425DXNEWS: 425 DX News #325 [1/2]

Mauro Pregliasco (i1jqj@amsat.org)
Sat, 26 Jul 1997 03:23:35 +0200

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                               Edited by I1JQJ
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3D2_fij - The Daily DX reports that Ron Wright, ZL1AMO will be active (also on
         160 metres) as  3D2RW from Fiji  between 13 and  20 August. QSL  via
         ZL1AMO.
5H     - Fabio, I4UFH will be active as  5H1FS from Zanzibar Island  (AF-032)
         from 27 July to 9 Agust. Operations  will take place from 10 to  160
         metres, SSB and RTTY, with special  attention for Japan and US  West
         Coast. Fabio will do his best  to become active during the last  two
         hours of the IOTA Contest. QSL to I4UFH either direct or through the
         bureau.
7O     - The DX  News  Sheet reports  that  Zoli, HA5PP  had  his  June  work
         assignment cancelled [425DXN 315].
7Q     - Eli Camin, IN3VZE (ex 9J2CE) reported to 425 DX News that he will be
         active as 7Q7CE (20, 15 and 10 metres SSB) from Malawi between 2 and
         25 August. QSL  via home call  (Eli Camin, Corso  3 Novembre  136/2,
         38100 Trento - TN, Italy).
9A     - DL8YTM is  active from  EU-136 and  should  participate  in the IOTA
         Contest. 
9K     - Special event station 9K6POW will be  active on 2  and 3 August  for
         Kuwaiti Prisoners Of War still held  in Iraq. QSL via 9K2RA  (Kuwait
         Amateur Radio  Society,  P.O.Box 5240,  Safat,  13053  Kuwait).  For
         further  information   please  contact   KARS  at   e-mail   address
         <kars@kuwait.net>.
9M2    - Ray, G3NOM/9M2OM  will  be active  as  9M2OM/P from  Pangkor  Island
         (AS-072) during the IOTA Contest. He will be using one of the FT-900
         IOTA rigs donated by Etienne,  HB9DX to the  IOTA Committee and  now
         based permanently in Kuala Lumpur. QSL via G0CMM.
9M6    - Bob Schenck, N2OO reports that the  permanent call for the  Hillview
         Gardens station after the grand opening celebration is over  [425DXN
         323] will be 9M6AAC. "I  had previously thought  it would be  9M6A",
         Bos states, "but that was not  available". The special call for  the
         grand opening will be 9M6HIL (5-24  August). QSL for both the  calls
         via N2OO.  Further information on the resort  is  available  at  the
         Hillview Gardens web page (http://www.idis.com/alfons/hill.html). 
9M_spr - Don  Field,   G3XTT  announces   that  a   multinational  group   of
         DXpeditioners, primarily members of the United Kingdom's Chiltern DX
         Club and  the UK  DX Foundation,  will  operate from  Layang  Layang
         Island (aka Swallow Reef) in the Spratlys (AS-051) in February 1998.
         The team is expected to include  G3NUG, G3OZF, G3WGV, G3XTT,  G4JVG,
         G0OPB, K5VT, VK2BEX, G3NOM/9M2OM and 9M6SU.   It is planned to  keep
         four stations on the air round the clock, to maximize band openings. 
         All HF bands will be activated, on  SSB, CW and RTTY, and the  group
         will also have equipment  for 6 meters.   The team  will use a  wide
         selection of monoband and multiband antennas. The callsign 9M0C  has
         been  provisionally   allocated.  A   Web  page   is  available   at
         <http://members.aol.com/spratly98> with up-to-the-minute  expedition
         news. Sponsorship is being sought, and donations can be made to K5VT
         (USA), VK2BEX (Japan/Oceania) and G3WGV (elsewhere).  If you wish to
         be e-mailed directly with information as it becomes available,  send
         a message to the expedition's publicity  officer Don Field G3XTT  at
         <g3xtt@lineone.net>.
/EX
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A4     - A45XL is active from Masirah Island (AS-014). QSL via G4VUO.
AP     - Sergio  (ex  VU3CUR)  reports  to  be   in  Pakistan  for   business
         commitments for a couple of years. While awaiting his personal  call
         (QSL will be via IK4ZGY), he now operates from club station AP50WAP.
