425DXNEWS: 425 DX News #311

Mauro Pregliasco (i1jqj@amsat.org)
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3B8    - Fred, F6DBZ will be active (SSB  and CW) from Mauritius (AF-049) =
 as
         3B8/F6DBZ from 26 April to 21 May.
8Q     - Mike, OE3MZC and XYL Babsi, OE3YCB will be active (40, 20, 17 and=
 15
         metres SSB) as 8Q7MZ and 8Q7BZ  respectively from Maldives =
 (AS-013)
         from 29 April to 14 May.  QSL via bureau to home  call or direct =
 to
         OE1PYA.
8Q     - Juanjo, EA2BP/8Q7BP and Jose, EA2CLU/8Q7LU will  be active (SSB =
 and
         CW, possibly RTTY) from Maldives (AS-013) from 4 to 14 May. QSL =
 via
         home calls.=20
8R     - Yuki, JH1NBN will be active (SSB, CW and RTTY) from Guyana as =
 8R1ZB
         from 25 to 29 April. QSL via JH1NBN.
9G     - Andy, G4ZVJ  made 5234  QSOs during  his recent  operation as =
 9G1VJ
         [425DXN 305]. He will be active again from Ghana later in the =
 year.
         QSL via home call.
9X     - Mark, ON4WW/9X4WW was  expected to return  to Kigali,  Rwanda on =
 14
         April. He will try to get  permission to operate on new =
 frequencies
         (40/80 instead of 20/160 metres).
9X     - Andy, 9X/RW3AH  will be  in Kigali  until 1  May at  least. QSL =
 via
         RW3AH.
BS7H   - Scarborough Reef  will be  on the  air   for approximately  7 =
 days,
         starting 30 April [425DXN  307].  As with  most DXpeditions of =
 this
         type, the exact  schedule is  dependent  on weather, =
 transportation
         and other  variables.  The  following transmit  frequencies will =
 be
         used by  BS7H:  1826.5, 3505,  7005,  10105,  14024,  18073, =
 21024,
         24895, 28024 and  50110 kHz  (CW); 1826.5,  3790  (3750 =
 secondary),
         7065, 14195, 18115, 21295, 24935, 28485 and  50110 kHz (SSB); =
 14083
         and 21083 kHz (RTTY).  The primary goal of this operation is to=
 give
         as many DXers as possible the  opportunity to work an  all-time =
 new
         one. The operating  team requests that  DXers who  worked  the =
 BS7H
         1995 operation  refrain from  making additional  QSOs  on  the =
 same
         band-mode.  Similarly, RTTY QSOs on multiple bands  are=
 discouraged.
         QSL via JA1BK (Japan stations only) and W4FRU (all the others).=20
BV     - Johannes, DL5AUJ will  visit Hans,  BV3/DL4AMJ from  5   to 13 =
 May.
         Johannes has  been given  the call  BV3/DL5AUJ and  he plans  to =
 be
         active also with operators from the  Hsin-Chu University. They =
 will
         participate in the CQ-MIR-DX-Contest (10-11 May) as BV0THU. QSL =
 via
         DL5AUJ.
CT     - Marq (CT1BWW), Miranda (DJ0MW) and others will be active from =
 Insua
         Island (EU-150) from 25 to 27 April.
EA     - Club station EA2URD will be active  (all bands, all modes) with =
 the
         special call EG97CMC until  12 October to  celebrate the 1997 =
 World
         Cycling Championships in  San Sebastian (8-12  October). QSL =
 either
         direct (P.O. Box 1198,  20080 San Sebastian,  Spain) or through =
 the
         bureau.
EA     - Pedro, EA7HDQ and Jose Maria, EA7CRL  should be /p from San Juan =
 de
         Los Terreros (EU-152) on 18  May. QSL either  direct or through =
 the
         bureau.
F      - F5GVH will be active from Belle Ile en Mer (EU-048, DIFM AT15) =
 from
         17 to 22 April.
F      - Rob, DL2RBY and Wolf, DL9NCW  plan to be  active from the =
 following
         IOTA/DIFM islands  between  1  and  11  May:  Molene  (EU-065, =
 DIFM
         AT-002), Ouessant (EU-065, DIFM AT-001), Sein (EU-068, DIFM =
 AT-007)
         and possibly St Nicolas (EU-094, DIFM AT-010) & Noirmoutier=
 (EU-064,
         DIFM AT-020). QSL via DL9NCW.
F      - The special event station TM2V will  be active on 10  and 11 May =
 to
         celebrate  the  opening  of  the  War  Museum  at  Helfaut  =
 (French
         Department 62).
F      - Joel, F5PAC will be participate in the IOTA Contest from=
 Noirmoutier
         Island (EU-064).
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FK     - Eric (FK8GM), Robert (FK8AH) and Claude (FK1RF) will be active =
 (SSB
