5 August 2000 No 483
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3A - John, IK1SLP and David, IK1YLL will be signing 3A/home call from
Monaco between 25 and 30 August. They will operate on 10-40 metres
(WARC bands included) CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via home calls. [TNX
IK1YLL]
3V - The TS7N activity for the Kerkenah Islands (AF-073) [425DXN 463] is
confirmed to take place between 15 and 30 November. A team of 12
German amateurs, plus JH4RHF, I2DLS and IT9ESZ will operate on all
bands (6 metres included) and modes. They will participate in the
CQ WW DX CW Contest (Multi-Single). QSL via DL6BCF (Britt Koester,
Putzstr. 9, 45144 Essen, Germany). The web site for the operation
is at http://qsy.to/ts7n [TNX DJ7IK]
4X & E4 - Hide, JM1LJS will operate as 4X/JM1LJS (QSL via JL2XUN) from Israel
and E4/JM1LJS (QSL via JL2XUN) from Palestine between 6 and 13
August. Look for him on 40, 30, 15, 10 and 6 metres. [TNX JM1LJS]
5A - Vladimir, UY5ZZ reports that George, UY0MF will be signing UY0MF/5A
from near Tripoli "during 2000". george operates on 17 and 15
metres only. QSL via UX5MZ.
5B - Dez, G0DEZ will be in Cyprus for the next three years until 2003.
He hopes to obtain 5B4 and ZC4 licences very soon, but for now he
is 5B4/G0DEZ. QSL via G0DEZ, whose correct address is: Dez Watson,
12 Chadswell Heights, Lichfield, Staffs WS13 6BH, England. [TNX
5B4/G0DEZ]
5R8 - Ken Pendarvis, AD6KA (http://www.qsl.net/ad6ka) will be active as
5R8GQ from Madagascar (AF-013) for one month starting on or around
26 August. He plans to operate SSB (mainly), CW, PSK31, and RTTY on
10-40 metres (maybe some 80 and 160 metres). He is also planning a
side trip to Nosy Be (AF-057) for a few days. QSL direct ("with
green stamp - No IRCs!") to AD6KA. [TNX AD6KA]
8Q - 8Q7SR is the call Sergio, I5NSR will be using during his 13-23
August operation from the Maldives [425DXN 482]. QSL via home call.
[TNX I5NSR]
9A - Look for Oto, 9A4OP/p to be active (on or around 7045, 14245 and
50145 KHz) from several Croatian islands between 3 and 6 August. He
plans to operate from Gustac (CI 027), Kasela (CI 036), Kornat (CI
042), Kurba Vela (CI 048), Lavsa (CI 053), Lunga (CI 060), Okljuc
(CI 077), Piskera (CI 086), Ravni Zakan (CI 100), Smokvica Vela (CI
107), Skulj (CI 125) and Tetovisnjak (CI 128). They all count for
IOTA EU-170. [TNX 9A6AA]
BY - The Silkroad DXpedition station BT0S will be activated (by BA4DC,
BA4EE, BA0AA, BG0AZ, BD0AB and others on 40, 20, 17, 15, and 10
metres SSB, CW and SSTV) between 13 and 25 August. The expedition
will start from Urumqi and end in Kashi, two towns in the Xin-Jiang
Uygur Autonomous Region in north-west China. QSL via BA4DC (Chian
Ralph, 573 Fu-Xing-Zhong-Lu, ShangHai, 200025 People's Republic of
China). [TNX BA4EG]
CU - CU4AH, CU3AN and CU3DJ will be active (on 10-80 metres SSB) as
CU4ARG from Praia Island (EU-175) on 5-6 August. QSL via CU3AN.
[TNX CT1END]
EI - Members of the Wicklow Wireless Society will operate EI9KLH from
the Lighthouse on the Old Head of Kinsale on the south coast of
Ireland during International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend (19-20
August). QSL via bureau or direct to EI9HQ. [TNX EI4GK]
F - Eric, F5SSM plans to be active from Les Embiez Islands on 12-19
August. Please note that according to the IOTA Directory 2000 these
islands, previously part of EU-095, now count for EU-070.
[TNX F6AJA]
FM - Gerard, F2JD with leave for Martinique [425DXN 481] one month later
than expected. He should be there for four months starting in early
September. [F6AJA]
G - Western DX Cluster Group members G3WNI/Bill, G0PSE/Tom and
G0WMW/Doug will be active as GB0SM from the Isles of Scilly
(EU-011) between 30 September and 7 October. They will operate on
10-160 metres and possibly 6 metres on CW, SSB and probably RTTY.
QSL via G3WNI either direct or through the bureau (bureau cards can
be requested at g0pse@qsl.net). [TNX G0PSE]
GD - Richard, G3CWI will be active (on 20 metres CW) as GD3CWI/p from
the Isle of Man (EU-116) between 11 and 14 August. QSL via home
call.
