 EA3KB RAMOS Ramon 109 " 19 I2LXA CAPELO Nico 101 " 19 ex F6JOU LE BRIS Alain 101 " 21 ONL-7681 DAWANS Germer 98 " 22 F-10255 MORICE Stephane 95 " 23 F6ELE BAS Didier 91 " 24 IK1GPG BALSAMO Massimo 83 " 25 IK8DDN CUSUMANO Gaetano 73 " 26 F6HMJ MOTTE Jacques 61 "

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3D2 - JM1LJS, JE1OYE [425DXN 353] and JJ1DWB [425DXN 364] now plan to be active from Viti Levu (OC-016), Fiji Islands between 4 and 7 May. Look for 3D2LJ (QSL via JM1LJS), 3D2TS (QSL via JM1LJS) and 3D2MT (QSL via JJ1DWB) on all bands SSb and CW. 8Q - Lorenzo, IK5MDF will now be active as 8Q7DF [425DXN 355] from Maldives (AS-013) between 2 and 10 May. QSL via IK5MDF (Lorenzo Tabaracci, P.O. Box 142, 54033 Carrara - MS, Italy). 8Q - Jim, GOWBO will be active (on 10-20 metres, WARC included) possibily as 8Q7JJ from the Maldives (AS-013) between 4 and 18 May. 9H - Dieter, DL9GDB will be active (on 10-40 metres CW) as 9H3UT from Comino Island (EU-023) between 13 and 27 May. QSL via bureau to DL9GDB. CY9 - K8RF (Dan), W0CG (Geoff), WA9S (Ken) and possibly W9EFL (Noel) will be active as home call/CY9 from St. Paul Island (NA-094) starting on 28 May. They will participate in the CQ WW WPX CW Contest (30-31 May) as CY9/K8RF (Multi-Multi) and plan to concentrate on 160/80/40 and WARC bands before and after the Contest. QSL via home calls. DL - DL2RNS, DL2RTK, DG1RNO and DL2VFR plan to be active (on all bands, mostly on CW) from Ruden (EU-057, DIA O-011) and, weather permitting, Greifswalder Oie (EU-057, DIA O-012) islands between 21 and 24 May. QSL via home calls. DL - DL6CGC, DF5WBA and DJ3XG plan to be active from Baltrum Island (EU-047, DIA N-006) between 29 May and 2 June. EA - Special stations EG#UIT, EG#IUT, EG#ITD and EG#TID will be active on 17 May to celebrate the World Telecomunications Day. QSL via bureau. EA8 - Special event station EG8OTA will be active from Las Palmas, Canary Is (AF-004) during the IOTA Convention (1-3 May). EI - The WestNet DX Group and the Saltee Dog DX Group from Switzerland will be active (on all bands CW, SSB and RTTY) as EJ7NET from the Great Saltee Island (EU-103) between 25 and 29 June. QSL via EI2GX (all stations worked will get their QSLs automatically through the bureau). EO - Special Event station EO5JM will be active between 6 and 10 May to celebrate the 53rd Anniversary of the Victory of the Great Patriotic War. QSL via UU2JQ. EU - Special event stations EV2DP, EV3DP, EV6DP, EV6ZK and EV5W will be active from Belarus between 1 and 10 May to commemorate the liberation of Byelorussia in 1944. Contacts with thse stations count 10 points for the "Belarus 1944" awards: for further information please contact the AGB Manager, EU1EU (Igor Getmann, P.O.Box 143, Minsk-5, 220005, Republic of Belarus) at [email protected] F - Jack, F6BUM will be active as F6BUM/P from Yeu Island (EU-064) between 2 and 9 May. QSL via bureau. F - The Council of Europe club station will be active (17, 12 and 10 metres SSB and CW) as TP4CE between 6 and 20 UTC on 5 May. F - F6AXP, F8BGV, FB1NAN and F1SVF plan to be active (CW and SSB with two stations) as F5KDC/P from Banc d'Arguin (EU-159, DIFM AT-033 ) between the evening of 8 May and 14 UTC on 10 May. Special emphasis will be given to Asia, Oceania, North and South America. QSL via bureau or direct to F6AXP (Max Pomel, P.O. Box 73, F-63370 Lempdes, France). F - Several TM#CMF (Coupe du Monde de Football) special event stations will be active from France between 10 June and 12 July during the Football (Soccer) World Championships. Look for TM1CMF from Marseille, TM2CMF (Toulouse), TM3CMF (Bordeaux), TM4CMF (Montpellier), TM5CMF (St Etienne), TM6CMF (Nantes), TM7CMF (Lens), TM8CMF (Lyon), TM9CMF (Paris), TM0CMF (St Denis). /EX S DX@WW $425WW365B 425 DX News #365 [2/5] 2 May 1998 No 365 BID: $425WW365B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======

F - David, ON4BDS plans to be active from Batz (EU-105), Les Sept Iles (EU-107) and Cezembre (EU-157) during his summer holidays (indicativeley "in the first part of July"). He is also planning an operation from Tombelaine (EU-156) at the end of June. Special emphasis will be given to North America, especially from EU-157 and EU-156. Further information will follow. F - Maxime, ON4LCW will be active (on 20, 40 and 80 metres SSB with some QRS CW) from Chausey Is (EU-039) between 8 and 29 July. He plans to operate from DIFM MA-004, 031, 108 and 109. QSL via bureau to ON4LCW. Maxime will also join the TM5T team [425DXN 361] for the IOTA Contest. G - Special event station GB4OWR will be active on 5-6 and 8-10 May to celebrate the 40th anniversary of WACRAL (World Amateur Radio Christian Association). QSL via G4YRH. HB0 - A group of members of the Eindhoven Student Radio Amateur Club (PA3EZL, PA3FXW, PA3GFE, PA3HCW, PE1NVK, PE1OGF, PE1PRG) will be active as HB0/PI4TUE from Malbun (2010 metres above sea level), Liechtenstein between 1 and 14 July. They will operate on HF (10-160 metres with two stations, SSB, CW and RTTY), VHF and UHF. Skeds on any band or mode can be arranged in advance by contacting the Club station PI4TUE/PI5EHV at [email protected] (also check http://www.esrac.ele.tue.nl). I - ARI Treviso members will be active with the special call IQ3AC in May. QSL via IK3GES. I - Gabriele, IK3GES plans to start his 1998 IIA activities on 8-9 May. He plans to be IL3/ from islands located in Rovigo province (they do not count for IOTA). QSL via IK3GES. I - IK7JWY, IK7YZE, IK7YTQ, IK7ETE and possibly others will be active from Isola Grande (EU-091, IIA LE-002) on 16-17 May. QSL via IK7ETE either direct (Bruno Meli, P.O. Box 1, 73058 Tuglie - LE, Italy) or through the bureau. Further information will be available at http://www.aspide.it/freeweb/IK7JWY/index.htm I - Odoardo, I0TIC and others will participate in the ARI International DX Contest (2-3 May) as IO0A (India Oscar Zero Alpha). I - Giovanni, IT9PKO will participate in the ARI International DX Contest (2-3 May) as II9ZZ. QSL via IT9PKO either direct (Giovanni Casiraro, Casella Postale 10, 97015 Modica Bassa - RG, Italy) or through the bureau. JA - JJ1LIB is expected to be active (SSB and CW) as JJ1LIB/6 from Yaeyama Is (AS-024) between 28 April and 6 May. QSL via JJ1LIB. JA - Weather permitting Hiro, JH4FBV will be active (CW and SSB with 50 watts) as JH4FBV/6 from Kuchinoshima, Tokara Archipelago (AS-049) between 03.00 UTC on 2 May and 06.00 UTC on 4 May. QSL via JH4FBV either direct (Hironori Funahashi, 1-11-38 Hamanochaya, Kurashiki-city, Okayama, 710-0061 Japan) or through the bureau. JA - Eiji, JQ1SUO will be active as JQ1SUO/1 from Kozushima, Izu Archipelago (AS-008) on 3 and 4 May. QSL via home call (Eiji Shinoda, 3-3-17 Tomisato, Kashiragi 277-0081 Japan). JA - JM1PXG will be active (on 12-40 metres, 20 metres excluded, mainly CW) as JM1PXG/6 from Daito Is (AS-047) between 3 and 5 May. QSL via JM1PXG either direct (Toshiyuki Saito, 12-2-402 Okusawa 2, Setagaya, Tokyo 158-0083, Japan) or through the bureau. KL - John Pendrey, AL7RB expects to be on St. Paul Island in the Pribilofs (NA-028) between 11 and 14 May. He should be able to operate (20 metres SSB and CW, 40 metres CW) from 20.00 UTC through 05.00 between on 12-14 May. KL - The USI Awards Program club station KL7USI (http://www.eng.mu.edu/~usi) will be active from Alexander Archipelago (NA-041) between 6 and 13 June. KP1 - K8RF, WA4DAN, AA4NC, AA4VK, WA9S, W9EFL and two or three other operators plan to be active possibly as N1V from Navassa (NA-098) later this year (it could be between 22 November-5 December or 27 December-9 January). They intend being active on 160-6 metres (CW, SSB and RTTY) for ten days. Navassa was activated for the last time in 1993. Further details will be soon available at http://home.fuse.net/k8rf/ PY - Fredy, PY3FG will be active as ZY3FG from Marinheiros Island (DIB 49, it does not count for IOTA) between 1 and 20 May. QSL via PY3FG. PY - The station PQ5L will be active from Mel Island (SA-047, DIB 24) between 28 and 31 May. QSL via PP5LL. (Jaime Lira, Cx. Postal 08, Florianopolis, SC 88010-970, Brazil). SV - Peter, DK1RP will be active (on 10-80 metres CW) as SV8/DK1RP/p from Skiathos Island (EU-072) between 4 and 12 May. QSL via DK1RP (every QSO will be confirmed automatically through the bureau). SV - Special event station J47LAF will be active from 4 to 17 May. QSL via SV7CO. TF - DL7DF, DL7BO, DL7BY and DL7UFR will be active from Iceland between 15 and 21 June. They plan to concentrate on the low bands and on CW with two stations. QSL via DL7DF. /EX S DX@WW $425WW365C 425 DX News #365 [3/5] 2 May 1998 No 365 BID: $425WW365C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======

TF - Matt, DL3KUD will be active on all bands (CW and RTTY) from Vestmannaeyjar Islands, TF7 (EU-071) between 20 and 29 July. He will participate in the IOTA Contest. QSL via bureau to DL3KUD. VE - Didier, F6ELE and Bertrand, F6HKA will be /VE2 from several Canadian islands between 8 and 24 July. The plan to operate for 24-48 hours from Anticosti (NA-077), Harrington (NA-084), Seven (NA-125), Mingan (NA-176) and Bonaventure (NA-177) Islands. VK - Special stations AX#ITU will be active from Australia on 17 May to celebrate the World Telecomunications Day. VK9_lh - Nick, VK2ICV will be active again as VK9LX from Lord Howe Island (OC-004) between 23 and 31 May. This time his Topband priority would be: Europe long and short path (especially west and south Europe), Africa and South America, Japan and US east coast. He will also participate in the CQ WW WPX CW Contest. QSL via VK2ICV (Nick Hacko, P.O. Box 730, Parramatta 2124, NSW, Australia). VP8_fal- Carl, G4VFU, who was active from the Falklands as VP8/G4VFU [425DXN 363], left the islands on 26 April. The Daily DX reports that "he will be travelling around the area for sometime now". QSL via G0HXL. VU - Marc, ON4AVO/5N0MVE has moved to India and plans to be active soon as VU3MCV. This licence allows him to operate on CW only, but Marc hopes to get a permission also for SSB. QSL via ON7LX. W - The Amateur Radio Transmitting Society, Inc. (W4CN) will have its annual Special Event commemorating the 124th Kentucky Derby on 1-3 May. Operations will be on 3.850, 7.250, 14.250 and 28.400 MHz (CW on request, RTTY on 14.085 MHZ). QSL via K4WW (Shelby Summerville, 6506 Lantana Court, Louisville, KY 40229-1544, USA). W - Steve, G0UIH might be active as W4/G0UIH/m from some of the following IOTA island groups - NA-052, NA-069, NA-034, NA-076, NA-085, NA-142 - between 14 and 28 May. QSL via G0UIH. ZD8 - ZD8V (QSL via KF4OOX) and ZD8T (QSL via AC4IV) are again active from Ascension Island (AF-003) from the new USAF base hamshack [425DXN 350]. The OPDX Bulletin reports they are currently using a car battery to power their radios with a long extension cord to power their chargers. ------

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AS-134/Prov BY3 HEBEI/TIANJIN PROVINCE group (Chinese islands, letter "f"), following the operation by BI3H from Shijiutuo Island [425DXN 363]. QSL via W3HC. OC-225/Prov DU8 TURTLE IS (Philippines, letter "f"), following the operation by 4H8TI from Taganak Island [425DXN 363]. QSL via I2YDX.

AEI ON LINE ---> Check the Web pages of the Brasilian Island Expiditioner Association (Associacao de Expedicionarios Ilheus, AEI) for information about the following award programmes: DIB (Brasilian Islands Award), DFB (Brasilian Lighthouses Award) and DFH (Brasilian Historical Fortifications). The URL is http://www.Geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/6377

CRAM ---> The Montevideo Radio Amateurs Centre (Centro Radio Aficionados Montevideo, CRAM) organizes a Convention on 16-17 May to celebrate the World Telecomunications Day. For full details please contact Roberto Larranaga, CX8DX at [email protected]

DELTA DX ASSOCIATION ---> The Delta DX Association now has a web page at http://www.gnofn.org/~w5ru/ (check it out for information, as well as news of the coming 7th Annual New Orleans International DX Convention in August, 1998). /EX S DX@WW $425WW365D 425 DX News #365 [4/5] 2 May 1998 No 365 BID: $425WW365D ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======

DELTA MIKE DX GROUP ---> The 1998 officers of the Delta Mike DX Group are Furio Macchi,IK2EKY (President); Guido Stella, IK2IKT (Vice President); Alberto Longone, IK2YQX (Secretary); Antonio Alfinito, I2TZK and Walter Pezzoni, IK2FEO (Directors).

FO0MIZ ---> Kan Mizoguchi, JA1BK operated as FO0MIZ [425DXN 363] from the Marquesas (OC-027) between 01.03 UTC on 10 April and 09.25 UTC on 12 April (2801 QSOs made on 80, 40, 20, 17 and 12 metres CW/SSB). He then moved to OC-050 in the Australs, from where he was active between 03.14 UTC on 14 April and 23.50 UTC on 17 April (3523 QSOs made on 80, 40, 30, 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10 metres CW/SSB). QSL via VE3HO.

FT5WG ---> Jean-Paul, F5BU is now back in France after being active from Possession Island, Crozet Is (AF-008) as FT5WG. The QSL cards are expected to be ready in June. QSL via F6APU (Andre Jungbluth, 4 rue des Tulipes, 67380 Lingolsheim, France).

H40AB ---> Jim Smith, VK9NS is back on Norfolk Island after his trip to the Reef Islands (OC-065), Temotu, where he logged almost 16,000 QSOs. QSLs are expected to go out in a couple of weeks. QSL to Jim Smith, P.O. Box 90, Norfolk Island, Australia 2899.

KH2 QSL BUREAU ---> The KH2 QSL bureau is now being run by the Mariana Islands DX Association, Box 445, Agana, Guam 96932. Further information is available at http://www.guam.net/pub/midxa/

QSL 5A2A ---> The last batch of 5A2A QSL cards was mailed on 1 April [425DXN 361], but now it seems that about 1000 cards sent to the US have been lost. If you have not received your card and want to have it replaced, please send an e-mail message to the QSL manager, DL3KDV (Dieter Voss, Friedrichsthal 21, D-51688 Wipperfuerth, Germany) at [email protected]

QSL 8Q7AA ---> QSL manager N7TX reports that "cards for the January 8Q7AA Maldives operation continue to be processed at a steady rate. At present between 6,000 and 7,000 QSOs have been confirmed and mailed, out of approximately 18,000 contacts in the log. We should catch up on the several thousand remaining requests in the next four to eight weeks". QSL via N7TX (Steve Thompson, 119 E. Jasmine St., Mesa, AZ 85201-1811, USA). Bureau cards can be requested at [email protected]

QSL 9M0C ---> Phil, G3SWH has received from the printer 30,000 cards for the February 1998 operation by 9M0C from the Spratly Islands. He has already started to answer the 5000 or so direct requests received so far. As far as possible, he intends to answer cards in the order in which they have arrived. E-mail and bureau requests will be dealt with when all the direct cards have been despatched. SWL cards will be dealt with on the same basis by Bob Treacher, BRS 32525.

QSL H40AA, SPECIAL EDITION ---> A sample of the limited special edition QSL, available only from W6OSP (Bruce Buttler, 4220 Chardonnay Ct, Napa, CA 94558, USA) in return for a contribution of USD 25 or more (the deadline is 10 May), is now available for viewing at either the Northern California DX Foundation website (http://www.ncdxf.org) and at the H40AA homepage (http://www.iglou.com/n4gn/h40aa/). Proceeds from such contributions will be forwarded to Dr Ashley Wilson to Temotu to help with his local development efforts (please see 425DXN 363 for full details).

QSL VIA NO6X ---> NO6X (Mike Nash, 1357 S. Pike, Porterville, CA 93257, USA) is the QSL manager for Z38/NO6X, Z38X, Z38C, Z37GBC and Z31JA.

RUSSIAN IOTA/DX HAMVENTION ---> The Fourth Russian IOTA/DX HF Hamvention is organized by the Russian Robinson Club and will take place in Lipetsk, Russia on 9-11 October 1998. For further information please contact Valery Sushkov, RW3GW at [email protected] ------

QSL received via direct: 3A7G, 3A/DJ7RJ, 3W6EZD, 4L1DX, 4U1UN, 5B4/UA9MA, 5H3RB, 5X1P, 7Q7EH, 8Q7AA, 9G1UW, 9K2HR, 9M6CT, A35RK, A61AJ, A92GE, AP2AP, AZ9W, BX0YL, C6AIC (NA-001) CQ98BM, CY0DX, D44BS, DU8ARK (OC-119), FK8GM, FT5XN, HK0/KB5GL, HP1/DL5RBW (NA-071), J3/N1FVR, J52IM, J69EE, J79GMV, J79UGF, JH3QFL/6 (AS-047), JU2DX, JX3EX, JY9QJ, KG4DZ, KH2/K9AW, KP2/W0BV, LQ0N, OA4SS, OX3LG, PJ9G, PQ8MM (SA-045), S21YG, S92AF, T31BB, T48RAC, TF8GX, TT8JWM, TT8KM, VP2V/W8JAY, WP3X, XT2DP, YB0ARA/9, YC8VIP (OC-070), ZD9BV, ZK1SSB, ZK1XXP, ZS26BI (AF-079).

QSL received via WF5E DX QSL Service: 9M8DB, CV0Z (SA-030), V63KU, WL7MA/p (NA-042). *****************************************************************************

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PERIOD CALL REF till May 4S7BRG: Sri Lanka (AS-003) * by HB9BRM 355 till 31/12 7S5BE: Sweden, special call 364 till 05/05 8P9IU & 8P9IR: Barbados (NA-021) * by DL7UTO & DJ1TO 363 till 02/05 8Q7QQ: Maldives (AS-013) * by HB9QQ 364 till 07/05 9M6CT: East Malaysia * by HS0/G4JMB 361 till 22/05 9M8CC (OC-088) * by PB0ALB 347 till May 9N1FP * by RU6FP 350 till late July FG/F2HE: NA-102 & NA-114 * by F2HE 362 till July FM5JY: Martinique (NA-107) * by F5JYD 359 till July FT5XN: Kerguelen * by F6IHY 359 till 02/05 GB0SM: Isles of Scilly (EU-011) * by TADARC 361 till 31/12 GI6YM: Belfast, special event station * by GIs 364 till 31/12 HB5RL * by Locarno Radio Club 360 till 31/10 JX7DFA: Jan Mayen (EU-022) * by LA7DFA 364 till Sep ST1AP/ST0 361 till Jul-Aug TJ1FT: Cameroon 352 till May VQ9JC: Diego Garcia (AF-006) * by WB9IHH 355 till May VQ9PH: Diego Garcia (AF-006) * by W2JDK 355 till June XV7SV: Vietnam * by SM0ORV 355 till mid May XV7SW: Vietnam * by SM5MX 361 till 08/05 ZB2FX: Gibraltar * by G3RFX 363 23/04-23/05 HR5/F2JD: Honduras * by F2JD 364 28/04-06/05 JJ1LIB/6: Yaeyama Is (AS-024) * by JJ1LIB 365 28/04-05/05 YJ0AWP: Vanuatu * by JA1WPX 363 29/04-03/05 K2VUI/VP9: Hamilton Parish, Bermuda (NA-005)*by K2VUI 364 30/04-04/05 6W1QV/p: N'gor Isl (AF-045) * by 6W1RE,6W1QV,6W1/F5AEP 364 01/05-03/05 3D2MT/p, 3D2LJ/p & 3D2TS/p: Yasawa (OC-156) * by JAs 364 01/05-03/05 ED1IP: Isla de Puenteledesma (DIEI PO-021) * by EAs 363 01/05-03/05 EG8OTA (AF-004): special event station 365 01/05-10/05 EV: special event stations from Belarus 365 01/05-03/05 HB0/N7OV: Liechtenstein * by IK3VIA 364 01/05-05/05 PR5L: Sao Francisco Isl (SA-027) * by PP5LL and others 363 01/05-03/05 W1ACT: NA-046 * by Fall River Massachusetts ARC 364 01/05-03/05 W4CN: special event activity by ARTS 365 01/05-21/05 ZS, A22, 7P8, 3DA0, Z2 & C9 * by W3JLR 357 01/05-20/05 ZY3FG: Marinheiros Island (DIB 49) * by PY3FG 365 01/05-03/05 Canary Is. >>> VIII I.O.T.A. Convention <<< 357 01/05-03/05 International DX Convention, Visalia, CA 355 02/05-03/05 3D2SH/p, 3D2HI/p, 3D2TK/p & 3D2KZ/p: OC-121 * by JAs 363 02/05-10/05 8Q7DF: Maldives (AS-013) * by IK5MDF 365 02/05-09/05 F6BUM/p: Yeu Island (EU-064) * by F6BUM 365 02/05 GB5TI: Treshnish Is (EU-108) * by GM0DEQ,GM0KVI,GM0SEI 361 02/05-03/05 II9ZZ * by IT9PKO 365 02/05-03/05 IO0A * by I0TIC and others 365 02/05-04/05 JH4FBV/6: Tokara Archipelago (AS-049) * by JH4FBV 365 02/05-03-05 ARI International DX Contest *** 03/05-05/05 JM1PXG/6: Daito Is (AS-047) * by JM1PXG 365 03/05-04/05 JN1XLV/0, JO1OYZ/0, JF0KYK/0 & JR0BAQ/0: Sado (AS-117) 363 03/05-04/05 JQ1SUO/1: Izu Archipelago (AS-008) * by JQ1SUO 365 04/05-07/05 3D2LJ, 3D2TS & 3D2MT: Viti Levu (OC-016) * by JAs 365 04/05-18/05 8Q7JJ: Maldives (AS-013) * by GOWBO 365 04/05-17/05 J47LAF: special event station 365 04/05-12/05 SV8/DK1RP/p: Skiathos Island (EU-072) * by DK1RP 365 05/05-06/05 GB4OWR: special event station 365 05/05 TP4CE: Council of Europe club station 365 06/05-17/05 3B7AZ: St. Brandon (AF-015) * by HB9JAI and others 363 06/05-10/05 EO5JM: special event station 365 08/05-10/05 F5KDC/p: Banc d'Arguin (EU-159) * by F6AXP and Fs 365 08/05-10/05 GB4OWR: special event station 365 08/05-09/05 IL3/IK3GES: IIA activity 365 09/05-16/05 CN/F5LMK: Morocco * by F5LMK 353 09/05-10/05 CQ M DX Contest SSB/CW *** 09/05-10/05 Volta RTTY Contest *** 09/05-16/05 CN/F5LMK: Morocco * by F5LMK 353 12/05-14/05 AL7RB: Pribilof Is (NA-028) 365 13/05-27/05 9H3UT: Comino Island (EU-023) * by DL9GDB 365 14/05-28/05 W4/G0UIH/m: NA-052, 069, 034, 076, 085, 142 365 16/05-17/05 IK7JWY, IK7YZE, IK7YTQ, IK7ETE: EU-091, IIA LE-002 365 16/05-17/05 Baltic Contest *** 16/05 European Spring CW Contest 356 17/05 AX#ITU: special event stations 365 17/05 EG#UIT,EG#IUT,EG#ITD & EG#TID: special event stations 365 17/05-02/06 JT: Mongolia * by HAs 357 17/05-19/05 ITU Contest *** 21/05-24/05 DL2RNS/p, DL2RTK/p, DG1RNO/p and DL2VFR/p: EU-057 365 23/05-24/05 VE7ARS & VE7FYO: Trutch Island (NA-181) 353 23/05-31/05 VK9LX: Lord Howe Island (OC-004) * by VK2ICV 365 24/05-31/05 V63VV,V63**,V63**: OC-010 * by N6VV, NG7S,W7DR 360 26/05-02/06 V26TT & V26GG: Antigua (NA-100) * by K5TT & W5AO 357 28/05-May K8RF/CY9, W0CG/CY9, WA9S/CY9: St. Paul Isl (NA-094) 365 28/05-31/05 PQ5L: Mel Island (SA-047, DIB 24) * by PYs 365 29/05-02/06 DL6CGC/p, DF5WBA/p and DJ3XG/p: Baltrum Isl (EU-047) 365 30/05-31/05 CQWW WPX CW Contest *** May A35VI: Tonga * by K8VIR 349 May BI7Y: Xisha Archipelago (AS-???) * by BD7JA and BYs 363 May IQ3AC: special event station * by ARI Treviso 365 May XQ0X: San Ambrosio * by CE0ZAM ??? 343 /EX

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The DXpedition to Raphael Island (16.5 South, 59.5 East) in the St. Brandon (Cargados) Archipelago (AF-015) [425DXN 363] started around 13.30 UTC on 6 May with the call 3B7RF. The operators (3B8CF, HB9ABO, HB9ADP, HB9AFH, HB9AFI, HB9AHL, HB9AJW, HB9BQI, HB9BQW, HB9BXE, HB9JAI, JA3IG, K5KG and W7SE) plan to be active with two stations stations on CW, two stations on SSB and a fifth station to be used for RTTY until 17 May. Look for them on CW (1826.5, 3507, 7007, 10104, 14024, 18074, 21024, 24894 and 28024 kHz), SSB (7065, 14195, 18145, 21295, 24945 and 28475 kHz) and RTTY (7035, 14080, 18105, 21080 and 28080 kHz). Gerry, W6TER (e-mail [email protected]); Al, HB9BGN (e-mail [email protected]) and Ferdinando, 4F3CV (e-mail [email protected]) will be the pilots for North America, Europe and Asia respectively. QSL via HB9RF either direct (Postfach 37, CH-6319 Allenwinden, Switzerland: please enclose a SAE + 1 IRC or 1 US$ for Europe, 2 IRC or 2 US$ for countries outside Europe) or through the bureau. Logs will be uploaded daily (please wait 24 hours after your contact before checking) and will be available at either http://www.3b7-brandon.ch/ and http://ve7tcp.ampr.org/cgi-bin/logsearch-3b7rf (if you have no access to the web, you can send a message to [email protected] - in the message body, place the calls to search for, one per line, in plain text).

3B8 - Michael, 3B8/DL1MHM is active from Mauritius Island (AF-049) until 13 May. QSL via DL1MHM. A4 - Rich, W4UM and his wife Sherry, W4SLR plan to operate from the ROARS club station A47RS "sometime between 8 and 11 May". They would like to concentrate on 12 and 17 metres. BY - Yang, BD7JA and the other BI7Y operators are reported to have transportation problems which have caused them to delay their activity from Xisha Archipelago (AS-???). They were originally expected to be active for a few days between 27 April and 10 May [425DXN 363]. QSL via BD7JA (P.O. Box 1713, Guangzhou 510600, People's Republic of China). 9M2 - Keith, GM4YXI was not able to operate from Pangkor Island (AS-072) in late April [425DXN 364], but he will try again this weekend. Look for him to be active (10, 15 and 20 metres SSB and CW) as 9M2/GM4YXI from 08.00 UTC on 9 May until approximately 02.00 UTC on 11 May. QSL via GM4YXI either direct (Dr. Keith Kerr, East Loanhead, Auchnagatt, Ellon, Scotland, UK) or preferably through the bureau. CT3 - Rudi, DK4KL, will be active (10-30 metres CW and SSB) as CT3/DK4KL from Madeira (AF-014) between 14 and 27 May. DU - Klaus, DU1/DL5ZAH is active from Manila for the next four years. He operates on 10-80 metres only CW and will participate in the CQWW WPX CW Contest (30-31 May). QSL via DL5ZAH either direct (Klaus Illhardt, ETSI Technologies Inc, ADB Ave, JMT Bldg., Ortigas Center, Pasig City, Metro Manila, Philippines) or through the DARC bureau. If you want to make schedule please contact him at [email protected] or through his home page at http://www1.webquest.com/~illhardt/dl5zah.htm F - Alvaro, EA2BUF plans to be active as F/EA2BUF/p from Oiseaux Island (DIFM AT-029) for a couple of days in May. QSL either direct to EA2BUF or through the bureau to F8REF. HC - HC2GRC, the station of the Guayaquil ARC, will be active on 9 May to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the radio club. QSL to HC2RGC (Guayaquil Radio Club, Box 09-01-5757, Guayaquil, Ecuador, South America). HC8 - Joe, DK5VP and Frank, DL4VCG are currently active as DK5VP/HC8 and DL4VCG/HC8 from Galapagos (SA-004). HP - Gary, K4GZ and Bill, W4WX will be /HP3 from Volcan, Panama between 12 and 18 May. They plan to be active on SSB, CW and RTTY. QSL via home calls either direct or through the bureau. HR - Gerard, HR5/F2JD [425DXN 364], plans to be active from either Cayos Cochinos (NA-160) or Roatan Island (NA-057) next week. QSL via F6AJA. I - Weather permitting Gaetano IT9GAI and Nando IT9YRE will be /9 from Isola di Capo Passero (EU-025, IIA SR-002) on 9 May and from Scoglio dei Maltesi (EU-025, IIA SR-011) on 10 May. QSL via home calls. KH6 - Aki, JA5DQH, will be active as KH7A from Hawaii (OC-019) between 8 and 15 May. QSL via JA5DQH. /EX S DX@WW $425WW366B 425 DX News #366 [2/6] 9 May 1998 No 366 BID: $425WW366B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======

LA - Roger, LA4GHA and Harald, LA6LHA will be active (CW and SSB) from Hareidlandet (EU-079) between around 12 UTC on 9 May and 10 May in their afternoon. QSL via home call either direct or through the bureau. UA - RA3DEJ, RW3FS, RW3FR and RU3DDX will be active as RK3DZJ/3 from Ramensky Island (Russian Robinson Club RR-22-02, it does not count for IOTA) in the Rybinsk Reservoir between 8 and 11 May. QSL via bureau to RK3DZJ. W - Tony, WF1N and Lou, W1DIG (ex KA1DIG) will be active (SSB) from Pot Island (IOTA NO-REF, USI CT017S), Connecticut between 15 (from around 16.00 UTC) and 17 (until around 18.00 UTC) May. Look for them on the usual IOTA frequencies. QSL via home calls either direct or through the bureau. YN - Mike AD5A, Michael AB5EB, Buzz N5FTR and Buzz N5UR will be active from Isla de Venado (Caribbean Sea Coast South group, NA-???) between 22 and 24 May. They will be running two stations SSB and CW with a beam for 20, 17, 15, 12, and 10 metres and a vertical for 80-10 metres. They hope to be authorized to use the special call H75A, otherwise they will operate /YN4. John, WD8MGQ ([email protected]) will be the pilot station for the expedition. QSL via N5FTR (Buzz Loeschman, 717 Milton, Angleton, TX 77515 USA). ZD8 - Paul, KF4OOX is now QRT as ZD8V [425DXN 365] for one month while in the US on holiday. He should return to Asension Island (AF-003) on 4 June and he hopes to spend a lot more time on the air after this vacation. QSL via KF4OOX. ------

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DAYTON 1998 ---> The DX Forum will be held at the Meadowdale High School (about 1 mile from Hara Arena) starting at 08.30 local time on 16 May. The programme includes "North Cook Islands, ZK1XXP" by Mike Mraz, N6MZ; "St. Peter & St. Paul Rocks" by Karl Leite, PS7KM; "Sabaai-dii from Laos P.D.R. XW30 XW30(A)" by Frank Smith, AH0W/OH2LVG; "8Q7AA - Low Band DXing from the Indian Ocean" by Warren Hill, K7WX; "9M0C" by Neville Cheadle, G3NUG. The IOTA Forum (with G3ZAY, G3KMA and G3NUG) will be held from 11.15 to 12.30 on 17 May in conference room 1 at the Hara Arena. Check http://www.hamvention.org/forums.html for further information on these and the other forums that will be going on at the Hamvention.

QSL 3V8BB ---> QSLs for contacts made on 1, 2 and 3 May 1998 should go to the operator, I5JHW. Cards for contacts made on 4 and 5 May should go to JF2EZA and DF3XE respectively.

QSL BI3H ---> The recent BI3H operation from Shijiutuo Island (AS-134) [425DXN 363] logged 2698 QSOs (922 CW, 1776 SSB; 181 on 40, 1676 on 20, 841 on 15 metres) in 23 hours. The team will return to the island for the IOTA Contest (25-26 July) and the cards for both the operations will be printed after the July activity. QSL via W3HC (the sponsors for the cards are N1XME, AA8GQ, K5AB and AD4LX).

QSL BY1QH ---> Merv Schweigert, K9FD reports the cards for the January 1998 BY1QH operation arrived on 3 May from the printer. He has already replied to all direct cards received as of 1 May. If after a reasonable amount of time you have not received an answer to a direct request, please e-mail Merv ([email protected]) and he will look up the QSO and resend the card if necessary.

QSL J38AI & J38AH --> QSL manager IV3TMV (Flavio Cian, Via Vittorio Alfieri 13, 33030 Bressa Campoformido - UD, Italy) reports that those who still need a direct card for either J38AI and J38AH (August 1997 operation from NA-024 and NA-147) can send their requests until August. At that time all the contacts still unclaimed will be confirmed in batches through the bureau.

QSL JW7EHA ---> While the cards for JW8NHA are being processed and sent out by LA8NHA, Ray, LA7EHA has not received the QSLs for his concurrent March 1998 JW7EHA activity from the printer as yet. Please be patient.

QSL JX7DFA ---> Cards for contacts made with Per, JX7DFA now can be requested to Annar, LA2KD, who has received the logs.

QSL XW30(A) ---> The first batch of 4,000 cards for the January 1998 XW30 and XW30A operations have arrived from the printer and are expected to be sent out within a couple of weeks. QSL via SM0AGD (Erik Sjolund, Vestagatan 27, S-19556 Marsta, Sweden).

QSL VIA CT1EGH ---> CT1EGH is the QSL manager for C91AI, C94AI, C98AI, D2AI, D2EGH and D3X. QSL to Antonio Pereira, R. Guerra Junqueiro, 25-A, Vale De Milhacos, P-2855 Corroios, Portugal.

QSL-EXTRA ---> The latest update of QSL-EXTRA is now available at http://www.qrz.com/~db1jaw

ROWLEY SHOALS 1999 ---> During the IOTA Convention at Las Palmas Malcolm Johnson, VK6LC announced his plans to be active from Rowley Shoals (OC-???) in 1999. Mal plans to be active from Imperieuse Reef (17.35S, 118.55E), whose surface above the high tide mark measures aprroximately 800 metres in length and 250 metres in width. Mal has been active in IOTA for ten years and this is his most ambitious (and expensive) DXpedition. QSL cards will be donated by the Diamond DX Club.

TA QSL BUREAU ---> As of 1 May 1998 the new address for the Turkish Amateur Radio Society QSL bureau is: TRAC QSL Bureau, P.O. Box 699, 80005 Karakoy, Istanbul, Turkey. /EX S DX@WW $425WW366C 425 DX News #366 [3/6] 9 May 1998 No 366 BID: $425WW366C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======* Q S L I N F O [1/4] * ======

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W2YC David J.Strout Sr., 28 Clover Ln., Hightstown, NJ-08520-3402, U.S.A. W4DN David Novoa, 1994 SW 142nd Ave, Miami, Dade, FL-33175, U.S.A. W5 QSL Bureau, Magnolia DX Association, P.O.Box 999, Wiggins, MS-39577-0999, U.S.A. W5IJU Vance H.Le Pierre, 2618 McGregor Blvd, Fernandina BeachNassau, FL-32034, U.S.A. W6IXP Thomas E.Attwood, P.O.Box 370535, Montara, CA-94037, U.S.A. WJ5R Kenney D.Horne, 3930 Lamar Ave, Paris, TX-75460, U.S.A. WZ8D John A.Walker, 1930 Meredirh Dr, Loveland, Clermont, OH-45140, U.S.A. XE1L Luis Chartarifsky, P.O.Box 41-599, Mexico City, D.F.11010, Mexico XU2C Yoh Yoshida, Shinko Bldg, 4-4-1, Arakawa, 116-0002, Japan YB0JWA Johanes Wardhana, P.O.Box 1867, Jakarta 10018, Indonesia YC0FTD P.O.Box 6193 Jath, Jakarta 13061, Indonesia YC1KEN Soetedja Wihardja, Jl.Garuda No.9, Bandung 40183, Indonesia YC3CVZ Drs.Farid Dimyati, P.O.Box 25 SBS, Surabaya 60401, Indonesia YC8RBC Uci Sunusi, P.O.Box 800, Tahuna Island 95807, Indonesia YC8VIP N.Rangkuti (OVY), P.O.Box 1042, Ambon 97010, Maluku, Indonesia YC9MKF Ferdinand Konay, P.O.Box 1021, Kupang 85000, Indonesia YU7BW Robert Homolya, 24352 Tornyos, Toldi Miklos 34, Box 1, Yugoslavia ZB2BL Jimmy Bruzon, 11/17 Palace Gully, Gibraltar ZD7JC John Cranfield, P.O.Box 31, Jamestown, St.Helena Island ZD7MY Barrie C.Williams, P.O.Box 107, Jamestown, St.Helena Island ZP1AB Artur Hiebert Braun, P.O.Box 34, Loma Plata, Chaco 883, Paraguay

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3D2 - Wolf, DL2SCQ and his wife Ann, DL1SCQ will be active from Mamanuca (OC-121) between 29 August and 1 September and Yasawa Islands (OC-156) between 4 and 7 September. Callsigns will be announced later. QSL via DL6DK either direct (Peter X. Voits, Uhlandstr. 28, D-59192 Bergkamen, Germany) or through the bureau. Please contact Wolf at [email protected] if you have any question. 5X - Laurence, GM4DMA will be active on all bands as 5X1LH from near Kampala, Uganda throughout June. 4X - Israeli amateurs can add a /50 to their usual callsigns until the end of the year to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Israel. 6W - Jerry, UT4UZ will be active as N2WCQ/6W1 from Goree Island (AF-045) on 22 and 23 May. QSL via PA3BUD. 6W - 6W1RE and 6W1QV plan to be active (CW and SSB on 10, 15 and 20 metres) from Goree Island (AF-045) between 29 May and 1 June. Starting on 5 June they plan to operate from Madeleine Island (AF-045). 9N - Charlie, K4VUD will be active again as 9N1UD between early July (he will arrive on the 7th) and mid-November. He plans to be on the air at his local sunset and local sunrise every day possible for the whole visit. His main frequencies will be 14.023, 14.195 and 14.215 MHz, but he will also try 21.023, 21.295, 7.023, 7.065 (listening 7.2##), 3.799 MHz and the 160 metres DX window. If 9N1AA and Charlie can get RTTY gear assembled, they will try RTTY on the usual frequencies, while in case of openings on 10 metres, he will be on 28.490 MHz. Donations towards the planned Father Moran (9N1MM) Memorial station [425DXN 363] are welcome - please contact Charlie at either [email protected] or Charles H. Harpole, 3100 N. Hwy. 426, Geneva, FL 32732-9761, USA. CE - Alex, CE8ABF will go to Tierra del Fuego (SA-008) from 21 to 24 May. He will be active on 160 metres on 1842 kHz between 01.00 UTC and 04.00 UTC, and on 17 and 12 metres. CE0_sf - John, CE0ZAM informed Nick, XQ1IDM that his XQ0X activity from San Ambrosio (SA-013), originally planned in April-May [425DXN 343], has been postponed to September due to transportation problems. CT - Special event station CT98ARL will be active on 22 and 23 May from Castle Or Leira. QSL via CT1EWA. CT - CT1CJJ, CT1EEB, CT1EEN, CT1END, CT1ENQ, CT1ETZ and other two operators will be active from Pessegueiro Island (EU-167) between 24 and 27 July. They will operate as home call/p (QSL via home call) and will participate in the IOTA Contest as CQ2P (QSL via CT1EEN). The operators will have two stations with amplifiers, beams and special antennas for 40 and 80 metres and will concentrate on North America, Asia and Oceania, where EU-167 is a most wanted. Jose, CT1EEB reports it is extremely difficult to be granted permission to land and to spend the night on Pessegueiro, so do not miss this chance to work EU-167! CX - Special event station CX0DMC will be activated (on all bands and modes) between 11 UTC on 16 May and 22 UTC on 17 May during the Convention organized by the Montevideo Radio Amateurs Centre [425DXN 365]. For more information please go to http://www.qsl.Net/cx1ccc /EX S DX@WW $425WW367B 425 DX News #367 [2/6] 16 May 1998 No 367 BID: $425WW367B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======

CY9 - The CQWW WPX CW Contest expedition to St. Paul Island (NA-094) [425DXN 365] is now scheduled to take place between 28 May and 2 June. The call to be used during the contest (Multi-Multi) is CY9RF (QSL via K8RF: Daniel Flaig, 2101 Ronaldson Ave, Cincinati, OH 45230-1510, USA). A serious effort will be put into Topband operation, as well as 80 and 40 metres. One of the operators (W0CG) has been forced to drop out due to work conflicts. If you are interested to join the team, please contact Dan Flaig, K8RF at either [email protected] or (513) 232-2182. CY9 - Brian, ND3F and Mike, N7MB will be joining Mike, VE9AA during the June-July CY9AA operation from St. Paul Island [425DXN 364]. Mike is still looking for one or two operators, please get in touch with him at either [email protected] or [email protected] EA - The World Telecommunications Day (17 May) will be celebrated by the following stations from Spain [425DXN 365]: EG1ITU (QSL via EA1EG), EG1ITD (QSL via EA1GA), EG1UIT (QSL via EA1QF), EG2ITU (QSL via EA2ATV), EG2UIT (QSL via EA2URV), EG3ITU (QSL via EA3MM), EG3ITD (QSL via EA3AIZ), EG4ITD (QSL via EA4RCU), EG4ITU (QSL via EA4ENK), EG5ITD (QSL via EA5AR), EG5TID (QSL via EA5XX), EG5ITU (QSL via EA5OL), EG5UIT (QSL via EA5GRC), EG5TDI (QSL via EA5GMB), EG8DIT (QSL via EA8URT), EG9ITU (QSL via EA9JS). EA8 - Fernando, EA3KU will be /EA8 from Canary Islands (AF-004) between 28 May and 2 June. He will operate from EA8ZS's QTH and will participate int he CQWW WPX CW Contest as EA8ZS. ER - Special event station ER9V will be active until 17 May to celebrate Victory Day. QSL via ER1DA (P.O. Box 9537, Kishinev, MD-2071 Moldova). F - F5HA, F6ANA, F5OCP, F5RRW, F1SDQ, F5IQC, F5LOW, F5SZA and F5SZB will be active (on 10, 20 and 40 metres) as TM0AIX from Aix Island (EU-032, DIFM AT-23) between 21 and 24 May. F - Frederic, F5NBX and Patrice, F5RBB will be active (SSB and CW) as TM1IF from Chateau d'If (EU-095, DIFM ME-028, DCF CF 13001) between 22 and 24 May. QSL via F5RBB. . FK - Franck, FK8HC will participate in the CQWW WPX CW Contest as TX8A (all bands, single operator). QSL via FK8HC (Franck Petitjean, P.O.Box 7636 Ducos, 98801 Noumea Cedex, New Caledonia). G - Special event station GB2PPE is active until 28 May in memory of Peter Pendleton Eckersley (G2OO), founder member of the BBC. GD - Barry, N0KV will be active (SSB and CW on 6-80 metres) as MD/N0KV from Mike's (GD4WBY) QTH on the Isle of Man (EU-116) between 15 and 17 May. QSL via N0KV (Barry Mitchell, 12200 Boothill Drive, Parker, CO 80138, USA). TNX The Daily DX> GM - GM3LWM/P, GM3VLB/P, GM4CXH/P and GMOPNS will be active (80, 40 and 20 metres SSB) from the Isle of Pabay (EU-008, IOSA NH11) between 26 and 29 May. Pabay is allowed to issue its own stamps. Those who wish to receive QSLs direct with the special GM3VLB/P stamp should send their request to G3LWM. HI - Fred, DF1IC will be active (10-80 metres) as DF1IC/HI8 from Dominican republic (NA-096) between 27 May and 3 June. QSL via DF1IC (Fred Reddig, Bunsenstr. 11, D-74915 Waibstadt, Germany). I - The expedition to Isola Grande (EU-091), previously planned to take place on 16-17 May [425DXN 365], has been cancelled. The area concerned has been a sanctuary since February 1998 and permissions to land are not granted any more. I - Marco, IK0HWI will be IA5/ from Elba Island (EU-028, IIA LI-001) between 17 and 24 May. He might operate from other IIA islands in that area as well. I - Weather permitting, Piero, IK7VJX will be active from Scoglio Fontanelle (IIA LE-047) on 17 May. I - IT9NGN, IT9HLN, IT9TZZ, IT9UHF, IW9ENY and IW9GGC will be active (SSB and CW) as ID9/home call from Filicudi Island (EU-017, IIA ME-003) between 28 and 31 May. JT - The Hungarian Pannon DX Club operators( HA0HW, HA1AG, HA4GDO, HA4XG, HA6NL, HA7SK and HA7VK) will now be active from Mongolia between 18 May and 2 June [425DXN 353] as JU1HA. They plan to keep two or three stations simultaneously on the air 24 hours a day. Look for them on 160 (1821, 1824.5, 1841 kHz), 80 (3507, 3799 kHz), 40 (7007, 7026, 7042, 7047, 7052, 7057 kHz), 30 (10103 kHz), 20 (14011, 14026, 14081, 14191, 14247 kHz), 17 (18071, 18141 kHz), 15 (21011, 21026, 21081, 21291 kHZ), 12 (24891, 24941 kHZ) and 10 metres (28011, 28026, 28081, 28491 kHZ). Steve, HA0DU will be the pilot ([email protected]), while logs will be available either during or after the operation on the expedition's Web page at http://www.dunanet.hu/pannondxc/ QSL via HA0HW either direct (Laszlo Szabo, P.O. Box 24, H-4151 Puspokladany, Hungary) or through the bureau. /EX S DX@WW $425WW367C 425 DX News #367 [3/6] 16 May 1998 No 367 BID: $425WW367C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======

LU - LU2AYB, LU2DPW, LU3FP, LU4FD, LU4FPZ, LW4DYI, LU5ER, LU5FAO, LU5FC, LU5FF, LU6KK and others will participate in the CQWW WPX CW Contest (30-31 May) from the station of Rosario Radio Club (LU4FM). They will use the call AZ4F. QSL via LU3FP (ex LU3FSP): Hernan Baez, Gorriti 462, 2000 Rosario, Argentina. PY - Two calls will be used from Mel Island (SA-047, DIB 24) between 28 and 31 May [425DXN 365]: PR5L on SSB and PQ5L on CW. The operators will be PP5AP, PP5AVM, PP5LL, PP5YZ, PY2HN, PY5GB, PY5BF and PY5ZT. QSL via PP5LL (Jaime Lira, Cx. Postal 08, Florianopolis, SC 88010-970, Brazil). SM - Norby, LX1NO and Manu, LX2LX are expected to be active as SM1/LX9EG/p from Faron Island (EU-020) until 17 May in the morning. QSL via LX1NO. SM - Sea conditions permitting, David, ON4BDS will be active from Hinderson Island (EU-139) [425DXN 363] for four days in the last week of May. QSL via home call either direct (David Steeman, Kapelweg 11, B9200 Dendermonde, Belgium) or through the bureau. SV9 - Harry, GM0UTD will be active (QRP CW only) from Crete (EU-015) between 19 May and 2 June. QSL via home call. TA - W0YR and N9NC plan to participate in the CQWW WPX CW Contest as N9NC/TA3 from the Asian side of Turkey. QSL via OM2SA. TK - Bert, PA3GIO will be active from Corsica (EU-014) as TK/PA3GIO/m between 16 and 30 May. He will also try to operate as TK/PA3GIO/p from Lavezzzi Island (EU-164). QSL via bureau to PA3GIO. VE - Louis, VE2BQB will be active /SSB and CW) as VE8TA from Baffin Island (NA-047, Zone 2) from the end of May until the end of November. Louis says he will be "open to skeds and to frequency changes for giving folks Zone 2 on other bands". QSL via VE2BQB (Louis Paquet, 1368 Rang 4, Lac au Saumon, P.Q. G0J 1M0, Canada. VP2V - K6CT, N6CW and K9VV will be active as VP2VDX from the British Virgin Islands (NA-023) between 27 May and 2 June. They will participate in the CQWW WPX CW Contest (Multi-Single) and outside the Contest they plan to concentrate on the WARC bands. QSL via K6CT. VP9 - Francesco Valsecchi, IK0FVC was active as VP9/IK0FVC on 3 May. QSL via home call. YO - Jean-Michel, F6AJA will be active as YO/F6AJA between 17 and 24 May. He plans to operate from either YO8FZ or YO8KGA in his spare time. QSL via F6AJA. ZK1_nc - Wolf, DL2SCQ and his wife Ann, DL1SCQ will be active respectively as ZK1SCQ and ZK1SCR from Penrhyn Atoll (OC-082) in the Northern Cook Islands between 16 and 21 August. QSL via DL6DK either direct (Peter X. Voits, Uhlandstr. 28, D-59192 Bergkamen, Germany) or through the bureau. ZK1_sc - Wolf, DL2SCQ and his wife Ann, DL1SCQ will be active respectively as ZK1SCQ and ZK1SCR from the islands of Rarotonga (OC-013, 9-14 August) and Mangaia (OC-159, 24-26 August). QSL via DL6DK either direct (Peter X. Voits, Uhlandstr. 28, D-59192 Bergkamen, Germany) or through the bureau. ------

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The following amateurs have announced their participation in this year's event [see also 425DXN 355, 361, 363, 365]: AS-134 - A group of BY operators as BI3H from Shijiutuo Island [425DXN 363]. QSL via W3HC. EU-057 - DF5WBA and DJ3XG from Ummanz Island (DIA O-006). EU-071 - DL3KUD possibly as TF7/DL3KUD from the Vestmannaeyjar/Westmans [425DXN 365]. QSL via bureau to DL3KUD. EU-123 - The Otley Amateur Radio Club [425DXN 361] as MM8Y from Bute Island. QSL via MOARK. EU-123 - The Cunninghame & District Amateur Radio Club as GM3USL/P from Great Cumbrae Island. QSL via GMOKVI. EU-167 - Eight CT operators as CQ2P [425DXN 367] from Pessegueiro Island. QSL via CT1EEN. /EX S DX@WW $425WW367D 425 DX News #367 [4/6] 16 May 1998 No 367 BID: $425WW367D ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======

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1998 IOTA HONOUR ROLL ---> The 1998 IOTA Honour Roll, Annual Listing and SWL Listing can be found on the 425 DX News Web pages at http: //www-dx.deis.unibo.it/htdx/iota/annual98.html

BHUTAN 1999 ---> During the International DX Convention at Visalia it was announced that an invitation has been extended to Yasuo "Zorro" Miyazawa, JH1AJT by the Kingdom of Bhutan to conduct a return DXpedition from that country. Zorro, who operated from Bhutan in February 1995, has assembled a team of operators representing six countries from Asia, Europe, USA and New Zealand. The DXpedition is expected to occur in early 1999 with propagation being the main factor in timing.

CWJF ---> The home page of the Grupo Juizforano de CW (CWJF) is at http://www.powerline.com.br/cwjf

FO0FI & FO0FR ---> Bob, W6RJ and Rob, W6KR logged 22,691 QSOs during their FO0FI operation from the Australs (13-20 April), while 24,011 contacts were made as FO0FR the Marquesas (21-28 April). For detailed information on band & mode breakdowns check the Ham Radio Outlet homepage at http://hamradio.com/ QSL cards should be available in 30 days. QSL via K6SLO (Richard Whisler, 716 Hill Ave, South San Francisco, CA 94080-4242, USA). Their operations were part of a project started by Kan, JA1BK (who was active as FO0MIZ from both the Marquesas and the Australs with 2,801 and 3,523 QSOs respectively) and Jim, VK9NS (who logged 15,760 QSOs from Temotu).

FO0MIZ LOGS ---> Logs of Kan's (JA1BK) operations from Marquesas and Austral are now available at http://www.iijnet.or.jp/JA1BK/

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN 1998 ---> Hamradio 1998 will take place between 25 (Thursday) and 27 (Saturday) June. For further information on the meetings (DX, Contest, IOTA) and forums please visit the Web page of the Bavarian Contest Club (BCC) at http://www.uni-erlangen.de/~unrz45/BCC

H40AA LOGS ---> The H40AA (Temotu) logs are now available at http://www.iglou.com/n4gn/h40aa/

QSL IU8S ---> QSL manager IK8FLW reports he has sent out all the cards for the 17-21 October 1997 operation by IU8S.

QSL UK9AA & UK8AXA ---> Karl, K4YT/DL4YT reports he is no longer the QSL route for UK9AA and UK8AXA. All QSLs should go direct to Fedor Petrov, P.O. Box 58, Tashkent 700000, Uzbekistan.

QSL VI0ANARE ---> Please note that there two different routes [425DXN 347] for this station (active between 1 July and 23 October 1997). Direct cards are handled by VK4AAR (Alan Roocroft, c/o Post Office, Dalveen QLD 4374, Australia), while bureau are via VK4ARB.

QSL VK8AN ---> Alan, VK4AAR is the new QSL manager for Dan Holloway, VK8AN. Alan has access to all Dan's earlier logs, so that he can also confirm "old" contacts (Dan was active as VK8AN/6 from OC-154). QSL direct to Alan Roocroft, c/o Post Office, Dalveen QLD 4374, Australia. /EX S DX@WW $425WW367E 425 DX News #367 [5/6] 16 May 1998 No 367 BID: $425WW367E ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======

QSL VIA IK6FHG ---> IK6FHG (Germano Gabucci, Via Toscanini 10, 61100 Pesaro - PS, Italy) is the QSL manager for TY1DX, TY2FG, ET3FB and HV0HH (the latter does not count for DXCC credit).

RODRIGUEZ 1998 ---> During the International DX Convention at Visalia Frank Smith, AH0W/OH2LVG announced that a multi-national group will be active from Rodriguez Island (AF-017) in autumn.

SEANET CONVENTION 1998 ---> The 26th South East Asia Net (SEAnet) Convention will be held in Singapore from 13 to 15 November 1998. Further information can be found at http//www.topend.com.au/~seanet

TOP BAND ---> French amateurs are now permitted to operate between 1810 and 1850 kHz (1810-1830 on a secondary basis).

WF5E DX-QSL SERVICE ---> The new rates have changed to 5 QSLs for US$ 1 or 2 IRCs. "I held the old rates for five years", Les (WF5E) states, "now with the costs of forwarding QSLs, foreign rates and cost of supplies all increasing I needed to make this change". The address is WF5E DX-QSL Service, 3400 Bedford, Midland, TX 79703, USA.

WRTC 2000 ---> The Organizing Committee from SCC (Slovenia Contest Club) are at work. Fifty-one 2-member teams will be allocated as follows: 25 to Europe, 15 to North America (12 to USA), 6 to Asia, 3 to South America, 1 to Africa, 1 to Oceania. In addition, there will be one Defending Champion team and one SCC team. The organizers encourage contesters interested in the competition to submit a preliminary application (the e-mail address is [email protected]). Please give your home call, name, address, e-mail, country and list your official scores (as well as the category and the call used) in the following contests between 1995 and 1999: CQWW CW & SSB (last one to count WW CW 1998), CQWW WPX CW & SSB (last one to count WPX SSB 1999), IARU HF CHAMPIONSHIPS (last one to count IARU 1999); EU HF CHAMPIONSHIP 1998 & 1999 (for European stations only). WRTC 2000 will take place during the IARU HF Championship 2000.

------QSL received via direct: 3C1GS, 3D2IO, 3E1DX, 3W5FM, 3W5RS, 3W6EZD, 3XA8DX, 4K9W, 4S7DA, 5A2A, 5A28, 5B4/T97M, 5W1KT, 6V1C, 6Y5/DF5WA, 7Q7EH, 8Q7AA, 8Q7BE, 9H4CM, 9M0C, 9V1RH, 9V1ZB, 9Y4H, A35RK, A45XR/SJ, AK1L (NA-055), AP2JZB, BA4TB, BY1QH, BY0AA, CN2IB, CO2WF, CO8ZZ, CY0DX, E21CJN, EK6GC, FO0GUI, DU8ARK (OC-119), FH5CB, FJ/F6BUM, FJ/I4ALU, FR5ZQ/T, FT5XN, FT5X/FR5HR, FT5ZG, H44IO, HB0/HB9LEY, K4ERO/HC1, HF0POL, HK3JJH/0M, HK0/KB5GL, HP1/DL5RBW (NA-071), HR3/DL7DF, VE3BW/HR6, HR6/W4OVY, HS0/JR3XMG, IJ7/IK7JWX (IIA LE-048), IL3/IK2PZG (IIA EU-131; IIA VE-060, 061), IT9/IT9GNG (EU-025; IIA TP-028), IT9YRE/9 (EU-025; IIA AG-005), J3/K4LTA, JD1AMA, JD1/JL1KFR, JT1CO, JU750SH, JX3EX, JX7DFA, K4M, K7K, KG4GC, N2NL/KH2, KH6CC, KH8/N5OLS, LU6KBX, LX60RL, NH4/NH6YK, OD5NJ, OD5PN, PJ8/ND5S, PJ9JT, PY0FF, PY0TI, S92AF, SO5OE/1 (EU-132), SV2ASP/A, T32O, T92A, TI4CF, TJ1GD, TJ1HP, TM5CRO (EU-070), TT8FC, TT8JE, TU2XZ, UA2FF, UA0KCL (AS-038), V73UX, VK8AN/6 (OC-154), VK9WM, VK9WY, VK0TS, VP8CKN, VQ9PH, VR97LC, XQ8ABF, XT2OW, XUF2B, XUXO (AS-133), YI1ALW, YJ8UU, YJ0AIO, YL2MR, YS1X, ZC4IW, ZF1A, ZK1JD, ZL4WA, ZS26BI (AF-079), Z24S.

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PERIOD CALL REF till 17/05 3B7FR: St. Brandon (AF-015) * by HB9s 366 till 18/05 8Q7JJ: Maldives (AS-013) * by GOWBO 365 till 27/05 9H3UT: Comino Island (EU-023) * by DL9GDB 365 till 22/05 9M8CC (OC-088) * by PB0ALB 347 till late July FG/F2HE: NA-102 & NA-114 * by F2HE 362 till July FM5JY: Martinique (NA-107) * by F5JYD 359 till July FT5XN: Kerguelen * by F6IHY 359 till 28/05 GB2PPE: special event station 367 till 31/12 GI6YM: Belfast, special event station * by GIs 364 till 17/05 J47LAF: special event station 365 till 17/05 MD/N0KV: Isle of Man (EU-116) * by N0KV 367 14/05-27/05 CT3/DK4KL: Madeira (AF-014) * by DK4KL 366 14/05-28/05 W4/G0UIH/m: NA-052, 069, 034, 076, 085, 142 365 15/05-17/05 WF1N & W1DIG: Pot Island (NA-136, USI CT017S) 366 16/05-17/05 CX0DMC: special event station 367 16/05-30/05 TK/PA3GIO: EU-014 and EU-164 * by PA3GIO 367 16/05-17/05 Baltic Contest *** 16/05 European Spring CW Contest 356 17/05 AX#ITU: special event stations 365 17/05 EG#: World Telecommunications Day stations from Spain 367 17/05-24/05 IA5/IK0HWI: Elba Island (EU-028, IIA LI-001) 367 17/05 IK7VJX: Scoglio Fontanelle (IIA LE-047) 367 17/05-19/05 ITU Contest *** 19/05-02/06 SV9: Crete (EU-1015) * by GM0UTD 367 18/05-02/06 JU1HA: Mongolia * by Pannon DX Club 367 21/05-24/05 CE8ABF: Tierra del Fuego (SA-008) 367 21/05-24/05 DL2RNS/p, DL2RTK/p, DG1RNO/p and DL2VFR/p: EU-057 365 21/05-24/05 TM0AIX: Aix Island (EU-032) * by Fs 367 22/05-23/05 N2WCQ/6W1: Goree Island (AF-045) * by UT4UZ 367 22/05-23/05 CT98ARL: special event station 367 22/05-24/05 H75A or AD5A,AB5EB,N5FTR & N5UR/YN4: Venado I.(NA-???) 366 22/05-24/05 TM1IF: Chateau d'If (EU-095) * by F5NBX and F5RBB 367 23/05-24/05 VE7ARS & VE7FYO: Trutch Island (NA-181) 353 23/05-31/05 VK9LX: Lord Howe Island (OC-004) * by VK2ICV 365 24/05-31/05 V63VV,V63**,V63**: OC-010 * by N6VV, NG7S,W7DR 360 26/05-29/05 GM3LWM/P, GM3VLB/P, GM4CXH/P & GMOPNS: Pabay (EU-008) 367 26/05-02/06 V26TT & V26GG: Antigua (NA-100) * by K5TT & W5AO 357 27/05-03/06 DF1IC/HI8: Dominican Republic (NA-096) * by DF1IC 367 27/05-02/06 VP2VDX: Brit. Virg. Is (NA-023) * by K6CT, N6CW & K9VV 367 28/05-02/06 CY9RF: St. Paul Isl (NA-094) * by K8RF and others 367 28/05-02/06 EA3KU/EA8: Canary Islands (AF-004) 367 28/05-31/05 ID9/IT9NGN, IT9HLN, IT9TZZ, IT9UHF: Filicudi (EU-017) 367 28/05-31/05 PR5L and PQ5L: Mel Island (SA-047, DIB 24) * by PYs 367 29/05-01/06 6W1RE and 6W1QV: Goree Island (AF-045) 367 29/05-02/06 DL6CGC/p, DF5WBA/p and DJ3XG/p: Baltrum Isl (EU-047) 365 30/05-31/05 AZ4F * by LUs 367 30/05-31/05 N9NC/TA3 * by W0YR and N9NC 367 30/05-31/05 TX8A: New Caledonia (OC-032) * by FK8HC 367 30/05-31/05 CQWW WPX CW Contest *** May A35VI: Tonga * by K8VIR 349 May BI7Y: Xisha Archipelago (AS-???) * by BD7JA and BYs 366 May F/EA2BUF/p: Oiseaux Island (DIFM AT-029) * by EA2BUF 366 May IQ3AC: special event station * by ARI Treviso 365 late May SM2/ON4BDS/p: Hinderson Island (EU-139) * by ON4BDS 367 late May-Nov VE8TA: Baffin Island (NA-047, Zone 2) * by VE2BQB 367 01/06-07/06 V63VV,V63**,V63**/p: OC-??? * by N6VV, NG7S, W7DR 360 05/06-?? 6W1RE and 6W1QV: Madeleine Island (AF-045) 367 06/06-13/06 KL7USI: Alexander Archipelago (NA-041) 365 10/06-15/06 CE1LDS/2: Damas Isl (NO-REF) * by CE7ZK and CE1LDS 363 10/06-12/07 TM#CMF: special event stations 365 13/06-14/06 Contest ARI *** 13/06-14/06 ANARTS RTTY Contest *** 15/06-21/06 TF: Iceland * by DL7DF, DL7BO, DL7BY and DL7UFR 365 20/06-21/06 All Asian CW Contest *** 25/06-29/06 EJ7NET: Great Saltee Isl (EU-103)*by WestNet DX Group 365 25/06-27/06 Hamradio 1998 (Friedrichshafen) 367 June-July CY9AA: St. Paul Island (NA-094) * by VE9AA and others 367 June F/ON4BDS/p: Tombelaine Isl (EU-156) * by ON4BDS 365 /EX S DX@WW $425WW368A 425 DX News #368 [1/5] 23 May 1998 No 368 BID: $425WW368A ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======Edited by I1JQJ IK1ADH - IK1GPG

5B - Edin, T97M and Boris, T93Y will be active from Cyprus (AS-004) between 26 May and 3 June. They will operate as 5B4/T97M (QSL via K2PF) and 5B4/T93Y (QSL via W6MD, ex N2MAU) and will participate in the CQWW WPX CW Contest probably with a special call. 6W - Jerry, UT4UZ/N2WCQ is *not* going to operate from Goree Island (AF-045) on 22-23 May [425DXN 367]. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused our readers. 6W - Chris, 6W1QV and Didier, 6W1RE will be active as 6W1QV/p during their AF-045 operation [425DXN 367], which is now planned to take place between 29 May and 2 June from the islands of Goree and Sarpent. QSL via 6W1QV. CT - CT1DTE, CT1EXK, CT1FCI, CT1FCF and CT2CVE will be active as CQ4S from the lighthouse located at Forte do Cavalo on 23-24 May. QSL via CT1DTE either direct (Luis Valadas, Rua Aquilino Ribeiro, n 1, 3 ESQ, 2780 Oeiras, Portugal) or through the bureau. DL - Ric, DL2VFR is active (mostly on CW) until 26 May as DL2VFR/p from Poel Island (EU-098). QSL via home call. DL - Michael (DL6MHW) and his wife Andrea (DL3ABL) plan to be active from Fehmarn Island (EU-128) on 23 May. It will be a short operation and they will be active on 20 metres only. F - F5KLP/P will be active from St. Aubin Island (DIFI 49017) on 23 May. QSL via home call. HB0 - HB9LEY will be active again from Liechtenstein as HB0/HB9LEY on 23 and 24 May. He plans to operate (CW and SSB) on 40, 30, 20, 17, 15, 12 and possibly 10 metres. QSL via JH1BSE. I - Aretusa Team members IT9HLR, IT9AXZ, IT9YRE and IT9WDY will be active (SSB and CW) from Scoglio Castelluccio (EU-025, IIA SR-016) on 23 May. I - Venice Island Team members IK3ABY (Stefano), IK3BPN (Patrizia), IK3PQH (Giorgio), IK3VIA (Oreste), IK3TTY (Gianni) and I3BQC (Vito) plan to be active from the islands of Giudecca (EU-131, IIA VE-024), San Giorgio in Alga (EU-131, IIA VE-035), Sant'Angelo della Polvere (EU-131, VE-034) on 23 May. On Sunday (24 May), they will operate from Casone Barenon (IIA VE-064, it does not count for IOTA). QSL via home calls. SM - David's (ON4BDS) operation from EU-139, planned in late May, has been cancelled due to work commitments and other unexpected problems. David is trying to convince the local radio club to operate from this group one day or another, maybe during the 1998 IOTA Contest. SV - Fred, SM7DAY will be active (mostly on 20 metres CW and SSB QRP) as SV8/SM7DAY from Angistri Island (EU-075) between 25 May and 14 June. QSL via SM7DAY either direct (Fred Rahlenbeck, Arkitektgatan 21, SE-215 63 Malmoe, Sweden) or through the bureau. T30 - Ron, ZL1AMO is currently active (10-80 metres, SSB, CW and RTTY) for one week as T30RW from Western Kiribati (OC-017). QSL via ZL1AMO. TU - The special call TU0D will be aired (CW, SSB and RTTY on 10-80 metres) from Daloa, Ivory Coast on 23 and 24 May. V2 - Jim, K5TT (ex WV5S) and Dave, W5AO (ex N5CG), members of the Oklahoma DX Association, are now going to be active from Antigua (NA-100) between 27 May and 3 June as V26TT and V26GG respectively [425DXN 357], CQWW WPX CW Contest included. Additional information /EX S DX@WW $425WW368B 425 DX News #368 [2/5] 23 May 1998 No 368 BID: $425WW368B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======

is available at [email protected] V6 - Although the Mwokil/Mokil Atoll operation has been cancelled (see below), Mike, NG7S will be active from Pohnpei Island (OC-010) as previously planned (24-31 May) [425DXN 360] using the call V63DC. V6 - The Mwokil/Mokil Atoll operation by N6VV, W7DR and NG7S scheduled for 1-7 June [425DXN 360] has been cancelled. The supply ship which was supposed to deliver generators and gasoline to the island in May was unable to make its normal stop. Now the operators have been informed that they are not allowed to carry gasoline aboard the aircraft which was scheduled to deliver them on the island cannot. VE - The Trutch Island (NA-181) operation [425DXN 353] started on 22 May with the call XM7P, celebrating the 125th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. QSL via VE7ARS. VK - Dan, VK8AN is again active as VK8AN/p from Troughton Island (OC-154). He will be there until 3 June and will operate in his spare time: look for him on 21.260 (main frequency) and 14.260 MHZ, with a bit of 17 and 12 metres activity if the bands hold up. QSL direct to his new QSL manager, VK4AAR (Alan Roocroft, c/o Post Office, Dalveen, QLD 4374, Australia). W - Philip, K4EP will be active from IOTA group NA-067 between 23 and 29 May. Skeds are welcome at [email protected] YN - AD5A, AB5EB, N5FTR and N5UR started their activity from Isla de Venado, in the Caribbean Sea Coast South group [425DXN 366] around 00.40 UTC on 22 May. They are using the special call H75A. QSL via N5FTR (Buzz Loeschman, 717 Milton, Angleton, TX 77515 USA). ------

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3B7RF ---> The DXpedition to Raphael Island in the St. Brandon (Cargados) Archipelago (AF-015) is over after 53,000 QSOs. The SSB stations went QRT on 16 May at 08.00 UTC, while the CW stations were expected to close down 24 hours later. QSL via HB9RF either direct (Postfach 37, CH-6319 Allenwinden, Switzerland) or through the bureau.

BOUVET ---> It has been rumoured that the South Sandwich Island DX Group (SSIDXG) has cancelled plans for a DXpedition to Bouvet. This is not true. The January 1998 operation was postponed on the authority of the Norwegian Polar Institute in April 1997 [425DXN 309], when an ecosystem monitoring programme was being established on the island and landing permissions were temporarily revoked. Tony DePrato, WA4JQS now confirms that the situation has not changed: their plans have not been cancelled, but postponed till next year.

BRAZIL DX NET ---> It is now held on Saturdays and Sundays from 13.00 UTC to 15.00 UTC on 28.433 MHZ and from 19.00 UTC to 21.00 UTC on 14.222 MHz, and on Monday-Friday from 09.00 UTC to 10.00 UTC on 14.240 MHZ.

NCDXF ---> At its meeting during the International DX Convention (Visalia, CA, 1-3 May) the Northern California DX Foundation elected Chuck Ternes, N6OJ, to the position of Director. Chuck has previously served as an Advisor to the Board of Directors. Further information on the NCDXF may be found at www.ncdxf.org

QSL ZY6XC ---> Cards for Jim's (PY7XC/6) September 1997 operations from Tinhare Island (SA-080) have been ordered and are expected to be ready very soon. However, Jim (Jemesson Faria, Rua Dhalia 228 Apt 401 B.Viagem, Recife-PE 51020-290, Brazil) is currently experiencing extremely serious personal problems, so please be patient. /EX S DX@WW $425WW368C 425 DX News #368 [3/5] 23 May 1998 No 368 BID: $425WW368C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======* Q S L I N F O [1/3] * ======

CALL MANAGER ! CALL MANAGER ! CALL MANAGER ! ======3B7RF HB9RF ! EA5AOR/P EA5MB ! L50DT LU2DT ! 3B8/DL1MHM DL1MHM ! ED1DP EA1DP ! L7F LU7FEU ! 3B8/K5KG K5KG ! ED1HS EA1HS ! LU/N3BNA N3BNA ! 3C1GS EA5BYP ! ED1IP EA1BLX ! LX0ITU LX1JH ! 3D2AO DL7VRO ! ED2TSS EA2ASF ! LX1JAY LX1TI ! 3D2HI JA1KJW ! ED4BBH EA4BBH ! LX9VIS LX1TI ! 3D2IO DL7VRO ! ED4FMM EA4SS ! LZ/N3BNA N3BNA ! 3D2KZ JA8VE ! ED6HCB EA6ZX ! LZ0HST LZ1BJ ! 3D2LJ JM1LJS ! EG1ITD EA1GA ! M6A G4ZFE ! 3D2MT JJ1DWB ! EG1ITU EA1EG ! M6C G3KKQ ! 3D2QB SM3CER ! EG1UIT EA1QF ! MD/N0KV N0KV ! 3D2SH JA1JQY ! EG2UIT EA2URV ! MS0APF/P MM1AUF ! 3D2TK JA3MCA ! EG3UIT EA3MM ! OD5/SP3DPR SP3NYM ! 3D2TS JM1LJS ! EG4ITD EA4RCU ! OD5NJ EA5BYP ! 3D2WP JA1WPX ! EG4ITU EA4ENK ! OD5PL HB9CRV ! 3D2XO DL7VRO ! EG5ITD EA5AR ! OD5PN LX1NO ! 3DA0CA W4DR ! EG5ITU EA5OL ! OD5VT YO3FRI ! 3DA5A AA3JA ! EG5TDI EA5GMB ! OH0AAQ OH2NRV ! 3V8BB DF7QK 0598 ! EG5TID EA5XX ! OH0CW OH2KMF ! 3V8BB I5JHW 0598 ! EG5UIT EA5GRC ! OH0EA OH2KMG ! 3W7TK OK1HWB ! EG7ITU EA7GZT ! OH0MMF OH3KCB ! 4H8TI I2YDX ! EG8DIT EA8URT ! OK5Y OK1HRR ! 4J8DX 4K8DX ! EG9ITU EA9JS ! OK6L OK1HRR ! 4K53CW 4J9RI ! EG9UIT EA9IB ! ON50LUS ON4LCV ! 4K53F UA9AB ! EK1X RV6LAH ! OX2TT OZ2TT ! 4K53GF 4K6GF ! EK6GC W3HNK ! OX3LG OZ2ELA ! 4K9W DL6KVA ! EK8WB IK2QPR ! P29TL KF9TH ! 4KA53C 4KA9C ! EL2DT IK0PHY ! P40DS WB6SFA ! 4L0CR IK7JTF ! EL2VO EA5GIY ! P40N KW8N ! 4L1UN IK7JTF ! EN5US UR5UW ! P49M VE3MR ! 4L8A OZ1HPS ! EO5FI UX3FW ! PJ9DM KF4KRZ ! 4N9BW YU7BW ! EO5ISM UR4IZM ! PS5S PP5LL ! 4S7BRG HB9BRM ! EO5IV UX8IXX ! PX1I PY1KS ! 4S7DA W3HNK ! EO5JM UU2JQ ! PY0FA PY4KL ! 4S7DHG G0DBH ! EO5ML UX7MM ! R1ANL UA6AH ! 4S7SW ON6TZ ! EO5NV UR4NWW ! R1ASP RA1AD ! 4X1KS NF4W ! EO5QB US4QWX ! R1FJV UA3AGS ! 4X50BO 4X4BO ! EO5QZ UX7QQ ! RA9DX SP7LZD ! 4X50SK 4X1VF ! EO5WL UT1WA ! RK3DZJ/3 RK3DZJ ! 4X51FN AA2KD ! EP2MKO UA6HCW ! RL0O IK2QPR ! 5A3YAZ EA5XV ! ER1AAZ LA2TO ! RP3APC RX3APM ! 5B4/DL1CW DL1CW ! ER1LW SP7LZD ! RP3QWK N2UCK ! 5B4ADA 9A2AJ ! ER9V ER1DA ! RP6Y RA6YY ! 5H3PW N2CD ! ET3FB IK6FHG ! RP9JTF RK9JWZ ! 5H3RB LA4DM ! EU3FT W3HC ! RW9RF W3HNK ! 5N1SYT IK0PHY ! EX7MM DF8WS ! RX1OX/FJL DL6YET ! 5N4BAV IK0SHF ! EY8YW DJ1SKO ! S21YE G4VLV ! 5N7YZC WA1ECA ! F5KDC/P F6AXP ! S92AT NJ2D ! 5N9CEN IV3VBM ! FG/F2HE F2HE ! SM2/ON4BDS ZP/N3BNA ! 5N9KWO N2UN ! FG5FR F6FNU ! SU3AM DL1FCM ! 5R8FU SM0DJZ ! FM/F5SSM F5SSM ! SV8/DK1RP DK1RP ! 5W1SA JH7OHF ! FM5WD W3HNK ! SV8/I2YYO IK2MYX ! 5X1P G3MRC ! FO0FI K6SLO ! SV8/SM7DAY SM7DAY ! 5X1T ON5NT ! FO0FR K6SLO ! SV8CKM SV8JE ! 5X4DEL WB3DNA ! FO5PV F6BCX ! T32BI KH6DFW ! 5X4F K3SW ! FO5QG XE1L ! T32RT W6UC ! 5Z4FV NY3Y ! FP5BZ F5TJP ! T45PPG CO2QQ ! 6A1A IK3ZAW ! FR5ZQ/T FR5ZQ ! T88HC JO1IAF ! 6D2X K5TSQ ! FT5XN F6PEN ! T88TF JJ1VTK ! 6K0T DS4CNB ! FY5YE W5SVZ ! TA2FE KK3S ! 6W1QV/P 6W1QV ! GB0SM G3WNI ! TA2ZW OK1TN ! /EX S DX@WW $425WW368D 425 DX News #368 [4/5] 23 May 1998 No 368 BID: $425WW368D ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======* Q S L I N F O [2/3] * ======

6Y5/N2HNQ JH4IFF ! GB2FOS G3LIK ! TA3/N3BNA N3BNA ! 6Y5/N8QDB JR4ISF ! GB5TI GM0KVI ! TF/KE8RO KC8CDS ! 6Y5DA VE4JK ! GB6MD G0WMW ! TI5NW W3CV ! 7Q7EH AA9HD ! GB8FF GM0KVI ! TM0AIX F5HA ! 7Q7SB AB4IQ ! GC0STH/P G4DIY ! TM1IF F5RBB ! 7Z1IS SM0OFG ! GM3DCZ/P G3DCZ ! TM7M F5SKJ ! 7Z5OO N2AU ! GM5VG GM3UTQ ! TR8KPJ F6CDK ! 8P6AZ KU9C ! GS2MP GM2MP ! TT8JE F6FNU ! 8P6DA KU9C ! GS5VG GM3UTQ ! TT8ZB IK3ERN ! 8P6EQ KC3AE ! GS5VG/P GM3UTQ ! TU0D ARAI Buro ! 8P6QY KU9C ! H24LP 5B4LP ! TU2XP F6AXP ! 8P9II DL7DF ! HC1MD K8LJG ! TU2XZ W3HC ! 8P9IR DJ1TO ! HC4/HC1MD K8LJG ! TXK8K FK8VHN ! 8P9IU DL7UTO ! HC5/HC1MD K8LJG ! TY1DX IK6FHG ! 8Q7AA N7TX ! HC6/HC1MD K8LJG ! TY2FG IK6FHG ! 8Q7DF IK5MDF ! HC6CR NE8Z ! U0JE UA0JB ! 8Q7JJ G0OLT ! HC7/HC1MD K8LJG ! UA0AZ W3HNK ! 8Q7QQ HB9QQ ! HC8/DL4VCG DL4VCG ! UA4RZ K7ZR ! 8Q7UZ DL8UZ ! HF0POL SP3BGD ! UA9CUA W3HNK ! 9A3FT F6FNU ! HH2LD N3BNA ! UA9FAR W7YS ! 9A7C KA9WON ! HI8/DJ4IJ DK8ZD ! UE56MM RW0MM ! 9G0ARS DL1IAL ! HK100GM HK3DDD ! UK8GBS RW6HS ! 9G1MR IK3HHX ! HL0Z DS4CNB ! UK8OM IK2QPR ! 9H3JR DJ0QJ ! HL0Z/4 DS4CNB ! UL0OB IK2QPR ! 9H3UT DL9GDB ! HL0Z/5 DS4CNB ! UL7OB IK2QPR ! 9K2/SP5UAM SP5PBE ! HL5KY W3HNK ! UN2O IK2QPR ! 9K2/SQ5DAK SP5KQS ! HP3/K4GZ K4GZ ! UN7JX IK2QPR ! 9M2/GM4YXI GM4YXI ! HP3/W4WX W4WX ! UN7LG KU9C ! 9M2IY JA1INP ! HP3XBH W4WX ! UT5JDS/MM W3HNK ! 9M2PS HB9AAP ! HP3XUG KG6UH ! UX0ZZ N3IRZ ! 9M8CC PB0ALB ! HR3/F2JD F6AJA ! V26A WB3DNA ! 9N1FP RU6FP ! HR5/F2JD F6AJA ! V29TT N2AU ! 9Q5/N3BNA N3BNA ! HR6/F2JD F6AJA ! V29Y JR0AMD ! 9Q5HX IK2MRZ ! HS0/JA6GIJ JA6GIJ ! V31DL WI9H ! 9Q5TR 4Z5DP ! HS0/JR3EMG JG3AVS ! V31HE DL1DA ! 9V1BG JL1MWI ! HS0/JR3XTG JG3AVH ! V31LL N7TLL ! 9V1YC AA5BT ! HS0/SM3DMU SM3CVM ! V51CM WA2JUN ! 9V1ZB JL3WSL ! HS0ZAA KM1R ! V52UTR DL7UUO ! 9V1ZW JA9IFF ! HS1RU JG3AVS ! V52UUO DL7UUO ! 9Y4SF WA4JTK ! HS2CRU DL2FDK ! V63VV N6VV ! A35FT DL7FT ! HV0HH IK6FHG ! V73UX V73AX ! A41KB ON7LX ! HV4NAC IK0FVC ! VI6EWT VK6ANC ! A61AQ N1DG ! IA5/IK0HWI IK0HWI ! VK2IMD VK2KAA ! A61AS YO3FRI ! IC8/IZ8AMY IK8GYS ! VK2ITU VK2PS ! A92GD K1SE ! II6VII IK6QOP ! VK4CYB JE1LET ! AM98D EA4AID ! II7P IK7EZP ! VK9LZ N0AH ! AP2JZB K2EWB ! IJ7/IK7JWX IK7JWX ! VK9NO JJ8DEN ! AP2WAP IK4ZGY ! IJ7/IK7VJX IK7VJX ! VO1IMD VO1AA ! AX1TX VK1TX ! IJ9/IT9GAI IT9GAI ! VP2VF N0JT ! AX3ITU VK3ER ! IL3/IK3GES IK3GES ! VP6DB VR6DB ! BA1CO W3HC ! IL3/IV3WDH IV3WDH ! VP8/G4VFU G0HXL ! BA1DA W3HC ! IL3/IZ3ALS IZ3ALS ! VP9/DL1YAF DL1YAF ! BA4TB 9A2AJ ! IL7/IZ7ATN IZ7ATN ! VP9/K2VUI K2VUI ! BD4DX BA4CH ! IQ3AC IK3GES ! VP9HK K1EFI ! BI3H W3HC ! IR0N IS0SIR ! VP9LR K1EFI ! BV4MV JH9KBZ ! IR6W IK6WDY ! VQ9DH WR5W ! BV98ARL BV4YB ! IY0ORP IK0USA ! VQ9MW K2MMW ! BY1QH K9FD ! IY0TC I0KHP ! VQ9ZZ NS1L ! C31LJ VE3GEJ ! IY1MR IK1QIQ ! VU3MCV ON7LX ! C6A/W0IY W0IY ! IY5PIS IK5QPZ ! W6P K6BZ ! CE3CDV F6FNU ! J28BU F5OYM ! WP2AIJ W9CGI ! CE3HJB F6FNU ! J41TEN SV1DNW ! XE1SLE WB3CQN ! CQ5A CT1EDG ! J43PTR SV3AQN ! XM7P VE7ARS ! CQ98BM CT3BM ! J47LAF SV7CO ! XU0MTM HL2AQN ! CS98MS CT4MS ! J52IM KB9XN ! XU6BND JA6BDN ! CT1/DJ0MW DJ0MW ! J68BW KF8OY ! XUF2B N4JR ! CT3/DL6NBR DL6NBR ! J69EB KB3AMD ! XV7SW SM5MX ! CT98AAM CT1AAM ! J73CCM SM0CCM ! XV7TH SK7AX ! CT98AOZ CT1AOZ ! JD1/7L1UVF 7L1UVF ! YI1AK KC5HWR ! CT98ARL CT1EWA ! JT1FBB W9JOE ! YJ0AWP JA1WPX ! CT98CJJ CT1CJJ ! JT1X HA0HW ! YO/F6AJA F6AJA ! CT98EHI CT1EHI ! JU1HA HA0HW ! Z24S W3HNK ! CT98ETE CT1ETE ! JW/DJ3KR DJ3KR ! ZB2FX G3RFX ! CT98GG CT1GG ! JW/SM0DJZ SM0DJZ ! ZD7WRG WA2JUB ! CT98REP CT1REP ! KG4WD W4WX ! ZD8T AC4IV ! CT98XK CT1XK ! KH0/DU4CX DU4CX ! ZD8V KF4OOX ! CU3DX CU3AN ! KH2//WH6ASW VK4FW ! ZF2VQ N7TLL ! CV7AM CX2ABC ! KH2/K9AW WF5T ! ZK1CYR WB4CYR ! CX/LU2CP CX6FP ! KH2/N2NL W2YC ! ZL4IR K8VIR ! CY7A VE7SV ! KH4/N9KX DK9KX ! ZL7IR/4 K8VIR ! CY9RF K8RF ! KH5/N6HOY N6HOY ! ZP0Z W3HNK ! D2BB W3HNK ! KL7/W6IXP W6IXP ! ZS4SOA ZS4BS ! D2EB I3LLH ! KP2AD OK1AJY ! ZS6ESU W4SMG ! DS4CNB/4 DS4CNB ! KP3V KD8IV ! ZW5W PP5WN ! E21CJN W3PP ! KP4/N6TR N6TR ! ZY5YZ PP5LL ! ======/EX S DX@WW $425WW368E 425 DX News #368 [5/5] 23 May 1998 No 368 BID: $425WW368E ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======* Q S L I N F O [3/3] * ======

4J8DX P.O.Box 222, Baku 370000, Azerbaijan 5B4LP Andreas Mavrides, 8A Salamis Ave., Nicosia 135, Cyprus 6W1RB Marie Therese Bechelani, B.P.3749, Dakar, Senegal 9V1RH David H Rankin, P.O.Box 14, Pasir Panjang, 911121, Singapore 9V1WW James Rodrigo, 13 Ghim Moh Road 19-37, 270013, Singapore BV4QW Calvin Lin, P.O.Box 922, Taichung, Taiwan CO2QQ Arnaldo de J.Bandrich Orbea, Omoa # 393 Apto Bajos E/ A. Ramirez Y Czda. de. 10 de Oct., Cerro, Ciudad Habana, Cuba CO6XN Abel, P.O.Box 1, 64180 Venegas, Cuba CT1EWA Paulo Santos, P.O.Box 415, P-2430 Marinha Grande, Portugal D2/UR5TY Michail Rudoy, Kosmonavtov 14, Volochisk 281370, Ukraine DS0HG KARL Uijongbu Office, P.O.Box 57, Uijongbu 480-600, Korea DS1BHE Seong-Joo Lee, P.O.Box 12, Tobong, Seoul 132-023, Korea DS3FTM See Yong Taek, 100 Pyongchon-Dong, Taejun 306-712, Korea DS4CNB Lee, P.O.Box 111, Kwangsan Kwangju 506-050, Korea DS5ROJ Jeongsoon Kang, P.O.Box 6, Yongju 750-600, Korea EP2SMH P.O.Box 17665-441, Tehran, Iran F6FNU Antoine Baldeck, P.O.Box 14, 91291 Arpajon Cedex, France HA0HW Laszlo Szabo, P.O.Box 24, H-4151 Puspokladany, Hungary HH2/N2APL Ed, P.O.Box 797, Port Au Prince, Haiti HL5YAW Euljae Lee, P.O.Box 6, Yongju 750-600, Korea HP3XUG Louis N.Anciaux, Apartado 417, David, Chiriqui, Panama HV5PUL Luca Della Giovampaola, Responsabile Tecnologia Informatica, Pontificia Universita' Lateranense, 00120 Citta' del Vaticano JA3MCA Kaoru Tachibana, 1-7-5-403 Tsukimino Yamato, Kanagawa 242, Japan JJ8DEN Yoshitake Izumi, 24-7 Nishi-Ichijyo-Minami, Obihiro 080-0011 Japan JT1CO Chadraawal, P.O.Box 905, Ulaanbaatar 23, Mongolia LX4B Telecom Union Radio League, P.O.Box 117, L-4901 Bascharage, Luxembourg MM1AUF C.F.McClintock, 13 St. Andrew Dr.Gourock, PA19 1HY Scotland, U.K. N7TX Steve Thompson, 119 E. Jasmine St., Mesa, AZ 85201-1811, U.S.A. OD5CN Aref N.Mansour, P.O.Box 8888, Beirut, Lebanon OKDXA Oklahoma DX Association, P.O.Box 88, Morris, OK 74445-0088, U.S.A. PZ1CU Cyril A.Gomes, Zuurzakstraat 12, Paramaribo, Suriname SM7DAY Fred Rahlenbeck, Arkitektgatan 21, S-215 63 Malmoe, Sweden SP3NYM Maciej Lozinski, Ul.Jana III Sobieskiego 1b/5 66-440 Skwierzyna, Poland SV1CQN Kostas Karakostas, Anapafseos 4, GR-301 00 Agrinion, Greece SV2CXW George Pipelias, 15 Kavakion Str., GR-546 27 Thessaloniki, Greece SV7CO P.O.Box 46, GR-68100, Alexandroupolis, Greece TA3BN Nuri Boylu, P.O.Box 976, Konak, TR-35252 Izmir, Turkey TF8GX Gudlaugur K.Jonsson, P.O.Box 345, IS-230 Keflavik, Iceland TI5FVV Fulton, P.O.Box 210, CP4400 San Carlos, Costarica TK5PB Bruno Padey, Le Magenta No. 1, F-20169 Bonifacio, Corsica, France UA6AH P.O.Box 73, 353320 Abinsk, Russia VK1TX Alex "Tex" Ihasz, 27 Buckley Cct., Kambah, A.C.T., 2902 Australia VP2VBN Worrell Bertrand, P.O.Box "B", Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands VP6DB Dave Brown, P.O.Box 13, Pitcairn Island VP6TY Terry, P.O.Box 10, Pitcairn Island VP8CWN Brian, P.O.Box 260, Falkland Islands VP8CZG Patti, P.O.Box 260, Falkland Islands VU2SWS Sarla Sharma, 7 Gaurav Appt., Nahur, Mulund West, Mumbai 400 080, India W3PP E.Dallas Carter, Rt 1 Box 125d, Laurel, DE-19956, U.S.A. YB2ZBI Station Induk ORARI Lokal Brebes, P.O.Box 1019, Brebes 52212, Indonesia YB8BYS H. F. Sjamsuddin, Jln. Gunung Kairo 12, Ujung Pandang 90114, Indonesia YC2JVQ Muarief, P.O.Box 1019, Brebes 52212, Indonesia ZP2EHA Elfi Herre-Ostertag, Mall Excelsior C.d.C.15 135,Asuncion,Paraguay ZP5XF Renato Bellucci, P.O.Box 1937, Asuncion, Paraguay *****************************************************************************

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CQWW WPX CW 1998 ---> A list of announced DX operations during this year's event is available at http://www.cpcug.org/user/wfeidt/Misc/wpxcw98.html or http://www.his.com/~wfeidt/Misc/wpxcw98.html (please send additions and corrections to [email protected]).

3D2 - Wolf, DL2SCQ and his wife Ann, DL1SCQ will be active respectively as 3D2WD and 3D2DA during their August-September trip to Mamanuca (OC-121) and Yasawa (OC-156) islands [425DXN 367]. QSL via DL6DK either direct (Peter X. Voits, Uhlandstr. 28, D-59192 Bergkamen, Germany) or through the bureau. 3V - Hrane, YT1AD is active from 3V8BB during the weekend. QSL via YT1AD. 5B - RA9JX, UA9MZ, RZ9UA, RU3AA, RV3AJ, RZ3TX, UA3TT, UA3TR and RW3TJ will participate in the CQWW WPX CW Contest (Multi-Multi) as P3A from Cyprus. 5B - The following amateurs plan to participate in the CQWW WPX CW Contest: 5B4WN as C4W (on all bands, QSL via home call), 5B4ADA as C46A (on all bands, QSL via 9A2AJ), 5B4LP as H24LP (on 40 metres, QSL via home call). 7O - Zoli, HA5PP is going again to Yemen, this time with the support of K4TKM and the NCDXF. He will stay in Sana'a for about one month starting on 1 June and he hopes to be active as either 7O/HA5PP or 7O8DX/CW. QSL via HA5YPP (P.O. Box 1157, Budapest 1245, Hungary). 9K - Weather permitting, Hamad, 9K2HN will be active as 9K2HN/p from Kubbar Island (AS-118) on 6 June between 15 UTC and 1 UTC. QSL via 9K2HN either direct (Hamad J. Al-Nusif, P.O.Box 29174, 13152 Safat, Kuwait) or through the bureau. 9M2 - Johnny, G3LIV plans to be active (mainly on CW, SSB if requested) from Langkawi Island (AS-058), West Malaysia between 5 and 14 June. QSL via home call. 9M6 - UA9CI, UA9CLB, UA9CDV and UA9CDC are active from the Hillview Gardens Resort at Keningau, Sabah (OC-088) as 9M6AAT until 6 June. They will participate in the CQWW WPX CW Contest (Multi-Single). QSL via UA9CI. 9V - The 26th South East Asia Net (SEAnet) Convention will be held in Singapore (AS-019) from 13 to 15 November. To celebrate and promote the event local amateurs have been authorized to use the special prefix 9V8 between 15 July and 15 November. A2 - Dave, ZS6RVG and Dick, ZS6CAL will be active (mostly RTTY and SSTV, but also CW and SSB) as A25/ZS6PDX from Botswana between 11 and 17 June. A6 - Don, N1DG plans to be active in his spare time from A61AD between 1 and 7 June. He will concentrate on RTTY (14.090 MHz +/ - QRM). Thirty metres and RS12 operations are also planned, but no LF activity. Don hopes to meet A61AQ and get the logs from him. QSL via N1DG. BY - Martti, OH2BH and Pete, OH2PM will participate in the CQWW WPX CW Contest from the Chinese Club station BY1QH. C6 - DL7VOG will be active (6-80 metres, mainly CW and RTTY) as C6AKA from the Bimini (NA-048), Crooked (NA-113) and New Providence (NA-001) islands between 30 May and 17 June. He plans to participate in the CQWW WPX CW Contest. QSL via DL7VOG. /EX S DX@WW $425WW369B 425 DX News #369 [2/6] 30 May 1998 No 369 BID: $425WW369B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======

CP - Matias, LU9AUY will be signing CP6/LU9AUY from Bolivia between 27 May and 3 June. He will participate in the CQWW WPX CW Contest as CP6AA. CX - Jorge, CX6VM will participate in the CQWW WPX CW Contest as CX5X (QSL via W3HNK). Look also for Oscar, CX5DN (QSL via bureau). EI - Don, W4ZYT will be active (10-40 metres, mainly CW) as EI2IM from Ireland (EU-115) between 12 and 25 June. He might also operate as EJ/EI2IM/P from Aran Islands (EU-006) during his trip. EN - EN5J is the call the Central Crimean Crazy Contest Club (CCCCC) will be using in this year's major contests. QSL via LY1DS. F - Special event station TM6ACO will be active on 6-7 June during the 24 hours of Le Mans. QSL via F6KFI. F - F5MRP and ON4ZD will be active (mostly on CW) from Fort Enet (EU-032) between 12 UTC on 12 June and 12 UTC on 14 June. F - F5BJW, F5XX, F5RDI, F5UOE and F1CLO plan to be active (SSB and CW on 10, 15, 20, 40 and 80 metres) as TM5B from Fort Brescou (EU-148, DIFM ME-001) between 12 and 14 June. It has been requested the call TM5B. QSL via F5XX. FO - Pierre, F5GSK is active as FO5QE from Tahiti (OC-046) until January 1999. QSL to Pierre Boutheon, SP 91628, 00200 Armees, Postes Aux Armees, Paris, France. GM - Chris, G4FAM will participate in the CQWW WPX CW Contest (20 metres) as GS2MP from the North of Scotland Contest Group club station (GM2MP). QSL via the bureau to GM2MP. HS - Yoh, 7L1MFS will be active (on 10, 15, 20 and 40 metres) from Koh Samet (AS-107) between 11 and 13 June. QSL via 7L1MFS (Yoh Yoshida, Shinko Bldg., 4-1 Arakawa 4-chome, Arakawa 116, Japan). HZ - Mike, K3UOC will participate in the CQWW WPX CW Contest on all bands. This will be Mike's final activity from Saudi Arabia, as he will go QRT (after over 112,000 QSOs) and return to the US in early June. QSL via N2AU. I - Weather permitting, Mediterraneo DX Team members IK8WEJ, IZ8BGY and IZ8AZV will be IJ8/ from Scoglio Cervaro (IIA CS-005, it does not count for IOTA) on 6 June. I - IK1QBT (Tony Gallo, Via Capo S.Spirito 1/16, 17052 Borghetto Santo Spirito - SV, Italy), IK1ZOZ (Nino Mallamaci, reg. Fenarina 15, 17021 Alassio - SV, Italy) and IK1OXF (Alex Minetto, Via Carducci 9/3, 17036 Leca di Albenga - SV, Italy) will be active (all bands CW and SSB) as IA1/home call from Gallinara Island (EU-083, IIA SV-001) on 6-7 and 13-14 June. QSL via either direct or through the bureau. I - A group of operators from the Egadi DX Group plan to be active as IT9WKH and IT9WLK from Isola Lunga (EU-166, IIA TP-021) on 6 and 7 June. QSL via IT9FXY. I - Weather permitting, Aretusa DX Team members IT9AXZ, IT9HLR, IT9WDY and IT9YRE will be IJ9/ from Scoglio Due Fratelli (EU-025, IIA SR-004) on 13 and 14 June. QSL via home calls either direct or through the bureau. I - II0C is the call IK0ZME will be using during this year's major contests. QSL via IK0ZME either direct (Gianfranco Fabroni, Box 22, 03036 Isola del Liri - FR, Italy) or through the bureau. I - Bruno, IK2PZG plans to operate as IL3/IK2PZG from several islands in the Venice lagoon between 5 and 7 June. He should be active from Pellestrina (EU-131, IIA VE-033), Motta di Bombae (EU-131, IIA VE-057), Ottagono di Caroman (EU-131, IIA VE-044), Motta Val in Pozzo (EU-131, IIA VE-058), and Motta Val Grande (EU-131, VE-059). QSL via IK2PZG (Bruno Boccia, Casella Postale 27, 20051 Limbiate - MI, Italy). I - IK2GPQ, IK2PZG and Top Radio Team members IK8DDN, IK8JUZ, IK8MRA, IK8UHA, IK8VRH and IK8VRS plan to be active from several Neapolitan islands on 20 June. The expect to operate from La Nave di Ischia (EU-031, IIA NA-035), Scoglio Camerato (IIA NA-036), Scoglio Lorio (EU-031, IIA NA-037) and Scoglio Sant'Anna (EU-031, IIA NA-038). QSL via IK2PZG (Bruno Boccia, Casella Postale 27, 20051 Limbiate - MI, Italy). /EX S DX@WW $425WW369C 425 DX News #369 [3/6] 30 May 1998 No 369 BID: $425WW369C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======

JD1_mt - Ryo, JL1KFR is active as JL1KFR/JD1 from Minami Torishima (OC-073) QSL via JL1KFR. JT - The Hungarian Pannon DX Club members, who started their operation as JU1HA [425DXN 367], are now active as JT1X until 2 June. They are reported to be fighting against QRN and poor propagation. QSL via HA0HW either direct (Laszlo Szabo, P.O. Box 24, H-4151 Puspokladany, Hungary) or through the bureau. JW - Carlos JW9PJA/LA9PJA and Odd JW1ZDA/LA1ZDA will be active from Longyearbyen, Svalbard (EU-026) between 31 May and 3 June. More details are available at http://home.sol.no/~la9pja/jw98.htm KH2 - CQWW WPX CW Contest activities from Guam (OC-026) are expected from Dave, N2NL (as either N2NL/NH2 or N2NL/WH2); Jim, KH2D and Gary, K9AW/KH2. LU - Radio Club Ushuaia (Tierra del Fuego, SA-008) will participate in the CQWW WPX CW Contest (40 metres) as LU8XW. QSL via Box 58, 9410 Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina. OH0 - OH2TA, OH2BCI, OH5BW and OH2KW will participate in the CQWW WPX CW Contest as OH0W from Aland Islands (EU-002). QSL via OH2IW. PA - Special event station PA6EVA will be active on all bands between 5 and 20 June to celebrate the 20th anniversary of EVA (Radio VERON Club Alkmaar). QSL via bureau. SP - Scouts Radio Club SP6ZDA will be active from Wolin (EU-132), Usedom (EU-129) and other Polish islands between 8 and 14 June. The special call 3Z0I will be used as well as SP6NIC/1 SP6STB/1 SQ6ELP/1 and others. QSL via SP6ZDA either direct (Scouts Radio Club, Box 41, 51-673 Wroclaw, Poland) or through the bureau. SV - Phil, G3SWH will be active (10-80 metres CW) as SV8/G3SWH from Mykonos Island (EU-067) between 10 and 17 June. QSL via home call. TF - DL2DQW will be active (CW and SSB) as TF3/DL2DQW from Iceland (EU-021) between 29 May and 4 June. He might operate as TF7/DL2DQW from the Westmans (EU-071) on 5 and 6 June. QSL via DL2DQW. UA - RV1AC, RU1AS, RV1CC, RZ1AZ, UA1ANA and RA1ACJ will be /P (QSL via home calls) from Bolshoj Berezovyj Island (EU-133) between 5 and 7 June. They plan to participate in the IARU FD Contest as RK1B/p (QSL via RV1AC). UT - Jerry, UT4UZ will participate in the CQWW WPX CW Contest as EM4U. QSL via UT4UZ (P.O.Box 128, Kiev-58, 252058, Ukraine). VE - Special event station CK3MP will be active (on 10-80 metres CW and SSB) between 1 June and 31 July to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. QSL via VE3CPC either direct or through the bureau. VP9 - Fred, K1EFI will be active (mainly on CW) as K1EFI/VP9 from Southampton Parish, Bermuda (NA-005) between 1 and 8 June. QSL via home call. W - Howie, K1VSJ is active from Martha's Vineyard (NA-046) throughout the summer, IOTA Contest included. XX9 - Motoi, JK2PNY is active as XX9TSS from Taipa Island (AS-075), Macau until 1 June. QSL via JK2PNY. YS - YS1RR is the new call of Raymundo (aka YS1X), who has been active as YS1RRD since 1963. /EX S DX@WW $425WW369D 425 DX News #369 [4/6] 30 May 1998 No 369 BID: $425WW369D ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======

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1998 WORLD FOOTBALL CUP AWARD ---> It will be available to amateurs and SWLs for contacts/heard made between 10 June and 12 July with the ten TM#CMF special event stations [see 425DXN 365 for the full list] and French amateurs usign the FBC (FootBall Cup) special prefix. The First Class Award is for working 5 different TMs + 20 different FBCs, The Excellence Award is for working the 10 TMs + 50 different FBCs. Send a GCR (General Certification Rule) list with 60FF or 12 IRC or 12 US$ to the Award Manager, FB1NAN (Patrick Roche, 33 Rue de Terre Blanche, F-63118 Cebazat, France).

3A/IK1QBT & 3A/IK1CJO ---> Tony and Mauro logged 1250 CW and RTTY QSOs between 12.45 UTC on 25 April and 06.00 UTC on 27 April. Just a few contacts were made with North American stations, due to the unfortunate location of the Principality. QSL via IK1QBT (Tony Gallo, Via Capo S. Spirito 1/16, 17052 Borghetto S. Spirito - SV, Italy) and IK1CJO (Mauro Ferrua, P.O. Box 41, 17031 Albenga - SV, Italy) either direct or through the bureau.

FATHER MORAN MEMORIAL STATION ---> Amateurs world-wide may make US dollar donations to the 9N1MM Father Moran Memorial Station in Kathmandu, Nepal by sending check or money order to American Savings Bank, Kahului Branch, 73 Puunene Avenue, Kahului, HI 96732, USA. Mark donations 9N1MM for deposit to account #21-471089, The Tsurphu Foundation (our US readers should be informed that The Tsurphu Foundation is a registered 501 C 3 IRS tax deductable account: if needed, certification can be had from [email protected], Accountant Jane Scheid). "We will ask for Father Moran's old call (9N1MM) for the station and our plans are to locate it, sooner or later, in a space which will allow easy visitor operations and good training for more native Nepal hams", Charles Harpole, K4VUD says. Charlie can be contacted at either [email protected] or Charles H. Harpole, 3100 N. Hwy. 426, Geneva, FL 32732-9761, USA.

H75A ---> The H75A operation concluded at 15.15 UTC on 24 May, after 63 hours of operation and 6,914 QSOs from Isla De Venado (NA-209/P), Nicaragua. The team had planned to stay on the air until 12.00 UTC on 25 May, but monsoonal rains forced the early departure from the island. The logs will be entered in a logging program over the next couple of weeks (once entered, the logs will be posted on the IOTW web page at http://islandchaser.com). Contributions are welcome and can be routed through the QSL manager, N5FTR (William Loeschman, 717 Milton, Angelton, TX 77515, USA).

HR3/F2JD ---> Gerard, F2JD was active from Cayos Cochinos (NA-160) between 16 and 19 May. He started his activity as HR6/F2JD (NA-057) by mistake (he had not his IOTA Directory with him), but *all* the QSOs were made from NA-160. QSL via F6AJA.

IRC #CQDX CHAT ROOM ---> It can be found on the Undernet IRC network and Doug Brandon, N6RT ([email protected]) has put up a web page at members.home.com/dab/dxchat.html which describes how it can help DXers and how to get there.

LOGS EU-091 ---> The logs of the 23 May operation from Sant'Andrea Island (EU-091, IIA LE-001, QSL via IK7ETE either direct or through the bureau) are now available at http://www.freeweb.aspide.it/freeweb/IK7JWY/index.htm

NEW ORLEANS 1998 ---> The 7th Annual New Orleans International DX Convention will be held on Friday and Saturday, 14-15 August, at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in the French Quarter of New Orleans. The agenda includes technical presentations, reports on ARRL DX Desk and DX Advisory Committee news by Bill Kennamer, K5FUV (Director of ARRL Membership services), QSL checking and the following DXpedition presentations: K7K Kure Island 1997 (by Frank Smith, AH0W), HK0/KB5GL Providencia Island 1998 (by Silvano Amenta, KB5GL), TT8JFC Chad 1997 (by John Cantrell, WB4MBU), Temotu Islands 1998 (by Bruce Butler, W6OSP), KH5/KH5K Palmyra, Kingman 1998 (by Chuck Brady, N4BQW), ZK1XXP North Cook Islands 1997 (by Tom Harrell, K8XP), 5A28 Libya 1997 (by Recep Guersoy, OE2GRP), XW30 Laos 1998 (by Frank Smith, AH0W). The activities culminate with a gala banquet on Saturday evening, with the presentation of NOIDXC DXer of the Year award to Frank Smith, AH0W/OH2LVG. Further information, including an Advance Registration Form, is available from the Delta DX association web site at http://www.gnofn.org/~w5ru/DX_Cnex.htm

NORTHWEST DX CONVENTION ---> The 1998 Northwest DX Convention is sponsored by the Western Washington DX Club and will be held on 17-19 July at the Double Tree Inn in Tukwila, Washington. For further information please contact Joe Gregory, W7QN, by phone at (206)-784-1089, by writing to WWDXC, Box 395, Mercer Island, WA 98040 or visiting their webpage at http://www.eskimo.com/~oolon/wwdxc/ /EX S DX@WW $425WW369E 425 DX News #369 [5/6] 30 May 1998 No 369 BID: $425WW369E ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======

PESSEGUEIRO 1998 ---> The Pessegueiro Island (EU-167) July DXpedition's [425DXN 367] team is now complete and includes CT1AHU, CT1CJJ, CT1EEB, CT1EEN, CT1END, CT1ENQ, CT1ETZ and ON5NT. The expedition's home page is at http://www.terravista.pt/meco/1597 - please let them know if you need EU-167!

QSL 5X1Z ---> Mats, SM7PKK/5X1Z reports to be in Sweden "packing down my whole house and moving most everything to Uganda. While being here I am also getting the QSL cards organised and they will be sent out shortly. I am also taking care of the old cards for previous operations". Mats expects to appoint a QSL manager soon, but to those who have already sent their QSLs he says "please do not worry. I am quite sure I have received your cards and they are being processed". The SM7PKK DXpedition site is at http://home1.swipnet.se/~w-17565

QSL VIA IW8EHA --> Cards for past IIA activities by IC8/IK8GCP (IIA NA-004, NA-022, NA-014), IC8/IK8YWK (IIA NA-005, NA-004), IC8/IK8YWL (IIA NA-004, NA-022, NA-014, NA-005), IC8/IK8TWX (IIA NA-004), IC8/IW8EAG (IIA NA-005) and IC8/IW8EHA (IIA NA-004, NA-005, NA-026) should be sent via IW8EHA either direct (Stefano Montone, Via Nunziale S.Antonio 76, 81038 Trentola Ducenta - CE, Italy) or through the bureau.

QSL VIA K1WY ---> K1WY (ex K1TRS: P.O. Box 2644, Hartford, CT 06146-2644, USA) is the QSL manager for GI6YM (75th anniverary station City of Belfast YMCA), TF8GX (Gulli in Keflavik) and UA0ZBK (Igor in Kamchatka City, CQ 19, ITU 35).

QSL VIA UT4UZ ---> Cards for contacts made with Jerry, UT4UZ/N2WCQ while operating as 6W1/N2WCQ (AF-045), 9N1UZ, EM4U, EO5U and US9D should now be routed via UT4UZ (Yuri N. Onipko, P.O. Box 128, Kiev-58, 252058, Ukraine).

QSL VIA ZS5BBO ---> Edwin (the QSL manager for Ian, ZD9IL) offers his services to any radio amateur who may be looking for a QSL manager. Please contact him at either his postal (Edwin Musto, P.O. Box 211032, Bluff, 4036 South Africa) or e-mail address ([email protected]).

