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P5 KOREA OF THE NORTH - Hrane YT1AD and Voja YU7AV has given us the good news that they already have in writing license to operate in P5 Korea of the North together with other two operators that March 5 the 2002 will begin. In exchange for that permission, they will have to prepare to futures new operators of the Korean radio of short wave, being calculated that you could be more than 20. The indicative one will be given to know when it begins the operation. This information was provided by Nenad VE3EXY.

3W - VIETNAM - they have been reported active in 15 and 20 meters 3W2EA and 3W2FM among 1530 1700z in SSB and in CW after the 0000z.

5N - NIGERIA - Two stations have been reported active from this country: 5N1BHF in 12 meters around 24940 in occasions at 1000z and in others after 1600z and in 20 meters after the 0500z and the Qsl via direct to OE6LAG. It has also been worked in 12 meters in 24899 after 0700z. The Qsl via JH8BKL.

5R - MADAGASCAR - 5R8ET are very active in 12 meters after 1600z in SSB around 24947 and the Qsl via direct to K1WY. It is also active 5R8GZ around 24902 KHZ in CW or in 24966 KHZ in SSB between the 1200 and the 1530z and the Qsl via direct to G3SWH.

XU - CAMBODIA - XU7ABN Claude has been reported working RTTY in 15 meters around 08.30z o'clock and in 20 meters around 1945z o'clock.

A6 - UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - When Huraiz appears A61AU in 28500 he/she registers a great accumulation of operators desires of confirming this country. Fortunately Huraiz has been very active in 14200 after 0400z o'clock and in 28500 KHZ after 13.00z o'clock. The Qsl via direct to: Huraiz To the Maktoum, P.O. Box 270, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

C6AIE - BAHAMAS, LITTLE BAHAMA BANK (NA080) - From January 1 and until the day 10 will be active John WZ8D like C6AIE with the main objective of working as many F2 as be possible in 6 meters during the day, but she will also make contacts of WSJT in 2 meters -144.140 MHZ - in the afternoons. But if the conditions are not opened in 6 meters, she will work bands from 10 to 40 meters in CW and something of SSB. The Qsl via WZ8D.

FR5AB - ISLAND MEETING - In 10 meters it has been very active Roland FR5AB in PSK31 and SSTV in 28120 and 28667 among 1030 1100z but she has also been reported in 20 meters RTTY after 0230z o'clock and in PSK31 in 14071 KHZ after 1630z o'clock and then after 0245z o'clock.

HL17 - KOREA OF THE SOUTH - From January 1 at May 30 the 2002 the League of Radio of Korea -KARL- with reason of the 17 World Glass of FIFA Korea/Japón the indicative special HL17FWC will only be being operated until before beginning the games. Also, during the games, of May 30 at June 31 an indicative one will be operated also special in the 10 cities where they are organized the Games, beginning with DB and then the number of the area and the subfijo FWC (ejem. DT1FWC). The Qsl via HL0HQ: KOREAN AMATEUR RADIO LEAGUE, CPO Box 162, Seoul, KOREA. But also, of May 31 at June 31, all the indicative of Korea will change, taking off the original number and putting in their place the number 17 (ejem. HL1ABC - HL17ABC, DS0AB - DS17AB). it was also announced that he gets ready a special prize for who achieves contacts with those stations and the details will be given to know shortly.

JI3DST/6 - ISLAND MIYAKO (AS-079) - Takeshi is in that island from December 29 and it finishes this Saturday January 5 in the bands of 6, 10, 12, 15, 17 and 40 meters in SSB. The Qsl prefers via Desk. Via direct to JI3DST: TAKESHI FUNAKI, 2-18-26 HANNAN-CHO ABENO-KU OSAKA-CITY, OSAKA 545-0021, Japan.

RX3AJL/1 - ISLAND DE MUDJUGSKY (EU-153 - RR-02-05) - Of the 3 at January of the 2002 Alex 5 RX3AJL will be active mainly in 20 meters, as well as in the bands of 40 and 80 meters SSB.

JD/O - OGASAWARA (AS-031) - JE1PIO/JD1 has been reported very active in 40 meters CW in 7010 khz around 1120z o'clock.