         Pakistani amateurs are allowed to use the special prefix AP50  until
         30  September  to  celebrate  the   50th  anniversary  of   Pakistan
         indipendence.
CO     - Victor, CO8HF and Leo,  CO3ZD will participate  in the IOTA  Contest
         from Cuba (NA-015). QSL via CT1ESO.
CO     - Crescencio, CO4BM  will  participate in  the  IOTA Contest  from  La
         Juventud Island (NA-056). QSL via CT1ESO.
CX     - Claudio, LU7DW reported to 425 DX News that he will try to be active
         during the IOTA Contest from Timoteo  Dominguez island (NO-REF).  He
         has a landing permit for a 24-hour staying on the island, but if the
         weather is bad he will operate  from Martin Garcia (SA-055)  instead
         (see LU below).
CY9    - Lou, VA3RU reports that due to a "change in regulations" the call to
         be used from St. Paul Island (12-22 September) will be CY9DX and not
         CY9R [425DXN 323]. Operators will be VA3RU, VA3EU and HA5JI. QSL via
         VA3RU.
DL     - The station DL0SOP will be active from Koos Island (DIA O-010) on 27
         July. This island does not count for IOTA.
DU     - Hans, PA3GKI will  be travelling  around the  Philippines between  8
         August and 18 October. He will  try to be active  from as many  IOTA
         groups as possible. He will operate  as 4F2DX from 10 to 80  metres,
         CW and SSB. QSL direct to DDXG  (Dutch DX Group, P.O. BOX 232,  7670
         AE, Vriezenveen, Netherlands).
EA     - Sancti Petri Island (EU-143) will be aired as ED7SPI during the IOTA
         Contest. QSL via EA7PY.
EA     - The Batea Radio DX Group  plans to participate  in the IOTA  Contest
         from Salvora Island (EU-077). QSL via EA1MC.
EA     - EA5AL, EA5WI  and  EA5BD  will be  active  as  EA5FMC/P  from  Tales
         (CVC-093)  and  Sueras  (CVC-092)  Castles  on   3  and  10   August
         respectively. QSL via EA5AR.
EA     - Juan, EA1BD and Javier, EA1EB will be /P from Mouro Island  (EU-142)
         from 14 to 17 August.  Operations will take  place on 10-80  metres,
         mostly SSB. QSL via bureau to the operators' callsigns; direct cards
         should be addressed to EA1BD (Box 249, 39080 Santander, Spain).
EI     - The Mid-Ulster ARC and the Armagh & District ARC will be active  (on
         20 metres during the day and on 80 in the evening) as EJ/GI3VFW from
         Tory Island (EU-121) on 23 and 24 August.
F      - The station TM4B will be active  from Brehat Island (EU-074) from  2
         to 7 August. QSL via F1MUT either direct or through the bureau.
F      - Marc, F6HQP is plannin gto be active from some IOTA and DIFM  island
         in Bretagne bewteen 1 and 15 August.
F      - A group of  French operators will  be active as  TM0ISL from  Sainte
         Marguerite Island (IOTA EU-058) on 23 and 24 August. QSL via F5IIU.
FH     - The Daily  DX reports  that Volkmar,  DF2SS is  not  sure to  go  to
         Reunion [425DXN 323], due to flight schedules. At all events he will
         be on Mayotte from 27 July to 13 August. He plans to be very  active
         on 160 metres.
FK     - Eric, FK8GM will participate  in the IOTA  Contest from Noumea,  New
         Caledonia (OC-032).
FO     - The OPDX Bulletin reports  that N6VO/FO5VO, N6RT/FO0RT,  W6RW/FO0RW,
         KA7CQQ/FO0CQ and W6KK/FO0KK will be active from Bora Bora  (OC-067),
         French Polynesia  in late  October. QSL  via home  calls. They  will
         participate in the CQ  WW SSB Contest  (Multi-Single) as FO8DX  (QSL
         via W6DA).
G      - Alan, G3PMR will participate  in the IOTA  Contest as M7F  (EU-005).
         QSL via home call.
G      - Rich, G4ZFE  will be  active as  G4ZFE/P from  the Isles  of  Scilly
         (EU-011) until 29 July. He will  participate in the IOTA Contest  as
         M7A.
