S DX@WW $425WW505A 425 DX News #505 [1/4] 6 January 2001 ...

Island [425DXN 555] includes TI2HMG, AD6E, AK0A, F5CWU, KA0KKO,
KI7WO, N4CD, N6KT, N7DF, PA3EWP, PA5ET, RA9CO, RN3BZ, WS4Y and
IZ7ATN, and the QSL manager will be AK0A (Bill Boeckenhaupt, 8904
Westbrooke Dr, Overland Park, KS 66212, USA).
VK - Steve, VK6VZ will participate in the Stew Perry Topband Distance
Challenge (29-30 December) from Australia's first lighthouse at
Cape Leeuwin. Look for VK6VZ/6 around 1810-1815 kHz. Special QSL
via VK6VZ. [TNX The Daily DX]
VK - Tony, VK3TZ reports he will be active (on the usual 10, 15 and 20
metres IOTA fequencies) sporadically from Phillip Island (OC-136)
between 29 December and 26 January. QSL via CBA.
VU - Deepak/VU2DPM, Sked/VU2SKD, Kitchu/VU2KFR, Horey/VU2HFR and
Joy/VU2JSH will be the Calcutta VHF Amateur Radio Society's members
who willoperate on HF bands from Sagar Island (AS-153) on 10-16
January [425DXN 555].They will be using their personal callsigns as
no special call has beenassigned for this operation. Look for them
between 1-3.30 UTC and 12-19 UTCon SSB (+/- 14260, 21260 and 28460
MHz), CW (14040, 21040 and 28040 MHz) andpossibly on PSK31 (14.070
MHz), with an emphasis on 20m SSB and CW. Pleaseremember thatthe
CVARS operates upon request from the districtadministration to
assist them in maintaining an emergency communicationnetwork and
handling missing persons traffic during the Ganga Sagar Melaannual
festival. This means that the HF schedule might change,
particularlyon 13 and 14 January, when the crowd on the island
peaks toaround half amillion. The Mediterraneo DX Club will sponsor
the QSLcards; the QSL manager for all of the five operators will be
IZ8CCW (Antonio Cannataro,P.O. Box 360, 87100 Cosenza - CS, Italy).
Any money surplus topostage costs received with incoming QSLs will
be given to CVARS, whose resources are extremely limited. A web
site is under construction at http://www.mdxc.org/as-153
W - Look for Howie, K1VSJ to operate from Martha's Vineyard (NA-046)
from 29 December until 1 January. [TNX The Daily DX]
XE - Ken, G3OCA provides official information on the March 2002
operation from a few rare IOTA Mexican groups [425DXN 555]. Ken and
Les, G4CWD will be leaving the UK on 2 March, destination the QTH
of XE2MX where they will establish their expedition HQ. Depending
on local conditions, they intend to activate four out of the five
following IOTA groups: NA-162, NA-163, NA-164, NA-165 and NA-167
(no dates for each island are currently available). The same call
(hopefully a special call, which is being requested) will be used
from all of the islands. Ken and Les will leave Mexico on 24 March.
QSL via G3OCA either direct or through the RSGB bureau. Any queries
regarding the operation should be sent to ken@g3oca.fsnet.co.uk
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EU SPRINT ---> Rules, full results, past scores and all time records for the
European Sprint contests are available at http://loja.kkn.net/~i2uiy/ (the
free EU Sprint software can be downloaded at this same address). In 2002 the
EU Sprint contests (two in spring and two in autumn) will take place on 13
April and 5 October (SSB) and on 20 April and 12 October (CW). The Contest
runs from 15 UTC through 18.59 UTC on 20, 40 and 80 metres.
RRC ---> Rolf Rahne, DL6ZFG reports he will be no longer Checkpoint and
Coordinator for the Russian Robinson Club (http://rrc.sc.ru).
QSL 3B9FR ---> Robert, 3B9RF reports that several direct cards got lost in
the mail, apparently due to incomplete address. QSLs should be sent direct