GM - Jim Martin/MM0BQI, David Dodds/GM4WLL and Colin Smith/GM0CLN are
planning an IOTA HF/VHF expedition to Tanera Mor (IOSA SC-10,
square IO78) in the Summer Isles (EU-092) on 1-3 September. They
plan to be active during both the HF SSB Field Day and 144MHz
Trophy contests. They expect to run two high power stations and to
sign MM0BQI/p on 160, 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres SSB, GM0CLN/p on
all HF CW and SSB on the WARC bands, MM0BQI/p during the SSB Field
Day Contest. QSL via home calls. They will use either GB4XS or
GM4WLL/p on 50.200, 70.030 (Personal Beacon), 70.190 (Skeds/Tropo
etc) and 144.385 (All Operation) MHz and GM4WLL/p during the 144MHz
Trophy Contest. All VHF QSLs via GM4WLL. For further information
please contact Jim, MM0BQI at mm0bqi@compuserve.com [TNX GM0CLN]
HL - Kang, DS2AGH will operate (mainly on 15 metres SSB with a 6 element
beam) as DS2AGH/4 from Wi Island (AS-148) between 10 and 13 August.
QSL via home call. [TNX DS5RNM]
HP - Wil/DJ7AA, Manfred/DK1BT and Tina/DL6MYL will operate as HO1A from
Contadora Island (NA-072), Panama between 16 September and 1
October. They will concentrate on CW & RTTY and on the low & WARC
bands and will participate in the CQ/RJ WW DX RTTY Contest (23-24
September). QSL via DL6MYL. The home page for the expedition is at
http://www.qsl.net/ho1a/ [TNX DJ7AA]
I - Lorenzo, IZ0BVU will operate (on HF and 6 metres) as IB0/IZ0BVU
from Ventotene (EU-045) between 6 and 19 August. [TNX IZ0BVU]
I - Bruno, I8SUD and other operators from ARI Reggio Calabria plan to
operate from the lighthouse at Capo Spartivento (WAIL CL-009) on 13
August. The WAIL pages can be found at http://www.ari.it/wail.html
[TNX IK1NLZ]
I - Operators from ARI Genova (http://www.qsl.net/ari-genova) will
participate in the International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend
(19-20 August) as IQ1L from La Lanterna (WAIL LI-005). Look for
them on HF bands (not WARC), 2 and 6 metres. QSL via bureau or
direct to P.O. Box 347, 16125 Genova, GE, Italy.. [TNX IZ1BZS]
I - Claudio, IK8IOP will be active as ID9/IK8IOP from Salina Island
(EU-017, IIA ME-015) between 21 and 28 August. [TNX Crazy DX Group]
I - Look for Tino, ID9/IT9NGN and Roberto, ID9/IK8PGM to be active from
Salina (EU-017) between 10 UTC on 7 August and 6 UTC on the 8th.
QSL via home calls. [TNX IT9NGN]
IS0 - Gioacchino, IS0VBH and other operators from ARI Arbatax plan to be
active from the lighthouse at Capo Bellavista (WAIL SA-006, IOTA
EU-024) on 13 August. [TNX IS0VBH]
JA - Take, JI3DST will operate (on 40, 17, 15, 12, 10 and 6 metres SSB)
as JI3DST/4 from Nakano-Shima, Oki ISlands (AS-041) between 8 UTC
on 6 August and 2 UTC on the 15th. QSL via JI3DST, preferably
through the bureau. [TNX VE3LDT]
JA - Look for Takeshi, JI3DST/8 to be active (on 40, 17, 15, 12, 10 and
6 metres SSB) from Okushiri Island (AS-147) between 8 UTC on 23
September and 2 UTC on the 25th. QSL via JI3DST either direct with
1 IRC (Takeshi Funaki, 2-18-26 Hannan-Cho, Abeno-Ku, Osaka-City,
Osaka 545-0021, Japan) or preferably thorugh the bureau. [TNX
JI6KVR]
JW - Look for Jarda, JW/OK2PBM to be active from Longyearbyen (EU-026),
Svalbard between 9 and 16 August. He plans to operate CW, SSB, RTTY
and possibly PSK31. QSL via OK2PBM (Jaroslav Rohleder, Karla Capka
2348, Kyjov, 69701 Czech Republic). [TNX OK2PBM]
OH0 - SM5AJV, SM0EEH, SM0GNS, SM5HJZ, SM0HPL, SM0IEA and SM0IHR will be
active (on 6-160 metres CW and SSB with some PSK31 and RTTY) from
the Aland Islands (EU-002) between 10 and 13 August. For further
information visit http://www.mistra.se/oh0/ [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
SM - Wolf, DL6JZ (ex DL4BQE) will be active as SM3/DL6JZ/p from Alnon
Island (EU-087) between 19 and 25 August. Main activity will take
place during his morning and evening hours. Look for him on
14.035-040, 21.035-040 and 28.035-040 MHz with some SSB. QSL via
DL6JZ via the bureau only. [TNX DL6JZ]
SV - Laci, HA0HW will be active as SV8/HA0HW/p from Korfu (Kerkira,
EU-052) between 5 and 19 August. He plans to operate in his
mornings and evenings on all bands, WARC included, CW, SSB and
maybe RTTY. [TNX HA0HW]
SV - SV7CLI, SV7AIF and SV7AMJ will operate as SY7LH from
Alexandroupolis Lighthouse during the the International
Lighthouse/Lightship Weeeknd (19-20 August). QSL via SV7CLI. [TNX
SV7CLI]
UA - Look for Andy, UA1PBP/9 to operate from Marresal'sky Koshi Island
(AS-089) for 5-7 days, beginning around 5-7 August. He will be
active with 100 Watts and dipoles on 40-10 metres (WARC bands
included). QSL via RK1PWA (Nick Shapkin, P.O.Box 73, 164744
Amderma, Arkhangelskaja, Russia). [TNX W5KAU]
UA - Look for UA1TAN/1, UA1TBK/1 and RA1TC/1 to operate (on all bands
CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31) from IOTA EU-162 between 8 and 12 August.
