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425 DX News #818 06 January 2007 A.R.I. Dx Bulletin

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=========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 3Y_ant - Dag, LA9SDA is currently stationed at the the Norwegian base Troll (LA-10 for the Antarctica Award), Antarctica (AN-016), until 5 February. He operates PSK and SSB on 20 and 40 metres as 3Y9SDA with 100 watt into a dipole and a ground plane. Look for him around 07.30 UTC and after 19 UTC. [TNX DL5EBE] 9G - Franco, IK2BTI reports he will be leaving for Ghana on 10 January. He has applied for a licence and plans to operate SSB and CW for several months. 9M - 9M4SIX has been issued to the Malaysian Amateur Radio Transmitter Society, for 6m operation. The 9M4SIX beacon, supported by MARTS, JA1OCZ and JI1ETU, is up and running on 50005 kHz from the QTH of Tex, 9M2TO. [TNX 9M2TO] 9M2 - Gerben, PG5M will be active as 9M2/PG5M from Pulau Pangkor (AS-072) on 5-7 January. He will operate holiday style on 40-10 metres CW only. QSL via PG5M, direct or bureau. [TNX PG5M] GM - Ken, G0ORH plans to operate as GM0ORH from Arran Island (EU-123) on 6-13 January. [TNX The Daily DX] HL - Kang, DS4DRE [425DXN 794] says he will remain on Hong Island (AS-093) through 30 June. He is active as DS4DRE/4 on 10-80 metres SSB and CW. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. I - The Torino Paralympic Radio Sport Team will issue a special QSL card (available through the bureau or direct from IZ1CCE) for contacts made with Carlo/IZ1CCE, Cataldo/IZ1DNR, Gianni/I1HYW, Gianni/IK1JNP,

Luciano/IK1SOZ and Piero/IK1ZNN between 17 January and 1 March. They will promote the XXIII Winter Universiade (the World University Games organized by the International University Sports Federation) to be held in Torino on 17-27 January (http://www.universiadetorino2007.org/ENG/home.aspx). [TNX IZ1CCE]JA - Special event station 8J49JARL will be aired between 7 January and 20 May for the 49th JARL Annual General Meeting to be held in Okayama. QSL via bureau. [TNX VA3RJ] LZ - Radio Bulgaria's DX Editor Dimiter Petrov, LZ1AF will operate mostly CW as LZ50DX through the end of the year to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Radio Bulgaria's DX Programme (17 November 1957). Special QSL via the bureau. [TNX VA3RJ] OA - After the C6ARI operation from Elbow Cay (NA-219), Daniel, DL5YWM will travel to Peru. He plans to operate CW and SSB on 10-160 metres as OA4/DL5YWM in his spare time, from 12 to 31 January. Activities from Peruvian IOTA islands are also possibile. QSL via home call. [TNX DL5YWM] S2 - The S21XA team [425DXN 815] will depart on 7 January and expects to start operations with three stations around 18 UTC on the 9th (local midnight of the 10th). Updates will be posted at www.ea3bt.com/s21xa.htm; QSL via EA3BT. UA - A group of operators from radio club RK1OZM will be active as RK1OZM/P from Russian District Mirny (RDA AR-10) on 11-15 January. They plan to operate on 80-20 meters CW, SSB and some digital modes with two stations. QSL via RK1OZM, direct or bureau. [TNX UA1PAC/1]VU7 - The VU7RG team has been granted permission to operate from Minicoy Island (AS-106, the rarest IOTA group in Asia), which will be the fourth VU7RG Operation Site with its own bandslots. IOTA chasers can expect 2-3 full equipped stations to be active on 10-40 metres (SSB and CW) as VU7RG/VU#xxx starting on 16 January. The other three operating sites - Agatti, Bangaram and Kadmat (all of them count for AS-011) - will use VU7RG. The operating frequencies for Minicoy are as follows: 40m 7030-7040 CW 7060-7070 SSB 30m 10110-10120 CW - 20m 14045-14060 CW 14265-14295 SSB

17m 18089-18108 CW 18138-18148 SSB 15m 21045-21060 CW 21260-21290 SSB 12m 24920-24930 CW 24952-24964 SSB 10m 28030-28045 CW 28550-28575 SSB This means that the frequency plan for the other three locations has been slightly changed: please find the up-to-date table at http://www.vu7.in/ ("Operations" section). [TNX DL4KQ] W - A group of operators from the Coastal Amateur Radio Association (http://www.whitehallrepeater.com) will be active on 15, 17, 20 and 40 metres SSB as W4BWZ from Pine Island (not IOTA), South Carolina on 11-14 January. QSL via KG4WNL. XT - John, F5VHQ (XT2HQ) will join the XT2C team [425DXN 809] in Ouagadougou, Burkina-Faso for the last days (15-20 January). The other ten operators expect to leave Paris at 15 UTC on 6 January and to be QRV the following morning. Their announced frequencies are as follows: Band CW SSB RTTY PSK --------------------------------------------- 6m 50096 - - - 10m 28014 28444 28082 28122 12m 24892 24966 24920 24920 15m 21014 21266 21082 21072 17m 18071 18140 18100 18100 20m 14014 14266 14082 14072 30m 10115 - 10140 10140 40m 7014 7057 - - 80m 3514 3785 - - 160m (*) - - - (*) AS/OC: TX 1830 RX 1820-1825 EU: TX 1832 RX 1835-1840 NA/SA: TX 1832 RX 1833-1835 QSL XT2C via F9IE. The website for the expedition is at http://xt2c.free.fr/ [TNX F5NQL] YO - Special event station YR0UE will be active until 10 January to celebrate the accession of Romania to the European Union. QSL via YO3KAA (bureau preferred). [TNX YO3JW] YU - YU60BCD and YT60W will be aired throughout 2007 by Radio Club "Mihajlo Pupin" (YU7BCD) to celebrate their 60th anniversary. QSL via YU7BCD, direct or bureau. [TNX YU7AU] ANTARCTICA ---> The "R7C Foundation" is conducting an expedition toAntarctica, which should finish on 15 January. The amateur radio operator(Igor, UA6DX) is expected to be active 30, 20 and 15 metres as CE8/R7C fromPunta Arenas (Chile), CE9/R7C from Patriot Hills (Antarctica) and KC4/R7Cfrom the South Pole. QSL to P.O. Box 2007, Moscow, 101000, Russia. [TNXDL5EBE] PACIFIC TRIP ---> Hrane, YT1AD is going to the Pacific for the final

arrangements for the April N8S expedition to Swains Island(http://www.yt1ad.info/n8s). He will operate as 3D2AD from Fiji on 25-26January, as KH8/YT1AD from American Samoa between 27 January and 1 February,as with a 5W1 callsign TBA from Samoa on 1-5 February. [TNX YZ5W] _____________________________________________________________________________ =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 425DXN: NEW SEARCH TOOL ---> Leonardo Lastrucci, IZ5FSA ([email protected])reports he has developed a piece of software which allows to query the 425DX News Archive now maintained on www.ari.it from the PacketCluster. Thecommands are: SH/425 CAL shows the 425DXN Calendar "current" activities; SH/425 BULL [num] where [num] is the bulletin issue number; SH/425 [text] where [text] should be replaced with a callsign, an IOTA reference number, an island name, an Antarctic base, a lighthouse, etc. 425DXN: THE SPANISH EDITION ---> The website of the Union de Radioaficionadosde Gijon (EA1URG, http://www.ea1urg.com/) now hosts the Spanish languageversion of 425 DX News. Many thanks to Fabian, EA1/LW6DX (web editing) andMiguel, EA1KI (translation). ARRL NEWS ---> On 30 December Wayne Mills, N7NG announced that, effective 16January, he resigns his position as ARRL Membership Services Manager. "Suchan early departure had not been my plan", he says, "but had becomenecessary". Wayne had succeeded Bill Kennamer, K5NX on 2 May 2000, afterserving as chairman of the ARRL DX Advisory Committee for three years. Firstlicensed in 1953 at age of 10, he is best known for his operating onDXpeditions over the past 20 years - XZ1A (1995), BV9P (1995), BS7H (1997),H40AA (1998), TX0DX (2000) just to name a few. Wayne will be returning toJackson Hole (WY): "I hope to regenerate an active interest in Ham Radio backin Wyoming", he says, "Maybe there'll be another DXpedition or two as well,and look for N7NG to be an active Wyoming contributor to LoTW as long as it'sin business". EUCW 160M CONTEST ---> The Union Francaise des Telegraphistes (UFT, theFrench EUCW society) sponsors the annual European CW 160 Meter Contest, whichwill be held on 6 January (20.00-23.00 UTC) and on 7 January (04.00-07.00UTC). Rules can be found at http://www.uft.net, where it also possible todownload the software written by Alain, F6ENO. [TNX F5NQL] MARS ---> N. Khosbayar, JT1CD reports that a new organization, the MongolianAmateur Radio Society (MARS), was established on 18 November 2006. "Once alllicensed amateur radio operators of Mongolia have switched their membershipfrom MRSF [the Mongolian Radio Sport Federation, ed] to MARS, we hope that wecan change the name and keep IARU membership", he says. "MARS will continueto pay its due to IARU and the QSL bureau will be working permanently in thefuture". JT1CD is the Secretary General of the newly born organization, andheld the same position at MRSF. NOT THE MANAGER ---> Dieter, DK3SF says he has been receiving QSL cards forcontacts made with C31GN since April 2006. Dieter operated as C31GN in July1973 and July 1975, but has nothing to share with the 2006 station (a

pirate). NOT VIA K1WY ---> Paul Marshall, K1WO is one of the sorters for the firstcall area QSL Bureau in the US. "We continue to receive hundreds of QSLs fromEurope and Asia" for a number of stations that K1WY no longer manages. Pleaserefer to the usual sources of QSL information (www.qrz.com, etc) for thefollowing stations, and refrain from sending them via the bureau to K1WY:4L0DXP, 4L4KW, 4L5O, 5A3O, 5N0AIP, 5N0NAS, 5R8ET, AX1TX, BV4FH, GI0PCV,OD5NJ, OX3SA, P29CC, RU0AK, S21J, TF0GX, TF4FT, TF4RX, TF7RX, TF7X, TF8GX,TF8RX, TO0DX, UA0ACG, UA0AOZ, UA0DC, UA0ZBK, VK1TX and ZD7VC. OPERATORS NEEDED ---> Frosty, K5LBU is organizing his annual trip to Africa,possibly Botswana (A22) or Lesotho (7P8). Plans are to arrive on 9 July anddepart on the 23rd, which means two weekends on the air (IARU Contestincluded). Please contact Frosty ([email protected]) if interested in joininghim. +SILENT KEY + Dewald Voigt, ZS1FRD, a 25-year-old antenna engineer andscientist, was killed in a transport accident shortly after arriving atSANAE, the South African Antarctic station. [TNX www.qrz.com] _____________________________________________________________________________ =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** *** NEWS FROM THE WEB *** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW HAMATLAS: Dariusz "Darek" Milka, SP6NVK is the author of the "Internet Ham Atlas", containing complete information on all 337 DXCC Entities, over 3000 pictures and 1100 maps. Give a look to http://www.hamatlas.eu/ [TNX NG3K] QSL GALLERY: The large collection of QSL cards (4100+) on Les Nouvelle DX's web site has been updated. Nine different galleries include cards for the ten Most Wanted DXCC Entities (140+ QSLs), each of the 58 deleted DXCC entities (700+ QSLs), obsolete prefixes (1700+ QSLs), Antarctic bases (600+ QSLs) & TAAF (Terres Australes and Antarctiques Francaises, 220+ QSLs), the various rare French DXCC island Entities (100+ QSLs), pre-1945 countries (200+ QSLs), French Departments and USA. Several cards are still needed and your participation is encouraged - please visit http://LesNouvellesDX.free.fr and send send your comments to [email protected] [TNX F6AJA] TOP LISTS: The latest Topband, Topmode and Toplist listings are now available at http://www.425dxn.org/awards/toplist/index.html.

Please send your scores, as well as any request for further information, to Erminio Pandocchi, I2EOW ([email protected]) VIDEOS: A couple of nice videos of VK3QI and his team mates' IOTA operations from Australian island groups (OC-220 and OC-228) are now available at http://www.youtube.com/: search for VI5PN and VI5BR, and enjoy the show (VI5WCP and VI3JPI are expected to be added soon). The video of the recent ZY6T operation from SA-023 is also available. _____________________________________________________________________________ =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* QSL INFO ******** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW =================================================================== CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER =================================================================== 1A4A IZ4DPV DT8A HL2FDW OY3QN OZ1ACB 3W2TXR JA2TXR DU1/CT1EAT CT1EAT P40W N2MM 3Y9SDA LA9SDA DZ50HBC DU1HBC P49X W0YK 3Z2JMB SP2PI EA9/EA7RU EA7RU PJ2/WB9Z AF9H 4K6OF UA3FDX ED1NVA EA1URV R1ANF/P RK1PWA 4L1UN RW6HS EI100S EI3IP R1FJT UA4RC 4N1856T YU1BM EK3GM IK2QPR RW9FWR/4/m RA9FDR 4N500ZZ 4N7ZZ EK6TA DJ0MCZ S07EA EA1BT 4S7UCG DL7UCX ES1WN ES1AX SC0XMAS SM0OGQ 4X4DK VE3MR EY8MM K1BV SC300VL SK6HD 5H3VMB/5 UA4WHX FO/NA8O JK1FNL SD40JZ SM5DJZ 5R8FU SM5DJZ FS/KN5G KN5G SN55ATR SP2CA 5R8GZ G3SWH G6PZ M5AAV ST2R S57DX 6F75A EA5KB GB1FVT GM3TNT ST2T S57DX 6H1AY XE1AY GC8LED/P G8LED T30XX JA8UWT 6H1CL XE1CL GI0RTN G0RTN TI4CF W3HNK 6H1J XE1J HA501DAE HA1DAE TM0ZK F5OZK 6I2EX XE2EX HA503FIN HA3FIN TM3WRC F4ELU 6I2HUM XE2HUM HA508VK HA8VK UA0KBA/3 RL3DZ 6I2IA XE2IA HA509PN HA9PN UE3DDX/3/P RZ3FR 6W1SE JR2KDN HF740KO SP1NQF UE3GMF RA3GJ 6W7RV F8CMT HG1956R HA3HK UN7MMM EA7FTR 7Q7BP G3RMC HK1XX EA7FTR V31JP KA9WON 7S5CF SK5AA HL0GHQ/2 DS2GOO VE2IDX VA3YDX 7Z1UG DG1XG HL22 DS5SWL VI3JAM bureau 8J3YAGI JA3YKC HS0AC HS0ZFZ VK1AA/4 VE3EXY 8S30JC SK7JC HS0ZDY SM3CVM VP8/LZ1UQ LZ1UQ 9A35Y 9A5CY HS0ZFI SM5GMZ VP8CMH/MM GM0HCQ 9G5SW DC8XL HZ1IK DK7YY VP8DIZ G7KMZ 9J2BO G3TEV HZ1SK IZ8CLM VP9BO W4ZGR 9J2CA G3SWH IY4FGM IK4UPU VP9F N1HRA 9K2GS EA5KB J28JA F5JFU VQ9JK G4FJK 9K2YM EA5KB K0B KI0HV VQ9NL W4NML 9M2MRS PA0RRS K1Y K4VD W5TLH W5AZN 9M6NA JE1JKL K3N N3VOP YB0AR YB9BU 9M6XRO M5AAV KE0A/KP2 KE0A YI1DZ OM3JW

9V1YC N5ID KV2AA W3HNK YI9KT SP8HKT A35GN VK2GND LU1ZV LU4DXU YN2N TI2OHL A35TN JA7GAX LX2007L LX1DA YN4SU/9 TI4SU A52K JA1CG LY7M LY2BW YR0UE YO3KAA A61AB IZ8CLM LZ0A LZ1KDP YR1A YO3JR A71EM EA7FTR LZ2007EU LZ1BJ YT150AT YT1AT C6ARI DL3OCH N0FW/KP2 W8QID YT150YT YT7YT CE0Y/JK1FNL JK1FNL ON4DAMIAN ON4CP (a) YT60W YU7BCD CN2DX EA7FTR ON4DAMIAN ON4LN (b) YU60BPQ YU7BPQ CO2JD AD4Z OQ5M ON5ZO YV1RDX IT9DAA CQ0ODX CT2GZE OR1Z ON6IX ZF2SC KA9P D2NX JH7FQK OT4A ON4AEK ZS5IE ZR6OTB DK2006TZ DL1SBF OX3PG WA0SMQ ZS90DW ZS4SM DR06XVI DM6HK OX3XR OZ3PZ ZY6T PY7GK (a) bureau (b) direct _____________________________________________________________________________ =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* ADDRESSES ******* =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 3DA0TM Andy Cory, P.O. Box 1033, Mbabane, Swaziland 8P9NX Peter Cross, 90 Greenpoint, St. Philip, Barbados 9H1SP Paul Spiteri, 'Wideacre' Depiro Gourgion Street, Lija. BZN10, Malta9N7JO Stig Lindblom, Jum Changphimai, 147/1 Moo 3, Tambon Boot, Ban Ta Bong, Phimai, TH-30110 Nakhon Ratchashima, Thailand CT1EAT Francisco Costa, Apartado 172, 7801-902 Beja, Portugal DL3OCH Bodo Fritsche, Erlenweg 2, 75175 Pforzheim, Germany HK3W Siso Hennessey, P.O. Box 02-5242, Miami, FL 33102, USA HS0ZCW Charles Harpole, P.O. Box 1, Nakhon Chaisi, Nakhon Pathom 73120, Thailand IZ4DPV Massimo Cortesi, P.O. Box 24, 47100 Forli' Centro - FC, Italy LZ1UQ Dimitar Rusev Raitchev, P.O. Box 334, 1618 Sofia, Bulgaria PG5M Gerben A.Menting, Brandparken 2, 9351 XM Leek, The Netherlands PY7GK Cristovao H. C. Freire, R. Teles Junior 475-1502, 52050-040 Recife (PE), Brazil SV2ASP Monk Apollo, Docheiariou Monastery, 63087 Mount Athos, Greece TI8II Carlos S. Bedoya, P.O. Box 119, Puntarenas 5400, Costa Rica VA3YDX Igor Slakva, 105 La Rose Avenue #803, Etobicoke, Ontario M9P 1A9, Canada W1F P.O. Box 121, Plainview, NY 11803, USA YU7BCD Radio Club "Mihajlo Pupin", P.O. Box 17, 26001 Pancevo, Serbia ***************************************************************************** 425 DX NEWS HOME PAGE: http://www.425dxn.org 425 DX NEWS ARCHIVES: http://list.425dxn.org 425 DX NEWS DX CLUSTER: telnet://dx.ik1znw.org:8000 ***************************************************************************** 425 DX News is a free of charge weekly bulletin edited by Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ and Valeria Pregliasco, IK1ADH Its contents may be used, reproduced and distributed

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=========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 5T - Benoit, F8PDR will be active as 5T5DY from Nouakchott, Mauritania on 5-18 February. He will operate mainly CW on 10-80 metres, with 100 watts and vertical antennas. He will try to focus on 80 and 160. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX F5NQL] 6O - Michael, PA5M is currently in Kenya (and has applied for a 5Z licence), but will be back to Somalia for 7-10 days starting on 17 January (his schedule might change because of the situation in that area). He will be active again as 6O0M, typically during his evening hours, with 100 wantts and wire antennas. QSL via PA7FM, direct (1 new IRC or 2 USD) or bureau. Webpage and log search at http://www.pa7fm.nl [TNX PA7FM] C5 - Jay, LY4Y (M3UNN) reports will be active as C56NN from The Gambia on 22-29 January. He will operate from the QTH of Noz, C5DXC during daytime, and possibily from another location during some evenings and nights. Jay will try to put a dipole for 160 metres. CT3 - Luis, CT3EE and several other operators from the Madeira Region Radioamateur Association (ARRM) will be active as CT9F from the lighthouse at Ponta do Pargo (ARLHS MAD-005) on 19-21 January. They plan to operate SSB, CW, RTTY and PSK on 10-160 metres. QSL via CS3MAD.

CU - Martti, OH2BH and Juha, OH8NC will be active from the Azores on 23-29 January. They will be QRV using their portable call signs (QSL via home calls) on 160 and 80 metres, and Martti will participate in the CQ WW 160-Meter Contest as CU2A (QSL via OH2BH). [TNX OH2BH] DU_spr - A group of operators from Japan and the Philippines (including JA1BRK, JF1IST, JA1RJU, JA4DND, JF2XGF, 4F2KWT, DU1BA and DU1EV) will be active as DX0JP from Pag-Asa, Kalayaan, in the Philippine Spratly Islands on 3-13 February. They plan to be active on 160-6 metres (SSB, CW, RTTY and PSK), plus JT65 EME on 6 and 2m, with an emphasis on the low bands, especially 160 and 80 metres. QSL via JA1HGY (EME QSO only via JA1RJU). Updates will be published at http://www.dxcom.jp/dx0jp [TNX DU1EV and JA1HGY] FM - Eric, F5LOW will be active as FM/F5LOW/p from Martinique (NA-107) on 17-26 January. He plans to operate holiday style on all the HF bands SSB and PSK. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX F5NQL] FO - Alain, F2HE will be active again as FO5RH from the Tuamotu Islands (OC-066), French Polynesia starting on 16 January. He says he cannot receive QSL cards via the FO QSL bureau, so he can reply to bureau cards only once a year, when he is in France. [TNX F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX] I - ARI Aprilia members will operate special event station II0BH (Beach Head) on 20-28 January to commemorate the 63rd anniversary of the Allied amphibious landing in the area of Anzio during the Italian Campaign of World War II. QSL via bureau. [TNX IK0IZW] J2 - Stefano, IK2HKT has joined the team of operators who will be active as J20M and J20R from Moucha Island (AF-053), Djibouti in February [425DXN 810]. They plan to be QRV with the first station in the local late afternoon hours on the 1st. There is no Internet access on the island and they will have to return to the mainland in order to upload the logs. They will do their best to update the logs every 3 or 4 days (see http://www.i2ysb.com/j2). QSL via I2YSB, direct or bureau. [TNX I2JSB] KP2 - Bruce, KI7VR will be active again as KP2ZZ for two weeks starting on 23 January. He will operate from the QTH of Herb, KV4FZ on St.

Croix, Virgin Islands (NA-106) and will concentrate on the low bands, especially 160 metres. QSL via G4OOC. [TNX G4RCG] LU_ant - Operator Dan is active as LU1ZAB from Teniente Matienzo Base (LU-16) on the Larsen Ice Shelf (AN-016), Antarctica. QSL via LU4DXU. LU_so - Hugo, LU2ERA is active as LU2ERA/Z from the Orcadas Base (LU-14) on Laurie Island, South Orkneys (AN-008). Look for him on 14188 kHz starting around 23 UTC. QSL via LU4DXU. LZ - The Balkan Contest Club will operate as LZ170VL through the end of the year to celebrate the 170th anniversary of the birth of Bulgarian national hero Vasil Levski (further information at qrz.com). QSL bureau to LZ1KZA. [TNX LZ1ZF] OZ - Look for Jakob, OZ7AEI/P to operate on 20 and 40 metres SSB from Kronborg Lighthouse (ARLHS DEN-119) on Sjaelland (EU-029, SJ-001 for the Danish Islands Award) on 13 January. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX OZ7AEI] PY - Ivan, PV8IG has been active as PX8II since 1 January to promote the XV Pan American Games that will be held in Rio de Janeiro on 13-29 July (http://www.rio2007.org.br/). QSL direct to home call. [TNX PV8IG] PY - Special event station ZY7LUZ is active on 160-6 metres SSB, CW, RTTY and BPSK31 from Guarabira, Brazil for the annual festival (5 January-3 February) concurrent with the festivity of Our Lady of Light (Nossa Senhora da Luz). QSL via PR7AR, direct or bureau. SM - The Uppsala Radio Club (SK5DB) will operate as SC5L from 28 January through 26 June to celebrate the third centenary of Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778), the Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist known as the "father of modern taxonomy." QSL via bureau; direct cards should be sent to SM5XSH (SE5S). Information on the relevant award can be found at www.qrz.com under SC5L [TNX VA3RJ] VE - The Daily DX reports that Mike, VE2XB is back on Southampton Island (NA-007) and will be operating as VE2XB/VY0 for the next two months. VU7 - Indian amateurs participating in the forthcoming DXpedition to the Lakshadweep Islands have been granted permission to operate until 31 January. Also please note that a special callsign has been issued for the activity from Minicoy Island, which will be conducted by an

all-Indian team of operators. So expect VU7RG to be aired from the three AS-011 sites (Agatti, Kadmat and Bangaram), while VU7MY will be used from AS-106. The pilot stations for Lakshadweeps 2007 are: * IARU Region 1 (Europe, Africa, Middle East and Northern Asia): Klaus Wagner, DL1XX [email protected] * IARU Region 2 (The Americas, East Coast): Donald Greenbaum, N1DG [email protected] * IARU Region 2 (The Americas, West Coast): Bill Avery, K6GNX [email protected] * IARU Region 3 (Asia-Pacific): Toshikazu Kusano, JA1ELY [email protected] Expect VU7RG to be QRV on 15 January at local midnight, i.e. on 14 January at 18.30 UTC. Bookmark http://www.vu7.in/ for latest information and updates. W - The Motorola Amateur Radio Club will be active as W4MOT/4 from Key Biscayne (NA-141) and Cape Florida lighthouse (ARLHS USA-118) on 3 February, from 14 to 22.30 UTC. Expect activity on 10-40 metres CW, BPSK31 and SSB. QSL via W4MOT, direct or bureau. [TNX N4II] XW - Alex Sinchukov, RK3DT has returned to Laos and will be active as XW3DT until 20 January. He says that cards should be sent to P.O. Box 11, GPO, Hong Kong "before May 2007". AFRICAN TRIP ---> Karl-Heinz, DK2WV is currently active as 3B8/DK2WV fromMauritius until 20 January. He will then go and operate holiday style as5R8HG from Madagascar from 21 January to 23 February. QSL home call, director bureau. [TNX NG3K] PACIFIC TRIP ---> Sara, HA9SDA and Eli, HA9RE will be active as ZK3RE fromTokelau (OC-048) from 3 to 21-22 February and as 5W0RE from Samoa (OC-097)from 26-27 February to 11-12 March. They plan to operate CW, SSB and RTTY on160-10 metres with two stations. Suggested frequencies are 1815.5/1831.5,3507/3511, 7007, 10117, 14040, 18084, 21040, 24914 and 28040 kHz (CW); 3789,7047/7080, 14240, 18114, 21255, 24940 and 28440 kHz (SSB); 14075, 21100 and28075 kHz (RTTY). QSL via HA8IB. [TNX HA8IB] =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE ---> The latest issue (December 2006) is now availableat http://www.425dxn.org/monthly/index.html. Articles and pictures shouldbe sent to Nicola Baldresca, IZ3EBA ([email protected]). 5A7A ---> Two different cards have been printed (give a look to them athttp://5a7a.gmxhome.de/qsl.htm) and the first 4,400 direct requests receivedso far are being processed right now. QSL cards sent with old IRCs will beanswered via the bureau. A few video samples can be found athttp://www.youtube.com (search for 5A7A). [TNX DJ7IK] DXCC NEWS ---> 5X1RI (operation from 5 May 2005 to 3 February 2006) has beenapproved for DXCC credit.

LAKSHADWEEPS 2007 ---> According to the information published at www.vu7.inunder the four operating sites, the VU7RG (AS-011) & VU7MY (AS-106) rosterincludes the following operators: Home Call VU Call Home Call VU Call Home Call VU Call ------------------ ------------------ ------------------ A61M VU3xxx JA3NHL VU3YTA VE7CT VU3JRS AA4NN VU3JLW JA3UB VU3JMU VU2BL DF2IC VU3FGR JA3USA VU3MQS VU2JOS DJ8NK VU3NZB JH4RHF VU3RWP VU2RBI DK5WL VU3RYC JR3MVF VU3RYI VU2UWZ DL4KQ VU3FRK K4UEE VU3RQA VU3DSM DL5OAB VU3RYM N6TQS VU3RYN W0GJ VU3RYJ DL7DF VU3RYB OE9AMJ VU3MZA W5MJ VU3JMB DL9GFB VU3RYE PA2R VU3SXJ W8AEF VU3PYM F4EGD VU3SIB PA3EWP VU3SXR WA6UVF VU3RYH F5CWU VU3SIC SP3CYY VU3RYG WA9QJH VU3KHX F6IIT VU3MVZ SP3DOI VU3NZC YT1AD VU3xxx JA3IG VU3YYN VA7DX VU3NIJ NOT THE MANAGER ---> Ron, AC7DX reports he is no longer the QSL manager forT93X and VK6JB. NOT THE MANAGER ---> Olavi, OH3QL has recently received several QSL cards forAP2IA. Please note that he is not and has never been the QSL manager forIjaz, whose cards can be requested direct (see. qrz.com), by the bureau orthrough LOTW. QSL EA9/OL8R ---> The correct QSL route is via OK1DRQ (this applies toEA9/OK1FCJ as well). Cards can be sent direct or via the bureau (e-mailrequests for bureau cards can be sent to [email protected] [email protected]). [TNX OK1DRQ] QSL XU7ABC ---> Phil, G3SWH reports he has acquired a copy of the log forXU7ABC operated by G3XAQ (3-6 May 2001). Anyone still needing a card canapply for one via the usual channels, i.e. direct with adequate returnpostage and SAE, e-mail for a bureau reply ([email protected]) or viathe RSGB bureau. QSL YI1RAZ ---> Antonello, IK2DUW reports he has received the logs from Razi,YI1RAZ. Cards can be sent to Antonello Passarella, Via M. Gioia 6, 20051Limbiate - MI, Italy. QSL YX0A & YX0LIX ---> As of 10 January, Steve, KU9C had processed and mailedabout 25% of the direct requests. He has recently received a final logupdate, and he is checking the 'not in logs' thoroughly against these newlogs, event htough this slackens his work rate a bit. "A number of yourequested QSLs for other stations I manage", he says, "I've been able tofinish many of these before the YX0 cards arrived, so that hasn't slowed medown. But for those of those I missed, this will slow the request downsubstantially. Please do not re-submit, as this just adds confusion". Logswill be uploaded to LOTW after Steve gets the direct cards mailed. + SILENT KEYS + Gilbert Faisant, F5PLP, former President of the Associationde Radio Amateurs de la Drome (ARAD 26), passed away on 26 December 2006. Hewas 69. Oscar Verbanck, ON5ME passed away at 65 years of age. The founder of theSuper High Speed Telegraphy Club (SHSC) and the Extremely High SpeedTelegraphy Club (EHSC), he had been the President of the EUCW, the federationof European CW clubs, for fifteen years. [TNX F-10386 and F5NQL] ===========================

*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** *** NEWS FROM THE WEB *** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW NCDXF VIDEO: A new video about the Northern California DX Foundation, produced by James Brooks (9V1YC), is now available for viewing on-line under the "Videos" section of the NCDXF web site (http://www.ncdxf.org). The video explains the history of NCDXF and highlights the Foundation's many accomplishments, and it cal also be viewed or downloaded from the Google Video site (go to http://video.google.com/ and search for NCDXF). [TNX N4GN] SOUND CLIPS: Tom's (K8CX) DX sound clips for 2006 can be found at http://hamgallery.com/dx2006/; the collection of 166 streaming Real Audio DX clips covers all the major DXpeditions, plus rare and semi-rare DX. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- QSLs received direct or through managers: 3B8/DL6UAA, 4L1BR, 4O3T, 5A7A,5H3EE, 5X1T, 6Y1V, 6Y3R, 7P8AA, 7P8DJ, 7P8JF, 8P9AM, 8R1RPN, 9A/OM5AA(EU-090), 9A1A, 9H3MR, 9J2BO, 9M6DXX, 9S1X, A22/JA4ATV, A45WD, C31BO, C6AQC,C94KF (AF-103), C96KF (AF-061), CN2R, CN2WW, CN8IG, CN8KD, CP4BT, DT8A,E21EIC/P (AS-126), EA9/OK1FCJ, EW8AO, EX9A, FK8CP, FO/KM9D (OC-114), FO/N6JA,FS/AA4V, FS/K3LP, FS5HL/P (NA-199), FS5UQ, FT5XP, FY1FL, GD6IA, H44V,HB0/PA5MW, HI8RV, HK0GU, HK3BVD, HS0AC, HZ1IK, IS0/WH0Q, J37CCM, J3A, J68LP,JW4GHA, KH0/JR4GPA, KP2/N4EXA, NH6P, OX3HX, OX3KQ, OZ/DL2SWW (EU-088), P40W,PJ2T, R1ANF, R1ANF/p, R1ANT, RZ0AF, ST2A, SU8IOTA, T31T, T32WW, T32Z, T6X,T77C, T77EB, TF/DL2JRM, TG9ANF, TK0Z, TK5EF, TK9Z, TR8CA, TX5T, TX6A, TY5LEO,TY5MR, TZ6DX, UA0MF, UA9SC, V26K, V31RG, V5/DJ8VC, V63JY, V73RY, VK4CSP/4(OC-187), VK9AA, VK9CGG, VP2MDY, VP2MHX, VP2MQD, W0O, XF4DL (NA-030), XF4IH,XT2WP, XU7ACZ, XW3DT, YA1BV, YD1RYL, YI9E, YK1AO, YN2SI, YN4SU/9, YR100A,YT6A, YX0A, YX0LIX, Z24S, ZD9ATN, ZD9BV, ZF2BI, ZF2CM. ***************************************************************************** 425 DX NEWS HOME PAGE: http://www.425dxn.org 425 DX NEWS ARCHIVES: http://list.425dxn.org 425 DX NEWS DX CLUSTER: telnet://dx.ik1znw.org:8000 ***************************************************************************** 425 DX News is a free of charge weekly bulletin edited by Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ and Valeria Pregliasco, IK1ADH Its contents may be used, reproduced and distributed in part or full provided that "425 DX News" or "425DXN" receive proper credit Contributors are invited to send their DX information to Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ ([email protected]) The deadline is 12 UTC on Fridays

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=========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 3W - Eddy, XV1X and Stan, 3W9JR will participate in the CQ WW 160-Meter DX Contest (CW) as 3W3W from a location 15 km south east of Haiphong, Vietnam. The antenna will be a vertical feed Delta loop directly above sea water, with open sea towards Europe, Japan and North America. They will be running high power. QSL via OK1DOT, direct only. [TNX XV1X] 8Q - Andrew, G7COD will be active again as 8Q7AK from Embudu Island, Maldives (AS-013) from 21 January to 2 February. He plans to operate between 9-10 UTC (+/- 18133 and 21253 kHz), 13-15.15 UTC (+/- 14183, 18133 and 21253 kHz) and 16-17 UTC (+/- 10123 and 14183 kHz). QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX K1XN] 9A - Members of the Amateur Radio Club Koprivnica (9A8K) will be active as 9A60K through the end of the year. The special callsign celebrates the 60th anniversary of of ARC Koprivnica. Information on the Koprivnica City Award can be found at http://www.9a7k.com. QSL via 9A7K. [TNX 9A6JYL] C6 - Randy, W6SJ (C6AWS) reports he will be active again from Bahamas from 28 January through 4 February, including the FOC Marathon event (http://www.firstclasscw.org.uk/). CN - Victor/RV2FW, Dmitri/UA2FB and Vladimir/ UA2FF will be active as CN2FW, CN2FB and CN2FF from Morocco starting on 25 January.

They will participate in the CQ WW 160-Meter DX Contest as CN2A. QSLs via DK4VW. [TNX F5NQL] GJ - Rich, K2WR will be active again as MJ0AWR from Jersey (EU-013) starting on 23 January. He will participate in the CQ 160-Meter CW Contest (27-28 January) as GJ2A. QSL via K2WR (USA) or GJ3DVC. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] LU - A group of ten operators from the Bahia Blanca DX Group (http://www.grupodxbb.com.ar) and the Mistongo DX group (http://www.lu2ee.org.ar) will be active as LQ0D from Trinidad Island (SA-021) on 2-4 February. They plan to operate SSB, CW and PSK31 on 80-10 metres with four stations. QSL via LU7DSY. [TNX LU3DR] T30 - Mike, KM9D has have been active for a few days as T32MO from Fanning Island (OC-084), Eastern Kiribati. He is running only 10-15 watts, but has managed to log some 2,600 QSOs so far . Mike and Jan, KF4TUG should remanin on Fanning possibly through this coming weekend. QSL via OM2SA. [TNX The Daily DX] T8 - QRZ-DX reports that a group of YL operators from Japan will be active from Palau on 25-30 January. Expect them to to be signing T88AI (JR6XIW), T88AO (JR6XIX), T88OP (7K3EOP) and T88CY (JA1EYL).VU - The Daily DX reports that in conjunction with the special permission granted to the current VU7 DXpedition to operate on 30 metres, all Indian amateurs have been authorized to operate on 30m (as well as on 3790-3800 KHz) through 22 January. YV0 - A survey form has been added to the YW0DX web site (http://yw0dx.4m5dx.org/poll.html) to let the expeditioners know on which bands/modes you need Aves Island. The team [425DXN 814] expects to be QRV on 8 February and to leave the island sometime between 15 and 18 February. [TNX IT9DAA] _____________________________________________________________________________ =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW MOST WANTED SURVEY ---> The DX Magazine's (http://www.dxpub.com) annual Most

Wanted Survey was conducted in September-October 2006 [425DXN 800]. The top10 Most Wanted DXCC Entities are Scarborough Reef, Lakshadweep Islands, NorthKorea, Yemen, Navassa Island, Glorioso Islands, Bouvet Island, DesecheoIsland, Marion Island and Heard Island. Please note that Swains Island is notlisted (it was not shown on the survey form by mistake), but editor CarlSmith, N4AA believes that Swains is the number one most wanted Entity. A noceQSL collection for the 10 Most Wanted Entities can be found athttp://LesNouvellesDX.free.fr (click on "galerie de QSL" and then on "Les dixcontrees DXCC les plus recherchees"). QSL YI9LZ ---> Bureau cards can be requested by sending an e-mail with theQSO details to Gosho, LZ1ZF ([email protected]). Gosho has sent out sone 12,000cards so far, and needs to have another 2000-4000 printed. [TNX K1XN and TheGolist] QSL VIA HA8IB ---> Please note that direct requests for the February-Marchactivities by ZK3RE and 5W0RE [425DXN 819] should be accompanied by 2 USD.Incoming cards without sufficient return postage will be processed throughthe bureau "sooner or later". [TNX HA9RE] QSL VIA IK1RAE ---> Marco reports that all of the outstanding contacts madewith V5/IK1RAE/p (10-22 November 2005) and SV8/IK1RAE/p (9-16 September 2006,EU-052) are being confirmed automatically via the bureau. QSL VIA N2OO ---> Bob, N2OO expects a large crush of QSL mail for VU7RG: "ifyou have been waiting to send for your 3Y0X, CE0Z, XR9A QSL (or any other QSLI handle)", he says, "right now is a good time to send for it. Once the VU7mail starts coming in, all other QSLs I handle could be delayed a bit". VISALIA 2007 ---> Sponsored this year by the Northern California DX Club, the58th Annual International DX Convention will take place on 27-29 April at theHoliday Inn Hotel & Conference Center in Visalia, California. Currentinformation and registration forms are available at www.dxconvention.org;additional registration information can be obtained by contacting ConventionRegistration Chairman, Dick Letrich, W6KM ([email protected]). [TNX W6YD] XT2C ---> The XT2C team in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso hit the 50,000 QSOs markat 13.30 UTC on 18 January. They expect to go QRT on Saturady (20 January)around 12 UTC. On-line logs will be available at http://xt2c.free.fr/ afterthe end of the expedition. _____________________________________________________________________________ =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** *** NEWS FROM THE WEB *** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW ANTARCTICA AWARD: The Mediterraneo DX Club's Antarctica Award Directory is the official source of information for the IOTA Programme on stations active from Antarctic bases. It acts as an extension of the IOTA Directory and provides the IOTA reference number for each base. The updated edition of the Antarctica Award Directory is available for download at

www.mdxc.org/antarctica/download.asp [YNX IZ8CGS] LOGS: S21XA went QRT around 00.00 UTC on 17 January with more than 17,000 QSOs. On-line logs are available at http://www.ea3bt.com/bangladesh/bangla-logs.php _____________________________________________________________________________ =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* QSL INFO ******** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW =================================================================== CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER =================================================================== 4K5D K2PF DU9/N0NM W4DR ST2BF W3HNK 4K9W DL6KVA EA8OM DJ1OJ ST2R S57DX 4L1FP LZ1OT EW6GF DL8KAC SV1/SP5IXI/p VK6DXI 4L1MA ON4RU EX2X EA5KB SX100VAR SV1VS 4L4C DJ1CW FP5EJ K2RW T32MO OM2SA 4U1WB KK4HD HC2SL EA5KB T66T OH6MKL 5H1Z F6AML HI3TEJ ON4IQ TU2/F5LDY F1CGN 5H3VMB/3 UA4WHX HJ4OBA EA5KB U4MIR RN3DK 5N6EAM IK2IQD HK1X EA7FTR UA0AZ W3HNK 5Z4DZ PA1AW HL8KSJ HL2FDW UE1QSK UA1RJ 5Z4ES K3PD IQ5YL IK5MEQ V31AK AK7G 6H1YYD EA5KB J20SA ON7SAT V31YN DJ4KW 6I2YW XE2YW J79XBI SM0XBI V44KJ WB2TSL 6J3RBA XE3RBA JT1/K4ZW K4ZW W4BWZ KG4WNL 7Z1SJ EA7FTR JT1ZW K4ZW XT2C F9IE 9G5A DL4WK LU2ERA/Z LU4DXU XU7ACY K2NJ 9M6DXX M5AAV LU5FF EA7JX XU7ADI SM5GMZ 9Q1D SM5BFJ LU8XW WD9EWK XU7TZG ON7PP 9Q1EK SM5DQC LX2007D LX1KC XV9TH SK7AX 9Q1TB SM5DQC LX2007G LX1KC YC2ZBM YC2TJV A35RK W7TSQ LZ170VL LZ1KZA YI1DZ OM3JW A61TX W4JS MP1SWL/P G6XOU YI1RAZ IK2DUW BP100S BX4AN ON60NOK ON7YX YI9E WU5E BX0ZR W8UVZ ON60WRC ON4ON YI9KEE OK1EE C21HC DL9HCU OX3PJ OZ4MAX YI9SV N4JR C33IU G0OYH PA3GIO/6W PA3GIO YI9TU N2OO CN8SG EA7FTR R0UPOL RD1AL YU160SRS YU1SRS CN8YZ EA7FTR R1AND RU1ZC YU60BCD YU7BCD CT9F CS3MAD S01MZ EA1BT Z21FO K3PD CU1CB EA5KB S21XA EA3BT ZD7AFC ZD7CTO CX2AQ EA5KB SD3N SM3NXS ZS4U K3PD CX9AU KA5TUF SE50A SM4AIO ZS6CCY K3PD D2DX OH2BAD ST2A T93Y ZY7LUZ PR7AR LAKSHADWEEPS 2007: QSL ROUTES ---> There are three QSL routes, depending onyour IARU Region. Please refer to the proper web page for the relevantQSLling policy. IARU Region 1: German DX Foundation (direct) DL4KQ (bureau) http://www.gdxf.de/vu7rg.html IARU Region 2: N2OO (direct and bureau) http://sjdxa.org/vu7rg.htm IARU Region 3: I-House Radio Club (direct)

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=========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 3B6 - The group of operators for the Agalega (AF-001) expedition [425DXN 811] includes Witek/SP9MRO, Danuta/SP9SX, Marek/SP9BQJ, Bogdan/SP3IQ, Wojtek/SP5BFX and Wojtek/SP9PT. They will operate on 160-10 metres as 3B6/SP9MRO (QSL via SP9SX) and 3B6/SP9PT (QSL via SP9PT) for about 11 days starting on 22 March. Further information and details on how contribute to help defray the significant costs of this DXpedition can be found at http://3B6.godx.eu. 4S - Joel, F5PAC will active again as 4S7PAG from Sri Lanka on 2-22 February. Expect activity on 17 and 20 metres. He will operate from the main island (AS-003) with a side trip to AS-171 on 10 and 11 February. QSL via F5PAC. [TNX F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX] 5B - The Nicosia Amateur Radio Club (5B4NC) will operate from Agios Georgios (AS-120) at the end of July, IOTA Contest included. Further information is expected in due course. [TNX 5B4MF] 6W - Jacques, F6HMJ will operate as 6W/F6HMJ from Senegal from 9 February to 13 March. He will be active on 10-80 metres CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via F6HMJ. [TNX F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX] 8Q - Noel, F6BGC will be active as 8Q7NC from Angaga Island, Maldives (AS-013) from 30 January to 5 February. It will be a "suitcase dxpedition" with 75 watts and a multi-dipole, and he plans to

operate on 40, 20 and 15 metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX F6BGC] C6 - Bob, N4BP (C6AKQ) and Pete, N8PR (C6AHR) will be active on all bands from the Bahamas on 12-19 February, while Kevin, K4PG (C6APG) will join them on the 15th. They will participate in the ARRL DX Contest (CW): Bob on 40 metres, Pete on 160 metres and Kevin on 80 metres (look for him on 6 metres before the contest and during the contest when 80m is closed). QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. [TNX N8PR] C9 - Jose, CT1APE and Filipe, CT2GLO will operate SSB, CW, RTTY and PSK31 as C98APE and C98GLO respectively from Bazaruto Island (AF-072) on 18-24 February. QSL via home calls. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org] EA8 - Andrea, IK1PMR and Claudia, IZ1GLO (K2LEO) will be active (CW and RTTY) holiday style as EA8/IK1PMR and EA8/IZ1GLO from the Canary Islands (AF-004) from 8 February to 8 March. They might take part in a few contests (low power). QSL via IK1PMR direct or bureau. [TNX IK1PMR] G - GB6OTR with be used from 1 February through 31 December to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Torbay Amateur Radio Society (http://www.tars.org.uk). On the anniversary day (24 February) GB6OTR will be active all day from the Society's HQ in Newton Abbot, Devon; the remaining time it will be used from the QTHs of various members. QSL via bureau or via G3LHJ. [TNX G3LHJ] J2 - Announced frequencies are for the 1-15 February J20M & J20R operation from Moucha Island (AF-053), Djibouti [425DXN 819] are as follows: BAND SSB CW RTTY ---------------------------- 10m 28450 28025 - 12m 24925 24895 - 15m 21295 21025 - 17m 18130 18080 18105 20m 14190 14025 14085 30m - 10105 10140 40m 7050 7005 - 80m 3795 3505 - 160m 1840 1823 - The website for the expedition is at http://www.i2ysb.com/j2; QSL via I2YSB, direct or bureau. J5 - Jack, F6BUM will be active as J5BI from Bubaque Island (AF-020),

Guinea Bissau on 14-27 March. He plans to operate with 100 watts and dipoles on 40-10 metres SSB (other modes availabe on request). Further information at ttp://www.f6bum.net (click on "Guinee-Bissau" on the left). QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX F6BUM] JT - Nicola/I0SNY, Giampiero/I5NOC and Pino/I8YGZ will be active from Mongolia from 14 April until 3 May. They will operate as JT1Y from Ulanbaatar and will also be visiting call areas 8, 9 and 0 along with members of the JT1KAA radio club. Expect activity on 160-10 metres CW, SSB, PSK31 and RTTY. QSL via I0SNY. [TNX I0SNY] OX - Johan, PA3EXX will operate from Rathbone Island in the Greenland's Coastal Islands North East group (NA-243, new one for IOTA) on 21-24 August. Johan has applied for a callsign in the new XP prefix block (see "Denmark" in the Good To Know section) Further information is expected in due course. QSL via PA3EXX. PJ - Joeke, PA0VDV reports he plans to active as PJ4/PA0VDV from Bonaire (SA-006) on 1-18 February. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. PY - Maia, PY5CA reports he will be using "super special call" ZY5100SCOUT from 1 February through the end of the year to celebrate the 100th anneiversary of the scouting movement. QSL via home call.UA - Look for UE3YAR to be aired on 23-25 February to celebrate the Russian Army Day for the AFARU (Armed Forces Amateur Radio Union) activity programme. QSL via RV3YR. [TNX RV3YR] VK - Nick, VK1AA reports he will be active as VK1AA/2 from Broughton Island (OC-212) on 25-28 February. He plans to operate CW and SSB on 40, 20 and 15 metres. QSL via home call (Nick Hacko, P.O. Box 900, Spit Junction 2088, NSW, Australia). VP2M - Budd/W3FF (VP2MFF), Chris/W6HFP (VP2MHF), Scott/NE1RD (VP2MRD), Mike/KC4VG (VP2MVG), Paul/KB9AVO (VP2MVO), Tom/W4OKW (VP2MTC) and Bob/AB7ST (VP2MST) will operate 160-6 metres CW, SSB and digital modes from Montserrat (NA-103) from 29 January to 6 February. This DXpedition will focus on lightweight gear and portable operations from beaches, hilltops, and the Montserrat Volcano Observatory. QSL for all via NE1RD, direct or bureau. Logs will be uploaded to LoTW. The web site for the expedition is at http://www.dxpedition-vp2m.com/

T32 - T32MO - operated by Mike, KM9D (CW) and Jan, KF4TUG (SSB) [425DXN 820] - is expected go QRT from from Fanning Island (OC-084) after the first week in February. Mike and Jan will then sail back to Christamas Island. QSL via OM2SA. W - Dennis, WA2USA will be active as WA2USA/5 from Grand Isle (NA-168) on 8-19 February. He will operate CW and SSB on 80-20 metres and will participate in the ARRL International DX Contest (CW) on 80-10 metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org]XE - On 30 July 2006 XE2WWW/XF2 and XE2K/XF2 operated for a few hours from Larga Island in the Tamaulipas State group (NA-246). This was a reconnaissance trip in view of a large scale operation that it has been now announced to take place on 23-25 February. Expect a group of operators from Mexico and the US to operate CW and SSB as XF2K with three stations. QSL via N6AWD. [TNX XE2K] XU - John/9M6XRO (XU7XRO, QSL via M5AAV), Steve/9M6DXX (XU7DXX, QSL via M5AAV) and Pete/SM5GMZ (XU7ADI, QSL via home call) will be active from Cambodia from 31 January to 10 February. They plan to operate on 160-10 metres CW, SSB and RTTY. [TNX M5AAV] YV0 - Announced frequencies for the YW0DX DXpedition to Aves Island (NA-020), which is due to start on 8 February [425DXN 820], are as follows: BAND CW SSB RTTY PSK SSTV 160m 1822-1825 1842 - - - 80m 3523 3790 - - - 40m 7020 7055 7040 7038 - 30m 10103 - 10140 10137 - 20m 14020 14190,14260 14090 14071 14232 17m 18075 18145 18100 - - 15m 21020 21190,21295 21080 21070 - 12m 24893 24950 24920 - - 10m 28020 28490 28090 28120 - 6m 50110 50110 50290 50290 - QSL via IT9DAA, direct or bureau. The web site for the expedition is at http://yw0dx.4m5dx.org/ CQ WW 160-METER DX CONTEST (CW) ---> Object of the contest is for amateursworldwide to work as many US States, Canadian provinces and countries aspossible on 160 metres CW (full rules cand be found athttp://cq-amateur-radio.com/160%20Meter%20link.html). The following stationshave announced their partecipation in this year's event (from 00.00 UTC on 27January through 23.59 UTC on the 28th): - Eddy, XV1X and Stan, 3W9JR as 3W3W from Vietnam. QSL via OK1DOT. - YU1XX, YZ1BX, YT1XX and YU1EW as 4O1A from Serbia. QSL via YU1EXY. Please note that Serbian amateurs are now allowed to operate from 1810 to

2000 kHz. - RV2FW, UA2FB and UA2FF as CN2A from Morocco. QSL via DK4VW. - CT3FN, DJ8VC and HB9CQL as CT3FN from Madeira. QSL via HB9CRV. - Martti, OH2BH as CU2A from the Azores. QSL via home call. - UR5FEO as ER0FEO from Moldova. QSL via UU0JM. - ES5TV and ES5RY as ES5Q from Estonia. QSL via ES5RY. - Nodir, EY8MM from Tajikistan. QSL via K1BV. - Rich, K2WR as GJ2A from Jersey. QSL via K2WR (USA) or GJ3DVC. - DL4SDW, DL8SCG and LX2A as LX7I from Luxembourg. QSL via LX2A. - G3NKC, G4MJS and G4XUM as MD4K from the Isle of Man. QSL via G3NKC. - Juha/OH1JT, Jouko/OH1RX, Mika/OH2JA and Ari/OH5DX as OH0Z from the Aland Islands. QSL via W0MM. - OM2VL ,OM3BH, OM3GI, OM3NA and OM3RM as OM8A from Slovakia. QSL via OM2VL.- RA3AUU as P33W from Cyprus. QSL via home call. - Jeff, K8ND and Jim, W8WTS as PJ2T from Curacao, Netherlands Antilles. QSL via N9AG. - Jovica/T98A (ST2A), Fernando/EA4BB (ST2BF) and Slavko/S57DX (ST2R) as ST2A (Multi-Single) from Sudan. QSL via T93Y. Expect ST2R (QSL via S57DX) to be on the top band on Friday before the contest, while ST2A and ST2BF (QSL via W3HNK) will do their best to be active on 160 metres for the rest of the low bands season during their weekends (Thu/Fri and Fri/Sat nights). - Emir, OE1EMS as T93J from Bosnia-Hercegovina. QSL via OE1EMS. - Mitko, LZ1UQ as VP8/LZ1UQ from the South Shetland Islands. QSL via home call. - WA4PGM as VP9I from Bermuda. QSL via N1HRA. - Peter, NO2R as XU7ACY from Cambodia. QSL via K2NJ. - Andy, UA3AB as YT3B from Montenegro. QSL via home call. - Bruce, K0BJ as ZF2BJ from the Cayman Islands. QSL via home call. - ZL2BSJ and ZL1AZE as ZL6QH from New Zealand. Expect them around 1830-1835 kHz at their local sunset, and around 1810-1815 kHz or 1821-1825 kHz later in the evening, when the band opens to Japan. QSL via ZL2AOH or via the bureau. Do not forget to give a look to the Announced Operation listing maintained byBill, NG3K at http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/cq160c2007.html =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW ARRL NEWS ---> Several organizational changes at ARRL Headquarters becameeffective on 22 January. A new department, tentatively called the Programsand Services Department, will combine most functions of the former MembershipServices Department and Field and Educational Services. Dave Patton (NN1N)has been named manager of the combined department, and Norm Fusaro (W3IZ)will become assistant manager of the combined units. DENMARK ---> The Danish IT and Telecom Agency has opened the possibility toapply for new prefix block callsigns. They should start being issued by

mid-March, so don't be caught unawares if you hear OU, OV, 5P and 5Q stationsfrom Denmark, as well as XP callsigns from Greenland and OW callsigns fromthe Faroe Islands. DXCC HONOR ROLL ---> The deadline to be shown in the next DXCC Honor Rolllisting is 31 March. Submissions must be postmarked 31 March 2007 for yoursubmission to count for this listing. The DXCC Honor Roll list will appear inAugust 2007 QST. There are 337 entities on the DXCC list and you must bewithin the numerical top 10 DXCC entities to qualify. The current minimumrequirement for Honor Roll is 328 current entities (deleted entities do notcount towards this level). [TNX NC1L] LU2ERA/Z ---> Henry (LU4DXU) says that he saw that Hugo was at the OrcadasBase in the South Orkney Islands, he suggested him to operate on the amateurradio bands "without knowing that he never went to renew his LU2ERA licenseand lost it. This callsign has now been issued to another individual. As soonI received this information I spoke with him to cancel the operation. All QSLcards received will be returned to the sender. Mistakes happen and I hopethat Hugo eventually renews his license and is able to activate such rareBases in the near future". [TNX NE8Z] NOT THE MANAGER ---> Graham, M5AAV says that with immediate effect he is nolonger the QSL Manager for G6PZ, GX6PZ and GB6MD. QSL EU-179 ---> As of 20 January, Alex (UX2IQ) had processed and mailed allof the direct requests for UT3IB/p, UT9IO/p & UX2IQ/p. Anyone still needing acard can apply for one either direct with adequate return postage and SAE, orvia the UARL bureau. [TNX UT3IB] QSL XF4DL ---> The cards for the latest Revillagigedo operation have beenprinted in Germany, and the QSL manager for the Americas (N6AWD) is stillwaiting for them to arrive. Hopefully he will receive them in the next 2-3weeks, for the time being please be patient and do not resubmit. [TNX XE2K] USA DROPS CW ---> The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has modifiedthe Amateur Radio Service rules and eliminated Morse code exam requirementsfor all amateur licence classes. The new rules become effective on 23February. Full information can be found at http://www.arrl.org/fcc/morse/. =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** *** NEWS FROM THE WEB *** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW LOG: Igor, UA9CDC reports that the on-line log for the 2006 8Q7DV operation is now available at http://radio-8q7dv.narod.ru LOG: The final logs for XT2C (56,287 QSOs) are now available at http://xt2c.free.fr/log_uk.php LOG: The on-line log for YR0UE can be found on the Federatia Romana de Radioamatorism's web site at http://www.hamradio.ro/ [TNX YO3JW] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- QSLs received direct or through managers: 3B8CF, 3D2VB, 3DA0TM, 3V6T, 4O3B,4O3T, 4O60BH, 4Z0J, 5A7A, 5H3EE, 5K0Z, 5R8RJ, 7P8DJ, 9H3MR, 9K2HN, 9M2CNC,A35XX, A61Q, A71EM, A92ZE, BY1DX, C6APR, C6ATA, C6DX, C98BWW, CP8XA, D44AC,DL4KM, E51APX, E51PDX, E51PEN, E51YAQ, F1VJQ/P, FG5FR, FJ/K3XT, FO/KM9D

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=========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 3B9 - Nigel, G3TXF will operate as 3B9/G3TXF from Rodrigues Island (AF-017) on 7-13 February. Look for activity (CW only) on 80-10 metres. QSL via G3TXF, direct or bureau (Nigel welcomes e-mail requests for bureau cards, see "QSLling Tips" on his web site at http://www.g3txf.com/). 6W - Ingolf, DL4JS and Rich, DK8YY will be active as 6W/homecall from Senegal on 3-9 February. They plan to operate SSB, CW and digital modes. QSL for both calls via DH7WW, direct or bureau. [TNX DH7WW]C5 - Andre , ON7YK will be active again from The Gambia from 9 February until 1 March. He will collect his licence upon arrival and will operate as time permits on 80 40, 20, 17 and 10 metres SSB with 100 watts and dipoles. QSL via home call. [TNX NG3K] F - Look for Christophe, F5UBH/p and Juan, F5IRC/p to operate CW and SSB on the HF bands from Batz Island (EU-105) on 9-11 February. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. [TNX F5NQL] FT - Gildas, TU5KG has left on a new fishing campaign in the Southern Indian Ocean. He will be sailing in the Kerguelen and Crozet areas until around mid-March. When on land he will use his new callsigns, FT5XQ (Kerguelen) and FT5WM (Crozet), otherwise he will be signing /MM. In April he will be QRV as FR/TU5KG from Reunion Island until

he returns to France. QSL via F4EFI, direct or bureau. [TNX F4EFI]J2 - I2YSB and his group became active from Moucha Island (AF-053), Djibouti on 1 February as expected [425DXN 821]. The announced callsigns (J20M and J20R) have changed, and they will be using J20RR for CW/RTTY and J20MM for SSB. QSL via I2YSB, direct or bureau. J7 - George/K5KG (J75KG, QSL via KU9C), Ron/KK9K (J79RV, QSL via home call), Jim/WI9WI (J79WI, QSL via home call), Charlie/K1XX (J79XX, QSL via home call) and Don/W9IU (J79IU, QSL via home call) will be active from Dominica (NA-101) on 10-20 February. They will operate CW and SSB on all HF bands, with an emphasis on 160 and 80 metres. They will participate in the ARRL DX CW Contest as J7OJ (QSL via KU9C). [TNX The Daily DX] OZ - Jakob, OZ7AEI plans to operate on 20 and 40 metres SSB as OZ7AEI/p from a few lighthouses in the Djursland area between 5 and 9 February. QSL via bureau. [TNX OZ7AEI] V2 - Ed, N2ED will be active as V26G on 10-21 February, ARRL DX CW Contest included. Look for him to be QRV on all HF bands, including 12, 17 and 30 metres before and after the contest.QSL via home call. [TNX KA2AEV] V3 - Frank/DL2SWW (V31FG), Gerd/DJ4KW (V31YN), Gisela/DK9GG (V31GW) and Gabi/DF9TM (V31DG) will be active from the Turneffe Islands (NA-123), Belize on 8-13 February. QSL via operator's instructions. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org] VP5 - Jim, W9VNE will operate CW as VQ5FOC from the Caicos Islands (NA-002) from 21 UTC on 2 February through 21 UTC on the 4th. His main focus is to participate in the FOC Marathon, but he will be pleased to give a report to prefix hunters as well. QSL via W9VNE. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] YV0 - Corrado, IT9DAA reports that the Venezuelan Navy has modified the transport plans for the DXpedition to Aves Island [425DXN 821]. The YW0DX team now expects to be QRV around 16 UTC on 9 February and to leave the island on the 14th or the 15th. _____________________________________________________________________________ =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... ****

=========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 3B7C ---> Two members of the Five Star DXers Association (FSDXA) recentlyvisited Mauritius to set up logistics for the 7-24 September operation fromSt. Brandon [425DXN 814]. All the necessary permits and licences are in hand,and a suitable ship has been located to take the team members and somethinglike 6 tonnes of equipment to the island. The full press release no. 3,issued by Don Field (G3XTT) on 30 January, will be published in the latest425 Magazine (http://www.425dxn.org/monthly/index.html). ARRL NEWS ---> "Membership and Volunteer Programs Department" (MVP) is theofficial name for the ARRL newly born department that combines most functionsof the former Membership Services Department and Field and EducationalServices [425DXN 821]. The MVP manager is Dave Patton, NN1N. DXCC NEWS ---> The VU7LD operation from the Lakshadweep Islands (1-30December 2006) has been approved for DXCC credit. [TNX NC1L] LAKSHADWEEPS 2007 ---> VU7RG went QRT at 18.30 UTC on 24 January, after 9days and 92,134 QSOs (65.1% CW, 29.1 SSB, 5.1 RTTY) made from the islands ofAgatti, Bangaram and Kadmat (all of them are AS-011 for IOTA). The VU7RG logscan be found at http://www.dx-pedition.de/lakshadweep2007/logs/logsearch.php(logs are in the process of being checked). The band and continent breakdownsare as follows (full statistics for VU7RG are now available athttp://www.dx-pedition.de/lakshadweep2007/operations/statistics.html): Band QSOs Continent QSOs ------------- ------------------ 10m 1727 AF 228 12m 4145 AN 0 15m 14186 AS 17041 17m 14050 EU 64286 20m 16035 NA 9377 30m 10915 OC 505 40m 19532 SA 677 80m 9300 160m 2241 VU7MY remained active from Minicoy (AS-106) until around 15.30 UTC on 30January, with a total of about 17,000 QSOs. The QSL routes for VU7MY are thesame as for VU7RG; according to the expedition website (www.vu7.in) on-linelogs will be published sometime in February. LX6 ---> Effective 1 January 2007, this is the prefix for the new "Novice"licence class in Luxembourg. LX6 licencees are allowed to operate on 160, 80,15 and 10 metres with 100 watts. The first licence has been issued tooperator Lin, LX6K. Full information on the LX prefixes can be found athttp://www.rlx.lu/lx_prefix_assignment.htm [TNX LX1KQ] QSL 4O3T ---> The last problem QSLs were sorted out this past week and shouldreach their destinations by 15 February at the latest. It was also noted thatan unknown volume of direct requests were lost in the postal system somewherealong the way. Over the next ten months the direct QSLing phase will continuethrough sub-QSL managers: John, N7CQQ (USA & Canada); Martti, OH2BH (Japanand Asia); Hans, PB2T (Europe and the rest of the world). By the end of 2007the rest will be released for distribution via the worldwide bureau network.QSL YT6A via YU1FW. [TNX OH2BH] QSL J79XBI ---> Please note that the QSL route for contacts made between 16January 2007 and 16 April 2007 is via Leif, SM0FWW, direct or bureau(SM0XBI/SM7XBI is the QSL manager for past operations).