W9DXCC CONVENTION ---> The 46th Annual W9DXCC Convention and Banquet will be held on 12 September at the Holiday Inn in Rolling Meadows, Illinois. For further information please contact Bill Smith, W9VA, by phone (874)-945-1564 or E-mail to [email protected] or visit http://www.qth.com/w9dxcc

WWSA ---> After the death of, Gilberto Affonso Penna (PY1AFA) the WWSA Contest (CW) has come to an end. The Contest had been organized by PY1AFA since 1981. ------

QSL received via direct: 3DA0CA, 3E1DX (NA-072), 4L4MM, 4M5E, 4S7DA, 5A1A, 5A21PA, 5R8ES, 7X2RO, 7Z1IS, 8Q7AA, 9J2AA, 9K2MU, 9K2RR, 9M0C, A41LZ, A45XR, A61AJ, BY1QH, CY0DX, D2BB, EK6GC, EP3HR, EW3LB, EX7MR, FR5ZQ/T, FS5PL, FT5X/FR5HR, FT5XN, H40AB, H44IO, HC8MA, HF0POL, HH2LQ, HH2PK, HK3JJH/1 (SA-040), HK3JJH/HK0M, HK0/KB5GL, II3OTA (IIA VE-065), II7A EU-091; IIA LE-004), IJ7/IK7TAJ (IIA LE-009, 048), IL3/IK2PZG (IIA VE-065), IL3/IK3GES (IIA VE-062), IT9YRE/9 (IIA AG-005), IT9/IT9FXY (IIA TP-028), IT9/IT9GNG (IIA TP-028), J79UGF, JD1BIY, JW5HE, JX3EX, JX7DFA, KG4GC, N2NL/KH2, N9KX/KH4, KH8/N5OLS, PJ8/ND5S, PJ9G, R1FJZ, S79MX, SV2ASP/A, SX2THE, T95A, TA2BK, TA4A, T31BB, T32BI, TG9NX, TJ1GD, TJ1HP, TM5CRO (EU-070), TR8MZ, TR8SS, TR8XX, TU2XP, TU2XZ, TY1IJ, UN5PR, V51CM, V63AO, V85HG, VK9EKY, VK9NS, VK9WM, VK9WY, VP8CXV, VR2KF, K4AU/WH1, WH0AAV, XU2A, XUF2B, XUXO, XW30, YC3OSE, ZD9IL, ZK1XXP, ZL4WA, ZY6WL. *****************************************************************************

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PERIOD CALL REF till 03/06 5B * by T97M & T93Y 368 till early Jun 7Z5OO: Saudi Arabia * by K3UOC 369 till 06/06 9M6AAT: Sabah (OC-088) * by UAs 369 till 03/06 CP6/LU9AUY & CP6AA: Bolivia * by LU9AUY 369 till 02/06 DL6CGC/p, DF5WBA/p and DJ3XG/p: Baltrum Isl (EU-047) 365 till late July FG/F2HE: NA-102 & NA-114 * by F2HE 362 till July FM5JY: Martinique (NA-107) * by F5JYD 359 till Jan 99 FO5QE: Tahiti (OC-046) * by F5GSK 369 till July FT5XN: Kerguelen * by F6IHY 359 till 03/06 DF1IC/HI8: Dominican Republic (NA-096) * by DF1IC 367 till 31/05 ID9/IT9NGN, IT9HLN, IT9TZZ, IT9UHF: Filicudi (EU-017) 367 till 02/06 JT1X: Mongolia * by Pannon DX Club 369 till 02/06 SV9: Crete (EU-1015) * by GM0UTD 367 till 03/06 V26TT & V26GG * by K5TT & W5AO 368 till 03/06 VK8AN/p: Troughton Isl. (OC-154) 368 till 02/06 VP2VDX: Brit. Virg. Is (NA-023) * by K6CT, N6CW & K9VV 367 till 01/06 XX9TSS: Taipa Island (AS-075), Macau * by JK2PNY 369 25/05-14/06 SV8/SM7DAY: Angistri Isl. (EU-075) 368 28/05-02/06 CY9RF: St. Paul Isl (NA-094) * by K8RF and others 367 28/05-31/05 PR5L and PQ5L: Mel Island (SA-047, DIB 24) * by PYs 367 29/05-02/06 6W1QV/p: Goree & Sarpent Is (AF-045) * by 6W1QV, 6W1RE 368 29/05-06/06 TF3/DL2DQW (EU-021) & TF7/DL2DQW (EU-071) * by DL2DQW 369 30/05-31/05 AZ4F * by LUs 367 30/05-31/05 BY1QH: China * by OH2BH and OH2PM 369 30/05-31/05 C4W: Cyprus (AS-004) * by 5B4WN 369 30/05-31/05 C46A: Cyprus (AS-004) * by 5B4ADA 369 30/05-17/06 C6AKA: Bahamas (NA-048, NA-113, NA-001) * by DL7VOG 369 30/05-31/05 CX5X: Uruguay * by CX6VM 369 30/05-31/05 EM4U: Ukraine * by UT4UZ 369 30/05-31/05 GS2MP: Scotland * by G4FAM 369 30/05-31/05 H24LP: Cyprus (AS-004) * by 5B4LP 369 30/05-31/05 LU8XW: Tierra del Fuego (SA-008) 369 30/05-31/05 OH0W: Aland Is (EU-002)* by OHs 369 30/05-31/05 P3A: Cyprus (AS-004) * by UAs 369 30/05-31/05 N9NC/TA3 * by W0YR and N9NC 367 30/05-31/05 TX8A: New Caledonia (OC-032) * by FK8HC 367 30/05-31/05 CQWW WPX CW Contest *** 31/05-02/06 JW9PJA & JW1ZDA: Svalbard (EU-026) * by LA9PJA,LA1ZDA 369 May BI7Y: Xisha Archipelago (AS-???) * by BD7JA and BYs 366 May JL1KFR/JD1: Minami Torishima (OC-073) * by JL1KFR 369 late May-Nov VE8TA: Baffin Island (NA-047, Zone 2) * by VE2BQB 367 01/06-07/06 A61AD * by N1DG 369 01/06-31/07 CK3MP: Canada * special event station 369 01/06-08/06 K1EFI/VP9: Southampton Parish, Bermuda (NA-005) 369 05/06-?? 6W1RE and 6W1QV: Madeleine Island (AF-045) 367 05/06-14/06 9M2: Langkawi Isl (AS-058), West Malaysia * by G3LIV 369 05/06-07/06 IL3/IK2PZG: IIA VE-033, 057, 044, 058, 059 369 05/06-20/06 PA6EVA: special event station 369 05/06-07/06 RV1AC,RU1AS,RV1CC,RZ1AZ,UA1ANA,RA1ACJ,RK1B/p: EU-133 369 06/06 9K2HN/p: Kubbar Island (AS-118) * by 9K2HN 369 06/06 IJ8/IK8WEJ, IZ8BGY, IZ8AZV: IIA CS-005 369 06/06/07/06 IA1/IK1QBT, IK1ZOZ, IK1OXF, I1FX: Gallinara (EU-083) 369 06/06-07/06 IT9WKH & IT9WLK: Isola Lunga (EU-166,TP-021) 369 06/06/07/06 TM6ACO: France * special event station 369 06/06-13/06 KL7USI: Alexander Archipelago (NA-041) 365 08/06-14/06 SP6ZDA, SP6NIC, SP6STB, SQ6ELP/1 * EU-129 & EU-132 369 10/06-15/06 CE1LDS/2: Damas Isl (NO-REF) * by CE7ZK and CE1LDS 363 10/06-17/06 SV8/G3SWH: Mykonos Island (EU-067) * by G3SWH 369 10/06-12/07 TM#CMF: special event stations 365 11/06-17/06 A25/ZS6PDX: Botswana * by ZS6RVG and ZS6CAL 369 11/06-13/06 HS: Koh Samet (AS-107) * by 7L1MFS 369 10/06-12/07 FBC#: France * special prefixes 369 12/06-25/06 EI2IM: Ireland (EU-115 ) and EU-006 (?) * by W4ZYT 369 12/06-14/06 F: Fort Enet (EU-032) * by F5MRP and ON4ZD 369 12/06-14/06 TM5B: Fort Brescou (EU-148) * by Fs 369 13/06-14/06 IJ9/IT9AXZ, IT9HLR, IT9WDY, IT9YRE: IIA SR-004 369 13/06-14/06 IT9: Scoglio Due Fratelli (EU-025, SR-014) * by IT9s 369 13/06-14/06 Contest ARI *** 13/06-14/06 ANARTS RTTY Contest *** 15/06-21/06 TF: Iceland * by DL7DF, DL7BO, DL7BY and DL7UFR 365 20/06 IC8: IIA NA-035, 036, 037, 038 * by IK2s & IK8s 369 20/06-21/06 All Asian CW Contest *** 25/06-29/06 EJ7NET: Great Saltee Isl (EU-103)*by WestNet DX Group 365 25/06-27/06 Hamradio 1998 (Friedrichshafen) 367 27/06-28/06 Marconi Memorial HF CW Contest *** June 7O/HA5PP or 7O8DX/CW: Yemen * by HA5PP 369 June-July CY9AA: St. Paul Island (NA-094) * by VE9AA and others 367 June F/ON4BDS/p: Tombelaine Isl (EU-156) * by ON4BDS 365 /EX S DX@WW $425WW370A 425 DX News #370 [1/5] 6 June 1998 No 370 BID: $425WW370A ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======Edited by I1JQJ IK1ADH - IK1GPG

3D2 - After leaving West Kiribati [425DXN 368] Ron, ZL1AMO is now active (10-80 metres, CW, SSB and RTTY) as 3D2RW from Fiji for one week. QSL via ZL1AMO. 3V - Hrane, YT1AD left Tunisia on 4 June after being active from 3V8BB [425DXN 369] for the week. QSL for this operation via YT1AD. 9K - Hamad, 9K2HN has been forced to postpone his operation from Kubbar Island (AS-118) [425DXN 369], previously planned for 6 June. AP - Amir, AP2AGJ is a newly licensed amateur and is active from Karachi, Pakistan. QSL to Amir Gulistan Janjua, Governor House, Peshawar, Pakistan. BY - BA4TA, BA4TB, BD4RF, BD4RD, BD4SE and other operators from the Chinese province of Jiangsu plan to be active (on 6-80 metres, WARC bands included) as BI4Q from Ping Island (NO-REF) on either 13-14 or 20-21 June. ER - ER3R/p will be active during the IARU Region 1 Field Day HF Contest (5-7 June). QSL via ER1DA (P.O. Box 9537, Kishinev MD-2071, Moldova). EU - EU6DA, EU6GB, EW6BN, EW6CF, EW6CM, EW6DI and possibly others will be signing home call/p from islands located in the West Dvina river (they do not count for IOTA) during this summer's weekends. An award is issued for contacts made with four different islands. Further information is available from the Award Manager EW6BN (P.O.Box 61, Novopolotsk-6, 211440, Belarus). F - French amateurs from Normandy are allowed to use a few special prefixes (HX, HY, TM, TO, TQ, TV, TX) on 6-7 June to commemorate the D-Day. FG - Hiroo, JA2EZD has been FG/ from 2 June and will be on Guadeloupe (NA-102) until 10 June. FO - Kan, JA1BK reports that K8YSE and W8JGU will be active as FO0PAP and FO0MAC from Rurutu (OC-050, Austral Islands) on 8 June and from Nuku Hiva (OC-027, Marquesas Islands ) on 14 June. J6 - After leaving Guadeloupe (see FG above), Hiroo, JA2EZD might go and operate as J6/JA2EZD from St. Lucia (NA-108) between 10 and 12 June. QSL via 7L1MFS. I - Joe, I1WXY and Gabriele, IK1NEG plan to be active (40 metres CW and SSB) from Scoglio della Galeazza (IIA IM-001, it does not count for IOTA) on 13 and 14 June. QSL via home calls. I - Claudio, I1SNW will be active as IF9/I1SNW from Egadi Is (EU-054) for one week and as IG9/I1SNW from Pelagie Is (AF-019) for another week between 5 and 19 July. He also plans to operate from a few IIA islands in those areas. IS0 - Roberto, IK0MHR will be active (on 20 and 40 metres, SSB and CW) as IM0/IK0MHR from Porco Islet (EU-041, IIA SS-010) on 21 June. IS0 - Roberto, IK2MRZ will be active as IK2MRZ/IM0 from Maddalena (EU-041, IIA SS-001) and possibly from other EU-041 islands between 23 and 30 June. QSL via IK2MRZ either direct (Roberto Pagano, P.O. Box 37, 20092 Cinisello Balsamo - MI, Italy) or through the bureau. JD1_mt - Ryo, JL1KFR [425DXN 369] is now active as JD1YBJ from Minami Torishima (OC-073). QSL via JL1KFR (Ryo Tojo, 1-102, 5-37 Taeu Miyazaki 2 Chome, Chuo-Ku, Chibia 260-0806, Japan) SV5 - Vito, I3BQC will be active as SV5/I3BQC from Astypalea in the Dodecanese (EU-001) between 16 June and 12 July. He might also be active from othewr Greek islands. QSL via I3BQC. SV9 - Juha, OH9MM will be active (10-40 metres, SSB, CW and RTTY) as SV9/OH9MM/P from Crete (EU-015) between 9 and 15 June. QSL via the bureau to OH3LQK. TK - Elio, IK1VCA and Roberto, IZ1BWC will be TK/ from Corsica (EU-014) between 27 June and 18 July. They will also try to operate from the island of San Cipriano (EU-164). QSL via IK1VCA either direct (IK1VCA, P.O. Box 250, 10100 Torino - TO, Italy: the CBA is wrong) or through the bureau. UR - Special event station EO2500FBD is active until 10 June to celebrate the 2500th anniversary of Belgorod-Dnestrovsk. QSL to S. Bratinov, P.O. Box 85, B-Dnestrovsk 272300, Ukraine. /EX S DX@WW $425WW370B 425 DX News #370 [2/5] 6 June 1998 No 370 BID: $425WW370B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======

V6 - Eventually Mike, NG7S was able to go to Mokil (OC-226/p) [425DXN 368] with his 100W rig and a vertical. He has been active on CW since 1 June and will be signing V63RL/P until 8 June. QSL via NG7S. V6 - Peter, V63PD is going to be active from Chuuk Is (OC-011). He is currently waiting for his antenna to arrive but he has carried his rig with him. QSL direct to VK4AAR (Alan Roocroft, c/o Post Office, Dalveen QLD 4374, Australia). VE - Until 15 July Canadian amateurs are allowed to replace their usual prefixes with the following special prefixes to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police: XK2 (VA2) and XK3 (VA3); VX1-VX9 (VE1-VE9); XL1 (VO1) and XL2 (VO2); XN1 (VY1) and XN2 (VY2). VK9L - Nick, VK2ICV/VK9LX is looking for 3-4 contest operators willing to operate as VK9LX from Lord Howe Island (OC-004) for ten days in November (CQWW DX CW Contest included). If you are interested please contact Nick at [email protected] as soon as possible (the 1997 operation web site is at http://www.watch4you.com/vk9lx). ZF - Bruce, N6NT is expected to be active (10-80 metres CW) from Cayman Is (NA-016) until 13 July. QSL via N2AU. ZK1_sc - Ed, K8VIR planned to be active as ZK1EHH from Rarotonga (OC-013), South Cook Islands until 3 June. Then he was expected to go and operate from Atiu (OC-083) between 4 and 10 June. QSL via K8VIR. ZL - ZM1A is the special call which has been issued to the Auckland Contest Club (recently founded by ZL3CW, ZL1AMO and ZL1BMW) for 30 days starting with the CQWW WPX CW Contest last weekend. QSL via ZL3CW. ------

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+ SILENT KEY + Former US Senator Barry Goldwater died on 29 May at the age of 89. Our readers outside the US surely remember the sharp-tongued, uncompromising defender of conservatism, who lost the presidency in 1964 against Lyndon B. Johnson. However they may ignore that Sen. Goldwater was a noted radio amateur (first licensed in 1921, he would operate as K3UIG from his Senate office and as K7UGA when he was at home in Arizona) who did a lot for amateur radio. His bill to allow reciprocal operating agreements between the US and other countries was signed into law in 1964 and his legacy includes also the establishment of the volunteer examination programme (1982).

CY9RF CANCELLED ---> Dan, K8RF reports that the CY9RF expedition to St. Paul Island (28 May - 2 June) [425DXN 367] was cancelled due to various factors, mainly last minute conflicts with one of the operators' schedule. "We did not have enough manpower to properly mount the operation", Dan says, "so I felt it was best to cancel other than do a poor job".

IOTA AT FRIEDRICHSHAFEN ---> RSGB IOTA Committee Chairman Martin Atherton, G3ZAY and IOTA Manager Roger Balister, G3KMA will attend Ham Radio 1998 at Friedrichshafen (25-26 June). An IOTA Forum will take place on 26 June at 14.00 (local time) in the Konferenz Raum and an IOTA Get-together has been organized on 26 June at 19.00 (local time) at "Beim Bene" (VFB Stadion Gaststaette, Teuringer Str. 2). IOTA Country Assistant for Germany and Checkpoint Hans-Georg Goebel, DK1RV will be at the Yaesu booth in hall 10.

QSL CQWW WPX CW CONTEST 1998 ---> Pascual Guardiola, EA5EYJ has compiled a list of QSL routes for stations active in this year's event. Give a look to http://www.arrakis.es/~ea5eyj/wpxcw98.htm (the latest update will be available around 8 June).

QSL IL3/IK3QAR ---> Cards for IL3/IK3QAR operations from the islands of Campana (EU-131, IIA VE-029) and Poveglia (EU-131, IIA VE-030) on 23 May are handled by the operator himself, who has no QSL manager.

QSL P3A ---> Direct cards for P3A (Multi-Multi from Cyprus in CQWW WPX CW) should be sent to UA9YAB (Alex Vedernikov, Box 120, BIYSK Altajskij kraj, 659300 Russia). Alex requests 3 IRCs + SAE.

QSL VIA IK2MRZ ---> Direct cards for 1992 and 1993 operations by IL4/IK2MRZ from Scanno di Piallazza (IOTA EU-155, IIA FE-001) can be requested to Roberto Pagano, P.O. Box 37, 20092 Cinisello Balsamo - MI, Italy until September. After this date all QSOs for which Roberto, IK2MRZ has not received a QSL request will be automatically confirmed via bureau. Roberto still has logs and QSL cards for the 1991 S79HX operation by IK2BHX (QSL either direct or through the bureau). /EX S DX@WW $425WW370AC 425 DX News #370 [3/5] 6 June 1998 No 370 BID: $425WW370C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======* Q S L I N F O [1/3] * ======

3D2BA Dick, P.O.Box 916, Sigatoka, Fiji Islands 5B4LP Andreas Mavrides, 8A Salamis Avenue, Nicosia 135, Cyprus 5B4OG Edward D.Ross, P.O.Box 6307, Larnaca, Cyprus 7S6KY Kungsbacka Radioamatorer, P.O Box 10302, S-434 24 Kungsbacka, Sweden 8Q7AM Ali Mahir, Chandani Villa 19, Raa, Vaadhoo 0502, Maldive Islands 9H1SV Stephen Vella, "Alpinia", Censu Muscat St., Naxxar NXR 05, Malta 9M6HZ Herbert Koh, Locked Bag No.1, 88990 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia AH8LG Larry Gandy, P.O.Box 1618, Pago Pago, AS-96799, American Samoa AP2AGJ Amir Gulistan Janjua, Governor House, Peshawar, Pakistan BA1CO Pek Ching, P.O.Box 6111, Beijing, China BD4DC Ralph Chian, 573 Fu-Xing-Zhong-Lu, Shanghai 200025, China BV3BV Yo Ki Huang, P.O.Box 3-59, Yangmei 326, Taiwan BY1BYX YongXin Amateur Radio Station, P.O.Box 429, Beijing, China CE6TC Marco Quijada, P.O.Box 1234, Temuco, Chile CN8KD Mohamed Kharbouche, P.O.Box 6343, 10101 Rabat, Morocco CT1DTE Luis Valadas, Rua Aquilino Ribeiro,N1 3 ESQ, P-2780 Oeiras, Portugal DS1HAM Kim Jung Hee, Kae Hwa APT #107-305, Bang Hwa 3 dong, Kang So-Ku, Seoul 157-223, South Korea DS3ACV Yang Hae Cheon, Karam APT 3-501, Samchun-dong, Seo-gu, Taejon 302-222, Korea DS4BHW Pil-Ki Kim, P.O.Box 27, Suncheon 540-600, South Korea DS5EOV Lee Jae-Ku, 101-1906 Ku-Duk Kuk-Dong Apt., 173-16 Hak-Jang-Dong, Sa-Sang-Gu, Pusan 617-020, South South Korea DS5RNM Joonha Lee, Kyeungnam Town 9-1005, 113, Hwangkum-dong, Suseong-Ku, Taegu 706-040, South Korea DU7LA Peter Sils, P.O.Box 90, Dumaguete PH-6200, Philippines EK6AD Evgeni Kurgin, Ul-Tamanceneri 18-56, 375000 Erevan, Armenia FK8HC Franck Petitjean, P.O.Box 7636, Ducos, 98801 Noumea, New Caledonia HC1/K4ERO John O.Stanley, 8495 Highway 157, Rising Fawn, GA-30738, U.S.A. HC4NAR Raul Armas, P.O.Box 13-01-326, Portoviejo, Manabi, Ecuador HH2PK Patrick Cardozo, P.O.Box 1095, Port-au-Prince, Haiti HJ3YHY Jairo Hinestroza, A.A.151273, Santafe de Bogota, Colombia HL0K Hankuk Aviation University Amateur Radio Club, 200-1 Hwajun-dong, Dukyang-gu, Koyang, Kyonggi 411-791, South Korea HL0Z Gyeongsang National University Marine Science College Amateur Radio Station, 445 Inpung Dong, Tong Yung, South Korea HL1XP Jeon, 58-1 Nonhyun-dong, Kangnam-ku, Seoul 135-010, South Korea HL2BM Kim Hong Jong, P.O.Box 1, Hoengge, Kangwon 232-950, South Korea HL2DKL Park Dong Suk, Bongyang 1-Ri, Jeongseon-eup, Kangwon 233-800, Korea HL2LMW Bok Gwi Moon, 1007-104 Jukong APT, 550 Eunhaeng-2 dong, Jungwon-ku, Seongnam 462-152, South Korea HL2WA Dong Kyu Lee, 1007-104 Jukong APT, 550 Eunhaeng-2 dong, Jungwon-ku, Seongnam 462-152, South Korea HL5FBT Keum Cheol Kim, P.O.Box 34, Namdaegu 705-600, South Korea HP3XUG CAPT louis N.Anciaux, Apartado 417, David, Chiriqui, Panama HR1RGA Rene Garcia A., P.O.Box 15176, Tegucigalpa, Honduras HR2JGG Jorge Giacoman, P.O.Box 351, 23201 El Progreso, Yoro, Honduras HS1PDY Kanok Chantrasmi, P.O.Box 195, Samsennai, Bangkok 10400, Thailand J43PTR Radio Amateur Association of West Peloponese, P.O.Box 12, GR-260 03 Patra, Greece JA3MCA Kaoru Tachibana, 1-7-5-403 Tsukimino Yamato, Kanagawa 242, Japan JL1KFR Ryoichi Tojo, 2-5-37-1-102, Miyazaki, Chuo-ku, Chiba City, Chiba 260-0806, Japan JR4ISF Katsuyuki Ishi, 6-12-7-201, Kohshienguchi, Nishinomiya 663-8113,Japan K8RF Daniel Flaig, 2101 Ronaldson Ave, Cincinati, OH 45230-1510, U.S.A. LA9PJA Carlos Ferreira, Johan Bjerknes vei 5 B, N-3039 Drammen, Norway LU3FP Hernan Baez, Gorriti 462, 2000 Rosario, Argentina LU9FZI Radio Club Casilda, P.O.Box 167, 2170 Casilda (SF), Argentina LX1KC Christian Kieffer, 121, rue Klensch, L-3250 Bettembourg, Luxembourg N5FTR Buzz Loeschman, 717 Milton, Angleton, TX-77515, U.S.A. N7TX S.Thompson, 119 E.Jasmine St., Mesa, AZ-85201-1811, U.S.A. OA6AFS Edgardo M.Corrales Rodriguez, P.O.Box 109, Arequipa, Peru ON4BDS David Steeman, Kapelweg 11, B-9200 Dendermonde, Belgium RU1ZC Akademgorodok 2 kv. 1, Loparskaya 184340, Russia SM0CMH Goran Lundell, Algovagen 11, SE-13336 Saltsjobaden, Sweden SP6ZDA Scouts Radio Club, P.O.Box 41, 51-673 Wroclaw, Poland SV1AYC Kostas Monastiriakos, 10 Mesologiou St., GR-141 23 Likovrisis, SV1BRL Kiki, P.O.Box 87539, GR-185 07 Piraeus, Greece SV2COL Sismanidis Dimitris, Velvendo Kozanis, GR-504 00 Kozani, Greece /EX S DX@WW $425WW370AD 425 DX News #370 [4/5] 6 June 1998 No 370 BID: $425WW370D ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======* Q S L I N F O [2/3] * ======

TA Buro Telsiz Radyo Amatorleri Cemiyeti, P.O.Box 699, TR-80005 Karakoy, Istanbul, Turkey TA3BN Nuri Boylu, P.O.Box 976, Konak, TR-35252 Izmir, Turkey TI5FVV Fulton, P.O.Box 210, 4400 San Carlos, Costa Rica TK5PB Bruno Padey, Le Magenta No. 1, F-20169 Bonifacio, Corsica, France TF8GX Gudlaugur K.Jonsson, P.O.Box 345, IS-230 Keflavik, Iceland UR4LWC Alex Nuzhny, P.O.Box 10636, Kharkiv 310052, Ukraine US4IXQ Ed Repienko, P.O.Box 418, Makeevka-41, Donetsk 339041, Ukraine UU2JZ Ken Yernev, P.O.Box 96, Simferopol 38, 333038 Ukraine VE2BQB Louis Paquet, 1368 Rang 4, Lac au Saumon, P.Q., G0J 1M0, Canada VE7ARS Scott Osborne Sheppard, 32484 McRae Av., Mission, BC, V2V 2L7, Canada VE7TLL Terry Mitchell, P.O.Box 9, Tlell, BC, V0T1Y0, Canada VK2GJH Jack D. Haden, P.O. Box 299, Ryde, NSW, 2112, Australia VP8CXV Chris Vernon, 57 Parker Road, Wittering, Cambs PE8 6AN, England VU2SWS Sarla Sharma, 7 Gaurav Apt, Nahur, Mulund West,Mumbai 400 080,India W4DN David Novoa, 1994 SW 142nd Ave, Miami, FL-33175, U.S.A. XX9BB Leong Kam Po, P.O.Box 6018, Macau XX9EH John Leong, P.O.Box 6018, Macau YB0DX Ayung, P.O.Box 1004 JKB, Jakarta 11010, Indonesia YB0BEH Roselina, P.O.Box 1096, Jakarta 10010, Indonesia YB1GLB Liebra T., P.O.Box 1042, Bandung 40010, Indonesia YB7UE D.A.Farianto, P.O.Box 6731 JKUKP, Jakarta 14250B, Indonesia YB8BYS H.F.Sjamsuddin, Jln Gunung Kairo 12, Ujung Pandang 90114, Indonesia YC0IEM Hotang Siahaan, P.O.Box 7262, Jakarta 12072, Indonesia YC1VQD Ir.Jonathan H.Lemuel, P.O.Box 115, Tangerang 15001, Indonesia YC2JVQ Muarief, P.O.Box 1019, Brebes 52212, Indonesia YC7KE Husaini, P.O.Box 188, Banjarmasin 70001, Indonesia YS1RR Raymundo Ernesto Rodriguez Diaz, P.O.Box 32, San Salvador, El Salvador, Central America ZP5BMR Nene Barboza, Av.San Martin 1799, 1767 Asuncion, Paraguay ZP5FEL Felix Echeverria Insfran, C.C.1969, 1209 Asuncion, Paraguay ZP7CLA Carlos Alberto Lohse Kiese, C.C.36, 5000 Villarica, Paraguay ZP7CWA Lorgio Roberto Aguilera, P.O.Box 001, Caaguazu, Paraguay ZP9CN Antero Gustavo Carlson N., P.O.Box 145, 6000 Encarnacion, Paraguay ZP9DZA Helmut Paster, C.C.412, 7000 Ciudad del Este, Paraguay ZP9TVA Euclides Toledo, C.C.533, 7000 Ciudad del Este, Paraguay

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3D2 - Roberto, EA4DX will be active (mostly on the low bands and on RTTY) as 3D2DX/p from Viti Levu (OC-016), Fiji Islands between 20 and 24 September. QSL via EA4DX (Roberto Diaz, P.O. Box 50546, 28080 Madrid, Spain). 3D2_rot- Roberto, EA4DX will be active (SSB and RTTY on 10-160 metres) as 3D2DX from Rotuma Island (OC-060) between 29 August and 19 September. QSL EA4DX (Roberto Diaz, P.O. Box 50546, 28080 Madrid, Spain). The Web page for this operation is at http://www.qsl.net/ea4dx/index.html 7Q - Ron, 7Q7RM, who left Malawi on 2 April, will be active again from 14 June. QSL via G0IAS. 8P - Dennis, K7BV plans to operate the 8P9Z station from Barbados (NA-021) between 7 and 14 July. An 8P call will be assigned upon arrival. He will operate CW extensively on all HF bands and RS12 prior to the IARU HF World Championship (11-12 July), where he is expected to enter the SOABHP CW category. Dennis will make special effort to catch as many Asian band openings as possible. QSL via K7BV (Dennis Motschenbacher, 4357 Appollonio Way, Carson City, NV 89704, USA) 9N - Charles, K4VUD now plans to be active from Nepal [425DXN 367] from 10 July until about 5 December (if his visa clearances go well). He will be looking especially for stateside contacts - try to copy his predictably weak signal at Nepal's sunrise and sunset times daily first on 14.195, then 14.023, and then 21.295 and 21.023 MHz. He has a daily sked with southeast Asians on 14.215 at 0100 UTC. QSL via K4VUD (Charles H. Harpole, 3100 N. Hwy. 426, Geneva, FL 32732-9761, USA). BY - The Jiangsu DX Club operation from Ping Island (NO-REF) [425DXN 370] is now scheduled to take place between 19 and 21 June. Look for BI4Q to be active with two stations on CW (3.504, 7.004, 10.104, 14.040, 18.074, 21.040, 24.894, 28.040 and 50.110 MHz) and SSB (7.050, 14.260, 18.135, 21.260, 24.945, 28.460 and 50.110). QSL via 9A2AJ (Tomislav Polak, PP 7, HR-34551 Lipik, Croatia). EA - Special event station ED1SCR is active until 14 June to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Spanish Red Cross in Salamanca. QSL via the bureau to EA1EAU. EA8 - Tony, EA8AKN will be active (mostly on 20 and 15 metres) as EA8AKN/p from the following lighthouses on the island of Fuerteventura (AF-004, DIE S-006): Muelle Gran Tarajal (D-2796, from 10 to 13 UTC on 20 June), La Entallada (D-2795, from 15 to 18 UTC on 20 June), Roque La Mar (S-254, from 6 to 12 UTC on 21 June during the DIE Contest), Muelle Morro Jable (D-2797, from 14 to 16 UTC on 21 June). F - Patrick, DL4VBP will be active from the islands of Re and Oleron (both counts for EU-032) until 20 June. F - F5NPL and F5NPS will be /p from two DIFI islands (they do not count for IOTA) on 13 June: at 9 UTC they will be active from Bois Gerard island (55001L) and at 11.30 UTC they will operate fron Verte Island (55002L). /EX S DX@WW $425WW371B 425 DX News #371 [2/6] 12 June 1998 No 371 BID: $425WW371B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======

FO - Bill, W8JGU/FO0MAC and John, K8YSE/FO0PAP [425DXN 370] are expected to go QRT from the Australs (OC-050) on 12 June. They plan to be active from the Marquesas (OC-027) between 14 and 18 June. The main focus will be again on RTTY and at times there may be two stations on the air with one on RTTY and the other on CW or SSB. QSL for both FO0PAP and FO0MAC via K8OU. FO - Albert, FO5JR will be leaving Tahiti on 20 July. He expects to arrive to Rimatara (OC-050), Austral Islands on the 22th and to start his activity (CW only, around 14.010 and 21.010 MHZ) on either the 24th or the 25th. He will stay there until 13 August. QSL via home call. Please note that Albert does not like pile ups and wants name and QTH on each QSO. FP - Mel, W8MV plans to be active as FP/W8MV from St. Pierre and Miquelon (NA-032) between 8 and 15 July. QSL via W8MV. G - G0IFM and G0URI will be active (6-80 metres, CW and SSB) from Lundy Island (EU-120) between 13 and 20 June. QSL via the bureau or direct to P.O. Box 49, Leicester, England. GU - Tom, DL4SZ and Arno, DL1CW will be active as MU/DL4SZ/p (SSB and CW) and MU/DL1CW/p (CW) from Guernsey (EU-114) between 10 and 13 June. HB0 - HB9LEY (ex JA1LZR) will be HB0/ from Liechtenstein on 13 and 14 June. He will be working on 40, 30, 20, 17, 15 and possibly 12 and 10 metres on CW and SSB. QSL via JH1BSE (Masa Yamamura, 2-10-6 Arai, Nakanoku, Tokyo 165, Japan). A web page can be found at http://www.jona.or.jp/~ja1qgt/hb9ley.html HB0 - DF6VI, DL1FDH and DL4OCM will be HB0/ from Liechtenstein between 22 and 26 June. They will operate on 6-160 metres, possibly with three stations. QSL via home calls through the bureau. HK - Special event callsigns 5K1WC and 5K3WC are active from Colombia to celebrate the World Football (Soccer) Cup. QSL via HK3SGP (Siso Hennessey, P.O. Box 170030, Bogota D.C. Colombia). I - II0N is the contest call used by Piero, IK0AEH. QSL via home call. I - Pino, I2MWZ and Ivan, IK2OWK will be active (with two stations on 20 and 40 metres) as IA5/home call from Scoglio d'Affrica (EU-028, IIA LI-011) on 13 June. It is the first operation from this rare and remote rock. QSL via home calls. I - Ennio, IK3LYP (ex IK1LYP) will be active (CW and SSB) as IG9/IK3LYP from Lampedusa Island (AF-019, IIA AG-001) between 11 and 25 July. QSL via home call (Ennio Pistillo, P.O. Box 300, 36100 Vicenza, Italy). J7 - Jim, W6JKV will be active (mainly on 6 metres, but possibly on other bands) as J79KV from Dominica (NA-101) between 26 June and 6 July. QSL via W6JKV. JA - Yuki, JI6KVR plans to be active as JI6KVR/6 from Amakusa Is (AS-012) on 27 and 28 June. QSL via EA5KB (Japanese stations via JJ6LXX). OD - Jean-Pierre, F6FLV is active as OD5RAK from Lebanon until 30 June. OH - Ron, DK4UN (SSB) and Matthias, DK4WD (CW) will be touring Scandinavia in June-July and might be active as OH/DK4UN and OH/DK4WD from IOTA group EU-126 indicatively between 1 and 3 July. Ron's web page is at http://www.qsl.net/dk4un QSL via home calls, either direct or through the bureau. OX - It has been reported that Michael, OX3LG has been active from Greenland's West Coast IOTA group (NA-134) for the last two weeks. He is expected to leave on 12 June. He plans to be active from the East Coast group (NA-134) for a couple of weeks in August. QSL via OZ2ELA. /EX S DX@WW $425WW371C 425 DX News #371 [3/6] 12 June 1998 No 371 BID: $425WW371C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======

LA - Ron, DK4UN (SSB) and Matthias, DK4WD (CW) plan to be active as LA/DK4UN and LA/DK4WD from the following Norwegian IOTA groups (please note that the dates are subject to changes): EU-141 (3-5 July), EU-044 (7-10 July), EU-046 (10-12 July), EU-033 and EU-076 (13-17 July), EU-062 (18-19 July), EU-079 (21-22 July). QSL via home calls, either direct or through the bureau. SM - Ron, DK4UN (SSB) and Matthias, DK4WD (CW) might be active as SM/DK4UN and SM/DK4WD from IOTA groups EU-135 and EU-139 indicatively between 27 and 29 June. QSL via home calls, either direct or through the bureau. SP - The Amateur Radio Scout Club "Spider", SP5ZDH will be active as either SP5ZDH/5 or SP5ZDH/P from the castle of Czersk in the central Poland on 13-14 June. QSL via SP5ZDH either direct (HKL "Pajak" - SP5ZDH, ul. Poniatowskiego 10, 05-400 Otwock, Poland) or through the bureau. KH0 - Northern Kyushu DX Club members JA6CNL, JQ6NVE and JA6AGA will be active from Saipan, Mariana Is (OC-086) between 11 UTC on 19 June and 17 UTC on 22 June. They will operate as KH0N, KH0/AF4IN and KH0/AF4FL respectively. Look for them on CW (1.910, 3.502, 3.525, 7.002, 7.025, 10.102, 14.002, 14.025, 18.070, 21.002, 21.025, 24.892, 28.002 and 28.025 MHz) and SSB (3.799, 7.070, 14.195, 18.135, 21.295, 24.945 and 28.495 MHz). QSL via home calls. S0 - Mark, ON4WW [425DXN 361] has got the licence to operate from Western Sahara as S07WW. He will go to Bir Lehlu around 15 June and return to Tindouf, Algeria on 20 June. QSL via ON5NT. TF - The German operators who will be active from Iceland (15-21 June) [425DXN 365] now include Sigi (DL7DF), Tom (DL7BO), Ben (DL7BY), Frank (DL7UFR) and Wolfgang (DL2NWK). They will concentrate on the low bands and on CW, but SSB and RTTY are also possible. They will be active on all bands, 6 metres included. QSL via DL7DF. VE - Look for Ernest, VE3NSZ and Dennis, VE5AEE to be active from several C.IS.A islands (in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia and Yukon) between 9 June and 8 July. The Canadian Islands Award (C.IS.A.) site is at http://www.tir.com/~wd8mgq/ VE - Laurie, VO1XC and Barry, VO1BAR will operate from Puffin Island (NA-198, C.IS.A. NF032) starting around 18.00 UTC on 15 May. They will be on the island at least one night and look for openings to JA and VK/ZL at appropriate times. On the way back Laurie plans to operate for a bit from Greenspond (NA-198, NF041, Ship (NA-198, NF040) and Batterton (NA-198, NF???) islands. VE - Amateurs in Cambridge, Ontario are allowed to replace their VE3/VA3 prefixes with VF3/VG3 between 22 June and 5 July to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the formation of the City of Cambridge. VE - Special event station CZ1SSB will be active from Port aux Basques, Newfoundland (NA-027) between 24 June and 24 July to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Gulf Ferry Service between Newfoundland and Nova Scotia. VK0_ant- Tom Stokes, VK5TS/VK0TS will not go back to Macquarie Island due to a recent policy change with Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition, which does not allow consecutive assignments to any of the ANARE bases. Tom will leave for Davis Base, Antarctica (AN-016) in July and will operate from there as VK0TS. VP5 - Bill, K5YG will be active as VP5/K5YG from Providenciales (NA-002), Caicos Islands between 14 and 20 June. Look for him working mainly CW during his evenings and nights. QSL via K5YG. W - N1WON, W4WHN and KE4GWH plan to be active from from Howell Key (NO-REF, USI new) on either 13 or 20 June starting around 14 UTC. W - Special event station W7A will be active (SSB and CW, possibly RTTY, on 10-80 metres) from Great Falls, Montana to commemorate the Grand Opening of the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center between 1 and 5 July. QSL via KQ7K (P.O. Box 221, Black Eagle, MT 59414-0221, USA). Further information is available at http://www.qsl.net/w7a YV - Amateurs from the Association of Radioamateurs of Venezuela (ARV) and the Grupo DX Caracas will be active (on all bands CW, SSB and RTTY) as YW5LB from La Blanquilla Island (SA-037) between 16 and 19 July. QSL via W4SO. ZL8 - Bob Sutton, ZL1RS will be on Raoul Island in the Kermadecs (OC-039) between 28 June and 17 July. Work has priority, so amateur radio activity will be sporadic. Look for ZL8RS on all bands from 160 to 6 metres, mainly on SSB with some CW on 160 and 30 metres. Bob might be active on RTTY also. QSL via ZL1RS (Robert Sutton, 109 Wright Rd, RD2 Katikati, New Zealand). /EX S DX@WW $425WW371D 425 DX News #371 [4/6] 12 June 1998 No 371 BID: $425WW371D ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======

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The following amateurs have announced their participation in this year's event [see also 425DXN 355, 358, 361, 363, 365, 367]:

AS-043 - Toshi, JM1PXG as JM1PXG/1 from Hachijo Island. He will concentrate on Europe and North America. QSL via JM1PXG either direct (Toshiyuki Saito, 12-2-402, Okusawa 2, Setagaya, Tokyo 158-0083, Japan) or through the bureau. AS-067 - Yuki, JI6KVR as JI6KVR/6 from Uji Islands. QSL via EA5KB (Japanese stations only via JJ6LXX). EU-090 - Radio Club Split operators as 9A8P from Palagruza. QSL via 9A1AKL either direct or through the bureau. EU-120 - G/F5VCR/p from the island of Lindisfarne. NA-031 - Mark, AA1AC as AA1AC/P from Aquidneck Island. NA-065 - Debbie, N7FL as W7I from Lopez Island. QSL via N7FL. NA-079 - Eight operators (AA4XR, AI4K, KC2KU, KJ9N, KR4GN, WK9Z, WT4T, XE1L) from the Florida West Coast DX Ring from Dry Tortugas. NA-198 - A group of operators from WIARC (West Island Amateur Radio Club) as XO1CWI from Fogo Island. They will be active between 22 and 28 July. QSL via VE2CWI. ------

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3W6KA LOG SEARCH ---> Log serach for the Kasati Ham Radio Club Station (3W6KA) has been set up by the North Jersey DX Association at http://njdxa.org/3w6log-check.html

9X0A LOG SEARCH ---> Craig Gullickson, N6ED has just completed a DX Log Search for Andy, 9X0A. It contains logs for 9X/RW3AH, 9X0A, and 9U/9X0A and it can be found at http://www.qsl.net/n6ed/9x0a.html (a complete list of all DX Log Searches on Craig's WWW DX page can be found at http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/Palms/8651/)

DAYTON 1998 ---> The Dayton 98 Photo Gallery is now up at the "K8CX Ham Gallery" at http://paradox2010.com/ham/

IY4M ----> The beacon (28.195 MHz) currently does not work. It is most likely to have suffered some damage during the latest thunderstorm.

QSL 6A1A ---> QSL manager IK3ZAW reports that the QSL cards for the April activity [425DXN 364] are expected to be printed in about thirty days.

QSL 9M0C ---> QSL manager G3SWH reports that he has received 5,735 items of mail, and is dealing with them strictly in their order of arrival. So far, he has opened 4,115 of them and 9,037 QSOs have been confirmed. Please note that many replies to Australia, New Zealand and the Far East have been sent by surface mail due to insufficient return postage (while an IRC covers basic rate postage to all destinations, from the UK this is only for items up to 10g. The double-side card, along with inserts which he is obliged to include on behalf of various sponsors, takes the weight over this, especially where the return envelope is heavy of itself). Please do not send second requests at this stage.

QSL VK8AN & VK8AN/P (OC-154) ---> Please note [as published in 425DXN 368] that Dan's *new* QSL manager is VK4AAR (Alan Roocroft, c/o Post Office, Dalveen, QLD 4374, Australia). Alan is also the QSL manager for V63PD, VI0ANARE, VK8MI, YJ8AA, ZK2JJ and ZK2PJ (he does *not* handle cards for either VK9WM or VK9WY). /EX S DX@WW $425WW371E 425 DX News #371 [5/6] 12 June 1998 No 371 BID: $425WW371E ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ======

QSL YS1X (JAN-FEB OPERATION BY OHs) ---> QSL manager OH2BU (Jari Jussila, Pilvijarvi, FIN-02400 Kirkkonummi, Finland) has received 2,525 envelopes so far (covering some 11,000 QSOs out of 26,396). All the direct cards (except 50-70 QSLs, which have to checked against the original logs) have already been or will be mailed in a couple of weeks' time. Bureau cards will be handled as of early July. Log search is available at http://www.qsl.net/gdxf/gdxflogsearh.html - if you do not find your QSO or find any mistake please send Jari a note (his e-mail address is [email protected]).

RTTY AT FRIEDRICHSHAFEN ---> RTTY and digital modes enthusiasts are invited to participate in the first RTTY DX Meeting to be held at Ham Radio 1998 (Friedrichshafen, 25-27 June). The meeting is scheduled at 16.00 local time on Friday 26 June (Saal B).

SP-CW-C ---> "Everybody can talk but CW is an art" is the motto of the SP-CW Club, which is sponsored by PZK (the Polish Amateur Radio Union) and open to both licensed amateurs and SWLs with a special interest in CW. Further details at http://www.wlkp.top.pl/~pzk/kluby/spcwc/spcwc.htm#english

THAILAND ON WARC ---> Mirek, HS0/VK3DXI reports that, according to Thai amateur radio magazine "100 Watts", after ten years of hard work radioamateurs in Thailand will get a new Band Plan, allowing access to WARC and all modes of transmission for the first time. No exact date was given for the new Band Plan coming into action.

VP8CTR LOG SEARCH ---> Log Search for VP8CTR (operated by Roman, EM1KA) is now available at http://www.qsl.net/gdxf

WRTC 2000 ---> The World Radiosport Team Championship. organized by the Slovenia Contest Club [425DXN 367], will be held on 12-18 July 2000. A website has been set up and can be found at http://wrtc2000.bit.si/

WWSA CONTEST ---> Paulo Hernandes, PT2NP reports that an effort is being made to keep the WWSA Contest alive [425DXN 369]. The 1998 Contest, which is now sponsored by LABRE, will take place between 12 UTC on 13 June and 18 UTC on 14 June. The complete rules are available at http://www.qsl.net/cwsp ------

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***************************************************************************** /EX S DX@WW $425WW371F 425 DX News #371 [6/6] 12 June 1998 No 371 BID: $425WW371F ======425 DX NEWS * CALENDAR ======edited by I1JQJ till July 5K1WC and 5K3WC: Colombia (special event calls) 371 till 14/06 9M2: Langkawi Isl (AS-058), West Malaysia * by G3LIV 369 till 17/06 C6AKA: Bahamas (NA-048, NA-113, NA-001) * by DL7VOG 369 till 15/06 CE1LDS/2: Damas Isl (SA-086) * by CE7ZK and CE1LDS 363 till 31/07 CK3MP: Canada * special event station 369 till 12/07 FBC#: France * special prefixes 369 till late July FG/F2HE: NA-102 & NA-114 * by F2HE 362 till July FM5JY: Martinique (NA-107) * by F5JYD 359 till Jan 99 FO5QE: Tahiti (OC-046) * by F5GSK 369 till July FT5XN: Kerguelen * by F6IHY 359 till 13/06 MU/DL4SZ/p & MU/DL1CW/p: Guernsey (EU-114) 371 till 30/06 OD5RAK * by F6FLV 371 till 20/06 PA6EVA: special event station 369 till 14/06 SP6ZDA, SP6NIC, SP6STB, SQ6ELP/1 * EU-129 & EU-132 369 till 17/06 SV8/G3SWH: Mykonos Island (EU-067) * by G3SWH 369 till 15/06 SV9/OH9MM/P: Crete (EU-015) * by OH9MM 370 till 12/07 TM#CMF: special event stations 365 till 08/07 VE3NSZ and VE5AEE: C.IS.A islands 371 till 15/07 XK2-3, VX1-9, XL1-2, XN1-2: special pfx from Canada 370 till 13/07 ZF2NT: Cayman Is (NA-016) by N6NT 370 11/06-17/06 A25/ZS6PDX: Botswana * by ZS6RVG and ZS6CAL 369 11/06-13/06 HS: Koh Samet (AS-107) * by 7L1MFS 369 12/06-25/06 EI2IM: Ireland (EU-115 ) and EU-006 (?) * by W4ZYT 369 12/06-14/06 F: Fort Enet (EU-032) * by F5MRP and ON4ZD 369 12/06-14/06 TM5B: Fort Brescou (EU-148) * by Fs 369 13/06 F5NPL/p & F5NPS/p: DIFI 55001L and 55002L 371 13/06-20/06 G0IFM and G0URI: Lundy Island (EU-120) 371 13/06-14/06 HB0/HB9LEY: Liechtenstein 371 13/06-14/06 I1WXY & IK1NEG: Scoglio della Galeazza (IIA IM-001) 370 13/06 IA5/I2MWZ & IA5/IK2OWK: Scoglio d'Affrica (IIA LI-011) 371 13/06-14/06 IJ9/IT9AXZ, IT9HLR, IT9WDY, IT9YRE: IIA SR-004 369 13/06-14/06 IT9: Scoglio Due Fratelli (EU-025, SR-014) * by IT9s 369 13/06-14/06 SP5ZDH/5 or SP5ZDH/P: castle of Czersk 371 13/06-14/06 Contest ARI *** 13/06-14/06 ANARTS RTTY Contest *** 13/06-14/06 WWSA CW Contest 371 14/06-18/06 FO0PAP & FO0MAC: Marquesas (OC-027) * by K8YSE & W8JGU 371 14/06-20/06 VP5/K5YG: Caicos Is (NA-002) 371 15/06-20/06 S07WW: Western Sahara * by ON4WW 371 15/06-21/06 TF: Iceland * by DL7DF, DL7BO, DL7BY, DL7UFR, DL2NWK 371 15/06-16/06 VO1XC and VO1BAR: Puffin Island (NA-198) 371 16/06-12/07 SV5/I3BQC: Astypalea (EU-001) 370 19/06-21/06 BI4Q: Ping Island (NO-REF) * by BY4s 371 19/06-22/06 KH0N, KH0/AF4IN & KH0/AF4FL: Marianas (OC-086)*by JAs 371 20/06-21/06 EA8AKN/p: Lighthouses on Fuerteventura (AF-004) 371 20/06 IC8: IIA NA-035, 036, 037, 038 * by IK2s & IK8s 369 20/06-21/06 All Asian CW Contest *** 21/06 IM0/IK0MHR: Porco Islet (EU-041, IIA SS-010) 370 22/06-26/06 HB0/DF6VI, HB0/DL1FDH & HB0/DL4OCM: Liechtenstein 371 22/06-05/07 VF3 & VG3: special prefixes from Ontario, Canada 371 23/06-30/06 IM0/IK2MRZ: Maddalena (EU-041, IIA SS-001) 370 24/06-24/07 CZ1SSB: special event station (NA-027) 371 25/06-29/06 EJ7NET: Great Saltee Isl (EU-103)*by WestNet DX Group 365 25/06-27/06 Hamradio 1998 (Friedrichshafen) 367 26/06-06/07 J79KV: Dominica (NA-101) * by W6JKV 371 27/06-28/06 JI6KVR/6: Amakusa Is (AS-012) * by JI6KVR 371 27/06-29/06 SM/DK4UN and SM/DK4WD: EU-135 and EU-139 371 27/06-18/07 TK/IK1VCA & TK/IZ1BWC: EU-014 & EU-164 370 27/06-28/06 Marconi Memorial HF CW Contest *** June 7O/HA5PP or 7O8DX/CW: Yemen * by HA5PP 369 June-July CY9AA: St. Paul Island (NA-094) * by VE9AA and others 367 June F/ON4BDS/p: Tombelaine Isl (EU-156) * by ON4BDS 365 June ZM1A: New Zealand 370 01/07-14/07 HB0/PI4TUE: Liechtenstein * by Eindhoven Student RAC 365 01/07-03/07 OH/DK4UN and OH/DK4WD: EU-126 371 01/07-05/07 W7A: special event station from Montana 371 03/07-22/07 LA/DK4UN & LA/DK4WD: EU-141, 044, 046, 033, 076 371 05/07-19/07 IF9/I1SNW: Egadi (EU-054), IG9/I1SNW: Pelagie (AF-019) 370 05/07 DIE Contest *** 05/07 YV DX SSB Contest *** 07/07-14/07 8P: Barbados (NA-021) * by K7BV 371 10/07-05/12 9N1UD: Nepal * by K4VUD 371 08/07-29/07 F/ON4LCW: Chausey Is (EU-039) * by ON4LCW 365 08/07-24/07 F6ELE/VE2 & F6HKA/VE2: (NA-077, 084, 125, 176, 177) 365 08/07-15/07 FP/W8MV: St. Pierre & Miquelon (NA-032) * by W8MV 371 11/07-25/07 IG9/IK3LYP: Lampedusa (AF-019, IIA AG-001) 371 11/07-12/07 IARU HF Championship Contest *** 15/07-15/11 9V8: Singapore * special prefix 369 16/07-19/07 YW5LB: La Blanquilla Island (SA-037) * by YVs 371 17/07-19/07 1998 Northwest DX Convention (Tukwila, WA) 369 18/07-19/07 Seanet CW Contest *** 19/07 Colombian Indipendence Contest *** 25/07-26/07 IOTA Contest *** 25/07-26/07 Russian RTTY WW Contest *** 25/07-26/07 YV DX CW Contest *** July F/ON4BDS/p: EU-105, EU-107, EU-157 * by ON4BDS 365 July VK0TS: Davis Base, Antarctica (AN-016) 371 /EX S DX@WW $425WW372A 425 DX News #372 [1/5] 20 June 1998 No 372 BID: $425WW372A ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** 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1A0 - The station signing 1A0KM on 13 June (15 and 20 metres CW) was a pirate. Legitimate operations will be notified in advance. 3A - Mike, G4IUF is active as 3A0FC from Monaco until 26 June. QSL via G4IUF. 5X - Don, KD4UDU is active as 5X1DK from Kampala for two months. QSL via KD4UDU. AP - Amir, AP2AGJ [425DXN 370] transmits from Karachi and has been licensed since 1991 . The correct QSL route is Amir Gulistan Janjua, House No. 56, Chaklala 1, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. BY - The BI4Q IOTA expedition to Ping Island (AS-135/p) started on 18 June, one day earlier than expected [425DXN 371]. The *new* QSL route is via BY4RSA (Jiangsu DX Club, P.O. Box 538, Nanjing, China). The JDXC has a web site at http://www.qsl.net/jsdxc/index.html CE0_est- Ed Hartz, K8VIR plans to be active from Easter Island (SA-001) around 24-25 June. QSL via K8VIR. EA - Special event station EG0MCP is expected to be active (on SSB operated by EA7VE and EA7ZM, on CW operated by EA7AYF and EA7HAT) from Malaga on 22-23 June to celebrate the visit of King Juan Carlos. QSL via bureau only to EA7URM. ES - Bruno (ES2RW), Viki (ES2RT) and Valeri (ES5AAW) are expected to be active as ES2RW/3 from Osmussaar Island until 21 June. QSL via ES2RIQ. F - F5VCR will be /P (15, 20 and 40 metres) from Riom Island (EU-074, DIFM MA-045) between 07.30 UTC and 18 UTC on 20 June. FO - Ed Hartz, K8VIR went QRT from the South Cooks [425DXN 370] on 12 June and is now active as FO0HAR from Rangiroa (OC-066), French Polynesia until around 23 June. QSL via K8VIR. I - Boris, IK4RSR and Gualco, IK4THF will be active from IIA islands in Gorizia province during the weekend. QSL via home calls I - Weather permitting, Mauro (I1WNB), Sergio (IK1RAR) and Vincenzo (IK1YEK) will be IA1/ (on 20 and 40 metres) from I Pagliai (IIA SV-003, it does not count for IOTA) on 27 June. QSL via home calls. I - II0N is the contest call used by Piero, I Z 0 A E H (not IK0AEH as reported in 425DXN 371). QSL via home call. We apologize for any inconvenience the typo may have caused our readers. S0 - Mark, ON4WW now plans to be active as S07WW from Western Sahara [425DXN 371] around 21 June for 4-6 days (but dates might change again). Look for him on all bands (1827.5 +/- QRM on 160 metres) mainly during his local evenings and nights. He might be forced to operate from his car, which could mean SSB only. QSL via ON5NT. SM - Hans, SM3TLG will be active (mainly on CW) as SM3TLG/6 from Orust Island (EU-043) between 20 and 27 June. SV5 - Nenad, VE3EXY will be active (on 10-40 metres mostly CW) as SV5/VE3EXY/P from Rhodes (EU-001) between 17 and 24 June. QSL via VE3EXY either direct (Nenad Stevanovic P.O. Box 65046, Nepean, ON K2G 5Y3, Canada) or through the bureau. VP5 - Bill Musa's (K5YG) planned operation as VP5/K5YG from Providenciales (14-20 June) [425DXN 371] has been cancelled due to unexpected extremely serious family problems. VP8_fal- Carl, G4VFU [425DXN 365] is now active as VP8/G4VFU/MM when he operates from an oil rig and as VP8CZJ when he is on land (Falkland Islands). QSL via G0HXL. YS - Federico, YS1FEA reports that the three YS amateurs who used to be QRV daily for DX stations on 40 metres (YS1SH, YS1CQ and YS1FEA himself) have now moved to 20 metres. Look for them on 14.165 MHZ between 02.00 and 03.30 UTC. QSL for all of them to P.O. Box 517, San Salvador, El Salvador, Central America. YU - Nenad, VE3EXY will be active (mostly on 80, 30 and 17 metres CW) as 4N7ZR from Yugoslavia between 29 June and 6 July. QSL via VE3EXY either direct (Nenad Stevanovic P.O. Box 65046, Nepean, ON K2G 5Y3, Canada) or through the bureau. ZS - Special call ZS80NRM is used by Etienne, ZS6Y until 30 July to celebrate South African President Nelson Mandela's 80th birthday. QSL via ZS6Y. /EX S DX@WW $425WW372B 425 DX News #372 [2/5] 20 June 1998 No 372 BID: $425WW372B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

DANISH ISLANDS AWARD ---> This new award is sponsored by OZ3FYN, the local branch in Odense of Experimenterende Danske Radioamatorer, and is available to licenced amateurs and SWLs (have a look at the certificate at http://home7.inet.tele.dk/oz3fyn). For further information, including the island list, please contact the Award Manager, Jens Palle Moreau Jorgensen (OZ5MJ) at either Jaegerbakken 13, DK 5260 Odense S, Denmark or [email protected]

DIE CONTEST SOFTWARE ---> The free software for management of the 4th DIE Contest (21 June) can be found at Paco's (EA5OL) home page (http://www.arrakis.es/~ea5ol). Further information on the contest can be found at http://www.uv.es/die/diecon98.html

H75A LOG SEARCH ---> The log from the H75A (Isla de Venado, NA-209) DXpedition has now been placed online for searching. The log is on the Islands On The Web website at http://islandchaser.com in the "Logs Online" section of the site.

LOG SEARCH AVAILABILITY ---> The log checking page on the North Jersey Association's web site (http://njdxa.org/log-check.shtml) has been programmed to make it very easy to add additional logs. DXpeditions that would like to have checking available on this site are invited to get in touch with Urb LeJeune, W2DEC at [email protected]

RA0FF LOG SEARCH ---> Logs for Eugene's (RA0FF) contest operations as of 1995 are now available at http://www.qsl.net/ra0ff

QSL 5X1Z ---> Mats, SM7PKK has appointed a QSL manager [425DXN 369] for his operations as 5X1Z. QSL via SM6CAS (Nils-Goeran Persson, Box 2050, Hovas, SE - 436 02, Sweden). Please note that SM6CAS now handles the cards for ALL past operations by Mats: 3D2CT & 3D2CU (Conway Reef), 3D2KK, 3D2XR (Rotuma), 4X/SM7PKK, 5W1HK, A35KK (OC-064), FW/SM7PKK (Wallis, OC-054), KH6/SM7PKK, KH8/SM7PKK, SV9/SM7PKK, T33KK (Banaba), TF4/SM7PKK (Flatey Island, EU-168), VK2FVD, WH8/SM7PKK, ZK1XI (South Cook, OC-013), ZK2KK. The full list with relevant dates can be found at http://home1.swipnet.se/~w-17565/

QSL E22AAD ---> Ralf, DL2FDK (Ralf Klingler, Feldstr. 7, D-61479 Glashuetten-Oberems, Germany) reports all direct cards for E22AAD (AS-107, 10-22 December 1997) were mailed on 18 June. Remaining QSOs will be cnfirmed through the bureau in July.

QSL G3NOM ---> Ray, G3NOM has moved to Thailand since 31 May. His new address is Ray Gerrard, P.O. Box 1300, Bangkok 10112, Thailand.

QSL H40AA ---> The validation of the database as well as the merging of a variety of data files has been successfully completed for the 67,129 H40AA QSOs, which represent 23,140 different call signs logged. The full-colour, folded QSL cards have been received from the printers and direct QSLing will commence on 29 June (bureau cards will be processed later in the year). The DXCC status of the Temotu Islands should be determined during July, and QSLs should be accepted by the DXCC desk in October. QSL via OH2BN (Jarmo J. Jaakola, Kiilletie 5 C 30, FIN - 00710 Helsinki, Finland). Log search is available at http://www.iglou.com/n4gn/h40aa/

QSL H40AA AT FRIEDRICHSHAFEN ---> The H40AA/H44DX QSL cards will be distributed at Friedrichshafen by OH2BE, OH2BH and OH2TA as follows: at the DARC-DX-Department, QSL Corner on 26 June (13-18 local time) and 27 June (10-14 local time); at the German DX Foundation booth on 27 June (14-16 local time); at the DX Meeting following the 4 p.m. Temotu presentation by OH2BH and OH2TA on 27 June.

QSL H40AA (SPECIAL EDITION) ---> The Special Edition QSL card project [425DXN 363] has received a fantastic response from DXers worldwide with 430 benefactors contributing USD 22,068. The Special Fund has been closed and the donations will be transferred in full to the account of The Temotu Development Authority (TDA) where Dr. Ashley Wilson and several community members including the Provincial Premier will select the projects that the DX community will support. Dr. Wilson is expected to start sending out the Special Edition QSLs by mid-June from Temotu's local post office (please note that the special QSLs mailed from Lata will confirm only one QSO, and the remaining QSLs will be sent from Finland, but no further action on the part of contributors will be necessary).

QSL VIA DK7PE ---> Rudi is the QSL manager for 3D2CW, 3DA0CW, 5W0XX, 5Z4SQ, 7P8CW, 7Q7CW, 9F2CW, 9H3HF, A35CW, C9RAA, CN2BA, D2CW, EI4VPW, ET4A, ON9CPE, P29VCW, S21ZC, S79CW, TN0CW, VK2FRG, XT2CW, XX9CW, YJ0AXX, ZS6HSC. His *new* address is: Rudolf Klos, Ludwig Schwamb Strasse 32, 55126 Wackernheim, Germany.

QSL VIA HB9CXZ ---> HB9CXZ (Luigi Casari, Box 610, 6592 S. Antonino-TI, Switzerland) is the QSL manager for HB9H (Ticino Canton Amateurs Association club station), HB9RL and HB9CL (Radio Club Locarno club station). These three stations are allowed to use the special HB5 prefix until 31 december to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the indipendence of Canton Ticino. HB9CXZ is also the QSL manager for DU/HB9CVN (aka 4F3CV).

QSL VIA K1WY ---> Bill, K1WY (ex K1TRS) is the new QSL manager for UA0DC as of 15 June. Bill now handles cards for GI6YM, TF8GX, UA0DC and UA0ZBK. QSL to P.O. Box 2644, Hartford, CT 06146-2644, USA.

WARC BANDS CENTURY AWARD ---> It is offered by The 59(9) DX Report. The WARC Bands Century Plaque and WARC Bands Century Certificate are available to all licensed amateurs and SWLs for contacting/receiving 100 countries on each of the WARC bands (10, 18 and 24 MHZ) for a total of 300 "current" countries (deleted countries do not count). All that is required is the standard log extract (GCR) signed by two other amateurs verifying that the cards are in your possession. The Application Form is available at $1.00 or 2 IRCs from The 59(9) DX Report, P.O. Box 73, Spring Brook, NY 14140, USA. You can also contact Bob Nadolny, WB2YQH, editor of The 59(9) DX Report, at [email protected] /EX S DX@WW $425WW372C 425 DX News #372 [3/5] 20 June 1998 No 372 BID: $425WW372C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ***** QSL INFO [1/3] ***** ======Edited by IK1GPG & IK1QFM

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C31SD CT1AMK ! JT1T JT1KAA ! VK9XU DL4DBR ! C40M 5B4AFM ! JU1T JT1KAA ! VP2VDX K6CT ! C46A 9A2AJ ! JW1ZDA LA1ZDA ! VP5/K2DO K2DO ! C4CQ YL2KL ! JW7VK LA7VK ! VP5/K5YG K5YG ! C4W 5B4WN ! JW9PJA LA9PJA ! VP5/N2GA N2GA ! C6AHR N8PR ! JX7DFA LA7DFA ! VP5GA N2GA ! C6AKA DL7VOG ! JY8YB DL5MBY ! VQ9GB K7GB ! C91W W8GIO ! K5P NA5B ! VQ9ZZ NS1L ! CE6TBN CE6TC ! KH2/NH6D N6FF ! VR98BG VS6BG ! CK3MP VE3CPC ! KH2D K8NA ! VX6JO VE6JO ! CK7U VE7UBC ! KH6X N2AU ! VX7KDU VE7KDU ! CM2KC HI3JH ! KH8/N5OLS N5JA ! VX9HF VE9HF ! CO8HF CT1ESO ! KP2/K7JI K7JI ! WH2/N2NL W2YC ! CP6AA LU9AUY ! L50I LU4IC ! WL7E KL7GNP ! CP8XA DG9NB ! L50V LU5VC ! WP3A W4DN ! CQ7ELP CT1ELP ! LTIF LU1FKR ! XE1RGL N2AU ! CQ98BM CT3BM ! LX0SAR DL5UU ! XK3NJ VA3NJ ! CT98AAM CT1AAM ! LX8DL LX1DA ! XL1GO VO1GO ! CT98ARL CT1EWA ! LY/AC6WL LY6URO ! XUF2B N4JR ! CT98BOH W3HNK ! LY5A LY2ZZ ! XW30 SM0AGD ! CT98CJJ CT1CJJ ! LY5W LY1DR ! XW30A SM0AGD ! CT98DVV CT1DVV ! LY6M LY1DS ! XX9TSS JK2PNY ! CT98ELP CT1ELP ! LY7A LY2ZO ! YC8FI IK0ZKK ! CT98EXPO CT1REP ! LY8X LY3RM ! YJ0AIO DL7VRO ! CU3T CU3URA ! LZ0A LZ1KDP ! YJ0AIQ DL7VRO ! CX5X W3HNK ! LZ0B LZ1KCP ! YJ8PU KF4VPU ! CX9AU KA5TUF ! LZ8A LZ1JY ! YM2ZW OK1TN ! CY0DX VA3RU ! LZ9A LZ2KTS ! YR2R YO2DFA ! CY7A VE7SV ! M8T G3XTT ! YT0A YU1EXY ! D2AI CT1EGH ! NP4A W3HNK ! YT4AY YU4WU ! D2BB W3HNK ! NP4Z WC4E ! YZ4ED YZ7ED ! D2M OH3LQK ! OD5PN LX1NO ! YZ4IZ YU4WU ! DU1ODX NH0D ! OG5F OH1VR ! Z32GW NN6C ! DU3NXE W4NXE ! OH0AAQ OH2NRV ! ZA1MH Z32KV ! DU8ARK I2YDX ! OH0BCI OH3BCI ! ZB2/DL2NWK DL2NWK ! E21AOY/8 7L1MFS ! OH0HAC DL9FAZ ! ZB2/DL5JAN DL5JAN ! E21CJN W3PP ! OH0JWL DL5FF ! ZD7WRG WA2JUN ! EA1CIL/P EA1AAA ! OH0KCB OH3KCB ! ZD9BV W4FRU ! EA8/DJ9HD DJ9HD ! OH0LQK OH3LQK ! ZD9IL ZS5BBO ! EA8ZS EA8ZS ! OH0M OH3LQK ! ZF1HQ G0VHQ ! EA9LZ EA7JB ! OH0MEP OH3LQK ! ZF2DR K5RQ ! EA9PY/P EA9PY ! OH0MMF OH3KCB ! ZF2NT N2AU ! ED1SCR EA1EAU ! OH0W OH2IW ! ZF2RL K8IRC ! ED5FV EA5FV ! OH2BU/MVI OH2BU ! ZK1EHH K8VIR ! ED5MUC EA5VM ! OH3RM OH3KCB ! ZK1SCQ DL6DK ! ED7LCN EA7URG ! OH7WW OH3LQK ! ZK1SCR DL6DK ! ED7PFP EA7ANC ! OL3A OK1AY ! ZM1A ZL3CW ! ED7TCM EA7URM ! OL4M OK1ARN ! ZP7PAZ ZP7EOA ! EH5VD EA5VD ! OM5M OM3KFF ! ZS80NRM ZS6Y ! EJ2IM/P W4ZYT ! OM8A OM3RM ! ZW0ORF PY2ORF ! EK6DO K6EID ! OM9X OM2DX ! ZW2F PY2ORF ! ======

3A Buro Associations Des Rradioamaterurs de Monaco, P.O.Box 2, MC-98001, Monaco Cedex, Principaute de Monaco 3W4EZD Hiroo Yonezuma, P.O.Box 2659, Vientiane, Laos 4F3GDX Gudo Castillo, 97 Paseo del Congreso, 3000 Malolos, Bulacan, Philippines 4J3M Yuri Frolov, P.O.Box 1, 374311 Mingechevir, Azerbajian 4J9RI Rashad, P.O.Box 116, Ktoprak 81031, Istanbul, Turkey 4K9C Boris Gorobec, P.O.Box 214, 370000 Baku, Azerbaijan 5B4AGC George, P.O.Box 1344, Paphos, CY-8133, Cyprus 5W1PC J.Perry Christensen, P.O.Box 2007, Apia, Western Samoa 6Y5WJ Josh Walker, Walker James Associates, Frost Building, Dudley Road West, Tividale, Warley, West Midlands B69 2PJ, England, U.K. 7L1MFS Yoh Yoshida, Shinko Bldg., 4-1 Arakawa 4-chome, Arakawa 116, Japan 8P6PF Paul Foster, 18 South Ridge, Christ Church, Barbados 8P6TD Tony Davis, #7 Holborn Terrace, Wilcox, Christ Church, Barbados 9A2AJ Tomislav Polak, P.O.Box 7, Lipik HR-34551, Croatia 9A9D R.C. "Nikola Tesla", Contest Team 9A9D, P.O.Box 106, 43000 Bjelovar, Croatia 9M2KU Makoto Yonemitsu, A3-3 Stulang View Condominium, JLN Kuning, Taman Pelangi, 81300 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia 9M6CT Philip J.Weaver, P.O.Box 13478, 88839 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia A43XXV The Royal Omani Amateur Radio Society, P.O.Box 981, Muscat 113, Oman A45XO Joseph Paulson, P.O.Box 6, Araqi 515, Sultanate of Oman A45XR Chris Dabrowski, P.O.Box 2038, CPO 111, Sultanate of Oman AA5BT Derek Wills, 4002 Amy Cir, Austin, TX-78759, U.S.A. BA4ASL Ora S.L.Li, 11 Lane 1434, Hua Shan Road, Shanghai 200052, China BD4DW David Y.J.Zhou, P.O.Box 040-088, Shanghai, China BG5IK X.R.Zeng, P.O.Box 010, Nan Ning, Guang XI 53001, China BV3FG Robert Suen, P.O.Box 98, Hsinchu, Taiwan BV4QW Calvin Lin, P.O.Box 922, Taichung, Taiwan BY4BZB ARS of Shanghai, Zhabei District Chil Sci and Tech, Center, POB 083-105, Shanghai, China CE1LDS Osvaldo A.Diaz Cobian, P.O.Box 644, Antofagasta, Chile CT1ELP Pedro Pedroso, P.O.Box 116, P-2806 Almada Codex, Portugal DF4BV Heinz Mueller, Auf der Horst 13, D-27419 Vierden, Germany DL7VOG Gerd Uhlig, Kaskelstrasse 51, D-10317 Berlin, Germany DS4CNB Lee Dae Leong, P.O.Box 111, Kwangsan Kwangju 506-050, Korea EA5VD Francisco, P.O.Box 123, E-46080 Valencia, Spain EA8ZS Manuel de Aguilar Hernandez, Kant 1, E-35010 Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain EO2500FBD Slava Bratinov, P.O.Box 85, Belgorod-Dnestrovsk 272300, Ukraine /EX S DX@WW $425WW372E 425 DX News #372 [5/5] 20 June 1998 No 372 BID: $425WW372E ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ***** QSL INFO [3/3] ***** ======

ET3BT Tensai, P.O.Box 6128, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia EX8F Vladimir F.Sudakov, P.O.Box 2, Kara Balta 5, 722030 Kyrgyzstan FA1ICZ Petit Xavier, Route de Geneve, F-10130 Charrey, France FK8GT Phil, P.O.Box 8340, Noumea 98807, New Caledonia HA1KSA Radio Club Gyor, P.O.Box 79, H-9002 Gyor, Hungary I1WNB Boragni Mauro, Via Vespucci 24, 17024 Finale Ligure - SV, Italy IK1RAR Traverso Sergio, Via Brunenghi 83, Finale Ligure - SV. Italy IK1YEK Firpo Vincenzo, Via Cavasola 15/3, 17024 Finale Ligure - SV, Italy JA0DMV Tex Izumo, Bukit Dumbar APR 9-4, 97 Jalan Thomas 11700, Gelugor Penang, Malaysia JE3MAS Hiroyuki Kozu, C.S.O. Box 8202, Kingston, Jamaica JG3KIV Shigea Furukawa, 949-1, Handa, Kawanishi-Cho, Shiki-Gun, Nara 636-0206, Japan JH7FQK Ichio Ujiie, 162 Shionosawa,Kohata, Towa, Adachi-gun, Fukushima 964-02, Japan K2PF Ralph G.Fariello, 23 Old Village Road, Hillsborough, NJ-08876, U.S.A. KK4HD Paul J.C.Van Der Eijk, 4900 Bradford Dr, Annadale, Farifax VA-22003, U.S.A. KL7GNP John C.A.Bierman, 4304 Garfield St, Anchorage, AK-99503, U.S.A. OH2BU Jari Jussila, Pilvijarvi, F-02400 Kirkkonummi, Finland OH3KCB Markus Ilvonen, Ahulinjarventie 210, F-36200 Kangasala, Finland OH3LQK Pertti Heikkila, Kylmakorventie 11, F-37560 Lempaala, Finland OM3CGN Ivan Gombos, Dr.Clementisa 4 161, 97901 Rimavska Sobota, Slovakia P40AV Alan B.Caplan, 14020 140th Court, W., Apple Valley, MN-55124, U.S.A. PY2ORF Jorge Roberto da Silva, P.O.Box 108, Carapicuiba-SP,06320-970 Brasil RJ9J Yuri Waluski, P.O.Box 29, 626448 Raduzhni, European Russia S21K Mr.Reza, Director Action Aid, District of Bohla, Bangladesh SP9CLQ Andrej Klaja, Aleksandry 9/25, 30-837 Kracow, Poland SV2CCR Nikos Psomiadis, Zorba 9, GR-551 32 Kalamaria, Thessaloniki, Greece TA4BN Nadir Sunal, P.O.Box 4, TR-64100 Usak, Turkey TR8IG Jean-Luc Perony, P.O.Box 740, Libreville, Gabon UA9CI Yuri N.Loginov, P.O.Box 49, 624051 Zarechny, Russia UA0YAY Pavel F.Ustinov, P.O.Box 40, UD-1 Kyzyl-11, Tuva, 667011, Russia UT4UZ Yuri N.Onipko, P.O.Box 128, Kiev 58, 252058, Ukraine V51E Kosie du Buisson, P.O. Box 350, Outjo 9000, Namibia V63KU Sam Beppu, P.O.Box 1679, Chuuk, FM 96942, Micronesia VE7SV Dale Edward Green, 7921 - 145th Street, Surrey, BC V3S 8C2, Canada VK4AAR Alan Roocroft, C/o Post Office, Dalveen, QLD 4374, Australia VP9FX L.Roy Bean, #41, Happy Valley Road, Pembroke East, Hamilton HM-18, Bermuda VU2GSM G.S.Murthy, 59, South End Road, Bangalore 560 004, India W6IXP Thomas Attwood, P.O.Box 370535, Montara, CA 94037-0535, U.S.A. W6MD Stephanus Busono, 5235 Fiore Terrace#410, San Diego, CA-92122, USA WH0AAV Toribio C.Mercado Jr., P.O.Box 1941, Saipan, MP-96950, U.S.A. YB0ECT R.Prihandoyo, Jl.Jusuf Adiwinata 3, Jakarta 10350, Indonesia YB0HD Budi Rianto Halim, P.O.Box 84 JKWK, Jakarta 10001, Indonesia YB0WYN Arwien Hartopo T., P.O.Box 6199, Jakarta 14061, Indonesia YB1KOR Yana Koryana, Jl. Pencak Silat 14, Bandung 40293, Indonesia YB8ZY P.O.Box 6, Kendari 93111, Sulawesi Tenggara, Indonesia YB9ZUK Badung Club Station, P.O.Box 2051, Kuta, Bali 80361, Indonesia YC0FYJ Thony, P.O.Box 7642 JKPWB, Jakarta 10076, Indonesia YC0NDB Warnyaty Wihardjo, Jl. Muara Karang, Blok Y 7 Selatan No.38, Jakarta 14450, Indonesia YC8BVG Aminuddinsyah, P.O.Box 10, Siwa 90992, Indonesia YC8SBY Achmad Hasni, Jl.Letjen Soeprapto 141, Gorontalo 96111, Indonesia YC8SHQ Pastoran Saumlaki, Maluku Tenggara, 97664 Indonesia YC9BU Kadek Kariana Sp., P.O.Box 106, Singaraja 81100, Indonesia YC9ZAD ORARI Stasiun Induk Lokal Buleleng, P.O.Box 250, Singaraja 81100, Indonesia YK1AH Fadel, P.O.Box 9597, Damascus, Syria ZS5BBO Edwin Musto, P.O.Box 211032, Bluff 4036, Republic of South Africa *****************************************************************************

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3A - Mike, G4IUF reports he was *not* active as 3A0FC [425DXN 372]. He says that "the guy giving this information has been pirating his callsign since 1991. Mike has never been to Monaco at any time and he is certainly not the QSL Manager for 3A0FC". 3C - Elmo, EA5BYP and Vic, EA5YN will be active (10-80 metres, CW and SSB) as 3C5DX from Bioko Island (AF-010) between 30 June and 7 July. QSL via EA5BYP. 5H - Dave, K8MN will be active (CW and SSB with some RTTY) from Tanzania for three years from late August. QSL via WA8JOC. 7O - Zoli, HA5PP [425DXN 369] reports the Deputy Ministre of Telecommunications in Sana'a saying that "they really want to start/establish ham radio in Yemen". Zoli has offered his help and support to set up four complete stations (in Sana'a, Taiz and Aden) and train local operators between 1 September and 1 December 1998. He has also applied for three callsigns (7O8DX & 7O8CW for the stations located in Sana'a and 7O1A to be used from Aden). The Deputy Ministre "asked me to collect information on all the hams of he world who want to help and operate from Yemen", Zoly says - those interetsed are invited to get in touch with Zoli at [email protected] 8P - Dennis, K7BV has added a 6 metres gear for his 8P DXpedition [425DXN 371], so he will be running in a semi-beacon mode nearly the entire time on Barbados. He will be active between 7 and 14 July with an 8P call to be assigned upon arrival. QSL via K7BV. BY - Beijing DX Club members will be active (10, 15 and 20 metres) as BI4C from Changxing Island (AS-???, 31.4N-121.7E) on 13 and 14 July. QSL via W3HC (please see W3HC QSL FUND below). BY - Beijing DX Club members will be active (10, 15 and 20 metres) as BI5Z from Zhoushan Island (AS-???, 30.1N-122.2E) on 16 and 17 July. QSL via W3HC. C6 - Amateurs in Bahamas are allowed to replace their current prefix with 6A25 during July to celebrate the 25th anniversary of indipendence. C6 - Steve, N4JQQ will be active as C6AFP from Abaco (NA-080), Bahamas between 10 July and 2 August. QSL via N4JQQ (Steve Rutledge, 199 S. Grove Park Road, Memphis, TN 38117, USA). CE - Gus, SM3SGP will be active from Chile as CE3/SM3SGP and CE5/SM3SGP between 1 July and 31 August. QSL via SM3EVR. CY9 - The DX News Sheet reports the June-July CY9AA expedition to St. Paul Island (NA-094) [425DXN 364] has been cancelled. EI - Tom, W0GLG will be active as EI4VVF, and EI4VVF/p from Inishman Island (EU-006), during his Irish holiday in July. QSL via W0GLG. . EI - Dundalk Amateur Radio Society (EI7DAR) members will be active as EI1OOM between 3 and 5 July to commemorate Marconi's experiments on Rathlin Island in 1898. Please note that the operation will take place from Clogherhead, Ireland (EU-115), not from Rathlin (EU-122). ET - Steve (G3VMW), Alan (G3XAQ) and Andy (G4ZVJ) will be active as ET3AA from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia between 18 and 27 September. Activity from ET3AA, the club station of the Ethiopian Amateur Radio Society, will be on 10-160 metres with emphasis on the LF and WARC bands. The operation will be mainly CW (1.829, 3.508, 7.008, 10.108, 14.026, 18.076, 21.026, 24.896 and 28.026 MHz listening up between 1 kHz and 5 kHz), but with some SSB and RTTY if there is sufficient demand. QSL via G3VMW (Steve Wilson, 3 Crag Gardens, Bramham, Wetherby, West Yorkshire, LS23 6RP, England). More details are available at http://www.bramham.demon.co.uk and there will be an on-line log search utility immediately after the operation. F - Mathieu, F5SHQ will be active (mainly on CW) as MJ0ASP from Jersey (EU-013) starting on 1 July. QSL via F5OIU (Jacky Gargot, 21 allee Cabernet, F-33140 Cadaujac, France). FP - The Prairie DX Group (N9PD) will be active (on 10-80 metres, CW, SSB and RTTY) as FP/N9PD from Miquelon Island (NA-032) between 26 August and 1 September. QSL via N9PD either direct or through the bureau. Further information is available at http://www.prairiedx.com or and comments can be sent to Fred, KF9YL at [email protected] GM - F5VCR and G3OCA plan to be active from three Scottish islands (NH07, NH13, NH26) between 10 and 17 July. GM - MM0BCR plans to be /P from IOSA islands OR07, OR12, OR13 and OR14 in the Orkneys (EU-009) between 11 and 18 July (an activity from SC02 and SC01 might take place on 18 July). /EX S DX@WW $425WW373B 425 DX News #373 [2/6] 27 June 1998 No 373 BID: $425WW373B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

GM - The North of Scotland Contest Group will participate in the IARU HF World Championship (11-12 July) as GB5HQ. This will be the first time the RSGB Headquarters station will be operated from Scotland. HC - Rick, NE8Z will be active (mostly on WARC bands CW and 20 metres RTTY) from Ecuador between 5 and 26 July as follows: as HC1MD from Amaguana, HC1MD/HC4 from Atacames, HC1MD/HC5 from Cuenca, HC1MD/HC6 from Cotopaxi Volcano and HC1MD/HC7 from the Amazon Jungle. Rick plans also to operate as HC1MD/HC4 from La Isla (SA-056) for 8 hours (15-23 UTC) on either 22, 23 or 24 July - island chasers shall look for him on 21.260 and 14.260 MHz *only*. QSL via K8LJG (John Kroll, 3528 Craig Drive, Flint, MI 48506, USA). A short story and photographs will be posted after the trip on the new SEMDXA (Southeast Michigan DX Association) web page at www.semdxa.org HL - Several members of the Pusan branch of the KARL plan to be active as 6M5DX and D98TOK on HF and VHF from Tok Island (AS-045) in late July-early August. HS - Mirek, HS0/VK3DXI has been granted permission to operate from Phuket Island (AS-053) between 27 June and 1 July. He will be active mainly on 15-40 metres CW on the usual IOTA frequencies. QSL via DL4DBR. I - Mediterraneo DX Team members IK8WEJ, IZ8AZV and IZ8BGY plan to be active from Scogli Isca (IIA CS-005, not IOTA) on 4-5 July. I - Calabria DX-Team members IK8YFU, IK8IRK, IZ8BAD, IW8PZA and IW8PQ will be ID8/ from Scoglio Galera (IIA VV-005) on 5 July. They plan to be active from Scoglio Utonu (IIA VV-006) and Scoglio Godano (VV-003) the following Sundays. These three islands do not count for IOTA. I - I1FX, I1VRO, I1WXY and IK1NEG will be active as either IA1X or IP1/home call from Bergeggi Island (EU-083, IIA SV-003) on 11 and 12 July. They will not be allowed to stay during the night. QSL via home calls. I - Boris, IK4RSR is planning to be active from a few IIA (not IOTA) islands in Rovigo province (RO) around mid July. IS0 - IK2MRZ, IK0MHR and IS0JMA will be IM0/ from an island in Sassari (SS) province during the weekend. IS0 - Gianni, IS0IGV and other ARI Cagliari operators will be IM0/ on HF and VHF from Tuaredda Island (EU-024, IIA CA-016) on 4-5 July. KG4 - KG4AU/WV3N (QSL via W4WX), KG4GC/W4WX (QSL via home call), KG4TO/N4TO (QSL via home call) and KG4OX/W4OX (QSL via home call) from Florida Contest Club will be active on all bands and modes from Guantanamo Bay (NA-015) from 8 July for one week. They will participate in the IARU HF World Chanpionship as KG4OX (QSL via W4OX: Doug McDuff, 10380 S.W. 112th Street, Miami, FL 33176, USA). KH6 - Marco, IK0PHY will be active as KH6/ from Hawaii (OC-019) between 13 and 23 July. QSL via home call. LY - Amateurs from Lithuania are allowed to use the spewcial prefic LY98 between 22 June and 6 July to celebrate the National Olympic Games, World Lithuanian sports Games and National Folk festival. SP - SP1BNS, SP1DPA, SP1RWK and SP1EOM plan to be active (on all bands CW and SSB) as SN0SZ from Chelminek Island ((SP Island Award SZ-18, it does not count for IOTA) between 26 and 28 June. TF - TF3IRA will be active during the IARU HF World Championship. QSL via TF3GB. TK - Serge, F6AUS will be active as TK/F6AUS from Corsica (EU-014) between 2 and 29 July. Look for him to operate also from Lavezzi (EU-164) and Cerbicales (EU-100). He might participate in the IOTA Contest from EU-164. TL - Alex, PA3DZN is active as TL5A from the Central African Republic until the end of the year. QSL via PA3DMH. UA - RA3DEJ, RW3FS, RZ3FW, UA0DC and UA0ZBK/0 are planning an IOTA DXpedition to Malminskiye Is (AS-???) and Iony Island (AS-069) between 20 July and 2 August. They might operate as RU0C. QSL via RA3DEJ (P.O. Box 2, Zarya, Moscow region, 143992, Russia). VE - Didier, F6ELE and Bertrand, F6HKA now plan to be VE2/ [425DXN 365] as follows: from NA-125 on 9-11 July, from NA-176 (and possibily from NA-077 as well) on 12-14 July, from NA-084 on 17-18 July, from NA-177 on 21-23 July. QSL via home calls. VK9_wil- Graeme, VK5GW will be active as VK9WG from Willis (OC-007) from the end of June for six months. QSL via VK5GW. VP2E - CX4CR will be active (on all bands with emphasis on 40 and 80 metres) as VP2ECR from Anguilla (NA-022) between 3 and 10 August. QSL via CX3CE (Box 244, Montevideo, Uruguay). VP5 - George, N2GA and Diane, K2DO will be active as VP5/N2GA and VP5/K2DO from Providenciales (NA-002) between 8 and 14 July. They will participate in the IARU HF World Championship as VP5GA on both CW and SSB. QSL via home calls. VP5 - Operators from the Uruguay DX Group and the Centro Radioaficionados Montevideo will be active (on all bands with emphasis on 40 and 80 metres) as VP5/CX3AN and VP5/CX4CR from Providenciales, Caicos Is (NA-002) between 18 and 27 July. QSL via CX3CE (Box 244, Montevideo, Uruguay). /EX S DX@WW $425WW373C 425 DX News #373 [3/6] 27 June 1998 No 373 BID: $425WW373C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

W - Norm, N6JV will try to be active (on battery power to a vertical) as N6JV/p from White Rock (NA-187) on either 3 or 4 July. Tide, surf and fog conditions will determine days/time of operation, but around 18.00 UTC will probably be good target times. Look for him on 14.260, 14.040, 7.260 and 7.040 MHz. QSL via N6JV. W - Randy, KD8JN will be active on all bands as KD8JN/4 from Hatteras Island (NA-067) between 4 and 11 July. QSL via KD8JN. XE - Operators from the Uruguay DX Group and the Centro Radioaficionados Montevideo will be active (on all bands with emphasis on 40 and 80 metres) as XF3/CX3AN from Cozumel Island (NA-090) between 9 and 13 July. QSL via CX3CE (Box 244, Montevideo, Uruguay). YO - A team of amateurs from Romania and Moldova (including YO8CT, YO8CGH, ER1AN, ER1BF and ER1AU) will be active as YO8KVS/p from Toaca rock (KN36AX) between 27 June and 7 July on HF bands as well as on 50, 144, 430 and 1296 MHz. Further information is avalable at http://members.xoom.com/kc2cjb/yo&er.html ZA - Luis, EA5KY will be active as ZA/EA5KY from Albania between 3 and 18 July. He will be working at a Franciscan mission and will operate in his spare time on 10-80 metres (SSB, CW and RTTY on 20 metres), WARC bands included. QSL via EA4URE. ZL8 - Bob Sutton, ZL1RS is leaving for Raoul Island in the Kermadecs (OC-039), from where he now plans to be active as ZL8RS [425DXN 371] from about 29 June to 15 July (but do not expect much activity for a few days as he will be "full on" with urgent work). He will operate mostly SSB, with "a little lousy and slow CW on 160 and 30 metres" and some RTTY. His basic intentions, which may change due to work and other factors, are as follows: on 160 metres he will call CQ on 1.828 MHz (rx up 2) 05.05 UTC (ZL8 sunset) and 18.45 UTC (ZL8 sunrise) for 10 minutes when he is able to; on 80-10 metres he will be on or near the usual DX frequencies (on 30 metres he will be calling on 10.120 MHz), around 07.00 UTC-11.00 UTC initially, other times as work allows, particularly at the end of the trip and on any days off that he manages to have. Please note that the generator power supply is supposed to be off from 11.00 UTC to 19.00 UTC, so that any operation between these hours will be battery powered and QRP. QSL via ZL1RS (Robert Sutton, 109 Wright Rd, RD2 Katikati, New Zealand). ------

<<< 1998 IOTA CONTEST (25-26 JULY) >>>

The following amateurs have announced their participation in this year's event [see also 425DXN 355, 358, 361, 363, 365, 367, 369, 371]:

AF-018 - Giuseppe, IT9BLB from Pantelleria Island (IH9). QSL via IT9BLB. EU-007 - Anthony, EI2HY and Mike, EI2IB as EJ2HY and EJ2IB from Blasket Islands. QSL via home calls. EU-077 - Batea RDXJ and URE-Rias Baixas operators from Salvora Island as ED1MC and EG1MC. QSL via EA1MC. EU-116 - Ivan, G3IZD as GD3IZD/P (CW) from the Isle of Man. He will be active between 24 and 27 July and outside the contest he will work CW mainly on WARC. QSL via G3IZD. EU-120 - The Wirral & District ARC as G4MGR from Hilbre Island. QSL via G0VAX. EU-132 - SP1BNS, SP1DPA, SP1RWK and SP1EOM as SN0SZ from Wolin Island. NA-056 - Crescencio, CO4BM from La Juventud Island. QSL via CT1ESO. NA-062 - David, KF8TM as KF8TM/4 (CW) from Cudjoe Key. He will be on the island between 20 and 30 July. NA-067 - Jon, WB8YJF from Ocracoke Island (USI NC-001S). Jon will be active between 25 July and 1 August, mainly on CW and RTTY with some SSB. QSL via WB8YJF (Jon Severt, 5586 Babbitt Rd., New Albany, OH 43054, USA). NA-100 - GM4FDM and the Windy Yett Contest Group as V26VG from Antigua [425DXN 355]. The *new* QSL manager for this operation is GM3UTQ either direct or via the buro. QSL for contacts made before and after the contest go to the operator's home call. NA-111 - Bob, N2OO and John, N2LD as N2OO/p from Long Beach Island (USI NJ001S). QSL via N2OO (P.O. Box 345, Tuckerton, NJ 08087-0345, USA). NA-138 - Vance, N5VL from Amelia Island on 10-80 metres CW/SSB. QSL via W5IJU or N5VL.

DX STATION WANTED ---> Burt Eldridge, W1ZS is interested in becoming the QSL manager for a reasonably active DX station. "I am now the manager of the W1 QSL Bureau so I have the experience and facilities to do it", he states. Please gewt in touch with him at [email protected]

EU-083 ---> IA1/IK1QBT (Tony Gallo, Via Capo S.Spirito 1/16, 17052 Borghetto S.Spirito - SV, Italy) and IA1/IK1ZOZ (Nino Mallamaci, reg. Fenarina 15, 17021 Alassio - SV, Italy) logged around 1,300 QSOs on all bands (80 and 30 metres excluded) from Gallinara Island (EU-083, IIA SV-001) during their 14-hour operation on 3-4 June [425DXN 369]. The rough sea prevented them from returning on 13 and 14 June as planned. QSL via home calls either direct or through the bureau. The log search for Tony's activities will be available soon at http//www.aspide.it/freeweb/ik1wvq/IK1QBT

FLORIDA DXPEDITION GROUP ---> The newly founded Florida DXpedition Group is an association of persons commonly interested in amateur radio, specifically in DXpeditions, DXing and contesting. Individuals having a current FCC Amateur Radio License of General Class or higher are eligible for membership. If interested and want additional information please send am e-mail message to [email protected] (Attn: Secretary).

HELP NEEDED: ZD9IL ---> Ian, ZD9IL is regularly active from Tristan da Cunha (AF-029) between 9 UTC and 16 UTC. He operates on 10, 15, 20, 12 and 17 metres SSB with a dipole and about 200 Watts. QSL manager Edwin Musto, ZS5BBO reports that Ian "is desperately looking for a beam antenna for 10, 15 & 20 metres and for 12 & 17 metres. Further to the requirements is a linear amplifier, but at the top of the list is the need for a beam antenna". If you can assist Ian with either donations or equipment please contact Edwin at [email protected]

JT1X ---> The Hungarian Pannon DX Club JU1HA/JT1X operation [425DXN 369] logged 23.143 QSOs (2351 in WPX CW) in ten days. The team had lots of problems with QRN and the propagation was quite poor. QSL via HA0HW either direct (Laszlo Szabo, P.O. Box 24, H-4151 Puspokladany, Hungary) or through the bureau.

MALPELO 1999 ---> Roberto Rey Canales, of the Malpelo DXpedition Committee, reports that plans for the HK0TU DXpedition are now well underway. The DXpedition, supported by LCRA (Liga Colombiana de Radioaficionados), is scheduled to take place between September and November 1999.

MARIANA ISLANDS DX ASSOCIATION ---> Jim Kehler, KH2D reports there are a few amateurs in KH2 and KH0 land, "but unfortunately most of them carry their shack on their belt" and now there are only three active HF operators: N2NL/KH2 and KH2D from Guam (OC-026) and WH0AAV from Saipan (OC-086). In autumn 1997 the Mariana Islands DX Association (MIDXA) was founded in order to unite the hams in Guam and Saipan and promote HF operating. The MIDXA welcomes supporting members - "we are a very real, very small club on a very small island and we are trying to keep ham radio alive out here so that people back there can get a 'new one' and a multiplier now and then", Kehler states. More information on the Mariana Islands DX Association can be found at http://www.guam.net/pub/midxa

POSTAGE FROM ARGENTINA ---> Alberto U. Silva, LU1DZ reports a rise in postal rates from Argentina as of 23 June 1998 (US$1 to "neighbouring countries", US$1.25 to "other American destinations", US$1.50 to "other parts of the world").

QRT ---> The following stations have already gone or will be going QRT soon : - WH6X/6Y5: Shigeaki, JG3KIV will leave Jamaica, from where he was also active as 6Y6A and 6Y5XX, on 23 July. QSL via JG3KIV (Shigeaki Furukawa, 949-1, Handa, Kawanishi-cho, Shiki-gun, Nara 636-0206, Japan. - 7Z5OO: Mike, K3UOC went QRT from Saudi Arabia on 31 May (QSL via N2AU). A log search is now available for either 7Z5OO and PJ5AA (operated by K3UOC) at http://www.qsl.net/n6ed/7z5oo.html thanks to Craig, N6ED. - J52IM: Dave, KC9IM has left Guinea Bissau and his next assignment will be Beograd, Yugoslavia. QSL via KB9XN. - K9AW/KH2: Gary (aka NH2G, KH2L, NY6M/KH2), the most active HF operator on Guam, will be leaving the island in few weeks and retiring to the Philippines. - VR2/K8PYD: Leo is currently active on RTTY, CW and some SSB. He is expected to be in Hong Kong until 1 July, unless he must stay longer to complete company business. QSL via home call. - XUF2B: Harv is expected to leave Cambodia at the end of July. QSL via N4JR. /EX S DX@WW $425WW373E 425 DX News #373 [5/6] 27 June 1998 No 373 BID: $425WW373E ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** ======

QSL INFO SERVER ---> Send e-mail to [email protected] with DX callsigns in the message body (include only callsigns for best performance). Additions and corrections should go to the database maintainer (Lothar, DL1SBF at [email protected]) while other comments should go to Ray, WQ5L ([email protected]). For USA/Canada callbook addresses visit http://www.qrz.com/cgi-bin/webcall

QSL TM#CMF ---> The ten TM#CMF special event stations (see 425DXN 365 for the full list) will be active until 15 July. QSL cards can be requested through the bureau as follows: TM1CMF via F6KRD, TM2CMF via F6ITD, TM3CMF via F2VX, TM4CMF via REF Bureau 34, TM5CMF via F5PYI, TM6CMF via F5ITL, TM7CMF via F6IGF, TM8CMF via F5NBA, TM9CMF via F5PIQ, TM0CMF via F5KKD. The QSL manager for direct cards (which will be sent in "special envelopes" for collection) is F6OYU (Luc Hedoin, La Poste, F-69620 Le Bois d'Oingt, France).

QSL ZD9IL ---> QSL manager ZS5BBO reports that the next logbook from Ian (with the contacts made from 27 November 1997) is expected to arrive in the first week of August. QSL via ZS5BBO (P.O. Box 211032, Bluff 4036, South Africa).

QSL VIA IK1EDC ---> Cards for contacts made with IK1EDC/LU in March 1996 (including IOTA SA-022) and IK1EDC/OA in October 1994 (including IOTA SA-073, SA-074, SA-075 and SA-076) can still be requested from the operator (Pier Luigi Rovero, Via Provenzale 10, 14100 Asti - AT, Italy).

QSL VIA IK2DUW ---> Antonello, IK2DUW reports that cards for IIA UD-004 and UD-005 operations by IL3/IK2DUW, IL3/IK8PGM, IL3/IZ2BKW and IL3/IW2MVC have all been sent out.

QSL VIA IK0PHY ---> IK0PHY is the QSL manager for 5N1SYT, 9Q5TR, 9X5GC, EL2AB, EL2DT, HS0ZAZ, J52AHV, J52APM, KC6SZ and TJ1FT.

QSL VIA K3ZO ---> Fred, K3ZO, is no longer the QSL manager for 5H3TW, 5H0T, D68TW, J20TW, 5H1TW, K3TW/4S7 and VU2TJW. Tom Warren, K3TW (who is currently active as DL8TWA from Germnay) is the only one who can confirm these contacts.

W3HC QSL FUND ---> Mac, W3HC is the founder and coordinator of the W3HC QSL Fund and will be the QSL manager for BI4C (Changxing Island, AS-???) and BI5Z (Zhoushan Island, AS-???) The Fund needs four sponsors for each DXpedition for printing and postage of the QSL cards which will include a color photo on the front and credit for the sponsors on the back ("if I can't get the funds for a photo card, I will go the other route and print standard cards", Mac states). If you are interested in sponsoring the cards, please contact Mac, W3HC, via e-mail ([email protected]) or via the callbook address. Further information on the W3HC QSL Fund can be found at http://www.qsl.net/w3hc ------

QSL received via direct: 3W5FM, 5W1VD, 5Z4FI, 9K/KA5TQF, 9M0C, 9U5T, 9X0A, A45XR, A61AN, A92GD, BV5BG, C21/VK2BEX, C37UA, EJ4GK/P (EU-103), FO0FI (OC-050), FT5WG, FT5XN, FW2EH, H40AB, (OC-065), IJ9/IT9HLR (IIA SR-013, 016), IL7/IK7FPX (IIA BR-012), IR2A, JT1Y, K4M, K7K, KA3UNQ/P (USI:DE-02S, DE-07S, NJ-033S, NJ-012S), KA4IST/KH5, OH0JWL, S79MX, T88TT, TF3IRA, V73GT, VR6YL, YB0ARA/9, YC9MKF (OC-148), YJ0AIO, YK1AH, ZD8Z, ZL7DK. *****************************************************************************

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PERIOD CALL REF till July 5K1WC and 5K3WC: Colombia (special event calls) 371 till August 5X1DK: Uganda * by KD4UDU 372 till 31/07 CK3MP: Canada * special event station 369 till 29/06 EJ7NET: Great Saltee Isl (EU-103) by WestNet DX Group 365 till 12/07 FBC#: France * special prefixes 369 till late July FG/F2HE: NA-102 & NA-114 * by F2HE 362 till Jan 99 FO5QE: Tahiti (OC-046) * by F5GSK 369 till 30/06 IM0/IK2MRZ: Maddalena (EU-041, IIA SS-001) 370 till 06/07 LY98: special prefixes from Lithuania 373 till 30/06 OD5RAK * by F6FLV 371 till 27/06 SM3TLG/6: Orust Island (EU-043) 372 till 28/06 SN0SZ: Chelminek Isl (SPIA SZ-18) * by SPs 373 till 12/07 SV5/I3BQC: Astypalea (EU-001) 370 till December TL5A: Central African Republic * by PA3DZN 373 till 15/07 TM#CMF: special event stations 373 till 08/07 VE3NSZ and VE5AEE: C.IS.A islands 371 till 05/07 VF3 & VG3: special prefixes from Ontario, Canada 371 till ?? VP8/G4VFU/MM and VP8CZJ (Falklands) * by G4VFU 372 till 15/07 XK2-3, VX1-9, XL1-2, XN1-2: special pfx from Canada 370 till 13/07 ZF2NT: Cayman Is (NA-016) by N6NT 370 till 30/07 ZS80NRM * by ZS6Y 372 24/06-24/07 CZ1SSB: special event station (NA-027) 371 26/06-06/07 J79KV: Dominica (NA-101) * by W6JKV 371 27/06-01/07 HS0/VK3DXI: Phuket Island (AS-053) 373 27/06 IK1YEK and I1WNB: I Pagliai (IIA SV-003) 372 27/06-28/06 IM0/IK2MRZ, IK0MHR & IS0JMA: IIA 373 27/06-28/06 JI6KVR/6: Amakusa Is (AS-012) * by JI6KVR 371 27/06-29/06 SM/DK4UN and SM/DK4WD: EU-135 and EU-139 371 27/06-18/07 TK/IK1VCA & TK/IZ1BWC: EU-014 & EU-164 370 27/06-07/07 YO8KVS/p: Toaca rock * by YOs and ERs 373 27/06-28/06 Marconi Memorial HF CW Contest *** 29/06-06/06 4N7ZR: Yugoslavia * by VE3EXY 372 30/06-07/07 3C5DX: Bioko Island (AF-010) * by EA5BYP and EA5YN 373 June 7O/HA5PP or 7O8DX/CW: Yemen * by HA5PP ??? 369 June CE0: Easter Island (SA-001) * by K8VIR 372 June F/ON4BDS/p: Tombelaine Isl (EU-156) * by ON4BDS 365 June ZM1A: New Zealand 370 01/07-31/08 CE3/SM3SGP & CE5/SM3SGP 373 01/07-14/07 HB0/PI4TUE: Liechtenstein * by Eindhoven Student RAC 365 01/07-?? MJ0ASP: Jersey (EU-013) * by F5SHQ 373 01/07-03/07 OH/DK4UN and OH/DK4WD: EU-126 371 01/07-05/07 W7A: special event station from Montana 371 02/07-29/07 TK/F6AUS: EU-014, EU-164, EU-100 373 03/07-05/07 EI1OOM: special event station * by EI7DAR 373 03/07-22/07 LA/DK4UN & LA/DK4WD: EU-141, 044, 046, 033, 076 371 03/07-04/07 N6JV/p: White Rock (NA-187) 373 03/07-18/07 ZA/EA5KY: Albania 373 04/07-05/07 IC8/IK8WEJ, IZ8AZV, IZ8BGY: Scogli Isca (IIA CS-005) 373 04/07-05/07 IM0/IS0IGV and others: Tuaredda (EU-024, IIA CA-016) 373 04/07-11/07 KD8JN/4: Hatteras Island (NA-067) 373 05/07-26/07 HC1MD/HC: Ecuador (incl. SA-056) * by NE8Z 373 05/07-19/07 IF9/I1SNW: Egadi (EU-054), IG9/I1SNW: Pelagie (AF-019) 370 05/07 YV DX SSB Contest *** 07/07-14/07 8P: Barbados (NA-021) * by K7BV 373 08/07-29/07 F/ON4LCW: Chausey Is (EU-039) * by ON4LCW 365 08/07-15/07 FP/W8MV: St. Pierre & Miquelon (NA-032) * by W8MV 371 08/07-14/07 KG4AU, KG4GC, KG4TO, KG4OX: Guantanamo (NA-015) 373 08/07-24/07 F6ELE/VE2 & F6HKA/VE2: (NA-077, 084, 125, 176, 177) 373 08/07-14/07 VP5/N2GA & VP5/K2DO, VP5GA: Providenciales (NA-002) 373 09/07-13/07 XF3/CX3AN: Cozumel Island (NA-090) * by CXs 373 10/07-05/12 9N1UD: Nepal * by K4VUD 371 10/07-02/08 C6AFP: Abaco (NA-080) * by N4JQQ 373 10/07-17/07 GM islands * by F5VCR and G3OCA 373 11/07-18/07 GM islands * by MM0BCR/P 373 11/07-12/07 GB5HQ * by North of Scotland Contest Group 373 11/07-12/07 IA1X or IP1/I1FX, I1VRO, I1WXY, IK1NEG: EU-083 373 11/07-25/07 IG9/IK3LYP: Lampedusa (AF-019, IIA AG-001) 371 11/07-12/07 IARU HF Championship Contest *** 13/07-14/07 BI4C: Changxing Island (AS-???) * by Beijing DX Club 373 13/07-23/07 KH6/IK0PHY: Hawaii (OC-019) 373 15/07-15/11 9V8: Singapore * special prefix 369 16/07-17/07 BI5Z: Zhoushan Island (AS-???) * by Beijing DX Club 373 16/07-19/07 YW5LB: La Blanquilla Island (SA-037) * by YVs 371 17/07-19/07 1998 Northwest DX Convention (Tukwila, WA) 369 18/07-27/07 VP5/CX3AN and VP5/CX4CR: NA-002 * by CXs 373 18/07-19/07 Seanet CW Contest *** 19/07 Colombian Indipendence Contest *** 20/07-30/07 KF8TM/4: Cudjoe Key (NA-062) 373 20/07-02/08 RU0C: Malminskiye (AS-???) & Iony (AS-069) Is 373 20/07-29/07 TF7/DL3KUD: Vestmannaeyjar Is (EU-071) * by DL3KUD 365 22/07-28/07 XO1CWI: Fogo Island (NA-198) * by WIARC 371 24/07-27/07 CT1xxx/p & CQ2P: Pessegueiro Island (EU-167) * by CTs 367 24/07-13/08 FO5JR: Rimatara (OC-050), Austral Is 371 24/07-27/07 GD3IZD/P: Isle of Man (EU-116) * by G3IZD 373 25/07-26/07 IOTA Contest *** July 6A25: special prefixes from Bahamas 373 July EI4VVF & EI4VVF/p (EU-006) * by W0GLG 373 July F/ON4BDS/p: EU-105, EU-107, EU-157 * by ON4BDS 365 July ID8 islands by Calabria DX Team 373 mid July IL3/IK4RSR: IIA islands in Rovigo province 373 Jul-Dec VK9WG: Willis (OC-007) * by VK5GW 373 July VK0TS: Davis Base, Antarctica (AN-016) 371 /EX S DX@WW $425WW374A 425 DX News #374 [1/4] 4 July 1998 No 374 BID: $425WW374A ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

<<< THANK YOU! >>> Our heartfelt thanks to all the amateurs who pay regular visits to the 425 DX News Web Pages to read the bulletin - the 100,000th visitor logged in at 7.15 UTC on 29 June.