QSL via home calls. [TNX UA1TAN]
UA - Look for UA3XAC and RA3XA to be active (on 10-160 metres CW and
SSB) as UE3MYI from from Yurshinski Island (RRA: RR-22-03) between
18 and 21 August. QSL via UA3XAC (Valery N. Murashkin, P.O. Box
9008, Obninsk, 249039, Russia). [TNX UA3XAC]
VK - Trevor, VK7TS plans to operate again from Bruny Island (OC-233)
during the International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend on 19-20
August. QSL via home call (Trevor Spargo, 1 Roebourne Rd, Otago,
Tasmania, Australia 7017). [TNX VK7TS]
VP9 - Seiji, JH6RTO will be active (on 40-6 metres) as M0RAA/VP9 from
Bermuda (NA-005) between 21 and 26 September. QSL via JH6VLF either
direct or through the bureau. [TNX JH6RTO]
VU - Miku, VU2WAP (http://www.qsl.net/vu2wap) reports radio amateurs
from India have been allowed to operate on 6 (50350 and 50550 kHz)
and 30 (10100-10150 kHz) metres until 31 December. Look for Miku
around 10.135 MHz.
W - The Western New York DX Association will operate special event
callsign K2L between 7 and 20 August in conjunction with the
Buffalo (New York) Harborfest and culminating with operation from
the Buffalo Lighthouse during the Lighthouse/Lightship Activity
Weekend (19-20 August). QSL via WB2YQH (P.O. Box 73, Spring Brook,
NY 14140, USA). All DX QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the
bureau. [TNX The 59(9) DX Report]
XX9 - Ed, K8EP will be travelling to Macau and operating (on 10-160
metres SSB and CW) as XX9TEP between 17 and 21 August. He plans to
be active during the SEANET Contest. QSL via K8EP (Ed Sawyer, 14
Greycrest Pl, Woodlands, TX 77382, USA). [TNX K8EP]
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QSL 5Z4WI ---> QSL manager Phil Whitchurch, G3SWH reports he has now answered
all the direct QSL requests for 5Z4WI received to date. If you sent a direct
card but enclosed anything other than $1 US or a valid IRC, then your reply
will have been sent via the RSGB Bureau.
QSL ED3IM (EU-078) ---> If you worked this station on 22-23 July, cards
should be sent to EA3CKX [425DXN 482]. If you worked this station during the
IOTA Contest, please note that QSL cards should be sent to Carine, ON7LX.
She, Claude, ON7TK and Jack, ON5OO operated from the lighthouse (WLH LH 0793)
on Meda Grande (DIE E-100). [TNX ON7SS]
QSL AS-149 ---> The recent RK0FWL/p operation from Moneron Island logged some
8000 QSOs (800 during the IOTA Contest). The QSL manager for this activity is
NOT RA0ZD, as spotted on the cluster. Cards should be sent to RK0FWL either
direct (P.O. Box 79, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, 693010, Russia) or through the
bureau. [ra0ff@qsl.net]
QSL EU-073 ---> Rocco, IK7AFM provides the list of the operators who were
active from San Pietro Island (EU-073) between 25 and 30 July (QSL via home
call either direct or through the bureau):
IJ7/I7YYZ Luigi Torzelli, via Lucania 5, 74100 Taranto - TA, Italy
IJ7/I7XUW Edoardo Faggioni, via F. Di Palma 137/B, 74100 Taranto - TA, Italy
IJ7/IK7AFM Rocco Lucatorto, C.P. 2001, 74100 Taranto/10 - TA, Italy
IJ7/IK7BPV Raffaele Ceppato, via Quinto Ennio 14, 74100 Taranto - TA, Italy
IJ7/IK7FFX Michele Toritto, via Icco 6, 74100 Taranto - TA, Italy
IJ7/IK7FRV Cosimo Maggi, C.P. 2425, 74100 Taranto/9 - TA, Italy
IJ7/IK7GFS Antonio Muccifora, via Liguria 107, 74100 Taranto - TA, Italy
IJ7/IK7MJA Cosimo Marangiolo, via San Matteo 16, 74020 Lama - TA, Italy
IJ7/IK7PBI Francesco Leone, via San Crispieri 20, 74020 Faggiano - TA, Italy
IJ7/IK7TAM Domenico Sorrenti, piazzale Bestat 28, 74100 Taranto - TA, Italy
IJ7/IK7WDS Antonio Scrimieri, via Glicine 36, 74020 Lama - TA, Italy
IJ7/IW7BVY Giovanni Gentile, via Biancospino 14, 74020 Lama - TA, Italy
SP QSL BUREAU ---> Effective 1 August 2000 the new address for the Polish QSL
Bureau is: PZK Central QSL Bureau, P.O. Box 54, 85-613 Bydgoszcz 13, Poland.