GM     - Sid, GM4SID will  be active as  GM4SID/P from GM0DJI's  QTH on  Yell
         Island (EU-012)  until  29 July.  He  will participate  in  the IOTA
         Contest. QSL via home call.
GM     - The Ayr Amateur Radio Group will be active (20, 40 and 80 metres) as
         GS0AYR/P from IOTA group EU-123 starting on 2 August.
GU     - G3KHZ, G3SJJ, G4DRS and G4JQL will  participate in the IOTA  Contest
         as GU7D (10-80 metres, CW and SSB) from the Island of Sark, Guernsey
         (EU-114). QSL via G3SJJ.
/EX
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I      - IZ7ATN, IW0FT and IW0FTB are expected to be IB0/ from the  following
         islands in the Ponziano Archipelago (EU-045) between 24 and 29 July:
         Ponza  (IIA  LT-001),  Zannone  (LT-012),  Scoglio  Rosso  (LT-015),
         Scoglio Evangelista  (LT-019),  Faraglioni della  Madonna  (LT-021),
         Scoglio Monaco (LT-024). They will participate  in the IOTA  Contest
         from Zannone Island as IB0/IZ7ATN. QSL via home calls, either direct
         or through the bureau.
I      - IB0ONU's operation  [425DXN  323] will  take  place (20,  40  and  2
         metres) from the  islands of Palmarola  (EU-045, IIA  LT-008) on  26
         July and of Gavi (EU-045, IIA LT-002) on 27 July. QSL via I0YKN,
I      - Oreste (IK3VIA), Paolo (IK3QAR) and Luigino (IK3SSJ) will be  active
         during the  IOTA Contest  as IL3VIA  from Lido  Island (EU-131,  IIA
         VE-032). QSL via IK3VIA.
I      - The call used by the Salento  DX Team during  the IOTA Contest  from
         EU-091 [425DXN 311] will be IJ7/IK7EZP.
I      - Giuseppe, IK8GCP and others will be active from Scoglio San  Martino
         (IIA NA-014) on either 26-27 July or 2-3 August.
I      - OE8XJK plans to participate in the  IOTA Contest as IL3/OE8XJK  from
         the island of Grado (EU-130, IIA GO-001). QSL via home call.
I      - Apulia Team member Marcello, IK7HIN and operators from ARI  Molfetta
         will be  active  from Isolotto  dell'Eremita  (IIA  BA-003)  on  2-3
         August. QSL via bureau or direct to IK7ZCP (Nico Ciannamea, c/o Mail
         Boxes, Via Terlizzi 10/A, 70056 Molfetta - BA).
I      - Salento DX Team operators  might be also  active from the  following
         IIA islands during the weekend:  Chianca D'Abramo (LE-017),  Mogghia
         (LE-015), Gabbiani (LE-014),  Penna (LE-022),  Occhio Uno  (LE-020),
         Occhio Due (LE-021). 
I      - Salento DX  Team operators  plan to  be  active from  the  following
         islands between 1  and 3 August:  Sant'Andrea (EU-091, IIA  LE-001),
         Uccolette (IIA LE-027), Piccioni (IIA LE-028).
I      - IK0ZAR, IK0QDB, IK0UFE, IW0EWD and IW0FNX will be IB0/ from some IIA
         islands near Palmarola. Ponziano Archipelago (EU-045)  on 26 and  27
         July. QSL via home calls.
I      - Patrizia (IK3BPN),  Alessandro (IZ3ALE)  and possibly  Vito  (I3BQC)
         will be active  from Motta San  Lorenzo (IIA VE-055)  and Motta  dei
         Cunicci (IIA VE-056) on 26 and 27 July.
I      - IK0CNA, IK0LZR and IK0XCC will be active as IB0/IK0CNA from  Scoglio
         dei Saraceni (IIA RM-002) on 3 August. QSL via bureau to IK0CNA.
I      - IK2DUW and IK8PGM  will be  ID9/ until  31 July  from Eolie  Islands
         (EU-017). They will participate in the IOTA Contest.
I      - Aretusa DX Team members  IT9HLR, IT9AXZ, IT9YRE  and IT9WDY will  be
         /IJ9 (SSB and CW) from Scoglio  Galera (EU-025, IIA SR-013)  [425DXN
         321] on either 2-3 August or 9-10 August. QSL via home call.