         and CW) from Matthew Island (OC-218) [425DXN 305]. They will land=
 on
         22 April at +/- 22 UTC and leave on 23 April at +/- 20 UTC. QSL =
 via
         F6AJA.
GM     - Tom (GM4FDM), Ian (GM3UTQ), Denis (GM3NIG) and John (GB3COB) will=
 be
         active from St.Kilda (EU-059) as GM5VG/P  from 23 to 27 May. QSL =
 to
         GM3UTQ.
G      - Commemorating 100 years since Marconi's first contact between GW=
 and
         G, Weston-super-Mare RS has now finalised details allowing=
 operation
         from Brean Down,  location of the  original G  station. The =
 special
         call GB100BD will be aired on 17  and 18 May, Barry ARS's GB100LP =
 &
         GB100FI [425DXN 303]. QSL for GB100BD via RSGB bureau only.
GM     - The GMDX Group is re introducing  the Scottish Activity Weekend, =
 in
         an effort to encourage  activity by all  radio amateurs in =
 Scotland
         and  provide  a  world  wide  interest  in  contacts  with =
 Scottish
         stations. The 1997 activity weekend  will start at  00.01 UTC on =
 19
         April and last until 24 UTC on 20 April.
GM     - Special event station GS4TMS will be active on 19 and 20 April =
 from
         Braveheart Country, Scotland.  QSL via GM4UYE.
HB9    - Special event  station  HB4FG  will be  active  (SSB  and  CW) =
 from
         Cavergno, Switzerland  on 26  and 27  April  to celebrate  the =
 90th
         anniversary of the local Fire Brigade. Special QSL via bureau.
I      - Bruno, IK2PZG and Alberto, IK4HPU will be IL4/ from Isola =
 Mezzanino
         (IIA FE-004) on 20 April.
I      - IT9JPK, IW9CMQ and IW9CUK will be  IG9/ (20, 40, 6  and 2 metres =
 CW
         and SSB) from the island of  Linosa (AF-019, IIA AG-003) from 25 =
 to
         28 April. QSL via IT9JPK
I      - Walter, IN3XUG will  be /IC8 (15,  20 and 40  metres, SSB and =
 RTTY)
         from Ischia Island (EU-031, IIA NA-001) from 25 April to 3 May. =
 QSL
         via the bureu.
I      - Maurizio, IK2ILH and  Roberto, IK2MRZ plan  to be IL3/  from one =
 or
         more IIA islands on 3 and 4 May.
I      - The Salento  DX Team  will be  active  from the  following =
 IIA/IOTA
         islands: Scoglio  Grosso  (IIA LE-040)  and  Scoglio  Gaggiana =
 (IIA
         LE-041) on  25 April;  Scoglio  Scattapignata (LE-031)  and =
 Scoglio
         Specchia (LE-032) on  11 May; Scoglio  Fincari (LE-034) and =
 Scoglio
         Iannaredda (LE-035) on 25 May; Isola  Grande di Porto Cesareo =
 (IOTA
         EU-091, IIA LE-002) on 6  and 7 June;  Scoglio Sulasce (LE-038) =
 and
         Scoglio Prusieddi (LE-039) on 22  June; Scoglio Pizzicazzi =
 (LE-036)
         and Scoglio Papuscia (LE-037) on 6  July; Isola del Capezzone =
 (IOTA
         EU-091, IIA LE-004) on 26 and 27 July during the IOTA Contest.
I      - Alfeo, I1HJT will be active  during the main  contests as II1H. =
 QSL=20
         via I1HJT.
I      - Alex, IK2WXQ will be active as IR2Q  during the ARI DX and CQWW =
 WPX
         CW Contests. QSL via home call.
J8     - Yuki, JH1NBN will  be active  (SSB, CW  and RTTY)  from St. =
 Vincent
         (NA-109) as J83ZB from 29 April to 4 May. QSL via JH1NBN.
JA     - Kohei, JR0BAQ and  his wife  Michiko, JF0KYK  will be  /0 from =
 Sado
         Island (AS-117) on 2 and 3  May. Kohei will be  active mainly on =
 20
         metres CW/SSB.
KL     - Chris, WL7KY reports that Frank, KL7FH  [425DXN 301] will be =
 active
         as KL1SLE from IOTA group NA-087 this week.
LA     - Jacques, F5YJ  will  be LA/  (mostly  on 30  and  17 metres  CW) =
 as
         follows: 19-20  July,  Vardo Island  (EU-141);  22-27  July, =
 Soroya
         Island (EU-044); 29 July-2 August, Senja Island (EU-046); 5 =
 August,
         Vesteralen Is (EU-033); 6 August Lofoten  Is (EU-076). Jacques =
 will
         participate in the IOTA Contest.
LZ     - Special event  station LZ0HST  will be  active from  6 April  to =
 30
         October  to   celebrate  the   2nd   IARU  High   Speed  =
 Telegraphy
         Championships (Sofia, 6-10 October). QSL either direct (P.O.Box=
 830,
         Sofia-1000, Bulgaria) or through the bureau.
OZ     - Jacques, F5YJ will  be OZ/ (mostly  on 30 and  17 metres  CW) on =