[TNX SP2UKB]
TA0/IZ7ATN ---> For those who asked - Simon's IOTA activities from Turkey
were as follows: from Bozcaada (AS-099) between 20.36 UTC on 19 June and
10.07 UTC on the 21st; from Gokceada (previously AS-099, now EU-186) between
18.40 UTC on 22 June and 07.45 UTC on the 25th. QSL via IZ0CKJ (Alessio Roma,
P.O. Box 22, 03023 Ceccano - FR, Italy). [TNX IZ0CKJ]
XQ0X ---> QSL manager Mickey Gelerstein, CE3ESS reports the genuine XQ0X has
not been active for seven years, since 19 July 1993. Any recent contact with
"XQ0X" was with a pirate, save your time and money.
+ SILENT KEY + Garry, VE3XN reports the sad news of the unexpected passing of
Ernest Poole, VE3NSZ on 31 July. "Ernest brought a lot of fun and enthusiasm
to our island chasing within the amateur radio hobby. VE3NSZ's wit, and his
joy of island activating will be missed by all of his ham friends". [TNX
WD8MGQ]
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LOGS: Norby, LX1NO reports he has started to set up a log search facility
for the stations he has logs for. Current logs include CE0Y/LX1NO,
CE0Y/LX2LX and OD5PN/p (AS-108) and they are available at
http://www.qsl.net/lx1no/ham.html
LOGS: The logs for the 6-13 July "Artic 2000 Dxpedition" (JW7M) are now
available at http://www.xdenews.net/logs/svalbard [TNX IK2XDE]
LOGS: The IOTA Contest logs for OH9A (EU-173) are now available at
http://www.saunalahti.fi/oh1mdr/iota.html [TNX OH1MDR]
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QSL received via direct: 3B8MM, 3C0R, 3C2JJ, 3D2IO/R, 3D2QB, 3V8BB, 3V8BT
(AF-073), 3W50K (AS-132), 4K1A (91), 4S7NZG, 4U1VIC, 4W/N5KO, 4W/W3UR, 5R8FU,
5T5U, 5Z4WI, 6V6U, 6Y3A, 7O1YDF, 9A5WA/P (EU-170), 9E1C, 9G5MD, 9M2/G3LIV
(AS-072), 9M2AX, 9M6BAA, 9N7VN, A45XR, A52A, A71EZ, AH7DX, BQ9P, BV7FF,
CE0ZY, CP6XE, CT3BX, EA8BH, EA9PB, EK6LF, ET3VSC, EX8W, EY8XX, FK/OH2BH,
FK8HZ, FM5BH, FO0AAA, FO0HWU, FW8ZZ, HF0POL, HP1XVH (NA-072), HR6/WP3A,
HS0/KU0J, HV5PUL, J28NH/P (AF-053), JA6GXK (AS-056), JW6YEA, K5PP/P (NA-120),
KB5GL/4 (NA-213), KH2PC, KH6ND/KH5, KN5H/6Y5, LY10ZZ, OH0B, OH6MIL, R1ANB,
R1ANC, R1ANF, R1ANF/A ,R1ANJ, R1ANK, R1FJL, RW2F, SV5TS, T31K, T31T, T32B,
T88JA, TF4/SM6CAS, TF8GX, TT8JA, TX0DX (OC-176), V31MD, VK9WI (OC-007),
XQ0YAF, XR0ZY, XW2A, XZ0A (AS-144), YC5XIP (OC-107), YP1W (EU-183), ZD7MY,
ZF1A, ZF2NT, ZK3CW, ZK3DX.
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PERIOD CALL REF
01/01-31/12 IOTA 2000 (http://www.cdxc.org.uk) ***
till November 3W6LC: Vietnam * by VK6LC 472
till 31/12 3Z: special prefix (Poland) 454
till 30/11 5B40: special prefix (Cyprus) 478
till 18/08 7N1GMK/6: Yoron Island (AS-023) 477
till 06/08 9A4OP/p: Croatian islands (EU-170) 483
till 31/12 9AY2K: special Millennium station 451
till 02/11 AX: special prefix (Olympic Games) 475
till ?? E4/OE1GZA: Palestine 480
till 31/08 EM500E: special event call )Ukraine) 481
till 27/08 EO225E, EO225EA, EO225EJ, EO225EL: special calls 477
till 12/08 F6HQP: DIFM islands 481
till September FO0MCC: Huahine (OC-067) * by KH7FQ 480
till 19/08 FO0PT: Moorea (OC-046) * by DJ0FX 480
till 16/08 FR/F6KDF/T: Tromelin Island (AF-031) 482
till 31/12 HB2: special Y2K prefix (Switzerland) 453
till 31/12 HF70PZK: special event station (Poland) 453
till 09/08 HL0C/4: Soan Island (AS-085) 482
till 31/12 II0CV: special call 451
till 24/12 II0: special jubilee prefix 452
till 31/12 IU0PAW: Jubilee Year special station 468
till 06/08 J6/OH1HX: St. Lucia (NA-108) 481
till ?? KH6ND/KH5: Palmyra 481
till 09/08 KL7AK: Kudiakof Islands (NA-216) 473
till 31/08 LZ8NFF: special event station 482
till September OH5/IK0SHF and OH5/IK0VSW 479