I      - IK2DUW, IK2OFW, IW8QP  and IW8QOT plan  to be active  from some  IIA
         islands (Calabria region) in the first week of August.
I      - IJ7/IK7JWY, IJ7/IK7YZE, IJ7/IK7YTQ, IJ7/IK4VWT, and IJ7/IK7ETE  will
         be active from Scoglio del Campo  (IIA LE-005) sometimes between  13
         and 26 August. QSL via home  call or direct  to IK7ETE (Bruno  Meli,
         P.O.Box 1, 73058 Tuglie-LE, Italy).
I      - IK2PZG, IK6JOT and  IK6MWK will be  IL7/ from a  few IIA islands  in
         Foggia (FG) province in mid-August.
IS0    - IM0/IS0VBH will  be active  from Isola  dell'Ogliastra (EU-165,  IIA
         NU-001) on  27  July.  QSL  via  IS0VBH  either  direct  (Gioacchino
         Baffone, Via Donizetti 9, 08040 Lotzorai - NU, Italy).
JA     - Yuki, JI6KVR  will  be  active  from  Amakusa  Archipelago  (AS-012)
         between 15 and 17 August. QSL via EA5KB (QSL manager for JA stations
         only is JJ6LXX).
JA     - Yuki, JI6KVR reports that  JH3DYG/1 will be  active from Niijima  Is
         (AS-008) on 6 and 7 September. QSL via JH3DYG.
J3     - IV3TMV (requested call J38AI), IV3NVN (requested call J38AH) and  YL
         operator IV3ZJR  (call  still unknown)  will  be active  (on  10-160
         metres, special attention to WARC bands)  from Grenada from 6 to  22
         August. QSL for all via IV3TMV.
JD1_og - Toshi, JA1ELY reported to 425 DX News that members of the  Mitubishi
         Electric Tokyo Ham Club will be active (from 40 to 6 metres, SSB and
         CW) as JM1YGG/JD1 from Ogasawara Archipelago (AS-031) between 14 and
         16 August.  QSL via  bureau to  JM1YGG or  direct to  7N3GNX  (Tatuo
         Torii, 34-10 Sakuragaoka 3, Tama, 206 Japan).
JW     - Tom, SP5UAF  reports that  JW0M (operator  Jack) is  located at  the
         Polish Academy of  Science on JW  land. QSL direct  to P.O. Box  35,
         80-325 Gdansk 37, Poland.
KH2    - The Daily DX reports that Ray,  WH6ASW will be active as  WH6ASW/KH2
         from Guam (OC-026) as WH6ASW/KH2 starting  in mid-late August  until
         December.
KH3    - Al, KK5ZX will be on Johnston Atoll (OC-023) around 20 August.  This
         is not a DXpedition, but he hopes  to be active (mostly on CW)  from
         the local club station during his spare time.
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KH6    - Dewitt Jones, W4BAA and Bill Jackson, AA7AV reported to 425 DX  News
         that Chuck Brady,  N4BQW will be  active (10-80  metres, WARC  bands
         included, on  SSB, CW  and possibly  RTT) from  Tern Island,  French
         Frigate Shoals (OC-055) from 27 August  to 5 September. Chuck  "will
         have the time, power and equipment  to work the deserving" and  will
         concentrate on Europe.  QSL via  WA4FFB (Mark  McIntyre, 2903  Maple
         Ave, Burlington, NC 27215, USA).
KH0    - Masa, JH6VLF and Seiji, JH6RTO will  be active (also on WARC  bands)
         respectively  as  KH0/JH6VLF  and  AH0R  from  Northern  Mariana  Is
         (OC-086) between 12 and 16 September. QSL via home call (please note
         that JH6RTO's new address is: S. Fukushima, 1182-1 Hase, Atsugi 243,
         Japan).
KL7    - Tom's activity from Kayak Island (NA-157) as KL7/W6IXP [425DXN  324]
         will include participation in the IOTA Contest. QSL via W6IXP either
         direct (P.O. Box 370535, Montara, CA 94037, USA) or via the bureau.