HK2 - GUAM - Of the 3 at January 5 JF2UED and JJ2QXI will operate the bands from 6 to 160 meters including the Warcs in SSB, CW and RTTY. The Qsl to their indicative ones personal. For more information in mori@shotoku.ac.jp

PJ2/NW0L & PJ2T - CURACAO (NA-006) - Of the 2 at January 9 Marty NW0L will be active in the bands of 10 to 80 meters in RTTY mainly and something of SSB. It will participate in the ARRL RTTY Rodeo the 5 and 6 of January like PJ2T. The Qsl for PJ2/NW0L to NW0L and PJ2T stops via KN7Y.

EA6/DL6KAC - BALEARIC ISLANDS (EU-004 AND-021) - it is active from December 21 at January 6 the 2002 in the bands of 10 to 40 meters. The Qsl to their indicative one personal, looking for in qrz.com

D902WSF - KOREA OF THE SOUTH - Of December 31 at January 4, from Pohang, Korea of the South will be activating this special prefix with reason of the World Glass of FIFA and the World Cup Sun Rising Festival Activity. They will be active in all the l0 bands to 80 meters.

8Q7IJ - MALDIVES - From December 31 at January 7 Ian will be operating G3TMA especially in CW. The Qsl via G3TMA.

HF0POL - ISLANDS SHETLAND OF THE SOUTH - Of January 1 at December of the 2002 Miroslaw 31 will be operating from the Island King George (AN-010) in all the bands in CW, RTTY and PSK31, including bands Warc. The Qsl via SQ5TA.

YC3MM/p - MATURE ISLAND (OC-215) - Adhi will be active the 3 and 4 of January only in 15 meters CW.

KH0 - MARIANA ISLANDS - Of the 3 at January 6 Nozomu JE8KKX will be active in Saipan like AH2K/KH0 in the bands of 6 to 40 meters in CW and SSB and probably 160 and 80 meters and bands Warc if the time allows it. The Qsl via JE8KKX: Nozomu Takahashi, 2-5, 5chome 18jo Toko, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, 078-8358 Japan.

KID'S DAY - January 5 to take place the Boy's Day W1DAD and K1MOM will be operating the special prefix K1D in 28370, 21370, 14270 and 3895 Khz. And for those that you like to offer a contribution, there will be a map to color and the phonetic alphabet that you/they can request k1mom@arrl.net. The Qsl via: Peter/W1DAD and Jeanne/K1MOM Schipelliti, 7 Dearborn Ridge Rd, Atkinson, NH 03811, it USES.

V51VE - NAMIBIA - Rudi ZS6DX continues active from Windhoek, while Katti V51VE already returned to its house. The Qsl via ZS6DX.

S79LC - ISLAND DE PRASLIN (AF-024). - Of December 31 at January 11 will be mainly active Luca I5IHE in SSB and RTTY and maybe something of CW and SSTV. The Qsl via I5JZP.

8Q7IJ - MALDIVES (AS-013) - From December 31 at January 7 Ian will be operating G3TMA especially in CW. The Qsl via G3TMA.

LIGHTHOUSE MEJIMA, ISLANDS DE DANJO (AS056) - JA6GXK is active from December 27 and it will finish January 7.

POEL ISLAND (EU-098) - Will DH3ZK is in that island from December 22 and it will finish January 5, working in all the bands in SSB and PSK31. February 1 the 2005 will finish. The Qsl via Desk.

KH0 - MARIANA ISLAND (OC-086) - Of the 3 at January 5 Nozomu JE8KKX will be active in Saipan like AH2K/KH0 in the bands of 6 to 40 meters in CW and SSB and probably 160 and 80 meters and bands Warc if the time allows it. The Qsl via JE8KKX: Nozomu Takahashi, 2-5, 5chome 18jo Toko, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, 078-8358 Japan.

VK3TZ - ISLAND DE PHILLIP (OC-136) - From December 29 up to January 26 will be active Tony in 10, 15 and 20 meters in the frequencies IOTA. The Qsl via CBA.

YC3MM/p - MATURE ISLAND (OC-215) - Adhi will be active the 3 and 4 of January only in 15 meters CW.