QSL TG9AKH ---> Petr, OK1DOT reports he is now the QSL manager for Mario,TG9AKH. QSL direct only to Petr Gustab, P.O. Box 52, Cesky Brod 282 01, CzechRepublic. Other stations served by Petr include 3W3W, 9V1GO, HK1AR , NH6P,NL7G, WP3F, XV1X, YB5AQB, YI9CC and ZS6CCY. QSL YX0A/YX0LIX ---> Steve, KU9C says that about 70% of the direct cards havebeen mailed. There is stills a large pile of cards that include QSOs that arenot in log (it seems there were at least two major "slim" runs, one on 15metres and one on 80 metres), requests for /mm cards, requests for YX0Aand/or YX0LIX and other cards that he manages. Steve has not started bureaucards yet, and won't for some time. "I apologize for the slow delivery ofthese cards", he says, "My hope was to be able to mail these a long time ago,when I had some slack time in my schedule, but the process 'came together'just as some hectic work and personal commitments came into my schedule". + SILENT KEYS + Peter McKay, G3WQU passed away in Lebanon on 28 January.While working for the United Nations, he operated as E4/G3WQU, CN2PM, S07PMand 4W3CW. Patrick de Verteuil, HH7PV died of a heart attack on 13 January. He lived inHaiti for 34 years and gave many DXers their first QSO with that Country.. Hewas also very active on 6 metres. _____________________________________________________________________________ =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** *** NEWS FROM THE WEB *** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 3W3W: Information and a photo gallery for last weekend's 3W3W operation by Eddy, XV1X and Stan, 3W9JR can be found at http://3w3w.ok1jr.com/. There is also a link to the on-line logs. [TNX XV1X] LOGS: On-line logs for EO15PWC are now available at http://www.eo15pwc.borisinfo.net. QSL via bureau to UR4PWC. [TNX US1PM] TOP LISTS: The latest Topband, Topmode and Toplist listings are now available at http://www.425dxn.org/awards/toplist/index.html. Please send your scores, as well as any request for further information, to Erminio Pandocchi, I2EOW ([email protected]) _____________________________________________________________________________ =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* QSL INFO ******** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW =================================================================== CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER

=================================================================== 3D2HC DL9HCU CN2FB DK4VW PJ5NA K1NA 3D2RN WB6JZY CN2FF DK4VW R1FJM RX3MM 3W3W OK1DOT CN2FW DK4VW R1FJT UA4RC 3Y9SDA LA9SDA CO3LF IZ8EBI RK80X RA9XX 4K6OF UA3FDX CO3VK IZ8EBI SC5L SM5XSH 4L6AM 4Z5CU CQ0ODX CT2GZE SU9HP SC6A 4O1A YU1EXY CU2A OH2BH T30HC DL9HCU 4O3M OH2PM CX1JJ EA5KB T32MO OM2SA 5B/K3UY RA3AUU EI75IRTS EI6HB T80J JR6XIX 5B4AGM W3HNK EK3GM IK2QPR T88ME 7N1RTO 5R8FL G3SWH EK6LP IK2DUW T88YK JN1WTK 5R8GZ G3SWH EK6YL SP9ERV T93J OE1EMS 5R8HG DK2WV ER0FEO UU0JM TC5C W4JS 5X1GS WB2YQH ES5Q ES5RY TM7Z F5CWU 5Z4KI YO9AFH EX2M W3HNK UN3M EA7FTR 6H1AY XE1AY EY8/UN7FZ UN7FZ V31JP KA9WON 6H1BY XE1BY EY8MM K1BV V73NS WD8CRT 6H1CT XE1CT FK8AH W3HNK VE0CWL VE1NB 6H1GZU XE1GZU FM1HN K3PD VP2MFF NE1RD 6H1J XE1J GD3NKC G3NKC VP2MHF NE1RD 6H1L WA3HUP GJ2A K2WR (a) VP2MRD NE1RD 6H1SDK XE1SDK GJ2A GJ3DVC (b) VP2MTC NE1RD 6H1TD XE1TD HZ1AN DJ9ZB VP2MVG NE1RD 6H1XR XE1XR HZ1GW GW0RHC VP2MVO NE1RD 6H1ZVO EA5KB II0BH IK0IZW VP8/LZ1UQ LZ1UQ 6I2EX XE2EX J20MM I2YSB VP9I N1HRA 6Y1V OH3RB J20RR I2YSB WH2D K3UOC 7Q7MT NU5O J28JA F5JFU XR7C CE6AMN 7Z1HL DJ9ZB KH8/N9YU YT1AD XT2CG HB9ADJ 7Z1UG DG1XG KP2ZZ G4OOC XU7ADI SM5GMZ 8P2K KU9C LQ0D LU7DSY XU7DXX M5AAV 8Q7AK G7COD LZ2007EU LZ1BJ XU7XRO M5AAV 8Q7NC F6BGC MD4K G3NKC XV2LC VK6LC 9A60K 9A7K MJ0ASP F5SHQ YB0ECT K3AIR 9G5SW DC8XL MJ0AWR K2WR (a) YI9CC/5 OK1DOT 9J2SZ SP8DIP MJ0AWR GJ3DVC (b) YI9SM K5CW 9M2MRS PA0RRS OH0Z W0MM YT3B UA3AB 9V1YC N5ID OM7M OM3PA Z22JE K3PD A45WD YO9HP OM8A OM2VL ZD8RH G4DBW C4M W3HNK ON60EKO ON4EKO ZF2BJ K0BJ C56NN M3UNN OP5T ON5UM ZL6QH ZL2AOH C6AWS W6SJ P33W RA3AUU ZP6/N3BNA KA2AEV CN2A DK4VW PJ2T N9AG ZY5100SCOUT PY5CA (a) US (b) others _____________________________________________________________________________ =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* ADDRESSES ******* =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 9A7K Kresimir Juratovic, P.O. Box 88, HR-48001 Koprivnica, Croatia CE6AMN Carlos Montesinos, P.O. Box 591, Temuco, Chile DK4VW Ulrich Mueller, Kreutzacker 13, D-35041 Marburg, Germany DL9HCU Udo Moeller, Wennerstorfer Strasse 1, D-21629 Neu-Wulmstrof, GermanyG7COD Andrew Kitchen, Cottage 4, Newton Hall Farm, Bank Newton, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 3NT, England, UK I2YSB Silvano Borsa, Viale Capettini 1, 27036 Mortara - PV, Italy

LU7DSY Carlos Almiron, P.O. Box 709, 8000 Bahia Blanca, Buenos Aires, Argentina M5AAV Graham Ridgeway, 6 Pilgrim Street, Nelson, Lancs, BB9 0JQ, England NE1RD B. Scott Andersen, 614 Old Stone Brook, Acton, MA 01718, USA OK1DOT Petr Gustab, P.O Box 52, Cesky Brod 282 01, Czech Republic OM2SA Juraj Sipos, 93013 Trhova Hradska 550, Slovakia SM5XSH Martin Bjorkman, Hogasvagen 209, 741 41 Knivsta, Sweden WD8CRT Neil Schwanitz, Box 8341, APO, AP 96557, USA ***************************************************************************** 425 DX NEWS HOME PAGE: http://www.425dxn.org 425 DX NEWS ARCHIVES: http://list.425dxn.org 425 DX NEWS DX CLUSTER: telnet://dx.ik1znw.org:8000 ***************************************************************************** 425 DX News is a free of charge weekly bulletin edited by Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ and Valeria Pregliasco, IK1ADH Its contents may be used, reproduced and distributed in part or full provided that "425 DX News" or "425DXN" receive proper credit Contributors are invited to send their DX information to Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ ([email protected]) The deadline is 12 UTC on Fridays ***************************************************************************** MAILING LIST Please visit the "Mailing List" page at http://www.425dxn.org and follow the step by step subscribe/unsubscribe instructions or contact the Mailing List Administrator Stefano Turci, IK4WMH ([email protected]) ***************************************************************************** Direttore Responsabile Gabriele Villa, I2VGW Giornalista Professionista - Tessera n. 057216 Ordine Nazionale dei Giornalisti Roma, Italia ***************************************************************************** ©425DXN by I1JQJ since 1991

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=========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW The following announcement comes from Tom Harrell (N4XP) through DonGreenbaum (N1DG). "After three years of effort to obtain permission to land and operate fromthe most needed entity in the world, that needed authorization has beenreceived. A multi-national team led by W6RGG will operate from ScarboroughReef for ten days in late April. BA1HAM and BV4FH have been instrumental in bringing this operation to reality with ongoing support beingprovided by N4XP, N1DG, K5YY and N6MZ. A team is being assembled that will include members from Asia, Europe and theUSA. As with any DXpedition to a location such as this, transportation is verycostly and will be the largest single expense. Success will depend on thecontributions of the DX community. Please QRX for more information as it becomes available and the web site isactivated". 3B6 - The Polish operators who will be active from Agalega in March-April [425DXN 821] are negotiating with transport companies on insurance and shipping costs. Their preliminary budget of EUR 70,000 seems not to be sufficient, and the team is actively seeking sponsors and financial help. Details on the expedition and on how to contribute can be found at http://3b6.godx.eu or from Witek, SP9MRO ([email protected]). [TNX SP9MRO] C6 - Bill, NE1B (C6AWB) and Tom, C6ANM will be active (mainly on 160 and 80 metres, and the WARC bands) from the Bahamas from 21 February to 6 March, including entries in the CQ WW 160-Meter DX SSB Contest (24-25 February) and the ARRL DX SSB Contest (3-4 March).

Most operations will be from Eleuthera and New Providence (both count for IOTA NA-001), but they may also make a side trip to the Berry Islands (NA-054) on 28 February. QSL for both via WA2IYO (logs will be uploaded to LOTW). CT3 - Rosel, DL3KWR and Hardy, DL3KWF will be active again as CT3/DL3KWR and CT3/DL3KWF from Madeira (AF-014) on 8-22 March. They plan to operate mostly CW and on the WARC bands. Hardy will try for the first time in RTTY. QSL via home calls. E-mail requests for bureau cards can be sent to [email protected] or [email protected] respectively. Their web site is at http://www.mydarc.de/dl3kwr [TNX DL3KWR and DL3KWF] E5 - Bob, G3PJT will be active as E51PJT (requested call) from Raratonga (OC-013), South Cook Islands on 3-17 March. He will operate mainly CW and for the RSGB Commonwealth Contest (10-11 March). QSL via home call, direct or bureau (e-mail requests for bureau cards can be sent to [email protected]). [TNX G3PJT] F - Manu, F5NCU (CW) and Gerard, F6EHJ (SSB) will be active on 10-90 metres as TM7BA from Batz Island (EU-105) from 28 July to 4 August, IOTA Contest included. QSL via F5NCU, direct or via bureau. [TNX F5NQL] GJ - Look for Pete, K8PT and Craig, K3PLV to be active again from Jersey (EU-013) on 14-22 March. They will operate as MJ/K8PT and MJ/K3PLV on 160-6 metres CW, SSB and RTTY, with an emphasis on the lower bands. QSL via home calls. Skeds can be arranged at [email protected] before they leave. Their web page is at http://users.adelphia.net/~crahill/ [TNX K8PT] HH - Dale, N3BNA and Ray, KC3VW plan to operate in their spare time as HH7/N3BNA (focus on CW, QSL via KA2AEV) and HH7/KC3VW (focus on SSB) from southwestern Haiti starting on 12-13 February until the 24th. HH7/N3BNA will try to participate in the ARRL DX Contest as a low power station. [TNX K1XN] HI - Fabio, IK4QJF reports he will be active as HI3/IK4QJF from the Dominican Republic (NA-096) between 22 February and 7 March. HK - Stan, AC8W and Hank, K8DD will operate as HK1/AC8W and HK1/K8DD from

Cartagena, Colombia on 14-21 February. QSL via home calls. They will participate in the ARRL DX CW Contest as a Multi-Single entry (call for the contest to be decided). [TNX NG3K] HP - W9RE, N5OT, W4OC and N4GG will be active as HP1/homecall from Contadora Island (NA-072) on 13-20 February. Look for HP1XX during the ARRL CW DX Contest. [TNX The Daily DX] HR - Txema, EA5BWR and Luis, EA5KY will be working on "radio solidarity" project in El Progreso, Honduras on 14-21 February. They will operate on 10-80 metres SSB, CW and RTTY as HQ2R in their spare time. QSL via EA4URE, bureau or direct. [TNX EA5KY] J7 - Igor, VA3YDX reports he will be active as J79DX from Dominica until 18 February. QSL direct only to home call. JW - Look for Maria Teresa, JW/IN3TCH (RTTY) and Mauro, JW/IN3SAU (SSB) to operate from from the JW5E club station on Longyearbyen (EU-026), Svalbard on 8-11 March. They will concentrate on the low bands. QSL via IN3SAU. [TNX IN3SAU] KP2 - John, K3CT and John, K3TEJ will be active as KP2/K3CT and KP2/K3TEJ from St. Croix, Virgin Islands (NA-106) on 14-21 February. They will operate CW, RTTY and PSK31 on the HF bands. QSL via home calls. They will also be active as WP2Z (QSL via KU9C) in the ARRL DX Contest (CW). [TNX K3TEJ] PJ - Alex, PY1WAS/PY2 will be active as PY1WAS/PJ7 from Sint Marteen (NA-105) on 18-21 February. He plans to operate mainly CW with some SSB on 40, 30, 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10 metres. QSL via bureau or direct to PY2AA. [TNX PY1WAS/PY2] TZ - Makoto "Mac" Obara will be active again as TZ6JA from Mali on 13-21 February. He plans to operate SSB mainly on 40 and 80 metres, with some 20m and 15m activity. QSL direct to Mac Obara, P.O. Box 59, Tama, Tokyo, 206-8691 Japan. [TNX JA1ELY] TZ - Eric/ON4LN (TZ2T), Ivo/ON5CD (TZ1T), Stefaan/ON4FG (TZ4T) and Bart/ON3VK, plus Paul, TZ6PVI (ON7ASL) will operate SSB, CW and digital modes on 160-10 metres from Bamako, Mali on 2-7 April. They plan to have at least two stations on the air. QSL via ON4LN (direct) or via home calls (bureau). Further information can be found at http://mali2007.obox.be/ V3 - K5PI (V31AT), AB5K (V31TG), W5ZL (V31ZL) and WC0W (V31TP)

will participate in the ARRL DX CW Contest (17-18 February) as V31TP from Cahal Pech, Belize. Before and after the contest they will operate under their individual calls. QSL via home calls. [TNX W5ZL] V7 - Tom, K7ZZ will be active as V73ZZ from the Marshall Islands on 12-19 February, ARRL DX CW Contest included. Before the contest he will concentrate on the WARC bands. QSL via K7ZZ. [TNX The Daily DX] VP2M - Phil, G3SWH and Jim, G3RTE will be active as VP2MPW from Montserrat (NA-103) on 21-28 February. They plan to operate on 160-10 metres CW, with the possibility of some RTTY and PSK31. Propagation permitting, they plan to have two stations on the air for as many hours every day as is possible. QSL via G3SWH, direct or bureau (e-mail requests for burea cards can be sent to [email protected]). [TNX G3SWH] VP2V - Steve, AK0M and Sandy, KC0RD will be active as VP2V/homecall from Anegada, British Virgin Islands (NA-023) on 12-18 February. They plan to operate holiday style on 40, 30, 20, 17, 15, 12, 10 and 6 metres primarily CW. QSL via AK0M, direct or bureau. [TNX VA3RJ] VP2V - Andreas, DL2AU will be active as VP2V/DL2AU from Anegada, British Virgin Islands (NA-023) on 13-22 February. He plans to operate SSB, PSK31 and RTTY on 40-10 metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. The web site for the activity is at http://www.vp2v.com [TNX www.rsgbiota.org] XU - Fujimori/JA3PPH and Mega/JA3EGZ (from the Himeji Amateur Radio Club) and YL operator Yoko/JA3DFM (from the JARL Kobe Club) will be active from Sihanoukville, Cambodia on 16-19 March. They will operate CW and SSB as XU7PPH, XU7EGZ and XU7DFM on 160-10 metres (possibily on 6 metres as well). Direct cards for all shoudl be sent to Himeji Amateur Radio Club, P.O. Box 6, Himeji, 670-8691 Japan. The QSL routes for bureau cards are XU7DFM via JA3DFM, XU7EGZ via JA3EGZ, XU7PPH via JA3EGZ. [TNX JA1ELY] ZD8 - Bill, W4WX and Jan, K4QD will be active as ZD8WX and ZD8QD from Ascension Island (AF-003) on 19-27 February. They plan to operate CW, PSK-31, RTTY and SSB on all bands. QSL ZD8WX via W4WX (direct only), QSL ZD8QD via K4QD (direct or bureau). [TNX W4WX]

ZL8 - Jacky, ZL3CW (F2CW) and Aki, ZL1GO (JA4EKO) will be active as ZM8CW and probably ZL8GO from Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands (OC-039) between 22 and 27 March. QSL via ZL1AMO. [TNX The Daily DX] SOUTHERN OCEAN TRIP ---> Marc/K9PET (VP8DJU), Jim/W3ASA (VP8DJV), andDavid/W3WKP (VP8DKG) will be cruising in the Southern Ocean between 11February and 4 March. Expected stops include the South Shetlands, theAntarctic Peninsula, the South Orkneys, South Georgia and the FalklandIslands. They plan to operate CW, SSB and PSK either as homecall/KC4 and withtheir personal VP8 calls. [TNX The Daily DX] TRIP TO AFRICA ---> Peter, HA3AUI will be going back to Africa in lateFebruary. He will be active as either 6W2SC (from Senegal) and J5UAP (fromGuinea-Bissau) starting around 25 February until around 30 April or maybelonger. Peter plans to operate digital modes with some SSB on all bands. QSLvia HA3AUI, direct or bureau. Logs will be uploaded to LOTW. His web site isunder construction at http://cqafrica.net. [TNX NG3K] CQ WW RTTY WPX CONTEST ---> The following stations have announced theirparticipation in this year's event (10-11 February): * 5C5W Morocco QSL via EA5XX * 8P4B SOSB 20m Barbados QSL via KU9C * CT9M M/S Madeira QSL via bureau * EF8A M/2 Canary Islands QSL via EA8AUW * ER0FEO Moldova QSL via UU0JM * KH7X SOSB 80m Hawaii QSL via K2PF * HQ9R SOAB Honduras QSL via N6FF * J20RR M/S Djibouti QSL via I2YSB * J43BSF M/S Greece QSL via SV1CIB * OH0Z Aland Isls QSL via W0MM * R7C/3 M/S European Russia * TI5N Costa Rica QSL via W3HNK * WP3C SOAB LP Puerto Rico QSL via W3HNK * YW0DX M/S LP Aves Island QSL via IT9DAA Do not forget to give a look to the Announced Operations listing maintainedby Bill, NG3K at http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/cqrjwpx2007.html - good contest toyou all! =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE ---> The latest issue (January 2007) is now availableat http://www.425dxn.org/monthly/index.html. Articles and pictures shouldbe sent to Nicola Baldresca, IZ3EBA ([email protected]). DXCC NEWS ---> The following operations are approved for DXCC credit: ZL9BSJ/P Auckland and Campbell Islands 12 September 2006 5A7A Libya 15-20 November 2006 VU7LD Lakshadweep Islands 1-30 December 2006 VU7RG Lakshadweep Islands 14-26 January 2007 YU6AO Montenegro Operation effective 28 June 2006Anyone who has submitted cards for YU6AO, and had them rejected, can send ane-mail to [email protected] for corrective action. [TNX NC1L] QSL 4L6AM ---> Joseph Obstfeld, 4X6KJ reports that the IARC (Israel AmateurRadio Club) QSL bureau is receiving cards for 4L6AM routed through 4Z5CU.

Please note that 4Z5CU is not and has never been a member of IARC and has noaccess to the bureau service. Cards should be sent direct only (details atwww.qrz.com). QSL EX8AB ---> The new QSL route for Bek is via RX3RC, direct (Roman A.Novikov, P.O. Box 21, 392000 Tambov, Russia) or bureau. All previous routesare no longer valid. Roman's web site is at http://rdaward.org/qslmng.htm[TNX EX8AB] QSL IP5P ---> All of the outstanding QSOs made with IP5P (Palmaiola Island,EU-028) in August 2006 have been confirmed automatically via the bureau. QSL V51AS ---> The Daily DX reports that Frank, V51AS has "a new morereliable QSL route now. It is not a QSL manager and will take a little longerbut should be steadfast". Cards can be sent to Steinhauser, Schlobstr. 68A,82140 Olching, Germany. =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** *** NEWS FROM THE WEB *** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW C6ARI: On-line logs and a photo gallery for the 2-8 January C6ARI operation from Cay Sal Bank (NA-219) are available at www.qslnet.de/c6ari ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- QSLs received direct or through managers: 3V8SF, 3XM6JR, 4O3T, 5A7A, 5N6EAM,5R8RJ, 6W/RW3TN, 6Y1V, 6Y3R, 7Q7BP, 7W2OM, 8P9A, 8Q7DV, 9M2AX, 9M6NA, 9Q1EK,A22/JA4ATV, A61Q, A70RRY, B1HQ, B4EG, C21HC, C52T, C53M, C56R, C6AKX, C6APG,C6APR, C6AXX, C91Z, CE0Y/JK1FNL, DS4DR/4 (AS-093), DU9/N0NM, E51APX, E51NOU,E51PDX, E51PEN, E51YAQ, EA9LZ, EP3HF, EP4HR, ES1A, EX8MLE, EY8CQ, EY8MM,F5TLN/TU8, FG5DH, FO/KM9D (OC-114), FS/WY3P, FY5KE, HK0GU (NA-049), HK0GU/1(SA-040), HP1/DL2OE, HP1AC, HR2/LU1DY, J28JA, J5UAF (AF-093), JD1AMA, JW4GHA,K7C, KH8Q, LA/DL3VTA (EU-055), LA0CX, LT0H, LY3M, OX3XR, PJ7/K4UJ,PT7BZ/PY0F, PY0S/PS7JN, R1MVC, RK2FWA, S50O, S50U, S59A, ST2A, TI4CF,TU2/F5LDY, TU2CI, TZ6LF, TZ6MF, V26B, V31FG/P (NA-123), V5/DJ4SO, V51AS,VE1//F5PAC (NA-154), VP2MRD (NA-103), VP5X, VP8LP, VP8ROT (AN-001), VP8SGK,VP9KF, VQ9LA, VU7LD, VU7RG, W4PL (NA-112), XF4DL (NA-030), XU7ABN, YA4F,YB1A, YB5AQB, YB5NOF/p (OC-106 and OC-108), YC3DIK (OC-021), YN2EJ, YU6AO,YX0A (NA-020), YX0LIX (NA-020), ZA/DL2RMC, ZD8A, ZK2PX, ZL6QH, ZL8R (OC-039),ZX5J. ***************************************************************************** 425 DX NEWS HOME PAGE: http://www.425dxn.org 425 DX NEWS ARCHIVES: http://list.425dxn.org 425 DX NEWS DX CLUSTER: telnet://dx.ik1znw.org:8000 ***************************************************************************** 425 DX News is a free of charge weekly bulletin edited by Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ and Valeria Pregliasco, IK1ADH Its contents may be used, reproduced and distributed in part or full provided that "425 DX News" or "425DXN" receive proper credit

Contributors are invited to send their DX information to Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ ([email protected]) The deadline is 12 UTC on Fridays ***************************************************************************** MAILING LIST Please visit the "Mailing List" page at http://www.425dxn.org and follow the step by step subscribe/unsubscribe instructions or contact the Mailing List Administrator Stefano Turci, IK4WMH ([email protected]) ***************************************************************************** Direttore Responsabile Gabriele Villa, I2VGW Giornalista Professionista - Tessera n. 057216 Ordine Nazionale dei Giornalisti Roma, Italia ***************************************************************************** ©425DXN by I1JQJ since 1991

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=========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW BS7 - The operators for the late April BS7H DXpedition to Scarborough Reef [425DXN 823] are: Chen Peng, BA1HAM Paul Pescitelli, K4UJ Fan Bin, BA1RB Trey Garlough, N5KO David Chen, BA4RF San Hutson, K5YY Chen Fang, BA4RC Mike Mraz, N6MZ Terry Liang, BA7NQ Wayne Mills, N7NG Ko Chih-Ta, BV6HJ James Brooks, 9V1YC Bob Vallio, W6RGG Massimo Mucci, I8NHJ Tom Berson, ND2T Christian Entsfellner, DL3MBG Joe Blackwell, AA4NN Eddie Valdez, DU1EV The group is seeking financial contributions to help defray the very significant of this DXpedition. Full details on how contribute can be found on the expedition web site (http://www.bs7h.com). QSL via KU9C. BY - Look for BD1DRJ/7, BA4ALC/7 and BD7KLO/7 to be active on the HF bands SSB and CW from Weizhou Island (AS-139) on 20-24 February. QSL via home calls. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org] C6 - Look for Peter, W2IRT/C6A and Tom, N2YTF/C6A to be active from Nassau (NA-001) from 24 February to 2 March. They will operate holiday style SSB, CW and RTTY, mostly on 17, 20 and 40 metres. Tom may be doing some satellite and HF-QRP work as well. QSL via W2IRT. Logs will be uploaded to LoTW. [TNX NG3K] FG - Look for F6GWV and F6HMQ to be once again active from Guadeloupe (NA-102) from 22 February to 6 March. They will be signing TO6T.

QSL via F6HMQ. [TNX F6HMQ] FT - Gildas, TU5KG (FT5XQ and FT5WM) was expected to be in the Kerguelen and Crozet areas until around mid-March [425DXN 822], but plans have changed. He is on his way back to Reunion Island, where he expects to arrive on 20 February; on the 26th he will be in France for ten days. [TNX VA3RJ] HC - Rick, NE8Z reports he will be active again as HC1MD from Tumbaco, Ecuador between 24 February and 14 March. He plans to operate CW and SSB on 80-10 metres with 500 watts and a Carolina Windom. QSL via K8LJG. I - Special station II1MNA (Museo Nazionale dell'Antartide, http://www.mna.it) will be active for the 4th Antarctic Activity Week (19-25 February, see below) from the Antarctica National Museum in Genova. QSL via IZ1GJK. Further information can be found at at http://www.qrz.com/callsign/II1MNA [TNX IZ1GJK] UA - Alexey/RA1QY, Andy/RN1CW, Serge/UA1AIR and Vlad/UA1CIO will be active as homecall/1 from Verperluda Island (EU-133, RR-01-11) on 17-18 February. QSL via bureau or direct. [TNX RN1CW] VP2M - Phil, G3SWH has received the hard copy of the licence for the 21-28 February activity from Montserrat [425DXN 823], and the call issued is VP2MWH (not VP2MPW as previously advised). This callsign has been re-issued from 2006, which could cause confusion with the QSLing process. Consequently, Phil and Jim, G3RTE will operate as VP2MTE. Look for them on 160-10 metres CW, with some RTTY and PSK31. QSL via G3SWH, direct or bureau (e-mail requests for bureau cards can be sent to [email protected]). [TNX G3SWH] ZB - David, EB7AEY will once again be active as ZB2/4O3AL from Gibraltar on 23-25 February. He plans to operate SS and RTTY on 80-10 metres. QSL via EB7AEY. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] ANTARCTIC ACTIVITY WEEK ---> The Worldwide Antarctic Program has announcedthat the fourth Antarctic Activity Week will be held from 19 to 25February. The aim of this annual event is to promote worlwide interest in theAntarctic continent. Several special event callsigns from around the worldare expected to take part in this year's AAW. Participating stations (QSL viaoperator's instructions) are announced from the following countries: Austria OE3AIS/ANT, OE3KKA/ANT, OE3KTA/ANT, OE3RPB/ANT, OE3SGA/ANT, OE3WWB/ANT, OE4VIE/ANT

Bulgaria LZ04ANT Canada VA3ANTA, VA7ANTA England GB0ANT France TM0ANT, TM0TAF, TM1ANT, TM2ANT, TM3ANT, TM4ANT, TM5ANT, TM5TAF, TM8ANT, TM8WAP Germany DR2007ANT Italy II0ANT, II1ANT, II1MNA, II2ANT, II4ANT, II5ANT, II8ANT, IO0ANT, IO2ANT, IO8IAA, IR0ANT, IR1ANT, IR2ANT, IR4ICE, IR7ANT, IU0ANT, IU2ANT, IU7ANT, IU8ANT Romania YQ2ANT Russia UE6ANT Switzerland HB9ICE USA K4A, K4Z/ANT, K9A, N5T/ANT Full information on the AAW is available at http://www.ddxc.net/wap ARRL INTERNATIONAL DX CONTEST (CW) ---> Object of the contest is for W/VEamateurs to work as many stations in as many DXCC countries as possible on160, 80, 40, 20, 15, and 10 metre bands, while foreign amateurs (alsoincluding KH6, KL7, CY9 and CY0) work as many W/VE stations in as many of the48 contiguous states and provinces as possible (full rules can be found athttp://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2007/intldx.html) The following stationshave announced their partecipation in this year's event (from 00.00 UTC on 17February through 24.00 UTC on the 18th): Call Category DXCC QSL ------------------------------------------------------- 4L0N SOAB HP Georgia MM3AWD 4U1UN M/S United Nations HQ HB9BOU A35RK SOSB 80 or 15m Tonga W7TSQ C6AKQ SOSB 40m Bahamas N4BP C6AHR SOSB 160m Bahamas N8PR C6APG SOSB 80m Bahamas K4PG CN2WW M/S Morocco EA7FTR CN3A SOAB Morocco I2WIJ CT9L M/? Madeira DJ6QT CW7T SOSB 15m Uruguay K5WW EA8/OH4NL SOSB 20m Canary Isls OH2BYS EA8EW M/2 Canary Isls RX3DU FM5BH SOSB 80m Martinique W3HNK FS5KA M/? Saint Martin W3HNK HR2DMR SOAB LP Honduras HR2DMR IS0/K7QB SOSB 160m Sardinia AA4NN J7OJ Dominica KU9C KP2/K3MD Virgin Isls K3MD LR2F M/S Argentina LU2FA LX7I M/S Luxembourg LX2A OH0R SO Aland Isls OH2PM OM7M M/2 Slovakia OM3PA P40W SOAB HP Aruba N2MM P49Y SOAB Aruba AE6Y PJ2T M/2 Neth. N9AG PJ4A SOAB HP Neth. Antilles K4BAI PJ4/KU8E SOSB 160m Neth. Antilles K4BAI RK2FWA M/M Kaliningrad DK4VW TI5N Costa Rica W3HNK V26G Antigua N2ED V31TP Belize WC0W V49A Nevis V44NK V73ZZ Marshall Isls K7ZZ VP9/W6PH Bermuda W6PH WP2Z M/2 Virgin Isls KU9C

WP3C SOAB LP Puerto Rico W3HNK Do not forget to give a look to the Announced Operation listing maintained byBill, NG3K at http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/adxc2007.html _____________________________________________________________________________ =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW ANTARCTICA AWARD ---> The Award Manager (Gianni Marruccella, IZ8CGS) reportsthat all of the certificate requests received as of 31 December 2006 havebeen processed and mailed along with the complimentary map of Antarcticapublished by the Australian Antarctic Division [425DXN 700].Up-to-date scoretables are available at www.mdxc.org/antarctica/award.asp. NOT THE MANAGER ---> Victor Diniz, CT1AUO (contact him at [email protected],if you need a QSL manager) is receiving (and returning to sender) many bureaucards for CS5A he cannot reply to. Please note that he can confirm contactsmade with CS5A between 2001 and June 2004 only. QSL V51AS ---> The new QSL route [425DXN 823] should be all right effective10 March. Send your cards to Frank Steinhauser, Schlossstr. 68A, 82140Olching, Germany and be prepared to wait a bit: this is not a QSL manager, soit may be up to four months before you will hear back from Frank, but it is areliable route. [TNX WE7K] QSL VIA I2WIJ ---> Roberto, I2WIJ reports that "due to unpredictable delaysin QSL card printing", he is currently unable to confirm contacts made withCN3A and 5D5A. Hopefully the QSL cards will be available before then end ofMarch. Please be patient. QSL VIA IV3SKB ---> Cards for contacts made with IU3A operated by IV3HAXbetween 2001 and 2005 should be sent direct to IV3SKB. Do not send any bureauor direct card to Mauro, IV3HAX, because he cannot receive them. [TNX IV3HAX] QSL VIA IZ8CLM ---> Sal, IZ8CLM reports that all of the contacts made withS79RS (May-June 2006) and CE70RG (July 2006) have been confirmedautomatically via the bureau. Sal also has the complete logbooks for Samir,OD5SK from 1983 to date. + SILENT KEY + Gianni Rizzi, I7RIZ (ex I8RIZ) passed away on 13 February. Apersonal friend of your trulies for several years, he was a serious DXer with337/351 (current/deleted) credited DXCC Entities, as well as a keen IOTAenthusiast. We will miss his presence on the pile-ups and at the various HFmeetings and conventions he and his wife Marisa used to attend on a regularbasis. _____________________________________________________________________________ =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** *** NEWS FROM THE WEB *** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW LOGS: On-line logs for DX0JP (Spratly Islands) can be found

at http://www.dxcom.jp/dx0jp/ LOGS: The on-line log search for VU7MY (Minicoy Island, Lakshadweeps) is now up and running at www.vu7.in (moreover, 800 QSOs from a paper log have been added to the VU7RG data base). [TNX DL4KQ] ON6TT: Peter Casier, ON6TT is writing a number of short stories about his travels. Many of them are in the background of his DXpeditions and DX activities in the past years (FO0CI, AH1A, VK0IR, 3Y0PI, D3T, 9Q5TT, YA5T, 5X1T, AP2ARS, etc). The short stories can be found in blog-format at http://theroadtothehorizon.blogspot.com/ _____________________________________________________________________________ =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* QSL INFO ******** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW =================================================================== CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER =================================================================== 3B9/G3TXF G3TXF DX0JP JA1HGY PX8I PV8IG 3D2TE WB6JZY DX0JP JA1RJU (a) R0UPOL F8DVD 3W2TXR JA2TXR ED6GRM EA6SB R1AND RU1ZC 3W9JR OK1JN EF8A EA8AUW RA9LI/9 UA9LP 4K5D K2PF EK6TA DJ0MCZ RK3AWL W3HNK 4K9W DL6KVA EL/DL8USA pirate ST2BF W3HNK 4L8A DJ1CW EX8AB RX3RC ST2R S57DX 4N160SRS YU1SRS FM5CD F5VU SU0ARA DL1BDF 5C5W EA5XX FT5XQ/MM F4EFI SV5/SM8C SM0CMH 5N2/SQ8JCA SQ8JCA GB0ANT M3ZYZ T20HC DL9HCU 5N6EAM IK2IQD HH2FJM F5RPB T80W JM1LJS 5T5DY F8PDR HH7/N3BNA KA2AEV T88XX JA6ENF 5T5SN IZ1BZV HI3TEJ ON4IQ TC5C W4JS 5W0IM YU1KX HJ4OBA EA5KB TM0TAF F4TTR 5W0KD Z32AU HK1X EA7FTR TM4ANT F6BFH 5W5AA YT1AD HS0ZGG SM3CVM TM5TAF F6AXX 5Z4/9A3A 9A2AA HV0A IK0FVC TM8ANT F8DVD 5Z4DZ PA1AW HZ1EX SM0BYD TM8WAP F5XL 6H1YYD EA5KB HZ1NH EA7FTR TR8CA F6CBC 6V7E RW3TN IO2ANT I8YGZ TT8FC EA4AHK 6W/DK8YY DH7WW IR7ANT IZ7AUH TU5JD IK2IQD 6W/F6HMJ F6HMJ IR8ANT I8ACB UE3DRS RZ3FR 6W/RW3TN RW3TN J20MM I2YSB V26G N2ED 6W1SA F4BIT J20RR I2YSB V31AT K5PI 7X/DB1JAW DB1JAW J37LR VE3EBN V31DG DL2SWW 7X/DK5MH DB1JAW J37T VE3EBN V31FG DL2SWW 9G1YK PA3ERA J43BSF SV1CIB V31GW DK9GG 9K2YM/P EA5KB J46J SV1BJW V31KO K4NO 9Q1D SM5BFJ J75KG KU9C V31TG AB5K 9Q1EK SM5DQC J79DX VA3YDX V31TP WC0W 9Q1TB SM5DQC J79IU W9IU V31YN DJ4KW A35DR JA2BDR J79RV KK9K V31ZL W5ZL A35JN JA2EWE J79WI WI9WI V44KJ WB2TSL

A35LS JA1CJA J79XBI SM0FWW V73ZZ K7ZZ A61NT ON5NT J79XX K1XX VK9DNX DJ2MX A61TX W4JS JW5NM LA5NM VP2V/DL2AU DL2AU A71EM EA7FTR JW5QFA LA1MFA VQ5FOC W9VNE C56YK ON7YK JW9DL LA9DL W4MOT/4 W4MOT C6AHR N8PR KH7X K2PF XU7TZG ON7PP C6AKQ N4BP LT0H EA7FTR XW1A E21EIC CE2P EA5KB LU1FAM AC7DX XW1LLR E21EIC CN8IG EA7FTR LU1QS IK2QPR YI9GT SP3GTS CN8SG EA7FTR LU5FF EA7JX YI9SV N4JR CO8LY EA7ADH LZ170VL LZ1KZA YN4SU TI4SU CT3AS DJ8FW NP4A W3HNK YT60W YU7BCD CT9M CT3EE OH0PM OH2PM YW0DX IT9DAA CU1CB EA5KB OY3QN OZ1ACB YW0DX YV5TX (b) D2DX OH2BAD P29ZAD N5FTR YY4DCA YV4AJ D60VB UA4WHX P40LE K2LE Z24S W3HNK D90HE/2 DS2GOO P49V AI6V ZK3RE HA8IB DT0HF HL2FDW P49X W0YK ZL6FF ZL2TX DU9/N0NM W4DR PJ4/KU8E K4BAI ZW150BP PU1KGG (a) EME QSOs only (b) YV stations (direct) _____________________________________________________________________________ =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* ADDRESSES ******* =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW DB1JAW Mike Weiler, Stormstrasse 126, D-47445 Moers, Germany DH7WW Ulrich Moeckel, Muldenstr. 1, 08304 Schoenheide, Germany DJ2MX Mario Lovric, Kampenwandstrasse 13, 81671 Muenchen, Germany F8PDR Benoit Lebourgeois, Route de Chevry, F-50420 Tessy sur Vire, FranceG3TXF Nigel Cawthorne, Falcons, St George's Avenue, Weybridge, Surrey KT13 0BS, England HA8IB Szabo Karoly, Aradi u. 42, H-5525 Fuzesgyarmat, Hungary I2YSB Silvano Borsa, Viale Capettini 1, 27036 Mortara - PV, Italy IT9DAA Corrado Ruscica, P.O. Box 1, 96018 Pachino (Succ. 1) - SR, Italy JA1HGY Nao Mashita, 8-2-4-2A Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo 107-0052, Japan ON7YK Andre Bourdon, Schotenhofdreef 18, B-2900 Schoten, AN, Belgium S57DX Slavko Celarc, Ob Igriscu 8, 1360 Vrhnika, Slovenia TZ6JA Mac Obara, P.O. Box 59, Tama, Tokyo, 206-8691 Japan RX3RC Roman A. Novikov, P.O. Box 21, 392000 Tambov, Russia YV5TX Jose Manuel Robaina, Apartado Postal 65603, 1066-A, Caracas, Edo. Miranda, Venezuela ***************************************************************************** 425 DX NEWS HOME PAGE: http://www.425dxn.org 425 DX NEWS ARCHIVES: http://list.425dxn.org 425 DX NEWS DX CLUSTER: telnet://dx.ik1znw.org:8000 ***************************************************************************** 425 DX News is a free of charge weekly bulletin edited by Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ and Valeria Pregliasco, IK1ADH Its contents may be used, reproduced and distributed

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=========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 3B6 - The Polish expedition to Agalega [425DXN 823] is on hold: "we will decide on March 15 whether it is postponed only or rather cancelled", Witek, SP9MRO says. "The decision is due to enormous costs of the expedition that have much exceeded the estimated budget". All of the contributions received so far are being refunded. The full press release is available at http://3b6.godx.eu3DA - A DXpedition to Swaziland from 16 to 25 March is being organized to celebrate the 75th Jubilee of the Irish Radio Transmitters Society. The group will also take part in the CQ WPX SSB Contest (24-25 March). Operation will be on all bands with particular attention given to the WARC bands, digital modes and the LF bands. It is also hoped to have some activity on EME, 2m and 6m. Participating operators are Paul/EI2CA (3DA0PM), Peter/EI7CC (3DA0PB), Aidan/EI8CE (3DA0AM), David/EI4DJ/GI4FUM (3DA0DG), Rory/EI4DJB (3DA0RH), Brendan/EI3GV (3DA0GV) and Pete/GI4VIV (3DA0GI). QSL for all via EI7CC, direct or bureau. The web pages for the expedition can be found at http://www.irts.ie/cgi/afri75.cgi; on-line logs will be updated on a daily basis. [TNX EI7CC] 5W - YT1AD and other operators from the N8S team will be active as 5W5AA

from Samoa (OC-097) on 20-24 April. QSL via YZ7AA. [TNX YZ1EW] 9M6 - Pete, SM5GMZ reports he will be active from East Malaysia in March. On 13-21 March he will be signing 9M6/SM5GMZ, with an emphasis on the low bands CW. On 22 March he will go to 9M8 and will participate in the CQ WPX SSB Contest together with Steve/9M6DXX (ex-G4JVG). 9U - Baldur, DJ6SI (9U0X, CW) and Franz, DJ9ZB (9U9Z, SSB) will be active on 10-160 metres from Burundi until 1 March. QSL via home calls. [TNX The Daily DX] C5 - The OM0C Contest Crew will be active from The Gambia on 17-30 October. Six operators (Rich/OM2TW, Bob/OM1KW, Roman/OM2RA, Noro/OM6NM, Joe/OM5AW and Dano/OM1NW) will be active as C52C on 160-6 metres SSB, CW and digital modes, with an emphasis on 160m and the low bands. They plan to have four well equipped stations on the air and to participate in the CQ WW SSB Contest. A side trip to Bijol Island (AF-060) is also being planned. QSL via OM2FY, direct or bureau. The web site for the expedition is at www.om0c.com/gambia [TNX OM2TW] CT3 - Rolf, DK2ZF will operate as CT3/DK2ZF from Madeira (JT65b) from 16 March to 2 April. He will be there to check out his portable EME equipment for 144 MHz (4x11 el Yagis and 400 watts RF), but he will also operate CW on the WARC bands. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX DK2ZF] F - F4ELJ, F0ELI and F0ELK will be active as TM4P from Pontusval Lighthouse (ARLHS FRA-404) on 10-11 March. QSL via F4ELJ. [TNX F4ELJ] G - Cray Valley Radio Society's members Nobby/G0VJG, Simon/M3CVN, Dave/G4BUO, Richard/G7GLW Justin/G4TSH and Chris/G0FDZ will be active as G3RCV/P from St. Mary's Island, Isles of Scilly (EU-011) from 24 July to 2 August. They will participate in the IOTA Contest as M8C (QSL via G4DFI). [TNX www.rsgbiota.org] GM - A large group of operators from the Sheffield Amateur Radio Club will be active as GS3RCM from the Isle of Arran (EU-123) from 26 July to 2 August. They will participate in the IOTA Contest as MM3M, and they will also try to go and operate again from the island of Pladda. QSL via G3VCQ. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org]

HL - Rocky/HL1VAU, Ryu/DS4NYE and Han/DS2GOO will be active from Sonyu Island (AS-148) on 1-4 March. They will operate on 10-40 metres CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31 as homecall/4 and will participate in the ARRL DX SSB Contest as D70LW/4 (possibily as a SOSB 20m entry). QSL HL1VAU/4, DS4NYE/4 and DS2GOO/4 via home calls; QSL D70LW/4 via DS4NYE. [TNX HL1VAU] I - IT9GAC, IT9GIE, IT9IVA, IT9TPJ, IT9VKY, IW9BCW, IW9BDV and IW9FY will be active as IF9RGE from Favignana Island (EU-054, IIA TP-011) on 21-23 April. They plan to operate on the HF bands CW, SSB and RTTY, plus 6 and 2 metres. QSL via IT9EJW, direct or bureau. Further information at http://www.rgetna.org/if9rge.htm [TNX IT9EJW] JA - Look for JH1DGY/1, JL1OVB/1, 7L3ATQ/1 and JA1YVT/1 to be active from Izu Oshima (JIIA AS-008-008), North Izu Islands (AS-008) on 24-25 February. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. [TNX JI6KVR] JA - Take, JI3DST will be active as either JI3DST/JS6 or JS6RRR from the Miyako Islands (AS-079) on 2-5 March. He plans to concentrate on 160, 80 and 40 metres. [TNX F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX] KH2 - Fukuda, JK2VOV and Nose, JA2BNN will be active as KH2/JK2VOV and KH2/JA2BNN from Guam (OC-026) on 16-19 March. They will participate in the Russian DX Contest as separate single operators, but before that event they might operate on the WARC bands. QSL via home calls. [TNX JA1ELY] KH8S - The N8S team of operators (YT1AD, K3LP, K1LZ, N6TQS, RK3AD, RA3AUU, SV2BFN, K6SRZ, YU7NU, YZ7AA, YZ1BX, UR0MC, UA4HOX, RU4SU and YU1AU, plus possibly YU1DX and YZ1EW) will be active from Swains Island (OC-200) on 4-15 April (give a look to the latest schedule at http://www.yt1ad.info/n8s/ and note that UTC = KH8 time + 11 hours). They will have six stations active on all bands and modes. Contributions will be gratefully accepted; please contact co-leader Dave, K3LP ([email protected]). One more operator is still being sought. QSL via YT1AD. [TNX YZ1EW] OZ - A team of German operators will be active as OZ/DK0G from Romo Island (EU-125) from 26 February to 6 March. They will operate on the HF, VHF and microwave bands, and will be active during the ARRL

DX SSB Contest on 160 and 80 metres. QSL via DK0G. [TNX W1AW] PJ2 - Chad/WE9V, Scott/KA9FOX and Mike/K9NW will be active as PJ2/homecall from Curacao (SA-006) from 26 February to 6 March. During the ARRL DX SSB Contest they will be QRV as PJ2T in the M/2 category. QSL PJ2T via N9AG, others via home call. [TNX K9NW] PJ7 - Look for Bil, PJ7/W8EB and Dorothy, PJ7/W8DVC to be active from St. Maarten from 25 February through 25 March. They will operate CW, SSB, PSK31 and RTTY on 10-160 metres. W8EB will participate in the ARRL SSB DX Contest as PJ7B. QSL via home calls. [TNX NG3K] S9 - Luciano, CT1HHP will be active as S92FM (callsign to be confirmed) from Rolas Island (AF-023) between 26 February and 7 March. He plans to operate mainly RTTY and BPSK31 on 10, 15, 20 and 40 metres (possibily also 17 metres). [TNX CT1END] SU - A group of operators from the Lufthansa Amateur Radio Club will be active as SU8DLH from Egypt on 3-12 March. They will be active on all the HF bands CW, SSB and digital modes. QSL via DK2CL. They will also guest operate from SU0ARA (QSL for this activity via DL1BDF). [TNX K1XN] SV5 - Willi, DJ7RJ will be active as SV5/DJ7RJ from Kos Island (EU-001) from 26 February to 17 March. He will operate CW and SSB on 160-10 metres, with an emphasis on the low bands. QSL via home call. [TNX DJ7RJ] V6 - Nando/IT9YRE (V63RE), Claudio/I1SNW (V63WN) and Mike/K9AJ (V63J) will be active from Micronesia between 2 and 19 April. Plans are to operate SSB and CW from Ngulu Atoll (OC-180) for 36 hours, from Sorol Atoll (OC-277, new one) for three days and from Woleai Atoll (OC-132) for another three days. QSL via home calls. The expedition (website at www.mdxc.org/v63) is dedicated to the memory of the late Gianni Rizzi, I7RIZ. VE - Heinz, VA7AQ will be active on all bands SSB from Quadra Island (NA-091) from 26 July to 1 August, IOTA Contest included. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org] VK - John, VK6HZ will be active holiday style as VK6ARI from Rottnest Island (OC-164) on 5-11 March. He plans to operate SSB, PSK, RTTY and possibly CW. QSL via VK6NE. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org] XE - Enrique/XE1IH, Javier/XE1KOF, Jose Luis/XE1YJL,

David/XE1XR, Martin/XE2ML and Benjamin/XE2AUB will be active as 4A3IH from the NA-183 IOTA group in May. Look for them to operate on the HF bands (CW, SSB and digital modes), as well as on 6 and 2 metres and satellite, from La Roqueta (ARLHS MEX-069) on 14-19 May and from Ixtapa on 21-26 May. QSL via IT9EJW, direct or bureau. The web site for the operation can be found at http://www.mdxc.org/4a3ih [TNX IT9EJW] XV - Rolf, SM5MX has just revived his old callsign and will b active as XV9SW from Hanoi, Vietnam until 30 April. He will operate CW on 20 and 15 metres, but "the downtown electric smog is worse than ever", he says, "so operation is just barely possible now and then". QSL via home call (please note that he will return to Sweden in August). [TNX SM5MX] ZF - Bob, K3UL will operate again as ZF2UL from the Cayman Islands (NA-016) on 1-7 March. He plans to concentrate on CW operations on 30, 80 and 160 metres. QSL via home call. [TNX The Daily DX] ZK3 - YT1AD and other operators from the N8S team will be active as ZK3A from Tokelau (OC-048) on 16-19 April. QSL via YU7NU. [TNX YZ1EW] CQ WW 160-METER DX CONTEST (SSB) ---> Object of the contest is for amateursworldwide to work as many US States, Canadian provinces and countries aspossible on 160 metres SSB (full rules cand be found athttp://cq-amateur-radio.com/160%20Meter%20link.html). The following stationshave announced their partecipation in this year's event (from 00.00 UTC on 24February through 23.59 UTC on the 25th): Call DXCC QSL VIA -------------------------------------- 6Y1V Jamaica OH3RB C6AWB Bahamas WA2IYO C6ANM Bahamas WA2IYO CT9L Madeira DJ6QT EB1WW Spain EA1EY HI3C Dominican Rep. ON4IQ OL4W Czech Rep. bureau RK2FWA Kaliningrad DK4VW XE1RCS Mexico qrz.com ZD8QD Ascension Isl. K4QD Do not forget to give a look to the Announced Operation listing maintained byBill, NG3K at http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/cq160s2007.html =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

NEW UK POSTAL RATES ---> Effective 2 April, UK postal rates will rise acrossthe board by slightly more than 10%. Whereas 1 USD has been insufficient topay for the minimum return postage to countries outside Europe for some timenow, this new increase will mean that 1 USD is no longer sufficient to payfor the minimum return postage to countries *within* Europe. The new, 2009expiry IRCs are still exchangeable for the minimum return postage to allparts of the world. [TNX G3SWH] NOT THE MANAGER (SU0FEC) ---> Tim, WD9DZV says he is not the QSL manager forSU0FEC. This station was active on 40 metres CW around 8-9 December 2006.[TNX The Daily DX] NOT THE MANAGER (TC5C) ---> Jack, W4JS says he has "absolutely no connection"with TC5C. This station was repeatedly spotted on 40 and 20 metres CW betweenlate January and mid-February. [TNX The Daily DX] QSL CS5A ---> Victor Diniz, CT1AUO apologizes and says he can confirmcontacts made with CS5A between 1991 and June 1994 only (not 2001-2004 as hepreviously stated, 425DXN 824). QSL YW0DX ---> Corrado says that too many direct requests for YW0DX (as wellas for the other stations he his the QSL manager for) do not comply with theinstructions given at http://www.qrz.com/callsign/it9daa; these requests willbe processed through the bureau in due course. QSL VIA RW3RN ---> Alex, RW3RN reports his new address is: Alex Kuznetsov,P.O. Box 80, Tambov, 392000, Russia. He is the QSL manager for 5B/AJ2O,5B/NN3AA, 5B4/R3CC, 5B4/RV3MA, 5B4/RW3QC, 5B4/UW3QC, 5B4AGM (IARU Contest2003), 9H3QC, C4M (CQWW CW 2003, CQ WPX SSB 2004), FG/RW3QC, R1MVC (2002),R1NWS (EU-147), R3/DL5XJ, R3ARC/1 (EU-147), R3CC, R3CC/6, R5CC, R7HQ (2003and 2004), RK3QWA, RP3RST, RW3QC, RW3RG, RX3RXX, RZ3Q, TO5AA, UA3RAR, UE3RDA,UI8LA, UK8LA, UM8LA and UZ3RXX. QSL VIA UU2JQ ---> Those who still need a card from the following stationscan contact Rustam, UU2JQ ([email protected]): EN5J, EO10J, EO50JS, EO55JM,EO56JM, EO57JM, EO58JM, EO59JM, EO5JM, EO60JM, RT2J/UB4JWA, RT6J/UB3JWW,UR8J, UT1J/UB5JIM, UT2J/UB5JMR, UT7J/UB4JIW, UU100JWA, UU4JWA, UU5A, UU5J,UU5JYL. [TNX UU2JQ] SWODXA DX DINNER ---> The SouthWest Ohio DX Association is pleased to sponsorthe 22nd annual DX Dinner to be held in conjunction with the 2007 DaytonHamVention. The dinner will be Friday evening, 18 May, at the Crowne PlazaHotel. Further information may be obtained from Jay Slough, K4ZLE (k4zle <at>yahoo <dot> com) or at http://www.swodxa.com UBA 60 AWARD ---> UBA radio club stations are allowed to replace theirordinary prefix with ON60 (Oscar November Six Zero) to celebrate the 60thanniversary of the Union Belge des Amateurs-emetteurs [425DXN 808]. Thecommemorative UBA 60 Award is issued to licenced amateurs and SWLs forworking at least five different ON60 stations during the calendar year 2007.Details can be found at http://www.uba.be/hf/awards/awards_fr.html or fromthe UBA Award Manager, Egbert Hertsen, ON4CAS ([email protected]). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- QSLs received direct or through managers: 3B8CF, 3D2AY, 3D2MO, 3W3W, 3XD2Z,3XM6JR, 3Y0X, 4O3B, 4O3T, 4O60BH, 4S7CF, 4S7NE, 5A7A, 5J1W, 5R8RJ (AF-057),5U5Z, 5Z4DZ, 6W1EA, 6Y1V, 6Y5WJ, 7W2OM, 7X4AN, 7Z1SJ, 7Z1UG, 8Q7DV, 8R1EA,9J2BO, 9K2HN, 9M6DXX, 9Q1D, 9Q1EK, AP2TN, BY1TX/2 (AS-158), C31CT, C56X,C6APG, C6APR, C6ARI (NA-219), CN8IG, CU2A, DQ2006C, DQ2006K, DQ2006M,DQ2006Q, DQ2006S, DQ80IARU, DR2006B, DR2006O, DS4DRE/4 (AS-093), E51PDX,E51QMA, EI7M, EP3HF, EX8MJ, FG5FR, FO/KM9D (OC-057), FS/WY3P, HB0/DL2OBO/p,

HC1AJQ, HC2FN, HK0GU, HK0GU/1, HP3XUG, HR1FJC, HR6/W5WW, IA5/IK5CBE (EU-028),J6/KD7WPJ, J79AG, JD1AMA, JJ8DEN/6, JJ8DEN/JD1, JT1CO, JT800OK, JV800CS,JW0HS, JW4GHA, KG4DX, KH0PR, KH6/KF7E, KH8Q, KH8SI, KP2ZZ (NA-106), LT7W,LZ9W, NH6P, OH0PM, OH60BH, PA1WLB/P (EU-146), PA3GIO/6W, PZ5RA, R1ANC, RU1A,S58Q, SV9CVY, SV9GPV, SY8GE (EU-113),T21MY, T30XX, T31MY, T77C, T88CM,TA4/DL2OBO, TG9ADM, TI8II, TK/HA0HW, TK5IX, TU2/F5LDY, TY5LEO, TY5MR, TZ5A,UA9YAB, UN7DA, V25WX, V31HK, V31LZ, V44KAI, V5/DJ4SO, V73RY, VK1AA/4, VK6ZAI,VP2MHX, VP5DX, VP8CMH/MM, VP8ROT (AN-001), VP8SGK (AN-007), VP9F, VQ9JC,VQ9LA, VU4AN/VU3CHE, VU4AN/VU3KIE, VU7LD, VU7RG, W4PL (NA-112), XF4DL, XX9C(AS-075), YI9KT, YJ0AMY, YJ0IR, YN4SU, YN4SU/9, YS3/I2JIN, YT6A, YU6AO,YV1/W5ALT, YX0LIX, Z22JE, Z24ES, ZA/K9LA, ZK2MO, ZK2PX, ZL8R, ZP8AE, ZS6WN,ZY6T. ***************************************************************************** 425 DX NEWS HOME PAGE: http://www.425dxn.org 425 DX NEWS ARCHIVES: http://list.425dxn.org 425 DX NEWS DX CLUSTER: telnet://dx.ik1znw.org:8000 ***************************************************************************** 425 DX News is a free of charge weekly bulletin edited by Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ and Valeria Pregliasco, IK1ADH Its contents may be used, reproduced and distributed in part or full provided that "425 DX News" or "425DXN" receive proper credit Contributors are invited to send their DX information to Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ ([email protected]) The deadline is 12 UTC on Fridays ***************************************************************************** MAILING LIST Please visit the "Mailing List" page at http://www.425dxn.org and follow the step by step subscribe/unsubscribe instructions or contact the Mailing List Administrator Stefano Turci, IK4WMH ([email protected]) ***************************************************************************** Direttore Responsabile Gabriele Villa, I2VGW Giornalista Professionista - Tessera n. 057216 Ordine Nazionale dei Giornalisti Roma, Italia ***************************************************************************** ©425DXN by I1JQJ since 1991

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=========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 3D2_rot - Tony, 3D2AG (aka FO5RK) is currently active (mostly on 40 and 20 metres CW) as FK/FO5RK from Noumea, New Caledonia until the end of April. In May/June he plans to go to Rotuma and operate as 3D2AG/p. He says there is shortage of fuel on the island and the solar panels he used in the past do not work any longer. Tony is looking for someone (individual amateur or DX club) who can help him obtain a few solar panels (12V) to charge his battery and a small beam antenna. If you can help him, please contact Tony at [email protected] 7X - Yves, F5MSR is again active as 7X0MT from Algeria. He operates QRP with a long wire, and prefers CW and digital modes. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX F5NQL] F - The Radio Club Nord Cotentin (F6KFW) will operate special event station TM4ORE from Cherbourg on 5-11 March, for the 40th anniversary of SSBN "Le Redoutable". Launched in 1967 and decommissioned in 1991, the first French ballistic missile submarine is now used as a museum ship. [TNX F8REF] F - Three YL operators will be active on SSB, CW and RTTY from the Council of Europe Radio Club (TP2CE) on 9-11 March, to celebrate the International Women's Day. QSL via F5LGF. [TNX F6FQK]

F - TM5P will be the callsign for the 10-11 March activity from Pontusval Lighthouse [425DXN 825]. The previously announced callsign, TM4P, was used during the latest CQ WPX RTTY Contest by radio club F6IPA. In order to avoid confusion in QSLling, the lighthouse operators have applied for a new callsign. QSL TM5P via F4ELJ. [TNX F4ELJ] JA - Look for JA6QDU/6 to operate CW and SSB on the HF bands from Aino Island (AS-012, JIIA AS-012-002) on 4 March. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX JI6KVR] J8 - Gary, W0AW will operate as J8/W0AW from Bequia Island (NA-025) on 10-16 March. Activity will be on CW, RTTY and some SSB on 10-80 metres, plus 160m if antenna space is available. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX N0ODK] SP - Special callsign HF40PAZ will be aired from 1 March to 30 April, and again on 1-30 September, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of club station SP6PAZ. QSL via SP6DVP, direct or bureau. [TNX SP6DVP] TA - Pavel/OK1MU, Slavek/OK1TN, Standa/OK1AU, Zdenek/OK1FIA, David/OK1RK, Karel/OK1DG and Vlada/OK1CW will be active from two IOTA island groups in Turkey as follows: 4-6 March YM0DX Bozcaada EU-099 7-11 March TC0DX Gokceada EU-186 They will operate CW and SSB on 40-10 metres. QSL for both calls via OK2GZ, direct or (preferably) through the bureau (e-mail requests for bureau cards cand be sent to [email protected]). Further information and on-line logs can be found at http://www.okdxf.eu/ankety/tc0dx/en/tc0dx.php V8 - Kanzi, JA4ENL will once again operate as V85NL from Brunei on 8-12 March. Activity will be mainly CW on all bands (160 metres included). QSL direct to home call. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] VK - 2-9 March are the new dates for John's (VK6HZ) activity from Rottnest Island (OC-164) [425DXN 525]. He will operate holiday style as VK6ARI. QSL via VK6NE. Logs will be available after 12 March at http://home.exetel.com.au/vk6hz [TNX VK6HZ] W - University of Mississippi ARC (W5UMS) members W5BJC, W5JMO, WB5HSX and W5MPC will be active as K5I from Horn Island (NA-082 on 10-11 March. They expect to be on the island from around noon

Saturday through noon Sunday, and to operate SSB, CW and digital modes on 20, 40 and 80 metres. QSL via W5MPC. [TNX W5MPC] IPY ---> A number of special callsigns are expected to be aired starting on 1March to celebrate the 4th International Polar Year. For instance, expectFrancois/F8DVD to operate as TM4IPY (QSL via home call), Charles/M0OXO tooperate as GB4IPY (QSL via M3ZYZ), Svetly/LZ3SM to operate as LZ07IPY (QSLvia home call), Adriano/I3XMQ to operate as IA3IPY (QSL via home call) andFrancesco/IZ7AUH to operate as IP7IPY (QSL via home call). ARRL INTERNATIONAL DX CONTEST (SSB) ---> Object of the contest is for W/VEamateurs to work as many stations in as many DXCC countries as possible on160, 80, 40, 20, 15, and 10 metre bands, while foreign amateurs (alsoincluding KH6, KL7, CY9 and CY0) work as many W/VE stations in as many of the48 contiguous states and provinces as possible (full rules can be found athttp://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2007/intldx.html). The following stationshave announced their partecipation in this year's event (from 00.00 UTC on 3March through 24.00 UTC on the 4th): Call Category DXCC QSL ------------------------------------------------ 8P1A SOAB HP Barbados NN1N 8P2K SOSB 20m Barbados KU9C AH7ZA SOAB QRP Hawaii W8QZA BD3APX SO LP P.R. China BD3APX C6AWB Bahamas WA2IYO C6ANM Bahamas WA2IYO CE4CT M/S Chile EA5KB CN3A SOAB Morocco I2WIJ CS7A M/? Portugal CS1GDX CU2A M/S Azores OH2BH CU2CR SO HP Azores CU2CR D70LW/4 SOSB 20m (?) South Korea DS4NYE FY5KE SOAB French Guiana FY5KE HD2A Ecuador EA5KB HK3JJH SOAB LP Colombia HK3JJH HR2DMR SOAB Honduras HR2DMR OE4A M/2 Austria OE1EMS OZ/DK0G 160 and 80m Denmark DK0G P40A SOAB Aruba WD9DZV PJ2T M/2 Neth. Antilles N9AG PJ7B St. Maarten W8EB RK2FWA M/M Kaliningrad DK4VW SM0W SOSB 80m Sweden SM0W TO5A SOAB HP Martinique F5VHJ V26H Antigua KU4BP VP5H M/S Turks & Caicos WOGJ VP9/W6PH Bermuda W6PH WP3C SOSB 15m LP Puerto Rico W3HNK ZP0R SO Paraguay W3HNK Z35T SOSB Macedonia Z35T Do not forget to give a look to the Announced Operation listing maintained byBill, NG3K at http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/adxs2007.html =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

GERMAN LIGHTHOUSES ---> Detlev Hoepner, DL1RTW is the new Award Manager forthe German Lighthouses Award. Detais can be found at www.lighthouse-award.deor www.mydarc.de/dl0kwh [TNX DL2VFR] QSL 8Q7GL ---> Gianluca, IK0XIH reports that the QSL cards will not be readybefore late March at the earliest. QSL VIA IK3GES ---> Gabriele reports that all of the direct requests for5V7SE have been processed and mailed (requests without return postage or withexpired IRCs have been sent via the bureau). Elvira, IV3FSG (5V7SE) will beback to Togo on 5 March; then she will go to Burkina Faso (requested callXT2SE). QSL via IK3GES, direct (with SAE and sufficient postage) or bureau. QSL VIA LZ1AF --- Dim, LZ1AF reports pilferage of currency directed to hisP.O. Box in Sofia. If QSLling direct, please avoid sending USD, but use 1 newIRC instead. Dim also QSLs 100% via the bureau. [TNX K5XK] QSL VIA RN3RQ ---> Please note that the current QSL manager for RP3RST,RX3RXX and UA3RAR is RN3RQ (Alex, RW3RN can confirm contacts made through 31December 2002 only). [TNX RW3RN] W-LKK-M ---> George Chlijanc, UY5XE reports that the Lviv Shortwave Club(LKK) issues a certificate, available to either licenced amateurs and SWLs,for contacts made with at least 10 club members (further details availablefrom [email protected]). + SILENT KEY + Phil Goetz, N6ZZ passed away unexpectedly on 27 February at 64years of age, after suffering from a brain hemorrhage. A CQ WW ContestCommittee member, he was only one of two radio amateurs to operate the CQWorld Wide DX Contest from all of the 40 CQ Zones. In his CQ WW 46-year-oldcareer he operated as follows (data provided by I2UIY): Zone Year Mode Call Zone Year Mode Call 1 1988 Ph KL7Y 10 1987 Ph HC8DX 2 1998 CW VE2/N6ZZ 1990 CW HC5Z 3 1965 CW W6RW 2004 Ph HC8L 1966 CW W6RW 11 1989 Ph ZW5B 1967 CW W6RW 12 1992 Ph CE0Y 1968 CW W6GP 13 1991 Ph LU4FM 1969 Ph W6UUI 14 1988 CW CT2NH 1969 CW W6DQX/6 15 2002 Ph TK4Z 1970 CW W6DQX 16 1999 Ph R1MVZ 1971 CW W6DQX 17 2000 Ph EY2A 1972 Ph W6DQX 18 2002 CW RW9OWD 1972 CW W6DQX 19 2001 CW RI0F 1973 CW W6ANN 20 1986 Ph JY7Z 1974 CW W6DQX 1987 CW 5B4TI 1975 CW W6ANN 21 1999 CW A61AJ 1981 CW N6ZZ 22 1993 CW 4S7/N6ZZ 1985 CW N6ZZ 23 1995 Ph JT1Z 1986 CW W6MKB 24 1998 Ph XX9X 4 1960 Ph W9YT 25 2003 CW JA1ELY 1961 CW W9YT 26 1996 Ph HS1AZ 1963 CW W9EWC 27 2001 Ph T88CC 5 2004 CW K1ZZ 28 1997 Ph P29AS 6 1975 Ph 6D2MX 29 1997 CW VK6BAT 1977 Ph XE2MX 30 1993 Ph VK9LI 1980 CW XE2MX 31 1973 Ph KH6RS 1983 Ph XE2SI 1974 Ph KH6RS 1983 CW XE2SI 32 1990 Ph 5W1JJ 1984 CW XE2MX 33 1992 CW EA9LZ 7 1984 Ph TI1C 34 1989 CW SU1RR 8 1970 Ph HH9DL 35 2003 Ph C5Z

