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P5 KOREA OF THE NORTH - we remind Them that Hrane YT1AD and Voja YU7AV already achieved in writing license to operate in P5 Korea of the North together with other two operators that March 5 the 2002 will begin. The indicative one will be given to know when it begins the operation. Be to the slope of more information in: http://www.amsatnet.com

YA5T - AFGHANISTAN - In the page web of YA5T it is informed that ON6TT left Kabul December 4. Therefore, the stations that have arisen, are Pirates. Peter will leave his house in Belgium January 20, heading for Afghanistan. More information in: http://www.qsl.net/ya5t

4T4X and 4T4V - PERU - DL2JRM and DL5SE finish January 13 the operation that you began the day January 3 in the Radio Peru Club, activating all the bands from 160 to 10 meters in CW and SSB. The Qsl for 4T4X via DL2JRM and 4T4V via DL5SE.

HS0ZDP - THAILAND - Dave W3VK has been reported in several bands. He has been assigned to the American Embassy in that country and it will be several months.

VU - ISLAND OF SAGAR, INDIAN (AS153). - Of the 10 at January 16 the Society VHF of Fond of Calcutta - CVARS - operated by VU2DPM, VU2SKD, VU2KFR, VU2HFR and VU2JSH 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. The suggested frequencies are in CW 14040, 21040, 28040 and SSB 14260, 21260 and 28460. More information in:

VP8/SG AND VP8/SS - GEORGIA OF THE SOUTH AND SHETLAND OF THE SOUTH - 9V1YC and N5KO travel now on board the ship "Braveheart" heading for Shetland of the South to where it is expected they arrive in the third week of January and they will only operate 3 or 4 days. Then they will go to Georgia of the South to where they hope to arrive at the end of January and principle of February, and they will operate 10 days.

KH2K/AH0 - ISLAND MARIANA - Of the 10 at January 15 will be active Kazu JA1RJU being devoted especially to the Europeans and the top-banders. This in 1827.5 khz with an antenna dipolo and 1KW. The Qsl via JA1RJU or to the desk of JA. Not to send to the desk of KH0 or KH2, and don't made a mistake with AH2K/KH0 that is also operating now.

T30ES - WESTERN KIRIBATI - Eric is again active in that country from January 8, and now hard more time to the air because it has gotten a battery of more capacity that feeds with solar panels. On Saturdays to the 1400z and on Thursday at 1830z o'clock around 14288 khz, he/she has been been able to listen, when it is their time of rest after helping to the Bodies of Peace. In their page web there are information and pictures of all their activities in that country
http://people.mags.net/boem/kiribati1.htm

HL17 - KOREA OF THE SOUTH - From January 1 at May 30 the 2002 the League of Radioaficionados 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 RADIATES 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/she gets ready a special prize for who achieves contacts with those stations and the details will be given to know shortly.

R1ANM - ANTARCTIC - UA3YH (AB0KG) it is active from January 9 - and it finishes the day 20 - from the Polish Station "Amundsen-Scott" (WABA-K-08) in CW and SSB mainly in 20 meters, and 15 and 10 meters from time to time. And I eat it doesn't take rotor, of the 0000-0200z it directs their antenna to NA-INC-ACE in 14020 and 14160 khz and among 1600-1900z o'clock to Europe in 14020 and 14243 khz. The QSL via desk to UA3YH or direct to AB0KG: P.O.Box 18118,Boulder, CO 80308-1118 USE. It is informed that the QSL is already clever.

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.

V31YN and V31GW - BELIZE - DJ4KW and DK9GG are already active from Belize in CW, RTTY and PSK31. They will continue during four weeks.

C6 - ISLAND CROOKED, BAHAMAS (NA-113) - Of the 12 at January 14 will be active AA8LL/C6A and K8LIZ/C6A in the bands from 10 to 40 meters in the frequencies IOTA. The Qsl via Bureau.

FY5KE - ISLANDS DE SALUT, FRENCH GUYANA (SA020) it will be activated the 12 and 13 of January by members of the Club of the Radio of Kourou, as much in HF as in 6 meters and satellite AO-40. The Qsl to their indicative one.

