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S DX@WW $425WW510A 425 DX News #510 [1/3] 10 February 2001 No 510 $425WW510A =========================== *** 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 i1jqj@425dxn.org - BBS I1JQJ@IK1MJJ.IPIE.ITA.EU) ! ! Maurizio Bertolino, IZ1CRR (I1-21171): 425 DX News WWW Pages ! ! (e-mail i121171@425dxn.org) ! \---------------------------------------------------------------------------/ 3W - Hans, WA1LWS expects to be active again as 3W2LWS from Vietnam between 17 February and 6 March, including an entry in both the ARRL DX contests. [TNX The Daily DX] C6 - Gary, KI6T will be active as C6A/KI6T from NA-080, Bahamas on 13-18 February, with an entry in the ARRL CW DX Contest as C6AGS. QSL via KI6T. [TNX The Daily DX] CE0_sfe- Marco, CE6TBN reports the Chilean authorities have once again authorized the use of CE0XT for the upcoming operation from San Ambrosio (previosuly announced as CE0XT, some three weeks ago the call was changed into CE0ZT). US QSL via N6MZ (Michael A. Mraz, 15526 Se 50th St, Bellevue, WA 98006-3611, USA); others via CE6TBN (Marco A. Quijada, P.O. Box 1234, Temuco, Chile). DU - Frank, VE7DP reports 4I2P is the call sign requested for the IOTA expedition to Batan Island (OC-093) [425DXN 509]. Frank will arrive on 23 February and will be joined my the main group on the 25th. They will be active until 27 February and be back to Manila on th 28th. [TNX VE7DP and VE3JV] KH0 - Look for KH0/JQ1NGT and KH0/JI1EFP to be active (on 6-160 metres CW and SSB) from Saipan (OC-086) on 16-19 February. They plan to participate in the ARRL CW DX Contest as either single opertaors or multi-single. QSL via JQ1NGT (Kenji Sekine, 3-4-7 Honcyo, Fukiage, 369-0115, Japan). [TNX The Daily DX] PJ2 - Larry, K6RO and Charlie, W6KK will operate (on all bands CW and SSB) as PJ2/home call from Curacao (SA-006) from 27 February to 5 March. Larry will be a SOAB HP entru in the ARRL SSB DX Contest as PJ2K (not PJ2R as reported in 425DXN 509, as this call has been issued to someone else). QSL PJ2K via K6RO and PJ2/ via home calls. [TNX K6RO] PY0_spp- The PW0S group (Jim/PY7XC, Ciro/PY7ZY and Eli/PT7BZ, plus Epaminondas/PY7CV, captain of the "Old Smuggler") left Recife, Brazil at 20 UTC on 3 February. They stopped at Fernando de Noronha, where Andre/PY0FF (and his equipment for 6 metres and SSTV) have joined the team, and left for St. Peter and St. Paul's Rocks in the early morning UTC of 7 February. They were expected to start operating from the rocks on the 9th, but rough seas are preventing them from landing. Suggested frequencies are 3790, 7050, 14170, 18125, 21270, 24960, 28470, 50115 kHz (SSB); 1832, 3504, 7025, 10108, 14025, 18090, 21025, 24915, 28025, 50095 kHz (CW); 14080, 21080, 28080 kHz (RTTY); 14233, 21363, 28683 kHz (SSTV). QSL via KU9C. Pictures at http://www.soutomaior.eti.br/mario/ S2 - Carl, SM6CPY plans to operate as S21YD from Bangladesh on 12-19 February. [TNX The Daily DX] T8 - Look for JA6EGL and JM6VOV to operate (on 10-160 metres) as T88SM (mainly CW) and T88VO (mainly SSB) from Palau (OC-009) on 16-20 February. QSL T88SM via JA6EGL (Shoji Miyake, Box 252, Fukuoka,