1976 Ph 6Y5BF 2005 CW 9G5GJ 1978 Ph VP2VER 36 1996 CW 3C5A 1979 CW VP2VEQ 37 1991 CW 7Q7TT 1980 Ph KP2A 38 1994 Ph 3DA0Z 1985 Ph VP2VCW 39 1995 CW 3B8/N6ZZ 8 2005 Ph 6Y2Z 40 2000 CW OX/N6ZZ 9 1994 CW PZ5JR 2006 Ph PJ2T 2006 CW PZ5ZY + SILENT KEY + Ezzat Sayed Ramadan, SU1ER passed away a few days ago. He wasthe President of the Egypt Amateurs Radio Assembly (EARA, Egypt's IARUnational society). =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** *** NEWS FROM THE WEB *** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW QSL GALLERY: The large collection of QSL cards (4200+) on Les Nouvelle DX's web site has been updated. Nine different galleries include cards for the ten Most Wanted DXCC Entities (150+ QSLs), each of the 58 deleted DXCC entities (700+ QSLs), obsolete prefixes (1800+ QSLs), Antarctic bases (600+ QSLs) & TAAF (Terres Australes and Antarctiques Francaises, 230 QSLs), the various rare French DXCC island Entities (100+ QSLs), pre-1945 countries (200+ QSLs), French Departments and USA. Several cards are still needed and your participation is encouraged - please visit http://LesNouvellesDX.free.fr and send send your comments to [email protected] [TNX F6AJA] TOP LISTS: The latest Topband, Topmode and Toplist listings are now available at http://www.425dxn.org/awards/toplist/index.html. Please send your scores, as well as any request for further information, to Erminio Pandocchi, I2EOW ([email protected]) =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* QSL INFO ******** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW =================================================================== CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER =================================================================== 3B8/RX3DD RX3DD FS5KA W3HNK R80PK UA3PM 3W9R OK1JN GB0ANT M3ZYZ RA1QY/1 RA1QY

4J15TX 4J4K GB4IPY M3ZYZ RD1AC RA1ARI 4L1DA W7LPF GB6OTR G3LHJ RK2FWA DK4VW 4L1MA ON4RU HB9ICE HB9BHY RN1CW/1 RN1CW 4O1A YU1EXY HC1MD K8LJG S92FM CT1HHP 4S7PAG F5PAC HC2SL EA5KB SB300L SM7CRW 4U1UN HB9BOU HG6PUSKAS HA6ZQ SC5L SM5XSH 5R8GZ G3SWH HI3/IK4QJF IK4QJF SN150BP SP6ZDA 5R8VB UA4WHX HI3C ON4IQ ST2A T93Y 5W0RE HA8IB HI3HN OE7NHT SV0XAO DJ5JH 6H1L WA3HUP HK1/AC8W AC8W SV5/DJ7RJ DJ7RJ 6H1XR XE1XR HK1/K8DD K8DD T88CA 7N4GHH 6I2EX XE2EX HK1FGI EA5KB T88RA JH1RMH 6I2MVS XE2MVS HL1VAU/4 HL1VAU TI4CF W3HNK 6I2MX K6VNX HQ2R EA4URE TM0ANT F6KDF 6M22 DS2TXG IA0IPY I0YKN TM0TAF F4TTR 6Y0B W2GB IA2IPY I2MQP TM1ANT F5SIH 6Y1V OH3RB IA3IPY I3XMQ TM2ANT F4DNW 7X5ST 7X2LS IA6IPY IZ6GSQ TM3ANT F5PFP 8J8WSC JE8KQR IA8IPY IK8WEJ TM4ANT F6BFH 9A60K 9A7K II0ANT I0NZK TM5ANT F5NOD 9A950JB 9A3JB II1ANT IZ1GJK TM5TAF F6AXX 9G1AA PA3ERA II1MNA IZ1GJK TM5Z F5RMY 9J2BO G3TEV II2ANT I2JJR TM6X F5VHY 9J2CA G3SWH II4ANT IK4QIB TM8ANT F8DVD 9U0X DJ6SI II5ANT IZ5BTC TM8WAP F5XL 9U9Z DJ9ZB II8ANT IZ8GGF TO6T F6HMQ A61AB IZ8CLM IO0ANT I0YKN TU2/F5LDY F1CGN A61AS YO3FRI IO2ANT I8YGZ U4MIR RN3DK AP2NK W3HNK IO8IAA IK8WEJ UA1CIO/1 UA1CIO BP100S BX4AN IP7IPY IZ7AUH UA1ONY RZ3EC C31CT EA3QS IR0ANT I0YKN UE1RDO UA1RJ C56YK ON7YK IR1ANT I1HYW UE3YAR RV3YR C6ANM WA2IYO IR2ANT IK2DUW UE6ANT UA6HPR C98APE CT1APE IR4ICE IZ4DPV UK8FF W3HNK C98GLO CT2GLO IR7ANT IZ7AUH UN7MMM EA7FTR CN2WW EA7FTR IR8ANT I8ACB V26H KU4BP CN3A I2WIJ IU0ANT IZ0BTV V49A V44NK CN8PA EA7FTR IU2ANT IK2QPR VA3ANTA VE3XN CO6WD W0SA IU7ANT IK7JWY VA7ANTA VE7IG CT8CNE CT1DJE IU8ANT I8QJU VK1AA/2 VK1AA CT8CNE CT1DJE J7OJ KU9C VK9DNX DJ2MX CT9L DJ6QT J88DR G3TBK VP2E N5AU CX2AQ EA5KB JW1MFA LA1MFA VP2EST KT8Y D60VB UA4WHX K4A K6EID VP2MTE G3SWH DB150HZ DL7UGO K4Z/ANT W4DKS VP8DJU K9PET DH150HZ DL5KUA K9A/ANT K9PPY VP8DJV W3ASA DK150HZ DH2ES KL2R N1TX VP8DKG W3WKP DQ50SAAR DO7VLR LR2F LU2FA VY0ICE/VE2 VE2TKH DR150HZ DL3PS LX2007D LX1KC WP2Z KU9C DR2007ANT DH8BM LX2007G LX1KC XF2K N6AWD DS2GOO/4 DS2GOO LX2007L LX1KC XV9SW SM5MX DS4NYE/4 DS4NYE LX7I LX2A YI9CC/5 OK1DOT DU3NXE W3HNK LZ04ANT LZ3SM YI9TU N2OO EA8/OH4NL OH2BYS N5T/ANT W5BOS YQ2ANT YO2BP EA8OM DJ1OJ OM7M OM3PA Z36A DJ0LZ EE5E EA5RS P40A WD9DZV ZA/Z35M Z35M EE7CAV EC7DND P40W N2MM ZB2/4O3AL EB7AEY EF8M RX3DU P49Y AE6Y ZD8QD K4QD EK8WA SP9ERV PJ2/N8LGP W8TTS ZD8WX W4WX EN20EXD US4EXD PJ2T N9AG ZF2AH W6VNR FK8AH W3HNK PJ4/K2NG WA2NHA ZF2LC W2SM FM1II K3PD PJ4A K4BAI ZF2UL K3UL

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=========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 3D2 - Len/UR3HR, Sergey/UR7HTX, Max/UR7HTZ, Alex/UT5UY and Alex/UX0LL will be active from the Fiji Islands as follows: 27 April-3 May 3D2AP, 3D2TZ, 3D2UY Taveuni Island (OC-016) 3-7 May 3D2RI Yanuca Island (OC-189) The Ringgold Islands (OC-189) were activated for the first and so far only time by 3D2CK (I4LCK) back in 1993. Plans are to operate CW, SSB and digital modes on or around the following frequencies: Band CW SSB Digital -------------------------------------- 160m 1820 1845 - 80m 3530 3775 - 40m 7020 7075 7035 30m 10120 - 10145 20m 14015 14260/14215 14090 17m 18095 18135 18100 15m 21015 21260/21280 21090 12m 24905 24955 24925 10m 28015 28460/28495 28120 6m 50100 50115 50110 QSL 3D2RI via UR3HR, direct (Leonid Babich, P. O. Box 55, Poltava, 36000 Ukraine) or bureau; QSL 3D2UY via UT5UY, QSL 3D2AP via UX0LL, QSL 3D2TZ via UR7HTZ. The pilot station for this operation will be Andy, UU0JM ([email protected]). Further information can be found at http://www.3d2.dxer.com.ua 3DA - ON4AEO, ON7BK, ZS6VWD and ZS6EMH will be active as 3DA0FC from Swaziland on 5-9 April. QSL via ON4CJK, direct or bureau. Further information at http://www.3da0fc.be and

http://www.filipstattooshop.be/swaziland [TNX ON4AEO] 9M4 - The MARTS (Malaysian Amateur Radio Transmitter's Society) Penang Contest Team will participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest as 9M4DXX from the QTH of Tex, 9M2TO on Penang Island (AS-015). QSL via 9M2TO. [TNX 9M2TO] BY - David, BA4DW will be active as BA4DW/7 from Xiachuan Island (AS-131) on 8-13 March. This is a holiday style operation with activity mainly on 15 and 20 metres. QSL direct via home call. [TNX BA4DW] BY - Look for BD1DRJ/7, BA4ALC/7, BD7KLO/7, BG6IQD/7 and BG7JAC/7 to be active from Weizhou Island (AS-139) on 16-19 March. They will operate SSB and CW on all bands (schedule at http://bg1drj.spaces.live.com). QSL via home calls. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org] C6 - Pete/W2GJ, Ed/K3IXD (C6AXD) and Randy/K4QO (C6AQO) will be active from Crooked Island (NA-113) on 27-30 July. They will participate in the IOTA Contest as C6APR (QSL via K3IXD); look for C6AXD and C6AQO on the WARC bands CW, SSB and RTTY and on 6 metres before and after the contest. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org] EU - Special station EV5IPY is active to celebrate the participation of Belarus in the 4th International Polar Year. Operations are conducted under the aegis of the newly born Department of Polar Reasearches organized at the Byelorussian Geographic Society. QSL via bureau or direct to EW4IDP (Dmitrij Kuzneckij, P.O. Box 19, 230025 Grodno, Belarus). [TNX EW4IDP] GM - Dennis, M0LSB will be active as MM0LSB/P from the Inner Hebrides (EU-008) from 14 March to 2 April. He plans to go and operate SSB on 10-80 metres from three different islands, namely Islay, Jura and Gigha. QSL via home call. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org] GM - MM0BHX, MM0GPZ, GM0ELP, GM0LIR, GM0NBM and GM0OQV will participate in the IOTA Contest (28-29 July) as GM0B from the Isle of Bute (EU-123). Expect them to operate SSB and CW on 10-80 metres. QSL via MM0BHX. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org] GM - Dennis, M0LSB will be active as MM0LSB/P from Great Bernera in the Outer Hebrides (EU-010) on 27-29 July, IOTA Contest included. Look for him on 80-10 metres SSB. QSL via home call. [TNX

www.rsgbiota.org] H4 - Bernard, DL2GAC (H44MS) expects to be active from the Solomon Islands until 25 April. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX The Daily DX] HB0 - Dragan/9A2SX, Igor/9A3AXX, Hrle/9A6XX and Mark/9A8MM will be active as HB0/homecall from Masescha, Liechtenstein on 15-19 March. They will be active on 10-80 metres CW and SSB, and will participate in the Russian DX Contest as HB0/9A8MM. QSL via bureau. They have a web page at http://www.rkp.hr/hb0 [TNX 9A6XX] HB0 - DJ4MZ, DK4YJ, DK5TX, DK9TN and DL5RMH will operate as HB0/homecall from Liechtenstein on 16-19 March. They will participate in the Russian DX Contest as HB0/DK4YJ (Multi/2). All of the QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau; direct cards via home call. Further information can be found at www.dk9tn.de/hb0 [TNX DK9TN] HH - Jan, K4QD will operate as HH4/K4QD from the NW Haiti Christian Mission on 19-30 March. Operations will be on 80-10 metres CW and SSB. QSL via home call (direct, LOTW or bureau). [TNX K4QD] I - Ampelio/IK3JBP, Calogero/IW3ILP and Andrea/IK3MZS will operate from the lighthouse at Porto Garibaldi (WAIL ER-005, ARLHS ITA-116) on 10 March. [TNX IK3MZS] I - Special stations II0IDP (QSL via IS0SDX), II0IGU (QSL via IK0JFS), II1ICS (QSL via I1SAF), II7ICT (QSL via IZ7AUH), II9ICF (QSL via IT9MRM) and II9IGJ (QSL via IT9MRM) - all representing former coast radio stations of the Italian Navy - will be active from 17 March to 1 April for the the Italian Navy Coastal Radio Stations Award (see http://digilander.libero.it/assoradiomarinai/coastal/home.htm or contact the Award Manager, Alberto Mattei, IT9MRM: [email protected]). [TNX IT9MRM] J5 - Jack, F6BUM says he will operate SSB, CW and digital modes (SSTV on request) during his 14-27 March activity as J5BI from Bubaque Island (AF-020) [[425DXN 821]. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. JT - Andrea, IK1PMR and Claudia, K2LEO/IZ1GLO will be joining the JT1Y expedition to Mongolia organized by I0SNY (14 April-3 May) [425DXN 821]. Andrea and Claudia will operate CW and RTTY from Ulaan Bator for about 12 days. QSL via I0SNY. [TNX IK1PMR] PA - A group of operators from Antwerp will be active as PA/ON4OSA

from Schouwen-Duiveland (EU-146, ARLHS NET-029) on 7-14 April. [TNX ON7DS] ST - Slavko, S57DX is still active mainly on CW as ST2R from Sudan, and will remain there through 20 April. He has made about 9500 QSOs so far, many of them on the low and WARC bands. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. He expects to process and mail out direct cards in late May; requests with expired IRCs or without return postage will be sent via the bureau. [TNX S57DX] TF - Kent, SM5ELV will operate as TF7/SM5ELV from Heimaey Island (EU-071), Iceland on 10-13 June. He will be active on as many bands and modes as possible with 100 watts, a vertical antenna and maybe a dipole. QSL via home call. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org] V2 - Nigel, G3TXF (V25XF) is on Antigua (NA-100) for the BERU Contest. He arrived on 8 March and will be leaving on Monday morning. QSL via home call. His web site is at http://www.g3txf.com/ V2 - Mark, W9OP and Bob, W4OWY will be active - probably as V25OP and V25WY respectively - from Antigua (NA-100) on 19-25 March. They will operate SSB, CW and RTTY on 160-10 metres. QSL via home calls. [TNX NG3K] V3 - K4VU and K0LAA will operate as V31RG from Belize on 21-28 March, CQ WW WPX SSB Contest included. Look for CW, PSK and RTTY outside the contest weekend. QSL to K4VU. [TNX K4VU] V7 - Keisuke, JK1QLR will be active as V73KN from Majuro Island (OC-029), Marshall Islands on 16-22 March. QSL via JK1QLR, direct or bureau. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org] VK - Babs, DL7AFS (VK6LB) and Lot, DJ7ZG (VK6ZG) are currently active from Kangaroo Island, reportedly until 12 March. They will be touring Australia through the end of the month and more IOTA activities are possibile, depending on local conditions. QSL via DL7AFS. W - Look for Wade, AA8LL/4 to be active from Cedar Key (NA-076) on 9-13 March. He plans to operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 40-10 metres with 100 watts and wire antennas. QSL via AA8LL (direct, bureau or LOTW). [TNX AA8LL] W - The Mid Florida DX Association (http://www.w4fdx.com/) will operate

as N2D ("Now 2 Dan", in memory of founder and first club President Dan Manfre , W2NDP, who became a Silent Key in August 2006) from Honeymoon Island (NA-034) on 17 March. Expect activity from 13 UTC until 19 UTC on 14260 or 21260. [TNX The Daily DX] ZL7 - Yoshi, JJ8DEN is currently active as ZL7/KH0PR from the Chatham Islands (OC-038) until 13 March. QSL via home call. [TNX NG3K] IOTA TRIP ---> Simon, IZ7ATN reports he is leaving on an IOTA trip to Chileand Peru. He plans to be active as CE4/IZ7ATN/p from Pupuya Island in theO'Higgins/Maule Region Group (SA-095, new one) around 15 March and asOA6/IZ7ATN/p from an island in the Arequipa/Moquegua/Tacna Department Group(SA-098, new one) around 20-22 March. He will concentrate on 20 and 17 metresSSB, plus 15 and 10 metres if the bands are open and 40 metres if he can havea decent antenna. QSL via home call. =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE ---> The latest issue (February 2007) is now availableat http://www.425dxn.org/monthly/index.html. Articles and pictures shouldbe sent to Nicola Baldresca, IZ3EBA ([email protected]). BS7H ---> In its latest press release, dated 2 March, the BS7H team announceda third easy way to support the late April expediton to Scarborough Reef.Through the assistance of the Mediterraneo DX Club, their website(http://www.mdxc.org/bs7h/) can accept Paypal donations in Euros. This is inaddition to the US Paypal system on the main BS7H site and the two collectionpoints in America (Paul Pescitelli, K4UJ) and Germany (Markus Dornach,DL9RCF) for mail in donations. Full details can be found athttp://www.bs7h.com/: "as we enter the 60 day window for our activation ofthe number one country on the DXCC list", the BS7H team says, "your supportis now more vital than ever". LOW BANDS PERMIT (THAILAND) ---> HF operators in Thailand are authorized touse 80 and 160 metres during contests through 31 December 2007 (this is inaddition to the 40, 20, 15, and 10m regular permits). They can transmit on1800-1825 and 3500-3536 kHz on both SSB and CW (receive splits permitted).They are not allowed to operate on 6, 12, 17 or 30 metres, unless a specialpermission is granted. [TNX HS0ZCW] QSL T88CA ---> Please note that this callsign has been reissued. Hide, JM1LJSreports it was issued on 23 January 2007 to operator Atsuro Ono, who wasactive from Koror between 28 February and 5 March. QSL this activity via7N4GHH. The QSL route for QSOs made with T88CA (operator Norio Ogawa, JK1BKB)in 2006 is via WB6Z (direct). QSL UE1OTA/P ---> UE1OTA/p was active on 4 March from Kumbysh Island (EU-153,RR-02-42). The QSL route is via RZ1OA, and direct cards should be sent to hisnew address: Vlad Sadakov, P.O. Box 48, Arkhangelsk, 163045, Russia. Vlad isthe QSL manager also for 4K3/RZ1OA, 4K3/UA1OLM, RK1OWA/p, RZ1OA/a, RZ1OA/p,UA1OLM/a, UA1OLM/p and UE1OTA (operations from EU-066, EU-119, EU-153, andseveral different RRA islands and RDA districts). [TNX RZ1OA] VISALIA TOPBANDERS' DX DINNER ---> The Topbanders' DX Dinner will take place

on Friday, 27 April at 6:30 PM in the banquet room at the Sizzler SteakHouse, 2121 W. Caldwell Ave. in Visalia, CA during the International DXConvention there (http://www.dxconvention.org). To ensure adequate seating ifyou plan to attend, please contact Earl W Cunningham, K6SE ([email protected]).[TNX K6SE] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- QSLs received direct or through managers: 3B8/LA7MFA, 3D2CX, 3D2WW, 3V6T,3V8BB, 3XD2Z, 3XM6JR, 4H1LC (OC-244), 4O3T, 4U1UN, 4W6AAB, 4X6ZM, 5A7A,5H1HW, 5H3AA, 5V7SE, 5W0CX, 7X0RY, 7Z1SJ, 8Q7DV, 9A/HA5BWW/p, 9G5UR, 9Q1D,9Q1EK, A35LS, A35TN (OC-049), A35TN/N (OC-191), A35TN/V (OC-064), A61Q,A71EM, BX5AA, C56X, C6APG, C6ARI (NA-219),CE0Y/JK1FNL, CE0ZIS, CM6RCR, CN2ZR,CP4BT, CX9AU, D2DX, D90HE/2 (AS-105), DU3NXE, E51PDX, E51PEN, E51QMA, E51YAQ,ER/RW3AH, ER570C, ES7/W5WW, FK/KF4TUG (OC-079), FO/KM9D (OC-114), FS/WY3P,FW8AA, GX8LED/p, HA100RADIO, HI3TEJ, HI8RV, HK1/AC8W, HP3XBH, HQ9F, HR1RTF,HR2DMR, HS0T, HZ1FS, JA7NI, K4VAC (NA-083), KH8/JA7GAX/M (OC-077), KH8Q,KL1V, KM9D/KH8 (OC-200), KN5G/FS, LQ0D (SA-021), LU/R1ANF, LY2IJ, MJ/K8PT,OD5NH, OH0PM, OH0R, OY3QN, P40Z, PJ4/KU8E, PZ5C/p, PZ5RA, R1ANF, ST2BF,SV8/G4ELZ/p (EU-075), SV8/SP6GVU (EU-174), SY8GE, T30XX, T32MO (OC-084),TU2/F5LDY, TZ5A, UN3M, UN7AM, V6T1, VP9/K9CC, VQ9LA, VU4AN/VU3RYJ,WA2USA/5(NA-168), XE1RCS, XE3ARV, XF4DL (NA-030), XF4K (NA-115), XQ1KY,XV2LC, YI9KT, YI9TU, YJ0ADX, YS3/I2JIN, YU6AO, YV5MBX, YV7QP (SA-012), YX0A,YX0LIX, Z36W, ZD7BG, ZD7FT, ZD8QD, ZD8WX, ZF2AM, ZL8R, ZP6CW. ***************************************************************************** 425 DX NEWS HOME PAGE: http://www.425dxn.org 425 DX NEWS ARCHIVES: http://list.425dxn.org 425 DX NEWS DX CLUSTER: telnet://dx.ik1znw.org:8000 ***************************************************************************** 425 DX News is a free of charge weekly bulletin edited by Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ and Valeria Pregliasco, IK1ADH Its contents may be used, reproduced and distributed in part or full provided that "425 DX News" or "425DXN" receive proper credit Contributors are invited to send their DX information to Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ ([email protected]) The deadline is 12 UTC on Fridays ***************************************************************************** MAILING LIST Please visit the "Mailing List" page at http://www.425dxn.org and follow the step by step subscribe/unsubscribe instructions or contact the Mailing List Administrator Stefano Turci, IK4WMH ([email protected]) ***************************************************************************** Direttore Responsabile Gabriele Villa, I2VGW Giornalista Professionista - Tessera n. 057216 Ordine Nazionale dei Giornalisti Roma, Italia

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=========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 5W - The Swains island team has cancelled the 16-19 April operation from Tokelau [425DXN 825] and has rescheduled 5W5AA to be active from Samoa on 17-24 April. N8S (Swains Island) is still confirmed to take place on 4-15 April. [TNX YZ1EW] C5 - Once again Darren, G0TSM will be on holiday in The Gambia on 20-27 March. He will operate CW and SSB on 160-6 metres as C52T, and will take part in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest. QSL via home call. [TNX G0TSM] C6 - Foster, W1CGT will be active as C6AWN from the islands of South Andros (NA-001) and New Providence (NA-001), Bahamas on 19-26 March. He will be on 40 and 20 metres for sure, maybe other bands as well. QSL via home call. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org] F - F5IRC, F5THW, F5UBH and F4CTJ will be active as TM5CI from Chausey Island (EU-039) on 22-25 March. They plan to operate SSB, CW, RTTY and PSK31 on 80, 40 and 20 metres. QSL via F5UBH. [TNX F5NQL and F8REF] J7 - Bob, WB2NVR (J79RS) and Mike, WA2VQW (J79VQ) will be active from Dominica starting on 21 March for six days. They will participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest as J75RZ (QSL via W2RZS, direct or bureau) and will concentrate on the low bands before and after the WPX

event. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] JA - Look for Kenji, JA4GXS/4 to be active from Ohzu Island (AS-117, JIIA AS-117-110), Yamaguchi Prefecture on 17 March. He plans to operate CW on the HF bands. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX JI6KVR] OD - Salvo, IV3YIM is working in Lebanon until 30 April. He is active as OD5/IV3YIM, usually on 40 metres SSB after 19 UTC. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX IT9YMM] OH0 - Toni, OH2UA and Martti, OH2BH will activate OH0B from the Aland Islands in the Russian DX Contest (17-18 March). Besides taking part in the Contest, they will provide QSOs on WARC bands. QSL via OH2BH. [TNX OH2BN] OZ - Mike, DK5NA will be active as OZ/DK5NA from Romo Island (EU-125) on 18-30 March. He will operate CW on 160-40 metres. QSL via home call. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org] PY - PY3CQ, PY3KN, PY3NZ and PY3FOX, from the Amateur Radio Scouting Association Baependi (PY3UEB) will be active as PP5/homecall/LH from Santa Marta Light (ARLHS BRA-187) on 17-20 March. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. [TNX PY3CQ] SM - SG60RK (SG Six Zero RK) will be aired from Gotland Island (EU-020) until the end of year to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Gotlands Radioamatorklubb (SK1BL). All of the QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau. [TNX SM1TDE] YI - Iraq Amateur Radio Society (IARS) President Diya Sayah, YI1DZ reports that all amateur radio activity in Iraq - by either Iraqi citizens and foreigners - has been suspended until the security situation there improves. The request to halt all ham radio activity and the issuance of licenses in Iraq originated with a letter from the Iraqi Ministry of Defense to Iraqi Prime Minister as part of a new security plan. [TNX ARRL] _____________________________________________________________________________ =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

BELARUS ---> Vladimir Sidorov, EU1SA reports that amateur radio operatorsfrom Belarus are now allowed to use EV#x contest callsigns in addition totheir ordinary call. The following callsigns were recently issued: EV1R(EU1PA), EV2A (EW2AA), EV2M (EW1CQ) and EV7E (EW7EW). HAPPY BIRTHDAY! ---> 17 March 2007 marks the 10 year anniversary of theinaugural issue of The Daily DX, edited and published by Bernie McClenny,W3UR. Full information on this first class DX bulletin can be found athttp://www.dailydx.com/ QSL II7ICT ---> Alberto (IT9MRM) apologizes for the mistake and says that thecorrect QSL route for II7ICT is via IZ7EDQ (not IZ7AUH, 425DXN #827). QSL J20MM & J20RR ---> Silvano, I2YSB reports that all of the direct requestsreceived so far (2,300+) have been processed and mailed. SWL CATEGORY ---> Dan Rolla, I1-12387/IW1QLA has compiled a list of 44contests for licenced amateurs that also include the SWL category. It can befound at http://www.mdxc.org/swl/contests.html and it will be updated on aregular basis. _____________________________________________________________________________ =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* QSL INFO ******** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW =================================================================== CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER =================================================================== 3DA0AM EI7CC D60VB UA4WHX R0UPOL F8DVD 3DA0DJ EI7CC DP0GVN DL5EBE RA9LI/9 UA9LP 3DA0GI EI7CC DR400PG DM3ZF RK1G RZ3LC 3DA0GV EI7CC E51PJT G3PJT RW0AJ W3HNK 3DA0PB EI7CC EK6LP IK2DUW RX9UL/8 RV3ACA 3DA0PM EI7CC EK6TA DJ0MCZ SC300VL SK6HD 3DA0RH EI7CC EV5IPY EW4IDP SE50A SM4AIO 3XD2Z RW3AZ EX2M W3HNK SI9AM SM3CVM 3XM6JR UA6JR EX2X EA5KB ST2R S57DX 4K0CW DL6KVA EY8AW DJ1MM SU0ARA DL1BDF (a) 4K9W DL6KVA FK8GX W3HNK SU0FEC pirate 4L4CC RV1CC GP0STH G4DIY SU8DLH DK2CL 4L8A DJ1CW H44MS DL2GAC SU9FL WD9DZV 5I3A UA9XC H7A TI4SU T33AA pirate 5R8FL G3SWH HC1MD/HD7 K8LJG T88ME 7N1RTO 5R8VB UA4WHX HD2A EA5KB TC0DX OK2GZ 5T3TN RW3TN HF40PAZ SP6DVP TG9AKH OK1DOT 5V7SE IK3GES HF50IU SP2IU TK5XN F2YT 5W0RE HA8IB HF50OP SP6ZJP TL8QC F5NRY 5W1VE DL9HCU HG3IPA HA3JB TM3CY F5KMB 6H1IM XE1IM HI9CF DL4NCF TM4IPY F8DVD 6V7E RW3TN HK6K EA5KB TM4ORE F6KFW 6W/DL6CT DL6CT HP3XBH W4WX TM5P F4ELJ 6W/DL7CM DL7CM HU1X YT1AD TO5A F5VHJ 6W/DM2AYO DM2AYO HV0A IK0FVC TR8CA F6CBC 6W1SA F4BIT IA4IPY IK4QIB TT8FC EA4AHK 6W1SE JR2KDN IA7IPY IK7JWY UA0AZ W3HNK 6W2SC HA3AUI II7ARI IQ7MU UE0SZB RZ0SB 6Y1ND K6ND J5BI F6BUM UE1SNA/P RA1QQ

7X0MT F5MSR J5UAP HA3AUI V25XF G3TXF 7X2EB EA7FTR J5UAR DL7CM V31JP KA9WON 8J3YAGI JA3YKC J70SWD SM0CCM V31LG W9GL 8P1A NN1N J79XBI SM0FWW V85NL JA4ENL 8P2K KU9C J8/W0AW W0AW VK6ARI VK6NE 8P9JG NN1N JW/IN3SAU IN3SAU VK6LB/5 DL7AFS 8R1AK/P 8R1AK K4V WA4PGM VK6ZG/5 DL7AFS 9H9JR DJ0QJ K5I W5MPC VP2EBY HB9BYL 9L1DIR EA4URE KH7X K2PF VP2ERT HB9TRT 9M4SDX 9M2TO KP3A W3HNK VP5H W0GJ 9M6BRC 9M6ST LA2SKIWC LA2D VP8KF G3VPW 9M6DXX M5AAV LZ07IPY LZ3SM W4V NW4V 9M6XRO M5AAV LZ129LO LZ1KZA WP2Z KU9C 9Q5MO pirate LZ2007EU LZ1BJ WP3C W3HNK A61NT ON5NT MJ0ASP F5SHQ XT2SE IK3GES A61TX W4JS N4V KT4U XU7DFM JA3DFM AA8LL/4 AA8LL OD5/IV3YIM IV3YIM XU7EGZ JA3EGZ AH7ZA W8QZA OE4A OE1EMS XU7PPH JA3EGZ BA4DW/7 BA4DW ON60EKO ON4EKO XU7TZG ON7PP CE/LU1FAM AC7DX ON60HRT ON4HRT YB0ECT K3AIR CE1/K7CA NW7O OQ5M ON5ZO YB1AQV N2KFC CE4CT EA5KB OR7A ON7CK YI9E WU5E CN8KD EA5XX OR7Y ON7YX YI9GT SP3GTS CN8NK EA5XX OX3PG WA0SMQ YM0DX OK2GZ CN8YE EA7FTR OY4TN ON5UR ZA/UT7DW DK6CW CN8YZ EA7FTR P3J 5B4AHJ ZD8I G4LTI CO2NB EA5KB P40LE K2LE ZD9BCB SQ8AQD CO6XN N3ZOM P49MR VE3MR ZL7/KH0PR JJ8DEN CU1CB EA5KB PJ4G WA2NHA ZL9B pirate CU2A OH2BH PJ5NA K1NA ZP0R W3HNK D2EEX CT1EEX PJ7B W8EB ZS6CCY K3PD (a) 3-12 March 2007 ____________________________________________________________________________ =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* ADDRESSES ******* =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 8R1AK Esmond Jones, P.O. Box 10868, Georgetown, Guyana 9M2TO Tex Izumo, 2C-10-03 Mutiara Apt., Jln. Sungai Emas, 11100 Batu Ferringhi, Penang, Malaysia BG7IXG Yang Weiwen, P.O. Box 599, Foshan GD 528000, China DL2GAC Bernhard Stefan, Moeggenweiler Str.18, 88677 Markdorf, Germany DL6CT Manuel Kinschus, Seestr. 11, 15848 Herzberg, Germany DL7CM Hans-Rainer Uebel, Hartmannsdorfer Chaussee 3, 15528 Spreenhagen, Germany DM2AYO Siegfried Blechschmidt, Brassenpfad 66, 12557 Berlin - Koepenick, Germany EI7CC Peter Ball, 21 Doonamana Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin, Ireland EW4IDP Dmitrij Kuzneckij, P.O. Box 19, 230025 Grodno, Belarus F5NRY Christian Quintin, 89 Avenue du General de Gaulle, Villa Sigurd, F-44380 Pornichet, France HA3JB Kutasi Gabor, P.O. Box 243, H-8601 Siofok, Hungary IV3YIM Salvo Vitale, P.O. Box 52, 34170 Gorizia - GO, Italy JA4GXS Kenji Sasaki, 2-15 Ishikannon-cyo, Yamaguchi-City, 753-0038 Japan JJ8DEN Yoshitake Izumi, Minami-24-7, Nishi-1, Obihiro-City, Hokkaido 080-0011, Japan

N2D Mid Florida DX Association, P.O. Box 341471, Tampa, FL 33694-1471, USA OK2GZ Jaroslav Kelar, Generala Svobody 1200, Unicov 783 91, Czech RepublicRZ1OA Vlad Sadakov, P.O. Box 48, Arkhangelsk, 163045, Russia S57DX Slavko Celarc, Ob Igriscu 8, 1360 Vrhnika, Slovenia SQ8AQD Stan, P.O. Box 8, 38-600 Lesko, Poland ***************************************************************************** 425 DX NEWS HOME PAGE: http://www.425dxn.org 425 DX NEWS ARCHIVES: http://list.425dxn.org 425 DX NEWS DX CLUSTER: telnet://dx.ik1znw.org:8000 ***************************************************************************** 425 DX News is a free of charge weekly bulletin edited by Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ and Valeria Pregliasco, IK1ADH Its contents may be used, reproduced and distributed in part or full provided that "425 DX News" or "425DXN" receive proper credit Contributors are invited to send their DX information to Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ ([email protected]) The deadline is 12 UTC on Fridays ***************************************************************************** MAILING LIST Please visit the "Mailing List" page at http://www.425dxn.org and follow the step by step subscribe/unsubscribe instructions or contact the Mailing List Administrator Stefano Turci, IK4WMH ([email protected]) ***************************************************************************** Direttore Responsabile Gabriele Villa, I2VGW Giornalista Professionista - Tessera n. 057216 Ordine Nazionale dei Giornalisti Roma, Italia ***************************************************************************** ©425DXN by I1JQJ since 1991

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=========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 3B6 - The Polish expedition to Agalega (3B6/SP9MRO and 3B6/SP9PT) has been rescheduled to take place between 6 and 18 June, provided that the team can get permissions and licence and can find the right ship. Updates will be posted at http://3b6.godx.eu/ [TNX SP9MRO] 3B8 - Mart, DL6UAA will be active again as 3B8MM from Mauritius (AF-049) starting on 5 April for a few weeks. He will operate mostly CW, but will also give SSTV a try (14230 kHz). QSL via home call, direct or bureau. His web site is at http://www.dl6uaa.de/indexa.html [TNX W1AW] 5H - Sigfrido, 7Q7RS will be working for one year in Tanzania and is currently active as 5H/7Q7RS while awaiting a 5H callsign to be issued to him. QSL via IT9YVO. 6Y - Frank, K3TRM (http://www.k3trm.com/) will be active as K3TRM/6Y5 from Jamaica (NA-097) from 31 March to 9 April. He plans to operate on 80-10 metres SSB, RTTY, PSK31 with some CW. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX K3TRM] 7P - ZS1RA, ZS1ZL, ZS1APB, ZS1ROY and ZS1FJ will be active from Lesotho between 5 and 12 April. They will operate (requested callsign 7P8DX) from the north border escarpment of the Drakensburg Range (3,000 metres a.s.l.). Plans are to operate with yagis, V-beams and

hopefully three stations on the air at the same time. [TNX ZS1FJ] 9Q - Georges, 9Q1EK has been active on 160 metres since 21 January, but he has made only 257 QSOs so far, because of the strong QRN. He runs 500 watts into an Inverted L. In a few days time he will be active also on 6 metres, with 200 watts and a 3-element yagi fixed on Europe. QSL via SM5DQC 9M6 - Peter, DJ8XW and Heinz, DL2QT are active from the 9M6AAC station until 30 March, CQ WPX SSB Contest included. QSL this operation only via DL2QT, direct or bureau. [TNX The Daily DX] A2 - Frosty, K5LBU is organizing a DXpedition to Botswana, which is scheduled to take place between 5 and 21 July. There are four operators so far, and Frosty would like to find at least two more to join the team. Please contact him at [email protected] if interested.A5 - Kunio Saito, JA8VE will be working in Bhutan from April through March 2009. He will operate as A52VE on all bands SSB, digital modes and some CW, with 100 watts, inverted V or dipole and maybe a Spider beam. QSL via JF1OCQ. [TNX JF1OCQ] CE - Simon, IZ7ATN has had to change his plans [425DXN 827], as bad weather and rough seas prevented him from going and operate from Pupuya Island (SA-095). After operating as OA6/IZ7ATN/p from Isla Blanca (SA-098) on 20-21 March, he now expects to return to Chile for a second attempt to activate Pupuya sometime between 23 and 27 March. CU - Pedro, EA1FCH will operate as CU2/EA1FCH from Sao Miguel (EU-003), Azores from 27 July to 5 August. He plans to concentrate on the low and WARC bands CW and digital modes. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX EA1FCH] ER - Andy, RW3AH says he will be active as ER/RW3AH from Moldova from 23 March to 12 April. He will pay special attention to 160 and 80 metres, as well as to 20 metres SSB and CW for novices. QSL direct (see qrz.com). Andy might be joined by Valery, RW3GW, who would be signing ER0/R7C or ER0/NA1SA on 8-12 April. F - The Council of Europe Radio Club (TP2CE) will be active on SSB, CW, RTTY and PSK from 8 UTC on 30 March until 10 UTC on 1 April. [TNX F6FQK] FT - Gildas, TU5KG (FT5XP and FT5WL) is back in the Southern

Indian Ocean. He will be sailing in the Kerguelen and Crozet areas until around mid-May, but he will only operate as /mm because he does not plan to land on the islands. QSL via F4EFI. [TNX VA3RJ] I - Look for IR8DX to be aired on 40, 20 and 17 metres SSB, CW and RTTY from Santo Janni (EU-144, IIA PZ-001) between 7 and 11 April. QSL via IK8VRH. [TNX IK8VRH] I - IT9ABY, IT9IAS, IT9TFX, IT9YMM, IW9HIK and possibily IT9BLB will be active as IE9/IQ9PA from Ustica Island (EU-051) on 13-15 April. QSL direct to IT9TQH. [TNX IT9ABY] J6 - Bill, WB5ZAM will be active as J68WI from St. Lucia (NA-108) on 1-13 April. He will operate SSB and CW, with focus on 30 and possibly 40 metres. QSL via home call. [TNX VA3RJ] JW - Francois, F8DVD will be active once again from Svalbard in April. Look for him to operate as JW/F8DVD from the Longyearbyen ARC on Spitsbergen Island (EU-026), Svalbard on 12-23 April. He plans to be active on all HF bands CW and SSB. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX F5NQL] OX - Special event station OX60AD (OX Sixty AD) will be active on 1-30 April to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the U.S. Air Force Base at Thule (Pituffik). Expect activity on 6, 10, 15, 17, 20, 40 and 80 metres CW, SSB and digital modes. QSL direct to OX3UR. VE - Cezar, VE3LYC and Ken, G3OCA are planning an IOTA operation from East Pen Island, VY0 (NA-231, new one) between 20 and 22 July. They are prepared to have two stations on the air operating CW and SSB from 10 to 40 metres. QSL via VE3LYC, direct or bureau (stations in the United Kingdom can QSL via G3OCA). Cezar says that East Pen Island is "the breeding place of polar bears, which brings interesting challenges to the team". [TNX VE3LYC] W - Jim, KA3UNQ operate portable from NA-031 (Aquidneck, Goat and Conanicut islands) on 7-9 April. He plans to "activate" several Rhode Island lighthouses on 40, 20 and 17 metres SSB. QSL direct to home call. [TNX KA3UNQ] YV - 4M5 DX Group (http://4m5dx.org/) members YV5WW, YV5OHW, YV5RED, YV1RDX, YV1CTE, YV5TX and YV5SSB will be active (SSB, CW and RTTY) as YW1DX from Cayo Sombrero (SA-089) on 27-30 July, IOTA Contest

included. Before and after the contest they will concentrate on the WARC bands. QSL via IT9DAA. The team is looking for sponsors/donors for this operation. CQ WW WPX SSB CONTEST ---> The following stations have announced theirparticipation in this year's event (24-25 March): 3DA0EI Swaziland EI7CC 3XM6JR SO Guinea UA6JR 4E1P M/M Philippines bureau 4L2M SOSB 20m Georgia qrz.com 4L4WW SOSB 40M Georgia EA7FTR 4O3B SOSB 80m Montenegro OH2BH 5C5Z SOSB 20m Morocco W7ZR 5C8A SOAB LP Morocco EA5XX 5D5A M/S or M/2 Morocco I2WIJ 6F75A SOAB HP Mexico EA5KB 8J1S M/M Japan bureau 8J3YAGI M/M Japan JA3YKC 8P1A SOAB HP Barbados NN1N 9K2HN M/? Kuwait 9K2HN 9M4DXX West Malaysia 9M2TO AN8A M/2 Canary Islands EA8AH AO1O M/? Spain EA1EA AO3A M/? Spain EA3URB AO4R M/M Spain EA4TD CN2R SOSB 160 Morocco W7EJ CN5W M/S Morocco EA7FTR D44AC M/S Cape Verde D44AC D69XC SOAB LP Comoros UA9XC EC8ADW SOSB 15m Canary Islands EC8ADW ED8D SOSB 15m Canary Islands EA8BHD EF8A SOSB 20m Canary Islands EA8AUW EK0B M/? Armenia SP9ERV EY3M SOSB 20m Tajikistan qrz.com HF40PAZ Poland SP6PAZ HR2DMR SOAB HP Honduras HR2DMR J75RZ M/2 Dominica W2RZS KH6/JM3PIT Hawaii JM3PIT N0RB/KH7 SO Hawaii N0RB LX7I SOSB 20m Luxembourg LX2A LX8M M/S Luxembourg LX1ER NP3U M/M Puerto Rico WP4U P40W SOAB HP Aruba N2MM P49Y SOAB Aruba AE6Y PJ2T M/S or M/2 Neth. Antilles N9AG PS5S SO Brazil PP5MQ S65X SO Singapore 9V1QQ TA2K M/S Turkey TA2RC TM4Q M/? France F6FYA TM6M M/? France F6KHM TO5A SOAB HP Martinique F5VHJ UK8AKK Uzbekistan EA5KB V31RG SO Belize K4VU VP57V Turks & Caicos W5CW VR2C M/2 Hong Kong VR2NN W4V USA NW4V XR6T M/S Chile CE6TC YT6A SOSB 20m Montenegro YU8ALR SO Serbia YT1CS ZP0R SO Paraguay W3HNK

ZY5100SCOUT M/M Brazil PY5CA ZY7C M/S Brazil PT7WA Don't forget to give a look to the Announced Operations for this year's eventmaintained by Bill, NG3K at http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/wpxs2007.html _____________________________________________________________________________ =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW DXCC HONOR ROLL ---> The deadline to be shown in the next DXCC Honor Rolllist is 31 March. Submissions must be postmarked 31 March 2007 for them tocount for this listing. The DXCC Honor Roll list will appear in August 2007QST. There are 337 entities on the DXCC list and you must be within thenumerical top 10 DXCC entities to qualify. The current minimum requirementfor Honor Roll is 328 current entities (deleted entities do not count towardsthis level). DXCC NEWS ---> The following operations have been approved for DXCC credit:DXØJP (Spratly Islands); 9M4SDX (Spratly Islands); 9U9Z (Burundi), YWØDX(Aves Island); 1A4A (Sovereign Military Order Of Malta). [TNX NC1L] NOT THE MANAGER ---> Syl, F5TLN says he is not the QSL manager for TU5KC andhas "nothing to do" with him. According to qrz.com, the QSL route is: DidierButz, E 43 Riviera 3 BP 1691 Abidjan 18 CI, Abidjan, Ivory Coast. QSL 3V8SF ---> Antonio, IZ8CCW is the new QSL manager for 3V8SF, the ScoutRadio Club station at Sfax. For the time being Antonio can confirm contactsmade on 1 January 2007 and after, old logs will follow. QSL 4Z5KJ ---> Alex should like to remind those who work him that his QSLmanager is W0MM (Laurent D. Thomin, 1615 Beaconshire Rd, Houston, TX77077-3817, USA). Alex if often on business trips outside Israel, and enjoyslighthouse activities (pictures can be found athttp://kajotus.fotoplenka.ru/album290041/). QSL G3NOM ---> Tom, GM4FDM is the QSL Manager for Ray, G3NOM, who has notbeen on the radio since November 2004, when he had a major stroke. RecentlyTom received a package from one of Ray's HS friends containing a number ofdirect and bureau QSL cards sent to Thailand. Tom will try to honour allthese requests either by the bureau or direct (the latter irrespective ofwhether the IRC is valid or not, as they were all valid when posted). Tom haslogs and blank cards for: 5B4/G3NOM, 9M2OM/P, 9M2/G3NOM, 9M2OM, A52OM, E22DX,E28DX, G3NOM, HS0AC/2, HS2AC, HS0/G2NOM, JT4/G3NOM, S21U, S2/G3NOM, XY1HT andZC6/G3NOM (he also has logs for V8NOM, but no cards for this one). As for 160metres, Tom used to verify them with Ray before responding; under the currentcircumstances, Tom says that he cannot confirm your QSO, "unless it is veryclear in the logs". Should you have any questions, please contact Tom([email protected]) and refrain from sending further cards to Thailand. [TNXOPDX Bulletin] QSL YX0A & YX0LIX ---> "If you've not received your card by mid-April", SteveWheatley (KU9C) says, "feel free to email me ([email protected]); at that timeI'll be able to provide status". Exception: YX0A and/or YX0LI cards sent inthe same envelope with QSLs for other calls managed by Steve will be delayed,and Steve "cannot easily predict when I'll be done with those". + SILENT KEY + Alexandr Barmushkin, EX8AA, one of the most active operators

in Kyrgyzstan, passed away on 19 February after a long illness. Bek, EX8ABsays that all of the outstanding QSL cards "will be replied, for sure". + SILENT KEY + Paolo, IK2QPR (Leo's QSL manager) reports that LeonidVelikanov, UN2O passed away on 12 March. _____________________________________________________________________________ =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** *** NEWS FROM THE WEB *** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW LOGS: The 9M4SDX (Spratly Islands) log is available at http://9m4sdx.dxers.net/log_search/search.html LOGS: On-line logs for TC0DX (Gokceada, EU-186) and YM0DX (Bozcaada, AS-099), as well as pictures and further information, are available at http://www.okdxf.eu/ankety/tc0dx/en/tc0dx.php ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- QSLs received direct or through managers: 3B8/OM0C, 3B9/G3TXF, 3XD2Z, 3XM6JR,3Y9SDA, 4K9W, 4N1A, 4O3B, 4O60BH, 4S7UCG, 5A7A, 5F50KD, 5F50SG, 5T5DY, 5V7SE,6V6U, 6W1SE, 6Y0B, 7P8/JH4RHF, 7Z1UG, 8J7YAGI, 8P9NX, 8R1AK/p (SA-068),8R1ZUM, 9H9JR, 9K2GS, 9N7JO, 9Q1TB, A35TN, A41KJ, A71MA, A92GR, BI4F(AS-160), BX5AA, C4M, C5DXC, C6AKQ, CP4BT, CP6IB, CU2A, D44BS, DX0JP(AS-051), EA9IE, EK6TA, ES1GO, ES4RD, EX0M, EY8MM, FK8CP, FO5RK, GD6IA,HK0GU, HK1/K8DD, HV0A, HZ1FS, HZ1IK, HZ1SK, J20MM and J20RR (AF-053), J85M,KH6/AA4V, KH8/JA8GAX/M (OC-077), KH8/N9YU, KP2/AA6YQ, KP2/K3TEJ, LU/R1ANF,LU1ZAB, LY80R, MD/AC8W, NH6P, OX3JZ, PY0S/PS7JN, PZ5RA, R1ANF, R1FJT, ST2A,ST2BF, SV9CVY, T32MO (OC-084), T49C, T77C, TI5/WJ7R, TI5N, TM5F, TR8CA,TU2/F5LDY, TX5NK, TY5MR, V26G, V31BH, V31MD, V31YN, V63UA, V73ZZ (OC-028),V73ZZ, V85SS, VK9AA, VO1CT, VP5/WJ2O, VP5W, VP8DKG, VP8LP, VU2PHD, VU7LD,VY0ICE/VE2, XF4DL, XF4K, XR7C (SA-018), XT2C,XT2CG, YI9KT, YI9RKB, YN4SU/9,YX0LIX, YX5IOTA, Z34M, ZA/UT7DW, ZB2EO, ZB2FK, ZC4LI, ZD7VC, ZD8QD, ZD8RH,ZD8WX, ZD9ATN, ZD9BV, ZS4U, ZY6T (SA-023). ***************************************************************************** 425 DX NEWS HOME PAGE: http://www.425dxn.org 425 DX NEWS ARCHIVES: http://list.425dxn.org 425 DX NEWS DX CLUSTER: telnet://dx.ik1znw.org:8000 ***************************************************************************** 425 DX News is a free of charge weekly bulletin edited by Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ and Valeria Pregliasco, IK1ADH Its contents may be used, reproduced and distributed in part or full provided that "425 DX News" or "425DXN" receive proper credit Contributors are invited to send their DX information to Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ ([email protected]) The deadline is 12 UTC on Fridays

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=========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 5Z - Alessandro, IK4ALM will be active as 5Z4/IK4ALM from Kenya between 30 March and 10 April. He plans to operate holiday style with 100 watts and a ground plane on SSB. QSL via home call. 6W - Pete, SM5GMZ will be active from Senegal on 2-12 April. He will be active on all bands and modes, with an emphasis on 80 and 160 metres. [TNX The Daily DX] F - Jean-Marc, F5SGI will be active as F5SGI/p from Groix Island (EU-048) on 7-13 April. He will operate mostly CW on 80-10 metres. QSL via bureau. [TNX F5SGI] G - John, M0XIG and John, G4POF will operate special event station GB2BST on 6-9 April from Bramshaw, to mark the 200th anniversary since the optical telegraph first operated at this site. The Bramshaw Shutter Telegraph was one of a number that operated as a communication link for the Admiralty between London and Plymouth. QSL via M0XIG, direct or bureau. I - Matteo, IZ3HER will operate as IZ3HER/p from Sant'Ariano Island (EU-131, IIA VE-039) on 31 March. Expect activity on 20 and 40 metres between 8 and 14 UTC. QSL via IK3GES. [TNX IZ3HER] I - Special event station IU8SF will be aired at different times beteween 2 April and 14 May for the 500th anniversary of the death of Saint Francis of Paola, the patron saint of boatmen, mariners

and naval officers. QSL via IK8WEJ. Information on the relevant award can be found at http://www.qrz.com/callsign/iu8sf I - Representing coast radio station Genova Radio (callsign ICB), INORC members I1ZB, IK1QBT, I1NVU, IZ1GAR, IK1AUS, and IK1FXX will be active as II1ICB on 14-15 April for the Radio Maritime Day (see "Good To Know" below). QSL via bureau to IK1QBT. [TNX IK1QBT] JA - Look for 7L3ATQ/1 to be active on the HF bands and 6 metres from Hachijo Island (AS-043, JIIA AS-043-003) on 31 March and 1 April. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX JI6KVR] JA - Special event station 8N3IAAF will be active from 1 April to 9 September to celebrate the 11th IAAF World Championships in Athletics that will be held in Osaka from 25 August through 2 September (http://www.osaka2007.jp/index_e.html). QSL via bureau. [TNX VA3RJ] KH8_si - Latest reports indicated that the N8S DXpedition to Swains Islands will begin on 3 April, one day earlier than previously announced. The current roster includes seventeen operators: Hranislav Milosevic (YT1AD, Team Leader), David Collingham (K3LP, Co-Leader), Krassimir D Petkov (K1LZ), Doug Faunt (N6TQS), Eugene Kuleshov (RK3AD), Igor Booklan (RA3AUU), Vangelis Gekas (SV2BFN), Alan Eshleman (K6SRZ), Maden Bogdanov (YU7NU), Stevan Stepanov (YZ7AA), Velimir Djeric (YZ1BX), Roman Tkacenko (UR0MC), Aleksej Romanov (UA4HOX), Viktor Vasiljenko (RU4SU), Miki Markovic (YU1AU), Chuck Chadraawal (JT1CO) and Mome Dimovki (Z32ZM). Announced frequencies are: BAND CW SSB RTTY SSTV PSK31 ---------------------------------------------------- 160m 1825 1835 1835 - 1835 80m 3505 3795 3582 3723 3582 40m 7005 7082 7035 7035 7035 30m 10105 - 10145 - 10145 20m 14020 14200, 14081 14230 14081 14265 17m 18075 18150 18100 - 18100 15m 21020 21295 21081 21230 21081 12m 24895 24950 24920 - 24920 10m 28020 28495 28081 28680 28081 They will also operate on 60 metres (5403.5 kHz), 2 metres EME and 6 metres EME with WSJT65 A, B, C (50.375 MHz and 144.375 MHz). The pilot stations will be Toma/YU1AB (Europe), Lee/KH6BZF (Americas

and Pacific) and Antic/YU1AA (Serbia and Eastern Europe). QSL via YT1AD. The website for the expedition is at http://www.yt1ad.info/n8s/index.html LU - The Radio Club Ushuaia (LU8XW) will be active as AY7X from Isla Redonda (SA-049) from 22 UTC on 30 March until 12 UTC on 2 April. They plan to operate on 10, 15, 20, 40 and 80 metres as follows: CW 28040 21040 14040 7030 3530 SSB 28490 21260 14260 7045 3765-3670 PSK 28120 21070 14070 7040 3620 RTTY 28080 21080 14080 7040 3620 QSL via WD9EWK, direct (Patrick Stoddard, 4031 E. Aster Drive, Phoenix, AZ 85032-7417, USA) or bureau. Argentine stations can send an SASE with an 0.75 peso stamp to the following address: Radio Club Ushuaia, Polideportivo Municipal, Pasaje Jorge Vrsalovic S/N, 9410 Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego. [TNX WD9EWK] OK - Special event station OL32OLP will be aired by former radio officers OK1DNJ, OK1DX, OK1FCA and OK1FCJ on 1-30 April. It will represent former HF coast radio station Praharadio (callsign OLP), which operated from 1975 until 2000. QSL via OK1DRQ, direct or bureau. [TNX OK1FCJ] ON - Special event call ON50EU will be aired until 31 December to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome (signed on 25 March 1957 by France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, it established the European Community). QSL via bureau or direct to ON7YX. [TNX ON7YX] TA - John, DJ6JH will operate holiday style from Turkey on 7-13 April. Expect him to be active as TA4/DJ6JH mainly on 10-20 metres RTTY and PSK31. QSL via home call. [TNX NG3K] TI - TI1DX will be aired from Cerro de la Muerte (Costa Rica's highest mountain, 3,000 metres a.s.l.) on 2-7 April. Expect activity on 80-6 metres. QSL via TI8AA. [TNX The Daily DX] V3 - Glen, W5IF is currently active as V31IF from Belize until 4 April. He operates on 160-10 metres SSB, CW and RTTY. QSL via W5IF. [TNX NG3K] V6 - IT9YRE (V63RE), I1SNW (V63NW) and K9AJ (V63J) have finalized their plans as follows (local times): 1 April depart Yap (OC-012) around 17.00 2 April arrive Ngulu (OC-180), land after sunrise 3 April depart OC-180 around 13.00

4 April arrive Sorol (OC-277) around 13.30 7 April depart OC-277 around 17.00 8 April arrive Yap around 14.30 11 April charter flight to Woleai (OC-132) 14 April charter flight back to Yap Expect activity from OC-180 between the late UTC evening on 1 April through 2 April, and from OC-227 between the early morning hours (UTC) on 4 April and the early morning hours (UTC) on the 7th. QSL via home calls. V6 - Kei, JK1QLR operated as P29KN from Loloata (OC-240) in the past few days. His next activity will be on 20-22 April, when he will be signing V63LR from Ulithi Atoll (OC-078); after 23 April he will be active from Yap Island (OC-012), Micronesia. QSL via JK1QLR. YU - Special event callsign YU07HST will be aired from Serbia through the end of the year for the 7th IARU World Championship in High Speed Telegraphy (HST) that will be held in Belgrade on 19-23 September (http://www.hst2007.org/). QSL via YU1FJK. [TNX VA3RJ] =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW DX MEETING ---> The fourth DX Meeting organized by the west Ligurian ARIRadio Clubs, will take place in Imperia (north west Italy) on 19 May.Further information at http://www.arimperia.net [TNX IK1QBT] DXCC NEWS ---> Effective immediately, the 10-year rule has been dropped andDXCC card checkers have been authorized to check cards for current entitiesonly, dating back to 15 November 1945. Card checkers still are not allowed toverify cards for 160-metre contacts, nor cards confirming contacts withdeleted entities. In addition, DXCC card checkers now may check applicationsfor Worked All States Award (WAS) and VHF/UHF Century Club Award (VUCC), ifthey agree to do so. For more information, please contact DXCC Manager BillMoore, NC1L ([email protected]). RADIO MARITIME DAY ---> On 14-15 April (from 12 UTC to 12 UTC) merchantmarine radio officers from several countries will be active on the HF bands(160, 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres CW) to meet amateur radio operators forthe Radio Maritime Day special event. Further information can be found athttp://www.radiomaritimeday.org QSL A62ER ---> The QSL route for contacts made on 17-18 March is via UY5ZZ(who was the operator), direct (Vladimir Latyshenko, P.O. Box 4850,Zaporozhye, 69118, Ukraine) or bureau. [TNX UY5ZZ] QSL PZ5A ---> Please note that the QSL route for contacts made on 25-26October 2003 (CQ WW SSB Contest) is still via W5UE. The QSL route for QSOsmade on 23-25 March 2007 is via PZ5RA (direct only). QSL YW0DX ---> Corrado, IT9DAA reports that all of the direct requests

received through 24 March (about 1,800) have been processed and mailed,provided that they conformed to IT9DAA's QSlling rules at qrz.com [TNXIT9DAA] =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* QSL INFO ******** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW =================================================================== CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER =================================================================== 2U0WMG/M 2E0WMG CN8PA EA7FTR P29KN JK1QLR 3D2UU RA3AUU CO2JD AD4Z P33W RA3AUU 3DA0EI EI7CC CO3VK IZ8EBI P40W N2MM 3DA0WW ZS6DXB CO8ZZ DK1WI P49Y AE6Y 3W9HRN DL1HRN CS6STR CT1ARR PA50EU PD0NTB 3W9R OK1JN CT3AS DJ8FW PJ2T N9AG 3XD2Z RW3AZ CT6A CT1ILT PS5S PP5MQ 3XM6JR UA6JR D69XC UA9XC PT7AG PT7WA 4D9RG DU9RG DA0UBOOT DK9OS PZ5A PZ5RA 4E1P bureau DL40RRDXA DL1YFF R1ANF RK1PWA 4L2M EA7FTR DP4K DK3DM R1FJM RX3MM 4L2M UA9LP (a) DU9/N0NM W4DR R1FJT UA4RC 4L2M UT7QF (b) ED8BTM EA8BTM R80PK UA3PM 4L4WW EA7FTR ED8D EA8BHD RC4Q UA4RC 4O3B OH2BH EF8A EA8AUW RG9A UA9XC 5B4/K3UY RA3AUU EI75IRTS EI6HB RI1NU RN1NU 5B4AHS RA3AUU EK0B SP9ERV RL3A W3HNK 5C5Z W7ZR EK8SK SP9ERV RM0A RX3RC 5C8A EA5XX EK8WA SP9ERV RM3F UA3DPX 5D5A I2WIJ ER0FEO UU0JM RT8T RV3ACA 5H/7Q7RS IT9YVO ES5Q ES5RY SG60RK bureau 5H3XC UA9XC EX9A DF8WS SJ2W SM2HWG 5I3A UA9XC EY8CQ DJ1MM SN3X SP3SLA 5P1AA LX1NO EY8MM K1BV SO5O SP5KVW 5P1B OZ0SW FK/FO5RK FO5RK SO5UM RA3AUM 5P1DX OZ6B FM1HN K3PD SU9GD DJ2AVB 5P1M OZ2MA FM5FJ KU9C SX5P SV5FRD 5P5V OZ4VV FP5BZ F5TJP T97M K2PF 5P5Z OZ0KP G5O G3VOU TA2K TA2RC 5P6PI OZ6PI H44MK K1ER TC3D TA3D 5P7F OZ7FOC H44MS DL2GAC TF3ZA KT6YL 5Q0PI OZ6PI HG0R HA0NAR TL8CK F6EWM 5Q2A OZ2A HH2FJM F5RPB TM5CI F5UBH 5R8GZ G3SWH HH4/K4QD K4QD TM6M F6KHM 5W1VE DL9HCU HI3C ON4IQ TO5A F5VHJ 5Z4/9A3A 9A2AA HI3HN OE7NHT TP2CE F5LGF 6F75A EA5KB HI3T ON4IQ UA6GP RZ6HAZ 6H1J XE1J HP3DX W4WX UA9ZZ EA5OL 6H1L WA3HUP HP3XBH W4WX UK8AKK EA5KB 6H1TD XE1TD HR9BFS N6FF UK8FF W3HNK 6I2EX XE2EX HV0A IK0FVC UK8GK RW6HS 6I2HUM XE2HUM HZ1AN DJ9ZB UN7AB DL8KAC 6I2MX K6VNX HZ1FS EA7FTR UN7MMM EA7FTR 6I2YW XE2YW HZ1IK DK7YY UP4L UN7LZ 6V7E RW3TN IA0IPY I0YKN UP9L RW6HS 6W/RW3TN/P RW3TN IA6IPY IZ6GSQ UU7J UU0JM 7Z1HL DJ9ZB IA8IPY IK8WEJ UZ4E UR4EYN 7Z1UG DG1XG IC8R IC8OZM V25OP W9OP

8P1A NN1N II0IDP IS0SDX V25WY W4OWY 8P2K KU9C II0IGU IK0JFS V31IF W5IF 8Q7WB JM1WBB II1ICS I1SAF V31RG K4VU 9A60K 9A7K II7ICT IZ7EDQ V44KJ WB2TSL 9A60Z 9A2DM II9ICF IT9MRM V63J K9AJ 9A7T 9A2EU II9IGJ IT9MRM V73KN JK1QLR 9A950JB 9A3JB IP7IPY IZ7AUH V73RY N7RO 9G1RU HB9STZ IP8IPY I8QJU VK6AA DL8YR 9H3GM DK1BT IR6T IK6VXO VK8NSB VK6NE 9J2BO G3TEV IS0/WH0Q IN3ZNR VP57V W5CW 9J2CA G3SWH J28JA F5JFU VR2C VR2NN 9M2CNC G4ZFE J37T VE3EBN WH2D K3UOC 9M6AAC DL2QT (c) J5BI F6BUM WK3D/AH0 JF2MBF 9Q1D SM5BFJ J75RZ W2RZS WP3C W3HNK 9Q1EK SM5DQC KH6CW K7GQ XR6T CE6TC A52AM JA0JHA KL7J N3SL XT2SE IK3GES AH0/WK3D JF2MBF KL7OX K8GG XU7ACD K3SP AI4VU JT1CO LA3C LA9DFA YN4SU TI4SU AN8A EA8AH LN3Z LA9VDA YQ9W YO9WF AO1O EA1EA LS1D LW9EOC YT60W YU7BCD AO3A EA3URB LT1F AC7DX YU60BCD YU7BCD AO4R EA4TD LX7I LX2A YU7W YU7BPQ AO7R EB7AEY LX8M LX1ER YZ2A YZ1AU AY7X WD9EWK LY7A LY2ZO Z32ID DJ0LZ BD7YK BA4CH LZ9R LZ3YY ZA1E I2MQP C4M W3HNK NP3U WP4U ZF2AH W6VNR C52T G0TSM OH0B OH2BH ZF2LC W2SM CM6CAC EA5KB OH0R OH2PM ZL1GO/8 ZL1AMO CN2DP CT1CDP OH4A OH6LI ZM8CW ZL1AMO CN2NI CT2HNI OL2T OK2TC ZP0R W3HNK CN2QA F5IQA OL8M OK1DRQ ZS9X K3PD CN2R W7EJ ON50EU ON7YX ZY100S PY5CA CN2ZR W7ZR ON60TWS/A ON5UR ZY5100SCOUT PY5CA CN5W EA7FTR OR1Z ON6IX ZY7C PT7WA (a) Russian stations (b) Ukrainian stations (c) 22-30 March 2007 =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* ADDRESSES ******* =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 4J15TX P.O. Box, Baku AZ-1000, Azerbaijan 7Z1CQ Abdulhafiz Kashkari, P.O. Box 138763, Jeddah 21323, Saudi Arabia 9J2QQV Ryuji Shishito, c/o JICA-ZI Project, P.O. Box 910062, Mongu, Zambia D44AC Carlos Pulu, P.O. Box 398, Mindelo, Cape Verde EY3M ATCC Contest Club, P.O. Box 203, Glavpochtamt, 734025, Dushanbe, Tajikistan PP5MQ Mario Marquardt, P.O. Box 212, 89201-972 Joinville - SC, Brazil PY5CA Nelson Otavio Maia, P.O. Box 1, Curitiba 80011-970, Brazil PZ5RA Ramon Kaersenhout, P.O. Box 4048, Paramaribo, Surinam RW3AH Andrei Fyodorov, Attemsgasse 7, D-03, A-1220 Vienna, Austria ZS6DXB Rhynhardt Louw, P.O. Box 10148, Edleen, 1619, Gauteng, South Africa ***************************************************************************** 425 DX NEWS HOME PAGE: http://www.425dxn.org 425 DX NEWS ARCHIVES: http://list.425dxn.org 425 DX NEWS DX CLUSTER: telnet://dx.ik1znw.org:8000 *****************************************************************************