5B4 - RA9JX, RZ9UA, RZ3TX, UA3DPX, UA9NN and UA9ND will be 5B4/ from Cyprus (AS-004) between 5 and 15 July. They will participate in the IARU HF World Championship as P3A. C6 - Amateurs in Bahamas are allowed to replace their current prefix with C6A25 during July to celebrate the 25th anniversary of indipendence. F - David's (ON4BDS) activity from Les Sept Iles (EU-107) [425DXNS 365] has been cancelled "due to some unforseen problems in obtaining landing permissions". He will be active as F/ON4BDS/p from the islands of Batz (EU-105, between 20 July in the evening and 23 July in the morning) and Cezembre (EU-157 between 23 July in the evening and 27 July, IOTA Contest included). QSL via ON4BDS either direct (David Steeman, Kapelweg 11, B-9200 Dendermonde, Belgium) or through the bureau. F - David, ON4BDS reports that his June F/ON4BDS/p operation from Tombelaine Island (EU-156) [425DXN 365] has not been cancelled but has been postponed to mid-August ("around the 18th"). David has been granted permission for a one-day operation and is currently working to get an overnight permission. GI - Special event station GB2MRI will be activated by the Ballymena (GI3FFF) and Queen's University Belfast (GI3LLQ) radio clubs between 4 and 6 July to commemorate Marconi's experiments on Rathlin Island in 1898. GM - G0NES, G7BXA, G7HSP and G4YQW will be active as GS7UEG/p from Burray, Orkney Islands (EU-009) between 5 and 12 July. QSL via G7DKX. GM - Hans, DJ6AU will be active (mostly on CW on the WARC bands) as MM0/DJ6AU from Shetland Is (EU-012) between 8 July and 3 August. HB0 - HB0/HB9LEY will be active again from Liechtenstein between 3 and 5 July. QSL via JH1BSE. I - Michele, IK2GPQ and Bruno, IK2PZG plan to be active from a few Venice Lagoon islands on 4-5 July. The expect to operate at least from Tessera (EU-131, IIA VE-003), Campalto (EU-131, IIA VE-002), Ottagono di San Pietro (EU-131, IIA VE-043) and Spignon (EU-131, IIA VE-046). I - ARI Bordighera amateurs will activate the special event station IQ1GDC on 4 and 5 July to celebrate the launch by NASA of space probe "Cassini" and commemorate Gian Domenico Cassini, the astronomer after whom the probe has been named. The operation will take place from Cassini's observatory. I - Stefano, IK3ABY will be /IL3 from Torson di Sotto (IIA VE-063) on 4 July. I - Crazy DX Group members I0YKN and IZ0BFK will be active as IB0/I0YKN from Ponziane Islands (EU-045). I - IZ8ANA will be IC8/ from Schiavone di Procida (IIA NA-027) on 4 July. I - IK3QAR will be IL3/ from Ottagono degli Alberoni (EU-131, IIA VE-041) on 4 July. IS0 - IK2AEQ is currently active as IM0/IK2AEQ from San Pietro Island (EU-165, IIA CA-013). /EX S DX@WW $425WW374B 425 DX News #374 [2/4] 4 July 1998 No 374 BID: $425WW374B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

JA - JJ1LIB and JQ1ALQ will be active (CW and SSB) from Izu Is (AS-008) between 11 and 13 July. QSL via home calls. JT - Special event station JU7ARDF will be active until 6 July. QSL via JT1KAA. JT - Hasegawa, JA6ER is active from Mongolia as JT1KAJ until 6 July. QSL via JA1YAR. LA - Hasse, SM3JBE will be active (on 10, 15, 17 and 20 metres CW with some SSB on 14.260 MHz) as LA/SM3JBE from Otroy Island, Nordoyane (EU-056) on 7 and 8 July and from Runde Island, Soroyane (EU-079) on 10 and 11 July. QSL via bureau to SM3JBE. OJ0 - Seppo, OH1VR and Jorma, OH2KI will be active (CW, SSB and maybe RTTY) as OJ0VR from Market Reef (EU-053) between 9 and 12 July. QSL via OH1VR (Seppo Sisatto, Lansirinteenkatu 23, 33400 Tampere, Finland). P4 - P43R, the Aruba IARU Member HQ Station (ITU 11, IOTA SA-036), will be active on all bands SSB/CW during the IARU HF Championship (11-12 July). QSL via P43ARC. PJ - Henry, K4LMY is expected to be active as PJ8/K4LMY until 7 July. QSL via home call. PY0F - It has been rumoured that PY0FA is a pirate. Fred, PY7ZZ and Andre, PY0FF now confirm that Alexandre, PY0FA, is a legitimate newly licenced amateur from Fernando de Noronha (SA-003). QSL via PY4KL. YV - The YW5LB operations from La Blanquilla [425DXN 371] are now scheduled to take place between 9 and 12 July. A large group of operators will be active on all bands with verticals, monobanders and two amplifiers. QSL via W4SO. ZF - Joe, W6VNR (ex WA6VNR) is active as ZF2AH from Cayman Islands (NA-016) until 7 July. He plans to operate mainly on 12, 17 and 30 metres CW. QSL via W6VNR either direct or through the bureau. ------

<<< 1998 IOTA CONTEST (25-26 JULY) >>> The following amateurs have announced their participation in this year's event [see also 425DXN 355, 358, 361, 363, 365, 367, 369, 371, 373]:

AS-117 - JH1UUT/7 (SSB and CW) from Oshima. Activity is expected to start on 24 July. QSL via home call. EU-030 - Henning, DL6DH as OZ/DL6DH from Bornholm Island. He will be active between 21 and 28 July on 10-80 metres, CW and SSB. QSL via DL6DH (all contacts will be confirmed automatically through the bureau). EU-080 - Jorge, EC1BXI and others probably as EC1BXI/p (on 10, 15 and 80 metres SSB) from Arousa Island. QSL via EC1BXI (direct only as he is not a member of URE) to Jorge Fernandez Devesa, P.O. Box 54, 36980 O Grove (Pontevedra), Spain. EU-096 - OH1MDR, OH1NOA and OH1MM as OH0MDR/1 from Sandstrom Reef. Special attention will be given to island chasers in North America and Japan. QSL via OH1MDR. Further information is available at http://www.stip.net/~oh1mdr/iota98.html. EU-114 - Golden Spur Section KTK/Kortrijk members ON5SY, ON4AVA, ON4CHS, ON4ON, ON6HH, ON7PQ and ON9CGB as GU0MEU from Guernsey. They are expected to be active between 23 or 24 July and 27 or 28 July. Outside the Contest they plan to concentrate on the WARC bands and operate as either GB0ON and/or GU/home call/p. QSL via ON4ON. NA-015 - The Federacion de Radioaficionados de Cuba with a team of four operators from Cuba and Mexico as CO0XE from the main island. QSL via XE1CI. Further information is available at http://www.infocom.etecsa.cu/cgi-bin/frc/frcuba.htm ------

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LORD HOWE 1998 ---> Two more contest operators are needed to join VK2ICV, NM7N and N0TT as VK9LX in the CQWW DX CW Contest [425DXN 370]. Please get in touch with Nick at [email protected]

QSL T99DX ---> DL3NCI (Marcus Grampp, Kirchenweg 4, 90419 Nurnberg, Germany) reports that all direct cards for his 1997 activity as T99DX have been sent out, as well as the bureau cards.

QSL V63AO ---> Cards for Nishi, who is currently active from Kosrae (OC-059), should be sent to his *new* address: Nishi Nishimura, P.O. Box 607, Kosrae, Micronesia 96944.

QSL V63BR ---> AA4US is no longer the QSL manager for V63BR. Cards should be sent to Atson Nakayama, P.O. Box 305, Chuuk, FM 96942.

QSL W7A ---> The new QSL manager for contacts made with this special event station from Great Falls, Montana [425DXN 371] is W7WK either direct (Steve Victor, 421 16th Street SW, Great Falls, MT 59404-2725, USA) or through the bureau. The W7A web site is at http://www.qsl.net/w7a/ /EX S DX@WW $425WW374C 425 DX News #374 [3/4] 4 July 1998 No 374 BID: $425WW374C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ***** QSL INFO [1/2] ***** ======Edited by IK1GPG & IK1QFM

======CALL MANAGER ! CALL MANAGER ! CALL MANAGER ! ======3D2CT SM6CAS ! FBC6AXP F6AXP ! OD5PI IK7JTF ! 3D2CU SM6CAS ! FBC6DWB F6DWB ! OD5PN LX1NO ! 3D2KK SM6CAS ! FBC8CHO F8CHO ! OH0CW OH2KMF ! 3D2QB SM3CER ! FG/DJ6SI DJ6SI ! OH0EA OH2KMG ! 3D2XR SM6CAS ! FG/JA2EZD 7L1MFS ! OH0JWL DL5FF ! 3G1X XQ1IDM ! FK8HC VK4FW ! OL5KLD OK2KLD ! 3W7TK OK1HWB ! FM5DN KU9C ! ON50LUS ON4LCV ! 3XY6KR DL8BAX ! FM5GU WA4JTK ! ON50NOL ON6NL ! 3Z0EMC SP6ECA ! FO0HAR K8VIR ! OZ7MW F5OIH ! 3Z0I SP6ZDA ! FO0MAC K8OU ! P3A UA9YAB ! 3Z0MM SP4KIE ! FO0PAP K8OU ! P4/N4BWS WB4CKO ! 4F3CV HB9CXZ ! FO5BI F6HSI ! PU2WIF PY2EYE ! 4J0IO TA2IO ! FO5QE F5GSK ! PY0FA PY4KL ! 4K9W DL6KVA ! FO5QG XE1L ! R0/UR8LV UR7LD ! 4KA5CW 4J9RI ! FP/W8MV W8MV ! R0/US3IU US3IZ ! 4N4AE YU4WU ! FT5XN F6PEN ! RK3AWL W3HNK ! 4S7YSG JA2BDR ! FT5ZI F5PFP ! RU1POL/0 UA0KCL ! 4X/SM7PKK SM6CAS ! FW/SM7PKK SM6CAS ! S07WW ON5NT ! 4X6UO WB3CQN ! GB0BTC GI0VAB ! SM/DK4WD DK4WD ! 4Z1GY NF4W ! GC4BRS/MM GW0ANA ! SN0AK SP7PFD ! 5B4EZ OE3EPW ! GI6YM K1WY ! SN0BAR SP3KRF ! 5K1WC HK3SGP ! GM0KJW G0KJW ! SN0SZ/P SP1RWK ! 5K3WC HK3SGP ! GM3AKU/P G3AKU ! SP0DKI SP2DKI ! 5N0/OK1AUT OK1AUT ! GM3BQA/P GM0AXY ! SU1AH N6TJ ! 5N1SYT IK0PHY ! GX0STH/P G4DIY ! SV5/DL6NBR DL6NBR ! 5N3BHF OE6LAG ! HA/W0YR AA9DX ! SV5/I2YYO IK2MYX ! 5W1HK SM6CAS ! HB0/DF6VI DF6VI ! SV5/VE3EXY VE3EXY ! 5X1DK KD4UDU ! HB0/DL2JRM DL2JRM ! SV8/G3SWH G3SWH ! 5X1LH GM4DMA ! HB0/HB9LEY JH1BSE ! SV8LTI SV1ATV ! 5X1Z SM6CAS ! HB5CL HB9CXZ ! SV9/SM7PKK SM6CAS ! 5Z4RL N2AU ! HB5H HB9CXZ ! T32RT W6UC ! 6K985BF HL5AP ! HB5RL HB9CXZ ! T32Z N7YL ! 6W1RD 6W1QV ! HB9CL HB9CXZ ! T33CS SM6CAS ! 7J1AZL OK1FWQ ! HB9H HB9CXZ ! T33KK SM6CAS ! 7J6ADC KB8RTW ! HB9RL HB9CXZ ! TA2DS WA3HUP ! 7Q7EH AA9HD ! HC6CR NE8Z ! TF/DL2NWK/P DL7DF ! 7Q7RM G0IAS ! HC8/N5KO AA5BT ! TF/DL7BO/P DL7DF ! 7S5BE SM5BE ! HF0POL SP3BGD ! TF/DL7BY/P DL7DF ! 7X0AD EA4URE ! HG8EXP HG8KWG ! TF/DL7DF/P DL7DF ! 8P6DA KU9C ! HI8/DL8UD DL8UD ! TF/DL7UFR/P DL7DF ! 9A7C KA9WON ! HP1DSD F6FNU ! TF4/SM7PKK SM6CAS ! 9A9JH DL9JH ! HP3XUG KG6UH ! TF4WW SM6CAS ! 9H3AY G3SDG ! HP4/HP1DSD F6FNU ! TF8GX K1WY ! 9J2BO W6ORD ! HQ6DX HR2JPQ ! TK/IK1VCA IK1VCA ! 9K2SS KB2MS ! HS0/JR3XMG JG3AVS ! TK/IZ1BWC IK1VCA ! 9M2PS HB9AAP ! HS0/VK3DXI DL4DBR ! TL5A PA3DMH ! 9M2TD JR4PDP ! HS1RU JG3AVS ! TO5F FG5FY ! 9N1FP RU6F ! IA1/I1WNB I1WNB ! TO5G FG5BG ! A35KK SM6CAS ! IA1/IK1QBT IK1QBT ! TT8ZB IK3ERN ! A61AN WA2JUN ! IA1/IK1RAR IK1RAR ! TU0D TU2CI ! A92GD K1SE ! IA1/IK1YEK IK1YEK ! UA0DC K1WY ! AP2WAP IK4ZGY ! IA1/IK1ZOZ IK1ZOZ ! UA0KCL RA3DEJ ! BI4Q BY4RSA ! IA5/IZ5BTC IZ5BTC ! UA0ZBK K1WY ! C6AKA DL7VOG ! IB0/IZ0IIA IZ0IIA ! UA9FAR W7YS ! CO2CI KA4KLU ! IF9/I1SNW I1SNW ! UE0SIO UA4HUR ! CQ98BM CT3BM ! IG9/IK3LYP IK3LYP ! UE1QAA RZ1QZZ ! CT98AOZ CT1AOZ ! II0N IK0AEH ! UK8IZ IK2QPR ! CT98BOH W3HNK ! II0N IZ0AEH ! UN5G UL8GWJ ! CT98EXPO CT1REP ! II1ARI I1JQJ ! UN7LG KU9C ! CU3T CU3URA ! IL6/IK6PTH IK6PTH ! UR4WWT WR3G ! CX/LU2CP CX6FP ! IL6/IK6QRH IK6QRH ! V63RL NG7S ! D2BB W3HNK ! IM0/IK0MHR IK0MHR ! V73RF/MM N3RF ! DN2LG DK6HD ! IM0/IK2MRZ IK2MRZ ! V73ZO JA3FGA ! DU/HB9CVN HB9CXZ ! IM0/IS0IGV IS0IGV ! VE8TA VE2BQB ! ED1INO EA1GA ! IM0/IS0JLJ IS0JLJ ! VK2FVD SM6CAS ! ED1SCR EA1EAU ! IS0/DL4YAJ DL4YAJ ! VK3FJH F5CCF ! ED1TFB EA1EC ! J6/JA2EZD 7L1MFS ! VK8AN VK4AAQ ! ED2SCL EA2CBY ! J69TV N4TV ! VP2EY HB9SL ! ED2UDF EA2ICA ! J79KV W6JKV ! VQ9GB K7GB ! ED3TCB EA3RCL ! JW4WAA LA4WAA ! VQ9VK N1TO ! ED6IDA EA6ZX ! JX7DFA LA7DFA ! VU2ABE JA4DOB ! EF1TFB EA1EC ! K5P NA5B ! VU3MCV ON7LX ! EG0MCP EA7URM ! KG4FD W4WX ! W7A KQ7K ! EI9FN G3YOG ! KH0/AF4FL JQ6NVE ! WH8/SM7PKK SM6CAS ! EJ7NET EI2GX ! KH0/AF4IN JA6AGA ! XE1VIC KV8U ! EK6DO K6EID ! KH0AC K7ZA ! XL1GO VO1GO ! EK6GC W3HNK ! KH0N JA6CNL ! XO1CWI VE2CWI ! EK6LF IK2QPR ! KH6/JR1SDS JR1SDS ! XR1X XQ1IDM ! EL2DT IK0PHY ! KH6/KB6JOX K6JOX ! XUF2B N4JR ! ER3R/p ER1DA ! KH6/SM7PKK SM6CAS ! XV7TH SK7AX ! ES2RW/3 ES2RIQ ! KH8/N5OLS N5JA ! XX9TSS JK2PNY ! EU3FT W3HC ! KH8/SM7PKK SM6CAS ! YJ8PU KF4VPU ! EW3LB W3HNK ! KP2/K7JI K7JI ! ZD7HI WA2JUN ! FBC5ASB F5ASB ! KP4IX WP4MIM ! ZD8T AC4IV ! FBC5ASD F5ASD ! LY1TR LY1BD ! ZD9IL ZS5BBO ! FBC5AUI F5AUI ! LY98BA LY3BA ! ZF2DR K5RQ ! FBC5CWU F5CWU ! LY98BK LY3BK ! ZF2NT N2AU ! FBC5LJA F5LJA ! LY98BLQ LY2BLQ ! ZK1EHH K8VIR ! FBC5LSF F5LSF ! LY98DR LY1DR ! ZK1XI SM6CAS ! FBC5MFU F5MFU ! LY98FW LY1FW ! ZK2KK SM6CAS ! FBC5OQL F5OQL ! LY98TZ LY2TZ ! ZL8RS ZL1RS ! FBC5TBA F5TBA ! LY98ZZ LY2ZZ ! ZM1A ZL3CW ! FBC5TJC F5TJC ! OA4DHW N5FTR ! ZS80NRM ZS6Y ! /EX S DX@WW $425WW374D 425 DX News #374 [4/4] 4 July 1998 No 374 BID: $425WW374D ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ***** QSL INFO [2/2] ***** ======

3C5I Alan Isaachsen, C/o Mobil Equatorial Guinea, P.O.Box 139082, Dallas, TX-75313, U.S.A. 7X4AN Mohamed Boukhiar, P.O.Box 30133, E-08080, Barcelona, Spain AP2AGJ Amir Gulistan Janjua, House No 56, Chaklala 1, Rawalpindi, Pakistan BD4DC Ralph Chian, 573 Fu-Xing-Zhong-Lu, Shanghai 200025, China BY4RSA Jiangsu DX Club, P.O.Box 538, Nanjing, China DK4UN Ronny Triemer, P.O.Box 47, D-09023 Chemnitz, Germany DK7PE Rudolf Klos, Ludwig Schwamb Strasse 32, D-55126 Wackernheim, Germany DS5ASS Young Ran Han, 101-1008 Hankuk CaproLactam Company House, 665-1, Sunam-dong, Nam-gu, Ulsan 680-100, South Korea EP2SMH Mohsen, P.O.Box 17665-441, Tehran, Iran ER1DA P.O.Box 9537, Kishinev MD-2071, Moldava FO5JR P.O.Box 10127, 98711 Paea, Tahiti, French Polynesia HB9CXZ Luigi Casari, P.O.Box 610, CH-6592, S.Antonino (TI), Switzerland HK3SGP Siso Hennessey, P.O.Box 170030, Bogota D.C., Colombia HL5PVN Kang, P.O.Box 12, Tong-Nae Pusan 607-600, South Korea HR2JPQ Juan Pablo Soto Quesada, P.O.Box 1157,San Pedro Sula, Honduras HS0/G3NOM Ray Gerrard, P.O.Box 1300, Bangkok 10112, Thailand JA1KJW Hisashi Nakayama, 1-17-8 Shibuya, Yamato 242-0023, Japan JD1YBJ Radio Club, 2-14-10 Miyazaki, Choku ku, Chiba City, 277 Chiba, Japan JH1BSE Masa Yamamura, 2-10-6 Arai, Nakanoku, Tokyo 165, Japan JH4NMT Yoshiyuki Matsuda, 1312-1 Managura Ekiya, Fukuyama 720-1131, Japan JL1KFR Ryoichi Tojo, # 1-102, 5-37 Miyazaki 2 chome, cyuo-ku, Chiba, 260-0806, Japan JT1CC Oyuna, P.O.Box 158, Ulaanbaatar 13, Mongolia K1WY P.O.Box 2644, Hartford, CT 06146-2644, U.S.A. K8LJG John Kroll, 3528 Craig Drive, Flint, MI-48506, U.S.A. KL7/W6IXP Thomas E.Attwood, P.O.Box 370535, Montara, CA 94037-0535, U.S.A. LY3BA Gediminas Lucinskas, P.O.Box 34, LT-5280 Birzai, Lithuania SM6CAS Nils-Goeran Persson, P.O.Box 2050, Hovas, SE-436 02, Sweden TG9GJG Julio, P.O.Box 24, Guatemala City, Guatemala UA6AH N.V.Shepetko, Ostrovskogo 37, 353301 pgt Ahtyrskij, Russia UA9YAB Alex Vedernikov, P.O.Box 120, Biysk Altajskij kraj, 659300, Russia UR7LD Vladimir Shvedovsky, P.O.Box 9909, 310070 Kharkov, Ukraine V8GTW Gary Woods, P.O.Box 1956, BSB, Brunei Darussalam, 1919 Brunei VE3EXY Nenad Stevanovic, P.O.Box 65046, Nepean, K2G 5Y3,Canada XQ1IDM Nicolas herrera G., P.O.Box 345, Antofagasta, Chile XX9BB Leong Kam, P.O.Box 6018, Macau YB1GLB Liebra, P.O.Box 1042, Bandung, Jabar, Indonesia YC0AZ Wisnu Widjaja, Jl.Budhi # 19 Cawang III Jakarta 13630 Indonesia YC9LQA Sal, P.O.Box 1129, Kupang 85000, Indonesia ZL3CW Jacky Calvo, 14 Hooper Ave, Pukekohe 1800, New Zealand *****************************************************************************

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S DX@WW $425WW375A 425 DX News #375 [1/6] 11 July 1998 No 375 BID: $425WW375A ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

3B7 - Taher, 3B8DB is currently active as 3B8DB/3B7 from St. Brandon (AF-015) for approximately two weeks while on work assignment. He operates in his spare time using a barefoot rig sent to him by Don, N5XG and a borrowed vertical. QSL direct to Taher Baccus, 412 Modern Square, Vacoas, Mauritius Island. 5B - Steve, G3VMW and Bob, G3ZEM will be active as 5B4/G3VMW and 5B4/G3ZEM from Cyprus (AS-004) between 21 July and 5 August. QSL via home calls. 5V - Marc, F5PCU (ex 5V7BM) is active as 5V7FA from Togo until at least July 1999. QSL via F6FNU. 5W - 5W1SA is reported to be active (also on WARC bands) from Western Samoa (OC-097) for three years. QSL via JH7OHF/1. 6Y - Rob, PA3ERC and Ronald, PA3EWP will be active (with two stations on 160-10 meters CW, SSB and RTTY, with an emphasis on WARC and low bands) as 6Y5/PA3ERC and 6Y5/PA3EWP from Montego Bay, Jamaica (NA-097) between 27 August and 8 September. QSL via PA3ERC either direct (Rob Snieder, Van Leeuwenstraat 137, 2273 VS Voorburg, The Netherlands) or through the bureau. A web page has been set up at http://www.igr.nl/users/pa3dmh/tour98.html 9V - Victor, 9V1BH (RA0AX) and James, 9V1YC will participate in the IARU HF World Championship as 9V1YC (MS) from Singapore (AS-019). A2 - Charlie, W0YG plans to be active (particularly on the low bands with a special effort on 160 metres) as A22/W0YG from Botswana between 18 and 23 July and again between 7 and 22 August. QSL via W0YG (Charlie Summers, 6746 North Yucca Trail, Parker, CO 80138-6110, USA). BV - Jurgen, DJ3KR will be active as BV3/DJ3KR from Taiwan (AS-020) between 24 July and 12 August. QSL via DJ3KR. CP - Claus Braun, DJ8UG has gone QRT from Bolivia, where he was active for six years as CP4BT, and will be moving to Brazil. Look for him signing PT8ZCB mostly on CW starting around September. QSL for both CP4BT and PT8ZCB via DL9OT either direct (Hans Kriegl, Schubertstr. 38, D-76275 Ettlingen, Germany) or, preferably, through the bureau. CY9 - Ken, VY2RU and Don VE1AOE will be on St. Paul Island (NA-094) between 17 and 21 July to provide communications for forty boy scouts, several leaders and two scientists. On 18-20 July they plan to operate on the HF bands, 6 and 2 metres, RS-12 and AO-10 satellites as much as possible between their required duties. They have applied for the call CY9AOE. QSL via VE1AOE. EI - Jose Antonio, EA4ECF will be active as EI/EA4ECF from Ireland between 26 July and 8 August. QSL via EA4ECF. ER - The Moldova national society will be active from their HQ as ER7A between 10 and 13 July, IARU HF World Championship included. QSL via ER1DA (Valery Metaxa, P.O. Box 9537, Kishinev MD-2071, Moldova). ES - ES8AF and ES8LBH are active as ES0K from Kihnu Island (EU-034) until 12 July. EU - Brian, K4NAN will be active as EW/K4NAN from Belarus between 21 and 27 July. QSL via K4NAN. F - Amateur radio operators from Tourcoing, France will be active from the special event station TM0BB between 13 and 23 July. QSL via FB1AZH. F - Joel, F5MIW will be active from Noirmoutier Island (EU-064, DIFM AT-020) between 19 and 31 July. Look for him on the usual IOTA frequencies daily around 12 UTC. He might also operate for one day from Le Pilier Island (EU-064, DIFM AT-030). FK - Didier, FK8VHN plans to be active from Lifou Island (OC-033) between 22 and 28 July. He will participate in the IOTA Contest. QSL to Didier Lavisse, Caserne Normandie, P.O.Box 12, F-98842 Noumea Cedex, New Caledonia. FP - Barry, ZS1FJ/G4MFW will be active as FP/G4MFW from St. Pierre and Miquelon (NA-032) for a few days starting on 13 July. GM - Hans, DJ6AU plans to be active (mainly on CW) as MM0/DJ6AU from North Mainland Island (EU-012) until 2 August. QSL via DJ6AU. GM - F5VCR and G3OCA will be active from Soay (IOSA NH-26), Inner Hebrides (EU-008) on 10 July. They might not operate from the other islands [425DXN 373] due to some local problems. GM - Dieter, DL2QBD will be active from Skye Island (EU-008) between 13 and 29 July while on holiday. GM - The Ayr Amateur Radio Group will be active on all bands with three stations as GS0AYR/p from the lighthouse on Ailsa Craig (EU-123, IOSA CL-5) between 9 and 18.30 UTC on 18 July. QSL via GM0JHF. /EX S DX@WW $425WW375B 425 DX News #375 [2/6] 11 July 1998 No 375 BID: $425WW375B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

HH - Phil, F/KC0ARG will be active as HH2/KC0ARG (but he might be able to get his own HH2 call) from HH2NH's QTH between 24 and 30 July. Plans are to operate on 10 and 20 metres SSB. QSL via F6DJB (Claude Bonne, Monlezun, 32230 Marciac, France). HR - Mike, K3UOC (ex 7Z5OO) is expected to move soon to Tegucigalpa, Honduras to take up a new work assignment as Principal of the American School. HR - Frank, KD2IX will be active (CW and SSB on 15 and 20 metres) as HR2/KD2IX from San Pedro Sula, Honduras between 14 and 27 July. QSL via KD2IX. HS - Kurt, HB9AMZ will be active (CW, SSB and Amtor on all bands except 80 metres and WARC) as HS0ZBS from Thailand between 14 July and 11 August. QSL via HB9AMZ either direct or through the bureau. I - IK7BRX and IZ7ATN plan to be active as IL7/IK7BRX from Scoglio di Portonuovo (IIA FG-009, not IOTA) and Scoglio Paradiso (IIA FG-???, not IOTA) on 11-12 July. QSL via IK7BRX. I - Massimo, IZ5BTC will be active as IA5/IZ5BTC/p from Elba Island (EU-028, IIA LI-001) between 12 and 30 July. QSL via IZ5BTC (Massimo Simi, Sorbano del Vescovo 45/b, 55100 Lucca- LU, Italy). I - Andy, IK4WLU (mainly CW) and Vanni, IK4RUX (SSB) will be IA5/ from Elba Island (EU-028, IIA LI-001) between 30 July and 2-3 August. They plan to be active from other IIA islands in that area. QSL via home calls. I - Rossano, IK1NAO and Salento DX Team members plan to be active from several IJ7 and IL7 IIA islands in mid-August. I - Special event station II6FII will be active from Jesi between 19 and 27 September during the proceedings a congress on propagation. IH9 - Mauro, IK1ZNM will be active (on 6-20 metres SSB and RTTY) as IH9/IK1ZNM from Pantelleria (AF-018) between 22 August and 3 September. QSL via home call. IS0 - ARI Olbia "IM0 On The Air" team members IS0JMA, IS0SEB and IS0JLJ plan to be active as IM0/IS0JMA from the island of Ziu Paulu (EU-024, IIA SS-094) on either 12 or 19 July. QSL via QSL via IS0JMA (Roberto Alaimo, P.O. Box 41, 07026 Olbia - SS, Italy). IS0 - Marco, I2CMA will be active (on HF and 6 metres) as IM0/I2CMA from Santo Stefano Island (EU-041, IIA SS-013) betweeen 15 July and 3 August. He might also operate from Isolotto Roma (EU-041, IIA SS-017). IS0 - Francesco, IK0XBX will be active as IS0/IK0XBX from Sardinia (EU-024) between 19 July and 1 August. He plans to participate in the IOTA Contest (SO limited) from either EU-024 or EU-041 as IM0/IK0XBX. QSL via IK0XBX either direct (Francesco Fucelli, Str. S.Lucia 38, 06125 Perugia - PG, Italy). KH2 - JR1MLU, 7N3AWE, JA1HGY, JA4DND and JA1BRK will be active (on 10-160 metres CW, SSB and RTTY with two stations and emphasis on WARC bands) as home call/KH2 from Guam, Mariana Is (OC-026) between 7 UTC on 19 July and 2 UTC on 21 July. QSL via home calls. KL - Barry, K6ST and Tom, W6IXP plan to be active from Little Diomede Island (NA-150, the Number One most wanted IOTA in North America) between 22 and 29 July. QSL via N6AWD, either direct or through the bureau. Further information and updates will be available at http://www.netcom.com/~barryb/na150.html KP2 - The EJ1D team (EI2CA, EI7CC, EI6EW, EI4FBB, EI8CE, EI7CD and EI5FYB) will be active as WP2Z and KP2/home call from St. Croix, US Virgin Islands (NA-106) between 20 and 29 July. They will participate in the IOTA Contest. Further information is available at http://Jump.to/ej1d LA - Ulli, DL2HEB he will be active (on CW QRP) as LA/DL2HEB/p from Norway and some Norwegian islands between 19 July and 3 August. He plans to participate in the IOTA Contest from EU-079. LY - The Lithuanian Amateur Radio Society (Lietuvos Radijo Megeju Draugija) IARU Member HQ Station LY60RMD will participate in the IARU HF World Championship signing LY60RMD to celebrate its 60th anniversary. QSL via the LY QSL Bureau (P. O. Box 1000, LT-2001 Vilnius, Lithuania). Bureau cards can be requested at [email protected] OH0 - OH2BVE, OH6LI and OH6XA will participate in the IARU HF World Championship as OH0AA from Aland Is (EU-002). They will be active on 10-160 metres SSB and CW. OH0 - OH1RY, OH1MA, OH2TA and OH2BH will operate from OH0AM, Aland Islands, during the IARU HF World Championship. Martti, OH2BH will be active as OH0BH outside the Contest until 15 July. SV - Dirk, ON5CT will be active as SV8/ON5CT/p from Samos (EU-049) between 14 and 26 July. He will participate in the IOTA Contest as J48CT. T8 - T88AD/JR1MLU, T88AJ/7N3AWE, T88HG/JA1HGY, T88ND/JA4DND and T88RK/JA1BRK will be active (on 10-160 metres CW, SSB and RTTY with two stations and emphasis on WARC bands) from Belau (OC-009) between 11 UTC on 16 July and 23 UTC on 18 July. QSL via home calls. TF - Matt, DL3KUD confirms he will operate as TF7/DL3KUD from Heimaey, Vestmannaeyjar Islands (EU-071) between 20 and 29 July, IOTA Contest included [425DXN 365]. Look for him on 160-6 metres CW, RTTY and Satellite (RS-12). QSL via bureau to DL3KUD. TK - Robert, S53R will be active as TK/S53R from Corsica (EU-014) between 26 July and 17 August. He plans to operate SSB/CW on all bands, WARC included, with some RS-12/13 satellite activity. All the QSOs will be confirmed automatically through the bureau. UA - RA1QQ and RW1ZZ (they might be joined by SP6TPM) are confirmed to be active from Kambal'nitskiye Koshki Islands (EU-160) [425DXN 358]. They plan to operate as RA1QQ/1, RW1ZZ/P and possibly as R1OTA for 3-7 days, IOTA Contest included. Their voyage is scheduled to start on 17 July. QSL via RA1QQ (Nick A. Smerdov, P.O.Box 24, Cherepovets 162627, Russia). /EX S DX@WW $425WW375C 425 DX News #375 [3/6] 11 July 1998 No 375 BID: $425WW375C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

UA - RA0ZD, UA0ZC, UA0ZX, UA0ZY, UA0ZAM and UA0ZAZ plan to be active (on all bands CW, SSB and RTTY) as UE0ZZZ from Starichkov Island (AS-095) between around 22 July and 2 August. They will participate in the IOTA Contest as RZ0ZWA. QSL via RZ0ZWA (P.O. Box 12, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, 683000, Russia). V5 - Ken, SM7DZZ will be active as V5/SM7DZZ from Namibia for one year as of 15 July. He plans to operate mostrly CW on the low bands. QSL via home call. VE - Joe, VE2CY plans to be active from NA-128 between 13 and 23 July. VE - A group of Canadian amateurs (including VE3IMR/VA3AG, VE3VGI, VE3KBL, VE3XN, VE3LLE, VE3UNA, VE3INB, VE3BKR, VA3DXE and VE3CIJ) will be active as XM3PBX while travelling from Toronto to Moosenee on the Ontario Northland Railways "Northlander" and "Bear Express" trains on 16-17 August and again on their way back home on 22-23 August. Between 18 and 21 August the Polar Bear Express 98 crew members will operate from the Moose Factory Museum as CH3HBC to celebrate the 325th anniversary of the founding of the Hudson Bay Co. Trading Post and from several Canadian islands in the area as CI3XXV. Weather permitting, John (VE3VGI) and Aldo (VE3IMR/VA3AG) plan to activate Charlton Island (NA-173) with a VE8 call. Further information and updates will be available at http://webhome.idirect.com/~galati Z2 - Charlie, W0YG plans to be active (particularly on the low bands with a special effort on 160 metres) as Z21/W0YG from Zimbabwe between 23 July and 6 August. QSL via W0YG (Charlie Summers, 6746 North Yucca Trail, Parker, CO 80138-6110, USA). ZF - Rob, PA3ERC and Ronald, PA3EWP will be active (with two stations on 160-10 meters CW, SSB and RTTY, with an emphasis on WARC and low bands) as ZF2RC and ZF2WP from Leeward, Cayman Brac (NA-016) between 8 and 20 September. QSL via PA3ERC either direct (Rob Snieder, Van Leeuwenstraat 137, 2273 VS Voorburg, The Netherlands) or through the bureau. A web page has been set up at http://www.igr.nl/users/pa3dmh/tour98.html ZL - Barry, ZS1FJ/G4MFW should be active from Stewart Island (OC-203) around 27 July. ZS - Edwin, ZS5BBO will participate in the IARU HF World Championship on 10, 15, 20, 40 and 80 metres. ------

<<< 1998 IOTA CONTEST (25-26 JULY) >>> The following amateurs have announced their participation in this year's event [see also 425DXN 355, 358, 361, 363, 365, 367, 369, 371, 373, 374]:

AS-018 - Far East Islands DX Club members RA0FF, RA0FU, RA0FY, RW0FO and UA0FZ possibly as RK0FWL/p from Moneron Island. They plan to be active from 22 to 28 July. EU-001 - Phil, G4OBK as SV5/G4OBK from Rhodes. He plans to operate mainly on CW between 23 July and 4 August. QSL via G4OBK. EU-005 - Alan, G3PMR as M8F from his home QTH in England. EU-008 - Keith, G3TTC as GM3TTC/M from the Isle of Mull. QSL via G3TTC. EU-143 - ED7SPI from Sancti Petri Island. QSL via EA7PY. EU-154 - EA5AOR/3 from Buda Island. QSL via EA5KB. NA-014 - Len, VE9MY from either Whitehead (CISA NB-010) or Wood (CISA new). QSL via home call either direct or through the bureau. NA-048 - W8GEX, WA8LOW and others possibly as C6IOTA from Bimini Island. QSL via WA8LOW. NA-128 - Gregg, VE3ZZ as VE3ZZ/VE2 from Isle-aux-Coudres (CISA PQ-009). QSL via VE3ZZ either direct (Gregg A. Calkin, P. O. Box 1345, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5R4, Canada) or through the bureau. NA-139 - Brian, N3OC from Assateague Island. He will be joined by Jeff, WV3B and Jim, NV3V. QSL via N3OC. SA-008 - LU8XW (Radio Club Ushuaia) from Tierra del Fuego. QSL to P.O. Box 58, 9410 Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina. /EX S DX@WW $425WW375D 425 DX News #375 [4/6] 11 July 1998 No 375 BID: $425WW375D ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

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IIA ACTIVITIES ---> On 4-5 July Gerry, IC8/IZ8ANA and Virgilio, IC8/IC8OZM were active as follows: from Lo Schiavone di Procida (IIA NA-027), Scoglio Cannone (IIA NA-023) and Procida (IIA NA-002) on 4 July, from Vivara (IIA NA-005) on 5 July. All these islands count for IOTA EU-031. QSL via IZ8ANA (Gerardo Santucci, P.O. Box 71, 81054 S.Prisco - CE, Italy) and IC8OZM (Virgilio Sabetta, Via Cavour 47, 80079 Procida - NA, Italy).

IIA SOFTWARE ---> Thanks Marco, IK0QOB the latest realease (2.3) of the Italian Islands Award Software is now available for downloading at the Crazy DX Group's web site (http://www.grisnet.it/crazy). The software can also be requested from Crazy DX Group, P.O. Box 11, 04011 Aprilia - LT, Italy (please send a formatted blank disc + return postage in a padded SAE).

LOGS ON LINE ---> The logs for Northern Portugal DX Group's (NPDXG) past IOTA operations from EU-145, EU-150 and EU-167 are now available on the 1998 Pessegueiro Island homepage at http://www.terravista.pt/meco/1597

LOGS ON LINE ---> The logs for the OK DX Foundation's (OKDXF) operations from South Pacific (3D2CB, 3D2CB/R, 3D2KT, 3D2TN, 3D2WC, 3D2WC/R, 5W0SZ, 5W0VD, 5W0VV, AH8K, FO0/OK1TN, FO0/OK1VD, FO0/OK1KT, FO0/OK5DX, KH8/WP2AIH, KH8/KF4MIW, ZK1KTT and ZK1TNN) are now available at http://www.sica.cz/ok2paa/okdxf/search.html

QSL CN8MC ---> George, WB2AQC is not the QSL manager for CN8MC. He operated this station in September 1995 and can confirm only the contacts he made.

QSL EJ7NET ---> Please note that the QSL manager for the recent [425DXN 365] WestNet DX Group and Saltee Dog DX Group operation from Saltee Island (EU-103, June 1998) is EI2GX. Declan, EI6FR is the QSL manager for the *other* EJ7NET operations (Blasket, Rathlin, Aran etc).

QSL LU1ZC ---> The first batch of 600 cards for the Grupo Argentino de CW December 1997-February 1998 LU1ZC operation from Deception Island, South Shetlands (AN-010) has been mailed. QSL to GACW, Box 9, 1875 Wilde, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

QSL VU2NTA ---> "N2AU is again my QSL manager", Nat, VU2NTA reports. At all events, Nat's address is: Nataraj V., #878, 1E Main Road, Girinagar 2nd Phase, Bangalore 560085, India.

QSL VIA PA3ERC ---> Logs are still open for 9Y4/PA3BBP, 9Y4/PA3ERC, 9Y4/PA3EWP, FG/PA3BBP, FG/PA3ERC, FG/PA3EWP, FG/PA3FQA, FM/PA3BBP, FM/PA3ERC, FM/PA3EWP, FM/PA3FQA, HB0/PA3ERC/p, J6/PA3BBP, J6/PA3ERC, J6/PA3EWP, J77C (1996), J79BP, J79QA, J79RC, J79WP, TO5C (1996), VP5C (1995), VP5/PA3BBP, +VP5/PA3ERC, VP5/PA3EWP, VP5/PA3FQA. QSL via PA3ERC either direct (Rob Snieder, Van Leeuwenstraat 137, 2273 VS Voorburg, The Netherlands) or through the bureau.

SOUTH SHETLANDS 1999 ---> It has been reported that Carl, G4VFU/VP8CZJ [425DXN 372] is planning a 2-week operation from South Shetlands "not before January/February 1999".

VK1 AWARD ---> Alex "Tex" Ihasz, VK1TX is the new Award Manager for the VK1 Award, issued by the ACT (Australian Capital Territory) Division to licenced amateurs and SWLs. QSL cards are not required. For further information please contact VK1TX at either [email protected] or The Award Manager (VK1TX), WIA VK1 Division, GPO Box 600, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia. ------

QSL received via direct: 3A2MD, 3B8CF, 3D2KT, 3D2RW, 4H8TI (OC-225), 4S7BRG, 5W0VV, 9Q5YT, 9X0A, A45XR, A61AB, A92GD, AP2JZB, BY1QH, CW5R, E21EJC, EX8MZ, F5KDC/P (EU-159), FH/DJ1RL, FM5BH, FO0FI (OC-050), FO0FR, FO0MIZ, FW2EH, H22A, H40AA, H40AB, HF0POL, OE5EBO/HI8, JD1YBJ, JT1Y, K4M, K7K, KC4AAA, N2NL/KH2, KA4IST/KH5, KH0CG, LU1ZC, WA4FFW/NH1, OH0BH, OH0W, OX3RO, OY9JD, S21J, SU8LXR, T77C, T88T, TF3IRA, TG9NX, V26GG, V26TT, V8JA, VK9LZ, VP8CTR, VR6TY, VR6YL, K4AU/WH1, YB0DX, YJ0ADJ, YS1X, ZK2CK, ZL7DK, ZP/N3BNA. *****************************************************************************

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PERIOD CALL REF till end July 3B8DB/3B7: St. Brandon (AF-015) * by 3B8DB 375 till 15/07 5B4/RA9JX,RZ9UA,RZ3TX,UA3DPX,UA9NN,UA9ND and P3A 374 till July 5K1WC and 5K3WC: Colombia (special event calls) 371 till August 5X1DK: Uganda * by KD4UDU 372 till Jul 99 5V7FA: Togo * by F5PCU 375 till 14/07 8P9JJ: Barbados (NA-021) * by K7BV 373 till 02/08 C6AFP: Abaco (NA-080) * by N4JQQ 373 till 31/07 CK3MP: Canada * special event station 369 till 12/07 ES0K: Kihnu Island (EU-034) * by ES8AF and ES8LBH 375 tlll 29/07 F/ON4LCW: Chausey Is (EU-039) * by ON4LCW 365 till 12/07 FBC#: France * special prefixes 369 till late July FG/F2HE: NA-102 & NA-114 * by F2HE 362 till Jan 99 FO5QE: Tahiti (OC-046) * by F5GSK 369 till 15/07 FP/W8MV: St. Pierre & Miquelon (NA-032) * by W8MV 371 till 12/07 GS7UEG/p: Orkney Islands (EU-009) * by Gs 374 till 14/07 HB0/PI4TUE: Liechtenstein * by Eindhoven Student RAC 365 till 26/07 HC1MD: Ecuador (incl. SA-056) * by NE8Z 373 till 19/07 IF9/I1SNW: Egadi (EU-054), IG9/I1SNW: Pelagie (AF-019) 370 till 14/07 KG4AU, KG4GC, KG4TO, KG4OX: Guantanamo (NA-015) 373 till 22/07 LA/DK4UN & LA/DK4WD: EU-141, 044, 046, 033, 076 371 till 11/07 LA/SM3JBE: Soroyane (EU-079) 374 till 02/08 MM0/DJ6AU: North Mainland Island (EU-012) 375 till 12/07 OJ0VR: Market Reef (EU-053) * by OH1VR and OH2KI 374 till 12/07 SV5/I3BQC: Astypalea (EU-001) 370 till 29/07 TK/F6AUS: EU-014, EU-164, EU-100 373 till 18/07 TK/IK1VCA & TK/IZ1BWC: EU-014 & EU-164 370 till December TL5A: Central African Republic * by PA3DZN 373 till 15/07 TM#CMF: special event stations 373 till 24/07 F6ELE/VE2 & F6HKA/VE2: (NA-077, 084, 125, 176, 177) 373 till 14/07 VP5/N2GA & VP5/K2DO, VP5GA: Providenciales (NA-002) 373 till 15/07 XK2-3, VX1-9, XL1-2, XN1-2: special pfx from Canada 370 till 12/07 YW5LB: La Blanquilla Island (SA-037) * by YVs 374 till 13/07 ZF2NT: Cayman Is (NA-016) by N6NT 370 till 15/07 ZL8RS: Kermadec Is (OC-039) * by ZL1RS 373 till 30/07 ZS80NRM * by ZS6Y 372 09/07-13/07 XF3/CX3AN: Cozumel Island (NA-090) * by CXs 373 10/07-05/12 9N1UD: Nepal * by K4VUD 371 10/07-13/07 ER7A * Moldova national society HQ 375 10/07-17/07 GM islands * by F5VCR and G3OCA 375 11/07-18/07 GM islands * by MM0BCR/P 373 11/07-12/07 GB5HQ * by North of Scotland Contest Group 373 11/07-12/07 IA1X or IP1/I1FX, I1VRO, I1WXY, IK1NEG: EU-083 373 11/07-25/07 IG9/IK3LYP: Lampedusa (AF-019, IIA AG-001) 371 11/07-12/07 IL7/IK7BRX: IIA FG-009 and FG-??? * by IK7BRX & IZ7ATN 375 11/07-13/07 JJ1LIB and JQ1ALQ: Izu Is (AS-008) 374 11/07-12/07 LY60RMD: Lithuanian ARS HQ 375 11/07-12/07 OH0AA: Aland Is (EU-002) * by OH2BVE, OH6LI, OH6XA 375 11/07-12/07 OH0AM: Aland Is (EU-002) * by OH1RY,OH1MA,OH2TA,OH2BH 375 11/07-12/07 P43R: Aruba IARU Member HQ Station 374 11/07-12/07 TF3IRA: Icelandic Radio Amateurs HQ 373 11/07-12/07 IARU HF Championship Contest *** 12/07 IM0/IS0JMA: Ziu Paulu (EU-024, IIA SS-094) * by IS0s 375 12/07-30/07 IA5/IZ5BTC/p: Elba Island (EU-028) 375 13/07-14/07 BI4C: Changxing Island (AS-???) * by Beijing DX Club 373 13/07-?? FP/G4MFW: St. Pierre & Miquelon (NA-032) * by ZS1FJ 375 13/07-29/07 GM: Skye Island (EU-008) * by DL2QBD 375 13/07-23/07 KH6/IK0PHY: Hawaii (OC-019) 373 13/07-23/07 TM0BB: special event station (France) 375 13/07-23/07 VE2CY: NA-128 375 14/07-27/07 HR2/KD2IX: Honduras 375 14/07-11/08 HS0ZBS: Thailand * by HB9AMZ 375 14/07-26/07 SV8/ON5CT/p & J48CT: Samos (EU-049) 375 15/07-15/11 9V8: Singapore * special prefix 369 15/07-03/08 IM0/I2CMA: Santo Stefano Island (EU-041, IIA SS-013) 375 16/07-17/07 BI5Z: Zhoushan Island (AS-???) * by Beijing DX Club 373 16/07-18/07 T88AD,T88AJ,T88HG,T88ND,T88RK: Belau (OC-009) * by JAs 375 17/07-19/07 1998 Northwest DX Convention (Tukwila, WA) 369 18/07-23/07 A22/W0YG: Botswana 375 18/07-20/07 CY9AOE: St. Paul Isl (NA-094) * by VY2RU and VE1AOE 375 18/07 GS0AYR/p: Ailsa Craig (EU-123) * by Ayr ARG 375 18/07-27/07 VP5/CX3AN and VP5/CX4CR: NA-002 * by CXs 373 18/07-19/07 Seanet CW Contest *** 19/07-31/07 F5MIW: Noirmoutier Island (EU-064) 375 19/07-01/08 IS0 [IM0]/IK0XBX: EU-024 [EU-041] 375 19/07-21/07 JR1MLU,7N3AWE,JA1HGY,JA4DND,JA1BRK/KH2: Guam (OC-026) 375 19/07-03/08 LA/DL2HEB/p: Norway and LA islands 375 19/07 Colombian Indipendence Contest *** 20/07-23/07 F/ON4BDS/p: Batz Island (EU-105) 374 20/07-30/07 KF8TM/4: Cudjoe Key (NA-062) 373 20/07-02/08 RU0C: Malminskiye (AS-???) & Iony (AS-069) Is 373 20/07-29/07 TF7/DL3KUD: Vestmannaeyjar Is (EU-071) * by DL3KUD 375 20/07-29/07 WP2Z & KP2/EI2CA,EI7CC,EI6EW,EI4FBB,EI8CE,EI7CD,EI5FYB 375 /EX S DX@WW $425WW375F 425 DX News #375 [6/6] 11 July 1998 No 375 BID: $425WW375F ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* CALENDAR ******* ======

21/07-05/08 5B4/G3VMW and 5B4/G3ZEM: Cyprus (AS-004) 375 21/07-27/07 EW/K4NAN: Belarus 375 21/07-28/07 OZ/DL6DH: Bornholm Island (EU-030) 374 22/07-28/07 FK8VHN: Lifou Island (OC-033) 375 22/07-29/07 KL: Little Diomede Isl (NA-150) * by K6ST & W6IXP 375 22/07-28/07 RK0FWL/p: Moneron Island (AS-018) * by UA0Fs 375 22/07-02/08 UE0ZZZ & RZ0ZWA: Starichkov Isl (AS-095) * by UA0s 375 22/07-28/07 XO1CWI: Fogo Island (NA-198) * by WIARC 371 23/07-27/07 F/ON4BDS/p: Cezembre Island (EU-157) 374 23/07-04/08 SV5/G4OBK: Rhodes (EU-001) 375 23/07-06/08 Z21/W0YG: Zimbabwe 375 24/07-12/08 BV3/DJ3KR: Taiwan (AS-020) 375 24/07-27/07 CT1xxx/p & CQ2P: Pessegueiro Island (EU-167) * by CTs 367 24/07-13/08 FO5JR: Rimatara (OC-050), Austral Is 371 24/07-27/07 GD3IZD/P: Isle of Man (EU-116) * by G3IZD 373 24/07-27/07 GU0MEU and GB0ON: Guernsey (EU-114) * by ONs 374 24/07-30/07 HH2/KC0ARG: Haiti * by F/KC0ARG 375 25/07-26/07 9A8P: Palagruza (EU-090) * by 9A1AKL 371 25/07-26/07 AA1AC/P: Aquidneck Island (NA-031) * by AA1AC 371 25/07-26/07 BI3H: Shijiutuo Island (AS-134) * by BYs 363 25/07-26/07 C6IOTA (?): Bimini (NA-048) * by W8GEX, WA8LOW et al 375 25/07-26/07 CO4BM: La Juventud Island (NA-056) 373 25/07-26/07 CO0XE: Cuba (NA-015) * by COs and XEs 374 25/07-26/07 DF5WBA & DJ3XG: Ummanz Island (EU-057) 367 25/07-26/07 EA5AOR/3: Buda Island (EU-154) 375 25/07-26/07 EC1BXI/p: Arousa Island (EU-088) 374 25/07-26/07 ED1MC & EG1MC: Salvora Island (EU-077) * by EAs 373 25/07-26/07 ED7SPI: Sancti Petri Island (EU-143) 375 25/07-26/07 EJ2HY & EJ2IB: Blasket Is (EU-007) * by EI2HY & EI2IB 373 25/07-26/07 G/F5VCR/p: Lindisfarne Island (EU-120) 371 25/07-26/07 G4MGR: Hilbre Island (EU-120) * by Gs 373 25/07-26/07 GM3TTC/M: Isle of Mull (EU-008) * by G3TTC 375 25/07-26/07 GM3USL/P: Great Cumbrae Isl (EU-123) 367 25/07-26/07 GW0RLU/P: St Tudwal's Islands (EU-106) * by ON5FP 355 25/07-26/07 IH9/IT9BLB: Pantelleria (AF-018) 373 25/07-26/07 JH1UUT/7: Oshima (AS-117) 374 25/07-26/07 JI6KVR/6: Uji Islands (AS-067) * by JI6KVR 371 25/07-26/07 JM1PXG/1: Hachijo Island (AS-043) * by JM1PXG 371 25/07-26/07 LU8XW: Tierra del Fuego (SA-008) 375 25/07-26/07 K1VSJ: Martha's Vineyard 369 25/07-26/07 M8F: England (EU-005) * by G3PMR 375 25/07-26/07 MM8Y: Bute Isl (EU-123) * by Otley Amateur Radio Club 367 25/07-26/07 MW8Z: Anglesey Island (EU-124) * by Gs 355 25/07-26/07 N2OO/p: Long Beach Island (NA-111) * by N2OO and N2LD 373 25/07-26/07 N5VL: Amelia Island (NA-138) 373 25/07-26/07 OH0MDR/1: Sandstrom Reef (EU-096) * by OH1s 374 25/07-26/07 RA1QQ/p, RW1ZZ/p, R1OTA: EU-160 375 25/07-26/07 SN0SZ: Wolin Island (EU-132) * by SPs 373 25/07-26/07 TM5T: Chausey Is (EU-039) * by ONs 361 25/07-26/07 V26VG: Antigua (NA-100) * by GM4FDM and others 373 25/07-26/07 VE3ZZ/VE2: Isle-aux-Coudres (NA-128) 375 25/07-26/07 VE9MY: NA-014 375 25/07-26/07 W: Assateague Island (NA-139) * by N3OC, WV3B and NV3V 375 25/07-26/07 W: Dry Tortugas (NA-079) * by XE1L and Ws 371 25/07-26/07 W7I: Lopez Island (NA-065) * by N7FL 371 25/07-01/08 WB8YJF: Ocracoke Island (NA-067) 373 25/07-26/07 IOTA Contest *** 25/07-26/07 Russian RTTY WW Contest *** 25/07-26/07 YV DX CW Contest *** 26/07-08/08 EI/EA4ECF: Ireland (EU-115) 375 26/07-17/08 TK/S53R: Corsica (EU-014) 375 27/07 ZL: Stewart Island (OC-203) * by ZS1FJ/G4MFW 375 July C6A25: special prefixes from Bahamas 374 late July 6M5DX and D98TOK: Tok Island (AS-045) * by HLs 373 July EI4VVF & EI4VVF/p (EU-006) * by W0GLG 373 July ID8 islands by Calabria DX Team 373 mid July IL3/IK4RSR: IIA islands in Rovigo province 373 Jul-Dec VK9WG: Willis (OC-007) * by VK5GW 373 July VK0TS: Davis Base, Antarctica (AN-016) 371 01/08-02/08 YO Contest *** 03/08-10/08 VP2ECR: Anguilla (NA-022) * by CX4CR 373 07/08-22/08 A22/W0YG: Botswana 375 08/08-10/08 WAE DX CW Contest *** 09/08-14/08 ZK1SCQ & ZK1SCR: OC-013, So.Cook * by DL2SCQ & DL1SCQ 367 14/08-31/08 HG5P: Hungary * special event call 356 14/08-15/08 7th New Orleans International DX Convention 369 15/08-16/08 SARTG WW RTTY Contest *** 15/08-16/08 Seanet SSB Contest *** 16/08-17/08 XM3PBX: "Northlander" & "Bear Express" trains * by VEs 375 16/08-21/08 ZK1SCQ & ZK1SCR: OC-082, No.Cook * by DL2SCQ & DL1SCQ 367 18/08-21/08 CH3HBC: special event station 375 18/08-21/08 CI3XXV: CISA islands 375 18/08-21/08 VE8x: Charlton Island (NA-173) * by VE3VGI & VE3IMR 375 22/08-23/08 XM3PBX: "Northlander" & "Bear Express" trains * by VEs 375 22/08-03/09 IH9/IK1ZNM: Pantelleria (AF-018) 375 24/08-26/08 ZK1SCQ & ZK1SCR: OC-159, So.Cook * by DL2SCQ & DL1SCQ 367 26/08-01/09 FP/N9PD: Miquelon (NA-032) * by Prairie DX Group 373 27/08-08/09 6Y5/PA3ERC and 6Y5/PA3EWP: Jamaica (NA-097) 375 29/08-19/09 3D2DX: Rotuma Island (OC-060) * by EA4DX 371 29/08-01/09 3D2WD & 3D2DA: Mamanuca (OC-121) * by DL2SCQ & DL1SCQ 369 30/07-02/08 IA5/IK4WLU and IA5/IK4RUX: Elba Island (EU-028) 375 mid Aug F/ON4BDS/p: Tombelaine Isl (EU-156) * by ON4BDS 374 mid August IJ7/ & IL7/IK1NAO: IIA activities with SDXT 375 August OX3LG: East Coast group (NA-134) 371 04/09-07/09 3D2WD & 3D2DA: Yasawa (OC-156) * by DL2SCQ & DL1SCQ 369 26/09-27/09 Bologna: HF DX Meeting *** /EX

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1A0 - IK0FVC, I0JBL, IK0PRG, IK0MBB, IK0HBN, I0CUT and I0HCJ will be active (160-2 metres, all modes) as 1A0KM from the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (SMOM) between 25 July and 3 August. QSL via IK0FVC (Francesco Valsecchi, Via Bitossi 21, 00136 Roma - RM, Italy). 9A - Radio Club Split operation from Palagruza Island (EU-090) [425DXN 371] will take place between 23 July and 2 August, IOTA Contest included. 9A3NU, 9A3LO, 9A4NA, 9A4SP,9A5IQ and possibly 9A3A will be active as 9A8P with two stations. QSL via 9A1AKL (P.O. Box 439, HR-21000 Split, Croatia). 5H - Ted, W0RA, will operate from the QTH of Dale, 5H3DD between 20 and 25 July. He plans to be active around 13.30 UTC on 14.010 MHz, 17.00 UTC on 21.010 MHz, 18.30 UTC on 21.295 MHz and 19.30 UTC on 28.480 MHz, always listening up. For Pactor look before and after the CW times on 14.072 and 21.072 MHz. Some activity on WARC bands, mainly 17 metres, is also possible. QSL via W0RA. BY - Carl, W3HC reports that a group of Chinese operators plans to be active as BI4M from Chang Dao, Miaodao Archipelago (Shandong Province North East group, AS-???) on either 21-23 September or 28-30 September. QSL via W3HC. CE - Luis, CE8EIO will be working on 160 metres (1.847 MHz) between 15 and 22 July and again between 29 July and 5 August. His address is Luis Fierro Andrade, P.O. Box 1512, Punta Arenas, Chile. DL - Felix, DL8OBC will be active as DL8OBC/p from Helgoland Island (EU-127, N-014 for the German islands award) approximately between 24 July and 3 August. He will participate in the IOTA Contest (CW). It will be possible to arrange skeds while Felix is on the island (please send a message to [email protected]). QSL via DL8OBC either direct (Felix J. Riess, P.O. Box 1253, D-30984 Gehrden, Germany) or through the bureau. Further details are available at http://www.afthd.tu-darmstadt.de/~dl8obc/ EP - Ali, EP2MKO is reported to be planning an operation in August or September from one of the four unnumbered Iranian IOTA groups. GU - Volkmar, DF2SS will be active (on 10-160 metres) from Guernsey (EU-114) between 19 July and 6 August. QSL via DL2MDZ. GU - The Belgian team (including ON5SY, ON4AVA, ON4CHS, ON4ON, ON6HH, ON7PQ and ON9CGB) will now be active as either MU/home call/p and/or GU0MEU during their late July operation from Guersney (EU-114) [425DXN 374]. They will participate in the IOTA Contest as GB0ON. QSL via ON4ON. I - Stefano, IK3ABY and Patrizia, IK3BPN will be IL3/ from Cason Lanzoni (IIA VE-???) on 18 July. KH2 - Naoki, JE7RJZ will be active as WH2M from Guam (OC-026) between 24 and 28 July. He will concentrate on satellite (AO-10) and 6 metres, but HF bands will be activated as well. QSL via JA7FWR. KL - Tom, W6IXP and Barry, K6ST will be signing KL7/ during their operation from Little Diomede Island (NA-150) [425DXN 375]. Assuming the weather and travel plans cooperates, they will be active between 22 July (starting around 21 UTC) and 29 July. They plan to participate in the IOTA Contest. They will operate mostly SSB (14260, 21260, 7090 Khz) the first five days, then CW (14040, 21040, 7040 Khz) and RTTY (14080, 21090, 7038 Khz). QSL via N6AWD either direct (Fred K Stenger, 6000 Hesketh Dr., Bakersfield, CA 93309-1429, USA) or through the bureau. The logs will be available at http://www.netcom.com/~barryb/na150.html (the online web log search is being provided courtesy of Islands on the Web). For updates visit the web site or contact the DXpedition's Pilot (John, WD8MGQ) at [email protected] KL - Maurice, ON4BAM will be active as KL7/ON4BAM between 24 July and 9 August while touring Alaska from Anchorage to Fairbanks, Valdez, Homer and Seward. QSL via home call. LX - Members of club station DL0HUN will be active (on 10-160 metres) as HB0/DL0HUN from Malbun (2,000 metres above sea level), Liechtenstein between 24 July and 2 August. QSL via DL0HUN. /EX S DX@WW $425WW376B 425 DX News #376 [2/6] 18 July 1998 No 376 BID: $425WW376B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

LY - Birzai RC members will be active as LY10XJ between 20 and 26 July to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Radio Club. QSL via bureau or to the operator's call. Further information is available at http://www.naftotiekis.lt/val/BRC-D-EN.htm OZ - Virum Christensen, OZ8AE will be active as OZ8AE/A from Bornholm Island (EU-030) between 19 and 31 July. He will participate in the IOTA Contest. Outside the contest look for him on 3565, 7019, 10118, 14041, 18086, 21041, 24900 and 28041 Khz. SP - Zbig, SP6CZ will be active as SP6CZ/1 and SP6YCI/1 from Wolin Island (EU-132) starting on 19 July. He may operate from other islands in that area counting for the Polish Islands Award. QSL via SP6CZ. He will participate in the IOTA Contest (see EU-132 below). TA - TA3YJ and TA3J will be active (10-80 metres SSB) as TA0/TA3YJ/p and TA0/TA3J/p from Alibey Island (AS-099) on 18 and 19 July. QSL both calls via TA3YJ. TY - Sigi, DJ4IJ is active (CW and SSB) as TY1IJ from Benin. He is expected to be there during July and August. QSL via DK8ZD. UA - The RU0C operation from Malminskiye Is (AS-???) [425DXN 373] is expected to take place between 21-22 July and 2 August, IOTA Contest included. Team members RA3DEJ, RZ3FW, UA0ZBK/0 and UA0DC *might* be active from Iony Island (AS-069) as well, but their main target is the new one. QSL via RA3DEJ (Dmitry Ognistyj, P.O. Box 2, Zarya, 143992, Moscow obl, Russia). V2 - The Windy Yett Contest Group operation [425DXN 373] from Antigua (NA-100) will take place between 23 and 30 July. GM0NAI, GM0UKZ, GM3COB, GM3UTQ and GM4FDM will be signing V2/home call with an emphasis on WARC bands after the IOTA Contest, in which they will participate as V26VG (QSL via GM3UTQ). QSLs for contacts made before and after the contest go to the operator's home call. W - Will, WC6DX will be active from Santa Rosa Island (NA-144) between 19 UTC on 17 July and 12 UTC on 19 July. Look for him on 14.260, 14.040, 7.260 and 7.040 MHz. Due to Channel Islands National Park campground restrictions, he will operate with only 100 watts from a battery. He plans to be mainly on SSB for the Americas and on CW for Europe (the campground has "quiet hours" from 05.00 UTC to 13.00 UTC and he will try CW for Europe during that window if there is propagation). QSL via WC6DX either direct or through the bureau. ------

<<< 1998 IOTA CONTEST (25-26 JULY) >>> The following amateurs have announced their participation in this year's event [see also 425DXN 355, 358, 361, 363, 365, 367, 369, 371, 373, 374, 375]:

AS-102 - BV2KI, BV2KS, BO2AB and BV4FH as BO0K from Kinmen Island. They will be active between 24 and 27 July and will operate as BO2YA outside the contest. QSL via BV2KI. EU-005 - Mimram Contest Group as G8Q on CW and SSB. QSL via G0SAH. EU-010 - Gavin Taylor, GM0GAV as GM0GAV/p (single operator 24-hour CW) from the Isle of Lewis in the outer Hebrides. QSL via GM0GAV. EU-016 - 9A3PA, 9A3ZA, 9A3SK and 9A4VV as 9A2U/p from Korcula Island. They will be active between 20 July and 15 August. EU-030 - Mario, DL5ME as OZ/DL5ME (12-hour SSB) from Bornholm Island. He will be active sporadically until 1 August on SSB and CW. QSL via bureau to DL5ME. Log checking will be available at http://wwwiti.cs.uni-magdeburg.de/~hoeding/hamradio/ EU-116 - Members of the Bristol Contest Group as either GT6YB/p or GD6YB/p from The Isle of Man. QSL via G3SWH either direct (Phil Whitchurch, 21 Dickensons Grove, Congresbury, Bristol, BS49 5HQ, England, UK) or through the bureau. EU-128 - Michael, DL6MHW as DL6MHW/p from Fehmarn Island. The operation has not been confirmed as yet due to some transportation problems. QSL via DL6MHW (his *new* address is Michael Hoeding, Ginsterweg 51, 39326 Wolmirstedt, Germany). EU-132 - The team from Wolin Island [425DXN 373] now includes SP6AZT, SP6CZ, SP6ECA and DJ0IF. They will operate as SN6F/1. QSL via SP6ECA. EU-134 - EA2BFM, EA2CRG, EA2AP, EA2BP, EA2CLU, EA2ANG and possibly others probably as ED2IZO from Izaro Island. They plan to be active (CW and SSB) with two stations between 24 and 29 July. QSL via bureau to EA2URV or direct to P.O. Box 323, 48080 Vizcaya, Bilbao, Spain. EU-136 - Members of the Slovenia Contest Club as 9A/S55A/p from Krk Island. They will be active between 23 and 26 July. QSL via S55A either direct or through the bureau (QSL for contacts made outside the contest with 9A/home call should go via home call). NA-075 - Bill, VE7SBO has announced his intention to be active during the contest. NA-112 - K4EP and KF4NLM as K4EP from Bogue's Bank with two stations on 10-20 metres, possibly on 40 and 80 metres as well. QSL via K4EP. NA-144 - Wes, W3SE from Santa Cruz Island on 10-80 metres CW/SSB. Plans are to arrive on 24 July and depart on the 27th. QSL via W3SE (Wesley Printz, P.O. Box 4895, Downey, CA 90241-1895, USA). NA-154 - The Truro Amateur Radio Club as VE1AO from Pictou Island. QSL via VE1VOX. /EX S DX@WW $425WW376C 425 DX News #376 [3/6] 18 July 1998 No 376 BID: $425WW376C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ***** QSL INFO [1/3] ***** ======Edited by IK1GPG & IK1QFM

======CALL MANAGER ! CALL MANAGER ! CALL MANAGER ! ======3C1GS EA5BYP ! CV1F CX6FP ! LY98TZ LY2TZ ! 3C5DX EA5BYP ! CW166N CX6FP ! LY98ZZ LY2ZZ ! 3D2CW DK7PE ! CX/LU2CP CX6FP ! M6A G4ZFE ! 3D2QB SM3CER ! CY0NR VE1NR ! MS0BPG/P G7DKX ! 3D2WP JA1WPX ! D2BB W3HNK ! MU/DL7ET DL7ET ! 3DA0CW DK7PE ! D2CW DK7PE ! MU0ASP F5SHQ ! 3W7TK OK1HWB ! DB2PVA DF0FU ! OD5PN LX1NO ! 3Z0AIR SP7LZD ! DL0ABT DL7VRO ! OH0MD OH1MA ! 3Z0EMC SP6ECA ! DN1FC DL3ZBA ! OJ0VR OH1VR ! 3Z0MM SP4KIE ! DX1DX DU1SAN ! ON9CPE DK7PE ! 4J0IO TA2IO ! E21CJN W3PP ! P29VCW DK7PE ! 4K80ADR 4J9RI ! EA6/ON4CEL ON4CEL ! P29VR W7LFA ! 4K8F UA9AB ! EA6AEI EA3DUF ! P3A W3HNK ! 4K9W DL6KVA ! EA8/CT3FN HB9CRV ! P3P 5B4LP ! 4KA5CW 4J9RI ! EA8/DJ9HD DJ9HD ! P43R P43ARC ! 4L/ON4CFI ON4CFI ! ED1INO EA1GA ! PJ8/K4LMY K4LMY ! 4L0CR IK7JTF ! ED2TSS EA2PK ! PT8ZCB DL9OT ! 4L5O TA7A ! ED3TCC EA3GHQ ! PY0FA PY4KL ! 4U1WB KK4HD ! ED4IIM EA4RCV ! R1FJV UA3AGS ! 5B/G3VMW G3VMW ! ED5DX EA5GRC ! RX1OX/FJL DL6YET ! 5B/G3ZEM G3ZEM ! ED5MCA EA5URR ! S01HA EA2JG ! 5B4/RA3CQ YL2KL ! ED7IFF EA7DBP ! S21ZC DK7PE ! 5B4/RA3CW YL2KL ! ED9DDC EA9CE ! S79CW DK7PE ! 5B4/RA3LQ YL2KL ! EF1TFB EA1EC ! S79MX KB9MX ! 5B4/RA4HTX YL2KL ! EG2UIT EA2URV ! SM7PKK SM6CAS ! 5B4/YL2UB YL2KL ! EI4VPW DK7PE ! SN0SZ SP1AMU ! 5B4ADA 9A2AJ ! EI4VVF/P W0GLG ! SN0SZ/P SP1RWK ! 5H3PW N2CD ! EJ7NET EA2GX ! SN0ZDH SP5ZDH ! 5H3RB LA4DM ! EK6LF IK2QPR ! SN2TMT SP2PMK ! 5N0/OK1AUT OK1AUT ! EK8WB IK2QPR ! SU1AH N6TJ ! 5N1SYT IK0PHY ! EL2AB IK0PHY ! SV5/I2YYO IK2MYX ! 5N3BHF OE6LAG ! EL2DT IK0PHY ! SV5/I3BQC I3BQC ! 5N9CEN IV3VBM ! EL2VO EA5GIY ! SW8LTI SV1ATV ! 5R8FK NY3N ! EM5HQ UY5ZZ ! T32Z N7YL ! 5R8FU SM0DJZ ! EP2AC RV6AB ! T88AD JR1MLU ! 5R8KH WB8LFO ! ER2A ER2AA ! T88AJ 7N3AWE ! 5V7FA F6FNU ! ER7A ER1DA ! T88HG JA1HGY ! 5W0XX DK7PE ! ES0K ES8AF ! T88LJ JM1LJS ! 5W1PC WH6XY ! ES2RW/2 ES2RIQ ! T88ND JA4DND ! 5W1SA JH7OHF ! ES2RW/3 ES2RIQ ! T88RK JA1BRK ! 5X1DK KD4UDU ! ET3IV IZ3AHY ! T95A K2PF ! 5X1T ON5NT ! ET4A DK7PE ! TA2DS WA3HUP ! 5X4DEL WB3DNA ! EW3LB W3HNK ! TA2FE KK3S ! 5Z4SQ DK7PE ! EX8QB IK2QPR ! TA2ZW OK1TN ! 5Z4TZ CT1TDI ! FBC2YT F2YT ! TF3IRA TF3GB ! 6K0T DS4CNB ! FBC5EMP F5IIH ! TJ1HP F6FNU ! 6K985BF HL5AP ! FBC5IQA F5IQA ! TK/FBC6AUS F6AUS ! 6M0HZ HL1XP ! FBC5KKL FF6KKL ! TL5A PA3DMH ! 6Y5/PA3ERC PA3ERC ! FBC5MFU F5MFU ! TM3X F5KFL ! 6Y5/PA3EWP PA3ERC ! FBC5NRX F5NRX ! TM5PF FA1BON ! 6Y5/WH6X JE3MAS ! FBC5NYZ F5NYZ ! TM5RED F6KQC ! 6Y5MC WA4WTG ! FBC5OHH F5OHH ! TM5RHC F6KVD ! 6Y5XX JE3MAS ! FBC5PZQ F5PZQ ! TM5YEU F4BIQ ! 6Y6A JE3MAS ! FBC5XL F5XL ! TN0CW DK7PE ! 7J1AZL OK1FWQ ! FBC6CNE F6CNE ! TT8FC EA4AHK ! 7P8CW DK7PE ! FBC8ABB F8ABB ! TU5GD N5FTR ! 7Q7CW DK7PE ! FBC8BGV F8BGV ! TY1IJ DK8ZD ! 7Q7DC WA6IJZ ! FG/DJ6SI DJ6SI ! UA0AZ W3HNK ! 7Q7EH AA9HD ! FM5GU WA4JTK ! UA0DC K1WY ! 7Q7RM G0IAS ! FM5UH F5UHE ! UA0KCL RA3DEJ ! 7S5BE SK5BE ! FO0FI K6SLO ! UE1QAA RZ1QZZ ! 7Z1IS SM0OFG ! FO5QG XE1L ! UE6MAA RA6LW ! 8P0V K7BV ! FP/G4MFW G4MFW ! UK8GBS RW6HS ! 8P6DA KU9C ! FP5BZ F5TJP ! UN7LG KU9C ! 8P9JJ K7BV ! FS/K7ZUM K7ZUM ! UR4WWT WR3L ! 8P9P W5AJ ! FS5PL/P N0JT ! US8U UT5UUF ! 8Q7WQ W9QA ! FT5ZI F5PFP ! V21FC HB9AQH ! /EX S DX@WW $425WW376D 425 DX News #376 [4/6] 18 July 1998 No 376 BID: $425WW376D ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ***** QSL INFO [2/3] ***** ======

9A/ON5JE ON5JE ! G4MGR G0VAX ! V26A WB3DNA ! 9A7C KA9WON ! GB0BTC GI0VAB ! V44KAI K2SB ! 9A8P 9A1AKL ! GB2MRI GI3FFF ! V51CM WA2JUN ! 9F2CW DK7PE ! GM0KJW/M G0KJW ! V73PU N6PU ! 9G0ARS DL1IAL ! GS0AYR/P GM0JHF ! V73RF/MM N3RF ! 9G1AA PA2FAS ! GS3EEO/P G3OCA ! VB3K/50 VE3XN ! 9G1MR IK3HHX ! GS3ZBI/P G3OCA ! VD3NJ VA3NJ ! 9G1OO PA2FAS ! H20A 5B4SA ! VE2/F6ELE F6ELE ! 9G5VJ G4ZVJ ! H22H 5B4MF ! VE2/F6HKA F6HKA ! 9G5ZM G3ZEM ! HB0/PI4TUE PI4TUE ! VE2/VE3ZZ VE3ZZ ! 9H0A LA2TO ! HB9AON DJ2YE ! VE8TA VE2BQB ! 9H1ZE IZ3AHY ! HC1MD K8LJG ! VI50G VK3ATL ! 9H3AY G3SDG ! HC4/HC1MD K8LJG ! VK2FRG DK7PE ! 9H3DN LA2TO ! HC5/HC1MD K8LJG ! VK8AN VK4AAR ! 9H3HF DK7PE ! HC6/HC1MD K8LJG ! VK8AN/6 VK4AAR ! 9H3IN HB9DLE ! HC6CR NE8Z ! VK9WG VK5GW ! 9H3XF IZ3AHY ! HC7/HC1MD K8LJG ! VP2EY HB9SL ! 9J2BO W6ORD ! HC8/N5KO AA5BT ! VP8/G4VFU G0HXL ! 9J2TF JA2BOV ! HH2LQ NN6C ! VP8CZJ G0HXL ! 9K2KU JH2OJS ! HP3XUG KG6UH ! VQ9VK N1TO ! 9M2TD JA4DPL ! HR2/KD2IX KD2IX ! VR2/K8PYD K8PYD ! 9M6PO OH2BH ! HS0/VK3DXI DL4DBR ! VR2MM JR2JFZ ! 9N1FP RU6FP ! HS1NIV W1ZS ! VR98LC VR2LC ! 9N1UD K4VUD ! HS1RU JG3AVS ! VU2NTA N2AU ! 9V1YC AA5BT ! HS5AC W1ZS ! W7A W7WK ! 9Y4SF WA4JTK ! HZ1AB K8PYD ! W9S K9FA ! A35CW DK7PE ! IF9/I1SNW I1SNW ! XE1SLE WB3DNA ! A35RK W7TSQ ! II0N IZ0AEH ! XT2CW DK7PE ! A61AQ N1DG ! IM0/IS0JMA IS0JMA ! XUF2B N4JR ! A92GD K1SE ! IQ0A IK0XBX ! XX9CW DK7PE ! AH2U W9QA ! IQ1GDC IK1PCB ! YB2BRW W6MD ! BA1CO W3HC ! J28FA F5MXH ! YE3C YB3OSE ! BA1DU W3HC ! J45KLN SM0CMH ! YI1FLY KK3S ! BI4C W3HC ! J49IL DJ5IL ! YI1SEA WA3HUP ! BI5Z W3HC ! J52AHV IK0PHY ! YJ0AWP JA1WPX ! BV3/DJ3KR DJ3KR ! J52APM IK0PHY ! YJ0AXX DK7PE ! BV4HR BV4ME ! J79KV W6JKV ! YJ8PU KF4VPU ! C40M 5B4AFM ! JT1JA VK4MZ ! YR2TRS YO2KJW ! C4A 9A2AJ ! JT1KAJ JA1YAR ! YS1SRC YS1EJ ! C6A25FV C6AFV ! JT1X HA0HW ! YV1DIG YV1AVO ! C6A25GR C6AGR ! JU1HA HA0HW ! YV4FZM N3FZM ! C6AHR N8PR ! JW/F5BU F5BU ! YW1A YV1AVO ! C6AKA DL7VOG ! JW7EHA LA7EHA ! YW5LB W4SO ! C9RAA DK7PE ! JY9QJ DL5MBY ! Z31PK DJ0LZ ! CE3/SM3SGP SM3EVR ! KC6KW W9QA ! Z32UC DL8EBW ! CH3EJ VE3EJ ! KG4OX W4OX ! ZA/EA5KY EA5URE ! CN2BA DK7PE ! KG4TO N4TO ! ZA1MH Z32KV ! CO2WF VE2EH ! KH0/AF4FL JQ6NVE ! ZD7HI WA2JUN ! CO8JY CM8KY ! KH2/N2NL W2YC ! ZD7OK WA2JUN ! CO8ZZ HI3JH ! KH2/WH6ASW VK4FW ! ZD8T AC4IV ! CP4BT DL9OT ! KH2D K8NA ! ZD9IL ZS5BBO ! CQ5B CE1EDG ! KH4/NH6YK NH6YK ! ZF2AH W6VNR ! CQ98FJ CT3FJ ! KH6/IK0PHY IK0PHY ! ZF2DR K5RQ ! CS98KG CT4KG ! KHO/AF4IN JA6AGA ! ZF2LC W2SM ! CS98UW CT4UW ! LA/SM3CVM SM3CVM ! ZF2NT N2AU ! CT98AOZ CT1AOZ ! LG5LG SM0DJZ ! ZF2RC PA3ERC ! CT98BOH W3HNK ! LX1PS IZ3AHY ! ZF2WP PA3ERC ! CT98CAD CT1CAD ! LY98BA LY3BA ! ZL8RS ZL1RS ! CT98EEN CT1EEN ! LY98BLQ LY2BLQ ! ZP/N3BNA WB3DNA ! CT98ETT CT1ETT ! LY98BY LY3BY ! ZS6HSC DK7PE ! CT98EXPO CT1REP ! LY98DR LY1DR ! ZS80NRM ZS6Y ! CU9L CU3EJ ! LY98DS LY1DS ! ZY2FG PY3FG ! /EX S DX@WW $425WW376E 425 DX News #376 [5/6] 18 July 1998 No 376 BID: $425WW376E ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ***** QSL INFO [3/3] ***** ======

3W4EZD Hiroo Yonezuma, P.O.Box 2659, Vientiane, Laos 4F3GDX Gudo Castillo, 97 Paseo Congreso, 3000 Malolos, Bulacan, Philippines 4J3M Yuri Frolov, P.O.Box 1, 374311 Mingechevir, Azerbaijan 4J9RI Rashad, P.O.Box 116, Ktoprak 81031, Istanbul, Turkey 4KA9C Boris G.Gorobec, P.O.Box 214, Baku 370000, Azerbaijan 5B4/EU1AA Valentin K.Benzar, P.O.Box 1091, 6309 Larnaka, Cyprus 5W1TBR Berkley Ruiz, Vaiola College, P.O.Box 5014, Salelologa, Savai'i, Western Samoa 6W1RD Bilal Youssef, B.P.4265, Dakar, Senegal 6Y5WJ Josh Walker, Walker James Associates, Frost Building, Dudley Road West, Tividale, Warley, West Midlands B69 2PJ, England 9A1AKL P.O.Box 439, HR-21000, Split, Croatia 9K2UB Mohammed Al-Mutairi, P.O.Box 7158, Fahaheel 64002, Kuwait 9M2KU Makoto Yonemitsu, A3-3 Stulang View Condominium, JLN Kuning, Taman Pelangi, 81300 Johor Bahru, Malaysia A45XO Joseph Paulsson, P.O.Box 6, Araqi 515, Oman A45ZN Tony, P.O.Box 981, Muscat 113, Oman A71BY Jabor, P.O.Box 432, Doha, Qatar BV4YC Taichung Amateur Radio Club, P.O.Box 922, Taichung, Taiwan CT1EEN Samuel Dinis Santos Pimenta, Ave 25 Abril 157, Massama, P-2745, Queluz, Portugal CX3CE Gustavo Sanchez, P.O.Box 244, Montevideo, Uruguay CX6FP Miguel A.Slamovits, Gral.Artigas 1515, Nueva Palmira 70101, Colonia, Uruguay DK7PE Rudolf Klos, Ludwig Schwamb Strasse 32, D-55126 Wackernheim, Germany DL1MHM Michael Wendt, AM Gerbnlanger 54, D-83512 Wasserburg/Inn, Germany DL9OT Hans Kriegl, Schubertstrasse 38, D-76275 Ettlingen, Germany DS3ACV Yang Hae Cheon, Karam APT 3-501, Samchun-dong, Seo-gu, Taejon, 302-222, Korea DS3BIS Wang Jong Ran, Karam APT 3-501, Samchun-dong, Seo-gu, Taejon, 302-222, Korea DU1SAN Serafin A Nepomuceno, Box 3000 QCCPO, 1170 Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines DS5IPL Young-Hak Lee, 214-1104 Ssangyong Ajin APT, 381-1 Sang An-Dong, Bukku, Ulsan 683-480, Korea DU1/JA1HBC Akihiro Tsubokawa, PSDI, National Computer Center, Carlos P. Garcia Ave, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines DX1DX "Boysan", P.O.Box 3000 QCCPO, 1170 Quezon City, Metro Manila, Phipillines EK8YC A.Manvelian, P.O.Box 47, Guymri 377500, Armenia F4BIQ P.O.Box 281, F-85305 Challans, France FG5FU Rony Serin, Saint Robert, F-97123 Baillif, Guadeloupe, F.W.I. H44NC Norried, P.O.Box 168, Munda, Western Provence, Solomon Islands HC4NAR Raul Armas, P.O.Box 13-01-326, Portoviejo, Manabi, Ecuador HL2LMW Bok Gwi Moon, 1007-104 Jukong APT, 550 Eunhaeng-2 dong, Jungwon-ku, Seongnam 462-152, Korea HL2WA Dong Kyu Lee, 1007-104 Jukong APT, 550 Eunhaeng-2 dong, Jungwon-ku, Seongnam 462-152, Korea HL2BM Kim Hong Jong, P.O.Box 1, Hoengge, Kangwon 232-950, Korea HL2DJW Choi Kyu Bum, Bongyang 1-Ri, Jeongseon-eup,Kangwon 233-800, Korea HL2DKL Park Dong Suk,Bongyang 1-Ri, Jeongseon-eup,Kangwon 233-800, Korea HR1HCP Herman Cueva, P.O.Box 1523, Tegucigalpa 111 01, Honduras IZ0IIA Fabrizio Filosi, Via Ermellino 79, I-00042 Anzio (RM), Italy JD1YBJ Marcus Loran Ham Club, 2-14-10, Kasuga, Chuo-ku, Chiba City, 260-0033, Japan JH2OJS Makato Yonemitsu, A3-3 Stulang View Condo,Jalan Kuming, Taman Pelangi, 81300 Johor Bahou, Johor, Malaysia JL1KFR Marcus Loran Ham Club, Ryoichi Tojo, 2-14-10 Kasuga, Chuo-ku, Chiba City, 260-0033 Japan K1SE Bill DeLage, P.O.Box 685, Manassas Park, VA 20113-0685, U.S.A. K8OU EIDX Network (Trustee K8YSE), 4910 Royalton Rd., North Royalton, OH 44133-4049, U.S.A. KQ7K Bob, P.O.Box 221, Black Eagle, MT 59414-0221, U.S.A. LY1DR Saulius Zalnerauskas, P.O.Box 922, Kaunas, 3005, Lithuania ON4CEL Beuselinck Franky, Oostmolenstraat 97, 9880 Aalter, Belgium P29CC Marvin Crockett, New Tribes Mission, P.O.Box 1079, Goroka EHP 441, Papua New Guinea PA2FAS W.P.J. Faasen, Weesinderdijk 81, NL-3314 CM Dordrecht, Netherlands PA3DMH Alex Van Hengel, Schoener 85, NL-2991 JK Barendrecht, Netherlands R0MIR F5KAM QSL Manager de "R0MIR", Carrefour Internacional de la Radio, 22 Rue Bansac, F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France RA1QQ Nick A.Smerdov, P.O.Box 24, Cherepovets, 162627, Russia RV6AB Victor Babenko, P.O.Box 33, Armavir 352900, Russia S21J Mamtaz Shahid, 10/13 Free School Street (2nd Floor), Kathal Bagan, Dhaka-1205, Bangladesh SV0LM Charles/Lesley Lewis, P.O.Box 1001, GR-67100 Xanthi, Greece SV1EDY Apostolos Bourousis, 1 Anaximandrou Str., GR-116 33 Athens, Greece SV1ENI Kostas Sarmas, 38 Deligianni Str., GR-144 52 Metamorfosi, Athens, Greece T40IA Isla Atsinala DX Club Cubanos, P.O.Box 7388, Elbasania, Cuba TA3DD Ferudun Fazil Kalfa, P.O.Box 8, TR-16105 G. Osman, Bursa, Turkey TA7A Sedat Melek, P.O.Box 71, TR-61000 Trabzon, Turkey TG9GKG P.O.Box 24, Guatemala City, Guatemala UA0FDX Victor Komzuk, P.O.Box 55, Uglegorsk, Sakhalin Island, 694900 Russia UA0QMU P.O.Box 252, Almetevsk, 423400 Russia UK8IWW Irina, P.O.Box 10, Samarkand 703048, Uzbekistan UR7LD Vladimir Shvedovsky, P.O.Box 9909, 310070 Kharkov, Ukraine V44NEF P.O.Box 565, Charlestown, Nevis Island V63BR Atson Nakayama, P.O.Box 305, Chuuk, 94942, Micronesia V63AO Nishi Nishimura, P.O.Box 607, Kosrae, 96944, Micronesia VE7ARS Scott Sheppard, 32484 McRae Avenue, Mission, BC V2V 2L7, Canada VK4AAR Alan Roocroft, c/o Post Office, Dalveen QLD 4374, Australia VK5GW Graham Whiteside, 33 Maud Street, Unley 5061, Australia VU2EVT E.V.Thomas, Edavamvelil Mala, Eraviperoor, Kerala 689 542, India VU2NTA Nataraj V., #878,1E Main Rd., Girinagar 2nd Phase, Bangalore 560085, India VU3DJQ C.K.Raman, G-167/S-2, Dilshad Colony, Delhi, 110095 India W7WK Steve Victor, 421 16th Street SW, Great Falls, MT 59404-2725, U.S.A. YB7UE D.A.Farianto, P.O.Box 6731 JKUKP, Jakarta 14250B, Indonesia YC0GKY Mulyani Retno, P.O.Box 6731 JKUKP, Jakarta 14250B, Indonesia YC0LBK Suryadi Umar, Jl.Kalibata No. 12 Rt. 06/01, Jakarta 12750, Indonesia YC4SJB Ir.Budi Santosa, P.O.Box 1, Pringsewu, Lampung 35373, Indonesia YC8NLF Johana, P.O.Box 1068, Palu, Sulteng 95001, Indonesia ZL1RS R.Sutton, 109 Wright Road, RD 2, Katikati, New Zealand ZL3CW Jacky Calvo, 14 Hooper Ave, Pukekohe 1800, New Zealand ZP9DZA Helmut Paster, C.C.412, 7000 Ciudad del Este, Paraguay ZP9TVA Euclides Toledo, C.C.533, 7000 Ciudad del Este, Paraguay ZS5BBO Edwin Musto, P.O.Box 211032, Bluff 4036, Republic of South Africa /EX S DX@WW $425WW376F 425 DX News #376 [6/6] 18 July 1998 No 376 BID: $425WW376F ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

2 METRE TRANSATLANTIC ATTEMPT ---> Members of the Halifax ARC of Nova Scotia and the West Island ARC of Montreal will attempt to complete a 2-metre QSO across the Atlantic Ocean during the planned 22-28 July DXpedition to Fogo Island (47.9N-54.2W, grid GN29), Newfoundland [425DXN 371]. They will transmit a CW CQ at 15 w.p.m. for the first 30 seconds of each minute, and listen during the remaining 30 seconds. The callsign will be VO1NO. One hundred fifty watts will be fed to a 15-element long-boom yagi using horizontal polarization on 144.280 MHz. The group will be monitoring the European beacons just above 144.400 MHz, and may also transmit on the European calling frequency of 144.300 MHz. Those able to copy the CQ but unable to raise a response should contact the group by telephone at 1-514-953-6808. Reception reports may be forwarded by electronic ([email protected]) or regular mail (Al Penney, VO1NO, 39 Lakehigh Crescent, Timberlea, Nova Scotia, Canada B3T 1N1).

MUSEUM SHIPS WEEKEND ---> This event, which is scheduled on 18-19 July, is sponsored by the USS Salem Radio Club. For further information check http://www.uss-salem.org

QSL LU8XPD ---> Cards for Dion, LU8XPD (the only station active on SSTV from Tierra del Fuego: look for him during the weekends on 21.340 MHz around 13 UTC and 20 UTC) should be addressed to P.O.Box 81, 9410 Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina.

QSL NP3F & NP3G ---> Terry Burkholder, NP3G (ex W5XJ) and Karen Whall, NP3F (ex N4YGP) have moved permanently to Puerto Rico. Cards for them should go either via CBA or to the KP4 bureau, as QSLs sent to N4YGP and NP3G will not be answered.

QSL ZD9IL ---> QSL Manager Edwin Musto, ZS5BBO (P.O. Box 211032, Bluff, 4036 South Africa) reports that Ian, ZD9IL is at this moment on board a ship making his way to Cape Town for a holiday. Once on the mainland he will send his logs covering the contacts made from 5 December 1997 to about 4 July 1998. "When I receive the log sheets I will get to work immediately and send out all QSL cards for cards received to this date", Musto states. Edwin's appeal for a beam to be donated to ZD9IL [425DXN 373] has been successful and an antenna has been shipped to Cape Town for forwarding to the island.

QSL VIA VK4AAR ---> Please note that cards for VK8AN and VK8AN/6 (OC-154) should be sent to VK4AAR (Alan Roocroft, c/o Post Office, Dalveen QLD 4374, Australia) and *not* to VK4AAQ [425DXN 374]. We apologize for any inconvenience the typo may have caused our readers. *****************************************************************************

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9M6 - Uwe, DJ9HX will be active from Sabah, East Malaysia (OC-088) between 6 and 29 August. He will operate from Layan Layang, Spratly Islands (AS-051) on 11-19 August and from Sipadan (OC-133) on 20-25 August. He plans to be active on 10-40 metres, with special attention to 10 and 12 metres. QSL via DJ9HX preferably through the bureau. BV - The 20th Asia-Pacific Jamboree station BV20APJ will be active (10-80 metres, CW and SSB) from Pingtung, Taiwan (AS-020) between 2 and 9 August. QSL via bureau. DL - Michael, DL6MHW has been forced to cancell his planned activity from Fehmarn Island (EU-128) during the IOTA Contest [425DXN 376]. EA - The 24-29 July operation from Izaro Island (EU-134) [425DXN 376] will use the call ED2IZA. QSL either via bureau to EA2URV or direct to U.R.V.-A.B.R.A., ED2IZA, Apartado 323, E-48080 Bilbao, Spain. F - David, F/ON4BDS/p made just 53 QSOs from Batz (EU-105) [425DXN 374] when his power supply died. He is back home now and it is most unlikely he will be able to operate from Cezambre (EU-157) [425DXN 374]. F - F6FKQ, F1UQM, FA1BCG and FA1CDU plan to be active from Ile aux Chevaux (EU-048, DIFM AT-109) on 1-2 August. F - Jean-Francois, F8CIO will be active (20 and 40 metres SSB) from Houat island (EU-048) between 1 and 8 August. F - Jean-Claude, F5LEJ will be active as TM0DX from Oleron Island (EU-032) between 1 and 15 August. FG - Carlo, I4ALU will be active as FG/I4ALU from (10-80 metres, especially on WARC, CW only) Guadeloupe (NA-102) between 19 and 27 August. QSL via I4ALU. FK - Eric (FK8GM), Franck (FK8HC) and a third operator will be active (with at least two stations) from Belep Is (IOTA OC-079) between 28 August and 2 September. They have applied for the call TX8B. QSL direct to FK8HC (Franck Petitjean, P.O. Box 7636, Ducos, F-98801 New Caledonia). FM - Carlo, I4ALU will be active (10-80 metres, especially on WARC, CW only) as FM/I4ALU from Martinique (NA-107) between 6 and 17 August. QSL via I4ALU. FT5Z - Bernard, FT5ZI is active in his spare time from Amsterdam Island (AF-002) with 100 watts and a dipole. QSL via F5PFP. G - Bert, PA3GIO plans to be active as M/PA3GIO from IOTA groups EU-109 and EU-120 between 8 and 22 August. QSL via home call. GM - Bert, PA3GIO will be active as MM/PA3GIO from the Outer Hebrides (EU-010) between 25 July and 8 August. QSL via home call. GW - Marc, ON5FP and Wim, ON4CGB expect to be active from several Welsh islands between 22 July and 5 August. The first stop will be at EU-106 (St. Tudwal's Is), from where Marc is confirmed to participate in the IOTA Contest as GW0RLU/P [425DXN 355], while Wim will operate as MW/ON4CGB/P on the WARC bands. They plan to be active from EU-124 after the contest. HB0 - John Slough, K4ZLE will be active (mostly on CW and RTTY) from Liechtenstein between 24 and 26 July. He is most likely to use his UK call under CEPT provisions (HB0/MU0BKA/p). QSL via K4ZLE. HL - Members of the Hanyang University Wave Research Club (HL0C) plan to be active /2 (on 15, 20, 40 and possibly 10 metres) from Tokchok Is (AS-090) between 1 and 5 August. QSL via HL0C (Hanyang University Wave Research Club, 17 Haingdangdong, Sungdonggu, Seoul, Korea). HL - It has been reported that the station HL0K should be active (15-40 metres, SSB and CW) from Baek-ryung Island (claimed as AS-122 but currently NO-REF) between 13 and 17 August. I - IZ8ANA and IC8OZM plan to be IC8/ from Scoglio San Martino (IIA NA-014, not IOTA) on either 30 or 31 July. QSL via home calls. I - Venice Island Team members I3BQC, IK3ABY, IK3BPN and IK3PQH have been granted permission to operate from Ottagono degli Alberoni (EU-131, IIA VE-041). They will be active on 25 July. QSL via home calls. /EX S DX@WW $425WW377B 425 DX News #377 [2/6] 25 July 1998 No 377 BID: $425WW377B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

IS0 - Riccardo, IK2OCP will be active as IS0/IK2OCP from Orosei, Sardinia (EU-024) between 2 and 28 August. QSL via IK2OCP. IS0 - Jack, F6BUM will be active as IS0/F6BUM from Sardinia (EU-024) between 27 July to 13 August. He plans to operate from San Pietro Island (EU-165) on 7-8 August. JA - Jamboree station 8J7BSJ will be active from Moriyoshi, Akita prefecture between 3 and 7 August. QSL via bureau. KH4 - Ted, NH6YK is expected to be active again as KH4/NH6YK from Midway (OC-030) between 30 July and 12 August. He plans to operate in his spare time, preferably on 6, 10, 15, 17 and 20 meters SSB. QSL via home call. KL - The KL7/W6IXP expedition to Little Diomede Island (NA-150) has been delayed due to weather. The operators now hope to be able to reach the island on 25 July. In the meantime, quite unexpectedly, they were active as KL7/K6ST from Sledge Island in the unnumbered Norton Sound Coast North group. A new provisional Reference Number (NA-210/Prov) has been issued following this improvised activity, which was planned from around 6 UTC on 24 July for approximately 24 hours on 20 meters only. QSL via N6AWD. LX - John Slough, K4ZLE will be active (mostly on CW and RTTY) from Luxembourg between 31 July and 2 August. He is most likely to use his UK call under CEPT provisions (LX/MU0BKA/p). QSL via K4ZLE. OJ0 - DJ6TN, DK3DM, DK7YY, DL6LAU and DL8OBQ have been active as OJ0AU from Market Reef (EU-053) since 21 July. They operate with two stations on all bands, 2 and 6 metres included, on CW, SSB and some RTTY. They will participate in the IOTA Contest and leave the island on either 27 or 28 July. QSL via DL6LAU either direct (Carsten Esch, Kreuzweg 22, 21376 Salzhausen, Germany) or through the bureau. SM - Tony, G3LAA will be signing G3LAA/MM while sailing off the coast of Denmark and Sweden between 27 July and 25 August. He is expected to operate from the islands of Goteborg (EU-043), Samsoe (EU-029), Anholt (EU-088) and Laesoe (EU-088) during this time frame. QSL via G3LAA. SV5 - Gabriele, IK5ZTW will be active as SV5/IK5ZTW from Ios Island, Dodecanese (EU-001) between 10 and 18 August. QSL to IK5ZTW via the bureau. SV9 - I4UFH and IK2QEI will be active (on 6-160 metres SSB and CW) as SV9/I4UFH and SV9/IK2QEI from SV9ANJ's QTH on Crete (EU-015) between 3 and 17 August. QSL via home calls either direct or through the bureau. T2 - Yoshi, JA2ECL is expected to be active (SSB and RTTY) as T20YK from Tuvalu (OC-015) between 26 July and 6 August. He will have a 2-element for 15 metres and a dipole for 40 metres. QSL via JA2ECL. T8 - Hide, JM1LJS will be active as T88LJ from Belau (OC-009) between 26 July and 2 August. He plans to concentrate on 40 and 30 metres CW (7.008 and 10.104 MHz) and 80 metres SSB (3.840 MHz). QSL via JM1LJS. TA - Special event station YM75TA will be active from 24 July through 29 October to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Republic of Turkey. Nilay, TA3YJ and Berkin, TA3J, will operate this station on 10, 15, 20, 40 and 80 metres SSB. QSL via TA3YJ. TF - Gulli, TF7GX will be active (on 10-80 metres) from Westman Is (EU- 071) between 24 and 26 July. QSL via K1WY. TU - Ken, K4ZW plans to be active (on the low bands, if antennas are available) as TU/K4ZW from a club station in Abidjan, Ivory Coast between 25 July and 9 August. QSL via K4ZW. TT - Jim, WA4KKY is again active (on SSB and some RTTY mostly on 15, 17 and 20 metres) as TT8JWM from Chad possibly for the last time. He should be leaving around 7-8 August. QSL via N4RXL. UA - The 21 July-2 August RU0C operation from Malminskiye Is (AS-???) [425DXN 376] has been postponed as the ship that was to transport the operators has cancelled the next two weekly trips. Further information is awaited. V2 - Darrell, AB2E will be active as V26E from Antigua (NA-100) between 6 and 11 August. He will participate (SOAB) in the WAE DX CW Contest (8-10 August) and will concentrate on WARC and 160 metres CW before and after the contest. QSL via AB2E either direct or through the bureau. V3 - Stan, W5JYK (V31YK); Wondy, K5KR (V31KR) and Mike, W5ZPA (V31MP) will be active (10-80 metres, CW, SSB and RTTY) from Ambergris Caye (NA-073), Belize between 26 and 30 August. QSL via their respective home calls. VE - Martin, G3ZAY will be in Attawapiskat, Ontario, from 15 to 17 August inclusive and Moosonee on the 18th. He will try to reach Akimiski Island (NA-207) by boat from Attawapiskat on either 16 and/or 17 August and operate as NU2L/VE8. If the weather is too bad for boat travel to Akimiski he will investigate alternative island counters for NA-207 or air travel to Akimiski for a brief operation. VK9_coc- Hiro, JE5WJM will be active as VK9CE from Cocos (Keeling) Island (OC-003) for one week starting on 8 August. QSL via JE5WJM. W - Wes, W3SE has received the official permission from the National Park Service to operate from Santa Cruz Island (NA-144) [425DXN 376]. Originally he intended to be active between 24 and 27 July, but the operating site is located 2 miles from the camp site via foot only. Therefore his operation will be limited to the IOTA contest, since camping at the operating site is not allowed. QSL via W3SE (Wesley Printz, P.O. Box 4895, Downey, CA 90241-1895, USA). /EX S DX@WW $425WW377C 425 DX News #377 [3/6] 25 July 1998 No 377 BID: $425WW377C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

<<< 1998 IOTA CONTEST (25-26 JULY) >>> The following amateurs have announced their participation in this year's event [see also 425DXN 355, 358, 361, 363, 365, 367, 369, 371, 373, 374, 375, 376]:

AS-066 - RW0LBK, RW0LKA, RW0MM, UA0LCZ and UA0LHT as RZ0LWA from Russkiy Island. They plan to be active (on 10-80 metres CW and SSB) between 23 and 27 July. QSL via RW0MM (P.O.Box 73, Vladivostok, 690090 Russia). EU-005 - M8J from his home QTH. QSL via G1FYC. EU-015 - Rich, G4ZFE as SV9/G4ZFE from Crete. QSL via G4ZFE. EU-038 - HA0HW, HA1AG and HA4GDO as PA/HA1AG from Ameland Island. QSL via bureau to HA1UF. EU-049 - SV2AEL , SV2CLJ , SV2CWY , SV2CCA and YZ7AA as J48ISL (CW and SSB) from Amouliani Island. QSL via SV2AEL. Further information is available at http://hypernet.hyper.gr/~sv2clj/j48isl.htm EU-052 - Kiki, SV1BRL as J48KEF from Kefallinia Island (12-hour SSB). She will be on the island between 22 and 27 July. QSL via SV1BRL. EU-114 - G3SJJ, G4DRS, G4JQL, G4TSH, G0OPB and F5SHQ as GU8D from Sark Island. QSL via G3SJJ. EU-120 - Newbury Radio Club members GOKPE, GOORH, G3KLH, G3NVO, G4RUW, G3RVM and G3ZGC as M8N from the Isle of Wight. QSL via G3WOI. EU-121 - The East Cork Group as EJ7M from Bere Island. EU-133 - RA1ACJ, RU1AS, UA1ANA and UA1AQC as RK1B/1 (QSL via RV1AC) from Berezovyy Island. They will be active between 22 and 28 July. Outside the contest they will operate as home call/1 (QSL via home call). EU-138 - The Southwest Scania Radio Amateurs as SK7DX from Hano Island. QSL via SM7DXQ. NA-021 - Stephen, 8P6CV from his home on Barbados. He will enter the Single Operator 12 Hour SSB category. QSL via KU9C. OC-042 DU1SAN as DX1DX. QSL via DU1SAN. SA-006 - Ernest, ON4CFD as PJ9I (single operator SSB) from Curacao. QSL via via PJ9I direct only (Ernest Lichtert, P.O. Box 155, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles) until 31 March 1999 or via ON4CFD either direct (Ernest Lichtert, Wolvenstraat 101, 1070 Brussels, Belgium) or through the bureau. SA-029 - PY1NEZ, PY1LVF, PY1NEW and PY1MGM from Grande Island. The activity is due to start on 24 July as home call/p, contest call not announced. QSL via PY1NEZ. SA-055 - Claudio, LU7DW as LU7DW/p from Martin Garcia Island. QSL via home call (Claudio Fernandez, C.C. 30, Sucursal 20B (1420), Cap. Fed., Argentina) ------

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AMSTERDAM 1998 ---> Gil Gautier, F5NOD ([email protected]), co-ordinator for the 27 November-23 December all-band all-mode FT5ZH DXpedition to Amsterdam Island [425DXN 359] reports the team is still looking for a 3 element beam for WARC bands. Donations are welcome and can be sent to the Lyon DX Group Treasurer, F5PXT (Eric Blanchard, 2 rue Bichat, Bat 32, 69002 Lyon, France). The DXpedition's web site is at http://perso.easynet.fr/~f5nod/

FREQUENCY CHANGE ---> Alan, VK4AAR reports that the Down Under County Hunters net has moved to 14.336 MHz (it still starts at 03.30 UTC and continues until the band folds up)- "the announcement is directed at USA stations as it is them that we want to work in order to confirm their counties".

LOGS ON LINE ---> Links to the logs of over 150 DX stations are available from Eugene's (RA0FF) page at http://www.qsl.net/ra0ff/dx.html

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA DX FOUNDATION ---> At its Board of Directors meeting on 21 July the NCDXF elected the following officers and directors: Len Geraldi, K6ANP (President); Al Burnham, K6RIM (Vice-President); Tom McShane, NW6P (Secretary); Bruce Butler; W6OSP (Treasurer); Lou Beaudet, K6TMB; Rusty Epps, W6OAT; Bob Fabry, N6EK; Chuck Ternes, N6OJ; Steve Thomas, N6ST; Bob Vallio, W6RGG and Glenn Vinson, W6OTC (Directors). Further information on the NCDXF is available at www.ncdxf.org

POSTAGE FROM INDONESIA ---> Tony, YB2PBX reports a huge rise in postal rates from Indonesia as of 1 July 1998. Take it into consideration when sending a direct QSL to a YB station. /EX S DX@WW $425WW377D 425 DX News #377 [4/6] 25 July 1998 No 377 BID: $425WW377D ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** ======

RSGB IOTA CONTEST ---> Bill, NG3K ([email protected]) has compiled a list of announced operations for the IOTA Contest. It is available at http://www.cpcug.org/user/wfeidt/Misc/iota98.html

QSL 9M0C ---> All cards received to date which do not have a query of some sort (over 17,000 QSOs confirmed) have been answered. QSL manager G3SWH has started working on the queries: "There are several hundred items of mail in the queries box", he reports, "and they will obviously take several weeks (if not months) to work through and clear".

QSL IR2A ---> QSL manager IK2HTW reports that all contacts made by this station (active in late March) for which a direct request has not been received have been confirmed through the bureau at Friedrichshafen.

QSL JW/DJ3KR ---> DH3MG is the QSL manager for JW/DJ3KR. Cards can be requested either direct (Martin Gloger, AM Feldhofe 4, 37170 Uslar, Germany) or throiugh the bureau.

QSL XV7SW ---> Rolf, SM5MX is back in Sweden and will be moving to the Swedish Embassy in Tokyo in September. The grand total of the QSOs made as XV7SW while in Hanoi is 25,675 (25,616 on CW and 59 on SSB). QSL direct or via bureau to either SM5MX himself (Rolf T. Salme, Korpstigen 5 B, SE - 135 53 Tyreso, Sweden) or his QSL manager (SM3CXS).

QSL VIA K1WY ---> Bill Yoreo, K1WY (P.O. Box 2644, Hartford, CT 06146-2644, USA) is the QSL manager for ET3BT, GI6YM, TF8GX, TF7GX, UA0DC, UA0ZBK and UAOZBK/0.

SAN DIEGO DX CLUB ---> The San Diego DX Club announces the election of officers for the period 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999: Bud Semon, N7CW (President); Ed Andress, W6KUT (Vice President); Harry Hodges, WA6YOO (Secretary/Treasurer); Bruce Clark, K0YW, Cliff Smith, K6TWU, Sam Johnson, W6BS and Harvey Hiller, KD6QK (Directors); Rick Craig N6ND (Ladder).

UKRAINIAN ISLANDS AWARD (UIA) ---> For further information on this award, available to licenced amateurs and SWLs, please contact UY5XE (George Chlijanc, P.O. Box 19, Lviv, 290000, Ukraine) at either [email protected] or [email protected] ------

QSL received via direct: 3B7RF, 3B8CF, 3DA0NX, 3W6EZD, 4H8TI (OC-225), 5A2A, 5W1VD, JJ3SRU/6Y5, 9M0C, 9X0A, A61AJ, A92GD, C9LCK/p (AF-066), CE0/W9FW, CW5R (SA-039), CY0DX, E22AAD, ES1QD/0, F5KDC/P (EU-159), FG5FY, FO0FI (OC-050), FO0FR, FO5QG, FO0MIZ, FO0SUC (OC-152), FP/W8MV, FW2EH, H40AA, DL7DF/HI3, IB0/I0YKN (IIA LT-014, 018), II1ARI, IJ7/IK7JWX (IIA LE-017), IK3TTY/p (IIA VE-064), IL3/IK2GPQ (IIA PD-003, VE-001, 024, IL3/IK2PZG (IIA VE-033), IL3/IK3ABY (IIA VE-008, 017, 021, 028, 034, 063), IL7/IK7JWX (IIA BR-012; LE-037, 038), JY9QJ, WA4FFW/KH1, N4DAZ/KH3, KA4IST/KH5, WA4FFW/NH1, S08R, SV2ASP/A, T30RW, T31BB, TF3IRA, TJ1HP, TT8KM, V47CA, VP2VDX, VP8/G4VFU, VR6YL, XV7SW, YJ0AWP, YS1X, ZD7MY, ZK2CK, ZL7DK.