VU - ISLAND DE SAGAR, INDIAN (AS153). - The Society VHF of Fond of Calcutta - CVARS - she returns to the Island, now with 20 operators, several of them experts in IOTA that they will operate in 40, 20 and 15 meters CW and SSB. They have participated in the last three years in the Bargain Sagar Mela of the island establishing a net of emergency communication. In the year of 2001 they carried out more than 300 QSO with six continents, but now they hope to make many more. The contributions are welcome. More information in: http://www.calham.org or http://www.employees.org/~cvars

VP2M - MONTSERRAT (NA-103). - Of the 14 at February 26 the 2002, Art N2NB will be active in all the bands of 6 to 160 meters, and also in PSK31. Appointments or questions can be made to the electronic mail ayrtraffic@earthlink.net and the Qsl via N2NB.

V5 - NAMIBIA - Of February 15 at March 30 the 2002 will be active DL2SL and SP6IXF in all the bands, taking three radios, an antenna Delta of 3 elements for 80-40 meters, a slopers for the bands Warcs and a 4 elements yagui for 6 meters and dipolo for 160 meters. Both will use V51 / and their indicative one personal. The Qsl for each indicative one personal.

5U - NIGER - Paolo, I2UIY informs that he/she already has the license and the airplane tickets, for the expedition that finally will be from the 3 to February 18 the 2002. They will operate all the bands from 6 to 160 meters, and every night it will be active a station in 80-160 meters. The 7 members of the team already proved the antennas that will use and they assure that they will always have 3 active stations in the bands from 6 to 160 meters in SSB, CW, RTTY and PSK31 and every night a station will operate 80/160 meters. The Qsl via SM5BFS. They also ask from all over the world for the opinion of the operators to know which bands and ways are those that more interests. Visit their web in: http://www.qsl.net/niger-2002

S92LA - SAO TOME (AF023) - Of the 4 at February 10 a group of Scandinavian operators coordinated by LA7THA and LA6FJA expects to be active in all the bands from 6 to 160 meters and in all the ways, including bands Warc, but putting special attention in the low bands, Warcs and 6 meters, with two stations, at least, active the 24 hours of the day.

VK - ISLAND DE PHILLIP, AUSTRALIA (OC-136). - Tony VK3TZ will be sporadically from January 26 active from this island using vertical antennas and wire dipolos and only a TS-50s, hoping to activate 10, 15 and 20 meters in the habitual frequencies of IOTA, but he/she notices that the transmissions of Television of Melbourne are very weak and that facilitates the interference with its operation, and in occasions he/she has to transmit from the automobile to move toward a place where it doesn't affect. The Qsl only via CBA.

ZL - NEW ZEALAND - EVENT WITH BROWSERS - January 6 2000-0500z o'clock will be operating a special station of the Hamilton I Radiate Club of Fond with the indicative ZL6JAM in the "16 Party of the Browser of New Zealand", in which boys and girls Browsers of 11 to 16 years will be able to speak with young of their ages of other parts of the world or with other operators. The frequencies will be 3593, 3677, 7075 and 14260 khz, while the bands of 15 and 10 meters will be used depending on the conditions. There will be a special Qsl that should be requested sending 1 IRC or 1 USD with a SAE to: ZL6JAM, P OR Box 606, Hamilton, New Zealand.

OA - PERU - From January 4 it will return to Peru Ghis OA/ON4CD, after passing the Christmas parties with their family in Belgium. He already has more than 3000 Qso in Peru, mainly in CW, with an antenna vertical motive that put in the roof, but now it will put a wire dipolo for 80 meters. It asks them to be patient to receive the Qsl, since until he/she returns to Belgium in February, the Qsls will print.

TI - COSTA RICA - Bob AA1M and Mike W1USN will be operating from the 4 to February 11 in all the bands. The Qsl via CBA.