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=========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 5Z - Don, W4ZYT will operate in his spare time as 5Z4ZK from Kenya on 9-19 April. Expected QRV times are 14-19 UTC (18077, 18137, 14007, 14207 and 10107 kHz) and 2-4 UTC (7007, 7077 and 10107). QSL via home call. [TNX The Daily DX] 7P - ZS1ROY and ZS1ZL were unable to participate in the 5-12 April 7P8DX operation from Lesotho [425DXN 829]. The operators currently are Shaun/ZS1RA, Barry/ZS1FJ and Tony/ZS1APB. This has put an unexpected financial pressure on the 7P8DX team, and they are short of some 500 Euros (about USD 700). All donations would be appreciated. QSL direct only to 7P8DX, c/o The Cape Town Amateur Radio Centre, P.O. Box 2541, Clareinch, 7740, South Africa. Further information, online log included, can be found at http://www.qsl.org.za/7p8dx/index.html [TNX ZS1RA] 9H - Rosel, DL3KWR and Hardy, DL3KWF will be active as 9H3RZ and 9H3EZ from Malta on 4-18 May. They plan to operate mostly CW and on the WARC bands, Hardy will also work RTTY. QSL via home calls. E-mail requests for bureau cards can be sent to [email protected] and [email protected] respectively. [TNX DL3KWF] CU - CT1CHT, CT1GRU, CT1GZI and CT2JFR will be active as CU9RBL from Corvo Island (EU-089), Azores on 11-16 April. They plan to

operate on 160-10 metres SSB, PSK31 and RTTY and on 80-10 metres CW. QSL via CS5RBL. F - Francois, F5JNE will be active from Belle Ile en Mer (EU-048, DIFM AT-015) from 30 April for about two weeks. He expects to operate as F5JNE/p mainly CW on the HF bands during his evening hours. He also plans to go and operate, along with Max/F5IRH, from two nearby islands: Ile des Grands Cardinaux (EU-048, DIFM AT-096) on 1 May and Ile aux aux Chevaux (EU-048, DIFM AT-109) on 5 May. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX F5NQL] FM - Alex, VE3KF reports he will operate SSB and CW as TO3T from Martinique on 23-31 May, CQ WPX CW Contest included. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. G - Special event station GB95MGY will be operated (CW only on 80-15 metres) by members of the Wey Valley Amateur Radio Group (http://www.weyvalleyarg.org.uk) in Godalming, England on 14-16 April to commemorate the 95th anniversary of the sinking of RMS Titanic in 1912. The station honours the memory of the ship's wireless operator, Jack Phillips, born and bred in Godalming, whose morse distress messages led to the saving of more than 700 lives. QSL via bureau or direct to G3IAF. Other Titanic special event stations will be GB2MGY (operated by the City of Belfast Radio Amateurs Society from from the Blackhead Lighthouse in Northern Ireland) and W0S (operated by the Nixa Amateur Radio Club from the Titanic Museum in Branson, Missouri). [TNX G0EFO and OPDX Bulletin] HL - Jean-Pierre, F5AHO will be active as HL1/F5AHO from South Korea on 12-20 May. He plans to operate SSB on 15, 17 and 20 metres from IOTA groups AS-081, AS-060, AS-026 and AS-085. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. IS0 - Max, IK2YSE will be active as IM0/IK2YSE from Caprera Island (EU-041, IIA OT-012) on 3-5 May. He will operate CW QRS only on 10-40 metres; he will also try 6 metres (50200 kHz). QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX IK2YSE] J5 - Tibi, HA7TM will be active again as J5UTM from Guinea-Bissau on

14-21 April. He plans to operate with 500 watts, DunaX GPs for 10-40 metres and dipoles for the lower bands. The on-line log will be available at http://ha7tm.uw.hu/ [TNX HA0HW] JA - Look for JS6RRR/JS6 and JI3DST/JS6 to be active (on 160, 80, 40, 17, 15, 12, 10 and 6 metres SSB, CW, RTTY, SSTV and FM) from the Okinawa Islands (AS-017) on 13-16 April. Expect JI3DST/6 and JS6RRR/6 to be used during the Japan International DX Contest (CW), to be held on 14-15 April (rules at http://jidx.org/). QSL via bureau only. [TNX JI3DST] JA - Look for JA6RGJ/6, JK6IIS/6 and JO6RGZ/6 to be active from Taku Island (AS-012, JIIA AS-012-051) on 21-22 April. They plan to operate SSB and CW on the HF bands and 6 metres. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. [TNX JI6KVR] JA - Look for JA1GLE/6, JA3BKM/6, JA4JBZ/6 and JR8GZU/6 to be active on the HF bands and 6 metres from Taira (JIIA AS-049-011), Tokara Islands (AS-049) on 3-8 May. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. [TNX JI6KVR] JD1_oga - Hide/JM1LJS (JD1BLK), Koya/JI5RPT (JD1BLY) and Harry/JG7PSJ (JD1BMH) will be active from Chichijima (AS-031), Ogasawara from 29 April (6 UTC) until 4 May (22 UTC). They will operate on 160-6 metres CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31, plus satellite. QSL JD1BLK via JM1LJS, QSL JD1BLY via JI5RPT, QSL JD1BMH via JG7PSJ. The web pages for the three operators can be found at: http://radio-dream.com/jd1blk/, http://www.ji5rpt.com/ and http://sapphire.ganko.tohoku.ac.jp:8080/jd1bmh/ [TNX JG7PSJ] KH8S - The N8S team arrived at Swains Island around 23.30 UTC on 3 April. and became active around 6 UTC on the 4th. The expedition pilots monitor the guestbook (www.yt1ad.info/n8s/index.html), where you can leave your comments and suggestions. On-line logs are expected to be available on the website above, and to be updated once a day. QSL via YT1AD. OH - Markus/OH1MN, Peter/OH0JFB, Matteo/IW0HJH, Simone/IZ0BTV, Andrea/IZ0EHO and Vincenzo/IZ0FKE will be active as OH10TA from Pargas (Parainen) Island (EU-096) on 25-29 April. QSL via IZ0EHO,

direct or bureau. Further information an on-line logs at www.oh10ta.com [TNX IZ8EDJ] OK - Special callsign OL75CAV will be aired on 22 April from the Czech Republic to mark the 75th anniversary of the founding of Ceskomoravsti Amateri Vysilaci (Czech-Moravian Transmitting Amateurs, http://www.c-a-v.com/news.php). They will be active on all bands, CW and SSB, with some RTTY and PSK. QSL via OK1UU. OZ - Ela/DL1TM and Tor/DJ4MG will be active as OZ/homecall from Vendsyssel-Thy (EU-171) on 10-26 April. QSl via home calls. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] P2 - Hans (SM6CVX) and Derek (G3KHZ) are organizing a DXpedition to take place from a couple of remote PNG IOTA news ones in September-October. The team is expected to include four amateur radio operators. They plan to be active for six days each from the islands of Nukumanu (OC-284) and Takuu (OC-283). If time permits, they will also stop and operate from Kilinailau Island (OC-256). The cost of mounting this expedition will total US$30,000 plus the cost of travel to and accommodation in Rabaul (New Britain). Further details are expected in due course. [TNX IZ1CRR] SP - On 5 June 1257 Krakow received city rights under the Magdeburg Law. To commemorate that event, special stations SN750C and SN750BK will be active from 1 May to 31 July. QSL via SP9PKZ. Further information on the event and the relevant award can be found at http://www.sp9pkz.republika.pl/750e.html [TNX SP9GKM] UA - Nick, RA1QQ is active this year as UE1SNA (which stands for Smerdov, Nicolaj Anatolievich) to celebrate his 50th birthday. Expect him to operate as UE1SNA/P from RRA islands and as UE1SNA/1 from IOTA islands. QSL via home call. [TNX RA1QY] VQ9 - Jim, ND9M (VQ9JC) is returning to Diego Garcia for another four-month tour. His operating time on 10-80 metres tends to run about 85% CW, 10% SSB, and 5% digital. Usually he cannot be QRV before 12 UTC, and must QRT by 16.35 UTC on Sundays through Thursdays, and by 17.35 UTC on Fridays and Saturdays. From time to time he will stay overnight to work early morning DX. QSL via ND9M,

direct or bureau. [TNX ND9M] W - KA3UNQ, KD3CQ and W3REG will operate as N3L from the Pt. Lookout Lighthouse (ARLHS USA-628) on 14 April, from 14 to 20 UTC. Expect activity on 80, 40, 20 and 17 metres SSB, PSK31 and possibly CW. QSL direct to KA3UNQ. [TNX KA3UNQ] YB - Rich, PA0RRS will be active as YB9/PA0RRS from Bali Island (OC-022) from 26 August to 24 September. Most activity will be on 40-10 metres, but Rich will also give 80 and 6 metres a try. QSL via home call. Rich reports that on 4 April he started processing and mailing out the cards for his recent activity as 9M2MRS. [TNX PA0RRS] YK - Saad, N5FF will be active as YK1BA from Damascus, Syria on 10-27 April. He plans to operate at least 3-4 hours a day (between 20-23 UTC, 2-5 UTC and possibly some occasional activities between 12-14 UTC) on 10-80 metres CW, SSB and RTTY. Given the current band conditions and his operating times, he thinks he will spend most of his radio time on 30, 40 and 80 metres. QSL via N5FF. [TNX The Daily DX] YU6 - Hans PB2T reports he will be signing 4O6T from Montenegro on 9-13 April. QSL via home call. =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW INTERNATIONAL MARCONI DAY ---> Organized by the Cornish Radio Amateur Club,G4CRC/GB4IMD, the International Marconi Day (IMD) is a 24-hour amateur radioevent held annually to celebrate the birth of Guglielmo Marconi (25 April1874). It is not a contest, but an opportunity for amateurs around the worldto make contacts with historic Marconi sites using HF communicationstechniques. This year's event will be held on 28 April, from 00.00 UTCthrough 23.59 UTC. Details, including information on the relevant AwardCertificates and the listing of participating stations, can be found athttp://www.gb4imd.org.uk/ SRT DX CONVENTION ---> The 4th International DX Convention organized by theStrange Radio Team will take place on 5-6 May near Rome. Please visitwww.strangeradioteam.com for full details on the programme, or [email protected] for further information. [TNX IZ8EDJ] + SILENT KEYS + Dewitt L. Jones, W4BAA passed away on 29 January at 90 yearsof age. An IOTA enthusiast from the very beginning, he served as IOTACommittee Member for North America from 1990 until 2001. Other silent keysreported recently include Tatsuro Yamasaki, JA5BJC (1 April), owner of one of

the biggest multi-multi contest stations in Japan; Peter VanGemert, VK2ALL (2April); Masashi Sakurada, JR2GMC/AH0K (26 March), another well-known JAcontest and DX operator. =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** *** NEWS FROM THE WEB *** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW J5BI: Pictures of F6BUM's recent activity from Bubaque Island (AF-020) can be found at www.f6bum.net/fr/une/guinee-bissau/guinee-bissau.html; on-line logs are available at www.f6bum.net/logbook/search.html TOP LISTS: The latest Topband, Topmode and Toplist listings are now available at http://www.425dxn.org/awards/toplist/index.html. Please send your scores, as well as any request for further information, to Erminio Pandocchi, I2EOW ([email protected]) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- QSLs received direct or through managers: 1A4A, 3B9/G3TXF, 3C0M, 3XD2Z,3XM6JR, 3Y9SDA (AN-016), 4K9W, 4O3T, 4S7KAG, 4U1UN, 4X1FQ, 5A7A, 5T5DY, 6Y1V,9A8A, 9J2BO, 9Q1D, 9Q1EK, 9Q1TB, AH2L, BX0ZR, BX5AA, BY4RB (1989), C31MO,C6ARI, CG2FET, CT9L, CX5TR, DX0JP, EA9/EA7RU, FK8CP, FM5BH, FS5HL, HC1MD/HC7,HK1/AC8W, HK1/K8DD, HK4KDO, HQ9P (NA-057), HS0ZDY, HV0A, J20MM, J20RR,J6/KD7WPJ, JF2QNM, JT1CO, JT1ZW, K7LAZ/VP5, KL7HBK (NA-004), KP2/K3CT,KP2/K3MD, LU/R1ANF, LX/PA6A, LZ0A, MM0XAU (EU-012), OA4CC, PJ4/KU8E, PJ4A,R1ANF, R1ANF/P, R1ANF/VP8, R1MVC, S21XA, SV9CVY, TA3D, TI5N, TR8CA,TU2/F5LDY, TY2SF, UA9SC, UK9AA, V25V, V31FG, VE7IG/VE1 (NA-010), VK1AA/2(OC-212), VP2EST, VP8DIZ, VP8LP, VP9/K9CC, VP9/W6PH, VQ9LA, VR2XMT, VU2BGS,VU2YK, VY2LI, W2IRT/C6A, W4PL (NA-112), WB8YJF/4 (NA-067), WH2D, XR7C(SA-018), XT2C, XU7ACY, YI9IZE, YI9KT, YT6A, YW0DX (NA-020), YX0A (NA-020),YX0LIX (NA-020), ZD8I, ZK2QQ, ZP6CW. ***************************************************************************** 425 DX NEWS HOME PAGE: http://www.425dxn.org 425 DX NEWS ARCHIVES: http://list.425dxn.org 425 DX NEWS DX CLUSTER: telnet://dx.ik1znw.org:8000 ***************************************************************************** 425 DX News is a free of charge weekly bulletin edited by Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ and Valeria Pregliasco, IK1ADH Its contents may be used, reproduced and distributed in part or full provided that "425 DX News" or "425DXN" receive proper credit Contributors are invited to send their DX information to Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ ([email protected]) The deadline is 12 UTC on Fridays ***************************************************************************** MAILING LIST

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=========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 5H - 5H0RS is the callsign issued to Sigfrido, 7Q7RS [425DXN 829]. H will be working in the Dodoma Region of Tanzania for one year. QS via IT9YVO. 6O - Filip, ON4TA is active as 6O0F from Puntland, Somalia until 1 April. He planned to operate SSB on 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10 metre during his spare time. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. BY - A large group of operators from the Zhuhai Polytechnic College AR will be active as BY7KPI from Huangmao (AS-131) from around 6 UT on 14 April until around 8 UTC on the 15th. They plan to operat SSB and RTTY on 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres. QSL via BY7KPI. [TN www.rsgbiota.org] BY - Look for BD1DRJ/3, BD3APX/3 and BD3AEO/3 to be active fro Shijiutuo Island (AS-134) on 21-22 April. They plan to operate C and SSB on 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres. QSL via home calls. [TN www.rsgbiota.org] I - The third edition of the Mediterraneo DX Club's Members Trophy wil take place on 20-22 April. The MDXC HQ station IQ8MD plus severa special event stations are expected to participate in the event 4M0R, 4X0MDC, EB8MDC, II0MDC, II9MDC, IO0MDC, IO1MDC, IO2MDC IO3MDC, IO9MDC, IR0MDC, IR2MDC, IR3MDC, IR8MDC, IS0MDC, IU0MDC IU9MDC, SX1MDC. All of the QSOs made with these stations will b confirmed automatically via the bureau. Direct requests should b sent to the Members Trophy Manager, Giuliano Mondini (IK2VUC) Information on the event and the relevant award can be found a http://www.mdxc.org/trophy.asp I - Special station I0SPQR will be active on all bands on 20-22 Apri to celebrate the 2760th anniversary of the foundation of Rome. QS direct to I0YCB. [TNX IZ0CUX] JD1_oga - Skip, JE2HCJ will operate as JE2HCJ/JD1 from the Ogasawara Island between 16 and 25 April. He will be QRV with a long wire on 6-16 metres, mainly on CW on the low bands. QSL via home call. [TNX Th Daily DX] KH8_si - The N8S team on Swains Island expects to go QRT around 18-19 UTC o 15 April. The logsearch on the expedition's website has bee disabled for a few days because of traffic overload. Go t http://logsearch.de/ instead, and use the "N8S Log search" butto

on the left menu. At 1.35 UTC on 13 April N8S had logged 97,12 QSOs (chapeau!). OD - Paulo, CT1EFS is currently in Shama, Lebanon and will remain ther until early June. He is waiting for the authorization to operate a OD5/CT1EFS, and plans are to be active daily on 15, 17 and 2 metres (possibily 40 metres as well) SSB and CW starting aroun 16.30 UTC. [TNX CT1END] OH - OH6LI, OH3BHL and other Finnish operators will be active as OH3 from either Parainen or Nauvo Island (EU-096) on 21-22 April. The plan to operate CW, SSB and digital modes on 40, 30, 20 and 1 metres with 2-3 stations, amplifiers and good antennas. QSL vi OH3BHL. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org] OZ - Tom, DL4VM will be active as OZ/DL4VM from Samso Island (EU-172 from 21 April to 5 May. He will operate QRP on 40, 20 and 15 metre CW only. QSL via home call. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org] SU - Special event station SU8DRM will be activated on 14-17 April fo the Regional Conference on "Disaster: Relief and Management" to b held in Alexandria, Egypt. QSL via SU1KM (direct only). TA - TA1HZ and TA2RX will operate as TC57ALAY on 21-25 April i remembrance of the role played by the 57th Infantry Regimen ("Alay") of the Turkish Fifth Army during the Dardanelles Campaig (Canakkale Savaslari) in 1915. Expect activity on 40 and 20 metre SSB. QSL via TA1HZ. [TNX TA1HZ] TK - Laci/HA0HW, Tomi/HA4DX, Geza/HA4XG, Ivan/LZ1PJ and Valya/LZ5AV wil be active as TK/homecall from Corsica (EU-014, Grid JN43qa) o 21-28 April. They will operate on the HF bands (160-10 metre mainly CW, with some SSB, RTTY and PSK31 as well) and VHF. QSL vi home calls, direct or bureau. [TNX HA0HW] VE - Igor, VA3YDX will operate from Manitoulin Island (CIsA ON-001) o 21-22 April during the Ontario QSO Party. QSL via home call (direc only). Full information on the Canadian Islands Award can be foun at http://www.qsl.net/ve3tpz/cisa/ [TNX VA3YDX] VP5 - Fred, PY2XB will active as VP5/PY2XB from Providenciales (NA-002) Caicos Islands from 19 April trhough 3 May. He plans to put a emphasis on 160. 80 and 40 metres, as well on 30, 17 and 12 metre and digital modes (BPSK31 and RTTY). He will also have a CW beaco on 50097 kHz. On-line logs will be available a http://www.py2yp.ws/py2xb/; QSL via PT7WA, direct or bureau. [TN PT7WA] YB - Hotang, YC0IEM will operate as YC0IEM/4 from Bangka Island (OC-144 on 16-22 April. QSL via IZ8CCW. [TNX IZ8CCW] _____________________________________________________________________________ =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE ---> The latest issue (March 2007) is now available athttp://www.425dxn.org/monthly/index.html. Articles and pictures should besent to Nicola Baldresca, IZ3EBA ([email protected]). 9Q5MO ---> This Otto Mayer, DK3MO (QSL via DF9TA), who operates from Bukavu,Democratic Republic of Congo. Nowadays the 9Q5 prefix is used exclusively forthe Province Orientale, while Bakavu is located in the Province of Sud-Kivu(9Q6 call area). Philippe, 9Q1TB says that the only four properly authorizedamateur radio operators are 9Q1D, 9Q1EK, 9Q1NT and himself. [TNX The Daily DXand F5NQL]

CQ DX MARATHON ---> The CQ DX Marathon is a year-long DX hunt, withparticipants competing to see who can work the greatest number of countries("entities") and CQ zones over the course of a full year, then starting againat zero at the beginning of the next year. For 2006, the winner in theUnlimited Class is Pete Meyer, N0FW (286 countries and all 40 zones). TheFormula class winner was Drago, T94GB (193 countries and 35 zones using 100watts and wire antennas). For 2007, the WARC bands are now permitted. Thisyear's Marathon began at 00.00 UTC on 1 January and will end at 23.59 UTC on31 December. Complete rules and submission information can be found atwww.dxmarathon.com [TNX K9EL] LOTW ---> Henrik, OZ6TL reports that all of the QSOs he made as either ZK1TLA(1999-2005) and E51TLA (2006) have been uploaded to LoTW. QSL AS-148 ---> Rocky, HL1VAU reports that the QSL cards for the 1-3 Marchactivity from Sonyu Island have been received from the printer. Rocky,Han/DS2GOO and Ryou/DS4NYE are processing direct requests received so far.They made more than 2,300 QSOs, the main part of them on the WARC bands, in20 hours. QSL VIA EA7FTR ---> Francisco is the QSL manager for more than 130 stationsfrom 41 different DXCC entities. His web site is up and running athttp://www.ea7ftr.com/ UKRAINIAN CONTEST CLUB ---> The 17th Meeting organized by the UkrainianContest Club (http://www.ucc.zp.ua) will take place on 18-20 May atKhortitca, Zaporozhye. Further information at http://www.ucc.zp.ua or fromVladimir, UY5ZZ (uy5zz[at]mail[dot]ru). [TNX UY5ZZ] WARD AWARD ---> The WARD (World Amateur Radio Day) Award commemorates theWorld Amateur Radio Day celebrated by IARU on 18 April each year. The awardis sponsored by MK QTC (the Polish Amateur Radio Journal) with the PolishAmateur Radio Union's support, and it is issued to licenced amateurs and SWLsfor contacts made/heard between 00.00 and 23.59 UTC on 18 April. Fullinformation at http://qtc.radio.org.pl/pokazartykul.php?articleID=544 [TNXSP2FAP] _____________________________________________________________________________ =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* QSL INFO ******** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW =================================================================== CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER =================================================================== 3B8FQ K5XK AO1A EB1ISN N8S YT1AD 3B8MM DL6UAA AY7X WD9EWK NP4A W3HNK 3DA0FC ON4CJK BD5HAM IK2DUW OK6DJ OK1FJD 4K5D K2PF BP100S BX4AN OL0R OK1WMR 4K9W DL6KVA C6AGN W1DIG OL32OLP OK1DRQ 4L1FP LZ1OT CO7PH W3HNK ON60AF ON6KN 4L1MA ON4RU CX6VM W3HNK ON60HRT ON7IG 4L4CC RV1CC CX7CO KA5TUF ON7G ON4MRX 4L6DL LZ1OT DU1/K3RAG WY4N OX60AD OX3UR 4L8A DJ1CW EG5CPH EA5URR P29VR W7LFA 4O6T PB2T EG5SVF EA5URR PJ4/W9NJY WD9DZV 4U1WB KK4HD EH7SMN EA7URM R0UPOL F8DVD 5H0RS IT9YVO ER/RW3AH RW3AH R41WP RA3LBA

5H3VMB UA4WHX EX/W0AIH W0AIH R4CG RK4CYW 5N8NDP IK5JAN F5SGI/p F5SGI RK1G RZ3LC 5P7Y OZ7AM FT5XQ/mm F4EFI SB300L W3HNK 5P8Y OZ1ACB GB2BST M0XIG SC300VL SK6HD 5T5JA JA1BAB GB6GW GW0TKX SC5L SM5XSH 5X1GS WB2YQH GP4BJC/P G6XOU SV0IE DL2YAG 5Z4/IK4ALM IK4ALM H44MS DL2GAC SV0XAF/8 HB9EBC 5Z4ZK W4ZYT HC7AE EA7FTR T88ME 7N1RTO 6H1MW XE1MW HG200B HA3HK T960ARA T94GB 6H1TRP XE1TRP HI8LAM EA5NI TI1DX TI8AA 6H1XR XE1XR HK4KDO EA5KB TI2AXX DL3AXX 6H1YYD EA5KB HR9/WQ7R N6FF TR8CA F6CBC 6J3PMR XE3PMR HS0AC HS0ZFZ TU2/F5LDY F1CGN 6J3RBA XE3RBA HV0A K0FVC TZ1T ON4LN (a) 6O0F ON4TA HZ1SK IZ8CLM TZ1T ON5CD (b) 6V7F SM5GMZ IA0IPY I0YKN TZ2T ON4LN (c) 7P8/G4MFW 9V1FJ IA4IPY IK4QIB TZ4T ON4FG (b) 7P8DX ZS1CT IE9/IQ9PA IT9TQH TZ4T ON4LN (a) 7Q7HB G0IAS II1ICB IK1QBT UA0AZ W3HNK 7Q7VB UA4WHX II7ARI IQ7MU UE1SNA RA1QQ 7X2EB EA7FTR II7BP IZ7GWP UN7AD RW6HS 8J10YRP JN1YRP IP7IPY IZ7AUH UP21B UN7BF 8P6ET KU9C IP8IPY I8QJU V31WB KB2OWB 8Q7EB IW1GIO IR8DX IK8VRH V63J K9AJ 9A950DM 9A1CCJ IU8SF IK8WEJ V63RE IT9YRE 9A950DX 9A8DX J5UAP HA3AUI V63WN I1SNW 9A950JB 9A3JB J68WI WB5ZAM V73NS WD8CRT 9L1DIR EA4URE J79XBI SM0FWW VP5X OH3RB 9M2/PG5M PG5M JW/F8DVD F8DVD VQ9JC ND9M 9M2TO JA0DMV KG4JB N7ID XE2S WD9EWK 9V1AP KD3TB KH8/K3UY RA3AUU XU7MDY OH4MDY 9V1YC N5ID KH8/N9YU YT1AD XU7TZG ON7PP A35RK W7TSQ LU1ECZ EA5KB XV9SW SM5MX A45WD YO9HP LZ07IPY LZ3SM YK1BA N5FF A92WHD A92GR LZ2007EU LZ1BJ ZS4U K3PD (a) direct (b) bureau (c) direct and bureau _____________________________________________________________________________ =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* ADDRESSES ******* =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 5U5U Christian Saint-Arroman, Chemin de Mousteguy, F-64990 Urcuit, FranceDL6UAA Mart Moebius, Kirchplatz 10, D-04924 Dobra, Germany EA7FTR Francisco Lianez Suero, Asturias 23, 21110 Aljaraque, Huelva, SpainF8DVD Francois Bergez, 6 Rue de la Liberte, F-71000 Macon, France I1SNW Claudio Scaglia, P.O. Box 161, 14100 Asti - AT, Italy IT9YRE Ferdinando Rubino, P.O. Box 30, 96012 Avola - SR, Italy K9AJ Michael J McGirr, 3441 W Oak Hill Dr, Crete IL 60417, USA ON4CJK Jose Duyck, Molenakker 56, 8740 Egem, Belgium ON4LN Eric Lauwers, Benedictijnenlaan 25, Kessel-Lo, Belgium ON4TA Filip Rogister, Kroendaalplein 4, Overijse, 3090 Belgium PG5M Gerben A. Menting, Brandparken 2, 9351 XM Leek, The Netherlands RA1QQ Nick A. Smerdov, P.O. Box 24, Cherepovets 162611, Russia WD8CRT Neil Schwanitz, Box 8341, APO, AP 96557, USA WD9EWK Patrick Stoddard, 4031 E. Aster Drive, Phoenix, AZ 85032-7417, USA YT1AD Hrane Milosevic, 36206 Vitanovac, Serbia

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=========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 3B6 - Wojtek, SP9PT has had to drop out of the group of operators who will be active from Agalega in June [425DXN 829]. The team now includes SP9MRO, SP5BFX, SP3MGM, SP6EQZ, SP3RBR, SP9SX and SP5XVY. They will leave Poland on 28 May and expect to be on the island for 12-15 days starting around 6 June. QSL via SP9SX. Updates will be posted at http://3b6.godx.eu/ 6W - Dani, EA4ATI is returning to Dakar, Senegal and will remain there until April 2008. He expects to be active as 6W/EA4ATI and 6W1EA, probably with a beam for 10, 15 and 20 metres, and dipoles for the other bands. QSL direct via homecall. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] 9A - Gianfranco, I6GFX and Luca, I6QIZ will be active as 9A/I6GFX from Croatia on 23-28 June. Their main QTH will be on Murter Island (not IOTA, IOCA CI-074), and they plan to go and operate from a few EU-170 counters: Arta Vela (CI-004), Kornat (CI-042), Murvenjak (CI-075), Radelj (CI-097), Vela Smokvica (CI-107), Vrgada (CI-143) and Prisnjak Mali (CI-488). QSL via home call, sirect or bureau. Logs at http://www.gianfrancogervasi.it/search.html [TNX I6GFX] 9H - Ralph, DL9MWG will be active as 9H3RT from Malta (EU-023) from 28 April through 11 May. Activity will be on the HF bands mainly on CW. QSL via DL9MWG. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]

9M2_spr - Gerben, PG5M (http://www.dx.to) will be active as 9M2/PG5M from Pulau Layang Layang, Spratly Islands (AS-051) until 23 April. He will operate CW only on 10-40 metres, with a vertical antenna and possibly a G5RV dipole. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. He will start answering cards (including those for other 9M2 contacts from West Malaysian islands) by the middle of the year, when he ruturns to the Netherlands. [TNX PG5M] 9N - Nob/JA2AAU, Yoshi/JA2AIC and Iku/JA2ATE will be active as 9N7AU, 9N7IC and 9N7TE respectively from Kathmandu, Nepal on 10-15 May. They plan to operate SSB, CW, RTTY and PSK31 on 10-40 metres. QSL via home calls. [TNX JA1ELY] BS7 - Suggested frequencies for the forthcoming BS7H operation from Scarborough Reef [425DXN 824] are as follows: BAND SSB CW RTTY --------------------------- 160 - 1826.5 - 80 3799 3504 - 40 7057 7004 - 30 - 10104 10142 20 14185 14024 14080 17 18145 18074 - 15 21295 21024 21080 12 24945 24894 - 10 28475 28024 28080 Expect activity to start by the end of April. Bookmark the expedition's website, as official information will be posted there. QSL via KU9C. Logs will be available at http://www.bs7h.com/ after the end of the expedition. BY - Kevin/BA4XA, Mary/BA4XYL, Roy/BA4VE, Li/BD4XD, Wang/BD4XW, Chang/BG6IQD and Tiger/BG4VGJ will be active as homecall/4 from Dongxilian Island (AS-135) on 1-7 May. They will operate holiday style on or around the usual IOTA frequencies using 100 watts into a 2-element yagi, vertical and dipole antennas. QSL via home calls. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org] C9 - Eduardo, CU2AF will be active as C91AF from Maputo, Mozambique from 27 April to 6 May. He plans to operate for a few hours daily on 80-10 metres SSB, RTTY and PSK31. QSL via home call. [TNX CU2AF] CT - CQ5MGP is the special callsign used by the Portuguese Navy amateur radio group (Nucleo de Radioamadores da Armada, CS5NRA) during the Portuguese Navy Day Contest. This year's event will be held on 5-

6 May (rules can be found at www.nra.pt). DL - DK8MIL, DK7JAN, DJ9MD, DG7BBU and others will be active as DF0TM from Usedom (EU-129) on 20-22 April. They will operate on 20 metres SSB and on other HF bands. QSL via DF0TM (bureau) or direct to Jan-H. Kossow, Heinrich-Laakmann-Str. 8, D-28832 Achim, Germany. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org] DL - Karen, DL8HK (CW) and Alfred, DB1VQ (SSB) will be active as DL0EFA/p from Usedom Island (EU-129, O-13 for the German Islands Award) from 26 April to 1 May. QSL via DK9VB. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org] E5 - Mike, KM9D (E51QMA) and Jan, KF4TUG (E51TUG) have departed Christmas Island (T32) for the North Cook Islands. Their destination is Suwarrow Atoll (OC-080); they expect to arrive in 2-3 days and to remain there "until sometime in May". [TNX The Daily DX] EA - Pascual, EA5FKQ (AO5FKQ) and several others operators in Valencia and its province are active until 7 July using the prefix AO5 to celebrate the 32nd edition of the America's Cup, the most prestigious regatta in the sport of sailing. F - The Union Francaise des Telegraphistes will hold their annual general meeting at Plouguernau on 28-29 April. A few attendees will go and operate (on 20 and 40 metres CW and SSB) as F8UFT from Ile Vierge (EU-105, DIFM MA-020) between 12 and 16 UTC on the 28th. QSL via F6ICG. [TNX F5NQL] F - Antoine, F5RAB and others will be active as TM5EL from both Belle Ile en Mer (EU-048, DIFM AT-015) and Ilot des Poulains (EU-048, DIFM AT-089) on 28-30 April. They plan to operate CW, SSB and digital modes on the HF bands. QSL via F6KHI. [TNX F5NQL] FS - John, K9EL will be active from St. Martin (NA-105) from 27 April to 6 May and and will operate holiday style as FS/K9EL on 10-80 metres mainly CW and SSB. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX K9EL]G - Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America, was founded in 1607. Members from a number of amateur radio clubs from the east coast area of the UK will operate special event station GB400AA (Anniversary of America,

http://www.gb400aa.net/) on 11-13 May. Expect activity on various HF bands (primarily 20, 40 and 80 metres) using CW and SSB. GB400AA might also participate in the CQ WW WPX CW Contest and be active at other times during May. QSL via G0SBW. [TNX VA3RJ] GD - Colin, MW0JNI and Mike, GW6NLP will be active as GB100TT (special callsign celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy races) from the Isle of Man (EU-116) from 25 May to 6 June. They will be based at Scarlett Point Tower in Castletown, and they plan to operate SSB from HF through 2 metres. A full operating schedule will be on either the Wrexham ARS' website (www.qsl.net/wars) or the Scarlett Point website (www.scarlettpoint.com). QSL via MW0JNI. [TNX MW1MDH] GM - Jim, MM0BQI will be active as MM0BQI/p from Shuna Island (EU-008) from 28 April to 5 May. He plans to operate RTTY, CW and SSB on 17-80 metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org] HI - Costantino, HI3CCP and others plan to operate on all bands and modes from Isla Cabras (NA-122) on 11-17 June. A special callsign (HI0**) has been requested. QSL via ON4IQ. [TNX HI3CCP] HR - A group of operators from the Radio Club de Honduras (http://www.qsl.net/hr2rch) will be active as HQ9L from Little Cay, Bahia Islands (NA-057) on 4-6 May. They will operate SSB. CW and digital modes on 160-10 metres. QSL via HR2RCH, direct or bureau. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org] I - Look for Marconi memorial station IY0TC to be active from Il Pirgo (IIA RM-001) on 25 April and from Civitavecchia on the 28th for the International Marconi Day. QSL via I0KHP. [TNX IK0CNA] I - ARI Frascati will participate in the International Marconi Day (28 April) as IY0ORP from the Geophysical Observatory at Rocca di Papa (Rome). QSL via I0DJV. [TNX IK0ZCW] I - Fabio, IW1DFU will be active as IA5/IW1DFU from Elba Island (EU-028) on 25-30 April. Expect him to operate mainly CW on 20 and 30 metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. I - Marcello/IT9ABY, Giuseppe/IT9BLB, Giuseppe/IT9PAD, Antonio/IT9YMM, Maurizio/IT9IAS, Stefano/IT9ISR and Carmelo/IT9TFX will operate

as IQ9PA on all bands and modes from Isola delle Femmine (EU-166, IIA PA-004) on 19-21 May. QSL via operator's instructions. [TNX IT9ABY] JA - Look for JS6RRR/JS6 and JI3DST/JS6 to be active (on 160, 80, 40, 17, 15, 12, 10, 6 and 2 metres SSB, CW, RTTY, SSTV and FM) from the Miyako Islands (AS-079) from 27 April to 7 May (00 UTC). QSL via bureau only. [TNX JI3DST] JT - JT1Y has been active since 14 April with two HF stations. The first one is operated by IK1PMR and IZ1GLO (K2LEO) on 160-10 metres CW and RTTY (skeds via www.ik1pmr.com/feedback/); their typical schedule includes the following: 00.00-01.00 UTC 10104 or 14083 RTTY 01.00-03.00 UTC 14001 or 14083 RTTY 08.00-09.45 UTC 18070 or 18102 RTTY for EU/JA 09.45-10.00 UTC checking 12m for JA (24900 CW) 10.00-13.00 UTC 14001 CW or 14083 RTTY (worked a few USA stations) 13.00-14.00 UTC 20m or 30m CW/RTTY 14.00-17.00 UTC 10104 CW or 10142 RTTY 17.00-18.30 UTC 10104 + checking 7004 and 3504 The second station is operated by I0SNY, I5NOC, I8YGZ and JT1KAA club members on 40-6 metres SSB and CW; they can be found on 14195 kHz around 00.00-02.00 UTC looking for North America. QSL via I0SNY. [TNX IK1PMR] OE - OE3XQC, the club station of the Documentary Archives Radio Communications in Vienna (www.qsl.at and http://dokufunk.org), will be one of the official stations participating in this year's International Marconi Day (28 April). QSL direct to OE1WHC. With more than 6,000,000 cards, the Research and Documentation Center for the History of Radio Communications and the Electronic Media (http://www.qsl.at) boasts the largest QSL collection in the world. [TNX OE1WHC] OH - OH8GZQ, OH8GZN, OH8WM, OH8HWI, OH8HQL and others will be active as OH8T from Hailuoto Island (EU-184) on 20-22 April. They will operate CW, SSB and digital modes on 10-80 metres, possibily on 2 and 6 metres as well. QSL via OH8TA. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org] PA - Kees, PA3EEQ and Age, PA0XAW will be active from Texel Island (EU-038) and Lighthouse NET-024 on 28-29 April. They will operate

CW and SSB on 80, 40, 30 and 20 metres. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. Full information on the Dutch Lighthouses Award cand be found at http://www.dutchlighthouseaward.nl [TNX PA0XAW] SM - Tomas/SM6XMY, Rolf/SM6IQD, Sten/SM6MIS, Janne/SM6YOF, Magnus/SM6WET, Rick/SM6U, Pierre/SA6AOA, Daniel/SA6ABU and Christer/SM7YLS will be active as 8S6KOS from Nordkoster Island (EU-043) on 11-13 May. They will have three stations with amplifiers and good antennas, and main activity will be on 80, 40 and 20 metres SSB. QSL via SM6YOU (bureau preferred). Further details at can be found at http://sector7.nu/8s6kos [TNX www.rsgbiota.org] SV - Eight operators from the White Tower DX Team (http://www.whitetowerdxt.com) will be active on all bands and modes as SY8WT from Skyros Island (EU-060) on 17-22 June. QSL via SV2HPP. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org] SV - Holger/DL7IO, Birgit/DL7IQ and a groupf of friends (DJ7TO, DK3WW, DK7AO, DL6MHW, DL7AU, DL1AXL and DL3ABL) will be active as J48IO and J48YL from Proti Island (EU-158) on 26-31 July, IOTA Contest included. They plan to run two stations simultaneously on 160-10 metres. QSL via DK7AO, preferably via the bureau. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org] TF - Bodo, DL3OCH will be active as TF/DL3OCH from Iceland (EU-021) from 24 April to 2 May. He plans to operate CW only on 10-160 metres and 23cm EME (EME activity on 24-26 April from 18 UTC until 21 UTC). On his way to Iceland, on 23 April, he will stop for a few hours at the Faroe Islands (EU-018) from 6 UTC until 17 UTC, and he might be able to operate as OY/DL3OCH for a few hours. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. His web site is at http://www.dl3och.de [TNX www.rsgbiota.org] UA - The expedition "Polar Ring 2007", organized by the Expedition Centre "Arctic", started a few days ago and is moving along the Barents Sea coast. Between 22 and 24 April they might be on Vaygach Island (EU-086) for one or two days, and the radio operator (Oleg, UA3ATS) might be active on 20 metres (+/- 14260 kHz SSB and

14060 kHz CW) ss R3CA/1. The expedition itinerary can be followed on-line at http://www.ec-arctic.ru/pr2007eng/index.php [TNX UA9OBA] UA - Special event call RP3YGA/p will be aired (on 160-10 metres SSB, CW and digital modes) again around 9 May (including participation in the CQ-M International DX Contest on 12-13 May) in remembrance of the air force pilots who lost their lives during WWII in the region of Brjansk. QSL direct to MM0DFV. [TNX RV3YR] UT - Anatoly/UT3IB, Mike/UT9IO and Alex/UX2IQ will operate as homecall/p from Zmeiny Island (EU-182, UIA-07) on 24-30 July. They will participate in the IOTA Contest as UX2IQ (QSL via home call, direct or bureau); before and after the contest they will operate CW and SSB on the WARC bands. [TNX UT3IB] VK - The Hornsby & Districts ARC will be operating special event station VK2IMD on the International Marconi Day (28 April). It will be located close to Wahroonga, the location of the first contact between Britain and Australia in 1918. [TNX VK2YJS] VP9 - Paul, G4BKI will be operating CW only as VP9KF from Hamilton Parish, Bermuda (NA-005) from 15 May to 5 June, CQ WW WPX CW Contest included. QSL to W4/VP9KF (Paul Evans, 6809 River Road, Tampa, FL 33615, USA). Further information can be found at http://vp9kf.com [TNX VP9KF] W - Celebrating the 400th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown, Virginia the Williamsburg Area ARC and the Dominion DX Group will operate special event stations W4J (4-25 May, QSL via KU4FP) and K4J (11-13 May, QSL via KS4RX) respectively. Information on other special event stations participating in the celebrations can be found at on the ARRL Virginia Section (http://www.arrlva.us/arrlva/va400/va400_index.html) YB - Kees, PA5CW reports he plans to operate CW from Bali (YB9, OC-022) from 25 April to 10 May. ZS - A team of ten operators from the Boland Amateur Radio Club (namely ZS1YT, ZS1KC, ZR1JHD, ZS1GVB, ZR1CE, ZS1DUP, ZS1GUD, ZS1GP, ZS1XX and ZS1OLI) will be active as ZS1HELL on 27-30 April. They will operate on 160, 80, 40 and 20 metres from "The Hell", also known as

Gamkaskloof or Gamka's Valley, situated in the Swartberg Mountains of the Southern Cape. QSL via P.O. Box 273, Strand, 7140, South Africa. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW J20RR & J20MM ---> Silvano, I2YSB reports that the recent J20RR and J20MMoperations from Djibouti have been aprroved for DXCC credit. N8S ---> Swains Island went QRT around 18.30 UTC on 15 April. The latest logupdate at http://logsearch.de/ includes 117,136 out of the 117,205 QSOslogged during the expedition. The first pictures of the DXpedition areavailable on The Daily DX's web site at www.dailydx.com PIRATE ---> Marco Giocondi, IK2DFZ reports that his callsign has beenrepeatedly pirated on the PacketCluster, typically for N8S spots. QRS CW PARTY ---> The European CW Association (EUCW) and the FISTS(http://www.fists.org) organize the annual QRS Party, this year to be heldfrom 00.01 UTC on 23 April through 23.59 UTC on the 27th. This is not acontest - just enjoy plenty of slow Morse activity (maximum speed 14 wpm) fora period of five days. Full information on the event and relevant awards canbe found at http://www.agcw.org/eucw/euqrs.html QSL J79XBI ---> Please note that Leif, SM0FWW can confirm contacts madebetween 16 January and 16 April 2007. The QSL route for past operations isvia SM7XBI. QSL YV5TX ---> Jose Robaina, YV5TX reports that the new QSL manager for bothhis callsigns (YV5TX and 4M5R) is IT9DAA. TG0WARD ---> This special callsign was aired by TG9ANF, TG9AXF, TG9ADQ andTG9SM on 18 April to celebrate the World Amateur Radio Day. QSL direct onlyto P.O. Box 24-C, Guatemala City. Guatemala (send you card whithin 31 May toreceive a special certificate along with the QSL card). [TNX TG9ANF] US POSTAL RATES ---> Effective 14 May, U.S. postal rates will increase asfollows: First Class mail within the US = USD 0.41; Mail to Canada and Mexico= USD 0.69; International Airmail = USD 0.90; International Reply Coupons(IRCs) = USD 2.00. [TNX The Daily DX] WORLD ROBINSON CUP 2007 ---> The Russian Robinson Club sponsors the "WorldRobinson Cup" ([email protected]) for contacting stations operating fromislands between 1 April and 30 September 2007. The national island programmesconsidered by WRC 2007 are BIA (Belarus), CIsA (Canada), DIA (Denmark), DIB(Brazil), DICE (Chile), DIE (Spain), DIFM and DIFO (France), DIP (Portugal),GIA (Germany), IIA (Italy), IOCA (Croatia), IOSA (Scotland), JIIA (Japan),RRA (Russia), SPIA (Poland), UIA (Ukraine), USIA (United States). Fullinformation is available on the Russian Robinson Club's web site(http://www.hamradio.ru/rrc/wrc_e.htm). [TNX RZ3EM] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- QSLs received direct or through managers: 1A4A, 3C0M, 3Y9SDA, 4J5A, 4K0KW,4U1UN, 5H1Z, 5T5DY, 5W0AK, 5W5AA, 5Z1A, 5Z4DZ, 9L1US, 9M2AX, 9U0X, 9U9Z,

9V1VV, 9V1WW, A22/JA4ATV, A52GJ, AH2L, BA4DW, BX0ZR, BX3/DJ3KR, BX5AA, BY4RB(1989), ED1CI (EU-080), EK3GM, EL2AR, EY8MM, FK/FO5RK, FK8CP, FK8GX, FO5RK,FS/W6IZT, GP0STH, HP1WW, HP1XX, HS0T, HV0A, II5ANT, J20MM, J20RR, J28JA,JA3AOP (AS-117), JT1ZW, JW/DJ3KR, JY4NE, KP2/N0FW, LU5FF, LZ0A, MJ/K8PT,N0FW/KP2, OA4/DJ3KR, OH0Z, P40A, PJ2T, R1FJM, S21XA, ST2A, SU8IOTA (AF-099),SU9FL, T32MO (OC-084), T88MR, TI2SSI, TI8II, TM6M, TM8WAP, TU2/F5LDY, US2IR,UT3MD, V25WY, V47KP, V49A, V51AS, V63UA, VE1/F5PAC (NA-126 and NA-127),VE1OTA (NA-154), VK1AA/2 (OC-212), VK9DNX, VP2MRD, VP57V, WP4U, XE3ARV, XF2K(NA-246), XF4K (NA-115), XR7C (SA-018), XT2C, XU7MWA, XX9C, YI9RKB, YL2SM,YN2N, YW0DX, YX0LIX, ZB2/4O3AL, ZC4LI, ZD7BG, ZD8I, ZD9BV, ZP0R. ***************************************************************************** 425 DX NEWS HOME PAGE: http://www.425dxn.org 425 DX NEWS ARCHIVES: http://list.425dxn.org 425 DX NEWS DX CLUSTER: telnet://dx.ik1znw.org:8000 ***************************************************************************** 425 DX News is a free of charge weekly bulletin edited by Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ and Valeria Pregliasco, IK1ADH Its contents may be used, reproduced and distributed in part or full provided that "425 DX News" or "425DXN" receive proper credit Contributors are invited to send their DX information to Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ ([email protected]) The deadline is 12 UTC on Fridays ***************************************************************************** MAILING LIST Please visit the "Mailing List" page at http://www.425dxn.org and follow the step by step subscribe/unsubscribe instructions or contact the Mailing List Administrator Stefano Turci, IK4WMH ([email protected]) ***************************************************************************** Direttore Responsabile Gabriele Villa, I2VGW Giornalista Professionista - Tessera n. 057216 Ordine Nazionale dei Giornalisti Roma, Italia ***************************************************************************** ©425DXN by I1JQJ since 1991

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=========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW <<< SCARBOROUGH REEF 2007 >>> At 6 UTC on 25 April, the BS7H team left Hong Kong harbour on a 60-hourvoyage to Scarborough Reef, from where they intended to be QRV for 9 days.However, at 02.40 UTC on 27 April the team was located approximately 240nautical miles north west of the reef and making less than the expectedprogress because of extremely rough seas. Current estimated arrival to BS7 istheir Sunday morning local time. Because of rough seas, there has been nomaritime mobile operation. The announcement that they have commenced radiooperations will appear on the expedition's website (www.bs7h.com). The rosterincludes eighteen operators: Chen Peng, BA1HAM Tom Berson, ND2T Fan Bin, BA1RB Joe Blackwell, AA4NN David Chen, BA4RF Paul Pescitelli, K4UJ Chen Fang, BA4RC Mike Mraz, N6MZ Terry Liang, BA7NQ Mike McGirr, K9AJ Ko Chih-Ta, BV6HJ James Brooks, 9V1YC Eddie Valdez, DU1EV Martti Laine, OH2BH Jun Moreto, DU1BA Massimo Mucci, I8NHJ Bob Vallio, W6RGG Christian Entsfellner, DL3MBG Scarborough Reef has unique and dangerous attributes, and as such BS7H willnot have online logs or pilots. All efforts are on keeping the team safe sothey can provide a new one to as many hams as possible. QSL via KU9C. Jose,CT1BOH has created a set of interactive propation maps for BS7H.Select a timeand frequency, and the corresponding propagation map will be displayed. Themaps are accessible at http://www.qsl.net/ct1boh/propagation.htm 4W - Korea DX Club members Kim/6K5YPW, Lee/DS2BGV, Choi/HL5FUA and Yoon/6K2AVL will be active as 4W6AAV (or with a 2-letter suffix call to be requested upon arrival) from Dili, Timor-Leste (OC-148) from 30 May through 4 June. They plan to operate on 160-10 metres CW, SSB and digital modes with two amplifiers, verticals and beams:

Band CW SSB Digi ------------------------------------- 160m 1822 (QSX 1824) - - 80m 3515 3795 - 40m 7015 7095 - 30m 10115 - - 20m 14015 14195 14082 17m 18075 18130 21082 15m 21015 21295 - 12m 24895 24950 - 10m 28015 28460 28100 QSL via HL5FUA. Logs will be available at http://dxpedition.co.kr/ [TNX 6K2AVL] F - Franck/F5JOT, Daniel/F5LGQ and Claude/F6CKH will be active from Ouessant Island (EU-065) from 28 April to 1 May. They will operate SSB and CW on the HF bands. QSL via home calls. [TNX F5LGQ] HL - Rocky/HL1VAU, Han/DS2GOO and Ryou/DS4NYE plan to be active as homecall/3 from Anmyon Island (AS-080) on 4-5 May. They will have wire antennas and a simple barefoot mobile transceiver, and will concentrate on the WARC bands and digital modes. [TNX HL1VAU] I - Alessio/IZ0CKJ, Gianluca/IZ0JPE, Ivan/IZ0JNY and Simon/IZ7ATN will be active from the island of Palmarola, IB0 (EU-045, IIA LT-008) from 27 April to 1 May. They might go and operate also from nearby satellite islands. QSL via IZ0JNY, direct or bureau. [TNX IZ0CKJ] I - Special event station IR1ALP will be active from Cuneo, Italy on 1-31 May. A special postage stamp will be affixed on the cards confirming QSOs made on 12-13 May, during the 80th Italian Alpine troops gathering. QSL via QSL via IK1AAS. Information on the relevant award, sposored by ARI Cuneo, can be found at http://www.qrz.com/callsign/IR1ALP I - IT9ATF, IT9ORA, IT9NPR, IT9PPG, IT9RZU and IT9WDC will be active as IF9A from Favignana Island (EU-054, IIA TP-011) on 2-6 May. QSL via IT9ATF. I - IZ4AKS, IZ4DPV, IK8UND and IZ8GCB will operate as IC8/homecall from Procida Island (EU-031, IIA NA-002) on 4-7 May. On 5-6 May they will team up with local operators IC8DAK and IC8OZM and participate in the ARI DX Contest as IC8R. QSL via IC8OZM. [TNX IZ4AKS] IS0 - ARI Olbia will participate in the International Marconi Day (28 April) as IY0GA from Cape Figari, Golfo Aranci (Sardinia, EU-024), where Guglielmo Marconi carried out a microwave test with Rocca di Papa (Rome) on 11 August 1932. QSL via IS0JMA, direct or

bureau. [TNX IS0JMA] LZ - Special station LZ07KM will be active on 1-31 May to celebrate St. Kiril and Methodius' Day. QSL via LZ1PJ, direct or bureau (e-mail requests for bureau cards can be sent to [email protected]). [TNX LZ1PJ] ON - UBA Section LGE will operate as ON60LGE/P from four different World War II forts around Liege on 29 April, 13 May, 20 May and 27 May. QSL via ON5PO. [TNX ON6DP] OX - Valery (RW3GW), Andrey (RW3AH), Alexander (RA3MR) and Artemiy (UA3MQM) will be active as OX/NA1SA from Kangerlussuaq, Greenland (NA-018) on 4-10 May. They plan to operate SSB, CW, RTTY and PSK31 on the HF bands, with an emphasis on the low and WARC bands. On 3-11 May the team will operate as OZ/NA1SA from Copenhagen, Denmark. QSL via operator's instructions. [TNX RZ3EM] OZ - Jurgen, DB5YB will be active as OZ/DB5YB from Bornholm Island (EU-030) on 5-18 May. He plans to operate SSB on 20, 17 and 15 metres. QSL via home call. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org] SP - Special event station SN70MKK will be active on 1-10 May to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Morski Klub Krotkofalowcow, the Maritime Radio Club founded on 5 May 1937 in Gdynia. Expect activity on the HF bands CW, SSB and digital modes. QSL via SP2AVE. [TNX SP2DX] TA - Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Fenerbahce Sports Club (http://www.fenerbahce.org/eng/), TA1HZ and TA2RX will operate as TC100FB (QSL via TA1HZ) from Istanbul on 1-31 May, and TA1CM will operate as TA100FB (QSL via TA1CM) on 13-27 May from Tekirdag. [TNX TA1HZ] UA - RZ3EC, UA3EDQ, RZ3EM, RA1WU and RA1WZ plan to operate as RK3EXA/1 from Gorodets Island (RRA-23-05) between 28 and 30 April. Depending on weather, they might also go and be active as UE3EDA/1 from other islands. QSL via RZ3EC. [TNX RZ3EM] UR - Special event station EM50ARDF will be active from 1 May through the end of the year to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Amateur Radio Direction Finding in Ukraine. QSL via US0VA. Further information at http://www.uarl.org.ua/ardf/english.htm [TNX US0VA]V3 - Paul, AK1P will be active "casual style" as V31PA from Belize

from 29 April to 9 May.QSL via WA6GER. [TNX ARRL DX Bulletin] YV - The Radio Club Venezolano will operate as YW4AJ from Cojedes, one of the rarest Venezuelan states, from 28 April until 1 May. Expect activity on 80-6 metres all modes, plus satellite. QSL via YV5AJ, direct or bureau. Full information on the Diploma Estados Venezolanos (Venezuelan States Award) can be found at http://radioclubvenezolano.org/concurso.htm [TNX YV5AJ] =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 3B7C ---> Plans for the Five Star DXers Association's 7-24 SeptemberDXpedition to St. Brandon [425DXN 822] are progressing well. A suitable boathas been chartered to take the team and its 6 tonnes of equipment to theisland, the licence has been received, and all permits are in place. The teamwill be operating from Isle du Sud, the southern end of what is shown on thecharts as Cocos Island. Some of the previously-announced members have had todrop out of the expedition. The team now includes 9M6DXX, DK7YY, DL7AKC,EI5DI, G0OPB, G3BJ, G3IZD, G3NHL, G3NUG, G3SVL, G3USR, G3XTT, G4TSH, GM3POI,K3NA, MD0CCE, N6HC and SM5GMZ. The full Press Release no. 4, issued on 24April, is available on the expedition's website, which is now up and runningat http://www.3b7c.com [TNX G3XTT] HS0ZCW ---> Charles, HS0ZCW (K4VUD) will have an antenna (a sloper pointednorth) for 80 metres and is asking for direct replies to sked suggestions.The skeds must be on Thailand weekends (Thai amateurs cannot operate thisband unless there is a contest running, and contests are almost all only onweekends). Thailand is UTC +7 hours. The frequency must be between 3500 and3535 kHz. Feel free to e-mail him suggestions of skeds ([email protected]). J5BI ---> Jack, F6BUM reports that his recent J5BI operation from BubaqueIsland (AF-020), Guinea-Bissau has been approved for DXCC credit. JT1Y ---> Andrea, IK1PMR and Claudia, IZ1GLO (K2LEO) went QRT at 11.09 UTC on24 April and left Mongolia on the 25th. They made over 4,000 QSOs (600+ RTTY,39 SSB, all others CW) on 160-12 metres, and their logs are already availableon line (www.ik1pmr.com/logs/). Please note that the other JT1Y station(operated by I0SNY, I5NOC and I8YGZ) has paper logs, and those QSOs are notonline. [TNX IK1PMR] PIRATE ---> Pasquale, IW0HEX reports that his callsign has been repeatedlypirated on the PacketCluster. QSL CN3A & 5D5A ---> Roberto, I2WIJ reports that "the CN3A direct QSLrequests backlog has been cleared, and all the cards are in the post mail". From now on, new requests for CN3A will be answered once a week. The 5D5A direct QSL requests backlog will be processed starting on 2 May. QSL VIA VK4AAR ---> Alan says that one USD no longer covers return postagefrom Australia to any part of the world. One Euro does, but "do not sendcoins!", Alan says, because "banks only accept and exchange paper money".

Alan is the QSL manager for 9V0A, 9V1DX, KH2VM, P29RH, V63PD, VI0ANARE, VK0MM(Macquarie), VK6AN (OC-266), VK6BM (OC-234), VK6BSI (OC-243), VK6DHI(OC-206), VK6LI (OC-071), VK8AN/6 (OC-154), VK8AN/8 (OC-229), VK8AV/3(OC-136), VK8DP, VK8MI (OC-173) and VP2V/W3HQ (the logs for C21RH, VU3RSB,YJ8AA, ZK2JJ and ZK2PJ are now closed). =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** *** NEWS FROM THE WEB *** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW G3SWH: Phil Whitchurch, G3SWH has announced the launch of his new web site (www.g3swh.org.uk), where operators can view the QSL cards, search the logs of most and request bureau QSLs for all of the 85 callsigns that he currently manages. N8S: Three nice photo galleries can be found on team member Roman Tkachenko's (UR0MC) website at http://www.ur0mc.com/ru/photo.php TM5CI: On-line logs for TM5CI, EU-039 (22-25 March) can be found at http://dx.qsl.net/logs/index.html. All of the contacts will be confirmed automatically via the bureau, direct requests should be sent to F5UBH. [TNX F5NQL] =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* QSL INFO ******** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW =================================================================== CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER =================================================================== 3D2HC DL9HCU CN8IG EA7FTR NH6P W6YM 3XD2Z RW3AZ CN8NK EA5XX NH8/K3LP K3LP 3XM6JR UA6JR CN8SG EA7FTR OH0JJS/1 OH6LI 3Z50OP SQ6QQ CO2NB EA5KB OH10TA IZ0EHO 4L1QX RW6HS CO2VQ EA5KB OH8T OH8TA 4M0R IK2VUC CO2WF N1KI OL75CAV OK1UU 4O3ZZ K1ZZ CO6DW EA5KB OY/DL3OCH DL3OCH 4O6CW UA6LCW CO6RD AD4C PA70HYG PA1JOS 4W6AAD VK3ZGW CO6WD W0SA R1AND RU1ZC 4X0MDC IK2VUC CP6XE IK6SNR R3CA/1 UA9OBA 5H3RK VK4VB CQ0ODX CT2GZE R40WK RA9SC 5T5SN IZ1BZV CU9RBL CS5RBL RU0LL IK2DUW 5W0AA YZ7AA DF0TM DK7JAN SN0CFP SP9CFP 5W0CK K6SRZ DH150HZ DL5KUA SN0FY SP9FY 5W0JT JT1CO DR150HZ DL3PS SN0RQH SP9RQH 5W0NU YU7NU DR400PG DM3ZF ST100S ST2M 5W0QS N6TQS EA9EU EA5KB ST2R S57DX 5W0SV SV2BFN EE3RCG EA3GM SU0ARA SU1KM 5W1SA JH7OHF EE8AKN IK2VUC SU8DRM SU1KM 5W5AA YZ7AA EG5URE EA5HT SX1MDC IK2VUC 5W5LP K3LP EK6TA DJ0MCZ T88KL JN3JBC 6W1SE JR2KDN EV5IPY EW4IDP TC57ALAY TA1HZ

6W2SC HA3AUI EW6GF DL8KAC TF/DL3OCH DL3OCH 7X5JF DJ8QP EY8MM K1BV TF3ZA KT6YL 7Z1HL DJ9ZB GB2MGY GI4GOS TK/HA0HW HA0HW 7Z1UG DG1XG GB95MGY G3IAF TK/HA4DX HA4DX 9H3DD M1DDD HC2SL EA5KB TK/HA4XG HA4XG 9J2BO G3TEV HF30PIK SP2FAX TK/LZ1PJ LZ1PJ 9K2YM/P EA5KB HH2FJM F5RPB TL8PB LA0HF 9M2/PG5M PG5M HK1X EA7FTR TM5FRM F0DTB 9M6XRO M5AAV HP3DX W4WX TM5OIS F5KRH A52AM JA0JHA HP3FTD AI4U TM5PDB F8KFJ A52K JA1CG HV0A IK0FVC TT8FC EA4AHK A61C W4JS I0SPQR I0YCB UE3XAA UA3XGM A61CK PE1BSX IB0/IY0TC I0KHP UN7MMM EA7FTR A61R EA7FTR IF9RGE IT9EJW UN7QF EX2A A61TX W4JS II9MDC IK2VUC UN7QX W7BO A71CT EA7FTR IO0MDC IK2VUC UO1E RX3RC AO5AAB EC5AAB IO1MDC IK2VUC V44KJ WB2TSL AO5AMH EA5AMH IO2MDC IK2VUC V63LR JK1QLR AO5AOP EA5AOP IO3MDC IK2VUC VA7PX VE7AXU AO5AT EA5AT IO9MDC IK2VUC VP5/PY2XB PT7WA AO5EH EA5EH IQ3EY IZ3DBA WH2D K3UOC AO5ET EA5ET IQ6SB/IQP I6HWD XW1A E21EIC AO5FFC EA5FFC IQ8MD IK2VUC YB1GJS NI5DX AO5FJT EA5FJT IQ8PQ I8TWB YB8TAF EA5KB AO5FKQ EA5FKQ IR2MDC IK2VUC YC0IEM/4 IZ8CCW AO5FQS EA5FQS IR8MDC IK2VUC YN2N TI2OHL AO5GKT EA5GKT IS0MCD IK2VUC YU07HST YU1FJK AO5GL EA5GL J5UTM HA7TM YV1CTE IT9DAA AO5GS EA5GS JE2HCJ/JD1 JE2HCJ YV1RDX IT9DAA AO5GU EA5GU JT1Y I0SNY YV5TX IT9DAA AO5HE EA5HE JT6Y I0SNY YZ160SRS YU1SRS AO5KB EA5KB KH2/W2FJP JA2FJP Z21FO K3PD AO5KV EA5KV KH2F JA2TBS Z21GC K3PD AO5MB EA5MB KH6/Z32ZM I2JSB Z29KM EA7FTR AO5NK EA5NK KH8/AI4VU JT1CO Z33F IZ8FWN AO5OL EA5OL KH8/N9YU YT1AD Z36A DJ0LZ AO5XU EA5XU KP2M AI4U ZF2BI K4BI AO5YJ EA5YJ LU2FLN EA5KB ZP6CW ZP6CU CM6CAC EA5KB N3L KA3UNQ ZP6DYA PY2ZK =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* ADDRESSES ******* =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 7Z1CQ Abdulhafiz Kashkari, P.O. Box 138763, Jeddah 21323, Saudi Arabia A52EGV Takuma Mama, C/O Bhutan Post, Thimpu, Bhutan BY7KPI Amateur Radio Club Station, Zhuhai Polytechnic College, 42 Bailian Road, Jida Zhuhai, Guangdong, 519015 China DK7JAN Jan-H. Kossow, Heinrich-Laakmann-Str. 8, D-28832 Achim, Germany ER/RW3AH Andrey Fedorov, Attemsgasse 7 D-03, Vienna A1220, Austria IK2VUC Giuliano Mondini, P.O. Box 10, 21052 Busto Arsizio - VA, Italy IT9EJW Alfio Bonanno, Via della Regione 20, 95028 Valverde - CT, Italy IZ0EHO Andrea Pellegrini, V.le del Tintoretto 88/C/B, 00142 Roma - RM, Italy JA1CG Haruo Takahashi, 1-1-15 Yamazaki, Midori, Saitama City, Saitama, Japan 336-0903 JK1QLR Keisuke Nagase, 480-60 Totsuka-cho, Totsuka-Ku, Yokohama 244-0003, Japan JT1CO Ch. Chadraabal, P.O. Box 905, Ulaanbaatar-23, Mongolia, via Japan

K3LP David R. Collingham, 12410 Glissans Mill Road, Mt Airy, MD 21771, USA K6SRZ Alan Eshleman, 1541 Keoncrest Drive, Berkeley, CA 94702-1226, USA N6TQS Doug Faunt Jr, 6405 Regent St, Oakland, CA 94618-1313, USA PG5M Gerben A.Menting, Brandparken 2, 9351 XM Leek, The Netherlands S57DX Slavko Celarc, Ob Igriscu 8, 1360 Vrhnika, Slovenia SU1KM Mohammed El Kafrawi, P.O. Box 70, Magless El Shabb Post Office, Cairo 11516, Egypt SV2BFN Vangelis Gekas, P.O,. Box 50750, Thessaloniki 54014, Greece TG0WARD P.O. Box 24-C, Guatemala City. Guatemala TT8HA Hans Helland, B.P. 1248, N'djamena, Chad UN2C Nick Shevtsov, P.O. Box 121, Petropavlovsk, 642023, Kazakhstan VK4VB Ralph Karhammar, 2123 R St NW, Washington, DC 20008-1908, USA YT1AD Hrane Milosevic, 36206 Vitanovac, Serbia YU7NU Mladen Bogdanov, Beogradska 21/18, Pancevo, 26000, Serbia YZ7AA Stevan Stepanov, Temerinska 22, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia ZS1HELL P.O. Box 273, Strand, 7140, South Africa ***************************************************************************** 425 DX NEWS HOME PAGE: http://www.425dxn.org 425 DX NEWS ARCHIVES: http://list.425dxn.org 425 DX NEWS DX CLUSTER: telnet://dx.ik1znw.org:8000 ***************************************************************************** 425 DX News is a free of charge weekly bulletin edited by Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ and Valeria Pregliasco, IK1ADH Its contents may be used, reproduced and distributed in part or full provided that "425 DX News" or "425DXN" receive proper credit Contributors are invited to send their DX information to Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ ([email protected]) The deadline is 12 UTC on Fridays ***************************************************************************** MAILING LIST Please visit the "Mailing List" page at http://www.425dxn.org and follow the step by step subscribe/unsubscribe instructions or contact the Mailing List Administrator Stefano Turci, IK4WMH ([email protected]) ***************************************************************************** Direttore Responsabile Gabriele Villa, I2VGW Giornalista Professionista - Tessera n. 057216 Ordine Nazionale dei Giornalisti Roma, Italia *****************************************************************************

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=========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 3A - Special event station 3A7JO will be active on all bands and modes from Monaco on 2-10 June for the XII edition of the Games of the Small States of Europe (http://www.monaco2007.mc/). Activity will take place on all bands and modes. All of the QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau. Direct requests should be sent to the ARM (Association des Radioamateurs de Monaco) QSL Bureau, B.P. 2, MC 98001, Monaco Cedex. [TNX 3A2LF] 6W - Giovanni, IZ2DPX will be active as 6W/IZ2DPX from Senegal on 12-22 May. He plans to operate on 10, 12, 15, 17, 20, 40, 80, 160 and 6 metres from Le Calao amateur radio shack (http://www.le-calao.com). QSL via IK2DUW, direct or bureau. [TNX IZ2DPX] 9A - IK4ALM, IK4XCL, IZ4DYQ, IZ4HVM and IZ4HWA will operate SSB and CW as 9A/homecall from the Brijuni Islands (EU-110) on 11-13 May. [TNX IK4ALM] 9A - Michael/ON4CAQ, Maurice/ON7KS, Francois/ON6VP, Herman/ON7FH, Dominic/ON7UZ, Jempi/ON8JP and Cois/ON6KN, from UBA section Diest (ON4DST), will be active as 9A8DST from Losinj Island (EU-136) on 17-24 May. They also plan to go and operate from the nearby islands of Male Srakane (EU-136, CI-062) and Vele Srakane (EU-136, CI-138).