LU     - Claudio, LU7DW reported to 425 DX News that YL operator LW8EXF  will
         be  active  during  the  IOTA  Contest  from  Martin  Garcia  Island
         (SA-055). If  bad weather  does not  allow Claudio  to operate  from
         Timoteo Dominguez Island (see CX above), he too will be active  from
         SA-055.
OH     - Harry, OH6YF will participate (CW  and SSB) in  the IOTA Contest  as
         OH0MYF/6 from Raippaluoto Island (EU-101). QSL via OH6YF.
OH     - Members of the Paksalo contest group OH2HE (Juha, OH1JT/OH7JT; Pasi,
         OH2IW/OH6UM; Mika, OH2JA and Tumppi OH8KXK) will participate in  the
         IOTA Contest as OH2JA/P from Emsalo  Island (EU-097). Contacts  will
         be all  confirmed automatically  through  the bureau.  Directs  QSLs
         should be sent  to OH2IW/OH6UM (Pasi  Luoma-aho, Vallikuja  10 A  8,
         02600 Espoo, Finland).
OH     - Rolf, OH6KXL reported  to 425 DX  News that a  group of Finnish  and
         German amateurs will be active (SSB  and CW) as OH8TA from  Hailuoto
         Island (EU-126) between 15 and 17 August. QSL via bureau.
OH0    - The OPDX  Bulletin  reports that  SM0AJV,  SM0EEH,  SM0GNS,  SM0HJZ,
         SM0HPL, SM0IEA and SM0IHR will be  OH0/ from Aland Islands  (EU-002)
         from  14  to  17  August.  Further   information  is  available   at
         <http://www.mistra.se/oh0/>.
OX     - Rudy, PA3GQW will  be active  (on 20  and 6  metres) from  Greenland
         (NA-018) between 26 August and 2 September.
PA     - Jan, PA2JJB will participate in the IOTA Contest (12 hours, possibly
         24) from Texel Island (EU-038). QSL  via home call either direct  or
         through the bureau.
SM     - Ray, DK5RK will be active from Oland Island (EU-037) from 26 July to
         1 August. He  will participate  in the  IOTA Contest.  QSL via  home
         call.
SV5    - Laci, HA0HW will be active (mostly on CW) as SV5/HA0HW/p from Rhodes
         (EU-001) until  5  August.  He plans  to  participate  in  the  IOTA
         Contest. QSL via HA0HW.
TF     - The OPDX reports that Scott, AE4FY will be stationed for 2 years and
         a half in Iceland, from where he  will be active (SSB, CW and  RTTY)
         as TF/AE4FY in a couple of months. QSL via K4GZ.
TK     - IK0HWI will be TK/ from 17 to 31 August. He is planning to be active
         from some Corsican IOTA group.
TK     - F5UKW will be TK/ from Corsica (EU-014) between 12 and 31 August. He
         will try  to operate  from the  islands  of Cavallo  and/or  Lavezzi
         (EU-164).
UA1    - RK1B/1 is active from  EU-162  and  should  participate  in the IOTA
         Contest. QSL via RV1AC.  
UA0    - Alex (RW0LBK),  John (RW0MM),  Vlado  (UA0LCZ), Serge  (UA0LEC),  YL
         Meela (UA0LHT) and Mike (UA0MF) will be active as UE0LMF from Popova
         Island (AS-066) until 29 July. Operations  will take place on  10-80
         metres, CW and SSB. They will  participate in the IOTA Contest  with
         the call RZ0LWA. QSL for both calls via UA0MF.
V5     - Charlie, W0YG reported  to 425 DX  News that he  plans to be  active
         again on  CW only  from Namibia  as V5/ZS6YG  during the  months  of
         August and  September. He  will concentrate  on 17,  15, 12  and  10
         metres. QSL  direct  to Charlie  Summers,  6746 North  Yucca  Trail,
         Parker, CO 80138-6110, USA.
VE     - To celebrate 100  years of Orthodoxy  in Canada and  the first  ever
         visit of the church leaders  to Canada, CH6RCH  will be active  from
         the QTH of  VE6JY on 26  and 27 July.  Special QSL available  direct
         from VE6BEX (Tom Evans, RR # 1, Andrew, Alberta T0B 0C0, Canada)  or
         regular QSL card via the bureau.
/EX


Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ/KB2TJM
425 DX News Editor
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