QSL received via WF5E DX QSL Service: 3DA5A, 3DA0CA, 3DA0JA, 4F2DX (OC-042), 4F2DX (OC-128), 5A1A, C6AJR, CY9SS, FK8GM, HS0ZAR, KH2JU, N2NL/KH2, N4BQW/KH5, N4BQW/KH6 (OC-055), KL7/W6IXP (NA-157), PJ2MI, PJ8/ND5S, TA2DS/0 (AS-099), TT8DX, V47KP, VE8B (NA-173), VR97SAR, VS97SAR, W4/XE1L (NA-034), XJ9GM (NA-014), XUF2B, YN6WW, ZD7CTO, ZD8V, ZW2E (SA-028), ZZ1ZZ (DIB 26), ZZ0Z (SA-047). *****************************************************************************

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PERIOD CALL REF till 25/07 5H3DD operated by W0RA 376 till August 5X1DK: Uganda * by KD4UDU 372 till 15/11 9V8: Singapore * special prefix 369 till 27/07 BO0K and BO2YA: Kinmen Island (AS-102) * by BVs 376 till 02/08 C6AFP: Abaco (NA-080) * by N4JQQ 373 till 31/07 CK3MP: Canada * special event station 369 till 31/07 F5MIW: Noirmoutier Island (EU-064) 375 tlll 29/07 F/ON4LCW: Chausey Is (EU-039) * by ON4LCW 365 till 28/07 FK8VHN: Lifou Island (OC-033) 375 till Jan 99 FO5QE: Tahiti (OC-046) * by F5GSK 369 till ?? FT5ZI: Amsterdam Island (AF-002) 377 till 05/08 GW0RLU/P, MW/ON4CGB/P: EU-106 & 124 * by ON5FP, ON4CGB 377 till 26/07 HC1MD: Ecuador (incl. SA-056) * by NE8Z 373 till 11/08 HS0ZBS: Thailand * by HB9AMZ 375 till 30/07 IA5/IZ5BTC/p: Elba Island (EU-028) 375 till 03/08 IM0/I2CMA: Santo Stefano Island (EU-041, IIA SS-013) 375 till 27/07 J48KEF: Kefallinia Isl (EU-052) * by SV1BRL 377 till 26/07 LY10XJ: special event station 376 till 02/08 MM0/DJ6AU: North Mainland Island (EU-012) 375 till 27/07 OJ0AU: Market Reef (EU-053) * by DLs 377 till 28/07 OZ/DL6DH: Bornholm Island (EU-030) 374 till 28/07 RA1ACJ,RU1AS,UA1ANA,UA1AQC/1 & RK1B/1: EU-133 377 till 28/07 RK0FWL/p: Moneron Island (AS-018) * by UA0Fs 375 till ?? SP6CZ/1 & SP6YCI/1: Wolin Island (EU-132) * by SP6CZ 376 till 04/08 SV5/G4OBK: Rhodes (EU-001) 375 till 26/07 SV8/ON5CT/p & J48CT: Samos (EU-049) 375 till 29/07 TF7/DL3KUD: Vestmannaeyjar Is (EU-071) * by DL3KUD 375 till 07/08 TT8JWM: Chad * by WA4KKY 377 till 29/07 TK/F6AUS: EU-014, EU-164, EU-100 373 till December TL5A: Central African Republic * by PA3DZN 373 till 02/08 UE0ZZZ & RZ0ZWA: Starichkov Isl (AS-095) * by UA0s 375 till 30/07 V2/GM0NAI,GM0UKZ,GM3COB,GM3UTQ,GM4FDM: Antigua 376 till 27/07 VP5/CX3AN and VP5/CX4CR: NA-002 * by CXs 373 till 29/07 WP2Z & KP2/EI2CA,EI7CC,EI6EW,EI4FBB,EI8CE,EI7CD,EI5FYB 375 till 28/07 XO1CWI: Fogo Island (NA-198) * by WIARC 371 till 29/10 YM75TA: special event station 377 till 06/08 Z21/W0YG: Zimbabwe 375 till 30/07 ZS80NRM * by ZS6Y 372 20/07-15/08 9A3PA,9A3ZA,9A3SK,9A4VV + 9A2U/p: Korcula Isl (EU-016) 376 20/07-30/07 KF8TM/4: Cudjoe Key (NA-062) 373 21/07-05/08 5B4/G3VMW and 5B4/G3ZEM: Cyprus (AS-004) 375 23/07-02/08 9A8P: Palagruza (EU-090) * by 9A1AKL 376 23/07-26/07 9A/S5Xxx/p + 9A/S55A/p: Krk Island (EU-136) 376 24/07-12/08 BV3/DJ3KR: Taiwan (AS-020) 375 24/07-27/07 CT1xxx/p & CQ2P: Pessegueiro Island (EU-167) * by CTs 367 24/07-03/08 DL8OBC/p: Helgoland Island (EU-127) 376 24/07-29/07 ED2IZA: Izaro Island (EU-134) 377 24/07-13/08 FO5JR: Rimatara (OC-050), Austral Is 371 24/07-27/07 GD3IZD/P: Isle of Man (EU-116) * by G3IZD 373 24/07-27/07 GU0MEU and GB0ON: Guernsey (EU-114) * by ONs 376 24/07-02/08 HB0/DL0HUN: Liechtenstein * by DLs 376 24/07-26/07 HB0/MU0BKA/p: Liechtenstein * by K4ZLE 377 24/07-30/07 HH2/KC0ARG: Haiti * by F/KC0ARG 375 24/07-09/08 KL7/ON4BAM: Alaska 376 24/07-26/07 TF7GX: Westman Is (EU-071) 377 24/07-28/07 WH2M: Guam (OC-026) * by JE7RJZ 376 25/07-03/08 1A0KM: SMOM * by IK0FVC and others 376 25/07-26/07 8P6CV: Barbados (NA-021) 377 25/07-26/07 AA1AC/P: Aquidneck Island (NA-031) * by AA1AC 371 25/07-26/07 BI3H: Shijiutuo Island (AS-134) * by BYs 363 25/07-26/07 C6IOTA (?): Bimini (NA-048) * by W8GEX, WA8LOW et al 375 25/07-26/07 CO4BM: La Juventud Island (NA-056) 373 25/07-26/07 CO0XE: Cuba (NA-015) * by COs and XEs 374 25/07-26/07 DF5WBA & DJ3XG: Ummanz Island (EU-057) 367 25/07-26/07 DL6MHW/p: Fehmarn Island (EU-128) 376 25/07-26/07 EA5AOR/3: Buda Island (EU-154) 375 25/07-26/07 EC1BXI/p: Arousa Island (EU-088) 374 25/07-26/07 ED1MC & EG1MC: Salvora Island (EU-077) * by EAs 373 25/07-26/07 ED7SPI: Sancti Petri Island (EU-143) 375 25/07-26/07 EJ2HY & EJ2IB: Blasket Is (EU-007) * by EI2HY & EI2IB 373 25/07-26/07 EJ7M: Bere Island (EU-121) * by East Cork Group 377 25/07-26/07 G8Q: EU-005 * by Mimram Contest Group 376 25/07-26/07 G/F5VCR/p: Lindisfarne Island (EU-120) 371 25/07-26/07 G4MGR: Hilbre Island (EU-120) * by Gs 373 25/07-26/07 GM0GAV/p: Isle of Lewis (EU-010) 376 25/07-26/07 GM3TTC/M: Isle of Mull (EU-008) * by G3TTC 375 25/07-26/07 GM3USL/P: Great Cumbrae Isl (EU-123) 367 25/07-26/07 GT6YB/p or GD6YB/p: Isle of Man (EU-116) 376 25/07-26/07 GU8D: Sark Isl (EU-114) * by Gs and F5SHQ 377 25/07-26/07 IH9/IT9BLB: Pantelleria (AF-018) 373 25/07 IL3/I3BQC,IK3ABY,IK3BPN,IK3PQH: Ott. Alberoni (EU-131) 377 25/07-26/07 J48ISL: Amouliani Isl (EU-049) * by SV2s and YZ7AA 377 25/07-26/07 JH1UUT/7: Oshima (AS-117) 374 25/07-26/07 JI6KVR/6: Uji Islands (AS-067) * by JI6KVR 371 25/07-26/07 JM1PXG/1: Hachijo Island (AS-043) * by JM1PXG 371 25/07-29/07 KL7/W6IXP: Little Diomede Isl (NA-150) * by K6ST,W6IXP 377 25/07-26/07 LU8XW: Tierra del Fuego (SA-008) 375 25/07-26/07 K1VSJ: Martha's Vineyard 369 25/07-26/07 K4EP: Bogue's Bank (NA-112) * by K4EP and KF4NLM 376 25/07-26/07 LU7DW/p: Martin Garcia Isl (SA-055) 377 25/07-26/07 M8F: England (EU-005) * by G3PMR 375 25/07-26/07 M8N: Isle of Wight (EU-120) * by Newbury RC 377 25/07-26/07 MM8Y: Bute Isl (EU-123) * by Otley Amateur Radio Club 367 25/07-08/08 MM/PA3GIO: Outer Hebrides (EU-010) 377 25/07-26/07 MW8Z: Anglesey Island (EU-124) * by Gs 355 25/07-26/07 N2OO/p: Long Beach Island (NA-111) * by N2OO and N2LD 373 25/07-26/07 N5VL: Amelia Island (NA-138) 373 25/07-26/07 OH0MDR/1: Sandstrom Reef (EU-096) * by OH1s 374 25/07-01/08 OZ/DL5ME: Bornholm Island (EU-030) 376 25/07-26/07 PA/HA1AG: Ameland Isl (EU-038) * by HA0HW,HA1AG,HA4GDO 377 25/07-26/07 PJ9I: Curacao (SA-006) * by ON4CFD 377 25/07-26/07 PY1NEZ, PY1LVF, PY1NEW, PY1MGM: Grande Isl (SA-029) 377 25/07-26/07 RA1QQ/p, RW1ZZ/p, R1OTA: EU-160 375 25/07-26/07 SK7DX: Hano Island (EU-138) * by Southwest Scania RA 377 25/07-26/07 SN6F/1: Wolin Island (EU-132) * by SPs and DJ0IF 376 25/07-26/07 SV9/G4ZFE: Crete (EU-015) 377 25/07-26/07 TM5T: Chausey Is (EU-039) * by ONs 361 25/07-09/08 TU/K4ZW: Ivory Coast 377 25/07-26/07 V26VG: Antigua (NA-100) * by GM4FDM and others 376 25/07-26/07 VE1AO: Pictou Island (NA-154) * by Truro ARC 376 25/07-26/07 VE3ZZ/VE2: Isle-aux-Coudres (NA-128) 375 25/07-26/07 VE7SBO: NA-075 376 25/07-26/07 VE9MY: NA-014 375 25/07-26/07 W: Assateague Island (NA-139) * by N3OC, WV3B and NV3V 375 25/07-26/07 W: Dry Tortugas (NA-079) * by XE1L and Ws 371 25/07-26/07 W6: Santa Cruz Island (NA-144) * by W3SE 377 25/07-26/07 W7I: Lopez Island (NA-065) * by N7FL 371 25/07-01/08 WB8YJF: Ocracoke Island (NA-067) 373 25/07-26/07 IOTA Contest *** 25/07-26/07 Russian RTTY WW Contest *** 25/07-26/07 YV DX CW Contest *** /EX S DX@WW $425WW377F 425 DX News #377 [6/6] 25 July 1998 No 377 BID: $425WW377F ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* CALENDAR ******* ======

26/07-08/08 EI/EA4ECF: Ireland (EU-115) 375 26/07-06/08 T20YK: Tuvalu (OC-015) * by JA2ECL 377 26/07-02/08 T88LJ: Belau (OC-009) * by JM1LJS 377 26/07-17/08 TK/S53R: Corsica (EU-014) 375 27/07-13/08 IS0/ & IM0/F6BUM: EU-024 and EU-165 377 27/07-25/08 EU-043 (SM), EU-029 (OZ), EU-088 (OZ) * by G3LAA 377 27/07 ZL: Stewart Island (OC-203) * by ZS1FJ/G4MFW 375 29/07-05/08 CE8EIO on 160 metres 376 30/07-02/08 IA5/IK4WLU and IA5/IK4RUX: Elba Island (EU-028) 375 30/07 IC8/IZ8ANA and IC8/IC8OZM: San Martino (IIA NA-014) 377 30/07-12/08 KH4/NH6YK: Midway (OC-030) 377 31/07-02/08 LX/MU0BKA/p: Luxembourg * by K4ZLE 377 July C6A25: special prefixes from Bahamas 374 late July 6M5DX and D98TOK: Tok Island (AS-045) * by HLs 373 July ID8 islands by Calabria DX Team 373 July-August TY1IJ: Benin * by DJ4IJ 376 Jul-Dec VK9WG: Willis (OC-007) * by VK5GW 373 July VK0TS: Davis Base, Antarctica (AN-016) 371 01/08-02/08 F: aux Chevaux (EU-048) * by F6FKQ,F1UQM,FA1BCG,FA1CDU 377 01/08-08/08 F: Houat Island (EU-048) * by F8CIO 377 01-08-05/08 HL0C/2: Tokchok Is (AS-090) * by Hanyang Univ. WRC 377 01/08-15/08 TM0DX: Oleron Island (EU-032) * by F5LEJ 377 01/08-02/08 YO Contest *** 02/08-09/08 BV20APJ: 20th Asia-Pacific Jamboree station 377 02/08-28/08 IS0/IK2OCP: Sardinia (EU-024) 377 03/08-07/08 8J7BSJ: Jamboree station 377 03/08-17/08 SV9/I4UFH and SV9/IK2QEI: Crete (EU-015) 377 03/08-10/08 VP2ECR: Anguilla (NA-022) * by CX4CR 373 07/08-22/08 A22/W0YG: Botswana 375 08/08-10/08 WAE DX CW Contest *** 09/08-14/08 ZK1SCQ & ZK1SCR: OC-013, So.Cook * by DL2SCQ & DL1SCQ 367 14/08-31/08 HG5P: Hungary * special event call 356 14/08-15/08 7th New Orleans International DX Convention 369 15/08-16/08 SARTG WW RTTY Contest *** 15/08-16/08 Seanet SSB Contest *** 16/08-17/08 XM3PBX: "Northlander" & "Bear Express" trains * by VEs 375 16/08-21/08 ZK1SCQ & ZK1SCR: OC-082, No.Cook * by DL2SCQ & DL1SCQ 367 18/08-21/08 CH3HBC: special event station 375 18/08-21/08 CI3XXV: CISA islands 375 18/08-21/08 VE8x: Charlton Island (NA-173) * by VE3VGI & VE3IMR 375 22/08-23/08 XM3PBX: "Northlander" & "Bear Express" trains * by VEs 375 22/08-03/09 IH9/IK1ZNM: Pantelleria (AF-018) 375 24/08-26/08 ZK1SCQ & ZK1SCR: OC-159, So.Cook * by DL2SCQ & DL1SCQ 367 06/08-29/08 9M6: Sabah, East Malaysia (OC-088) * by DJ9HX 377 06/08-17/08 FM/I4ALU: Martinique (NA-107) 377 06/08-11/08 V26E: Antigua (NA-100) * by AB2E 377 08/08-22/08 M/PA3GIO: IOTA EU-109 and EU-120 377 08/08-14/08 VK9CE: Cocos (Keeling) Isl (OC-003) * by JE5WJM 377 11/08-19/08 9M0: Layang Layang, Spratly Is (AS-051) * by DJ9HX 377 10/08-18/08 SV5/IK5ZTW: Ios Isl, Dodecanese (EU-001) 377 13/08-17/08 HL0K: Baek-ryung Island (NO-REF) 377 16/08-17/08 NU2L/VE8: Akimiski Island (NA-207) * by G3ZAY 377 19/08-27/08 FG/I4ALU: Guadeloupe (NA-102) 377 20/08-25/08 9M6: Sipadan (OC-133), East Malaysia * by DJ9HX 377 mid Aug F/ON4BDS/p: Tombelaine Isl (EU-156) * by ON4BDS 374 mid August IJ7/ & IL7/IK1NAO: IIA activities with SDXT 375 August OX3LG: East Coast group (NA-134) 371 August RU0C: Malminskiye (AS-???) & Iony (AS-069) Is 377 26/09-27/09 Bologna: HF DX Meeting *** /EX S DX@WW $425WW378A 425 DX News #378 [1/5] 1 August 1998 No 378 BID: $425WW378A ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

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7X - Mark, ON4WW will be in Algeria again from 3 August and hopes to be active (CW) possibly as 7X0WW. He might also operate from Mauritania (5T) and Western Sahara (as S07WW). QSL via ON5NT. 9K - KARS (Kuwait Amateur Radio Society) radio club will be active as 9K7POW between 12 UTC on 1 August and 12 UTC on 3 August. Special QSL via the bureau. BY - Yang, BD7JA and a group of Chinese operators (BD7IA, BG7IB, BD7IX, BD7JG, BD7JK, BD7KW, BG7NI, BG7NQ, BG7SU) will be active (on 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres SSB, CW and RTTY) as BI7W from Weizhou Island (Guangxi Province group, AS-???) between 20 and 23 August. QSL via BD7JA (P.O.Box 1713, Guangzhou 510600, People's Republic of China). The cards for this IOTA operation are sponsored by Pepe, EA5KB. EU - Belarus special event stations EU200A, EV200M and EW200M will be activated by EU4AA, EW4EW and EW4MM respectively between 1 August and 31 December to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Adam Mitskewich's birth. QSL via the respective home calls. F - Phil, F5PHW will spend his holidays in August on Re Island (EU-032, DIFM AT-022), from where he plans to be active as F5PHW/p mostly on CW with some SSB and RTTY. QSL via F5PHW either direct (Phil Berger, 19 rue de L'Embellie, 56100 Lorient, France) or through the bureau. F - Alvaro, EA2BUF will be active as F/EA2BUF/p from French IOTA groups EU-058, EU-070, EU-095 in August. QSL via F8REF (bureau) or direct to EA2BUF. F - F5OCL, F5PAC and possibly F5SNY will be active from a new DIFI (Diplome des Iles Francaises de l'Interieur, not IOTA) island in the river Rhine on 1 August. GD - Amateurs from the Isle of Man ARS will be active as GT3FLH from The Calf of Man (EU-116) on 7 and 8 August. HL - Radio amateurs from South Korea are allowed to replace their current call area indicator with 50 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Korean government. Look for HL50 and DS50 prefixes between 1 and 31 August. Please note that some stations will use the special prefix + /their call area (for example DS4xxx can sign DS50xxx/4). HL - The Hanyang University Wave Research Club operation from Tokchok Is (AS-090) [425DXN 377] will take place between 12 UTC on 1 August and 24 UTC on 4 August as either HL50C/2 and/or HL0C/2. Please note that the address for QSL is Hanyang University Wave Research Club, CPO Box 4397, 100-643 Seoul, Korea. /EX S DX@WW $425WW378B 425 DX News #378 [2/5] 1 August 1998 No 378 BID: $425WW378B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

HL - Some twenty amateurs from the Korea University Amatuer Radio Club (HL0T) will be active (on 40, 15 and 20 metres with beams and dipoles) from Yong-hung Island (AS-105) between 6-7 and 10 August. QSL via HL0T either direct (1, 5-Ka, Anam-Dong, Sungbuk-Ku, Korea University Amatuer Radio Club, Seoul, 136-701, South Korea) or through the bureau. HL - The HL0K IOTA expedition to Baek-ryung (actually Paengnyong-do, AS-122) [425DXN 377] has been cancelled due to an unexpected local problem. The group will now operate (15, 20 and 40 metres CW and SSB) from Ho-do (AS-080) between 13 and 17 August. QSL via HL0K either direct (Hankuk Aviation University Amateur Radio Club, 200-1 Hwajun-dong, Dukyang-gu, Koyang, Kyonggi 411-791, Korea) or through the bureau. I - Nino, I2IAU will be active as ID9/I2IAU from Eolie Islands (EU-017) between 29 July and 31 August. I - Nuccio (I0YKN), Alessio (IZ0CKJ), Gabriele (IK3GES) and Diego (IW0FTB) plan to be IB0/ from Ponziano Archipelago (EU-045) on 1-2 August. QSL via home calls. I - IK1JJB and I1BUP will be IA5/ (on 20 and 40 metres) from a few IIA islands in Livorno province between 7 and 10 August. QSL via home calls. JT - Special event station JU60MTZ has been active since 11 July and will be active until 31 August to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Mongolian Railway Board. QSL via JT1CJ (Sh.Gankhuyag, P.O. Box 100, Ulaanbaatar 44, Mongolia). KH4 - Ron, WA6FGV and Frans, K6SHJ will be active as AH4/WA6FGV and WH4/K6SHJ (on 10, 15, 20 and 40 metres CW and SSB) from Midway (OC-030) between 3 and 6 August. KL - After a long struggle against fog and rough seas, Tom (W6IXP) and Barry (K6ST) managed to get to Little Diomede Island (NA-150) and started their operation as KL7/W6IXP around 2 UTC on 31 July. They hope to stay on the island for at least 48 hours or possibly up to one week, depending on the weather. QSL via N6AWD (Fred K. Stenger, 6000 Hesketh Dr., Bakersfield, CA 93309-1429, USA). SP - Ric, DL2SD will be active (on 80, 40, 30 and 2 metres CW mostly after 20.00 UTC) as SO1DX from Poland between 1 and 9 August and plans to operate as SO1DX/p from Wolin Island (EU-132) for a couple of days. QSL via DL2SD either direct or through the bureau. SV - Peter, HB9BMY will be active as SV8/HB9BMY/p (CW and SSB) from Spetsai Island (EU-075) between 31 July and 12 August. QSL via home call. TZ - Larry, TZ6VV and his wife Trish, TZ6YL will be active again from Segou, Mali in August. UA - UA0IAS/0 has been active on CW from Spafar'yeva Island (AS-059). The QSL route, as reported by OH2BF/OH2BBF, is Box 11, 686110 Palatka, Russia. UA - Dima, RA3DEJ and his team had to cancel their RU0C expedition to Malminskiye Is (AS-???) [425DXN 377] due to transportation problems. ZF - Jim, KD3YK will be active (on 40 and 20 metres CW QRP with some SSB on 20 metres) as ZF2JM from Grand Cayman Island (NA-016) between 5 and 14 August. QSL via KD3YK. ZL - Jim Smith, VK9NS reports that Barry Fletcher, ZS1FJ is active as ZL1MFW from Great Barrier Island (OC-201) for a few days. QSL via ZS1FJ. ------*****************************************************************************

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AS-129 ---> Yang, BD7JA was active as BD7JA/7 from AS-129 during the IOTA Contest and worked some 700 stations in eight hours. QSL via home call (P.O.Box 1713, Guangzhou 510600, People's Republic of China).

A VOTE OF THANKS ---> The DX Reflector, run by Lyndon (VE7TCP), was shut down on 20 July. It was one of the major mailing lists in the amateur radio field, and provided a most helpful service to hundreds of subscribers worldwide. The editor and the staff of 425 DX News express their heartfelt thanks to Lyndon for his work and commitment over the years.

CAMPBELL 1999 ---> Five Pilot Stations have been appointed for the Kermadec DX Association DXpedition to Campbell Island (OC-037) in January 1999 [425DXN 363]: Ron Lago, AC7DX (West Coast USA); Don Greenbaum, N1DG (East Coast USA); Rob Cummings, GI0KOW (Europe); Joe Aoki, JJ3PRT (Japan) and Bob Sutton, ZL1RS (Oceania). The ten-operator team will depart New Zealand on 1 January 1999 and arrive to Campbell on the 9th. ZLCI will remain QRV until 25 January. Contributions can be sent to either The Kermadec DX Association, P.O. Box 56099, Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand or The Kermadec DX Association (Europe), 167 St. James's Road, Greenhills, Dublin 12, Ireland. All donations will be receipted and in the event of the DXpedition not proceeding be returned.

IRCs ---> Mal Johnson, VK6LC reports that the Australian postal department does not honour IRCs that have not been "officially validated" (ie. stamped and dated) from the source of purchase.

LOGS ON LINE: 1A0KM ---> Logs for the current and past (1194, 1995 and 1996) operations from SMOM can be found at http://www.qsl.net/ik0hbn - 1A0KM [425DXN 376] will be active until 3 August, QSL via IK0FVC. /EX S DX@WW $425WW378C 425 DX News #378 [3/5] 1 August 1998 No 378 BID: $425WW378C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** ======

LOGS ON LINE: KL7/K6ST ---> Logs for KL7/K6ST (NA-210/Prov) are now available on the Islands On The Web site at http://islandchaser.com (thanks Chris, N1HRW). Bob, K6ST and Tom, W6IXP were active as KL7/K6ST from Sledge Island in the Norton Sound Coast North group for about 24 hours between 24 and 25 July [425DXN 377]. "A 24 hour trip was all we could afford since staying on Sledge Island longer would eliminate any chance to make Diomede", Barry and Tom report. The aurora had a big impact on their operation, with signals bouncing between S9 and completely inaudible within a few syllables. KL7/K6ST logged 552 QSOs on 20 SSB (300 with North America, 180 with Europe). QSL via N6AWD (Fred K. Stenger, 6000 Hesketh Dr., Bakersfield, CA 93309-1429, USA).

LOGS ON LINE: TL5A ---> Logs for Alex, TL5A (PA3DZN) [425DXN 373] can be found at http://www.igr.nl/users/pa3dmh/ (QSL via PA3DMH).

RTTY ON WARC ---> Paddy O'Reilly, GW4MAD ([email protected]) invites RTTY enthusiasts to meet on 10.140-10.145, 18.100-18.105 and 24.920-24.925 MHz during a WARC Band RTTY Activity Day between 12 UTC and 24 UTC on 9 August - this is NOT a contest, just a friendly activity day "to get those WARC bands chirping".

QSL 7Q7DX ---> Cards for Elmer Ribeyro, 7Q7DX are now handled by EA4CEN (direct only).

QSL AC6WE ---> Active contester Andy Melanyin, UA3DPX frequently uses AC6WE for his overseas operations. Most frequent operations have been 5B4/AC6WE and IG9/AC6WE. QSL to Box 9, 141400 Himki 7, Russia (Andy is unable to retrieve cards sent to the AC6WE address in Oregon or the W6 bureau).

QSL BI3H ---> The BI3H IOTA Contest operation from AS-134 [425DXN 363] was cancelled due to bad weather. QSL manager W3HC reports that the cards for the April 1998 operation have been ordered and will be ready within 7-8 weeks.

QSL CY9AA ---> Effective immediately, K7BV (Dennis Motschenbacher, 4357 Appollonio Way, Carson City, NV 89704, USA) has assumed responsibility for the CY9AA (28 June-3 July 1997 DXpedition to St. Paul Island) QSL chores. If you have already sent your cards to either Mike, VE9AA or the VE9 QSL Bureau, do not send dupes to K7BV. Please note that it will take several weeks to clear the entire backlog of cards received.

QSL AJ2U/VP9 ---> Bob, WB2YQH reports he is no longer the QSL manager for AJ2U/VP9 for 1998 because he does not have any logs and QSL cards. QSL requests should be sent to AJ2U now.

QSL VE3ZZ/VE2 ---> QSLs for contact made with Gregg, VE3ZZ/VE from NA-128 during the IOTA Contest should go to VE3ZZ either direct (Gregg A. Calkin, P.O. Box 1345, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5R4, Canada) or through the bureau. The QSL route given in the special bulletin issued on 24 July (VE*2*ZZ) was a typo - we apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused our readers.

QSL VIA W6MD ---> Steve Busono, W6MD is the *new* QSL manager (direct only) for YB1XUR and YC9WZJ, but *not* for YB2PBX. He is also the QSL manager for YB2BRW, T93Y, T93Y/5B4 and T94EU (direct and bureau: please note that bureau cards are sent out once a year). /EX S DX@WW $425WW378D 425 DX News #378 [4/5] 1 August 1998 No 378 BID: $425WW378D ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ***** QSL INFO [1/2] ***** ======Edited by IK1GPG & IK1QFM

======CALL MANAGER CALL CALL CALL CALL ======3C1GS EA5BYP EU4AA RW9QA R1/K0RX K0RX 3D2CB OKDXF EV200M EW4EW R1DIG OH5JRT 3D2KT OKDXF EW/K4NAN K4NAN R1FJV UA3AGS 3D2ME 7N1RTO EW200M EW4MM RK1B/1 RV1AC 3D2QB SM3CER EW3LB W3HNK RV6AB RK3AWL 3E1DX N0JT EW5O EW8WA RW9QA/1 RW9QA 3W4EZD XW2A EP2AC RV6AB RZ0LWA RW0MM 3W7TK OK1HWB ER7A ER1DA RZ3Q N2UCK 3Z0AIR SP7LZD ES0K ES8AF S07WW ON5NT 4K80ADR 4J9RI ET3BT K1WY S21B W4FRU 4KA5CW 4J9RI EU200A EU4AA S21YG DL3NEO 4L0CR IK7JTF EX8MLE IK2QPR SK7DX SM7DXQ 4L4CC RV1CC EX8QB IK2QPR SN0WK SP4KIE 4L8A OZ1HPS EY8MM K1BV SN6F/1 SP6ECA 4M5E YV5NWG EZ0AB UA4FAO SV1BRL/8 SV8AQY 4S7SW ON6TZ F/EA2BUF/P F8REF (Bur) SV5/G4OBK G4OBK 4S7YSG JA2BDR F/EA2BUF/P EA2BUF (Dir) SV5/IK5ZTW IK5ZTW 4U1UN W6TER FBC5BMK F5BMK SV9/G4ZFE G4ZFE 4X6UO WB3CQN FBC5USV F5USV SV9/I4UFH I4UFH 4Z1GY NF4W FG/DJ6SI DJ6SI SV9/IK2QEI IK2QEI 5B4/RA3CQ YL2KL FG/I4ALU I4ALU T20YK JA2ECL 5B4/RA3CW YL2KL FG5FC F6DZU T32Z N7YL 5B4/RZ3BY YL2KL FJ/K2IBW W2AY T77CD I0MWI 5B4/RZ4HF YL2KL FK/JH1ROJ JH1ROJ T88AJ 7N3AWE 5B4/T93Y W6MD FM/I4ALU I4ALU T88LJ JM1LJS 5B4/T97M K2PF FO5QG XE1L T88ND JA4DND 5B4/YL2UB YL2KL FP/W8MV W8MV T93Y W6MD 5B4/YL3CW YL2KL FT5XN F6PEN T94EU W6MD 5H3DD W0RA FT5ZI F5PFP T98P 9A4SP 5N0/OK1AUT OK1AUT G/F5VCR/P F5VCR TF7/DL3KUD DL3KUD 5N9CEN IV3VBM G4MGR G0VAX TF7GX K1WY 5R8EE FR5EL G8Q G0SAH TF8GX K1WY 5R8FK NY3N GB0ON ON4ON TJ1HP F6FNU 5V7FA F6FNU GD3IZD/P G3IZD TL5A PA3DMH 5W0VD OKDXF GI6YM K1WY TL8MS DL6NW 5W0VV OKDXF GM0GAV/P GM0GAV TM0BB FB1AZH 5W1SA JH7OHF GM3TTC/M G3TTC TM0DX F5LEJ 5X1T ON5NT GM3USL/P GMOKVI TM3X F5KFL 6M0HZ HL1IWD GS0AYR/P GM0JHF TM5PF FA1BON 7Q7DC WA6IJZ GS3ZBI G3OCA TM5T ON4GO 7S5BE SK5BE GT6YB G3SWH TT8JWM N4RXL 7X2RO OM3CGN GU8D G3SJJ TT8ZB IK3ERN 7Z1IS SM0OFG GW0RLU/P ON5FP TU/K4ZW K4ZW 8P0V K7BV H22A YL3AF TU2XZ W3HC (W3HCW) 8P6CV KU9C H44XX JA5DQH TU5GD N5FTR 8P6QA KU9C HB0/DL0HUN DL0HUN TU5GY IK1GPG 8P9FX G3RFX HB0/HB9LEY JH1BSE TX8B FK8HC 8P9JJ K7BV HB0/MU0BKA K4ZLE TY1IJ DK8ZD 9A/S55A/P S55A HB0/PI4TUE PI4TUE TZ6JA JA3EMU 9A8P 9A1AKL HC8A WV7Y UA0AZ W3HNK 9G1BJ G4XTA HD2RG HC2RG UA0DC K1WY 9G5ZM G3ZEM HF0POL SP3BGD UA0ZBK K1WY 9H0A LA2TO HI3HN DH2JD UAOZBK/0 K1WY 9H1EL LA2TO HP3XUG KG6UH UE0ZZZ RZ0ZWA 9H3DN LA2TO HR6/N7QXQ W7TSQ UE1CIG RZ1AWD 9J2BO W6ORD HS1RU JG3AVS UK8GK RW6HS 9J2TF JA2BOV IB0/IZ0IIA IZ0IIA UK8OM IK2QPR 9K2/SQ5DAK SP5KQS IH9/IK1ZNM IK1ZNM UN7FK W3HNK 9K2SS KB2MS IH9/IT9BLB IT9BLB UP0L UN8LW 9K2ZZ W8CNL IM0/I2CMA I2CMA US0HZ W3HNK 9M2RY N4JR IM0/IK0XBX IK0XBX V2/GM0NAI GM0NAI 9M6AG JA9AG IM0/IS0JMA IS0JMA V2/GM0UKZ GM0UKZ 9N1CW UA0FDX IM0/IS0VBH IS0VBH V2/GM3COB GM3COB 9N1FP RU6FP IS0/F6BUM F6BUM V2/GM3UTQ GM3UTQ 9N1UD K4VUD IS0/IK0XBX IK0XBX V2/GM4FDM GM4FDM 9V1ZB JL3WSL IS0/IK2OCP IK2OCP V26E AB2E 9V8BG JL1MWI J48CT ON5CT V26GG W5AO 9V8RH 9V1RH J48ISL SV2AEL V26TT K5TT 9V8WW 9V1WW J48KEF SV1BRL V26VG GM3UTQ 9Y4VU W3EVW JH1UUT/7 JH1UUT V29PE G3DLH A35RK W7TSQ JI6KVR/6 EA5KB V31KR K5KR A61AP IK7JTF JM1PXG/1 JM1PXG V31MP W5ZPA A61AQ N1DG JU7ARDF JT1KAA V31YK W5JYK A92GD K1SE JW/DJ3KR DH3MG V5/SM7DZZ SM7DZZ AA1AC/P AA1AC JW5NM LA5NM V63KU JA6NL AH8A AC7DX JY5SK W9XY V73UB K1ZUT AP2KSD IK7JTF JY9QJ DL5MBY VE1AO VE1VOX BA1DU W3HC (W3HCW) K1USN W1QWT VE2/F6ELE F6ELE BI3H W3HC (W3HCW) K1WY RU0C VE2/F6HKA F6HKA BI4C W3HC (W3HCW) K4EP K4EP VE2/VE3ZZ VE3ZZ BI4Q BY4RSA K5A K5PXP VE8/NU2L G3ZAY BI5Z W3HC (W3HCW) KG4GC W4WX VK9CE JE5WJM BO0K BV2KI KG4OX W4OX VK9NO JJ8DEN BV4KR BV4ME KG4TO N4TO VP5/N2GA N2GA BV5BG IK7JTF KH0/7M1WBP 7M1WBP VP5GA N2GA BY1QH K9FD KH4/NH6YK NH6YK VP6TC K6RPF C40M 5B4AFM KH8/N5OLS N5JA VP9/AJ2U AJ2U C6A25FV C6AFV KL7/K6ST N6AWD VQ9VK N1TO C6IOTA WA8LOW KL7/W6IXP N6AWD VR2/K8PYD K8PYD CE6TBN CE6TC KL7Y N2AU VU2JPS VK9NS CO0XE XE1CI KP2/AG8L NN6C VX3NX VE3NX CO4BM CT1ESO KP2AD OK1AJY VY1JA KB5IPQ CQ2P CT1EEN KP4IX WP4MIM W3SE W3SE CS98KG CT4KG LA/DL2HEB DL2HEB W4MT WB4PVT CT98EHI CT1EHI LG5LG SM0DJZ W7I N7FL CT98EXPO CT1REP LU7DW/P LU7DW WB8YJF WB8YJF CU9L CU3EJ LU8XW LU8XW WP2Z KU9C CW5R CX5BW LV4V LU4VZ WP3A W4DN CY9AOE VE1AOE LX/MU0BKA K4ZLE WP4Q KP4CKY CZ1SSB VO1GK LX6T LX1KC XE2MX K6VNX D2BB W3HNK LY10XJ LY3BA XJ3EJ VE3EJ DL/RW9QA RW9QA M/PA3GIO PA3GIO XJ3SJL VE3SJL DL6MHW/P DL6MHW M8F G3PMR XK3NJ VA3NJ DL8OBC/P DL8OBC M8J G1FYC XK4VV VE4VV DS50CYI/2 DS2CYI M8N G3WOI XL1GO VO1GO DU2/AA3LB AA3LB MM/PA3GIO PA3GIO XO1CWI VE2CWI DU8ARK I2YDX MM8Y M0ARK YB1XUR W6MD DX2B VE7DP MS0BPG/P G7DKX YB2BRW W6MD DX3F VE7DP MU0ASP F5SHQ YC9WZJ W6MD DX6P VE7DP MW/ON4CGB ON4CGB YE2B YC0FTD E21CJN W3PP MW8Z G5LP YI1HK KK3S EA5AOR/3 EA5KB N2OO/P N2OO YI1SEA WA3HUP EA8/CT3FN HB9CRV N3OC/P N3OC YJ8PU KF4VPU EA8BYR WA1ECA OD5/9K2MU WA4JTK YM75TA TA3YJ EC1BXI/P EC1BXI OD5PN LX1NO YN9/TI4SU TI4SU ED1MC EA1MC OH0BH OH2BH YV30T W4SO ED2IZA EA2URV OH0MDR/1 OH1MDR YW5LB W4SO ED5SMM EA5GSA OH0TA OH2TA YZ4ED YZ7ED ED7IFF EA7DBP OJ0AU DL6LAU Z32XX NN6C ED7SPI EA7PY OJ0VR OH1VR ZA1B HB9BGN ED9DDC EA9CE OL8HQ OK1MD ZF1RD G4RWD ED9DVC EA9JS ON50YLC ON4AMM ZF2AH W6VNR EG0URE EA1MC OZ/DL5ME DL5ME ZF2DR K5RQ EI2IM/P W4ZYT OZ/DL6DH DL6DH ZF2NT N2AU EI4VVF/P W0GLG OZ8AE/A OZ8AE ZK1SCQ DL6DK EJ7NET EI2GX P29BW N5FTR ZK1SCR DL6DK EK6GC W3HNK P29VR W7LFA ZK2CK HB9BCK EL2AB IK0PHY P49V AI6V ZL8RS ZL1RS EL2DT IK0PHY PA/HA1AG HA1UF ZP0Z W3HNK EM1LV UR8LV PJ9I ON4CFD ZP6CW ZP6CU ER1DA RM9RX PY0FA PY4KL ZS6IR DL4EBA ES8AF RM9RX/9 PZ5JR K3BYV ZS80NRM ZS6Y /EX S DX@WW $425WW378E 425 DX News #378 [5/5] 1 August 1998 No 378 BID: $425WW378E ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ***** QSL INFO [2/2] ***** ======

7Z1IS Ibrahim Saud, P.O.Box 3361, Al khobar 31952, Saudi Arabia BD7YA H.M.Li, C/oL.Jingman, Electo Mechanical Dept., Railway College, Changsha, Hunan, 410075, China BP0RIW Ken'ichi Hoshino, P.O.Box 26-64, Taipei, Taiwan BV4HB Shyh-Ching Lin, P.O.Box 2006, Taichung, Taiwan CE1LDS Osvaldo A.Diaz Cobian, P.O.Box 644, Antofagasta, Chile DL6LAU Carsten Esch, Kreuzweg 22, D-21376 Salzhausen, Germany DS2CYI Kwon, Dae-Geun, P.O.Box 67,Suwon, Kyonggi,440-600, Korea DS2MEB Michael Min, Naminchon P.O.Box 353, Inchon, Korea DS2MTB Jeewon Hwang, Naminchon P.O.Box 353, Inchon, Korea DS5DBW Kyu-Seon Jeong, 302-601 Dae-Woo-Marina APT 994, Woo-dong, Haeundae-ku, Pusan 612-021, Korea DS5DNL Kyu-Eun Jeong, 302-601 Dae-Woo-Marina APT 994, Woo-dong, Haeundae-ku, Pusan 612-021, Korea DU3NHK Noboru Kobayakawa, 650 Pinatubo St., Clarkview, Angeles City 2009, Philippines EP2MKN Majid Kiani Nejad, P.O.Box 91375-1175, Mashhad, Iran F5USV Castelain Francis, 04 Rue du Chateau, Aigufonde, F-81200 Mazamet, France FO5JR Albert, P.O.Box 10127, 98711 Paea, Tahiti, French Polynesia FR5HR Rene Allegre, 56 Rue Leconte de Lisle B d N, F-97411 La Plaine Saint Paul, Reunion Island FK8HC Franck Petitjean, P.O.Box 7636, Ducos, F-98801 New Caledonia HL0BLA Korea Marin University, 1 Dongsamdong, Youngdogu, Pusan 606-791, South Korea HL0C Hanyang University Wave Research Club, 17 Haingdangdong, Sungdonggu, Seoul, Korea HL0Z Gyeongsang National University Marine Science College Amateur Radio Station, 445 Inpung Dong, Tong Yung, South Korea HL2XIK Hwang Jeahong, Kyuhang-ri 182-2, Jumoonjinup Kangnungsi, Kangwondo, Korea HL0Z Gyeongsang National University Marine Science College Amateur Radio Station, 445 Inpung Dong, Tong Yung, South Korea HL3ERJ Choi Se Hoon, 9-12, Young Sung-Dong, Chunan 330-050, Korea HL3EWI Park Yun Sug, 9-12, Young Sung-Dong, Chunan 330-050, Korea HL4INC Park Yong-Young, 312-504 Daeyudaelim-APT. 113-7 Ildo 2 Dong, Cheju 690-012, Korea HL4SNC Lee Soon-Sun, 312-504 Daeyudaelim-APT. 113-7 Ildo 2 Dong, Cheju 690-012, Korea HL5UOG Seong-Hwan Jeong, 302-601 Dae-Woo-Marina APT 994, Woo-dong, Haeundae-ku, Pusan 612-021, Korea DS4CNB Lee Dae Leong, P.O.Box 111, Kwangsan Kwangju 506-050, Korea IK0FVC Valsecchi Francesco, Via Bitossi 21, I-00136 Roma (RM), Italy IZ2CEI Passarella Marcello, P.O.Box 22, I-20051 Limbiate (MI), Italy IZ7ATN Gagaleta Simon, P.O.Box 178, I-70056 Molfetta (BA), Italy JL3WSL A.Naito, 31-500-5 Hikita, Nara City, 631-0843 Japan JW6RHA Unni Gran, Mellomasvn. 128, N-1414 Trollasen, Norway JW9PJA Carlos Ferreira, Philip Pedersens V.5 A, 1324 Lysaker, Norway K1WY Bill Yoreo, P.O.Box 2644, Hartford, CT 06146-2644, U.S.A. OH2BH Martti J.Laine, Nuottaniementie 3D20, 02230 Espoo, Finland OKDXF OKDXF Foundation, P.O.Box 73, Bradlec 293 06, Mlada Boleslav, Czech ON4CFD Ernest Lichtert, Wolvenstraat 101, 1070 Brussels, Belgium P43HOT Jacobo Oduber, P.O.Box 685, Oranjestad, Aruba P43P Jacobo Oduber, P.O.Box 685, Oranjestad, Aruba PJ9I Ernest Lichtert, P.O.Box 155, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles SV1EEN Manourpopulos Alexios, 31 Z. Pigis St., GR-162 33 Athens, Greece RV9CBF Yuri A.Lobatshev, P.O.Box 44, Pevesk 686610, Magadanskaya, Russia RW9QA Vlad Kondratenko, P.O.Box 1, Kurgan-38, 640038, Russia TU2KC Radio Club 43 BIMa, B.P.54, Abidjan 12, Ivory Coast UA0KCL Yuri Lobachev, Ul.Obrucheva 2-b, kv.41, Pevek, 686610, Magadanskaya, Russia UA9KA Alex P.Zajcev, Ul.Zvereva 29-1 18, 626711 Nadym, Russia Asiatic UN6P Yuri Loparev, Temirtau, pr.Metallurgov, 7/4-B-71, 472300 Kazakhstan XO1CWI West Island ARC, P.O.Box 884, Dorval, Quebec, Canada H9R 4Z6 XX9ER Freeman Cheong, P.O.Box 6018, Macau XW2A Hiroo Yonezuma, P.O.Box 2659, Vientiane, Laos YB3ZES Club Station ORARI Lokal Surabaya Timur, P.O.Box 4025, Surabaya 60401, Indonesia YC0AZ Andreas Wisnu Widjaja, Jalan Budi #19 RT 003 RW 05, Cawang III, Jakarta 13630, Indonesia YC3DX S.Faisal, Argopuro 88, Tulungagung 66261, Indonesia YC6DEM Dr.Eddy, D.M., P.O.Box 6, Langsa 24400, Indonesia YC9BAS Nyoman Dodi Irianto, Spd., Jl. Gajah Mada, Peguyangan 6 I/7, Singaraja, Bali 81112, Indonesia YC9LQA L.C.Salean, Jl. Niaga No. 71, Larantuka, Flores Timur, NTT 86216, Indonesia YC9XOI Frans Renwarin, P.O.Box 175, Fak Fak, Irian Jaya 98611, Indonesia YD3BMB Adi, P.O.Box 4025, Surabaya 60401, Indonesia ZD7BG Gilbert, P.O.Box 157, St.Helena Island *****************************************************************************

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3D2 - Shozo, 7N2PYF will be active (mainly on 20, 17 and 15 metres SSB) as 3D2PY from Fiji between 7 and 9 August. QSL via 7N2PYF either direct or through the bureau. 3V - Mome, Z32ZM reports to have a good chance to operate from Qerqenah Is (AF-073) between 11 and 18 September. The team will include Z32AU/HB9DNE, YT1AD and two operators from 3V8BB. They plan to be active on 40, 30, 20, 17, 15 and 10 metres CW, SSB and RTTY. Any support, either in funding or equipment (they want to have two stations active simultaneously), will be most appreciated. Those who wish to help this IOTA DXpedition to take place are invited to send their contribution to HB9DNE (Dragan Kostevski, Hugsam Str. 3, CH-8833 Samstagern, Switzerland) before 8 September. For any other information, including Dragan's bank account number, please contact Z32ZM at [email protected] 5W - After his activity from Tonga (see A3 below) PA3AXU will be active (CW and RTTY) from Western Samoa (OC-097) until 8 November. He has applied for 5W0XU and welcomes suggestions on the bands where to concentrate at [email protected] 5X - Laurence, GM4DMA will be active again as 5X1LH from Uganda between 14 and 21 August. He plans to operate mostly on 17, 15 and 6 metres. QSL via home call. 7Q - Ely, IN3VZE reports he will be active again as 7Q7CE from Malawi between 12 August and 7 September. QSL via IN3VZE (Ely Camin, Corso 3 Novembre 136/2, 38100 Trento - TN, Italy) 8Q - Tony, G0EZU will be active (10-80 metres, WARC included) as 8Q7JD from Kuredu Island, Maldives (AS-013) between 16 and 31 August. QSL via G0EZU. A3 - PA3AXU will be active (CW and RTTY) from Tonga between 21 and 28 October. He has applied for A35XU and welcomes suggestions on the bands where to concentrate at [email protected] BY - BA5UK (Ken), BG5RV (Michael), BG5RO (Ou Song), BG5RST (Yan), BD5RR (Wang), BA5RW (Weir) and BG5SAC (Haiming Song) will be active as BI5P from Pingtan Island (Fujian Province group, AS-???) between 15 and 17 August. Look for them on SSB (14.260, 21.260, 28.460 and 7.050 MHz) and CW (14.030, 21.030, 28.030 and 7.025 MHz). QSL via W3HC. The web site for the operation is at http://www.fortunecity.com/meltingpot/manchaca/844/ C6 - John, KS4SO plans to operate mostly on CW from Coco (Little Stirrup) Cay (NA-054), Bahamas on 24 August. CU - CU4AH , CU7BC and CU5AV will be active as CU9A from Corvo Island (EU-089, DIP AZ-008), Azores between 12 and 19 August. EU - Special event station EV200AM will be active from Novogrudok between 21 and 25 August to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Adam Mitskewich. QSL via either EW4WW or EW4MM. F - F5NHB plans to be active as F5NHB/p from Ile d'Arz (DIFM AT-088, not IOTA) between 8 and 15 August. F - F5TGR plans to be active as F5TGR/p from DIFM islands (none of them counts for IOTA) MA-129, MA-071, MA-070 and MA-??? (Ronde Island) between 8 and 30 August. FM - Vincent, F5JMV will be active as as FM5JV from Martinique (NA-107) for three years beginning on 11 August. QSL via F5LNV. G - Steve, G0UIH and Roger, G3XFA plan to be active (on 20, 15 and 17 metres SSB, possibly on 40 and 80 SSB) as G0UIH/m from Holy Island (EU-120) between 24 and 27 August. QSL via G0UIH either direct or through the bureau. /EX S DX@WW $425WW379B 425 DX News #379 [2/5] 8 Agust 1998 No 379 BID: $425WW379B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

GM - GMOOMC and GMOHBF will be active from Monach Is (EU-111) on either 10-11 or 11-12 August. QSL via home calls. GW - Eleven members from BARS (Barry Amateur Radio Society - http://www.gw0ana.demon.co.uk/bars) will be active (all bands, all modes) as GB5FI from Flatholm Island (EU-124) between 28 August and 2 September. QSL via GW0ANA either direct (Glyn Jones, Nirvana, Castle Precinct, Llandough, Cowbridge CF71 7LX, Wales, UK) or through the bureau. HA - Thirteen amateurs from Budapest will be active to celebrate the European Athletics Championship to be held between 18 and 23 August. A free of charge award is available for working at least 7 different stations - just fill in your QSL cards for the stations worked and send them to Radioclubs, Box 383, Budapest 114, H-1537 Hungary. The stations are: HA5AF, HA5ARX, HG5BEJ, HA5CCI, HA5COK, HA5COX, HA5FA, HA5NK, HA5OFN, HG5UZ, HA5VZ, HA5WG and HA5KFV. Further information is available at http://ural2.hszk.bme.hu/~fg214 I - IC8OZM and IZ8ANA were not able to operate from Scoglio San Martino (IIA NA-014) [425DXN 377] and plan to try again in September. I - Weather permitting, Mediterraneo DX Team members IK8WEJ (Franco), IZ8BRI (Egidio) and IZ8CCW (Antonio) will be active from Scoglio Pietra Grande (IIA CZ-001, not IOTA) on 9 August. IS0 - Mario, IS0LYN plans to be active as IM0/IS0LYN from Isola Piana (EU-165, IIA SS-063) and Isola dei Porri (EU-024, IIA SS-087) in August. QSL via home call. I - Mario, IV3JWR plans to be active as IV3JWR/p from Gran Chiusa Ovest (IIA GO-???, not IOTA), Grado lagoon, on 8 August. I - Patrizia, IK3BPN and other Venice Islanders plan to be active from Monte dell'Oro (IIA VE-???, not IOTA) and Falconera (IIA VE-???, not IOTA), Venice lagoon, on 8 and 9 August. I - Alberto, IK5YZV will be IA5/ from Capraia Island (EU-028, IIA LI-020) between 8 and 31 August. IS0 - Mario, IS0LYN plans to be active as IM0/IS0LYN from Isola Piana (EU-165, IIA SS-063) and Isola dei Porri (EU-024, IIA SS-087) in August. QSL via home call. JA - JA6LCJ and JQ6QUM will be /6 from Amakusa Archipelago (AS-012) between 00 UTC on 13 August and 24 UTC on 15 August. Look for them on CW and SSB on the usual IOTA frequencies. QSL via JA6LCJ for both. JW - A group of YL operators from 14 countries will be active on all bands as JW0YL from Svalbard (EU-026) between 20 and 24 August. KL - "I will be on NA-059 for some time to come and as active as my work allows", NO7F/KL7 reports. QSL to Tim Tilleman, P.O. Box 921194, Dutch Harbor, AK 99692, USA. PY - PP5AVM, PP5AP, PP5LL, PP5YZ, PY5BF, PY5HSD and PY5ZT will be active as PU5U (SSB) and PW5L (CW) from Sao Francisco Island (SA-027, DIB 08) between 10 and 14 September. QSL via PP5LL (P.O. Box 8, 88010-970 Florianopolis/SC, Brazil). SV - Thomas, SV2CLJ will be active (on 10-160 metres) as SV8/SV2CLJ from Zakynthos (EU-052) between 15 and 30 August. QSL via SV2CLJ. Pictures of his latest operation (J48ISL with other operators during the IOTA Contest) are on his home page at http://hypernet.hyper.gr/~sv2clj) SV - Gabriele, IK3GES plans to be active from several Greek IOTA groups (EU-049, 052, 060, 072, 075, 113, 158) between 16 August and 22 September. QSL via bureau to IK3GES. SV5 - IK2WZD will be active as (mainly on 15, 20 and 40 metres SSB and RTTY) SV5/IK2WZD from Lipsoi Island (EU-001) between 12 and 25 September. QSL via bureau to IK2WZD. SV9 - Juanjo, EA3CB will be active as SV9/EA3CB/p from Crete (EU-015) between 15 and 22 August. He plans to work mainly RTTY, with some SSB and CW on 10-80 meters. QSL via bureau to EA3CB (all the QSOs will be confirmed automatically). SV9 - IK2WZD will be active as (mainly on 15, 20 and 40 metres SSB and RTTY) SV9/IK2WZD from Crete (EU-015) between 28 August and 9 September. QSL via bureau to IK2WZD. UR - A group of amateurs from Ukraine will be active as EN8IL from Ljapino Island in Azov Sea (not IOTA) between 21 and 25 August. This island counts for The Islands of Ukraine Award (AZ-01). QSL direct to UT8IO (P.O. Box 109, Mariupol, 341050, Ukraine). W - The Old Barney ARC will be active (10-40 metres SSB) as N2OB from IOTA group NA-111 between 13 and 22 UTC on 8-9 August. W - Martin, G3ZAY/NU2L will be staying on Monhegan Island (NA-137) on 11 August and will try to be active as NU2L/1 in the evening. W - Hank, K2HJB will be active (on 20 metres SSB) from Montauk Point, Long Island (NA-026) and Block Island (NA-031) between 17 and 20 August. QSL via K2HJB or KB2PFP. W - Eddy, VE3XZ will be active as VE3XZ/W4 from Ocracoke Island (NA-067) for one week commencing on, or shortly after, 23 August. QSL via VE3CUI either direct or through the bureau. /EX S DX@WW $425WW379C 425 DX News #379 [3/5] 8 Agust 1998 No 379 BID: $425WW379C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

AGB-CONTEST ---> The AGB (Activity Group of Belarus) Contest will take place on 19 September, between 5 and 6 UTC on 80 metres CW and SSB. For further information please contact the AGB Manager Igor "Harry" Getmann, EU1EU at either P.O. Box 143, Minsk-5, 220005, Belarus or [email protected]

CAMPANIA ISLANDS AWARD ---> To those readers who have asked about the Campania Islands Award (CIA): the Award is sponsored by Top Radio Team (IK2GPQ, IK2PZG, IK8JUZ, IK8MRA, IK8UHA, IK8VRH, IZ8CGS) and further information is available from Tony IK8UHA (e-mail [email protected]) The latest addition is Scoglio Favorita (CIA 59).

ESTONIAN CALLBOOK ---> An Estonian Radioamateurs Callbook with the new zip codes is available free of charge from Valeri Lind, ES5AAW at [email protected] (just send a message to him and specify the format you prefer) or on Valeri's home page at http://qsl.net/es5aaw

IK1SPE ---> Gianni, IK1SPE was active as follows: from Andoya Island (Norway, EU-033) between 22 and 24 July; from Alnon Island (Sweden, EU-087) on 28 and 29 July; from Mon Island (Denmark, EU-029) on 2 August. He was forced to leave Mon on 3 August. QSL via home call either direct (Giovanni Settimo, Via Valleggia Super. 3/1, 17048 Valleggia - SV, Italy) or through the bureau.

LIGHTHOUSE AND LIGHTSHIP ACTIVITY WEEKEND ---> More than 100 stations from 33 countries are expected to participate in this year's event on 22-23 August. We have been informed of the following: IQ1L - ARI Genova operators I1EFC, I1IOF, I1UP, IK1NEZ, IK1QHU, IK1XMF, IK1XUW, IZ1BZS from the so-called "Lanterna". QSL via I1IOF either direct (Sezione ARI di Genova, P.O. Box 347, 16100 Genova - GE, Italy) or through the bureau. JW6RHA - From different maritime light locations on Svalbard. PA6LH - Radio VERON Club Alkmaar operators from the lighthouse of Egmont on Sea. QSL via bureau. N1L - Harold, K1RV and others from Boston Light (it was the first lighthouse in America) on Little Brewster Island in Boston Harbour. OZ7DAL - From the Lightship "Fyrskib XXI". SK7DD - From Lighthouse Kullen in Sweden. ZL4AA - From Taiaroa Heads Lighthouse. For further information please contact Mike Dalrymple, GM4SUC at [email protected]

LITTLE DIOMEDE (NA-150) ---> Barry, K6ST and Tom, W6IXP have gone QRT as KL7/W6IXP from this most difficult group [425DXN 378] after 1337 QSOs. The preliminary final logs are now on the web site, which has been updated with new information and pictures (http://www.netcom.com/~barryb/na150.html). QSL via N6AWD (Fred K. Stenger, 6000 Hesketh Dr., Bakersfield, CA 93309-1429, USA).

QSL AS-045 ---> The QSL manager for the recent (29 July - 1 August) operations by D98TOK and 6M5DX from Tok Island (AS-045) [425DXN 373] is HL5CL. QSL either direct (P.O. Box 322, Pusan, 600-603, Korea) or through the bureau. /EX S DX@WW $425WW379D 425 DX News #379 [4/5] 8 Agust 1998 No 379 BID: $425WW379D ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** ======

QSL RK0FWL/P ---> Eugene, RA0FF reports that cards for contacts made with RK0FWL/p from Moneron Island (AS-018) should be sent to the Far East Islands DX Club: FEIDXC, P.O. Box 79, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk-10, 693010, Russia. Logs are available at http://www.qsl.net/ra0ff/RK0/moneron.htm

ROWLEY SHOALS 1999 (VK9-99) ---> Malcolm Johnson, VK6LC reports that the VK9-99 IOTA DXpedition to Imperieuse Reef in the Rowley Shoals (OC-???) [425DXN 366] is now officially a go-ahead. The shared charter contract between the department of marine-wildlife and the VK9-99 DXpedition will be a drop off/pick up arrangement and the duration will be five days (six nights, including sailing and unloading-loading time) possibly between 20 and 26 September 1999. Fund raising will begin shortly.

WAE CONTEST LIVE ON LINE ---> DJ9MH, DL1MFL, DL2CC, DL2ZAV, DL4NAC, DL6FBL will participate in the WAE CW Contest (8-9 August) as DA0FF and it will be possible to watch them on the Internet while the operation takes place. Look for them on or around 3507, 7007, 7033, 14007, 14033, 21007, 21033, 28007, 28033 kHz; go to http://www.boc.de and choose "Server push" or "Java image"; work them (but only if you are outside Europe) and sign "web" after your report (e.g. 599 001 web). Comments are welcome at [email protected] ------

QSL received via direct: 3B7RF, 3C1GS (AF-010), 4H8TI (OC-225), 4J9RI, 4K9W, 4U1UN, 5A2A, 5B4/EU1AA, 5W1VD, 9V1RH, A45XR, AH2R, BV4FH, BV4QW, CW5R (SA-039), D2BB, EA8BH, ED5HQ (EU-EU-069), FO0FI (OC-050), FO0FR, FO5QG, FO0MIZ, FO0SUC (OC-152), FR5ZU/T, H40AA, IA1/IK2DUW (IIA SP-004, 006), IB0/I0YKN (IIA LT-014, 018), ID8/IK8WEJ (IIA CS-006), ID8/IZ8BAD (IIA VV-006), II1ARI, IJ7/IK4VWT (IIA LE-005), IJ7/IK7DXP (IIA LE-046), IJ7/IK7JWY (IIA LE-028), IJ9/IT9HLR (IIA SR-015), IL3/IK3ABY (IIA VE-001, 005, 008, 017, 021, 028, 034, 035, 063), IL3/IK3GES (IIA RO-005, 010; VE-062), IL6/IK6PTH (IIA AN-005), IL7/IK7FPX (IIA LE-035), IL7/IK7JWX (IIA BR-012; LE-033, 037, 038), IM0/IS0JMA (IIA SS-094), IM0/IS0LYN (IIA SS-064, 090), IR2A, IR6C, J80R, J8/EA2BP, KG4TO, WA4FFW/KH1, N4DAZ/KH3, KA4IST/KH5, LU1ZC, WA4FFW/NH1, S21J, S08R, SV2ASP/A, T30RW, T31BB, TF3IRA, TK5NN, V8JA, VQ9KK, YI1ZN, YJ0AWP, YS1X, ZD7MY, ZK2CK, ZL7DK. *****************************************************************************

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PERIOD CALL REF

PERIOD CALL REF till August 5X1DK: Uganda * by KD4UDU 372 till 15/08 9A3PA,9A3ZA,9A3SK,9A4VV + 9A2U/p: Korcula Isl (EU-016) 376 till 15/11 9V8: Singapore * special prefix 369 till 09/08 BV20APJ: 20th Asia-Pacific Jamboree station 377 till 12/08 BV3/DJ3KR: Taiwan (AS-020) 375 till 31/12 EU200A, EV200M & EW200M: special event stations 378 till Jan 99 FO5QE: Tahiti (OC-046) * by F5GSK 369 till ?? FT5ZI: Amsterdam Island (AF-002) 377 till 02/08 HB0/DL0HUN: Liechtenstein * by DLs 376 till 31/08 HL50 and DS50: special prefixes from Korea 378 till 11/08 HS0ZBS: Thailand * by HB9AMZ 375 till 31/08 ID9/I2IAU: from Eolie Islands (EU-017) 378 till 13/08 IS0/ & IM0/F6BUM: EU-024 and EU-165 377 till 28/08 IS0/IK2OCP: Sardinia (EU-024) 377 till 31/08 JU60MTZ: special event station (Mongolia) 378 till 09/08 KL7/ON4BAM: Alaska 376 till 25/08 EU-043 (SM), EU-029 (OZ), EU-088 (OZ) * by G3LAA 377 till 09/08 SO1DX & SO1DX/p (EU-132) * by DL2SD 378 till 12/08 SV8/HB9BMY/p: Spetsai Island (EU-075) 378 till 17/08 SV9/I4UFH and SV9/IK2QEI: Crete (EU-015) 377 till 17/08 TK/S53R: Corsica (EU-014) 375 till December TL5A: Central African Republic * by PA3DZN 373 till 15/08 TM0DX: Oleron Island (EU-032) * by F5LEJ 377 till 09/08 TU/K4ZW: Ivory Coast 377 till August TY1IJ: Benin * by DJ4IJ 376 till 29/10 YM75TA: special event station 377 05/08-14/08 ZF2JM Grand Cayman Island (NA-016) * by KD3YK 378 06/08-10/08 HL0T: Yong-hung Island (AS-105) * by HLs 378 07/08-09/08 3D2PY: Fiji Is * by 7N2PYF 379 07/08-22/08 A22/W0YG: Botswana 375 07/08-10/08 IA5/IK1JJB & IA5/I1BUP: IIA islands 378 08/08-15/08 F5NHB/p: Ile d'Arz (DIFM AT-088) 379 08/08-30/08 F5TGR/p: DIFM MA-129, MA-071, MA-070 and MA-??? 379 08/08 I: Sc. Pietra Grande (CZ-001) by Mediterraneo DX Team 379 08/08-31/08 IA5/IK5YZV: Capraia Island (EU-028) 379 08/08-09/08 IL3: Monte dell'Oro (VE-???) by Venice Islanders team 379 08/08-09/08 IL3: Falconera (VE-???) * by Venice Islanders team 379 08/08 IV3JWR/p: Gran Chiusa Ovest (IIA GO-???) 379 08/08-09/08 N2OB: NA-111 * by Old Barney ARC 379 08/08-10/08 WAE DX CW Contest *** 09/08-14/08 ZK1SCQ & ZK1SCR: OC-013, So.Cook * by DL2SCQ & DL1SCQ 367 10/08-11/08 GM: Monach Is (EU-111) * by GMOOMC and GMOHBF 379 11/08-?? FM5JV: Martinique (NA-107) * by F5JMV 379 11/08 NU2L/1: Monhegan Island (NA-137) * by G3ZAY 379 12/08-07/09 7Q7CE: Malawi * by IN3VZE 379 12/08-19/08 CU9A: Corvo Island (EU-089) * by CUs 379 13/08-17/08 HL0K: Ho-do (AS-080) * by HLs 378 13/08-15/08 JA6LCJ/6 & JQ6QUM/6: Amakusa Archipelago (AS-012) 379 14/08-21/08 5X1LH: Uganda * by GM4DMA 379 14/08-31/08 HG5P: Hungary * special event call 356 14/08-15/08 7th New Orleans International DX Convention 369 15/08-17/08 BI5P: Pingtan Island (AS-???) * by BYs 379 15/08-30/08 SV8/SV2CLJ: Zakynthos (EU-052) 379 15/08-22/08 SV9/EA3CB/p: Crete (EU-015) 379 15/08-16/08 SARTG WW RTTY Contest *** 15/08-16/08 Seanet SSB Contest *** 16/08-31/08 8Q7JD: Maldives (AS-013) * by G0EZU 379 16/08-22/09 SV/IK3GES: EU-049, 052, 060, 072, 075, 113, 158 379 16/08-17/08 XM3PBX: "Northlander" & "Bear Express" trains * by VEs 375 16/08-21/08 ZK1SCQ & ZK1SCR: OC-082, No.Cook * by DL2SCQ & DL1SCQ 367 17/08-20/08 K2HJB: Long Isl (NA-026) & Block Isl (NA-031) 379 18/08-23/08 HA: special activity (European Athletics Championship) 379 18/08-21/08 CH3HBC: special event station 375 18/08-21/08 CI3XXV: CISA islands 375 18/08-21/08 VE8x: Charlton Island (NA-173) * by VE3VGI & VE3IMR 375 20/08-23/08 BI7W: Weizhou Island (AS-???) * by BD7JA and others 378 20/08-24/08 JW0YL: Svalbard (EU-026) 379 22/08-23/08 XM3PBX: "Northlander" & "Bear Express" trains * by VEs 375 22/08-03/09 IH9/IK1ZNM: Pantelleria (AF-018) 375 24/08-26/08 ZK1SCQ & ZK1SCR: OC-159, So.Cook * by DL2SCQ & DL1SCQ 367 06/08-29/08 9M6: Sabah, East Malaysia (OC-088) * by DJ9HX 377 06/08-17/08 FM/I4ALU: Martinique (NA-107) 377 06/08-11/08 V26E: Antigua (NA-100) * by AB2E 377 08/08-22/08 M/PA3GIO: IOTA EU-109 and EU-120 377 08/08-14/08 VK9CE: Cocos (Keeling) Isl (OC-003) * by JE5WJM 377 11/08-19/08 9M0: Layang Layang, Spratly Is (AS-051) * by DJ9HX 377 10/08-18/08 SV5/IK5ZTW: Ios Isl, Dodecanese (EU-001) 377 13/08-17/08 HL0K: Baek-ryung Island (NO-REF) 377 16/08-17/08 NU2L/VE8: Akimiski Island (NA-207) * by G3ZAY 377 August F5PHW/p: Re Island (EU-032) 378 August F/EA2BUF/p: EU-058, EU-070, EU-095 378 mid Aug F/ON4BDS/p: Tombelaine Isl (EU-156) * by ON4BDS 374 mid August IJ7/ & IL7/IK1NAO: IIA activities with SDXT 375 August IM0/IS0LYN: IIA activities (EU-165 and EU-024) 379 August NO7F/KL7: Fox Islands (NA-059) 379 August OX3LG: East Coast group (NA-134) 371 /EX S DX@WW $425WW380A 425 DX News #380 [1/4] 15 August 1998 No 380 BID: $425WW380A ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

3V - Mome, Z32ZM reports that the callsign to be used from Qerqenah Is (AF-073) [425DXN 379] might be 3V8BB/4 or TS4QI. QSL via HB9DNE. Donations can be sent to HB9DNE either to Dragan Kostevski, Hugsam Str. 3, CH-8833 Samstagern, Switzerland or to his bank account (Sparcassa-Richterswiel, account no. 162.200.689.03). The operation is planned to take place between 11 and 18 September. [TNX Z32ZM] 4U - IV3TMV and IV3NVN will be active from 4U1ITU, Geneva between 16 and 26 August. [TNX IV3TMV] 5W - Hans-Juergen, DL1SDV and Rainer, DL2BFH will be active (CW, SSB, RTTY and Pactor) as 5W0HP and 5W0BF from Western Samoa (OC-097) between 20 August and 11 September. QSL via home calls. [Tnx The Daily DX] BY - The BI7W operation from Weizhou Island (AS-???) [425DXN 378] is now scheduled to take place between 21 and 24 August. Emphasis will be given on 40 and 80 metres: look for them on 3.525 (CW) and 3.800 (LSB) MHz, 7.025 (CW) and 7.055 (LSB) MHz (above 7.125 MHz for US). QSL via BD7JA (P.O.Box 1713, Guangzhou 510600, People's Republic of China). [TNX BD7JA] CE - According to the OPDX Bulletin Steve, CE3/NE4Z, who is active from Santiago, is planning to operate from some Chilean IOTA islands. QSL via AJ4Y (Paul Womble, P.O. Box 1207, Highland City, FL 33846-1207, USA). EK - Special station EK88L will be active from Armenia until the end of August and again for one week in December to commemorate the victims of the earthquake that ten years ago destroyed the town of Leininakan (nowadays Gyumri). QSL via IK2DUW (Box 22, 20051 Limbiate - MI, Italy). [TNX IK2DUW] EM_ant - Dima, UT5RP reports that Oleg, EM1LV has promised to be QRV on RTTY every day on 14.081 MHz from 19 UTC until the band closes. Oleg is active from the Ukrainan Antarctic base "Akademik Vernadsky" located on Galindez Island (AN-006), Antarctica. FT5X - Helios, F6IHY/FT5XN has been reported to be leaving Kerguelen on 28 August. QSL via F6PEN either direct (Gerard Ribes, 16 rue Viollet Leduc, Toulouse, 31100 France) or through the bureau. [TNX IK2IQD] H44 - Norried, H44NC is currently working on New Georgia Island (OC-149), Solomon Islands until 2001. He is active with 50 watts and a dipole on 10, 15, 20, 40 and 80 metres. QSL to Norried Chaisson, P.O. Box 168, New Georgia Island, Munda, Western Province, Solomon Islands. [TNX The Daily DX] I - Bruno, IK2PZG and Tony, IK8UHA will be IC8/ from several IIA islands in Napoli province until 31 August. They plan to be active also from Isola delle Sirene (IIA SA-002, not IOTA) and Il Coniglio (IIA SA-004, not IOTA). [TNX Crazy DX Group] I - Calabria DX Team members IK8YFU and IZ8BAD plan to be ID8/ from Scoglio Arena (IIA VV-005, not IOTA) on 16 August. QSL via IK8YFU either direct (Alessandro Pochi', Casella Postale s.n., 22100 Camerlata - CO) or through the bureau. [TNX Crazy DX Group] I - Paolo, IK3QAR and Oreste, IK3VIA plan to be active from the the following islands in Venice lagoon: Madonna del Monte (EU-131, IIA VE-007), San Francesco del Deserto (EU-131, IIA VE-016), Crevan (EU-131, IIA VE-037), Sant'Ariano (EU-131, IIA VE-039), San Giuliano (IIA VE-047, not IOTA). Look for them on 23-24 and 30-31 August. Some activity might take place between between 17 and 22 August as well. [TNX IK3QAR] JD1 - Eiji, JQ1SUO will be active (mainly on 20, 17 and 12 metres) as JQ1SUO/JD1 from Ogasawara (AS-031) between 14 and 16 August in the morning. QSL via home call. [TNX JA1ELY] /EX S DX@WW $425WW380B 425 DX News #380 [2/4] 15 August 1998 No 380 BID: $425WW380B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

KL - Frank, KL7FH/KL1SLE and Tim, NO7F/KL7 [425DXN 379] are working on getting on the air from Dutch Harbor, Unalaska Island (NA-059) this month. They plan to have two rigs on the air covering 15-40 metres and running 100 watt and 1KW stations. NO7F/KL7 will be active from the island as a resident this winter. For updated information look at http://www.customcpu.com/personal/kl7fh/thisweek.htm [TNX KL7FH & Islands On The Web] LU - Special event station L59L will be active on 15-17 August on all bands CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via bureau. [TNX LU9AY] LU - Claudio, LU7DW advises that he will be active from SA-055 this weekend (primarily in the SARTG RTTY Contest). Weather permitting he might operate from SA-057 for four or five hours on 16 August. [TNX W4DKS and Islands On The Web] T30 - Jack, VK2GJH will be active (with an emphasis on WARC bands) in his spare time as T30JH from West Kiribati between 18 and 25 August. QSL direct only to VK2GJH (Jack Haden, P.O. Box 99, Ryde, N.S.W., 1680, Australia). [TNX The Daily DX] V5 - Klaus, DK6AO plans to be active as V5/DK6AO/p from Seal Island, Penguin Is (AF-070) on 22-23 August. Look for him on 10, 15 and 20 metres or, alternatively, on 17 and 12 metres. He prefers SSB. QSL via DK6AO either direct or through the bureau (bureau cards can be requested at [email protected] or [email protected]). [TNX DK6AO] VE - Jim, K9PPY will be active as VE3/K9PPY from several Canadian islands between 15 and 21 August. He plans to start operating on each day around 18 UTC. QSL via K9PPY. For further information on C.IS.A. (the Canadian Islands Award) please visit http://www.tir.com/~wd8mgq/ [TNX WD8MGQ & Islands On The Web] YB - A group of ORARI members will be active as YE1ZI from Ujung Kulon National Park on West Java (OC-021), to celebrate the 53rd anniversary of the independence of Indonesia. They plan to operate on 160, 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres CW/SSB between 00.00 UTC on 15 August and 05.00 UTC on 17 August. QSL via YB0TK either direct (M. Maruto, P.O. Box 6763 JKSRB, Jakarta 12067, Indonesia) or through the bureau. A special certificate is available at US$ 10.00 for contacting YE1ZI on three bands (SSB and/or CW). For further information please contact [email protected] [TNX YC0TBU] ------

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NEWS FROM THE WEB - The K1WY DX Association Web Site is at http://home.att.net/~k1wy/ - Log search for the OK DX Foundation's 1998 Pacific DXpeditio is available at http://www.sica.cz/ok2paa/okdxf/search.html - logs included are 3D2CB, 3D2KT, 3D2TN, 3D2WC (Fiji); 3D2CB/R, 3D2WC/R (Rotuma); 5W0SZ, 5W0VD, 5W0VV (Western Samoa); FO0/OK1TN, FO0/OK1VD, FO0/OK1KT, FO0/OK5DX (French Polynesia); AH8K, KH8/WP2AIH, KH8/KF4MIW (American Samoa); ZK1KTT, ZK1TNN (South Cook). - The Daily DX (editor Bernie McClenny, W3UR) home page is now located at http://www.dailydx.com

QSL A45XL ---> If anyone still needs to send a card for A45XL (AS-014),"they can do so via myself and I will send it free of charge to Chris", Bob, G4LVQ (IOTA Internet Liason) reports. Address is Bob Williams, 25 Upper Carr Lane, Calverley, Nr. Pudsey, West Yorkshire, LS28 5PL, England (please put A45XL in a corner of the envelope). [TNX G4LVQ and Islands On The Web]

REAL TIME LOGGING ---> For the first time ever, real time logging from an amateur radio DXpedition will be available on a web site. The Prairie DX Group will be active as FP/N9PD from Miquelon Island (NA-032) between 26 August and 2 September [425DXN 373]: as contacts are made with stations from around the world, this activity will be reflected within minutes on the group's web page at http://www.prairiedx.com (the web site will include also updated photographs and sound files from the DXpedition). QSL via N9PD. Please direct questions and comments to Fred Levinson, KF9YL at [email protected] [TNX KF9YL]

SEANET CONTEST ---> David Rankin, 9V8RH has brought to our attention a date error for the 1998 SEAnet SSB Contest. The dates given in the 425DXN Calendar are 15-16 August, but the contest will take place between 00.01 UTC on 22 August and 23.59 UTC on 23 August. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused our readers.

US/VE ISLAND CONTEST ---> The 4th annual W/VE Island Contest will take place on 15-16 August. Further information is available at http://www.eng.mu.edu/~usi/ [TNX KQ4YI]

ZA1MH ---> Someone signing ZA1MH has been active during the week. However the genuine ZA1MH (i.e. Mike, K5KWG) is currently in Texas until October. The Daily DX reports he will be moving to Kazakhstan (UN) in December. He might be active also from Tajikistan (EY) and possibly from Afghanistan (YA). /EX S DX@WW $425WW380C 425 DX News #380 [3/4] 15 August 1998 No 380 BID: $425WW380C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ***** QSL INFO [1/2] ***** ======Edited by IK1GPG & IK1QFM

CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER ======1A0KM IK0FVC GT6YB G3SWH OZ/AA0ZL/P DL5XAT 3D2DA DL6DK GU0MEU ON4ON P29BW N5FTR 3D2PY 7N2PYF GU8D G3LZQ P43A P43ARC 3D2WD DL6DK GW5LP/P G5LP PA/HA1AG HA1UF 3Z0AIR SP3LZD GW7K GW0ANA PJ9I ON4CFD 3Z0DSO SP7LZD GW8K GW0ANA PU5U PP5LL 4K7J 4K9RI HA/W0YR AA9DX PW5L PP5LL 4N4AE K4DTI HB0/DL0HUN DL0HUN R1DIG OH5JRT 4S7SW ON6TZ HB5NE HB9WW RA0ZN/P RA0ZN 4U1UN W6TER HH2/KC0ARG F6DJB RA1QQ/1 RA1QQ 4U1WB KK4HD HI3/DL1GKG DL3GA RA2FBC DF4BV 4Z1GY NF4W HJ6PQI HK6RVS RV7AA NT2X 5B4/AC6WE AC6WE HL50LTC HL1LTC RZ0ZWA/P RZ0ZWA 5H3DD W0RA HL50WA HL2WA S21YG DL3NEO 5H3RB LA4DM HP1XVH N0JT SO1DX DL2SD 5T5WW ON5NT HS0ZBS HB9AMZ SO1VAF DL7VAF 5W0BF DL2BFH IA1/IK2DUW IK2DUW SO7TN OK1TN 5W0HP DL1SDV IA1/IK2GPQ IK2GPQ SO7TN/1 OK1TN 5W0XU PA3AXU IA5/I1BUP I1BUP SP8RHP PA0FHG 5X1LH GM4DMA IA5/IK1JJB IK1JJB SV5/IK2WZD IK2WZD 5X1T ON5NT IA5/IK4RUX IK4RUX SV7/UY0MF UY0MF 5Z4RL N2AU IA5/IK4WLU IK4WLU SV8/SV2CLJ SV2CLJ 6M0HZ HL1IWD IA5/IK5YZV IK5YZV SV8BRL/P SV8AQY 6M5DX HL5CL IB0/I0YKN I0YKN SV9/DH9MK DH9MK 6Y5DA VE4JK IB0/IK3GES IK3GES SV9/I4UFH I4UFH 7Q7DX EA4CEN IB0/IZ0CKJ IK0AGU SV9/IK2QEI IK2QEI 8P6QA KU9C IC8/IK8GCP IZ8CKY SV9/IK2WZD IK2WZD 8P9IF G3PJT IC8/IK8TWX IZ8CKY T20YK JA2ECL 8Q7JD G0EZU IC8/IK8YWK IZ8CKY T32O WC5P 8R25Z 8R1Z IC8/IK8YWL IZ8CKY T77V IS0QDV 9A8P 9A1AKL IC8/IW8EHA IZ8CKY T88LJ JM1LJS 9H0A LA2TO ID8/IK8YFU IK8YFU T93Y W6MD 9K2RR KU9C ID8/IW8PQ IK8YFU T94EU W6MD 9K2ZZ W8CNL ID8/IW8PZA IK8YFU TA1ZL RW9WA 9K7POW 9K2RA ID8/IZ8BAD IK8YFU TF/DL2YSH DL2YSH 9M2PS HB9AAP ID9/I2IAU I2IAU TF7GX K1WY 9M6HX DJ9HX IG9/AC6WE AC6WE TF8GX K1WY 9N1FP RU6FP IG9/IK4HLQ IK4HLQ TG9NX N4FKZ 9V8BG JL1MWI IH9/IK1ZNM IK1ZNM TK/S53R S53R 9V8OK 9V1OK II6M IK6WQU TL5A PA3DMH 9V8WW 9V1WW IJ7/IK7JWY IK7JWY TL8CK F6EWM A35NQ JL2ONQ IJ8/IK8WEJ IK8WEJ TM5T ON4GO A35XU PA3AXU IJ8/IZ8BRI IK8WEJ TU/K4ZW K4ZW A35YH JA2JW IJ8/IZ8CCW IK8WEJ TY1IJ DK8ZD A61AN WA2JUN IJ9/IT9WDY IT9WDY UA0DC K1WY A92FZ W3HC IL3/IK2PZG IK2PZG UA0ZY/P RZ0ZWA AH4/WA6FGV WA6FGV IL3/IK3ABY IK3ABY UA9FAR W7YS BI5P W3HC IL3/IK3BPN IK3BPN UE0ZZZ RZ0ZWA BI7W BD7JA IL3/IK3QAR IK3QAR UE1TTT RZ1TWW BO0K BV2KI IL3/IV3WMI IV3WMI UE6AEK RA6AAW BV2YA/1 BV2KI IL3/IZ2ABN IZ2ABN UN7QF W8JY BV3/DJ3KR DH3MG IL3/IZ3ALM IZ3ALM UP0L UN9LW BY1QH K9FD IL3/IZ3ALS IZ3ALS UR4WWT WR3L BZ4DHI I1YRL IL7/IK6CAC IK6CAC V5/DK6AO DK6AO C6A25FV C6AFV IL7/IK7FPX IK7FPX V63PD VK4AAR C6AJR W8GEX IL7/IK7JWX IK7JWX V73AT K2CL C6IOTA WA8LOW IL7/IK7VJX IK7VJX V73GT WF5T CE3/NE4Z AJ4Y IM0/I2CMA I2CMA V73RF/MM N3RF CK3MP VE3CPC IM0/IK2GAO IK2GAO V73UX V73AX CQ2P CT1EEN IM0/IS0JLJ IS0JLJ V73ZO JA3FGA CT1FMX W3HNK IM0/IS0JMA IS0JMA VK9CE JE5WJM CT98DVV CT1DVV IQ1L I1IOF VP2ECR CX3CE CY9AA K7BV IS0/F6BUM F6BUM VP5/CX3AN CX3CE D98TOK HL5CL IV3JWR/P IV3JWR VP5/CX4CR CX3CE DA0ND DL5BAC IZ2CEI IK2DUW VP6YL K6RPF DS50AKP DS4AKP J28FA F5MXS VP9/W9AEB W9AEB EA3/EC5AHM EC5AHM J48CT ON5CT VQ9DH WR5W EA8BYR WA1ECA J48ISL SV2AEL VQ9GB K7GB ED1SFP EA1ATT J48KEF SV8AQY VQ9VK N1TO ED2IZA EA2URV JU60MTZ JT1CJ VU2JPT VU2FWW ED2IZA/P EA2URV JW/DJ3KR DH3MG W2/GM4FDM GM4FDM ED9CEF EA9CE JW5NM LA5NM WH2M JA7WFR EG1ISC EA1EPB JW7QIA LA7QIA WH4/K6SHJ K6SHJ EG1ISG EA1EPB JX7DFA LA7DFA WP2Z KU9C EK4JJ EK4GK JY9QJ DL5MBY XE2MX K6VNX EN8IL UT8IO K1WY K1WY XO1CWI VE2CWI EP2MKO UA6HCW KH0/WD7CLP JH6VLF XR1X CE1IDM EP3HR I2MQP KL7/ON4BAM ON4BAM YB1XUR W6MD ET3BT K1WY KP2/EI6EW EI6EW YB2BRW W6MD EU200A EU4AA KP2/EI7CC EI7CC YC9WZJ W6MD EU5R EU1FC KP2/EI8CE EI8CE YE1ZI YB0TK EV200AM EW4WW LX/MU0BKA K4ZLE YI1HK KK3S EW200M EW4MM MJ0AWR K2WR YM75TA TA3YJ EW5O EW8WA MU/DF2SS DL2MDZ YR2TRS YO2KJW EX8F DL8FCU MU0ASP F5OIU Z30M NN6C EY8MM K1BV MW/ON4CGB ON4CGB Z31GB NN6C EZ0AB UA4FAO MW6Z G5LP Z32GW NN6C FK8GM WB2RAJ MW7Z G5LP Z32XX NN6C FM5GU WA4JTK MW8Z G5LP Z350GBC NN6C FM5JV F5LNV N1L K1RV Z37FCA NN6C FO5BI F6HSI NH4/NH6YK NH6YK ZC4ATC 5B4YX FP5KE F5TJP OD5/9K2MU WA4JTK ZD7JP N5FTR FT5ZI F5PFP OD5/F5LMG F5LMG ZD9BV W4FRU FY5YE W5SVZ OD5PN LX1NO ZF2JM KD3YK GB0ON ON4ON OH0TA OH2TA ZK1SCQ DL6DK GB5FI GW0ANA OJ0AU DL6LAU ZK1SCR DL6DK GB98RH G0GDU OK6L OK1HRR ZL1MFW ZS1FJ GD3IZD/P G3IZD ON50RAT ON6DP ZP50P ZP1AB GI6YM K1WY OY3QN OZ1ACB ZP6T ZP5MAL /EX S DX@WW $425WW380D 425 DX News #380 [4/4] 15 August 1998 No 380 BID: $425WW380D ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ***** QSL INFO [2/2] ***** ======

7N2PYF Shozo Kokawa, 1173-62 Azuma-Tyo, Yaita City Tochigi, 329-2136, Japan 9K2HN Hamad J.Al-Nusif, P.O.Box 29174, 13152 Safat, Kuwait 9V8RH David H.Rankin, P.O.Box 14, Pasir Panjang, 911121 Singapore AJ4Y Paul Womble, P.O.Box 1207, Highland City, FL 33846-1207, U.S.A. BD4SE Chen Yu Ming, 8 Taoyuan Road, Jinxi, Kunshan, Jiangsu 215324, China BP0RIW Ken'ichi Hoshino, P.O.Box 26-64, Taipei, Taiwan BV4KR Tasi Chung-Ming, P.O.Box 11-12, Miaoli 366, Taiwan BV4YE Miaoli Group Station, P.O.Box 35, Toufen, Miaoli, Taiwan CN8YR Agayr Mohamed, P.O.Box 1762, Casablanca, Morocco DD3MG Martin Gloger, Am Feldhofe 4, D-37170 Uslar, Germany DL4FCH Peter Niksch, Saalburgstr. 4, 60385 Frankfurt/Main, Germany DU1/K7DTS John Gibson, Barrio Salong, Calaca, Batangas, Philippines EA2URV URV-ABRA, P.O.Box 323, E-48080 Bilbao, Spain EK4JJ Serge K.Mnatsakanyan, P.O.Box 9A/33, Yerevan 375062, Armenia EP2MKN Majid Kiani Nejad, P.O.Box 91375-1175, Mashhad, Iran ER1LW Lysy Wiacheslav, P.O.Box 112, Chisinau, MD-2012, Moldova, C.I.S. EU4AA Pavel Anatsky, P.O.Box 67, Lida 231300, Byelorussia EU1AA Valentin Benzar, P.O.Box 41, Minsk 220050, Byelorussia EU2R Igor, P.O.Box 57, Minsk 220036, Byelorussia EU4AA Pavel Anatsky, P.O.Box 67, Lida 231300, Byelorussia EW4EW Nikolaj Boltach, P.O.Box 99, Lida 231300, Byelorussia EW4MM Kazimir Kopachel, P.O.Box 88, Lida 231300, Byelorussia EW8WA Gomel Radio Club, P.O.Box 105, Gomel 246050, Byelorussia F6HKA Bertrand Banlier, 45 Rue de l'Alma, F-87100 Limoges, France FK8VHN Didier Lavisse, Caserme Normandie, P.O.Box 12, F-98842 Noumen Cedex, New Caledonia G5LP Lionel Parker, 128 Northampton Road, Wellingborough, Northants NN8 3PJ, England H44NC Norried Chaisson, P.O.Box 168, New Georgia Island, Munda, Western Province, Solomon Islands HL1SSG Hyoung Bok Min, Yeoksam-Lucky APT #110-1101, Kangnam-ku, Dokok-dong 963, Seoul 135-271, Korea IK8YFU Alessandro Pochi', P.O.Box S.N., I-22100 Camerlata (CO), Italy IZ8CKY Stefano Montone, Via Nunziale S.Antonio n.76, I-81038 Trentola Ducenta (CE), Italy JG2MWA Masatoshi Yoshino, P.O.Box 59, Hamamatsu-Kita 433, Japan JH1BSE Masao Yamamura, 10-6 Arai 2-chome, Nakano-ku, Tokyo 165, Japan JH6VLF Masanori Matsuyama, 303-JyunesuSuzuki, 1330-Hiregasaki, Nagareyama, Chiba, 270-0161, Japan K7BV Dennis Motschenbacher, 4357 Appollonio Way, Carson City, NV-89704, U.S.A. KL7/NO7F Tim Tilleman, P.O.Box 921194, Dutch Harbor, AK-99692, U.S.A. LU8XW P.O.Box 58, 9410 Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina RA0ZN Alexander Novikov, P.O.Box 51, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky 683049,Russia RK0FWL FEIDXC, Far East Islands DX Club, P.O.Box 79, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk-10, 693010, Russia RZ0ZWA Kamchatka DX group, P.O.Box 12, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, 683000, Russia SU1SK P.O.Box 62, Hobra Alma 13411, Cairo, Egypt UA0ZY Alex Goldenberg, P.O.Box 1, Wilyutchinsk-3,Kamchatka, 684090, Russia UX2MM Vady, P.O.Box 59, Lisichansk 349900, Ukraine V51ER Robbie, P.O.Box 602, Tsumeb, Namibia WH2U John Van der Pyl, P.O.Box 2679, Agana, GU-96932, U.S.A. XX9ER Freeman Cheong, P.O.Box 6018, Macau YI1ZN Dr.Ahmed A.Razaq, P.O.Box 916, 12112 Baghdad, Iraq YN9/TI9SU Ben, P.O.Box 9, Pital 4437, Costarica ZP5BMR Nene Barboza, Av. San Martin 1799, 1767 Asuncion, Paraguay ZP7CLA Carlos Alberto Lohse Kiese, C.C.36, 5000 Villarica, Paraguay ZP7CWA Lorgio Roberto Aguilera, P.O.Box 001, Caaguazu, Paraguay ZP9CN Antero Gustavo Carlson N., P.O.Box 145, 6000 Encarnacion, Paraguay *****************************************************************************

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DXCC NEWS RELEASE ---> The ARRL Awards Committee has accepted a recommendation of the ARRL DX Advisory Committee to add the Temotu Province of the Solomon Islands to the DXCC List. The addition will be effective with contacts made beginning 23:59 UTC on 31 March, 1998 and after. The DXCC Desk will accept QSL cards for Temotu Province (H40) beginning October 1, 1998. QSL cards received before that time will be returned without action. Temotu Province includes the Santa Cruz, Reef, Duff and Vanikolo Island groups. They are located more than 356 kilometers from the main grouping of the Solomon Islands. [TNX The Daily DX]

3W - JA3ART/N3JJ will be active (on all bands CW and SSB, maybe on RTTY) as 3W6JJ from Vietnam between 22 and 27 August. QSL via JA3ART (P.O. Box 62, Sakyo Kyoto 606-8691, Japan). [TNX The Daily DX] 3W - JA3UB, JA3ART, JA4HCK and JA2BWH will be active respectively as 3W6UB, 3W6AR, 3W6HCK and 3W6JJ from Hanoi, Vietnam between 23 and 26 August. They will concentrate on SSTV and plan to participate in the Japanese SSTV Association Contest as 3W6TV. [TNX The Daily DX] 3W - Mirek, HS0/VK3DXI will be going QRT from Thailand on 24 August. He has been issued the call 3W6DXI to be used during his staying in Ho Chi Min (Saigon) between 28 August and 3 September (+/- one day). He prefers CW. QSL via DL4DBR either direct or through the bureau. [TNX HS0/VK3DXI] 5T - Mark, ON4WW [425DXN 378] might be active as 5T5WW from Mauritania on 26 August. It will be a daytime operation. QSL via ON5NT. [TNX ON5NT] 9M2 - Tex, 9M2TO will be active (mainly on 10, 15 and 20 metres CW) as 9M2TO/p from Perhentian Island (AS-073) between 28 and 31 August. QSL bureau to JA0DMV. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] 9V - Mirek's (HS0/VK3DXI) next assignment will be in Singapore, starting in early October. He hopes to reactivate his old call, 9V1XE, for the next few years, but not before January 1999. [TNX HS0/VK3DXI] BY - The BI4M DXpedition to Miaodao Archipelago (AS-???) [425DXN 376] appears to be scheduled on this weekend. QSL manager W3HC (Carl F. Mcdaniel, 2116 Reed Street, Williamsport, PA 17701-3904, USA) reports that four sponsors are still neeeded for the cards (see QSL CHINESE ISLANDS below). C2 - Jack, VK2GJH will be active (with an emphasis on WARC bands) in his spare time as C21JH from Nauru between 26 August and 5 September. QSL direct only to VK2GJH (Jack Haden, P.O. Box 99, Ryde, N.S.W., 1680, Australia). [TNX The Daily DX] CT - Atlantico DX Group operators will be active as CQ4M from Montedor Lighthouse in northern Portugal during the Lighthouse and Lightship Activity Weekend [425DXN 379] on 22-23 August. [TNX CT1DTE] DL - DL1NZA and others will be active as DF0WLG from Ruden Island (EU-057) during the Lighthouse and Lightship Activity Weekend on 22-23 August. [TNX DL1NZA] DL - Michael, DF2OK will be active (CW QRP on 10-80 metres) from Foehr Island (EU-042) between 24 August and 1 September. QSL via home call. [TNX DX News Sheet] ER - Special event station ER27A will be active between 22 and 31 August to celebrate the Independence Day of Moldova. QSL via ER1DA (Valery Metaxa, P.O. Box 9537, Kishinev MD-2071, Moldova). [TNX ER1AA] F - TM7I has been active from EU-048 will be aired from other IOTA and/or DIFM French islands until 23 August. QSL via either F5SSM or F5JYD. [TNX F5IDJ] FH - Bruno, TK5PB will be active (on 40, 20, 15, 17 and 10 metres) as FH/TK5PB from Mayotte (AF-027) between 12 and 25 November. He will operate from four different DIFO islands: Grande Terre (FH-001), Petite Terre (FH-002), Bandrele (FH-013) and Bambo (FH-014). QSL direct to TK5PB (Bruno Le Magenta 1, 20169 Bonifacio, Corsica, France). [TNX TK5PB] FO - Joel, F5JJW will be active as FO0SUC from Tubuai (OC-152, DIFO FO-126), Austral Islands between 7 and 18 October and from Tahaa (OC-067, DIFO FO-013) between 19 and 22 October. QSL via F5JJW (Joel Suc, La Grange, 69440 Taluyers, France).[TNX F5NOD & F5JJW] /EX S DX@WW $425WW381B 425 DX News #381 [2/6] 22 August 1998 No 381 BID: $425WW381B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

G - Steve, G0UIH/p and Roger, G3XFA/p plan to be active throughout the night of 24 August and to concentrate on "Outside EU" with two stations during their Holy Island (EU-120) operation (24-27 August) [425DXN 379]. Look for the first station to be active on 3.770 and 7.070 MHz (+/- QRM) and for the second station on 14.260/21.260/18.158 MHz. QSL via G0UIH. [TNX G0UIH and Islands On The Web] HR - Mike, K3UOC (ex 7Z5OO) he will not be taking the job in Honduras [425DXN 375] and will be staying in the US for the next year. [TNX The Daily DX] I - Special event station IY2ARI will be active on SSB and CW between 1 and 30 September to celebrate the 50th anniversary of "Radio Rivista", the monthly journal of ARI (Associazione Radioamatori Italiani). QSL via bureau only to I2MQP. [TNX IK2NCJ] I - Weather and sea conditions permitting, Project DX Team/ARI Lomazzo members I2OGV (Giovanni), I2RFJ (Ivano), IK2JYT (Giovanni), IK2XDE (Andrea), IK2XDF (Giampaolo) and IK2XNW (Luca) plan to be IL4/ (and IL3/ from Bacucco) as follows: from Bacucco (IIA RO-004, not IOTA) on 25 August (6.00-16.00 UTC), from Scanno di Piallazza (EU-155, IIA FE-001) between 6 UTC on 26 August and 16 UTC on 27 August, from Baron Island (EU-155, IIA FE-003) between 6 UTC on 28 August and 16 UTC on 29 August, from Scannone di Goro (IIA FE-005, not IOTA) on 30 August (6-10 UTC). They will operate on SSB and CW (possibly with some RTTY) on 80, 40, 15 and 20 (possibly with some WARC activity as well). QSL via IK2XDE either direct (P.O. Box 3, 22072 Cermenate - CO, Italy) or through the bureau for all the operators. [TNX IK2XDE] I - Alessio, IB0/IZ0CKJ expects to be active for the first time from some IIA islands around Ponza (EU-045) within the end of the month. QSL via IK0AGU. [TNX IK2HTW] I - Antonello, IK7TAJ and Michele, IK7FPX plan to be IL7/ from Scoglio dell'Eremita (IIA BA-003, not IOTA) on 22 August. [TNX Crazy DX Group] I - Eolian DX Team members IK8PGM (Roberto), IT9HLN (Maurizio), IT9NGN (Tino) and IT9FCC (Nino) will be IJ9/ on 23 August. Weather permitting, they should be active from Pietra di Patti (EU-166, IIA ME-030), Le Pietre Nere (EU-025, IIA ME-031) and Scoglio San Biagio (EU-025, IIA ME-032). [TNX Crazy DX Group] I - Vincenzo, IK8TWX and Stefano, IZ0CKY will be /IB0 from Scoglio Fungo (IIA LT-???), on Saturday 22. QSL for IB0/IK8TWX via home call and for IB0/IZ0CKY via IW8EHA. I - IK2PZG, IK2WXW and IK8UHA will be /ID8 from Isola dei Serpenti (IIA CS-007, not IOTA) on 22 August. QSL via IK2PZG. I - Claudio, I0KHY plans to be active from several IIA islands in Rovigo province (not IOTA) between 29 August and 12 September. [TNX I0KHY] I - Riccardino, IK0YUJ will be active (mainly on CW) as IA5/IK0YUJ from Giglio Island (EU-028, IIA GR-002) between 30 August and 7 September. QSL via home call. [TNX IK0REH] I - Steve, OM3JW amd his son Mike, OM2DX will be active (on 10-80 metres SSB and CW) as ID9/OM3JW/p and ID9/OM2DX/p from Vulcano Island (EU-017, IIA ME-018) between 4 and 11 September. [TNX OM3JW] I - Alex, IK2WXQ and others plan to be active as IK2WXQ/1 from Pescatori, Madre and Bella Islands (the so-called Isole Borromee - they do not count for either IOTA or IIA) in Maggiore Lake, in the rare Verbania province (WAIP VB), on the first or second weekend of September. QSL via home call. [TNX IK2HTW] KH4 - Members of the Midway-Kure DX Foundation will be active as K4M from Midway (OC-030) between 20 and 25 September. They plan to install additional amateur radio equipment on the island for use by future visiting DXpeditioners. [TNX The Daily DX] OH - OH8TA will be active (CW, SB and RTTY) from Hailuoto Island (EU-126) on 21-23 August. QSL via bureau. ON - Club station ON50HRT/p will be active (all bands, all modes) on 29 August from the "Italian Day-Euro Happening" in Olen, Belgium. The operators will be looking especially for Italian stations, which does not mean that other stations can not give them a call. QSL via ON4HRT. The station will also participate in the Region 1 HF SSB Field Day on 5-6 september. [TNX ON5AI] PY - PY4SM, PY4TF, PY4ART and PY4ACL will operate (SSB and CW) special event station ZW4SM on 4-6 September to celebrate the 176th anniversary of Brazilian indipendence. QSL via PY4SM (P.O. Box 120, Belo Horizonte-MG, 30.123-970 Brasil). [TNX PS7AB] S0 - Mark, ON4WW [425DXN 378] will be active again as S07WW from Western Sahara between 25 August and 1 September. It will be a business trip and he plans to operate mainly during his local evenings and nights. QSL via ON5NT. [TNX ON5NT] UA - RA3DEJ, RA3DKG, RA3DPP, RV3DKQ and UA3DPB plan to be active (on all HF bands, CW and SSB) as RK3DZJ/1 from EU-147 (RR-02-09 for the Russian islands award) around 22-28 August. QSL via RA3DEJ. [TNX RA3AUM] V6 - JH8BKL and his wife JF8IYR will be active (SSB and CW) as V63KA and V63MC respectively from Kosrae Island (OC-059) between 4 and 7 September. QSL via JH8BKL. [TNX JA1ELY] VK - Paul, VK3AJJ and Norman, VK3PGR plan to be active from Gabo Island (OC-196) from 29 August through 1 September. [TNX VK3AJJ] /EX S DX@WW $425WW381C 425 DX News #381 [3/6] 22 August 1998 No 381 BID: $425WW381C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

VP8 - Carl, G4VFU expects to be active as VP8CZJ [425DXN 372] from the mainland of Falkland Is (SA-002) between 25 and 29 August. QSL via G0HXL. [TNX DX News Sheet] VP8 - Jan, K4QD ([email protected]) will be active as VP8CRB from the Falkland Islands (SA-002) for three weeks between 26 December 1998 and 16 January 1999. Jan will be assisted in the Falklands by Bob, VP8BFH and Tim, VP8CKN. Operation will be on all bands and modes (the special call VP8TTY will be used on RTTY, including the January ARRL RTTY Roundup), with emphasis on geographical areas, bands and modes that are most needed by DXers. This DXpedition is being personally funded any donations for cost and shipping of antennas and equipment which will be left in the Falklands and QSL cards is welcome. QSL via K4QD (Jan Heise, 614 Dundee Circle, West Melbourne, Florida 32904, USA). [TNX K4QD] W - Members of the Great South Bay ARC and Islip ARES will be active (CW and SSB) as W2GSB/Lighthouse from Fire Island, NY between 14 and 22 UTC during the Lighthouse and Lightship Activity Weekend on 22-23 August [425DXN 379]. A QSL certificate will be available from AC2P (Rich Tygar, 5 Chelmsford Dr., Wheatley Heights, NY 11798, USA). Further information can be found at http://www.gsbarc.org [TNX KA2D] W - W7VR/P will be used from Fort Casey Lighthouse on IOTA NA-065 during the Lighthouse and Lightship Activity Weekend on 22-23 August. One major station will be active on 20 metres while other two mobile stations will be on 15 and 10 metres. CW and SSB operations are expected for daylight hours only due to park restrictions. [TNX N7UX] W - Brad, W1RQ will active (on 10, 15, 17 and 20 metres SSB) from IOTA NA-046 between 28 August and 3 September. [TNX W1RQ] W - Gregg, VE3ZZ will be active as VE3ZZ/W4 from Hilton Head Island (NA-110, USI SC-002S) between 29 August and 12 September. He will be looking particularly for Europe. QSL via VE3ZZ either direct (Gregg A. Calkin, P.O. Box 1345, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5R4, Canada) or through the bureau. [TNX VE3ZZ] XU - After leaving Vietnam (see 3W above), Mirek, HS0/VK3DXI will go to Phnom Penh, Cambodia from where he plans to be active as either XU2DXI or (if the licence is not issued in time) XU2A or XU2C. He will participate in the All Asia Contest and will be leaving Cambodia on 9 September. QSL via DL4DBR either direct or through the bureau. [TNX HS0/VK3DXI] ZK1_sc - Wolf, DL2SCQ and his wife Ann, DL1SCQ have confirmed their operation as ZK1SCQ and ZK1SCR from Mangaia Island (OC-159) [425DXN 367]. They will leave on 24 August and be on the island until the 27th (four days). QSL via DL6DK either direct (Peter X. Voits, Uhlandstr. 28, D-59192 Bergkamen, Germany) or through the bureau. [TNX K7SO and Islands On The Web] ZS - The DX News Magazine reports that the station ZS1ACH will participate in the Lighthouse and Lightship Activity Weekend on 22-23 August [425DXN 379] from Robben Island (AF-064). ------

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AMSTERDAM 1998 ---> Gil Gautier, F5NOD ([email protected]) will be the pilot station for the FT5ZH DXpedition to Amsterdam Island in late November/December [425DXN 377]. F5PFP and F5SIH plan to operate (CW, SSB and RTTY) two stations with amplifiers, a monobander for 20 metres, a tribander for 10, 15 and 20 metres and a Titanex for 40, 80 and 160 metres. They are still looking for a beam for 12, 17 and 30 metres. If you want to help, please contact F5NOD or send your donation to the Lyon DX Group Treasurer, F5PXT (Eric Blanchard, 2 rue Bichat, Bat 32, 69002 Lyon, France). The DXpedition's web site is at http://perso.easynet.fr/~f5nod/

DIFO ---> Joel, F5JJW is the Award Manager for the Diplome des Iles Francaises d'Outremer (DIFO). Further information on this award is available at http://perso.easynet.fr/~f5nod/

ILLEGAL OPERATION ---> Don "Mac" McGrath, KZ1A reports there is someone operating illegally with his callsign on 18 MHz SSB. He uses the name George and his QTH is Revere, Massachusetts. Mac is receiving QSL cards via the bureau for contacts made (mostly with European amateurs) by this pirate.

PRATAS ISLAND 1998 (KYFC) ---> During the New Orleans International DX Convention Randy, WX5L was told by Paul, BV4FH (a member of the last trip to Pratas Island, BV9P) that "they are very close to getting the OK to return between 30 and 60 days from now". A 10-operator team might operate from Pratas as soon as October. Paul now needs input from the DX community to accompany his final push in a few weeks. He is requesting e-mail's to be sent with a short message indicating your desire and needs (i.e. for an all time new one, for 5BDXCC etc) for Pratas Island to be activated. Paul will make a hardcopy of every message received and submit it as a package to show evidence of the need and desires of the DX community to the governing authority. Paul's e-mail address is [email protected] [TNX WX5L] /EX S DX@WW $425WW381D 425 DX News #381 [4/6] 22 August 1998 No 381 BID: $425WW381D ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** ======

QSL 7Q7DX ---> QSL manager EA4CEN reports the CBA is wrong. Cards should be sent to Jose A. Rodriguez Fernandez, General Castejon 1-6 A, 28924 Alcorcon, Madrid, Spain.

QSL AP2TJ ---> QSL manager W3HNK reports it is necessary to use #10 Business size or 6 1/2 x 4 3/4 European size envelopes when requesting a QSL, because AP2TJ's card is HUGE! [TNX K1XN & The Golist]

QSL EL2PP ---> Massimo Mucci, I8NHJ ([email protected]) reports he can confirm contacts made with EL2PP when he operated (CW only) as guest operator in *November 1993* only. QSLs for SSB contacts should be sent to N2CYL.

QSL FO0FI & FO0FR ---> The new address for K6SLO (ex WA6SLO), the QSL manager for the recent FO0FI (Austral) and FO0FR (Marquesas) DXpeditions, is: Richard Whisler 734 Hill Avenue, South San Francisco, CA 94080-4242, USA. [TNX The Daily DX]

QSL SV8/IK5ZTW ---> Gabriele, IK5ZTW was recently active from Ios Island in the Cyclades (EU-067), not in Dodecanese (EU-001) [425DXN 377]. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused our readers. Cards should be sent to IK5ZTW either direct (Gabriele Tasselli, P.O.Box 7027, 59100 Prato - PO, Italy) or through the bureau. [TNX IK5ZTW]

QSL RA1QQ ---> Nick, RA1QQ logged some 3,000 QSOs (1,040 in the IOTA Contest) during his recent operations from IOTA EU-082 (16 July), EU-160 (25-27 July) and EU-161 (30 July). QSL to Nick A. Smerdov, P.O.Box 24, Cherepovets 162627, Russia (please note that Eugene, RA0FF advises to use IRCs rather than green stamps when sending direct QSLs to Russia). [TNX RA1QHJ]

QSL CHINESE ISLANDS ---> Mac, W3HC reports the cards for the following operations have all found their sponsors (between brackets): BI3H, AS-134 (K5AB, AD4LX, N1XME, AA8GQ); BI4C, AS-136 (N5UR, KD1CT, W8IET, N4GYX); BI5Z, AS-137 (AD4LX, KD1CT, AA8GQ, JA9IFF); BI5P, AS-138 (WB6EEQ, N0ISL, K6BU). Those who wish to sponsor the cards for BI4M (see BY above) should get in touch with Mac at [email protected] - further information on the W3HC QSL Fund can be found at http://www.qsl.net/w3hc

RTTY ON WARC ---> Paddy O'Reilly, GW4MAD ([email protected]) reports that the WARC Band RTTY Activity Day on 9 August [425DXN 378] has been a success and invites RTTY enthusiasts to meet again on 10.140-10.145, 18.100-18.105 and 24.920-24.925 MHz on 1 November and then every three months.