QSL via ON4DST (bureau) or ON4AMM (direct). [TNX ON8JP] A5 - Steve, W7VOA will be active as A52SW from Thimpu on 17-22 May. He will operate on 80-6 metres CW, SSB and, possibly, PSK, as well as on 10 metres FM. Steve is a news correspondent based in India covering South Asia and says this will be the first of numerous trips he plans to make to Bhutan over the next several years. QSL via K2AU. [TNX W7VOA] BS7H - The team arrived at the rocks on 28 April at sunset local time, entered the lagoon at daybreak and worked throughout the day in setting up the stations. They managed to get one station operational as darkness fell, and BS7H made the first QSO on 29 April at 13.47 UTC. By 2 May four stations (two of them dedicated to 20 metres) on four different rocks were in full operating mode. All radio operations will cease at 00.00 UTC on 6 May (8 a.m. BS7H time). On 3 May Wolf Harranth, OE1WHC, from the Documentary Archives Radio Communications in Vienna, did an interesting interview with James Brooks, 9V1YC, one of the BS7H team members - go to http://www.dokufunk.org/ and click on the "mehr>>" link. QSL via KU9C (Steven M. Wheatley, P.O. Box 31, Morristown, NJ 07963-0031, USA). The official press releases can be found at http://www.scarboroughreef.com/srnews.html F - Jean-Philippe/F4EEK, Eric/F5LOW, Laurent/F5MNK, Fabrice/F5NBQ and Bertrand/F6HKA will operate as TM0A from Aix Island (EU-032, DIFM AT-023) on 12-19 May. They will have three stations with a variety of antennas, and will operate SSB, CW and digital modes on all bands, with an emphasis on the low bands. QSL via F5OIU, direct or bureau. [TNX F5UJK] F - Special station TM1VDM will be active on 14-28 May to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of the writer Maxence Van der Meersch (1907-1951). QSL via bureau to F6KTN. [TNX F1SIU] F - Six radio clubs of the Association Mosellane de Radioamateurs will operate from seven forts on the Maginot Line from 6 UTC on 18 May through 12 UTC on the 19th. Expects the following callsigns to be aired on all bands: TM1LM (QSL via F8KGY), TM2LM (QSL via

F6KAT), TM3LM (QSL via F6KFO), TM4LM (QSL via F8KOI), TM5LM (QSL via F6KAT), TM6LM (QSL via F6KFT), TM7LM (QSL via F6KFH). [TNX F8REF] F - Special event station TM6ACO will be activated (for the 56th year) on all bands SSB and CW on 3-17 June for the 24 Hours of Le Mans. QSL via bureau to F6KFI. Further information at http://asso.proxiland.fr/aras72/ [TNX F5TJC] GM - Joachim, DH5JBR will begin his annual Scottish island activation tour on 6 May, and will be active until the 26th. His itinerary is not known, but he is expected to start as MM/DH5JBR/p from Great Cumbrae (EU-123). [TNX GM3VLB] HI - Flavio, IW2NEF will operate holiday style as IW2NEF/HI7 from Bayahibe (FK58, NA-096), Dominican Republic on 3-9 June. He plans to be active for one or two hours daily on 10-40 metres, plus 6 metres if the band is open. [TNX IZ2DPX] HI - HI0C is the callsign to be used during the 11-17 June operation from Isla Cabras (NA-122) [425DXN 833]. QSL via ON4IQ. HL - Transportation problems have caused the 4-5 May activity for Anmyon Island (AS-080) [425DXN 834] to be cancelled. [TNX HL1VAU] I - Giuseppe, I2AZ will be active as IG9/I2AZ from Lampedusa Island (AF-019, IIA AG-001) on 5-21 May. Expect him to operate QRP CW on +/- 3560, 7030, 14060, 21060 and 28060 kHz. [TNX IW1QN] I - Davide/IW9GUR, Angelo/IW9HLM, Andrea/IW9HQP and Andrea/IT9RKR plan to be active on 10-40 metres SSB as homecall/p from Scoglio delle Sirene (IOTA EU-025, IIA ME-040) on 19 May. QSL via IW9HLM. On-line logs will be available at http://www.095dxteam.org [TNX IW9GUR] I - Wave Master Team (http://www.wavemasterteam.com/IC8TO/ic8to.htm) members Giovanni/IK1WEG, Sergio/IW1FSQ, Marco/IZ1BWO, Jerry/IZ1DSH, Carlo/IZ1GCZ, Veronica/IZ1KFF, Rosario/IC8FEM, Gianfranco/IT9SPB and Marco/IS0KEB will be active as IC8TO from Ischia Island (EU-031, IIA NA-001) on 25-27 May. They plan to operate SSB, CW and RTTY on 15, 17, 20, 30, 40, 80 and 160 metres, plus 2 and 6m. QSL via IZ1GCZ (bureau preferred). [TNX IW1FGZ] I - Bruno/IZ0DIB, Carlo/IW0CGT, Alessandro/IZ0DKZ and Stefano/IK0UXQ will be using special callsign II0VIS (Volontariato Internazionale per lo Sviluppo, International Voluntary Service for Development) on

26-27 May. Expect activity on 20 and 40 metres SSB and CW. QSL via IZ0DIB. Operations will took place during the Italian Air Force "Open Day" at Pratica di Mare (Rome). [TNX IZ0DIB] JA - Look for JN6CJR/8 to be active on the HF bands and 6 metres from Okushiri Island (AS-147, JIIA AS-147-007) on 4-6 May. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX JI6KVR] OH - Special station OH2EURO will be active on 11-13 May celebrating the 52nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest to be held in Helsinki on the 12th. Two YL operators (Anne, OH2YL and Annika, OH2HSJ) will operate SSB with some CW on the HF bands. QSL via OH2HSJ. [TNX OH2HSJ] OZ - A group of German radio scouts will be active again as OZ1RDP (www.oz1rdp.de) from Romo Island (EU-125, DIA NS-001) on 26-29 May. They plan to operate SSB and CW, and possibily PSK31 and RTTY as well, on 160-10 metres. QSL via DL9BCP. [TNX DL9BCP] PY - Jose, PY2ZA will operate as ZY2P through 31 May to celebrate the visit of Pope Benedict XVI to the city of Sao Paulo (9-13 May). QSL via PY2AA. [TNX PY2ZA] TF - Jeff (G4ELZ) and Steve (G4EDG) will be active from Flatey Island (EU-168) on 17-23 May. They plan to operate as TF4/G4ELZ/P and TF4/G4EDG/P on 80-17 metres mainly CW, with 100 watts to wire antennas. QSL direct to G4ELZ. Logs will be uploaded to LoTW. [TNX G4ELZ] TI - Starting 15 May, K9KEJ and K5YG will once again operate from the jungle on Costa Rica's east coast. Calls will be TI6/K9KEJ and TI6/K5YG, and they will operate on 40 and 20 metres SSB. [TNX K9KEJ] UA - The RZ1CXO team will be active as UE1CDX/P and/or RZ1CXO/P from Ustinskiy lighthouse (ARLHS ERU-143, RLHA RLE-072) on 12 May. QSL via RN1CW, direct or bureau. [TNX RN1CW] UR - Special call EN62EN will be aired on all bands from Ukraine on 5-13 May to celebrate the 62th anniversary of the end of WWII. QSL via UR4EYN. [TNX UR7EU] V6 - JA7HMZ (V63DX), JA7AGO (V63GO) and JA7ZP (V63ZP) will be active on all bands and modes from Pohnpei (OC-010), Micronesia on 21-26 May. QSL via home calls. [TNX NG3K] VE - Pete, VE3IKV and Bill, W4TAA will operate as VF0X from the

Belcher Islands (NA-196, Zone 2) between 29 June and 4 July. They will be active on the HF bands and 6 metres, CW and SSB, from grid square FO06. QSL via VE3IKV, direct or bureau. [TNX VE3IKV] VE - Claude, VE2FK and Jean-Pierre, VA2SG will be active as VE2FK from Ile aux coudres (NA-128) on 27-29 July, IOTA Contest included. They will operate CW only on 80, 40 and 20 metres; if the propagation and the weather are good, they may stay one more day to operate RTTY. QSL via VA2SG. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org] VP6 - Tom, ZL2HGR will operate (mostly PSK and hopefully CW) as VP6TD from Pitcairn Island (OC-044) starting on 7 May until early September. [TNX The Daily DX] W - Ron/W9QGB, Wilson/W7GAM and other members of the St. Augustine Amateur Radio Society will participate in the IOTA Contest (28-29 July) as N4AUG from Talbot Island (NA-138). QSL via N4AUG. [TNX VA3RJ] PACIFIC TRIP ---> Toshi, JP1IOF will be active as KH0WW from Saipan (OC-086)on 10-13 May, and as WH7P/KH2 from Guam (OC-026) on 13-15 May. He plans tooperate CW and SSB on 160-6 metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNXJF1OCQ] RDA TRIP ---> The RK6YYA team (including DL6KVA, RA6AR, RU6CQ, RV6YZ andUA0QBD) will be active as RK6YYA/0 and RK6YYA/0/m from 22 Russian DistrictsAward areas in Yakutsk oblast from 13 June to 7 July. Additionally, RV6YZ andRU6CQ will be active as RK6YYA/6/m, RK6YYA/4/m, RK6YYA/8/m, RK6YYA/9/m andRK6YYA/0/m on 4-12 June from a large number (137!) of RDA-areas on the routefrom Krasnodar to Neryungri. QSL via RX3RC, direct or bureau. Fullinformation on this trip and on the Russian Districts Award can be found athttp://rdaward.org/indexeng.htm [TNX RX3RC] =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW ANGOLA ---> On a recent trip to Angola Steve (SO5AS) obtained a licence and acallsign (D2AS). A return visit with rig is being planned. More informationis expected in due course. [TNX SO5AS] ARI INTERNATIONAL DX CONTEST ---> The Associazione Radioamatori Italiani(ARI) invites amateur radio operators and SWLs all over the world toparticipate in the 2007 A.R.I. International DX Contest, which will takeplace on 5-6 May (from 20 UTC on Saturday thorugh 19.59 UTC on Sunday). Fullinformation, free software included, can be found at www.qsl.net/contest_ari[TNX IT9BLB] QSL 9M4SDX ---> All of the direct requests received so far for the 9-19 Marchoperation from the Spratly Islands have been processed and mailed. Tex, 9M2TO

reports many cases of "missing in action" return postage, especially fromSpain, and advises that IRCs are better than US dollars. QSL ST2R ---> Slavko, S57DX made about 18,000 QSOs (many of them on the lowand WARC bands) during his activity from Sudan, between 3 January and 17April. "Maybe the total number of QSOs is not very high", he says, "but allcontacts were made with 100 W and almost all of them with simple wireantenna". The QSL cards are being printed, then Slavko will process thedirect requests received so far. Direct requests received without returnpostage or with old IRCs will be answered via the bureau. [TNX S57DX] + SILENT KEY + Earl Cunningham, K6SE passed away on 29 April. He was thedeveloper of the "flag" and "pennant" receiving antennas used for low bands. =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** *** NEWS FROM THE WEB *** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW QSL GALLERY: The large collection of QSL cards (4200+) on Les Nouvelle DX's web site has been updated. Nine different galleries include cards for the ten Most Wanted DXCC Entities (150+ QSLs), each of the 58 deleted DXCC entities (700+ QSLs), obsolete prefixes (1900+ QSLs), Antarctic bases (600+ QSLs) & TAAF (Terres Australes and Antarctiques Francaises, 230 QSLs), the various rare French DXCC island Entities (100+ QSLs), pre-1945 countries (200+ QSLs), French Departments and USA. Several cards are still needed and your participation is encouraged - please visit http://LesNouvellesDX.free.fr and send send your comments to [email protected] [TNX F6AJA] TOP LISTS: The latest Topband, Topmode and Toplist listings are now available at http://www.425dxn.org/awards/toplist/index.html. Please send your scores, as well as any request for further information, to Erminio Pandocchi, I2EOW ([email protected]) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- QSLs received direct or through managers: 1A4A, 3C0M (AF-039), 3D2OK, 3DX2Z,3XM6JR, 3Y9SDA, 4K9W, 4L8A, 4O3T, 5A7A, 5C8M, 5F50SG, 5R8GZ, 5V7SE, 5W0RE,5Z4ES, 8P2K, 8P6SH, 8P7A, 8R1AK/P (SA-068), 8R1ZUM, 9M2MRS, 9M6XRO, 9U0X,9U9Z, A22/JA4ATV, A45WD, A61AJ, A61NT, A92GR, AH2L, BA4DW/7 (AS-131), BP100S,C56NN, C6AKQ, C6APG, C6DX, CE1/K7CA, CM6CAC, CN2A, CX6VM, EA9EA, EA9EU,EA9LZ, EK6TA, EK8WA, EL2PM, EX2M, FM5AA, FP/DJ2VO, FS/N0BSH, GP0STH, GU0SUP,HK0GU, HK4KDO, HK5QGX/0M, HP1XX, HV0A, HZ1AN, J28JA, J5UAF, J5UAR, J68ID,J79IU, JX9NOA, KH7/N0RB, KH7X, KL7HBK (NA-004), MD0CCE, OD5NH, OX3PG, OX3PJ,PJ2/N0KE, PJ5NA, R1FJM, R1FJT,S21XA, S53F, ST2A, T32MO (OC-084), T5W, T77C,T88MR, TG9NX, TI8II, TR8CA, V31FG, V31JZ/p (NA-180), V31MD, V31TR, V51AS,

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=========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 3X - Michael, PA5M is now working for the UN World Food Programme in Guinea until early June. He will operate as 3XY5M on 160-6 metres in his spare time, using 100 watts and wire antennas. QSL via PA7FM, direct (do not forget that 1 USD no longer covers return postage) or bureau. Logs and further information can be found at www.pa7fm.nl [TNX PA7FM] BY - Look for BD1DRJ/2, BG2QMP/2 and BG2RHY/2 to be active from Changxing Island (AS-151) on 11-13 May. They plan to operate CW and SSB on 10, 15, 20 and 40 metres. QSL via home calls. [TNX The Daily DX] G - The Cray Valley Radio Society will be active as GB4VLX on 12-13 May in memory of Deryck Buckley, G3VLX (also F0RV, PA9TO, 9H3AM), who became a silent key in April. Two stations will be active using Deryck's equipment on 10-80 metres. Special QSL via G4DFI. [TNX M3RCV] GM - Drew, GM3YOR will operate CW only (anche when time permits) as GM3YOR/P from the Isle of Islay, Inner Hebrides (EU-008) on 19-26 May. [TNX GM3YOR] HL - Special event station HL7WR will be active until 2 July to celebrate the 2007 World Rafting Championship which will held in Sangdong-Ri, Inje, South Korea from 27 June to 2 July

(http://www.2007wrc.com). QSL via DS2UAL, direct or bureau. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] I - Look for IW8FFG/p to operate from Portici lighthouse (WAIL CA-015, ARLHS ITA-276) on 13 May, starting around 6.30 UTC on 40 metres SSB. [TNX IW8FFG] I - Michele/IZ4GWE, Luigi/IZ4FTE, Davide/IK4UNH and Paolo/I4EWH and others will be active as II4SDP from Scanno di Piallazza (EU-155, IIA FE-001) on 18-20 May. They plan to operate SSB and CW on 40, 20, 15, 10 and 6 metres. QSL via IZ4GWE. [TNX IZ4GWE] PA - Special callsign PA25UKSMG will be aired from The Netherlands between 19 May and 3 June to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the UK Six Metre Group (http://www.uksmg.org/). Expect activity on 160-2 metres, including an entry in the CQ WW WPX CW Contest. QSL via PA7FM (logs will be available at http://www.pa7fm.nl). Several other special callsigns are expected to be used from other countries, especially during the UKSMG 6 Metre Contest during the first weekend of June. [TNX PA7FM] SP - Another special event station celebrating the 750th anniversary of Krakow's city rights [425DXN 831] is HF750C (QSL via SP9BRP), which will be active from 14 May to 30 June. Expect also a large number of local operators to use special prefix SN0 during the year. [TNX SP9BRP] SV - Special event station SX2SB will be active on 19-20 May in remembrance of those who fought the Battle of Skra in May 1918 during World War I. Expect activity on all bands CW, SSB, PSK31 and RTTY. QSL via either SV7CUD or SV1EOS, direct or bureau. YB - Hans, PA0HOP will be active from Bali Island (OC-022) as YB9AQW and YB9/PA0HOP between 15 May and 20 June. He will operate RTTY, BPSK31, FeldHell and OLIVIA (16 tones - 500 Hz) only. QSL via PA0HOP (this applies also to contacts made with YB9AQW during this time frame only). [TNX PA0HOP] _____________________________________________________________________________ =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH

Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE ---> The latest issue (April 2007) is now available athttp://www.425dxn.org/monthly/index.html. Articles and pictures should besent to Nicola Baldresca, IZ3EBA ([email protected]). AFD COMMUNICATIONS TEST ---> Celebrating the 57th anniversary of Armed ForcesDay (AFD), the US Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard areco-sponsoring the annual military/amateur radio communications tests to beconducted on 12 May. The annual celebration features traditional military toamateur cross band communications SSB voice tests and copying the Secretaryof Defense message via digital modes. Full information can be found athttp://www.netcom.army.mil/mars/docs/ARMEDFORCESDAYFinal.doc [TNX DL8AAM] BS7H ---> Scarborough Reef went QRT as scheduled, at about 00.00 UTC on 6May. The team made nearly 45,000 QSOs as follows: SSB CW RTTY -------------------------- 160m 0 54 0 80m 117 217 0 40m 509 3039 0 30m 0 3374 0 20m 10370 11434 54 17m 3277 3497 0 15m 3803 1986 268 12m 402 474 0 10m 841 724 0 19319 24799 322 On-line logs are available at http://www.scarboroughreef.com/srlog.html; afew pictures can be found at http://www.scarboroughreef.com/srphotos.html EUROPEAN CASTLES DAY ---> The sixth edition of the European Castles Day willtake place on 20 May between 6 and 16 UTC. Several stations are expected tooperate from fortresses and castles in France, Belgium, Italy, Spain,Portugal, United Kingdom and Switzerland. Information on the event can befound on Jean-Pierre's (F6FNA) web site athttp://f6fna.club.fr/jecruleanglais.html [TNX F6FNA] FX4SIX ---> Thanks to Claude/F5GTW, this French 6m beacon is QRV again on50315 kHz. It is located west of Poitiers (JN06cq), and it runs 25 watts intoa 5 element yagi pointed to east. Reports cand be sent to F5GTW. [TNX F5NQL] MMAA CW CONTEST ---> The Manchester Mineira All America CW Contest, organizedby the Grupo Juizforano de CW, will take place from 15 UTC on 19 May through23.59 UTC on the 20th. Full information can be found athttp://www.powerline.com.br/cwjf [TNX PY4WAS] QSL AP2TN ---> As of 1 May 2007, the new QSL route is via DJ9ZB. If you senta QSL request direct to Tariq and have not received your card, please e-mailyour QSO details to him ([email protected]). QSL 8Q7AK ---> Andrew, G7COD reports that all QSLs received for his last twoactivities from the Maldives (October 2006 and January/February 2007) havenow been posted direct if sufficient postage had been included. If not, theyhave been sent via the bureau. All QSLs received via the bureau will also bereturned the same way. Andrew will be back to the Maldives in October(details expected in due course). QSL VIA IT9DAA ---> Corrado is the QSL manager for the followingstations/operations: YV1CTE, YV1FM, YV5MSG, YV5SSB (4M5DX, YW5CQ), YV5TX(4M5R), YV5WW (HP1WW, OH0XX), YW0DX (Aves Island, NA-020), YW4C (SA-058),YX5IOTA (SA-044), YY1JGT. QSLling policy at www.qrz.com/it9daa [TNX IT9DAA]

+ SILENT KEY + "Hillar Raamat, N6HR passed away on 6 May", The Daily DXreports, "shortly after operating the 7 QSO party with his wife Elsie(N7YX)". Born in 1932, "Hil was originally from Estonia, immigrated to theUSA after WW2, and became a very successful engineer in the defense business,and a real estate entrepreneur. He made many operations from DX places likeMarshall Islands, Ascension Island, and he was found active in many contestsover the years. He was a DXer, contester and IOTA activator". _____________________________________________________________________________ =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* QSL INFO ******** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW =================================================================== CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER =================================================================== 3D2AP UX0LL FM1HN K3PD RP3DPW RK3DXG 3D2RI UR3HR GB2EXP G4SSH RP3DTF RK3DWE 3D2TZ UR7HTZ GB400AA G0SBW RP3DWR RN3BR 3D2UY UT5UY GB4MDI GW0ANA RP3EOD RU3EJ 3XY5M PA7FM GB6GW GW0TKX RP3MAK RK3MWI 4J4KM RW6HS GB6MD GM4FDM RP3NPP RA3NZ 4K6AZ RW6HS HB9CC HB9XOK RP3QUP RK3QWW 4K6CD DK6CW HG200B HA3HK RP3QWK N2UCK 4L1FL 4Z5CU HH2FYD F6FYD RP3RTK RN3RQ 4L1FP LZ1OT HK3AXY W2GR RP3RZK RK3RWA 4L1MA ON4RU HL7WR DS2UAL RP3V RK3VWA 4L4WW EA7FTR HP1JRA EA5KB RP3W RW3WWW 4X1FQ AA4V HQ9L HR2RCH RP3XMV UA3XAC 5B4AHI RX3RC HR9/WQ7R N6FF RP3YGA MM0DFV 5H3EE DL4SM (a) HZ1AN DJ9ZB RP3ZOR RK3ZZM 5N8NDP IK5JAN HZ1EA DJ9ZB RP4AKD RZ4AWA 6W7FZ DK6ZZ HZ1IK DK7YY RP4H RA4HTZ 6W7RV F8CMT HZ1PS IZ8CLM RP4HDP RX4HJ 7Q7AM NU5O HZ1SK IZ8CLM RP4HIL RD4HD 8Q7QQ HB9QQ HZ1ZH EA7FTR RP4P RA4PO 8Q7YK JA3EZJ IC8R IC8OZM RP62DP RK3DXZ 8S6KOS SM6YOU IG9/I2AZ I2AZ RP62DPR UA3CS 9G1YK PA3ERA IR1ALP IK1AAS RP62DWM RN3BR 9H3EZ DL3KWF IR8TRT IK8MRA RP62X UA9XC 9H3RT DL9MWG IY0GA IS0JMA RP6GPK RK6HWR 9H3RZ DL3KWR IY0IMD IK0WGF RP6Y RA6YJ 9M2CP 9V1CP IY0ORP I0DJV RP6YW UA6YW 9N7AU JA2AAU IY0TC I0KHP RP9A UA9APA 9N7IC JA2AIC IY1SP I1SAF RP9J RV9JD 9N7TE JA2ATE IY1TTM IW1RIK RP9JGS UA9JLL 9N7WU JA8MWU IY4FGM IK4UPU RP9W RV9WB 9Q1EK SM5DQC J88DR G3TBK RP9X/1 RA9XX 9U0VB UA4WHX JD1BLK JM1LJS RP9XPO RA9XF A52VE JF1OCQ JD1BLY JI5RPT SD3N SM3NXS A61NT ON5NT JD1BMH JG7PSJ SJ30LW SK5LW AN9JCC EA9CE KH0/W1FPU 7L1FPU SJ9WL LA4EKA AO5AUB EA5URV KH0WW JP1IOF SN70MKK SP2AVE AO5BJU EB5BJU KH6ZM I0MWI SN750C SP9PKZ AO5CFM EC5CFM LG5LG LA4EKA SO1EKO DL1EKO AO5CSW EC5CSW LU1ECZ EA5KB ST2A T93Y AO5DQH EB5DQH LZ07KM LZ1PJ SU9FL WD9DZV

AO5GKT EA5GKT OE3XQC OE1WHC SU9GD DJ2AVB AO5MB EA5MB OH2EURO OH2HSJ T80K JN3JBC BS7H KU9C OL32OLP OK1DRQ T93J OE1EMS CX6VM W3HNK OL40RZ OK2RZ TC100FB TA1HZ DL0KQ5KS DJ3AS ON60LGE ON5PO TF3IMD TF3VS DP0GVN DL5EBE ON8SUB ON6PQ TI2AXX DL3AXX DR400PG DM3ZF PA6IMD PA5V TI4CF W3HNK E51QMA OM2SA PY0FF W9VA TM5EL F6KHI E51TUG OM2SA R150M RA6YJ TR8CA F6CBC EA8NA W1NA R1FJM RX3MM UE1RFF UA1RJ ED7URR EA7DA R1FJT UA4RC UE3EDA/m RZ3EC EM50ARDF US0VA RP0S RW0SP UE3XGV RU3XP EN62EN UR4EYN RP0Y UA0YAY UE4ABF RZ4AWB EN62NW UT4NW RP1A RZ1AWF UN7AD RW6HS EO62C UT7CCW RP1CC RV1CC UN7RT RW6HS EO62G UR3GM RP1CKK RX1CQ V31PA WA6GER EO62NT UT8NT RP1N RN1NU VP8ROT GM0HCQ EO62R UR4RZZ RP1VIC RV1AC VR2VTN JM1FYH EO62X UT3XX RP1WPP RA1WU W4J KU4FP ER9V ER1DA RP1Z RZ1ZZ YE1AA ON4RU EV6ZK UA3FDX RP1ZP RW1ZQ YW4AJ YV5AJ EV7DP UA3FDX RP3AB RL3AB YY4MP EA5KB EV8DP UA3FDX RP3ABT RA3BT Z22JE K3PD EX8AB RX3RC RP3D RA3FO ZA/UT7DW DK6CW EX8QB IK2QPR RP3DBA RK3DYB ZP6GBA EA5KB F8UFT F6ICG RP3DJY UA3DJY ZY2P PY2AA (a) bureau _____________________________________________________________________________ =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* ADDRESSES ******* =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 5H3EE Mike Stange, P.O. Box 78364, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania HR2RCH Radio Club de Honduras, P.O. Box 273, San Pedro Sula, Cortes 21105, Honduras IK1AAS Bruno Giraudo, Corso Barale 35, 12011 Borgo San Dalmazzo - CN, ItalyJA2AAU Noboru Kanno, Shikata 1785-61, Kitanagoya, 481-0004 Japan JA2AIC Yoshiyasu Iwata, Minamiaoki 30, Sotowarida, Kisogawa, 493-0007 JapanJA2ATE Seiji Morishima, Tonomachi 1-8, Ichinomiya. 491-0848 Japan JG7PSJ Hiroyuki Kawanobe, 1-4-1, Mikamine, Taihaku, Sendai, Miyagi 982-0826, Japan JI5RPT Makoto Koyanagi, 5-42-203, Kadan, Aoba, Sendai, Miyagi 980-0815, Japan JM1LJS Hideyuki Kai, 4-22-15, Takata-Higashi, Kohoku-ku Yokohama-City, 223-0065, Japan KU9C Steven M. Wheatley, P.O. Box 31, Morristown, NJ 07963-0031, USA LZ1PJ Ivan Ivanov, P.O. Box 15, BG-1324 Sofia, Bulgaria PA7FM Dennis Robbemond, Loggerhof 11, 3181 NS Rozenburg, The Netherlands UR3HR Leonid Babich, P. O. Box 55, Poltava, 36000, Ukraine UR4EYN Nick I. Golub, P.O. Box 548, Ordzhonikidze, 53300, Ukraine US0VA Igor Lazarev, P.O. Box 11, Kiev 04111, Ukraine *****************************************************************************

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=========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 3A - Alberto, IW1RLF will operate as 3A/IW1RLF from Monaco during the weekend. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. 3B6 - 3B6DX is the callsign issued to the Polish team of operators who will be active from Agalega (AF-001) in June [425DXN 533]. They expect to reach Agalega on 5 June, to be QRV by the morning of the 6th at the latest and tot leave the island on 18 June. QSL via SP9SX. Bookmark http://3b6.godx.eu/ for updates. [TNX SP9MRO] 9M4 - The MARTS (Malaysian Amateur Radio Transmitter's Society) Penang Contest Team will participate in the CQ WW WPX CW Contest as 9M4DXX (Multi/Single) from Penang Island (AS-015). QSL via bureau, or direct to 9M2TO. [TNX 9M2TO] CU - CT1EPV, CT3MD, CU2HJA, DJ2VO and HB9CRV/CT3FN will participate in the IOTA Contest (28-29 July) as CU8T from the Albarnaz lighthouse on Flores Island (EU-089), Azores. Outside the contest they will operate on 6-80 metres CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31. QSL via CT1GFK, direct or bureau. [TNX CT1END] E5 - Mike, KM9D (E51QMA) and Jan, KF4TUG (E51TUG) have been active (CW and SSB) from Suwarrow Atoll (OC-080), North Cook Islands [425DXN 833] since 11 May. They plan to remain there at least until the 21st. QSL via OM2SA, logs will be uploaded to LoTW.

F - DJ2VO, DL1COP, DG3KAF, DL7KCM, DO1KJB and DL3PS will be active as F/homecall/p from Porquerolles Island (EU-070) on 19-26 May. QSL via home calls. [TNX VA3RJ] F - The Castres DX Gang's annual activity from Fort Brescou (EU-148, DIFM ME-001) will take place on 24-28 May. The team will operate CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK31 as TM5B with three stations. QSL via F5XX. [TNX F8REF] F - The Radio Club des Fourches (F6KSU) will operate as TM7AJ from 20 May to 3 June. The special callsign commemorates the 100th anniversary of the death of writer Alfred Jarry (the author of "Ubu Roi"). QSL via F6KSU. [TNX F8REF] F - Francois, ON4LO will be active as F/ON4LO/P from Oleron Island (EU-032) and Chassiron Lighthouse (ARLHS FRA-234) on 23-29 May. He plans to operate SSB and digital modes on 10-40 metres. [TNX ON4LO]F - In June-July 1944 the BBC war correspondents used the tower of the chateau at Creully as a radio studio, from where the first reports of the Battle of Normandy were broadcasted. Look for special callsign TM5BBC to be aired again from Creully on 1-15 June. QSL via F2UW. [TNX F4MBZ] F - Special event station TM2RHC (which stands for 2nd Regiment Helicoptere Combat) will be active on 10-24 June before and during the air show at Le Luc le Cannet (http://meeting-leluc.fr). QSL via F4EUN. [TNX F4EUN] G - Chris, G1VDP will be in Cornwall from 26 May to 2 June and will be active from the following lighthouses: Trevose Head (ARLHS ENG-157) on 29 May, Pendean (ARLHS ENG-100) on the 30th and Lizard (ARLHS ENG-068) on the 31st. [TNX G1VDP] G - The Wakefield & District Radio Society will be activating the Holy Island of Lindisfarne (EU-120) on 21-22 July. It will be a 24-hour operation thanks to special dispensation from the National Trust. The callsigns will be GB1HI and GB5HI. QSL for both via M3ZYZ, direct or bureau. [TNX M3ZYZ] GU - Chris, M0DOL and other members of the Northampton Radio Club will be active as either GP8LED/p and GP3GWB from castles and fortifications on the island of Guernsey (EU-114) from 26 May to 1 June. [TNX

F5NQL] HB0 - Look for HB0/DL1GDS, HB0/DO1ARS and HB0/DK4SFW to be active on 10-160 metres from Liechtenstein on 26-30 May. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. [TNX DL1GDS] HB0 - Six operators from the Flying Dutch DX Group will be active as HB0/PA0ABM from Triesenberg, Liechtenstein on 15-22 June. They will operate on 160-10 metres CW, SSB and some digital modes with two stations. Logs will be available at http://www.logsearch.de/ and will be uploaded to LoTW. QSL via PA0ABM, direct or bureau. [TNX PA0ABM] HP - Uruguay DX Group members Bert, CX3AN and Mario, CX4CR will be active from the San Blas Archipelago (NA-170), Panama on 22-28 June. They plan to operate as either HP2/homecall or 3E2/homecall on 80-6 metres SSB and CW, running 500 watts into vertical and wire antennas. [TNX CX3AN] I - Look for Davide, IW8FFG and Enzo, IZ8LFI to be active on 40 metres SSB and possibly CW from Portici lighthouse (WAIL CA-015, ARLHS ITA-276) on 20 May. [TNX IW8FFG] I - Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the scouting movement, special callsign II3STV will be aired on all modes by scouts in Treviso province on 20-30 May. QSL via IK3GES, direct or bureau (e-mail requests for bureau cards can be sent to [email protected]). [TNX IK3GES] I - ARI Versilia will activate special event station II5MD on 11-13 June for the "Meucci Day". Antonio Meucci was recognized as the first inventor of the telephone by the United States Congress, in its resolution 269 dated 11 June 2002. QSL via operator's instructions. [TNX IK5CON] I - Simone, IZ4DYQ will be active as IA5/IZ4DYQ from Elba Island (EU-028) on 2-13 July. He plans to operate mainly SSB on 20 and 40 metres. QSL via home call, bureau preferred. [TNX IZ4DYQ] JA - Look for JA1IOA/5, JA4PXE/5, JH4FRP/5, JH4WXV/5 and JS6RRR/5 to be active from Iwaguro-Jima, Shikoku Islands (AS-076, AS-076-011) on 19-20 May. They plan to operate SSB, CW, RTTY and PSK31 on 160-6 metres. QSL via bureau. Takeshi, JS6RRR will then continue the trip

and operate as JS6RRR/JI4 from Kitaki-Jima (AS-117, JJIA AS-117-136) on 20-21 May. QSL via bureau. [TNX JS6RRR] JA - Look for JA1UNS/1, JI1PLF/1, 7N1GMK/1, 7L4PVR/1 and 7N4VPS/1 to be active from Hachijo Island (AS-043, JIIA AS-043-004) on 25-28 May. They plan to operate SSB and CW on the HF bands and 6 metres. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. [TNX JI6KVR] JA - JA1KJW/JR6, JJ1JGI/JR6, JK1EBA/JR6 and 7N4AGB/JR6 will operate from Okinawa Island (AS-017, JIIA AS-017-033) on 28 May and again on 15-18 June. From 29 May to 14 June they will be active from Ishigaki Island (AS-024, AS-024-004). Expect activity on the HF bands and 6 metres SSB and CW. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. [TNX JI6KVR] LA - DL1DWR, DG4VX and DG0CH will be active as LA/DL1DWR from Tromoy Island (EU-061) on 25-29 May. Activity will be on 160-2 metres mostly digital modes with some CW, SSB and FM. QSL via DL1DWR. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org] OZ - OZ5JR, OZ7KDJ and OZ9V will be active from Anholt Island (EU-088, DIA NK-001) on 25-30 July, including an entry in the IOTA Contest as OZ8MW/P. They will operate SSB and CW on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX OZ9V] SV - Cliff, SV1JG will be active as SV8/SV1JG from Milos Island (EU-067) on 18-28 May. He plans to operate mostly CW and digital modes, and to participate in the CQ WW WPX CW Contest. [TNX SV1JG] SV - Laci, HA0HW will be active as either J48HW and SV8/HA0HW from Thassos Island (EU-174) from 27 May to 5 June. He will operate CW on the HF bands (mainly on 40, 30, 20 and 17 metres), with some SSB, RTTY and PSK31 as well, and 6m. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX HA0HW] SV - The White Tower DX Team's operation from Skyros Island (EU-060) [425DXN 833] is expected to take place on 16-22 June. Nine operators (SV0XAW, SV2FPU, SV2HNZ, SV2HOB, SV2HPP, SV2HPY, SV2HRT, SV2HSV and SV2GNQ) will be active as SY8WT with six stations, five amplifiers and a wide range of beams, verticals and dipoles. QSL via SV2HPP, direct or bureau. Operating frequencies and further information can be found at

http://whitetowerdxt.com/content/view/50/87/lang,en/ [TNX AI4PP/SV0XAW] SV9 - Wolfgang, DL5MAE plans to operate as SV9/DL5MAE from Gavdos Island (EU-187), Crete for one week around the end of May (exact dates will depend on the ferry schedule). QSL via home call. [TNX The Daily DX] TA - The landing of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk at Samsun on 19 May 1919, marked the beginning of the Turkish War of Independence and heralded the establishment of the republic in 1923. Samsun operators will air special callsign TC1919ATA on 19 May to commemorate that event. QSL via the TRAC bureau. [TNX TA1HZ] UA - Look for RV3ATS, RV3ATT and RU3AVF to operate on 10, 15, 20, 40, 80 and 2 metres as RV3ATS/p from 16 mountains located in various different Russian Districts between 19 June and 21 July. They also plan to participate in a number of contests on the VHF and HF bands. Their itinerary can be found at www.rv3ats.com; please visit http://www.mountain.ru/radio/rma/engl.shtml for information on the Russian Mountains Award. QSL via RV3ATS, direct or bureau. [TNX RV3ATS] UR - Special Ukrainian callsign EO20R will be aired from 28 May to 3 June for the 20th anniversary of Slavutych, the city built after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster to host the survivors who had to be relocated from the evacuation zone around the reactor. QSL via UY2RO. [TNX UY2RO] VP5 - Maciek, WQ7X will be active as VP5/WQ7X from 24 May to 5 June. He plans to operate CW and SSB on 10-80 metres. QSL via home call. [TNX NG3K] VQ9 - Jim, VQ9JC (ND9M) has received written permission to use the special callsign VQ97JC from 23 May through 5 June. The "7" added to the prefix reflects the year, and apparently this is the first time a special prefix has been authorized for use from Diego Garcia. Jim can only operate during his spare time, which normally means 12.00-17.30 UTC. However, he hopes to make the VQ97 prefix available at least ten evenings during that period, and to stay overnight at the shack both nights during the CQ WW WPX CW Contest QSL via ND9M,

direct or bureau (but cards will not be printed at least until after he returns home in August). [TNX VQ9JC] W - The Yankee Clipper Contest Club celebrates its 30th anniversary and its members may sign homecall/30 (e.g. K1RX/30) for the rest of the year. A special certificate will be available for contacting at least 10 members; details can be found at http://www.yccc.org/ W - W9IMS, the official Amateur Radio Club of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, will conduct special event operations for the three races that make up the Indianapolis Motor Speedway's Triple Crown, namely the Indianapolis 500 (25-27 May), the United States Formula One Grand Prix (15-17 June) and the Brickyard 400 (27-29 July). QSL direct to Indianapolis Motor Speedway ARC, P.O. Box 18495, Indianapolis, IN 46218-0495, USA (stations outside the US may QSL via the bureau). Further information at www.qrz.com/w9ims YB - Pri/YB0ECT, Dudy/YB0DPO, Jo/YC0LOW, Andry/YB1TX and Ray/YD0NQO will participate in the CQ WW WPX CW Contest from Ayer Island (OC-177). They will single-operate on 40, 80 and 160 metres, and there may also be some SSB as well as RTTY and PSK31 activity on the higher bands. Expect them to be signing homecall/0. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. [TNX YB0ECT] YB - Fuadi, YC7IM and others will be active as YE7M from Payung Payungan, Laut Kecil Islands (OC-268) on 22-24 June. They plan to operate on 40, 20, 17, 15 and 10 metres. QSL via YC7IM (H.M. Fuadi Yatrin, P.O. Box 195, Banjarmasin 70000, South Borneo, Indonesia). [TNX G3KMA] YO - Jean-Michel, F6AJA, Editor of Les Nouvelles DX, reports he will be once again active in his spare time as YO/F6AJA from the QTH of Silviu, YO8FZ in Suceava, Romania on 20-26 May. QSL via F6AJA. _____________________________________________________________________________ =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW >>> BS7H <<< The recent operation from Scarborough Reef has been approved for DXCC credit.Quite a number of QSOs (1380, most of them on 30m) did not make it into the

initial on-line log. The problem has been fixed and the log now contains45,820 QSOs from 13.48 UTC on 29 April through 23.54 UTC on 5 May(http://www.scarboroughreef.com/srlog.html) with 17,884 unique callsigns. Thenew band/mode breakdowns are as follows: Band SSB CW RTTY TOTAL -------------------------------------- 160m 0 54 0 54 80m 121 217 0 338 40m 509 3039 0 3548 30m 0 4226 0 4226 20m 10391 11435 54 21880 17m 3325 3744 0 7069 15m 4011 1985 268 6264 12m 402 474 0 876 10m 841 724 0 1565 19600 25898 322 45820 The continental breakdowns are: Asia 21112, Europe 16329, North America 6918,Oceania 948, South America 301, Africa 212. Several statistic tables can befound at http://www.scarboroughreef.com/srstats.html, and photo galleries areavailable on the expedition's web site as well as onhttp://picasaweb.google.com/paul.pescitelli/K4UJScarboroughReef As for the cards, please refrain from e-mailing inquiries to the the QSLmanager (KU9C), as he is not in a position to answer whether you are in ornot in the log at the moment. "If you are not in the web log", he says,"don't give up, put down EVERY QSO you believe you had, and I'll do the rest.If the web log shows 20 SSB, put down EVERY qso you think you had on 20 SSB,not just the first". In case of busted calls, Steve will use"well-established judgement in issuing the card, and may ask you to helpconfirm that the person whose call appears did not make a QSO". Finally, "ifyou DO NOT HAVE ANY detail besides what is in the web log online, it'simpossible for me to give you credit for the card - I'm not in a position toissue a QSL to you 'just because' the web log says you're there. Not the wayit works". ANTARCTIC CHALLENGE ---> Gil, F5NOD reports that the Antarctic Challengescores are up-to-date at http://f6kdf.ath.cx/f5nod/index.htm HELP KADEK ---> Island chasers and hams throughout the world have beensaddened by the news of Kadek's (YB9BU) material losses following the firethat destroyed his house in early April. "Help Kadek" initiative representsour way to show a friend that we care and that we do appreciate his long timededication to the IOTA community. We hope that our support will help Kadekrebuild his radio shack and bring him back on the air. Please visit our webpage at http://www.mdxc.org/yb9bu to find more about this initiative and tocontribute to this fund through one of the regional collection points. MONTENEGRO ---> Quoting a spokesman from the ITU Radiocommunication Sector,The Daily DX reports that the 4O0-4O9 callsign prefix block has beenallocated to Montenegro. Serbia will continue to use YT0-YT9 and YU0-YU9,while the 4N and YZ prefixes have been withdrawn and given back to the ITUfor future use to another nation. QSL MANAGER OFFERED ---> Petr, OK1DOT ([email protected]) is willing tooffer his services to a station in need. He can provide QSL cards at nocharge to the stations he manages. Information on his QSLling policy can befound at http://www.qrz.com/ok1dot [TNX OK1DOT] QSL XT2SE & 5V7SE ---> Elvira, IV2FSG will attend this year's Ham Radio eventat Friedrichshafen and will be able to confirm contacts made during heractivities from Togo and Burkina Faso. Look for her at the Croatian booth on22-23 May (14.00-16.00) and on 24 May (10.00-12.00). [TNX IK3GES]

QSL VIA I2WIJ ---> Roberto, I2WIJ reports that as of 11 May, the CN3A and5D5A direct QSL requests backlog has been fully cleared. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- QSLs received direct or through managers: 1A4A, 3B9/G3TXF, 3C0M, 3XD2Z,3XM6JR, 4O3T, 4O3ZZ, 4U1UN, 5A7A, 5B4AGC, 5B4AIA, 5D5A, 5W0RE, 5Z4ZK,6W/DM2AYO, 7X/DK5MH, 8P1A, 9M4SDX, 9Q1D, 9Q1EK, 9U0X, 9U9Z, A22/JA4ATV,A35AX, BA4DW/7 (AS-131), BD4RCS, BP100S, BX5AA, C21DL, C38JM, C52T, C56NN,C6DX, C91Z, CN2A, CN2FB, CN2FW, CN3A, CO8LY, CP4BT, EA9EU, EF8M, EK0B, ES1QD,EY8MM, GB95MGY, HC8N, HH2FJM, HH4/K4QD, HH7/N3BNA, HI8LAM, HK6ISX, HK6KKK,HK8HIX, HQ9H, HR9BFS, HZ1AN, HZ1IK, J20MM, J20RR, J20SA, J5BI (AF-020),J5UAR, J5UTM, J79IU, JX9NOA, K1VSJ (NA-046), K8SCH/1 (NA-055), KA3UNQ/p(NA-031), KE0A/KP2, KH0/K3UY, KH8Q (OC-045), KP2/K3TEJ, KP4VP, LU1ZAB, MD4K,MI0SRR, OX60AD, PJ4/K2NG, PJ7/DL1VWR, PZ5ZY, R1FJT, S21XA, S92FM, ST2A,SV5/DJ7RJ, SV5/SM8C, TA3D, TF4M, TG0AA, TM5CI (EU-039), UA2FW, V25WY, V31FG/P(NA-123), V31LG, V47KP, V47NT, V63UA, VK9DNX, VP2E, VP2MFF, VP2MRD, VP2MTC,VP2MVG, VP5/W5CW, VP8DIN, VP8DJU, VU7MY (AS-106), VU7RG (AS-011), VY1MB,WP3C, XT2C, XU7DXX, XU7MDY, XX9A, YK1BA, YL7X, YU1XA, YW0DX, Z36A, ZB2/ON5UR,ZF2BI, ZK3RE, ZP6CW, ZS9X. ***************************************************************************** 425 DX NEWS HOME PAGE: http://www.425dxn.org 425 DX NEWS ARCHIVES: http://list.425dxn.org 425 DX NEWS DX CLUSTER: telnet://dx.ik1znw.org:8000 ***************************************************************************** 425 DX News is a free of charge weekly bulletin edited by Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ and Valeria Pregliasco, IK1ADH Its contents may be used, reproduced and distributed in part or full provided that "425 DX News" or "425DXN" receive proper credit Contributors are invited to send their DX information to Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ ([email protected]) The deadline is 12 UTC on Fridays ***************************************************************************** MAILING LIST Please visit the "Mailing List" page at http://www.425dxn.org and follow the step by step subscribe/unsubscribe instructions or contact the Mailing List Administrator Stefano Turci, IK4WMH ([email protected]) ***************************************************************************** Direttore Responsabile Gabriele Villa, I2VGW Giornalista Professionista - Tessera n. 057216 Ordine Nazionale dei Giornalisti Roma, Italia *****************************************************************************

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=========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 3B6 - The local licencing authority has changed the callsign for the DXpedition to Agalega - it is no longer 3B6DX [425DXN 837], but 3B6SP. The Polish team expects to be QRV by the morning of 6 June at the latest and to leave the island on the 18th. QSL via SP9SX. Bookmark http://3b6.godx.eu/ for propagation predictions, further information and updates. [TNX SP9MRO] CU - Rolf, DK2ZF will be active as CU2/DK2ZF from Sao Miguel (EU-003, HM77cu), Azores on 25-30 May. He will operate mostly CW on 40-10 metres, as well as on 2 metres (with 50 watts and a 5-element). Expect also satellite activity (AO-7 and VO-52). [TNX DK2ZF] EA - Special event station EH4EI will be aired from the Italian Embassy in Madrid on 2 June (Italy's National Day) and again on 12 October (Spain's National Day). QSL via EA4CT. [TNX EB4DSP] F - Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the UK Six Metre Group, special callsign TM6MG will be aired from France on 1-15 June. The main operator will be Bernard, F5DE. Expect activity on 6 and 2 metres CW and SSB, as well as on 10 and 12 metres CW. QSL via PA7FM. [TNX F5NQL] F - Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of the writer Maxence Van der Meersch (1907-1951), a number of special stations will

be active in the weeks to come: TM2VDM (1-15 June, QSL via F5KDB), TM6VDM (16-30 June, QSL via F8KGS), TM5VDM (1-15 July, QSL via F6KMB), FV5VDM (1-15 July, QSL via F6KDM). [TNX F1SIU and F6AJA @ Les Nouvelles DX] F - The South Flanders DX Activity Group will operate once again as F/ON6JUN/P (http://www.qsl.net/on6jun) on 2-6 June to commemorate the 63th anniversary of D-Day. QSL via ON5SD. [TNX VA3RJ] I - ARI Sestri Levante will operate special event station II1HCA till 31 May for the 40th edition of the Hans Chrisian Andersen Prize, one of the world's most prestigious prizes for children's literature (http://www.arisestrilevante.it/). All of the QSOs will be confirmed via the bureau. I - Giovanni, IK5BCM reports he will be active as ID9/IK5BCM from Panarea Island (EU-017, IIA ME-006) on 2-9 June. KL7 - Marvin Baur (KL1YY), Bob Wertz (NF7E) and Art Phillips (NN7A) will operate from Ushagat Island (NA-206) on 12-17 July. They will have two stations using 100 watt transceivers with vertical, wire, and kite antennas. Operation will be CW by NN7A/NL7 and SSB by KL1YY and NF7E/KL7 on 160-10 metres, with SSB on 20 and 15m IOTA frequencies as conditions permit. No digital or VHF operation is planned. There are no existing facilities on Ushagat, so operation will be from a camp set up by the operators using battery and generator power. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. [TNX NN7A] SV - Tommy Horozakis, VK2IR will be visiting Greece (Mount Athos included) and Turkey between 27 May and 28 August. He plans to go and operate on the HF bands (including PSK and SSTV) under different callsigns from 15-18 Greek islands. QSL via W3HNK. On 9-17 June Tommy will be joining a team from the SV DX Group (SV1GE, SV1AAU, SV2DGH, SV1DPJ, SV2FWV, SV2HNC, SV0XAD and DH9VA) to operate as SY8AN from Antiparos Island (EU-067). They plan to be active on all bands SSB, CW and RTTY. QSL SY8AN via SV2DGH. The web pages for the operation can be found at http://www.sv2dgh.gr/sy8an/ [TNX VK2IR and SV2DGH] SV5 - Look for Harvey, SV5/OO5S and Dan, SV5/OQ1C to be active holiday

style from the Dodecanese (EU-001) until 1 June. QSL via ON4ON, bureau or direct. [TNX ON4ON] TK - Marco, IK1YED reports will be active as TK/IK1YED from Corsica (EU-014) from 26 May to 1 June. He plans to operate on 160-6 metres SSB and possibily digital modes. VE - Gregg, VE3ZZ and Noel, VE2BR will operate from Prince Edward Island (NA-029, CIsA PE-001) on 25-30 July using the VY2TT superstation. During the IOTA contest they will operate as VY2Z (QSL to VE3ZZ), and outside the contest they will be active as VE3ZZ/VY2 and VE2BR/VY2 (QSL to home calls, direct or bureau). [TNX VE3ZZ] VP6D - An expedition to Ducie Island (OC-182) is being organized to take place in February 2008. Landing permissions and licences have been granted, and a suitable charter vessel has been secured. A team of 13 experienced operators (currently including Carsten/DL6LAU, Eric/K3NA, Dietmar/DL3DXX, Andy/DL8LAS, Martti/OH2BH, Robin/WA6CDR and Krassimir/K1LZ) will be active on 160-6 metres with seven stations as VP6DX from 11 to 23 February. The group is seeking financial contributions to help defray the very significant costs of this DXpedition. Full details on how contribute can be found on the expedition web site (www.vp6dx.com). CQ WW WPX CW CONTEST ---> The following stations have announced theirparticipation in this year's event (26-27 May): 4L2M SOSB 40m Georgia EA7FTR 4L8A SOSB 20m Georgia DJ1CW 4M5DX M/S Venezuela IT9DAA 4O3A SOSB 80m Montenegro YT6A 5D5A M/? Morocco I2WIJ 7X0RY SOSB 80m Algeria qrz.com 9M6/G3ZEM SO East Malaysia 5B4AGN 9M4DXX M/S West Malaysia 9M2TO C4I M/? Cyprus LZ2HM C4W SOAB Cyprus 5B4WN C6AYM SO Bahamas K9GY CN5W M/S Morocco LoTW DD4B SOSB 20 or 15 Germany DL3PS DR5L M/2 Germany DK3QZ DR80AMA M/S Germany DK3DM EE8A M/? Canary Islands YL2KL EF8M M/2 Canary Islands RX3DU ER0FEO SOAB Moldova UU0JM HZ1EX SO Saudi Arabia SM0BYD IS0/K7QB SOAB LP Sardinia IN3QBR IS0N SOAB LP Sardinia OK1MG LX7I M/2 Luxembourg LX2A P40A SOSB 40m Aruba WD9DZV

PA25UKSMG The Netherlands PA7FM PJ2T SOAB HP Netherlands Antilles N9AG PQ4F SO Brazil PY4FQ PS2T SOAB Brazil W3HC SV8/SV1JG SO Greece SV1JG T40C M/? Cuba N1KI TO3T Martinique VE3KF VP9KF SO Bahamas W4/VP9KF VQ97JC SOAB Chagos Islands ND9M W4V USA NW4V WP3C SOAB LP Puerto Rico W3HNK ZB2X SOAB Gibraltar OH2KI ZF1A M/S Cayman Islands W5ASP Don't forget to give a look to the Announced Operations for this year's eventmaintained by Bill, NG3K at http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/wpxc2007.html =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW CQ HALLS OF FAME ---> The CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame was established inJanuary 2001 to recognize individuals - radio amateurs or not - whosignificantly affected the course of Amateur Radio, as well as radio amateurswho have made significant contributions either to amateur radio, to theirprofessional careers or to some other aspect of life on our planet. Thisyear's inductees are: Phillip Catona, W2JAV (SK) Copthorne MacDonald, VY2CM Paul Flaherty, N9FZX (SK) Bill McArthur, KC5ACR John Geloso, I1JGM Don Miller, W9NTP Michael Griffin, NR3A Louis Tristao, KG6VY (SK) James Hillier, ex-VE3SH (SK) Durward J. Tucker, W5VU (SK) Herb Johnson, W6KQI (ex-W7GRA) Adrian (Ade) Weiss, W0RSP (ex-K8EEG) Roy Lewallen, W7EL Farrell Winder, W8ZCF Rick Lindquist, N1RL The CQ Contest Hall of Fame was established in 1986 to recognize AmateurRadio operators who have made major contributions to contesting. This year'sinductees are: Fred Capossela, K6SSS Tom Taormina, K5RC Phil Goetz, N6ZZ (SK) The CQ DX Hall of Fame was established in 1967 to recognize majorcontributions by DXers. This year's inductees are: Roger Western, G3SXW Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ Nigel Cawthorne, G3TXF Valeria Pregliasco, IK1ADH QSL VY0ICE ---> Steve, VE2TKH reports that as of 17 May 1277 QSL requests forhis VY0ICE activity from Baffin Island (NA-047, September-October 2006) hadbeen answered direct or via the bureau. Please note that cards should be sentto the QSL manager (VE2AWR), as Steve will be travelling outside Canada untilSeptember at least. QSL YV1RDX ---> Julio says he no longer has a QSL manager. Cards should berequested direct only: Julio Rivero, P.O. Box 18, 3150 Trujillo, Venezuela. =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* QSL INFO ******** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

=================================================================== CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER =================================================================== 3A/IW1RLF IW1RLF CO2MHZ EA5KB RW4NJ/9/M RA4NF 3W2BMK JA8BMK CO2VQ EA5KB SC300VL SK6HD 3W2TXR JA2TXR CO2WF N1KI SC3DX SM3NRY 3XD2Z RW3AZ CO2WL IZ8EBI SE2T SM2YIZ 3XM6JR UA6JR CO6DW EA5KB SE50A SM4AIO 3Z0ILQ SP5DDJ CO6WD W0SA SV5/OO5S ON4ON 3Z50KCR SP5KCR CU1BP F5NPS SV5/OQ1C ON4ON 3Z50OP SQ6QQ CU1CB EA5KB T88NN JI0NNM 4A3IH IT9EJW DQ50PASSAU DK1RWS T88TG JA1TGC 4K9W DL6KVA DQ50SAAR DK8VR TA100FB TA1CM 4L6QL RW6HS E51QMA OM2SA TC1919ATA bureau 4L6VV UA6EZ E51TUG OM2SA TF/G4EDG/P G4ELZ 4L8A DJ1CW EG7MV EA7HBC TF/G4ELZ/P G4ELZ 4O5A YU7AV EG8CID EA8AUW TL8QC F5NRY 4O5W YU1EXY EG8FAS EA4FAS TM0A F5OIU 4S7VK DJ9ZB EK6LP IK2DUW TM1LM F8KGY 5B4AGM W3HNK EK6TA DJ0MCZ TM1O F1IKA 5B4AHS RA3AUU EK6YL SP9ERV TM1VDM F6KTN 5H0RS IT9YVO EM80A UY5AA TM2LM F6KAT 5P6EE OZ2KL EN80AL UT8AL TM3LM F6KFO 5T5SN IZ1BZV EN80AS UT8AS TM4LM F8KOI 6H1MW XE1MW EN80AW UR5AW TM5B F5XX 6H1TRP XE1TRP EV5IPY/P EW4IDP TM5EON F2WS 6H1XR XE1XR EX2F RW6HS TM5LM F6KAT 6I2D XE2D EY1HQ DJ1MM TM6LM F6KFT 6I2YW XE2YW FS/NF9V NF9V TM7AJ F6KSU 6J3ISS XE3ISS GB100TT MW0JNI TM7LM F6KFH 6J3RBA XE3RBA GB4VLX G4DFI TO3T VE3KF 6W/IZ2DPX IK2DUW GM6TW/P G0UZP TT8FC EA4AHK 6W1SE JR2KDN GX0STH M3UNN TU2/F5LDY F1CGN 6W2SC HA3AUI GX8LED/P M0DOL TZ6PVI ON4LN (a) 7Q7CT CT1ABE HC8N W5UE TZ6PVI ON7ASL (b) 7S100ALA SK7CN HF550SK SP7PBC UA0AV W3HNK 7X5ST 7X5LS HF70COP SP8KPK UA0AZ W3HNK 7Z1HL DJ9ZB HF750C SP9BRP UE1CDX/P RN1CW 7Z1UG DG1XG HL1/F5AHO F5AHO UE1RDA/1 RW1QN 9A/OO6N ON6KN IA0IPY I0YKN UE1SNA/P RA1QQ 9A60Z 9A2DM IA2IPY I2MQP UE4HKD RU4HD 9A8DST ON4AMM (a) IA5/IK2CCU IK2CNC UE4NNU/P UA4NU 9A8DST ON4DST (b) IA5/IZ5ILU IZ5ILU UE9RDA RK9QWW 9A950DX 9A8DX IA7IPY IK7JWY UN7MMM EA7FTR 9A950JB 9A3JB IB0CW IZ8CLM UN7MWU EA7FTR 9J2BO G3TEV IC8TO IZ1GCZ UN7QF EX2A 9J2CA G3SWH II0VIS IZ0DIB UN7QX W7BO 9L1DIR EA4URE II3STV IK3GES UO50F RW6HS 9M2CNC G4ZFE II4SDP IZ4GWE V63DX JH7MHZ 9M2IDJ JA6IDJ II8IPY I8ACB V63GO JA7AGO 9M8DX/2 VK6DXI IP8IPY I8QJU V63ZP JA7ZP A52AM JA0JHA IR1IPY IZ1GJK VP2EDS KJ9I A52K JA1CG IR2IPY IK2DUW VP2ERV NF9V A52SW K2AU IR8IPY IK8WEJ VP5/KN6Y KN6Y A71CT EA7FTR J28JA F5JFU VP5/WQ7X WQ7X A71EM EA7FTR J5UAP HA3AUI VP6TD ZL2HGR A92C A92GR LZ50DX LZ1AF VP9KF W4/VP9KF AP2TN DJ9ZB MW5GAC/P M5GAC VQ97JC ND9M BD7YK BA4CH OD5/CT1EFS CT1CJJ WH7P/KH2 JP1IOF C31LJ VE3EXY OS7A ON7APG XE2OR W5OZI C6AGN W1DIG OX3XR OZ3PZ XU7TZG ON7PP

CN8KD EA5XX PA25UKSMG PA7FM XW1A E21EIC CN8LI ON4IQ PJ7/NF9V NF9V YB1GJS NI5DX CN8NK EA5XX PQ4F PY4FQ YM100FB TA1EE CN8YE EA7FTR R60IMPULS RU4AK ZD8RH G4DBW CN8YR K4KU R6MDIR RK3MWA ZP6CW ZP6CU (a) direct (b) bureau =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* ADDRESSES ******* =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW DJ9ZB Franz Langner, P.O. Box 150, D-77950 Ettenheim, Germany EA7FTR Francisco Lianez Suero, Asturias 23, 21110 Aljaraque, Huelva, SpainIT9EJW Alfio Bonanno, Via della Regione 20, 95028 Valverde - CT, Italy OM2SA Juraj Sipos, 93013 Trhova Hradska 550, Slovakia PA0HOP J. Hopstaken, Hengemunde 31, NL-6578 BR Leuth, The Netherlands SV2ASP/A Monk Apollo, Docheiariou Monastery, 63087 Mount Athos, Greece W4/VP9KF Paul Evans, 6809 River Road, Tampa, FL 33615, USA ***************************************************************************** 425 DX NEWS HOME PAGE: http://www.425dxn.org 425 DX NEWS ARCHIVES: http://list.425dxn.org 425 DX NEWS DX CLUSTER: telnet://dx.ik1znw.org:8000 ***************************************************************************** 425 DX News is a free of charge weekly bulletin edited by Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ and Valeria Pregliasco, IK1ADH Its contents may be used, reproduced and distributed in part or full provided that "425 DX News" or "425DXN" receive proper credit Contributors are invited to send their DX information to Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ ([email protected]) The deadline is 12 UTC on Fridays ***************************************************************************** MAILING LIST Please visit the "Mailing List" page at http://www.425dxn.org and follow the step by step subscribe/unsubscribe instructions or contact the Mailing List Administrator Stefano Turci, IK4WMH ([email protected]) ***************************************************************************** Direttore Responsabile Gabriele Villa, I2VGW Giornalista Professionista - Tessera n. 057216 Ordine Nazionale dei Giornalisti Roma, Italia *****************************************************************************

