3D2 - After their activity from Conway Reef (see below) the operators will operate from Fiji as 3D2AD, 3D2AU and other individual calls from 1 to 6 March. [TNX YS1RR] 3D2_con - YT1AD, YU1RL, YU1NR, YU1FW, YU7AV, YU6AO (YZ7AA), YS1RR, Z32AU and Z32ZM expect to operate from Conway Reef [425DXN 501] from 19 February until 18 local time on the 27th. The call will be announced on 18 February. They will be active on all bands and modes on the following suggested frequencies: CW SSB DIGITAL SSTV 1.825 1.835 1.835 3.505 3.795 3.575 3.723 7.003 7.075 7.035 7.035 10.104 - - - 14.020 14.195 14.075 14.230 18.075 18.145 - - 21.020 21.295 21.075 21.340 24.896 24.945 - - 28.020 28.495 28.075 28.680 50.105 50.125 - - QSL via YT1AD (Hrane Milosevic, 36206 Vitanovac, Yugoslavia). Donations can be sent to YS1RR (Raymundo Rodriguez, P.O. Box 32, San Salvador, El Salvador) or to VIPSAL 682, P.O. Box 02-5364, Miami, FL 33102-5364, USA. The web pages for the DXpedition are under construction at http://www.kragujevac.co.yu/3d2 [TNX YS1RR] 8Q - 8Q7GB is the call issued to Gil, IZ1DLV for his 3-9 January activity from the Maldives [425DXN 504]. QSL direct only to IZ1DLV (P.O.Box 7039, 16148 Genova - GE, Italy). A2 - Barry, ZS1FJ and Gerald, ZS1GRM will operate from Botswana between 14 and 20 January. They plan to be active on 10-80 metres (and if there is demand on WARC bands as well) mostly SSB as either A24DX or A24/home call. QSL via ZS1FJ. [TNX ZS5BBO] CE_ssh - Oleg, UA1PBA is currently signing CE9/R1ANF from Chilean Antarctic station "Ripamonti" on Ardley Island, South Shetlands. QSL via RK1PWA. [TNX DL5EBE] CE0_jf - Look for Pat, CE1VLY to be active (on 10 metres only) as 3G0Z from Juan Fernandez (SA-005) during the last week of January. QSL via home call. [TNX CE6TBN] CX - Look for CX2FR and CX8FB to be active (on 10-80 metres SSB) as CV0F from Isla San Gabriel (SA-057) on 12-14 January. QSL via CX2FR. [TNX CX8FB] FG - Jacques, F6HMJ will be active as FG/F6HMJ from Guadeloupe on 10-24 January. [TNX F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX] HR - Steve, G3OAG reports he received an e-mail from Rene, HR1RMG "in which he said he intended to go to Swan Island (NA-035) during February for 3 days, but didn't say when". [TNX Islands On The Web] I - Look for IK7JWX/7, IK7FPX/7 and IK7LMX/7 to operate from the lighthouse at Punta Torre Canne (WAIL PU-009 on 6 January). [TNX IK7JWX] J2 - David, J28EX/F5THR (ex 6W1AE, T94CD, TL8CD) is active from Djibouti until January 2002. He operates on 160-10 metres and is going to have a 4-element beam for 6 metres. QSL via FB1BON. [TNX IK2IQD] KH0 - Look for Haru, JA1XGI to operate as KH0/JA1XGI from Rota (OC-086) and Saipan (OC-086) on 10-12 and 13-15 January respectively. He will be active on 15, 10 and 6 metres CW, RTTY, PSK31 and SSTV. QSL via JA1XGI through the bureau or direct to Haru L. Uchida, 2-30-11 Shintomi, Kawagoe, Saitama 350-0043, Japan). [TNX JA1XGI] KH2 - Akira, JA8RWU will be visiting Guam on 11-16 January and hopes to operate as KH2V during the Japan International DX Low Bands Contest (12-14 January) if he can put up an antenna at the hotel. [TNX K6III] P4 - Alan, K4AVQ will be active on all bands as P40AV from Aruba (SA-036) on 13-21 January. QSL via K4AVQ (Alan B Caplan, 14020 140th Court, Apple Valley, MN 55124-9422, USA). [TNX The Daily DX] PY0_spp - QRZ-DX reports that a group of DXers from Recife, Brazil (including team leader Jim Faria/PY7XC, PY7ZZ and PY7ZY) have obtained government permission to operate from St. Peter and St. Paul Rocks. The operators are providing their own transportation and there will be no limitations on their operating times. They plan to leave Recife on 2 February, arrive on the Rocks on the 7th and be active until around the 15th on 10-160 metres CW, SSB and maybe RTTY and 6 metres as well. Further information is expected in due course. Contributions from clubs and individuals can be sent to Bill, W9VA (w9va@aol.com), who is coordinating this operation on behalf of the Recife DX Group: Bill Smith W9VA, 1345 Linden Ave., Deerfield, IL 60015, USA. R1A_ant - Wally, whose R1ANZ licence expired at the end of 2000, is now active with the Mirny Base's club station call (R1ANB). QSL via RU1ZC. [TNX DL5EBE] R1A_ant - Nikolai, UA3YH is expected to operate as R1ANM from Amundsen-Scott Base (South Pole, AN-016) from 9 until 22 January. He will share the radio station with Neil, N8BPR, who operates as KC4AAA. [TNX The Daily DX] T32 - Jarda/OK1RD, Jirka/OK1RI and Frank/OK1EK will operate as T32RD from Kiritimati (Christmas) Island (OC-024) on 11-25 February. They will be active on all HF