NEWS FROM THE WEB - Ciprian, YO3FWC reports that the YO Callbook On Line is available at http://www.qsl.net/yo3kaa/ - Bob Sutton's (ZL1RS) web site (http://www.qsl.net/zl1rs/) includes photographas from his recent ZL8RS Kermadec operation. - A list of stations that are expected to participate in the Lighthouse and Lightship Activity Weekend on 22-23 August is available at http://www.qsl.net/gm3zdh/lighthouse.htm - The Clipperton DX Club 1998 Convention will be held in Brive, France on 19-20 September. Further information on CDXC and this year's event is available at http://www.mygale.org/04/cdxc/index.html [TNX DX News Sheet] - The 46th annual W9DXCC Convention will be held at the Holiday Inn, Rolling Meadows, IL, USA on 12 September. Further information is available at http://www.qth. com/w9dxcc [TNX DX News Sheet] - Radio Club Zeleznicar, YU1GTU (P.O. Box 5, YU-14224 Lajkovac, Yugoslavia) sponsors the Lajkovac Award, available to both licenced amateurs and SWLs. For further information please visit http://solair.eunet.yu/~yu1ab [TNX YU1AB] - Links to on-line logs, E-mail QSL Service, Most Wanted DXCC by mode and band and Where Do You Need? (submit your needed modes and bands for future DXpeditions) can all be found at Eric's (F5CCO) web site at http://www.es-conseil.fr/f5cco/ [TNX F5CCO] ------

QSL received via direct: 3A/IK1QBT, 3B7RF, 3DA5A, 5B4AGC, N2WCQ/6W1, 7Q7DC, 9G5VJ, 9M0C, A35RK, A61AQ, AH2R, CY9AOE, CY9SS, DS5RNM, DL5ZAH/DU1, E31FAO, EA8AKN/p (D-2795, D-2796), GD3FXN, GU3EJL, H40AA, H44DX, H44NC, H75C, HC8A, HP1XVH, HS0/G4UAV, IB0/I0YKN (LT-004, 014, 022, 037), IB0/IZ0BFK (IIA LT-018), ID8/IK8WEJ (IIA CS-006), ID8/IZ8BAD (IIA VV-006), IJ9/IT9WDY (IIA SR-015), IJ9/IT9YRE (IIA SR-015), IM0/IK2MRZ (IIA SS-013, 017, 148), JD1YBJ, JL1KFR/JD1, JW5NM, JT1CO, JT1FBB, KG4TO, KG4OX, KG4PK, KH0AC, KH8/G4ZVJ, KP2/AG8L, LU1ZC, OH0EA, SU1SK, SV2ASP/A, T32RT, TA2BK, TK/IK1VCA, TS5I, V73YB, VK9NS, VP2VDX, VP5Z, VP8CXV, VR2KF, XX9AU, YB3OSE, YN1KDM/YN4, ZK2FT,

QSL received via WF5E DX QSL Service: 9M6HIL, 9M6OO, KP2/N2OO, NN50CIA, VK2IOM (OC-223), VS97UW, ZK1XXP. *****************************************************************************

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PERIOD CALL REF till 11/09 5W0HP & 5W0BF: Western Samoa * by DL1SDV & DL2BFH 380 till August 5X1DK: Uganda * by KD4UDU 372 till 07/09 7Q7CE: Malawi * by IN3VZE 379 till 25/08 9M6HX: Sipadan (OC-133), East Malaysia * by DJ9HX 377 till 15/11 9V8: Singapore * special prefix 369 till 24/08 BI7W: Weizhou Island (AS-139) * by BD7JA and others 380 till ?? CE3/NE4Z: Chile and Chilean IOTA islands 380 till 31/08 EK88L: commemorative station from Armenia 380 till 25/08 EN8IL: Ljapino Island (Ukraine) * by UR8IDX and others 379 till 31/12 EU200A, EV200M & EW200M: special event stations 378 till 25/08 EV200AM: special event station (Belarus) 379 till 27/08 FG/I4ALU: Guadeloupe (NA-102) 377 till Jan 99 FO5QE: Tahiti (OC-046) * by F5GSK 369 till ?? FT5ZI: Amsterdam Island (AF-002) 377 till 28/08 FT5XN: Kerguelen * by F6IHY 380 till 23/08 HA: special activity (European Athletics Championship) 379 till 31/08 HL50 and DS50: special prefixes from Korea 378 till 31/08 IA5/IK5YZV: Capraia Island (EU-028) 379 till 31/08 ID9/I2IAU: from Eolie Islands (EU-017) 378 till 31/08 IL3: Venice lagoon islands * by IK3QAR and IK3VIA 380 till 28/08 IS0/IK2OCP: Sardinia (EU-024) 377 till 31/08 JU60MTZ: special event station (Mongolia) 378 till 24/08 JW0YL: Svalbard (EU-026) 379 till 25/08 EU-043 (SM), EU-029 (OZ), EU-088 (OZ) * by G3LAA 377 till 23/08 OH8TA: Hailuoto Island (EU-126) 381 till 22/09 SV8/IK3GES: EU-049, 052, 060, 072, 075, 113, 158 379 till 25/08 T30JH: West Kiribati * by VK2GJH 380 till December TL5A: Central African Republic * by PA3DZN 373 till 23/08 TM7I: IOTA and DIFM islands (France) 381 till August TY1IJ: Benin * by DJ4IJ 376 till 29/10 YM75TA: special event station 377 22/08-27/08 3W6JJ: Vietnam * by JA3ART 381 22/08-23/08 CQ4M: Montedor Lighthouse * by Atlantico DX Group 381 22/08-23/08 DF0WLG: Ruden Island (EU-057) * by DLs 381 22/08-31/08 ER27A: special event station (Moldova) 381 22/08 IB0: Scoglio Fungo (IIA LT-???) * by IK8TWX & IZ0CKY 381 22/08 ID8: Is. Serpenti (IIA CS-007) by IK2PZG,IK2WXW,IK8UHA 381 22/08-03/09 IH9/IK1ZNM: Pantelleria (AF-018) 375 22/08 IL7/IK7FPX: Scoglio Eremita (IIA BA-003) 381 22/08-23/08 IQ1L: "La Lanterna" Lighthouse * by ARI Genova 379 22/08-23/08 JW6RH: maritime light locations on Svalbard 379 22/08-23/08 PA6LH: Egmont on Sea Lighthouse * by PAs 379 22/08-23/08 N1L: Boston Light * by K1RV and others 379 22/08-23/08 OZ7DAL: Lightship "Fyrskib XXI" 379 22/08-28/08 RK3DZJ/1: EU-147 (RR-02-09) * by RA3DEJ and others 381 22/08-23/08 SK7DD: Lighthouse Kullen 379 22/08-23/08 V5/DK6AO/p: Penguin Is (AF-070) 380 22/08-23/08 W2GSB/Lighthouse: Fire Island, NY * by Ws 381 22/08-23/08 W7VR/P: Fort Casey Lighthouse (NA-065) 381 22/08-23/08 XM3PBX: "Northlander" & "Bear Express" trains * by VEs 375 22/08-23/08 ZL4AA: Taiaroa Heads Lighthouse 379 22/08-23/08 ZS1ACH: Robben Island (AF-064) 381 22/08-23/08 Lighthouse and Lightship Activity Weekend 379 22/08-23/08 SEAnet SSB Contest *** 23/08-26/08 3W6UB, 3W6AR, 3W6HCK, 3W6JJ & 3W6TV: Vietnam * by JAs 381 23/08 IJ9/IK8PGM,IT9HLN,NGN,FCC: IIA islands (EU-166 & 025) 381 23/08-30/08 VE3XZ/W4: Ocracoke Island (NA-067) 379 24/08 C6: Berry Is (NA-054), Bahamas * by KS4SO 379 24/08-01/09 DF2OK: Foehr Island (EU-042) 381 24/08-27/08 G0UIH/m: Holy Island (EU-120) * by G0UIH and G3XFA 381 24/08-28/08 ZK1SCQ & ZK1SCR: OC-159, So.Cook * by DL2SCQ & DL1SCQ 381 25/08 IL3: Bacucco (IIA RO-004) * by I2s & IK2s 381 25/08-29/08 VP8CZJ: Falkland Is (SA-002) * by G4VFU 381 25/08-01/09 S07WW: Western Sahara * by ON4WW 381 26/08 5T5WW: Mauritania * by ON4WW 381 26/08-05/09 C21JH: Nauru (OC-031) * by VK2GJH 381 26/08-02/09 FP/N9PD: Miquelon (NA-032) * by Prairie DX Group 380 26/08-27/08 IL4: Scanno Piallazza (EU-155, IIA FE-001)*by I2s&IK2s 381 26/08-30/08 V31YK, V31KR, V31MP: Ambergris Caye (NA-073) * by W5s 377 27/08-08/09 6Y5/PA3ERC and 6Y5/PA3EWP: Jamaica (NA-097) 375 28/08-03/09 3W6DXI: Vietnam * by HS0/VK3DXI 381 28/08-31/08 9M2TO/p: Perhentian Island (AS-073) 381 28/08-02/09 GB5FI: Flatholm Island (EU-124) * by BARS 379 28/08-29/08 IL4: Baron Island (EU-155, IIA FE-003) * by I2s & IK2s 381 28/08-09/09 SV9/IK2WZD: Crete (EU-015) 379 28/08-02/09 TX8B: Belep Is (OC-079) * by FK8G and FK8HC 377 28/08-03/09 W1RQ: IOTA NA-046 381 29/08-19/09 3D2DX: Rotuma Island (OC-060) * by EA4DX 371 29/08-01/09 3D2WD & 3D2DA: Mamanuca (OC-121) * by DL2SCQ & DL1SCQ 369 29/08-12/09 IL3: IIA islands in Rovigo province * by I0KHY 381 29/08 ON50HRT/p: Italian Day-Euro Happening 381 29/08-12/09 VE3ZZ/W4: Hilton Head Island (NA-110, USI SC-002S) 381 29/08-01/09 VK: Gabo Island (OC-196) * by VK3AJJ and VK3PGR 381 30/08-07/09 IA5/IK0YUJ: Giglio Island (EU-028, IIA GR-002) 381 30/08 IL4: Scannone di Goro (IIA FE-005) * by I2s & IK2s 381 August 8Q7JD: Maldives (AS-013) * by G0EZU 379 August F5TGR/p: DIFM MA-129, MA-071, MA-070 and MA-??? 379 August HG5P: Hungary * special event call 356 August IJ7/ & IL7/IK1NAO: IIA activities with SDXT 375 August IB0/IZ0CKJ: IIA islands (EU-045) 381 August IM0/IS0LYN: IIA activities (EU-165 and EU-024) 379 August KL7FH and NO7F/KL7: Unalaska Island (NA-059) 380 August NO7F/KL7: Fox Islands (NA-059) 379 August SV8/SV2CLJ: Zakynthos (EU-052) 379 /EX S DX@WW $425WW381F 425 DX News #381 [6/6] 22 August 1998 No 381 BID: $425WW381F ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* CALENDAR ******* ======

01/09-30/09 IY2ARI: A.R.I. special event station 381 04/09-07/09 3D2WD & 3D2DA: Yasawa (OC-156) * by DL2SCQ & DL1SCQ 369 04/09-11/09 ID9/OM3JW/p & ID9/OM2DX/p: Vulcano Isl (EU-017) 381 04/09-07/09 V63KA & V63MC: Kosrae (OC-059) * by JH8BKL & JF8IYR 381 04/09-09/09 XU2DXI: Cambodia * by HS0/VK3DXI] 381 04/09-06/09 ZW4SM: special event station 381 05/09-06/09 All Asian SSB Contest *** 05/09-06/09 LZ DX CW Contest *** 08/09-20/09 ZF2RC & ZF2WP: Cayman Is (NA-016) * by PA3ERC & PA3EWP 375 10/09-14/09 PU5U & PW5L: Sao Francisco Isl (SA-027) * by PY5s 379 11/09-18/09 3V8BB/4 or TS4QI: AF-073 * by Z32ZM,Z32AU,YT1AD & 3V8s 380 12/09-25/09 SV5/IK2WZD: Lipsoi Island (EU-001) 379 12/09 46th W9DXCC Convention (Rolling Meadows, IL) 369 12/09-13/09 WAE DX SSB Contest *** 18/09-27/09 ET3AA: Ethiopia * by G3VMW, G3XAQ and G4ZVJ 373 19/09-27/09 II6FII: special event station 375 19/09-20/09 Scandinavian CW Activity *** 20/09-24/09 3D2DX/p: Viti Levu (OC-016), Fiji Is * by EA4DX 371 20/09-25/09 K4M: Midway (OC-030) * by MKDXF 381 26/09-27/09 CQWW DX RTTY Contest *** 26/09-27/09 Scandinavian SSB Activity *** 26/09-27/09 Bologna: HF DX Meeting *** September BI4M: Miaodao Archipelago (AS-???) 376 September IK2WXQ/1: Isole Borromee (Verbania province) 381 from Sep PT8ZCB * by DJ8UG (ex CP4BT) 375 03/10 European Autumn SSB Contest 356 03/10-04/10 VK/ZL SSB Contest *** 03/10-04/10 Ibero Americain SSB Contest *** 07/10-18/10 FO0SUC: Tubuai (OC-152), Austral Is * by F5JJW 381 07/10-18/10 FO0SUC: Tahaa (OC-067) * by F5JJW 381 09/10-11/10 4th Russian IOTA/DX HF Hamvention (Lipetsk) 365 10/10 European Autumn CW Contest 356 10/10-11/10 VK/ZL CW Contest *** 14/10-31/10 HG5P: Hungary * special event call 356 21/10-28/10 A35XU (?): Tonga * by PA3AXU 379 24/10-25/10 CQWW DX SSB Contest *** 28/10-08/11 5W0XU (?): Western Samoa (OC-097) * by PA3AXU 379 31/10-01/11 BARTG RTTY Sprint (Autumn) *** 07/11-08/11 Ukrainian DX Contest *** 12/11-25/11 FH/TK5PB: Mayotte (AF-027 & DIFO islands) 381 13/11-15/11 26th SEAnet Convention (Singapore) 367 14/11-15/11 Japan CW Contest *** 14/11-15/11 OK DX Contest *** 14/11-15/11 WAEDC RTTY Contest *** 27/11-23/12 FT5ZH: Amsterdam Isl (AF-002) * by F5PFP & F5SIH 359 28/11-29/11 CQWW DX CW Contest *** Nov-Dec N1V: Navassa (NA-098) * by K8RF and others 365 late November VK9LX: Lord Howe Island (OC-004) * by VK2ICV 370 04/12-06/12 ARRL 160 meters CW Contest *** 04/12-05/12 EA DX CW Contest *** 08/12-17/12 T88II: Belau * by KJ9I, NF9V & NZ9Z 355 12/12-13/12 ARRL 10 Meters Contest *** 12/12-13/12 Italian Contest (40 & 80 meters) *** 26/12-16/01/99 VP8CRB: Falkland Is (SA-002) * by K4QD 381 09/01-25/01/99 ZL9CI: Campbell Island (OC-037) * by KDXA 378 20/09-26/09/99 VK9: Rowley Shoals (OC-???) * by VK6LC and others 379 /EX

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5X - Jacky, F2CW/ZL3CW hopes to be active (possibly as 5X2CW) from Kampala, Uganda for the next few weeks. QSL via ZL3CW (Jacky Calvo, P.O. Box 593, Pukekohe 1800, New Zealand). He will also try to operate from Kenya and Eritrea during his 4-month mission in Africa. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] FK - Eric, FK8GM reports the 28 August-2 September TX8B operation [425DXN 377] from Belep Is (OC-079) has been cancelled. HP - HP2ECP was expected to be active on 26-28 August as H96C from Cebaco Island (NA-071) and H86G from Gobernadora Island (NA-071). QSL via HP2ECP (Manuel Joannou, P.O. Box 1250, Colon, Panama). [TNX HP2CWB] I - ARI Cesena members are expected to operate special event station IQ4LYR during the weekend. QSL via I4YTY either direct (Club Amici 101mo Gruppo di Lugo, P.O. Box 11, 48022 Lugo - RA, Italy) or through the bureau. I - Aretusa DX Team member Enrico, IT9AXZ will be active (10-80 metres CW) as ID9/IT9AXZ from Salina Island (EU-017, IIA ME-015) on 3-5 September. [TNX IT9HLR] JD1_oga- Bill Kennamer, K5FUV has been active from Chichi-Jima, Ogasawara (AS-031) as 7J2ADX/JD1. He was expected to be there until 28 August. QSL via K1NO. [TNX The Daily DX] JW - Borge, LA4KQ and Olav, LA9OI will be active (mostly on CW) from Svalbard as JW4KQ and JW9OI between 4 and 6 September. QSL via home calls. [TNX LA9OI] KP2 - N2WB, W4WX, W4CJK, VE3FU and W5OXA need a sixth amateur willing to operate from St. Croix, Virgin Islands (NA-106) on 19-27 October, CQ WW SSB Contest as WP2Z included. Person selected would be asked to bring a modern radio and external HF tuner, rest of the equipment is in place or being provided by the other team members. For further information please contact Bill, W4WX at [email protected] [TNX W4WX] LU_ssh - Operator Ricardo is active from LU1ZI (Antarctic Base Teniente Jubany on Isla 25 de Mayo, South Shetlands, AN-010) on Sundays. Look for him from around 02.30 UTC on 3.630 MHz. QSL direct to Base Cientifica Jubany, Correo Argentino El Palomar, Via Base Marambio, 9411 Antartida Argentina. [TNX LU7DSY] S0 - Mark, S07WW [425DXN 381] will be QRV for North America on 160 metres (his TX frequency is 1827.5) at 00.00 UTC and at his sunrise. He reports an overheating problem with his rig which enables him to operate on 160, 80, 40 and 30 metres only. QSL via ON5NT. [TNX ON5NT] SV - Gabriele, SV8/IK3GES/P [425DXN 379] expects to operate from EU-113 during the weekend. He is likely to be on from EU-158 on 5-6 September and later on from EU-052. QSL via IK3GES. [TNX SV8/IK3GES] TZ - Bob, K4RB is now active as TZ6DX from Bamako, Mali. He will be there for a multi-year assignment and will be active on most modes. He is an avid CW contester. QSL via K4DX (ex WA4FVT): Willis C. Strickland Jr, 355 Segrest Circle Athens, GA 30605, USA. [TNX K4DX] VK - VK4NDW is an Australian novice operator and transmits from Fraser Island (OC-142). He has been active on 10 metres SSB. [TNX W4DKS and Islands On The Web] VK - Paul, VK3AJJ reports the Gabo Island (OC-196) IOTA DXpedition [425DXN 381] is on schedule. They hope to start operating (SSB and CW on the usual IOTA frequencies) around 00.00 UTC on 29 August and shut down around 20.00 UTC on 2 September. QSL direct to VK3AJJ. [TNX VK3AJJ] VP9 - Rush, W4QA (ex NR4M, WD4AEI) will be active as W4QA/VP9 from Bermuda (NA-005) between 1 and 3 September. Look for him on 20, 15, and 10 metres CW in his eraly morning and late evening hours. [TNX W4QA] VQ9 - Dale, W4QM will be active again (on all bands CW, 160 metres included) as VQ9QM from Chagos (AF-006) in September. QSL via W4QM. [TNX DX News Sheet] ZA - ARI HF Manager and ZA1A team member Mario Ambrosi, I2MQP reports that a four or five operators from Radio Club Partizani expect to be active as ZA0IS (on CW and SSB, with a vertical antenna and possibly an amplifier) from Sazan Island (EU-169) for a few days between 2 and 15 September. They are trying to get a licence for Mario himself to join them. QSL via ZA1K (Arben Goxhaj, Box 1, Westbrook, MN 56183, USA). [TNX I2MQP] ZB - ZB2 stations are allowed to use the prefix ZG2 in September to celebrate Gibraltar National Day on 10 September. Martyn, G3RFX will be active as ZG2FX between 2 and 4 September. QSL via G3RFX. [TNX DX News Sheet] /EX S DX@WW $425WW382B 425 DX News #382 [2/5] 29 August 1998 No 382 BID: $425WW382B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

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QSL 3D2DX ---> QSL cards for the upcoming activities by Roberto, EA4DX [425DXN 371] should be sent via Jose Diaz, EA4CP at either Doce de Octubre #4, 28009 Madrid, Spain or P.O. Box 50.546, 28080 Madrid, Spain (bureau cards can be requested at [email protected]). Roberto is expected to be active (on 10-160 metres, SSB and RTTY) as 3D2DX from Rotuma (OC-060) between 29 August and 19 September and as 3D2DX/p from Viti Levu (OC-016), Fiji Islands between 20 and 24 September. Further information is available at http://www.qsl.net/ea4dx/index.html [TNX EA4DX]

QSL H40AA & H44DX ---> Tim Totten, N4GN reports that all the first-pass replies are expected to be in the mail by 7 September. The balance of the requests (those with QSOs not initially found in the database) will be researched further and released during the remainder of September. This second-pass research will include a review of the original paper logs or computer files and, for those pileups that were recorded, the video tape archive. DXers are asked not to send second requests before the completion of this second-pass research. Bureau cards will be processed after the direct replies.

QSL HS0/G4JMB ---> "I have decided that as I spend more time in Bangkok, then that should be the QSL information for all my calls", Philip Weaver, HS0/G4JMB (also 9M6CT, VR2CT and G4JMB) reports. His UK and USA (Oxnard, CA) are no longer valid and cards should be sent to P.O.Box 7, Patpong Post Office, Bangkok 10506, Thailand. [TNX K1XN and The Golist]

QSL KH9 & ZK1XXP ---> Tom, N4XP reports the cards for the Dateline DX Association's Wake Island February 1998 operation (N6MZ/KH9, N2OO/KH9, N2WB/KH9, K8XP/KH9) are expected to arrive from the printer within a few days. He will start working them immediately, please do not resend KH9 requests. Tom also reports he has just completed all directly received QSL requests for ZK1XXP (DDXA September 1997 operation from Penrhyn Atoll, North Cook) and has started working on bureau cards: "if you have not received a card from an earlier request contact me directly ([email protected]) and do not resend until I advise you to". The following addresses are OK for either operation: DDXA-N4XP, 2011 New High Shoals Road, Watkinsville, GA 30677, USA or DDXA-WA4YBV, 9 River Cove, Portsmouth, VA 23703, USA. [TNX KF2TI]

QSL XV7SW ---> Rolf, SM5MX/XV7SW is moving to Japan. His new address will be Rolf T. Salme, Embassy of Sweden, 1-10-3-100 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106, Japan, but if you need a card for a QSO with XV7SW he recommends to QSL via his manager, SM3CXS, either direct or through the bureau. [TNX SM5MX]

QSL YC8DYZ ---> John, YB5NOF/0 can confirm contacts made with YC8DYZ (Halmahera, OC-145) in 1992-1993. Please send your request to John E. Daluas, P.O. Box 194/CPA, Ciputat 15401, Jakarta, Indonesia. [TNX YB5QZ]

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DX SPOTS: Courtesy of DX Summit, the Internet Relay Chat (IRC) #CQDX channel on Undernet now has a direct live feed of all DX spots from DX Summit. For more details, visit http://members.home.com/dab/dxchat.html [TNX N6RT] IARU SOCIETY: The UBA (Union Belge des Amateurs-emetteurs/Unie van de Belgische Amateurzenders) website is at http://www.uba.be LOG SEARCH: Log search for TL5A (QSL via PA3DMH) is available at http://www.igr.nl/users/pa3dmh/logs/log_search.html (if you use Netscape and have problems in getting the data, please contact Alex, PA3DMH at [email protected]) LOG SEARCH: Log search for the upcoming operations by 6Y5/PA3ERC & 6Y5/PA3EWP (QSL via PA3ERC) [425DXN 375] and ZF2RC & ZF2WP (QSL via PA3ERC) [425DXN 375] will be available at http://www.igr.nl/users/pa3dmh/tour98.html LOG SEARCH: Log search for IIA and IOTA (EU-131) operations by IK3QAR and IK3VIA is available at http://space.tin.it/io/rzennar/ LOG SEARCH: Log search for 8Q7DF (operator by IK5MDF, May 1998) and SV9/G4ZFE (IOTA Contest 1998) is now available at http://www.qsl.net/ra0ff/dx.html [TNX RA0FF] NEW URL: The Pessegueiro Island homepage [425DXN 375] has a new URL (http://www.qsl.net/cq2p). Log search for the 1998 operation from EU-167 and for all the NPDXG past IOTA DXpeditions is available at http://www.qsl.net/cq2p/Online.htm [TNX CT1EEB] RULES: The rules for the SCC RTTY Championship (29-30 August) can be found at http://www.sk3bg.se/contest [TNX The VK2SG RTTY DX Notes] RULES: The rules for the Iberoamerican Contest can be found at http://www.videostudi.com/urvo/ [TNX EA3UJ] UTILITY: To those who do not know whether a single US Green Stamp is sufficient to cover return postage when sending direct QSLs, Dick Wolf, N6FF (ex KL7H) suggests to check out the currency exchange rate at http://www.dna.lth.se/cgi-bin/kurt/rates/

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3W6EA Peter, P.O.Box 121, Ho Chi Minn City, Vietnam 4S7BRG Mario Primavesi, 327/3 Main Street, Ambalangoda, Sri Lanka 4S7EA Ernest Amarasinghe, 275/14, Colombo Road, Divulpitiya, Boralesgamuwa 10290, Sri Lanka 4S7TZ Trevor Abeyesundere, 38/15, Gower Street, Colombo 5, Sri Lanka 4X/K4YT Karl J.Renz, 26 Hate'ena Street, 43577 Ra'ananna, Israel 5B4/UN7FK Willy Martemyanov, P.O.Box 2100, Pavlodar 637000, Kazakhstan 5B4OG Edward D.Ross, P.O.Box 6307, Larnaca CY, Cyprus 8P6FH Rodney O'Neale, Upper Carlton #2, St.James, Barbados 9K2OK Waleed A.Abul, P.O.Box 17292, 72453 Khaldiya, Kuwait 9K2SQ Abdullah Ali Al-Sayegh, P.O.Box 38899, Abdullah Al-Salem 72259, Kuwait A45XL Bob Williams, 25 Upper Carr Ln., Calverley, Nr.Pudsey, W.Yorkshire, LS28 5PL, England CW80Z P.O.Box 512, Minas, Uruguay DL6DK Peter Voits, Uhlandstrasse 28, D-59192 Bergkamen, Germany DS0EZ Sarang Nanugi Net, P.O.Box 54, Dongjak, Seoul 156-600, South Korea DS1CIT Kim Sang Jin, P.O.Box 99, Yangchun, Seoul 158-600, South Korea DS1GNS Yu Myung Ock, P.O.Box 99, Yangchun, Seoul 158-600, South Korea DS1ILV Kim, P.O.Box 54, Dongjak, Seoul 156-600, South Korea DS2AGH Kang, 938-24, Kesan 1-dong, Inchon 407-051, South Korea DS2AXU Yun Sang Yong, P.O.Box 80, Pyong Taek City, 450-600, South Korea DS2CFQ Hyeon Ok Nam, Hyundai APT 102-1110, Yonghyun-dong, Uijongbu, Kyungkido 480-050, South Korea DS3CQU Young Kuu Park, P.O.Box 17, Chon An 330-6, South Korea DS5RDA Sang Un Lee, P.O.Box 23, Taegu 700-600, South Korea DS5ROJ Jeongsoon Kang, 105-501, Daeyoung APT, Yongju 750-053, South Korea DS5SYF Tai Sik-Choi, 1-15 Dae Do Dong, Pohang 790-140, South Korea E21EJC Krissada Futrakul, P. O. Box 20, Bangkok 10163, Thailand EA4CEN Jose A.Rodriguez Fernandez, General Castejon 1-6 A, E-28924 Alcorcon, Madrid, Spain ER1AN Sergei Pyatygin, Str.Roz 31/2 ap.5, MD-2038 Kishinev, Moldova ER1DA Valery Metaxa, P.O.Box 9537, MD-2071 Kishinev, Moldova EX0V Valery V.Andreev, P.O.Box 2, Maily-Sai 715420, Kirghizistan EX2A Ivan I.Udovin, P.O.Box 745, Bishkek 720017, Kirghizistan EX2T Vlad I.Udovin, P.O.Box 745, Bishkek 720017, Kirghizistan EX8MA Victor T.Usov, P.O.Box 792, Bishkek 720049, Kirghizistan FK8GM Eric Esposito, P.O.Box 4480, F-98847 Noumea, New Caledonia FM5DX Pierre Traversierderriere, L'enclosroute du Stade, 97222 Case Pilote, Martinique HL1OYF Kim Dug Nam, P.O.Box 54, Dongjak, Seoul 156-600, South Korea HL1SYB Kim Yoo Sung, P.O.Box 54, Dongjak, Seoul 156-600, South Korea HL2DRY Kim Sungjun, P.O.Box 12, Youngwol 230-800, South Korea HL2VNA Dong Duk Seo, Hyundai APT 102-1110, Yonghyun-dong, Uijongbu, Kyungkido 480-050, South Korea HL3ENE Shin Hyun Kyun, Donga APT 3-1303, Kyohyun-Dong, Chongju, Chungbuk 380-060, South Korea HL3QVZ Young Kuu Park, P.O.Box 17, Chon An 330-6, South Korea HL5CL Y.J.Shin, P.O.Box 322, Pusan 600-603, South Korea HL5NLQ Kang Young Tae, Green APT 219-301, Jigok-dong, Pohang 790-390, South Korea HL5YAW Euljae Lee, 105-501, Daeyoung APT, Yongju 750-053, South Korea HL5YDP Jung Weon Sik, 611-20, Chang Po-Dong, Buk-Gu, Pohang, Kyungbuk 791-250, South Korea HR5MAG Miguel Gomez, "Los Gauchos",Barrio El Centro,Copan Ruinas,Honduras IK8WTM Fabio, P.O.Box 340, I-80133 Napoli (NA), Italy J39JX Floyd C.Dowden, Mt.Moritz, St.George's, Grenada Island JR0BQD Satoshi Honda, 1435 Oishi, Horinouchi, Kitauonuma, Niigata, 949-7411, Japan JW8AV Egil Skudsvik, Brottet 120, 3029 Drammen, Norway K6SLO Richard Whisler, 734 Hill Avenue, South San Francisco, CA 94080-4242, U.S.A. LU7EE Arnoldo Corda, P.O.Box 41, 1897 Gonnet, Buenos Aires, Argentina LY3BE Eugene Vaisman, P.O.Box 70, Klaipeda, LT-5800, Lithuania LX1SP Schartz Louis, 3 Rue du Nord, L-4469 Soleuvre, Luxembourg LX1TI Trezzi Carlo, P.O.Box 117, L-4901 Bascharage, Luxembourg N2OO Bob Schenck, P.O.Box 345, Tuckerton, NJ-08087, U.S.A. P43T Anthony Thiel, P.O.Box 614, Oranjestad, Aruba P43W Randy Geerman, P.O.Box 5160, Oranjestad, Aruba RA1ACJ Slava Osipov P.O.Box 1 St.Petersburg, 198261, Russia RW4HO V.V.Stepnov, P.O.Box 6830, Samara-10, 443010, Russia SV5AZ Padelis Vassiliadis, P.O.Box 329, GR-85100 Rhodos, Greece TG9GJG Julio, P.O.Box 24, Guatemala City, Guatemala TK5PB Bruno Le Magenta 1, F-20169 Bonifacio, Corsica UA0IAS/0 Vladimir Kolodkin, P.O.Box 11, Palatka, 686110 Magadanskya, Russia UA1ANA Sergey Permut P.O.Box 415 St.Petersburg, 190000, Russia UR7GG Victor Tkachenko, P.O.Box 73, Kherson, 325000, Ukraine VK2GJH Jack Harden, P.O.Box 99, Ryde, NSW 1680, Australia VK2PS Stephen Pall, P.O.Box 93, Dural, NSW 2158, Australia WH2U John van der Pyl, P.O.Box 2679, Agana, GU-96932, U.S.A. XQ1IDM Nicolas Herrera G., P.O.Box 345, Antofagasta, Chile XV7SW Rolf T.Salme, Embassy of Sweden, 1-10-3-100 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106, Japan YB0AI Ir.Taufan Prioutomo, P.O.Box 7004 JKSKL, Jakarta 12070, Indonesia YB2ERL Bambang Suryo Widodo, JL Permata Gading J-161A, Semarang 50176, Indonesia YB9CCB Andi Chandra, P.O.Box 2051, Kuta 80361, Indonesia YC0HXH N.Erwin Hanafiah, P.O.Box 7022 JATPB, Jakarta 13070, Indonesia YC2JVQ Muarief, P.O.Box 1019, Brebes 52212, Indonesia YC7JEK Hatirudin, P.O.Box 3, Banjarmasin 70001, Indonesia YC9MKF Ferdy Konay, P.O.Box 1021, Kupang 85000, Indonesia YK1AH Fadel Shehab, P.O.Box 9597, Damascus, Syria ZA1K Arben Goxhaj, P.O.Box 1, Westbrook, MN-56183, U.S.A. ZF1PM Peter H.Massie, P.O.Box 314, Savannah, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands ZL3CW Jacky Calvo, P.O.Box 593, Pukekohe 1800, New Zealand ZP5DAV Gustavo D.Paiva A., 14 de Junio #176 C/Gral. 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5V - Eleven operators from the Voodoo Contest Group will be active as 5V7A from Togo with seven one-kilowatt stations and 17 antennas in November. This will be the third consecutive 5V7A entry to the CQ WW CW Contest (28-29 November). A few days before and after the contest the operators will be active (including WARC bands and possibly RTTY) with personal callsigns as follows: G3SXW = 5V7A, G3VMW = 5V7VM, G3ZEM = 5V7ZM, G4BWP = 5V7??, G4FAM = 5V7FA, G4ZVJ = 5V7VJ, GM3YTS = 5V7RF, K5VT = 5V7VT, K7GE = 5V7JL, KC7V = 5V7MF, KY7M = 5V7?? (QSL via home call). QSL for 5V7A via GM4FDM either direct (Tom Wylie, 3 King's Crescent, Elderslie, Renfrewshire, PA5 9AD, Scotland, UK) or through the bureau (e-mail requests for bureau cards are welcome at [email protected]). Please see "5V7A ON THE WEB" below. [TNX G3SXW] 8Q - A group of Japanese operators will be active (on 160-6 metres, SSB, CW and RTTY with three stations and via satellite AO-10 on 145.890 MHz +/-) from Lohifushi Island, Maldives (AS-013) between 15 and 23 September. They have applied for the following calls (home call between brackets): 8Q7LI (Zhen, KB3CCC, YL), 8Q7US (Yuu, JR2KDN), 8Q7CC (Yasu, JI1NJC), 8Q7HA (Hiro, JJ1AEB), 8Q7BB (Nob, JF2MBF). They will put an emphasis on 10 metres (28.022 and 28.480 MHz) for West Coast US stations either long and short path (for any question please contact Nob Ichino, JF2MBF at [email protected]). All QSL cards via JR2KDN either direct (Yuu Yoshida, 4th Floor Kato Bldg, 529 Rokugaike, Kita-ku, Nagoya, 462-0002 Japan) or through the bureau. [TNX JF2MBF] 9G - The operators from the Voodoo Contest Group who will operate from Togo (see 5V above) in November might be active also from Ghana as follows: G3SXW = 9G5SX, G3VMW = 9G5SW, G3ZEM = 9G5ZM, G4BWP = 9G5??, G4FAM = 9G5CH, G4ZVJ = 9G5VJ, GM3YTS = 9G5RF, K5VT = 9G5VT, K7GE = 9G5JL, KC7V = 9G5MF, KY7M = 9G5??. [TNX G3SXW] A6 - Daniel, F6ARU (ex VU2DRU and JY9RU) [425DXN 359] is now in the United Arab Emirates for one year. [TNX F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX] BY - Alan, BA1DU reported to QSL manage W3HC that the BI4M operation from Changdao Island, Miaodao Archipelago (AS-???), originally scheduled for either 21-23 or 28-30 September [425DXN 376], has been postponed, but no date has been mentioned. Alan knows nothing of the BI4M station that was active on 22 August [425DXN 381]. C5 - DF4RD, DL5NAM, DL9NDS, OE2VEL and OE9MON plan to be active (on all bands CW and SSB) from The Gambia between 14 and 27 October 8callsign to be announced). They will participate in the CQ WW SSB Contest. This operation is organized by the Bavarian Contest Club (http://www.uni-erlangen.de/~unrz45/BCC). [TNX DF4RD] CE - Special event station XR40TC will be active throughout September to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Temuco Radio Club. QSL via CE6TC either direct (Box 1234, Temuco, Chile) or through the bureau. [TNX CE6TBN] CY9 - Weather permitting, Duane, WV2B will be active as CY9/WV2B from St. Paul Island (NA-094) between 9 and 14 September. QSL direct to WV2B. [TNX The Daily DX] DL - DJ3XG plan to be active as DJ3XG/p from Hallig Groede (EU-042, DIA N-021) between 8 and 15 September. He will also try to operate from Hallig Habel (EU-042, DIA N-031) if he can get the needed permissions. [TNX DJ3XG & DL8AAM] E3 - A DXpedition to Eritrea, sponsored by the Space A DX Group, is being organized by Bruce Richards, WD4NGB. Operators at this time are WD4NGB, W4WX, W6RJ, W6KR, JH1AJT, XE1CI, K5VT, KO4RR and N5VL, but three other operators are still needed. The candidates should have prior DXpedition experience, at least 300 countries confirmed and preferably low band experience. Preference will be given to European operators. If you wish to fill one of the remaining spots, please contact Bruce at [email protected] The DXpedition will be active with three stations, 24 hours a day, on all bands CW, SSB and RTTY. The call (E31DX) and the dates (3-18 November) shall be confirmed in due course. Donations for "Non operator" expenses can be sent to WD4NGB. [TNX WD4NGB] EA - EA5MB/P will be active from the castle of Petris (CVV-34) on 20 September. [TNX IK1GPG] EA - ED4RAX will be active from the castle of Villafranca (CM-007) on 24-27 September. [TNX IK1GPG] /EX S DX@WW $425WW383B 425 DX News #383 [2/6] 5 September 1998 No 383 BID: $425WW383B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

ET - Steve (G3VMW) and Andy (G4ZVJ) will now be active on 16-30 September, while Alan (G3XAQ) will be QRV on 19-30 September from club station ET3AA in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia [425DXN 373]. They might operate with their own calls ET3MW, ET3VJ and ET3XA. QSL via G3VMW (Steve Wilson, 3 Crag Gardens, Bramham, Wetherby, West Yorkshire, LS23 6RP, England). Further information is available at http://www.bramham.demon.co.uk where log search will be available after the operation. [TNX DX News Sheet] F - Andre, F6CBL will be active (on 40, 20 and 17 metres) from Batz Island (EU-105) between 9 and 13 September. QSL via F6CBL. [TNX F6CBL] FK - Philippe, F5PFO (ex J28FO) has been in New Caledonia since April [425DXN 359]. He has now got the FK8VHT call and plans to be on the air soon. QSL via F6AJA. [TNX F6AJA & The Nouvelles DX] FM - Nuria (EA3AOK) and Josep (EA3BT) will be active (on 10-80 metres, WARC included, mainly SSB and RTTY with some CW) as FM/EA3AOK/P and FM/EA3BT/P from Martinique (NA-107) between 20 and 26 October. They will participate in the CQ WW SSB Contest as TO8B. QSL via EA3BT for all the three callsigns. Log search will be available at http://www.redestb.es/personal/j_gibert [TNX EA3BT] G - Special event station GB100AR will be operated from the Radio Society of Great Britain's HQ on 19 September to celebrate 100 years of amateur radio and the first two-way transoceanic amateur radio contact made in 1923 between French station 8AD and American stations 1XAM and 1MO. [TNX RadCom] GJ - Martin, PA3DSR will be active from Jersey (EU-013) between 11 and 15 September. He will participate in the WAE SSB Contest. QSL via PA3DSR. [TNX DX News Sheet] HL - Yuki, JI6KVR will be active a HL5/JI6KVR from Ullung Island (AS-045) between 22 and 26 October. QSL via either EA5KB and (for Japanese amateurs only) JJ6LXX. [TNX JI6KVR] I - Francesco, I5RFD will be IA5/ from Giglio Island (EU-028, IIA GR-002) until 6 September. QSL via I5RFD (Francesco Ricciardi, Via B. Latini 15, 50133 Firenze - FI, Italy). [TNX Crazy DX Group] I - IT9YRE and his team plan to be IJ9/ from Scoglio Ognina (EU-025, IIA SR-008) and Scoglio Guicciarda (EU-025, IIA AG-006) in September. [TNX Crazy DX Group] I - IK6CAC, IK6TIM and IK6TOR plan to be IL7/ from a few islands in the Tremiti Archipelago (EU-050) between 4 and 6 September. [TNX IK6CAC] I - Francesco, I5RFD will be ID9/ from Eolie Is (EU-017) as follows: from Salina (IIA ME-015) on 8-10 September, from Vulcano (IIA ME-018) on 11-13 Septembr, from Lipari (IIA ME-001) on 14-16 September. QSL via I5RFD (Francesco Ricciardi, Via B. Latini 15, 50133 Firenze - FI, Italy). [TNX Crazy DX Group] I - Special event station IY1EY will be active (CW, SSB and RTTY) between 19 and 27 September for the Loano Elettra International Award to celebrate Guglielmo Marconi's experiments from the ship "Elettra" in 1916-1936. A special QSL card will be available via IK1QBT either direct (Tony Gallo, Via Capo S.Spirito 1/16, 17053 Borghetto Santo Spirito - SV, Italy) or through the bureau. [TNX IK1QBT] I - Piero, IZ0AEH will be IG9/ (on 10-80 metres CW, with some SSB) from Lampedusa (AF-019, IIA AG-001) between 21 September and 2 October. QSL via bureau to IZ0AEH. [TNX IZ0AEH] JA - Yuki, JA6LCJ and Shige, JA6JPS will be /6 from Amakusa Archipelago (AS-012) on 12-13 September. They will be active on SSB and CW on 40, 20 and 15 metres. QSL via home calls. Log search will be available at http://www.nttl-net.ne.jp/ja6lcj/ [TNX JA6LCJ] JA - JA5AUC and JA5QJD will be /6 from Amami Archipelago (AS-023) between 12 and 16 September. QSL via home call. [TNX JI6KVR] JA - 7K4STV and JQ1USM will be /1 from Hachijo Island (AS-043) between 02.00 UTC on 23 October and 00.00 UTC on 26 October. Look for them on 40-12 metres CW and SSB. QSL via home calls. [TNX JI6KVR] JW - Leif, LA2PA will be active as JW2PA from Spitzbergen (EU-026), Svalbard on 11-13 September. Propagation permitting, he plans to give priority to 15, 12 and 10 metres. QSL via LA2PA. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] KH2 - Ramon, WH6ASW/KH2 is a resident on Guam and has been very active. He likes 17 and 20 metres. He is a teacher at a High School and gets on the bands after work. QSL to VK4FW. [TNX KH7RS] KH2 - Guam Contest Club operators JG3RPL and JI3ERV will be active (on all bands SSB, CW and RTTY with an emphasis on 160 and 80 metres) as either AH2R or NH2C from Guam between 4 and 8 September. They will participate in the All Asian Contest. QSL via JI3ERV. KH0 - Yuki, JH1UUT will be KH0/ from Rota Island, Northern Mariana (OC-086) between 3 and 7 September. He plans to participate in the All Asian SSB Contest. QSL via home call. [TNX JI6KVR] KL - KL7ZZ, KL7XX, AL7R and AL7O are active during their spare time from the emergency communications module at the ARCO Alaska base camp from the Arctic North coast of Alaska. They plan to concentrate on 80 and 160 metres during the autumn and winter: look for them at 03.00-06.00 UTC, 14.00-17.00 UTC and (for Europe) 19.00-21.00 UTC. [TNX The Daily DX] /EX S DX@WW $425WW383C 425 DX News #383 [3/6] 5 September 1998 No 383 BID: $425WW383C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

PJ - Tim, W9QQ and Dave, W4JVN will participate (Multi-Single) in the CQ WW SSB Contest (24-25 October) as PJ9Q from Bonaire (SA-006). Starting on 20 October they will operate on 160-10 metres (no WARC) on CW, SSB, RTTY, with emphasis on low Bands, RTTY, CW and the sunset path to Asia. QSL PJ9Q and PJ9/W4JVN via W4JVN (either direct or through the bureau). [TNX W4JVN] PY - Brazilian YL operators PP5ASN (Alda), PY5OA (Arilda), PT2TF (Teresa), PY5LO (Lourdes) and PY5NT (Adri) will be active (on 10, 15, 20, 40 and 80 metres) as PR2YL (SSB) and PS2S (CW) from Comprida Island (SA-024) between 29 October and 2 November. QSL via PP5LL (Jay Lira, P.O.Box 8, 88.010-970 Florianopolis-SC, Brazil). [TNX PY5BF] SV - The Diploma Interests Group (DIG) club station J43DIG will be active from Greece on 9-26 September. QSL via DJ8OT (Eberhard Warnecke, Box 101244, D-42512 Velbert, Germany). [TNX The Daily DX] SV - Geza, HA4XG will be active from Greece as SV3/HA4XG/P on 12-19 September and as SV1/HA4XG/P on 19-26 September. [TNX HA4XG] V3 - Jay, K0BCN plans to be active (10, 15 and 20 metres CW/SSB) as V31MX from Belize between 21 and 26 October. He will participate in the CQ WW SSB Contest. QSL via K0BCN. [TNX K0BCN] V6 - JH1BLP, JP1WDM and 7L1PBB will be active (on all bands CW and SSB) as V63LP, V63CV and V63DI from Micronesia between 14 and 21 September. QSL via home calls. [TNX The Daily DX] VR2 - Jon Severt, WB8YJF and Leo Fry, K8PYD will be in Hong Kong and Macau (see XX below) between 21 September and 1 October. They will be active (mostly on RTTY and CW with some SSB) from Hong Kong before and after the CQWW DX RTTY Contest as VR2/WB8YJF and VR2/K8PYD. QSL via home calls. [TNX K8PYD] VU - The call VU3AGX has been issued to Gerard, F6EGX, who will be active soon. [TNX F6AJA & The Nouvelles DX] W - Members of the Great South Bay ARC will be active as W4Z from "The International Jewish Arts Festival of Long Island" in New York on 6-7 September. QSL direct to AC2P (Rich Tygar, 5 Chelmsford Dr, Wheatley Heights, NY 11798, USA). [TNX KA2D] W - The OH-KY-IN DX Group plans to be active as K8SCH from Avalon Island (NA-111) between 8 and 11 September. [TNX The Daily DX] W - Tony, WF1N and Lou, W1DIG (ex KA1DIG) will be active (SSB) from Appledore, Isles of Shoals (NA-148) between around 19 UTC on 18 September and 15 UTC on 21 September. QSL via home calls, either direct or through the bureau. [TNX WF1N] W - Special event station W8G will be activated (on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres SSB and CW) by the Cambridge Amateur Radio Association on 19-20 September to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the first pioneer settlement in Guernsey County, Ohio. QSL via W8VP (Box 1804, Cambridge, Ohio 43725, USA). [TNX K8AL] ZP - The ZP0 prefixes have been withdrawn by the Paraguayan licencing authorities. Tom, ZP5AZL (aka ZP0R and ZP0Z) plans to be active as ZP5Z during the All Asian SSB (5-6 September) and the WAE DX SSB (12-13 September) Contests. QSL via W3HNK. [TNX ZP5AZL] XX - Jon, WB8YJF and Leo, K8PYD (see VR2 above) will be operating (hopefully as XX9YD) from Macau for the CQWW DX RTTY Contest (26-27 September). CW and perhaps SSB will be used prior to contest. QSL via K8PYD. [TNX K8PYD] ZS - The Highway Amateur Radio Club will be active on all bands as ZS5HAM during the SARL HF Field Day Contest (5-6 September). QSL to The Highway Amateur Radio Club, P.O. Box 779, New Germany, 3620, South Africa. [TNX ZS5BBO] ------

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5V7A ON THE WEB ---> This year the Voodoo Contest Group offers a new and exciting Internet Web-Page (http://voodudes.com). In addition to all the detailed facts and figures about this major expedition along with many photographs, maps, charts and specimen QSL cards you will find a simple electronic form to be used for QSL requests via the bureau, or to see if you are in the 5V7A log. Many important areas of the site may be accessed in English or Spanish, along with several sections also available in French, German, English, Spanish and Finnish. Latest news of expedition progress will be posted to the 'Update' section in all five languages. Do not forget to give a look to the Propagation area - just click over your QTH on the world-map for a listing of openings to Togo from your region, by hour and by band. [TNX G3SXW]

CAMPBELL 1999 ---> Well known CW operator 9V1YC, James Brooks has joined the Kermadec DX Association DXpedition to Campbell Island [425DXN 378]. The 11-member team will depart New Zealand on 1 January 1999 and arrive to Campbell on the 9th. ZL9CI will remain QRV until 25 January. Contributions can be sent to either The Kermadec DX Association, P.O. Box 56099, Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand or The Kermadec DX Association (Europe), 167 St. James's Road, Greenhills, Dublin 12, Ireland. All donations will be receipted and in the event of the DXpedition not proceeding be returned. [TNX EI6FR]

HAMFEST-INDIA ----> The 7th annual Hamfest-India, the largest gathering of Indian amateurs, will be held in Bangalore on 2-4 October. For further information please visit http://www.angelfire.com/in/hamfestindia98 or contact VU2RCR, R. Ramachandra, P.O. Box 3404, Bangalore 560 034, India. [TNX DL2GAC] /EX S DX@WW $425WW383D 425 DX News #383 [4/6] 5 September 1998 No 383 BID: $425WW383D ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** ======

HJ4F ---> HJ4F (Hamming Just for Fun) is a monthly electronic magazine available for the asking. It is totally ham-related, and is usually short in lenght (two-three articles per month, one of them usually being technical in nature and often dedicated to home brew). If you would like to be included on the mailing list, please send a short message with your name and e-mail address to Bill A. Hartzell (KB3COP) at [email protected] and he will forward it to the editor. [TNX KB3COP]

OLDEST YL HAM? ---> Iris Hayes, ZS2AA is the Honorary Life President of the Border Radio Club in East London, South Africa. She will be 95 years old in October this year and she is still active on the air. "We believe that Iris may be the oldest YL ham in the world and we would like to publicise this, but would first like to be certain of this fact", Colin Robertson (ZS2CR) says. If you know of another YL ham (active or not) who is older than Iris, please send a message to ZS2CR at [email protected] [TNX ZS4BS]

POSTAGE FROM ARGENTINA ---> Raul M. Diaz, LU6EF, QSL manager for GACW (Grupo Argentino de CW), reports a recent rise in postal rates from Argentina. Postage to "neighbouring countries" now is US$ 1, to "other American countries" is US$ 1.25, to "other continents" is US$ 1.50. [TNX LU6EF]

QSL 9J2DR ---> Richard, 9J2DR is expected to go back to France in September. He can confirm contacts made with 9J2DR, YS1DRF, PT2ZDR and TR8DR. QSL to Richard Dandine, 10 rue de Chuignes, Faucaucourt-en-Santerre, 80340 Bray sur Somme, France. [TNX F6AJA & The Nouvelles DX]

QSL AP2WAP ---> QSL manager IK4ZGY reports that cards for Sergio, AP2WAP/AP50WAP can be sent to William Debbi at either Via Nuova 13/a, 41040 Montebaranzone - MO, Italy or P.O. Box 5, 41040 Corlo - MO, Italy. [TNX IK4ZGY]

QSL HS98AG ---> The QSL manager is HS1CKC (Winit Kongprasert, 49/203 Jangwattana Rd., Prakkret Nontaburi, 11120, Thailand) and cards can be sent also throu the bureau. The "HS6URO" mentioned in 425DXN 382 was a typo (it should have been "HS BURO"). We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused our readers. [TNX HS0GBI and HS2JFW]

QSL VK3AJJ/P ---> 6,200 QSOs were made in three and a half days from Gabo Island (OC-196) [425DXN 381]. QSL direct to VK3AJJ (Paul Richards, Bilyarra 200 Ryans Road, Lysterfield, Victoria 3156, Australia). Please note that KB5IPQ (USA manager for VK3AJJ) *cannot* confirm contacts made with VK3AJJ/P from Gabo. [TNX VK3AJJ]

QSL YI9CW ---> Tom, SP5AUC/YI9CW is reported to be very busy and not to have much time to spend on QSLling. Copies of his logs have been sent to SP5JTF, who can confirm contacts made with YI9CW (direct only). Please note that Tom has never been active on 80 and 160 metres. [TNX SP5EWY]

QSL ZD9IL ---> Ian, ZD9IL should be again active from Tristan da Cunha (AF-029) by 4-5 September after being on holiday is South Africa. Look for him on 10, 15, 20, 12, 17 and 40 metres between 9 UTC and 16 UTC. Ian forgot to take his logs to his QSL manager (ZS5BBO: Edwin Musto, P.O. Box 211032, Bluff, 4036, South Africa) and will not be able to ship them until October. [TNX ZS5BBO]

QSL VIA I2EOW ---> Erminio, I2EOW (and not IV3TAN, as reported in 425DXN 382) is the QSL manager for the 1998 operations by IG9/I2VXJ from Lampedusa Island. I2EOW is also the QSL manager for IQ9L (same location). We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused our readers. [TNX I2EOW]

QSL VIA K1WY ---> S21J (YL operator Mamtaz) is now managed by K1WY. Other stations managed by The K1WY DX Association (P.O. Box 2644, Hartford, CT 06146-2644, USA) are: 5R8ET, ET3BT, GI6YM, P29CC, TF7GX, TF8GX, UA0DC and UA0ZMK. The Association has a Web site at: http://home.att.net/~k1wy/ [TNX K1WY]

RODRIGUEZ 1999 ---> It has been reported that the multi-national DXpedition to Rodriguez Island (AF-017), originally scheduled for this coming autumn [425DXN 367], might now take place in January 1999. [TNX The Daily DX]

ROWLEY SHOALS 1999 (VK9-99) ---> Mal, VK6LC reports that the September 1999 IOTA DXpedition to to Imperieuse Reef in the Rowley Shoals (OC-???) [425DXN 379] will gather 4 operators to be active for 3-4 days with two 500-watt stations. Contributions can be sent to either - Diamond DX Club c/o Gianni Varetto (I1HYW), P.O. Box 1, 10060 Pancalieri- TO, Italy or - Malcolm K. Johnson (VK6LC), 9 Abinger Road, Lynwood 6147, Western Australia, Australia or - to special bank account VK9-99 (Malcolm K. Johnson), Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Riverton. Western Australia, 187 High Road, Riverton 6148, Australia, Account No. 76 6164 5005591. If the operation does not take place, all donations will be returned. /EX S DX@WW $425WW383E 425 DX News #383 [5/6] 5 September 1998 No 383 BID: $425WW383E ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** *** NEWS FROM THE WEB *** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

CALLBOOKS: Visit http://www.pc.mdlink.de/70223102/RR_CALL.HTM and find on-line callbooks for 4J, 4L, 9A, EK, ES, ER, EU, EX, EY, EZ, HA, JT, LY, LZ, OK, OM, RA, S5, T9, UK, UR, YL, YO, YU, Z3, ZA. [TNX The Daily DX] ERITREA 98: Three Web pages have been set-up for the November DXpedition to Eritrea (see E3 above): http://qsl.net/eritrea http://members.xoom.com/eritrea_ http://members.xoom.com/space_a/eritrea.htm NEW PAGE The Magnolia DX Association (which manages the ARRL Incoming W5 QSL Bureau) invites to visit its new web page at http://www.datasync.com/~w5ue/mdxa [TNX N5FG] QSL ROUTES: A list of QSL routes for the 1998 IOTA Contest is available at http://www.arrakis.es/~ea5eyj [TNX EA5EYJ] QSL SERVICE: Detailed information on the WF5E DX-QSL Service [425DXN 367] is available at http://www.qsl.net/wf5e/ RULES: The rules for the Iberoamerican Contest can be found at http://www.videostudi.com/urvo/ [TNX EA3UJ] ------

QSL received via direct: 3B7RF, 3D2WC, 3D2CB/R, 3D2WC/R, 3W6WE, 4S7SW, 9K2ZZ, 9M0C, A45XR, CY9AOE, D44BS, EP2AC, EP3HR, FK/JH1ROJ, FP/W8MV, H40AA, H44DX, H75A (NA-209), HL2KV, HU4X, IB0/I0YKN (LT-004, 014, 022, 037), IB0/IK3GES (IIA LT-037), IB0/IZ0BFK (IIA LT-018), IB0/IZ0IIA (IIA LT-036), ID8/IK8WEJ (IIA CS-006), ID8/IZ8BAD (IIA VV-006), IJ7/IK7DXP (IIA LE-011, 042), IJ7/IK7VJX (IIA LE-046), IJ9/IT9WDY (IIA SR-015), IJ9/IT9YRE (IIA SR-015), IL3/IK3BPBN (IIA VE-041, 066), IL3/IV3WMI (IIA GO-???), IL6/IK6QRH (IIA AN-006), IL7/IK6CAC (IIA LE-039), IL7/IK7EZP (IIA LE-036), IL7/IK7VJX (IIA LE-023, 032, 033, 035, 039, 040, 049), IL7/IK7XIV (IIA LE-050), IM0/IK2MRZ (IIA SS-013, 017, 148), IM0/IS0JLJ (IIA SS-058, 060), IV3JWR/p, (IIA UD-???),, JD1YBJ, JL1KFR/JD1, JW5NM, JT1CO, OD/9K2MU, OH0BH, OX3LG (NA-134), OX3LG (NA-151), P40K, P49V, P4/I2UIY, SU1SK, T88AN, TI4CF, TL5A, TU5GD, V31VT, V63AJ, V63AO, VE7FGY (NA-091), YB1XUR, ZL7DK, ZK2FT, ZL8RS. *****************************************************************************

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PERIOD CALL REF till 19/09 3D2DX: Rotuma Island (OC-060) * by EA4DX 371 till 07/09 3D2WD & 3D2DA: Yasawa (OC-156) * by DL2SCQ & DL1SCQ 369 till 11/09 5W0HP & 5W0BF: Western Samoa * by DL1SDV & DL2BFH 380 till 08/09 6Y5/PA3ERC and 6Y5/PA3EWP: Jamaica (NA-097) 375 till 07/09 7Q7CE: Malawi * by IN3VZE 379 till 15/11 9V8: Singapore * special prefix 369 till 05/09 C21JH: Nauru (OC-031) * by VK2GJH 381 till ?? CE3/NE4Z: Chile and Chilean IOTA islands 380 till 31/12 EU200A, EV200M & EW200M: special event stations 378 till Jan 99 FO5QE: Tahiti (OC-046) * by F5GSK 369 till ?? FT5ZI: Amsterdam Island (AF-002) 377 till 06/09 IA5/I5RFD: Giglio Island (EU-028, IIA GR-002) 383 till 06/09 IL7/IK6CAC, IK6TIM and IK6TOR: Tremiti Is (EU-050) 383 till 06/09 JW4KQ and JW9OI: Svalbard * by LA4KQ and LA9OI 382 till ?? LU1ZI: Teniente Jubany Base, So. Shetlands (AN-010) 382 till 22/09 SV8/IK3GES: EU-049, 052, 060, 072, 075, 113, 158 382 till December TL5A: Central African Republic * by PA3DZN 373 till ?? TZ6DX: Mali * by K4RB 382 till 07/09 V63KA & V63MC: Kosrae (OC-059) * by JH8BKL & JF8IYR 381 till 12/09 VE3ZZ/W4: Hilton Head Island (NA-110, USI SC-002S) 381 till 29/10 YM75TA: special event station 377 till 15/09 ZA0IS: Sazan Island (EU-169) * by Radio Club Partizani 382 28/08-09/09 SV9/IK2WZD: Crete (EU-015) 379 30/08-07/09 IA5/IK0YUJ: Giglio Island (EU-028, IIA GR-002) 381 03/09-07/09 KH0/JH1UUT: Rota Island, Northern Mariana (OC-086) 383 04/09-08/09 AH2R, NH2C: Guam (OC-026) * by JG3RPL and JI3ERV 383 04/09-11/09 ID9/OM3JW/p & ID9/OM2DX/p: Vulcano Isl (EU-017) 381 04/09-09/09 XU2DXI: Cambodia * by HS0/VK3DXI] 381 04/09-06/09 ZW4SM: special event station 381 05/09-06/09 ZP5Z: Paraguay * by ZP5AZL 383 05/09-06/09 ZS5HAM * by Highway ARC 383 05/09-06/09 All Asian SSB Contest *** 05/09-06/09 LZ DX CW Contest *** 06/09-07/09 W4Z: special event station 383 08/09-15/09 DJ3XG/p: Hallig Groede & Hallig Habel Is (EU-042) 383 08/09-16/09 ID9/I5RFD: Eolie Is (EU-017, IIA ME-015, 018, 001) 383 08/09-11/09 K8SCH: Avalon Island (NA-111) * by OH-KY-IN DX Group 383 08/09-20/09 ZF2RC & ZF2WP: Cayman Is (NA-016) * by PA3ERC & PA3EWP 375 09/09-13/09 F6CBL: Batz Island (EU-105) 383 09/09-14/09 CY9/WV2B: St. Paul Island (NA-094) 383 09/09-26/09 J43DIG: Greece 383 10/09-14/09 PU5U & PW5L: Sao Francisco Isl (SA-027) * by PY5s 379 11/09-18/09 3V8BB/4 or TS4QI: AF-073 * by Z32ZM,Z32AU,YT1AD & 3V8s 380 11/09-15/09 GJ: Jersey (EU-013) * by PA3DSR 383 11/09-13/09 JW2PA: Svalbard (EU-026) * by LA2PA 383 12/09-16/09 JA5AUC/6 and JA5QJD/6: Amami Archipelago (AS-023) 383 12/09-13/09 JA6LCJ/6 & JA6JPS/6: Amakusa Archipelago (AS-012) 383 12/09-26/09 SV3/HA4XG/P and SV1/HA4XG/P: Greece 383 12/09-25/09 SV5/IK2WZD: Lipsoi Island (EU-001) 379 12/09-13/09 ZP5Z: Paraguay * by ZP5AZL 383 12/09 46th W9DXCC Convention (Rolling Meadows, IL) 369 12/09-13/09 WAE DX SSB Contest *** 14/09-21/09 V63LP,V63CV,V63DI: Micronesia*by JH1BLP,JP1WDM,7L1PBB 383 15/09-23/09 8Q7LI, 8Q7US, 8Q7CC, 8Q7HA, 8Q7BB: Maldives * by JAs 383 16/09-30/09 ET3MW & ET3VJ (ET3AA): Ethiopia * by G3VMW & G4ZVJ 383 18/09-21/09 WF1N and W1DIG: Isles of Shoals (NA-148) 383 19/09-30/09 ET3XA (ET3AA): Ethiopia * by G3XAQ 383 19/09 GB100AR: special event station 383 19/09-27/09 II6FII: special event station 375 19/09-27/09 IY1EY: special event station 383 19/09-20/09 W8G: special event station * by Cambridge ARA 383 19/09-20/09 Scandinavian CW Activity *** 20/09-24/09 3D2DX/p: Viti Levu (OC-016), Fiji Is * by EA4DX 371 20/09-25/09 K4M: Midway (OC-030) * by MKDXF 381 21/09-02/10 IG9/IZ0AEH: Lampedusa (AF-019, IIA AG-001) 383 21/09-01/10 VR2 (Homg Kong) and XX (Macau) * by WB8YJF & K8PYD 383 26/09-27/09 CQWW DX RTTY Contest *** 26/09-27/09 Scandinavian SSB Activity *** 26/09-27/09 Bologna: HF DX Meeting *** September IK2WXQ/1: Isole Borromee (Verbania province) 381 September IJ9: Ognina (SR-008) & Guicciarda (AG-006) * by IT9s 383 September IL3: IIA islands in Rovigo province * by I0KHY 381 September IY2ARI: A.R.I. special event station 381 from Sep PT8ZCB * by DJ8UG (ex CP4BT) 375 September XR40TC: special event station (Chile) * by Temuco RC 383 September ZG2: special prefix from Gibraltar 382 /EX S DX@WW $425WW384A 425 DX News #384 [1/6] 12 September 1998 No 384 BID: $425WW384A ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

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DXCC NEWS RELEASE ---> The ARRL Awards Committee has accepted a recommendation of the ARRL DX Advisory Committee to add the Marquesas Islands and the Austral Islands to the DXCC List. The additions will be effective with contacts made beginning 23:59 UTC on 31 March, 1998 and after. The DXCC Desk will accept QSL cards for both the Marquesas and the Austral Islands beginning October 1, 1998. QSL cards received before that time will be returned without action. [TNX The Daily DX]

3V - Mome, Z32ZM reports that the 11-18 September DXpedition to Qerqenah Islands (AF-073) [425DXN 380] has been postponed to the second half of October. The new date might be around the CQ WW SSB DX Contest. A2 - Jon, 3DA0CA plans to be active as A2/ZS5UZ from Botswana between 14 and 25 September. Look for him on 30 and 40 metres CW from 03:30 to 06:00 UTC, on 10 and 12 metres from 15:00 to 20:00 UTC. QSL via W4DR. Jon expects to leave Swaziland in July 1999. [TNX The Daily DX C6 - N4BP/C6AKQ, DL5OBZ/C6AKM, DJ3TZ and DL8OBF will participate in the WAE SSB Contest (12-13 September) as C6AKM from Bahamas. They may also be active before and after the contest. QSL via home calls. [TNX The Daily DX] DL - Tom, DL1AAA and Christiane, DL3ABP will be active (on CW QRP) as DK0EME from Hallig Oland (EU-042) between 17 and 21 September. [TNX DL8AAM] FW - Marcel, ON4QM is reported to be active (SSB) as FW5XX from Futuna (OC-118) for a couple of weeks more than likely during September. QSL via ON4QM. [TNX The Daily DX] HL - Special event stations D98WCX and 6K98WCX will be operated on SSB, CW and SSTV by KARL Kyongbuk branch (6K0ZZ) and Kyongju Ham Club (HL0FSI) between 11 September and 10 November to celebrate The World Culture Exibition in Kyongju. QSL via bureau or to HL5FOP (P.O. Box 97, Kyongju, 780-600, Korea). [TNX HL5FOP] HS - Charlie, K4VUD/9N1UD left Nepal [425DXN 371] a few days ago and now is in Thailand. He was active as HS98AG in the All Asia SSB Contest and will be active with his own call, HS0ZCW, for the next ten days. [TNX The Daily DX] I - Walter IN3XUG will be IE9/ from Ustica Island (EU-051) between 10 and 17 September. QSL via home call. [TNX IN3XUG] I - Arturo, IK7JWY reports that an activity from Scoglio del Campo (IIA LE-005, not IOTA) is planned on 12 September. JA - JR6USF, JJ1LIB and JP1LCI will be /6 from two different islands (Shimiji and Kamiji) in the Yaeyama Islands (AS-024) on 11 and 13 September. [TNX JA1ELY] JA - JI3DST will be /3 from Awajishima (AS-117) on 12-14 September. Look for him on or around 12.260 and 21.260 MHz. [TNX JA1ELY] KH3 - Alex, KH6HE will be on Johnston (OC-023) for the next year. He will be active as KH3/KH6HE from the club station and plans to be on the air daily on 14.240 MHz around 05:00 UTCZ. QSL via KH6HE. [TNX The Daily DX] PY - PY1SL and PU1KDR plan to be active (on 10-80 metres) as PS1A (CW) and PS1S (SSB) from Grande Island (SA-029) between 17 UTC on 18 September and 17 UTC on the 20th. QSL via PY1SL either direct or through the bureau. [TNX PY1KS] SV/A - Dominik, DL5EBE is visiting Monk Apollo, SV2ASP/A and has been guest operating since 8 September. He will be in Mount Athos for a couple of weeks and plans to be active on 160 metres. The signal during his evenings is not likely to be loud as he will be using battery power. QSL to Monk Apollo, Dochiariou Monastery, GR-63087 Mount Athos, Greece. [TNX The Daily DX] V7 - Ken, V73C is reported to be going QRT from Marshall Islands soon and return to the USA. QSL via AC4G (ex N4GAK). [TNX DX News Sheet] /EX S DX@WW $425WW384B 425 DX News #384 [2/6] 12 September 1998 No 384 BID: $425WW384B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

W - Lanny, W5BOS will be active as W5BOS/7 from Tillamook Rock lighthouse (45.56N 124.01W) in the Oregon State group (NA-???) on 21-22 September for 24 hours. The operation is expected to start around 22 UTC on the 21st. Lanny will use 100 watts, a small yagi and a dipole for 40 metres. Look for him on CW (7.030, 14.040, 21.040, 28.040 MHz) and SSB (14.260, 21.260 and 28.460 MHz). QSL via W5BOS (Lanny Phillips, 8381 FM 2101, Quinlan, TX 75474-4836, USA). Tillamook Rock Lighthouse was built in 1880 and is consideretd one of the three most weather exposed in the world. Information and pictures of the island and lighthouse are available at http://www.worldlights.com [TNX WD8MGQ] XU - After leaving Vietnman (from where he logged some 2,200 CW and 6,300 SSB QSOs as 3W6DXI between 28 August and 5 September) Mirek, VK3DXI was not able to operate from Cambodia [425DXN 381] as he had to change his arrangements and return earlier to Australia due to work commitements. However the activity has not been cancelled and he hopes to operate as XU2DXI still this year, may be before the CQ WW CW DX Contest. [TNX VK3DXI] YN - HR1RMG and YN1RFV/YN6 plan to be active as H76C from Cardon Island (NO-REF) between 6 and 11 October. This island *MIGHT* qualify for the unnumbered Nicaraguan Pacific Ocean Coast group, but the IOTA Manager is currently waiting for the operators to provide the necessary evidence. QSL via HR1RMG. [TNX EA5GRC] ZD9 - Bud, ZD9/ZS1B has been active from Tristan da Cunha (AF-029) and was expected to move to Gough Island (AF-030) on 11 September and to remain active until 14 September. However, at 12.20 UTC on 11 September his vessel was circling Gough Island in heavy winds that prevented any helicopter operation (access to Gough is via helicopter due to the steep cliffs). If on 12 September the weather does not improve, the ship will return in two weeks for a five day stay on the island.QSL via ZS1B. [TNX ON5NT and VO1XC] ZP - Special station ZP50P is active until 30 September. QSL via ZP1AB (Artur Hiebert, C.D.C. 883 Box 34, Loma Plata, Chaco, Paraguay). ------

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GD4UOL PIRATED ---> Steve Muster, G4UOL/GD4UOL reports that a pirate used "GD4UOL" on 28 August between 15.00 and 16.00 UTC around 18072 khz on CW with QSL via G4UOL. "I am only QRV the 3rd and 4th weeks of November each year", Steve states. "Please do not QSL for the above QSOs as the station was using my call sign illegally".

QSL 9J2TF ----> JE2RMH is back to Japan and now the requests for QSL confirming contacts made with 9J2TF can be sent to Tatsuya Fujita, 1-22-4-202 Yabuta-Nishi, Gifu, 500-8386 Japan. [TNX JA1ELY]

S21K ---> To those readers who have asked information on his IOTA status: he lives on Bhola [425DXN 362], whose IOTA group is *not* AS-127. This island might qualify for the unnumbered Khulna Region group and the IOTA Committee is looking for a detailed recent map showing the distance between Bhola and the mainland. QSL to Rezaul Karim Chowdhury, Executive Director COAST, Charfassion Bhola 8340, Bangladesh. ------

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ODXA DX BANQUET: The Oklahoma DX Association DX Banquet 1998, featuring presentations by Bruce Butler (W6OSP) and Frank Smith (AH0W), will be held at the River Oaks Golf Club (Edmond, OK) on 17 October. Further information is available at http://www.poncacity.net/n5og/okdxa/banquet.htm [TNX N5OG] QSL ROUTES: Give a look to http://users.southeast.net/~rhicks/k4ute.htm W5 DX BASH: The eighth annual W5 DX Bash will take place on 2-4 October at Lake Buchanan (Austin, TX). Further information is available under the events section of www.dxer.org [TNX W5KFT and The Daily DX] /EX S DX@WW $425WW384C 425 DX News #384 [3/6] 12 September 1998 No 384 BID: $425WW384C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ***** QSL INFO [1/3] ***** ======Edited by IK1GPG & IK1QFM

======CALL MANAGER ! CALL MANAGER ! CALL MANAGER ! ======3D2DX EA4CP ! EA8/DJ2HC DJ2HC ! SO7TN/1 OKDXF ! 3D2WD DL6DK ! ED1NFA EA1ATT ! SU1CS 9K2CS ! 3DA0CA W4DR ! ED1SDC EA1AUM ! SU1KT DL9KCS ! 3W6DXI DL4DBR ! EG9CE EA9CE ! SV5RDS SV5AZ ! 3W6JJ JA3ART ! EK6GC W3HNK ! T88LJ JM1LJS ! 3W6TV JA2BWH ! EK88L IK2DUW ! T95A K2PF ! 3Z0AIR SP7LZD ! EL2AB IK0PHY ! TA1ZG JA3ULS ! 3Z0BEZ SP8ZKX ! EM1LV UR8LV ! TA4/DJ4SN DJ4SN ! 3Z0PWS SP8BJH ! EN8IL UT8IO ! TF7GX K1WY ! 4G50N DU9RG ! EP3LAH RV6LAH ! TF8GX K1WY ! 4J80ADR 4K9C ! EP98EXPO CT1REP ! TG9NX N4FKZ ! 4K8F UA9AB ! ER27A ER1DA ! TJ1HP F6FNU ! 4KA9C 4K9C ! ER5GB W3HNK ! TJ1PD N5DRV ! 4L0CR IK7JTF ! ET3BT K1WY ! TK/DJ0LJ ON6AH ! 4S7DA W3HNK ! ET3MW G3VMW ! TK/I5NSR I5NSR ! 4S7SW ON6TZ ! ET3VJ G3VMW ! TL5A PA3DMH ! 4S7YSG JA2BDR ! ET3XA G3VMW ! TM2OO F5LMK ! 4Z5BZ RW6HS ! EW3LB W3HNK ! TM2WLH F5JYO ! 5A29 5A1A ! EX7MM DF8WS ! TM5B F5XX ! 5B4ABP OE2GEN ! EY8MM K1BV ! TR8DR PJ2DR ! 5B4AGE SM0TGG ! FK8VHT F6AJA ! TR8MD F6FNU ! 5N3BHF OE6LAG ! FO0YAM JK1FNN ! TU2DP K4MQL ! 5N7YZC WA1ECA ! FO5QG XE1L ! TU2XZ W3HC ! 5R8EE FR5EL ! FP/N9PD N9PD ! TU5GD N5FTR ! 5R8ET K1WY ! FR/JH1BMT JH1BMT ! TY1IJ DK8ZD ! 5R8FL F5TBA ! FS5PL N0JT ! TZ6JA JA3EMU ! 5R8FU SM0DJZ ! FT5XN F6PEN ! UA0AZ W3HNK ! 5T5TY N5FTR ! G3XFA/P G0UIH ! UA0DC K1WY ! 5T5WW ON5NT ! GB2LAY GM0JHF ! UA0KG/A UA0KCL ! 5V7A GM4FDM ! GB5FI GW0ANA ! UA0ZBK K1WY ! 5V7FA G4FAM ! GI6YM K1WY ! UA0ZMK K1WY ! 5V7JL K7GE ! GW0RLU/P ON5FP ! UE0LLL RWOMM ! 5V7MF KC7V ! H75A N5FTR ! UE3LAB RV3LZ ! 5V7RF GM3YTS ! H86G HP2ECP ! UK8GK RW6HS ! 5V7VJ G4ZVJ ! H96C HP2ECP ! UK8OM IK2QPR ! 5V7VM G3VMW ! HB0/OZ6ACD OZ6ACD ! UN2O IK2QPR ! 5V7VT K5VT ! HB5OK HB9FAQ ! UN7JX IK2QPR ! 5V7ZM G3ZEM ! HF0POL SP3BGD ! UN7LG KU9C ! 5W0BF DL2BFH ! HH2LQ NN6C ! UN9PQ IK2QPR ! 5W0HP DL1SDV ! HI3/KB2MS KB2MS ! US0HZ W3HNK ! 5W1SA JH7OHF ! HI3HN DH2JD ! UT2IWL N5VL ! 5X1Z SM6CAS ! HK135P HK6LRP ! UT5IM N5VL ! 5Z4RL N2AU ! HL5/JI6KVR EA5KB ! UX0ZZ N3IRZ ! 6K50ZW HL5FPL ! HL5/JI6KVR JJ6LXX (Onl! V31BR N5FTR ! 6M0HZ DS2AGH ! HP3XUG KG6UH ! V31CX KA1VLP ! 6W4RK F5NPS ! HS0/G4JMB G4JMB ! V31KR K5KR ! 6Y5/PA3ERC PA3ERC ! HS0/JA6GIJ JA6GIJ ! V31ML N5FTR ! 6Y5/PA3EWP PA3ERC ! HS0ZAA KM1R ! V31MP W5ZPA ! 7P8AL WB5FOQ ! HS1RU JG3AVS ! V31MX K0BCN ! 7Q7CE IN3VZE ! HS6MYW/1 HS1CHB ! V31YK W5JYK ! 7Q7RM G0IAS ! HS98AG HS1CKC ! V63CV JP1WDM ! 7Z1IS SM0OFG ! HZ1AB K8PYD ! V63DI 7L1PBB ! 8Q7BB JR2KDN ! IA5/IK0YUJ IK0YUJ ! V63KA JH8BKL ! 8Q7CC JR2KDN ! IC8/IK8GCP IK8GCP ! V63LP JH1BLP ! 8Q7HA JR2KDN ! IC8/IK8TWX IK8TWX ! V63MC JH8BKL ! 8Q7JD G0EZU ! ID9/I2IAU I2IAU ! V63PD VK4AAR ! 8Q7LI JR2KDN ! ID9/I5RFD I5RFD ! V73GT WF5T ! 8Q7US JR2KDN ! ID9/IT9AXZ IT9AXZ ! V73NN N3OA ! 9A/S52DG/P S52DG ! IG9/I2VXJ I2EOW ! VE8C VE3INB ! 9G1AA PA3ERA ! II1VE I1BWI ! VE8TA VE2BQB ! 9G1BJ G4XTA ! II6M IK6WQU ! VI150SYD VK2PS ! 9G1OO PA3ERA ! IQ4LYR I4YTY ! VI2AUS VK2PS ! 9G5CH G4FAM ! IQ9L I2EOW ! VI2PS VK2PS ! 9G5JL K7GE ! IS/I0ER I0ER ! VI88NSW VK2PS ! 9G5MF KC7V ! IU3VMD IK3AWP ! VK2RSY VK2PS ! 9G5RF GM3YTS ! IY1EY IK1QBT ! VK2WI VK2PS ! 9G5SW G3VMW ! J28DB F4AAQ ! VK8AN VK4AAR ! 9G5SX G3SXW ! J28FA F5MXH ! VK9CE JE5WJM ! 9G5VJ G4ZVJ ! J43DIG DJ8OT ! VP9/W4QA W4QA ! 9G5VT K5VT ! J45KLN SM0CMH ! VP9HK K1EFI ! 9G5ZM G3ZEM ! J45RDS SV5AZ ! VP9ID K1EFI ! 9H3AJ OE3GEA ! J47LHA SV7CO ! VP9KG K1EFI ! 9H4TI DL2AAZ ! J6/DL9BQ DL9BQ ! VP9KK K1EFI ! 9J2BO W6ORD ! J87CQ N5FTR ! VP9KR K1EFI ! 9K2QQ KB2MS ! JD1/7J1YAM K1NO ! VP9LR K1EFI ! 9K2SS KB2MS ! JD1/7J2ADX K1NO ! VQ9GB K7GB ! /EX S DX@WW $425WW384D 425 DX News #384 [4/6] 12 September 1998 No 384 BID: $425WW384D ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ***** QSL INFO [2/3] ***** ======Edited by IK1GPG & IK1QFM

9K2ZZ W8CNL ! JD1/JA1BK K1NO ! VQ9QM W4QM ! 9M2PS HB9AAP ! JD1/K5FUV K1NO ! VQ9VK N1TO ! 9M2TO JA0DMV ! JT1FBX JG5PJJ ! VR2CT G4JMB ! 9M6CT G4JMB ! JU60MTZ JT1CJ ! VR2MM JR3JFZ ! 9M6HX DJ9HX ! JW/DJ2SL DJ2SL ! VR98LC VR2LC ! 9M8BT N5FTR ! JW0YL LA6RHA ! VU2ABE JA4DOB ! 9M8FH N5FTR ! JW2PA LA2PA ! VU2JPT VU2FWW ! 9M8YL N5FTR ! JW4KQ LA4KQ ! VU3AGX F6EGX ! 9N1AA N4AA ! JW9OI LA9OI ! W1A WO1N ! 9N1FP RU6FP ! JX7DFA LA7DFA ! W4Z AC2P ! 9N1UD K4VUD ! KG4CM N5FTR ! W5R KC5BFM ! 9Q2L PA3DMH ! KG4DD N5FTR ! W8G W8VP ! 9R1A PA3DMH ! KH0/JH1UUT JH1UUT ! WP3A W4DN ! 9V8BG JL1MWI ! KH0U JA1QNV ! XM3PBX VE3INB ! 9V8OK 9V1OK ! KH2/NH6D N6FF ! XM7P VE7ARS ! 9V8RH 9V1RH ! KH2/WH6ASW VK4FW ! XR40TC CE6TC ! 9V8WW 9V1WW ! KH2D K8NA ! YB1XUR W6MD ! 9V8ZB JL3WSL ! L20XSI LU6EF ! YB23AR YB5NOF ! 9X/G3PSM G3PSM ! L59L LU4AA ! YB3SPS/P YB5NOF ! 9X5EE PA3DMH ! L8D/X LU6EF ! YB5NC/6 YB5NOF ! 9Y4SF WA4JTK ! LU1ZC LU6EF ! YB5QZ W3HNK ! A22BW DK3KD ! LU2ZC LU6EF ! YC0AZ W7TSK ! A22EW KB2MS ! LU3ZI LU6EF ! YC0LOW N2AU ! A35KY JA1UMN ! LU5EVB/Z LU6EF ! YC5NOF YB5NOF ! A35RK W7TSQ ! LU6UO/Z LU6EF ! YC8DYZ YB5NOF ! A41KB ON7LX ! LU6Z LU6EF ! YC8TXW YB5NOF ! A41KJ N5FTR ! LU7X LU6EF ! YC8TZR YB5NOF ! A61AJ W3UR ! MD/DL5LYM DL5LYM ! YC8VIP W6MD ! A61AN WA2JUN ! MD/DL8WAA DL8WAA ! YC8YR YB5NOF ! A61AQ N1DG ! MJ0ASP F5OIU ! YC8YZ YB5NOF ! A61AS YO3FRI ! MU0ASP F5OIU ! YC9MKF VK4FW ! AP2TJ W3HNK ! NH0E KH0EJ ! YE1ZI YB0TK ! AP2WAP IK4ZGY ! NH2C JI3ERV ! YE8I YB5NOF ! AP50WAP IK4ZGY ! OA4DHW N5FTR ! YE8R YB5NOF ! AX2ITU VK2PS ! OD5/9K2MU WA4JTK ! YE8SUN YC8TXW ! AX2PS VK2PS ! OD5NQ RV6AB ! YE8T YB5NOF ! BA1DU W3HC ! OD5PN LX1NO ! YI1HK KK3S ! BD4RE BY4RSA ! OD5SK KB5RA ! YJ0AAU 7M3VAL ! BI3H W3HC ! OM1CW OM2DX ! YJ1OY KF8OY ! BI4C W3HC ! ON50HRT ON4HRT ! YJ8PU KF4VPU ! BI4C W3HC ! OX3LX OZ1DJJ ! YM75TA TA3YJ ! BI5P W3HC ! P29BT N5FTR ! YS1DRF 9J2DR ! BI5Z W3HC ! P29BW N5FTR ! Z21BA N5FTR ! BI7W BD7JA ! P29CC K1WY ! Z24S W3HNK ! C21JH VK2GJH ! P43P P43ARC ! Z32XA NN6C ! C56/DL6AMI DL6AMI ! PI4DEC PA3ERS ! ZB2FX G3RFX ! C91J N5FTR ! PJ0/KB5DZP N5FTR ! ZD7JP N5FTR ! C9RJJ N5FTR ! PJ2/PA0JLS PA0JLS ! ZD9/ZS1B ZS1B ! CE3/W9FW W3HC ! PJ9/W4JVN W4JVN ! ZD9BV W4FRU ! CO0XE XE1CI ! PJ9Q W4JVN ! ZF2DR K5RQ ! CO8TW W3HNK ! PQ8VA PQ8MM ! ZF2TV N2TV ! CQ98BM CT3BM ! PT2ZDR 9J2DR ! ZF9/ZF2RC PA3ERC ! CT3/CT1AHU CT1AHU ! PT7BZ KQ0B ! ZF9/ZF2WP PA3ERC ! CT9AOZ CT1AOZ ! PT7WX PT3HY ! ZG2FX G3RFX ! CU9A CU5AC ! R1ASP RA1AD ! ZK1OOY KF8OY ! CX3CCC CX2ABC ! R1FJV UA3AGS ! ZL3KIM K1WY ! CX9AU KA5TUF ! R3RRC/6 UA6MF ! ZL6LH ZL1VK ! CY9/WV2B WV2B ! RK3DZJ/1 RA3DEJ ! ZP50P ZP1AB ! D25L PA3DMH ! RN9CW/9 RV9CEK ! ZP6CW ZP6CU ! D2BB W3HNK ! S07WW ON5NT ! ZS3MM ZS5BBO ! DS50AXU/2 DS2AXU ! S21J K1WY ! ZS6/PA3DZN PA3DMH ! DU3NXE W4NXE ! S79OY KF8OY ! ZS75SIG ZS5BBO ! DX1HB JA1KJK ! SK0HS/5 SM0MPV ! ZW2F PY2ORF ! E21CJN W3PP ! SN5PW DL3KDC ! ZW4SM PY4SM ! /EX S DX@WW $425WW384E 425 DX News #384 [5/6] 12 September 1998 No 384 BID: $425WW384E ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ***** QSL INFO [3/3] ***** ======Edited by IK1GPG & IK1QFM

3C1RV Robert, P.O.Box 8087, Gijon, E- 33210, Spain 5A1A Abubaker Alzway, P.O.Box 74421, Tripoli, Lybia 7X4AN Mohamed Boukhiar, P.O.Box 30133, Barcelona, E-08080, Spain 7X5JF Moktar, 39 Avenue, Badi Med., 07000 Biskra RP, Algeria 9J2DR Richard Dandine, 10 Rue de Chuignes, Faucaucourt-en-Santerre, F-80340, Bray sur Somme, France A45XR Chris Dabrowsky, P.O.Box 2038, CPO 111, Oman A71CW Chris Dabrowsky, P.O.Box 2038, CPO 111, Oman BV5GQ Jimmy Lou, P.O.Box 1031, Changhua 500, Taiwan CX2ABC Lupo Bano, CC 2, 11000 Montevideo, Uruguay EA4CP Jose Diaz, Doce de Octubre #4, Madrid, E-28009, Spain G3VMW Steve Wilson, 3 Crag Gardens, Bramham, Wetherby, West Yorkshire, LS23 6RP, England GM4FDM Tom Wylie, 3 King's Crescent, Elderslie, Renfrewshire, PA5 9AD, Scotland, England HP2ECP Manuel Joannou, P.O.Box 1250, Colon, Panama HP3XUG Capt Louis N. Anciaux, USN (RET), PSC 61 Box 324, FPO AA 34061, USA HS0/G4JMB Philip Weaver, P.O.Box 7, Patpong Post Office, Bangkok 10506, Thailand HS1CKC Winit Kongprasert, 49/203 Jangwattana Rd., Prakkret Nontaburi, 11120, Thailand IK4ZGY William Debbi, Via Nuova, 13/a, I-41040 Montebaranzone (MO), Italy IZ3ALS Roberto Duse, Via G.Verrazzano 127, I-30019 Sottomarina (VE), Italy IZ3ALM De Gobbi Mauro, Calle Galia 394, I-30015 Chioggia (VE), Italy J69AZ Ernest, P.O.Box 1820, Castries, St.Lucia, West Indies JK1FNN Hiroaki Yamazaki, 34-1-102 Matsugaya, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0354,Japan JR2KDN Yuu Yoshida, 4th Floor Kato Bldg, 529 Rokugaike, Kita-ku, Nagoya, 462-0002 Japan JY5HX Dr.Munzer Qraini, P.O.Box 182700, Amman 11118, Jordan K1EFI Fred Lucas, 3421 Buttonwood Couret, Reisterstown, MD-21136, U.S.A. K1WY DX Association, P.O.Box 2644, Hartford, CT 06146-2644, U.S.A. K4DX Willis C.Strickland Jr., 355 Segrest Circle Athens, GA-30605, USA LU1ZI Base Cientifica Jubany, Correo Argentino El Palomar, Via Base Marambio, 9411 Antartida, Argentina LU6EF Raul M.Diaz, GACW, P.O.Box 9, 1875 Wilde, Buenos Aires, Argentina LY3BE Eugene Vaisman, P.O.Box 70, Klaipeda, LT-5800, Lithuania N5FTR William Loeschman, 717 Milton, Angelton, TX-77515, U.S.A. ON5NT Ghis Penny, Lindestraat 46, B-9880 Aalter, Belgium PA3ERA Arie Barendrecht, Taankade 10, NL-3311 TN Dordrecht, Netherlands RA1QQ Nick A.Smerdov, P.O.Box 24, Cherepovets 162627, Russia RK0WZZ P.O.Box 50, Abakan 662600, Russia RU6FP V.V.Zakharov, Pr.Kulakova 27/2 - 116, Stavropol 355044, Russia RW6HS Vasil M.Kadyamento, P.O.Box 28, 357800 Georgeivsk, Stavropolskogo Kil, Russia S21K Rezaul Karim Chowdhury, Executive Director COAST, Charfassion Bhola 8340, Bangladesh S21L Anwar, P.O.Box 5130, Dhaka, Bangladesh SV5AZ Padelis Vassiliadis, P.O.Box 329, GR-85100 Rhodos, Greece SV7CO P.O.Box 46, GR-68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece TF3HP Haraldur Thordarson, Gunnarsbraut 36, IS-105 Reykjavik, Iceland TF3RB Robert Jonsson, Kotlufelli 5, IS-111 Reykjaciv, Iceland SU1SK Said Kamel Ahmed, P.O.Box 62 Shobra, Alkima 13411, Cairo, Egypt TU2KC Radio Club, 43 Bima, P.O.Box 54, Abidjan 12, Ivory Coast UA0KCL Yuri A.Lobatshev, P.O.Box 44, Pevek 686610, Magadanskaya, Russia UA0SJ Yuri A.Maltsev, P.O.Box 2304, Bratsk City, 665700, Russia VK3AJJ Paul Richards, Bilyarra 200 Ryans Road., Lysterfield, Victoria 3156, Australia W4QA Rush Johnson, 100 Horseman Cove, Matthews, NC 28104-7760, U.S.A. YB0TK Maruto, P.O.Box 6763 JKSRB, Jakarta 12067, Indonesia ZD7MY Barrie, P.O.Box 107, St.Helena Island, South Atlantic Ocean ZS2LM Chick Mosley, P.O.Box 73, Port Elizabeth 6056, South Africa /EX S DX@WW $425WW384F 425 DX News #384 [6/6] 12 September 1998 No 384 BID: $425WW384F ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ***** A W A R D S ***** ======Edited by IK1GPG & IK1QFM

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ART 1 : DIFI is an international award, OM and SWL all over the world can get it. ART 2 : QSO are valid after 1st January 1996. ART 3 : DIFI can be obtained in CW, phone or mixed mode for QSO (or listening) with 25 differents French Inland Islands in at least 5 Departements. Bands used are 14, 21, 7 and 3,5 MHz. ART 4 : Endorsements by group of 50 Islands and 5 Departements. For instance : 75 Islands in 10 Departements, 125 Islands in 15 Departements, 175 Islands in 20 Departements, ect.. ART 5 : Application for the award must be accompagnied by the QSL cards. ART 6 : Application form and Islands list are available from Award Manager (SAE, IRC): F5XL, Jean Pierre TENDRON, 316 Allee des Pins "L'Arawak", Saint Pierre de Tourtour, F-83690 Tourtour, France ART 7 : French Inland Islands are referenced : Number of departement + serial number + letter (for Lake or for River). Inland Island must be surrounded by fresh water. ART 8 : To be valid an expedition must have legal autorization to operate from the Island, especialy for the private one. Reference of the Islands are given only by the award manager. To be valid for the award an Island must have a name (cards). Operations (mobile or portable) are valid with legal licence. ART 9 : Name of Islands, name of the lake or river, number of Departement, must be clearly identifiable on the QSL. ART 10: Fee of the plaque is 220 Francs. Fee of endorsement is 10 Francs.

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4S - Mario, HB9BRM will be active as 4S7BRG from Sri Lanka (AS-003) for a couple of months starting on 5 October. QSL via HB9BRM either direct (please use the 1998 CBA) or through the bureu. [TNX HB9BRM] 5W - The call 5W0GD has been issued to PA3AXU [425DXN 379], who will be active from Western Samoa (OC-097) between 28 October and 8 November. Look for him on CW, RRTY and SSB on the usual DX frequencies, WARC included. QSL via PA3AXU (G.A.M.C. Dijkers, Dokter P.A. Cornethof 3, 6669AZ Dodewaard, The Netherlands). [TNX PA3AXU] 8Q - DJ7TO, DK1BT, DL2RUM, DL3APO, DL6SXI, DL7BY, DL7IO, DL7UBA, DL7UTM, DL7VLA, DL7VRO, ON4CHE and YL operators DG0OBN, DL7IQ, DL7VYL, DL1SYL will be active as 8Q7IO (OMs) and 8Q7IQ (YLs) from the Maldives (AS-013) between 19 October and 4 November. They will operate on 10-160 metres CW, SSB and RTTY with several stations and will participate in the CQ WW SSB Contest. The DXpedition Web site is at http://www.qsl.net/8q7io, where log search will be available during the operation. They will have an e-mail address ([email protected]) where to post comments, desiderata etc. QSL via DL7VRO, who will accept e-mail request for bureau cards at [email protected] [TNX OPDX Bulletin] 9H - Twenty-four operators from Dutch Amateur Radio Society V.R.Z.A. will be active (with five stations on CW and SSB) as 9H3/home call from Qawra, Malta (EU-023) between 3 and 18 October. They will operate also with the special club station call 9H0VRZ (QSL via PA0JR: Andre van den Bos, Korianderweg 25, 9731 HW Groningen, The Netherlands). Further information is available at http://www.vrza.org/malta.htm [TNX PA0JR] BY/UA - The South China Sea DX Team in co-operation with the newly founded Beijing DX Club (BY1A) will operate special event stations BT2HC (QSL via KU9C) and UE0LEZ (QSL via UAOMF) respectively from Hunchun City (China) and the Posyet Zarubini Ports (Russia) on 19-20 September (and possibly until 22 September). The Tumen River delta region is defined as a Special Economic Zone including areas in Russia, China and DPR Korea. The purpose of this activation, during an International Investment Seminar, will be to present Amateur Radio as a valuable tool for the further promotion of the region. Look for the two stations (operated by BA1DU, KK1W, OH2BH and UA0MF)to be active on CW (7005, 14025 and 21025 kHz) and SSB (14195 and 21295 kHz). [TNX N4GN] DL - Peter, DL4FCH will be active (on 10, 15, 20, 40 nd 80 metres mainly CW) as DL4FCH/p from Pellworm Island (EU-042, DIA N-23) between 10 and 16 October. QSL via DL4FCH either direct (Peter Niksch, Saalburgstr. 4, 60385 Frankfurt/Main, Germany) or through the bureau. [TNX DL4FCH] F - Didier, F5BJW will be active as F5BJW/P from Oleron Island (EU-032, DIFM AT-025) between 19 and 25 September. [TNX F5BJW] FG - Southern California DX Club members N6RV, K6RO, W6SR, N6ED, W6KK, and N6RT will be active from Guadeloupe (NA-102) between 17 and 27 October. They will participate in the CQ WW SSB DX Contest (Multi-Single) as FG5BG (QSL via K6RO for this operation only). Before and after the contest they will operate as FG/home call on 10-160 metres CW and SSB. QSL via home call. A web page and log search will be available at http://www.qsl.net/n6ed/fg.html [TNX N6RT] FS - Eddie, EA3NY will participate in the CQ WW RTTY DX Contest (26-27 September) as guest operator from FS5PL. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] FS - Ken, K7ZUM (ex KA7ZUM) and Craig, N7KG will be active as FS/K7ZUM and FS/N7KG (on 160 metres) from St. Martin (NA-105) in late October. They will participate in the CQ WW SSB DX Contest (24-25 October). QSL via home calls either direct or through the bureau. [TNX K7ZUM] FW - Marcel, ON4QM is now active as FW5XX from Futuna (OC-118) [425DXN 384] for two months. Jean-Michel, F6AJA reports he has been on the island since 10 September. [TNX F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX] G - Shaun, M0BJL and Darren, G0TSM will be active as GB4SM from St. Martin's Island, Isles of Scilly (EU-011) between 2 and 5 October. They will operate on 10-80 metres, mainly SSB with some CW, at times with two stations. QSL via G0TSM either direct or through the bureau. Further information is available at http://www.qsl.net/g0tsm/ [TNX G0TSM] HC8 - W6OTC, K6AW and N5KO will be active as HC8N from Galapagos (SA-004) between 25 and 27 September. They will participate in the CW WW RTTY DX Contest. QSL via AA5BT. [TNX The Daily DX] /EX S DX@WW $425WW385B 425 DX News #385 [2/5] 19 September 1998 No 385 BID: $425WW385B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

HI - ON4ANT, ON4GG, ON4AOI, ON4CBA, ON4AMM, ON4AWK, ON5LW and ON4AME will be active (on 10-160 metres CW, SSB and RTTY) as HI3/ON4ANT from Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic (NA-096) between 20 and 27 October. QSL via ON4ANT either direct or through the bureau. [TNX ON4ANT] JW - Carlos, LA9PJA will be active again as JW9PJA from Longyearbyen (EU-026), Svalbard from around 22.00 UTC on 18 September to 09.00 UTC on 21 September. He plans to concentrate on RTTY/PACTOR and SSTV with some CW and SSB on 6-160 metres and some satellite (RS-12) if he has the time. QSL via LA9PJA either direct (Carlos Ferreira, Johan Bjerknes Vei 5 B, NO-3039 Drammen, Norway). Further information on this trip can be found at http://home.sol.no/~la9pja/jw98.htm [TNX LA9PJA] KH4 - The Midway-Kure DX Foundation 20-24 September K4M operation from Midway [425DXN 381] has been postponed. [TNX The Daily DX] KH8 - Bill, W4WX will join Don, N5OLS in Pago Pago (OC-045), American Samoa as a multi-single entry in the CQ WW RTTY DX Contest (26-27 September). He might be active as W4WX/KH8 a few days before the contest. QSL via W4WX. [TNX W4WX]. KH0 - Kazu, JA3ART and Hide, JM1LJS will be active as KH0/N3JJ and KH0/JM1LJS from Saipan (OC-086), Northern Mariana between 16 and 19 October. QSL KH0/N3JJ via JA3ART either direct (Kazuo Ebihara, P.O. Box 62, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8691, Japan) or through the bureau; QSL KH0/JM1LJS via JM1LJS either direct (Hideyuki Kai, 915, Takata, Kohoku, Yokohama 223-0063, Japan) or through the bureau. [TNX JM1LJS]. LU - Dion, LU8XPD is active on SSTV (14.230, 14.235 and 21.340 MHz) and RTTY (14.086 and 21.086 MHz) during the weekends between 12 and 20 UTC. QSL via LU8XPD either direct (Dionisio Andrade, P.O.Box 81, 9410 Ushuaia, Isla de Tierra del Fuego, Argentina). [TNX LU8XPD] OX - Joergen, OZ8AE will be visiting Kim, OX3FV between 11 November and 2 December. He will be active (on 10-160 metres CW) as OX/OZ8AE from Groennedal in southwest Greenland (NA-018) and he will participate in the CQ WW CW DX Contest (SOAB). QSL via OZ8AE (Joergen Christensen, Soendervej 79, DK-2830 Virum, Denmark). [TNX OZ8AE] P4 - Eddie, G0AZT along with Ray, WF1B will participate in the CW WW RTTY DX Contest as P40RY from Aruba. QSL direct to P.O. Box 5194, Richmond, CA 94805, USA. [TNX W6/G0AZT] PY0_spr- Pergentino L. de Andrade (PT7AA), Karl M. Leite (PS7KM), Randy G. Hollier (WX5L) and a fourth operator to be announced will be active from St. Peter and St. Paul Rocks (SA-014) in January 1999 (they expect to leave Natal the second week of January 1999 and reach the island after a 4-day voyage). They will be signing ZY0SP (on SSB and RTTY, QSL via PS7KM) and ZY0SZ (on CW, QSL via PT7AA) on all bands for 12-14 days, 24 hours a day. Emphasis will be given to RTTY, 80 & 160 metres and 6 metres. Please go to ST. PETER & ST. PAUL ROCKS 1999 below for further information. [TNX PS7KM] SV - Bill, ON5JE and Luk, ON4BB will be /SV8 from Samos Island (EU-049) between 22 and 29 September. They plan to operate on all bands CW and SSB. QSL via home calls. SV - Lars, SM3CVM will be active (10-40 metres mainly CW) as SV8/SM3CVM/P from Poros Island (EU-075) between 25 September and 7 October. QSL via home call. [TNX SM3CVM] T32 - K0MP, N0KV, W0NF and AE7C will be active (on 10-160 metres, SSB, CW and RTTY) from Christmas Island (OC-024), East Kiribati between 22 and 27 October. They will participate in the CQ WW SSB DX Contest (multi-single) as T32MP. The calls to be used before and after the contest will be T32MP (QSL via K0MP), T32KV (QSL via N0KV), T32PL (QSL via W0NF), T32PS (QSL via AE7C). TT - John, AB4ET will be working in Mondou, Chad until 2 October and will be active as TT8JW in his spare time. QSL via AB4ET. [TNX The Daily DX] UA - UA0AGI, RA0AM,RV0AR, RU0AB and RU0AT will participate in the CQ WW RTTY DX Contest (26-27 September) as RW0A (Multi-Multi) from Zone 18. [TNX I5FLN and The VK2SG RTTY DX Notes] VE - Isle-aux Grues (NA-128), a new island for CISA, will be activated between 12.30 and 21.30 UTC on 20 September. Richard, VE2KG will be operating as VE2MA/P on CW, while Frank, VE2FCQ and Conrad, VE2ICM will be working SSB. QSL via VE2ICM/VE2MA. [TNX VE2ICM/VE2MA] VE - Joe, WB8YTZ will be active (10-80 metres SSB and RTTY, CW upon request) as either VO2/WB8YTZ or VO2WL from Labrador (Zone 2) between 24 and 28 September. He plans to participate in the CQ WW RTTY DX Contest. QSL via WB8YTZ. [TNX The Daily DX] VP8_fal- Carl, G4VFU expects to be again on the air (80 and 160 metres) as VP8CJZ from the Falklands (SA-002) between 20 and 23 September. Please note that when he signs VP8/G4VFU/mm he is *not* on the mainland (for further information it is possible to reach Carl at [email protected]). QSL via the operator's instructions, as G0HXL cannot handle the QSL chores for Carl any longer. [TNX KE1Y and The Daily DX] W - Wade, AA8LL will be active (19-40 metres SSB on the usual IOTA frequencies) as AA8LL/4 from Chincoteague Island (NA-083, USI VA002S) between 19 and 21 September. If time permits, he might be active also as AA8LL/3 from Assateague Island (NA-139, USI MD001S). QSL via AA8LL either direct or through the bureau. [TNX AA8LL] W - The Greater Norwalk Amatuer Radio Club will be active (on 10-80 metres SSB and CW, possibly with three stations) as W1NLK from Sheffield Island (NA-136, USI CT008s) on 8 October from 13 UTC till the local sunset. [TNX N1OLO] XV - Special event station XV300S is expected to be active through the end of 1998 to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the city of Saigon, Vietnam. QSL via K2WE. [TNX The Daily DX] YI - Special event station YI98BIF will be active between 22 September and 1 October to celebrate 10th Babylon International Festival. [TNX HB9AMO] YN - Cardon Island (NA-???) has been confirmed to qualify for the currently unnumbered Nicaraguan Pacific Ocean Coast group. The island is expected to be activated with the call H76C between 6 and 11 October [425DXN 384]. QSL via HR1RMG. [TNX G3KMA] Z3 - Z31GX, Z31GB, Z31JA, Z32PT and Z32XX will participate in the CQ WW RTTY DX Contest (26-27 September) as Z30M (Multi-Single low power). QSL via NN6C. [TNX I5FLN and The VK2SG RTTY DX Notes] ZS - Larry, F5PYI will be active as ZS1/F5PYI from South Africa until 30 September. He plans to operate on all bands in his spare time. [TNX F5PYI] /EX S DX@WW $425WW385C 425 DX News #385 [3/5] 19 September 1998 No 385 BID: $425WW385C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

DXCC ---> Those who want to be included in the ARRL DXCC Yearbook must submit their cards to the ARRL DXCC Desk by 30 September. Please note that QSL cards for the three new DXCC entities (Temotu, Austral and Marquesas) should not be sent as they will be accepted for credit as of 1 October.

HS1D ---> The Daily DX reports this newly licenced amateur is Princess Sirindhorn, third in line to the Thai throne after the King, HS1A, and the Crown Prince.

NEWS FROM IRAQ ---> Pierre, HB9AMO has recently spent three months in Iraq. He visited the Radio Club of Baghdad (YI1RS) and met the President, Mr. Anan M. Aswad, YI1DX. There are some 30 licenced amateurs in Iraq, but they are permitted to operate (with their own call) only from the Radio Club in Baghdad, usually on Fridays around 12-14 UTC. The club has an old equipment with a small 3 band beam and a 40m dipole. WARC bands are permitted, but 80 and 160 metres are not allowed. Operators from the Radio Club cannot use their Yaesu FT-101E any more because of a broken pair of final amplifier tubes: if anyone has a pair of 6JS5C tubes or equivalent (6KD6, 6LB6, 6LR6) that could be sent to the Radio Club of Baghdad, the address is: Iraqi Association for Radio Amateurs, P.O. Box 55027, Baghdad, Iraq. [TNX HB9AMO]

RSGB CONVENTION ---> The annual RSGB HF & IOTA Convention will take place between 9 and 11 October. The very broad programme includes presentations on 9M0C, 3B7RF, H40AA, H75A (NA-209), KL7/K6ST (NA-210) and KL7/W6IXP (NA-150). Full details of the programme, residential packages and booking form are available at http://www.pagnell.demon.co.uk/conv/convention.html (alternatively email Fay Huxley at RSGB HQ for further information: [email protected]). [TNX G3NUG]

QRT ---> The following stations have gone QRT: - FT5ZI: after leaving Amsterdam [425DXN 377], Bernard is on Reunion and will return to France soon. QSL via F5PFP. [TNX The Daily DX] - HS0ZCW: Charlie, K4VUD [425DXN 384] is now back in the US after operating from Nepal as 9N1UD and from Thailand. QSL via home call. [TNX K4VUD] - V73C: Ken [425DXN 384] went QRT on 25 August and has moved to Washington state. QSL via AC4G. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]

QSL MANAGERS ---> Manfred Meier, DF6EX edits the QSL Manager list for the Callbook CD (Flying Horse). The deadline for updates for the 1999 edition is around the end of September. QSL managers are invited to check the information listed for them: just send an e-mail message to [email protected] with the message "list (your call)", which will be followed by an automatically generated response including the current information. Manfred's Home Page is at http://www.qrz.com/df6ex [TNX DF6EX]

QSL 9M0C ---> All direct cards to date have been replied to and posted. All e-mail requests to date have been responded to via the RSGB bureau. All bureau cards received to date have been processed and passed to the RSGB bureau. If anyone requesting a direct card has not received a card by 24 September they should re-apply to G3SWH (Phil Whitchurch, 21 Dickensons Grove, Congresbury, Bristol, BS49 5HQ, England, UK). [TNX G3XTT]

QSL II6FII ---> Cards for contacts made with ARI Jesi special event station II6FII (to be active on all bands and all modes between 19 and 27 September) [425DXN 375] can be sent through the bureau or direct to the QSL manager IK6LLE (P.O.Box 256, 60035 Jesi - AN, Italy). Further information is available at http://space.tin.it/internet/fpallucc/arijesi/ii6fii/index.htm [TNX IK6PYS]

QSL L4D ---> Phil, G3SWH still has the logs and cards for the SSB only operation on 14 and 21 MHz by L4D from Blanca Island (SA-065) on 20-21 November 1993. He will only respond to cards received, either direct or via the RSGB bureau. Please note that he is unable to help with QSLs for any other operations by L4D from any other location or on any other dates. [TNX G3SWH]

QSL MM/K5MK/P ---> Larry McKay, K5MK reports he has replied to all the requests for MM/K5MK/P cards (EU-112, May 1998) received through 1 September. The delay was due to a computer program failure, followed by a printer malfunction. [TNX K5MK and Islands On The Web]

QSL TL5A ---> PA3DHM (Delta Hotel Mike) complaints of receiving cards for TL5A - please note that the correct QSL manager is and has always been PA3DMH (Delta Mike Hotel) and that cards sent to the wrong person will be returned or destroyed. Alex, PA3DMH reports he has replied to all the requests received up to 8 August. Cards can be sent to PA3DMH either direct (Alex van Hengel, Schoener 85, 2991JK Barendrecht, The Netherlands) or through the bureau. [TNX PA3DMH]

QSL YC0AZ ---> The QSL manager for Wisnu is W7TSQ (not W7TSK as reported in 425DXN 384). We apologize for any inconvenience the typo may have caused our readers. /EX S DX@WW $425WW385D 425 DX News #385 [4/5] 19 September 1998 No 385 BID: $425WW385D ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** ======

QSL VIA DJ9HX ---> Uwe, DJ9HX reports the cards for his recent 9M6HX activities from Sabah (OC-088), Layang Layang (AS-051) and Sipadan (OC-133) [425DXN 377] have been ordered, but not printed as yet. Please note that he prefers the bureau and that his logs for the following operations are still open: ZK1HX, ZK2XH and A35HX (1993); VK9XI and VK9CJ (1195); V63CO (1996). Requests for bureau cards are welcome at either [email protected] or [email protected] [TNX DJ9HX]

QSL VIA HP2CWB ---> Jose Ng Lee, HP2CWB reports he is going to close his maildrop box in the US (Miami, Florida). Cards should be addressed to his CBA (P.O. Box 728, Colon, Panama).