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=========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 3A - Luc, ON4LUC and Paul, ON6DP will be active as 3A/ON4LUC and 3A/OP0P from Monaco from 3 to 8 or 9 June. They will operate RTTY, PSK and SSB on 20, 40 and 80 metres. QSL for both via ON6DP, direct or bureau. [TNX F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX] 3B6 - The 3B6SP team [425DXN 838] reports that the voyage to Agalega will take 4-5 days. If everything goes as planned, they expect to be QRV on 6 June. Suggested frequencies are: Band CW SSB RTTY PSK --------------------------------------- 160 1821.5 1845 - - 80 3521 3780 3590 - 40 7021 7063 7040 7038 30 10121 - 10140 10142 20 14021 14185 14084 14072 17 18081 18136 18104 18102 15 21021 21290 21084 21072 12 24901 24930 24924 24922 10 28021 28490 28084 28122 Bookmark http://3b6.godx.eu for updates. QSL via SP9SX. 3D2_rot - Tony, 3D2AG (aka FO5RK) reports that his trip to Rotuma [425DXN 826] has been postponed until November or December. He should remain there for a couple of months. Further information is expected in due course. 5B - Mike, G0HIO has arranged a radio trip to Cyprus on 23-30 June. He will be operating CW only as 5B/G0HIO, with 100 watts and wire

antennas. QSL via home call. E-mail requests for band skeds can be sent to [email protected] [TNX G0HIO] CT - Francois, ON4LO will be active as CT/ON4LO/p from a couple of Portuguese lighthouses - namely Cabo de Sao Vincente (ARLHS POR-012) and Ponta Sagres (ARLHS POR-043) - between 3 and 29 June. He plans to operate SSB and digital modes on 10-40 metres. [TNX ON4LO] CT - Marq, CT1BWW will operate as CQ4IPY on 9-15 June and again on 8-14 September to celebrate the 4th International Polar Year. Expect him to be active on 10-80 metres SSB, CW, PSK31, RTTY and SSTV. QSL via home call. [TNX CT1BWW] DL - On 1 June 1907 the public maritime service in Germany started by the well known coast station Norddeich Radio (DAN), which was closed at the end of 1998. To celebrate that anniversary, the radio clubs Norddeich and Hage will operate as DL100DAN (and also as DF0DAN, DK0DAN and DL0DAN) through the end of the year. On 1-30 June their activities will take place from the historical location of Norddeich Radio at Osterloog. Information on the relevant award can be found at www.norddeich-radio.de; QSL via bureau (preferred) or direct to DK1QO. [TNX DK1QO] EA8 - Franky, ON7RU will be active as EA8/OQ7R from Gran Canaria, Canary islands (AF-004) on 4-13 June. He will operate SSB, CW and RTTY on 10-80 metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX ON7RU] EA8 - Special callsign AN8TID (www.ure.es/ea8arg/an8tid.htm) will be aired from Teide volcano (3,555 metres a.s.l.) on 9-10 June. Activity will be the HF, VHF and UHF bands, using CW, SSB and digital modes. QSL via EA8NQ, direct or bureau. This operation is part of a campaign to have the Teide National Park (Tenerife, Canary Islands) included on the UNESCO World Heritage List. [TNX EA8NQ] FO0/C - Bob Grimmick, N6OX, will lead a large international team to Clipperton Atoll in early March 2008. Their goal is to make 100,000+ QSOs. Further information is expected in due course. The web site for the expedition is at www.clipperton2008.org FY - Roger, G3SXW and Nigel, G3TXF will be active from Kourou, French

Guiana on 8-10 June. They will operate CW only as FY/G3SXW (on the traditional HF bands, mainly 20 and 40 metres) and FY/G3TXF (on the WARC bands, mainly 30 and 17 metres) QSL via home calls. GM - Special event station GB1EPC will be active on 1-28 June from Glasgow, Scotland to celebrate the first anniversary of the European PSK Club (http://www.eu.srars.org). QSL via MM0DFV. [TNX MM0DFV] GM - A group of operators from the Grantham ARC will be active as GS0GRC/p and GS7GRC/p from Eilean an Tighe, Shiant Islands (EU-112) on 10-13 July. They will have two stations on 80-6 metres SSB. All contacts will be confirmed automatically via the bureau; direct cards, if needed, should be sent to G0RCI. [TNX G0RCI] I - Special event station I0RI will be aired from the Spanish Embassy in Rome on 2 June (Italy's National Day) and again on 12 October (Spain's National Day). QSL via IZ0GKN (bureau) or IZ0FMA (direct). A certificate will be issued free of charge for contacting both I0RI and EH4EI [425DXN 838] in June and October. Send the details of the four QSOs to [email protected] before 30 November. [TNX IZ0FMA]I - Isido/I1XOI, Piera/IK1AIF, Mario/IW1PZC, Giovanni/IZ1DFG, Giorgio/IZ1HGP, Mauro/IW2KVT, Giuseppe/I2AZ and possibily Emanuele/IW2NOD will be active as IG9/homecall from Lampedusa Island (AF-019, IIA AG-001) on 9-19 June. They plan to operate SSB and CW on the HF bands plus 6 and 2 metres. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. [TNX IZ1DFG] I - Participating in the 9-10 June Museum Ships Weekend (see Good To Know below), operators from ARMI (http://www.assoradiomarinai.tk) will be active as IY1SP from the Naval Museum at La Spezia (QSL via I1SAF), and as IQ3GA/3 from the submarine "Dandolo" at the Italian Navy Museum in Venice (QSL via I3PVB). [TNX IT9MRM] J7 - Rod, NA9N reports he will be active as J79RM from Dominica from 28 June to 5 July. QSL via home call. OD - As a member of the Belgian Army, Jean-Marc, ON4JM will be stationed at a field hospital in southern Lebanon from 6 June until mid-August. He will be active on the amateur radio bands in his spare time and his plans are to operate as OD5/ON4JM on 10-

80 metres (possibly on 160 metres as well) SSB, CW and digital modes. QSL via home call, bureau preferred. OH - Joern, DG5XJ will be active as OH1/DG5XJ from Houtskaer Island (EU-096) on 7-13 June. He plans to operate SSB on 10, 15, 20, 40 and 80 metres SSB. QSL via home call. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org] OZ - Look for Ulli, DO2ML to be active as OZ/DO2ML from Aeroe Island (EU-172, DIA FY-014) on 4-7 June. He plans to operate on 80, 40 and 20 metres SSB. QSL via home call. [TNX VA3RJ] OZ - Look for Ric, OZ/DL2VFR to be active from Nordjylland (EU-171) on 16-23 June and from Laeso and/or Hornfiskroen Island (EU-088) from 24 June until 1 July. He will operate CW and SSB on the HF bands. QSL via home call. His web site is at http://www.iota-expedition.com [TNX www.rsgbiota.org] SV - Theodoros/SV1EJD, along with Antonio/IZ8CCW and Emanuela/IZ8IYL (who will be on their honeymoon), will operate as J48MDC from Mykonos Island (EU-067) on 13-18 June. Expect activity on 40-10 metres SSB, CW and RTTY. QSL via IZ8CCW (all of the QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau after four months). Web page at http://www.mdxc.org/j48mdc [TNX IZ8CCW] SV5 - Alex, GM0DHZ will be active (SSB and CW) holiday style as SV5/GM0DHZ from Kos Island (EU-001) on 7-21 June. [TNX K1XN and The Golist] TA - TA1HZ and TA2RX will operate as TC800YOM through 30 June to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the birth of of Mevlana, the famous poet, jurist and theologian also known as Rumi. Expect activity mainly on 17, 20 and 40 metres SSB. [TNX TA1HZ] TA - Mill, LX1CC will be active as YM3CC from Selcuk, Turkey on 7-21 June. He plans to operate SSB on 10-80 metres. QSL via home call. [TNX The Daily DX] TA - Charlie, GI4FUE will once again be active as TA4/GI4FUE from Marmaris, Turkey on 12-24 June. He plans to operate holiday style mostly CW on 30, 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10 metres. He hopes to be able to take a portable antenna for 6 metres, and give the chance to work KM46du [TNX GI4FUE] UA - Albert, UA1PBU and Mike, UA1QV will operate as UE1RFF/1 from an

island (IOTA EU-102) in the Nenetskiy State Nature Reserve (RFF-61 for the Russian Flora Fauna Award, information at http://www.hamradio.ru/rrc/AWARDS/rffa_e.htm) on 21-24 June. QSL via UA1RJ, direct or bureau. [TNX UA1QV] UA - Vasiliy, RW4NW will operate as UE1RFF/1 from Dolgiy and Bol'shoy Zelenets islands (both counts for EU-086) between 2 and 21 July. QSL via UA1RJ. [TNX UA1QV] VE - Neil, VE3SST and Igor, VE3ZF (ex VA3YDX) will be active from Salisbury Island (not IOTA, CIsA ON-new) on 3 June. Weather permitting, they will try to operate from nearby islands as well. QSL via home calls. [TNX VE3ZF] V2 - Howard, WB4WXE will operate as V26HS from Antigua & Barbuda (NA-100) on 9-24 June. Plans to emphasize 6 metres and he will have a 6m transceiver with 350 watts on 50.125/50.110 scanning for openings. QSL via home call. [TNX F5NQL] YB - The YE7M expedition to Payung-Payungan (OC-268), originally scheduled to take place on 20-24 June [425DXN 837], has been postponed. The delay has been caused by the strong winds and rough seas that in the Laut Kecil Islands area typically last through June. Fuadi, YC7IM is working on a new date in July or August. [TNX G3KMA] YB - Hotang, YC0IEM will be active as YC0IEM/9 from Lombok Island (OC-150) on 8-10 June. QSL via IZ8CCW. [TNX IZ8CCW] YO - Xavier, ON4XA reports he will operate as YO2/ON4XA from Romania from 25 June to 3 July. From 21 July to 12 August he and Bea, ON4BEA/YO2MBO will operate as F/ON4XA and F/ON4BEA from France. QSLs via home calls. ZF - David, K2DBK (http://k2dbk.com) will be active "holiday style" as ZF2DK from Grand Cayman (NA-016) on 22-29 July. David will be able to operate on 40-6 metres, but he expects to spend most of the time on 20 metres, conditions permitting. His primary mode will be SSB, with some PSK. QSL bia homecall, direct or bureau. Logs will be uploaded to LoTW. [TNX K2DBK] HISTORIC MARCONI IRISH TOUR ---> In 1898, Gugliemo Marconi received the firstcommercial opportunity for his newly invented wireless telegraph apparatusand established a wireless link for shipping between Ballycastle and Rathlin

Island. In 1907, Marconi's dream of fixed point-to-point wireless telegraphstations linking Europe and North America became a reality. The stations werelocated at Derrygimla near Clifden, and at Glace Bay, Nova Scotia. To commemorate these significant events, Hal, W8HC will operate as GI/W8HC/pfrom Ballycastle on 4-5 August (he will be also taking part in the annualMarconi Festival at Ballycastle with the Marconi Radio Group's MN0MRG specialevent station). On 6 August Hal will go and operate from East Lighthouse(ARLS NTI-011) on Rathlin Island (EU-122). On 9-10 August he will be activeas EI/W8HC/p from the Derrygimla site, and possibly from nearby Letterfrack,site of an ancillary receive station built in 1912. Logs will be uploaded toLoTW and special QSLs from each of these historic Marconi locations will beprinted and sent via GlobalQSL (www.globalqsl.com). In addition, a speciallydesigned certificate will be issued to those stations making contact withboth GI and EI operations from either Ballycastle or Rathlin and Derrygimlaor Letterfrack. In keeping with the historic connection, all QSOs from theselocations will be CW only. [TNX W8HC] =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW MDXC CONVENTION ---> The 3rd annual Mediterraneo DX Club Convention,celebrating the club's tenth anniversary, will be held on 10-11 November atthe San Leonardo Resort in Vibo Valentia. Presentations on BS7H, 1A4A andmultiple IOTA operations are expected. Information is available athttp://www.mdxc.org/meeting.asp [TNX IZ8CCW] MUSEUM SHIPS WEEKEND ---> Sponsored by the Battleship New Jersey AmateurRadio Station (NJ2BB), this year's Museum Ships Weekend will be held from00.00 UTC on 9 June through 23.59 UTC on the 10th. Information on the event,including the relevant certificate and the listing of participating ships,can be found at http://www.nj2bb.org/ QSL DU9/N0NM ---> Jon, DU9/N0NM left the Philippines on 28 May and has movedback to Pennsylvania, USA. His new US call is K3QF and cards should be sentto Jonathan E. Rudy, 608 W. High St. Manheim, PA 17545, USA. QSL PY8AZT/P ---> Those who still need a card for PY8AZT/p (Cotijuba Island,SA-060, 25-29 July 2002) can send their request to Luciano, PT7WA (direct orbureau). [TNX www.islandchaser.com] YASME ---> The YASME (www.yasme.org) Post Office Box has changed. Effectiveimmediately, all mail should be sent to The Yasme Foundation, P.O. Box 20578,Castro Valley, CA 94546, USA. Mail sent to the old box number (2025) will beforwarded for approximately six months, so if you have sent mail recently, itwill be delivered with no difficulty. [TNX N7NG] =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** *** NEWS FROM THE WEB *** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW LOGS: On-line logs for 6W/IZ2DPX are available at http://ik2duw.altervista.org/logonline.htm TOP LISTS: The latest Topband, Topmode and Toplist listings are now

available at http://www.425dxn.org/awards/toplist/index.html. Please send your scores, as well as any request for further information, to Erminio Pandocchi, I2EOW ([email protected]) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- QSLs received direct or through managers: 1A4A, 3B8/RX3DD, 4O3T, 4O3ZZ, 4O6T,4U1UN, 4W6MM, 5H1JCH, 5H3EE, 5H3RK, 5N8NDP, 5R8GZ, 5W0RE, 6J1MW, 6W/DM2AYO,7Q7BP, 8P1A, 9A2YM, 9G5UR, 9M4SDX, 9N7JO, 9Q1D, 9Q1EK, 9U0X, 9U9Z, 9Z4BM,A22/JA4ATV, A45WD, A71BX, A71EM, BD7JLR, BG4AYM, BX5AA, C5DXC, C6AGN, C6DX,C91Z, CE1/K7CA, CM6CAC, CN3R, D69XC, DQ2006Y, E51NOU, EA9EA, EA9EU, EL2DX,ER/RW3AH, ES1QD, FK/FO5RK, FM1HN, FO/HA9G/P, FO/N6JA, H44MS, HB0/IV3LZQ/p,HK4SAN, HP3DX, HP3XUG, HR9BFS, IS0/WH0Q, J5B, J5UAR, J79XBI, KH6CW, KH8Q,LZ13ARDF, MD4K, MI0SRR, MN1SWL, OA4/N6XQ, OL32OLP, OR0A, OX3WS, OX60AD,P29NI, PZ5RA, ST2R, T77C, TA3D, TG9AHM, TI8II, TL8QC, TM5CI, TT8HA, V31FG/P,V63UA, V73RY, VK9DNX, VP2ENK, VP2MTE, VR2XMT, VU2NXM, VU7LD (AS-011), VU7MY(AS-106), VU7RG (AS-011), XF3PAS (NA-090), XU7MDY, YB0JIV, YN4SU, YS1JBL,YS3/YN4SU, Z21HS, ZA/DL3OCH, ZC4LI, ZF2BI. ***************************************************************************** 425 DX NEWS HOME PAGE: http://www.425dxn.org 425 DX NEWS ARCHIVES: http://list.425dxn.org 425 DX NEWS DX CLUSTER: telnet://dx.ik1znw.org:8000 ***************************************************************************** 425 DX News is a free of charge weekly bulletin edited by Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ and Valeria Pregliasco, IK1ADH Its contents may be used, reproduced and distributed in part or full provided that "425 DX News" or "425DXN" receive proper credit Contributors are invited to send their DX information to Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ ([email protected]) The deadline is 12 UTC on Fridays ***************************************************************************** MAILING LIST Please visit the "Mailing List" page at http://www.425dxn.org and follow the step by step subscribe/unsubscribe instructions or contact the Mailing List Administrator Stefano Turci, IK4WMH ([email protected]) ***************************************************************************** Direttore Responsabile Gabriele Villa, I2VGW Giornalista Professionista - Tessera n. 057216 Ordine Nazionale dei Giornalisti Roma, Italia *****************************************************************************

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=========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 1A0 - A multinational team lead by Francesco, IK0FVC will be active a 1A0KM from the Sovereign Military Order of Malta on 12-22 July. QS via IK0FTA. The log might be uploaded to LoTW. Further details ar expected in due course. [TNX I0JBL] 3B7 - The 3B6SP team en route to Agalega encountered serious problem with the catamaran "Josephina", which lost one engine and a sail All on board are safe and sound, and the catamaran, towed by th fishing vessel "Covadis", reached Raphael Island, Saint Brando (AF-015). According to the lastest information from 3B8CF, the tea expects to remain there for some 12 days and to be active as 3B7S while waiting for the "Josephina" to be repaired. [TNX SP9PT] 4U1UN - LA5IIA, OH2BH and W3UR will operate from the United Nation Headquarters station (4U1UN) on 9 June. QSL via HB9BOU. [TNX Th Daily DX] 5N - Marek, SQ8JCA will be active as 5N2/SQ8JCA from Cogi, Nigeri through the end of June. He operates SSB on 80-6 metres and i likely to be found on the bands between 10 and 16 UTC. QSL via hom call. [TNX F5NQL] 9A - Roland/9A3MR, Tibor/HA3HP and Tom/9A2AA will be active from veriou islands in the IOTA EU-170 group on 16-20 June. They plan to go an operate (also on 6 metres, from JN73) from as many IOCA (Islands O Croatia Award, http://www.inet.hr/9a6aa/) new ones as possible. QS via home calls. [TNX 9A2AA] 9A - Jan, PA4JJ will be active as 9A/PA4JJ/p from Porec, Croatia from 1 June until 7 July. He plans to spend most of his time on the WAR bands using RTTY and PSK. QSL via home call, direct or bureau ( QSL request form for bureau cards can be found a http://www.pa4jj.nl). [TNX PA4JJ] 9A & T9 - Once again Zik, VE3ZIK (http://www.qslnet.de/ve3zik) will be activ as 9A/VE3ZIK from Bilice, Croatia between 16 June and September. He plans to operate CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK31 and FM on th HF bands, and to participate in the IOTA Contest. He might als operate as T9/VE3ZIK from Bosnia & Herzegovina on 20-27 June an again on 5-10 September. QSL via DL3PS, direct or through the DAR bureau (e-mail requests for bureau cards can be sent t

[email protected]) [TNX VE3ZIK] EA8 - Wilko, PA3BWK will be active as EA8/PA3BWK from Lanzarote, Canar Islands (AF-004) on 10-16 June. He plans to operate mainly CW o 10-40 metres. QSL via PA0ZE. [TNX W1AW] EU - Members of the Borisov Amateur Radio Club will be active as EW905 until 30 November to celebrate the 905th anniversary of the city o Borisov, Belarus. QSL via EW2EO. [TNX EW2EO] HI - Dave, NA6DF will be active holiday style from Punta Cana, Dominica Republic on 14-23 June. He will be operating QRP as NA6DF/HI7 mostly on 10-20 metres CW and SSB. QSL via home call. [TNX NA6DF]I - Giacomo, I4FGG will operate CW and SSB as I4FGG/IF9 from Marettim Island (EU-054, IIA TP-010) on 10-21 June. All QSOs will b confirmed automatically via the bureau. [TNX I4FGG] I - The YACT (Yet Another Contest Team) will operate as II5I during th 50 MHz IARU Region 1 Contest on 16-17 June. QSL via IZ5FSA. [TN IZ5FSA] KL - Lanny, W5BOS will be active from two IOTA groups in Alaska on 2- August. The first operation will take place from the Semidi Island (NA-235, new one) using W5BOS/KL7. This operation will be batter power only, because all of the Semidi Islands and associated rock are part of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and ar closed to mechanical equipment such as generators. The secon operation will be from Unavikshak Island (NA-238) using W5BOS/AL0 Lanny was active from this island last year, but conditions wer very poor and he wants to give those who missed it another chance QSL via N6AWD. [TNX W5BOS] KP - Pietro, IT9OPR reports he will be active holiday style from Puert Rico (NA-099) on 15-28 June. He will operate from the QTH o Flavio, KP4AWX as well as mobile with Pedro, WP4CCQ. LZ - Steve, G0SGB will be active (on 10-80 metres, mainly SSB) a LZ/G0SGB/p from Sveti Ivan Island (EU-181) on 15-17 June. QSL vi home call. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org] OX - Look for Jan-Ole/DB8JO (SSB), Juergen/DJ5HD (CW) an Wolfgang/DJ5ZWS (RTTY and PSK31) to be active on 10-80 metres a OX/homecall from Nuuk, Greenland (NA-018) on 14-25 June. QSL vi home calls. TZ - Fredo, TU5GV will be active as TZ/TU5GV from Mali until 15 June. H operates on 10-80 metres. QSL via F4DXW, direct or bureau. [TN F4DXW] UA - Victor/RN1NU, Dmitry/UA1NFA and Roman/RN1NGJ will be active from couple of island in Lake Onega, namely Puhtinsky and Devichiy, o 9-11 June. Both the islands do not count for IOTA, but are new one for the Russian Robinson Award. QSL via home calls, direct o bureau. [TNX UA1NFA] VK - Stuart, VK8NSB and Joe, VK8VTX might be active Elcho Islan (OC-185) on 14-19 June. Announced plans were to operate CW, SSB PSK and RTTY with two stations on 80-10 metres. QSL via VK6NE. [TN www.rsgbiota.org] _____________________________________________________________________________ =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE ---> The latest issue (May 2007) is now available at http://www.425dxn.org/monthly/index.html. Articles and pictures should besent to Nicola Baldresca, IZ3EBA ([email protected]). PIRATE ---> Father Apollo, SV2ASP/A was quite active on the bands in May, and

he made 1,500+ CW, SSB and RTTY QSOs. He is receiving cards for CW QSOs madebetween 23 UTC on 16 May and 2 UTC on the 17th. Please note that at that timehe was operating phone, and his callsign was pirated. Father Apollo is verybusy at the moment, and he does not foresee any further activity for a while.[TNX IK3ZAW] QSL N8S ---> Dragan, YZ1EW reports thathe first 1000 cards for the April 2007expedition to Swains Island were mailed on 8 June. The others will followwithin 30 days. _____________________________________________________________________________ =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** *** NEWS FROM THE WEB *** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW PHOTO GALLERY: The Dayton Hamvention 2007 Photo Gallery (259 picture collected by Tom, K8CX) can be found a http://hamgallery.com/dayton2007/ YW1DX: The website for the 4M5 DX Group's operation from Cay Sombrero (SA-089) [425DXN 829] can be found a http://yw1dx.4m5dx.org/. The group of seven operators wil participate in the IOTA Contest, and plans to concentrat on the WARC bands and 160 metres before and after th contest. QSL via IT9DAA, direct or bureau. Online log will be available at http://logsearch.de. The team i looking for sponsors/donors for this operation. [TN IT9DAA] _____________________________________________________________________________ =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* QSL INFO ******** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW =================================================================== CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER =================================================================== 3A/ON6DP/P ON6DP EG7SIX PA7FM OM9ACA NZ5N 3A7JO bureau EG8FAS EA4FAS ON1000B ON5LL 3D2EE VK4AN (a) EG9FAS EA4FAS ON50EU/P ON7YX 3W9R OK1JN EH4EI EA4CT ON60AF ON6KN 4L1MA ON4RU EH4IDS/EH7 EA7NL ON60SNW/P ON7KO 4L2M EA7FTR EK3GM IK2QPR OP0P ON6DP 4L4C DJ1CW EO20R UY2RO OP7B ON7BJ 4L4WW EA7FTR ES5Q ES5RY OQ7M ON7EM 4M5DX IT9DAA EV2A EW2AA OR1Z ON6IX 4O0A YU1SRS F/ON6JUN/P ON5SD OX3PG WA0SMQ 4O1A YU1EXY FM5WD W3HNK OY/PA0VHA PA0VHA 4O2A 4N1SM FM5WE K3PD OY/PA3BAG PA0VHA 4O3A YT6A GB1EPC MM0DFV OZ1RDP DL9BCP 4O9A YU1FW GB4HSC M3PHP P33W RA3AUU 4W6AAV HL5FUA GB6GW GW0TKX P40A WD9DZV 4X4BL WA2KNC GB6OTR G3LHJ P40L K5WW 5B8AD W3HNK GM0F M0CMK PJ2T N9AG

5D5A I2WIJ GP3GWB/P M0DOL PR2F PY2NDX 5P1AA LX1NO GP8LED/p M0DOL PR5R PY5AKW 5P4VM OZ4VM GW0AAA/P G3TXF PR5W PY5FB 5P7Y OZ7AM HE70FG HB9FG PR5Z PY5ZHP 5V7BR F2VX HF100SK SP7ZIA PS2T W3HC 5X1GS WB2YQH HF1PBW SP1PBW PW1P PY1DX 6F75A EA5KB HF30PIK SP2FAX R41WP RA3LBA 6H1CT XE1CT HF500C SP4GFG R50MG RV3LZ 6H1TD XE1TD HF750WS SP9PKM RK6YYA/#/m RX3RC 6V1A 6W6JX HG200B HA3HK SB300L W3HNK 7Q7WW KC4D HG46FC HA5BSW SD3N SM3NXS 7X0RY OK1DYW (b) HG6N HA6KNB SD40JZ SM5DJZ 8N7TU JA7YAA HH2FYD F6FYD SE5FUG SM5FUG 8P6ET KU9C HK1X EA7FTR SG60RK SK1BL 9A8ABG DB3GF HK3Q W2GR SI9AM SM3CVM 9G1YK PA3ERA HK6DOS EA5KB SJ30LW SK5LW 9K2GS EA5KB HK6K EA5KB SJ3W SM6JSM 9K2PL EA5KB HS0AC HS0ZFZ SN0EL SP1KRF 9K2YM EA5KB HS0ZGQ DL1MJF ST100S ST2M 9M4DXX 9M2TO HV0A IK0FVC SV5/SM8C SM0CMH 9M6/G3ZEM 5B4AGN HZ1AN DJ9ZB SV8/OT2A ON4HIL 9M8DX DL4DBR HZ1EA DJ9ZB T40C N1KI 9Q1D SM5BFJ HZ1EX SM0BYD T960ALM T91ALM 9U0VB UA4WHX HZ1GW GW0RHC T97C DL5SBA 9X0VB UA4WHX HZ1HZ N7RO T97M K2PF A35RK W7TSQ HZ1IK DK7YY TA3J TA3YJ A45WD YO9HP HZ1MD PA2V TA4/OO6C ON6CC A92GT EA7FTR HZ1SK IZ8CLM TC3D TA3D AN7SIX PA7FM HZ1ZH EA7FTR TM0R F5GGL AO7SIX PA7FM I0RI IZ0FMA (c) TM1MAN F8CSD AO8R EA4FAS I0RI IZ0GKN (b) TM2VDM F5KDB AY7X WD9EWK IA6IPY IZ6GSQ TM5BBC F2UW B3APX BD3APX IM0/IQ5YL IK5MEQ TM5CF F6KGI BP100S BX4AN IM0/K7QB IN3QBR TM6ACO F6KFI C4I LZ2HM IP7IPY IZ7AUH TM6JUN F5NKX C4M W3HNK IQ3UD IV3DSH TM6MG PA7FM C4N W3HNK IQ3WW IK3OGN TM7XX F5MUX C4W 5B4WN IQ6CC IZ8DDG TR8CA F6CBC C6AWL RA3CO IS0N OK1MG U4MIR RN3DK C6AYM K9GY IU0IPY I0YKN UE4HBA RX4HJ C92IO ZS6HB IU9S IT9BLB V44KJ WB2TSL CE2WQ EA5KB J48HW HA0HW V63A JA7AO CQ0ODX CT2GZE JW/OZ0R OZ1ING V63SC JM1LBO CT6A CT1ILT JW1CCA LA1CCA V63ZP JA7ZP CX6VM W3HNK LN3Z LA9VDA VC6CTCU VE6JDD DD4B DL3PS LR2F LU2FA VK7GK DL8NU DL0DWD DF6QC LS1D LW9EOC WP3C W3HNK DL100DAN DK1QO LX0SAR DK5VD YB0ECT/0 YB0ECT DL40RRDXA DL1YFF LX2007L LX1KC YC0LOW/0 YC0LOW DR1A DL6FBL LX7I LX2A YL7A YL2GM DR5A DL1ECG LX9UN LX1NJ YM0T TA2RC DR5L DK3QZ LY4A LY2FY YP8A YO8WW DR5X DL8LAS LY7A LY2ZO YT2T 4N1JA DR80AMA DK3DM LZ07KM LZ1PJ YT5A YT1AD DT0HH DS3FGV LZ170VL LZ1KZA YT5G YU1IG E51IFB ZL2IFB LZ8A LZ2BE YT5T YT1XX EA8/OQ7R ON7RU NH6P W6YM YU07HST YU1FJK ED3DTH EA3EVR NQ4I K4PK YZ0Z YU1ZZ EE8A YL2KL NX7TT AI4U YZ2A YZ1AU EF8M RX3DU OE4A OE1EMS YZ2Z YZ1EZ EG0FAS EA4FAS OH0B OH2BH YZ9A YU1BFG EG1FAS EA4FAS OH0X OH2TA Z22JE K3PD

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=========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 3V - Daniele, IK0REH is active from the 3V8SS premises in Sousse, Tunisia until 17 June (QSL this operation via IK0REH). He will be followed by Matthias, DD9HK, who will be active from 21 June to 5 July (QSL this operation via DD9HK). [TNX IK0YUJ and DD9HK] 4X - The Holyland DX Group (Mark/4Z4KX, Ros/4Z5LA, Yuli/4X6HP, Reuven/4Z5FI and Jan/4X1VF) will be active as 4X7AZ from Akhziv Island (AS-100) for the IOTA Contest (28-29 July). They will operate CW and SSB with two stations. QSL via 4Z5LA. [TNX 4X1VF]9A - Special event station 9A07P will be active on all bands and modes through December to celebrate the Croatian city of Djurdjevac. All QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau. [TNX W1AW] 9U - Sigi, DL7DF and his team (including Manfred/DK1BT, Wolf/DL4WK, Jan/DL7UFN, Frank/DL7UFR and Leszek/SP3DOI) will be active as 9U0A from Burundi from 26 September to 9 October. They plan to operate CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK31 and SSTV on 160-6 metres. QSL via DL7DF, direct or bureau. The pilot station be Bernd DF3CB ([email protected]). Further information and log search at http://www.dl7df.com/9u/ A2 - K5LBU's African DX Safari trip to Botswana [425DXN 829] is set for 5-20 July. Nine operators will be active from the Stevensford

Game Reserve on 160-6 metres SSB, CW and digital modes, plus 6m, 2m and 70cm EME. The roster includes John/GM3OOK (A25OOK), Frosty/K5LBU (A25CF), Wayne/W5KDJ (A25KDJ), Jay/W5SL (A25SL), Lee/WA8QFE (A25LT), Dick/ZS6BUN (A25BUN), Dan/ZS6JR (A25DW), Jan/ZS6OB (A25OB) and Hal/ZS6WB (A25HL). A special callsign has been applied for use during the IARU HF World Championship (14-15 July). QSL A25OOK via M5AAV, others via home call. The web page for the operation is at http://www.tdxs.net/A2.html [TNX K5LBU] BY - Zhang, BD3APX will be active as BD3APX/2 from Juhua Island (AS-151) from 29 June to 1 July. Activity will be on 40-10 metres CW, SSB and digital modes. QSL via home call. [TNX BD3APX] C5 - Darren, G0TSM will be active again as C52T from The Gambia on 19-29 June. This will only be a part time operation, and Darren plans to operate mostly on 6 metres. QSL via home call. [TNX G0TSM] C6 - Pete/W2GJ (C6APR), Ed/K3IXD (C6AXD) and Randy/K4QO (C6AQO) will be active Crooked Island (NA-113, ARLHS BAH-005) on 26-30 July. They will operate CW, SSB, and RTTY on 80-6 metres and will participate in the IOTA Contest as C6APR. All QSLs via K3IXD. [TNX K3IXD] CT - Jose/CT1EHX, Toze/CT1GFK, Goncalo/CT1GPQ, Miguel/CT1IUA, Rui/CT2IHP, Jose/CT1DVG, Jose/CT1EPS, Arnaldo/CT2IOV and Antonio/CT2IOU will operate SSB, CW and RTTY on 160-6 metres as CS26X on 16-22 July for the 26th International Motorcycle Rally in Faro. QSL via CT1EHX, direct or bureau. [TNX CT1END] CU - Jorge/CT1FMX, Mary/CT1YTS and J. Vitor/CU3EQ will be active as CU3F from Terceira Island (EU-175, HM68kp), Azores on 2-9 August. They plan to operate SSB, CW, PSK31 and RTTY on 80-6 metres. QSL via CT1FMX, direct or bureau. [TNX CT1FMX] DL - Ben, DO1BEN and others will be signing DA9L/p and DR9L/p from lighthsip "Laeso Rende" (FED-142) on 22-24 June. QSL via DO1BEN. [TNX DO1BEN] EA - Pepe, EA5KB and others will participate in the IOTA Contest (28-29 July) as EE5KB from Tabarca Island (EU-093). QSL via EA5KB. [TNX EC5EC] EI - G3ZAY, M0HSW, and M0TJH will be QRV as EI/homecall/P from

Inishbofin Island (EU-121) from about 20 UTC on 25 June 10 UTC on the 27th, then from Inishmore (EU-006) from 20 UTC on 27 June to 10 UTC on the 29th. They will also try to operate for a few hours, weather permitting, from the Blasket Islands (EU-007) on 30 June. QSL to home calls. [TNX G3ZAY] F - Phil, F5OGG will be active on 20 metres SSB and CW as F5OGG/p from the lighthouse on Noirmoutier Island (EU-064) on 30 June. He will participate in the WLOTA Contest (full information can be found at http://www.wlota.com). [TNX F5NQL] F - Special event station TM0GP will be active from 18 June to 1 July for the French Formula 1 Grand Prix at Nevers Magny-Cours. All QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau. [TNX F8REF] FS & PJ7 - Marq/CT1BWW, Juan Carlos/EA3GHZ and Tomas/EA5YH will operate as FS/home call and PJ7/home call from Saint Martin (NA-105) and Sint Maarten (NA-105) on 15-25 July. They plan to be active on 80-6 metres CW, SSB and digital modes with two stations. Further information can be found on their web site at www.dxciting.com/index.htm [TNX EA3GHZ] G - Bob, M3RCV and others will operate GB2FR - a special event station for the 25th anniversary of the Falklands Conflict - from the Royal Artillery Museum at Woolwich, South East London on 16-17 June. Expect activity between 9 and 16 UTC daily, mainly on 20 and 40 metres SSB. [TNX M3RCV] HB0 - On 19-22 June, on their way to Friedrichshafen, F2JD, F5JY, F6BFH and N6OX will be active as HB0/homecall from Liechtenstein. They will operate CW and SSB on the HF bands, and possibly on 6 metres. [TNX F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX] I - Commemorating 100 years of Scouting, on the evening of 31 July a flame - lit at the grave of the founder of the Movement, Lord Robert Baden-Powell, in Nyeri, Kenya on February 22 - will arrive at the place of the very first Scout camp, Brownsea Island, UK. Nine countries are involved in the flame itinerary (Kenya, Ethiopia, Sudan, Egypt, Greece, Italy, France, Belgium and United

Kingdom). Special event callsign II2SFI will be used during the progress in Italy, between 20 June and 20 July. Full information on the Scout & Guide Spirit Flame can be found at http://www.spirit-flame.com/ I - Antonello, IK2DUW is active as IL7/IK2DUW from San Domino (IIA FG-001), Tremiti Islands (EU-050) until 23 June. His preferred modes are RTTY and PSK31. QSL via home call. IS0 - Gil/IW5AB, Steve/IZ5GST and Gabry/IW5EDV are active as IM0/IQ5MT from Maddalena Island (EU-041, IIA OT-008) until 18 June. QSL via IZ5GST, direct or bureau. [TNX IZ5GST] JA - Look for JA5BEX/5 to be active from O-shima (AS-076, JIIA AS-076-003), Kagawa prefecture on 16-17 June. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX JI6KVR] KH0 - JA6CNL and JA6AGA will operate as KH0N and WH0C from Saipan (OC-086) on 15-19 June for the All-Asian DX CW Contest (16-17 June, www.jarl.or.jp/English/4_Library/A-4-3_Contests/AADX.htm). Outside the contest they will spend some time on the WARC bands CW. QSL via home calls. [TNX The Daily DX] KH6 - Setsu, JL1UXH (KK2H) and his wife Maki, 7L4FSR will be active holiday style from Hawaii on 17-19 June (Big Island) and 19-22 June (Ohau). They plan to operate as KK2H/KH6 on the WARC bands (probably RTTY) and 6 metres. QSL via JL1UXH. [TNX JL1UXH] OJ0 - A Swedish expedition to Market Reef (EU-053) is planned to take place on 5-9 July. Three or four operators will be active as OJ0/homecall on 160-2 metres CW, SSB and digital modes. More information will followe. [TNX SM1TDE] OZ - Joe, OZ7BQ reports he will participate in the IOTA Contest as OZ7BQ/P from Fur Island (EU-171). Most likely it will be a QRP CW operation. QSL via home call. Logs will be uploaded to LoTW. PY - The Centro Cultural do Movimento Escoteiro and the Uniao dos Escoteiros do Brasil-RJ (PY1ERR) are organizing an activity from Santana Island (SA-077) as part of the celebrations for the 100th anniversary of the scouting movement. Look for PU1NEZ, PU1UZH, PY1AAV, PY1LVF, PY1NDK, PY1NEZ and PY1VOY to be signing PY1ERR/p (possibly also homecall/p) on 10-80 metres CW and SSB on 12-15

July. QSL via PY1NEZ, direct or bureau. [TNX PY1NEZ] SM - Bernd, DL8AAV will be active as SD1B/7 from Aspo Island (EU-138) from 18 June to 1 July. He plans to be QRV on all HF bands, SSB only. QSL via home call. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org] SP - Marek, SP3VT and Rysiek, SP-0106-W will be active as SN1LH from Gaski Ligthouse (ARLHS POL-004) on 23-24 June and from Czolpino Ligthouse (ARLHS POL-002) on 18-19 August. QSL via SP3VT. [TNX SP3VT] SV - Art, KG6ZWD will be active as SV1/KG6ZWD/p from mainland Greece on 11-15 and 24-25 July. He will also operate as SV8/KG6ZWD/p from Andros Island (EU-067) on 17-23 July. Expect holiday style activity on 10-40 metres SSB and PSK31. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX KG6ZWD] UA - Vlad/UA1OIZ, Dima/UA1OLM and Vlad/RZ1OA will operate as UE1OKI from Kal'chino Island (RR-02-30) on 15-17 June. QSL via UA1OIZ. [TNX RZ1OA] V6 - Celebrating the 60th anniversary of the JARL Kyoto Club (JA3YAQ), a group of operators will be active from Ponhpei (OC-010), Micronesia from 30 July to 5 August. Expect them to be signing V60YAQ (club call, QSL via JI6DUE), V60DU (QSL via JI6DUE), V60IL (QSL via JF3PLF), V60KL (QSL via JN3JBC), V60TI (QSL via JA3UWB), V60TX (QSL via JH3TXR) and V63JJ (QSL via JA3ART) on 160-6 metres SSB, CW, RTTY and PSK31. QSL direct or bureau. The web page for the operation, including the log search, can be found at http://www.ja3yaq.ampr.org/v6/ [TNX JA3ART] VE - VE3ZF, VE3KF and VE3FJ will be active as VE2IDX from Orleans Island (NA-128, CISA QC-007) from 29 June to 1 July. Their main goal is to participate in the RAC 2007 Canada Day Contest (1 July), and they expectd to operate mostly on 20, 40 and 80 metres. QSL direct to VE3ZF. [TNX VE3ZF] YJ - Hank, W0CZE reports he will be active as YJ0CZE from Vanuatu on 14-21 July. He will operate on 10-80 metres SSB (28495, 24950, 21295, 18150, 14190 & 14250, 7082 and 3795 kHz) and CW (28020, 24895, 21025, 18075, 14020, 10105, 7010 and 3505 kHz). Rod, YJ8RN, of the Vanuatu Amateur Radio Society, is helping preparations

on site. QSL via W0FF. _____________________________________________________________________________ =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW BS7H ---> Direct cards are expected to start going out in early July. In themeanwhile, on 9 June the team uploaded to the ARRL LOTW website a partial logcontaining QSOs for those DXers who supported BS7H with donations sent eithervia the website credit card procedure or thorough the mail in form off thewebsite. This log reflects the website donation listing as of 9 June. This isa special "Thank You" to those who made the effort to support the operation.There will be additional periodic uploads of the log to LOTW as QSLingproceeds and a full upload will be done as soon as the bulk of the directQSLs are answered. [TNX N1DG] CALL FOR OPERATORS ---> Henry, TI2HMG is organizing an expedition to CocosIsland which should take place sometime in February 2008. An application formto join the team can be found at http://www.qsl.net/ti2hmg/cocos.htm . DIE CONTEST ---> The 13th edition of the DIE Contest for working stationslocated on Spanish islands will be held from 6 to 12 UTC on 17 June. Furtherinformation can be found at http://www.ea5ol.net/die/ IOTA AT FRIEDRICHSHAFEN ---> There will be an informal IOTA gathering inFriedrichshafen on 23 June from 1900 at the Stadion Restaurant inThueringerstrasse 2 (this plave has been used for many years and was formerlyknown as "Beim Bene"). Directions to the venue will be available from theRSGB stand on Saturday. [TNX G3ZAY] QSL 4O3T ---> Those who still need a 4O3T (Montenegro 2006) card are invitedto pay a visit to the EUDXF booth at Hamradio 2007 (Friedrichshafen). Pleasenote that cards for Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, Norway,Portugal and Slovakia have been already delivered to those bureaux, and willnot be available. Cards for Canada, Japan and USA will not be availableeither. After Friedrichshafen, all of the remaining cards will be sent viabureau. [TNX PB2T] QSL 4U ---> Get your missing QSLs for QSOs made after 1985 with 4U stationsat the Swiss DX Foundation's booth at Hamradio 2007 (Friedrichshafen) on22-23 June. Bring your QSO data with you and observe the working hours of theQSL manager (to be available at the booth). Please note that cards forcontacts made with 4U1ITU and 4U1WRC will be issued only if the relevant QSOscan be found in the online log at http://life.itu.ch/radioclub/4u1/index.php[TNX HB9BGN] QSL ZW8P ---> Those who still need a card for ZW8P (SA-060, December 2002)can send their request to Luciano, PT7WA. [TNX www.islandchaser.com] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- QSLs received direct or through managers: 1A4A, 3B8/HA7TM, 3D2TZ, 3DA0AM,3DA0GI, 4L8A, 5A7A, 5D5A, 5H3EE, 6W/HA7TM, 9M4SDX (AS-051), 9N7JO, 9U0X,A22/JA4ATV, A45WD, BP100S, C5DXC, CE1/K7CA, CN2R, CP6/KM0O, CP6CW, CT9F,CT9L, DU1/NZ7X, EA9EU, ER/RW3AH, ES0QD (EU-034), ET3BN, FG5FI, FG5FR,FO/N6JA, H44MS, HB0/IV3LZQ/p, HK4QMH, HP1BYS, HR9/WQ7R, HV0A, J3/K4LTA,J5UTM, JD1BMH (AS-031), JT1CO, JT1CS, JT1DA, JW0HS, KH0/K3UY, KH0PR,

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=========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 3A - Slavo, SP2JMB reports he will be active as 3A2/SP2JMB from Monaco on 26-28 June. He plans to operate CW and SSB from 40 metres to 70cm. 7X - A group of Algerian operators plus OM3CGN and OM1KW will be active from Ile de Cavallo (Mediterranean Sea Coast East group, AF-104, new one) on 23-28 June. They expect to operate as 7U5CI on on HF, VHF, 1.2, 2.4 and 10 GHz. QSL via OM3CGN. [TNX 7X0MT/F5MSR] 9A - Neno/9A5AN, Tibor/HA3HP and Tom/9A2AA will be active from various islands in the IOTA EU-170 group starting on 25 June for at least seven days. They plan to go and operate (also on 6 metres, from JN73 and JN74) from as many IOCA (Islands Of Croatia Award) new ones as possible. QSL via home calls. [TNX 9A2AA] HB0 - Pierre, HB9QQ will operate as HB0/HB9QQ from Liechtenstein from 29 June to 2 July and again on 6-9 July. He will be active on the HF bands, 6 and 2 metres. QSL via home call. [TNX F5NQL] KC4_ant - The three KC4 stations in Antarctica will be QRV for the ARRL Field Day (23-24 June). They are KC4AAA (Amundsen-Scott Station at the South Pole, AN-016), KC4AAC (Palmer Station on Anvers Island, AN-012) and KC4/W1MRQ (McMurdo Station on Ross Island, AN-011). [TNX The Daily DX]

KP - The Cofresi Radio Club (WP4NRT) will participate in the WLOTA Contest (30 June-1 July) from the Los Morillos lighthouse in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico (NA-099). They will be active on 80-10 metres SSB and digital modes. QSL via WP4NRX. [TNX F5NQL] PA - Special callsign PC650EDAM will be aired until 1 July to celebrate the 650th anniversary of the city of Edam, The Netherlands. QSL via PD3BL. [TNX PA0MIR] PA - A group of operators from PI4LDN will be active as PB6KNRM from the lighthouse at Noordwijk (ARLH NET-019) on 30 June. KNRM stands for Koninklijke Nederlandse Redding Maatschappij, the Royal Netherlands Rescue Society tasked with saving lives at sea. QSL via bureau to PA7DA. [TNX K1XN and The Golist] UA - Andrew/RN1CW, Serge/UA1AIR, Alexey/UA1CBW and Vlad/UA1CIO will be active as UE1CDX from the islands of Stirsudden or Rifovyj (not IOTA, RR-01-18) on 30 June and 1 July. QSL via RN1CW. They also plan to be active from Stirsudden Lighthouse as homecall/p. [TNX RN1CW] VP2E - Jim, WB2REM will be operating the special 4-letter suffix callsign VP2EREM from Anguilla (NA-022) from 28 June to 8 July. Expect him to be active on 80-10 metres CW and SSB. QSL via home call. [TNX NG3K] PACIFIC TRIP ---> Karl, N1DL will be operating holiday style all modes asFO/N1DL from various French Polynesian Islands and as E51ADL from Rarotonga(OC-013), South Cooks between 27 June and 11 July. QSL via home call. [TNXN1DL] =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW IWO TO ---> The Japanese Geographical Survey Institute announced on 18 Junethat the name of the Pacific island of Iwo Jima (AS-030), site of the famousWW II battle, has reverted to its original, prewar name of Iwo To. Anofficial map with the new name will be released on 1 September. Iwo To is oneof the Volcano Islands (AS-030), which are part of the Ogasawara Islands(JD1). QSL R1FJT ---> The QSL manager (Victor, UA4RC) says that an ornithologistexpedition will be on Franz Josef Land between 20 July and 15 August, andEugene, R1FJT will send his full log with one of the participants back tomainland Russia. Victor will begin processing the requests and mailing outthe cards as soon as he receives the log. Victor also reports that R1FJT

monitors and operates as beacon on 24898 and 28012 kHz every day, from 18.30UTC, at intervals of 15 minutes. [TNX RW3VZ] QSL RP4H ---> The correct QSL route is via RA4HT (not RA4HTZ, 425DXN #836).Cards can be sent either direct (Alex Shtanov, P.O. Box 554, Samara-100,443100 Russia) or via the bureau. [TNX RA4HT] QSL VIA RX3RC ---> Roman, RX3RC reports he is the new QSL manager for 4J7WMFand 4J60WMF. Cards can be send either direct (Roman A. Novikov, P.O. Box 21,392000 Tambov, Russia) or via the bureau. =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** *** NEWS FROM THE WEB *** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW HAMIGG: Christian, DL6KAC says he has started a new project, which is called HAMigg (http://hamigg.de). It is "a social bookmarking platform similar to digg.com. The big difference is that it is limited to ham radio & technical topics only". Full information can be found at http://ham-blog.de/ (click on "DL6KAC Radio Blog" on the left). =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* QSL INFO ******** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW =================================================================== CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER =================================================================== 2E0WHG M3WHG EM80A UY5AA OX/DJ5ZWS DJ5ZWS 3B7SP SP9SX EW905B EW2EO PA6BF PA1WLB 3B8/RX3DD RX3DD EX2F RW6HS PD4TB PA0LEY 3Z100S SP6ZDA EX2M W3HNK R1FJT UA4RC 4K5D K2PF FM/G3SXW G3SXW R6SC RW3WWW 4K9W DL6KVA FY/G3SXW G3SXW RA70PD RK3DYB (c) 4L6VV UA6EZ FY/G3TXF G3TXF RA70PD RV3DUT (d) 4U1UN HB9BOU GB0BWT MM0DHQ RI1NU RN1NU 4W6AAD VK3ZGW GB0FCA G3ELV RK3XWD/P RW3XZ 5H3RK VK4VB GB0MAM G2FTK RK6YYA/0 RX3RC 5R8FL G3SWH GB2FR M1CCF SD1B/7 DL8AAV 5R8FU SM5DJZ GB2MOF GM4UYZ SE2T SM2YIZ 5X1VB UA4WHX HB0/PA0ABM PA0ABM SF0F SM0PSO 7S7Y SM7VZJ HC2AQ EA5KB SN0MP SP4KGB 7Z1HL DJ9ZB HC2SL EA5KB SO1CC DL1CC 7Z1SJ EA7FTR HF550SK SP7PBC SU9GD DJ2AVB 7Z1UG DG1XG HF750C SP9BRP SV1/US7IVY RZ3EC 8S8TBS SM0LQB HG7DANUBE HA7VY SY8AN SV2DGH 9A/VE3ZIK DL3PS HH2FJM F5RPB SY8WT SV2HPP 9A1AZ/P YU7AZ HI0C ON4IQ SZ6P SV1BJW 9A950JB 9A3JB HI3HN OE7NHT T9/VE3ZIK DL3PS 9K2KO NI5DX HI3TEJ ON4IQ T99D DJ2MX

9M2CNC G4ZFE HI8LAM EA5NI TA4ZT DK1AR 9Q1EK SM5DQC HI8ROX ON4IQ TC800YOM TA1HZ 9Q1TB SM5DQC HI9CF DL4NCF TM0GP F5KCH (c) 9X0VB UA4WHX HP1DCP EA5KB TM0GP F1HWL (d) A52AM JA0JHA IE9/I5HLK I5HLK TM2RHC F4EUN A52VE JF1OCQ IG9/I1XOI I1XOI TM2SME F4FFL A61Q EA7FTR IG9/I2AZ I2AZ TM6VDM F8KGS A61R EA7FTR IG9/IW1PZC IW1PZC TM8V F5JER A61TX W4JS IG9/IW2KVT IW2KVT TU2/F5LDY F1CGN A71EM EA7FTR IG9/IW2NOD IW2NOD TY5ZR IK2IQD AN8TID EA8NQ IG9/IZ1DFG IZ1DFG TZ/TU5GV F4DXW C52T G0TSM IG9/IZ1HGP IZ1HGP UA0YAY IK2QPR C6AGN W1DIG II5MD IK5DND UA9ZZ RW3RN CN8LI ON4IQ IM0/IQ5MT IZ5GST UE0AMM RZ0AM CN8PA EA7FTR IQ3GA/3 I3PVB UE1OKI UA1OIZ CN8SG EA7FTR IU2FV IQ2MI UE1SNA/P RA1QQ CP6AA IK6SNR IY0IMD IK0WGF UK8OK EA7FTR CQ4IPY CT1BWW IY1SP I1SAF UN7QF EX2A CU1BP F5NPS J28JA F5JFU UO50F RW6HS DA0HAMCAMP DB8NI J48MDC IZ8CCW V25TK G3TKK DQ50SAAR DK8VR JY4NE K3IRV V26HS WB4WXE E21EIC/8 JR5XPG (a) KH0N JA6CNL VP6TD ZL2HGR E21EIC/8 E21EIC (b) KH6BB K1ER WH0C JA6AGA EA8/PA3BWK PA0ZE KK2H/KH6 JL1UXH XE1L WA3HUP EE1TEA EA1UY LA/5P5C/P OZ1DW XW1A E21EIC EG1SEM EA1AUM LW6DW EA5KB YC0IEM/9 IZ8CCW EK6TA DJ0MCZ MM/OQ9E/P ON7IDX YM3CC LX1CC EK6YL SP9ERV OD5/ON4JM ON4JM YU60BCD YU7BCD EL2AR EL2BA OL60PZKO OK2BIQ Z38C HA1RS EM50ARDF US0VA OX/DJ5HD DJ5HD ZA/Z35M Z35M (a) JA stations (b) others (c) bureau (d) direct =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* ADDRESSES ******* =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 7Z1CQ Abdulhafiz Kashkari, P.O. Box 138763, Jeddah 21323, Saudi Arabia EL2BA H. Walcott Benjamin, 285 St. Marks Place, Apt. 4D, Staten Island, NY 10301, USA IZ8CCW Antonio Cannataro, P.O. Box 360, 87100 Cosenza - CS, Italy JL1UXH Setsu Yoshimura, 6-13-14 Minami-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-Ku, Tokyo 140-0004 Japan RX3RC Roman A. Novikov, P.O. Box 21, 392000 Tambov, Russia SP9SX Danuta Onaczyszyn, P.O.Box 79, Zabrze 41-800, Poland UA1OIZ Vladimir Rodionov, P.O. Box 28, Arkhangelsk, 163000, Russia UA1RJ Yuri G. Sinitso, P.O. Box 23, Vologda, 160000 Russia ***************************************************************************** 425 DX NEWS HOME PAGE: http://www.425dxn.org 425 DX NEWS ARCHIVES: http://list.425dxn.org 425 DX NEWS DX CLUSTER: telnet://dx.ik1znw.org:8000 ***************************************************************************** 425 DX News is a free of charge weekly bulletin edited by Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ and Valeria Pregliasco, IK1ADH

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=========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 4O - David, OK1FJD will operate on the HF bands and 6 metres as 4O6DJ from Montenegro on 7-14 July. QSL via OK6DJ. [TNX OK1FJD] 5B4 - Manos/5B4AFQ, Kostas/5B4AIR, Andreas/5B8AP and Marios/5B8BE will be active as P3CA from Cape Akamas Lighthouse (ARLHS CYP-001), Cyprus (AS-004) on 7-8 July. They plan to operate SSB, CW and FM on the HF bands, 6 and 2 metres and APRS on 144.800 MHz, and to and to take part in the Aegean VHF Contest. [TNX 5B8BE] 8Q - Al, JA9APS will be active as 8Q7NK from the Maldives (AS-013) on 6-9 July. He plans to operate holiday style on 40-6 metres SSB, CW and RTTY. QSL via home call. [TNX JA1ELY] 9X - Antonio, EA5RM announced that a multi-national team is planning to operate from Kigali, Rwanda "this summer". Details are expected to be provided in due course. A2 - Announced SSB frequencies where the 5-20 July operation from Botswana [425DXM 841] might be on are: 1840, 3790, 7075, 14220, 14265, 18145, 21270, 24935, 28450 and 50110. The team will be signing A25HQ during the IARU HF World Championship. [TNX K5LBU/A25CF] C5 - Andre, ON7YK will be active again as C56YK from The Gambia on 14-27 September. He will operate SSB on 10-80 metres, as well as on 6 metres. QSL via home call. [TNX NG3K]

CE - Claudio, CE1VIL will be active as 3G100S until 1 August to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the scouting movement. QSL via XQ1KY, direct or bureau. [TNX F5NQL] CN - Claude, F5OGE will be active as CN2GE and CN2GE/m from Morocco between 13 and 29 July. He will be travelling from Tangiers to Rabat, Marrakech, Benni Mellal, Fes, Tetouane and again Tangiers. Claude will operate CW and SSB, mainly on 40 and 20 metres, early in the morning and late in the evening (local time). QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX F5NQL] DU - Chris, VK3FY will be in the Philippines on 5-9 July and plans to operate as VK3FY/DU1 (OC-042) and VK3FY/DU8 (OC-130). He might also be active as VK3FY/DU8 from OC-235, if he can find the time and a boat to take him there. [TNX VK3FY] EI - To commemorate the 70th anniversary of the first transatlantic commercial passenger test flight, a special re-enactment flight (http://www.transatlanticflightpby.com/index.php) is planned to leave Botwood (Newfoundland) on 5 July, landing at Foynes (Ireland) on the 6th. In conjunction with this event, the Limerick Radio Club (www.qsl.net/ei4lrc) will operate as EI70FOY on 6-8 July. Activity will take place on on 10-80 metres. QSL via EI8EM. [TNX EI8EM] EU - Special event callsign EU940OR will be aired until 26 July to celebrate the 940th anniversary of Orsha, the oldest city in Belarus. QSL via UA3FDX. FM - Alain, F5LMJ will be active as TO5J from Martinique (NA-107) on 14-28 July. He plans to operate mainly CW and digital modes. QSL via home call (but all of the QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau, and he will upload the log to LoTW). [TNX F5NQL] GM - A large group of operators from the Cockenzie and Port Seton Amateur Radio Club (http://www.cpsarc.com) will participate in the IOTA Contest (28-29 July) as GM2T from the Isle of Tiree (EU-008). Before the contest they will be signing MM0CPS/P. QSL GM2T via GM4UYZ, direct or bureau. [TNX M0RNR] HC - Al, HC2SL will operate on 160 metres CW on 1 July, from 00 UTC to 5 UTC. Top Banders should look for him on 1822 kHz. [TNX HC2SA] HP - Bert/CX3AN, Gus/CX2AM and Mario/CX4CR have extended their activity

from Wichubwala Island (NA-170) and will remain QRV until 6 July. [TNX CX3CE] HS - Eric, SM1TDE will be living and working on Phuket island (AS-053) from August 2007 to June 2008. He expects to be QRV with a HS0Z callsign, mainly CW on 40-10 metres (WARC bands excluded). QSL via SM1TDE, direct (he says he will have a POB address in Thailand) or bureau. [TNX SM1TDE] HZ - Mohamad, HZ1MD became active as HZ1MD/m from the Farasan Islands (AS-193, new one) on 28 June. He is expected to operate SSB on 40, 20, 17, 15 and 10 metres and to remain there through 1 July. QSL via PA2V. [TNX ST2NH/HZ1NH] I - Paolo, IK2QPR is active as IU2IPY until 6 December to celebrate the 4th International Polar Year. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX IK2QPR] I - The Associazione Radioamatori Italiani (ARI) will be represented by the following stations during the IARU HF World Championship (14-15 July): IU1HQ (20m CW, 80m CW, 160m CW & SSB), IU2HQ (40m CW), IU4HQ (15m SSB & CW, 20m SSB, 40m SSB, 80m SSB) and IU9HQ (10m SSB & CW). QSL via bureau. [TNX IK2HKT and IT9BLB] I - Oreste, IZ8EDJ and several other operators from the Strange Radio Team will participate in the IOTA Contest as IC8DI from Dino Island (EU-144, IIA CS-002). QSL via IK8WEJ. IS0 - A group of operators from ARI Olbia will be active on the HF bands and 6 metres SSB, CW and digital modes as IM0GG from 30 June to 1 July. The special callsign celebrates the 200th anniversary of the birth of Giuseppe Garibaldi, an Italian patriot who led many of the military campaigns that brought about the formation of a unified Italy. The operation will take place from Caprera Island ((EU-041, IIA OT-012), where Garibaldi died and was buried in 1882. QSL via IS0JMA, direct or bureau. [TNX IS0JMA] JA - Five HQ stations representing JARL will be active from various regions of Japan for the IARU HF World Championship (14-15 July): Call Band/Mode Location ---------------------------------------------------- 8N1HQ 20m-CW, 10m-Ph Kimitsu City, Chiba 8N1HQ 160m-CW, 15m-Ph Minato Ku, Tokyo 8N3HQ 80m-Ph, 20m-Ph, 15m-CW Nara City, Nara 8N3HQ 40m-CW Kobe City, Hyogo

8N4HQ 80m-CW, 40m-Ph, 10m-CW Okayama City, Okayama Each station may be heard on other bands in the week before the contest. All QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau. [TNX JA1BPA] LA - Henk, PA3FMC and Ruud, PE1BTV will operate as LA/homecall from Utvaer Island (about 7 km due west of Ytre-Sula, EU-055) on 16-23 August, International Lighthouse & Lightship Weekend included. Plans are to operate SSB and PSK on the HF bands, and meteorscatter on 6 and 2 metres. They have a web page at http://la2007.dxpedition.nl/ [TNX PA3FMC] OE - The Amateur Radio Section of ORF (the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation) and the Documentary Archives Radio Communication/QSL Collection (http://dokufunk.org) will activate special event station OE16B from 31 August to 9 September, to celebrate the visit of Pope Benedict XVI to Austria. Special QSL direct only to ORF/OE16B, A-1136 Wien, Austria (this is a charity operation for the El Molo Mission and School in Kenya), all other reports will get a plain QSL via the bureau. [TNX OE1WHC] OJ0 - Seppo, OH1VR and Markus, OH3RM will operate SSB and CW as OJ0VR and OJ0/OH3RM from Market Reef (EU-053) from about 17 UTC on 30 June until about 6 UTC on 3 July. QSL via home calls. [TNX NG3K] PJ2 - Salvatore, DH7SA reports he will be active as PJ2/DH7SA from Curacao (SA-006) on 9-16 July. QSL via home call. SM - Special event station 8S3SYL will be active on 23-26 August during the Scandinavian Young Ladies Radio Amateurs (SYLRA) meeting in Ostersund. QSL via SM3CVM, direct or (preferably) bureau. Full information about the meeting can be found at http://www.sylra.se/_sgg/m1_1.htm [TNX OPDX Bulletin] SV - Andy, HA0IM will be active as SV8/HA0IM from Zakynthos Island (EU-052) on 18-30 July. He will operate mainly CW with some PSK31 and RTTY on 80-6 metres. Signing J48IM, he will participate in the CQ WW VHF Contest (20-21 July) on 6 metres and in the IOTA Contest (CW only). QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX HA0HW] SV - Laci, HA0NAR will be active as SV8/HA0NAR and J48NAR from Thassos Island (EU-174) on 24-31 July, IOTA Contest included. He plans to operate SSB and CW on 80-6 metres. QSL via HA0NAR, direct or bureau.

[TNX HA0HW] SV5 - Special event callsign SX5RHO will be aired on all bands and modes from Rhodes, Dodecanese (EU-001) from 30 June to 7 July to celebrate the 12th edition of the Island Games. QSL via SV5FRD (but all of the QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau, and logs will be uploaded to LoTW). [TNX SV5DKL] SV9 - Theo, SV1EJD will be active as SV9/SV1EJD from Crete (EU-015) on 3-17 July. He plans to operate SSB on 10-80 metres. QSL via IZ8CCW, direct or bureau. [TNX IZ8CCW] TA - Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Fenerbahce Sports Club (http://www.qsl.net/ta3j/ym1907fb), Berkin, TA3J will be active as YM1907FB from 19 July to 2 August. He will operate all modes on 160-10 metres, plus 2m. QSL via TA3YJ (http://www.geocities.com/qslservice/ta3yj), direct (no USD please) or bureau. [TNX TA3YJ] UA - The RK1OZM team will be active as R50KP from the town of Mirny (RDA AR-10) on 9-16 July to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Plesetsk Cosmodrome. They plan to operate on 40-10 metres CW, SSB and some digital modes with three stations. QSL via RK1OZM, direct or bureau. [TNX UA1PAC] UA - Victor, UA6AF will operate as UA6AF/P from Sudzhuk Island (EU-185) on 27-30 July, IOTA Contest included. QSL via home call. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org] V3 - Dennis, K7BV will be active from Caye Caulker (NA-073, EK57xr), Belize on 7-17 July. He will emphasize 6 metres (breakable beacon on 50106 kHz), but there will be plenty of HF activity when that band is not open. QSL direct to W1JJ. Further information at http://www.qth.com/k7bv/v3/ [TNX N4GN] VE - Tom, KV8Q will be active from Prince Edward Island (NA-029) on 11-16 July. Expect him to operate mainly CW as VY2/KV8Q, and to participate in the IARU HF World Championship. QSL via KC8UR. [TNX NG3K] VP2M - K3VX, K4NO, K7NM, AK9F, K9NR and K9CS plan to be active from Montserrat (NA-103) from 20 November through 3 December, including entries in CQ WW DX CW and ARRL 160 Meter CW contests. QSL via K9CS.