SU3AM - EGYPT - In 12 and 17 meters very active Ahmed has been reported around 18141 KHZ and 24950 KHZ among 1000 1200z. The Qsl via DL5ZBV.

DU - PHILLIPINES - DU1/G0SHN has been reported in several occasions in the bands of 20, 15 and 10 meters in SSB and CW. The operator, F2JD, will be in that place until the month of June.

S79LC - ISLAND OF 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.

KG4DX and KG4LR - GUANTÁNAMO BAY - they will Be active of the 11 at January 19 for the members from the Florida DXpedition Group W4WX and W1LR in HF and 6 meters in CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31. The Qsl for KG4DX to W4WX and KG4LR stops W1LR or the Bureau of W1 or W4, but remember that there is not Bureau in Guantánamo.

VK3TZ - ISLAND OF 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.

XF4 - SOCORRO ISLAND, REVILLAGIGEDO, MEXICO - Two expeditions will be carried out this year to Island Socorro. The first one will be of XE1KK in a date that will be announced shortly. The other one will be in November and Franz prepares it DJ9ZB with several European and Mexican operators, among them XE1BEF. He plans to dedicate special attention to the Europeans in the low bands and Warcs, where it is "new one" very coveted. Also, a group of diexistas of the United Kingdom will come to activate some Mexican islands accompanied by XE1KK.

XV - ISLAND SPRATLY (AS051) - The VARC - Amateur Vietnam Radiates Club - he/she is preparing to activate the island in the month of April, with the indicative XV9TH. Shortly it will occur bigger information.

H40 - COUNTY DE TEMOTU - VK1AA informed that it is with the last preparations for its expedition from March 12 to April 28, in the one that will dedicate special attention to the bands of 160 and 80 meters. The main problem is that they only allow him 16 kilos of baggage that he/she will be able to take a vertical antenna and an amplifier. The cost of a single person's transport will be of 3500 USD and he says that still when already almost has all that needs, they will be welcome the contributions to have available for some problem, since in Temotu there are malaria problems, there is civil restlessness, the water to drink it is not reliable, the transport is very unstable and not very reliable. It is wanted to collaborate, warn to: watchman@tig.com.au

THE CONVENTION of INTERNATIONAL DX - Organized for the California DX Club of the South, of the 26 at April 28 in Visalia, CA, will be carried out this event with which the best DXers in the world will participate. For more information: http://www.qsl.net/visalia2002

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.

T88ZZ - PALAU - Tony K2NV will be active of the 12 at January 15 in Palau, and after the 18 to January 22 like V63RF from Micronesia, especially in CW, with something of SSB and RTTY. The Qsl via K2NV.

FG - GUADELOUPE (NA-102 - FG001) - Of January 16 at February 7 Pierre F6FXS will be operating in all the bands of included HF the Warc, using 100 watts and wire antennas. It will leave as FG/F6FXS. The Qsl via direct to their indicative one personal.

TI9M - ISLAND of COCO - This expedition with more than 12 international operators that he/she will be carried out from February 17 to March 4 he/she 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 you/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/

CE9 - ISLANDS LENNOX, NEW AND PICTON (SA050) - it is foreseen that in this month of January these islands are activated by members of the Southern Cross DX Group. More data in http://www.qsl.net/ce9c

KH0 - ISLAND MARIANA (OC086) - it will Be active of the 7 at February 10 for members of the Oita DX Club, as HK0/JA6BTO, JA6HJP like KF4LX/AH0, KH0/JA6LZN, as well as JA6PBO like KK7UB/KH0, JA8VQA like WH0B and JH6ALF like AB2GA/KH0, dedicating special attention to 160 meters, as well as 80 and 40 meters, besides 6 meters in CW, SSB, SSTV and RTTY. The Qsl to their indicative ones personal or to the Bureau of JA.

KH0 - ISLAND SAIPAN, ISLANDS MARIANAS (OC086) - JP1IOF and JE2EHP will be active of the 25 to January 28 like KH0WW and K1HP/KH0 in the bands of 160 to 6 meters, in CW, SSB, FM and RTTY. The Qsl for KH0WW to JP1IOF and K1HP/KH0 stops via JE2EHP.

