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25 January 2003 No 612 $425WW612B
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CDXC AWARD ---> Robert Felicite, 3B9FR is the first winner of the Chiltern DX
Club's "Local Heroes" Award. Club members voted for Robert as an outstanding
operator who, resident in a rare DX location, has for many years tirelessly
provided QSO's and QSL's for thousands of amateurs worldwide, all without
major sponsorship. Nominations are now requested for the 2003 award which
will be decided in June this year. Votes can be e-mailed to
chairman@cdxc.org.uk [TNX G3LAS]
EWWA ---> The new Country List for the European World Wide Award can be found
at http://www.ewwa.net or can be requested by sending an e-mail to
radioamateur.tp2ce@coe.int [TNX F6FQK]
GREEK PREFIXES ---> Costas, SV1XV reports the Greek amateur radio prefix
system has changed recently to support the introduction of the new VHF-only,
no-CW licence:
* SV1-SV9 = full HF privileges
* SW1-SW9 = 144 MHz and higher, no HF or 50 MHz
* SZ1-SZ9 = club stations
* J41-J49 = special event stations
* SY1-SY9 = special event stations
* SX1-SX9 = special event stations
* SV1x-SV9x = voice repeaters and beacons
* J41xxx-J49xxx = digital repeaters
* SV0XAA-SV0XZZ = foreign amateurs with semi-permanent licence (HF)
* SW0AAA-SW0ZZZ = foreign amateurs with semi-permanent licence (VHF only).
* Temporary operations by foreign amateurs shall use the SV or SW prefixes,
as appropriate, followed by the original callsigns and the appropriate
identifier /P, /M, /MM, /AM.
* The following identifiers shall be used for portables etc:
/P portable
/M land mobile, mounted on a vehicle
/A alternative licensed location
/MM maritime mobile
/AM aeronautical mobile
* There is no provision for call area identifier, if operating outside main
station call area; SV1AAA portable in SV5 will be SV1AAA/P.
* There is no prefix reserved for Mount Athos. SY callsigns and /A
identifiers do not imply a Mount Athos operation.
QRP MARATHON ---> The I-QRP Club organizes the 4th HF Marathon to encourage
QRP activity. Open to licenced amateurs and SWLs, it will take place from
00.00 UTC on 1 April through 24.00 UTC on 31 August. For further details
please contact Giovanni Zangara, IW0BET at iw0bet@amsat.org
QSL MANAGER OFFERED ---> Alan Roocroft, VK4AAR says that now he has more time
to manage the QSLs of additional DX or IOTA activities. If any of our readers
need his services, please contact Alan for the details at either
almee@dodo.com.au or almee@countyhunter.com Alan currently handles cards for
the following stations (some now QRT): C21RH, KH2VM, P29RH, V63PD, VI0ANARE,
VK0MM, VK6BM (OC-234), VK6BSI (OC-243), VK8AN, VK8AN/6 (OC-154), VK8AN/8
(OC-229), VK8AV/3 (OC-136), VK8DP, VK8MI (OC-173), VK8RH, VK8XC, VU3RSB,
ZK2JJ, ZK2PJ. Please note that logs for YJ8AA are no longer available to
Alan.
QSL 9V1DJ ---> QSL cards can be sent via the SARTS (Singapore Amateur Radio
Transmitting Society) bureau. Those who want to QSL direct, please note that
Taka, 9V1DJ/JA3KAB will be going back to Japan an the end of February. He
advises that after 15 February direct cards should be sent to Taka K.
Shimazu, 10-36 Kizuri 3-chome Higashiosaka, Osaka 577-0827, Japan. [TNX K1XN]
QSL CO6XN ---> Effective immediately, Frank Dalonzo, N3ZOM, will be handling
all of CO6XN's direct cards. Bureau cards will continue to be handled by
Oscar Gaviria, HK6DOS. [TNX HK6DOS]
QSL CV1F ---> The correct QSL route is via EA5KB (not EA5JB): Jose F. Ardid
Arlandis, P.O.Box 5013, 46080 Valencia, Spain. Many thanks to Paulo, PY2PAI
for detecting the typo in 425DXN 610.