Further information is expected in due course. [TNX K9CS] VP6 - The VP6DX expedition to Ducie Island is now expected to be on the air from 10 to 28 February 2008. The team currently include ten operators (DJ8NK, DL3DXX, DL6LAU, DL8LAS, K3NA, OH2BH, OH2PM, SP3DOI, UA3AB and WA6CDR), with other three TBA. They plan to have seven stations up and running on 160-6 metres, with a large number of phased verticals and 4-squares. The budget for this operation is over 200,000 USD and donations are being sought. Details on how contribute, as well as plenty of further information on the expedition, can be found at www.vp6dx.com VP9 - Seppo, OH1VR will operate mainly CW as VP9/OH1VR from Bermuda (NA-005) on 19-21 August. QSL via home call. [TNX NG3K] VR - To commemorate the 10th anniversary of Hong Kong's reunification with China, Hong Kong stations have been authorized to use the special prefix VR10 in replacement of VR2 from 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008. W - Look for Matt, KM5VI and Bill, N5LYG to be active from North Padre Island (NA-092) on 27-30 July, IOTA Contest included. [TNX KM5VI] W - Look for Jeff, AI4U to be active as K4I from Sunset Beach (NA-112) on 11-17 August. He will operate on 10-40 metres SSB and CW as time allows. QSL via home call. [TNX AI4U] YB - Adhi, YB3MM will participate in the IOTA Contest as YB3MM/9 from Lombok Island (OC-150). He plans to operate SSB and CW on 15 metres only. QSL via IZ8CCW. [TNX NG3K] =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW QSL 3V8SS ---> Thanks to DL1DBF's help and support, Daniele, IK0REH operatedCW only from the 3V8SS premises in Sousse, Tunisia between 5 and 17 June. QSLfor this activity direct only to IK0REH (Daniele Casini, P.O. Box 31, 06010Citerna - PG, Italy); proceeds will be donated to the club station to helpthem purchase amateur radio equipment. On-line log and a few pictures can befound at www.aricdc.it/3v8ss. Daniele can also confirm contacts made with3V8SM on 20-21 June 2006, when he guest operated from Djerba Island (AF-083,www.aricdc.it/3v8sm). [TNX IK0REH] QSL VIA F6AJA ---> All QSLs for HB0/F2JD, HB0/F5JY, HB0/F6BFH and HB0/N6OXare via F6AJA, direct or bureau. On-line logs are available athttp://lndx.free.fr/voirlogs.php [TNX F6AJA]

QSL VIA RX3RC ---> Roman, RX3RC reports he is the new QSL manager for 4J6WZand 4K8DWW. Cards can be send either direct (Roman A. Novikov, P.O. Box 21,392000 Tambov, Russia) or via the bureau. QSL VIA UA4WHX ---> Vlad, UA4WHX says he is going back home - after almost 26months and 310,000 QSOs from 21 DXCC entities. Callsigns used include 3DA0VB,4K0VB, 4L0B, 5H3VMB, 5H3VMB/3 (AF-075), 5H3VMB/5 (AF-074), 5R8VB, 5X1VB,5Z4/UA4WHX, 5Z4/UA4WHX/P (AF-067), 5Z4BU, 7P8VB, 7Q7VB, 9J2VB, 9U0VB, 9X0VB,A25VB, C91VB, C91VB/4 (AF-103), C91VB/6 (AF-088), D20VB, D60VB, J20VB,OD5/UA4WHX, ST2KSS, ST2VB, V51VV, V51VV/P (AF-070), Z2/UA4WHX (see also thelist available for download www.dailydx.com). His QSLling instructions are asfollows: 1. Vlad accepts cards sent through the Russian QSL bureau, as well as bureau shipments mailed directly from societies or organizations to his address (Vladimir M. Bykov, P.O. Box 2040, Izhevsk, 426000, Russia). To keep track and make certain nothing is missing when a big batch is on the way, it is advisable to contact him ([email protected]). 2. He recommends sending requests direct rather than going via the bureau. Cards will be arranged and replied to by senders, direct/bureau put together. If there is enough postage, the bureau will join the direct requests. 3. Please avoid sending cash, use IRCs instead ("I can technically send 7 pieces of QSLs with one IRC", he says). 4. It is even possible to use credit cards (Visa or Master Card). "I will keep records of the transaction together with your QSL requests", Vlad says. "The transaction is 100% secure and will be done electronically through Svezhy Veter Travel Agency". 5. Those who made multiple QSOs, can send only one card along with the QSO list on a sheet of paper. 6. Vlad did not use a computer, and all QSOs are on paper logs. He will have a few people to help help him with the QSLing. He will let everyone know when the first cards are out. UK POSTAL RATES ---> Mike, G3TEV (QSL manager for 9J2BO) reminds stationsthat send for direct QSL cards that due to the current exchange rate aminimum of 2 USD or 1 IRC is required for postage to anywhere outside the UK,Eire and rest of Europe included. The new postal rates became effective on 2April 2007. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- QSLs received direct or through managers: 1A4A, 3B8/OM0C, 3B8CF, 3B9/G3TXF,3C0M, 3D2RI (OC-189), 3D2RW (OC-095), 3D2TZ, 3DA0AM, 3V8SF, 4N8A, 5H1Z,5W0CK, 5W0JT, 6H1MW, 7Q7AM, 7Q7BP, 7X0RY, 7X4AN, 9A3B, 9A8A, 9Q1D, 9Q1TB,9U0X, A22/JA4ATV, A41LD, A71EM, BX5AA, BY7KPI (AS-131 ), C21HC, C98BWW,CN2FB, CU2JT, DL1FDH/p (EU-128), E51PJT, ER/RW3AH, ER1DA, ES0IC, FK/FO5RK,FK8CP, FP/K8MM, GB5HQ, IA0IPY, J20MM, J20RR, J20SA, J28JA, J28WI, JA7QVK/DU7(OC-129), JJ8DEN/JD1, JT1BV, KH2JU, KH7DX, KH8/AI4VU, KH8/K6SRZ, N8S, OM8A,

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=========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 1A0 - The 12-22 July 1A0KM activity [425DXN 840] from the Sovereign Military Order of Malta will be conducted by a team of operators led by IK0FVC and including DL5MAE, DL6RAI, G3SXW, G3TXF, I0JBL, I2UIY, I8NHJ, IK0DWN, IK0FTA, IK0PRG, IW0GIV, IW0GPN, K5AB, KO4RR, N4WV and OH2BH. Plans are to operate from 160 metres to 23cm on all modes, including EME activity during the first weekend. QSL via IK0FTA. Logs will be uploaded to LoTW. Online blog at http://1a0km.splinder.com/ [TNX I0JBL] 8Q - 8Q7KN is the callsign Al, JA9APS will be using on 6-9 July from the Maldives [425DXN 843]. This will be a family vacation, and his wife (JR9GTD) will also operate as 8Q7KN, while his two sons (JE9AMG and JE9AMH) will be active as 8Q7KF. [TNX JA1ELY] 9M4 - The MARTS (Malaysian Amateur Radio Transmitter's Society) Penang Contest Team will participate in the IARU HF World Championship as 9M4DXX from Penang Island (AS-015). QSL via bureau, or direct to 9M2TO. ES - Frank, DL1FT will be active as ES0FTZ from Saaremaa Island (EU-034) on 11-21 July. He plans to operate on 15, 17, 20, 30, 40 and 80 metres. His web site (in German language) is at http://www.funkexpedition.de/estland [TNX www.rsgbiota.org] G - The Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB) will be represented by GB7HQ in this year's IARU HF World Championship. Expect activity on all the HF contest bands on both CW and SSB. QSL via G3TXF (direct, bureau and LOTW). Further information, including the awards programme for contacting GB7HQ on various bands/modes, can be found at http://www.gb7hq.com [TNX G4IRN] HL - A group of operators from the Gwangju DX Club will be active as 6L0NJ/4 from Ch'ung Island (AS-060) starting around 6 UTC on 14 July through 3 UTC on the 17th. They plan to be active on 160-6 metres CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via HL4XM. Logs will be available at http://www.dx.or.kr/ [TNX DS4DLK] I - Matteo/IZ5HSK, Riccardo/IZ5JMX and Massimo/IZ5ILF will be active as IA5/homecall from Capraia Island (EU-028, IIA LI-020) until around 16 UTC on 7 July. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. [TNX IZ5HSK]I - Look for Diego, IZ5JOB/p and Luca, IZ5IPA/p to operate from Scoglio

dello Sparviero (EU-028, IIA GR-007) on 7 July. [TNX IZ5CYZ] I - Commemorating the 70th anniversary of the death of Guglielmo Marconi, Luigi/IV3LNQ will operate as IA3GM until 30 September. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX IV3LNQ] JA - Celebrating the Sendai Tanabata Festival, special event station 8J7VENUS will be active (on 80-10 metres SSB with some digital modes, plus 6m) until 31 August. On 6-8 July look for 8J7VENUS/7 to be operated from Tashiro Island (AS-117, JIIA AS-117-059). QSL via JH7YES. [TNX www.islandchaser.com] KH0 - Kay, JH0MRP (AC5TB) and Nao, JK1FNL (NA8O) will operate as AC5TB/KH0 and NA8O/KH0 from Saipan (OC-086) on 13-16 July for the IARU HF World Championship. Outside the contest they will be active on 30, 17, 12 and 6 metres. QSL via their Japanese home calls. [TNX JK1FNL]KL - Mike, W7ASF and Richard, N7TCO will be active as W7ASF/KL7 from Prince of Wales Island (NA-041), Alaska on 22-30 July, IOTA Contest included. QSL direct or via bureau. [TNX VA3RJ] LX - LX0HQ will be representing the Luxembourg Amateur Radio Society (RL) during this year's IARU HF World Championship. Four stations will be active from two different locations, Eschdorf (QTH of LX7I) and Esebuer (QTH of LX0RL). QSL via LX1KQ. [TNX LX2A] OY - Roger, G3SXW and Nigel, G3TXF will operate CW only as OY/homecall from the Faroe Islands (EU-018) on 6-8 July. This will be a low-key CW-only activity, with OY/G3SXW operating on 40 and 20 metres and OY/G3TXF operating on 30 metres. As their visit coincides with the VHF Field Day, an attempt will be made to be on 50 MHz during the eight-hour 6m session (14-22 UTC) on 7 July. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. E-mail requests for bureau cards can be sent to the addresses published on http://www.g3txf.com/dxtrip/OY/OY.html PJ2 - Carsten/ DL6LAU, Jan/DJ8NK and Joachim/DL8OBQ will be active as PJ2/homecall from Curacao (SA-006), Netherlands Antilles on 9-16 July. QSL via home calls. They plan to participate in the IARU HF World Championship (14-15 July) as PJ2HQ (QSL via N9AG) in the Multi-Multi category. [TNX VA3RJ] S5 - Slovenia (ZRS) will be represented S50HQ in the IARU HF World Championship. A multi-op team will cover 10, 15, 20, 40, 80 and 160 metres both SSB and CW. QSL via bureau. [TNX S50U] SM - Eric, SM1TDE will participate in the IOTA Contest as SA1A from Gotland Island (EU-020). He will operate CW only. QSL via home call. [TNX SM1TDE] SV9 - Paolo, IK2MLS reports he will be active holiday style as SV9/IK2MLS from Crete (EU-015) on 15-27 July. He plans to operate SSB on the HF bands, 6 and 2 metres. QSL via home call. T8 - Hide/JM1LJS (T80W, http://radio-dream.com/t80w/), Motoaki/JE1EKS (T88EK) and Koya/JI5RPT (T88PT, http://www.ji5rpt.com/t88pt/) will be active from Koror (OC-009), Palau on 13-18 July. They plan to operate on 40-6 metres SSB and CW, plus satellite. QSL via home calls. [TNX JI5RPT] TA - TA1FR, TA1HZ and TA2RX will operate as TC25SG on 11-15 July to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the foundation of the Turkish Coast Guard Command. All day multiband operation is planned for the IARU HF World Championship weekend. QSL via TA1HZ, direct or bureau. [TNX TA1HZ] TA - The new dates for YM1907FB [425DXN 843] are 19-26 July. QSL via TA3YJ, direct or bureau. [TNX TA3YJ] TK - Jack, HB9TL reports he will be active as TK/HB9TL from Corsica on 18-30 July. He plans to operate SSB on 10-80 metres. QSL direct to HB9QR. UA - Mike, RW1AI will participate in the IARU HF World Championship as RW1AI/0 from ITU Zone 75. He will remain there until mid-August, then he will move to the drifting station "North Pole 35" and be active as R35NP for several months. QSL via home call, direct (Mikhail Fokin, P.O. Box 13, St. Petersburg 193312, Russia) or

bureau. [TNX RW1AI] UR - Special callsign EM75IG will be aired on all bands until 10 July from Gorlovka to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Donetsk region. QSL via UR7IA, direct or bureau. [TNX UR7IA] UR - Sam/UT9FJ, Alex/UR5FEL and Petro/UR5FCZ will be active as homecall/p from Berezan Island (EU-179, UIA BS-02, ARLHS UKR-035) on 25-30 July, IOTA Contest included. QSL via home calls. [TNX UT9FJ] V3 - Colin, KU5B will be active as V31UB from Belize on 12-17 July. He plans to operate most nights on the HF bands SSB and CW, with a minimal plan to operate on 6 metres. QSL via home call. [TNX NG3K] V8 - Steve, 9M6DXX will be active as V8FEO from Brunei on 11-15 July. He plans to operate on 10-80 metres SSB, and to participate in the IARU HF World Championship. QSL via M5AAV, direct or bureau. [TNX 9M6DXX]VP2V - Cal/WF5W, Paul/W5PF, Bill/K5WAF, Bob/WB5IUU and Nancy/WZ8C will operate as VP2V/homecall from Tortola, British Virgin Islands (NA-023) on 11-18 July. They will participate in the FISTS Sprint CW Contest (13 July) and in the IARU HF World Championship. All QSLs via W5PF. Logs will be uploaded to LoTW. The web page for the operation is at http://www.tdxs.net/VP2V.html W - The Boeing Employees Amateur Radio Operators North Society (BEARONS) will run a special event station under their club call, W7FLY, to commemorate the rollout ceremony for Boeing's newest commercial jet, the 787 Dreamliner. Expect activity on 8-9 July, on 20, 40 and 80 metres. QSL via KN7T. [TNX VA3RJ] W - Terry, W6WTG will be active as W6I from Anacapa Island (NA-144) on 27-29 July, IOTA Contest included. He plans to operate on 20 metres SSB running battery power. QSL via N2OWL. [TNX www.islandchaser.com]W - Manfred, VA3RMF will participate in the IOTA Contest as VA3RMF/W1 from Bailey Island (NA-137, USI ME-022S). Before and after the contest he will try to go and operate from Orr's Island (not IOTA, USI ME-038S). [TNX VA3RMF] YB - Special event callsign YE39AR will be aired on all bands and modes on 9-11 July to celebrate the 39th anniversary of ORARI, the Indonesian IARU society, and their National Convention. QSL via bureau, or direct to P.O. Box 8000, Jakarta 11000, Indonesia. [TNX YB0ECT] ZF - Eddie, N2EK will be operating holiday style as ZF2EK from Grand Cayman (NA-016) on 13-20 July. QSL home call. [TNX N2EK] CARIBBEAN TOUR ---> Frank, K3TRM will be active as V26RM from Antigua(NA-100) until 10 July, and - hopefully as VP2MRM - from Montserrat (NA-103)on 11-14 July. He operates SSB, CW, RTTY on 80-6 metres (he has also receivedpermission to operate on 60 metres from Antigua). QSL for both calls via homecall, direct or bureau. Further information can be found at www.k3trm.com[TNX NG3K] =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW AEGEAN VHF CONTEST ---> The Aegean VHF Contest (the Greek VHF and 6m contest,SSB and CW) takes place on 7-8 July. Entrants are expected from all Greekmainland areas (SV1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7), as well as from the Dodecanese (SV5),Crete (SV9) and other Greek islands (SV8). Monk Apollo, SV2ASP/A might giveout a few points from Mount Athos. [TNX SV8CYV] QSL ST2R ---> Slavko, S57DX says that direct requests for ST2R are beingreplied to right now. The address for direct cards is Slavko Celarc, ObIgriscu 8, 1360 Vrhnika, Slovenia.

QSL ZA/Z35M ---> Vlado went QRT from Albania on 27 June, after five years and113,000 QSOs. QSL direct to Vladimir Kovaceski, P.O. Box 10, Struga, 6330,Macedonia. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] QSL VIA PG5M ---> Gerben (www.dx.to) has received from the printer the cardsfor his 9M2/PG5M operation from Sibu and Rawa (AS-046), Pangkor (AS-072),Ketam (AS-074) and Spratly (AS-051). All direct requests are in the mail, andhe will now start processing all bureau requests. Please note that 1 USD isnot enough to cover the postage for a 0-20 gram letter outside Europe. [TNXPG5M] + SILENT KEY + Hanina Luria, 4X4MU, one of the best known amateur radiooperators in Israel, passed away a few days ago. [TNX 4X6ZK] =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** *** NEWS FROM THE WEB *** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW C6ARI: A video of the C6ARI operation from Cay Sal Bank (NA-219) is available at http://www.qslnet.de/c6ari [TNX DL5YWM] IOTA WEBSITE: The new IOTA website (www.rsgbiota.org) has been up and running since 21 June. It includes many innovative improvements, and contains also many new features including the ability to view one's own record of island groups confirmed. Soon it will be possible - for registered users - to claim additional credits on-line and even to claim credit for IOTA Contest QSOs without the need for QSL card verification. The site was developed primarily by Dominic Smith (M0BLF), with Martin Atherton (G3ZAY) acting as the liaison between the project team and the IOTA Committee. Enquires about the website can be emailed to [email protected] QSL GALLERY: The large collection of QSL cards (4500+) on Les Nouvelle DX's web site has been updated. Ten different galleries include cards for the ten Most Wanted DXCC Entities (150+ QSLs), each of the 58 deleted DXCC entities (700+ QSLs), obsolete prefixes (2000+ QSLs), stations from Magrebh from 1945 to 1962 (150+ QSLs), Antarctic bases (600+ QSLs) & TAAF (Terres Australes and Antarctiques Francaises, 230 QSLs), the various rare French DXCC island Entities (100+ QSLs), pre-1945 countries (200+ QSLs), French Departments and USA. Several cards are still needed and your participation is encouraged - please visit http://LesNouvellesDX.free.fr and send send your comments to [email protected] [TNX F6AJA] TOP LISTS: The latest Topband, Topmode and Toplist listings are now available at http://www.425dxn.org/awards/toplist/index.html. Please send your scores, as well as any request for further information, to Erminio Pandocchi, I2EOW ([email protected] =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* QSL INFO ******** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW =================================================================== CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER ===================================================================

3G100S XQ1KY EU940OR UA3FDX SN600P SP4KCM 3V8SS DD9HK (a) FO/N1DL N1DL SN750BK SP9PKZ 3Z50KCR SP5KCR GC3SBL/p G8VPR SN750C SP9PKZ 4L3Y DK6CW HC1HC NE8Z ST2A T93Y 4L4WW EA7FTR HF15SZL SP5PSL ST2KSS ST2M 4N160SRS YU1SRS HF1HF SP1DTG SV0JD/8 DL6NBA 4O3DX YU1FW HF1PBW SP1DPA SV0LR HB9LDR 5H0RS IT9YVO HG46FC HA5BSW SX5RHO SV5FRD 5H3EE DL4SM (b) HK4QMH EA5KB T77GO I4ZQS 5N8NDP IK5JAN HP2/CX2AM CX2AM T94CT K2PF 5P1DX OZ6B HP2/CX3AN CX2AM T960ARA T94GB 5P6PI OZ6PI HP2/CX4CR CX2AM TM4KAR F5KEK 5X1GS WB2YQH HV0A IK0FVC TM5MRP F5KGR 5Z4ES K3PD HZ1MD/m PA2V TM5VDM F6KMB 6M0W HL5BMX IM0GG IS0JMA TM7EO F1HP 6M22 DS2TXG IQ1DR/p IW1DQS TM8VDM F6KJU 7U5CI OM3CGN IQ4AX IZ4EFN U4MIR RN3DK 7X2EB EA7FTR IR1OS IZ4HWA UE1CDX RN1CW 9G5ZS ZS6EGB IR9P IW9HMQ UE1OTA RZ1OA 9M6XRO M5AAV IU2IPY IK2QPR UE1RFF/1 UA1RJ A25SL W5SL J79RM NA9N UE1RLH RA1QY AN1A EA1AST JW1CCA LA1CCA UE3OFF/1 RA3QSY AO5AAB EC5AAB LG5LG LA4EKA UE3QRP/3 UA3LMR AO5BJU EB5BJU LU4DX EA5KB UE6MAC RZ6MF AO5EH EA5EH MJ0ASP F5SHQ UE9CXK DL6XK AO5ET EA5ET NP4A W3HNK UN3M EA7FTR AO5FKQ EA5FKQ OH0Z W0MM UN7MMM EA7FTR AO5GS EA5GS OJ0/OH3RM OH3RM UQ8GU UN8GU AO5KB EA5KB OJ0VR OH1VR V44KJ WB2TSL AO5KV EA5KV ON60AF ON6KN V73NS WD8CRT AO5TT EA5TT ON60EKO ON4EKO V8MQM W3HNK AO5YJ EA5YJ ON60NOK ON7YX VC3R VA3VKK AO7A EA7NL OP0P ON6DP VE2IDX VE3ZF AP2TN DJ9ZB OP1W ON6CW VE9DX K2NJ BD3APX/2 BD3APX OQ7M ON7EM VF0X VE3IKV CN4P EA5XX OQ7Q ON7RN VK9LWE VK1PWE CO6DW EA5KB OR6C ON6CR VP2EDH W7XU CO7PH W3HNK OX3PG WA0SMQ VP2EREM WB2REM CX6VM W3HNK OX3YY OZ7YY VP6TD ZL2HGR D2EEX CT1EEX PB6KNRM PA7DA VP8DIZ G7KMZ DA0UBOOT DK9OS PC650EDAM PD3BL VR10BG VR2BG DL100DAN DK1QO PC6REC PA9DX VR10NN WA4WTG DU3NXE W3HNK R41WP RA3LBA VR10PX VR2PX EA8/G7COD/A G0OYH R70PW UA9AB VR10UW VR2UW EI70FOY EI8EM SC300VL SK6HD VR10VAC VR2VAC EJ/G3ZAY G3ZAY SJ9WL LA4EKA VR10XLN VR2XLN EJ/M0HSW M0HSW SN0EL SP1KRF VR10XMT VR2XMT EJ/M0TJH M0TJH SN0FY SP9FY WP4NRT WP4NRX EK3GM IK2QPR SN100S SP9ZHR XV2JX JM3UML EM75IG UR7IA SN10P SP9KJU YP1900D YO5BFJ EM75ISI UT5SI SN10POW SP6ZJP ZA/UT7DW DK6CW EN80AL UT8AL SN1LH SP3VT ZB2FX G3RFX EN80AS UT8AS SN50PTU SP2PTU ZY5P PP5BZ (a) 21 June-5 July (b) bureau =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* ADDRESSES ******* =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

5H3EE Mike Stange, P.O. Box 78364, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 6M0MM Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety Club Station, 19 Gusungdong, Yousunggu, Daejeon 305-338, Korea E21EJC Kob, P.O. Box 20, Siam University, Bangkok 10163, Thailand EL2BA H. Walcott Benjamin Sr., 285 St. Marks Place, Suite 4-L, Staten Island, NY 10301, USA HS0ZCW Charles Harpole, 86/1 Moo 4, Tambon Bankok, Amper Meung, Samut Sakhon 74000, Thailand IW9HMQ Mauro Platania, Via Etnea 447/a, 95030 Gravina di Catania - CT, ItalyN1DL Karl Geng, 285 Grande Way #1803, Naples, FL 341210, USA RX3RC Roman A. Novikov, P.O. Box 21, 392000 Tambov, Russia UA1RJ Yuri G. Sinitso, P.O. Box 23, Vologda, 160000 Russia UA4WHX Vladimir M. Bykov, P.O. Box 2040, Izhevsk, 426000, Russia UR7IA Leonid Aniskin, P.O. Box 1901, Gorlovka-46, 84646 Ukraine UX3IA Alex V. Bataron, P.O. Box 34, Gorlovka-1, 84601 Ukraine VE3ZF Igor Slakva, 105 La Rose Avenue, PH #1410, Etobicoke, Ontario M9P 1A9, Canada VK1PWE A.S. Whitton, 34 Haystack Crescent, Palmerston Act 2913, Australia ***************************************************************************** 425 DX NEWS HOME PAGE: http://www.425dxn.org 425 DX NEWS ARCHIVES: http://list.425dxn.org 425 DX NEWS DX CLUSTER: telnet://dx.ik1znw.org:8000 ***************************************************************************** 425 DX News is a free of charge weekly bulletin edited by Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ and Valeria Pregliasco, IK1ADH Its contents may be used, reproduced and distributed in part or full provided that "425 DX News" or "425DXN" receive proper credit Contributors are invited to send their DX information to Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ ([email protected]) The deadline is 12 UTC on Fridays ***************************************************************************** MAILING LIST Please visit the "Mailing List" page at http://www.425dxn.org and follow the step by step subscribe/unsubscribe instructions or contact the Mailing List Administrator Stefano Turci, IK4WMH ([email protected]) ***************************************************************************** Direttore Responsabile Gabriele Villa, I2VGW Giornalista Professionista - Tessera n. 057216 Ordine Nazionale dei Giornalisti Roma, Italia *****************************************************************************

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=========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 9A - Caudio, IN3DEI/W1ADX will operate holiday style as 9A/W1ADX from a few Dalmatian islands (Dugi Otok, Molat, Pasman, Ugljan) in the EU-170 IOTA group from 19 July to 7 August. QSL via IN3DEI. [TNX IN3DEI] 9A - Laci/HA6NL, Gyuszi/HA2VR, Zsolti/HA6PS, Sanyi/HA7JJS and Laci/HA7PL will be active as 9A6NL and 9A/homecall from Pasman Island (EU-170) on 21-31 July. They will operate CW and SBB (plus some digital modes as well) on the HF bands and 6 metres. All of them will participate in the IOTA Contest with different calls, in different categories. QSL 9A6NL via HA6NL, others via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX HA0HW] 9A - Leonardo, IW0QO will be active holiday style as 9A/IW0QO from Losinj Island (EU-136, IOCA CI-058) on 1-10 August. He plans to operate on 10, 15, 20, 40 and 80 metres. QSL via home call, direct (to IW0QO, c/o Sezione A.R.I. di Perugia, P.O. Box 113, 06100 Perugia - PG, Italy) or bureau. [TNX IW0QO] BY - Dale/BA4TB, Jiang/BG4TBC, Dai/BG4TBJ, Mi/BG4TQX and Yun/BG1LKK will be active as homecall/4 from Chongming Island (AS-136) on 27-30 July, IOTA Contest included. They plan to operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 80-6 metres. QSL via home calls. [TNX BA4TB] EA6 - Jorge, EA8TL will be active as EA8TL/EA6 from Ibiza and Formentera, Balearic Islands (EU-004) from 31 July to 24 August. He plans to operate on 80, 40, 20, 17, 15, 12, 10 and 2 metres SSB. [TNX EA5KY]FM - The FM Ham Radio Association (FM.HAM.R.A.) will be active (on 80, 40, 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10 metres SSB, RTTY and PSK31, plus 6 and 2 metres) as TO1YR from 29 July to 5 August for the annual Tour des Yoles Rondes de la Martinique. QSL via FM1HN. [TNX F8REF] GM - Jim, MM0BQI will be active as MM0BQI/p from Tanera Mor, Summer Isles (EU-092) between 21 July and 4 August. He plans to operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 80-10 metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org] GM - MM0DFV, GM0WRR, GM4TOQ, MM0GDL, GM7WED, GM0VIQ, MM3LKV and possibly others will be active from the Isle of Islay in the Inner Hebrides (EU-008) on 28-29 July. Two different callsigns (GM2Z and GM4A) will be used during the IOTA Contest, while a separate PSK station will

operate as MS0EPC. QSLs via MM0DFV. [TNX MM0DFV] GM - Celebrating the centenary year of the scouting movement, Geoff, M5GAC operate as GB5BBS from the Isle of Arran (EU-123) from 28 July to 8 August. He plans to be active on 80, 40, 20 and 15 metres. QSL via M5GAC, direct or bureau. [TNX IW1FGZ] GM - Colin, MM0NDX and Ian, GM1RIG will participate in the IOTA Contest signing MM0NDX/P from Kerrera Island (EU-008). QSL via home call, direct only. [TNX MM0NDX] I - Guglielmo Marconi died in Rome on 20 July 1937, and two days later the state funeral was held at the basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli (Our Lady of the Angels). On 22 July 2007, a group of operators from ARI Frascati will activate special event station IY0SMA from inside the church. Expect them to be QRV on the HF bands SSB, CW and RTTY. QSL via bureau to IZ0FVD. [TNX IK0ZCW] I - Eight operators from the OM0C Contest Crew will be active as IB0/homecall on 80-2 metres from Ventotene Island (EU-045, IIA LT-001) on 25-30 July. They will participate in the IOTA Contest as IB0/OM0C. Further information at http://www.om0c.com/ventotene/ I - Special event station II1TS will be active on the HF bands SSB, CW and FSK from Genova on 28-31 July for the Tall Ship Races 2007. QSL via IZ1GJK, direct or bureau. Information on the event and the relevant award can be found at http://www.assoradiomarinai.tk/ [TNX IT9MRM] I - Fabio, IK8HJC will be active as ID9/IK8HJC from Vulcano Island (EU-017, IIA ME-018) from 25 August to 1 September. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX IK8HJC] JA - Look for JA6RGJ/6, JK6IIS/6 and JO6RGZ/6 to be active from Kuro Island (AS-012, JIIA AS-012-028), Nagasaki prefecture on 28-29 July. They will operate SSB and CW on the HF bands and 6 metres. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. [TNX JI6KVR] JA - Special event station 8J1ESP will be operated on 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres by PY3DF, JA1FXZ and a group from the International League of Esperantists Radio Amateurs (http://www.esperanto.org/internacia/ILERA/) between 31 July and 31 August. On 4-12 August activity will take place from the 92nd Esperanto World Conference in Yokohama. QSL via JA1YAR or JA1FXZ, bureau or direct. [TNX PY3DF] JD1_mt - Masafumi, JA6GXK will be active as JA6GXK/JD1 from Minami Torishima (OC-073) from 18 July to 2 August and again from 29 August to 30 September. [TNX The Daily DX] JW - Martin, G3ZAY and Michael, G7VJR will be active as JW/homecall from Svalbard on 15-22 July. Conditions permitting, they will be trying to use the WARC bands and 6 metres, as well as the contest bands from the club station JW5E in Longyearbyen (EU-026). QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. Logs will be uploaded to LoTW. [TNX G7VJR]KL - Mike, W7ASF and Richard, N7TCO will operate SSB only on 80, 40, 20 and 15 metres during their 23-31 July activity from Thorne Bay, Prince of Wales Island (NA-041) [425DXN 844]. "Rich and I are not experienced DXers", Mike says, but "we do take operating seriously and will be doing our best for IOTA". Mike is a fan of vintage gear, so he will be using 1963 Hallicrafters Hurricane as the main rig. QSL via W7ASF, direct or via bureau. [TNX W7ASF] LA - The Norsk Radio Relae Liga (NRRL) will be represented by LN2HQ in the IARU HF World Championship. QSL via bureau. Further information on planned operating frequencies can be found at www.nrrl.no/ln2hq [TNX LA6FJA] LA - Yogi, DB5YB will be active as LA/DB5YB from Stord Island (EU-055) from 28 July to 9 August. He plans to operate holiday style on 10-20 metres SSB. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX DB5YB] LU - Representing the Radio Club Argentino (RCA), a 28-operator team will participate in the IARU HF World Championship as LR4A. Nine stations will be activating the six bands on both CW and SSB. QSL via LU4AA.

[TNX LU8ADX] OH - OH7JR, OH6UM, OH2JA and OH1RX will participate in the IOTA Contest as OH2U/5 from Kuorsalo Island (EU-140). Some limited activity might start on the Friday evening before the contest. QSL via OH2IW. [TNX OH6UM/OH2IW] P2 - Two additional operators, namely Steve (G4EDG) and Luis (CT1AGF), will be joining Hans (SM6CVX) and Derek (G3KHZ) on their IOTA trip to Papua New Guinea [425DXN 831]. They will be active as P29VCX from Nukumanu Island (OC-284, new one) on 23-29 September, and as P29NI from Takuu Island (OC-283, new one) from 30 September to 5 October. They might go and operate also from the Tulun Islands (OC-256) on 6-9 October (callsign to be decided). Expect them to operate on all bands, including 160 and 80 metres, with three stations, two amplifiers, verticals and a multiband dipole. QSL P29VCX via SM6CVX, QSL P29NI via G3KHZ. [TNX NG3K] PA - For the third year in a row Jack, PD2J and JanJaap, PG7V will operate as PC6IOTA from Texel Island (EU-038). They will be there from 24 July to 1 August, and will concentrate their activity during the IOTA Contest. All of the QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau, direct cards should be sent to PG7V. Further information at http://www.pc6iota.net [TNX PG7V] PA - On August 1 a vast network of amateur radio stations around the world will support Scouting's Sunrise into the new Centenary (for further information please visit http://www.scout.org/en/ information_events/events/jota/sunrise_network_1_aug_2007). Wil/PA0WBS, Wim/PA2GON, Dirk/PA3DHR, Kees/PD3MRS and Dominic/PD0LDC, from Scouting Radio Spijkenisse (http://www.pi9srs.eu/), will participate in this event under the special call sign PA100WSJ (World Scouting Jamboree). They will operate on several bands and modes from 7 UTC through the end of the day. [TNX PD0LDC] PY - The 12-15 July activity from Santana Island (SA-077) [425DXN 841] has beeen cancelled because of a serious health problem occurend to one of the operators. [TNX VA3RJ] SM - Kjell, SM4DDS will be active again as 7S5A from Boko Island, Stora Alo (EU-177) on 16-23 July. Activity will be on 10-80 metres CW and SSB. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX SM4DDS] SV - George, SV1QN and Giannis, SV1GYG will be active as SV1QN/8 and SV1GYG/8 from Samos Island (EU-049) from 26 July to 4 August. They will operate CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31 on 160-10 metres, and will participate in the IOTA Contest. QSL via home calls. [TNX SV9AHZ] SV5 - A large group of operators (namely SV1JG, SV1RC, SV1RP, SV1EEX, SV1GRM, SW1GZL, SV1HER and SV1JCZ) will be active as SX5AS from the three Astakida islets (EU-001) on 17-23 July. They plan to operate on all bands (160m-23cm) and modes. QSL via SV1HER. [TNX SV1HER] SV9 - A group of operators from the Radio Amateur Society of Crete will participate in the IOTA Contest as J49A from Dia Island (EU-187). QSL to RASC, P.O. Box 1390, GR-71110 Heraklion, Crete, Greece. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org] UA - A group of operators from the Student Radio Club "Sporadik" of the Kursk State Technical University will be active as RI1SI from the Solovetsky Islands (EU-066) until 16 July. QSL via RW3WWW. [TNX RA3WUV] UA - Vasiliy/RA6AU, Victor/RU6AX and Alexey/RA1QY plan to operate as homecall/1 from several Russian islands on 18-22 July. Islands mentioned include three EU-153 counters - Baklan, Bol'shoy Kaynets and Khedostrov (RR-new one) - plus Lekh-Luda and Paskanets (RR-new one). QSL via home calls. [TNX RA1QY] UA - RW3WW, RA3WOK, R3W-128, RL3WX, RA3WKJ and a group of climbers from the Kursk State Technical University will conduct an expedition to the mountains of the Elbrus region between 28 July and 11 August. They will operate on 20 and 40 metres SSB as R6SE, RW3WW/6 and RL3WX/6. On 8-10 August they will be climbing the Mount Elbrus

itself. QSL via R6SE via RW3WWW, others via home calls, direct or bureau. [TNX RL3WX] VE - Special event station VO1J will be active from Fogo Island (NA-198) from 21 July to 20 August to mark the opening of the Fogo Wireless Interpretation Centre (http://www.town-fogo.ca/marconisite.htm). The operators will include Dan/VO1MX, Wayne/VO1TA, Ken/VO1KVT, Jason/VO1JNS and Dave/VO1AU. Expect VO1J to participate in the IOTA Contest. QSL via VO1AU. VE - Dana, VE1VOX will operate as VE1OTA/VE9 from Grand Manan Island (NA-014, CIsA NB-003) and lighthouse (ARLHS CAN-491) on 26-29 July. Expect activity on 15, 20 and 40 metres. QSL direct via home call. [TNX VE1VOX] VE - Fred, ON6QR will participate in the IOTA Contest as VO1/ON6QR from New Foundland (NA-027). He will operate CW QRP. [TNX ON6QR] VK - VK4NDX, VK4HMU and VK4FEAT will operate as VK4HAM/LGT from the Cape Moreton Lighthouse (ARLH AUS-039) on Moreton Island (OC-137) on 17-20 August, International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend included. Expect activity on 10, 15, 20, 40 and 80 metres. QSL via VK4FEAT. [TNX VK4FEAT] W - Rick, N5EYT will be active from Mustang Island (NA-092) and possibly other islands in that area between 14 July and 4 August. Operation will be on and off during the day depending on conditions and family activities, but he will be operating a lot during the IARU HF World Championship and the IOTA Contest. W - Jon, WB8YJF will be active again from Ocracoke Island (NA-067) on 22-29 July, IOTA Contest included. He will operate CW and SSB on 80-10 metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] W - The Motorola Amateur Radio Club (Florida Chapter) will operate as K4L from Cape Florida lighthouse (ARLHS USA-118) on Key Biscayne (NA-141) on 18 August for the International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend. They plan to be active from 13 UTC to 23.30 UTC on 40 and 20 metres CW, SSB and digital modes. QSL via W4MOT, direct or bureau. [TNX N4II] IARU HF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ---> This year's event (rules athttp://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2007/iaru.html) will run from 12 UTC on 14July through 12 UTC on the 15th. The following IARU Member Society HQstations are expected to participate: Call DXCC Multiplier Call DXCC Multiplier ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- 4L0HQ Georgia NARG LR4A Argentina RCA 8N1HQ Japan JARL LX0HQ Luxembourg RL 8N3HQ Japan JARL LY0HQ Lithuania LRMD 8N4HQ Japan JARL LZ7HQ Bulgaria BFRA A25HQ Botswana BARS NU1AW USA IARU AM1HQ Spain URE OE1A Austria OVSV AM2HQ Spain URE OH2HQ Finland SRAL AM3HQ Spain URE OL4HQ Czech Republic CRC AM4HQ Spain URE OM7HQ Slovakia SARA AM5HQ Spain URE OZ1HQ Denmark EDR AM7HQ Spain URE PA6HQ The Netherlands VERON BV0HQ Taiwan CTARL PJ2HQ Curacao VERONA CS7HQ Portugal REP R9HQ Asiatic Russia SRR DA0HQ Germany DARC S50HQ Slovenia ZRS DX1HQ Philippines PARA SK9HQ Sweden SSA EI0HQ Ireland IRTS SN0HQ Poland PZK GB7HQ U.K. RSGB TI0HQ Costa Rica RCCR HB9HQ Switzerland USKA TM0HQ France REF HR2HQ Honduras RCH VR10HK Hong Kong HARTS HS0AC Thailand RAST W1AW/4 USA ARRL IU1HQ Italy ARI YL4HQ Latvia LRAL

IU2HQ Italy ARI YR0HQ Romania FRR IU4HQ Italy ARI YV5AJ Venezuela RCV IU9HQ Italy ARI ZF1A Cayman Islands CARS LN2HQ Norway NRRL ZW2HQ Brazil LABRE =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE ---> The latest issue (June 2007) is now available athttp://www.425dxn.org/monthly/index.html. Articles and pictures should besent to Nicola Baldresca, IZ3EBA ([email protected]). 4 METRES IN ITALY ---> The Italian Ministry of Communications has authorizedamateur radio transmission experiments to be conducted on the 70 MHz band (4metres) until 31 December 2007. The frequencies are 70.100 MHz (+/- 12,5kHz), 70.200 MHz (+/- 12,5 kHz) and 70.300 MHz (+/- 12,5 kHz). 4L6VV ---> Mamuka Kordzakhia, 4L2M, President of the National AssociationRadioamateurs of Georgia (NARG), says that 4L6VV "is a pirate station". Theoperator's name is Yuri and the given QTH is Tkvarcheli, but according toKordzakhia "he is without Georgian license". HELP KADEK ---> The "Help Kadek' project [425DXN 837] has ended successfullywith a total of USD 6,318 received from 104 donors in 16 countries. "I wouldlike to use this opportunity to thank all the IOTA enthusiasts whocontributed generously", Cezar (VE3LYC) says, "I have no doubt that Kadekwill put this help to very good use". The list of donors is available athttp://www.mdxc.org/yb9bu/ PIRATE ---> Tony, T77C reports that the station signing T77BL on SSTV(between 15 May and 29 June) and PSK31 (between 28 June and 7 July) was apirate, as the genuine T77BL does not operate those modes. QSL DU7LA ---> Peter, DU7LA has moved back to the US and cards should be sentto his new call, KD0AA. [TNX KD0AA] =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** *** NEWS FROM THE WEB *** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW DX NEWS SERVICE: Paul Pescitelli, K4UJ has created a blog designed to be a central and free distribution point for DX news. The type of content intended would be DXpedition announcements (new announcements, updates, etc.), stories of DXpeditions general news stories related to happenings in rare DX locations. Give a look to http://www.dx-is.com/news IM0GG: A video and a photo gallery for the recent activity from Caprera [425DXN 843] can be found at http://picasaweb.google.it/ariolbia [TNX IS0JMA] IOCA TOUR: On-line logs and pictures of I6GFX's recent activity from seven Croatian islands can be found at http://www.gianfrancogervasi.it/radio.htm [TNX I6GFX] -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

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=========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW BV - JA3AQM and a large group of BV operators will be active as BO0K from Kinmen Island (AS-102) on 26-30 July. QSL via BV2KI. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org] CU - Ann, WA1S will be in Sao Miguel (EU-003), Azores from 28 July to 9 August, and will be active as CU2/WA1S. QSL via home call. [TNX WA1S] F - Jean-Jacques/ON7EQ, Roland/ON5QK and Sebastien/ON3EQ will operate SSB as F/OT3T from Batz Island (EU-105) on 26-29 July, IOTA Contest included. QSL via ON7EQ. Their website is at http://home.scarlet.be/ot3t [TNX www.rsgbiota.org] G - From 27 July through 7 August an international group of amateur radio operators will be active as GB100J. This is the special event station for the 21st World Scout Jamboree at Chelmsford. Operations will take place on all bands and modes including PSK31. QSL via bureau. For more information please visit http://gb100j.radio-scouting.org.uk [TNX W4RIS] GI - For the nineth year in a row the Kilmarnock & Loudoun ARC will participate in the IOTA Contest from Rathlin Island (EU-122). This year's operators (GM3OZB, GM3YEH, GM4OSS, GM0DJG and MM0BIM) will be using the callsign GI3YS (the late George Troy held that call since 1937, and it was his request that it should be passed to the club). QSL via MM0DHQ. [TNX www.rgsbiota.org] GJ - Iain, M0PCB and Chloe, 2E1IDT will be active as MJ0PCB and 2J1IDT from Jersey (EU-013) on 24-31 July. Operation will be QRP with small portable antennas. They will also be active for parts of the IOTA contest. QSLs via the bureau to their home calls, or direct to M0PCB. [TNX M0PCB] GM - GB5SI and MM0Q (IOTA Contest) are the callsigns Jim, MM0BQI will be using during his 21 July-4 August activity from the Summer Isles (EU-092) [425DXN 845]. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. GM - Jon, M0OVL will be active as MM0OVL/p from the island of Mull (EU-008) on 27-29 July, IOTA Contest included. QSL via home call. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org] HR - HR2H, HR2DX, HR2PAC and HR2DMR will be active as HQ3C from Cayos Cochinos (NA-160) on 26-30 July, IOTA Contest included. QSL via

HR2RCH. [TNX NG3K] I - Special stations II7GM and II7BA will be active on 20-22 July for the 70th anniversary of the death of Guglielmo Marconi and the 80th anniversary of ARI. QSLs via bureau. [TNX IZ7ECL] I - Adrian, YO3HJV will be active as IA5/YO3HJV/P from Elba Island (EU-028), on 21-27 July. He plans to operate SSB on 40, 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10 metres. [TNX YO3HJV] IS0 - Max, IK2XYG plans to participate in the IOTA Contest from Maddalena Island (IM0, EU-041). Should he be unable to reach the island, he will operate from Sardinia (IS0, EU-024). [TNX IK2XYG] KH3 - Susan/W7KFI expected to depart aboard her yacht "Dahrma" for Johnston Island (OC-023) next week, but now it seems that she will have to remain in Honolulu until the end of hurricane season in November. It took her seven months to get permission from the USAF to stop there, and she has been told that hers will be the last official operation, as the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have declared the island closed. [TNX The Daily DX]SM - SC300VL is the special callsign the Falkoping Radio Club is using through 31 December to celebrate the third centenary of Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778). QSL via SK6HD. Information on the relevant award can be found at www.qrz.com under SC300VL. [TNX SA6AQP] SP - Look for SP6ZPZ/1 to be active from Uznam Island (EU-129) on 21-22 July and for Scout station 3Z100S to participate in the IOTA Contest from Wolin Island (EU-132). The second Polish national Scout station, HF100S, will be active from Wolin Island as well, but only on 1 August. [TNX SP6NIC] SV - Giovanni, IW7DOL reports he will be active as SV8/IW7DOL from Kerkyra Island (EU-052) from 28 July to 2 August. TK - Fabrizio, IK5WOB will operate CW only as TK/IK5WOB from Algaiola, Corsica (EU-014) from 28 July to 11 August. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX IK5WOB] UA - Vlad, RZ1OA and Dima, UA1OLM will operate as UE1OTA/p from Morzhovets Island (EU-119) and UE1OTA/1 from Sosnovets Island (EU-161) from 24 to 30 July. QSL via RZ1OA. [TNX RZ1OA] UA - A group of Russian operators will participate in the IOTA Contest as RI1AA from Bolshoy Berezovyy Island (EU-133, RRA RR-01-02). Before contest they will be active as UE1CBB. QSL for both stations via UA1AIR, direct or bureau. [TNX UA1AIR] UR - UR0GK, UR3GO, UR4QTP, UR8QM, US3QQ, UT7CL and UT7GX will participate in the IOTA Contest as UW0G from the Kalanchakskiye Islands (EU-179). Before the contest they will be signing homecall/p. QSL via operator's instructions. [TNX US3QQ] UR - Serge, US3QQ says he plans to be active as US3QQ/p from a number of Ukrainian islands as well as from Genichesk Lighthouse (ARLH UKR-19) at different times during the summer until early autumn. VE - Look for special event station VE2CJCT to be active between 23 July and 1 August to celebrate the Canadian Scout Jamboree. QSL via VE2FGL. [TNX VA3RJ] W - Tom, K4ZGB and Allan, KV4T are expected to be active as homecall/p from Dauphin Island (NA-213) until 30 July, IOTA Contest included. QSL via home calls. [TNX VA3RJ] W - Steve, W3RFA and Bob, KB3NYX will participate in the IOTA Contest from South Marsh Island (NA-140). It will be a micro-expedition via sea kayak and with limited equipment. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org] W - The Florida Contest Group, along with the South Florida DX Association and the Mid Florida DX Association, will operate from several Florida IOTA groups during this year's IOTA Contest. Expect activity from NA-034, NA-052, NA-062, NA-069, NA-085, NA-138, NA-141 and NA-142. =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S ***

**** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW IOTA CONTEST LOGGER ---> The 15th IOTA Contest takes place on 28-29 July. SDIby Paul O'Kane, EI5DI is the only contest logger dedicated to this event, itoffers many unique features and it is recommended for single-operatorentrants. SDI runs on any Windows PC, and is free from www.ei5di.com QSL 3B7SP ---> Witek, SP9MRO reports that the QSL manager (SP9SX) has startedsending out the first direct cards. QSL 8N1HQ ---> All of the contacts made with the 8N#HQ JARL stations will beconfirmed automatically via the bureau. Those who need a direct card forcontacts made with 8N1HQ on 15m SSB and 160m CW can send their request toNao, JA1HGY. [TNX JA1HGY] ZONE 4 ---> Please note that East Pen Island (VY0, NA-231) counts for WAZZone 4, not Zone 2. [TNX VE3LYC] =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** *** NEWS FROM THE WEB *** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW MARKET REEF: Pictures and videoclips from the recent activity from Market Reef by SM0BSO, SM0LQB, SM1TDE, SM0EPO and OH0RJ can be found at http://www.sm0lqb.se/OJ0/. [TNX SM1TDE] QSL DB: Boye Christensen, OZ7C has updated his QSL DBase (which now contains 403,974 unique records) for Packet Cluster. The package can be downloaded at http://www.ddxg.dk/oz7c/; a web based search machine can be found at www.qsl.dk/oz7c [TNX OZ7C, [email protected]] =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* QSL INFO ******** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW =================================================================== CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER =================================================================== 1A0KM IK0FTA CX7CO KA5TUF SU9GD DJ2AVB 3V1A YT1AD DL40RRDXA DL1YFF SV0XAO DJ5JH 3XY5M PA7FM DQ50PASSAU DK1RWS SX5AS SV1HER 4K5D K2PF DQ50SAAR DK8VR T80W JM1LJS 4O5JE ON5JE DR80AMA DK3DM T88EK JE1EKS 4O6DJ OK6DJ EG1CMC EA1FE T88PT JI5RPT 5B/AJ2O RA3AUU EG2CVC EA2URV TA4CW F8CVR 5B4AHS RA3AUU EL2DX K8SJP TC25SG TA1HZ 5Q0PI OZ6PI ES0FTZ DL1FT TM1000 F8KFZ 6L0NJ/4 HL4XM FO5RH F2HE TM2CDB F8CKS 7S2S SM2O FS/CT1BWW CT1BWW TO5J F5LMJ 7S5A SM4DDS FS/EA3GHZ EA3GHZ TP2CE F5LGF 7Z1HL DJ9ZB FS/EA5YH EA5YH TU2/F5LDY F1CGN 7Z1SJ EA7FTR GB7HQ G3TXF TY5ZR IK2IQD 7Z1UG DG1XG GS0GRC/p G0RCI UE1RDA/1 RW1QN

8Q7KN JA9APS GS7GRC/p G0RCI UE1RFF/1 UA1RJ 8R1K OH0XX HF30PIK SP2FAX UE3MKD UA3MQM 8R1RPN OH0XX HH2FYD F6FYD UE6DOO RW6BJ 9A/VE3ZIK DL3PS HS0AC HS0ZFZ UN7AB DL8KAC 9A950DX 9A8DX HS0ZDY SM3CVM US4QWA/P US3QQ 9A950JB 9A3JB IA3GM IV3LNQ V26RM K3TRM 9M2CNC G4ZFE IQ8ST/p I8LWL V31BV W1JJ 9M4DXX 9M2TO IR8DX IK8VRH V31UB KU5B 9Q2DY pirate IY4FGM IK4UPU V36M W1JJ 9X5SP DL8YA J79DX VE3ZF V8FEO M5AAV A25CF K5LBU J79PAK HB9CUA VB3M VE3ZF A25HL ZS6WB JW/G3ZAY G3ZAY VE2IDX VE3ZF A25HQ K5LBU JW/G7VJR G7VJR VK1ANU JO2SLZ A25KDJ W5KDJ JW/RA3SS RA3SD VP2MRM K3TRM A25OB ZS6OB KH0PR JJ8DEN VP2V/K5WAF W5PF A25OOK M5AAV LR4A LU4AA VP2V/W5PF W5PF A25SL W5SL LX0HQ LX1KQ VP2V/WF5W W5PF A43HIH A47RS LZ/G4EDG LZ1JZ VP2V/WZ8C W5PF A52SW K2AU LZ50DX LZ1AF VP2VEA W5PF AC5TB/KH0 JH0MRP NA8O/KH0 JK1FNL VP6AL ZL1UFB AM1HQ EA4URE NF7E/KL7 NF7E VQ9JC ND9M AM2HQ EA4URE NN7A/NL7 NN7A VR10VTN JM1FYH AM3HQ EA4URE OJ0/SM0BSO SM0BSO VY2/KV8Q KC8UR AM4HQ EA4URE OJ0/SM0EPO SM0EPO W3P N3ZNI AM5HQ EA4URE OJ0/SM0LQB SM0LQB W7FLY KN7T AM7HQ EA4URE OJ0/SM1TDE SM1TDE XU7TZG ON7PP AN7A EA7NL OM7HQ OM3JW XW1A E21EIC CA1UGE CE1IQQ OX3XR OZ3PZ YJ0CZE W0FF CN2GE F5OGE OY/G3SXW G3SXW YL4HQ YL2UZ CN2PH OM2PH OY/G3TXF G3TXF YM1907FB TA3YJ CO6XN N3ZOM OZ1HQ OZ1ACB YR1C YO4NA CP6AA IK6SNR P3CA 5B4MS ZA1E I2MQP CS25BWU CT1BWU P40W N2MM ZF1A W5ASP CS26X CT1EHX PJ2HQ N9AG ZF2AH W6VNR CS5FAT CT6ARL R100AK RW4HB ZF2EK N2EK CS7HQ CT1REP R100IF RW4HB ZL1V N3SL CU2A OH2BH R50KP RZ1OM ZS6FJM CT1ABE CU8/CT3FN HB9CRV RI1SI RW3WWW ZW2HQ PT2AA =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* ADDRESSES ******* =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW DL8YA Peter A. Stabusch, Jakobstr. 25, 50354 Huerth, Germany IK0FTA Sergio Roca, P.O. Box 713, 00162 Roma Nomentano - RM, Italy JA9APS Narumi Kawai, 1-10-14 Suwanokawara, Toyama, 930-0088 Japan K8SJP James Alpine, 8800 Monrovia Place, Dulles, VA 20189-8800, USA KL1YY Marvin Baur, 4275 Kachemak Way, Homer, AK 99603, USA NF7E Bob Wertz, 6315 E. Townsend-Winona Rd., Flagstaff, AZ 86004, USA NN7A Art Phillips, P.O. Box 73, Eckert, CO 81418, USA OH0XX Olli Rissanen, Apartado 0860-00432, Villa Lucre, Panama, Panama SM2O Mikael Styrefors, Skolvagen 18, SE-95040 Tore, Sweden SM4DDS Kjell Bonerfalt, Tallrisvagen 41 R, 702 34 Orebro, Sweden VE3ZF Igor Slakva, 105 La Rose Avenue, PH #1410, Etobicoke, Ontario M9P 1A9, Canada W5PF J Paul Frantz III, 20016 Hilltop Ranch Dr., Montgomery. TX 77316, USAYE39AR P.O. Box 8000, Jakarta 11000, Indonesia ZL1UFB Al McDonald, P.O. Box 166, Waihi 3641, New Zealand

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=========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 3B7 - The various logistical arrangements for the 7-24 September 3B7C operation from St. Brandon have been confirmed, a detailed site survey of the QTH (Isle du Sud) has been made, the container of gear has been shipped and everything is looking good. Amateur radio activity on 6 metres is not normally allowed from Mauritius and its outlying islands, but the group has been able to gain a short-term permit, limited to three fixed frequencies: 50090 (CW), 50102 (CW), 50145 (USB). Bob, N6OX has joined the team, but they still have a vacancy for one team member to bring the total team to 20. "We are seeking a team player and an outstanding operator who is ideally known to one of the current 3B7C team members", says G3XTT ([email protected]). "A 6m specialist would be particularly welcome". Keep an eye on the web site (www.3b7c.com), which continues to be updated on a regular basis. The full press release no. 5, issued on 24 July, will be published in the next 425 Magazine (http://www.425dxn.org/monthly/index.html) [TNX G3XTT] 4O - Emir, 9A6AA, plans to be active on the bands as 4O6AA from Sveti Nikola Island (EU-163) between 13 and 19 August (http://www.inet.hr/9a6aa/4O6AA.htm). QSL via home call, direct. [TNX 9A6AA] 5B - C4MG is the callsign the Nicosia Amateur Radio Club will be using during the IOTA Contest [425DXN 821]. Operations will take place from Agios Georgios (AS-120); the group expects to be QRV as 5B4NC/p with two stations on 27 July in the local afternoon. QSL for both calls via 5B4KH, direct or bureau. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] 9A - Giuseppe, IK5WWA will operate as 9A/IK5WWA from Solta Island (EU-016, IOCA CI-126) from 25 August to 1 September. He also plan to go and operate from one or more nearby islets: Balkun (CI-155), Grmej (CI-395), Komicic (CI-new), Polebrnjak (CI-394), Radula (CI-206), Saskinja (CI-396), Stipanska (CI-213). QSL via home call. [TNX IK5WWA] CE - Sergio, CE3CMZ and Hector, CE3FZL will be active as CE4S and CE4T from Topocalma lighthouse (ARLHS CHI-076) on 17-19 August. They plan

to operate SSB only on 40, 20 and 10 metres. QSL via EA5KB. [TNX CE3FZL] CE - Carlos, CE6AMN and the DX Group of Radio Club Villarrica (CE6RCV) will be active as XR4C from the lighthouse at Cabo Carranza (ARLHS CHI-005) on 18-19 August for the International Lighthouse & Lightship Weekend. They plan to operate SSB and CW on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres. QSL direct to CE6AMN. [TNX CE6AMN] CO - Edor, CO7PH works at the airport on Cayo Coco, one of the two main islands in the Camaguey Archipelago (NA-086), and has been given permission to operate from nearby Cayo Paredon Grande. He plans to be active on 28-29 July on various bands (mainly 17 and 20 metres) SSB, possibily with some CW. QSL via W3HNK. [TNX VA7DJ] CT - Jose/CT1APE, Lopes/CT1CJJ, Manuel/CT1DSC, Jose/CT1EEB, Luis/CT1EEQ, Carlos/CT1END and Filipe/CT1ILT will participate in the IOTA Contest as CQ7P from Pessegueiro Island (EU-167). QSL via CS1GDX. The day before the contest they will be signing homecall/p [TNX CT1ILT] F - Special event call TM0FIL will be aired on all bands and modes from 30 July to 12 August for the 36th Festival Inter-celtique de Lorient http://www.festival-interceltique.com/). QSL via F6KPQ. [TNX F8REF]FG - David, F1JXQ will be active as FG/F1JXQ from Guadeloupe (NA-102) on 4-20 August. He operates SSB and is likely to be found on 10-6 metres and 2m between 10 and 16 UTC. QSL direct to home call. [TNX F1JXQ] FW - Mike, KM9D and Jan, KF4TUG have been granted permission to operate as FW0MO and FW0YL from Nukutapu, Wallis Islands (OC-054). They will participate in the IOTA Contest as FW0YL (SSB and CW) and their plans are to remain active "for some subsequent period" following the IOTA event. QSL for both via OM2SA and LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX]GM - Andre, GM3VLB plans to operate from five Scottish islands starting on 27 July: Eilean Hoan (EU-123), Rabbit Island (EU-123), Eilean Nan Ron (EU-123), Neave Island (EU-005) and Stroma Island (EU-123). The trip is weather dependent. "I am determined to make every reasonable effort to activate all five islands" Andre says, "but there can be no guarantees". HC8 - Manu, LX2LX and Norby, LX1NO are active as HC8/LX2LX and HC8/LX1NO from Isabela Island, Galapagos (SA-004) until 31 July. It is a low profile holiday style operation, mainly CW with some occasional SSB. QSL via LX1NO. On-line log at http://www.luxlog.info/hc.htm (also give a look to http://www.qsl.net/lx1no/ham/awards.htm#hc8 for the HC8/HD8 DX Diploma). [TNX NE8Z] I - ARI Ancona will operate special station IY6GM from Monte Cappuccini (WAIL MA-003, ARLHS ITA-104) between 5 and 19 August. The activity will celebrate the 103rd anniversary of the experiments carried out by Guglielmo Marconi from that place. QSL via QSL via I6GFX, direct or bureau. [TNX I6GFX] I - Alberto, IT9MRM will operate SSB on the HF bands from Isola delle Palme (EU-025, IIA SR-010) on 6-8 August. QSL direct or bureau. [TNX IT9MRM] I - Marco, IZ6ASI will participate in the International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend (18-19 August) as IZ6ASI/p from the lighthouse at Senigallia (ARLHS ITA-181, WAIL MA-004). Exepct activity on 10, 15, 20, 40 and 80 metres SSB. [TNX IZ6ASI] IS0 - Tano, IZ8GCB will be active as IS0/homecall from Sardinia (EU-024) on 1-19 August. He plans to operate CW and SSB on 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX IZ8GCB] JA - Look for Takeshi, JI3DST to participate in the IOTA Contest as JI3DST/JI3 from Ki-ooshima (AS-117). After the contest, until 1 August, he will operate as JI3DST/3 from Honshu (AS-007) and give out three Guns and one City to JCC (Japan Century Cities) and JCG (Japan Century Guns) chasers. QSL via bureau only to home call. [TNX JI3DST] LU - The Bahia Blanca DX Group (http://www.grupodxbb.com.ar/index.html)

will operate on all bands and modes from four different lighthouses on 17-19 August for the International Lighthouse & Lightship Weekend. Expect them to be using LR3DX from Rincon Lighthouse (ARLHS ARG-036), LU3DXG from Baliza Tripoede (ARLHS ARG-1884) and LU6XA from Cabo Blanco Lighthouse (ARLHS ARG-001), while the operators at Recalada Lighthouse (ARLHS ARG-009) will be signing homecall/D. QSLs via LU7DSY. For information on the relevant awards, please contact [email protected] [TNX LU9ESD] OH - UA1ANA and UA1ATI will operate as OH2DZ from Kuutsalo Island (EU-140, see RI1GK below) on 28-29 July. QSL via RV1AQ. [TNX UA1ATI]ON - Special callsign ON14CS will be aired from La Croix-Scaille in the Belgian Ardennes on 17-24 August to celebrate 14 years of co-operation between the Belgian UBA Section Ronse (ON4RSX) and the French Radio Club Neuville-de-Poitou (F5KFL). Expect activity on the HF bands, 6 metres and VHF. QSL via bureau. [TNX ON7WZ] OZ - Look for Jens, DL8WOW to be active as OZ/DL8WOW from Bornholm Island (EU-030) on 5-17 August. He plans to operate mainly CW on 40-10 metres. QSL via home call. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org] PA - Six operators from the Flying Dutch DX Group will participate in the IOTA Contest as PI4HQ/p from Schouwen Duiveland (EU-146). QSL via PA3CAL, direct or bureau. [TNX PA0ABM] PA - PA3CNI and PA3AAF will be active from Old Kraggenburg lighthouse (ARLHS NET-158) on 18-19 August for the International Lighthouse & Lighship Weekend. They plan to operate mostly CW with some SSB. QSL via home calls. [TNX PA3CNI] TA - Ozer, TA2RC and Mustafa, TA2MW will be active from Kefken Island (AS-159, KN51DF) on 26-30 July. They plan to concentrate on working North America, South America, Japan and other possible DX areas, and will also operate on 6 and 2 metres. They will participate int he IOTA Contest as YM0T (CW only, QSL via TA2RC) and TC2T (SSB only, QSL via TA2MW). [TNX TA2RC] TK - Look for TK/DL2RMC and TK/DL1RTL to be active from Corsica (EU-014) from 30 July to 8 August. They plan to operate holiday style on all bands SSB, CW and digital modes. A side trip to the EU-164 IOTA group might be possible. QSL via home calls. [TNX NG3K] UA - RN1AW, RX1AW, RV1AQ and UA1AJM will be active as RI1GK (SSB and CW) from Gogland Island (EU-133) until 30 July. This operation commemorates the events back in 1900, when the crew of the battleship "General-Admiral Apraksin" was rescued in the Gulf of Finland as a result of distress call relayed by Alexander S. Popov's radio system between the islands of Kuutsalo (see OH2DZ above) and Gogland. QSL via RV1AQ. [TNX UA1ATI] UA - A large group of operators (namely RA3CW, RA4HNB, RA4HTX, RK1AM, RK3FA, RV1AC, RV2FW/1, RW3DO, RZ3FA and UA6BGB) are active as RK1B/P from Kotlin Island (EU-133) until 30 July. They will participate in the IOTA Contest as RI1CA. QSL via operator's instructions. UA - Artem/UA3MQM, Dmitriy/RA3MF, Dmitriy/RW3MR, Oleg/RA1AR, Dmitriy (ex UA3MLH), Alex/RA3MR and Svetlana/UA3MQL will operate as RK3MWL/1 from Kotlin island (EU-133) on 27-30 July, IOTA Contest included. QSL via UA3MQM [TNX UA3MQM] UA - Igor/RW0LBM, Vlado/UA0LCZ, Alex/RU0LM and Andy/RW0LC will be active as UE0LAA from Chikhachev Island (RR-16-09, IOTA status to be determined) on 1-7 August. QSL via UA0LCZ, direct or bureau. [TNX UA0LCZ] UA - Mike/UA1QV, Albert/UA1PBU and Victor/RA1QKI will be active for five days from Chaichiy Island (EU-160) next month, with possible stops on Zelenyy and/or Dolgiy islands (EU-102), Sengeyskiy and/or Timanets Island (EU-188), and Kolguev Island (EU-085). The trip will take place between approximately 3 and 25 August. QSL via home calls. [TNX UA1QV] UR - UR5FAV, US0ZZ, UT5ZC, UT7UT, UX0FF, ER3DW, ER3DX, ER3OO and ER3ZZ will participate in the IOTA Contest as EM5F from Ankudinov Island

(EU-182). They will be there on 27-30 July. QSL EM5F via UX0FF, direct or bureau. QSL for contacts made outside the contest via home call. [TNX UX0FF] UR - Special event callsing EM15B will be aired on 1-31 August to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Ternopil Amateur Radio Club. Club members will also operate as EM15B/A from various districts of Ternopil region for the Ukrainian Regional Districts Award (http://www.uarl.com.ua/urda/). QSL via UT1BC. [TNX UR5BCP] V3 - Jay, K0BCN is currently active as V31MX from Caye Caulker (NA-073), Belize until 31 July. He will operate CW and SSB on 20 metres, plus 17 and 15 metres if those bands are open. QSL via home call. [TNX The Daily DX] VE - Fred/VE1FA and Helen/VA1YL are leading a group of operators who will be active as VE1FO/1 from Bon Portage (aka Outer Island, NA-126, CIsA NS-128) until 31 July. During the IOTA Contest they will be signing VC1W (QSL via VE1RGB, direct or bureau). YV - An IOTA operation is being organized to take place from Las Aves de Sotavento (SA-051) in August, to celebrate the Venezuelan Navy Day. The callsign will be YW5AS. QSL via DL3AMA. [TNX 4X4-2238] <<< RSGB IOTA CONTEST (28-29 JULY) >>> The following stations have announced their participation in this year'sevent (from 12 UTC on 28 July through 12 UTC on the 29th). For lastestadditions please give a look to http://www.rsgbiota.org/, to the IOTWCalendar maintained by John, WD8MGQ (www.islandchaser.com/iotw/calendar2/)and to the announced operation lists maintained by Ric, DL2VFR(www.iota-post.de/iotatest/hauptteil_iotatest.html) and Bill, NG3K(www.ng3k.com/Misc/iotai2007.html). Other groups will be activated during the weekend, but advance informationdid not mention if the operators participate in the contest. Full details onthe IOTA Contest can be found at http://www.contesting.co.uk/hfcc/iota.shtml SWLs please note that the IOTA SWL Contest, discontinued in 2005, has beenpicked up by the Mediterraneo DX Club (SWL Section), in cooperation with theRSGB HF Contests Committee, and it will be held in parallel with the IOTAContest. Please visit http://www.mdxc.org/swl for full information (softwareincluded). Good luck to you all! Ref.No. Call/Ops QSL Ref.No. Call/Ops QSL ------------------------------------------------------------------- AS-015 9M4DXX 9M2TO EU-132 3Z100S SP6ZDA AS-053 HS8KAY HS8KAY EU-133 RI1AA UA1AIR AS-100 4X7AZ 4Z5LA EU-133 RI1CA AS-101 E21EIC/p EU-133 RK3MWL/1 UA3MQM AS-102 BO0K EU-136 9A/SQ5FWR SQ5FWR AS-117 JI3DST/JI3 JI3DST EU-136 9A7T/p 9A2EU AS-118 9K2YM/p EA5KB EU-140 OH2U/5 OH2IW AS-120 C4MG 5B4KH EU-144 IC8DI IK8WEJ AS-129 B7P EU-146 PA/OQ1C/p ON4ON AS-136 BA4TB/4 BA4TB EU-146 PA1BX/p PA1BX AS-155 BV9G BV8BC EU-146 PE1OPM/p PE1OPM AS-159 TC2T TA2MW EU-146 PI4HQ/p PA3CAL AS-159 YM0T TA2RC EU-149 ES2U bureau EU-001 SX5P SV5FRD EU-158 J48IO DK7AO EU-008 GM2T GM4UYZ EU-158 J48YL DK7AO EU-008 GM2Z MM0DFV EU-167 CQ7P CS1GDX EU-008 GM4A MM0DFV EU-170 9A/HA2VR HA2VR

EU-008 MM0NDX/P MM0NDX EU-170 9A/HA6PS HA6PS EU-008 MM0OVL/p M0OVL EU-170 9A/HA7JJS HA7JJS EU-010 MM0LSB/P M0LSB EU-170 9A/HA7PL HA7PL EU-011 M8C G4DFI EU-170 9A6NL HA6NL EU-013 2J1IDT 2E1IDT EU-170 9A9Z/p 9A1ADE EU-013 GJ6YB G3SWH EU-171 OZ7BQ/p OZ7BQ EU-013 MJ0PCB M0PCB EU-174 J48NAR HA0NAR EU-014 TK/M0VPE M0VPE EU-179 UR5FCZ/p UR5FCZ EU-020 SA1A SM1TDE EU-179 UR5FEL/p UR5FEL EU-025 IT9BLB IT9BLB EU-179 UT9FJ/p UT9FJ EU-031 IC8R IC8OZM EU-179 UW0G UT7GX EU-032 F5RAB/p F5RAB EU-182 EM5F UX0FF EU-036 LA/OE9ICI OE9ICI EU-182 UX2IQ/p UX2IQ EU-037 SM7ZAU G0AZS EU-185 UA6AF/P UA6AF EU-038 PA0HFT PA0HFT EU-187 J49A direct EU-038 PC6IOTA PG7V NA-014 VE1OTA/VE9 VE1VOX EU-040 CT1EDX/p CT1EDX NA-027 VO1/ON6QR EU-041 IM0/IK2XYG IK2XYG NA-029 VY2Z VE3ZZ EU-042 DF7FC/p DF7FC NA-041 W7ASF/KL7 W7ASF EU-043 SK6M/P SM6DYK NA-046 K1VSJ/p K1VSJ EU-043 SM6EQO/p SM6EQO NA-067 N4A N4YDU EU-045 IB0/OM0C NA-067 WB8YJF/4 WB8YJF EU-047 DF1LON/p DF1LON NA-091 VA7AQ/p VA7AQ EU-049 SV1GYG/8 SV1GYG NA-092 KM5VI EU-049 SV1QN/8 SV1QN NA-092 N5EYT N5EYT EU-052 J48IM HA0IM NA-096 HI3C ON4IQ EU-057 DL5KUD DL5KUD NA-099 NP3CW EU-064 TM7C F4AJQ NA-099 WP4I W3HNK EU-088 OZ8MW/p OZ8MW NA-110 AA4V AA4V EU-089 CU8T CT1GFK NA-113 C6APR K3IXD EU-092 MM0Q MM0BQI NA-126 VC1W VE1RGB EU-093 EE5KB EA5KB NA-128 VE2FK VA2SG EU-099 GJ0KYZ/p GJ0KYZ NA-137 VA3RMF/W1 EU-105 F/OT3T ON7EQ NA-138 N4AUG N4AUG EU-105 TM7BA F5NCU NA-140 NY3A/p EU-115 EI9JQ G0DEZ NA-140 W3RFA W3RFA EU-120 G7N G6FOP NA-141 W4H K4MM EU-120 GB2HI NA-144 W6I N2OWL EU-122 GI3YS MM0DHQ NA-148 NE1RD/1 NE1RD EU-123 GM0B MM0BHX NA-160 HQ3C HR2RCH EU-123 MM3M G3VCQ NA-198 VO1J VO1AU EU-124 GW8K GW0ANA NA-213 K4ZGB/p K4ZGB EU-127 DA0T/P DA0T NA-213 KV4T/p KV4T EU-127 DF6QC DF6QC OC-054 FW0YL OM2SA EU-127 DL5AUA/p DL5AUA OC-150 YB3MM/9 IZ8CCW EU-128 DL5XAT/p DL5XAT SA-027 PP5VX PP5VX EU-129 DL0KWH/p DL0KWH SA-089 YW1DX IT9DAA EU-129 DR6IOTA DM5DX Many thanks to 4X1VF, 9M2TO, BA4TB, CT1END, CT1ILT, EC5EC, F5NQL, G0AZS,G3SWH, HA0HW, IK2XYG, IT9DAA, IW9HIK, IZ8EDJ, JI3DST, K3IXD, KM5VI, M0PCB,M0RNR, MM0BQI, MM0DFV, MM0NDX, NG3K, OH2IW, OM0C, ON6QR, OPDX Bulletin,OZ7BQ, OZ9V, PA0ABM, PG7V, SM1TDE, SP6NIC, SV9AHZ, TA2RC, The Daily DX,UA1AIR, UA3MQM, US3QQ, UT3IB, UT9FJ, UX0FF, VA3RJ, VA3RMF, VE3ZZ, W6WTG,www.qrz.com, www.rsgbiota.org and others. =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

BUREAU CARDS TO BELARUS ---> BFRR (Belarussian Federation of Radioamateursand Radiosportsmen) Chairman Alexander Pantchenko, EU1PA would like to remindeveryone that the BFRR QSL bureau service is for BFRR members only. TheBelarus QSL bureau has limited financial resources, so that QSL cards sent tonon members are not returned to sender. The BFRR members list can be found athttp://www.bfrr.net/ DXCC NEWS ---> 9U0X (Burundi, February 2007) has been accepted for DXCCcredit. Those who had cards rejected for this operation, can send an e-mailto [email protected] and they will be placed on the list for update. [TNX NC1L] NA-231 ---> Ken, G3OCA and Cezar, VE3LYC had to cancel their attempt to goand operate from East Pen Island (NA-231, 20-22 July), due to variousproblems encountered on arrival at Ft. Severn in northern Ontario. Basically,the unusual number of polar bears on the island and the walrus colonies"extremely protective" towards their cubs made the crossing to and thestaying on East Pen too dangerous. NOT THE MANAGER ---> Corrado, IT9DAA reports he is not the QSL manager forYV1CTE, YV1RDX and YY1JGT any longer. Cards should be sent direct only to therespective addresses (see www.qrz.com). Corrado still handles the cards(direct and bureau) for 4M5DX, 4M5R, YV1FM, YV5MSG, YV5SSB, YV5TX, YW0DX(NA-020, 8-13 February 2007), YW1DX (SA-089, 26-29 July 2007), YW4C (SA-058,7-10 July 2005), YW5CQ, YX5IOTA (SA-044, 26 September-1 October 2006) andYY4RN. QSL BS7H ---> The first QSLs were mailed on 23 July. Steve, KU9C, hasreceived over 10,000 envelopes, so it is expected it will take approximatelytwo months before every card is answered. Please do not send for a secondcard until we announce all cards have been answered. Steve will also uploadQSOs to LOTW as he processes the cards so, if you utilize LOTW, you canexpect your QSOs to show up roughly the same time you receive your card. Thiswill allow you to avoid mailing in your physical QSL card for verification. A small number of QSL cards were received with either no SASE, or a SASE withold style IRCs that are no longer valid. KU9C will attempt to contact you viaemail, but if he cannot contact you, these will be returned by the bureau.Steve will also upload bureau card QSOs to LOTW as they are processed. [TNXN1DG] QSL N8S ---> All of the requests received before 1 June have been processedand sent out. They are about 14,500 direct cards (the last batch of 2,500cards was mailed on 25 July) and 1,000 bureau QSLs. There are still some2,500 direct requests, received after 1 June, that will be processed withinthe next couple of weeks. Keep an eye on www.yt1ad.info/n8s/news.html [TNXYT3W] QSL VIA 9M2TO ---> Tex now has a Post Office Box, and his new mailing addressis: Tex Izumo, P.O. Box 125, GPO 10710, Penang, Malaysia. Use this addresswhen QSLling direct for 9M4SDX, 9M4DXX and 9M4SIX (otherwise use the 9M2 QSLbureau). Cards for QSOs made with 9M2TO himself go via JA0DMV, direct orthrough the JARL bureau. [TNX 9M2TO] QSL VIA SM5DQC ---> Georges, 9Q1EK is the only one currently active from theDemocratic Republic of Congo. His log has been updated on www.logsearch.de(if you do not find a QSO you are sure of, please [email protected]). Phillipe, 9Q1TB is on vacation until early August, andOsten (SM5DQC) says he is still waiting for his latest log to arrive. QSLsdirect only to Osten B. Magnusson, Nyckelvagen 4, SE-59931 Odeshog, Sweden(and do not forget that 1 USD does not cover return postage from Sweden toanywhere).