till 07/08 PV5IOTA & PV5L: Santa Catarina State So. gr. (SA-088) 480
till 31/12 SI75A & SIxSSA: SSA 75th anniversary stations (Sweden) 445
till 20/10 SN600UJ: special event call (Poland) 481
till August ST0P: Sudan * by 5B4YY 477
till 13/08 SV8/F2VX: Kefallonia (EU-052) 481
till 06/08 SV8/IT9YRE/P: Thasos Island (EU-174) 482
till 06/08 TF/G3SQX: Iceland (EU-021) 474
till 2001 UA0QBA: Kotelny Island (AS-028) 477
till 15/08 VD1VIK: special event station (Newfoundland) 471
till December VK0MM: Macquarie Island 469
till Sep VK8PW/8: Arnhem Land (plus OC-229) 469
till August ZK1AND: Raratonga (OC-013) 480
till 31/12 ZS0M: South Africa * by ZS6MG 477
till 13/08 ZS/ON4BAM and 3DA0MA * by ON4BAM 480
04/08-13/08 EI/NR0NR/p: Ringarogy Island (EU-115) 482
05/08-06/08 CU4ARG: Praia Island (EU-175) * by CUs 483
05/08-06/08 IK7BRX & IZ7ATN: S. Eufemia (IIA FG-012, WAIL PU-014) 482
05/08-20/08 IS0/IK4HPU: EU-024, EU-165 482
05/08-12/08 KV4DJ: Hatteras Island (NA-067) 482
05/08-06/08 N2OB: Barnegat Lighthouse, Long Beach Island (NA-111) 477
05/08-19/08 SV8/HA0HW/p: Kerkira Island (EU-052) 483
from 05/08 UA1PBP/9: Marresal'sky Koshi Island (AS-089) 483
05/08-20/08 VP2V: British Virgin Islands (NA-023) * by IZ1DLV 482
06/08-13/08 4X/JM1LJS (Israel) and E4/JM1LJS (Palestine) 483
06/08-19/08 IB0/IZ0BVU: Ventotene (EU-045) 483
06/08-15/08 JI3DST/4: Oki Islands (AS-041) 483
06/08 YODX HF Contest 2000 482
07/08-20/08 K2L: special event and lighthouse station 483
08/08-22/08 FY/F5AEG: French Guyana 481
08/08-12/08 K1HP/KH0: Saipan (OC-086) * by JE2EHP 477
08/08-21/08 TK/ON6ZV and TK/ON4IPA: Corsica (EU-014) 481
08/08-12/08 UA1TAN/1, UA1TBK/1, RA1TC/1: EU-162 483
09/08-23/08 J48HW or SV/I5JHW: Limnos Island (EU-049) 482
09/08-16/08 JW/OK2PBM: Svalbard (EU-026) 483
09/08-18/08 RK3DZJ/1, RV3AGG/1, UA3DPB/1: EU-147 and EU-066 479
10/08-13/08 DS2AGH/4: Wi Island (AS-148) 483
10/08-13/08 OH0: Aland Isls (EU-002) * by SMs 483
10/08-14/08 PR5YL: Mel Island (SA-047) 473
11/08-14/08 GD3CWI/p: Isle of Man (EU-116) * by G3CWI 483
11/08-24/08 V26WP, V26EA, V26ET, V26FM: Antigua (NA-100) * by PAs 481
12/08-15/08 EA1GA/p: Isla Erbosa (EU-077) 473
12/08-19/08 F5SSM: Les Embiez Islands (EU-070) 483
12/08-22/08 GH4BJC/p: Jersey (EU-013) * by G0WFH 479
13/08-23/08 8Q7SR: Maldives (AS-013) * by I5NSR 483
13/08-25/08 BT0S: "Silkroad DXpedition" (China) 483
13/08-18/08 FO0YAM & FO0YAA: Manihi (OC-131) * by JK1FNN & 7L1MKM 477
13/08 I8SUD: Capo Spartivento Lighthouse (WAIL CL-009) 483
13/08 IS0: Capo Bellavista Lighthouse (WAIL SA-006) * by IS0 483
13/08-16/08 JD1BKQ, JA1OZK/JD1, JA1XHE/JD1: Ogasawara (AS-031) 481
13/08-25/08 VK9XY: Christmas Island (OC-002) * by DH1SGS and DH1TW 479
14/08-30/08 SV/IK8VRH or J48RH: EU-075, EU-113, EU-158 481
14/08-28/08 VP5/I4ALU: Providenciales (NA-002) 475
15/08-29/08 SV5/PA1KW (EU-001) 479
16/08-28/08 FH/TU5AX: Mayotte (AF-027) 478
16/08-01/09 VK9CQ: Cocos/Keeling (OC-003) * by PA3GIO 465
17/08-21/08 XX9TEP: Macau * by K8EP 483
18/08-21/08 UE3MYI: Yurshinski Isl (RR-22-03) * by UA3XAC & RA3XA 483
19/08-20/08 EI9KLH:Old Head of Kinsale Lighthouse * by EIs 483
19/08-20/08 IQ1L: La Lanterna Lighthouse (WAIL LI-005) 483
19/08-20/08 IQ3V: Vittoria Lighthouse (WAIL FV-001) 481
20/08-21/08 LA9VDA/P: Sorayane Islands (EU-079) 481
19/08-25/08 SM3/DL6JZ/p: Alnon Island (EU-087) 483
19/08-20/08 SY7LH: Alexandroupolis Lighthouse * by SV7s 483
19/08-20/08 VK7TS/p: Bruny Island (OC-233) 483
19/08-20/08 International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend 477
19/08-20/08 SEANET Contest 476
21/08-28/08 ID9/IK8IOP: Salina (EU-017, IIA ME-015) 483
21/08-26/08 IG9/I5RFD: Linosa Island (AF-019) 479