ST. PETER & ST. PAUL ROCKS 1999 ---> This DXpedition, which is organized by the Natal DX Group ([email protected]), is likely to be the last chance to work this DXCC entity and IOTA group for many years to come, as the Brazilian Navy and the Brazilian Institute for the Environment are going to restrict the access to the islands. The total budget for the DXpedition is around US$ 11,000: contributions from the DX community will be highly appreciated and can be sent to either WX5L Randy or PS7KM. [TNX EA5KW and PS7KM]

TOPLIST ---> Following the addition of three new entities to the DXCC list, the "Toplist", managed by I2EOW, will accept scores including Temotu, Austral and Marquesas beginning October 1, 1998. The "current" entities are now 331. Entries for the "Toplist" should be sent to Erminio Pandocchi, I2EOW at [email protected] ------

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HOME PAGE: Peter, V63PD invites the readers to vist his new Home Page at http://www.qsl.net/v63pd/ [TNX VK4AAR] INDEX: The AC6V Index to DX and Ham Radio, featuring 86 pages and 2,500 links, is at http://www.ac6v.com/pageas.html LICENCES: Licencing information for more than 220 countries has been collected by Veikko "Veke" Komppa, OH2MCN (e-mail [email protected]) and is available at http://www.vtt.fi/ket/staff/komppa/license.htm SPACE A DXG: The web page for the Space A DXpedition Group [425DXN 383 and 352] can be found at http://www.geocities.com/Nashville/9646 ------

QSL received via direct: 3A2HB, 3B7RF, 3C1GS, 3D2CB, 3D2CB/R, 3D2KT, 3D2TN, 3D2WC, 3D2WC/R, 3V8BB, 3XA8DX, 4J9RI, 4JA9RI, 5A1A, 5N0MVE, 5W0LZ, 5W0SZ, 5W0VV, 5Z4RL, 6W1QV/p (AF-045), 6W6JX, 7Q7EH, 7X2RO, 9A8P (EU-090), 9M2AX, 9M0C, 9N1AT, 9Q5TR, A35FT, A35NQ, A61AQ, AP2TJ, BA1DU, BD4DW, C56/JA1OEM, CN/OM3CGN, D2BB, CY0DX, D44BS, DU1SAN, E21EJC, EA8BH, F5VCR/p (DIFM AT-006, 131, MA-016, 045, 062, 067, 102), FG/DJ6SI, FO5JR, FR5DX, FW2EH, GI/EI7NET (EU-122), H44RY, H40AA, H75A (NA-209), HB0/HB9LEY, HB0/HB9QQ, HC8A, HC8N, DL8UD/HI8, HR2JGG, HU1X, IB0/IK3GES (IIA LT-037), IB0/IZ0BFK (IIA LT-018), IB0/IZ0CKY (IIA LT-???), IB0/IZ0IIA (IIA LT-036), ID8/IZ8BAD (IIA VV-006), IF9/I1SNW (IIA TP-005), IG9/I1SNW (IIA AG-003), IJ7/IK7DXP (IIA LE-011, 042), IJ7/IK7JWX (IIA LE-002, 042, 047), IJ7/IK7VJX (IIA LE-046), IL3/IK3BPN (IIA VE-041, 066, 067), IL3/IV3WMI (IIA GO-???), IL6/IK6QRH (IIA AN-006), IL7/IK6CAC (IIA LE-039), IL7/IK7EZP (IIA LE-036), IL7/IK7FPX (IIA LE-007), IL7/IK7JWX (IIA BA-003; LE-037, 038), IL7/IK7VJX (IIA LE-023, 032, 033, 035, 039, 040, 049), IL7/IK7XIV (IIA LE-050), IM0/IK2MRZ (IIA SS-013, 017, 148), IM0/IS0JMA (IIA SS-059), IM0/IS0LYN (IIA SS-063, 091), IV3JWR/p (IIA UD-???), J45KLN, JA5MAJ (AS-076), JQ1SUO/JD1, JX7DFA, KH2D, N2NL/KH2, K8XP/KH9, N2OO/KH9, N2WB/KH9, N6MZ/KH9, KH0HE, LY5A, N6HR/7 (NA-065), NH4/NH6YK, OJ0VR, OX3KV, OX3LG (NA-151), OY/LA7SI, P29BW, P40K, P49V, P4/I2UIY, PZ5HP, S79MAD, S92AT, T32ZB, T88AN, TA/DJ8QP/P (AS-099), TG9GJG, TK/F6AUS, TL5A, (EU-164), TY1IF, TZ6DX, TZ6SI, V31VT, V63AJ, V63AO, V63KU, VE7FGY (NA-091), XV7SW, YC1EHR, YI9CW, YJ0ADJ, ZK1EHH, ZK1TNN, ZK2FT, ZL7DK, ZL8RS, ZP5MAL. *****************************************************************************

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PERIOD CALL REF till 23/09 8Q7LI, 8Q7US, 8Q7CC, 8Q7HA, 8Q7BB: Maldives * by JAs 383 till 15/11 9V8: Singapore * special prefix 369 till 25/09 A2/ZS5UZ: Botswana * by 3DA0CA 384 till ?? CE3/NE4Z: Chile and Chilean IOTA islands 380 till 21/09 DK0EME: Hallig Oland (EU-042) * by DL1AAA and DL3ABP 384 till 31/12 EU200A, EV200M & EW200M: special event stations 378 till 30/09 ET3AA: Ethiopia * by G3VMW & G4ZVJ 383 till Jan 99 FO5QE: Tahiti (OC-046) * by F5GSK 369 till 27/09 IY1EY: special event station 383 till 26/09 J43DIG: Greece 383 till ?? LU1ZI: Teniente Jubany Base, So. Shetlands (AN-010) 382 till 20/09 PS1A & PS1S: Grande Isl (SA-029) * by PY1SL & PU1KDR 384 till 20/09 SV2ASP/A: Mount Athos * guest operated by DL5EBE 384 till 26/09 SV3/HA4XG/P and SV1/HA4XG/P: Greece 383 till 22/09 SV8/IK3GES: EU-049, 052, 060, 072, 075, 113, 158 382 till December TL5A: Central African Republic * by PA3DZN 373 till 02/10 TT8JW: Chad * by AB4ET 385 till ?? TZ6DX: Mali * by K4RB 382 till 21/09 V63: Micronesia * by JH1BLP, JP1WDM, 7L1PBB 383 till 21/09 WF1N and W1DIG: Isles of Shoals (NA-148) 383 till 29/10 YM75TA: special event station 377 till 20/09 ZF2RC & ZF2WP: Cayman Is (NA-016) * by PA3ERC & PA3EWP 375 till 30/09 ZP50P: special event station 384 18/09-21/09 JW9PJA: Svalbard (EU-026) * by LA9PJA 385 19/09-21/09 AA8LL/4: Chincoteague Isl (NA-083, USI VA002S) 385 19/09-20/09 BT2HC: special event station from Hunchun 385 19/09-30/09 ET3XA (ET3AA): Ethiopia * by G3XAQ 383 19/09-25/09 F5BJW/P: Oleron Island (EU-032, DIFM AT-025) 385 19/09 GB100AR: special event station 383 19/09-27/09 II6FII: special event station 375 19/09-20/09 UE0LEZ: special event station from Posjet 385 19/09-20/09 W8G: special event station * by Cambridge ARA 383 19/09-20/09 Scandinavian CW Activity *** 20/09-24/09 3D2DX/p: Viti Levu (OC-016), Fiji Is * by EA4DX 371 20/09 VE2MA/P: Isle-aux Grues * by VE2KG, VE2FCQ, VE2ICM 385 20/09-23/09 VP8CJZ: Falkland Is (SA-002) * by G4VFU 385 21/09-02/10 IG9/IZ0AEH: Lampedusa (AF-019, IIA AG-001) 383 21/09-01/10 VR2 (Homg Kong) and XX (Macau) * by WB8YJF & K8PYD 383 21/09-22/09 W5BOS/7: Tillamook Rock (NA-???) 384 22/09-29/09 SV8/ON5JE and SV8/ON4BB: Samos Island (EU-049) 385 22/09-01/10 YI98BIF: special event station (Iraq) 385 24/09-28/09 VO2/WB8YTZ or VO2WL: Zone 2 * by WB8YTZ 385 25/09-27/09 HC8N: Galapagos (SA-004) * by W6OTC, K6AW and N5KO 385 25/09-07/10 SV8/SM3CVM/P: Poros Island (EU-075) 385 26/09-27/09 FS5PL * guest operated by EA3NY 385 26/09-27/09 W4WX/KH8: Pago Pago (OC-045), American Samoa 385 26/09-27/09 P40RY: Aruba (SA-036) * by G0AZT and WF1B 385 26/09-27/09 RW0A: Zone 18 * by UAs 385 26/09-27/09 Z30M: Mecedonia * by Z3s 385 26/09-27/09 CQWW DX RTTY Contest *** 26/09-27/09 Scandinavian SSB Activity *** 26/09-27/09 Bologna: HF DX Meeting *** Sep-Nov FW5XX: Futuna (OC-118) * by ON4QM 385 September IK2WXQ/1: Isole Borromee (Verbania province) 381 September IJ9: Ognina (SR-008) & Guicciarda (AG-006) * by IT9s 383 September IL3: IIA islands in Rovigo province * by I0KHY 381 September IY2ARI: A.R.I. special event station 381 from Sep PT8ZCB * by DJ8UG (ex CP4BT) 375 September XR40TC: special event station (Chile) * by Temuco RC 383 September ZG2: special prefix from Gibraltar 382 02/10-05/10 GB4SM: Isles of Scilly (EU-011) * by M0BJL and G0TSM 385 02/10-04/10 VII Hamfest-India (Bangalore) 383 02/10-04/10 VIII W5 DX Bash 384 03/10-18/10 9H0VRZ & 9H3/PA h.c.: Malta (EU-023) * by PAs 385 03/10 European Autumn SSB Contest 356 03/10-04/10 VK/ZL SSB Contest *** 03/10-04/10 Ibero American SSB Contest *** 05/10-??/12 4S7BRG: Sri Lanka (AS-003) * by HB9BRM 385 06/10-11/10 H76C: Cardon Island (NA-???) * by HR1RMG & YN1RFV/YN6 384 07/10-18/10 FO0SUC: Tahaa (OC-067) * by F5JJW 381 07/10-18/10 FO0SUC: Tubuai (OC-152), Austral Is * by F5JJW 381 08/10 W1NLK: Sheffield Isl (NA-136) * by Greater Norwalk ARC 385 09/10-11/10 RSGB HF & IOTA Convention 385 09/10-11/10 4th Russian IOTA/DX HF Hamvention (Lipetsk) 365 10/10-16/10 DL4FCH/p: Pellworm Island (EU-042, DIA N-23) 385 10/10 European Autumn CW Contest 356 10/10-11/10 VK/ZL CW Contest *** 14/10-27/10 C5: The Gambia * by DF4RD,DL5NAM,DL9NDS,OE2VEL,OE9MON 383 14/10-31/10 HG5P: Hungary * special event call 356 16/10-19/10 KH0/N3JJ, KH0/JM1LJS: Saipan (OC-086)*by JA3ART,JM1LJS 385 17/10-27/10 FG/N6RV,K6RO,W6SR,N6ED,W6KK,N6RT + FG5BG: Guadeloupe 385 17/10 Oklahoma DX Association DX Banquet 384 19/10-04/11 8Q7IO & 8Q7IQ: Maldives (AS-013) * by DL7VRO & others 385 19/10-27/10 WP2Z & KP2/...: Virgin Is * by W4WX and others 382 20/10-26/10 FM/EA3AOK/P & FM/EA3BT/P: Martinique (NA-107) 383 24/10-25/10 CQWW DX SSB Contest *** /EX S DX@WW $425WW386A 425 DX News #386 [1/4] 26 September 1998 No 386 BID: $425WW386A ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

/------\ ! Information, reports and suggestions must be sent to: ! ! ! ! Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ: DX information ! ! (e-mail [email protected] - BBS [email protected]) ! ! Massimo Balsamo, IK1GPG: QSL Managers/QSL Routes ! ! (e-mail [email protected] - BBS [email protected]) ! ! Maurizio Bertolino, I1-21171: 425 DX News WWW Pages ! ! (e-mail [email protected]) ! \------/

3DA - Jon, 3DAOCA plans to be active (with a new antenna) daily on 160 metres (+/- 1830 kHz) between 18 and 20 UTC from late September. QSL via W4DR. [TNX DX News Sheet] 3V - Albert, F2KN will be again in Tunisia between 1 and 15 October. He hopes to operate from 3V8BB in his spare time. QSL for contacts made with Albert is via F2KN. [TNX F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX] 7P - Barry, ZS1FJ will be active hopefully as 7P8FJ from Lesotho between 30 September and 3 October. QSL via ZS1FJ. [TNX The Daily DX] 9N - David, G4ERW is active as 9N7RW from the town of Patan in the Kathmandu valley until 7 November. QSL via G4ERW. [TNX The Daily DX] A3 - Klaus, DJ4SO and Manfred, DJ7RJ will be active (on all bands CW, SSB and RTTY) as A35SO and A35xx (to be issued) from Fafa Island (OC-049), Tonga between 1 and 19 October. QSL via home calls. [TNX DX News Sheet] BV9 - A couple of days ago Gary, W8VI talked with Taya, BV5BG who "seemed very optimistic about a Pratas operation in October" [425DXN 381]. KYFC. [TNX W8VI] BY - Operators from Shanghai plan to be active as BI5X from Xiao Yangshan Island, Zhoushan Archipelago (AS-137) between 1 and 3 October. QSL via BY4BHP (P.O. Box 085-299, Shanghai 200085, People's Republic of China). For further information please go to http://bi5x.yeah.net [TNX BD4EG] C9 - Reinhard, DL6DQW, will be active as C91RF from Mozambique until 6 October. QSL via DL6DQW. [TNX The Daily DX] E3 - Jacky, ZL3CW/F2CW [425DXN 382] received a letter from the Ministry of Transport & Communications stating that Amateur Radio is officially open in Eritrea as of 21 September 1998. He paid the licence fee (which has currently been set at $500!) and became active as E31AA on 22 September around 17 UTC (SSB only as his rig did not have CW capability). Jacky left Eritrea for Djibouti (from where he should operate as J28CE in his spare time) on 23 September. He expects to return to Asmara around 30 September and plans to be active also on CW. QSL via ZL3CW. [TNX N6RT] F - Special event station TM5FKW was active on 19-20 September and will be active again on 26-27 September and 3-4 October. QSL to F5KBB via the bureau. [TNX F5JGM] FO - Christian, F6IFC will be active as FO0RIC from French Polynesia as follows: from Moorea (OC-046, DIFO FO-010) between 29 September and 7 October; from Bora Bora (OC-067, DIFO FO-003) between 7 and 12 October; from Huahine (1OC-067, FO-004) between 12 and 15 October. [TNX F5NOD and OZ8RO] GM - Ian, GM3UTQ will be active as GM3UTQ/P from Sanda Island (EU-123, IOSA CL-08) between 26 September and 3 October. He will participate in the CQ WW RTTY DX Contest, then he will operate on 10-80 metres SSB. [TNX GM3UTQ] HK - Gerard, F2JD will be working in Colombia for one or two years starting at the end of September and hopes to renew his previous licence (HK/G0SHN). QSL via F6AJA. [TNX F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX] I - Operators from Locarno Radio Club (HB5RL) will be active on 27 September during the celebrations of the old Formula 1 course at Campione d'Italia. QSL via HB9CXZ. [TNX HB9FBO] J6 - Fabrizio, IN3ZNR will be active (on SSB with an emphasis on the low bands) from St.Lucia (NA-108) between 3 and 10 October. QSL via IN3ZNR. KH2 - The following Mariana Islands DX Association [425DXN 373] members are expected to be active from Guam (OC-026) during the VK/ZL Oceania DX SSB (3-4 October) and CW (10-11 October) Contests: KH2D, N2NL/KH2, NH6D/KH2, K4SXT/KH2, WH2U, KH2JU, N4UQM/KH2 and NH2E. Further information on the MIDXA (including QSL routes) is available at http://www.guam.net/pub/midxa/ KH8 - Bill, W4WX reports he will not be able to participate in the CQ WW RTTY DX Contest from Pago Pago, American Samoa [425DXN 385] due to transportation problems. [TNX W4WX] KH0 - The following Mariana Islands DX Association [425DXN 373] members are expected to be active from Saipan (OC-086) during the VK/ZL Oceania DX SSB (3-4 October) and CW (10-11 October) Contests: WH0AAV, KH0CE, AH0D, NH0F, NH0D and NH0E. Further information on the MIDXA (including QSL routes) is available at http://www.guam.net/pub/midxa/ VK9_lh - Hitoshi Abe, JM1KNQ is currently active as VK9LNQ from Lord Howe Island (OC-004) until 28 September. QSL via JM1KNQ. [TNX The Daily DX] W - An operation (call not mentioned) has been reported to be planned to take place from St. George Reef Lighthouse (NO-REF) on 3 October for 24 hours. The island is claimed as counting for the California State North IOTA group (NA-184). YV - YV7AJ will be active from Margarita Island (SA-012) during the weekend on the occasion of the IARU Region II meeting. [TNX The Daily DX] ZD9 - Bud, ZS1B is reported to be currently heading for Gough Island (AF-030) [425DXN 384], where he hopes to arrive on 28 September and be active for 2-3 days. QSL via ZS1B. [TNX G0UIH and Islands On The Web] /EX S DX@WW $425WW386B 425 DX News #386 [2/4] 26 September 1998 No 386 BID: $425WW386B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

CARIBBEAN TOUR ---> Rob, PA3ERC and Ronald, PA3EWP [425DXN 375] logged 10494 QSOs (2868 SSB, 6998 CW, 628 RTTY) from Jamaica (NA-097) and 14137 QSOs (5924 SSB, 7523 CW, 690 RTTY) from Cayman Brac (NA-016). QSL 6Y5/PA3ERC, 6Y5/PA3EWP, ZF2RC/ZF9 and ZF2WP/ZF9 via PA3ERC either direct (Rob Snieder, Van Leeuwenstraat 137, 2273 VS Voorburg, The Netherlands) or through the bureeau. Full logs, pictures etc are now available at http://www.igr.nl/users/pa3dmh/tour98.html [TNX PA3ERC]

ED1IDC ---> This station was active on 19 September from Cortegada Island. IOTA enthusiasts should note that this island DOES NOT COUNT for EU-080 as it fails to meet the qualification criteria (see RSGB IOTA Directory & Yearbook 1998/99, paragraph E.7.3). [TNX G3ZAY]

IBEROAMERICAN CONTEST ---> It will take place between 20 UTC on 10 October and 20 UTC on 11 October (not on 3-4 October as mentioned in the Calendar: we apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused our readers).

POSTAGE FROM FK ---> Didier, FK8VHN reports that "1 IRC is OK for return postage from New Caledonia to all continents, French stamps are not valid, US$1 is not enough by 30% for North America, South America & Asia and not enough by 50% for Europe". [TNX W8WFN]

QSL MANAGERS ---> The "GOLIST, QSL Manager List" is continuously updating its records. If you have added or deleted any DX stations or have had an e-mail or postal address change, please send the updated information to John, K1XN at [email protected] for inclusion in the Monthly GOLIST programme. [TNX K1XN]

QSL 5N4B ---> Erminio Pandocchi, I2EOW reports that the station 5N4B from Bonny Island (AF-076) was a pirate. This station was active in April 1998 and gave QSL via I2EOW. Erminio has received some 50 direct cards which he will return to sender. IRCs and green stamps will be returned as well.

QSL C6A25FV ---> Delano, C6AFV reports he has already sent out about 2000 cards for the contacts he made as C6A25FV. He replies the same day he receives the requests.

QSL ZD7DP ---> W1ZT is the new QSL manager for Desdmond Peters, ZD7DP. He has logs for all QSOs so will accept QSL requests for all contacts including those prior to this date. The address is George Johnson, 30 Washington St., Beverly, MA 01915, USA [TNX W1ZT and The Golist]

QSL VIA DL5EBE ---> Dominik, DL5EBE ([email protected]) reports that all direct cards for VP8CTR have been answered (bureau cards are being sent out). He has the logs for both LU/UX1KA (Peterman Island, Antarctica) and R1ANF (1997-98 only), whose cards he expectes to have printed soon - do not send second requests. Please note DL5EBE's new address: Dominik Weiel, Eschenbruchstr. 6, D-51069 Koeln, Germany. [TNX DL5EBE]

QSL VIA IZ8CKY ---> Stefano, IZ8CKY reports he is not the QSL manager for IC8/IK8GCP and IC8/IK8TWX any longer. However he still handles the cards for IC8/IK8YWL, IC8/IK8YWK, IC8/IW8EHA. QSL either direct (Stefano Montone, Via Nunziale S. Antonio 76, Trentola Ducenta - CE, Italy) or through the bureau. Please note that Stefano has already confirmed automatically through the bureau all the contacs he made as IB0/IZ8CKY from Il Fungo (IIA LT-???).

QSL VIA VK4FW ---> Bill Horner, VK4FW is the new QSL manager for YB1KOR, YC0IEM, YC9MKF, YC9NBR, YC1LGP and YC8VIP. QSL to P.O. Box 929, Gympie, Queensland 4570, Australia. [TNX VK4FW] ------

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LOGS: The logs for 3D2DX (Rotuma) and 3D2DX/P (Fiji) operations by Roberto, EA4DX [425DXN 371] are now available at http://www.qsl.net/ea4dx/3D2DXlog1.htm WEB SITE: Don Milner, ZS6AQS, Public Relation Officer for the Pretoria Amateur Radio Club, invites the readers to visit the club web site at http://www.icon.co.za/~teldon /EX S DX@WW $425WW386C 425 DX News #386 [3/4] 26 September 1998 No 386 BID: $425WW386C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ***** QSL INFO [1/2] ***** ======Edited by IK1GPG & IK1QFM

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CT3/DK1RP DK1RP ON50NMR ON4RU ZC4/G3VHE G3VHE CT3/DL7UBA DL7VRO OX/OZ8AE OZ8AE ZD7DP W1ZT CT3/DL7UTM DL7VRO P29VR W7LFA ZD7WRG WA2JUN CT6ARL CT1EWA P39P 5B4ES ZD9IL ZS5BBO CT98EXPO CT1REP P40RY W6/G0AZT ZG2FX G3RFX CT98FRN CT1FRN P43P P43ARC ZK1HX DJ9HX CX3HF CX2ABC PA3GSU PE1HXD ZK2XH DJ9HX CY9/WV2B WV2B PJ2MI W2CQ ZP50P ZP1AB D2BB W3HNK PS1A PY1SL ZP5SNA JA1SNA D98WCX HL5FOP PS1S PY1SL ZP5Z W3HNK DU1ODX NH0E PW5L PP5LL ZS1/F5PYI F5PYI DX1HB JA1KJK R1ANL UA6AH ZW2F PY2ORF E22AAA HS1CHB R3RRC/6 UA6MF ZW40SD PY5AWB EA1/ED4TTG EC4DJY RA2FBC DF4BV ZW5B PY5EG EA8/DL7AU DL7VRO RI3OTA RW3GW ZY0SP PS7KM EA8/DL7IO DL7VRO RK3AWL W3HNK ZY0SZ PT7AA ======

3W6LI Hau, P.O.Box 76, Saigon, Vietnam 9N1AC Navin, P.O.Box 10091, Kathmandu, Nepal A45XR Chris Dabrowsky, P.O.Box 2038, CPO 111, Oman A71EA Khalid, P.O.Box 20606, Doha, Qatar CT1FRN Claudio Cepinha, P.O.Box 247, 2871 Montijo, Portugal DL4DBR Thaddaeus Barczyk, Pappelstr.34, D-58099 Hagen, Germany DN1MA Bavarian DX Group, P.O.Box 1241, D-85581 Poing, Germany DS1CIT Kim Sang Jin, P.O.Box 99, Yangchun, Seoul 158-600, South Korea EA8ASJ Manuel Perez Sarmiento, P.O.Box 26, 35110 Santa Lucia Vecindario, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands ER1LW Lysy Wiacheslav, P.O.Box 112, Chisinau, MD-2012, Moldova, C.I.S. HL5FOP P.O.Box 97, Kyongju, 780-600, South Korea IV3WDH Diego Marocco, Via R.Gregori 5, I-34073 Grado (GO), Italy IV3WMI Gianluca Recchia, Via Riva S.Andrea 21, I-34073 Grado (GO), Italy JE2RMH Tatsuya Fujita, 1-22-4-202 Yabuta-Nishi, Gifu, 500-8386 Japan JA6LCJ Yukihisa Yamashita, 1-27-12-408 Honcyo, Shibuya,Tokyo, 151-0071 Japan JL3WSL A.Naito, 31-500-5 Hikita, Nara City, 631-0843 Japan K1EFI Fred Lucas, 3421 Buttonwood Court, Reisterstown, MD 21136-4401, USA KH0/N3JJ Kazuo Ebihara, P.O.Box 62, Sakyo Kyoto 606-8691, Japan KH0/JM1LJS Hideyuki Kai, 915 Takata, Kohoku Yokohama 223-0063 Japan LU7DW Claudio Fernandez, C.C. 30, Sucursal 20B (1420), Argentina LU7EC "LUC" Mariano Elichagaray, C.P.2703, Carabelas, B.A., Argentina LU8XPD Dionisio Andrade, P.O.Box 81, 9410 Ushuaia, Isla de Tierra del Fuego, Argentina OH6YF Harri M.Mantila, P.O.Box 30, FIN-64701, Teuva, Finland OZ8AE Joergen Christensen, Soendervej 79, DK-2830 Virum, Denmark PA3AXU G.A.M.C. Dijkers, Dokter P.A. Cornethof 3, 6669AZ Dodewaard, The Netherlands PA3DMH Alex Van Hengel, Schoener 85, 2991JK Barendrecht, The Netherlands PY5AWB Aristide Brodeschi, P.O.Box 6025, Curitiba, Parana, 80011-970 Brazil SU3YM Yasser Mahdy, P.O.Box 545, Port Said, Egypt SV0LK Helmut Muschalle, P.O.Box 9, GR-70014 Hersonissou, Crete, Greece SV2ASP/A Monk Apollo, Dochiariou Monastery, GR-63087 Mount Athos, Greece UA1OMS Serg Demidov, P.O.Box 116, Koryazhma 165651, Russia W1ZT George Johnson, 30 Washington Street, Beverly, MA-01915, U.S.A. W5BOS Lanny Phillips, 8381 FM 2101, Quinlan, TX 75474-4836, U.S.A. XQ0YAF Henry, P.O.Box 4, Easter Island, Chile YI1RS Radio Club of Baghdad, P.O.Box 55027, Baghdad, Iraq YK1AH Fadel Shebab, P.O.Box 9597, Damascus, Syria ZA1K Arben Goxhaj, P.O.Box 1, Westbrook, MN-56183, U.S.A. ZF1PM Peter H.Massie, P.O.Box 314, Savannah, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands ZS5HAM The Highway Amateur Radio Club, P.O.Box 779, New Germany, 3620, Republic of South Africa *****************************************************************************

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S DX@WW $425WW387A 425 DX News #387 [1/6] 3 October 1998 No 387 BID: $425WW387A ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

/------\ ! Information, reports and suggestions must be sent to: ! ! ! ! Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ: DX information ! ! (e-mail [email protected] - BBS [email protected]) ! ! Massimo Balsamo, IK1GPG: QSL Managers/QSL Routes ! ! (e-mail [email protected] - BBS [email protected]) ! ! Maurizio Bertolino, I1-21171: 425 DX News WWW Pages ! ! (e-mail [email protected]) ! \------/

3V - Eddie, W6/G0AZT will guest operate from 3V8BB between 15 and 20 October, including the JARTS contest. Some RTTY activity prior to the contest, mainly for west coast W/VE, is highly likely. QSL direct to P.O. Box 5194, Richmond, CA 94805, USA. [TNX W6/G0AZT] 5H - Dave, K8MN has started his final rotation in Tanzania [425DXN 373] and the licencing application process. He should be there for about three years and hopes to be active on 160-6 metres. More information is expected from the QSL manager as soon as it is available. QSL via WA8JOC either direct or through the bureau. [TNX WA8JOC] 5N - Mario, TT8AM is now active as 5N9EAM from Nigeria. QSL via IK7JTF. [TNX IK7JTF] 5Z - Graham, G0VNW will be working in Kenya as of October for one year. He hopes to get the call 5Z4GC and to be active on all bands, 160 metres included. QSL via WB2YQH. [TNX DX News Sheet] 9A - Special event stations signing 9A98JP are expected to be active on all bands and modes between 1 and 5 October to celebrate the visit of pope John Paul II to Croatia. QSL for contacts made on 20 metres only via 9A1A (P.O. Box 108, Zagreb, Croatia 1001). [TNX 9A9A] 9H - The 24 Dutch amateurs who are going to operate from Malta between 3 and 18 October [425DXN 385] have received individual callsigns as follows: 9H3IB (QSL via PA0PRT), 9H3IE (QSL via PA0BEA), 9H3KF (QSL via PA3DNW), 9H3ON (QSL via PA3BIZ), 9H3QH (QSL via PE1KNL), 9H3UJ (QSL via PA3CRA), 9H3WA (QSL via PA3EPV), 9H3WH (QSL via PA0JR), 9H3YM (QSL via PE1OFJ), 9H3YN (QSL via PA3CUZ), 9H3YO (QSL via PA3AGZ), 9H3YP (QSL via PD1ABY), 9H3ZE (QSL via PE1RAG), 9H3ZF (QSL via PB0AOD), 9H3ZG (QSL via PA3AWX), 9H3ZH (QSL via PE1PZR), 9H3ZI (QSL via PE1OZU), 9H3ZJ (QSL via PA3GMZ), 9H3ZK (QSL via PE1PWM), 9H3ZL (QSL via PD0HAV), 9H3ZM (QSL via PE1NSU), 9H3ZN (QSL via PE1OPH), 9H3ZO (QSL via PD1AIY), 9H3ZP (QSL via PA3GRI). They will also operate as 9H0VRZ (QSL via PA0JR). [TNX The Daily DX] 9M6 - Ed, K8EP will be active (mostly on 40, 20, 17, 15 and 10 metres CW) from 9M6AAC at Hillview Gardens (Sabah, East Malaysia) [425DXN 325] between 8 and 11 October. QSL via N2OO. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] 9Y - Bavarian Contest Club members DK6WL, DL4MCF, DL4MDO and DL4MEH will be active (on 10-160 metres CW, SSB and RTTY) as 9Y/home call from Tobago (SA-009) between 15 and 31 October. They will participate in the CQ WW SSB DX Contest (multi-single) with a special call to be announced. QSL via home calls. [TNX The Daily DX] A4 - Don, A45XU (ex A92BE) will be in Oman there until January 2000. QSL to Don Street, S. K. Street, P.O. Box 2571 Seeb, Postal Code 111, Sultanate of Oman. [TNX The Daily DX] CN - Ben, DL6FBL will be active as CN8WW from Morocco between 20 and 25 October. He will participate in the CQ WW SSB DX Contest (SOAB) and concentrate on WARC bands before the contest. QSL via DL6FBL (Ben will confirm all the contacts automatically through the bureau). [TNX DL6FBL] E3 - After his trip to Djibouti [425DXN 383] Jacky, ZL3CW/F2CW is active again as E31AA from Eritrea. He started on 28 September and operates on CW as promised. Length of stay is unknown at this time. QSL via ZL3CW (Jacky Calvo, P.O. Box 593, Pukekohe 1800, New Zealand). FO - Walter, DJ0FX will be active (on 10-160 metres CW with some SSB) as FO0PT from Moorea (OC-046), French Polynesia between 10 and 30 October. QSL via DJ0FX either direct or through the bureau. [TNX The Daily DX] FR/G - Jacques, FR5ZU will be active (SSB only) as FR5ZU/G from Glorioso (AF-011) between 6 and 30 October. Amateurs from North America can look for Jacques on 20 metres around 2 UTC (he will have daily QSOs with his QSL manager on 14.256 MHz and then he will work freestyle). QSL via VE2NW. [TNX VE2NW] /EX S DX@WW $425WW387B 425 DX News #387 [2/6] 3 October 1998 No 387 BID: $425WW387B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

FW - Cedric, HB9HFN (ex A35FN and 5W0FN) will be active (call to be announced in due time) from Uvea (OC-054), Wallis and Futuna between 28 February and 8 March 1999. He plans to operate on 160-10 metres mostly on CW, with some SSB and RTTY. If you have DX/Contest experience and are interested in joining Cedric, please drop him a line (e-mail address is [email protected]; snail mail address is Cedric Baechler, Mettetlet 26, 1763 Granges-Paccot, Switzerland). The website for the expdition is at http://www.qsl.net/hb9hfn/, where log will be available after the operation. [TNX HB9HFN] HP - DL5RBW, DL1RBR and DL9RCF will be visiting HP1XVH on Contadora Island (NA-072) in October. Actual dates have not been mentioned, but they are expected to participate in CQ WW SSB DX Contest as 3E1DX (QSL via N0JT). Cards for contacts made before and after the contest go via home calls. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] HV - HV5PUL [425DXN 363] will be active again from the Pontificia Universita' Lateranense on 6 November (possibly until the 13th) to celebrate the opening of the 1998-99 academic year. The website for this station from Vatica City is at http://www.pul.it/pul/hv5pul.htm QSL to Luca Della Giovampaola, Responsabile Tecnologia Informatica, Pontificia Universita' Lateranense, Piazza S.Giovanni in Laterano 4, 00120 Citta' del Vaticano. [TNX IW0DJB] I - Twelve AGESCI (Italian Catholic Guides And Scouts Association) scout stations will be active on 17-18 October during the 41st Jamboree On The Air as follows (please note that the suffixes make up the words SCOUT JOTA XLI): II0S from Bracciano (Roma), II0C from Olbia (Sassari, EU-024), II1O from Celle Ligure (Savona), II2U from Salo' (Brescia), II2T from Siziano (Pavia), II3J from Costigliola (Veneto region), II4O from Spettine (Emilia Romagna region), II5T from Rosignano Marittimo (Livorno), II7A from Cassano Murge (Bari), II8X from Matiniti di Campo Calabro (Reggio Calabria), II8L from Portici (Napoli) and II9I from Marineo (Palermo, EU-025). QSL via bureau or direct to Segreteria AGESCI, Piazza Pasquale Paoli 18, 00186 Roma - RM, Italy. [TNX IK7BPV and IK7AFM] KH0 - Masa, JH6VLF will be active (on 40, 30, 20, 15 and 10 metres CW/SSB) as KH0/KD7CLP from Rota Island (OC-086), Mariana Islands, between 9 and 12 October. QSL via JH6VLF (Masanori Matsuyama, 303-Jyunesu Suzuki, 1330-Hiregasaki, Nagareyama, Chiba, 270-0161, Japan). [TNX OPDX Bulletin] KL - Tim, NO7F/KL7 is still on Unalaska Island (NA-059) [425DXN 379]. He can be found on +/- 14.260 MHz around 2.30 UTC and later: "I usually don't get on much sooner in the day", he says. "My work is fairly demanding and some times I just do not have any opportunity to get on the bands. I hope to be operating during most of the contests this winter". Please note that his new QSL manager is K8NA. [TNX VE2NW and Islands On The Web] KP2 - Pier Luigi, IK1EDC plans to operate from the Virgin Islands (NA-106) as follows: on 14 October from Great St. James, on the 15th from Inner Brass, on the 17th from Capella, on the 18th from Savana. [TNX IK1EDC] KP3 - Pier Luigi, IK1EDC plans to operate from the following islands surrounding Puerto Rico (NA-099): on 9-10 October from Vieques Island, on the 11th from Culebra, on the 27th from Palominos, on the 28th from Caja de Muertos, on the 29th from Cabras, on the 30th from Maguey. [TNX IK1EDC] LZ - Valery "Wally" Stefanov, LZ2CJ will participate in the CQ WW SSB DX Contest (24-25 October) as SOSB on 160 metres and welcomes skeds at [email protected] [TNX LZ2CJ] PJ7 - Warren, W4WR will participate in the CQ WW SSB DX Contest (24-25 October) PJ7/W4WR from Dutch Sint Maarten (NA-105). QSL via W4WR either direct or through the bureau. [TNX W4WR] PY - A group of Brazilian amateurs will be active as PV2E from Santo Amaro Island (SA-071, DIB 10) between 22 and 26 October. QSL via PY2YW (Antonio Demarinis, P.O. Box 65002, 01390-970, Sao Paulo/SP, Brazil). [TNX PY2YW] PY0_spp- The ZY0SP and ZY0SZ January 1999 DXpedition to St. Peter and St. Paul Rocks [425DXN 385] has been postponed to the first week of March 1999 to avoid any clash with the Campbell (ZL9) and Rodrigues (3B9) operations. [TNX PS7AB and PS7KM] S9 - Chris, HB9CYV and Martin, HB9CYN will be active as S92YV and S92YN from Sao Tome (AF-023) between 26 October and 7 November. Look for them on CW (3502, 7002, 10104, 14002, 18069, 21002, 24892 and 28002 kHz) and SSB (3793, 7045, 14202, 18115, 21245, 24933 and 28502 kHz). The website for the DXpedition is at http://ab5eh-lin.tamucc.edu/~hb9cyn (where the logs will be available after the operation). QSL S92YV via HB9CYV (Christian Zeller, Jaegerstr. 19, CH 8200 Schaffhausen, Switzerland) and QSL S92YN via HB9CYN (Martin Ghermi, Wyden 5, CH 5242 Birr AG, Switzerland). Cards may be sent either direct or through the bureau. [TNX HB9CYN] /EX S DX@WW $425WW387C 425 DX News #387 [3/6] 3 October 1998 No 387 BID: $425WW387C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

T32 - Chuck, T32NCC lives on Fanning (Tabuaeran) Island (OC-084), East Kiribati. He runs 100 watts into a wire dipole and uses old car batteries charged by solar cells. Chuck does not like pileups and usually is active on 12 and 10 metres. QSL to Chuck Corbett, Fanning Island, Republic of Kiribati (please note that mail to the island takes about seven months). [TNX The Daily DX] T8 - KJ9I, NF9V and NZ9Z will be active as T88II from Palau (OC-009), Belau between 8 and 17 December. They plan to operate on 10-160 metres (WARC included) with an emphasis on 160 metres. QSL via KJ9I. Contributions are appreciated via the QSL manager KJ9I (David Schmocker, N7298 CTH F, Oconomowoc, WI 53066-9040, USA). [TNX KJ9I] V2 - Frankford Radio Club's (FRC) Team Antigua will once again be active from Antigua (NA-100) between 20 and 30 October. They will participate in the CQ WW SSB DX Contest as V26B. Before and after the contest they will operate on all bands and modes as follows: V26A = N3BNA (QSL via WB3DNA), V26AK = N2TK (QSL via N2TK), V26B = WT3Q (QSL via WT3Q), V26DX = W3CF (QSL via KU9C), V26E = AB2E (QSL via AB2E), V26FV = (QSL via W3FV), V26J = WX0B (QSL via WX0B), V26OC = N3OC (QSL via N3OC), V26R = KA2AEV (QSL via KA2AEV), V26RN = (QSL via N5NJ), V26SR = N2SR (QSL via N2SR), V26T = K3MQH (QSL via K3MQH), V26TS = (QSL via K3MM), V26TZ = ZP5AZL (QSL via W3HNK), V26U = W2UDT (QSL via W2UDT). The home page for Team Antigua is at http://www.frc-contest.org/v26b/index.htm [TNX W3CF] V3 - Gerry, VE6PL and his wife Flo, KD7ATS will be active (mainly on 20 metres SSB) as V31WF from Ambergris Cay (NA-073), Belize between 23 and 30 November. [TNX VE6VK and Islands On The Web] VE - VE2ICM (Conrad), VE2FCQ (Francois) and possibly VA2SR (Serge) plan to be active (SSB and CW) as VE2MA/P from three or four new Canadian islands located in the St. Laurence river near the city of Sorel on 3 October atrting around 12 UTC. The islands are Ile aux Castors, Ile Du Mitan, Ile aux Vaches and Ile Dupas. QSL direct to VE2ICM. [TNX VE2ICM] VK9_coc- George, W8UVZ and Charlie, W0YG will be active from Cocos Island (OC-003) between 13 and 20 February 1999. They plan to concentrate on the low and WARC bands and on RTTY. The callsigns have not been assigned so far. [TNX W0YG] VK9_xms- George, W8UVZ and Charlie, W0YG will be active from Christmas Island (OC-002) between 6 and 13 February 1999. They plan to concentrate on the low and WARC bands and on RTTY. The callsigns have not been assigned so far. [TNX W0YG] VP2V - Pier Luigi, IK1EDC plans to operate from the British Virgin Islands (NA-023) as follows: on 22 October from Virgin Gorda, on the 23rd or the 25th from Pricly Pear, on the 24th from Anegada. [TNX IK1EDC] VP2V - Cinco Nueve DX Group members N7MQ, WJ7R, K7AR, W7YAQ, N7NU and K9JF will be active (mainly on 40, 80 and 160 metres) as home call/VP2V from the British Virgin Islands (NA-023) between 20 and 27 October. They plan to participate in the CQ WW SSB DX Contest (Multi-Single) as K7AR/VP2V. QSL via home calls. [TNX The Daily DX] VP5 - North Florida DX Association (NFDXA) members N4KE, NU4Y, KC4FWS, AB4UF, W1LR, WA4DRU, W4WSZ, AA4US and W3KT will participate in the CQ WW SSB DX Contest as VP5DX (Multi-Single) from Middle Caicos (NA-002). QSL via K4UTE. Outside the contest they will be signing VP5/home call (QSL via home calls). [TNX W3KT] VP9 - Igor, US1IDX will be active as US1IDX/VP9 from Bermuda (NA-005) between 17 and 24 October. He will be staying at the Palmetto Bay Hotel located in Smith parish, but he plans to operate as US1IDX/VP9/m from other parishes as well (namely St. George and Hamilton) starting on the very day of his arrival from around 20 UTC. QSL via N5FG (Floyd Gerald, 17 Green Hollow Road, Wiggins, MS 39577, USA). [TNX US1IDX] VP9 - Gene, W2FXA will be active (on 10-80 metres, WARC included, CW and SSB) as W2FXA/VP9 from Devonshire parish, Bermuda (NA-005) between 25 October and 2 November. QSL via W2FXA. [TNX W2FXA] W - Special event station W98ITU will be active in October from Minneapolis for the ITU meeting with delegates from 184 countries. [TNX DX News Sheet] W - It is Lev, N6VV who was planning to operate from St. George Reef Lighthouse (NA-184) [425DXN 386]. Bad weather conditions have forced him to cancel the trip. [TNX The Daily DX] W - The Morris-Sussex Council of the Boy Scouts of America will be hosting the Jersey Jamboree on 10 and 11 October and the special event station K2BSA/2 will be on the air mainly on 40 and 20 metres. QSL via KF2TI. [TNX KF2TI] XV - Larry, K6SGD will be operate as XV1Z from Vietnam between 20 October and 14 November. He plans to be active on RTTY. [TNX W2JGR and The VK2SG RTTY DX Notes] ZD7 - Johnny, ZD7WRG and many other ZD7 stations will be active on 11 October to celebrate St. Helena Day. [TNX DX News Sheet] ZK3 - Ron Wright, ZL1AMO plans to leave New Zealand on 17 October for Tokelau (OC-048), from where he is expected to be active for 3-4 weeks probably as ZK3RW as he did in 1995. QSL via home call. [TNX The Daily DX] /EX S DX@WW $425WW387D 425 DX News #387 [4/6] 3 October 1998 No 387 BID: $425WW387D ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

5V7FA ---> Both Marc, F5PCU [425DXN 375] and Cris, G4FAM [425DXN 383] hold a 5V7FA licence, which seems to have been issued twice by the Togo licencing authorities. Efforts are being made to solve the problem. For the time being please note that Marc F5PCU/5V7FA (QSL via F6FNU) works SSB, while Cris G4FAM/5V7FA (QSL via G4FAM) will be working CW in November as a member of the Voodoo Contest Group team.

A22/ & Z2/W0YG ---> Charlie, W0YG reports he worked "a bunch from Z2 but never got the chance to operate on 80/160 metres as a DX mobile signal on those bands is equivalent to a dummy load. An unforeseen bout in the bush with malaria cut short my operation from Z2 and stopped me from further operating from A2 when I went there. I will again try for licensing on my next trip and attempt to do a better job of it then". Charlie visited Botswana and Zimbabwe in July/August 1998 [425DXN 375]. QSL to Charlie Summers, 6746 North Yucca Trail, Parker, CO 80138-6110, USA.

DX AWARDS ---> The K1BV DX Awards Directory is a 250-page book listing the rules for 2640 awards from 117 countries. For further information please contact Ted Melinosky, K1BV, 65 Glebe Road, Spofford, NH 03462-4411, USA.

ITALIAN LAKE ISLANDS AWARD ---> It is availabe to both licenced and SWLs who have worked/heard stations (from 1 January 1998) operating from Italian islands located in lakes (not IOTA). The award (I.L.I.A.) is sponsored by the Crazy DX Group (P.O. Box 11, 04011 Aprilia - LT, Italy). For further information visit http://www.grisnet.it/crazy or http://www.qsl.net/crazy [TNX CRAZY DX GROUP]

HIGHWAY ARC AWARD ---> It is available to both licenced amateurs and SWLs who have worked/heard 23 stations (from 1 July 1996 onwards) whose last letter of the call sign makes up the words "Highway Amateur Radio Club". Send a copy of the log (certified by two other radio amateurs from your radio club) with US$ 6 or 12 IRCs to The Awards Manager, P.O. Box 779, New Germany, 3620 South Africa. [TNX ZS5BBO]

QSL HP3XUG & HO3A ---> Louis, KG6UH/HP3XUG/HO3A reports that his current address (PSC 61 Box 324, FPO AA 34061) [425DXN 384] will cease to forward after February 1999. The new address is: Capt. Louis N. Anciaux, USN (RET), PSC 1 Box 57, APO AA 34001-0057, USA. His local Panama address (Apartado 417, David, Chiriqui, Republica de Panama) remains valid, although it is quite slow at times.

QSL KH9 ---> Do not resubmit cards for K8XP/KH9, N2OO/KH9, N6MZ/KH9 and N2WB/KH9 (the Dateline DX Association's DXpedition to Wake in February-March). Tom, N4XP reports that cards are being processed and mailed daily, but there are two factors that slow down the process: many operators put cards for QSOs with all four stations in a single SASE while others put QSO labels from one or more QSOs with more than one of the DXpedition calls on a single QSL.

QSL UA9LP ---> Serge, UA9LP ([email protected]) is active daily on 10-80 metres RTTY from Zone 17. QSL direct to his new address: Serge S. Abyshev, Box 698, Tyumen 625000, Russia. [TNX UA9LP]

QSL YC8VIP ---> Ovy, YC8VIP (OC-070) reports that VK4FW is *not* his new QSL manager [425DXN 386]. QSL cards should be sent to W6MD (Steve Busono, 1700E, 13th No. 14 OE, Cleveland, OH 44114, USA). [TNX OPDX Bulletin]

QSL VIA NE8Z ---> Rick, NE8Z is the QSL manager for HC1HC and HD1HC and can confirm all past, present and future QSOs. His address is Rick Dorsch, P.O. Box 616, Hamburg, MI 48139-0616, USA. [TNX NE8Z]

RODRIGUEZ 1999 ---> The DXpedition to Rodriguez Island will not take place in early January 1999 [425DXN 383] due to the concurrent DXpedition to Campbell [425DXN 383]. However Frank, AH0W is reported to be still planning the 3B9 operation on a later date. [TNX The Daily DX] /EX S DX@WW $425WW387E 425 DX News #387 [5/6] 3 October 1998 No 387 BID: $425WW387E ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** *** NEWS FROM THE WEB *** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

DXTELNET: Fabrizio Sartoni, IK4VYX ([email protected]) reports that the new version of DXTelnet (4.4) is now available at both http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/wd4ngb/telnet.htm and http://www.powernetonline.com/~dbald/dxtelnet.html IIA: The latest IIA (Italian Islands Award)/IOTA list is now available at http://www-dx.deis.unibo.it/htdx/index.html LOGS: Logs for Libor, OK7DX (ex OK2PHH) are now available at http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/9663/ok2kli/logsearch/, where there is also a QSL request form. [TNX OK7DX] SOFTWARE: Jukka, OH2GI reports that the new release of OH2GI-Ham System V6.3d is available at http://www.sci.fi/~ejuhola/oh2gi/ SSTV: SSTV enthusiasts are invited to visit the website of Danny Van Tricht, ON4VT at http://www.ping.be/on4vt/ where to find dates and rules for all the SSTV contests, information on SSTV awards, the Picture DX Bulletin with the "Pictures of the Month". ------

QSL received via direct: 3B7RF, 3B8CF, 3C1GS, 3D2CB, 3D2CB/R, 3B7RF, 3D2DA (OC-156), 3D2KT, 3D2TN, 3D2WD (OC-156), 3DA0NX, 3V8BB, 3W4EZD (AS-128), 5W0FN, 5W0VD, 5W0VV, 6W1QV/p (AF-045), 6W6JX, 7X2RO, 9G1BJ, 9G5WD, 9M2AX, 9U5DX, 9V8ZB, A2/ZS5UZ, A35FT, A35NQ, A61AQ, A92GE, BV2RS, CY9AA, CY0DX, D2BB, D44BS, EP2AC, EP2MKO, ET3BT, F5VCR/p (DIFM AT-006, 131, MA-016, 045, 062, 067, 102), F/EA2BUF/p (DIFM AT-029), FG/DJ6SI, FO5JR (OC-050), FO0HAR, FO0/OK1VD, FO0/OK5DX, HB0/PI4TUE, HC8N, HF0POL, HR6/N7QXQ, HS1NGR, HS0ZAA, HS0/JA6GIJ, ID8/IK8YFU (IIA VV-003), IJ7/IK7TAJ (IIA LE-048), IJ9/IT9SGC (IIA SR-011, 016, 017, 018), IJ9/IT9YRE (IIA SR-008), IL3/IK3QAR (IIA VE-006, 012, 016. 038, 039, 042, 055, 056), IL3/IV3WDH (IIA GO-009) IL7/IK6CAC (IIA LE-039), IL7/IK7TAJ (IIA BR-011), IL7/IK7VJX (IIA LE-032), IM0/IS0JMA (IIA SS-059), IT9YRE/9 (IIA AG-005), JW0M, KC4AAA, N9KX/KH4, N2WB/KH9, N6MZ/KH9, LY2CX, OX3LG, PZ1EL, RS0F, S21J, S08R, SV2ASP/A, SV5DDR, TF/DL7BY, TL5A, TU2XZ, V63AO (OC-059), V63KU, VP2VI/50, VP5KE, VR2KF, K1ZZ/VY2, YB5QZ, YB0AI, YB0JIV, YI1WL, Z31RQ, ZD7CTO, ZK1EHH (OC-083), ZK1SCQ (OC-013, 082, 159), ZL7DK.

QSL received via WF5E DX QSL Service: 7Z1AB, 9M6HIL, 9M6OO, HF0POL, KP2/N2OO, NN50CIA, PT5T (SA-026), TT8JWM, VK2IOM (OC-223), VK9XZ, VS97UW, ZD9BV, ZK1XXP. *****************************************************************************

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PERIOD CALL REF till 05/10 9A98JP: special event station (Croatia) 387 till 07/11 9N7RW: Nepal * by G4ERW 386 till 15/11 9V8: Singapore * special prefix 369 till 19/10 A35SO & A35xx: Fafa (OC-049), Tonga * by DJ4SO & DJ7RJ 386 till 03/10 BI5X: Zhoushan Archipelago (AS-137) * by BYs 386 till 06/10 C91RF: Mozambique * by DL6DQW 386 till ?? CE3/NE4Z: Chile and Chilean IOTA islands 380 till ?? E31AA: Eritrea * by ZL3CW/F2CW 387 till 31/12 EU200A, EV200M & EW200M: special event stations 378 till Jan 99 FO5QE: Tahiti (OC-046) * by F5GSK 369 till November FW5XX: Futuna (OC-118) * by ON4QM 385 till ?? LU1ZI: Teniente Jubany Base, So. Shetlands (AN-010) 382 till 07/10 SV8/SM3CVM/P: Poros Island (EU-075) 385 till December TL5A: Central African Republic * by PA3DZN 373 till ?? TZ6DX: Mali * by K4RB 382 till 29/10 YM75TA: special event station 377 29/09-07/10 FO0RIC: Moorea (OC-046), French Polynesia * by F6IFC 386 01/10-15/10 3V8BB: Tunisia * by F2KN 386 02/10-05/10 GB4SM: Isles of Scilly (EU-011) * by M0BJL and G0TSM 385 02/10-04/10 VII Hamfest-India (Bangalore) 383 02/10-04/10 VIII W5 DX Bash 384 03/10-18/10 9H0VRZ & 9H3xx: Malta (EU-023) * by PAs 387 03/10-10/10 J6: St. Lucia (NA-108) * by IN3ZNR 386 03/10-04/10 TM5FKW: France * special event station 386 03/10 VE2MA/P: C.IS.A. islands * by VE2ICM, VE2FCQ, VA2SR 387 03/10 European Autumn SSB Contest 356 03/10-04/10 VK/ZL SSB Contest *** 05/10-??/12 4S7BRG: Sri Lanka (AS-003) * by HB9BRM 385 06/10-30/10 FR5ZU/G: Glorioso (AF-011) 387 06/10-11/10 H76C: Cardon Island (NA-???) * by HR1RMG & YN1RFV/YN6 384 07/10-12/10 FO0RIC: Bora Bora (OC-067),French Polynesia * by F6IFC 386 07/10-18/10 FO0SUC: Tubuai (OC-152), Austral Is * by F5JJW 381 08/10-11/10 9M6AAC: Sabah, East Malaysia * by K8EP 387 08/10 W1NLK: Sheffield Isl (NA-136) * by Greater Norwalk ARC 385 09/10-12/10 KH0/KD7CLP: Rota (OC-086), Mariana Is * by JH6VLF 387 09/10-30/10 KP3: Puerto Rico (NA-099) * by IK1EDC 387 09/10-11/10 RSGB HF & IOTA Convention 385 09/10-11/10 4th Russian IOTA/DX HF Hamvention (Lipetsk) 365 10/10-16/10 DL4FCH/p: Pellworm Island (EU-042, DIA N-23) 385 10/10-30/10 FO0PT: Moorea (OC-046), French Polynesia * by DJ0FX 387 10/10-11/10 K2BSA/2: special event (scout) station 387 10/10 European Autumn CW Contest 356 10/10-11/10 Ibero American SSB Contest *** 10/10-11/10 VK/ZL CW Contest *** 11/10 St. Helena Day 387 12/10-15/10 FO0RIC: Huahine (OC-067), French Polynesia * by F6IFC 386 14/10-27/10 C5: The Gambia * by DF4RD,DL5NAM,DL9NDS,OE2VEL,OE9MON 383 14/10-31/10 HG5P: Hungary * special event call 356 14/10-18/10 KP2: Virgin Islands (NA-106) * by IK1EDC 387 14/10-24/10 US1IDX/VP9: Bermuda (NA-005) 387 15/10-20/10 3V8BB: Tunisia * guest operated by W6/G0AZT 387 15/10-31/10 9Y/DK6WL, DL4MCF, DL4MDO, DL4MEH: Tobago (SA-009) 387 16/10-19/10 KH0/N3JJ, KH0/JM1LJS: Saipan (OC-086)*by JA3ART,JM1LJS 385 17/10-27/10 FG/N6RV,K6RO,W6SR,N6ED,W6KK,N6RT + FG5BG: Guadeloupe 385 17/10-18/10 II0S, II0C, II1O, II2U, II2T, II3J: 41st JOTA 387 17/10-18/10 II4O, II5T ,II7A, II8X, II8L, II9I: 41st JOTA 387 17/10 Oklahoma DX Association DX Banquet 384 19/10-04/11 8Q7IO & 8Q7IQ: Maldives (AS-013) * by DL7VRO & others 385 19/10-22/10 FO0SUC: Tahaa (OC-067) * by F5JJW 381 19/10-27/10 WP2Z & KP2/...: Virgin Is * by W4WX and others 382 20/10-25/10 CN8WW: Morocco * by DL6FBL 387 20/10-26/10 FM/EA3AOK/P & FM/EA3BT/P: Martinique (NA-107) 383 20/10-27/10 HI3/ON4ANT: Dominican Republic (NA-096) * by ONs 385 20/10-30/10 V26B & V26xx: Antigua (NA-100) * by Frankford RC 387 20/10-27/10 N7MQ,WJ7R,K7AR,W7YAQ,N7NU,K9JF/VP2V: British Virgin Is 387 20/10-14/11 XV1Z: Vietnam * by K6SGD 387 21/10-28/10 A35XU: Tonga * by PA3AXU 379 21/10-26/10 V31MX: Belize * by K0BCN 383 22/10-26/10 HL5/JI6KVR: Ullung Island (AS-045) 383 22/10-26/10 PV2E: Santo Amaro Island (SA-071, DIB 10) * by PYs 387 22/10-27/10 T32MP,KV,PL,PS: Christmas Isl (OC-024), East Kiribati 385 22/10-24/10 VP2V: British virgin Islands (NA-023) * by IK1EDC 387 23/10-26/10 7K4STV/1 and JQ1USM/1: Hachijo Island (AS-043) 383 24/10-25/10 FS/K7ZUM and FS/N7KG: St. Martin (NA-105) 385 24/10-25/10 PJ7/W4WR: Sint Maarten (NA-105) 387 24/10-25/10 PJ9Q: Bonaire (SA-006) * by W9QQ and W4JVN 383 24/10-25/10 VP5DX: Middle Caicos (NA-002) * by North Florida DXA 387 24/10-25/10 CQWW DX SSB Contest *** 25/10-02/11 W2FXA/VP9: Bermuda (NA-005) 387 26/10-07/11 S92YV & S92YN: Sao Tome (AF-023) * by HB9CYV & HB9CYN 387 October 3E1DX & HP/DL5RBW, DL1RBR & DL9RCF: NA-072 387 October 3V8BB/4 or TS4QI: AF-073 * by Z32ZM,Z32AU,YT1AD & 3V8s 384 October BV9: Pratas Island 386 October W98ITU: special event station (Minneapolis) 387 late October ZK3RW: Tokelau (OC-048) * by ZL1AMO 387 /EX S DX@WW $425WW388A 425 DX News #388 [1/5] 10 October 1998 No 388 BID: $425WW388A ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

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5H - Dave, K8MN [425DXN 387] is now authorized to operate from Tanzania as 5H3US. He hopes to be operational, initially with a couple of verticals, within the next few days and plans to be active on 160-6 metres SSB, CW and RTTY over the course of the next three years. QSL via WA8JOC either direct (Ken Scheper, 5875 Cedaridge Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45247, USA) or through the bureau. [TNX K8MN/5H3US] 5R - Baldur, DJ6SI is active as 5R8GC from Madagascar until 16 October. QSL via DJ6SI. 9G - Steve, PA3GBQ will be working in Ghana between 15 and 30 October. He might be active as 9G5BQ (SSB and CW with 100 watts and dipoles). QSL via PA3GBQ either direct (Steve van Lieburg, Stresemannplaats 27, 3068 JL Rotterdam, The Netherlands) or through the bureau. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] BY - Jay, W8JAY might operate (RTTY) from the radio club in Beijing on 10 and 12 October during his evenings and as W8JAY/BY4AA from Shanghai on 17-18 October. QSL via W8JAY either direct (Jay Dyer, 42 Willow Ln, Wheeling, WV 26003-4860, USA) or through the bureau. [TNX W8JAY] C5 - Mako, JA1OEM will be active as C56HP from Banjul, The Gambia until 19 October. Look for him on SSB (3795, 7043, 14145, 18115, 21245, 24945 and 28475 kHz) and slow CW on 3 or 13 kHz from the low end of the band. QSL direct to JA1OEM (Shinichi M Toyofuku, Box 9, Sawara, 287-8691 Japan). [TNX JA1ELY] EL - EI5GIY might be active as EL2VO from Liberia between 15 and 29 October while working in Liberia. QSL via home call. [TNX DX News Sheet] F - It has been reported that F5JOE will operate as F5JOE/P from torpedo-boat destroyer LS-Kolbert in Bordeaux starting on 10 October around 8 UTC. [TNX IK1UGX] F - Luc, F6OYU, and Jean-Francois, F8CIO plan to be active (10-40 metres) from If Island (EU-095, DIFM ME-028) between 7 and 16 UTC on 10 and 11 October. [TNX F6OYU] FO_aus - FO5QF has been reported to be active from Rapa (OC-051), Austral Islands. HK - Twelve amateurs from Colombia are expected to be active (with two stations on 20 and 40 metres SSB) as 5J8IB from Bocagrande Island (NO-REF) on 10-11 October. QSL via HK3DDD. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] JT - Jay, W8JAY plans to operate (RTTY) as JT1FCP from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on 13 and 15 October. QSL via W8JAY either direct (Jay Dyer, 42 Willow Ln, Wheeling, WV 26003-4860, USA) or through the bureau. [TNX W8JAY] PJ8 - Don, K4ZA will be on Dutch St. Maarten (NA-105) between 16 and 26 October. He plans to participate in the CQ WW SSB DX Contest hopefully as PJ8Z. QSL via K4ZA. [TNX The Daily DX] PY - Nylson, PY1BNE will be active (on 40, 10 and 20 metres CW and SSB) as PY1BNE/p from Itacuruca Island (SA-029, DIB 66) between 12 and 18 October. QSL via PY1BNE (Nylson Eduardo dos G. Peixoto, Rua Joaquim Palhares 585/304, 20260-080, Rio de Janeiro-RJ, Brazil). [TNX PY1BNE and PP5SZ] SP - Special event station SN20JP is active until 31 October from Cracow to celebrate the 20th anniversary of pope John Paul II's pontificate. QSL via SP9PKZ. [TNX SP9MAX] VE - Special event station VY1A will be active in October and November to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Yukon Territory Gold Rush. QSL via VY1JA (VE stations) and KB5IPQ (others). [TNX DX News Sheet] VP9 - Seiji, JH6RTO/AH0R will be active (especially on 12, 17 and 30 metres) as AH0R/VP9 from Bermuda (NA-005) between 15 and 17 October. QSL via JH6RTO either direct (Seiji Fukushima, 1182-2506 Hase, Atsugi, 243-0036 Japan) or through the bureau. [TNX The Daily DX] VR2 - VR2SS (JK2PNY) will be active as VR98SS/p from Lamma Island (AS-006), Hong Kong between 12 and 20 October. QSL via JK2PNY (Motoi Kawatsu, 205 Mezon Hiramatsu, 3-17-15 Nishisugamo, Toshima-ku 170-0001, Japan). [TNX JI6KVR] W - Lew, N6VV has not given up being active from NA-184 [425DXN 387]. "I am going to the abandonded lighthouse with the St. George Reef Lighthouse Historical group", Lew reports. "They have been trying to get on the rock for some time now but have run into WX related problems for a number of years. The reason they go out only during the winter is that they must comply with wildlife regulations which prohibit visiting the lighthouse until 1 October each year due to breeding sea-lions and birds. Travel to the rock can ONLY be accomplished by helicopter as the sea approach is treacherous". The group has now hired a smaller helicopter and, weather permitting, Lew will try to set up on Friday evening (16 October) and to operate for 24 hours on 17 October. [TNX N6VV and Islands On The Web] ZF - Bruce, N6NT will be active as ZF2NT from Little Cayman (NA-016) from 11 October until April 1999 while building a new house. QSL via N2AU. [TNX DX News Sheet] /EX S DX@WW $425WW388B 425 DX News #388 [2/5] 10 October 1998 No 388 BID: $425WW388B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

BT2HC & UE0LEZ ---> Martti, OH2BH reports that the recent special event stations [425DXN 385] were a tremendous success. They received quite a bit of local coverage in both the television and print media, and it is hoped that this enthusiasm for ham radio spreads into other areas of the region. [TNX N4GN]

ERITREA 1998 ---> The Space A DX Group [425DXN 383] 20 operators will have to apply for their license after they are in Eritrea, and each operator will have to pay $500 for his/her operating permit, as they can not operate as a group with one licence. "At this point the donations are just enough to cover the cost of our excessive baggage", Bruce Richards (WD4NGB) reports. "We are planning to use two hotels on opposite sides of town so we can run 4 stations 24 hours a day. If you want this to take place, we will have to get additional donations coming in very soon. We are not asking the DX community to cover the complete cost of the license, which is $10,000, but without some help on this, a large percentage of the operators will not be able to go". Donations can be sent to Eritrea, c/o Bruce Richards, 533 Briarwood Dr., Clarksville, TN 37040, USA and will be returned if the operations does not tak place. For more information, check http://qsl.net/eritrea or http://pagus.it/E31DX [TNX WD4NGB]

ET3AA ---> The log for the recent ET3AA operation from the club station of the Ethiopian Amateur Radio Society in Addis Ababa [425DXN 383] is now available on-line at http://www.bramham.demon.co.uk/ on the ET3AA page (a Java enabled browser is required). Steve (G3VMW) and Andy (G4ZVJ) made 10,300 QSOs as follows (band/QSOs): 10/2266, 12/1451, 15/1994, 17/1431, 20/1321, 30/700, 40/648, 80/40, 160/1 (160 and 80 metres were particularly difficult because of the high levels of QRN). QSL via G3VMW (Steve Wilson, 3 Crag Gardens, Bramham, Wetherby, Wetherby, West Yorkshire, LS23 6RP, England) or via EARS, P.O. Box 60258, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Any additional donations will be passed on to the Ethiopian Amateur Radio Society (EARS) to further amateur radio and technical training in Ethiopia. [TNX G3VMW]

LU1XT ---> This has been the new call of Dionisio Andrade, LU8XPD since 4 August. Dion transmits from Tierra del Fuego, IOTA SA-008. [TNX LU1XT/LU8XPD]

MACAO ---> OH2PM (XX9TR) and OH2BH (XX9TZ) were active over the past weekend from Macao while preparing their station there for the upcoming contest season.

QSL VIA HB9BGN ---> Albert, HB9BGN can only confirm contacts made with ZA1A during the 1992 CQWW CW Contest. For all the other ZA stations whose route is "via HB9BGN", Albert acts as a maildrop: "I have no logs and no QSLs of those stations", he says. "I collect the QSL-mail which I receive and forward it to Tirana as soon as we have received 100-150 letters. The next shipment will be at the end of October". Albert has forwarded over 5,000 letters since 1992. [TNX HB9BGN]

QSL VIA IK2DUW ---> Antonello, IK2DUW (Box 22, 20051 Limbiate - MI, Italy) reports he has received the logs from Armenia and has replied to all the direct requests for EK88L [425DXN 380].

QSL VIA IK7JTF ---> He is the QSL manager for Tanya, BV5BG and can confirm contacts made from 1991 onwards. QSL to Salvatore Borace, 3 Trav. Corso Roma N.C., 70010 Cellamare - BA, Italy. [TNX IK2IQD]

ROWLEY SHOALS 1999 (VK9-99) ---> Planning of the VK9-99 DXpedition to Imperieuse Reef, Rowley Shoals (Western Australian Outliers, OC-???) [425DXN 383] is well in advance. The operators will be Jim Model (K9PPY), Sam Pimenta (CT1EEN), Steve Pall (VK2PS) and Mal Johnson (VK6LC, team leader) and they will be active for five days (21-25 September 1999) on SSB and CW with two stations. Donations can be sent to either I1HYW (Gianni Varetto, P.O. Box 1, 10060 Pancalieri - TO, Italy) or VK9-99, Malcolm K. Johnson, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, 187 High Road, Riverton 6148, Western Australia, Account 76 6164 5005591. Further information will be available soon at http://www-dx.deis.unibo.it/htdx/iota/vk9_99.html ------

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CALLBOOK: The French radio amateurs callbook (including F, FG, FH, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FS and TK) is now available at http://www.ref.tm.fr/nomenclature/nomenclature.shtml [TNX F5NZO] LOGS: The logs for C6AKM (WAE Contest 1998 included), C6A/DJ3TZ, C6A/DL8OBF and C6A/N4BP are now available at http://www.qsl.net/ra0ff/dx.html [TNX RA0FF] /EX S DX@WW $425WW388C 425 DX News #388 [3/5] 10 October 1998 No 388 BID: $425WW388C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ***** QSL INFO [1/3] ***** ======Edited by IK1GPG & IK1QFM

3W6EA Peter Emmerton, P.O.Box 121, Central Post Office, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 4L3Y Boris, P.O.Box 32, Warsaw 19, Poland 5B4AFM Stavros Tsiakkouris, P.O.Box 5089, CY-2021, Nicosia, Cyprus 5B4XF Paris Andreou, 19 Napoleontos st, Stovolos, CY-2021, Nicosia, Cyprus 7L1MFS Yoh Yoshida, AKT BLDG 1001, 5-4 Arakawa 1 chome, Kita, 116-0002 Tokyo, Japan 9H1RS Stephen Camilleri, "Little Mermaid", Qaliet Street, Marsascala ZBR 10, Malta 9M2LL MD Basri Bin Wagimen, 495-A, Jalan Taman Indah, 73000 Tampin, N.Sembilan, Malaysia 9V8WW James Basil Rodrigo, Blk. 13 Ghim Moh Road #19-37, 270013 Singapore 9Z4DZ Stephenson Ballah, #12 Erin Road, Siparia, Trinidad A45XU Don Street, S.K.Street, P.O.Box 2571, Seeb, Postal Code 111, Sultanate of Oman A92GE David, P.O.Box 1976, Manama, Bahrain AH8K OK DX Foundation, Bradlec 73, 293 06 Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic BD4DW David Y.J.Zhou, P.O.Box 040-088, Shanghai, People's Republic China BD7BF Luo Shilong, 249# Yan Feng Road, Heng Yang City 421001, Hu Nan Province, People's Republic of China BD7JK Chow, P.O.Box 1711, Guangzhou 510600, People's Republic of China BD7QI Lin Kun, P.O.Box 10, Nanning, Guang Xi 530001, People's Republic of China BG0BA Li Qing Ming, 45-2-2-401 Xihong Road, Wulumuqi 830000, People's Republic of China BM0S P.O.Box 2006, Taichung City, Taiwan, R.O.C. BV2RS Wendy Chang, P.O.Box 105-29, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C. BY4RRR 22nd Middle School Club Station, P.O.Box 538, Nanjing, People's Republic of China CT3GU L.Miguel Silva Pereira, Piquinho 101, P-9360 Ponta do Sol, Madeira, Portugal CX1UU Wilson Mariano Ferreira Cano, P.O.Box 7, 33000 Treinta y Tres, Uruguay CX2UP Jorge Newton Duhalde, P.O.Box 7, 33000 Treinta y Tres, Uruguay DL4DBR Thaddaeus Barczyk, Pappelstr.34, D-58099 Hagen, Germany DL7FP Erich Graessner, Wintgensstr.9, D-12101 Berlin, Germany DL5EBE Dominik Weiel, Eschenbruchstr. 6, D-51069 Koeln, Germany DU1/DL5VJ Claus J.Karthe, P.O.Box 3771 MCPO, 1299 Makati, MM, Philippines DU1KT Roger Flores, P.O.Box 2030, Manila, Philippines DU1OZ Edward B.Soriano, M.D., 42-E F. Reyes Street, Caridad, Cavite City 4100, Philippines ER3KS Serge Convisarov, Salcimilor street 73, Beltsy MD-3110, Moldova F6FNU Antoine Baldeck, P.O.Box 14 , F-91291 Arpajon Cedex, France FM5UH Jean-Claude Ruchti, Maison Brice, Morne Poirier, F-97220 La Trinite, France GU0SUP Phil Cooper, 1 Clos au Pre, La Hougue du Pommier, Castel, Guersey Islands, CI, GY5 7FQ, England H44NC Norried F.Chaisson, Jr., P.O.Box 168, Munda, Western Province, Solomon Islands HB9CYN Martin Ghermi, Wyden 5, CH-5242 Birr, AG, Switzerland HB9CYV Christian Zeller, Jaegerstr. 19, CH-8200 Schaffhausen, Switzerland HB9RF U.S.K.A., Postfach 37, CH-6319 Allenwinden, Switzerland HJ2PMP Wilfredo Santana A., A.P.0290, Riohacha, Guajira, Colombia HJ9QYJ Enrique A.Quintero Villegas, P.O.Box 23, Leticia, Amazonas, Colombia HL0CHQ Radio Club, P.O.Box 133, Chonju 560, Korea HL3EEI Mun Gu Hwang, P.O.Box 63, Cheong Ju 360-600, Korea HL3EPH Suh Pil Won, P.O.Box 67, Suwon 440-600, Korea HL3EPI Kim Young Ju, P.O.Box 67, Suwon 440-600, Korea HL4GKR Ki Bong Park, Ga-202, Daemyung APT, Sosohak-dong, Wansan-gu, Chonju 560-130, Korea HL4GMJ Young Ok Ha, Ga-202, Daemyung APT, Sosohak-dong, Wansan-gu, Chonju 560-130, Korea HL5UOK Lee Young Su, P.O.Box 20, Dong Taegu, Korea HP2CWB Jose Ng Lee, P.O.Box 728, Colon, Panama HS1NRU Noppachart Limpaphayom, 567 Nakornchaisri Road, Dusit, Bangkok 10300, Thailand HS9CA Somchai Limphanudom, 275 Thamanoonvithi, Haadyai, Songkhla 90110, Thailand HV5PUL Luca Della Giovampaola, Responsabile Tecnologia Informatica, Pontificia Universita' Lateranense, Piazza S.Giovanni in Laterano 4, 00120 Citta' del Vaticano J73FC Francis Charles, 68 River Street, Roseau, Dominica JH6VLF Masanori Matsuyama, 303-Jyunesu Suzuki, 1330-Hiregasaki, Nagareyama, Chiba, 270-0161, Japan JH1EVE Hiroshi Higashiyama, 12-5 Higashi-Jyujyo 1-chome, Kita 114-0001,Japan JH6RTO Seiji Fukushima, 1182-2506 Hase, Atsugi 243-0036 Japan JI1FLB Seiichi Tanaka, 2-12-20 Nishimizumoto, Katushika-ku, Tokyo 125-0031, Japan JI3DST Takeshi Funaki 2-18-26 Hannan, Abeno-ku, Osaka-city 545-0021, Japan JM1LJS Hideyuki Kai, 915, Takata-Cho, Kohoku-Ku, Yokohama-City 223-0063, Japan JQ1SUO Eiji Shinoda, 3-3-17, Tomisato, Kashiwa, Chiba 277, Japan K4VUD Charles H.Harpole, 3100 N.Hwy. 426, Geneva, FL-32732, U.S.A. KJ9I David Schmocker, N7298 CTH F, Oconomowoc, WI 53066-9040, U.S.A. LU1ZI Direccion Nacional del Antartico, Cerrito 1248,Buenos Aires,Argentina NE8Z Rick Dorsch, P.O.Box 616, Hamburg, MI 48139-0616 U.S.A. P40B Jacobo Oduber, P.O.Box 685, Oranjestad, Aruba PY2YW Antonio Demarinis, P.O.Box 65002, 01390-970, Sao Paulo/SP, Brazil RX3AEXx Aleksandr Vybornov, P.O.Box 39, 109337, Moscow, Russia S79SBP P.Singh, P.O.Box 52, Mahe, Seychelles Islands T32NCC Chuck Corbett, Fanning Island, Republic of Kiribati TF3AO Arsaell Oskarsson, Gnodarvogi 20, IS-104 Reykjavik, Iceland TG9AGG Roberto Garcia, P.O.Box 21 F, Guatemala, Guatemala TK5PB Bruno Padey, Le Magenta 1, F-20169 Bonifacio, France UA6HCW Igor V.Kovalyov, P.O.Box 59, Pyatigorsk 357500, Russia UA9LP Serge S.Abyshev, P.O.Box 698, Yyumen 625000, Russia UA9OW Serge, P.O.Box 82, Novosibirsk, 630073, Russia UN7FK Willy Martemyanov, P.O.Box 2100, Pavlodar 637000, Kazakhstan UX1KA Roman, P.O.Box 88, Kiev 252191, Ukraine UY0MF George V.Sobolevsky, P.O.Box 135, Lugansk 348042, Ukraine V63KU Sam, P.O.Box 1679, Truk Lagoon, Micronesia VE3EXY Nenad Stevanovic, P.O.Box 65046, Nepean, ON, K3G 5Y3, Canada VK4FW Bill Horner, P.O.Box 929, Gympie, Queensland 4570, Australia VU2TMP V.M.Thampi, Veliyathumalil, P.O.Pulpally, Kerala 673 579, India W0YG Charlie Summers, 6746 North Yucca Trail, Parker, CO 80138-6110, USA W1ZT George Johnson, 30 Washington Street, Beverly, MA-01915, U.S.A. W3HC Carl F.Mcdaniel, 2116 Reed Street, Williamsport, PA 17701-3904, USA W4WR Warren Rothberg, 9A Waterford Way, Delray Beach, FL-33446, U.S.A. YB0MOS Musa Suraatmadja, Taman Meruya Ilir, Blok D1B/5, Jakarta 11620, Indonesia YB3ZBZ Club Station Lokal ORARI Malang, P.O.Box 234, Malang 65101,Indonesia YB9ZBI ORARI Daerah Bali, P.O.Box 3114, Denpasar, Bali 80001, Indonesia YC0SHD Suhendra, P.O.Box 2226 JKP, Jakarta 10022, Indonesia YC1LY Dedy Sudradjat, P.O.Box 1042, Bandung 40010, Indonesia YC5TML Erizal M. Isa., P.O.Box 154, BATAM Island 29400, Indonesia YC9LQA Sal, P.O.Box 1129, Kupang 85000, Indonesia YI98BIF P.O.Box 55072, Baghdad, Iraq YS1EJ Juan Manuel Molina, 3 Calle Poniente #3685, Colonia Escalon, San Salvador, El Salvador ZK3MR Mose R., Agafu, Tokelau Island, South Pacific Ocean ZP5ERG Gregorio Espinosa Rojas, P.O.Box 1939, Asuncion 1209, Paraguay /EX S DX@WW $425WW388D 425 DX News #388 [4/5] 10 October 1998 No 388 BID: $425WW388D ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ***** QSL INFO [2/3] ***** ======

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3W - Jani, YB0US/NM6US will be active as 3W6US from Vietnam between 22 and 26 October. He plans to participate in the CQ WW SSB DX Contest. QSL via N2OO (Bob Schenck, P.O. Box 345, Tuckerton, NJ 08087, USA). [TNX N2OO] 4S - Sako, JA4AHV will be active as 4S7AHG from Colombo, Sri Lanka (AS-003) between 20 and 30 October. He plans to concentrate on 160, 80 nd 40 metres CW. QSL via JA4AHV direct (Mitsunori Sako, P.O. Box 59, Matsue 690-8691 Japan) or through the bureau. [TNX JA4AHV] 5B - Andy, NP3D will be active (CW and SSB) from Cyprus (AS-004) between 21 and 28 October. He will be signing NP3D/5B4 on 80, 40 and 20 metres before and after the contest and on single band (80 metres) during the CQ WW SSB DX. QSL via W3HNK. [TNX NP3D] 5B - 5B4/EW1AR will be active (CW and SSB) from Cyprus (AS-004) between 21 and 28 October. He will operate on 15, 10 and 6 metres, including single band (10 metres) entry during the CQ WW SSB DX Contest. QSL via NP3D either direct or through the *W3* bureau. Special QSLs will be sent to everyone who will work both NP3D and 5B4/EW1AR on three bands, while certificates will be issued for working them on four or more bands. [TNX NP3D] 9M6 - Bruce, KD6WW will be active from 9M6AAC at Hillview Gardens (Sabah, East Malaysia) between 19 and 28 October, CQ WW SSB DX Contest included. Before and after the contest he will try to make sunrise and sunset on 160 metres, while other activity will be primarily WARC and RTTY. Bruce will be vacationing in that area and therefore he will not be on every day. QSL via N2OO. [TNX KD6WW] A4 - Mary, G0BQV will be active (on all bands CW) as A4/G0BQV from Oman between 21 October and 1 November. QSL via G0BQV. [TNX DX News Sheet] BY - The South China Sea DX Team has teamed up with the newly founded Beijing DX Club to participate in the CQ WW SSB DX Contest (Multi-Multi) as B1A from Beijing. The Finnish operators involved are OH2BH, OH2KI, OH2PM, OH2TA, OH2YY and OH6LI while the Chinese team consists of BA1AA, BA1AB, BA1AJ, BA1DU, BA1FB, BA1HAM, BA1KA, BA1OK, BG1AC, BZ1DCH, BZ1BM and BA4TB. QSL via KU9C. [TNX N4GN] C5 - The Bavarian Contest Club operators (DF4RD, DL5NAM, DL8UD, DL9NDS, OE2VEL, OE2MON) [425DXN 383] have been issued C56A to be used before and after the CQ WW SSB DX Contest, while during the contest they will be active as C56T. QSL via DL5NAM. [TNX DL3NCI] C6 - KI6T, WR6O and KA6WHA will be C6A/home call from Treasure Cay (NA-080), Bahamas between 19 and 25 October. They should be active during the CQ WW SSB DX Contest. QSLs via KI6T. [TNX The Daily DX] CX - Special station CW4CC will be active (on 10, 40 and 80 metres) from Ciudad De La Costa on 17-18 October. QSL via CX2ABC. [TNX Radiogrupo Sur] DU - The Mabuhay DX Group (K6MDX) in co-operation with the Philippine DX Foundation (DX1DX) and the Philippine Amateur Radio League Inc. (DX1L) will participate in the CQ WW SSB DX Contest (24-25 October) as DX100DX (Multi-Single) from Batangas City (OC-042). The special event station celebrates the 100 years of the Philippines independence from Spain and operations will start (CW and SSB) one day prior to the contest. QSL to Philippine DX Foundation, Inc., P.O. Box 2000 QCCPO, 1160 Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. Further information is available at http://www.qsl.net/dx100dx/ [TNX WJ1P] /EX S DX@WW $425WW389B 425 DX News #389 [2/7] 17 October 1998 No 389 BID: $425WW389B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

E3 - The Space A DX Group are finalizing their plans for the DXpedition to Eritrea [425DX 383 and 388]. The operators (EA8AFJ, I8NHJ, IV3FSG, JH1AJT, K3VN, K5VT, K8RF, KO4RR, N2WB, N5VL, N9NS, NF6S, OK1TN, S53R, W4WX and WD4NGB, plus a few guest operators) will be arriving in Asmara in two groups, one on the night of 3 November and the main group on the night of 4 November, and they will make every attempt to be active starting during 5 November. They will be operating four stations, 24 hours a day, on10-160 metres CW, SSB and RTTY. Individual callsigns will be issued upon arrival starting at E30AA and up. It is hoped the operators will be allowed to use only one call per site; however they may be using their own call for the last few hours (they expect to go QRT on 17 November). QSL via INDEXA (c/o K4JDJ, 556 Babbtown Road, Suffolk, VA 23434, USA) or through the bureau to K4JDJ. The group is still in need of financial support (licences will be issued at US$500 each), which should be sent to Eritrea, c/o Bruce Richards, 533 Briarwood Dr., Clarksville, TN 37040, USA. The web pages for the DXpeditons are at http://qsl.net/eritrea, http://members.xoom.com/eritrea_ and http://pagus.it/E31DX [TNX WD4NGB and I8NHJ] EA - Special event stations ED5JAC and EF5JAC will be active on all bands and modes between 17 and 25 October during the IV Astronomy Week from Cartagena. QSL via EA5GMB either direct (Miguel Campos, P.O.Box 140, E-30280 Cartagena, Spain) or through the bureau. [TNX EA5GMB] G - Scout station GB4YOU will be active from Youlbury Scout Camp near Oxford during the Jamboree on the Air (17-18 October). QSL via bureau. [TNX DX News Sheet] HI - DL1JDK, DL3ALF, DL4JAN, DL4JS and DK8YY will be active as home call/HI8 from Dominican Republic between 22 October and 1 November. They plan to participate in the CQ WW SSB DX Contest as DK8YY/HI8, while before and after the contest they will concentrate on CW. QSL via DL4JAN either direct (Bernd Eybe, Hohes Gebirge 32, 08289 Schneeberg, Germany) or through the bureau. [TNX DL3JSW] HK - The OPDX Bulletin reports that the 5J8IB operation from Bocagrande Island (NO-REF) [425DXN 388] has been postponed to 31 October-1 November. This island *MIGHT* qualify for SA-081, but the IOTA Manager is currently waiting for the operators to provide the necessary evidence. HL - Del, W8KJP will be active as either HL9DC or HL9DX from South Korea between 20 and 23 October. Look for him on CW (14.026, 21.026, 28.026 and possibly 7.005 MHz) at 10.00-13.00 UTC and 20.00-24.00 UTC. QSL via N7RO. [TNX DX News Sheet] HR - Joe, VE3BW will be active as VE3BW/HR6 from Roatan Island (NA-057), Honduras between 18 October and 1 November. He will participate in the CQ WW SSB DX Contest and will be active on CW and 6 meters before and after the contest. QSL via VE3BW (Joe Adams, 5 Romko Court, ST. Catharines, ON, Canada L2N-7A1). [TNX OPDX Bulletin] HS - Special event call HS98AG will be aired from Thailand until 31 December to celebrate the Asian Games which will take place in Bangkok on 6-20 December. QSL direct to HS1CKC (Winit Kongprasert, 49/203 Jangwattana Rd. Prakret, Nonthaburi 11120, Thailand). [TNX E21EIC] HS - Special event station HS0AJ will be active from the Thai National Scout Centre during the Jamboree on the Air (17-18 October). Other stations will be active from Chumporn (operated by HS8EBN and HS8LR), Suratthani (operated by HS8AS and HS8BN), Lampang (operated by HS5AM) and Rayong (operated by HS0GBI). [TNX HS0/G3NOM and HS1ASC] HS - Michio (HS0/JA6GIJ), Haru (JF1PJK) and Yuki (JA6LCJ) plan to be active (CW, SSB and RTTY) as either E22A?? or HS0/JA6GIJ/p from Koh Samui (AS-101) between 22 and 24 October. QSL via JA6LCJ either direct (Yukihisa Yamashita, 2-25-1 Nagamine-higashi, Kumamoto 862-0938, Japan) or through the bureau. Log serach will be available at http://www.nttl-net.ne.jp/ja6lcj/ [TNX JA6LCJ] I - Weather permitting, Nando, IT9YRE and Gaetano, IT9GAI will be active from Scogli Guicciarda (EU-025, IIA AG-006) on 17 October. [TNX IT9YRE] /EX S DX@WW $425WW389C 425 DX News #389 [3/7] 17 October 1998 No 389 BID: $425WW389C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

I - A multi-national team (including I8QLS, IN3QBR, IT9BLB, IT9TQH, IT9VDQ, IT9WPO, IT9ZGY, IW9EIN, IW9FMO, K7FL, KR7X, OK1FUA, WA7EQW, ZS6NW and possibly I8CZW and 9H1EL) will participate in the CQ WW SSB DX Contest (Multi-Multi) as IH9P from Pantelleria Island (AF-018). QSL via WA7EQW. [TNX IT9BLB] IS0 - Scout station IS0C (EU-024) will be active during the Jamboree On The Air. QSL via IS0JMA (Roberto Alaimo, P.O. Box 41, 07026 Olbia- SS. Italy). [TNX IS0JMA] J3 - W8KKF (J37K), NH7CC, NH7C (J38NA), ES7RE, WA8LOW (J37L), W5WW, K5PN, VE3RZ, N6HR, IK6CAC, IK3VIA, DL6LAU, KP2A (J37A), WO9Z, and W9IXX (J3X) will be active from Grenada (NA-024) between 20 and 27 October with J3 calls or as J3/home call They will participate in the CQ WW SSB Contest (Multi-Multi) as J3A from the National Emergency Relief Organisation emergency operating centre. QSL J3A via WA8LOW and others via home calls. [TNX DX News Sheet] J6 - David, K3LP will be active as either J68LP or J67LP from St. Lucia (NA-108) between 21 and 28 October. He and Ernest, J69AZ plan to participate in the CQ WW SSB DX Contest with two separate calls. [TNX The Daily DX] KH2 - Guam Contest Club members JH1NBN, JH7QXJ, JI3ERV, JG3RPL, JK3GAD, JP1JFG, JR3RVO, JR7OMD and JR8VSE will participate in the CQ WW SSB DX Contest (Multi-Multi) as AH2R from Guam (OC-026). QSL via JI3ERV. [TNX JI3ERV] KP2 - AA9TK has joined the group (N2WB, VE3FU, W4CJK, W4WX and W5OXA) [425DXN 382] who is going to operate from St. Croix, Virgin Islands (NA-106). Look for them to be active on 19-27 October on all bands and modes (QSL via home calls) and to participate in the CQ WW SSB DX Contest (Multi-Single) as WP2Z (QSL via KU9C). [TNX N2WB] LU - Javi, LU9HS will participate in the CQ WW SSB DX Contest as LR0H on 10 metres. QSL direct to LU9HS (Javier 0mar Santillan, Av. 52, Casa 40, B Aeronautico, 5022 Cordoba, Argentina). [TNX LU9HS] T2 - Fumio, JA3JA will be active (SSB, QRS CW and RTTY) from Tuvalu between 16 and 22 October (callsign not known at the moment). He might participate in the JARTS RTTY Contest (17-18 October). QSL via JA3JA either direct (Fumio Hayasaki, 178-1 Kitanoda, Sakai, 599-8123 Japan) or through the bureau. [TNX JA1ELY] V4 - Doc, W9NY (ex W9NSZ) will be active as V47NS from Nevis Island (NA-104) between 22 and 27 October. He plans to participate in the CQ WW SSB DX Contest. QSL via W9NY. [TNX The Daily DX] VE - VO1MP and VO1MX will be active from Zone 2 between 21 and 25 October. They will participate in the CQ WW SSB DX Contest as VO2CQ (Multi-Single), while before the contest they plan to operate as VO2ZZ and concentrate on 160 metres CW, with some SSB on 12 and 17 metres. QSL via VE3FU. [TNX The Daily DX] VP2E - Joe, W1EK plans to be active from Anguilla (NA-022) between 22 and 26 October. He will participate in the CQ WW SSB DX Contest (call not assigned as yet). QSL via W1EK. Updated information will be available at http://www.vbos.net/public/w1ek [TNX W1EK] VP5 - WA2VYA, WA3RHW and N2VW will operate from the QTH of Jody, VP5JM on Providenciales, Caicos Is (NA-002) between 20 and 27 October. They will participate in the CQ WW SSB DX Contest as VP5T. QSL via N2VW (E-mail requests for bureau cards may be sent to [email protected]). [TNX The Daily DX] VP6 - The Pitcairn Amateur Radio Club will be active from Ducie Island (OC-182) between 22 and 27 October. [TNX DX News Sheet] W - W98ITU, special event station of the international Telecommunications Union's Plenipotentiary Conference being held in Minneapolis [425DXN 387], will be QRV on RTTY, CW and SSB modes until 23.59 UTC on 7 November. QSL to P.O. Box 131415, St. Paul, MN 55113 (for stateside stations, while DX stations will be automatically QSLled via their bureaus). [TNX WB2CJL and the VK2SG RTTY DX Notes] W - Dan, W7DR will be joining Lew, N6VV in his 24-hour operation from St. George Reef Lighthouse (NA-184) [425DXN 388]. "We will be waiting at the airport on Saturday (17 October) morning (California time) for the final WX determination", Lew reports. "It appears that we are in between storms so it looks like we may have a chance with a little luck. The next problem is the State Naturalist who must go out on the first helicopter to inspect the rock for breeding sea-lions. If none are found we will be given permission to land on the rock". [TNX N6VV and Islands On The Web] /EX S DX@WW $425WW389D 425 DX News #389 [4/7] 17 October 1998 No 389 BID: $425WW389D ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

W - Pack/Troop 120 from Solon, Iowa will again be activating the special callsign K0A during the 1998 Scouting Jamboree on the Air (17-18 October). QSL via K0RX. For further information regarding JOTA, see the ARRL web page at http://www.arrl.org [TNX K0RX] XT - Mako, JA1OEM [425DXN 388] will be active as XT2HP from Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso between 21-22 October and 24 November. Look for him on SSB (3795, 7043, 14145, 18115, 21245, 24945 and 28475 kHz) and slow CW on 3 or 13 kHz from the low end of the band. He then plans to visit Ivory Coast (TU) between 26 November and 5 December. QSL direct to JA1OEM (Shinichi M Toyofuku, Box 9, Sawara, 287-8691 Japan). [TNX JA1ELY] YB - YB5QZ and YB5PD will be active as YE5B from Galang Island (OC-075) between 23 and 25 October, CQ WW SSB DX Contest included, to celebrate the 27th anniversary of Batam Industrial Development Authority (http://www.batam.go.id). QSL via YC5TML (Erizal M.Isa, P.O.Box 154, Batam Island 29400, Indonesia). [TNX YB5QZ] XW - Shin, JA7SGV will be working in Laos between 23 and 30 October and hopes to be active from XW8KPL. [TNX JA1ELY] XX9 - The QTH of XX9X will be activated by the visiting U.S. group (N6AA, K6JL, K6MC, AB6BH, K5OT, N6ZZ and W6XD) together with XX9AS, XX9MD and XX9XF. Look for XX9X (QSL via KU9C) to participate in the CQ WW SSB DX Contest (Multi-Multi). XX9X is a joint contest call sign of A.R.M. Macau, SCSDXT (South China Sea DX Team) and Alberto Simao, XX9AS. The build-up of the station will bring the XX9 signals on the air one week prior to the contest by this group using their personal call signs. [TNX N4NG] YJ - Fumio, JA3JA will be active (SSB, QRS CW and RTTY) from Vanuatu between 23 and 30 October (callsign not known at the moment). He does NOT plan to participate in the CQ WW SSB DX Contest. QSL via JA3JA either direct (Fumio Hayasaki, 178-1 Kitanoda, Sakai, 599-8123 Japan) or through the bureau. [TNX JA1ELY] YL - Amateurs from Latvia are allowed to use the special prefix YL80 in October and November to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the procalamtion of Republic of Latvia (18 November 1918). An award is available for contacts made during this period, for further information please visit http://www.hamradio.lv [TNX YL1ZF] ZK1_sc - Roger, KF8OY plans to be active (SSB with some CW) as ZK1OOY from South Cook Is between 22 and 24 October. QSL direct to KF8OY. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] ZS - Scout station ZS3KBS will be active on 17-18 October for the Jamboree On The Air. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] ZS - Special event station ZS75SIG will be active between 30 October and 30 November to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the South African Corp of Signals. Special QSL via ZS5BBO direct only (Edwin Musto, P.O. Box 211032, Bluff, 4036, South Africa). [TNX ZS5BBO] ------

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The following are expected to participate in this year's event (24-25 Oct): - Omari, 4L5O as Single Operator on 80 metres Low Power. QSL direct only to 4L5O. If you want to get in touch with Omari, his e-mail address is [email protected] [TNX 4L5O] - JiangSu DX Club as B4R (Multi-Single). QSL via BY4RSA. [TNX BA4TB] - W1VE/VE1RM, VY2SS, VY2LI, VE9DX, VE9MY, K2XT and K2NJ/VE9NJ of the Canam Contest Coalition as CI9DH (Multi-Multi) from VY2SS's QTH (NA-029). QSL via VE9DH. [TNX DX News Sheet] - CT3HK, CT3IA, CT3BD, CT3HF, CT3BM, CT3DL and CT3KN as CQ9K (Multi-Single) from Madeira (AF-014). QSL via CS3MAD. [TNX CT3HF] - IT9AJP, IT9CML, IT9INO, IT9TJH and IT9YHR as IQ9A (Multi-Single). QSL via IT9AJP. - Special event station IY4W to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the twinning between Helston (UK) and Sasso Marconi (Italy). QSL via I4JED. [TNX IK2NCJ and I4LEC] - W5AJ as P40N (on 15 metres, QSL via WJ5DX) and WA5ZVE as P40Z (on 10 metres, QSL via WA5ZVE) from the P49V site on Aruba. [TNX W5AJ] /EX S DX@WW $425WW389E 425 DX News #389 [5/7] 17 October 1998 No 389 BID: $425WW389E ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

AMSTERDAM 1998 ---> Jeffrey Pawlan, WA6KBL (pilot station for North America: [email protected]) reports that the FT5ZH DXpedition to Amsterdam Island [425DXN 381] is on schedule and there are no problems so far. The equipment departed from Marseille on 5 October. The operators (Mehdi, F5PFP and Eric, F5SIH) will depart by plane for Reunion in eary November. Enroute to Amsterdam Island, the ship will stop at both Crozet and Kerguelen, but Mehdi and Eric are most unlikely to operate from either of these islands. They will arrive on Amsterdam Island on 25 November and expect to have all antennas erected and operational on 27 November. They will operate around the clock on all bands CW, SSB and RTTY as much as they can until their departure on 25 December. The logs will NOT be available on the web while the operations take place. QSL via F6KDF. [TNX KF2TI and WA6KBL]

F6AJA ---> Congratulations to Jean-Michel Duthilleul, F6AJA on his being awarded the prestigious and well deserved "Merite National du REF" for his work as the editor of Les Nouvelles DX.

IOTA ---> Fulvio, I1WFF reports that JO6PRM (AS-032) is used to being on 21.190 MHz around 9 UTC, while Indonesian amateurs (from OC-210, OC-147, OC-151, OC-148, OC-146, OC-145) can be found on 21.260 MHz around 14 UTC.

NCDXF ---> The Northern California DX Foundation has changed its mailing address, effective immediately. The NEW address is Northern California DX Foundation, P.O. Box 1328, Los Altos, CA 94023-1328, USA. [TNX K6RIM]

QSL INFO SERVER ---> Send an e-mail message to [email protected] with DX callsigns in the message body (include only callsigns for best performance). Additions and corrections should go to the database maintainer (Lothar, DL1SBF at [email protected]), while other comments should go to Ray, WQ5L ([email protected])

+ SILENT KEY + Dale HS0ZBJ/K8IXP passed away on 21 September 1998 whilst on holiday in England. He was a regular net controller for SEANET (South East Asia Net), and the Thailand/Malaysia 40m net. A web site has been set up by 9M8MA in memorial at http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Hollow/4283/dale.html [TNX HS0/G3NOM] *****************************************************************************

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CAMPBELL: The site for the ZL9CI January 1999 DXpedition to Campell Island [425DXN 383] is at http://www.qsl.net/zl9ci/ LOGS: The logs for all the IIA and IOTA (EU-155) operations by Project Dx Team/ARI Lomazzo are now available at http://space.tin.it/associazioni/qjber/arilom/project.htm [TNX IK2XDE]

QSL received via direct: 3A2HB, 3B7RF, 3B8CF, 3C5DX, 3D2DA (OC-156), 3D2TN, 3D2WD (OC-156), 3W6EZD, 4L1BR, 4N5LM, 5N0/OK1AUT, 5R8EE, 5W0FN, 5X1T, 7X2RO, 9N1FP, 9V8ZB, A2/ZS5UZ, A45XR, AH8LG, AP2TJ, BD7JA, CM6LP, CY9AA, EK6AD, EP2SMH, ET3AA, EU6AF, EW3LB, EW6WF, EY8MM, FO0FI, FO0MIZ, FP/W8MV, FR5HR, FT5XN, H40AA, H40AB, H44RY, HC8N, HS1NGR, HS0/G3NOM, IB0/IK8TWX (IIA LT-???), IC8/IK8TWX (IIA NA-039), IC8/IK8WTP (IIA NA-044), IJ8/IK8TPJ (IIA KR-002), IJ9/IT9SGC (IIA SR-011, 016, 017, 018), IK3ABY/IL3 (IIA VE-068),IL7/IK7XIV (IIA LE-050), IT9SGC/IT9 (IIA SR-004), JT1BG, JX3EX, JW0YL, KC4AAA, KH2/K4SXT, N2OO/KH9, N6MZ/KH9, OJ0AU, OM3LA, S0RASD, S08R, ST2SA, SU1SK, SV2ASP/A, T32Z, T77C, TF3HP, TG9NT, TL5A, TZ6DX, V63KU, VK9CE, VP5A, VP5KE, VP6LY, YN1RVR, YW5LB, Z32LM, ZD7DP, ZK1SCQ (OC-013, 082, 159), ZK2FT. *****************************************************************************

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PERIOD CALL REF till December 4S7BRG: Sri Lanka (AS-003) * by HB9BRM 385 till 18/10 9H0VRZ & 9H3xx: Malta (EU-023) * by PAs 387 till 07/11 9N7RW: Nepal * by G4ERW 386 till 15/11 9V8: Singapore * special prefix 369 till 31/10 9Y/DK6WL, DL4MCF, DL4MDO, DL4MEH: Tobago (SA-009) 387 till 19/10 A35SO & A35ZL: Fafa (OC-049), Tonga * by DJ4SO & DJ7RJ 386 till 27/10 C56A and C56T: The Gambia * by Bavarian Contest Club 389 till 19/10 C56HP: The Gambia * by JA1OEM 388 till ?? CE3/NE4Z: Chile and Chilean IOTA islands 380 till ?? E31AA: Eritrea * by ZL3CW/F2CW 387 till 31/12 EU200A, EV200M & EW200M: special event stations 378 till Jan 99 FO5QE: Tahiti (OC-046) * by F5GSK 369 till 30/10 FO0PT: Moorea (OC-046), French Polynesia * by DJ0FX 387 till 18/10 FO0SUC: Tubuai (OC-152), Austral Is * by F5JJW 381 till November FW5XX: Futuna (OC-118) * by ON4QM 385 till 31/12 HS98AG: special event call 389 till 18/10 KP2/IK1EDC 387 till ?? LU1ZI: Teniente Jubany Base, So. Shetlands (AN-010) 382 till 18/10 PY1BNE/p: Itacuruca Island (SA-029, DIB 66) 388 till 31/10 SN20JP: special event station (Cracow) 388 till December TL5A: Central African Republic * by PA3DZN 373 till ?? TZ6DX: Mali * by K4RB 382 till 20/10 VR98SS/p: Lamma Island (AS-006) * by JK2PNY 388 till 07/11 W98ITU: special event station (Minneapolis) 389 till 29/10 YM75TA: special event station 377 till Apr 99 ZF2NT: Little Cayman (NA-016) * by N6NT 388 14/10-24/10 US1IDX/VP9: Bermuda (NA-005) 387 15/10-20/10 3V8BB: Tunisia * guest operated by W6/G0AZT 387 15/10-30/10 9G5BQ: Ghana * by PA3GBQ 388 15/10-29/10 EL2VO: Liberia * by EI5GIY 388 16/10-19/10 KH0/N3JJ, KH0/JM1LJS: Saipan (OC-086)*by JA3ART,JM1LJS 385 16/10-26/10 PJ8: St. Maarten (NA-105) * by K4ZA 388 16/10-22/10 T2: Tuvalu * by JA3JA 389 17/10-18/10 W8JAY/BY4AA 388 17/10-18/10 CW4CC: special call 389 17/10-25/10 ED5JAC and EF5JAC: special event stations 389 17/10-27/10 FG/N6RV,K6RO,W6SR,N6ED,W6KK,N6RT + FG5BG: Guadeloupe 385 17/10-18/10 GB4YOU: scout station (JOTA) 389 17/10-18/10 HS0AJ: scout station (JOTA) 389 17/10-18/10 II0S, II0C, II1O, II2U, II2T, II3J: 41st JOTA 387 17/10-18/10 II4O, II5T ,II7A, II8X, II8L, II9I: 41st JOTA 387 17/10-18/10 IS0C: scout station (JOTA) 389 17/10 IT9YRE & IT9GAI: Sc.Guicciarda (EU-025, IIA AG-006) 389 17/10-18/10 K0A: scout station (JOTA) 389 17/10-18/10 N6VV & W7DR: St. George Reef (NA-184) 389 17/10-18/10 ZS3KBS: scout station (JOTA) 389 17/10 Oklahoma DX Association DX Banquet 384 18/10-01/11 VE3BW/HR6: Roatan Island (NA-057) 389 19/10-04/11 8Q7IO & 8Q7IQ: Maldives (AS-013) * by DL7VRO & others 385 19/10-28/10 9M6AAC: Sabah, East Malaysia * by KD6WW 389 19/10-25/10 C6A/KI6T, WR6O, KA6WHA: Treasure Cay (NA-080) 389 19/10-22/10 FO0SUC: Tahaa (OC-067) * by F5JJW 381 19/10-27/10 WP2Z & KP2/...: Virgin Is * by W4WX and others 389 20/10-30/10 4S7AHG: Sri Lanka (AS-003) * by JA4AHV 389 20/10-25/10 CN8WW: Morocco * by DL6FBL 387 20/10-26/10 FM/EA3AOK/P & FM/EA3BT/P: Martinique (NA-107) 383 20/10-27/10 HI3/ON4ANT: Dominican Republic (NA-096) * by ONs 385 20/10-23/10 HL9DC or HL9DX: South Korea * by W8KJP 389 20/10-30/10 V26B & V26xx: Antigua (NA-100) * by Frankford RC 387 20/10-27/10 N7MQ,WJ7R,K7AR,W7YAQ,N7NU,K9JF/VP2V: British Virgin Is 387 20/10-27/10 VP5/WA2VYA, WA3RHW, N2VW; VP5T: Caicos Is (NA-002) 389 20/10-14/11 XV1Z: Vietnam * by K6SGD 387 21/10-28/10 5B4/EW1AR: Cyprus (AS-004) 389 21/10-28/10 NP3D/5B4: Cyprus (AS-004) 389 21/10-28/10 A35XU: Tonga * by PA3AXU 379 21/10-01/11 A4/G0BQV: Oman 389 21/10-28/10 J68LP or J67LP: St. Lucia (NA-108) * by K3LP 389 21/10-26/10 V31MX: Belize * by K0BCN 383 21/10-25/10 VO2ZZ and VO2CQ: Zone 2 * by VO1MP and VO1MX 389 21/10-24/11 XT2HP: Burkina Faso * by JA1OEM 389 /EX S DX@WW $425WW389G 425 DX News #389 [7/7] 17 October 1998 No 389 BID: $425WW389G ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* CALENDAR ******* ======

22/10-26/10 3W6US: Vietnam * by YB0US/NM6US 389 22/10-01/11 DL1JDK,DL3ALF,DL4JAN,DL4JS,DK8YY/HI8: Dominican Rep. 389 22/10-24/10 E22A?? or HS0/JA6GIJ/p: Koh Samui (AS-101) * by JAs 389 22/10-26/10 HL5/JI6KVR: Ullung Island (AS-045) 383 22/10-26/10 PV2E: Santo Amaro Island (SA-071, DIB 10) * by PYs 387 22/10-27/10 T32MP,KV,PL,PS: Christmas Isl (OC-024), East Kiribati 385 22/10-27/10 V47NS: Nevis Island (NA-104) * by W9NY 389 22/10-26/10 VP2E: Anguilla (NA-022) * by W1EK 389 22/10-24/10 VP2V: British virgin Islands (NA-023) * by IK1EDC 387 22/10-27/10 VP6: Ducie Island (OC-182) * by Pitcairn ARC 389 22/10-24/10 ZK1OOY: South Cook Is * by KF8OY 389 23/10-26/10 7K4STV/1 and JQ1USM/1: Hachijo Island (AS-043) 383 23/10-25/10 YE5B: Galang Island (OC-075) * by YB5QZ and YB5PD 389 23/10-30/10 YJ: Vanuatu * by JA3JA 389 23/10-30/10 XW: Laos * by JA7SGV 389 24/10-25/10 4L5O (CQWW SSB) 389 24/10-25/10 AH2R: Guam (OC-026) * by Guam Contest Club 389 24/10-25/10 B1A: Beijing, China * by SCSDXT and BDXC 389 24/10-25/10 B4R: China * by JiangSu DX Club 389 24/10-25/10 CI9DH: NA-029 * by Canam Contest Coalition 389 24/10-25/10 CQ9K: Madeira (AF-014) * by CT3s 389 24/10-25/10 DX100DX: special event station (OC-042)*by DUs and Ws 389 24/10-25/10 FS/K7ZUM and FS/N7KG: St. Martin (NA-105) 385 24/10-25/10 IH9P: Pantelleria (AF-018) * multinational team 389 24/10-25/10 IQ9A: Sicily (EU-025) * by IT9s 389 24/10-25/10 IY4W (CQWW SSB) 389 24/10-25/10 J3A: Grenada (NA-024) 389 24/10-25/10 LR0H: Argentina * by LU9HS 389 24/10-25/10 P40N and P40Z: Aruba (SA-036) * by W5AJ and WA5ZVE 389 24/10-25/10 PJ7/W4WR: Sint Maarten (NA-105) 387 24/10-25/10 PJ9Q: Bonaire (SA-006) * by W9QQ and W4JVN 383 24/10-25/10 VP5DX: Middle Caicos (NA-002) * by North Florida DXA 387 24/10-25/10 XX9X: Macau * by Ws and XX9s 389 24/10-25/10 CQWW DX SSB Contest *** 25/10-02/11 W2FXA/VP9: Bermuda (NA-005) 387 26/10-07/11 S92YV & S92YN: Sao Tome (AF-023) * by HB9CYV & HB9CYN 387 27/10-30/10 KP3: Puerto Rico (NA-099) * by IK1EDC 387 28/10-08/11 5W0GD: Western Samoa (OC-097) * by PA3AXU 385 29/10-02/11 PR2YL & PS2S: Comprida Isl (SA-024) * by PY YLs 383 30/10-30/11 ZS75SIG: special event station 389 31/10-01/11 5J8IB: Bocagrande Island (NO-REF) * by HKs 389 31/10-01/11 BARTG RTTY Sprint (Autumn) *** October 3V8BB/4 or TS4QI: AF-073 * by Z32ZM,Z32AU,YT1AD & 3V8s 384 October BV9: Pratas Island 386 October FR5ZU/G: Glorioso (AF-011) 387 Oct-Nov VY1A: special event station (Yukon) 388 Oct-Nov YL80: special prefix from Latvia 389 late October ZK3RW: Tokelau (OC-048) * by ZL1AMO 387 05/11-17/11 E3: Eritrea * by Space A DX Group 389 06/11 HV5PUL: Vatican City 387 07/11-08/11 Ukrainian DX Contest *** 11/11-02/12 OX/OZ8AE: Greenland (NA-018) 385 12/11-25/11 FH/TK5PB: Mayotte (AF-027 & DIFO islands) 381 13/11-15/11 26th SEAnet Convention (Singapore) 367 14/11-15/11 Japan CW Contest *** 14/11-15/11 OK DX Contest *** 14/11-15/11 WAEDC RTTY Contest *** 23/11-30/11 V31WF: Ambergris Cay (NA-073) by VE6PL 387 26/11-05/12 TU: Ivory Coast * by JA1OEM 389 27/11-23/12 FT5ZH: Amsterdam Isl (AF-002) * by F5PFP & F5SIH 389 28/11-29/11 5V7A: Togo * by Voodoo Contest Group 383 28/11-29/11 CQWW DX CW Contest *** November 9G: Ghana * by Voodoo Contest Group 383 Nov-Dec N1V: Navassa (NA-098) * by K8RF and others 365 late November VK9LX: Lord Howe Island (OC-004) * by VK2ICV 370 04/12-06/12 ARRL 160 meters CW Contest *** 04/12-05/12 EA DX CW Contest *** 08/12-17/12 T88II: Palau (OC-009), Belau * by KJ9I, NF9V and NZ9Z 387 12/12-13/12 ARRL 10 Meters Contest *** 12/12-13/12 Italian Contest (40 & 80 meters) *** 26/12-16/01/99 VP8CRB: Falkland Is (SA-002) * by K4QD 381 09/01-25/01/99 ZL9CI: Campbell Island (OC-037) * by KDXA 383 06/02-13/02/99 VK9: Christmas Island (OC-002) * by W8UVZ and W0YG 387 13/02-20/02/99 VK9: Cocos Island (OC-003) * by by W8UVZ and W0YG 387 28/02-08/03/99 FW: Uvea (OC-054), Wallis & Futuna * by HB9HFN 387 March ZY0SP & ZY0SZ: St.Peter & St.Paul Rocks (SA-014) 387 21/09-25/09/99 VK9: Rowley Shoals (OC-???) * by VK6LC and others 388 /EX

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BV9P - Paul, BV9FH has informed Randy, WX5L "that their operation to Pratas Island, BV9P (AS-110) [425DXN 386] is a go on or about 12 November. He wishes to thank all those who responded to the e-mail request indicating a need and desire by the DX community for this operation to become a reality [425DXN 381]. He used hard copies as part of his request for license". Plans are to have ten operators with two separated stations consisting of four transceivers each with an assortment of many antennas. [TNX WX5L] CX - Amateurs from Salto city, Uruguay, will operate special event stations CX125J between 30 October and 1 November. Fourteen stations are expected to be active (SSB and CW) on 2 metres (one station), 10 (one), 15 (one), 20 (one), 40 (five) and 80 metres (five). QSL to CX125J, P.O.Box 164, 50000 Salto, Uruguay. For further information (a diploma and special QSL cards will be available) please send an e-mail message to [email protected] [TNX CX1JK] CY - Wayne, VE1NR (ex VE1CBK) will be working on Sable Island (NA-063) for about five days starting on 26 October. He plans to be active (10-80 metres SSB) as CY0NR in his spare time. QSL via VE1NR. [TNX The Daily DX] D6 - Herman, DJ2BW will be active (with an emphasis on 12, 17, 30 metres and the low bands) as D68BW from Comoros (AF-007) between 25 October and 7 November. QSL via DJ2BW. [TNX The Daily DX] E3 - Zoltan Szoke, HA5PP is currently active from Asmara, Eritrea as E30HA. He is expected to operate on 10, 15 and 20 metres SSB. QSL via HA5YPP. [TNX HA0DU] E3 - Jacky, E31AA is expected to be active from Eritrea until 25 October. Then he will go again to Djibouti, from where he might operate as J28AG for theree days, and to Nairobi, Kenya. QSL via ZL3CW (Jacky Calvo, P.O. Box 593, Pukekohe 1800, New Zealand). [TNX W3UR] FM - Please note that EA3WL is the new call issued to Nuria, ex EA3AOK. She and Josep, EA3BT will be active as FM/home call from Martinique (NA-107) until 27 October and will participate in the CQ WW SSB DX Contest as TO8B [425DXN 383]. QSL via EA3BT for the three calls. Logs will be available at http://www.redestb.es/personal/j_gibert [TNX EA3BT] FS - After the CQ WW SSB DX Contest Brian, N3OC/V26OC (one the V26B operators) will be active (on 6, 30 and 160 metres, with some RTTY on 20 metres) as FS/N3OC from St. Martin (NA-105) between 27 October and 3 November. QSL via N3OC. [TNX The Daily DX] HC - Uwe, DL2YAK will be active as either HC5UK or HC5/DL2YAK from Ecuador between 25 October and 22 November. [TNX The Daily DX] HS - Amateurs from Thailand have been authorized by the Thai Post and Telegraph Department to operate on 80 (3534-3536 KHz) and 160 (1840-1850 kHz) metres during the full duration of the CQ WW SSB DX Contest. [TNX The Daily DX] I - IV3OWC (on 160 metres), IT9EQO (80 metres), IV3TAN (40 metres), IT9NJE (20 metres), I2VXJ (15 metres) and IK2MRZ (10 metres) will participate in the CQ WW SSB DX Contest (Multi-Multi) as IG9T from Lampedusa (AF-019). QSL IG9T via IV3TAN. Before and after the contest they will operate as IG9/home call (QSL via home call), while IG9/IV3JDV will be active on 2 and 6 metres SSB and IG9/IV3TRK will operate on all bands CW. [TNX IK2MRZ] JA - JI3DST/3 (7N3UXO/3) plans to be active from Awaji Island (AS-117) between 24 and 26 (2 UTC) October (CQ WW SSB DX Contest included) and again between 7 (5 UTC) and 8 (5 UTC) November and 14 and 16 (2 UTC) November (Japan International DX Contest included). QSL via JI3DST either direct (Takeshi Funaki, 2-18-26 Hannan-Cho, Abeno-Ku, Osaka City, Osaka 545-0021, Japan) or through the bureau. [TNX JI3DST and G3KMA] VE - The Canam Contest Group Multi-Multi operation during the CQ WW SSB DX Contest will take place with the call VY2SS (not CI9DH as reported in 425DXN 389). The operators will be W1VE/VE1RM, VY2SS, VY2LI, VY2ROB, VE9DX, VE9GJ, VE9MY, K2XT and K2NJ/VE9NJ. QSL via VY2SS. [TNX VE9DX] VK9_xms- Jack, HB9TL and Erwin, HB9QR, will be active (20-10 metres) as VK9XTL and VK9XQR from Christmas Island (OC-002) between 31 October and 14 November. QSL direct to HB9QR (Erwin Fink, Toedistr. 7, CH-8572 Berg, Switzerland). [TNX OPDX Bulletin] VK9_coc- Jack, HB9TL and Erwin, HB9QR, will be active (20-10 metres) as VK9CTL and VK9CQR from Cocos Keeling (OC-003) between 24 and 31 October. QSL direct to HB9QR (Erwin Fink, Toedistr. 7, CH-8572 Berg, Switzerland). [TNX OPDX Bulletin] /EX S DX@WW $425WW390B 425 DX News #390 [2/6] 24 October 1998 No 390 BID: $425WW390A ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

