DX Newsletter 1031: February 3, 1997

DX-MB 1031 - 3/2/1997
DX News Letter
Editor: Michael, DJ5AV

(PR: DJ5AV @ OE9XPI.AUT.EU)

translated into English by Bob, DL7VOA
(Internet: robert@wirtschaft.tu-ilmenau.de)
(packet radio: DB0ERF.#THR.DEU.EU)

PACIFIC

DU - PHILIPPINES Dave, W1DV, is in Manila as a missionary and will be QRV mostly in CW signing DU/W1DV for the next two years. QSL via KO7V.

AFRICA

5X - UGANDA Gus, 5X1D, is back again since the end of January. He is now also QRV on 6m and 2m. QSL via SM0BFJ.

9U - BURUNDI 9U5CW and 9U5DX will take part in the ARRL CW Contest (Feb 15/16) signing 9U5T. QSL via F2VX. Gerry, F2VX, has also the logs of 9U5DX until January 21, 1997.

FT5Z - AMSTERDAM ISLAND Eric, FT5ZG, is now active using his own station for the next year. He tries to keep up the sked on 7004kHz at 1730 UTC. QSL via REF bureau or direct to F5RQQ Vigier JM, 4 IMP Des LYS, F-63800 Cournon D'Auvergne.

ST0 - SOUTH SUDAN John, ST0/PA3CXC, appeared surprisingly on the bands. The length of stay is unknown. QSL direct via homecall: John Fung-Loy, Strauss- laan 4, NL-2551 Den Haag NM. Perhaps he goes to 9U/9Q afterwards.

AMERICA

6Y - JAMAICA Dick, K3DI, will sign 6Y0A in the QRP category of the ARRL CW Test. QSL direct, via bureau or internet (wilder@clark.net). Outside of the contest he will be active as K3DI/6Y5 (not 6Y5/K3DI).

8P9 - BARBADOS Steve, K2WE, will be on the air from 8P9 in SSB/CW on 160m-10m from February 4-11. QSL via homecall or to his old call NI2C.

HP - PANAMA Joel, F5PAC, will be active using an IC706, GP and dipole antennas between February 11 and March 7. The call is not sure yet.

KG4 - GUANTANAMO BAY Larry, KG4ML, will be on the base from February 11-27. He hopes that after his job there is enough spare time for him to take part in the ARRL CW Contest (Feb 15/16). KG4ML has been 5 times in KG4 and already made 6500 QSOs from Guantanamo Bay. QSL via WB6VGI.

PJ8 - ST. MAARTEN Ron, ND5S, Sue, KF5LG, Bill, W8EB, and Dorothy, KB8ZXO, plan to hit the airwaves as PJ8/homecall on all bands in CW/SSB/RTTY between February 23 and March 8. During the ARRL SSB Contest (March 1/2) they will sign PJ8A. QSL for the contest QSOs via W9NIP all other QSLs via homecalls.

V31 - BELIZE John/WC0W/V31TP, Alan/NS0B/V31EV and perhaps Bob/WG9L/V31RC will be on the air as V31TP in the multi/single category of the ARRL CW Contest. Before and after that they work also in SSB but no WARC. QSL via homecall.

VP2E - ANGUILLA Dennis, K7BV, is active as VP2EV mostly in CW from February 9-18. QSL via homecall. New address: 4357 Appollonio Way, Carson City, NV 89704, USA.

VP5 - TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS Steven, N9CK, works as VP5/N9CK mostly in CW and RTTY from February 4-11. He will participate in the WPX RTTY Contest signing VP5CK. QSL via N9CK via bureau or CBA.

ASIA

4S - SRI LANKA Mario, HB9BRM, will be on the air as 4S7BRG on 80m-10m from March 3 until May 30 or later. QSL via bureau to HB9BRM or direct to Mario Primavesi, Falkensteinerstr 5, CH-4710 BALSTHAL. The CBA is wrong!

S2 - BANGLADESH Hannes, DL3NEO, Mar, DL3DXX, and Joerg, DL8WPX/YB1AQS arrived in Dhaka on February 2. They became QRV as S21XX (and perhaps S21XY/ S21XZ) and emphasize the lowbands. Mar and Joerg will head for P2 to meet DK7YY and others on February 14. DL3NEO will stay in Dhaka until Feb 17. QSLs via DL3NEO (ok via DL bureau). A direct address will be published later.