bands CW and SSB, with an emphasis on the low and WARC bands and 10 metres. Equipment includes three transceivers, two amplifiers, and a wide range on antennas (a vertical for 160-80 metres, a 2-element delta loop for 40 metres, a GP for 30 metres and four yagis for the other bands). Two pilot stations have been appointed for Europe only: Mike, OE6MBG (low bands) and Vasek, OK1ADM (other bands). Daily logs will be available at http://www.qsl.net/okdxf. QSL via OK1RD. [TNX OK1RD] UA - Look for UE1SAA to operate from Kamenny Island (RRA 25-01, not IOTA on 5-7 January). QSL via UA1RJ. [TNX UA1RJ] UA - Vlad/RV3IB, Peter/UA3IJP, Dima/UA3IAB , Andy/RV3IG and Roma/UA3ITZ will operate (on 80, 40, 20 and 15 metres CW and SSB) as RK3IWT/1 from Demidiha Island (RR-22-09, not IOTA) on 6-7 January. QSL via UA3IJP (P.O.Box 5, Bezheck-4, 171984, Russia). [TNX UA3IJP] VK - DF9MV will be active from Tasmania (OC-006) on 10-17 February and from Flinders Island (OC-195) on 18-24 February. He will operate as either VK7/DF9MV or with a VK callsign. QSL via DF9MV. [TNX DE0MST and Islands On The Web] VP5 - Donald, KN4UG will operate as KN4UG/VP5 from Providenciales (NA-002) on 19-30 January. He will participate in the CQ 160 Meter Contest CW and in the NA QSO Party (SSB) as VP5AZ. QSL via KN4UG (Donald Namm, 103 Birkhaven Drive, Cary, NC 27511, USA). [TNX KN4UG] W - Daniel, YO3GJC will be active as W7/YO3GJC from Redmond (King County), WA starting in January. QSL via YO3GNO. [TNX YO3GJC] W - The Magnolia DX Association (http://www.mdxa.org) will be activate Dauphin Island (NA-213) on 23-25 February. Look for W4D to be aired from at least two stations (with beams, wires and amplifiers) on all bands and modes PSK31 and RTTY. QSL via W5UE (Randy Becnel, P.O. Box 170, Kiln, MS 39556-0170, USA) or through the ** W5 ** bureau. [TNX N5FG] -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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17 METER DXCC AWARD ---> DXCC has announced the addition of a 17 Meter Single Band DXCC award. Applications will be accepted beginning 2 January 2001. For further information, please contact DXCC at dxcc@arrl.org [TNX N4AA & QRZ-DX]
BUREAU CARDS FROM VK ---> Mike, VK4DX reports that the Wireless Institute of Australia, Queensland division has set new pricelist (effective 1 January 2001) for VK4 hams sending the QSL cards trough the bureau. The previous price of 2 cents per card for members has increased to 10 cents per card - a 500% increase that in Mike's opinion "will probably lead to the further decrease of QSL cards received from Australia".
QSL YB3ZMI ---> Antonio, IZ8CCW reports the cards for YB3ZMI (Madura Island, OC-237) will be ready in a couple of weeks. Requests will be processed starting on 1 February.
QSL VIA PY7ZY ---> Ciro says all of the direct requests received so far for his operations from the islands of Itamaraca (SA-046, PY7ZY/7), Itaparica (SA-023, PY7ZY/6) and Tinhare (SA-080, PY7ZY/6) have been processed. If you are still waiting for a direct card please contact Ciro at py7zy@qsl.net. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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CONTESTS: Calendars, rules etc. for all of the major events in 2001 can be found at http://home.online.no/~janalme/ (by LA9HW) http://www.hornucopia.com/contestcal/contestcal.html (by WA7BNM) http://www.sk3bg.se/contest/index.htm (by SM3CER) LICENCES: Do you not know how to get a visitor amateur radio licence in a foreign country? Veke, OH2MCN has collected and made available all the information you need (application forms, contact points, addresses, telephone & fax numbers and much more) at http://www.qsl.net/oh2mcn/license.htm -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
QSL received via direct: 3A/OH2BH, 3A/OH4GN, 3A2K, 3B8CF, 3E1AA, 4W/OH2BF, 4W6MM, 5I3A (AF-087), 5V7VJ, 8Q7XX, 9M6ERT, 9V1YC, A35AD, A92ZE, AC4WW (NA-112), AH8A, AX9YL (OC-005), BI2J (AS-151), C91DC, CM6LE, CO7GC, D44CF, DS0DX/4 (AS-148), DU9BCD (OC-235), E29DX, EM1KY, FT5YG (AN-017), HF0POL, HL0C/4 (AS-085), HZ1AB, J75KG, JD1BCK, JW7M, KG4OK, KL7/K6ST (OC-215), KL7/W6IXP (NA-214), LA8W, N2MR (NA-111), OA4SS, OK1RZ, PJ7/K7ZUM, RA0FU, RU1A, SV1TP/3 (EU-158), T30R, T32O, T33RD, TA2DS, UA0YAY, V6T1, V73AT, V8PNA, VK3MW, VK6BM (OC-234), VK6DIR (OC-140), VP2MHX, VP6BR, VP6YL, W5BOS/C6A (NA-219), XT2OW, YC7IPZ (OC-166), YC8XNE (OC-076), YS1MAE, YW5LF (SA-059), ZD8V, ZK1AGL (OC-159), ZK1BQI (OC-013), ZK1YRE (OC-159), ZL4IR, ZL4IR/7. *****************************************************************************
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