22/08-01/09 JA6GXK: Danjo Archipelago (AS-056) 477
24/08-04/09 8P: Barbados (NA-021) * by PA3EWP, PA4EA, PA5ET, PA7FM 481
25/08-30/08 3A/IK1SLP and 3A/IK1YLL: Monaco 483
26/08 I6KIU: Pesaro Lighthouse (WAIL MA-006) 481
26/08-26/09 5R8GQ: Madagascar (AF-013) * by AD6KA 483
28/08-02/09 IG9/I5RFD: Lampedusa Island (AF-019) 479
30/08-08/09 XE3/F6BUM: Mujeres Island (NA-045) 475
August 7Q7HB: Malawi 481
August AX3OLY: special event station (Olympic Games) 482
August ED1OTA and EF1OTA: Monte Agudo (EU-080) * by EC1BXI 482
August-December VQ9QM: Chagos (AF-006) * by W4QM 482
01/09-15/09 A5: Bhutan * by Fs 471
01/09-03/09 MM0BQI/p,GM0CLN/p,GB4XS,GM4WLL/p: Summer Isls (EU-092) 483
01/09-05/09 VK6BM: Browse Island (OC-???) * by VK8s 479
02/09-13/09 VK9XV: Christmas Island (OC-002) * by PA3GIO 465
03/09-13/09 IA5/IK0YUJ: Giglio Island (EU-028) 479
04/09-25/09 ZD9ZM: Tristan da Cunha (AF-029) * by G3ZEM 479
07/09-11/09 VK6CJ: Cassini Island (OC-???) * by VK8s 479
12/09-22/09 JA6GXK: Danjo Archipelago (AS-056) 477
15/09-16/09 48th W9DXCC Convention (Illinois) 480
16/09-01/10 HO1A: Contadora Island (NA-072) * by DLs 483
21/09-26/09 M0RAA/VP9: Bermuda (NA-005) * by JH6RTO 483
22/09-26/09 TR0A/P: Mandji Island (AF-???) * by G3OCA and G4CWD 477
23/09-25/09 JI3DST/8: Okushiri Island (AS-147) 483
24/09-29/09 VP5/K5YG: Providenciales (NA-002) 481
30/09-07/10 GB0SM: Scilly Isls (EU-011) * by G3WNI, G0PSE, G0WMW 483
30/09-01/10 Clipperton DX Club Convention 461
30/09-01/10 XVI Italian HF-DX Convention (Bologna) 466
Sep-Dec FM/F2JD: Martinique (NA-107) 483
01/10-31/12 SY2A: Mount Athos * by SV2ASP/A 459
03/10/05/10 KI6T/p: Catalina Island (NA-066) 463
05/10-12/10 AX9YL: Norfolk Island (OC-005) 475
06/10-15/10 VI2BI: Broughton Island (OC-212) * by VKs 475
08/10-24/10 3B6RF: Agalega (AF-001) 481
13/10-24/10 JA6GXK: Danjo Archipelago (AS-056) 477
13/10-15/10 >>> Windsor: RSGB IOTA CONVENTION 2000 <<< ***
13/10-18/10 10th ARDF World Championships 461
21/10-04/11 VK9CZ & VK9CK: Cocos/Keeling * by VK6KZ & VK6HK 475
October 4W: East Timor * by K7BV, YB9BV, N6FF 477
October KH5K: Kingman Reef 481
15/11-30/11 TS7N: Kerkennah Is (AF-073) * by DLs 483
17/11-19/11 SEANET Convention Pattaya, Thailand 478
24/11-25/11 KL7USI: Unalaska Island (NA-059) 471
26/11 KL7USI: IOTA new one 471
01/12-03/12 ARRL 160 Meter Contest ***
09/12-10/12 ARRL 10 Meter Contest ***
Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ/KB2TJM
425 DX News Editor
E-mail: i1jqj@425dxn.org
http://www.425dxn.org
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All IOTA number references are on the basis of the listing in
IOTA Directory 2000
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>>> IOTA REFERENCE NUMBERS ISSUED <<<
AS-148/Pr * HL4 Cholla-bukto Province group (South Korea)
AS-149/Pr * R0F Sakhalin's Coastal Islands (Russian Federation)
AS-150/Pr BY4 Shandong Province South group (China)
EU-177 * SM5 Sodermanland/Ostergotland County group (Sweden)
EU-179 * UR Mykolayivs'ka/Khersons'ka Obl: Black Sea Coast (Ukraine)
EU-180 * UR Respublika Krym: Black Sea Coast group (Ukraine)
EU-181 * LZ Bulgaria group (Bulgaria)
EU-182 * UR Odes'ka Obl: Black Sea Coast group (Ukraine)
EU-183 * YO Romania group (Romania)
EU-184 * OH8 Oulu Province group (Finland)
EU-185/Pr * R6A-D Krasnodarskiy Kray: Black Sea Coast group (Russian Fed)
EU-186/Pr * TA Turkey group (Turkey)
EU-187/Pr * SV9 Crete's Coastal Islands (Greece: Crete)
NA-214/Pr * KL Nome County South group (Alaska)
NA-215/Pr * KL Northwest Arctic County group (Alaska)
OC-232/Pr * 4W East Timor's Coastal Islands (East Timor)