XU - CAMBODIA Robert, KE2FB, works at the US embassy and is active as XU2FB on 80 to 10 meters in CW/SSB/RTTY and 10m FM. QSL via N4JR.

Preview

DATE          CALL        DX-NL

Feb/97-Mar/97 7Q7KH       1028
Feb/97-Mar/97 8P          1030, 1031 *
Mar/97        8Q7BE/8Q7BV 1027
 12.2.- 4.3.  8Q7CR       1028
  2.2.- 8.3.  9G5BQ       1027
 19.4.-16.6.  9M8CC       1027
mid of Feb/97 9U5T        1031 
 15.2.-16.2.  KR8V/C6A    1029
25.12.-15.2.  FR5GM       1026
from Feb/97   FT5ZG       1020
Feb/97-Mar/97 H44MS       1026, 1029
 11.2.- 7.3.  HP7/F5PAC   1028
 17.1.-17.2.  HS0/DL2FDK  1024
 12.2.- 3.3.  J75T  ???   1029
  8.2.-14.2.  KG4GC etc.  1030
 11.2.-27.2.  KG4ML       1031
  8.2.-11.2.  P29VIG      1030
 23.2.- 8.3.  PJ8A        1031 *
  8.1.-30.3.  PJ9JT       1027
 25.1.-Mar/97 ZV0SK/ZV0SV 1029
  4.2.-17.2.  S21XX/S21XZ 1031 *
  1.2.-20.2.  V2/DL2SDS   1030
 12.2.-19.2.  V2/NM9H etc 1026
  3.2.-17.2.  V47CA       1029
 12.2.-18.2.  V31TP       1030
 10.2.-18.2.  V5/ZS6YG    1027
  9.2.-18.2.  VP2EV       1031 *
  4.2.-11.2.  VP5CK       1031 *

"NEW": 1031 *

Bandspots of the last 7 days

160m
   8P9DX      1827  0325 via VE3ICR
   9X4WW      1828  2229 via ON5NT
   CY0SAB     1845  2222 via VE1CBK
   KH6CC      1830  1714
   TN6X       1824  2154 via DJ6SI direct
   TU4FF      1826  0012 via OH8SR
   VQ9QM      1824  2341 via W4QM

80m
   3DA0CA     3509  0339
   5X1P       3509  2049 via G3MRC
   7X2RO      3500  0022 via OM3CGN
   FP5EJ      3530  2218 via K2RW
   J39JS      3799  0024
   JT1BG      3794  2240
   V26HY      3797  0512 via XW2A
   XT2DP      3794  1801 via WB2YQH
   ZK1DI/P    3504  0640 North Cook

40m
   3D2AG      7006  0706
   3W5RS      7007  1804
   5W0NY      7002  0546 via DJ3NY
   6O5DX      7045  1753 SOMALIA, via F5PYI
   9M6AG      7007  2311 via JA9AG
   JD1/JM6OSB 7037  2227
   JT1CD      7007  1623
   PA3CXC/ST0 7010  2101 via homecall direct
   S21XX      7008  1517
   V44NEF     7065  0259 Nevis
   XT2DP      7047  1800 via WB2YQH
   XU2FB      7006  1729 via N4JR
   ZK1DI/P    7005  0728 North Cook via DK1RV

30m
   5W0NY     10100  0654 via DJ3NY
   7X2RO     10101  2038 via OM3CGN
   K9AW/KH2  10105  1256
   KG4AU     10102  0125
   LZ0L      10103  1252 via LZ1KCP

20m
   3C2CC     14131  1825 OC-121
   HF0POL    14082  1539 via SP3FYM
   V47NS     14198  1801
   V63KU     14187  0742 via JA6NL
   VP9KK     14261  1546 via K1EFI
   XV7SW     14017  0846 Box 7, Hanoi, Vietnam
   ZD7HI     14185  1751 via N2AU
   ZK1CC     14131  1844 OC-013, Rarotonga

17m
   5N4ALE    18153  1538 via DK1RV
   7X2RO     18079  1322 via OM3CGN
   9U5CW     18070  1332 via EA1FF
   9U5DX     18140  1446 via F2VX
   A61AJ     18150  0858 Box 15003, Dubai, UAE
   J52AK     18158  1125 via IV3TIQ
   K9AW/KH2  18077  0844 via WF5T
   XT2DB     18072  1125 via F5LGQ