 19
         August from Sjaellend/Lolland (EU-029).
PY     - Adriano, PY2QA and other operators will be active as ZY2IB from =
 Sao
         Sebastiao Island (SA-028) from 18 to 21 April. QSL via PY2AE.
PY     - PY2JM/p will be active from Santo  Amaro Island (SA-071, DIB 10) =
 on
         19 and 20 April. QSL via Joao C. Miedzinski, Al. Lorena 461/81, =
 Sao
         Paulo/SP, 01424-000, Brazil.
PY     - Alberto, PY3ACC will be active (20  and 40 metres SSB) as ZV3A =
 from
         Tramandai Lighthouse (DFB RS-04) from 25  to 27 April. QSL via =
 home
         call either  direct (A.V.Christensen,  Rua Ir.  Jose Otao =
 170/1302,
         90035-060, P.Alegre/RS, Brazil) or through the bureau.
SM     - The Radio Club Kungalvs Sandareamatorer will be active as 7S6NL=
 from
         Vinga Island (EU-043) from 13 to 15 June. QSL via SK6NL.
SM     - Jacques, F5YJ will  be active (mostly  on 30  and 17  metres CW) =
 as
         SM0/F5YJ on 14 July from IOTA group EU-084.
SU     - Ezzat, SU1ER will be active on  6 metres in June  and July. He =
 will
         participating in the contests on 7-8 June and 13-14 September.
SV5    - Five Hungarian  amateurs  (SV5/HA0HW/p,  SV5/HA4GDO/p, =
 SV5/HA6NL/p,
         SV5/HA6PS/p and  SV5/HA6ZV/p) will  be active  from Rhodes =
 (EU-001)
         from 3 to 17 June. Two stations will be  on the air 24 hours a =
 day,
         on all  HF bands  (CW, SSB  and RTTY)  and satellite.  QSL via =
 home
         calls.
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V5     - Laurence, GM4DMA should be active (from  10 to 160 metres, =
 possibly
         as V5/GM4DMA) from Namibia in June-July.
VP8_fal- Duncan, G0NWY will be  active (SSB and  CW) from Falklands =
 (SA-002)
         from late May until October as VP8CEH. QSL via home call.
W      - On 20 April operators from the Tucson area will host a special=
 event
         station at the  Biosphere 2 Center  in Oracle,  AZ. Operations =
 will
         take place under the club call sign of K7RST from 13 UTC (20 =
 April)
         to 00  UTC (21  April). A  commemorative certificate  is =
 available:
         please QSL with  a 9  x 12  SASE to  K0DVH (ex  KC7NCB) with =
 signal
         reports and contact number on your QSL.
W      - Operation from  St. George  Island (NA-085)  by the  Clay County =
 DX
         Association [425DXN  307] will  take place  as N4GZ  from 24  to =
 27
         April.
W      - Tony, WF1N and Lou, KA1DIG will  be active (20  and 40 metres) =
 from
         Pot Island, The Thimbles (NA-136) from 25 to 27 April. QSL via =
 home
         calls either direct or through the bureau.
W      - ARFY (Amateur Radio  for Youth) will  activate Watson Island, =
 their
         second Colorado USI island, on 26 April starting around 18 UTC. =
 QSL
         via AA0YX.
W      - Bob, KD3VX will activate new Pennsylvania USI counter Herr's =
 Island
         on 26 April starting at 14 UTC. QSL via W3WH.
W      - Dean, K3GGN Will be active from Washington Island from 1 to 6 June.
W      - Debbie, N7FL (ex AA7RW)  will participate in  the IOTA Contest =
 from
         Guemes Island (NA-065).
YI     - Sanyi, HA7VK (ex XU7VK) will operate as YI9VK starting on 12 May.=
 He
         will be staying in Iraq for a couple of months and work CW, SSB =
 and
         RTTY. QSL via HA0HW. Laci himself (HA0HW) should operate as YI9HW=
 in
         mid-July.
ZK1_nc - The Date Line DX Association is  in the final planning stages of =
 an
         operation to North  Cook [425DXN 305]  scheduled for  20 through =
 27
         September. Priority will  be given to  low bands,  East Coast =
 North
         America and Europe. Three radios will be operated with one of =
 those
         specifically for RTTY. Current operators are N7RO, N4RF (ex =
 AB4AE),
         WA4YBV, KI6AN  and K8XP  (ex AL7EL).  They are  solicitating for =
 an
         additional operator, specifically someone who is a Medical Doctor=
 or
         one with equal professional qualifications (please contact Tom,=
 K8XP
         at e-mail address K4TSJ@juno.com).
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                   >>> 10TH INTERNATIONAL MARCONI DAY <<<