OC-233 * VK7 Tasmania's Coastal Islands (Australia)
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>>> PROVISIONAL IOTA REFERENCE NUMBERS AS AT 3 AUGUST 2000 <<<
AF-087/Pr 5H Tanga Region group (Tanzania)
AS-148/Pr * HL4 Cholla-bukto Province group (South Korea)
AS-149/Pr * R0F Sakhalin's Coastal Islands (Russian Federation)
AS-150/Pr BY4 Shandong Province South group (China)
EU-178/Pr * ES0,8 Parnumaa County/Saaremaa County South group (Estonia)
EU-185/Pr * R6A-D Krasnodarskiy Kray: Black Sea Coast group (Russian Fed)
EU-186/Pr * TA Turkey group (Turkey)
EU-187/Pr * SV9 Crete's Coastal Islands (Greece: Crete)
NA-214/Pr * KL Nome County South group (Alaska)
NA-215/Pr * KL Northwest Arctic County group (Alaska)
OC-232/Pr * 4W East Timor's Coastal Islands (East Timor)
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>>> OPERATIONS WHICH HAVE PROVIDED ACCEPTABLE VALIDATION MATERIAL (+) <<<
AS-041 JI3DST/4 Nakano Island, Oki Islands (May 2000)
AS-043 JI3DST/1 Hachijo Island (June 2000)
EU-177 SM4DDS/5 Aspoja Island (June 2000)
EU-179 EM5UIA Kalanchakskiye Islands (July 2000)
EU-180 EM5UIA Lebyazh'i Islands (July 2000)
EU-181 LZ1UQ/1 Sveti Anastasiya Island (July 2000)
EU-181 LZ2CJ/1 Sveti Anastasiya Island (July 2000)
EU-181 LZ2FI/1 Sveti Anastasiya Island (July 2000)
EU-181 LZ2FV/1 Sveti Anastasiya Island (July 2000)
EU-181 LZ2JE/1 Sveti Anastasiya Island (July 2000)
EU-181 LZ5QZ/1 Sveti Anastasiya Island (July 2000)
EU-182 EM5UIA Poludenyy Island (July 2000)
EU-183 YP1W Sacalinu Mare Island (July 2000)
EU-184 OH1LU/8 Hailuoto Island (July 2000)
NA-040 KL7/DL1YMK St Lawrence Island (July 2000)
OC-233 VK7TS/P Bruny Island (July 2000)
(+) Note: This list includes operations where validation material was
volunteered, ie not specifically required for credit to be given. In all
cases, cards now submitted will be accepted by Checkpoints if they meet
normal standards. This means that the island name must be on the card.
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>>> OPERATIONS FROM WHICH VALIDATION MATERIAL IS AWAITED <<<
AF-087/Pr 5I3A Yambe Island (July 2000)
AS-148/Pr DS0DX/4 Wi Island (July 2000)
AS-149/Pr RK0FWL/P Moneron Island (July 2000)
AS-150/Pr BI4S Lingshan Island (July 2000)
EU-063 JW5RIA Hopen Island (July 2000)
EU-177 SM0ELV/5 Missjo Island (July 2000)
EU-178/Pr ES1QX/8 Kihnu Island (June 2000)
EU-178/Pr ES8X Kihnu Island (July 2000)
EU-179/Pr UR5ZEL/P Berezan' Island (July 2000)
EU-179 UR3GA Orlov Island (resident?)
EU-180 UU7J/P ?????? (July 2000)
EU-181 LZ1KMS Sveti Anastasiya Island (July 2000)
EU-184 OH8/IK3GES/P Hailuoto Island (July 2000)
EU-185/Pr UE6AAA Sudzhuk Island (July 2000)
EU-186/Pr TA/SP6TPM/M Gokceada Island (July 2000)
EU-187/Pr SV9/IZ0CKJ/P Gavdos Island (July 2000)
EU-187/Pr SV9/SV1CID/P Gavdos Island (July 2000)
EU-187/Pr SV9/SV1DPL/P Gavdos Island (July 2000)
NA-064 AL7RB/P Attu Island, Near Islands (September 1999)
NA-155 TE6U Uvita Island (May 2000)
NA-184 KQ6XA ?????? (July 2000)
NA-214 KL7/W6IXP Stuart Island (July 2000)
NA-215 KL7/K6ST Chamisso Island (July 2000)
OC-063 FO0MOT Aukena Island (July 2000)
OC-107 YB5NOF/P Lingga Island (July 2000)
OC-197 8A3B Bawean Island (July 2000)
OC-202 DX4RIG Tinaga Island, Calagua Islands (April 2000)
OC-232 4W6GH/P Atauro Island (July 2000)
SA-050 (+) CE8/R3CA Riesco Island (January 2000)
(+) In IOTA Directory 2000 Riesco Island falls in an unnumbered group but,
following the procedure explained there, will not attract a new reference
number until a further valid operation has taken place.
Note: Checkpoints are not authorised to credit QSL cards for an operation
where validation is required.