TI9M - ISLAND COCOS - This expedition with more than 12 international operators that she will be carried out from February 17 to March 4 he will have now as Qsl manager to AK0A: AK0A, Bill Boeckenhaupt, 8904 Westbrooke Dv, Overland Park, KS 66212 and a SASE is requested to be able to confirm via direct. Those that SASE doesn't send, they will be sent via Desk. They continue requesting economic supports, for what they ask to consult the page web that by the way contains a lot of interesting information on the expedition and the island: http://www.qsl.net/ti9m/

VK9ML - MELLISH REEF (OC-072) - The group of operators that will activate this island in April of the 2002, directed by VK4CP, they want to know the opinion of the operators from all over the world if they want or nó that is operated in ways RTTY and PSK31. If the answer is negative, they will dedicate more attention to the CW and SSB. Visit their page in: http://www.qsl.net/vk9ml/2002/

ISLAND DRY TURTLES (NA-079) - The 5 and 6 of January Ralph K8RYU will be operating in the bands from 40 to 10 meters mainly in CW and something of SSB. The Qsl via their indicative one personal.

GJ6UW - SWEATER (EU-013) - Of the 15 at February 17 several operators of the CUWS will activate this island that also counts for the prize of islands of the RSGB. The operators will be Martin G3ZAY and Dominic MØBLF and they will be in all the bands in SSB and CW and with a dipolo in 160 meters located to 750 feet. The Qsl via direct MØBLF or via Desk. But they ask that please he/she doesn't request them not to send the cards from the Desk to G6UW.

TI5 - COSTA RICA - Of the 18 at February 27, KE0UI Move it will be active from the QTH of TI5KD in Heredia, Costa Rica, in all the bands of HF and in 6 meters, especially in CW and the bands Warcs. It will participate in the Competition UBA CW of February 23 like TI5N. The Qsl to their indicative KE0UI. More information in: http://www.qsl.net/ti5kd

FM - MARTINIQUE (NA107). - Of February 19 at March 1, Jean Marc will be active as FM5/F5SGI in all the bands HF, mainly in CW. The Qsl via Desk of the RE or direct CBA.

APOLOGIZES. - The Amateur Brickfields Radiates Society, of the Island of Wight he apologizes for all those that hoped to hear the station of its special event GB100MAL in 40 meters, since only it operated December 12 during 13 hours. The Austrian radio reported that a great one was listened "pound-up" that already had never answer. They point out that they had diverse problems and for that reason the operation shortened and it suspended.

BEACONS IN 4 METERS. - In Europe the Band of 4 Meters has every day more followers. It is for that reason that Beacons is settling in several countries, as those of Slovenia that have given very good results: S55ZMB in 70.029MHZ in the locator JN76VK with a yagi of 4 elements dir 310 deg to a height 250 meters and power 5 watts. It also operates in Sudáfrica the Beacon ZS1FOR/B in JF96FB in the frequency 70.002 using a vertical dipolo and 15 watts. The reports are received in QRM@nis.za

NOT TO SEND QSL. - Guillermo LU5DG who operated as VP8/LU5DG by the middle of December asks that please they don't send him at this time the cards, but until new warning.

GB2RAF WILL BE PERMANENT STATION. - Now, the station of Radio of the Air Force of the Real Society -RAF- he will have its own station, GB2RAF, in permanent form in the museum of the RAF in Norfolk, and it is classified as a station of permanent special event. It operates every second Saturday of the month between the 1000 and 1500 hours local time, at the moment only in the bands of 80, 40 and 20 meters.

TESTS IN VLF. - In USA, Brian KD4RLD transmitted in 8.8 khz a sign that Dexter received W4DEX at a distance of 10 kilometers, with a lot of success. These tests have also been made with same success in 7 and 6 Khz, but I didn't seize in 4Khz.

THE QSL DE J3/J8. - Informed PA5ET, the QSL manager of the operations of J3 and J8 that she had difficulty to receive the mail prints to apply the new Euro in the prints Steals. The cards QSL for Europe was already correspondents he makes weeks, but the cards for USA and JA they left last week and it is expected that now they are already in its hands.