This event is  organized by "The  Cornish Radio Amateur  Club" and will =
 take
place on 19 April. The activities will run a full 24 hours from 00.00 UTC =
 to
23.00 UTC and will take place on all HF bands with all modes of=
 communication
encouraged.   There  will  be  the usual  number  of  high  profile =
 official
participating groups  representing former  Marconi  operating locations.   =
 A
certificate is available for contacting  these groups. Here  are some of =
 the
stations that will be active:

CT1TGM - Coimbra                           IY0GA  - Golfo Aranci (Sardinia)
DA0IMD - Borkum Island                     IY0TCI - Civitavecchia
ED7IMD - Cadiz                             IY0ORP - Rocca di Papa
EI2IMD - Crookhaven, Eire                  IY1MR  - Rapallo
EI3MFT - Letterfrack                       IY1TTM - Sestri Levante=20
EI3IMD - Dublin Bay                        IY4FGM - Pontecchio
EI4IMD - Clifden Galway                    IY4W   - Casalecchio di Reno
EI4JAM - Dublin                            NW2P   - Somerville, NJ
EI5IMD - Crookhaven Site                   OE1M   - Vienna
EI6YXQ - Ballybunnion                      PQ1MD  - Rio de Janeiro
GB0IMD - Alum Bay I.O.W.                   PR1MD  - Rio de Janeiro
GB0MAR - Puckpool Iow                      PS1MD  - Rio de Janeiro
GB1IMD - Leicester                         PT1MD  - Rio de Janeiro
GB2MD  - RSGB Potters Bar                  PU1MD  - Rio de Janeiro
GB2MID - Sandbanks Poole                   PV1MD  - Rio de Janeiro
GB2GM  - Poldhu Cove                       PW1MD  - Rio de Janeiro
GB2MDI - Pepperbox Hill                    PX1MD  - Rio de Janeiro
GB2SFL - S. Foreland L'house               TM0IMD - Srirling Wendel
GM4MD  - Old Carnarfon STN                 VE1IMD - Glace Bay, NS
GB4IMD - Truro                             VO1IMD - St. Johns NFD
GB4JAM - Isle of Wight                     VK2IMD - Wahroonga NSW
GB4MDI - Lavernock Point                   W1AA/IMD - Cape Cod, MA
GB4MPC - Cullercoates                      WB6TMY/IMD - Marshall, CA=20
GB5MD  - Flatholm/Lavernock                ZS6IMD - Johannesburg
GB#MD  - Break Down Site                   ZW1LL  - Rio de Janeiro
GX0MWT - Chelmsford                        ZW1TTO - Rio de Janeiro
                                           ZW1USK - Rio de Janeiro