810-8694, Japan); QSL T88VO via JM6VOV (Masaru Yokoi, 1-30-13 Sakuragaoka, Shime, 811-2201, Japan). Cards can also be sent through the JARL QSL bureau. [TNX The Daily DX] TZ - Fred, ON6QR will try to operate (on 20 and 15 metres SSB) from TZ6VY or TZ6YH from around 19 UTC to 24 UTC on 14 February. He might be active on 15 and 16 February as well. QSL via ON6QR through the bureau. [TNX ON9CLV] UA - A group of operators is expected to sign (SSB and CW) UE1RCV/1 from Sengeyskiy Island (Pechorskoye Sea Coast West group, EU-???) on 9-14 February. QSL via UA1RJ. [TNX RZ3EC] V4 - Joe/VE3BW, Bob/K0CCX, Markus/DK5AX, Bruce/W4OV, Julio/WD4JR and Norm/VE3VFR will be active from St. Kitts Island (NA-104) on 14-22 February (callsigns to be issued upon arrival). They will operate on 6-160 metres CW and SSB and will participate in the ARRL DX CW Contest. The QSL route for QSOs made during the contest is via VE3VFR (Norm Sanger, 2626 Guyatt Rd East Binbrook, Ontario L0R1C0, Canada). [TNX DJ5AV] VK - Bill, VK4FW reports his planned activity from Cumberland Island (OC-160) [425DXN 509] has been postponed has been postponed due to transport problems associated with equipment not arriving from Sydney. The new dates are from 11 to 16 February. QSL direct only to VK4FW (Bill Horner, P.O. Box 929, Gympie, 4570, Australia). VP5 - Ed, AJ6V will participate in the ARRL CW DX Contest (17-18 February) as VP5U from the Turks and Caicos Islands. Before and after the contest he will operate SSB as VP5/AJ6V. QSL via WA4WTG. [TNX WA4WTG] XX9 - Ulf, SM0GNU reports will be operating as XX9TDX from Macau between 12 and 20 February. He plans to be active on all bands CW/SSB, possibly with some RTTY. There will also be a SOAB effort in the ARRL DX CW Contest. QSL via SM0GNU. /EX S DX@WW $425WW510B 425 DX News #510 [2/3] 10 February 2001 No 510 $425WW510B =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH HAM COM 2001 ---> The Lone Star DX Association (http://www.dxer.org) has announced an attractive DX programme for "Ham Com 2001", to be held in Arlington, Texas on 8-10 June. For further information please visit http://hamcom.org [TNX WW5L] QSL K5K, KH6ND/KH5, T32R ---> K5K QSLs are due from the printer any day and processing will begin as soon as they arrive. Requests for KH6ND/KH5 are being processed daily. T32R QSL's are being printed and will be processed along with K5K and KH6ND/KH5 direct requests. There is no need for concern for the lack of sufficient postage for direct requests received before early January, as all SASEs or requests which include return postage will be answered. However requests sent in 2001 should include sufficient return postage. Direct cards with no SAE, non-US stamps or money from other countries will be answered in due course via the bureau. [TNX K4TSJ] QSL OA4DKC ---> Tony, LZ1JZ reports he is the QSL manager for OA4DKC as far as QSOs with European stations are concerned. His address is: Anton Stefanov, P.O Box 43, Harmanli 6450, Bulgaria. QSL VP8SSI (2000) ---> Tony, WA4JQS is still receiving cards (mainly from Japan) for this pirate operation. "This call is assigned to me, it has not been and will not be reissued", Tony says. "I have not been in the South Sandwich group since 1992 but I plan on returning within the next three years