VP2E - Joe, W1EK has been issued the call VP2EJR for his 21-26 October operation (CQ WW SSB DX Contest included) from Anguilla (NA-022)[425DXN 389]. QSL via W1EK. [TNX W1EK] XZ - KM5EP (YL), N7MB, N7ZRD (YL), NA7DB, WA6CDR, WY7K (YL) and others to be announced will be active as XZ1N from Yangon, Myanmar between 21 November and 6 December. Most of the team are members of the Central Arizona DX Association, with some members of the original XZ1N operation in 1996. This will be a multiple station operation covering 160 through 10 metres, WARC bands included, on CW, SSB and RTTY. They will participate in the CQ WW CW DX and ARRL 160 Meter Contests. QSL via W1XT. [TNX NA7DB] YJ - Roger, KF8OY plans to be active (SSB with some CW) as YJ1OY from Vanuatu between 25 and 27 October. QSL direct to KF8OY. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] ZF - John, K4IIF plans to participate in the CQ WW SSB DX Contest (24-25 October) from Grand Cayman (NA-016). It should be either a Single Band entry or a multi effort. QSL via KG6AR (Chris Williams, 1117 S Del Mar Ave, San Gabriel, CA 91776-3034, USA). [TNX KG6AR] ZK3 - On 22 October Ron, ZL1AMO was still stuck on Fiji, as the boat that was to take him to Tokelau [425DXN 387] was full and refused to take him. The operation has not been cancelled, but if he does not succeed this week, he will return to Auckland. [TNX The Daily DX]

CQ WW SSB DX CONTEST (24-25 OCTOBER)

The following are expected to participate in the event [see also 425DXN 389]: - 9A3RE, 9A5AEI, 9A6NHH and 9A6NPM as 9A7P. QSL direct to W3HC (Carl F.McDaniel, 2116 Reed Street, Williamsport, PA 17701-3904, USA). [TNX W3HC] - Aki, 9J2AM/JA0JHA as 9J2A (15 metres). QSL via JA0JHA through the bureau. [TNX The Daily DX] - Frank, DL2CC as A61AC from the United Arab Emirates. QSL via ON7LX. [TNX The Daily DX] - Olli, LU/OH0XX as CP6AA (SOAB). QSL via Suite 599, 1313 So. Military Trail, Deerfield Beach, FL 33442, USA [TNX N4GN] - Jorge, CX6VM as CX5X most likely on 10 metres. QSL via W3HNK. [TNX The Daily DX] - Ceuta Contest Club as EA9EA (Multi-Multi). QSL via W3HNK. [TNX The Daily DX] - The North of Scotland Contest Group as GM8V. QSL via ZS5BBO. [TNX DX News Sheet] - Francesco, IK0XBX as IQ0A. QSL via IK0XBX. - Franco, I4LCK as IO4L (15 metres). QSL via I4LCK. - I4UFH, I4JMY, I4YSS, IK4IEE, IK4UPB, IK4MHB, IK4MTF, IK2SGC and IK2QEI as IR4T (Multi-Single). QSL via IK4IEE. [TNX I4UFH] - Debbie, N7FL and Ralph, N7KGA as N7FL/KH6 from Hawaii (OC-019). QSL via home call. [TNX DX News Sheet] - Jay, LU3HU as LU0H. QSL via LU4HH (P.O. Box 65, 5000 Cordoba, Argentina) [TNX LU7HE] - Harry, OH6YF as M0BYF (SOAB). QSL via OH6YF. [TNX OH6YF] - Rev. Paul Bittner, W0AIH will be hosting the special event call sign N98ITU during the contest, in conjunction with the ITU conference (12 October-6 November) in Minneapolis, MN. [TNX NE9U/KA9ZGD] - Jacobo, P43P as P40B. QSL to Jacobo Oduber, P.O. Box 685, Oranjestad, Aruba. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] - John, W2GD as P40W (SOAB) from Aruba (SA-036). QSL via N2MM. [TNX DX News Sheet] - Ty, K3MM as PJ9B (40 metres) from Netherlands Antilles (SA-006). [TNX DX News Sheet] - Ernest, ON4CFD as PJ9I (40 metres) from Curacao (SA-006). QSL via PJ9I direct only (Ernest Lichtert, P.O. Box 155, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles) until 31 March 1999 or via ON4CFD either direct (Ernest Lichtert, Wolvenstraat 101, 1070 Brussels, Belgium) or through the bureau. [TNX ON4CFD/PJ9I] - Eduardo, PP8EB (SOAB). QSL either direct to Eduardo Borges do Nascimento, P.O. Box 691, Manaus Am Brasil, 69011-970 AM, Brazil or through the bureau [TNX PP8EB] - Jim, N5FA possibly as PT0F from Fernando de Noronha (SA-003). QSL via PY5EG or N5FA. [TNX The Daily DX] - Vlad, UA0FZ as RS0F (zone 19). QSL via W3HNK. [TNX The Daily DX] - Gary, S92AT as S92A. QSL via NJ2D. [TNX The Daily DX] - From Zone 2: VA2BY (80 metres), VA2DO (160 metres, QSL via VE3DO), VE3RHJ/2 (20 or 15 metres, or all band low power). [TNX The Daily DX] - RA3QFB, VR2ZQZ, VR2RO and VR2YRC from the Hong Kong Amateur Radio Transmitting Society station VR2HK (Multi-Multi). [THX The Daily DX] - KP2BH, WP3A and WP4NHM as WP3A from Puerto Rico (NA-099). [TNX DX News Sheet] - CE3/W9FW as XR3M. QSL via W3HC. [TNX W3HC] - W6VNR and N6KI as ZF1A (Multi-Single) from the Cayman Islands (NA-016). [TNX The Daily DX] - Claudio, LU7DW as ZP5XF (outside the contest he will operate as ZP6/LU7DW). [TNX LU7DW] /EX S DX@WW $425WW390C 425 DX News #390 [3/6] 24 October 1998 No 390 BID: $425WW390C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

DX-CAFE ---> The DX-Cafe service (provided by Yann, F1NGP) is now fully active. This service broadcasts real time DX Spots taken from the Internet (see OH2BUA's DXSUMMIT page at http://oh2aq.kolumbus.com/dxs/) and the channel can be reached via packet radio. For further information please contact Fabrizio Sartoni, IK4VYX at [email protected]

QSL CY9AA ---> Dennis Motschenbacher, K7BV (4357 Appollonio Way, Carson City, NV 89704, USA) has processed and mailed the majority of the direct cards for the CY9AA operation from St. Paul Island (28 June-3 July 1997) [425DXN 378]. Amateurs who sent their card via the VE9 Bureau are now invited to send another request to K7BV via the USA Bureau. [TNX QRZ-DX]

QSL MJ0ASP/MU0ASP ---> Mathieu, F5SHQ has been at Saint Saviour, Jersey since July [425DXN 373]. He is active in his free time as MJ0ASP from Jersey (EU-013) and MU0ASP from GU2FRO's QTH on Sark Island, Guernsey (EU-114). His QSL manager reports the cards have not arrived as yet from the printer, please be patient. QSL via F5OIU (Jacky Gargot, 21 allee Cabernet, F-33140 Cadaujac, France). [TNX F5OIU]

QSL T32NCC ---> Dave Wright, K6JOX (ex-KB6JOX) is the new "temporary" manager for Chuck, T32NCC (OC-084). "At this time, his QSL cards have not been printed, and I have not received any logs from Chuck", Dave reports. "Zoli, HA1AG (soon to possibly be Chuck's permanent QSL manager) and I are in process of setting up QSL management for him. He does not have cards, reliable mail service, or money for postage/QSL cards". The situation on Fanning is very primitive. Chuck powers his rig from a wind generator charging batteries and operates from a boat with an antenna strung between palm trees on the island. At this point, Dave cannot say when he gets the logs from Chuck, but for the time being you can send your QSL to K6JOX and he will try to have some QSOs confirmed by Chuck "on the air". [TNX K6JOX]

QSL VIA 7L1MFS ---> Yoh is the QSL manager for 3W4EZD, 3W5FS, 3W6EZD, E21AOY, HS7CDI, FG/JA2EZD, FS/JA2EZD, J6/JA2EZD, RA3RCL, RA3RQF, XU2A, XU2C and XUX0. He has moved recently and his new address is Hiroshi Yoh Yoshida, Shinko, 4-4-1 Arakawa, 116-0002 Tokyo, Japan. [TNX The Daily DX]

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CQWW SSB: The National Contest Journal list has been updated with the lateast revision of the CQ WW SSB DX Contest announced operations. Give a look to http://www.waterw.com/~ncj [TNX K7BV]

CQWW SSB: The NG3K "CQWW SSB Announced Operations" list is available at either http://www.cpcug.org/user/wfeidt/Misc/cqssb98.html and http://www.his.com/~wfeidt/Misc/cqssb98.html [TNX NG3K]

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======CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER ======3C1GS EA5BYP ED7AVT EA7AVT SN20JP SP9PKZ 3C5DX EA5BYP EF5JAC EA5GMB SN4JP SP4GFG 3D2JG JA3JA EK4JJ EK4GK T24JA JA3JA 3D2VA WA2NHA EK6CC N8BGD T32BI KH6DFW 3E1DX N0JT...WW98SSB EK6GC W3HNK T32IW DJ5IW 3W6RU W1RU EK6LF IK2QPR T32MP K0MP..WW98SSB 3W6US N2OO EK88L IK2DUW T32VU DL1VU 3XY7A VE3WFN EK8WV F/HH2HM T71SM T70A 4F3CV HB9CXZ EL2VO EI5GIY T88II KJ9I 4K8F UA9AB EM0I UT2IZ T95LGN F/HH2HM 4L6YL 4Z5CU EP2MKO F/HH2HM T97V F/HH2HM 4L8A OZ1HPS ER39MMZ ER3DX T98VWR DL2VWR 4N1DX YU1AVQ ER8C ER1DA TA0S DL6DB 4N1Z YU1AVQ EX2M F/HH2HM TA1ZL RW9WA 4S7AHG JA4AHV EY8WW K1BV TE45AMX TI0RC 4U1UN W6TER EZ8CW F/HH2HM TE5WGO TI0RC 4U1VIC DL5IO..WW98SSB FG5BG K6RO...WW98SSB TF/PA3GQW PA3GQW 5B4/EW1AR NP3D FJ/G3TXF G3TXF TJ2RSF EA4URE 5B4/NP3D W3HNK FK8FU NA5U TM0SEF F5FLO 5B4/RZ3TX RZ3TX FK8GM WB2RAJ.WW98SSB TM1GSE F5OWK 5B4ADA 9A2AJ FK8HC VK4FW..WW98SSB TM2F F5LJA 5H3PM I1YRL (direct) FK8VHT F6AJA TM2OO F5KQN 5H3US WA8JOC FM/EA3BT EA3BT TM5FKW F5KBB 5J8IB HK3DDD FM/EA3WL EA3BT TM5SIA F2WS 5J9A HJ3PXA FO0PT DJ0FX TM5SP F5PVX 5N9EAM IK7JTF FO0SUC F5JJW TO8B EA3BT.WW98SSB 5R8FL F5TBA FO5QF F8AJY TT8ZB IK3ERN 5R8FU SM0DJZ FR5ZU/G VE2NW TU2MA OH7XM 5R8GC DJ6SI FS/K7ZUM K7ZUM TU2OJ F5IPW 5U7DG K4SE FS/N7KG N7KG TU2WE W1MPY 5V7FA F6FNU FW5XX ON4QM TU2XZ W3HC 5Z4RL N2AU G4JMB HS0/G4JMB TZ6JA JA3EMU 6W1QV F6FNU GB0BTC GI0VAB UA0FAA F/HH2HM 6Y5WW 6Y5RA GB4SM G0TSM UA0FDX F/HH2HM 7J7ACH N0VJ GJ0WFH/M G0WFH UA0KCL RA3DEJ 7J7ACY W6KP H76C HR1RMG UA0LEC W3HNK 7P8/ZS1FJ ZS1FJ HB0/DK7YY DK7YY UA9FGR N2AU 7P8FJ ZS1FJ HB0/DL1RWB DL1RWB UA9QGB RW9QA 7Q7JL G0IAS HB0/HA0HW HA0HW UK8CK RW6HS 7X4CV F/HH2HM HB0/HA4XG HA4XG UK8OM IK2QPR 8P9JL OH6MFN HB0/HA5RT HA6NL UN3F F/HH2HM 8Q7IO DL7VRO HB0/HA6NL HA6NL UN7EG F/HH2HM 8Q7IQ DL7VRO HB0/HA6PQ HA6PQ UN7FJ F/HH2HM 8R1K OH6DO HB0/HA6PX HA6PX UN7LG KU9C 9A0CW 9A2WJ HB0/HA6ZV HA6ZV UX2MM F/HH2HM 9A3FT F6FNU HC6CR NE8Z V26A WB3DNA 9A7P W3HC HG4I HA5LN V26AK N2TK 9A98PAX 9A2TW HH2NH KU9C V26B WT3Q..WW98SSB 9G1BJ G4XTA HI3/ON4ANT ON4ANT.WW98SSB V26DX KU9C 9G5BQ PA3GBQ HI8/DK8YY DL4JAN V26E AB2E 9H0VRZ PA0JR HO3A HP3XUG.WW98SSB V26FV W3FV 9H3WD OK1AD HP1XVH N0JT V26J WX0B 9H3YM PE1OFJ HP3XUG KG6UH V26OC N3OC 9H3ZJ PA3GMZ HR1ERL HR1FC V26R KA2AEV 9H3ZN PE1OPH HR6/VE3BW VE3BW V26RN N5NJ 9H3ZO PD1AIY HV4NAC IK0FVC V26T K3MQH 9J2AM JA0JHA IH9P WA7EQW V26U W2UDT 9K2/SQ5DAK SP5KQS II0S IK0YQJ V26V K4VUD 9K2QQ KB2MS II1O I1ZRU V31MX K0BCN.WW98SSB 9M2/JI1ETU JI1ETU II2T IK2IWU V31WF VE6VK 9M6AAC N2OO II2U IK2IAK V47KP K2SB..WW98SSB 9M6CT HS0/G4JMB II3J I3GJJ V47NS W9NY..WW98SSB 9M8R W7EJ II8L IK8YTC V63PD VK4AAR 9N7RW G4ERW II8X IK8VGJ V8A JH7FQK.WW98SB 9V1UU JA1NLI IQ9A IT9AJP VA2DO VE3DO.WW98SSB 9V1XE DL4DBR IR6B IZ6ABB VE2AE VE2TVU 9V8RH 9V1RH IR6JM IK6QPO VE5RI VE5FN.WW98SSB 9X/G3PSM G3PSM IS0C IS0JMA VO2CQ VE3FU.WW98SSB 9Y4/DK6WL DK6WL IY4W I4JED VP2E W1EK..WW98SSB 9Y4/DL4MDO DL4MDO J28CV TK5BE VP2V/K7AR K7AR..WW98SSB 9Y4SF WA4JTK J3/ES7RE ES7RE VP2V/K9JF K9JF /EX S DX@WW $425WW390E 425 DX News #390 [5/6] 24 October 1998 No 390 BID: $425WW390E ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ***** QSL INFO [2/3] ***** ======

A35SO DJ4SO J37A KP2A VP2V/N7MQ N7MQ A35XU PA3AXU J37K W8KKF VP2V/WJ7R WJ7R A35ZL DJ7RJ J37L WA8LOW VP2VDX K6CT A4/G0BQV G0BQV J38AT N0AT VP5DX K4UTE.WW98SSB A61AC ON7LX..WW98SSB J3A WA8LOW.WW98SSB VP5T N2VW..WW98SSB A61AJ W3UR J42MEN SV2CLJ VP9/AH0R JH6RTO A92GD K1SE J6/IN3ZNR IN3ZNR VP9/US1I N5FG..WW98SSB AH0/KH2K JA1RJU JT1FCP W8JAY VQ9JC WB9IHH AH0AY JA1MXY JY9QJ DL5MBY VR2/K8PYD K8PYD AH2R JI3ERV K0A K0RX VR2CT HS0/G4JMB AP2JZB K2EWB KC4AAA NC6J VR98LC VR2LC AP2SDO F/HH2HM KH0/JA4KFA JA4KFA VR98SS JK2PNY AP2TJ W3HNK KH2D K8NA VU2TS I1YRL (direct) B1A KU9C KH2F JA2TBS VU3MCV ON7LX B4R BY4RSA KH4/KT0F KT0F VY1A KB5IPQ BA4TB 9A2AJ KH4/W4ZYV W4ZYV W5C KC8RPF BD7JA/7 F/HH2HM KL7/NO7F K8NA W98ITU K0LEW BD7YA F/HH2HM LA8W LA4DCA.WW98SSB WH0V WH0AAV BI5X BY4BHP LR0H LU9HS WP2Z KU9C..WW98SSB BI7W F/HH2HM LX/MU0BKA K4ZLE WP4Q KP4CKY BV5BG IK7JTF LX1JAO LX1EP XE1NVX EA5XX BW0R JA1JKG LX2LX LX1NO..WW98SSB XT2AW DF2WO BZ4DHI I1YRL (direct) LY61DR LY1DR XT2HP JA1OEM C31LJ VE3GEJ LY61DS LY1DS XU7AAE 7N3RQU C4A 9A2AJ..WW98SSB LY61FW LY1FW XV1Z K6SGD C56/DL5MM DL5MM LY62CX LY2CX XX9TAR KU9C C56A DL5NAM LY62TZ LY2TZ XX9TBH AB6BH C56HP JA1OEM LY62ZZ LY2ZZ XX9TJF WB8YJF C6/KA6WHA KI6T LY63BA LY3BA XX9TOT KU9C C6/KI6T KI6T M8T G4PIQ..WW98SSB XX9TR OH2PM C6/WR6O KI6T MU0ASP F5OIU XX9TXD KU9C C6DX WZ8D NH0E KH0EJ XX9TYD K8PYD CE3/SM3SGP SM3EVR NH7A N2AU...WW98SSB XX9X KU9C..WW98SSB CI9DH VE9DH NP2/VE3FU VE3FU YB0DX W3HNK CK3MP VE3CPC OD5/6W1QP 6W1QP YB2PBX W3HNK CN2NG OE8GNK OE2S OE2GEN.WW98SSB YC0LOW N2AU CO2JD HI3JH OH0AW OH1EH..WW98SSB YC8VIP W6MD CO8JY KU9C OH0LQK OH3LQK YC9WZJ W6MD CP6/LU9AY LU9AY OH0MFP OH3MFP YE5B YC5TML.WW98SB CP8XA DG9NB OH0TA OH2TA YL80IX YL2IX CQ3GU F6FNU OH1AF OH1XT..WW98SSB YL80JW YL2JW CQ9GU F6FNU OT8A ON7LR YL80KF YL2KF CQ9K CS3MAD P29CC K1TRS YL80KL YL2KL CR3GU F6FNU P29VR W7LFA YL80RP YL2RP CS3GU F6FNU P40N WJ5DX YL80SM YL2SM CS8GU F6FNU P40W N2MM...WW98SSB YL80TQ YL2TQ CT3GU F6FNU P40Z WA5ZVE.WW98SSB YL80UZ YL2UZ CT7ECP CT1EOK PJ7/W4WR W4WR...WW98SSB YM75DS WA3HUP CT9GU F6FNU PJ8Z K4ZA...WW98SSB YM75IJ TA2IJ CU2V DL4XS..WW98SSB PJ9Q W4JVN..WW98SSB YM75ROT TA3BN CW4CC CX2ABC PQ1Q PP5LL YM75TA TA3YJ D2BB W3HNK PR2YL PP5LL YS1RR W3HNK D98WCX DS5USH PS2S PP5LL YU1AVA YU1AVQ DM2FDO DL7UDO PV2E PY2YW YU21SRJ YU1ASB DS4BBL EA2AKP RA0FA F/HH2HM YV1DIG YV1AVO DU100ODX NH0E RA2FBC DF4BV ZA0Z HB9BGN DU1ODX NH0E RI3OTA RW3GW ZA1/IK7VJP IK7VJP DU7/N7ET N7ET RK3AWL W3HNK ZC4DG G0OAB DU8ARK I2YDX RM9RX RW9QA ZD7CTO KB2MS DX100DX DX1DX RM9RX/9 RW9QA ZD7DP W1ZT E22AAA HS1CHB RW9QA RW9QA ZD8T AC4IV E22AAD/P JA6LCJ RW9QA W3HNK ZD9/ZS1B ZS1B E30HA HA5YPP S01HA EA2JG ZF2DR K5RQ E31AA ZL3CW S21B W4FRU ZF2NT N6NT EA8/DL1YFF DL7VRO S21J K1WY ZK1OOY KF8OY ED1URB EA1CCW S21R N4VA ZP5XF N2AU..WW98SSB ED4RAX EA4AHW S21YG DL2NEO ZS75SIG ZS5BBO ED5JAC EA5GMB SM7CRW W3HNK ZW40SD PY5AWB /EX S DX@WW $425WW390F 425 DX News #390 [6/6] 24 October 1998 No 390 BID: $425WW390F ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ***** QSL INFO [3/3] ***** ======

3C5I Alan Isaachsen, c/o Mobil Equatorial Guinea, P.O. Box 139082, Dallas, TX-75313, U.S.A. 9M2KT Phoa Kia Teck, P.O.Box 178, 10720 Penang, Malaysia BY4BHP P.O.Box 085-299, Shanghai, China DJ4SO Klaus Behrndt, Bosseer Str. 8, D-24259 Westensee, Germany DJ7RJ Manfred Przygode, Hoisdorfer Landstr. 50, D-22927 Grosshansdorf, Germany DL3NEO Hannes Schmidt, Komotauer strasse 28 B, D-91207 Lauf, Germany DL4JAN Bernd Eybe, Hohes Gebirge 32, D-08289 Schneeberg, Germany DL6DQW Reinhard Fendler, Waldteichstr 34, D-01468 Boxdorf, Germany DU1ODX Eduardo "Ed" M.Salcedo, P.O.Box SM 284, Manila 1016, Philippines DX1DX Philippine DX Foundation, Inc., P.O.Box 2000 QCCPO, 1160 Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines F/HH2HM Michel Hamoniaux, P.O.Box 104, F-22650 Ploubalay, France F5JJW Joel Suc, La grange, F-69440, Taluyers, France F5TJC Briere Jean-Louis, 18 Le Petit St.Louis, F-72400 Cormes, France F8AJY Xavier Montagne, 61 Rue General Reynal, F-03300, Cusset, France F8CIO Jean Francois, Besseyre 9 RCE Edgar Quinet, F-42300, Roanne, France FO5QF Xavier Montagne, BP 91642-00285, Armees, Archipel des Australes French Polynesia, France HR1FC P.O.Box 1734, Tegucigalpa 11101, Honduras HR1RMG Rene Mendoza Garay, P.O.Box 3245, Tegucigalpa, DC, Honduras HS0/G4JMB Philip Weaver, P.O.Box 7, Patpong Post Office, Bangkok 10506, Thailand HS1CKC Winit Kongprasert, 49/203 Jangwattana Rd.Prakret, Nonthaburi 11120, Thailand IS0JMA Roberto Alaimo, P.O.Box 41, I-07026 Olbia (SS), Italy JA1OEM Shinichi M.Toyofuku, P.O.Box 9, Sawara, 287-8691 Japan JA3JA Fumio Hayasaki, 178-1 Kitanoda, Sakai, 599-8123 Japan JA4AHV Mitsunori Sako, P.O.Box 59, Matsue 690-8691 Japan JD1BIA Hiroshi Takubo, 3 Mikazukisou, Nishimachi, Chichijima, Ogasawara, Tokyo 100-21, Japan JI3DST Takeshi Funaki, 2-18-26 Hannan-Cho, Abeno-ku, Osaka City, Osaka 545-0021, Japan JL2WNA Tadashi Yoshida, 4-4-10 Nishinodai, Chita 478-0055, Japan K6CT Calvin T.Morton Jr, 230 Emilia Ln, Fallbrook, CA-92028, U.S.A. KH2/K4SXT Capt.J.Gostel, 5 Sherman Circle, Asan, Guam 96922, Guam LU7EC Mariano Elichagaray, C.P.2703, Carabelas, Buenos Aires, Argentina NCDXF Northern California DX Foundation, P.O.Box 1328, Los Altos, CA 94023-1328, U.S.A. N2OO Bob Schenck, P.O.Box 345, Tuckerton, NJ-08087, U.S.A. OH2PM Pertti Simovaara, Asia-Pacific Building Apt. 1106, No. 8 Ya Bao Lu, Chaoyang District Beijing 100020, People's Republic of China PY2HDY Jo, P.O.Box 128, 13610-970, Leme SP, Brasil RW9QA Vlad Kondratenko, P.O.Box 1, Kurgan-38, 640038, Russia S79SBP Dr.R.J.Singh, P.O.Box 52, Mahe Island, Republic of Seychelles SV0LK Helmut Muschalle, P.O.Box 9, GR-70014 Hersonissou, Crete, Greece TF3AO Arsaell Oskarsson, Laekjasmara 78, IS-200 Kopavogur, Iceland UA9LP Serge, P.O.Box 698, Tyumen 625000, Russia UA0IAS/0 Vladimir Kolodkin, P.O.Box 11, 686110 Palatka, Russia UA0SJ Yuri A.Maltsev, P.O.Box 2304, Bratsk-city, 665700, Russia UT2IZ Nick Nikitjuk, BP.O.ox 9, Makeevka 339000, Ukraine V51SG Seigi Graf, P.O.Box 116, Tsumeb, Namibia VA2VL Jean-F.Maher, 22 Soucy, Delson, Quebec, J0L 1G0, Canada VE2NW Zareh Amadouny, 18 Nisko, Dollard Des Ormeaux, Quebec H9G 2R5, Canada VE6VK Russ Wilson, 1235 Richland Road N.E., Calgary, AB T2E 5M5, Canada W1ZT George Johnson, 30 Washington Street, Beverly, MA-01915, U.S.A. W4ZYV Richard S.Darling, 6807 Can Cun Ln., El Paso, TX-79912, U.S.A. WA8JOC Ken Scheper, 5875 Cedaridge Drive, Cincinnati, OH-45247, U.S.A. WH0V Jun Mercado, P.O.Box 1941, Saipan, MP 96950-1941, U.S.A. WP4U Carlos M.Colon, 2nd Street, Jard.De Caparra, Bayamon, PR-00959, Puerto Rico WZ8D John Walker, 1930 Meredith Ln., Loveland, OH 45140-7216, U.S.A. XE1L Luis Chartarifsky, 947 Bosques De Reforma, Mexico City, D.F. 11700, Mexico YB0ZDD Club Station ORARI Lokal Pasar Minggu, P.O.Box 6512 / JKSDW Jakarta 12065, Indonesia YC9LQA L.C.Salean, Jln.Niaga 71, Larantuka, 86216 Flores Timur, Indonesia YC9YKI Bahrun, P.O.Box 37, 98211 Serui, Indonesia Z21KQ P.O.Box 2377, Harare, Zimbabwe ZA1FD Fatos, P.O.Box 1439, Tirana, Albania ZL3CW Jacky Calvo, P.O.Box 593, Pukekohe 1800, New Zealand ZP6HW Raul Domingo Bogado Bernal, P.O.Box 1055, Luque, Paraguay ZS1B Hugh J.B.Voortman, 17 Tudor Rd, Tokai, Cape Town 7945, South Africa ZS5BBO Edwin Musto, P.O.Box 211032, Bluff, 4036, South Africa *****************************************************************************

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3W - Coly, UA0FM will be active (on 10-160 metres, hopefully on WARC as well) again as 3W5FW from Vietnam starting in mid-November. He plans to be on 160 metres (TX 1826 kHz, RX 3 up) at 14-15 UTC for USA, 19.30-20.30 UTC and 23 UTC for Europe. Queries etc. can be sent to Eugene, RA0FF ([email protected]). QSL to P.O. Box 66, Vladimir, 600011, Russia. [TNX RA0FF] 5N - Bogdan, SP5CPR is again active as 5N3CPR from Nigeria until mid-December. QSL via SP5CPR (preferably through the bureau). [TNX SP5UAF] 5R - Andre (F6AOI), Alain (F6BFH), Bernard (F9IE) and their wives will be active from Madagascar between 15 November and 7 December. They plan to operate from the islands of Sainte Marie (AF-057) and Nosy Be (AF-057) on all bands CW and SSB. [TNX F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX] BV9P - The DXpedition to Pratas Island (AS-110) [425DXN 390] is now officially scheduled between 06.00 UTC on 12 November and 00.00 UTC on 19 November. The operators are BV2KI, BV2KS, BV2VA, BV4AS, BV4FH, BV4ME, BV4QA, BV7FC, JA1BK, KU9C, OH2BH and XE1CI (Nellie, the first YL to operate from Pratas) and they will be active as BQ9P on all modes and bands. Look for them (CW/SSB/RTTY) on 160 (1.885-1.905), 80 (3.505-3.515/3.795/3.550), 40 (7.005/7.055/7.030), 30 (10.135), 20 (14.055/14.195/14.080), 17 (18.085/18.125), 15 (21.055/21.295/21.080), 12 (24.895/24.495) and 10 metres (28.055/28.495/28.080). QSL via KU9C. Donations can be sen to Paul Pai, BV4FH (P.O. Box 163, Feng-Yuan City, 420 Taiwan, R.O.C.) or to Chiang Hui-Yu (Account No# 392-13-13826-06, Chinatrust Commercial Bank Feng-Yuan Branch, #341, Chungshan Road, Feng-Yuan city, Taichung Hsien, Taiwan R.O.C.). [TNX BV4AS] CP - Mats, LU9AY (ex LU9AUY) will be active (CW and SSB, hopefully on 160-10 metres) as CP6/LU9AY (and CP6AA in contest) from Bolivia between 25 November and 5 December. QSL via LU9AY either direct (Matias Vanni, 670 Honorio Pueyrredon, 1405 Buenos Aires, Argentina: please note that CBA is no longer valid) or through the bureau. [TNX LU9AY] D2 - Fernando, D2BB will be leaving Luanda, Angola in mid-December. QSL via W3HNK. "When Fernando leaves this semi-rare African country", the Daily DX reports, "there will not be much going on as D2AI left the country two weeks ago for Portugal, D2EV moved to Sri Lanka, D2CM is a new licensee but located on an oil platform, D2GG and D3SAA are others but no news about them". D6 - YL operator Denise, F6HWU will be active (mainly on CW and RTTY) as D68WU from Comoro Islands (AF-007) between 15 November and 5 December. She will participate in the CQ WW CW DX Contest. QSL via F6HWU. [TNA F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX] /EX S DX@WW $425WW391B 425 DX News #391 [2/6] 31 October 1998 No 391 BID: $425WW391B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

E3 - The Space A DX Group is on track with the plans for their trip to Eritrea [425DXN 389]. With the added $500 dollars cost per operator for the licence, and the recent activity from Eritrea, they have scaled down to ten operators: WD4NGB, KO4RR, N5VL, IV3FSG (YL), I8NHJ, EA8AFJ, OK1TN, N9NS, NF6S and DJ9ZB. Operations are confirmed to take place from (hopefully) 5 November until midday on 17 November. Individual callsigns will be issued upon arrival starting at E30AA and up, but it is hoped the operators will be allowed to use only one call (however each operator may be using his/her own call for the last few hours: in this case QSL via home call). Plans are to operate THREE stations, 24 hours a day, on 160-6 metres (but probably not on 30 metres) SSB, CW and RTTY. QSL to Indexa (c/o K4JDJ, 556 Babbtown Rd., Suffolk, VA 33434, USA) or through the bureau via K4JPJ. Logs will be available at http://qsl.net/eritrea, http://www.pagus.it/E31DX and http://members.xoom.com/eritrea_ [TNX WD4NGB] E3 - Zoli, E30HA is expected to go QRT on 8 November, but he might return to Eritrea just before the CQ WW CW Contest. QSL via HA5YPP (P.O. Box 1157, H-1245 Budapest, Hungary). [TNX HA0DU] FR - Phil, G3SWH will be active (10-80 metres CW) as FR/G3SWH/p from Reunion Island (AF-016) between 17 and 24 November. QSL via G3SWH either direct (Phil Whitchurch, 21 Dickensons Grove, Congresbury, Bristol, BS49 5HQ, United Kingdom) or through the bureau. [TNX G3SWH] FR - Ten operators will be active (on 160-2 metres, CW, SSB and some RTTY) as TO150 (Tango Oscar One Five Zero) from Piton des Neiges (3069 metres ASL) on Reunion Island (AF-016) between 18 and 20 December. The special callsign is to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the abolition of slavery on Reunion (20 December 1848). For further information please visit http://www.oceanes.fr/pdn/ [TNX IK2RXV and FR5FC] GJ - Chris, G0WFH will be active (on all bands SSB) as GJ0UFH from Jersey (EU-013) between 4 and 11 November. QSL via G0WFH. [TNX DX News Sheet]. HA - HA0HW, HA4XG, HA6NL, HA6PQ, HA6PX and HA6ZV will be active from Triesenberg (1400 metres ASL), Liechtenstein during the HA-QRP Contest between 00.00 UTC on 1 November and 07.00 UTC on 7 November. During their QRP activity they will operate on 3511 kHz +/- QRM as HB0/HA5RT/p (QSL via HA6NL), while they will use HB0/home call/p on the other bands, mainly on CW and RTTY. [TNX KA6NL and HA0HW] HI - Julio, AD4Z will be active as either HI3K and HI3JH from Dominican Republic (NA-096) for eleven days starting on 25 November. He plans to operate on all bands, with an emphasis on 160 and 80 metres CW, and to participate in the CQ WW CW DX Contest. QSL via HI3JH. [TNX AD4Z] JA - Hiro, JA4DND might be active as JA4DND/4 from Oki Archipelago (AS-041) between 31 October and 3 November. QSL via JA4DND. [TNX DX News Sheet] JW - Tor, LA9XGA will be active (160-10 metres, CW and SSB) as JW9XGA from Longyearbyen (EU-026), Svalbard between 30 October and 4 November. QSL via LA9XGA. [TNX DX News Sheet] JY - Ken, K4ZW plans to be active as JY8ZW from Jordan between 5 and 16 November. He will concentrate on the low bands, 80 and 160 metres, mainly on CW. [TNX The Daily DX] LA - Ben, OZ5AAH (ex OY5IPA, OX3IPA, TF/OZ5IPA) will be active as LA/OZ5IPA between 6 and 9 November and will participate in the IPA contest on 7-8 November. QSL direct to OZ5AAH (Preben Jakobsen, 9 Knoldager, DK-2670 Greve, Denmark). [TNX OZ5AAH] PY - PY1MF/P might be active (on 10 and 20 metres SSB) as PY1MF/P from Grande Island (SA-029) during the weekend. QSL via home call. [TNX PY1KS] S7 - Roger, KF8OY plans to be active (SSB with some CW) as S79OY from the Seychelles between 6 and 9 November. QSL direct to KF8OY. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] SM - Nine operators from the DX-club SSRA (namely SM7AVZ, SM7BCX, SM7CQY, SM7DAY, SM7DDR, SM7DXQ, SM7EQL, SM7MPM and SM7NGH) will be active as SK7DX from Ven Island (EU-137) between 15 UTC on 6 November and 13 UTC on 8 November. Two stations will be on the usual IOTA frequencies 24 hours a day. QSL via SM7DXQ either direct (Mats Freden, Klagerupsvagen 258. S-21232 Malmoe, Sweden) or through the bureau. [TNX SM7CQY] SP_ssh - Stan, SP3BGD has been active as HF0POL from King George Island in the South Shetlands (AN-010) since the beginning of the year [425DXN 341] and will be leaving the island in early December. There will be no amateur radio operator active from this station in 1999. QSL via SP3SUN either direct (Piotr Miranski, ul. Rydza Smiglego 27/5, 65-610 Zielona Gora, Poland) or through the bureau. [TNX The Daily DX] /EX S DX@WW $425WW391C 425 DX News #391 [3/6] 31 October 1998 No 391 BID: $425WW391C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

T3 - After leaving East Kiribati (see T32 below), Karl, DL1VU plans to be active as T31AF from Central Kiribati, as T30CT from West Kiribati and as T33VU from Banaba. [TNX The Daily DX] T32 - Karl, DL1VU, and Gerhard, DJ5IW expect to be active as T32VU (CW) and T32IW (SSB) from East Kiribati starting on 3 November. [TNX The Daily DX] TY - Sigi, DL7DF and his crew (DL7BO, DL7UFR and DJ6TF) will be active from Benin between 4 and 17 November. They plan to operate two complete stations mainly on CW, with some SSB and RTTY, and to concentrate on the low bands. QSL via DL7DF. [TNX DL7UFR] VE - Frank, VE2FCQ and Conrad, VE2ICM/VE2MA will be active as VE2MA/p from two new C.IS.A. islands in the Province of Quebec on 31 October starting around 12 UTC. The islands are Ile du lac Pierre Paul and Ile aux Grues (not to be confused with the previous Isle aux Grues). QSL direct to VE2ICM/VE2MA. VK9_coc- Hide, JM1LJS will be active as VK9CL from Cocos-Keeling between 26 December and 2 January 1999. He plans to operate on 80-10 metres (CW and SSB with 400 watts and a dipole or ground plane). On 3/4 January he should be active as VK6SJS and VK6SJS/HRP from the Hutt River Province (http://www.wps.com.au/hutriver/history.htm). QSL via JM1LJS, whose *new* address is Hideyuki Kai, 4-22-15, Takata-Higashi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama-City 223-0063, Japan. [TNX JM1LJS] VK9_coc- George, W8UVZ and Charlie, W0YG have been issued the call VK9YY for their 13-20 February 1999 operation from Cocos-Keeling (OC-003) [425DXN 387]. Plans are to concentrate on the low and WARC bands and on RTTY. QSL via W0YG (Charlie Summers, 6746 North Yucca Trail, Parker, CO 80138-6110, USA). [TNX The Daily DX] VK9_lh - Nick Hacko (VK2ICV), Bill Snider (K6KM), Charlie Hansen (N0TT), Ray Smolenski (N4RU) and Mary Lou Brown (NM7N) will be active as VK9LX [425DXN 370] from Lord Howe (OC-004) between 22 November and 1 December. They will participate in the CQ WW CW DX Contest (28-29 November) as Multi/Single working all HF bands except WARC. Outside the contest they will be operating two stations (CW, SSB and RTTY) on all the HF bands, with an emphasis on the low and WARC bands. QSL via VK2ICV (Nick Hacko, P.O. Box 730, Parramatta, NSW 2124, Australia). Further information is available at http://qsl.net/vk9lx, while pre- and post-DXpedition e-mail messages can be sent to [email protected] [TNX NM7N] VK9_xms- George, W8UVZ and Charlie, W0YG have been issued the call VK9XX for their 6-13 February 1999 operation from Christmas Island (OC-002) [425DXN 387]. Plans are to concentrate on the low and WARC bands and on RTTY. QSL via W0YG (Charlie Summers, 6746 North Yucca Trail, Parker, CO 80138-6110, USA). [TNX The Daily DX] YB - YC8TXW and YC9YZ are reported to be planning an activity from Obi Is (OC-222) on 9-11 January 1999. [TNX I1WFF] ZF - Robert, KE5BR will be active again as ZF2UH (SSB and CW) from Grand Cayman (NA-016) between 7 and 14 November. QSL via KE5BR. [TNX KE5BR] ZL8 - Bob, ZL1RS will be active again as ZL8RS from the Kermadecs (OC-039) between 9 and 17 November. He will operate in his spare time and plans are to concentrate on 17, 15, 12 and 10 metres SSB with some slow CW on 30 metres. QSL via ZL1RS (Robert Sutton, 109 Wright Rd, RD2 Katikati, New Zealand). Pictures from Bob's past trip are available at http://www.qsl.net/zl1rs [TNX ZL1RS] /EX S DX@WW $425WW391D 425 DX News #391 [4/6] 31 October 1998 No 391 BID: $425WW391D ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR IS ---> Nat, VU2NTA reports he is "now making another attempt to try and obtain permission for VU4. The going is pretty tough, with the government very unsupportive on the matter". He needs the support from the DX community and would like DXers to send him e-mail messages indicating their requests for activation of Andaman and Nicobar Islands by INDIAN AMATEURS (please note that "any requests to join the expedition by non Indian hams will definitely make the expedition a non starter!"). Send your message to [email protected] and KYFC. [TNX W2FG and VU2NTA]

C.Is.A. ---> The Canadian islands activated by VE2MA/p on 17 October were Ile St-Amour (PQ-044), Ile St-Ignace (PQ-045), Ile Madame (PQ-046) and Ile-Aux-Ours (PQ-047). For further information on the Canadian Islands Award plese visit http://www.tir.com/~wd8mgq/index.html

D.I.C. ---> The Diploma delle Isole Campane (Campania region Islands Award) is sponsored by ARI Pozzuoli. For further information please contact the Award Manager, IK8UHA at either [email protected] or Sezione ARI, attn. Antonio Barbato (IK8UHA), P.O. Box 1, 80078 Pozzuoli - NA, Italy. [TNX IK8UHA]

ISLAND RENAMED ---> Kiribati has officially renamed Caroline Island as part of its promotional campaign approaching the new millenium. It is now called Millennium Island. The information comes from the Tourism Council of the South Pacific (http://www.tcsp.com/)

NA-184 ---> Lew, N6VV and Dan, W7DR were on St. George Reef for only 23 hours on 17-18 October and logged 1187 QSOs in about 18 hours of operation ("I would guess more than 50% of the QSOs were with Europe", Lew says). QSL via N6VV (cards started going out on 21 October!). A photo and some historical information on St. George Reef Lighthouse, are available at http://members.aol.com/fairyfellr/stgeo.html: "after visiting the web page", N4VA says, "I feel a much stronger appreciation for Lew's efforts!" [TNX N4VA and N6VV]

QSL 3B7RF ---> The latest report (29 October) from Switzerland states that 26,100 QSOs have been confirmed so far. All direct cards received before 25 October have been replied. If you do not receive your direct card within a couple of weeks, please contact HB9BXE at [email protected] before mailing a second request. Bureau requests are being processed as well. QSL via HB9RF (Postfach 37, CH-6319 Allenwinden, Switzerland). [TNX HB9BGN]

QSL BD7JA & BI7W ---> Reports mentioning F/HH2HM as QSL manager for BD7JA/7 and BI7W [425DXN 390] are not correct. Yang, BD7JA states he has never authorized anyone to handle these QSL chores. QSLs go to P.O. Box 1713, 510600 Gaungzhou, People's Republic of China. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused Yang and our readers.

QSL EA9EA ---> Joe, W3HNK reports that due to a miscommunication he will not be handling the QSL chores for the Ceuta Contest Club, EA9EA. Cards will be handled by EA9AZ. [TNX The Daily DX]

QSL EP2MM ---> Clyde, W5TQE has been reported as being QSL manager for this station and he is receiving many requests for cards. "I have not operated as EP2MM for over 25 years", he reports, "and I cannot reply to EP2MM cards". [TNX G3NUG]

QSL UA0IAS ---> It has been reported that many people were sending mail to the old callbook address for UA0IAS/0 at Box 500. Please note that all the mail CURRENTLY at Box 500 will be forwarded to the correct address, so it will not be necessary for anybody to resubmit a QSL, but any mail coming into Box 500 NOW will NOT be forwarded. Vald's current address is Vladimir Kolodkin, P.O.Box 11, Palatka, 686110 Magadanskya, Russia. Reports from Russia also mentioned that there is a mail strike now, so anybody waiting for mail should have patience. [TNX KB8O]

QSL YA1R ---> Roger, G3SXW reports he is receiving direct cards for YA1R, which was active earlier this month. Please note that this call was actually issued to Roger in 1970 (and at that time the QSL manager was G3TXF), but he has not been in Afghanistan since 1973. The QSL route given by the 1998 YA1R is RW3LO. /EX S DX@WW $425WW391E 425 DX News #391 [5/6] 31 October 1998 No 391 BID: $425WW391E ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** ======

QSL VIA AD4Z/HI3JH ---> Julio reports that cards for CO2JD, CO2HR, CO2MA, CM2CK (SK), CO8ZZ, CM8ZZ, CO8DM, CM8DM, CO8AR, CO8NA, CL8VP, CM8VP, CL8UB, CM8UB (but *not* CO2JA) are via HI3JH, while cards for HI8LUZ and HI4M are via AD4Z. Cards for CO2VG and CM2VK can be sent to HI3JH, but please note that he is not the actual QSL manager for these stations (he just helps forwarding the cards). [TNX AD4Z/HI3JH]

QSL VIA UX1KA ---> Roman, UX1KA still has some cards for his previous operations as UA1OT, 4K2OT and 3W/4K2OT. QSL to Roman A. Bratchyk, P.O. Box 88, Kyiv 252191, Ukraine. [TNX UX1KA]

136 KHZ ---> Renato, IK1QFK from Cumiana (Torino) and Marco, IK1ODO from Rivalta (Torino) are the only two Italian stations currently active on 136 kHz. [TNX Radioincontro] *****************************************************************************

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CQWW SSB 98: QSL Routes for stations active during the contest are available at http://www.arrakis.es/~ea5eyj/cqssb98.htm [TNX EA5EYJ] IOTA: The web page for RA1QQ/1's latest operations from Russian Arctic islands (25-28 July 1998) can be found at www.geocities.com/pentagon/bunker/4755 [TNX RA1QHJ] *****************************************************************************

QSL received via direct: 3B7CF, 3C1RV (AF-010), 3C5DX, 3D2QB, 3W6EZD, 4S7CF, 5H3DD, 5R8FU, , 5R8FV, 5X1T, 5Z4RL, 6W1/N2WCQ, 7Q7CE, 9M6AAC, 9V8WW, A61AJ, A71EI, A41LZ, A45XL (AS-014), BA4TB, BV5VG, CP8XA, CY9AA, D44BS, ED5ICE (EU-069), EP2SMH, ET3AA, FO5QB, FO5QG, FO/OK1TN, FP5BZ, FR5HR, GU3MBS, H40AA (OC-100), H40AB (OC-065), H44DX, HK0ER, KA9KAI/HR2, HS1CKC, HS1GUW, HS0/G3NOM, HS0/JA6GIJ, IB0/IZ0IIA (IIA LT-036), IJ7/IK7IMO (IIA LE-035), IJ8/IZ8BXR (IIA KR-002), IL3/IK3ABY (IIA VE-009, 068), J28DB, JW9THA, JW0YL, KH0S, KH0U, N2OO/KH9, LA/DF8YO/p (EU-062), NH4/NH6YK, OH0BH, OH0W, S21J, SV2ASP/A, TG9NX, TL5A, TL8CK, TP4CE, TZ6DX, V26B, V31CX, V63KU, V63RL/p (OC-226), V73UX, VE2/F6ELE (NA-084, 125, 176, 177), VP8/G4VFU, VR98LC, XX9TR, XX9TSS, WF1N (NA-148), WH0AAV, YB5QZ, YL2GP, YS1RR, YS9/KS4Q, ZB2JO, ZD7DP, ZD9BV, ZY5YZ (SA-026).

QSL received via WF5E DX QSL Service: BA1DU, C6AIE, EW1MM, FM5DN, UN7FK, VP5/KN4UG, VQ9PH, ZF2NE. *****************************************************************************

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PERIOD CALL REF till December 4S7BRG: Sri Lanka (AS-003) * by HB9BRM 385 till mid Dec 5N3CPR: Nigeria * by SP5CPR 391 till 08/11 5W0GD: Western Samoa (OC-097) * by PA3AXU 385 till 04/11 8Q7IO & 8Q7IQ: Maldives (AS-013) * by DL7VRO & others 385 till 07/11 9N7RW: Nepal * by G4ERW 386 till 15/11 9V8: Singapore * special prefix 369 till 01/11 A4/G0BQV: Oman 389 till 31/10 CY0NR: Sable Island (NA-063) * by VE1NR 390 till 07/11 D68BW: Comoros (AF-007) * by DJ2BW 390 till 03/11 FS/N3OC: St. Martin (NA-105) 390 till 22/11 HC5: Ecuador * by DL2YAK 390 till 01/11 VE3BW/HR6: Roatan Island (NA-057) 389 till 08/11 E30HA: Eritrea * by HA5PP 391 till 31/12 EU200A, EV200M & EW200M: special event stations 378 till Jan 99 FO5QE: Tahiti (OC-046) * by F5GSK 369 till November FW5XX: Futuna (OC-118) * by ON4QM 385 till late Nov HF0POL: South Shetlands (AN-010) * by SP3BGD 391 till 01/11 DL1JDK,DL3ALF,DL4JAN,DL4JS,DK8YY/HI8: Dominican Rep. 389 till 31/12 HS98AG: special event call 389 till 02/11 PR2YL & PS2S: Comprida Isl (SA-024) * by PY YLs 383 till 07/11 S92YV & S92YN: Sao Tome (AF-023) * by HB9CYV & HB9CYN 387 till December TL5A: Central African Republic * by PA3DZN 373 till 02/11 W2FXA/VP9: Bermuda (NA-005) 387 till 07/11 W98ITU: special event station (Minneapolis) 389 till 24/11 XT2HP: Burkina Faso * by JA1OEM 389 till 14/11 XV: Vietnam * by K6SGD 387 till Apr 99 ZF2NT: Little Cayman (NA-016) * by N6NT 388 30/10-01/11 CX125J: special event stations (Uruguay) 390 30/10-04/11 JW9XGA: Longyearbyen (EU-026), Svalbard * by LA9XGA 391 30/10-30/11 ZS75SIG: special event station 389 31/10-01/11 5J8IB: Bocagrande Island (NO-REF) * by HKs 389 31/10-03/11 JA4DND/4: Oki Archipelago (AS-041) 391 31/10-01/11 PY1MF/P: Grande Island (SA-029) 391 31/10 VE2MA/p: C.Is.A. islands (Quebec) 391 31/10-14/11 VK9XTL, VK9XQR: Christmas Island * by HB9TL, HB9QR 390 31/10-01/11 BARTG RTTY Sprint (Autumn) *** 01/11-07/11 HB0/HA0HW, HA4XG, HA6NL, PQ, PX, ZV: Liechtenstein 391 03/11-?? T32VU and T32IW: East Kiribati * by DL1VU and DJ5IW 391 04/11-17/11 TY: Benin * by DJ6TF, DL7BO, DL7DF and DL7UFR 391 04/11-11/11 GJ0UFH: Jersey (EU-013) * by G0WFH 391 05/11-17/11 E3: Eritrea * by Space A DX Group (10 ops) 391 05/11-16/11 JY8ZW: Jordan * by K4ZW 391 06/11 HV5PUL: Vatican City 387 06/11-08/11 SK7DX: Ven Island (EU-137) * by SM7s 391 06/11-09/11 LA/OZ5IPA * by OZ5AAH 391 06/11-09/11 S79OY: Seychelles * by KF8OY 391 06/11-08/11 SK7DX: Ven Island (EU-137) * by SM7s 391 07/11-08/11 JI3DST/3 (7N3UXO/3): Awaji Island (AS-117) 390 07/11-14/11 ZF2UH: Grand Cayman (NA-016) * by KE5BR 391 07/11-08/11 Ukrainian DX Contest *** 09/11-17/11 ZL8RS: Kermadec Is (OC-039) * by ZL1RS 391 11/11-02/12 OX/OZ8AE: Greenland (NA-018) 385 12/11-19/11 BQ9P: Pratas Island (AS-110) * multinational team 391 12/11-25/11 FH/TK5PB: Mayotte (AF-027 & DIFO islands) 381 13/11-15/11 26th SEAnet Convention (Singapore) 367 14/11-16/11 JI3DST/3 (7N3UXO/3): Awaji Island (AS-117) 390 14/11-15/11 Japan CW Contest *** 14/11-15/11 OK DX Contest *** 14/11-15/11 WAEDC RTTY Contest *** 15/11-07/12 5R: Madagascar islands (AF-057) * by F6AOI,F6BFH,F9IE 391 15/11-05/12 D68WU: Comoro Islands (AF-007) * by F6HWU 391 17/11-24/11 FR/G3SWH/p: Reunion Island (AF-016) 391 21/11-06/12 XZ1N: Myanmar * by Central Arizona DX Association 390 22/11-01/12 VK9LX: Lord Howe * by VK2ICV, K6KM, N0TT, N4RU, NM7N 391 23/11-30/11 V31WF: Ambergris Cay (NA-073) by VE6PL 387 25/11-05/12 CP6/LU9AY and CP6AA: Bolivia * by LU9AY 391 25/11-04/12 HI3K and HI3JH: Dominican Republic (NA-096) * by AD4Z 391 26/11-05/12 TU: Ivory Coast * by JA1OEM 389 27/11-23/12 FT5ZH: Amsterdam Isl (AF-002) * by F5PFP & F5SIH 389 28/11-29/11 5V7A: Togo * by Voodoo Contest Group 383 28/11-29/11 CQWW DX CW Contest *** from mid Nov 3W5FW: Vietnam * by UA0FM 391 November 9G: Ghana * by Voodoo Contest Group 383 Nov-Dec N1V: Navassa (NA-098) * by K8RF and others 365 November T30CT: West Kiribati * by DL1VU 391 November T31AF: Central Kiribati * by DL1VU 391 November T33VU: Banaba * by DL1VU 391 04/12-06/12 ARRL 160 Meters CW Contest *** 04/12-05/12 EA DX CW Contest *** 08/12-17/12 T88II: Palau (OC-009), Belau * by KJ9I, NF9V and NZ9Z 387 12/12-13/12 ARRL 10 Meters Contest *** 12/12-13/12 Italian Contest (40 & 80 meters) *** 18/12-20/12 TO150: Reunion Island (AF-016) * by FRs 391 26/12-02/01/99 VK9CL: Cocos-Keeling * by JM1LJS 391 26/12-16/01/99 VP8CRB: Falkland Is (SA-002) * by K4QD 381 /EX S DX@WW $425WW392A 425 DX News #392 [1/6] 7 November 1998 No 392 BID: $425WW392A ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

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3D2 - Lee Reisenweber, 3D2VA (ex-VP2VE) is the only resident who enjoys DXing on CW (but he works SSB as well, when the propagation is good, around 11 UTC on 14.165 and 14.226 +/- QRM). He may have some plans for the future, but first of all he wants to get settled as he has been in Fiji for only two months. QSL via WA2NHA. [TNX 3D2VA] 3W - Coly, UA0FM is going to be active as 3W5FM (not 3W5FW as reported in 425DXN 391: apologies for the typo!). QSL to P.O. Box 66, Vladimir, 600011, Russia. 5N - Radio amateurs from Nigeria are allowed to use the prefix 5N38 to celebrate the 38th anniversary of the independence of Nigeria. [TNX DX News Sheet] 9K - Bob, 9K2ZZ will be leaving Kuwait on 14 November, after some 163,000 QSOs on 10-160 metres, CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL direct only to W8CNL (Raymond McClure, 5 McKenzie Circle, N. Augusta, SC 29841-4319, USA), who can confirm contacts amde also with 9K0ZZ, 9K2/N6BFM and N6BFM/4U. 9V - Special event station 9V8SEA will be active from Singapore (AS-019) on 13-15 November during the 26th South East Asia Net (SEAnet) Convention [425DXN 367]. [TNX DX News Sheet] DL - DL2RNS, DL2RVL and DL2VFR plan to be /P from Poel Island (EU-098, DIA O-002) between 13 and 15 November. They should operate 24 hours a day mostly on CW, with some SSB on the usual IOTA frequencies. QSL via home calls through the bureau. [TNX DL2VFR] F - Special event station TM8OA is active until 15 November to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War I. QSL via F6KVD. [TNX F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX] GD - Steve, G4UOL will be active again (on all bands, CW only) as GD4UOL from the Isle of Man (EU-116) between 20 UTC on 20 November and 16 UTC on 4 December. He will participate in the CQ WW CW DX Contest and plans are to concentrate on 17 and 12 metres as long as the bands produce QSOs. QSL via bureau to GD4UOL or direct to G4UOL. Skeds via e-mail ([email protected]) are welcome for QSOs outside the contest. [TNX G4UOL] HI - Mike, DL1HCM will be active (mainly on CW on 160, 80 metres and WARC) as DL1HCM/HI8 from Dominican Republic (NA-096) between 24 November and 6 December. He will participate in the CQ WW CW DX Contest (SOAB). QSL via DL1HCM (QSOs will be confirmed automatically through the bureau, but if you need a direct card the address is Michael Peters, Moislinger Allee 72, 23558 Luebeck, Germany). Skeds for 160 and 80 metres are welcome at [email protected] [TNX DL1HCM] JD1_min- JL1KFR will be /JD1 from Minami Torishima (OC-073) between 6 and 25 November. He will concentrate on RTTY and CW in his spare time. [TNX 7K4QOK] SP - Special event station SN0SUL will be active on all bands (CW, SSB, RTTY and SSTV) until 15 November to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Regaining of Independence of Poland. The station is located at Sulejowek, near Warsaw, the home of Polish national hero Joseph Pilsudski. QSL via bureau to SP5ZCC. [TNX SP5UAF] W - The FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) ARA is operating their club station K3FBI from Quantico, VA during the month of November in celebration of the FBI's 90th birthday. Look for K3FBI on 14.240, 21.240, 7.240 and 3.890 MHz +/- QRM around 16.30 UTC, 00.00 UTC and during the weekends as time and operators permit. QSL via AE4MK either direct or through the bureau. [TNX AE4MK] /EX S DX@WW $425WW392B 425 DX News #392 [2/6] 7 November 1998 No 392 BID: $425WW392B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

XZ - The first group of XZ1N operators [425DXN 390] will arrive in Yangon on 20 November and expects to be on the air by the 21st; the second group will arrive on 27 November just in time for the CQ WW CW DX Contest. Four HF stations will be operating and an array of over ten antennas will be in place on the hotel roof (100 feet above ground). Operations on 160 metres will be throughout the expedition with an entry in the ARRL 160 Meter Contest. There may be an extension of the 160 metres operation for another week past the official end date (6 December), if permitted. Look for XZ1N on the usual DX frequencies (in addition, especially on the higher bands, an effort will be made to listen in the General Class portion). Two pilot stations will synthesize your comments and feedback and forward it to the team: Dick Wolf, N6FF ([email protected]) and Richard Briggs, WA7MTF ([email protected]). QSL via W1XT. Further information on the DXpedition is available on the Internet (see "News from the Web" below) [TNX NA7DB] ZL8 - Bob's (ZL1RS) departure for Kermadec [425DXN 391] has been delayed. He now plans to be active as ZL8RS between 11 and 17 November. QSL via ZL1RS (Robert Sutton, 109 Wright Rd, RD2 Katikati, New Zealand). [TNX N1HRW and Islands On The Web] ------

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CLOSING LOGS ---> Just a reminder: Mike, RW1AI (ex UA1AFM) will close all his expedition logs on 31 December 1998 [425DXN 346]. Mike's operated as 4K1B (February-March 1981), 4K1D (Antarctica, March 1982-March 83 & May-November 1991), 4K1F (South Shetlands, February 1991), 4K1G (Antarctica, April 1991), 4K1AFM (Antarctica, May-November 1991), 4K4AFM (AS-042, January-July 1990), 4K0E (SP-29 Drifting Station, June 1987-May 1988), UA1AFM/UA0 (AS-042, May 1984-May 1985), UA1AFM/U0B (AS-042, October-December 1989). QSL to Mike Fokin, P.O. Box 2, St.Petersburg, 195009, Russia.

JAPAN INTERNATIONAL DX SSB CONTEST ---> It will take place between 23 UTC on 13 November and 23 UTC on the 15th. JA stations shall give RS report + Prefecture number (01-50), while DX stations shall give RS report + CQ Zone number. For further information please visit http://jzap.com/je1cka/jidx/

QSL 3B7RF ---> Albert, HB9BGN reports he made a mistake in writing HB9BXE's e-mail address [425DXN 391]. The correct address is [email protected] and it is where to apply if you do not receive your direct card for 3B7RF. [TNX HB9BGN]

QSL FG5BG ---> Please note that K6RO can only handle FG5BG QSLs for contacts made during the 1998 CQ WW SSB DX Contest, while all others must go direct to Georges, FG5BG.

QSL J28JJ & A92FG ---> Jean-Jacques, ex-J28JJ and ex-A92FG reports his QSL manager, F6HGO, is now silent key. Cards for contacts made with A92FG (21 December 1990- 29 August 1992) and J28JJ (14 October 1993-30 July 1996) can be sent to Jean-Jacques, P.O. Box 2669, Doha, Qatar until next summer. [TNX I5FLN and VK2SG RTTY DX Notes]

QSL TZ6DX ---> Please note that the correct route is via K4DX.

QSL XR0Y & XR0Z ---> QSL manager WA3HUP (Mary Ann Crider, 2485 Lewisberry Rd, York Haven, PA 17370, USA) reports she will start to send the September 1995 XR0Y (Easter Island) and XR0Z (Salas y Gomez, SA-087) cards to the various bureaus beginning in January 1999. If anyone still wants these cards, you should send your requests before January. Please note that Mary Ann has run out of blank cards, so she will not be able to send another card for those who never received the first one. [TNX QRZ-DX]

QSL VIA DJ9HX ---> Uwe, DJ9HX reports he has mailed all the direct cards for his August 1998 9M6HX activities from Sabah (OC-088), Layang Layang (AS-051) and Sipadan (OC-133) [425DXN 377]. Bureau cards requested through e-mail have been sent out as well, while bureau cards requested through the bureau system are replied upon arrival once a month. Uwe's logs for the following operations are still open: ZK19HX (not a typo!), ZK2XH and A35HX (1993); VK9XI and VK9CJ (1195); V63CO (1996). Requests for bureau cards are welcome at either [email protected] or [email protected] [TNX DJ9HX]

QSL VIA IZ8ANA ---> Gerry, IZ8ANA reports that all direct cards received for his IIA activities from NA-002, NA-005, NA-023, NA-024, NA-025, NA-027 and LT-032 have been mailed. Bureau cards for NA-002, NA-005, NA-023, NA-025 and NA-027 were sent in September, the others will be sent next week. /EX S DX@WW $425WW392C 425 DX News #392 [3/6] 7 November 1998 No 392 BID: $425WW392C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** NEWS FROM THE WEB **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

9X0A: The web site for Andy's (RW3AH) 1997-98 operations from Rwanda can be found at http://www.qsl.net/9x0a E31AA, J28AG: The logs for Jacky's operations are now available at www.qsl.net/n6ed/f2cw_search.html FG5BG: The logs for FG5BG (1998 CQ WW SSB DX Contest), FG/N6RT, FG/N6ED, FG/K6RO and FG/W6KK are now available at http://www.qsl.net/n6ed/fgsearch.html [TNX N6RT] LOG SEARCH: An index of log search pages has been compiled by N6ED and is available at http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/Palms/8651/ [TNX N6RT] TL5A: The web site for Alex, PA3DZN/TL5A can be found at http://www.igr.nl/users/pa3dmh/tl5a.html MALDIVES: The log server for both 8Q7IO and 8Q7IQ is at http://wwwiti.cs.uni-magdeburg.de/~hoeding/hamradio/8q7_search. html XZ1N: The web site for the 21 November-6 December DXpedition to Myanmar is now up and running at http://ng7m.qrq.com/~xz1n ------

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3B9 - Frank Smith, AH0W says the Midway Kure DX Foundation (MKDXF) multi-national DXpedition to Rodriguez Island (AF-017) [425DXN 387] is now scheduled to start on 25 March 1999. Four complete stations will be active on 10-160 metres. QSL via N7LVD. [TNX The Daily DX] 6Y - AF7Y, AG9A, K2KW, K7CO, KE7X, N6BT, N6BV, N6TV, W4SO and W9QA will participate (Multi-Multi) in the CQ WW CW DX Contest (28-29 November) as 6Y2A (QSL via WA4WTG) from Jamaica (NA-097). Outside the contest, between 21 November and 1 December, they will operate home calls/6Y5 on 160-6 metres with an emphasis on WARC, SSB and 6 metres. [TNX K2KW] 5V - Vodoo Contest Group members G3ZEM, G4ZVJ and G3VMW (see 9G below) will be active respectively as 5V7ZM, 5V7VJ and 5V7SW from Togo before and after the CQ WW CW DX Contest. QSL via home calls. During the contest they will be signing 5V7A [425DXN 383]. [TNX The Daily DX] 8P - John, K4BAI will be active (with an emphasis on 12, 17, 30 and 160 metres) as 8P9HT from Barbados (NA-021) between 24 November and 1 December. He will participate in the CQ WW CW DX Contest as 8P9Z. QSL via K4BAI. [TNX The Daily DX] 9G - Vodoo Contest Group members G3ZEM, G4ZVJ and G3VMW will be active respectively as 9G5ZM, 9G5VJ and 9G5SW from Ghana between 19 and 21 November and again between 1 and 6 December. QSL via home calls. [TNX The Daily DX] 9M2 - Dick, 9M2RY/N4ISV will be leaving West Malaysia in December and return to the United States. QSL via N4JR. [TNX DX News Sheet] A2 - Charlie, W0YG plans to be active (10-40 metres, WARC bands included) as A22/W0YG from Botswana for a couple of weeks starting on 15 November. QSL via W0YG. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] C6 - Dick, N4RP will be active (on all bands, mostly CW) as C6A/N4RP from Bimini (NA-048) between 20 November and 2 December. He plans to participate in the CQ WW CW DX Contest (low power, all bands). QSL via N4RP either direct (Dick Phelps, 2805 Casita Way, Apartment 115, Delray Beach, FL 33415, USA) or through the bureau. [TNX KN4T] CN - Ben, DL6FBL will be active as CN8WW from Morocco between 25 and 29 November. He will participate in the CQ WW CW DX Contest (SOAB) and concentrate on WARC bands before the contest. QSL via DL6FBL (Ben will confirm all the contacts automatically through the bureau). [TNX DL6FBL] E3 - Personal calls issued to the Space A DX Group operators in Eritrea include E30BA (QSL via DJ9ZB), E30CA (QSL via NF6S),E30DA (QSL via I8NHJ), E30EA (QSL via EA8AFJ), E30FA (QSL via N5VL), E30GA (issued to KO4RR, QSL via K4JDJ: James L. Young, 556 Babbtown Road, Suffolk, VA 23434, USA), E30IA (YL, QSL via IV3FSG), E30JA (QSL via WD4NGB). Several operators had to go home and Franz, DJ9ZB and Vance, N5VL were not able to go and operate from Dahlak Archipelago (AF-038). [TNX F6HIZ and I8NHJ] EA6 - EA3AIR, EA3AJW, EA3ALV, EA3DU, EA3GJO, EA3KU, EA5BM and EA6ACC will participate in the CQ WW CW DX Contest as EA6IB from the island of Ibiza. QSL via EA3KU (Fernando Martinez, P.O. Box 69, L'Ametlla de Mar, 43860 Tarragona, Spain). [TNX EA3KU] F - Dominique, F5SJB will be active again as TM5CW between 27 November and 7 December, CQ WW CW DX Contest included. [TNX F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX] F - Special event station TM8UN will be activated by the French national association for the disabled (ANRAH) between 28 November and 6 December. QSL via F5HWB either direct (Jean-Yves Mulot, La Frecher, F-50140 Mortain, France) or through the bureau. [TNX F5HWB] GU - Don, G3XTT will participate in the CQ WW CW DX Contest as GU6UW (SOAB) from the Guernsey Amateur Radio Society station. He does not anticipate any activity outside the contest, other than a minimal amount of testing. QSL via G3XTT either direct (Don Field, 105 Shiplake Bottom, Peppard Common, Henley on Thames, RG9 5HJ, England) or through the bureau. [TNX G3XTT] /EX S DX@WW $425WW393B 425 DX News #393 [2/6] 14 November 1998 No 393 BID: $425WW393B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

JA - Suehiro, 7K4STV plans to be /1 from Jyogashima Island (AS-117) on 13 or 14 November. QSL via home call (Suehiro Osada, 8-4-14-803 Shimorenjaku, Mitaka-city, Tokyo 181-0013, Japan). [TNX JI6KVR] JA - JI3DST/4 (7N3UXO/4) plans to be active from Ookunoshima (AS-117) between 6 UTC on 21 November and 1 UTC on 23 November. QSL via JI3DST either direct (Takeshi Funaki, 2-18-26 Hannan-Cho, Abeno-Ku, Osaka City, Osaka 545-0021, Japan) or through the bureau. [TNX JI3DST] JT - South China Sea DX Team members OH1RX, OH2BE, OH2BH and OH8PF will team up with local operators and participate in the CQ WW CW DX Contest as JT1A (Multi-Single). The visiting team will arrive on 26 November and close down on 1 December. QSL via OH1RX. [TNX N4GN] KH2 - Guam Contest Club members JR7OMD/WI3O, JH0USD and JR0BQD will participate in the CQ WW CW DX Contest as AH2R (Multi-Single) from Guam (OC-026). QSL via JI3ERV. [TNX JI3ERV] KH6 - Chad, WE9V will be active (with an emphasis on the low bands) as KH6/WE9V (QSL via home call) from Hawaii (OC-019) between 18 November and 3 December. He will join the KH7R Multi-Multi effort during the CQ WW CW DX Contest. [TNX The Daily DX] KH0 - Hirotada, JA0SC will be active as KH0/JA0SC from Saipan (OC-086) between 19 and 22 November. He plans to be mainly on SSTV, with some CW on 10-160 metres. QSL via JA0SC either direct (Hirotada Yoshiike, JA0SC, 722-1 shiba matsushiro-cyo, Nagano-city, 381-1214 Japan) or through the bureau. [TNX The Daily DX] LU - LT0H is the contest call of Juan, LU3HY (ex-LU3HYS). Look for him to be active during the main RTTY and SSB contests. QSL via LU5HN. [TNX LU3HY] ON - Jean-Pierre, ON4BBA reports he will be active as ON50DST during the WAE DX RTTY Contest (14-15 November). QSL via ON4DST through the bureau.[TNX ON4BBA] OX - Joergen, OZ8AE has been forced to cancel his planned trip (11 November-2 December) to Greenland [425DXN 385]. [TNX OZ8AE] PY - PR7FB, PR7PO, PY7HL, PY7XC and PY7ZZ will be active (80-6 metres, SSB and CW) from Itamaraca Island (SA-046, DIB-18) between 12 UTC on 21 November and 12 UTC on 22 November. [TNX PY7XC] SM - Eric, SM1TDE/7S1BL will active again (on 10-160 metres, mainly on CW) from Gotland Island (EU-020) on 13-16 November and again between 26 November and 15 January 1999. QSL via SM1TDE either direct (Eric Wennstroem, Vasagatan 9-324, SE-172 67 Sundbyberg, Sweden) or through the bureau (please note that the 5180 QSOs made by 7S1BL in 1997 have all been confirmed automatically through the bureau). [TNX SM1TDE] T3 - Karl, DL1VU [425DXN 391] is currently active as T32VU from East Kiribati. His future plans include an 11-day operation from West Kiribati as T30CT, followed by Central Kiribati (as T31AF) and Banaba (as T33VU). QSL via DJ5IW. [TNX The Daily DX] V2 - David, G6QQ will be active (mainly on 10-20 metres CW) as V2/G6QQ from Antigua (NA-100) between 17 November and 2 December. QSL via G6QQ. [TNX DX News Sheet] VE - Frank, VE2FCQ and Conrad, VE2ICM/VE2MA plan to be active as VE2MA/p from four new C.Is.A. islands (Quebec Province) on 14 November. Operations will start around 12 UTC and end when all stations have been worked. QSL via VE2ICM/VE2MA. [TNX VE2ICM] VK - Gabriele, I2VGW will be touring Australia between 11 November and 9 December and plans to be QRV from Kangaroo (OC-139) and Norfolk (OC-005) islands. QSL via home call. [TNX I2VGW] VP5 - Vic, N4TO will be active as VP5/N4TO (QSL via N4TO) between 20 November and 1 December. He plans to participate in the CQ WW CW DX Contest as VP5M (SOAB). [TNX DX News Sheet] XU - A multi-national team (AH0W/OH2LVG, JF1IST, JH1AJT, KH7U, SM0AGD, SM0DJZ, VR2KF and VR2MM) will conduct a special event DXpedition from the ancient temple city of Angkor Wat in the Siem Reap province of Cambodia. Look for XU1A to be active on 160-6 metres (CW, SSB and RTTY) between 26 November and 4 December. The operation will take place in conjunction with the Angkor Wat International Half Marathon, all in an effort to raise donations to assist Cambodia's victims of landmine accidents. Radio amateurs are invited to participate in this international humanitarian effort with their donations, large and small, which can be forwarded via JH1AJT. QSL via JH1AJT. [TNX AH0W/OH2LVG and KF2TI XX9 - Pertti, OH2PM will participate in the CQ WW CW DX Contest from the famous XX9X station (SOAB). Look for warm-up activity from XX9 starting on 21-22 November. QSL via OH2PM. [TNX N4GN] ZF - Joe, W8GEX will be active (on 6-40 metres SSB) as ZF2/W8GEX from Grand Cayman Island (NA-016) between 24 and 29 November. QSL via W8GEX. [TNX W8GEX] ZL9 - ZM2K Kiwi Contest Team member Murray, ZL1CN has joined the Kermadec DX Association's DXpedition to Campbell Island (OC-037) [425DXN 383]. The 12-member team will depart New Zealand on 1 January 1999 and arrive to Campbell on the 6th. ZL9CI will remain QRV until 25 January. The equipment will include 12 transceivers, several amplifiers, a wide range of antennas, nine laptops, five generators plus satellite, SSTV and RTTY equipment and multi-mode controllers. It is possible that up to six stations may be active at any one time. Extensive propagation forecasting is being done and this together with information from strategically located pilot stations should be of great assistance. The following Pilot Stations have been appointed: Ron Lago, AC7DX (West Coast USA); Don Greenbaum, N1DG (East Coast USA); Rob Cummings, GI0KOW (Europe); Joe Aoki, JJ3PRT (Japan); Bob Sutton, ZL1RS (Oceania). Donations are still required to finance this major effort: contributions can be sent to either The Kermadec DX Association, P.O. Box 56099, Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand or The Kermadec DX Association (Europe), 167 St. James's Road, Greenhills, Dublin 12, Ireland. All donations will be receipted and in the event of the DXpedition not proceeding be returned. [TNX ZL2AL] /EX S DX@WW $425WW393C 425 DX News #393 [3/6] 14 November 1998 No 393 BID: $425WW393C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

14.265 MHz ---> DXers should note that the FCC has declared a communications emergency to support the Honduras disaster relief effort. Under the order, which was isssued on 10 November, amateur radio stations are required to refrain from using 14.265 MHz (+/- 3 kHz) unless they are taking part in the handling of emergency traffic.

BHUTAN ---> Jim Smith, VK9NS, who was planning to go to Bhutan in late October/early November, reports he has "reluctantly decided to postpone my planned travel for the time being for several reasons. We have had major problems on Norfolk in the last two weeks involving air travel to and from the island. (...) There will be some disappointment at this decision however as you are aware this planned visit to MOC was not intended to be a DXpedition but rather a means of getting things organized for the near future. (...) We will return to Bhutan as soon as it is practical to do so and when I can travel to Bangkok more easily". [TNX OPDX Bulletin]

D68BW ---> Hermann, DJ2BW logged 8252 QSOs on the nine HF bands during his recent operation as D68BW from Comoro Islands (AF-007). QSL via DJ2BW either direct (Hermann Samson, Tannenweg 2, 54317 Osburg, Germany) or through the bureau.

QSL CX5C ---> Jorge, CX6VM reports he is not the QSL manager for CX5C [425DXN 392]. This could have been "a miscopy of my callsign during the contest or a pirate", as Jorge's contest call is CX5X (QSL via W3HNK). We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused our readers.

QSL KH0AS ---> Jim Sladek, WB4UBD is the *new* QSL manager for Mike, KH0AS. Those who have not received their direct cards should not resend at this time, as Jim expects to have the backlog in the mail by mid-November. Please note that if you have submitted cards to Mike via bureau, he probably never received them, as there is no Incoming Bureau for KH0. [TNX WB4UBD]

QSL TG9IGI ---> The *new* QSL manager (direct and bureau) for Germano, TG9IGI is Mario Ambrosi, I2MQP. Germano is reported to be preparing his station for RTTY activity. [TNX IK2NCJ]

QSL UU5J ---> Amateurs from Japan only can send their requests to JA6UBK, whose correct address is: Kouichi Ohba, 103 Daitoh Blg., 308 Yakuin, 2-4-5 Chuou Ku, Fukuoka City, 810-0022, Japan. [TNX UU2JQ]

QSL MANAGER NEEDED ---> The Crimean Contest Club (UU5J) is looking for a QSL manager in the US who can print and handle bureau and direct cards for contacts made with stateside amateurs. Please get in touch with Rusty, UU2JQ at [email protected]

QSL NOT VIA KI4RU ---> Bob, KI4RU has been shown as the QSL route for several stations (namely 4J1GC, YU2WV/5N0, AA5K/NH0, P29KH, S52DV, V29YS, V420KAO, VK5BWR, YU2WV), but he is *NOT* and has *NEVER* been a manager for any DX stations. [TNX KI4RU]

QSL VIA K1WY ---> In an effort to speed up QSL returns and to reduce the cost of QSLling, the K1WY DX Association (P.O.Box 2644, Hartford, CT 06146-2644, USA) now has an office in Europe:. The K1WY DX Association, P.O. Box 90, Eeklo 9900, Belgium. Stations managed by the Association are: 5R8ET, ET3BT, GI3MUS, GI6YM, K1WY, KW1JY, ON4CAT, ON9CAT, P29CC, S21J, TF7GX, TF8GX, UA0AOZ, UA0DC, UA0ZBK and ZL3KIM. [TNX K1WY]

QSL VIA VE1JS ---> Those who worked VE1JS or VE1YDX (NA-127) in any IOTA contest should note that John's *new* direct QSL address is: John Scott, General Delivery, Sandy Cove, NS, Canada B0V 1E0. [TNX VE1JS]

QSL VIA W3HC ---> Mac, W3HC reminds that amateurs sending multiple cards in one envelope with one SASE should be patient and wait until he gets all the QSLs from the printer: "One person sent six cards", Mac reports, "and I have all but one so he must wait until that one card is printed". Mac ha recently added a "Photo Album" to his web site at www.qsl.net/w3hc

QSL VIA WA3HUP ---> Mary Ann Crider, WA3HUP (2485 Lewisberry Rd, York Haven, PA 17370, USA) is the new QSL manager for Ezzat, SU1ER (SU1JOTA, SU0ERA, SU8LXR). [TNX The Daily DX]

RUSSIAN ROBINSON CLUB (AWARDS) ---> The Russian Robinson Club (RRC) sponsors the following awards: RABA (Russian Antarctic Bases Award), RASA (Russian Arctic Stations Award), RRA (Russian Robinson Award, the Russian islands national award programme), RMMA (Russian Maritime Mobile Award), FJL (Franz Josef Land), W-RR-A (Worked RRC members Award). For further information please contact RU3DX (Eugene Pletnev, P.O.Box 33, Moscow, 109240, Russia), or RW3GW (Valery Sushkov, P.O.Box 3, Lipetsk, 398000, Russia) or DL6ZFG (Rolf Rahne, P.O.Box 15, D-39241, Gommern, Germany). [TNX RW3GW]

RUSSIAN ROBINSON CLUB (QSL) ---> Valery, RW3GW reports that cards for the following stations can be sent to RRC QSL Service, P.O.Box 3, Lipetsk, 398000, Russia: 4K3GW (EU-161), 4K3WQ (EU-162), 4K3/RW3GW (EU-082), 4K4DV (AS-029), 4K1RRC, 4K2RRC (EU-019), 4K3RRC (EU-082), 4K4RRC (AS-005), 4K5RRC (AS-025), R1FJV (EU-019), R3AA/9 (AS-109), RZ3AZO/1 (EU-162), RW3GW/0 (AS-005, AS-121), RV3GW/1 (EU-161).

ST. PETER & ST. PAUL ROCKS 1999 ---> JA4MRL will be joining PT7AA, PS7KM and WX5L in the March 1999 DXpedition to St. Peter and St. Paul Rocks (SA-014) [425DXN 387]. They plan to operate as ZY0SP (on SSB and RTTY, QSL via PS7KM) and ZY0SZ (on CW, QSL via PT7AA) on all bands for 12-14 days, 24 hours a day, with an emphasis on RTYY and 160, 80, 40 and 6 metres. This DXpedition, which is organized by the Natal DX Group, is likely to be the last chance to work this DXCC entity and IOTA group for many years to come, as the Brazilian Navy and the Brazilian Institute for the Environment are going to restrict the access to the islands. The total budget for the DXpedition is around US$ 11,000: contributions from the DX community will be highly appreciated and can be sent to either PS7KM, WX5L or JA4MRL. [TNX PS7KM] /EX S DX@WW $425WW393D 425 DX News #393 [4/6] 14 November 1998 No 393 BID: $425WW393D ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** ======

THE DAILY DX SEARCH PAGE ---> Bernie McLenny, W3UR, editor of The Daily DX, reports a searchable database is now up and running at http://www.dailydx.com This feature is available to all and includes past issue between November, 1997 and September, 1998. The March, 1997 through October, 1997 issues and special bulletins will be uploaded within a few days' time. The search page will always be 6 to 8 weeks behind. Plans are to eventually have a searchable database for all past issues, with a password, for subscribers.

TJ2RSF ---> Spanish operators EA1QF, EA2CLU, EA4AHK, EA5PR, EA5XX, EA8ADJ and EA8NN (YL) made 12.409 QSOs from Cameroon during their recent TJ2RSF expedition. They operated from a catholic mission where they intalled seven VHF stations for emergency communications. QSL via EA4URE, the HQ of the Union de Radioaficionados Espanoles, either direct (URE, P.O Box 220, Madrid 28080, Spain) or through the bureau. [TNX EA5XX]

TRANSATLANTIC TEST 1998 ---> It is sponsored by Polski Zwiazek Krokofalowcow (PZK) and amateur radio journal "MK QTC" to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the first two-way transatlantic contact between Fred Schnell, 1MO and Leon Deloy, 8AB on 27 November 1923. For further information please contact Sylwester Jarkiewicz, SP2FAP at [email protected] [TNX SP2FAP]

US POSTAL RATES ---> The postage rate from the US to the US will change from 32 cents to 33 cents on 10 January 1999. This does not apply to DX stations: the US Postal system indicates that they will likely change rates sometime next year, but till that moment air mail remains at 60 cents.

V.I.P. ---> The Daily DX reports that "Emile Lahoud, OD5LE has recently been elected as the new President of Lebanon and will take office on 24 November. Other famous heads of state include: Prime Minister of Japan (Keizo Obuchi, JI1KIT), King Juan Carlos of Spain (EA0JC), President of Argentina (Carlos Menem, LU1SM), King Hussein Ibn Talal of Jordan (JY1), Sultan Qaboos Bin Said of Oman (A41AA), King Bhumipol Adulyadej of Thailand (HS1A)".

WAU ---> The Worked All Ukraine Award is sponsored by "RadioAmator" magazine and is availabe to both licenced amateurs and SWL. For further information please contact the Award Manager, UT4UM (Anatoly Perevertaylo, P.O. Box 7, Kiev 91, 253091, Ukarine) at [email protected] ------

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ADXA: The Arkansas DX Association has moved to a new ISP: http://welcome.to/adxa BQ9P: The web site for the BQ9P DXpedition to Pratas Island is up and running at http://www.qsl.net/bq9p - the operators tried unsuccessfully to send the logs via their immarsat phone. As there is no other commercial phone to the internet available on the island, the logs will be posted after the DXpeditioners return. [TNX N1DG] E30GA: The logs are available at http://no4j.com/nfdxa/logs/e30ga.htm EA AWARDS: To those readers who have asked, the web sites for the Spanish islands, lighthouses and castles awards can be found at: www.arrakis.es/~ea5ol/die.htm (DIE), www.arrakis.es/~ea5ol/diei.htm (DIEI), www.arrakis.es/~ea5ol/fea.htm (Lighthouses), members.xoom.com/ea5mb/listado.htm (Castles). FIELD CHASERS: Jon, SM3OJR reports that Field chasers have their place on the WWW at http://www.pobox.com/~field OKDXF: The OK DX Foundation has a web site at http://www.okdxf.cz ZL9CI: The website for the Campbell 1999 ZL9CI DXpedition is up and running at http://www.qsl.net/zl9ci/ ------

QSL received via direct: 3B7CF, 3C1RV (AF-010), 3C5DX, 3DA0CA, 5A1A, 5R8FU, 7X2LS, 9K2GS, 9M6AAC, 9M0C, 9N1UD, 9Q5MRC, 9V1AG, A35FT, A45XL (AS-014), AH4/WA6FGV, BZ4DHI, C6AIE, N7ET/DU3, EK88L, EP2MKO, EP2SMH, ES1QD/0 (EU-034), FG5FC, FO0SUC (OC-152), H76C, HC1MD/HC4, HS0/G3NOM, IA5/I1BUP (IIA LI-018, 035), IB0/I0YKN (IIA LT-013), IB0/IZ0CKJ (IIA LT-012, 016), IC8/IZ8ANA (IIA NA-027), ID9/I2IAU (IIA ME-009, 021, 023, 035), IF9/IK8WTM (IIA TP-010), IJ7/IK7IMO (IIA LE-035), IJ8/IZ8BXR (IIA KR-002), IL3/IK3ABY (IIA VE-009, 068), IM0/I2CMA (IIA SS-013, 017), IT9GAI/9 (IIA AG-006), IT9YRE/9 (IIA AG-006), JU60MTZ, N2OO/KH9, N6VV/p (NA-184), P3A, S92AT, SU1SK, SV2ASP/A, T30RW, T77M, TL5A, UK8GK, V31MP (NA-073), V63RL/p (OC-226), VE2/F6ELE (NA-084, 125, 176, 177), VK3AJJ/p (OC-196), VP8CQS, VQ9GB, VR2SS/p, WH4/K6SHJ, YB0ECT, Z21CS, ZD9CR, ZK2FT.

QSL received via WF5E DX QSL Service: BA1DU, BV9O, C6AIE, C6A/N4RP (NA-048), CY9AA, EW1MM, FM5DN, FO0FI, FO0FR, H75A (NA-209), J3/K4LTA, UN7FK, VP5/KN4UG, VQ9PH, YC8YR (OC-221), ZK1EHH, ZF2NE, ZL4IR, ZL7IR, ZM7A. *****************************************************************************

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PERIOD CALL REF till December 4S7BRG: Sri Lanka (AS-003) * by HB9BRM 385 till mid Dec 5N3CPR: Nigeria * by SP5CPR 391 till 15/11 9V8: Singapore * special prefix 369 till 19/11 BQ9P: Pratas Island (AS-110) * multinational team 391 till 17/11 E3: Eritrea * by Space A DX Group (10 ops) 391 till 25/11 FH/TK5PB: Mayotte (AF-027 & DIFO islands) 381 till 22/11 HC5: Ecuador * by DL2YAK 390 till 31/12 EU200A, EV200M & EW200M: special event stations 378 till Jan 99 FO5QE: Tahiti (OC-046) * by F5GSK 369 till late Nov HF0POL: South Shetlands (AN-010) * by SP3BGD 391 till 31/12 HS98AG: special event call 389 till 25/11 JL1KFR/JD1: Minami Torishima (OC-073) 392 till 16/11 JY8ZW: Jordan * by K4ZW 391 till 15/11 SN0SUL: special event station (Poland) 392 till ?? T32VU: East Kiribati * by DL1VU 393 till December TL5A: Central African Republic * by PA3DZN 373 till 15/11 TM8OA: special event station (France) 392 till 17/11 TY8A: Benin * by DJ6TF, DL7BO, DL7DF and DL7UFR 391 till 24/11 XT2HP: Burkina Faso * by JA1OEM 389 till Apr 99 ZF2NT: Little Cayman (NA-016) * by N6NT 388 till 14/11 ZF2UH: Grand Cayman (NA-016) * by KE5BR 391 till 17/11 ZL8RS: Kermadec Is (OC-039) * by ZL1RS 392 till 30/11 ZS75SIG: special event station 389 11/11-09/12 VK: OC-139 and OC-005 * by I2VGW 393 13/11-14/11 7K4STV/1: Jyogashima (AS-117) 393 13/11-15/11 9V8SEA: special event station from Singapore (AS-019) 392 13/11-15/11 DL2RNS,DL2RVL,DL2VFR/P: Poel Island (EU-098) 392 13/11-16/11 SM1TDE/7S1BL: Gotland Island (EU-020) 393 13/11-15/11 26th SEAnet Convention (Singapore) 367 13/11-15/11 Japan International DX SSB Contest 392 14/11-16/11 JI3DST/3 (7N3UXO/3): Awaji Island (AS-117) 390 14/11-15/11 ON50DST: Belgium * by ON4BBA 393 14/11 VE2MA/p: C.Is.A. islands * by VE2FCQ and VE2ICM 393 14/11-15/11 OK DX Contest *** 14/11-15/11 WAEDC RTTY Contest *** 15/11-end Nov A22/W0YG: Botswana 393 15/11-07/12 5R: Madagascar islands (AF-057) * by F6AOI,F6BFH,F9IE 391 15/11-05/12 D68WU: Comoro Islands (AF-007) * by F6HWU 391 17/11-24/11 FR/G3SWH/p: Reunion Island (AF-016) 391 17/11-02/12 V2/G6QQ: Antigua (NA-100) 393 18/11-03/12 KH6/WE9V: Hawaii (OC-019) 393 19/11-21/11 9G5ZM, 9G5VJ, 9G5SW: Ghana * by G3ZEM, G4ZVJ, G3VMW 393 19/11-22/11 KH0/JA0SC: Saipan (OC-086) 393 20/11-02/12 C6A/N4RP: Bimini (NA-048) 393 20/11-04/12 GD4UOL: Isle of Man (EU-116) * by G4UOL 392 20/11-01/12 VP5/N4TO and VP5DX: Turks and Caicos 393 21/11-01/12 6Y2A & 6Y5/home call: Jamaica * by US operators 393 21/11-23/11 JI3DST/4 (7N3UXO/4): Ookunoshima (AS-117) 393 21/11-22/11 PR7FB, PR7PO, PY7HL, PY7XC, PY7ZZ: SA-046 393 21/11-06/12 XZ1N: Myanmar * by Central Arizona DX Association 392 21/11-22/11 Contest INORC - CW *** 22/11-01/12 VK9LX: Lord Howe * by VK2ICV, K6KM, N0TT, N4RU, NM7N 391 23/11-30/11 V31WF: Ambergris Cay (NA-073) by VE6PL 387 24/11-01/12 8P9HT and 8P9Z: Barbados (NA-021) * by K4BAI 393 24/11-06/12 DL1HCM/HI8: Dominican Republic (NA-096) 392 24/11-29/11 ZF2/W8GEX: Grand Cayman Island (NA-016) 393 25/11-29/11 CN8WW: Morocco * by DL6FBL 393 25/11-05/12 CP6/LU9AY and CP6AA: Bolivia * by LU9AY 391 25/11-04/12 HI3K and HI3JH: Dominican Republic (NA-096) * by AD4Z 391 26/11-01/12 JT1A: Mongolia * by SCSDXT 393 26/11-15/01 SM1TDE/7S1BL: Gotland Island (EU-020) 393 26/11-05/12 TU: Ivory Coast * by JA1OEM 389 26/11-04/12 XU1A: Cambodia * JH1AJT and others 393 27/11-23/12 FT5ZH: Amsterdam Isl (AF-002) * by F5PFP & F5SIH 389 27/11-07/12 TM5CW * special call (France) by F5SJB 393 28/11-29/11 5V7A: Togo * by Voodoo Contest Group 383 28/11-29/11 AH2R: Guam (OC-026) * by Guam Contest Club 393 28/11-29/11 EA6IB: Ibiza (EU-004) * by EAs 393 28/11-29/11 GU6UW: Guernsey (EU-114) * by G3XTT 393 28/11-06/12 TM8UN * special event station (France) 393 28/11-29/11 XX9X: Macau * by OH2PM 393 28/11-29/11 CQWW DX CW Contest *** mid Nov 3W5FM: Vietnam * by UA0FM 392 November 5N38: special prefix from Nigeria 392 November K3FBI: special event station 392 Nov-Dec N1V: Navassa (NA-098) * by K8RF and others 365 November T30CT: West Kiribati * by DL1VU 393 Nov-Dec T31AF: Central Kiribati * by DL1VU 393 01/12-06/12 9G5ZM, 9G5VJ, 9G5SW: Ghana * by G3ZEM, G4ZVJ, G3VMW 393 04/12-06/12 ARRL 160 Meters CW Contest *** 05/12-06/12 EA DX CW Contest *** 05/12-06/12 TARA RTTY Contest *** 05/12-06/12 TOPS Activity Contest 80 mt CW *** 08/12-17/12 T88II: Palau (OC-009), Belau * by KJ9I, NF9V and NZ9Z 387 12/12-13/12 ARRL 10 Meters Contest *** 12/12-13/12 Italian Contest (40 & 80 meters) *** /EX S DX@WW $425WW394A 425 DX News #394 [1/6] 21 November 1998 No 394 BID: $425WW394A ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

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3A - Tom, HA/N9NC will be active as 3A/N9NC from Monaco between 25/26 November and 1 December. He will participate in the CQ WW CW DX Contest (SOAB). QSL via OM2SA (Juraj Sipos, 930 13 Trhova Hradska 550, okr. Dunajska Streda, Slovakia). [TNX HA/N9NC] 3W - 3W6EZD and 3W6AR were expected to be /p from Hon Tre in the Mien Trung South group (AS-???) on 18-20 November, but they were forced to cancel their trip due to a typhoon. They hope to try again next month. [TNX I2YDX and JI6KVR] 6Y - John, W8IYI and Barb, N8TKZ will be /6Y5 (QRP 5 watts) from Jamaica (NA-097) between 23 and 28 November. QSL via W8IYI (bureau cards can be requested at [email protected]). [TNX W8IYI and Islands On The Web] 8Q - UA9CI, UA9CFF, UA9CDC, UA9CDV, UA9CLB and UA9CKP will be active (CW, SSB and RTTY) as 8Q7DV from the Maldives (AS-013) between 20 November and 4 December. They will participate in the CQ WW CW DX Contest. QSL via UA9CI. [TNX UA9CDV] 9A - DX Group "Talan & Co" (9A1CZZ) plans to operate (CW and SSB) as 9A1CZZ/P from Brioni Islands (EU-110) between 20 and 22 November. QSL via 9A2DM (Vladimir Talan, Box 77, 48000 Koprivnica, Croatia). [TNX 9A1CBV] 9M8 - Hans, DF5UG/9M8QQ is attempting to operate from Pulau Satang (OC-165), West Malaysia on 24 and 25 November. There are difficulties with permissions and access so it is not certain. QSL via DF5UG. [TNX HS0/G3NOM] C6 - The call C6AKP has been issued to Dick, C6A/N4RP [425DXN 393]. He will be active from Bimini (NA-048) between 20 November and 2 December, CQ WW CW DX Contest included. QSL via N4RP either direct (Dick Phelps, 2805 Casita Way, Apartment 115, Delray Beach, FL 33415, USA) or through the bureau. [TNX KN4T] CU - Dieter, DL3KDV and Maike, DL4XS will be CU2/ from Sao Miguel, Azores (EU-003) between 25 November and 2 December. Dieter will participate in the CQ WW CW DX Contest as CU2V (SOAB). QSL via DL3KDV either direct (Dieter Voss, Friedrichsthal 21, D-51688 Wipperfuerth, Germany) or through the bureau. [TNX DL3KDV] EZ - EZ0AB will be active (on 10-160 metres CW and SSB) from Turkmenistan starting on 21 November, CQ WW DX CW and ARRL 160 Meter contests included. QSL to UA4FAO (Alexander G. Maklakov, P.O. Box 558, 440061 Penza. Russia). [TNX RA4FKC] F - French amateurs in the Nice area will be active (on 18.140, 14.240, 7.070 and 3.770 MHz SSB and 1.835, 3.525, 7.015 and 14.035 MHz CW) as F8AB between 20 UTC on 25 November and 8 UTC on 26 November to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the first transatlantic amateur radio transmission made by F.H. Schnell, W1MO (Hartford, CT) and L. Deloy, F8AB (Nice, France) around 2 UTC on 26 November 1923. QSL via F2VX either direct or through the bureau. [TNX F6HIZ] HC8 - Herbert, HC8DH; Jorge, HC5AH; Ted, HC5K and possibly Fernando, HC3FD will be active for about eight days from the Galapagos (SA-004) starting on 24 November. Operations are expected to take place from two islands (Santa Cruz and Floreana), mainly on digital modes and 6 metres. QSL direct to HC5K (P.O. Box DX, Cuenca, Ecuador). [TNX HC5K and W5AJ] /EX S DX@WW $425WW394B 425 DX News #394 [2/6] 21 November 1998 No 394 BID: $425WW394B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

I - Special event station IR0MFP (Millennium For Peace) will be active on 27 November and during the CQ WW CW Contest. QSL via IK0AZG. [TNX IK0AZG] J6 - Seventeen operators from the Southwest Ohio DX Association will be active from St. Lucia (NA-108) between 23 November and 6 December. They will participate in the CQ WW CW DX Contest (Multi-Multi) as J6DX (QSL via N9AG) and in the ARRL 160 Meter Contest as either J6DX or J6A (QSL via N9AG). Before and after the contests they will be active on all bands CW, SSB, RTTY and on 6 metres. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] KP2 - Slavek, OK1TN will be active from the US Virgin Islands (NA-106) between 19 November and 20 December. He will participate in the CQ WW CW DX Contest as KP2AD. QSL via the Czech DX Foundation (OKDXF, P.O. Box 73, Bradlec 293 06 Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic). [TNX OK1TN] P4 - Jose, CT1BOH will be active as P40E from Aruba (SA-036) between 23 November and 1 December. He will participate in the CQ WW CW DX Contest (SOAB). See THE TEAM in "Good To Know" below. QSL via W3HNK. [TNX CT1BOH] TI - Several TE45 special event stations are active until 6 December on all bands and modes to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the Radio Club de Costa Rica. QSL via TI0RC. [TNX ARRL DX Bulletin] V2 - Darrell, AB2E will be active as V26E from Antigua (NA-100) between 26 November and 1 December. He will participate in the CQ WW CW DX Contest and will concentrate the WARC and low bands before and after the contest. QSL via AB2E. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] V6 - WA1S/V63HO (YL), KQ1F/V63HC (YL) and K1XM/V63YP be active (CW, SSB and RTTY) from Kosrae (OC-059) starting on 22 November. They will be there for ten nights and will participate in the CQ WW CW DX Contest as V63X (Multi-Single). Then they will go and operate from Pohnpei (OC-010) for four nights and Truk (OC-011) for seven nights. [TNX The Daily DX] V8 - Hans, DF5UG (assisted by Gary, V8GTW) plans to be active as V85QQ from Pulau Muara Besar (OC-184) on 20 and 21 November. Look for him on 21.260 MHz between 10 and 13 UTC and on 14.260 from 13 UTC onwards. QSL via DF5UG. [TNX HS0/G3NOM] VP5 - Dave, K5GN will be active as VP5/K5GN from Providenciales, Caicos Islands (NA-002) between 24 November and 1 December. He plans to participate in the CQ WW CW DX Contest as VP5GN. QSL to K5GN. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] VU - Radio amateurs from India are allowed to replace the VU prefix with AT (for instance VU2DPI is now AT2DPI) until 31 December to celebrate the 75 years of amateur radio in their country. [TNX VU2DPI] XZ - XZ1N [425DXN 392] has been granted permission to extend operations until 14 December. Look for XZ1N to start being active on 21 November. During the last week a special emphasis will be put on 160 metres, with a limited operation on other bands. Top Band contacts will be posted to the expedition's web site in order to cut down on the number of dupes. XZ1N will participate in the CQ WW CW DX, ARRL 160 Meter and possibly 10 Meter contests. QSL via W1XT. For further information please visit http://ng7m.qrq.com/~xz1n [TNX NA7DB] ------

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The following stations are expected to participate in this year's event: - Omari, 4L5O as Single Operator Single Band (80 metres) Low Power. QSL via CBA. Omari's e-mail address is [email protected] [TNX 4L5O] - Beijing DX Club as B1Z (Multi-Multi) operated by BA1AA, BA1DU, BA1FB, BA1HAM and JA1BK. [TNX BA1DU] - Ivo, 9A3A as C4A from Cyprus (AS-004). [TNX CT1BOH] - Ed, CO2MA as CO0CW (15 and 40 metres). QSL to P.O. Box 21056, Alamar, Havana, 12500 Cuba. [TNX The Daily DX] - Ville, OH2MM as EA8EA from Canary Islands (AF-004). [TNX CT1BOH] - KM1P, NJ1V, W1WFZ, K2KQ, W5UDA and N9KAU as J3A (Multi-Multi) from Grenada (NA-024). QSL via WA8LOW. [TNX The Daily DX] - A 10-operator team as J45T (Multi-Multi) from the Dodecanese (EU-001). [TNX DX News Sheet] - Jay, LU3HU as LU0H. QSL via LU4HH (P.O. Box 65, 5000 Cordoba, Argentina) [TNX LU7HE] - A group of operators (including OH2KI, K6NA, N7BG and others) as TI1C (Multi-Multi) from the station of Carlos, TI2CF. QSL via W3HNK. [TNX DX New Sheet] - Dave, WD5N as WP2Z (SOAB) from the US Virgin Islands (NA-106). QSL via KU9C. [TNX The Daily DX] - Frank, DL2CC as WP3R from Puerto Rico. QSL via W3HNK. [TNX CT1BOH] - Carl, K9LA as ZF2LA (160 metres) from the Cayman Islands (NA-016). QSL via K9LA. [TNX The Daily DX] /EX S DX@WW $425WW394C 425 DX News #394 [3/6] 21 November 1998 No 394 BID: $425WW394C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

14.265 MHz ---> The communications emergency declared by the FCC on 10 November [425DXN 393] ended on 17 November.

QSL DIRECT ONLY ---> Please note that the Swedish and USA 8th call area incoming bureaus are returning cards for 7Z1IS and 9K2ZZ as both the QSL managers (namely SM0OFG and W8CNL) do not accept bureau cards.

QSL K8VIR ---> QSL cards for K8VIR's future operations will now be handled by W8WC (Bill Coale, 605 S. Broad Street, Holly, MI 48442, USA). [TNX The Daily DX]

QSL JU1HA & JT1X ---> QSL manager HA0HW (Laszlo Szabo, P.O. Box 24, H-4151 Puspokladany, Hungary) has started replying to direct request for contacts made during the Hungarian Pannon DX Club activity from Mongolia (May-June 1998). He will begin sending out bureau cards in early December. [TNX HA0HW]

QSL XX9TYD ---> Leo, K8PYD reports he has sent out all the direct cards for his operation as XX9TYD. Those not received yet have been sent through the bureau.

QSL ZK1DI ---> While Guenther will not return to Rarotonga this winter, his QSL manager, DK1RV, reports all the cards for ZK1DI (OC-013, South Cook Islands) have been sent either direct or automatically through the German bureau. If you do not receive your bureau card within a reasonable time, you may wish to send a direct request (mail to Hans-Georg Goebel, P.O. Box 1114, D-57235 Netphen, Germany) as it is likely your call has been mistyped. [TNX DK1RV]

QSL VIA IK6CAC ---> Carlo, IK6CAC reports that the cards for his IL7/ and IJ7/ operations have been printed. Direct cards will be sent out next week, while bureau cards will be answered on request (bureau cards can be requested at [email protected]). Carlo's activities include IIA FG-001 (IOTA EU-050), FG-002 (EU-050), FG-003 (EU-050), FG-006 (EU-050), LE-003, LE-016, LE-024, LE-026, LE-039 and LE-040.