KH4 - ISLAND MIDWAY (OC030) - Of March 30 at April 6 will be activated especially by G3RTE and G3SWH with the indicative W4W in the bands from 40 to 10 meters, where they hope to make 10,000 QSO, the half in CW and the other one in SSB. The island is as the country 27 more looked for in Europe and the ARRL it locates it in the place 89 in the year of the 2000. G3SWH who is the QSL mánager of D68C, one of the expeditions with the biggest quantity in QSO, will also take charge of the Qsl. They are also requesting donations and patronages. To go to Phil, G3SWH, to: Phil@g3swh.demon.co.uk

ZF2LM - ISLAND GREAT CAYMAN - Of the 14 at January 30 Lou KE1F will be operating in all the bands from 160 to 10 meters in CW and SSB and maybe in RTTY, but it will be looking for especially you park JA. The Qsl via AF2C but it asks to include SASE.

GOOD CONTESTANT - XT2DX almost made 16,000 QSO's in the Competition CQ DX CW of November and its QSL mánager G3SXW has already answered more than 2000 QSL. Their address is: Roger Western, 7 Field Close, Chessington, KT9 2QD, England. Via desk he/she can request it to the electronic mail: g3sxw@compuserve.com but she requests that data of the prefix are included, it dates, hour and band. More data in: http://www.voodudes.org

ANOTHER TEST IN LF. - Another test has been carried out with success in LF the past December 15, when ZL6QH - near Wellington - it transmitted a test sign in the band of 136KHZ, during every hour of the night, and it was captured by John VE1ZJ in Nova Scotia, what represents a distance of 15,645 kilometers.

MIAMI HAMFEST. - The Florida DX South Association organizing its HAMFEST for February 2 is again, in which there will be interesting conferences, as that of N1ND, of ARRL, on "Logbooks Of The World", as well as a Forum of DX, among other many events. More information in: http://www.qsl.net/k4fk

THE QSL DE AP2JZB. - León, K2EWB that stops who the QSL of AP2JZB requests Informs they will send at least an IRC or 1 USD and a SASE to its address that you can see in QRZ.com.

THE QSL DE M2001Y/MRC15. - it should be sent via direct to GX0PUV or the Desk of RSGB.

CONFUSION. - The decision of the authorities of Communications in Greece when authorizing the prefix SY for a party event, it has caused confusions and displeasure among many radioaficionados. The Monk Apollo SV2ASP/A who the year of 1999 operated as SY2A, many cards that she is receiving from those who believe that the operation was in Mount Athos has been returning. And when he tells them that it was not certain, they don't believe it. He has tried to convince to the authorities that at international level it is grateful the prefix SY exclusively for the operations from the Mount Athos, but he/she has not been possible to be able to convince to the authorities, up to now.

A THOUGHT
IN THE 2002 we are THE RADIOAMATEUR

    But, Who is the radioamateur? And we don't ask, what it is, because the answers can be many.

    We prefer to give some ideas on their person and don't have more than enough their liking, because we understand that it is the main thing and what it really cares. Then:

    1. the radioamateurs is, above all, a gentleman, a person of well.

    2. it characterizes it their proceed correction.
    3. he never boasts or she boasts, in frequency, of their successes, of having an excellent team or a magnificent antenna, neither elements of outstanding work, etc. Because he knows and it is conscious that with such attitudes, it can hurt to the other ones. Rather wait that they are the other ones that you praise him and when it happens this way, it subtracts importance to what you tell him or, better, it changes matter.
    4. he never boasts of knowing more than the other ones, neither to be him who has the last word. It is limited to listen, before to emblazon or to pontificate about their knowledge. And when she wants to give their opinion she makes it modestly, saving a better approach or he devises.

    5. the radioamateurs is characterized by the correction of its proceed.
Never search to get advantages or benefits, for illegal or not very clear roads, knowing that you should arrive to the wanted goals, for the own effort and always for clean roads and in due course of time and season. For mere own esteem and that of the other ones. It is good to be able to sleep in peace because one has the calm conscience that to live restless for not having worked well.

    6. the good radioamateurs is not envious and it is happy with the little thing or a lot that she possesses without being sad because the other ones have better elements. The team or the antenna but face is not privilege of the good ones, but of those that possess more resources; a higher category doesn't mean that the one that has it is somebody more important, but it is, simply, of who has interest in other activities or… more antiquity.