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>>> IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO AWARD APPLICANTS <<<
*** PROCEDURE ***
1. Applicants submitting a first-time application on the basis of the islands
listing in Directory 2000 may apply for credit for any of the new groups.
2. Applicants submitting a first-time application on the basis of the islands
listing in a Directory issued before 2000 may not apply for credit for
groups listed above which are marked with a star (* ).
3. Applicants, updating an existing score on the HQ database, may apply for
credit for groups marked with a star (* ) only if they have already
converted their record on to a Directory 2000 basis by means of a
Conversion Sheet (see below).
The purpose of this is to prevent the same island being counted for credit in
two groups since most of the starred groups were split from other listed
groups.
*** CONVERSION SHEETS ***
Current IOTA members with a score credited at IOTA HQ are asked to delay
applying for credit for the New Groups until they can submit a completed
Conversion Sheet covering all the groups affected. The Conversion Sheet is
now available. It can be printed off from the IOTA Manager's website at
http://www.eo19.dial.pipex.com/index.shtml or obtained from IOTA HQ.
Checkpoints have been instructed not to process cards without this.
In the meantime, please do not ask questions of the IOTA Manager,
Checkpoints, Committee or HQ as to the validity of a particular card. If you
have any doubt that the card you have for an "old" contact will be accepted,
e.g. because the island is not listed in the Directory, work the group again
when you hear it on the air.
*** UPDATE INFORMATION ***
Things are currently moving very fast on the IOTA front. If you are not
already a regular visitor, do check the website for latest developments.
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>>> ISLAND STATIONS, NEW QSL REQUIREMENTS <<<
Only 5 months to go before the new IOTA rule comes in about the need for
island names on QSLs. Have you checked that your cards are valid and will be
accepted after 1 January? It's a very simple test. Just check to see if your
card bears the name of an island listed in Directory 2000 (**) as qualifying
for your IOTA group? If not, then act now to prevent the real possibility of
it being rejected.
If you are getting new cards printed for contacts made after 1 January,
ensure that the island name (of course, one appearing in the Directory
listing) is printed on them. If however you are intending to use your current
stock of cards and they don't mention the island name, you have the following
options. You can have the cards overprinted with the island name, you can get
a rubber stamp of the island name and stamp each card individually, or you
can print the island name on the computerised QSL label. Whichever route you
choose, the island name must be reasonably prominent and the card must be
totally unambiguous as to the location at the time of contact - this may
require a few extra words of clarification on the card. Do not try and deal
with the problem by relying on adding the island name in manuscript.
Furthermore, please do not try to move the problem on to us by asking us, for
whatever reason, to tell our checkpoints to accept your cards exceptionally!
The reason for this tightened procedure is to move IOTA to a position where
checkpoints can routinely reach a decision on each card submitted on the
basis of the information on that card and in the Directory. We have to move
checkpoints away from constant reference to atlases, maps, personally
maintained lists and HQ back-up facilities. It follows that the name of a
town or village cannot be an acceptable alternative to the island name since,
by requiring reference to an atlas, it multiplies processing time many times
over. Nor is the IOTA reference number by itself enough, or the IOTA group
name taken from the Directory (except in relatively few cases). So, Island
Stations, please remember that careful attention to QSL design can save your
contacts a lot of disappointment and IOTA Programme administrators a lot of
time. We can no longer operate on any other basis.
SO PLEASE SPECIFY THE ISLAND, FIRST CHECKING IT IN THE DIRECTORY.
(**) A list of additional qualifying islands will be available shortly on the
IOTA Manager's website (http://www.eo19.dial.pipex.com/index.shtml).
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>>> RSGB HF & IOTA CONVENTION WINDSOR 2000 <<<
Have you booked yet? This year's RSGB HF and IOTA Convention will be held
over the period 13, 14 and 15 October at Old Windsor, Berkshire. The
Programme will include presentations on island operations by TX0DX, XZ0A,
4W6EB, FO0AAA, ZD9ZM, 9G5MD, 5Z4WI, TR8/New One, as well as a report on
Directory 2000 and IOTA developments generally. The Convention Centre is
served by excellent road and rail links and, for those coming by air, is
within easy reach of London Heathrow Airport. Full programme details can be
seen at http://www.g3wkl.freeserve.co.uk/conv/prog.htm
The following from outside the UK are expected to attend: 5B4AGC, AD5A,
CT1CJJ, CT1EEB (4W6EB), CT1EEN, CT1YRV, CT1ZW, DJ2YA, DJ8NK, DK1RV, DK2OC,
DL1SDN, G3ZEM (ZD9ZM), GJ3LFJ, I1JQJ, I2VGW, I2YDX, IK1ADH, IK1NLZ, IK2WXZ,
JI6KVR, K9AJ, K9PPY, N6JV, N7CQQ, N7NG, NN2C, OE3WWB, OH2BC, OH2BH, OH2NB,
ON4QP, ON4XL, ON5KL, ON5NT, OZ5MJ, SM5API, WX0B, W9DC, ZL4AS.
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Roger Balister, G3KMA Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ
RSGB IOTA Manager RSGB IOTA Committee Member (Europe)
3 August 2000 4 August 2000
Past IOTA Notices are available at
http://www.425dxn.org/iota
Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ/KB2TJM
425 DX News Editor
E-mail: i1jqj@ari.it
http://www.425dxn.org