15m
   5Z4RL     21002  1215 via N2AU
   6O5DX     21240  1250 SOMALIA via F5PYI
   VK9XZ/P   21260  1038 Cocos-Keeling via VK6UE
   ZF2AH     21257  1616 via WA6VNR

12m
   8P7DA     24929  1723 via KU9C
   PJ5AA     24898  1706 via W1AF
   TN6X      24895  1042 via DJ6SI
   Z24S      24897  0939 George, via W3HNK

10m
   ZS6FOC    28029  1122

INFO

The DX-NL expects YOUR HELP also. The new e-mail address of the editor is MikeOERTER.DJ5AV@t-online.de. If you like to check the up-to-date QSL database of DB0SDX you can do this now also via internet at: http://www.grossmann.com/ham/qsl.

There were several typos in DX-NL 1029:

LZ0A NOT via OZ1KDP but via LZ1KDP
A92FZ NOT via W3HC but via W3HCW
6O5DX via F5PYI
DG9NG lives in D-63762 Grossostheim, Germany.

IK2QPR, Fava Paolo, Via Bertani 8, I-46100 Mantova is the QSL manager of: EX8DX, UM8DX, EX8QB, UM8QB, EX8MF, UM8MFO, EX7MA, UM7MA, EX5T, EX2U, UM8MU, UN2O, UL7OB, UL0OB, UP50O, RL2O, RL0O, UN9PQ, UL7PJQ, UK7PBH, UN7PJQ, II2R, UK8IZ, UI8IZ, UI8NH, EU6MM, UC2WO, EO2CWO, UC2WO/RC4, EW6WW and UC1WWO.

• 3W5FM Box 66, Vladimir 600011, Russia
  
• 4K70DWZ Box 116, Ktoprak 81031, Azerbaijan
  
• 5A1A/OE2GRP was active on several bands (also in lists) with average operating style during the past few days. QSL direct ONLY.
  
• 5B4AAI Nicholas Kyriakides, Box 696, 6306 Larnaca, Cyprus
  
• 5H3CC "Baba" Camillo Calliari, POBox 30, Njombe, Tanzania
  
• 5X1N via SM7KOJ
  
• CV5A Box 2, Z.C. 11000, Montevideo, Uruguay
  
• CX8DX via F1NGP (direct or via bureau)
  
• EM1HU Pavel is on the Ukrainian Antarctic Base Vernadsky. QSL via I2PJA.
  
• FJ5BD BERTRAND, PB633, 97099 S.MARTIN
  
• FT5WE via Claude, F5GTW. Samuel, FT5WE, made his last QSO on December 29 at 0703 UTC. All newer QSOs are the work of a PIRATE.
  
• GI/EI7NET via bureau to EI6FR.
  
• J88BO A J Ivan Roberts, POB 466, Kingston, Jamaica
  
• OH0/OZ1FG was a PIRATE. OZ1FG is not issued in Denmark.
  
• PA6PA PACC Contest February 8/9, 1997 via PA3BLS
  
• TL8/F5JKK TL8EJ direct to F6FNU or to F5JKK, Eric JAUCH, 8b, Le Norvais, F-56250 MONTERBLANC. The callbook address is wrong!
  
• UK4YT January-February/97 is Karl, K4YT/DL4YTT. QSL via K4YT.
  
• VE8RCS via Polar ARC, c/o CFS Alert, Box 5210, Stn. Forces, Belleville, Ontario, Canada K8N 5W6 (put the operator's name on the envelope).
  
• VK6APH Phil Harman, 45 Ventnor St, Scarborough, W. Australia 6019
  
• XV7SW via SM5MX
  
• ZW1B via PY1OB also via bureau
  
• ZY0FI direct only to POB 13507, SPCP 003399 970, Brasil
  
• ZY0FI January-February/97 via PY2LLD was a PIRATE.
  

TNX for information to 425 DXNEWS, ARRL DX News, DE0MST, DL1SBF, F1NGP, OPDX, F5JKK, NPDXG, HB9BRM, IK2QPR, DL7VOA, SM4EMO and others.