QSL VIA VK4AAR ---> Please note that as of 1 December Alan's *new* address will be: Alan Roocroft, P.O. Box 421, Gatton, QLD 4343, Australia. Alan is the QSL manager for V63PD, VK8AN, VK8AN/6, VK8MI, YJ8AA, ZK2JJ, ZK2PJ and VI0ANARE (but **NOT** VK0ANARE). [TNX VK4AAR]

THE TEAM COMPETITION ---> Five operators will participate in the CQ WW CW DX Contest both Single Operator All Band and as a team in order to break the CQ WW Team record (currently 49.9M). They will be signing P40E (op. CT1BOH), EA8EA (op. OH2MM), C4A (op. 9A3A), CN8WW (op. DL6FBL) and WP3R (op. DL2CC). The Team sponsors a competition during the contest and twelve "The Team" T-shirts will be awarded to the first three operators who have the most QSOs with them (maximum 30 QSOs), the first three operators who work them (5 QSOs), the first three operators who have the most QSOs with them on LF (160,80 and 40 metres; maximum 15 QSOs), the first three operators who have the most QSOs with them on HF (20, 15 and 10 metres; maximum 15 QSOs). The winners will be announced after the contest. [TNX CT1BOH] /EX S DX@WW $425WW394D 425 DX News #394 [4/6] 21 November 1998 No 394 BID: $425WW394D ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ***** QSL INFO [1/3] ***** ======Edited by IK1GPG & IK1QFM

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3W6LI Trinh Hau, P.O.Box 76, Sai Gon Central Post Office, Ho Chih Minh City Vietnam 6K5RFO Young Ha Kim, #589-5, Shinmae-dong, Susung-gu, Taegu 706-170, Korea 7K4STV Suehiro Osada, 8-4-14-803 Shimorenjaku, Mitaka-city, Tokyo 181-0013, Japan 7P8AL Mike Shutts, P.O.Box 1459, Maseru 100, Lesotho 7P8HH Horst Huhnlein, P.O.Box 1172, Maseru 100, Lesotho 8R1Z Len, P.O.Box 12111, Georgetown, Guyana 9H3AY Jeff Bottom, 48 Chesterton Avenue, Harpenden, Herts AL5 5SU, England 9M2IY I.Yoshioka, Kamaya Electric (M) S/B, Plot 9, Kinta FTZ, Jln. Kuala Kangsar, 31200 Chemor, Perak, Malaysia 9N1FP Vladimir Zakharov, Kulakova 27/2 - 116, Stavropol 355044, Russia A71A QARS, P.O.Box 22122, Doha, Qatar A92FG Jean-Jacques, P.O.Box 2669, Doha, Qatar BD4EG Zheng Feng, P.O.Box 122-001, Shanghai 200122, China BD4ER Kent, P.O.Box 122-001, Shanghai 200122, China BG5WJC Cao Jian-Jun, P.O.Box 321, Qingliu, Fujian 365300, China BI4Q Jiang Su DX Club, P.O.Box 538, Nanjing 210005, China BV2/N2IT Louis Dvorsky, 169 Min-Sheng E.Road, Sec.5, 10-2 F, Taipei, Taiwan CN23AMV P.O.Box 299, Rabat, Morocco DJ2BW Hermann Samson, Tannenweg 2, D-54317 Osburg, Germany DS1GQS Pilman Kim, #501-1209 Chamsil APT 27, Chamsil-dong, Songpa-Ku, Seoul 138-225, South Korea DS2AXU Sang Yong Yun, P.O.Box 80, Pyong Taek 450-600, South Korea DS2KKM Kim Chul-Jin, P.O.Box 340, Nam-Inchon P.O, Nam-Dong-Gu, Inchon, Korea DS2KUI Jangam Jukong, 204-1501, Jangam-dong, Uijongbu 480-030, South Korea DS4NKA Lee Hi Mun, Samik APT 605, Samchun Dong 1 Ga, Wansan Gu, Chonju, Chonbuk 560-291, South Korea DS4NKB Lee Mi Ho, Samik APT 605, Samchun Dong 1 Ga, Wansan Gu, Chonju, Chonbuk 560-291, South Korea DS4NKC Lee Sung No, Samik APT 605, Samchun Dong 1 Ga, Wansan Gu, Chonju, Chonbuk 560-291, Soutg Korea DS4NMZ Lee Young No, Samik APT 605, Samchun Dong 1 Ga, Wansan Gu, Chonju, Chonbuk 560-291, South Korea DS5SME Shin Sang Jae, P.O.Box 21, Dalseogu 704-600, South Korea DS5TXN Kim Dae Sik, 301 Jogyo-Dong, Youngchun, Kyungbuk 770-120, Sputh Korea DS5WSA Jong Jik Jeong, P.O.Box 4, Ponghwa 755-800, South Korea DU1ELT Tasmi G.Datumanong, CPO Box 2167, Quezon City 1161, Philippines DU1LER Jose S.Torres, Jr., P.O.Box 460 QP, Cainta, Rizal 1900, Philippines EP3PTT Mohammed, P.O.Box 4415, Tehran 15875, Islamic Republic of Iran ET3AA Ethiopian Amateur Radio Society, P.O.Box 60258, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia F5SPW Daniel Libert, 33 rue Honore Lespilette, F-59330 Neufmesnil, France G3VMW Steve Wilson, 3 Crag Gardens, Bramham, Wetherby, W. Yorks, LS23 6RP, England G3ZEM Bob Henderson, Whitwell House, Whitwell-on-the-Hill, North Yorkshire, YO6 7JJ, England G4BWP Fred Handscomb, Sandholm, Bridge End Road, Red Lodge, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP28 8LQ, England G4FAM Cris Henderson, Bellapais, Kelsey Lane, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 3NF, England G4ZVJ Andy Chadwick, 5 Thorpe Chase, Ripon, North Yorkshire, HG4 1UA, England GM3YTS Robert Ferguson, 24 Braemar Avenue, Dunblane, Perthshire, FK15 9ED, Scotland GM4FDM Tom Wylie, 3 Kings Crescent, Elderslie, Renfrewshire,PA5 9AD,Scotland HA5YPP P.O.Box 1157, H-1245 Budapest, Hungary HL1MSE In Kol Yu, Shibum APT 16-23, 50, Yoido-Dong, Youngdeungpo-ku, Seoul 150-010,South Korea HL1MSF Woo Jeong Nam, Shibum APT 16-23, 50, Yoido-Dong, Youngdeungpo-ku, Seoul 150-010, South Korea HL2IGU Ahn Kwang Phil, 526-2 Gan Seok Dong, Nam Dong Gu, Inchon 405-230, South Korea HL5AEX Bak, P.O.Box 97, Kyongju 780-600, South Korea HL5FOP Ray, P.O.Box 97, Kyongju 780-600, South Korea HS1AQX Samattachai Chirapiriyakul, P.O.Box 97, Lampang 52000, Thailand HS1OVH Malinee Chantrasmi, P.O.Box 195, Samsennai, Bangkok 10400, Thailand HS6NDK Sonthaya Phanthanyakit, 201/1 M. 3 Nakhon Derd, Srinakorn District, Sukhothai 64180, Thailand /EX S DX@WW $425WW394F 425 DX News #394 [6/6] 21 November 1998 No 394 BID: $425WW394F ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ***** QSL INFO [3/3] ***** ======

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3B8 - Gerard, F6BBH plans to be active as 3B8/F6BBH from Mauritius Island (AF-049) during the first two weeks of December. [TNX The Daily DX] 5X - Mats, 5X1Z (SM7PKK) will participate in the CQ WW CW DX Contest on either 10 or 15 metres. QSL via SM6CAS. [TNX 5X1Z] 6Y - K7CO will be active (10-160 metres, WARC bands included, SSB only) as K7CO/6Y5 from Jamaica (NA-097) until 1 December. Online logs are available at http://www.vcr.com/6y5 [TNX OPDX Bulletin] 9M6 - Roland, DK3GI will be signing 9M6AAC during the CQ WW CW DX Contest. QSL via N2OO (Bob Schenck, P.O. Box 345, Tuckerton, NJ 08087, USA) [TNX N2OO] 9M8 - Hans, DF5UG/9M8QQ was forced to cancel his operation from Pulau Satang (OC-165) [425DXN 394] due to bad weather. He hopes to return in March/April 1999. [TNX HS0/G3NOM] 9M8 - JH3GAH, JR3WXA and JE5FLM (who have already operated as V85TG from Brunei) are currently active as 9M8TG from East Malaysia. They will participate in the CQ WW CW DX Contest as 9M8YY (15 metres). QSL via JH3GAH. [TNX W3UR] A6 - Ali (A61AJ), Bernie (W3UR) and others will participate in the CQ WW CW Contest as A61AJ (Multi-Multi) from Dubai. QSL via W3UR. [TNX W3UR] CO - Juan Carlos, CO8TW will participate in both the CQ WW CW DX and ARRL 160 Meters CW Contests. QSL via either W3HNK (Joe Arcure, P.O. Box 73, Edgemont, PA 19028, USA) or CO8TW (Juan Carlos Veranes Ferrer, P.O. Box 8, Santiago de Cuba, CP 90100, Cuba). His logs are available http://db-sales.com/nfdxa/logs/logs.html [TNX CO8TW] CO - Victor, CO8HF (on SSB) and Juan Carlos, CO8TW (on CW) plan to participate in the ARRL 10 Meters Contest as CO8HF. QSL via CT1ESO or direct to CO8HF (Victor Mustelier, P.O. Box 12, Santiago de Cuba, CP 90100, Cuba). [TNX CO8HF and CO8TW] D4 - Falk, DK7YY and Hein, DL2OBF will be visiting Cape Verde (AF-005) between 25 November and 1 December. They plaan to be active during the CQ WW CW DX Contest as D44BC (Multi-Single), while outside the contest they plan to concentrate on 30 metres. QSL direct to D44BC. [TNX DL2OBF] FK - Franck, FK8HC will participate in the CQ WW CW DX Contest as TX8A (single operator on 10 metres). QSL via either VK4FW. (Bill Horner, P.O. Box 929, Gympie, 4570 QLD, Australia) or FK8HC (Franck Petitjean, BP 7636, 98801 Noumea Cedex, New Caledonia). [TNX FK8HC] FT5Z - Eric (F5SIH) and Mehdi (F5PFP) became active as FT5ZH from Amsterdam [425DXN 389] on 26 November. It will not be possible to have the logs before their return in January. This weekend they will be on CW some of the time during the contest (please note that they will NOT be participating in the CQWW themselves, but they will answer calls and thus give desirable multipliers for zone 39). The pilot stations are Jeffrey Pawlan, WA6KBL for North America ([email protected]) and Gil Gautier, F5NOD ([email protected]). QSL via F6KDF either direct (Radio Club de la Gendarmerie, 292 route de Genas, 69677 Bron Cedex, France) or through the bureau. See FT5Z SCHEDULE below. [TNX WA6KBL] /EX S DX@WW $425WW395B 425 DX News #395 [2/5] 28 November 1998 No 395 BID: $425WW395B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

FY - Dave, DJ0PJ will be active as FY/DJ0PJ from French Guiana in December (except during the Christmas holidays) and again in January 1999. Look for him on 14060, 21060 and 28060 kHz QRP. QSL via DJ0PJ. [TNX DX News Sheet] HS - Amateurs from Thailand have been granted permission to operate on 80 (3534-3536 KHz) and 160 metres (1840-1850 KHz) during the CQ WW CW DX Contest. HS - A new team of operators (mainly Thai nationals) will participate in the CQ WW CW DX Contest from club station HS0AC, which is being re-vitalised under new management. The official QSL manager appointed by RAST (Radio Amateur Society of Thailand) is G3NOM, currently HS0/G3NOM, who has the logs for HS0AC from 1991 onwards. I - Alfeo, I1HJT plans to participate in the CQ WW CW DX Contest as II1H on 80 metres. QSL via home call. [TNX I1HJT] LU - LR0H is the contest call of Javier, LU9HS (ex-LU9HZS). Look for him to be active during the main SSB and RTTY contests. QSL via LU9HS (Javier Omar Santillan, Av. 52 Casa 40 B Aeronautico, 5022 Cordoba, Argentina). [TNX LU9HS] P4 - Ed, KR3I will be active as P40I from ARuba (SA-036) between 1 and 8 December. Look for him on 10-40 metres (possibly 80 metres) mainly on CW. QSL via KR3I. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] PJ9 - Joeke, PA0VDV will be active possibly as PJ9/PA0VDV from Curacao (SA-006), Netherlands Antilles between 29 November and 28 December. [TNX The Daily DX] SV - A group of Greek operators will participate in the CQ WW CW DX Contest as J41Y (Multi-Single) from a mountain location at 1685 asl. QSL direct only to SV1DKL. [TNX SV1DKL] T3 - Latest news from Kiribati report that Karl, DL1VU is going to Tarawa, West Kiribati (T30CT) and then to Banaba (T33VU); the voyage from Christmas to Tarawa has already taken him to Tabuaeran/Fanning (OC-084, where Karl was able to operate from the beach) and Teraina/Washington (OC-084). His return trip will take him back to Tarawa, Canton (Central Kiribati, T31AF), Christmas (T32VU) and finally Hawaii. In the meanwhile Gert, DJ5IW/T32IW has remained at Christmas, from where he will be active until early December. [TNX W4FOA and WD8MGQ] TL - Alex, TL5A will participate in the CQ WW CW DX Contest as TL0R on either 20 or 15 metres. QSL via PA3DMH. [TNX PA3DMH] UA - Russian operators RW9CF, UA9CR, UA9DD and UA9CGA will participate in the CQ WW CW DX Contest as RY9C (Multi-Single, Zone 17). QSL via RK9CWA (Radioclub, Malyshev St. 33-A, Ekaterinburg, 620014 Russia). [TNX UA9CR] VE - Amateurs from Canada are authorized to use the following special prefixes between 1 and 31 December to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the first two-way transatlantic exchange between amateur radio operators (normal prefix/special prefix): VE1/CG1, VE2/CG2, VA2/CF2, VE3/CG3, VA3/CF3, VE4/CG4, VE5/CG5, VE6/CG6, VE7/CG7, VE8/CG8, VE9/CG9, VO1/CJ1, VO2/CJ2, VY1/CK1 and VY2/CK2. [TNX DX News Sheet] VR - Frank, DL3MFN will be active for the next two years as VR2FD or VR98FD from Hong Kong. QSL via bureu to DL3MFN. [TNX The Daily DX] VU - VU2WAP, VU2NTA and guest operator W1NN will participate in the CQ WW CW DX Contest as VU2WAP on 10-160 metres. [TNX VU2NTA] XU - Hiro, JA2EZD/XU2A was active as XUX0 from Koh Poah (AS-133). QSL via 7L1MFS (Hiroshi Yoh Yoshida, Shinko, 4-4-1 Arakawa, 116-0002 Tokyo, Japan). XZ - XZ1N [425DXN 394] has logged a little over 7,000 QSOs so far. Other seven operators are exptected to arrive on 27 November and have the fourth station up and running. QSL via W1XT (Robert M Myers, 37875 N 10th St, Phoenix, AZ 85027, USA). The web page for the DXpedition is at http://ng7m.qrq.com/~xz1n/ ZB - Martyn, G3RFX will be active (10-80 metres CW and SSB) again as ZB2FX from Gibraltar between 29 November and 8 December. QSL via G3RFX. [TNX DX News Sheet] /EX S DX@WW $425WW395C 425 DX News #395 [3/5] 28 November 1998 No 395 BID: $425WW395C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

BQ9P LOGS ---> The logs (some 37,600 QSOs) are not yet available on line. "Most of the logs are on paper, and need to be entered, and verified, before posting to the Internet", Steve, KU9C reports. "I'm doing this as fast as I can, [...] they will not be released until I've had the chance to enter and check all entries, to minimize the issues of errors on the website". [TNX KU9C]

CHILTERN DX CLUB ---> The aims of the Chiltern DX Club, the UK DX Foundation, are to promote HF operating, to encourage excellence, particularly in DXing and contest operating, through mutual assistance and by encouraging support of DXpeditions, the issue of achievement awards, or by whatever othere means is deemed to be appropriate. The CDXC web site can be found at http://www.cdxc.org.uk

DIGITAL-DX ---> The Digital DX mailing list on the current server will be closed on 30 November. Current subscribers will *not* be moved to the new server, so they should re-subscribe by sending a command (subscribe digital-dx) to [email protected] The mailing list is run by Yukio Hosokawa, JE2ERH ([email protected]) [TNX JH2PDS/1]

DUTCH PREFIXES ---> Andre van den Bos, PA0JR reports that licenced amateurs from The Netherlands are now allowed to choose their own callsign. The prefix blocks allocated by the Dutch authorities are PA1-PA0 and PB1-PB0 (HF licences), PD1-PD0 (Novice linceces) and PE1-PE0 (VHF licences), with two or three letter suffixes. Prefixes with "6" are for special event stations.

FR5ZU/G ---> QSL manager Zareh Amadouny, VE2NW reports that during his recent operation from Glorioso [425DXN 387], Jacques, FR5ZU/G had trouble with his power supply unit. He was unable to use his transceiver, portable computer and camcorder and enededup usign a battery from a tractor. The logs were taken on paper and will be forwarded to Zareh as soon as Jacques gets some free time. [TNX VE2NW]

FT5Z SCHEDULE ---> Jeffrey Pawlan, WA6KBL (pilot station for North America) has worked out a starting schedule. It has not been is effect so far as Jeffrey has not been able to fax it to the base at Amsterdam, hopefully their fax machine will be on line in a couple of days: TIME (UTC) STATION #1 TIME (UTC) STATION #2 ------0100-0700 sleep, wash, eat 0100-0700 sleep, wash, eat 0700-0900 12m to JA & Asia 0700-0900 17m to JA, Asia & VK 0900-0930 eat, rest 0900-0930 eat, rest 0930-1230 20m to JA, Asia & VK 0930-1200 17m to JA, Asia & VK 1230-1430 20m to Europe & Baltic 1200-1300 17m to Europe & Baltic 1430-1500 20m LP to VE1 & VE2 1300-1430 40m to West Coast & XE 1500-1600 20m LP to XE & East Coast 1430-1530 80m to West Coast 1600-1800 20m West Coast 1530-1600 30m to USA 1800-1830 eat, rest 1600-1630 17m to mid USA & East Coast 1830-2100 20m mid USA & East Coast 1630-1700 15m to West Coast, mid USA 2100-2200 40m mid USA & East Coast 1700-1730 15m to East Coast, VE1-VE5 2200-0000 20m to XE (LP), KL7 & KH6 1730-1800 17m 0000-0030 20m LP to VE6 & VE7 1800-1830 eat, rest 0030-0100 15m to KL7 & JA 1830-2000 40m 2000-2300 80m to Europe & Baltic 2300-0100 30m to mid USA & East Coast Later, they will be on RTTY and 160 metres, and also set aside times for QRP contacts. On days when the flux is high and the A index is cooperative, they will try 12 and 10 metres. If you want to participate in the propagation experiment and possible revision of the operating schedule, please send Jeffrey, WA6KBL ([email protected]) an e-mail giving your name, call, location, antenna information, and the frequencies, times, signal strengths, and bearings that you heard the signals from FT5ZH. [TNX WA6KBL]

MORE ISLAND AWARDS ---> The Award Manager for "Islands of West Dvina River Award" is EW6BN (Yuri Kazakevich, P.O. Box 61, Novopolotsk-6, 211440 Belarus). The "Greek Islands Award" is sponsored by RAAG, the Greek national society; for further information please conatct RAAG, Award Manager, P.O. Box 3564, Athens GR-10210, Greece. [TNX I2LXA]

PALESTINE ---> The following information comes from The Daily DX: "John Kanode, N4MM, reports that Palestine will be granted an international dialing code and a call sign prefix block per the recent ITU Plenipotentiary Conference that was held in Minnesota. Kanode went on to say 'When Palestine gets its permanent ITU call sign block it will be eligible for addition to the ARRL DXCC List.' No mention of when Palestine would be added to the official ITU list." /EX S DX@WW $425WW395D 425 DX News #395 [4/5] 28 November 1998 No 395 BID: $425WW395D ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** ======

QSL EU-155 ---> QSL manager IK2XDE (Andrea Bernardo, P.O.Box 3, 22072 Cermenate - CO, Italy) reports that direct cards for I2OGV/P, I2RFJ/P, IK2JYT/P, IK2XDE/P, IK2XDF/P and IK2XNW/P August 1998 operations from IIA RO-004, FE-001 (IOTA EU-155), FE-003 (IOTA EU-155) and FE-005 have all been sent out. Remaining QSOs will be confirmed through the bureau in December. Logs for the Project DX Team's activities are available at http://space.tin.it/associazioni/qjber/arilom/project.htm

QSL JY9NE ---> Pete, N3FNE has been operating from Jordan as JY9NE for about one year and using the Jordanian bureau to exchange QSL cards. "Beginning in November", he reports, "I would like QSL cards to be sent to my home call in the United States, N3FNE". Pete expects to be active (on 40-2 metres) from Jordan until the summer of 2000. [TNX JY9NE]

QSL RM6A ---> The new QSL manager is W3HNK, who will be able to confirm contacts made from the 1998 CQWW CW Contest onwards. Cards for past contests should be addressed to Sam Dubovtsev, P.O. Box 600, Krasnodar, 350062, Russia. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]

QSL T32NCC ---> Zoli, HA1AG is the *new* QSL manager for Chuck, T32NCC (OC-084) [425DXN 390]. The cards have been printed and Zoli has already received the first logs from Chuck. Donations of any kind would be gratefully appreciated and will be forwarded to Chuck (his primary need is equipment and Zoli can arrange shipping). QSL to Zoli Pitman, Somogyi Bela ut 18, Gyor 9024, Hungary or through the bureau.

QSL VIA G3NOM ---> Ray Gerrard, HS0/G3NOM is the QSL manager for 5B4/G3NOM, 9M2OM, 9M2/G3NOM, E20AT, E22DX, E28DX, G3NOM/ZC6, HS0AC, HS0/G3NOM, JT4/G3NOM, S21U, S21ZF, S2/G3NOM, XU1NOM, XY1HT. QSL either direct (P.O. Box 1300, Bangkok, 10112, Thailand) or through the Thai or British bureau. [TNX HS0/G3NOM]

QSL VIA W0RTT ---> Please note that Peter Grillo, W0RTT (ex-AH3C, KN0E/KH3, W6RTT, W9LVT, W5LZG, K9PDH) can confirm contacts made with C4A in the 1995 CQWW CW only (the QSL manager for all other operations is 9A3A) and with PT0F in the 1992 CQWW CW only (the QSL manager for all other operations is N5FA). QSL direct only to Peter Grillo, 501 County Road 41, Bellvue, Colorado 80512, USA. [TNX W0RTT]

VK9XL ---> The ARRL DXCC Desk reports that operations by UA0ZDA as VK9XL from Christams Island and VK9XL/LH from Lord Howe in February-March 1996 took place on board a ship where he was a radio operator. QSL cards are not acceptable for either DXCC or IOTA. [TNX DX News Sheet]

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LOGS: The logs for PA3AXU's recent operation as A35XU are available at http://www.qsl.net/pa3ebt/pa3axu.htm; those for 5W0GD are available at http://home.wxs.nl/~pa3ebt/pa3axu.htm [TNX PA3AXU] LOGS: The complete E30GA logs (35,412 QSOs) are now available at http://no4j.com/nfdxa/logs/e30ga.htm [TNX WD4NGB] ------

QSL received via direct: 3B7RF, 3DA0CA, 3V8BB, 4S7CF, 5A1A, 5B4ADA, 5R8FL, 5W1TBR, 6W1QV, 6Y5/K2KW, 8Q7US, 9G5VJ, 9H1AL, 9H0VRZ, 9M2MT, 9M6AAC, A35FT, AK1L (NA-055), BV5BG, C56/DL6AMI, CO2OR, CX3HF, D2BB, D3X, DS5USH, E21EJC, E22AAA, EP2MKO, ET3AA, EX8CW, EY8MM, FO0SUC (OC-152), FS5PL, GJ0WFH/M, GU3MBS, H44NC (OC-149), HC4/HC1MD, KC0ARG/HH2, HS1NGR, IA5/I1BUP (IIA LI-018, 035), IA5/IK1JJB (IIA LI-027), IB0/IZ0BFK (IIA LT-013), IB0/IZ0CKJ (IIA LT-006, 008, 012, 016, 022), ID9/I2IAU (IIA ME-001, 009, 010, 021, 023, 035), IJ8/IK8WEJ (IIA CZ-001, 002), IJ8/IZ8BXR (IIA KR-002), IJ8/IZ8CCW (IIA CZ-001), IL3/I2OGV (IIA FE-FE-003), IL3/IK2XDE (IIA FE-001, 003, 005; RO-004), IL3/IK2XDF (IIA FE-005), IL3/IK3ABY (IIA VE-009, 068), IM0/I2CMA (IIA SS-013, 017), IM0/IK2DUW (IIA SS-053, 117), IM0/IS0JMA (SS-028, 053), IT9GAI/9 (IIA AG-006), IT9YRE/9 (IIA AG-006), JW9THA, JX7DFA, KH2JU, K9PPY/KH6, KH9/N2OO, KH9/N6MZ, KP2/AG8L, LU1ZC, LU6KK, LX1NO, LY62ZZ, N6VV/p (NA-184), OY3QN, RX1OX/FJL, SV2ASP/A, T31BB, T32BI, TA2BK, TF7/DL3KUD, TL5A, TZ6DX, TZ6JA, U5WF, UA0MF, UK8IZ, UK8OM, UK9AA, UN3F, V31VI (NA-180), V63KA, V73GT, K9PPY/VE3 (C.IS.A. ON-242), VP5/WA2VYA, VU2JBK, W4T (NA-079), WH4/K6SHJ, YB0JIV, YB1XUR, YC8VIP, YL2GP, ZF2DR, ZK1XXP, ZK2FT. *****************************************************************************

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PERIOD CALL REF till 01/12 3A/N9NC: Monaco * by HA/N9NC 394 till December 4S7BRG: Sri Lanka (AS-003) * by HB9BRM 385 till mid Dec 5N3CPR: Nigeria * by SP5CPR 391 till 07/12 5R: Madagascar islands (AF-057) * by F6AOI,F6BFH,F9IE 391 till 29/11 5V7A: Togo * by Voodoo Contest Group 383 till 01/12 6Y2A & 6Y5/home call: Jamaica * by US operators 393 till 01/12 K7CO/6Y5: Jamaica (NA-097) 395 till 01/12 8P9HT and 8P9Z: Barbados (NA-021) * by K4BAI 393 till 04/12 8Q7DV: Maldives (AS-013) * by UA9s 394 till 29/11 AH2R: Guam (OC-026) * by Guam Contest Club 393 till 31/12 AT: special prefixes from India 394 till 02/12 C6AKP: Bimini (NA-048) * by N4RP 394 till 02/12 CU2/DL3KDV,DL4XS and CU2V: Azores (EU-003) 394 till 01/12 D44BC: Cape Verde (AF-005) * by DK7YY and DL2OBF 395 till 05/12 D68WU: Comoro Islands (AF-007) * by F6HWU 391 till 31/12 EU200A, EV200M & EW200M: special event stations 378 till ?? EZ0AB: Turkmenistan 394 till Jan 99 FO5QE: Tahiti (OC-046) * by F5GSK 369 till 23/12 FT5ZH: Amsterdam Isl (AF-002) * by F5PFP & F5SIH 395 till 04/12 GD4UOL: Isle of Man (EU-116) * by G4UOL 392 till 01/12 HC8: Galapagos (SA-004) * by HC5K and others 394 till 04/12 HI3K and HI3JH: Dominican Republic (NA-096) * by AD4Z 391 till 06/12 DL1HCM/HI8: Dominican Republic (NA-096) 392 till 31/12 HS98AG: special event call 389 till 06/12 J6: St. Lucia (NA-108) * by Southwest Ohio DXA 394 till 01/12 JT1A: Mongolia * by SCSDXT 393 till 20/12 KP2: US Virgin Islands (NA-106) * by OK1TN 394 till 01/12 P40E: Aruba (SA-036) * by CT1BOH 394 till 15/01 SM1TDE/7S1BL: Gotland Island (EU-020) 393 till 06/12 TE45: special event stations from Costa Rica 394 till December TL5A: Central African Republic * by PA3DZN 373 till 07/12 TM5CW * special call (France) by F5SJB 393 till 06/12 TM8UN * special event station (France) 393 till 02/12 V63HO, V63HC, V63YP, V63X: Kosrae (OC-059) * by Ws 394 till 01/12 VP5/K5GN and VP5GN: Caicos Is (NA-002) 394 till 01/12 VP5/N4TO and VP5M: Turks and Caicos 393 till Apr 99 ZF2NT: Little Cayman (NA-016) * by N6NT 388 till 30/11 ZS75SIG: special event station 389 till 09/12 VK: OC-139 and OC-005 * by I2VGW 393 till 14/12 XZ1N: Myanmar * by Central Arizona DX Association 393 28/11-29/11 CQWW DX CW Contest *** 29/11-28/12 PJ9/PA0VDV: Curacao (SA-006) 395 29/11-08/12 ZB2FX: Gibraltar * by G3RFX 395 01/12-15/12 3B8/F6BBH: Mauritius Island (AF-049) 395 01/12-06/12 9G5ZM, 9G5VJ, 9G5SW: Ghana * by G3ZEM, G4ZVJ, G3VMW 393 01/12-31/12 CG#, CF#, CJ#, CK#: special prefixes from Canada 395 01/12-08/12 P40I: Aruba (SA-036) * by KR3I 395 02/12-06/12 V63HO, V63HC, V63YP: Pohnpei (OC-010) * by Ws 394 04/12-06/12 ARRL 160 Meters CW Contest *** 05/12-06/12 EA DX CW Contest *** 05/12-06/12 TARA RTTY Contest *** 05/12-06/12 TOPS Activity Contest 80 mt CW *** 06/12-13/12 V63HO, V63HC, V63YP: Truk (OC-011) * by Ws 394 08/12-17/12 T88II: Palau (OC-009), Belau * by KJ9I, NF9V and NZ9Z 387 12/12-13/12 ARRL 10 Meters Contest *** 12/12-13/12 Italian Contest (40 & 80 meters) *** 12/12 OK DX RTTY Contest *** 18/12-20/12 TO150: Reunion Island (AF-016) * by FRs 391 19/12-20/12 Croatian CW Contest *** 19/12-20/12 Naval CW Contest *** 26/12-02/01 VK9CL: Cocos-Keeling * by JM1LJS 391 26/12-16/01 VP8CRB: Falkland Is (SA-002) * by K4QD 381 27/12 Canada Winter Contest *** Dec-Jan FY/DJ0PJ: French Guiana 395 December N1V: Navassa (NA-098) * by K8RF and others ??? 365 December T30CT: West Kiribati * by DL1VU 395 December T33VU: Banaba * by DL1VU 395 01/01 Happy New Year Contest *** 01/01 SARTG New Year RTTY Contest *** 02/01-03/01 ARRL RTTY Roundup *** 06/01-25/01 ZL9CI: Campbell Island (OC-037) * by KDXA 393 08/01-10/01 Japan DX CW Low Bands (40, 80, 160) Contest *** 09/01-11/01 YB8: Obi Is (OC-222) * by YC8TXW and YC8YZ 391 17/01 HA DX CW Contest *** 29/01-31/01 CQ WWDX 160 Meter CW Contest *** 29/01-31/01 REF - French CW Contest *** 29/01-31/01 UBA Contest - SSB *** 06/02-13/02 VK9XX: Christmas Island (OC-002) * by W8UVZ and W0YG 391 13/02-20/02 VK9YY: Cocos Island (OC-003) * by by W8UVZ and W0YG 391 28/02-08/03 FW: Uvea (OC-054), Wallis & Futuna * by HB9HFN 387 25/03-?? 3B9: Rodriguez Island (AF-017) * by MKDXF 393 March ZY0SP & ZY0SZ: St.Peter & St.Paul Rocks (SA-014) 393 21/09-25/09 VK9: Rowley Shoals (OC-???) * by VK6LC and others 388 /EX S DX@WW $425WW396A 425 DX News #396 [1/5] 5 December 1998 No 396 BID: $425WW396A ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

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3W - Takeshi, JA6EV will be active as 3W6EV from Vietnam for one week from 5 December. Look for him on 14.157 and 21.157 MHz. QSL via JA6EV either direct (Takeshi Katsuki, 3-10-9 Nabeshima, Saga, 849-0937 Japan) or through the bureau. [TNX JA1ELY] 9M2 - Hans, DF5UG was able to go and operate as 9M2QQ from Pulau Ketam (AS-074), West Malaysia on 28-29 November. QSL via DF5UG. Hans expected to leave for Germany on 30 November, but he will be back to Malaysia in March 1999 (plans are to operatie as 9M8QQ from Satang Island, OC-165). [TNX VK6LC] 9M6 - Philip Weaver, HS0/G4JMB plans to be active again as 9M6CT from East Malaysia between 7 December and 16 January 1999. QSL to P.O.Box 7, Patpong Post Office, Bangkok 10506, Thailand. [TNX K1XN and The Golist] C6 - N8ZJN (C6AKL), KB8YKR, WA8NJR, W8GEX (C6AJR) and WZ8D (C6AIE) will be active on 160-6 metres as C6DX from Abaco Island (NA-080), Bahamas between 8 and 16 December. The main focus of their trip will be the ARRL 10 Meter Contest and 6 meter F2, TEP and E-skip. QSL via WZ8D (John Walker, 1930 Meredith Ln., Loveland, OH 45140-7216, USA). [TNX WZ8D] F_ant - F6ICA and F5GLS are expected to be active from Adelie Land, Antarctica for one year starting on December. [TNX F6AJA] JD1_mt - Ryo, JL1KFR will be active (RTTY and CW) as JL1KFR/JD1 from Minami Torishima (OC-073) starting on 8 December, length of stay unknown. [TNX JA7DHJ/1] EL - Mark, ON4WW (ex-9X4WW, S07WW, 5T5WW) is now active as EL2WW from Monrovia, Liberia and will not return to Western Sahara. QSL via ON5NT. [QSL ON5NT] FT5W - Gilles, F5AGL is reported to be a member of the 1998-99 mission to Crozet (AF-008). He is most likely to be active as FT5WH starting on December or January. QSL via F6KDF. [TNX The Daily DX] VE - Special event station VA1S will be activated (10-160 metres CW and SSB) by the Marconi Wireless Society until 31 December to celebrate 96th anniversary of the first successful radio transmission by Marconi. QSL via VE1AL. [TNX DX News Sheet] VP8_ssh- Oleg, UA1PBA is active for a year as R1ANF from the club station at Bellinghausen Base on King George Island, South Shetlands (AN-010). [TNX DX News Sheet] ZL9 - Ron Wills, ZL2TT and Mike Mraz, N6MZ have been forced to leave the ZL9CI team and have been replaced by Trey Garlough, N5KO and Wilbert Knol, ZL2BSJ. The other team members are ZL2HU, ZL2AL, ZL1CN, ZL2URN, VE3XA, EI6FR, GI0NWG, K3VN, 9V1YC and JH4RHF. ZL1CN will be active from Campbell Island (OC-037) on all bands and modes between 6 and 25 January [425DXN 393]. The web site for the DXpedition is at http://www.qsl.net/zl9ci/ [TNX ZL2AL] /EX S DX@WW $425WW396B 425 DX News #396 [2/5] 5 December 1998 No 396 BID: $425WW396B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

HELP NEEDED ---> The K1WY DX Association has learned of a fire in early November that has destroyed all the equipment and computer of Igor, UA0ZBK and Serge, UA0DC in Khabarovsk (Zone 19). K1WY has logs for these stations up to the fire date and is collecting funds from other amateurs to assist Igor and Serge to rebuilt. Donations my be sent to either of the offices of the Association (P.O. Box 2644, Hartford CT 06146-2644, USA and P.O. Box 90, Eeklo 9900, Belgium). [TNX K1WY]

QSL IL3/IK4HPU ---> Alberto, IK4HPU reports the direct cards for his IIA activity from RO-022 have been mailed. Bureau cards will be sent in mid December by IK2PZG.

QSL UA0IAS/0 ---> Eric, OH2BF is receiving cards for this station. Please note that he is *NOT* the QSL manager for UA0IAS/0. Eric was simply the one who relayed the QSL information [425DXN 378], which is Vladimir Kolodkin, Box 11, 686110 Palatka, Russia.

QSL UA0YAY ---> Paolo, IK2QPR reports he is the new QSL manager for this station, operating from Zone 23.

QSL YO2LDE --> Daniel, YO2LDE ([email protected]) reports that his QSL manager for contacts made from 1 January 1997 is KB5IPQ, while cards for his May-June 1997 RTTY activity from Albania as ZA/YO2LDE should be sent to Daniel Vuescu, Zadei F3-1-7, RO-1700, Resita, Romania.

+ SILENT KEY + It was with the greatest sadness that we have learnt of the sudden passing of Mary Lou Brown, NM7N. She was on her way home after her participation in the Lord Howe (VK9LX) most recent activities. Nick Hacko, VK2ICV says "Mary Lou gets a lot of credit for helping the rest of us get a great lot of enjoyment out of our trip. She was undoubtedly the most liked person on the DXpedition". ------

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======CALL MANAGER NOTE ! CALL MANAGER NOTE ======1X5AA W3HNK ! IL3/IW2MVC IK2DUW 3A/IK2DUW IK2DUW ! IL3/IZ2BKW IK2DUW 3A/N9NC OM2SA WW98CW ! IM0/IK2DUW IK2DUW 3B8/F6BBH F6BBH ! IQ2W IK2DUW 3C1GS EA5BYP ! IR0MFP IK0AZG WW98CW 3D2VA WA2NHA ! IR2P IK2DUW 3DA0CA W4DR ! IS0/IK2DUW IK2DUW 3E1DX N0JT WW98CW ! IZ2CEI IK2DUW 4J1GC KI4RU ! J3A WA8LOW WW98CW 4K9W DL6KVA ! J41Y SV1DKL WW98CW 4KA6GF 4J9RI ! J45KLN SM0CMH 4L0CR IK7JTF ! J68AR K9JE 4L5O 4L5O WW98CW ! J68AS N9AG 4N6IOTA YU7BW ! J6DX N9AG WW98CW 4S7YSG JA2BDR ! JT1A OH1RX WW98CW 4X6UO WB3CQN ! JT4/G3NOM HS0/G3NOM 5B4/G3NOM HS0/G3NOM ! JY5SK W9XY 5B4/RA9JX RA9JX ! JY8YB DL5MBY 5B4/RZ3TX RZ3TX ! JY8ZW K4ZW 5B4/UA9YAB UA9YAB ! JY9NE N3FNE 5B4/UT7QF UA9AB ! K9PDH W0RTT 5B4/YL2KL YL2KL ! KH0AS WB4UBD 5H3US WA8JOC ! KH2/N2NL W2YC 5N0/YU2WV KI4RU ! KH3/KN0E W0RTT 5N3BHF OE6LAG ! KP2AD OKDXF WW98CW 5N3CPR SP5CPR ! KW1JY K1WY 5N9CEN IV3VBM ! LR0H LU9HS WW98CW 5R8ET K1WY ! LU0H LU4HH WW98CW 5R8FU SM0DJZ ! LX4B LX1TI WW98CW 5R8OP F6AOI ! LY62TZ LY2TZ 5R8PR F6BFH ! NH0/AA5K KI4RU 5U7DG K4SE ! NP4A W3HNK 5V7A GM4FDM WW98CW ! OA4DJN W3HNK 5V7MF KC7V ! OD5PL HB9CRV 5V7ZM G3ZEM ! OH6X OH6MSZ WW98CW 5X1Z SM6CAS WW98CW ! ON4CAT K1WY 5Z4EO DL0MAR ! ON9CAT K1WY 5Z4RL G0IAS ! P29BW N5FTR 6W4RK F5NPS ! P29CC K1WY 6Y/K7CO K7CO ! P29KH KI4RU 6Y2A WA4WTG WW98CW ! P29VPY K1XM 6Y5/KB0ELW N0LXW ! P3A W3HNK WW98CW 6Y5/N6TV N6TV ! P40E W3HNK WW98CW 6Y5/W4SO W4SO ! P40I KR3I WW98CW 7Z1IS SM0OFG ! P40I KR3I WW98CW 8P9HT K4BAI ! PJ2HB WA2NHA 8P9Z K4BAI WW98CW ! PJ9/PA0VDV PA0VDV 8Q7DV UA9CI WW98CW ! PT0F W0RTT WW92CW 9A1CZZ/P 9A2DM ! PT0F N5FA WW98CW 9H1F K5YG ! PV0E W3HNK 9H3YQ DJ7PR ! PY1KS PY1KS WW98CW 9K2ZZ W8CNL ! R1ANF RK1PWA 9M2/G3NOM HS0/G3NOM ! R1FJV UA3AGS 9M2OM HS0/G3NOM ! RA2FBC DF4BV 9M6AAC N2OO WW98CW ! RM6A W3HNK WW98CW 9M6CT G4JMB ! RS0F W3HNK WW98CW 9M6JU JA1RJU ! RY9C RK9CWA WW98CW 9M8TG JH3GAH ! S2/G3NOM HS0/G3NOM 9M8YY JH3GAH WW98CW ! S21B W4FRU 9N7SON W4SON ! S21J K1WY A25/W0YG W0YG ! S21U HS0/G3NOM A61AJ W3UR WW98CW ! S21ZF HS0/G3NOM A61AO N1DG ! S52DV KI4RU A71/9K2AI IK7JTF ! SN0SON SP9PLR AH2R JI3ERV WW98CW ! SU3AM DL1FCM AH3C W0RTT ! SV9/MU0BKA K4ZLE AT2HLX VU2HLX ! T32NCC HA1AG AT2MTT VU2MTT ! T94DO DL1FDV AT2PAI VU2PAI ! T95A K2PF AT2TMP VU2TMP ! T98P 9A4SP AT3HKQ VU3HKQ ! TA4/DL1CW DL1CW AT3PRA VU3PRA ! TF7GX K1WY B1Z JA4HCK WW98CW ! TF8GX K1WY BA1DU W3HC ! TG9IGI I2MQP BA4TB 9A2AJ ! TI1C W3HNK WW98CW BD4ED BY4BHP ! TL0R PA3DMH WW98CW BD4TB 9A2AJ ! TL8MS DL6NW BG4TBD 9A2AJ ! TM5CW F5SJB WW98CW /EX S DX@WW $425WW396D 425 DX News #396 [4/5] 5 December 1998 No 396 BID: $425WW396D ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ***** QSL INFO [2/3] ***** ======

BQ9P KU9C ! TM7TLT F6KWP BV5BG IK7JTF ! TM8OA F6KVD C4A W0RTT WW95CW ! TM8UN F5HWB C4A 9A2AJ WW98CW ! TR8CA F6CBC C6AKP N4RP WW98CW ! TT8FC EA4AHK C94DI IN3BXL ! TU2MA OH7XM CE3/NE4Z CE3SMN ! TX8A VK4FW WW98CW CM7DJ CO7JC ! TY8A DL7DF CN8WW DL6FBL WW98CW ! UA0AOZ K1WY CO8LY EA7ADH ! UA0AZ W3HNK CO8TW W3HNK WW98CW ! UA0DC K1WY CP6AA LU9AY WW98CW ! UA0SJ UA0SJ WW98CW CP8XA DG9NB ! UA0YAY IK2QPR CU2V DL3KDV WW98CW ! UA0ZBK K1WY D44BC D44BC WW98CW ! UA9XS W3HC D68WU F6HWU WW98CW ! UE3APN RZ3DYG DU1/WH7C JG1OUT ! UK8CK RW6HS DU100RG DU9RG ! UK8GK RW6HS DU3NXE W4NXE ! UK8OM IK2QPR DU6/K9AW WF5T ! UN2O IK2QPR E20AT HS0/G3NOM ! UN5J W3HNK E21CJN W3PP ! UN7FK W3HNK E22AAA HS1CHB WW98CW ! UN7LG KU9C E22AAD KA6LCJ 22-25/10/98 ! UP5P UN5PR E22DX HS0/G3NOM ! UP6P UN5PR WW98CW E28DX HS0/G3NOM ! UU1JA N4NWT E30GA K4JDJ ! V26E AB2E WW98CW E30KA N9NS ! V26K AA3B EA6IB EA3KU WW98CW ! V29YS KI4RU EA7ERI/P EA7AJM ! V420KAO KI4RU EA8/DJ1OJ DJ1OJ ! V44KAI K2SB EA8EA OH2MM WW98CW ! V44KJ WB2TSL EA9EA EA9AZ ! V63HO KQ1F ED1RCW EA1JO ! V63PD VK4AAR ED5MVV EA4SS ! V63X KQ1F WW98CW ED5TMA EA5URR ! V85QQ DF5UG ED7VLC EA7OO ! V85TG JH3GAH ED8BA EA8BA ! VE8TA VE2BQB EF8AAM EC8AAM ! VI0ANARE VK4AAR EG7AEF EA7AEF ! VK4DCL DL3SDW EK2780GK EK4GK ! VK5BWR KI4RU EK2780JJ EK4JJ ! VK8AN VK4AAR EK88L IK2DUW ! VK8AN/6 VK4AAR EK9EC W3HNK ! VK8MI VK4AAR EL2VO EA5GIY ! VK9LOO K6KM EL2WW ON5NT ! VK9LX VK2ICV WW98CW EM1LV UR8LV ! VK9NR I2VGW EP2MKO UA6HCW ! VP2EJR W1EK EP2PM JF2MXU ! VP5/K5GN K5GN EP3HR I2MQP ! VP5GN K5GN WW98CW ER3HW ER3DX ! VP5M N4TO WW98CW ER7N UT7ND ! VR2FD DL3MFN ET3BT K1WY ! VR98FD DL3MFN EW200M EW4MM ! VU3EGX F6EGX EX2M W3HNK ! W5LZG W0RTT EX8MLE IK2QPR ! W9LVT W0RTT EY6TM/8 F6FNU ! WH7/K9NW WW9DX EY8CQ DJ1SKO ! WP2Z KU9C WW98CW EY8MM K1BV ! WP3R W3HNK WW98CW EZ0AB UA4FAO WW98CW ! XE1EZM AC7DX F8AB F2VX ! XE1FES W3HNK FH/TK5PB TK5PB ! XU1A JH1AJT FK8GJ F6CXJ ! XU1NOM HS0/G3NOM FK8GM WB2RAJ ! XU2C JH1AJT FK8HC VK4FW ! XUX0 7L1MFS FK8VHT F6AJA ! XV300S JH1EVE FM5DN KU9C ! XV7TH SK7AX FM5FJ KU9C ! XX9TRR OH2PM FM5GU WA4JTK ! XX9X OH2PM WW98CW FO0SAI JI1JKW ! XY1HT HS0/G3NOM FP5BZ F5TJP ! XZ1N W1XT WW98CW FR/G3SWH G3SWH ! YB0DX W3HNK FR5ZU/G JA8FCG Asia ! YC0MZI W6MD FR5ZU/G VE2NW World ! YI1BN IK2DUW FT5ZH F6KDF ! YI1DKS IK2DUW FY/DJ0PJ DJ0PJ ! YI1OM IK2DUW GD4UOL G4UOL WW98CW ! YI1WL IK2DUW GI3MUS K1WY ! YI1WMS IK2DUW GI6YM K1WY ! YJ8AA VK4AAR GU6UW G3XTT WW98CW ! YL80JN YL2JN HC8N AA5BT WW98CW ! YL80RP YL2RP HG5C HA5OG WW98CW ! YL80ZF YL1ZF HG9VHF HG9OZD ! YM75DS WA3HUP HI3K HI3JH WW98CW ! YN6HM K5YU HI8/DL1HCM DL1HCM WW98CW ! YT7A YU7GMN HS0/G3NOM HS0/G3NOM ! YU2WV KI4RU HS0AC HS0/G3NOM WW98CW ! Z21KM F6FNU HS1RU JG3AVS ! ZA1MH Z32KV HS5AC W1ZS WW98CW ! ZB2CN DJ9WH HS98AG HS1CKC ! ZB2FX G3RFX /EX S DX@WW $425WW396E 425 DX News #396 [5/5] 5 December 1998 No 396 BID: $425WW396E ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ***** QSL INFO [3/3] ***** ======

3W5FM P.O.Box 37, Vladimir, 600000, Russia 4S7AB Kamal Edirisinghe, Walaliyadda, Ellakkala, Sri Lanka 5H3RK Ralph, P.O.Box 9274, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania 7L1MFS Hiroshi Yoh Yoshida, Shinko, 4-4-1 Arakawa, 116-0002 Tokyo, Japan 9A2AJ Tomislav Polak, P.P.7, HR-34551 Lipik, Croatia BY4BHP P.O.Box 085-299 Shanghai, China DF5UG Hans Heindrich Ehlers, P.O.Box DF5UG, D-88671, Markdorf, Germany DK7PE Rudolf Klos, Ludwig Schwamb Str.32, D-55126, Mainz, Germany DL2BFH Rainer Ruelke, Roggenkamp 6, D-58454, Witten, Germany DL3NEO Hannes Schmidt, Komotauer Str.28 B, D-91207, Lauf, Germany EX2M George Lazarev, P.O.Box 2177, Bishkek 720021, Kyrgyzstan EZ0AB Alexander G.Maklakov, P.O.Box 558, 440061 Penza, Russia F6KDF Radio Club La Gendarmerie, 292 Rt. de Genas, 69677 Bron Cedex, France HA1AG Zoli Pitman, Somogyi Bela ut 18, Gyor 9024, Hungary HS0/G3NOM Ray Gerrard, P.O.Box 1300, Bangkok, 10112, Thailand HS7AS P.O.Box 7, Sripachan, Suphanburi 72140, Thailand JA6LCJ Yukihisa.Yamashita, 2-25-1 Nagamine-higashi, Kumamoto 862-0938, Japan JH1EVE Hiroshi Nigashiyama, Higashi-JuuJo 1-12-5, Kita-ku, Tokyo 114-0001, Japan JI3DST Takeshi Funaki, 2-18-26 Hannan-Cho, Abeno-Ku, Osaka-City, Osaka 545-0021, Japan K1WY K1WY DX Association, P.O.Box 2644, Hartford, CT 06146-2644, U.S.A. or K1WY DX Association, P.O.Box 90, B-9900 Eeklo, Belgium LU9HS Javier Omar Santillan, Av. 52 Casa 40 B Aeronautico, 5022 Cordoba, Argentina LZ/OK1DF Frantisek Pubal, Czech Embassy, blvd Janko Sakazov 9, 1504 Sofia, Bulgaria PY1KS P.O.Box 18123, Rio de Janeiro-RJ, 20722-970 Brazil PY2ZI Luiz Barrella, P.O.Box 99, 13130-970 Sousas, SP, Brazil PY5AWB Aristide Brodeschi, Rua Gutemberg 99/21, Curitiba-PR,80420-030 Brazil RK9CWA Radioclub, Malyshev St.33-A, Ekaterinburg, 620014, Russia RW6HS Vasilij Kasyanenko, 357830 Stavropolskij Kraj, Novopavlovsk, P.O.Box "0", Russia UA9YAB Alex Vedernikov, P.O.Box 120 Biysk, Altajskij kraj 659300, Russia UA0IAS Vladimir Kolodkin, P.O.Box 11, 686110 Palatka, Russia UA0SJ Yuri A.Maltsev, P.O.Box 2304, Bratsk 665700, Russia UN5PR Romeo Y.Loparev, P.O.Box 73, Temirtau, 472300, Republic of Kazakhstan VE2BQB Louis Paquet, 1368 Rang 4, Lac au Sauman, PQ, G0J 1M0, Canada VK4AAR Alan Roocroft, P.O.Box 421, Gatton, QLD 4343, Australia W0RTT Peter Grillo, 501 County Road 41, Bellvue, CO-80512, U.S.A. W1NLK Greater Norwalk Amateur Radio Club, 324 Main Ave Box 115, Norwalk, CT-06851, U.S.A. W1XT Robert M.Myers, 37875 N.10th St, Phoenix, AZ-85027, U.S.A. W3HNK Joseph L.Arcure Jr, P.O.Box 73, Edgemont, PA-19028, U.S.A. W98ITU P.O.Box 131415, St.Paul, MN-55113, U.S.A. *****************************************************************************

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4X - Dan, W0CN will be active (10-80 metres SSB) as 4X/W0CN from Israel during a business trip until 14 December. QSL via W0CN (Dan Hausauer, 2505 Toron Ct., Alexandria, VA 22306-2538, USA). [TNX DX News Sheet] 3V - Gianni, I5JHW will operate again from 3V8BB during the ARRL 10 Meter Contest (single operator SSB) on 12-13 December. Outside the contest he will be active also on RTTY. [TNX I5JHW] 6W - Nancy (YL), N3NS and Richard, K3IPK are active as 6W6/N3NS and 6W6/K3IPK from Senegal. They expect to go back home just before Christmas. QSL via K3IPK. [TNX The Daily DX] 8Q - Marco, IK1ZPA will be active as 8Q7IK from Giravaru, Maldives (AS-013) between 14 and 20 December. QSL via home call. [TNX IK1ZPA] 8Q - Lee, G0ULN will be active (on 10, 15, 17, 20, 40 and 80 metres SSB) as 8Q7LE from the Maldives (AS-013) between 22 December and 12 January 1999. QSL via G0ULN either direct or through the bureau. [TNX G0ULN] 9G - Michael, WK6O is in Ghana helping missionary Sidney Barnes, 9G1TB until January. Michael will be active soon with his own call (9G5MG) and, while waiting for bureaucratic process to take place, he has been granted permission to operate with Sidney's call (over 2,000 QSOs were logged on 10 metres during the CQ WW CW Contest). QSL for both 9G1TB and 9G5MG are via WK6O (Michael W. Gaude', 18642 Oak Ridge Dr., Santa Ana, CA 92705, USA). [TNX K1XN & The Golist] A3 - Lee, 3D2VA is active as A35VR from Paul's (A35RK) QTH on Lifuka Island (OC-169) until at least 1 February 1999. Lee plans to operate on all bands, WARC included and possibly 160 metres as well. QSL via WA2NHA. [TNX W7TSQ] C5 - Dave, G0OIL expects to be active on RTTY from The Gambia for one week from 28 January 1999. He will try to obtain C56DW or maybe even C56TTY, but this will depend on arrangements made upon arrival. Dave accepts skeds, please e-mail him at [email protected] prior to departure. QSL via G0OIL (Dave A. White, Rainbow Cottage, Laneham St, Rampton, Notts DN22 0JX, England). [TNX G0OIL] CE - Eighteen operators (G7VFD, HB9AOF, K2BS, LU2CSN, LW1ECO, LW4DYZ, LX2AJ, LX3DL, M0AEU, OH2BXB, OZ1JRD, PA3BAR, PA3EFR, PA3GVR, PD1AIL, PY2RAR, PY5DZ and ZL2APE) will be active from special event station XR3J between 26 December and 6 January 1999 during the 19th World Scout Jamboree near Santiago. QSL via HB9AOF (P.O.Box 241, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland). [TNX PY5DZ] EA - Special call ED3HR will be aired by URC (Unio de Radioaficionats de Catalunya, http://www.urc.es) starting on 12 December to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights. [TNX EB3GCP] EA - EF1IAT will be active from A Toxa Island (NO-REF) between 12 and 31 December. The IOTA status for this island is being verified; if the island qualifies, it will count for EU-080. QSL direct to EC1BXI (Jorge Fernandez Devesa, P.O. Box 54, 36980 O Grove, Pontevedra, Spain). [TNX EC1BXI] EA - Special event station EG3TVC will be activated by URC (Unio de Radioaficionats de Catalunya) on 19 and 20 December. The operation will take place from the studios of Catalan Television during the 7th TV Marathon for fund raising for research on diabetes. Further information is available at http://www.urc.es [TNX EB3GCP] EL - Mark, ON4WW/EL2WW [425DXN 396] plans to remain in Monrovia, Liberia for the next several months. He plans to be on 1827.5 daily at 22.00 and 06.30 UTC. QSL via ON5NT. [TNX The Daily DX] FG - F5NZO and F5SSM will be active from Guadeloupe (NA-102) between 24 December and 1 January. They plan to operate on 10-80 metres SSB and RTTY, possibly via satellite (RS12 mode K) as well. [TNX F5NZO] /EX S DX@WW $425WW397B 425 DX News #397 [2/6] 12 December 1998 No 397 BID: $425WW397B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

FT5Z - As at 6 December the two operators had logged more than 16,000 QSOs. Though still concentrating on the main bands and modes, activity on WARC bands and 160 metres has started as well (on 160 with no success so far). They will not operate on RTTY until at least 15 December. QSL via F6KDF (Radio Club de la Gendarmerie, 292 route de Genas, 69677 Bron Cedex, France). [TNX WA6KBL] G - Glyn, GW0ANA and others members of the Barry Amateur Radio Society will operate as GB100SFL between 18 and 27 December from the South Foreland Lighthouse to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first "Marine Distress Signal" (see G below). QSL via GW0ANA [TNX GW0ANA] G - Glyn, GW0ANA and others members of the Barry Amateur Radio Society will operate as GB100EGL on 19 December. This special station will be active from the East Goodwin Lightship at 20 kilometres from Dover in the middle of the English Channel and the activity will comemmorate the first ever "Marine Distress Signal" sent out by the East Goodwin Lightship in 1898 using a Marconi spark transmitter. QSL via GW0ANA. [TNX GW0ANA] H4 - Bernhard, DL2GAC will be active again as H44MS from the Solomons in February 1999. He plans to operate from Pigeon Island (OC-065), Temotu Province between 5 and 10 February 1999 and is currently looking for a CW operator. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] HR - Gary, N7QXQ/HR6 reports that although most of Honduras has suffered greatly as a result of hurricane Mitch, Roatan Island (NA-057) was spared a great deal of the problems occurring on the mainland. Gary lost his 100 foot dock (which is currently being replaced), but everything else is intact and Bob, W7TSQ/HR6 will operate in the ARRL 10 Meter Contest (multi mode low power unassisted) from there. [TNX W7TSQ] HS - Martin, G4UQF (HS licence to be issued) and Chuck, W3IAO/HS0ZCX, who were active in the CQ WW SSB DX Contest as HS0ZCX/8 from Koh Samui (AS-101), now hope to participate in the ARRL 10 Meter Contest. Martin will be going to Phuket Island (AS-053) for a few months in 1999. [TNX DX News Sheet] HZ - Karl, K4YT/4X reports that although Johnny, KA5BQM has lost interest in amateur radio, the club station located in the basement of the US embassy in Riyadh (7Z1AB) has not been shut down. Karl was able to operate in September and plans to active again early next year. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] I - An amateur radio station will be active, possibly as IU1GM, from Marconi Communications in Genua on 19 December to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the first "Marine Distress Signal" (see G above). [TNX IZ1BZS] J3 - Harry, W8KKF will be active (SSB only) again as J37K from Grenada between 10 and 14 December. He will participate in the ARRL 10 Meter Contest. QSL via W8KKF. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] JD1_mt - Latest news from Japan reports that Ryo, JL1KFR will now be active as JL1KFR/JD1 from Minami Torishima (OC-073) [425DXN 396] between 15 December and 7 January. He will be looking for RTTY and CW contacts especially with Europe and North America. [TNX JA7DHJ/1] JT - Look for JT40 to be active to celebrate of the 40th Anniversary of amateur radio in Mongolia. QSL via JT1CD. [TNX ARRL DX Bulletin] KH4 - Ted, NH6YK will be active (on 6 metres, HF SSB and possibly RTTY) again as NH4/NH6YK from Midway (OC-030) between 20 December and 2 January. QSL via NH6YK. Some Midway images and information can be found at http://165.248.121.95/KH4/KH4.html [TNX NH6YK] LU - The Western Buenos Aires DX Group will be active (on all bands SSB) as LU1DK/D (ex-LU1EYW) and LU5DV/D (ex-LU5EWO) from Bermejo Island (SA-021) for 36 hours between 18 and 20 December. QSL via WBA DX Group, P.O. Box 19, 966400 Bragado, BA, Argentina. [TNX DX News Sheet] LZ_ssh - Operator Dan, LZ2UU is active in his free time (on 10-40 metres, mostly CW) as LZ0A from the Bulgarian Antarctic base on Livingston Island, South Shetlands (AN-010) until the end of February 1999. He plans to operate durign the ARRL 10 Meter Contest. QSL via LZ1KDP. [TNX LZ1BMV] P4 - Martin, VE3MR, will be active again as P49M from Aruba (SA-036) until 20 April 1999. He plans to concentrate on 12 and 17 metres SSB. QSL via VE3MR or direct to M. Rosenthal, P.O. Box 4069, Noord, Aruba. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] PA - The Dutch Landstation for the Maritime Mobile Service "Scheveningenradio /PCH", founded 19 December 1904, will end service on 31 December 1998 at 15.00 UTC. The operators will give a Farewell Party on the air and they have been granted permission to work amateur radio stations with the PCH callsigns of Scheveningenradio between 17 UTC on 19 December and 7 UTC on 20 December as follows (cross-band CW operation): PCH20 (4250-3525 kHz +/- QRM), PCH41 (8622-7025 kHz), PCH51 (12799,5-14050 kHz), PCH61 (17198,9-18085 kHz). Moreover the special event station PA6PCH will be activated on the HF bands by Radio Club Kennemerland (PI4RCK, http://www.qsl.net/pi4rck/index.html) between 8 UTC on 19 December and 8 UTC on the 20th. [TNX PA3ERL] PY - PV5V (SSB) and PW5W (CW) will be active on 10-80 metres from Ilha da Paz (SA-027, DIB 63) between 10 and 14 December. QSL via PP5LL either direct or through the bureau. [TNX PP5SZ and PS7AB] /EX S DX@WW $425WW397C 425 DX News #397 [3/6] 12 December 1998 No 397 BID: $425WW397C ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

PY - PY7ZZ/7, PY7XC or PY7ZY/7 will be active (CW and SSB with two stations) from SA-046 between 12 UTC on 12 December and 12 UTC on the 13th. QSL via home calls. [TNX The Daily DX] PY - Alberto, PY3ACC and Paulo, PY3CKO will be active as ZV3A and ZV3C (20-40 metres, SSB and CW) from Guayba Archipelago (DIB-73, it does not count for IOTA) on 12 and 13 December. QSL via PY3AAC. [TNX PP5SZ and PS7AB] T8 - Hiro, JF1OCQ and Tatsu, JA0QBY will be active (on all bands CW and SSB) respectively as T88HM and T88TN from Palau (OC-009) between 19 and 22 December. QSL T88HM via JF1OCQ either direct (Hiro C. Miyake, 1-3-6, Asakura-Cho, Maebashi-City, Gunma 371-0811, Japan) or through the bureau; QSL T88TN via JA0QBY either direct (Tatsuo Nishihara, 1458, Kihimiya, Mishima-Cho, Mishima-Gun, Niigata 940-2322, Japan) or through the bureau. [TNX JM1LJS] TL - Alex, TL5A will participate in the ARRL 10 Meter Contest as TL0R. His current work schedule involves much travelling and he cannot be so active on 160 metres as he had planned. However he tries to be on 1.833 MHz (or 3.504 MHz) whenever he can at 21-22 UTC and 03.30-04.30 UTC. Alex will be back to the Netherlands for a holiday in January 1999. QSL for both TL5A and TL0R via PA3DMH. [TNX PA3DMH] UA - Ernst Krenkel Radioclub special station RAEM (Radio Alpha Echo Mike) will be active during the RAEM CW Contest. Look for them on 40, 80 and possibly 160 metres between 21 and 1 UTC on 19 December, and on 40, 20, 15 and possibly 10 metres between 5 and 9 UTC on 20 December. The rules for this contest, as well as further information on Ernst Krenkel and RAEM awards, are available at both http://www.mai.ru/~crc and http://www.rossiya.net/crc.htm [TNX RW3FO] VP5 - Gene, AA4US will be active (on all bands CW and SSB) as VP5/AA4US between 15 and 21 December. Logs for his last operation (21-26 October) are available at http://www.supernet.net/~gene/VP5LOG.txt [TNX The Daily DX] VP8 - Jan, K4QD confirms he will be active as VP8CRB (VP8TTY on RTTY) from Port Stanley, Falkland Islands (SA-002) between 26 December and 16 January [425DXN 381]. He will concentrate on 10, 40, 80 and 160 metres and WARC bands, and special efforts will be made to contact geographical areas where the Falklands are needed. Significant RTTY operation is planned including the ARRL RTTY Roundup. Logs will be available online during the DXpedition courtesy of Dave, NO4J and the North Florida DX Association. QSL via K4QD either direct or through the bureau. Please note that as from 22 December Jan's new permanent address will be: Jan Heise, 8595 Sheridan Rd, W. Melbourne, FL 32904, USA. [TNX K4QD] VP9 - Mark, AA1AC will be active (on 10-40 metres, SSB and CW) as AA1AC/VP9 from Paget Parish, Bermuda (NA-005) between 17 and 21 December. QSL via home call. [TNX AA1AC] W - Five operators from the Potomac Valley Radio Club (W3LEO, K3IXD, N3NT, K3DNE, and W6HZW) will participate in the ARRL 10 Meter Contest (on both CW and SSB) as K3VOA from the Voice of America Amateur Radio Club (District of Columbia). QSL (for this contest only) direct to W3LEO. [TNX W3LEO] W_ant - KC4AAD is active from Siple Dome US Antarctic base until 1 February 1999. The transmitter is the same one the operators use for commercial traffic, so that amateur radio activity is limited. European should call KC4AAD at 17, 18 and 19 UTC on 14.270 MHz, usually during the weekends. QSL via K4MZU. [TNX K4MZU] XZ - The two operators left will concentrate on 160 metres until 14 December. Look for XZ1N on topband between 11.30-16.30 UTC and again between 21-24 UTC daily. QSL via W1XT. [TNX N6FF] YU - Six special event stations sponsored by the Yugoslavian Amateur Radio Union will be active on alla modes and bands until 31 March 1999 from Serbian monasteries at Hilandar (4N800H), Fruska Gora (YT800FG), Ostrog (YZ800MO), Gracanica (YU800G), Ravanica (YZ800R) and Studenica (YU800S). QSL via YU0SRJ either direct (SRJ, P.O. Box 48, 11000 Beograd) or through the bureau. [TNX YU7AL] Z2 - Dick, ZS6CAL and Dave, ZS6RVG plan to be active (mainly on SSTV and RTTY on 10, 15 and 20 metres) as Z21/ZS6PDX from Zimbabwe between 17 and 20 December. QSL via ZS6RVG (contacts not confirmed direct by 1 March 1999 will be confirmed automatically through the bureau). [TNX OPDX Bulletin] ZK3 - Ron Wright, ZL1AMO/ZK3RW plans to be active (on all bands, CW and SSB) from Tokelau (OC-048) in December. The trip will be via Fiji (3D2RW) and Samoa (5W1CW) and he expects to start operating from Tokelau on either 17 or 24 December (it depends on transportation). QSL direct to ZL1AMO. [TNX The Daily DX] ZL9 - Oooops! In 425DXN #396 it was mentioned that the 6-25 January DXpedition to Campbell Island would be active as ZL1CN. That was clearly a typo, as the 12-member team will operate as ZL9CI. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused our readers. /EX S DX@WW $425WW397D 425 DX News #397 [4/6] 12 December 1998 No 397 BID: $425WW397D ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

Others amateurs who will participate in the ARRL 10 METER CONTEST include:

- Franck, FK8HC. QSL via VK4FW. - Alex, PY1KS as PX1I (SSB and CW). QSL via PY1KS either direct (P.O.Box 18123, Rio de Janeiro-RJ, 20722-970 Brazil) or through the bureau. - Yuri, UA0SJ; QSL direct to Yuri A. Maltsev, P.O. Box 2304, Bratsk-city, 665700, Russia. - Dave, AG8L and Doug, N8NX as WP2Z from the US Virgin Islands (NA-106). QSL via KU9C. [TNX AG8L] - Ed, W5GCX as YN2EJG from Granada, Nicaragua (look for him around 28.480-550 MHz). QSL via K5LBU. [TNX W5GCX] - Tom, ZP5AL as ZP5Z. QSL via W3HNK. - PR7AR as ZZ7Z. QSL via PR7AR either direct (Irapuan de Sousa Ferreira, P.O.Box 60, 58200-970 Guarabira, Paraiba, Brazil) or through the bureau. ------

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FO BUREAU ---> Jean-Michel, F6AJA reports that the FO QSL Bureau, which has been closed for two years, will be running again as from January 1999.

INDEXA ---> The 1998/1999 Officers for the International DX Association (INDEXA) are W4WMQ (President); AA7UC (Vice-President); W4UNP (Secretary/Treasurer); DJ9ZB, K8CH, LA8CJ, VK6RU, W4FRU, W4MPY and ZL1AMO (Directors); W8BLA and WA9AVN (Vice-Directors).

QSL 5V7A ---> QSL cards are being printed and will start to flow before Christmas. The QSL manager is GM4FDM (Tom Wylie, 3 King's Crescent, Elderslie, Renfrewshire, PA5 9AD, Scotland, UK) and bureau cards may be requested at [email protected]

QSL JX7DFA ---> The new address for Per, LA7DFA/JX7DFA is Per Einar Dahlen, Royskattveien 4, 7713 Sandvollan, Norway. [TNX LA6WEA]

QSL YC5XIP ---> The new QSL manager for Syafry is I1WFF (Fulvio Marin, P.O. Box 88, 13900 Biella - BI, Italy). For the time being he has received the logs for Syafry's October 1997 activities from OC-106 and OC-109 and the first October 1998 logs for OC-106. Fulvio can be reached at [email protected] [TNX I1WFF]

QSL VIA UT4UZ ---> Jerry UT4UZ/N2WCQ moved to Canada this summer. Cards for his previous operations as 6W1/N2WCQ, 9N1UZ, EM4U, EO5U, RY1U, RY2U, RT1U, UA4LAR, US9D and UT4UZ should be sent to his new address: Yuri Onipko, 2369 Lake Shore Blvd. W., #216, Etobicoke, ON, M8V 1C2, Canada. [TNX UT4UZ/N2WCQ]

ROWLEY SHOALS 1999 (VK9-99) ---> The VK9-99 DXpedition to Imperieuse Reef, Rowley Shoals (Western Australian Outliers, OC-???) [425DXN 388] has been granted permission for one extra day on the island. K9PPY, CT1EEN, VK2PS and team leader VK6LC will be active (SSB and CW with two stations) between 21 September and the early UTC hours on the 26th. Donations can be sent to either I1HYW (Gianni Varetto, P.O. Box 1, 10060 Pancalieri - TO, Italy) or VK9-99, Malcolm K. Johnson, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, 187 High Road, Riverton 6148, Western Australia, Account 76 6164 5005591.

+ SILENT KEY + Robert Dow, WB2CJL passed away between 28 and 29 November at the age of 68. For many years Bob was one of the editors of the VK2SG RTTY DX Notes. Bob was an avid DXer and an enthusiatic digital traffic handler and in 1994 he provided a 20 metre digital radio link to the 3Y0PI DXpedition long before such communication became commonplace via the Internet. [TNX W2JGR] /EX S DX@WW $425WW397E 425 DX News #397 [5/6] 12 December 1998 No 397 BID: $425WW397E ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** ======

TOPLIST ---> As from January 1999 the Toplist will change. The current Toplist will become the TOPBAND and will be based on the number of confirmed DXCC Entities on each band. Example: 10 15 17 20 24 30 40 80 160 IZ1XXX 156 201 235 300 149 98 102 76 52 There will a be the TOPMODE, which will be based on the number of confirmed DXCC Entities on each mode. Example: CW SSB RTTY IZ1XXX 278 311 102 The new TOPLIST will be based on the sum of confirmed DXCC Entities on each band + the sum of confirmed DXCC Entities on each mode. Example: TOPBAND TOPMODE TOTAL IZ1XXX 1369 721 2090 You may choose to participate in the the list(s) you prefer. Please send your scores, as well as any request for further information, to Erminio Pandocchi, I2EOW at [email protected] ------

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CONTEST: The results of the III Marconi Memorial HF Contest are on line at http://www.publi.it/ham/marconi, where further information (software included) on the 1999 event is available as well. [TNX IK6PTJ] LOGS: Logs for the recent BQ9P DXpedition to Pratas Island are now available on line at http://www.qsl.net/bq9p LOGS: Logs for the recent TY8A DXpedition to Benin are now available on the German DX Foundation home page at http://www.qsl.net/gdxf [TNX DL1XX] VK6LC: The VK9-99 Rowley Shoals (OC-???) pages, as well as the logs for some of Mal's past IOTA DXpeditions, are available on the 425 DX News web site at http://www.425dxn.org YO CALLBOOK: It is on line at http://www.qsl.net/yo3kaa, where information on YO amateur radio activities (YO DX HF Contest 1998 included) are also available. [TNX YO3FWC] ------

QSL received via direct: 3B8CF, 5H3HG, 5R8FL, 6M5DX (AS-045), 8Q7CC, 9N1AA, A71EI, AP2NK, BV5BG, D2BB, E21EJC, EP3HR, ET3AA, FO/OK1TN, FR5ZU/G, H76C (NA-212), HC1MD/HC4 (SA-056), HS1NGR, HS98AG, HV5PUL, IA5/I1BUP (IIA LI-018, 035), IA5/IK1JJB (IIA LI-027), IB0/IZ0BFK (IIA LT-013), IB0/IZ0CKJ (IIA LT-006, 008, 012, 016, 022), ID9/I2IAU (IIA ME-001, 009, 010, 021, 023, 035), IJ8/IZ8CCW (IIA CZ-001), IL3/I2OGV (IIA FE-FE-003), IL3/IK2XDE (IIA FE-001, 003, 005; RO-004), IL3/IK2XDF (IIA FE-005), IL3/IK3ABY (IIA VE-009, 068), IL3/IK3BPN (IIA VE-041, 066, 067), IL3/IK4HPU (IIA RO-022), IM0/IK0MHR (IIA SS-010, 024), JQ6QUM (AS-012), JT1BG, JT1KAA, JT1X, JU1HA, JW0YL, JX7DFA, JY5HX, KH0AS, KH0/N3JJ, KL7AC, N6VV/p (NA-184), PS1A (SA-02), PS2S (SA-024), PU0F, S07WW, S21YG, S92AT, T31BB, T94DO, TA4/KU0J, TF8GX, TJ1PD, TT8JW, TZ6DX, UK8FF, V51GP, V63MC (OC-059), VR2PM, XQ0YAF, YS1RR, Z38/NO6X, ZA0IS (EU-169), ZD7DP, ZD9BV, ZF2LA, ZK2FT, ZX7CB. *****************************************************************************

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PERIOD CALL REF till 31/03 4N800, YT800, YU800, YZ800: special event stations 397 till December 4S7BRG: Sri Lanka (AS-003) * by HB9BRM 385 till mid Dec 5N3CPR: Nigeria * by SP5CPR 391 till ??/12 6W6/N3NS and 6W6/K3IPK: Senegal 397 till January 9G5MG: Ghana * by WK6O 397 till 01/02 A35VR: Lifuka (OC-169), Tonga * by 3D2VA 397 till 31/12 AT: special prefixes from India 394 till 16/12 C6DX: Abaco (NA-080), Bahamas * by Ws 396 till 31/12 CG#, CF#, CJ#, CK#: special prefixes from Canada 395 till ?? EL2WW: Liberia * by ON4WW 397 till 31/12 EU200A, EV200M & EW200M: special event stations 378 till ?? EZ0AB: Turkmenistan 394 till Jan 99 FO5QE: Tahiti (OC-046) * by F5GSK 369 till 23/12 FT5ZH: Amsterdam Isl (AF-002) * by F5PFP & F5SIH 397 till 31/12 HS98AG: special event call 389 till 14/12 J37K: Grenada * by W8KKF 397 till 01/02 KC4AAD: Siple Dome Antarctic base 397 till 20/12 KP2: US Virgin Islands (NA-106) * by OK1TN 394 till late Feb LZ0A: South Shetlands (AN-010) * by LZ2UU 397 till 20/04 P49M: Aruba (SA-036) * by VE3MR 397 till 28/12 PJ9/PA0VDV: Curacao (SA-006) 395 till 14/12 PV5V and PW5W: Ilha da Paz (SA-027) 397 till 15/01 SM1TDE/7S1BL: Gotland Island (EU-020) 393 till 17/12 T88II: Palau (OC-009), Belau * by KJ9I, NF9V and NZ9Z 387 till December TL5A: Central African Republic * by PA3DZN 373 till 13/12 V63HO, V63HC, V63YP: Truk (OC-011) * by Ws 394 till 31/12 VA1S: special event station 396 till 14/12 XZ1N: Myanmar * by Central Arizona DX Association 397 till Apr 99 ZF2NT: Little Cayman (NA-016) * by N6NT 388 07/12-16/01 9M6CT: East Malaaysia * by HS0/G4JMB 396 12/12 ED3HR: special event station (Spain) 397 12/12-31/12 EF1IAT: A Toxa Island (NO-REF) 397 12/12-13/12 K3VOA: Voice of America ARC (DC) * by PVRC 397 12/12-13/12 PY7ZZ/7, PY7XC or PY7ZY/7: SA-046 397 12/12-13/12 TL0R * by TL5A 397 12/12-13/12 ZV3A & ZV3C: Guayba (DIB-73) * by PY3ACC & PY3CKO 397 12/12-13/12 ARRL 10 Meters Contest *** 12/12-13/12 Italian Contest (40 & 80 meters) *** 12/12 OK DX RTTY Contest *** 14/12-20/12 8Q7IK: Maldives (AS-013) * by IK1ZPA 397 15/12-07/01 JL1KFR/JD1: Minami Torishima (OC-073) 397 15/12-21/12 VP5/AA4US: Turks and Caicos 397 17/12-21/12 AA1AC/VP9: Paget Parish, Bermuda (NA-005) 397 17/12-20/12 Z21/ZS6PDX: Zimbabwe * by ZS6CAL and ZS6RVG 397 18/12-20/12 LU: Bermejo Island (SA-021) * by WBA DX Group 397 18/12-27/12 GB100SFL: South Foreland Lighthouse * by Barry ARS 397 18/12-20/12 TO150: Reunion Island (AF-016) * by FRs 391 19/12-20/12 EG3TVC: special event station (Spain) 397 19/12 GB100EGL: East Goodwin Lightship * by Barry ARS 397 19/12-20/12 PA6PCH and PCHxx: Scheveningenradio Farewell Party 397 19/12-20/12 RAEM: Ernst Krenkel Radioclub special station 397 19/12-22/12 T88HM & T88TN: Palau (OC-009) * by JF1OCQ & JA0QBY 397 19/12-20/12 Croatian CW Contest *** 19/12-20/12 Naval CW Contest *** 20/12-02/01 NH4/NH6YK: Midway (OC-030) 397 22/12-12/01 8Q7LE: Maldives (AS-013) * by G0ULN 397 24/12-01/01 FG: Guadeloupe (NA-102) * by F5NZO and F5SSM 397 26/12-02/01 VK9CL: Cocos-Keeling * by JM1LJS 391 26/12-16/01 VP8CRB & VP8TTY: Falkland Is (SA-002) * by K4QD 397 26/12-06/01 XR3J: special event scout station (Chile) 397 27/12 Canada Winter Contest *** Dec-Jan FY/DJ0PJ: French Guiana 395 December N1V: Navassa (NA-098) * by K8RF and others ??? 365 December T30CT: West Kiribati * by DL1VU 395 December T33VU: Banaba * by DL1VU 395 December ZK3: Tokelau (OC-048) * by ZL1AMO 397 01/01 Happy New Year Contest *** 01/01 SARTG New Year RTTY Contest *** 02/01-03/01 ARRL RTTY Roundup *** 06/01-25/01 ZL9CI: Campbell Island (OC-037) * by KDXA 396 08/01-10/01 Japan DX CW Low Bands (40, 80, 160) Contest *** 09/01-11/01 YB8: Obi Is (OC-222) * by YC8TXW and YC8YZ 391 17/01 HA DX CW Contest *** 28/01-03/02 C5: The Gambia * by G0OIL 397 29/01-31/01 CQ WWDX 160 Meter CW Contest *** 29/01-31/01 REF - French CW Contest *** 29/01-31/01 UBA Contest - SSB *** 06/02-13/02 VK9XX: Christmas Island (OC-002) * by W8UVZ and W0YG 391 13/02-20/02 VK9YY: Cocos Island (OC-003) * by by W8UVZ and W0YG 391 13/02-14/02 PACC Contest *** 13/02-14/02 WW RTTY WPX Contest *** 20/02-21/02 ARRL International DX CW Contest *** 26/02-28/02 CQ WWDX 160 Meter SSB Contest *** 26/02-27/02 REF - French SSB Contest *** 26/02-27/02 UBA - CW Contest *** 26/02-27/02 Ukraine RTTY Championship *** 28/02-08/03 FW: Uvea (OC-054), Wallis & Futuna * by HB9HFN 387 February H44MS: Solomons & OC-065 (Temotu) * by DL2GAC 397 25/03-?? 3B9: Rodriguez Island (AF-017) * by MKDXF 393 March ZY0SP & ZY0SZ: St.Peter & St.Paul Rocks (SA-014) 393 21/09-26/09 VK9: Rowley Shoals (OC-???) * by VK6LC and others 397 /EX

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3D2 - DK1BT, DK7YY, DL2OAP, DL3DXX and DL8OBQ will be active as 3D2DK from Nandi (OC-016), Fiji between 24 December and 1 January. They plan to operate on all bands CW and RTTY with some SSB, with two complete stations and an emphasis on the low bands. QSL via DK7YY. [TNX YB1AQS/DL8WPX] 5X - F5JDG and F6BDS will be active respectively as 5X1MA and 5X1LG until 25 December. They are in Uganda for work and hope yo operate on 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres with 100 watts and dipoles. [TNX F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX] CP - Although he had planned to move to Brazil [425DXN 375], Claus Braun, DJ8UG is again active (mainly on CW and Pactor) as CP4BT from Uyuni, Bolivia, where he will stay until 2000 at least. QSL via DL9OT either direct (Hans Kriegl, Schubertstr. 38, D-76275 Ettlingen, Germany) or, preferably, through the bureau. [TNX DK9IP] EA - Island chasers should note that Toxa Island, from where EF1IAT will be active until 31 December [425DXN 397], does *not* qualify qualify for IOTA. QSL via EC1BXI. [TNX DX News Sheet] EL - Mark, ON4WW/EL2WW has returned to Belgium for Christmas and will be back in Monrovia as from mid January for several months. QSL via ON5NT. [TNX ON5NT] F - Francis, F6HKS plans to be active from Tristan Island (DIFM AT-056, it does not count for IOTA) between 10 and 16 UTC on either 21 or 23 December. [TNX F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX] FM - Mel, W8MV will be active as FM/W8MV (160-6 metres, mainly on CW) from Martinique (NA-107) between 21 and 30 December. QSL via home call. [TNX ARRL DX Bulletin] FO_aus - Einar, LA1EE is currently active mainly on CW as FO0EEN while on vacation from Tubuai (OC-152), Austral Islands until 30 December. QSL direct only to LA1EE. [TNX LA9HF] FT5W - Gilles, F5AGL is now on Crozet (AF-008) and hopes to start being active as FT5WH around 25 December. Suggested frequencies are 3790, 7090, 14190 and 21190 kHz. He should be leaving the island sometime in January. QSL via F6KDF. [TNX The Daily DX] HC - Ten operators will be active (on 10, 15, 20 and 40 metres) as HD6DX from Cotopaxi, the highest inactive volcano in the world, between 11 UTC on 19 December and 15 UTC on the 20th. QSL via HC6DC. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] KP2 - Jerry, WB9Z plans to be active (on all bands CW and SSB) from the US Virgin Islands (NA-106) while on vacation starting around 23 December. He will concentrate on Europe and Asia on 10, 12, and 17 metres. [TNX The Daily DX] PY - Scout Group GRAEP will be active with a special call from the fortress of Santa Catarina (DFH PB-01) in northeastern Brazil on 19 and 20 December. QSL via PR7RT. [TNX PP5SZ] PY0_fer- Iwao, PY8IT will be active (mainly on 12, 15, 17, 20 and 40 metres and on SSTV) as PY0FT from Fernando de Noronha (SA-003) between 22 and 28 December. QSL via JA1ELY. [TNX JA1ELY] S2 - Bob, G3REP will be active (with an emphasis on 160 metres) as S21YP from Bangladesh between 21 December and 31 January. QSL to R. E. Parkes, Project Manager Granger Systems, GIDP Project Office, House No. 8, Road 19, Sector 7, P.O. Box 11061, Uttara Model Town, Dhaka 1230, Bangladesh. [TNX The Daily DX] T2 - DK1BT, DK7YY, DL2OAP, DL3DXX and DL8OBQ will be active from Funafuti, Tuvalu (OC-015) between 2 and 14 January. The call will be issued upon arrival. They plan to operate on all bands CW and RTTY with some SSB, with two complete stations and an emphasis on the low bands. QSL via DK7YY. [TNX YB1AQS/DL8WPX] T30 - Karl, DL1VU is now active as T30CT from Tarawa, West Kiribati (OC-017) [425DXN 395] until Christmas. His next stop will be Banaba (T33VU). QSL via DL2MDZ. [TNX The Daily DX] W - Ed, KK9M will be active from Grand Isle (NA-168) on 19 and 20 December. [TNX KK9M and Islands On The Web] ZK3 - Ron, ZL1AMO [425DXN 397] left Western Samoa by boat for Tokelau on 15 December and was expected to start operations on the 17th. Ron was not able to to take his amplifier, but it took his RTTY equipment. He should be active, presumably as ZK3RW, until 3 or 4 January. QSL via ZL1AMO. [TNX The Daily DX] /EX S DX@WW $425WW398B 425 DX News #398 [2/5] 19 December 1998 No 398 BID: $425WW398B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** ======Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA ---> Only stations with T9 prefixes count for DXCC and CQ Contests. 4N4, 4O4, YT4, YU4 and YZ4 stations (located in the areas controlled by Serbia), as well as 9A11 stations (located in the areas controlled by Croatia), are not accepted. [TNX The Daily DX]

IRCs ---> Bill, K1SE (QSL manager for A92GD) reminds DXers that if IRCs do not have the stamp in the left corner from the post office where they were purchased, US post offices will NOT accept them. Please note that Bill confirms via the bureau direct cards received with unreedemable IRCs.

QSL AS-095 ---> Direct cards for QSOs made with UE0ZZZ and RZ0ZWA/p (AS-095) in July 1998 should be addressed to P.O.Box 12, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, 683000, Russia. [TNX RA0ZD]

QSL 3W5FM ---> Cards for Coly still are via UA0FM (his home call) [425DXN 391], but please note that the *new* address is: P.O. Box 37, Vladimir, 600000, Russia. [TNX RA0FF]

QSL FT5ZH ---> Those who wish to ask for a direct QSL for FT5ZH are requested to refrain from sending any SAE or SASE. In order to speed up the process, return envelopes will be provided by the Council of Europe, all you have to do is to send your card + return postage + a LABEL WITH YOUR ADDRESS (if you do not send a label, at least make sure your full and correct address is shown on or attached to your QSL, but note that this will slow down the return process). QSL via F6KDF (Radio Club de la Gendarmerie, 292 route de Genas, F-69677 Bron Cedex, France) [TNX F6NOD & WA6KBL]

QSL H75A & IOTA ANNUAL UPDATE ---> Mike Crownover, AD5A reports that all direct requests for H75A cards (NA-209) have been mailed out and should be in your hands in plenty of time for submission for the annual update. Mike also urges other expeditioners to make an effort to get their cards out by early January so that IOTA members may receive them in time to include them in the annual update submission. The deadline for submission is 1 February 1999.

QSL HS0ZCX ---> Martin, G4UQF reports that the new QSL manager for HS0ZCX is G4SQA. If you have already sent your requests to G4UQF, do not send duplicates, as these cards are being forwarded to G4SQA.

QSL LT5V ---> This is the contest call used by Alex, LU8VCC and the North Patagonia DX Group. QSL is via LU8VCC either direct (P.O. Box 465, 8332 Roca - RN, Argentina) or through the bureau. [TNX LU8VCC]

QSL XR3J ---> Fernando, PY5DZ reports that the current address for HB9AOF, QSL manager for this scout station (http://www.qsl.net/xr3j) [425DXN 397], is Yves Margot, 7 route A. Ferrand, CH-1233 Lully, Switzerland.

QSL ZS80NRM ---> ZS6Y reports the last ZS80NRM QSLs were shipped out four weeks ago. If no cards were received, the cause is mail problems in South Africa, and new requests for cards should be sent to KK3S either direct or through the bureau. [TNX KK3S]

QSL VIA N4XP ---> Tom, N4XP reports that all direct requests (except those received in the last 7-10 days) for ZK1XXP and KH9 (1998) cards have been sent out. If you do not receive your card within a reasonable time, please contact Tom at [email protected] [TNX The Daily DX]

QSL VIA PA1AW ---> This is the new call of Alex, PA3DMH. Please note that his home page, from where to reach the log search facility for TL5A etc, has changed as well. The new URL is http://www.igr.nl/users/pa1aw/index.html - PA1AW is the QSL manager for 9Q2L, 9R1A, 9X5EE, D25L, TL5A, TL0R and ZS6/PA3DZN.

SPONSORSHIP AVAILABLE ---> Adam, SP2HPD and Alec, SP2EWQ are printers and are willing to provide a DXpedition with QSL cards. If interested, please e-mail them at [email protected] (put "QSL card sponsorship" in the subject line). [TNX SP2EWQ] ------

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3D2DK & T2: The web page for the upcoming German DXpedition to Fiji and Tuvalu lead by DK7YY and DL3DXX is at http://wwwiti.cs.uni-magdeburg.de/~hoeding/hamradio/3d2_main.html [TNX YB1AQS/DL8WPX] LOGS: The logs for 6D2X and HC8N are now available on line respectively at http://www.kkn.net/~6d2x/ and http://www.kkn.net/~hc8n/ LOGS: A log search and twelve pictures from Southern California DX Club October 1998 expedition to Guadeloupe can be found at http://members.home.com/dab/n6rt.html [TNX N6RT] LOGS: The logs for FM/EA3BT, FM/EA3WL and TO8B (1998 CQ WW SSB) are available at http://www.redestb.es/personal/j_gibert /EX S DX@WW $425WW398C 425 DX News #398 [3/5] 19 December 1998 No 398 BID: $425WW398C

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7O1AA Ahmed Nasser, P.O.Box 7198, Jeddah, 21462, Saudi Arabia 9G1PD Patrick John Dzadze, P.O.Box 771, Takoradi, Ghana AK1L Raymond W.Tabloski, P.O.Box 802, Vinalhaven Island, ME-04863, U.S.A. BD4RE Yee, P.O.Box 10, #38 Guangdong Road, Nanjing 210003, China BG6JW Cui, P.O.Box 074, Luoyang 471000, China BV2KI Bruce, P.O.Box 84-609, Taipei, Taiwan BV4RA Pang Shon-Ywu, P.O.Box 922, Taichung, Taiwan BY4BNS Bony, P.O.Box 031-103, Shanghai, China CE0ZIS Eliazar Pizarro R., P.O.Box 1, Robinson Crusoe Island, Chile CI6CI Peace Country ARC, 9836-8 3rd Ave, Grande Prairie-AB, T8V 3T5, Canada DL5IO Peter Frauhammer, Jahnstrasse 3, D-74821 Mosbach-Diedesheim, Germany DS0UP Seo-Pusan Technical High School, 45-6, Dukpo-2 dong Sasang-Gu, Pusan 617-042, Korea DS1IBD Nam, #501-1209, Chamsil APT., 27 Chamsil-dong, Songpa-ku, Seoul 138-225, Korea DS1IEX Yongmann Lee, 331-48 Sinwel-7dong, Yangchen-go, Seoul 158-097, Korea DS4AKP Park Soon-Bok, P.O.Box 15, Kwang-Yang 545-010, Korea DS4BXZ Park Sang-Yoon, P.O.Box 2, Kwang-Yang 545-010, Korea DS5RYB Kim Yun-Yeol, Green APT 206-303, Chikokdong, Namku, Pohang 790-390, Korea DS5WKN Kim Dae-Yong, 340-27 Sung Gun Dong, Kyong Ju 780-180, Korea DS5WXM Kim Hyun-Suk, 340-27 Sung Gun Dong, Kyong Ju 780-180, Korea DU1/DL5ZAH Klaus Illhardt, ETSI Technologies Inc., 16.fl. JMT Bldg., ADB Ave, Ortigas Center, Pasig, Metro Manila, Philippines EC1BXI Jorge Fernandez Devesa, P.O.Box 54, 36980 O Grove, Pontevedra, Spain EU1FC Budkevich Constantin, P.O.Box 202, Minsk-5, 220005, Belarussia EU5ER Igor, P.O.Box 57, 220036 Minsk, Byelorussia EX2M George Lazarev, P.O.Box 2177, Bishkek, 720021 Kyrgyzstan F5LBL Gerard Karpe, 629 route de Montpellier, 30800 Saint Gilles, France F6KDF Radio Club de la Gendarmerie, 292 route de Genas, 69677 Bron Cedex, France G0OIL Dave A.White, Rainbow Cottage, Laneham St, Rampton, Notts DN22 0JX, England HC1JE Keith Clukey, Casilla 17-17-691, Quito, Ecuardor HL5PVN Kyung Chang Kang, P.O.Box 12 Tong-Nae, Pusan 607-600, Korea HS0/G4JMB P.O.Box 7, Patpong Post Office, Bangkok 10506, Thailand I1WFF Fulvio Marin, P.O.Box 88, I-13900, Biella (BI), Italy J39BW Graeme Stratton, P.O.Box 703, St.George's, Grenada J73CB Clayton, P.O.Box 2134, Roseau, Dominica JA0QBY Tatsuo Nishihara, 1458 Kihimiya, Mishima-Cho, Mishima-Gun, Niigata 940-2322, Japan JA6EV Takeshi Katsuki, 3-10-9 Nabeshima, Saga, 849-0937, Japan JD1/JA1RJU Kazuo Ogasawara, 13-12, 4 Chome Kamirenjaku, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-0012, Japan JF1OCQ Hiro C.Miyake, 1-3-6, Asakura-Cho, Maebashi-City,Gunma 371-0811,Japan JL1KFR Ryoichi Tojo, #1-102, 5-37 Miyazaki 2 chome,Cyuo-ku, Chiba, 260-0806, Japan JT1CJ P.O.Box 100, Ulaanbaatar 44, Mongolia K4QD Jan Heise, 8595 Sheridan Rd, W.Melbourne, FL-32904, U.S.A. KA5BQM Johnny J.O'Dell, Unit 61307, APO, AE 09803-1307, U.S.A. KT0F John Muhr, P.O.Box 342, Littleton, CO 80160-0342, U.S.A. LA2KD Annar E.B.Kjernsvik, Holmlia Sentervei 33, N-1255 Oslo, Norway LA7DFA Per Einar Dahlen, Royskattveien 4, N-7713 Sandvollan, Norway LU7EC Luc, C.P.2703, Carabelas, Buenos Aires, Argentina LX1JH Jean-Marie Juchemes, 2, Haaptstrooss, L-6869 Wecker, Luxembourg OH2IW Pasi Luoma-aho, Vallikuja 10 A 8,SF-02600 Espoo, Finland OH6LI Jukka Klemola, Aarontie 5, SF-31400 Somero, Finland OKDXF Czech DX Foundation, P.O.Box 73, Bradlec 293 06 Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic ON7LR UBA Sectie Lier, Guldensporenln 42, B-2500 Lier, Belgium OZ2ELA Michael Jensen, Kanalens Kvt.6, 2620, Albertslund, Denmark P43T Anthony Thiel, P.O.Box 4234, Noord, Aruba PY3PAZ Paul Toledo, P.O.Box 2180, 90020-000 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil RW6HS Vasili Kasyanenko, P.O.Box 0, G.Novopavlovsk, 357830 Stravropolski Kra, Russia SV1EDY Apostolos Bourousis, 1 Anaximandrou Str., GR-116 33 Athens, Greece SV1ENG Antonis A.Parashis, El.Venizelou 203, GR-141 22 Athens, Greece UA0IAS Vladimir Kolodkin, P.O.Box 11, Palatka,686110, Russia UA0LEC Serge Grigorenko, P.O.Box 50, Dalnegorsk-6, 692430, Russia UA0NL Arthur Zorin, P.O.Box 024, Vladivostok, 690091, Russia UA9YAB Alex Vedernikov, P.O.Box 120, Biysk, Altajskij Kraj, 659300, Russia UT4UZ/N2WCQ Yuri Onipko, 2369 Lake Shore Blvd. W., #216, Etobicoke, ON, M8V 1C2, Canada VE1JS John Scott, General Delivery, Sandy Cove, NS, B0V 1E0, Canada VK4AAR Alan Roocroft, P.O.Box 421, Gatton, Qld 4343, Australia VU2JBK Jagdish Kumar, Amateur Radio Club, D.E.A.L., Raipur Road, Dehradun 248 001, India VU2PAI Ananth G.Pai, P.O.Box 730, Bharath Beedi Works LTD, Kadri Road, Mangalore 575 003, India W0CN Dan Hausauer, 2505 Toron Ct., Alexandria, VA 22306-2538, U.S.A. W3UR Bernie McClenny, 3025 Hobbs Road, Glenwood, MD-21738, U.S.A. W4FRU INDEXA, John Parrot, P.O.Box 607, Rockhill, SC-29731, U.S.A. WBADXG WBA DX Group, P.O.Box 19, 966400 Bragado, BA, Argentina WH0V Jun C.Mercado, P.O.Box 1941, Saipan, MP-96950, U.S.A. WK6O Michael W.Gaude', 18642 Oak Ridge Dr., Santa Ana, CA-92705, U.S.A. WWDXA Western Wisconsin DX Association, P.O.Box 411, La Crosse,WI-54602,USA WZ8D John Walker, 1930 Meredith Ln., Loveland, OH 45140-7216, U.S.A. YC9YKI Bachrun Betta, P.O.Box 37, Serui 98211, Indonesia YO2LDE Daniel Vuescu, Zadei F3-1-7, RO-1700, Resita, Romania YU0SRJ P.O.Box 48, 11001 Beograd, Yugoslavia ZA1KP Petrit, P.O.Box 7464, Tirana, Albania ZP6VLA Victor Hugo Sosa, C.C.22065, 2160 San Lorenzo, Paraguay /EX S DX@WW $425WW398D 425 DX News #398 [4/5] 19 December 1998 No 398 BID: $425WW398D ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ***** QSL INFO [2/3] ***** ======

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3B9 - Frank Smith, AH0W says the Midway Kure DX Foundation (MKDXF) multi-national DXpedition to Rodriguez Island (AF-017) [425DXN 393] has been postponed to April. [TNX The Daily DX] 3D2 - Pekka, OH1RY and Jaakko, OH1MA will be active respectively as 3D2RY and 3D2MA from Fiji between 30 December and 6 January. [TNX ON5NT] 3DA - V51VE (Rudi), ZS6AL (Vidi), ZS6EZ (Chris) and YL operators V51KV (Katrin) and ZS6ESU (Hester) will be active as 3DA6Z from Swaziland between 26 December and 3 January. Look for them on CW (1827.5, 3504, 7024, 10104, 18074, 24894, 50110 kHZ), RTTY (14084, 21084, 28084 kHz) and SSB (7044, 18144, 24944, 50110 kHz). [TNX The Daily DX] 5A - Martino, IK3RIY and Veronica, IK3ZAW will be active (mostly on CW) from 5A1A between 29 December and 4 January. They expect to be issued a "guest callsign" with a 2 letter suffix. Veronica plans to operate via RS-13 as well (mode K, uplink 21, downlink 29 MHz). [TNX IK3ZAW] 6Y - Gerd, DL7VOG will be active (10-80 metres, CW and RTTY) from Jamaica (NA-097) between 27 December and 8 January. [TNX DX News Letter] A4 - Tony, A45ZN has been active from Oman for three years and will go QRT Oman on 8 January. QSL via bureau to G4KLF or direct to Tony Selmes, C/O 16, St James Rd, Bexhill on Sea, East Sussex TN40 2DF, England. [TNX The Daily DX] C9 - Jon, 3DA0CA will be vacationing in Mozambique between 27 December and 8 January. He plans to be active (on CW with some SSB) as C91CO/P on 10-40 metres. Look for him from around 18 UTC and again between 02.30 UTC and 04.30 UTC. QSL via via W4DR. [TNX The Daily DX] CO - Mac, W3HC has been informed that all Radio Club stations in Cuba have changed their calls to a CO9 prefix with three letters in the suffix. The first letter of the suffix indicates the province where the station is located. [TNX W3HC] FO_mar - Pekka, OH1RY and Jaakko, OH1MA will be active respectively as FO0KOL and FO0SIL from the Marquesas (OC-027) between 7 and 13 January. [TNX ON5NT] FT5X - Helios, F6IHY is expected to be active again as FT5XN from Kerguelen starting in March. [TNX F5PXT] FT5Y - Philippe, FT5YG will be active from Adelie Land [425DXN 396] for one year starting in January. QSL via F5LBL (Gerard Karpe, 629 route de Montpellier, 30800 Saint Gilles, France). [TNX F5LBL] FT5Z - Michael, FT5ZJ is stationed on Amsterdam Island for a year. He was just licensed three weeks ago and is not expected to be on very much, certainly not for pileups. [TNX WA6KBL] /EX S DX@WW $425WW399B 425 DX News #399 [2/5] 26 December 1998 No 399 BID: $425WW399B ======*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** ======

FT5Z - A serious storm approaching Amsterdam Island forced Mehdi, F5PFP and Eric, F5SIH to go QRT as FT5ZH earlier than planned, around 18.10 UTC on 21 December. They have made a real effort to work on 160 metres, but the noise level there has been over S-9 and as of 19 December less than 25 stations had been logged on Top Band. Propagation on 10 metres did not co-operate at all, but at the end of the day the DXpedition was beyond expectations, as they made more than 32,000 QSOs with just two operators and no backup for shifts. QSL via F6KDF. [TNX F5NOD and WA6KBL] H40 - Bernhard, DL2GAC now plans to be active as H44MS from Pigeon Island (OC-065), Temotu [425DXN 397] between 23 January and April. He will be joined by DK9FN (CW operator) until early February. QSL via DL2GAC. [TNX DX News Letter] HK - Gerard, F2JD has had his licence renewed [425DXN 386] as HK3/G0SHN. He will stay in Colombia for one or two years. QSL via F6AJA. [TNX F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX] JA - Masa, JE1DXC expects to be active (mainly on CW) as JE1DXC/6 from Tsushima Is (AS-036) sometime between 24 and 30 December. QSL via home call. [TNX DX News Sheet]. JD1_oga- Den, JI1FLB plans to be active as JI1FLB/JD1 from Ogasawara (AS-031) between 30 December and 2 January. QSL via JI1FLB (Seiichi Tanaka, 2-12-20 Nishimizumoto Katsushika-ku, Tokyo 125-0031, Japan). [TNX The Daily DX] KL - AL7R (Brent), AL7O (Gary, QSL via AL7BL) and KL7XX (Bill) are active from Prudhoe Bay, where it is permanent darkness in December and January. They are QRV for Europe around 1823 kHz at between 05.00-07.30 UTC and 16.00-22.30 UTC. [TNX DX News Sheet] PY - Ben, PY1QN will be active (probably on CW only) as PT9/PY1QN between 31 December and 7 January from Bodoquena, Dourados and Amanmbai in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul. QSL via PY1QN. [TNX PY1KS] T3 - Karl, DL1VU is active as T30CT from Tarawa, West Kiribati (OC-017) [425DXN 398] until 27 December. He will then move to Banaba and operate as T33VU throughout January. QSL via DL2MDZ. [TNX DX News Letter] TU - Aldo, I2AOX and Marco, IK2CHZ will be active from TU5IJ's QTH at Nassian, Ivory Coast between 12 and 25 January. They plan to operate on 10, 15, 20, 40 and 80 metres SSB and CW, possibly on 160 metres and WARC bands as well. QSL direct to I2AOX. [TNX IK2CHZ] VP2M - DF2SS is active (CW, SSB and RTTY) as VP2MHJ from Montserrat (NA-103) until 8 January. He uses a 100 watt rig with a 50 foot vertical for 10-160 metres. QSL via DL2MDZ. The web page for this operation is at http://www.wimo.com/vp2m.htm [TNX DJ5AV and DX News Letter] VP9 - N1KS will be active as N1KS/VP9 from Bermuda (NA-005) between 27 December and 1 January. QSL via JA1FUI. [TNX DX News Letter] VU - Bernhard, DL2GAC will be active as VU2BMS from India until 13 January. QSL via bureau to DL2GAC. [TNX DX News Letter] W - Ed, W4YO, will operate as W4YO/p from Harbor Island, South Carolina (NA-110) between 26 December and 3 January. Look for him on 10, 15 and 20 metres. QSL via W4YO either direct or through the bureau. [TNX W4YO] W - Dick, K2ZR expects to be active again (mostly on CW) as K2ZR/4 from Key West, Florida Keys (NA-062) between 13 January and 15 April. QSL via home call. [TNX DX News Sheet] YB - Ronny, YC8TXW and Benny, YC8YZ now will be active as YC8TXW/P and YC8YZ/P from Obi Islands (OC-222) [425DXN 391] between 12 and 19 January. QSL via home calls. [TNX K7SO and Islands On The Web] YB - Ronny, YC8TXW and Benny, YC8YZ are also planning an operation from Sula Islands (OC-076), probably in March. Plans for the future include the activation of two new ones, namely Mapia (YB8) and Lucipara (YB9) Islands. Meanwhile YC8VIP is reported to be trying to get a local amateur QRV from Banda Islands (YB8, OC-157). [TNX K7SO and Islands On The Web] ZL9 - The New Zealand Department of Conservation has granted a permit to the Kermadec DX Association ZL9CI team [425DXN 396] which restricts the operators to "daytime" visits only, of around 18 hours. There is a provision in the permit that allows them to remain on Campbell if the weather is deemed too rough to return to the ship, but the decision to go or stay will be made on a daily basis by the DoC officer with the team. However the permit allows operation for about 2 hours after sunset and before sunrise, which should give a potential of 70 hours operation on the low bands during the DXpediton. On a day to day basis, ZL9CI will have at least six stations on the air between 16 UTC and 10.30 UTC. [TNX EI6FR] ZS_ant - Bud, ZS1B is currently active from Antarctica using the call sign ZS7B. In a recent QSO with Lanny, W5BOS he stated he has not processed any QSL cards for his September ZD9 operations from Tristan da Cunha (AF-029) and Gough Island (AF-030) and DXers will have to wait until he returns from this trip. [TNX W5BOS and Islands On The Web] ------

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DX STATION WANTED ---> Tony Naglieri, N1NJ offers his services as QSL manager for a DX station. "I was the W1 assistant manager and like it very much", he says and invites those interested to get in touch with him at [email protected]

PIRATE ---> Tony, G4UZN is receiving QSLs from USA and Canada for recent QSOs with ZA1RSB. Please note this was a pirate. [TNX G4UZN]

QSL MANAGERS ---> Manfred Meier, DF6EX reports he has just uploaded the new freeware version of Windows-QSL-Manager (5000 QSL routes). The file can be downloaded at http://www.qrz.com/df6ex/files/FREE.ZIP

QSL NA-150 & NA-210 ---> QSL manager N6AWD (Fred K. Stenger, 6000 Hesketh Dr., Bakersfield, CA 93309-1429, USA) reports that all QSL cards for KL7/W6IXP (Little Diomede Island, NA-150) and KL7/K6ST (Sledge Island, NA-210) will be in the mail within the next few days. Island chasers should note that N6AWD he has NO logs and NO QSLs for KL7/W6IXP from Kayak Island (NA-157) in July 1997. Cards for this operations should be sent direct to W6IXP. [TNX K6DT and Islands On The Web]

QSL XX9CH ---> Christian Hohenwallner, OE2CHN operated as XX9CH in *1989* and those logs are still open. Apparently this call has been reissued, as Chris is receiving a lot of cards for recent contacts he is NOT able to confirm. [TNX OE2CHN]

QSL *NOT* VIA WA4VEK ---> John, WA4VEK is receiving cards for the following stations: 4L6YL, EX2FP, EX9DZ, RF6FP and UF6DZ. He is NOT and NEVER has been QSL manager for any of these stations. The only station he has ever been QSL manager for was YN9BCH for a short period back in 1978.

QSL VIA N4XP ---> Please note that requests for QSLs from all Dateline DX Association operations (1998 KH9, 1997 ZK1XXP, 1996 AL7EL/KH9) should now be sent to N4XP either direct (Tom Harrell, 2011 New High Shoals Road, Watkinsville, Georgia 30677, USA) or thriugh the bureau. The WA4YBV route is no longer being used, however all cards sent earlier are being forwarded. Any inquiries are to be directed to [email protected] [TNX N4XP]

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XZ1N ---> The Central Arizona DX Association's DXpedition to Yangon, Myanmar endend after some 38,400 contacts in just over three weeks of operating. In all fourteen operators (five YLs) showed up in Yangon and as with many other CADXA DXpeditions it was a mix of experienced operators as well as those who were on their very first trip. The two real workhorse bands were 20 meteres (4,300 CW and 5,800 SSB QSOs) and 10 metres (1,500 CW and 4,800 SSB QSOs). On Top Band the log shows 92 contacts with North America, 672 with Europe, 215 with Asia, 6 with Africa and 28 with Oceania. QSL via W1XT either direct (Robert M. Myers, 37875 N. 10th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85027, USA) or through the bureau. The web site for the DXpedition is at http://ng7m.qrq.com/~xz1n [TNX NA7DB] ------

QSL received via direct: 1A0KM, 3DA5A, 4U1UN, 4U1VIC, 5R8GC, 5R8FU, 5W0BF, 5X1Z, 7X4LX, 8R1K, 9G5VJ, 9Q5MRC, A25/W0YG, A35RK, A35SO, A61AJ, BY5QFB, C6A/KI6T, C94AI, CE0ZIS, E30HA, EP2MKO, ET3AA, FK8VHN, FO5QG, FR5ZQ/T, GI6YM, HK6KKK, HL50AP, JL1KFR/JD1, JT1FBB, JT1X, JU60MTZ, JW0M, JX7DFA, JY5SK, N2PQE/KH0, KH2D, KH4/W4ZYV, KL7AC, NO7F/KL7 (NA-059), N6VV/p (NA-184), P29CC, P29BW, PJ5JR, PJ8/W8EB,PS1A (SA-02), PS2S (SA-024), PU0F, PZ5JR, R1ANF, RX1OX/FJL, S07WW, SU1CS, TF7/DL3KUD, TF8GX, TJ2RSF, V51AE, V8GTW, VO2WL, VP2VF, VU2JPS, W4T (NA-079), W5BOS/7 (NA-211), YC8VIP, Z31FK, Z38/NO6X.

QSL received via WF5E DX QSL Service: 3W5RS, 4J80ADR, 9K2ZZ, 9V1ZB, 9V8WW, 9V8ZB, A35RK, BA1DU, BI3H (AS-134), BV88ARL, C6AFV, CT98BOH, EI4VVF/P, EK6CC, EK6GC, GT6YB, HF0POL, HZ1HZ, LY98ZZ, R1ANZ, R9KM (AS-083), RA0FF, RL0P, RW9QA, T95A, TL5A, UP0F, UP6F, VE8C (NA-173), XM3PBX, Z32XX. ------

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E30GA: The web pages (http://qsl.net/eritrea and http://pagus.it/E31DX) have been updated with details of the DXpedition and many pictures. Bruce, WD4NGB will add a section about getting a license in Eritrea. The QSL cards are about being printed and requests should be sent to INDEXA (c/o K4JDJ, James L. Young, 556 Babbtown Road, Suffolk, VA 23434, USA) or via the bureau to K4JDJ. [TNX WD4NGB] LOGS: Logs for the recent 8Q7DV Russian DXpedition from the Maldives are available at http://www.ampr.spb.ru/logs/8Q7DV/ LOGS: Logs for Eugene, RA0FF (who has been active in major contests since 1995; QSL via either N6FF or RA0FF) are available at http://www.qsl.net/ra0ff/ [TNX RA0FF] *****************************************************************************

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PERIOD CALL REF till 01/01 3D2DK: Fiji (OC-016) * by DLs 398 till 31/03 4N800, YT800, YU800, YZ800: special event stations 397 till December 4S7BRG: Sri Lanka (AS-003) * by HB9BRM 385 till 12/01 8Q7LE: Maldives (AS-013) * by G0ULN 397 till January 9G5MG: Ghana * by WK6O 397 till 16/01 9M6CT: East Malaaysia * by HS0/G4JMB 396 till 01/02 A35VR: Lifuka (OC-169), Tonga * by 3D2VA 397 till 08/01 A45ZN: Oman 399 till 31/12 AT: special prefixes from India 394 till 31/12 CG#, CF#, CJ#, CK#: special prefixes from Canada 395 till 31/12 EF1IAT: A Toxa Island (NO-REF) 397 till 31/12 EU200A, EV200M & EW200M: special event stations 378 till ?? EZ0AB: Turkmenistan 394 till 01/01 FG: Guadeloupe (NA-102) * by F5NZO and F5SSM 397 till 30/12 FM/W8MV: Martinique (NA-107) 398 till 30/12 FO0EEN: Tubuai (OC-152), Austral Is * by LA1EE 398 till Jan 99 FO5QE: Tahiti (OC-046) * by F5GSK 369 till 27/12 GB100SFL: South Foreland Lighthouse * by Barry ARS 397 till 31/12 HS98AG: special event call 389 till 30/12 JE1DXC/6: Tsushima Is (AS-036) 399 till 07/01 JL1KFR/JD1: Minami Torishima (OC-073) 397 till 01/02 KC4AAD: Siple Dome Antarctic base 397 till late Feb LZ0A: South Shetlands (AN-010) * by LZ2UU 397 till 02/01 NH4/NH6YK: Midway (OC-030) 397 till 20/04 P49M: Aruba (SA-036) * by VE3MR 397 till 28/12 PJ9/PA0VDV: Curacao (SA-006) 395 till 28/12 PY0FT: Fernando de Noronha (SA-003) * by PY8IT 398 till 31/01 S21YP: Bangladesh * by G3REP 398 till 15/01 SM1TDE/7S1BL: Gotland Island (EU-020) 393 till 27/12 T30CT: West Kiribati * by DL1VU 399 till December TL5A: Central African Republic * by PA3DZN 373 till 31/12 VA1S: special event station 396 till 08/01 VP2MHJ: Montserrat (NA-103) * by DF2SS 399 till 13/01 VU2BMS: India * by DL2GAC 399 till ?? WP2: US Virgin Islands (NA-106) * by WB9Z 398 till Apr 99 ZF2NT: Little Cayman (NA-016) * by N6NT 388 till ?? ZS7B: Antarctica * by ZS1B 399 26/12-03/01 3DA6Z: Swaziland * by V51s and ZS6s 399 26/12-02/01 VK9CL: Cocos-Keeling * by JM1LJS 391 26/12-16/01 VP8CRB & VP8TTY: Falkland Is (SA-002) * by K4QD 397 26/12-06/01 XR3J: special event scout station (Chile) 397 26/12-03/01 W4YO/p: Harbor Island (NA-110) 399 27/12-01/01 N1KS/VP9: Bermuda (NA-005) 399 27/12-08/01 6Y: Jamaica (NA-097) * by DL7VOG 399 27/12-08/01 C91CO/P: Mozambique * by 3DA0CA 399 27/12 Canada Winter Contest *** 29/12-04/01 5A: Libya * by IK3RIY and IK3ZAW 399 30/12-02/01 JI1FLB/JD1: Ogasawara (AS-031) 399 30/12-06/01 3D2RY and 3D2MA: Fiji * by OH1RY and OH1MA 399 31/12-07/01 PT9/PY1QN: Mato Grosso do Sul 399 Dec-Jan FT5WH: Crozet (AF-008) * by F5AGL 398 Dec-Jan FY/DJ0PJ: French Guiana 395 December ZK3: Tokelau (OC-048) * by ZL1AMO 398 01/01 Happy New Year Contest *** 01/01 SARTG New Year RTTY Contest *** 02/01-14/01 T2: Tuvalu (OC-015) * by DLs 398 02/01-03/01 AGCW DL QRP Winter CW Contest *** 02/01-03/01 ARRL RTTY Roundup *** 06/01-25/01 ZL9CI: Campbell Island (OC-037) * by KDXA 399 07/01-13/01 FO0KOL & FO0SIL: Marquesas (OC-027) * by OH1RY & OH1MA 399 08/01-10/01 Japan DX CW Low Bands (40, 80, 160) Contest *** 09/01 YL OM midwinter CW Contest *** 10/01 YL OM midwinter SSB Contest *** 12/01-25/01 TU5IJ: Ivory Coast * by I2AOX and IK2CHZ 399 12/01-19/01 YC8TXW/p and YC8YZ/p: Obi Islands (OC-222) 399 13/01-15/04 K2ZR/4: Key West (NA-062) 399 17/01 HA DX CW Contest *** 23/01-Apr H44MS: Pigeon Island (OC-065), Temotu * by DL2GAC 399 28/01-03/02 C5: The Gambia * by G0OIL 397 29/01-31/01 CQ WWDX 160 Meter CW Contest *** 29/01-31/01 REF - French CW Contest *** 29/01-31/01 UBA Contest - SSB *** January T33VU: Banaba * by DL1VU 399 from January FT5YG: Adelie Land, Antarctica 399 from January FT5ZJ: Amsterdam Island 399 /EX