QSL KC4/N2TA ---> Mike Fokin (RW1AI) went QRT from "East Camp" (WABA K-12,
AN-016) on 22 January, after some 5000 QSOs made as KC4/N2TA. QSL direct only
to P.O. Box 392, Brooklyn, NY 11230, USA (mail drop). Mike and Alex, UA1PAC
were expected to stop for a couple of days at McMurdo Base (WABA K-09,
AN-011) on their way to Christchurch, New Zealand. [TNX UA1AKE]
QSL YI1BGD ---> Contradictory information is being circulated about the
correct QSL route for the current activity of YI1BGD.
Diya, YI1DZ, confirms that he is the QSL manager and QSL cards should be sent
direct only to P.O. Box 7361, Baghdad 12216, Iraq.
However Steve, OM3JW, states that the current operator at YI1BGD is his son
Mike, OM2DX [425DXN 605], who, while waiting for his personal call to be
issued, is active from the club station. The QSL route for this operation is
via OM3JW (logs are at http://www.qsl.net/om2dx).
At the same time Cliff, G0MMI, reports that "due to the confusion regarding
the latest operation at YI1BGD, I am no longer Rodger's manager. All QSL
cards go to YI1DZ" (Cliff used to be the QSL manager only for contacts made
with YI1BGD operated by G0TLC).
At the end of the day, as John, K1XN from the Golist wisely says, "guess this
one should be: QSL via operators instructions".
QSL VIA KU9C ---> "As of January 31", Steve says, "I will be current with all
direct QSL received for PW0T and YA5T as of January 6, 2003. Please note that
this means that if you sent a QSL to me for *only* PW0T or YA5T (i.e.,
without another card for a station I manage), it will have been processed and
mailed to you. If you do not have your card within a reasonable mailing time
from NJ at that time, I'd suggest you resubmit.
The 2002 BQ9P operation will be my next focus, and I expect to have that done
in February.
Other calls I manage have been on the back burner a bit, although I'm mailing
them out as I can get to them. If you sent me *individual* SASEs for these
stations, I expect to have them out in the next month or so as well.
Many QSLs will be delayed beyond the above schedule because more than one
call have been included in the SASE.
Statistics: just under 50,000 PW0T QSOs and 20,000 YA5T QSOs have been
issued. When I take these with the other calls I manage, including bureau
mailings, approximately 100,000 QSOs have been issued by me since January 1,
2002".
SWL CONTEST ---> The SLP Contest for SWLs will take place in eight sessions
through the year. The first session is on 25-26 January. Visit
http://www.veron.nl/cie/nl/swlcontest.htm for the rules, or e-mail Ruud
Ivens, NL-290, the new VERON SWL Manager, at NL290@amsat.org [TNX
I1-21171/IZ1CRR]
WRTC 2002 VIDEO ---> The official video of the Amateur Radio Olympics (WRTC
2002) is now available on DVD and VHS. Unlike previous ham radio videos, this
one is produced from a 100% "pro-sports" perspective. In order to capture as
much of the action as possible, three different camera crews were sent out to
film as many teams and events as they could during the actual 24 hour
competition. And supporting all this great footage are high-end 3D graphics,
intra-competition scoreboards, top-ten boxes, team profiles, and lots of
other things that you might expect when watching a professional sports event
on television. The entire production is even narrated by one of ESPN's top
announcers. Total running time is 60 minutes. The DVD version also contains
lots of extra features like full score breakdowns for each team, continental
line-ups, competitor rulebook, and even all the past WRTC scores dating back
to 1990. All information on how to obtain your copy can be found at
http://home1.pacific.net.sg/~jamesb/ [TNX OH5DX]
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CONTEST CALENDAR: The 12-Month Contest Calendar, compiled by Bruce Horn,
WA7BNM and updated as new contest information is received,
is available at http://www.hornucopia.com/contestcal/ The
e-mail version can be requested by sending an e-mail to
calendar@hornucopia.com
QSL ROUTES: Boye, OZ7C reports that his QSL manager web page is back up
and running at http://www.qsl.dk/oz7c/ (the QSL and Manager
databases contain 336,368 and 17,570 records respectively).
Weekly updates will be posted usually on Mondays.
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