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DX-INFO: October 27 1998
LORD HOWE ISLAND DXPEDITION Nov. 22 - Dec. 1, 1998 CALL SIGN: VK9LX Plans are well underway for this year’s DXpedition to Lord Howe Island. The bulk of the equipment has arrived and the team members are signed up. The DXpedition has two purposes: to provide a DX contacts with Lord Howe Island and to participate in the CQ WW CW contest. The team leader is Nick Hacko, VK2ICV. The other team members are: Bill Snider, K6KM, Charlie Hansen, N0TT, Ray Smolenski, N4RU, and Mary Lou Brown, NM7N. For further information check the VK9LX web site at: E-mail for the DXpedition can be sent to: Before the contest we will be operating 2 stations on all the HF bands, including the WARC bands and 160 meters. Operation is also planned for 6 meters. Modes of operation will be CW, SSB, and RTTY. Before the contest we will be emphasizing operation on the low bands and WARC bands, propagation permitting. During the contest we will be operating as Multi/Single working all HF bands except the WARC bands. Propagation information for the various bands prepared by Bob Brown, NM7M, is available on the VK9LX web site. QSL via VK2ICV, Nick Hacko, P.O.Box 730, Parramatta, NSW 2124, Australia. Those wishing to contribute financially to the DXpedition to help cover shipping costs, etc. should check the web site for information on where to send donations. (by NM7N) 
DX-INFO: October 27 1998
BV9P Dates on air: Call sign: BQ9P ( = BV9P )
FREQUENCIES:
BANDS CW SSB RTTY
160 M 1.885-1.905 ---- ----
80 3.505-3.515 ---- 3.550
75 ---- 3.795 ----
40 7.005 7.055 7.030
30 10.135 ---- ----
20 14.055 14.195 14.080
17 18.085 18.125 ----
15 21.055 21.295 21.080
12 24.895 24.495 ----
10 28.055 28.495 28.080
OPERATORS: BV2KI BRUCE
BV2KS EVAN
BV2VA WILLIAM
BV4AS JIMMY
BV4FH PAUL
BV4ME CHUNG
BV4QA OU
BV7FC LIEON
JA1BK KAN
KU9C STEVEN
OH2BH MARTTI
XE1CI NELLIE *** FIRST YL HAM
ON PRATAS IS.
IOTA NO.: AS-110
QSL MGR: KU9C
FREE DONATION INFO:
Chinatrust Commercial Bank Feng-Yuan Branch
#341, Chungshan Road, Feng-Yuan city,
Taichung Hsien, Taiwan R.O.C.
Account Name: Chiang Hui-Yu
Account No# 392-13-13826-06
or
P.O.BOX 163 FENG-YUAN City, 420 Taiwan R.O.C.
Paul Pai/BV4FH
Best 73
Paul Pai/BV4FH
DX-INFO: July 27 1997
5A28 Dear fellow radio amateurs, The ICOM Radio Club, OE1XIC, Vienna and a DX group led by OE2GRP are planning a DXpedition to Libya in early September 1997. We should arrive in Tripoli on Sunday, 31st August and shall be qrv until Sunday, 7th September. We will be on air from 160 thru 2m in all modes. Our callsign will be 5A28 (five-alpha-two-eight) due to the 28th anniversary of the Libyan Revolution. For more information please watch our own Internet HOME PAGE: QSL cards will be handled by OE2GRP; send your cards to him via bureau or direct to: Recep Gursoy P O Box 200 A-5202 NEUMARKT a.W. AUSTRIA The 5A28 crew, consisting of OE1AOA, OE2GRP, OE2KTO, OE3ICS, OE3SGU and OE6DGG, is looking forward to QSO you. Best 73s, Franz and Gunter OE1AOA OE6DGG
DX-INFO: May 18 1997
" We are very sorry to announce that 3CØDX must to be delayed. Guinea’s authorities in the very last minute say: "NO". Everything was ready: materials, equipments, operators, flying tickets, medical insurance, money enough for the big expedition and the authorities say, three days before leaving: "NO" to 11 of the 13 operators. New expedition schedule is October, 11, in order to have a good expectative of low bands propagation together with the needed time to solve the problems. Now, all of us are very sorry because everyone at URE had worked very, very hard. They had worked many hours a day and it showed up as perfect organization. We’ll keep going on and working to make 3CØDX a reality for all of you in the very next future. The whole thing it is organize, so now it depends on the "OK" from Guinea’s Authorities. 73, Julio, EA5XX "
DX-INFO: May 18 1997
" The May 20-27 3CØDX Annobon Island expedition sponsored by U.R.E. has been cancelled for now, according to a highly reliable source. The core group of EA operators is reported to have been unsuccessful in obtaining visas for Annobon from the embassy (Equatorial Guinea) in Madrid as late as Friday, May 16. Other members of the team apparently had visas in hand but the group decided to postpone the operation until all members could go as a team. It is hoped that those who organized the expedition will be able to obtain visas at a later date and announce a new schedule for this major expedition. George Steinert, N6ZS " Forwarded via the Internet DX Mailing List.