For more details  on how  to obtain  awards and/or  send for  awards, send =
 a=20
request to:  Sue Thomas,  G0PGX, Cornish  Radio Amateur  Club, I.M.D. =
 Awards=20
Manager, P.O. Box 100, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 1RX.
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4L INFORMATION ---> Information on amateur radio in Georgia is available=
 from
4L2M, Mamuka Kordzakhia, President of the National Association =
 Radioamateurs
of Georgia, P.O. Box 601511, Hamburg 22215, Germany.

9M6TPR & 9M6TCR  ---> Paul,  K1XM/9M6TPR and  Charlotte, KQ1F/9M6TCR =
 [425DXN
306] logged 612 QSOs from  Keningau, Borneo (OC-088),  6324 QSOs from =
 Layang
Layang, Spartly Islands (AS-051) and 625  QSOs from Sipadan Island =
 (OC-133).
Paul and Charlotte decided  that their goal  would be to  give Spartlt to =
 as
many people as possible, and gave that priority: 20 metres was the best =
 band
for them so they operated there  when it was  open. Paul did  most of the =
 CW
operation and Charlotte did most of  the SSB operation. Continent =
 statistics
(they do not include dupes)  are as follows  (CW/SSB): North America =
 1004/0,
South America 18/0, Europe 2468/5, Asia 1963/454, Africa 13/1, Oceania=
 77/36.
All QSLs are via KQ1F, either direct or through the bureau.

EY4AA/6 ---> Nodir Tursoon-Zadeh, EY8MM (Vice president of the Tajik =
 Amateur
Radio League) reports that there is no license issued for the station=
 EY4AA/6
which was active on 80 metres. Nodir thinks that operations were taking=
 place
from Krasnodar, Russia (UA6A).

HZ1AB ---> HZ1AB went on the air in late 1946. During the Golden =
 Anniversary
celebration of this  historic DX club  station the present  HZ1AB members =
 at
Dhahran will  be active  in all  major  international and  regional =
 contests
during the period May  1997 through April  1998. A special  QSL card will =
 be
designed and provided for contacts during this period. Further information=
 is
available at http://www.netcom.com/~k7jj/hz1ab.html

NEW ORLEANS 1997 INTERNATIONAL DX CONVENTION --->  The 6th annual New=
 Orleans
International DX Convention  will take  place on  22-23 August  at the =
 Royal
Sonesta Hotel in  the French Quarter.  The program will  be finalized in =
 the
next few weeks. For early registrations  please contact Michael Mayer, =
 W5ZPA
(5836 Marcia Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70124, USA; fax: (504) 524-2129).=
 Latest
news are available at http://www.sousystems.com/ke5ga

QSL-EXTRA ---> QSL-EXTRA APRIL 1997 for QSL Information: 27000+ entries,=
 easy
to use program  with search option,  no special  hardware requirements. =
 Send
your "request for APR_97.EXE" to   db1jaw@t-online.de  and you will be =
 added
to the carbon copy list. Disk version  available upon request for US$ 3 =
 from
DB1JAW (Mike Weiler, Stormstr.126, 47445 Moers, Germany).