SOFTWARE. - Golist, the famous database of Qsl Managers, has available in its page web the file GOWIN32.DLL that allows to pass the callsign from a station to the database of GOLIST/GOWIN and to show the QSL Manager or the available information. But if some software designer wants that he is sent the file DLL he can request it and he will be sent electronically or it can get it off the web: http://www.golist.net/download.htm
JOHN K1XN http://216.242.115.105/

SILENT KEY. - One of the good known QSL Mánager, Fritz Stefan Bergner DL7RO, died December 16 unexpectedly. They survive him their wife Gerda DL7VYL, 2 children, 3 grandsons and their son-in-law Roy DL7UBA. It was the Qsl manager of more than 50 callsigns, but it was also a very active DXer with 325 confirmed countries and a successful contester. Fritz participated in expeditions like TN2M/TN4U, 8Q7IO, ED8CMT, among others. It even continued with their activities of the IOTA when it was already in seat of wheels. DL7UBA, his son-in-law, took the chores of QSL immediately Mánager of Fritz, but he discovered that besides that it was very organized and it had modernized his logs, there was not a single QSL without answering.

ARRL RTTY Rodeo, this Friday and Saturday. More information in http://www.arrl.org/contests/

KID's DAY -  SSB, of 1800z o'clock at the 2400z of January 5, sponsored by Boring Amateur Radiates Club, in the frequencies of 28350 at 28400, 21380 at 21400, 14270 to 14300 kHz, and in 2 meters in the repeaters with the permission of its deuños. It is exchanged the name of the operator, age and favorite color. More information in: http://www.jzap.com/k7rat/

NEXT WEEK:

North American QSO Party, CW, organized by the National Contest Journal, of las1800Z of January 12 at the 0600Z of January 13, in the bands of 160 to 10 meters. More data in: http://www.ncjweb.com/naqprules.html

Japan International DX Contest, CW, organized by Five Nine Magazine, of the 2200Z of January 11 at the 2200Z of January 13, and they are had to work you only park JA. The area number should be given in the sign report. More information in: http://www.jzap.com/je1cka/jidx/jidxrule-e.html

Hunting Lions in the Air, CW-SSB, organized by International Association of Lions Clubs, of the 0000Z of January 12 at the 2400Z of January 13 in the bands of 80 to 10 meters. More information in: http://www.sarl.org.za/public/contests/lionita.htm

CONTEST INTERNATIONAL RTTY OF THE FMRE. - The Mexican Federation of Radioexperimentadores, already threw the convocation for its competition that will be from the 2 to February 3 the 2002. More information in: http://www.fmre.org/

Tad Cook, K7VVV points out in its presage of the propagation that the solar flow will be today Friday January 4 in 255, what represents a slight improvement since December 31 was of 250 and that it was ascending before from one day.
And it stops who interests them to know the holographic technique used to discover the sunspots in the distant side of the Sun, he can see the explanation in the web of the NASA in: http://spaceweather.com/glossary/farside.html

On the other hand Neil Clarke, G0CAS, in its investigations on the propagation, highlights that the solar flow has stayed similar to last week. In 50 Mhz the openings between the United Kingdom and United States as well as with VK in the morning and when the lunch YV, KP4 and PJ. But at 1200 o'clock the tropospheric opened up allowing excellent contacts in VHF and UHF. In their predictions it considers that the propagation will be good moderamente this weekend and when the darkness the best thing will be in 9Mhz. The road toward the India will have 50 percent of success approximately in 42 Mhz and the good frequency with a percentage of 90 percent of success it should be around 30Mhz among 0800 1200z.

REPORT OF XE1BEF. - The opening in 6 meters among Europe-USA-Mexico has continued amazingly. December 30 from 1500z o'clock the opening Europe-Mexico allowed contacts with OE, GW, G, GI, F, DK, S5, as well as V44, TG, and with United States and so much Canada of the East as western and of the Center. Even, some XE achieved more than 255 qso with USA-Canada in less than two hours, of 1500 o'clock at the 1700z and the 0115z the opening was with JA but scarce 5 minutes. The 1, 2 and 3 of January of the 2002 the opening at 1500z o'clock was only with USA and Canada, but to regulate. Equal has been at night, among the 0000-0340z.

HAPPY NEW YEAR. - We want to all those that have favored us with their preference to who you send us information, and to who they have congratulated us, because that encourages us to follow us overcoming. 

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