+ SILENT KEY + Bert "Axel" Rohrbeck, DL7PR, passed away on 25 July at 65years of age after a short illness. Licenced in 1969, he earned his 5-BandDXCC as early as 1971 and he was one of the most active and famous DXers insouthern Germany. "His longpath signal on 40m CW", says Mike, DJ5AV, "was anindicator of propagation between Europe and Stateside nearly every day duringEuropean winters". ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- QSLs received direct or through managers: 1A4A, 3B7SP, 3C0M, 3D2RI (OC-189),3DA0EI, 3XD2Z, 3XM6JR, 4L3Y, 4O3M, 5H3EE, 5W0RE, 5Z4/9A3A, 6V7E, 6W/IZ2DPX,6W1SE, 6Y5/K3TEJ, 6Y5IC, 7X2LS, 7Z1UG, 8J1RL (AN-015), 8P6SH, 9K2MU,9M2/PG5M, 9M8PSB, 9Q1EK, 9U0X, A25KDJ, A61AJ, BP0A, BS7H, BU2AI, BV0L, C56NN,CU3EQ, CW6V, DU9/G4UNL, ED7SPI (EU-143), EP3HF, FM5AA, FM5BH, FO/N6JA,FS/AH8DX, FY5KE, HH2FYD, HP3/K1YJ, HS0ZGQ, II4SDP (EU-155), IR2IPY, J20MM,J20RR, J70J, J79RV, J8/W6JKV, JD1/JE2HCJ, K8HLM, KH6ND/KH5, KL7CQ, KL7HBK(NA-050), KL7J, KP4SQ, KP4WW, LT1F, N8S, NH6P, NP4A, NP4U, OA4SS, OD5NH, OH8T(EU-184), OJ0/OH3RM, OJ0VR, OK1KT, P29SX, P40W, P49V, PJ4/K4BAI, PJ4/PA3CNX,PS2ZT, PY0FF, PZ5RA, R750M, S21YY, S57RR, SU1SK, SV2ASP/A, SV9/SM2EKM, T88NN,TB0DX, TC0DX (EU-186), TF3YH, TG9ANF, TI5N, TO3T, TO6T, UA0BA, UA0ZC, UN7QX,V26HS, V44KJ, V63J (OC-132 & OC-180), V63RE (OC-277), V73NS, VE0MMA,VE2XB/VY0 (NA-007), VK0JLX, VP2EDH, VP2V/K3PIN, VP8/LZ1UQ, VP8KF, VQ9LA,VU7MY, VU7RG, WP2Z, WP3C, XE1AKM, XE2WWW, XF2K, XT2C, XU7MDY, XW1A, XW3DT,YA/LY1Y, YL2GP, YM0DX, YN4SU, Z35T, ZC4LI, ZD9BCB, ZK3RE, ZP0R, ZP6CW, ZV5A. ***************************************************************************** 425 DX NEWS HOME PAGE: http://www.425dxn.org 425 DX NEWS ARCHIVES: http://list.425dxn.org 425 DX NEWS DX CLUSTER: telnet://dx.ik1znw.org:8000 ***************************************************************************** 425 DX News is a free of charge weekly bulletin edited by Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ and Valeria Pregliasco, IK1ADH Its contents may be used, reproduced and distributed in part or full provided that "425 DX News" or "425DXN" receive proper credit Contributors are invited to send their DX information to Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ ([email protected]) The deadline is 12 UTC on Fridays ***************************************************************************** MAILING LIST Please visit the "Mailing List" page at http://www.425dxn.org and follow the step by step subscribe/unsubscribe instructions or contact the Mailing List Administrator Stefano Turci, IK4WMH ([email protected]) ***************************************************************************** Direttore Responsabile Gabriele Villa, I2VGW Giornalista Professionista - Tessera n. 057216 Ordine Nazionale dei Giornalisti Roma, Italia

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=========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 9A - Marco, IK1ACX reports he will operate from Pag Island (EU-170) on 11-18 August. BY - A large group of operators will be active as homecall/2 (BY1TT/2, BD1PTA/2, BA3CE/2...) from JuHua Island (AS-151) on 10-12 August. QSL via BD1PTA. [TNX BA3CE] F - Special station TM2HRH will be active on 6-19 August to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of Heinrich Rudolf Hertz. QSL via bureau to F6KTN. [TNX F1SIU] FP - Members of the Marconi Radio Club of Newfoundland will be active as FP/VO1NA from St. Pierre & Miquelon (NA-032) on 5-7 August. Expect activity on 20, 30 and 40 metres. QSL via VO1MRC. [TNX The Daily DX]G - Charles, M0OXO (http://charlesm0oxo.piczo.com/) is again active as GB4IPY until 28 August. This is one of the IPY special callsigns celebrating the 4th International Polar Year. [TNX 9A7K] I - ARI Frascati will activate special call IY0ORP on 11-12 August to commemorate the microwave test carried out by Guglielmo Marconi in 1932 between Capo Figari (Sardinia) and Rocca di Papa (Rome). QSL via I0DJV, direct or bureau. [TNX IK0ZCW] I - Fabio, IW1DFU will be active as IA5/IW1DFU from Elba Island (EU-028, IIA LI-001) on 12-31 August. He expects to operate mainly CW on 20 and 30 metres, with some SSB activity on 20 and 40 metres, running 100 watts into vertical and/or dipole antennas. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX IW1DFU] IS0 - Stefano, IK5XCT will be active as IM0/IK5XCT from Maddalena Island (EU-041, IIA OT-008) until 13 August. QSL via IK5XCT, direct or bureau (an e-mail request form for bureau cards will be available at http://www.qsl.net/ik5xct). [TNX IK5XCT] IS0 - Gerry, IZ1DSH and Giovanni, IK1WEG will operate (on 10-40 metres SSB and CW, plus 6 metres) as IS0/IZ1DSH and IS0/IK1WEG from Sardinia (EU-024) on 8-20 August. Side trips as IM0/homecall to the islands of Spargi (IIA OT-021, EU-041) and Caprera (IIA OT-012, EU-041) are being planned. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. [TNX IW1FGZ] JA - Look for JI3DST/JI4 and/or JS6RRR/JI4 to be aired from Kasado-shima (AS-117) on 4 August for a few hours (3-8 UTC). QSL via bureau. [TNX JI3DST]

KL - Lanny, W5BOS [425DXN 840] arrived at Chignik Lagoon on 1 August at 23 UTC, and the weather was very bad and windy. He has made it to Unavikshak Island (W5BOS/AL0, NA-238), hopefully for a 2-day operation. In his latest report (2 August) he said that "if the wind co-operates I will make my way out to Semidi (W5BOS/KL7, NA-235) by the week-end, if not I will load up and go home". QSL via N6AWD. [TNX WD8MGQ] OH - Jukka, OH3OJ will be active as OH3OJ/P from Kaurissalo Island (EU-096) from 8 August in the afternoon until 10 August in the late morning. [TNX OH3OJ] SP - SP5VYI, SP5X, SP5IUK and SP5GRU will operate special station 3Z90ZIM until 30 September to celebrate the 90th anniversary of scouting in Przasnysz. QSL via SP5ZIM or SP5X. [TNX RA3AUM] T3 - Toshi, JA8BMK will be active as T31XX from Kanton Island, Central Kiribati (OC-043) for about a couple of weeks in late October. He plans to operate SSB, CW and RTTY on 160-6 metres. He expects to leave Japan for T30 (via Fiji) in September, and to reach T31 one week after leaving T30 in mid-October. He might also visit Banaba Island and operate as T33ZZ, before or after the T31 activity. Toshi is looking for other operators who may join him and share the expenses (his e-mail address can be found at www.qrz.com under JA8BMK). [TNX NG3K] UA - Special callsign UE4CGT will be aired on 6-7 August from the place (RDA SA-35) where Russian cosmonaut Gherman S. Titov (1935-2000) landed 46 years ago. On 6 August 1961, he was the second man to orbit Earth; the Vostok 2 mission lasted for 25.3h and accomplished 17 earth orbits. QSL via UA4CDV. [TNX RW6HKF] UA - Vasily/RU3SD and Alexey/UA3SGQ will be active as UE3SFF/1 from various natural reserves on 6-8 August. QSL via RU3SD, direct or bureau. [TNX UA3FDX] UA - Nick/UE1SNA (RA1QQ), Alexey/RA1QY and Dmitriy/RN3GM plan to operate as homecall/1 from several Russian islands in the EU-162 IOTA group on 9-14 August. QSL via home calls. When operating from a lighthouse, they will be using UE1RLH/1 (QSL via RA1QY). [TNX RA1QY]UR - Look for UR7GO/p and UR7GW/p to be active from the Sybjrski Islands (BS-15 for the Ukrainian Islands Award) on 4-5 August. [TNX UW0ZZ] W - Members of the Old Barney ARC (http://www.obarc.org) will be operating as N2OB from "Old Barney", the Barnegat Lighthouse (USA-039) on Long Beach Island (NA-111, USI NJ-001S) on 4 August from about 13 UTC through 21 UTC. Expect activity on 20 and 40 metres SSB. QSL via N2OB. [TNX N2OO] W - Cory, N1URA - along with KB1IRZ, W1IF, W1SK and W1ZW - will be active from Seguin Island (NA-137) and lighthouse on 11-12 August. Theirs will be a QRP operation with CW stations using 5 watts and SSB stations using 10 watts. QSL direct to N1URA. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org] XX9 - Hide, JM1LJS plans to be active again as XX9TJS from Macau, hopefully from about 9 UTC on 10 August until about 11 UTC on the 13th. Expect him to operate SSB and CW on 80-10 metres. QSL direct to JM1LJS. [TNX The Daily DX] =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW DXCC NEWS ---> J5UAR (Guinea-Bissau, 2007 operation) has been accepted forDXCC credit. Those who had cards rejected for this operation, can send ane-mail to [email protected] and they will be placed on the list for update. [TNXNC1L]

NOT THE MANAGER ---> Please note that Pepe, EA5KB is the QSL manager forCX2AM, but *not* for Gus' recent IOTA activity as HP2/CX2AM (NA-170). Thecorrect QSL route for that operation, as well as for HP2/CX3AN and HP2/CX4CR,is via CX2AM himself, direct (Gustavo Asdrubal Frontini Acosta, Camino Ariel4637 A Sayago, Montevideo, Uruguay) or bureau. QSL VK9DNX ---> Mario, DJ2MX reports that the last batch of direct QSL cardshas been mailed out. He is now going to process the requests received viaOQRS (the Online QSL Request System, http://www.df3cb.com/vk9dnx/), followedby bureau cards. Those who still need a direct cards please note that 3 USDor 1 IRC are sufficient for return postage to destinations outside Europe. QSL YU6AO ---> Acim, YT3W reports that all of the direct cards for YU6AOreceived between 29 January and 25 July were processed and mailed on 27 July(about 500 envelopes). QSL VIA IK2DUW ---> Antonello reports he received the latest log for Pino,ZP4KFX on 1 August. It includes QSOs made from January 2006 onwards. ST2A QRT ---> Jovica's (T98A, ex-T94FC) assignment in Sudan has come to anend. During the past two years he operated as ST0RM and ST2A, and made 40,660QSOs (35,012 CW, 3386 SSB, 2249 RTTY and 13 PSK31), including 843 QSOs on160m, 3916 on 80m and 585 on 6m. A few pictures illustrating living andworking conditions in Sudanese desert enviroment are available athttp://www.t93y.com/st2a His new assignement with UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner forRefugees) is in Dakar, Senegal and will start on 1 September. Jovica's workarea covers the whole West Africa and he hopes to activate most of countriesin the region. Information about amateur radio activities will follow in duecourse. [TNX T93Y] =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** *** NEWS FROM THE WEB *** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW LOGS: The Team Botswana log search is now up and running at http://www.tdxs.net/A2.html. It includes the logs for A25CF, A25DW, A25HQ (IRAU Contest), A25KDJ, A25OOK and A25SL. EME logs for A25HL may be added later, as Hal kept only paper logs. TOP LISTS: The latest Topband, Topmode and Toplist listings are now available at http://www.425dxn.org/awards/toplist/index.html. Please send your scores, as well as any request for further information, to Erminio Pandocchi, I2EOW ([email protected]) =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* QSL INFO ******** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW =================================================================== CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER =================================================================== 2E0PLA N2RJ (a) GW0VNK DJ8NK RK3MWL/1 UA3MQM 2E0PLA ON4IQ (b) GW6GW GW0LKJ SA1A SM1TDE 3Z100S SP6ZDA GW8K GW0ANA SB300L W3HNK 3Z50KCR SP5KCR GZ0F M0CMK SE2T SM2YIZ

4K9W DL6KVA HB4FV HB9TJM SK6M/P SM6DYK 4L4WW EA7FTR HC8/LX1NO LX1NO SN0IPY SP5UHW 4L8A DJ1CW HC8/LX2LX LX1NO SN100S SP9ZHR 4N160SRS YU1SRS HF15SZL SP5PSL SN10P SP9KJU 4X7AZ 4Z5LA HF1HF SP1DTG SN10POW SP6ZJP 5B4AHI RX3RC HG46FC HA5BSW SN1A SP1EG 5B4NC/P 5B4KH HK1X EA7FTR SO1EKO DL1EKO 5Z4ES K3PD HK4OBA EA5KB SV0JD/8 DL6NBA 6W1SE JR2KDN HQ3C HR2RCH SV0XAF/8 HB9EBC 9A/W1ADX IN3DEI HR9/WQ7R N6FF SV1GYG/8 SV1GYG 9A6NL HA6NL HR9BFS N6FF SV1QN/8 SV1QN 9A7T/p 9A2EU HS0ZGQ DL1MJF SX5P SV5FRD 9A9Z/p 9A1ADE HZ1IK DK7YY T88DX JI3DLI 9G5ZS ZS6EGB HZ1SK IZ8CLM T94CT K2PF 9K2YM/P EA5KB HZ1ZH EA7FTR T96Q T93Y 9M4DXX 9M2TO IB0/OM0C OM2FY TC2T TA2MW 9M6XRO M5AAV IB0/OM2FY OM2FY TM0FIL F6KPQ 9Q1EK SM5DQC IB0/OM2TW OM2FY TM7BA F5NCU A43MI A47RS IB0/OM5AW OM2FY TM7C F4AJQ A52AM JA0JHA IB0/S55M OM2FY TO1YR FM1HN A92GT EA7FTR IC8R IC8OZM UA1QV/1 UA1QV AP2TN DJ9ZB II1TS IZ1GJK UA6AF/P UA6AF BA1RB EA7FTR IY0SMA IZ0FVD UE0LAA UA0LCZ BA4TB/4 BA4TB J42POL SV2JAO UE1CBB UA1AIR BO0K BV2KI J48IM HA0IM UE1OTA/1 RZ1OA C4MG 5B4KH J48IO DK7AO UE60SWA RK0SWA C6APR K3IXD J48M DK7AO UN7MMM EA7FTR C6AQO K3IXD J48NAR HA0NAR UR5FCZ/p UR5FCZ C6AXD K3IXD J48YL DK7AO UR5FEL/p UR5FEL CN8ZG EA7FTR JD1BMM JA6GXK UT9FJ/p UT9FJ CO7PH/P W3HNK JX3EX LA3EX UW0G UT7GX CQ7P CS1GDX LU1ECZ EA5KB UX2IQ/p UX2IQ CQ9T CT3KN LY2007LRMD LY2FN V31MX K0BCN CT8CNE CT1DJE LZ170VL LZ1KZA V60DU JI6DUE CU3F CT1FMX LZ85L LZ2AP V60IL JF3PLF CU8T CT1GFK M8C G4DFI V60KL JN3JBC DR6IOTA DM5DX MJ0AWR K2WR V60TI JA3UWB E21EIC/p JR5XPG (c) MJ0PCB M0PCB V60TX JH3TXR E21EIC/p E21EIC (b) MM0OVL/p M0OVL V60YAQ JI6DUE ED1AE EA1AE MM0Q MM0BQI V63JJ JA3ART ED1CA EA1CA MM3M G3VCQ VC1W VE1RGB EE5KB EA5KB MS0EPC MM0DFV VE1OTA/VE9 VE1VOX EI75IRTS EI6HB N0T K0BLT VE2CJCT VE2FGL EI9JQ G0DEZ N4A N4YDU VE2FK VA2SG EJ/G0RTN GI0RTN OH0X OH2TA VK1GG VK1TX EM15B UT1BC OH0Z W0MM VO1GAM VO1MX EM5F UX0FF OH2DZ/P UA1ANA VO1J VO1AU EN80AL UT8AL OH2U/5 OH2IW VP6TD ZL2HGR EU940OR UA3FDX ON1000B ON5LL VR100S VR2HKS F/OT3T ON7EQ OZ8MW/P OZ8MW VR10AJ VR2AJ FW0MO OM2SA PA/OO6C ON6CC VR10NN WA4WTG FW0YL OM2SA PA/OQ1C/p ON4ON VR10PX VR2PX G7N G6FOP PA/OR2T ON4ATW VR10UW VR2UW GB100BI bureau PA100WSJ PI9SRS VR10XMT VR2XMT GB100J bureau PB2M/P ON8UK VY2Z VE3ZZ GB1DS M0KZC PC6IOTA PG7V W4H K4MM GB1HI M3ZYZ PI4HQ/p PA3CAL W5BOS/AL0 N6AWD GB4IPY M3ZYZ PJ7/CT1BWW CT1BWW W6I N2OWL GB5BBS M5GAC PJ7/EA3GHZ EA3GHZ W7ASF/KL7 W7ASF GB5FI GW0ANA PJ7/EA5YH EA5YH WH2D K3UOC GB5SI MM0BQI R2MWO DL1FCM WP4I W3HNK GB6RH G0GDU R6SE RW3WWW XW1A E21EIC

GI3YS MM0DHQ RI1AA UA1AIR YB3MM/9 IZ8CCW GJ6YB G3SWH RI1CA RK3FA YM0T TA2RC GM0B MM0BHX RI1GK RV1AQ YU60BCD YU7BCD GM2T GM4UYZ RI1NU RN1NU YW1DX IT9DAA GM2Z MM0DFV RK1B/P RK3FA ZF2DK K2DBK (a) North America (b) others (c) Japan =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* ADDRESSES ******* =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 4Z5LA Ruslan Bunyat-Zade, Hairis Str 58, Nofim 44841, Israel 5B4KH George Mappoursa, P.O. Box 27638, Engomi, Nicosia 2432, Cyprus 9J2QQV Ryuji Shishito, c/o JICA-ZL Project, P.O. Box 910062, Mongu, Zambia 9M2TO Tex Izumo, P.O. Box 125, GPO 10710, Penang, Malaysia CT1GFK Antonio Jose Rebelo Guerreiro, Apartado 1111 - Zona Industrial, P-8700 240 Olhao, Portugal DL1MJF Joerg Fennen, Ettenhoferstr. 39, 82256 Fuerstenfeldbruck, Germany HS8KAY Bancha Chansirikamon, 97/419, Moo.4, Vichit, Muang, Phuket Island 83000, Thailand IT9DAA Corrado Ruscica, P.O. Box 1, 96018 Pachino 1 - SR, Italy J49A Radio Amateur Society of Crete, P.O. Box 1390, Iraklion 71110, Crete, Greece K3IXD Ed Steeble, 202 Huntington Rd., Summerville, SC 29483, USA M3ZYZ Charles Wilmott, 60 Church Hill, Royston, Barnsley, South Yorkshire S71 4NG, England, UK N6AWD Fred K. Stenger, 6000 Hesketh Dr., Bakersfield, CA 93309, USA OZ8MW EDR Silkeborg, Tietgensvej 7, 8600 Silkeborg, Denmark PG7V JanJaap Vosselman, Zandhuisweg 76, 8077 TB Hulshorst, The NetherlandsRZ1OA Vlad Sadakov, P.O. Box 48, Arkhangelsk, 163045, Russia SM5DQC Osten B. Magnusson, Nyckelvagen 4, SE-59931 Odeshog, Sweden SV0XAI Hans Saetrevik, P.O. Box 531, 74100 Rethymno, Crete, Greece UA0LCZ Vladimir Miroshnichenko, P.O. Box 41-21, Vladivostok-41, 690041, Russia UT7GX Yaroslav Oleynik, P.O. Box 84, 74900 Nova Kakhovka, Ukraine UX0FF Nikolay Lavreka, P.O. Box 320, Izmail, 68609, Ukraine VA2SG Jean-Pierre Couture, 3372 des Orchidees, Saguenay Jonquiere, QC G7S 6B9, Canada VE1RGB Gary Bartlett, 24 Lawrence Place, Wellington, NS B2T 1A3, Canada VE3ZZ Gregg A. Calkin, P.O. Box 1345, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5R4, Canada VO1AU David A. Goodwin, P.O. Box 2322, Station C, St John's, NL A1C 6E7, Canada ***************************************************************************** 425 DX NEWS HOME PAGE: http://www.425dxn.org 425 DX NEWS ARCHIVES: http://list.425dxn.org 425 DX NEWS DX CLUSTER: telnet://dx.ik1znw.org:8000 ***************************************************************************** 425 DX News is a free of charge weekly bulletin edited by Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ and Valeria Pregliasco, IK1ADH Its contents may be used, reproduced and distributed in part or full provided that "425 DX News" or "425DXN" receive proper credit

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=========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 3C - Fred/KH7Y, Vicente/EA5YN, Luis/EA5BRE and Elmo/EA5BYP will be active as 3C7Y from Bioko Island (AF-010), Equatorial Guinea on 5-14 October. They will operate CW, SSB and RTTY with two stations on all bands. QSL via EA5BYP. [TNX EA5YN] 6O - Filip, ON4TA visited Somalia for the first time in April and has been back to Galkayo since 3 August. His callsign is 6O0F and he operates as time permits, as this is not a DXpedition. Filip expects to remain there until 15 August. QSL via home call, bureau preferred. 7O - Chris, G4HCL plans to be active as 7O/G4HCL from Sana, Yemen from 13 August until early on the 15th. He has "written permission and official authority to operate on all HF amateur bands under supervised conditions, but warns that it may or may not be possible to obtain the specific documentation that satisfies DXCC requirements". This is a business trip, and Chris will operate (probably on 20 metres SSB only, look between 14170 and 14260 kHz) when time permits, and likely for for short periods at a time. QSL via home call, direct only. [TNX 9M6DXX] 8P - Richard, G3RWL will be active as 8P6DR from Barbados (NA-021) from 27 September to 14 October. He plans to operate CW and digital modes on 80-10 metres; he also hopes to take part in the CQ WW DX RTTY Contest (29-30 September). QSL via G3RWL, direct or bureau (e-mail requests for bureau cards cand be sent to [email protected]). It is worth noting that Richard's policy is: "duplicate QSO means no QSL". [TNX G3RWL] 9A - Marco, IZ3GNG reports will be active as 9A/IZ3GNG from Primosten, Croatia on 16-19 August and from Brac Island (EU-016) on 20-23 August. He plans to operate SSB on 40-6 metres. A7 - Bill, NM7H (aka G0MKT and YI9WF) will be back in Qatar from around 1 November until around 5 January. He will be active again as A7/G0MKT, and will operate primarily CW with some PSK and some SSB on 40-10 metres. If 6m open up and he is available, he will give that a try too. QSL via NM7H, direct or bureau. [TNX NM7H] C6 - Pete/W2GJ (C6APR), Ed/K3IXD (C6AXD) and Randy/K4QO (C6AQO) will be active from Crooked Island (NA-113), Bahamas on 25-29 October. They

will operate CW, SSB, and RTTY on 80-6 metres and will participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest as C6APR. All QSLs via K3IXD. [TNX K3IXD] CE - XQ1IDM and CE6TBN will participate in the International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend (18-19 August) as XR1H from Huasco Lighthouse (ARLS CHI-081). They plan to operate CW and SSB on 40-15 metres. QSL via HA1AG, direct or bureau. [TNX CE6TBN] CE - The Radio Club Colonia will operate as CV7FARO from Colonia del Sacramento lighthouse (URU-007) on 18-19 August. Then operator will be running three stations on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres, plus UHF/VHF. QSL via CX1FA. [TNX CX3ZAN] CT - Carlos, CT1CSY and Jose Luis, CT2GZB will participate in the ILLW as CQ7C from the lighthouse at Cabo Carvoeiro (ARLHS POR-006). QSL via CT2GZB, direct or bureau. [TNX CT1END] CT - The Associacao de Radioamadores do Distrito de Leiria will participate in the ILLW as CQ5N from Nazare Lighthouse (DFP FBL-04). QSL via CT6ARL (direct only). [TNX CT1END] CT - The Associacao de Radioamadores da Vila de Moscavide will participate in the ILLW signing CT1RVM/p from the lighthouse at Cabo Raso (ARLHS POR-011, DFP FES-04). Expect activity on 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres SSB. All of the QSOs will be confirmed via the bureau. [TNX A.R.V.M.] CX - The Radio Club Uruguayo will be active as CV1AA from Puerto del Buceo-West Breakwater (ARLHS URU-014) from about 22 UTC on 17 August until about 1 UTC on the 20th. They plan to have at least two stations active on 10-160 metres CW and SSB. QSL direct to Radio Club Uruguayo, P.O. Box 37, 11000, Montevideo, Uruguay. [TNX CX3AL]DL - A group of about ten operators will be active with three stations (HF CW, HF SSB, VHF SSB) as DF0WFB/lh from Oland/Hallig Island (EU-042) and lighthouse (ARLHS FED-174) on 17-20 August for the ILLW. QSL via DF0WFB (bureau) or direct to DO2OS. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org] EA - A large group of operators (including EA2RC, EA3AGB, EA3CHZ, EA3ESZ, EA3FKX, EA3GHZ, EA3NM, EA5EOR, EB3GGU and EC7AKV) will be active as EG3MED from Meda Gran (EU-078, DIE E-001) on 25-26 August. They will operate CW and SSB from 2 or 3 stations equipped with yagi, dipole and vertical antennas. QSL via EA3GM, direct or bureau. This IOTA group is likely to become a rare one, as the Medas Islands are a "protected area" that will be closed to visitors next year. [TNX EA3GHZ and Mediterraneo DX Club] EA8 - Hans, ON6ZK will be active as EA8/ON6ZK from Tenerife, Canary Islands (AF-004) on 15-22 August. He expects to operate mainly on 20 and 17 metres SSB with 25 watts. QSL via homecall, bureau preferred. [TNX NG3K] EL - Arie Kleingeld (PA3A), Ad van Ginneken (PA8AD), Arie Noordzij (PA3AN) and Henk van Oosterhout (PA3AWW) will be active as 5L2MS from Liberia on 3-24 October. Their goals are to activate this DXCC Entity on 160-10 metres CW and SSB, to raise funds for a charity project in Liberia in cooperation with Mercy Ships, and to support the Liberia Radio Amateur Association (LRAA) with equipment. QSL via PA3AWW, direct or bureau (direct QSL cards can be requested via Internet). Further information can be found at www.liberia2007.com [TNX PA3AWW] F - F4ELJ, F5VCR, F0ELI and F0ELK will be active from Ouessant Island (EU-065) on 18-19 August. They will operate on 40 and 20 metres SSB as TM4CR from Creac'h Lighthouse (PB-097, FRA-029) and as TM4ST from Stiff Lighthouse (PB-099, FRA-036). QSLs via F4ELJ. [TNX F4ELJ] F - The Radio Club de Granville will be active as F5KAQ/p from Tombelaine Island (EU-156, DIFM MA-021) from about 18 UTC on 24 August until about 12 UTC on the 26th, depending on weather and tides. Operations are expected on all bands CW, SSB and digital modes. QSL via F5RJM, direct or bureau. [TNX F5NQL]

FG - TO1USB is the new callsign for F1JXQ's current activity from Guadeloupe [425DXN 847]. David will remain there until 18 August. QSL via home call. GJ - A group of operators from the Cambridge University Wireless Society will be active as GH6UW/p from Les Minquiers Islands (EU-099) for 48 hours between 3 and 7 September. QSL via M0BLF, direct or bureau. While on "ordinary" Jersey (EU-013) they will operate as GJ7VJR/p (QSL via G7VJR), MJ0BLF/p (QSL via M0BLF), MJ0TDG/p (QSL via M0TDG) and GJ3ZAY/p (QSL via G3ZAY). [TNX G7VJR] GM - G3ZAY and M0TDG will be in the Outer Hebrides (EU-010) on 13-17 August and will attempt to visit St Kilda (EU-059) and/or the Flannan Islands (EU-118) for a few hours as GM3ZAY/p and MM0TDG/p. The visits will be subject to weather and availability of transport and activity will only be for a few hours from each location. [TNX G3ZAY] HA - Special event station HG5MISSION through 30 September for the the 5th International Congress for the New Evangelisation, that will take place in Budapest on 15-22 September. QSL via bureau. [TNX HA5GG] HB0 - Giovanni, IZ2DPX and Flavio, IW2NEF will be active as HB0/IZ2DPX and HB0/IW2NEF from Malbun, Liechtenstein on 1-3 September. They will be QRV on HF as well as 2 metres and possibily 70 MHz. QSL direct or via the bureau. [TNX IZ2DPX] HC - Marcos, EA1APV will be active as HC1/EA1APV from Cotacachi, Ecuador from 21 September to 20 October. He will operate on a spare time basis, as he will be working on a project of international cooperation. QSL via home call. [TNX EA1APV] HL - Chae, HL5YI will be active from Sorok Island (AS-060) for a few days starting on 19 August. He plans to operate on 40, 20, 17, 15 and 10 meters CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX HL5YI] I - I3EJ, I3LDP, IK3JBP, IK3MZS and IW3ILP will be active as II4GOR from Goro Lighthouse (ITA-073, WAIL ER-007) during the ILLW. They plan to operate SSB and CW on all bands. QSL via IK3MZS, direct or bureau. [TNX I3EJ] I - Mauro, IK3SCB reports he plans to be active as IK3SCB/ID9 from Lipari Island (EU-017, IIA ME-001) on 18-24 August. QSL via bureau.IS0 - Look for IZ1DSH and IK1WEG [425DXN 848] to be active as IM0/IZ1DSH and IM0/IK1WEG from Tavolara Island (EU-165, IIA OT-071) on 12 August. They plan to operate SSB and CW on 10-40 metres, possibily on 6 metres as well. [TNX IZ1DXS] KL - Rick, K6VVA plans to be active from Ketchikan, Revillagigedo Island (NA-041) on 7-9 September. It will be a "vacation style" operation primarly CW on 40, 30, 20 and 17 metres and for the CW Sprint Contest. QSL via N6AWD. Further information will be available at http://www.k6vva.com/iota/na041 [TNX K6VVA] LU - The Radio Club Ushuaia will participate in the ILLW from Baliza Escarpados (ARG-081). Look for AY7X on 10, 15,20, 40 and 80 metres CW, SSB and PSK. QSL via WD9EWK. [TNX EA4AAA] OJ0 - The Nordic team of OH0RJ, OH2BH, OH2PM, SM0W and SM6U will try landing on Market Reef (EU-053) around 16 UTC on 11 August. They may appear on the air on that night as OJ0B (QSL via OH2BH) and will operate CW and SSB until 16 August, when (weather permitting) OH2HAN, OH2MZB and OH2LU will be swapping the operating duties and will air OJ0MI (QSL via OH2HAN). They will focus on RTTY, but also the weekend's lighthouse activity. Expect CW at .025 kHz, and SSB on 3790, 7040, 14190, 18140, 21290 kHz. Over the lighthouse weekend 14250-14260 kHz will be used. The Finnish Lighthouse Society has been active repairing the lighthouse for this summer and you may wish to follow their activities which include daily reporting and interesting general details (http://www.lighthousesociety.fi/eng/). If you are a stamp collector or wish to receive your QSL card with

unique Market Reef stamps, you may send SASE with 7,00 euros (10 USD) as your donation to the Finnish Lighthouse Society through respective QSL managers. [TNX OH2BN] OX - Roland, HB9FMD will be active as OX/HB9FMD from Ilulissat, Greenland on 17-27 August. He plans to operate mainly CW on the WARC bands. QSL via home call. [TNX NG3K] OX - Johan, PA3EXX [425DXN 821] confirms he will be active from Rathbone Island (NA-243, new one) next week. He will operate as OX/PA3EXX/p between 19 and 23 August. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. P4 - Bob, W3BTX (P49T) and Roy, W3TEF will operate on 160-6 metres as P41USA from Aruba between 1 and 15 September. The special callsign marks the anniversary of the tragic events occured on 11 September 2001. QSL via W3TEF, direct or bureau. [TNX W3BTX] PJ2 - Nigel, G3TXF reports he plans to operate as PJ2G in the Worked All Europe (WAE) CW Contest (11-12 August) from the Caribbean Contesting Consortium station on Curacao (SA-006), Netherlands Antilles. QSL via G3TXF. SP - Look for SN2NP to be aired from a lighthouse at Gdansk Nowy Portn on 17-19 August. QSL via SP2BIK, direct or bureau. [TNX SP2BIK] SV - Gianni, IZ7FLP will operate SSB as SV8/IZ7FLP from Zakynthos (EU-052) on 18-25 August. QSL via home call. [TNX IZ3EBA] SV9 - Ghis, ON5NT reports he will be active holiday style as SV9/ON5NT from Crete on 16-23 August. QSL via home call. TA - TA1FR and TA1HZ will operate as TC1LHW from Karaburun Lighthouse (TUR-036) during the ILLW. QSL via TA1FR. [TNX TA1HZ] TA - Bekir, TA2RX will participate in the ILLW signing TC4LHW from the Gelidonia Lighthouse in Antalya, Turkey. This will be a QRP operation, as he will have to carry the equipment and walk a couple of miles to get to the lighthouse. [TNX TA2RX] UA - Victor, RN1NU (RI1NU) and Roman, RN1NGJ will be active as homecall/1 from a few islands (not IOTA) located in Lake Onega between 10 and 13 August. Vasily, RU3SD and Serge, RA3RGQ expect to join them on the 13th. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. [TNX RN1NGJ] UA - Vlad/RV1CC, Yuri/RA0FU, Serge/UA1ANA, Oleg/UR3IFD, Victor/RV2FW, Valery/UA0ZC, Serge/UA0ZAZ, Alex/UA0ZCC and Elena/RV3ACA planned to be active as RK1B/0 from Bering Island (AS-039) on 9-14 August. Now it seems that the island operation has been cancelled because of transportation problems. QSL via RV1CC. They have a webpage at http://www.rv3aca.ru/as039/ VP5 - W1AI reports he will be active as VP5/W1AI from Providenciales (NA-002), Turks & Caicos Islands on 1-8 September. He plans to operate CW and SSB on 160-6 metres. QSL via home call. VP8_fal- Don, VP8ON and others plan to operate again as VP8LGT from Cape Pembroke Lighthouse (FAL 001) near Stanley, Falkland Islands (SA-002) for the ILLW. QSL via VP8ON. [TNX VP8ON] W - Dave, W4SAR and Joe, K4SAR will be active as W4SAR/p from Chincoteague Island (NA-083) on 12-24 August. Sporadic operations are expected on 6m SSB, 20m SSB and 20m PSK31. QSL direct to W4SAR. [TNX VA3RJ] W - Members of the Old Barney ARC (http://www.obarc.org) will be operating as W2T from the Tucker'Island Lighthouse (ARLHS USA-911, http://www.tuckertonseaport.org) on 18 August from about 13 UTC through 21 UTC. QSL via N2OO. [TNX N2OO] W - The Englewood Amateur Radio Society plans to operate as K8ONV from the Boca Grande Lighthouse (ARLHS USA-910) on Gasparilla Island (NA-069) on 18-19 August for the ILLW. [TNX VA3RJ] W - The Greater Norwalk Amateur Radio Club will be active as N1EV from Sheffield Island (NA-136) and lighthouse (ARLHS USA-753) on 18-19 August for the ILLW. [TNX VA3RJ] W - Once more Bob, W2IK will operate special event station W2IK/WTC911 on 11 September in memory of those who lost their lives during the World Trade Center disaster. Expect activity on the upper portions

of 15, 20 and 40 metres SSB between 13 and 3 UTC. W2IK was the first callsign to be aired from Ground Zero (read the story at http://hometown.aol.com/realhamradio/). Special QSL certificate via home call. [TNX W2IK] Z3 - Special callsign Z360M will be used through the end of the year to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Radio Club Nikola Tesla (Z37M, formerly Z30M) in Stip, Macedonia. [TNX OPDX Bulletin] ZL7 - Jacek/SP5EAQ, Wojciech/SP9PT, Marek/SP9BQJ and Jozef/SP9-31029 plan to operate SSB, CW and RTTY as ZL7/SP5EAQ, ZL7/SP9PT and ZL7/SP9BQJ from the Chatham Islands (OC-038) on 5-18 October. QSL via home calls. [TNX SP5EAQ] MONTENEGRO & SERBIA ---> K6MYC, N6TQS, I2MQP, JA1BK and UT5UT will travel toMontenegro and Serbia next month. On 17-21 September they will operate as4O1AO and 4O1M from the QTH of Gojko (YU6AO); on 21-23 September they will beat the World HST Championship (Belgrade), then they will go and operate asYT5A from the station of Hrane, YT1AD until the 26th. Expect activity on allthe HF bands plus 2 and 6 metres on CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK31, SSTV and EME. [TNXI2MQP] =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** =========================== Edited by IK1ADH & I1JQJ Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE ---> The latest issue (July 2007) is now available athttp://www.425dxn.org/monthly/index.html. Articles and pictures should besent to Nicola Baldresca, IZ3EBA ([email protected]). BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA ---> The ITU has granted a request from the Ministry ofCommunications and Transport of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) to replaceT9A-T9Z with E7A-E7Z. According to IARU Secretary David Sumner, K1ZZ, "Whileit probably will take some time for the BiH administration to implement thischange, it should put to an end the use of call signs outside theITU-allocated call sign block by stations in parts of BiH." The new prefixwill be implemented "probably later this year," Sumner said. [TNXwww.arrl.org] ILLW ---> This year the International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend, organizedand managed by the Ayr Amateur Radio Group, will take place from from 00.01UTC on 18 August until 23.59 UTC on the 19th. Full information on thispopular event can be found at http://illw.net. The official list of entrantsis at http://illw.net/2007_list.htm QSL OX/OH1RX ---> Jouko was active from Greenland on 20-25 July and requestscards to be sent "via buro only" (no direct nor eQSL please). QSL V51AS ---> Frank Steinhauser, V51AS reports he has a new maildropaddress: Heinrich-Heine-Strsse 35, 72555 Metzingen, Germany (the Olchingaddress apparently is no longer valid). [TNX K1XN and The Golist] QSL VIA LZ1JZ ---> QSL cards for contacts made with LZ/G4EDG St. Ivan Island(EU-181, 19-23 June 2007) should be sent to LZ1JZ (Tony Stefanov, P.O Box 43,Harmanli 6450, Bulgaria). The operators were Steve/G4EDG, Vasil/LZ1CL andTony himself. LZ1JZ is the QSL manager also for DU1LWQ, FK8DD, LZ1KSP, LZ7J,OA4DKC, OA4SJ, P29K, SV1/LZ1JZ, TF1VG, TF60VG and TX1A. [TNX LZ1JZ] + SILENT KEY + Dick Wolf, N6FF (formerly known as KL7H) passed away on 1August at 68 years of age. The "top West Coast topbander", says W6PBI, "hetraveled on many DXpeditions and gave many topbanders a new one". He was also

the QSL manager for a number of stations, most of them available on LoTW (seehttp://www.n6ff.net/). =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** *** NEWS FROM THE WEB *** =========================== Edited by IK1ADH & I1JQJ Direttore Responsabile I2VGW LOGS: On-line logs for the July 2007 1A0KM activity are available at www.pagus.it/1a0km ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- QSLs received direct or through managers: 1A4A, 3B7SP, 3V8BB, 3XD2Z, 4Z1JW,4Z4BS, 5B4AIF, 5W0JT, 5W0RE, 5X1Z, 5Z4/9A3A, 5Z4/IK4ALM, 6V7F, 6W/DL6CT,7X5JF, 7Z1SJ, 9M2/JH3GCN, 9Q1EK, A41MX, A92GR, AA1AC/VP9, BS7H, BX5AA,CE4WJK, CO7PH/p (NA-086), CW6V, E21YDP, ER1DA, FK8CP, FK8GX, FS/AH8DX, FY1FL,FY5KE, HC7AE, HI3TEJ, HK1/AC8W, HK3JJH, HQ7F, HR2DMR, HS0ZFI, IM0/IV3IYH,J8/W6JKV, JD1BMM, JW/F8DVD, JW0HS, KH6ND/KH5, KL7J, LX2007D, LX2007G,LX2007L, N8S, NE1RD/1 (NA-148), NP3U, NP4A, OA4SS, OD5/OK1MU, OD5NJ, OX3XR,OY/PA3BAG, P29SX, R1FJ, RK2FWA, RX9FM, S57DX, S57RR, ST2R, SU9HP, SV5/OQ1C,SV9/OZ7YY, TA3D, TI8II, TO6T/p, TR8CA, TT8PK, V44KAI, V63KU, VK9DNX, VP2EDH,VP2EREM, VP8/LZ1UQ, VR2BG, XT2C, XU7ADI, YA/LY1Y, YL2KO, YV5EED, ZC4LI,ZD9BCB, ZK1VVV, ZP8AE, ZS6CCY, ZS6UT. ***************************************************************************** 425 DX NEWS HOME PAGE: http://www.425dxn.org 425 DX NEWS ARCHIVES: http://list.425dxn.org 425 DX NEWS DX CLUSTER: telnet://dx.ik1znw.org:8000 ***************************************************************************** 425 DX News is a free of charge weekly bulletin edited by Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ and Valeria Pregliasco, IK1ADH Its contents may be used, reproduced and distributed in part or full provided that "425 DX News" or "425DXN" receive proper credit Contributors are invited to send their DX information to Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ ([email protected]) The deadline is 12 UTC on Fridays ***************************************************************************** MAILING LIST Please visit the "Mailing List" page at http://www.425dxn.org and follow the step by step subscribe/unsubscribe instructions or contact the Mailing List Administrator Stefano Turci, IK4WMH ([email protected]) ***************************************************************************** Direttore Responsabile Gabriele Villa, I2VGW Giornalista Professionista - Tessera n. 057216 Ordine Nazionale dei Giornalisti

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=========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 9A - Look for 9A60K/p, 9A0LH and 9A7K to be aired from several Croatian islands and lighthouses between 17 and 23 August. During the International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend expect activity from Susak Island (EU-136) and lighthouse. QSL for all contacts via 9A7K. Further information can be found at http://www.9a7k.com [TNX 9A7K] BY - Vange, BD7KLO plans to operate from Pingtan Island (BY5, AS-138) on 23-26 August. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org] EA6 - EA6ZX, EA6AFB, EB6AGX and LU6EPR will be active as ED6URB from the lighthouse De la Mola during the ILLW. They will operate SSB on all bands. QSL direct to EA6ZX. [TNX EA6/LU6EPR] GM - Glyn, GW0ANA will be cruising the Outer Hebrides (EU-010) on 18-28 August. He will be there on holiday with friends and amateur radio activity will be secondary, but "I will try my hardest to activate as many as I can", he says. He also hopes to activate St. Kilda (EU-059). His call will be GM0ANA/p and he will operate SSB using an inverted V with battery power from a solar panel. QSL via home call. [TNX GW0ANA] HB9 - HB9DLO, HB9DWR, HB9HLI, HB9OMI, HB9ONN and HB9AFI will be active as HB9LH during the ILLW. They plan to operate SSB and CW from a couple of Swiss lighthouses (ARLHS SWI-003 and SWI-004). QSL via HB9DLO. [TNX HB9AFI] HL - Song/6K2BWA, Lee/DS2GWM, Kwon/DS2GXU, Cho/DS2LLD and Kim/HL2CFY will be active as HL0LPM/3 from Taenanji Island (AS-080) on 19-21 August. They plan to operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 160-6 metres, using beam antennas and amplifiers. QSL via 6K2BWA, direct or bureau. [TNX HL1VAU] I - Look for IU1L to be aired again from La Lanterna (ARLHS ITA-177, WAIL LI-005) during the ILLW on 18-19 August. QSL via bureau or direct to ARI Genova, P.O. Box 1117, 16121 Genova - GE, Italy. [TNX IZ1BZS] I - Operators from ARI Fano and the Adriatic DX Team will be active as IQ6FU/p from Fano Lighthouse (WAIL MA-005, ARLHS ITA-065) during the ILLW. QSL via bureau or direct to P.O. Box 35, 61032 Fano - PU, Italy. [TNX IZ6ASI]

I - Look for I6/IZ0DIB/p, I6/IZ4IUS/p, IK6YXM/p, IK6XGM/p, IZ6ASI/p, IK6VGO/p, IK6OSZ/p, IK6UBY/p, IK6XOU/p and IK6EFU/p to be active from Senigallia Lighthouse (ARLHS ITA-181, WAIL MA-004) for the ILLW. Expect them to operate CW, SSB and digital modes on 10, 15, 20, 40 and 80 metres. [TNX IZ6ASI] LU - The Digital MDQ DX Group and the Radio Club Mar del Plata (LU2DT) will participate in the ILLW from the lighthouse at Punta Mogotes (ARLHS ARG-005). They plan to operate SSB on 40 and 80 metres, and PSK31 on 10, 15, 17, 20 and 40 metres. QSL to P.O. Box 664, 7600 Mar del Plata, Argentina. [TNX LW3ERT] LU - Jorge/LU4WG, Pedro/LU7WW and Juan/LU4WP will participate in the ILLW from the lighthouse at Punta Ninfas (ARG-055). They plan to operate SSB, digital modes and possibily CW on 160-10 metres. QSL information at qrz.com. [TNX LU4WG] OH - OH1BOI, OH1VL and OH1JJO will be active as OH1AV/2 from Vormo Island (EU-097) on 17-19 August. QSL via OH1BOI, direct or bureau. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org] OZ - Ric, DL2VFR will be active as OZ/DL2VFR from Romo Island (EU-125) from 26 August to 1 September. He plans to operate on all HF bands, mostly CW. QSL via home call. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org] SM - Hans, SM0BYD and others will be active as 7S0SFJ for the ILLW. They will operate CW and SSB on 80, 40, 30, 20 and 17 metres from the Museum Lightship Finngrundet (SWE-043) in Stockholm. QSL via SM0BYD, bureau preferred. [TNX SM0BYD] SM - Jorgen/SM3CXS, Classe/SM3GSK, Staffan/SM3JGG, Sten/SM3NXS and Anders/SM3XGV will be active from Grimskar Island (EU-176) from about 17 UTC on 24 August until about 12 UTC on the 26th. Expect them to be signing SD3N (QSL via SM3NXS, bureau or direct) and SG3U (QSL via SM3CXS, bureau or direct) on 80-10 metres CW and SSB. [TNX SM3CXS] UA - Jack/RW3QC, Valery/RZ6AU, Yuri/RU6UR and Alexander/RA6UF will be active as UE6UFO from the Kharabalinsky district (RDA AO-16) and a few inland islands (http://www.hamradio.ru/rrc/AWARDS/riia_e.htm) on 20-27 August. They plan to operate SSB and CW on 40, 20 and 15 metres. All of the QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau. [TNX RV6LFE] YV - The Association of Radioamateurs of Venezuela and the Grupo DX Caracas will be active as YW5AS from Las Aves Islands (SA-051) [425DXN 847] on 27-31 August. They will operate SSB, CW and digital modes on the HF bands, plus VHF FM. QSL via DL3AMA. [TNX YV5EED] ILLW & IOTA ---> The ILLW guidelines require that the station must be "at" or"adjacent" to the light. Adjacent means next to or as close as possible inthe field next door. Rules about 'line of sight' or 'within 1000m' do notapply to this event. Several stations participating in the InternationalLighthouse/Lighthsip Weekend (18-19 August) will be operating from IOTAislands: just to name a few, 7S6LGT (EU-043), 7S6TL (EU-043), 8S6LGT(EU-043), 8S6LL (EU-043), CU8AS (EU-089), GB1SL (EU-124), GC4BRS/p (EU-124),LA1G (EU-061), SK2AU (EU-135), VK2LSB/4 (OC-137), VK3ILH/7 (OC-233), ZS1RBI(AF-064). Check http://illw.net/2007_list.htm for the announced operationslisting including QSL routes. =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW ... **** =========================== Edited by IK1ADH & I1JQJ Direttore Responsabile I2VGW ARCTIC CHALLENGE ---> The French Polar Team has announced a new programmecalled "The Arctic Challenge" for working amateur radio stations from theArctic. Full details are available at http://f6kdf.ath.cx/f5nod/ [TNX F5NOD]

DP0MSM ---> This is the official callsign of the amateur radio club stationon board the "Maria S. Merian", a German research vessel that is currentlyvoyaging from Longyearyben (Svalbard) to Kiel (Germany). The crew includesfour licenced amateurs (Frank/DJ3FR, Martin/DL7ARY, Hermann/DH1HP andSteffen/DF1MSM). DP0MSM can be used only when the ship is outside the 12-milebelt of territorial waters, otherwise the crew members have to use theirpersonal callsigns /mm. The QSL cards for DP0MSM can be sent through the DARCbureau. [TNX DL5EBE] MEMORIAL UA4IF ---> Special callsigns R100AK and R100IF (QSL for both viaRW4HB, direct or bureau) are being used to commemorate the 100th anniversaryof the birth of amateur radio veteran Alexander Kamalagin, UA4IF. Informationon the relevant award can be found athttp://www.samaraham.ru/main.php?d=awards/ua4if_memory_eng. [TNX RA4HT] NCDXC ---> Recently the Northern California DX Club (NCDXC) elected thefollowing officers for the 2007/2008 year: John Eisenberg/K6YP (President);Risto Kotalampi/W6RK (Vice President); Craig Bradley/AE6RR (Secretary); SteveJones/N6SJ (Treasurer); Phil Steffora/K6PTS (DXer Editor); RistoKotalampi/W6RK (Webmaster); Curt Kolovson/W6RQ, Jim Abraham/W6EB and DeweyChurchill/KG6AM (Directors). The Northern California DX Club was the sponsor of this year's highlysuccessful Visalia DX Convention. The club is continuing the theme of theconvention ("Elmering New DXers is Job #1) with presentations oriented to newDXers at the club meetings in addition to the periodic DXpedition talks.Further information can be found at http://www.ncdxc.org [TNX AE6RR] OJ0B ---> The OJ0B (Market Reef) operation blog, featuring several nicepictures, can be found at www.sm0w.com OPERATORS NEEDED FOR TI9 ---> A DXpedition to Cocos Island (NA-012) is beingorganized to take place for six days in February 2008. SSB, CW and digimodeoperators are being sought; details can be found at www.ti9.eu.com andwww.qsl.net/ti2hmg/cocos.htm. [TNX DH8WR] QSL 5X4A & 5X4B ---> Tom, DL8AAM says that "a great part" of the originalpaper logs went lost during the civil war in northern Uganda, where 5X4A and5X4B were located. Tom has a large box of QSL requests he is not able toreply to, and, after ten years, there is not much hope to retrieve thoselogs. QSL PY5EG ---> After more than ten years, Mac/W3HC is no longer the QSLmanager for Atilano de Oms, PY5EG (aka PY2OMS, ZW5B, PS2T). The new QSL routefor all of his callsigns and operations is via K3IRV (Irv McWherter, 11910Coronada Pl, Kensington, MD 20895-2323, USA). [TNX K3IRV] QSL TM7A ---> Please note that F8BBL is the QSL manager only for theoperation that took place in May 2003 from Banc d'Arguin (EU-159). Thecallsign was reissued and used again from 24 February to 9 March 2007. TheQSL routes for contacts made this year are via F5RPB (bureau) and F5PSC(direct). [TNX F5NQL] YO DX CONTEST ---> The Romanian Amateur Radio Federation (FRR) invites radioamateurs worldwide to participate in the annual YO DX HF Contest, which willbe held on 25-26 August from 12 UTC to 12 UTC. Full rules are available athttp://www.radioamator.ro/contest/us/yodxhf2007rules.html [TNX YO2DFA] =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* QSL INFO ******** ===========================

Edited by IK1ADH & I1JQJ Direttore Responsabile I2VGW =================================================================== CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER =================================================================== 3D2AA VE6VK HB100JAM HB9DNA R30ZF RZ9CVA 3Z1TSR SP1PBT HB100S HB9AOF R41WP RA3LBA 3Z90ZIM SP5ZIM HC2AQ EA5KB RK1B/0 RV1CC 4O6AA 9A6AA HC2SL EA5KB RS9O UA9OBA 5H0RS IT9YVO HF100S SPSZPZ SA25QW SK6QW 5H3WA SM0HPL HF1TSR SP1TMN SB250TT SM6JSM 5P0MF DH1LAO HF580LP SP5XSL SC300VL SK6HD 6F75A EA5KB HF63PW SP5KCR SF89IB SM6CLU 6O0F ON4TA HF63PW SP5KCR SI89B SM6CLU 7O/G4HCL G4HCL HG15SD HA8PH SN2JS SP5KCR 7X5ST 7X2LS HH2FYD F6FYD SN2K SP2YWL 9A60K 9A7K HK4QMH EA5KB SN2NP SP2BIK 9A950JB 9A3JB HK6DOS EA5KB SV9/OO9O/p ON7SS A45WD YO9HP HR1AAB EA7FTR T88NT JJ2NYT A52SW K2AU IA2IPY I2MQP T88TX JI2TXU A61Q EA7FTR II8IPY I8ACB TM2HRH F6KTN A61TT IZ8CLM IP8IPY I8QJU TM5VIN F9KH A71BX EA7FTR IR0IPY IZ0HTW TO1USB F1JXQ A71CT EA7FTR IR1IPY IZ1GJK TU2/F5LDY F1CGN A71EM EA7FTR IR2IPY IK2DUW UA0YAY IK2QPR AN7AL EA7NL IU0IPY I0YKN UA9ZZ/P RW3RN CO6DW EA5KB IU2FV IQ2MI UE1NLO RN1NA CO6WD W0SA IY0ORP I0DJV UE1RLH/1 RA1QY CO8LY EA7ADH IY6GM I6GFX UE1SNA/1 RA1QQ CS5FAT CT6ARL J79PAK HB9CUA UE3SFF/1 RU3SD CT3AS DJ8FW JW1CCA LA1CCA UE4CGT UA4CDV DA0HEL DF6QC K4I AI4U UE6DOO RW6BJ DA0WWYC DC1RJJ LX2007G LX1KC UN3M EA7FTR DL0B DL8QY LZ07IPY LZ3SM VE1OTA/W1 VE1VOX DR100DAN DC6BV N7C N7HG VP6AL ZL1UFB DR100SC DH8IAT OD5XX W9RG VP8DIZ G7KMZ E51AKY HL5KY OJ0B OH2BH XV9TH SK7AX E51ASN HL5KY OJ0MI OH2HAN XX9TJS JM1LJS E51BTF HL5KY OK8XB M5AAV XX9TTR VR2RR E7/N4EXA K2PF / DJ2MX OL60HI OK2PO YP0IP YO8TLC EG1SMP EA2BT OL60PO OK2PO YV4GMG EA5KB EL2DT WA4TII OL60SJI OK2PO Z22JE K3PD EP4MRG EP3PTT ON50EU ON7YX Z360M Z37M EX2F RW6HS ON60EKO ON4EKO ZD9BCB SQ8AQD EX2M W3HNK ON60NOK ON7YX ZF2JW AF9H GB2PF G7GSX OQ5M ON5ZO ZL4IR W8WC GC3GWB M0DOL OS8A ON8VK ZP4KFX IK2DUW GC8LED/P M0DOL PJ2/G3TXF G3TXF ZP8VAO EA7FTR HA50KNA HA3KNA PJ2G G3TXF ZS4U K3PD =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* ADDRESSES ******* =========================== Edited by IK1ADH & I1JQJ Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 4O4A Dragan Djordjevic, Bjelisi bb (kod Maras), MNE-85000 Bar, Montenegro4O6DZ Miodrag-Rajko Radulovic, Bjelisi 75, MNE-85000 Bar, Montenegro 9A6AA Emir Mahmutovic, Slovenska 15, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia G4HCL Chris Lorek, P.O. Box 400, Eastleigh SO53 4ZF, UK

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