QSL 5N0MVE --->  Carine, ON7LX reports  that all  direct requests  (up to =
 15
April) for 5N0MVE cards have been mailed. The last batch of bureau cards=
 will
be sent next week. Carine is  the QSL manager also  for A61AC, A41KB, =
 9K2LX,
JY8LX.

QSL 8P9Z ---> Ken, WA8JOC is *not* the QSL manager for 8P9Z.

QSL AH8A ---> Ron, AC7DX is the new QSL manager for AH8A. QSL direct to =
 P.O.
Box 25426, Eugene, Oregon 97402, USA.

QSL FT5WE ---> F5AKL is *not* the QSL manager for FT5WE. QSL is via F5GTW.

QSL HP1XBI ---> Jean-Michel, F6AJA has  received the cards from the =
 printer.
He has Gerard's  logs up to  16 March and  he will start  replying to =
 direct
requests as soon as possible.

QSL J38AI & J38AH ---> Flavio, IV3TMV reports that direct cards for J38AI=
 and
J38AH have all been mailed. Remaining contacts will be confirmed through =
 the
bureau.
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QSL L4D ---> If you still need a QSL for the operation from the Blanca=
 Island
(SA-065) operation on 20/21 November 1993, G3SWH has copies of the logs and=
 a
supply of QSL cards kindly provided by  the RSGB IOTA Committee and paid =
 for
by Yaesu (UK) Ltd. QSL either  direct (Phil Whitchurch, 21 Dickensons =
 Grove,
Congresbury, Bristol, BS19 5HQ, United Kingdom) or through the bureau.

QSL SU1SK ---> IK8AUC is *not* the QSL manager for Said, SU1SK [425DXN =
 310].
Cards should  be sent  direct to  P.O. Box  62, Shobra  Alkima, 13411 =
 Cairo,
Egypt.

QSL V5/ZS6YG ---> Charlie, V5/ZS6YG reports that all direct QSL requests=
 have
now been answered and are in the mail. He  still has QSL service cards to =
 go
through as well as hundreds of  bureau requests.  These are  going to have =
 a
low priority since Charlie is facing an immediate move to a new QTH.=20

QSL VIA  DL6UAA --->  Mart, DL6UAA  is *not*  the  QSL manager  for =
 3A/DF8XC
[425DXN  310].  He  manages  cards  for  Y59UF,  Y66YF,  OK8DDB,  S79UAA =
 and
.../DL6UAA.

QSL VIA WA8JOC  ---> Ken reports  that the quarterly  QSL replies for =
 A22MN,
9L1US, J52US, OH0/K8MN and OH2/K8MN will be forthcoming within the next =
 week
or so. The semi  annual bureau mailing  to the ARRL  outgoing bureau will =
 be
mailed next week.

THE SCOTTISH ACTIVITY CENTURY AWARD ---> It is available for contacts made=
 or
logged during the  Scottish Activity Weekend  (see GM  above). Contacts =
 with
GM/MM, GS/MS and 2M prefixes count 1, 5 and 10 points per band =
 respectively;
novice participants points x multiplier of 2.  Basic, Silver and Gold =
 Awards
require 100, 150  and 200  points respectively  (award fee  is =9C3,  $5 or =
 10
IRCs). Logs and applications to GM3YOR: Drew Givens, 3 Murray Place,=
 Gourock,
Scotland, U.K. PA19 1TS.

VK INWARD QSL  BUREAUS ---> The  following has been  released by Jim =
 Muller,
VK1FF (WIA ACT  Division Inward/Outward  QSL Bureau  Manager): "The =
 Wireless
Institute of  Australia  ACT (VK1)  Division  QSL Bureau  is  the  only =
 IARU
recognised QSL Bureau for the VK1 call area. The WIA ACT Division bureau =
 has
no association or QSL distribution agreements  with any private bureaus. =
 QSL
cards for VK1  amateurs should be  directed to  the WIA  ACT Division =
 bureau
unless informed otherwise by the station operator.
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-