810-8694, Japan); QSL T88VO via JM6VOV (Masaru Yokoi, 1-30-13<br />

Sakuragaoka, Shime, 811-2201, Japan). Cards can also be sent through<br />

the JARL QSL bureau. [TNX The Daily <strong>DX</strong>]<br />

TZ - Fred, ON6QR will try to operate (on 20 and 15 metres SSB) from TZ6VY<br />

or TZ6YH from around 19 UTC to 24 UTC on 14 February. He might be<br />

active on 15 and 16 February as well. QSL via ON6QR through the<br />

bureau. [TNX ON9CLV]<br />

UA - A group of operators is expected to sign (SSB and CW) UE1RCV/1 from<br />

Sengeyskiy Island (Pechorskoye Sea Coast West group, EU-???) on 9-14<br />

February. QSL via UA1RJ. [TNX RZ3EC]<br />

V4 - Joe/VE3BW, Bob/K0CCX, Markus/DK5AX, Bruce/W4OV, Julio/WD4JR and<br />

Norm/VE3VFR will be active from St. Kitts Island (NA-104) on 14-22<br />

February (callsigns to be issued upon arrival). They will operate on<br />

6-160 metres CW and SSB and will participate in the ARRL <strong>DX</strong> CW<br />

Contest. The QSL route for QSOs made during the contest is via<br />

VE3VFR (Norm Sanger, 2626 Guyatt Rd East Binbrook, Ontario L0R1C0,<br />

Canada). [TNX DJ5AV]<br />

VK - Bill, VK4FW reports his planned activity from Cumberland Island<br />

(OC-160) [<strong>425</strong><strong>DX</strong>N 509] has been postponed has been postponed due to<br />

transport problems associated with equipment not arriving from<br />

Sydney. The new dates are from 11 to 16 February. QSL direct only to<br />

VK4FW (Bill Horner, P.O. Box 929, Gympie, 4570, Australia).<br />

VP5 - Ed, AJ6V will participate in the ARRL CW <strong>DX</strong> Contest (17-18 February)<br />

as VP5U from the Turks and Caicos Islands. Before and after the<br />

contest he will operate SSB as VP5/AJ6V. QSL via WA4WTG. [TNX<br />

WA4WTG]<br />

XX9 - Ulf, SM0GNU reports will be operating as XX9T<strong>DX</strong> from Macau between<br />

12 and 20 February. He plans to be active on all bands CW/SSB,<br />

possibly with some RTTY. There will also be a SOAB effort in the<br />

ARRL <strong>DX</strong> CW Contest. QSL via SM0GNU.<br />

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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH<br />

HAM COM <strong>2001</strong> ---> The Lone Star <strong>DX</strong> Association (http://www.dxer.org) has<br />

announced an attractive <strong>DX</strong> programme for "Ham Com <strong>2001</strong>", to be held in<br />

Arlington, Texas on 8-10 June. For further information please visit<br />

http://hamcom.org [TNX WW5L]<br />

QSL K5K, KH6ND/KH5, T32R ---> K5K QSLs are due from the printer any day and<br />

processing will begin as soon as they arrive. Requests for KH6ND/KH5 are<br />

being processed daily. T32R QSL's are being printed and will be processed<br />

along with K5K and KH6ND/KH5 direct requests. There is no need for concern<br />

for the lack of sufficient postage for direct requests received before early<br />

<strong>January</strong>, as all SASEs or requests which include return postage will be<br />

answered. However requests sent in <strong>2001</strong> should include sufficient return<br />

postage. Direct cards with no SAE, non-US stamps or money from other<br />

countries will be answered in due course via the bureau. [TNX K4TSJ]<br />

QSL OA4DKC ---> Tony, LZ1JZ reports he is the QSL manager for OA4DKC as far<br />

as QSOs with European stations are concerned. His address is: Anton Stefanov,<br />

P.O Box 43, Harmanli 6450, Bulgaria.<br />

QSL VP8SSI (2000) ---> Tony, WA4JQS is still receiving cards (mainly from<br />

Japan) for this pirate operation. "This call is assigned to me, it has not<br />

been and will not be reissued", Tony says. "I have not been in the South<br />

Sandwich group since 1992 but I plan on returning within the next three years

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