DX-INFO: May 10 1997
" Ladys and gentlemen, 9 days and countdown. It seems everything is ready. Next May, 20th, from Madrid’s "Barajas" Airport to little Pale’s jungle Annobon’s Airport, "twelve plus one" operators will be in one of the most wonderfull experience on radio: THE DXPEDITION. The callsign will be: 3CØDX. Operation frequencies to SSB: 1845, 3795, 7065, 14195, 18145, 21295, 24945, 28495, 50133 and downlinks from Satellites at 29380 and 29430. All the predictions talk about nice propagation on that days, so if you need it as a new one, you’ll have the oportunity this time. A great Dxpedition organize by URE (Spain’s Radiomateur Association) with first class operators and with a lot of information at: E-MAIL: hf@ure.es 73 & DX Julio, EA5XX "
DX-INFO: May 7 1997
[Note: I just received the following information by telephone from several of the BS7H 1997 team members who are still in Guangzhou. I realize that the DX community has been waiting very patiently for this information, however, I have not had the complete story myself until this time. Because of the obvious political sensitivities, it was my decision not to release anything regarding the early shut down of operations until I could verify the full details with the operating team. Your understanding is appreciated. - N4GN] And now the story you’ve all been waiting for . . . As has been widely reported in the media, the Philippine government announced on 28 April (within hours of the BS7H/MM departure from Guangzhou) that three Chinese military ships had been spotted in the area around Mischief Reef in the Spratly Islands. Mischief Reef is claimed by both the Philippines and China. Philippine President Fidel Ramos immediately lodged an official diplomatic protest with Beijing and ordered increased Navy and Air Force presence in the area. Although the Spratly Islands lie some 300 miles to the south of Scarborough Reef, news of the escalating tensions in the region was immediately relayed to the BS7H crew. The expedition to Scarborough actually involved two P.R.C. Ocean Bureau vessels - one carrying the BS7H team with an Ocean Bureau crew, the other carrying only Ocean Bureau personnel. The two Ocean Bureau captains were disturbed by the news from the Spratly Islands, but everyone agreed to press on toward Scarborough. On the first day of on-the-air operations by BS7H (30 April), two Philippine military reconnaisance jets overflew the reef at low altitude. Then, late on 01 May, a Philippine Navy ship arrived at the reef, eventually followed by a second Philippine military vessel. Philippine Navy officers visited each of the three BS7H operating sites. They were reported to be very friendly - even bringing medicine to relieve the gastrointestinal ills suffered by some of the BS7H team! In discussions with the BS7H team and the captain of the lead Ocean Bureau vessel, however, the officers asserted the Philippine position that Scarborough Reef lies within the 200 nautical mile Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) claimed by the Philippines. It is important to note that the Philippine officers admitted that there is no Philippine claim to the reef itself. The captain of the lead Ocean Bureau ship, of course, stated the Chinese position that Scarborough Reef is P.R.C. territory and provides the baseline for a 12 nautical mile Territorial Sea (TS) surrounding the reef. [Despite recent speculation posted to the DX reflector, China is the undisputed owner of Scarborough Reef. Substantial evidence supporting this fact was submitted to the ARRL DX Advisory Committee, including official statements from the Philippine government. - N4GN] At first, the Philippine Navy seemed to be concerned that the amateur radio operations of BS7H were somehow an ’economic activity’ subject to treatment under an EEZ claim similar to commercial fishing or oil drilling. But after observing the pileup operations, this concern was apparently satisfied. Still, the Navy officers insisted that it was O.K. for the P.R.C. ships to safely pass through the Philippine-claimed EEZ, but that they should not stop in any one place for a prolonged period of time. [This does not appear to be in accordance with the Third U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS III). - N4GN] The captain of the lead Ocean Bureau ship was unable to reach any agreement with the Philippine Navy officers on this point. Finally, wishing to avoid a further escalation of tensions, the Ocean Bureau captains made the decision to leave the reef and return to Guangzhou, cutting the planned seven-day BS7H operation down to only three days. For additional information, please visit the BS7H 1997 Home Page or contact Tim Totten, N4GN, at e-mail n4gn@iglou.com or fax +1-502-239-7766. Forwarded via the Internet DX Mailing List.
DX-INFO: May 5 1997
" Everything is already, 15 days and countdown... The 3CØDX Team will leave from the Madrid airport in Spain, this 19th at 18:30 UTC. They’ll arrive to Paris, France 2 hours later and take a plane to Libreville, Gabon at 03:00 UTC on the 20th. Six hours more and Africa will be under there feet. Then two little planes will take them and the equipment to the island in about 2 hours more, flying over the Gulf of Guinea. A long way from Europe to Africa to be a whole week, 24 hours a day, transmiting, all bands, all modes including Satellites. QSL via EA4URE, P.O. Box 220, Madrid 28080, Spain CONTRIBUTIONS: CAIXESMM/2100/1585/70/0200025062 LOT of INFO AND PICTURES AT: http://www.ure.es/3c0dx.html E-MAIL: hf@ure.es 73 & DX Julio, EA5XX "
BOOK: May 3 1997
The book about an attemt to make a World Record to all alone do a non-stop sailing around the world with the smallest boat ever. The thing driving me forward as an adventurer is the dream about the optimal challenge. A level based on my earlier experiencies, knowledge and the margin to survive. I have always been dreaming about the most unbeleivable projects, which level has increased throughout the years, everytime I have reached the goals. Before I started this adventure I was dreaming of a World Record, global fame and glory. My expectations were great, the dreams were many. The adventure was notwithstanding optimal to me. - I survived with the smallest margin ever. (Roger Andersson, captain of Wifsta Office). The book is 160,- SKR, VAT included. + Shipping and handling. Roger Andersson Phone/fax: +46 60 61 84 66 If you are interested Roger Andersson will give a lecture about his World Record attemt and his other adventures during his 18 years on the sea. |
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