QSL received  via  direct: 1A0KM,  3W5RS,  5B4AFB, 5W1PC,  I5JHW/6Y5, =
 7X0AD,
9H1BT, BO0KS (AS-102), D44BC, IC8/IK2GPQ (EU-031, IIA NA-34), IC8/IK2PZG=
 (IIA
NA-003, NA-016,  NA-034), IC8/IK8VRH  (IIA NA-032),  IC8/IK8VRS (EU-144, =
 IIA
CS-02), ID8/IK2DUW  (IIA  VV-02), IJ7/I7PXV  (IIA  LE-026),  IJ7/IK7FPX =
 (IIA
TA-004),  IQ0ARI, J52IM, JX7DFA, KD8JN/4 (NA-067),  PY2JM/p (SA-071),=
 VP8CWI,
G3NOM/ZC6, ZY0SG, ZY0SK.
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              For the news issued in this number, thanks to:

I1HJT, I1HYW, IK1QFM, IK2MRZ, IK2PZG, IK2WXQ, IK2YQX, IN3XUG, IV3TMV, =
 I5FLN,
IK7AFM, IK7JWX, IK7TAJ,  IK8CJP, IT9JPK, Brescia  DX Group,  Crazy DX =
 Group,
Delta Mike, Diamond DX Club, Roman  DX Group, Salento DX Team, AD1C, =
 DB1JAW,
DL4VBP, DL5AUJ, DL6UAA, DL7VOA, DL9GOA, DL9NCW, EA2CLU, EA5KB, EY8MM, =
 F5GVH,
F6AJA, G3SWH, G3ZAY,  G4BUE, G0WMW,  GM3YTS, GM4FDM,  HA0HW, HB9BYU, =
 JH1NBN,
JI6KVR,  JR0BAQ,  K1XM,  K7JJ,  K8XP,  KE5GA,   LZ4BU,  N4GN,  NL7TB, =
 ON7LX,
ON4WW/9X4WW, PP5SZ,  PS7AB,  SM6VVT, SU1SK,  V5/ZS6YG,  VK1FF,  VK6LC, =
 W3UR,
W5FKX, WA8JOC, WD8MGQ, WF1N, WL7KY, ARRL-DX, DX-NL, DXNS, LNDX, OPDX, =
 PY-DX,
QRZ-DX, The 59(9) DX Report, The Daily DX, URE-EA-DX, VK2SG RTTY Notes.
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                           73 & DX by 425 DX Gang
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 19 April 1997                     No 311                  BID: $425WW311F
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PERIOD           CALL                                                   REF