    7. the good radioamateur never enters in frequency when another modulates. It becomes present, among changes, with a short word, as "permission". AND, patiently wait that somebody notices their presence, until they give him opportunity with a "ahead the permission" Only then enters in frequency being identified first, she stops then to greet and, without extending a lot, she gives the word.

    8. the good radioaficionado is measured and cheerful. It is never expressed in inappropriate or unpleasant terms, neither she has a word that impairs others. Neither he reveals for radio, homes or phone numbers or some other fact of a third without the consent of this.

    He always keeps in mind that the ether is a half open one, for that reason it is that she prefers to remain silent defects or other people's illnesses or circumstances of the private life of the other ones.

   9. the good radioamateur is also extremely wise and peaceful in radio. It should never denote anger or annoyance in radio, even when it is interfered intentionally. He should have present that who bothers him search, in fact that is inconvenienced, that it is their objective. The best attitude is to demonstrate him cordiality, to invite it to incorporate to the QSO, to ask him kindly, how it is, to interrogate for its family and, in short, to tell him that he/she has a lot of pleasure in to listen to him and to know him; but never to mention to their interference neither their way of acting. The kindness is the best way to drive away it. And if even so it doesn't get it, the wisest thing is to turn off and... to another thing.

   10. In summary: they are good, fair and humble. Because only who loves the rightness, the sincerity, she has good faith and good will and, mainly, it looks for the well of the other ones, above the own one RADIOAMATEUR can call herself.

A RADIOAMATEUR 

(sent by the Radio Uruguay Club).

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

NEXT WEEK

070 club PSK Contest, organized by the Penn-Ohio DX Society, of the 0000Z-2400Z of January 19. More information in: http://hometown.aol.com/n3dqu/podxs070.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 in its weekly work on the propagation that the drop activity geomagnética favors the good propagation for HF. The solar flow last week reached a very low level of 188.6, but it is expected that for this weekend and until Monday, arrive from 230 to 245, but for next week it could arrive at 260 and then in the first week of February, to lower again. However, she notices that this quiet week it won't continue. The index K 30, 20 and 15 indicate that there will be a storm geomagnética.

On the other hand, Neil Clarke, G0CAS, in its weekly analysis of the propagation, highlights that the solar flow in the first week of January was of 226 and for this second week it is of 264 units. The speed of the solar wind varied between 300 and 500 kilometers per second, according to the report of the space ship ACE.

In the hours of the darkness the average of good frequency is 2.9 MHZ, and the best in the propagation has been every day to the half-day but also during the darkness, among 0300z 0700z. The activity geomagnética has allowed openings in days remained silent in 50 MHZ, but also in the bands of HF there will be good propagation in most of the days of the week. The communications during the hours of the day among stations located in same latitudes will be achieved around the 40MHZ, and in the hours of the darkness approximately in 9MHZ. The roads during the week will be good toward Africa with 50 percent of success around the 35MHZ, but the frequency with 90 percent of success will be around 26MHZ among 0800z 1700z.
The openings in 50 MHZ will probably be among the roads this-east and in other days there will be openings with North America, during the afternoon. And it is foreseen that during the year the conditions will be similar to the last year and also in HF, but they will become better in the 2003-2004.

REPORT OF XE1BEF. - In Mexico, an average of 8 XE is active constantly in the band of 6 Meters. The day January 4, among 0100 2140Z openings were given by scarce 5 minutes in each space, with TG, W7-0 and KL7. January 5 of 0100 o'clock at 0240 o'clock the conditions opened up among XE and the east, west and center of USA. January 6 of the 0000z at 0130z o'clock with W5-6-7. January 7, the opening at 0100z o'clock only during some minutes, it only allowed contacts with about 2 or 3 W5. The days 8, 9, 10 and 11 of January, the band was dead.

Now, "ALL DX" the Bulletin DX of XE1BEF is also available in the reflector Italy/Europe and in www.xdenews.net/list Thank you IK2XDF.

It has also been included in RADIO-HK, of the RadiO Colombia Club. Thank you HK3SGP.

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