till  30/04      3A7A * special event station                           309
till  30/05      4S7BRG * by HB9BRM                                     301
till  01/05      9X/RW3AH                                               311
till  20/05      C6AGN: Green Turtle Cay (NA-080) * by KM1E             299
till 22/04       F5GVH/p: Belle Isl. (EU-048)                           311
till  15/05      FR5DJ/J & FR5KH/J: Juan de Nova                        310
till  23/04      JG8NQJ/JD1: Minami Torishima                           301
till  23/04      KH4/K1NT * by JA3IG                                    307
till  22/04      PQ5L: Mel Isl. (SA-047; DIB 24) * by PY5AA & PQ5L      309
till  ??         V4 * by AI5P & WB5JHK                                  311
till  21/06      VP2END & VP2EUC * by JA4DND & JA5AUC                   305
till  27/04      YM3ATA: special event station * by TA3YJ & TA3J        309
till  06/05      ZB2FX * by G3RFX                                       310
till  21/04      ZY2IB: Sao Sebastiao Isl. (SA-028) * by PY2QA's team   311
18/04-02/05      TU2WL * by 5X1D                                        309
18/04-19/04      YU DX Contest                                          ***
19/04-06/06      9M8CC: Sarawak (OC-088) * by PB0ALB                    297
19/04/20-04      GS4TMS: special event station                          311
19/04-20/04      PY2JM/p: Santo Amaro Isl. (SA-071)                     311
19/04            International Marconi Day                              311
20/04-08/06      3B8/NK6F                                               309
20/04            IL4: Mezzanino Isl. (IIA FE-004) * by IK2PZG & IK4HLU  311
20/04            K7RST: special event station                           311
22/04-23/04      FK: Matthew Isl. (OC-218) * by FK8GM, FK8AH, FK1RF     311
22/04-30/04      PR5L: Sao Francisco Isl. (SA-027; DIB 08)              309
24/04-27/04      N4GZ: St. George Isl. (NA-085) * by Clay County DX Ass 311
25/04-29/04      8R1ZB * by JH1NBN                                      311
25/04-26/04      CF3L: special event station                            309
25/04-27/04      CT: Insua Isl. (EU-150) * by CT1BWW & DJ0MW            311
25/04-27/04      CT: (DIP BL-02, 15, 16) * by CT1AHU, CT1EEB, CT1FMX    309
25/04-03/05      IC8/IN3XUG: Ischia Isl. (EU-031)                       311
25/04-28/04      IG9: Linosa Isl. (AF-019; IIA AG-003) by IT9JPK's team 311
25/04            IJ7: Sc. Gaggiana (IIA LE-041) * by Salento DX Team    311
25/04            IJ7: Scoglio Grosso (IIA LE-040) * by Salento DX Team  311
25/04-27/04      W: Pot Isl. (NA-136) * by WF1N & KA1DIG                311
25/04-27/04      ZV3A: Tramandai Lighthouse (DFB RS-04) * by PY3ACC     311
26/04-21/05      3B8/F6DBZ                                              311
26/04-27/04      HB4FG: special event station                           311
26/04            W: USI (CO) * by ARFY                                  311
26/04            W: USI (PA) * by KD3VX                                 311
26/04-27/04      Helvetia Contest                                       ***
26/04-27/04      SP DX RTTY Contest                                     ***
28/04-05/05      3V8BB * by I5JHW, I5SNR, I5OYY, IK5EKB                 309
28/04-05/05      SV9/PA3GIO                                             309
29/04-14/05      8Q7MZ & 8Q7BZ * by 0Z3MZC & OE3YCB                     311
29/04-04/05      J38ZB * by JH1NBN                                      311
30/04-07/05      BS7H: Scarborogh Reef * by OH2BH's team                307
30/04-04/05      DL: Neuwerk Isl. (EU-127) * by DL6CGC, DF5WBA, DJ3XG   305
April            KL1SLE: NA-087 * by KL7FH                              311
April            T33 * by ZL1AMO                                    ??? 305
01/05-11/05      F: IOTA/DIFM * by DL2RBY & DL9NCW                      311
01/05-06/05      OZ/LX9EG/p: Mando Isl. (EU-125)                        309
02/05-03/05      JR0BAQ/0 & JF0KYK/0: Sado Isl. (AS-117)                311
03/05-04/05      IL3 * by IK2ILH & IK2MRZ                               311
03/05-04/05      ARI International DX Contest                           ***
04/05-14/05      8Q7BP & 8Q7LU * by EA2BP & EA2CLU                      311
05/05-13/05      BV3/DL5AUJ                                             311
05/05-23/05      KH6/N2NB                                               310
10/05-17/05      GB100LP & GB100FI (EU-124): special calls              303
10/05-11/05      TM2V: special event station                            311
10/05-11/05      CQ-M International DX Contest                          ***
10/05-11/05      Volta DX RTTY Contest                                  ***
11/05            IJ7: Sc. Scattapignata (IIA LE-031) by Salento DX Team 311
11/05            IJ7: Sc. Specchia (IIA LE-032) * by Salento DX Team    311
12/05-July       YI9VK * by HA7VK                                       311
16/05-20/05      OZ1RDP: Romo Isl. (EU-125) * by DL team                305
17/05-18/05      GB100BD: special event station                         311
17/05-23/05      KH7K/N2NB                                          ??? 310
17/05            European Sprint Spring CW (00 - 17 UTC)                ***
17/05-18/19      ITU Contest                                            ***
18/05            EA7: San Juan de Los Terreros Isl. (EU-152)            311
20/05-27/05      3C0 * by URE                                           309
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Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ/KB2TJM
425 DX News Editor
E-mail: i1jqj@amsat.org



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