DX Newsletter 1044: May 5, 1997

DX-NL 1044 - 5.5.1997
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

KH7K - KURE ISLAND Art, N2NB, had to cancel his planned trip to Kure Island in May due to a missing landing permission for his flight. However Charles, N4BQW, plans an activity in May, too.

AFRICA

5A - LIBYA An Italian group intends to activate 5A1A (also on 6m) in June. Contrary to DX-NL 1036 5A1A QSLs of former DXpeditions are valid also for DXCC if they were written out by OM3JW, IK2ILH and JA2JPA.

5X - UGANDA Mats, SM7PKK, left for a 6 month stay in Uganda on April 28. His job at the UN will possibly lead him also to Zaire, Rwanda, Burundi or Tanzania. QSL NOT via callbook address but to: Mats Persson, Zenithgatan, 24 # 5, S-21214 Malmo, Sweden.

7X - ALGERIA Afif, 7X2RO, writes that the enclosures of nearly all arriving let- ters were stolen.Therefore he now asks for QSL via F6FNU or OM3CGN.

TT - CHAD Baldur hit the airwaves as TT8DX mostly in CW from May 2-9. QSL directly via DJ6SI.

ASIA

1S - SPRATLY ISLAND Charlotte, KQ1F, and Paul, K1XM, made 6039 QSOs as 9M6TPR (CW) and 9M6TCR (SSB) 50% of them on 20m (DX-NL 1035/1038). QSL via KQ1F.

8Q - MALDIVES DL8HCZ and DL9XAT are on Angaga Island (AS-013) signing 8Q97FTG. QSL via bureau to DK0FTG or to the "Funk Telegramm", Gruetzmuehlenweg 23, D-22339 Hamburg, Germany.

BS7H - SCARBOROUGH REEF The BS7H DXpedition had to shut down due to an upcoming typhoon on May 3, 0645 UTC. A defective TNC was the reason for no RTTY activities. QSL via W4FRU, BS7H/mm via W6RGG.

HS - THAILAND A group of Thai OMs led by HS1MM and HS2FDX will activate Elephant Island (AS-125) signing HS50A in the near future. QSL via bureau to I1JQJ or directly to Mauro Pregliasco, Corso Novara 39, I-10154 Torino TO, Italy.

XX9 - MACAO Ray, XX9AW, finishes his 6 year stay in Macao this month. QSL via KU9C.

EUROPE

OH0 - ALAND ISLAND Kari, OH5YW, and others are announced as OH0LIZ between May 31 and June 4. QSL via OH5YW. - Peter, DL5FF, and Hade, DJ2PJ hit the air- waves as OH0JWL and OH0JWH by the end of April/beginning of May. QSL via homecall.

R1FJL - FRANZ JOSEF LAND Nick, R1RJV, is QRV on 40-10m until the end of the year. QSL via UA3AGS.

SV5 - DODECANES Fred, SV5/SM7DAY, will be active from Kalymnos on 17m/20m between May 24 and June 13. QSL via SM bureau or direct to Fred Rahlenbeck, Arkitektgatan 21, S-21563 Malmo, Sweden.

SV9 - CRETE Manfred, SV9/DL8SET, will be QRV from June 6-20. QSL via homecall.

CONTESTS

The European CW Sprint Contest on 20/40/80m will take place on May 17. Exchange: RST+name/initials (at least 3 letters).

The WPX CW Contest will take place from May 24 0000Z till May 25 2400Z. Bands: 10-160m. Exchange: RST+QSO number.

Preview

DATE        CALL            DX-NL

26.4.-21.5. 3B8/F6DBZ       1041
20.4.- 8.6. 3B8/NK6F        1040
20.5.-27.5. 3C0DX           1040
10.4.-10.5. TS40A           1038
   June     5A1A (I's)      1044 *
  May-Nov   5X   (SM7PKK)   1044 *
   June     6V1A            1039
  May-Nov   7X   (SM7PKK)   1043 *
30.4.-14.5. 8Q7BZ,8Q7MZ     1041
 4.5.-14.5. 8Q7BP,8Q7LU     1041 
 till 11.5. 8Q97FTG         1044 *
19.4.-16.6. 9M8CC           1027 
mid of May  9N1SM           1043
  Mar-May   9Q5BQ           1038
    May     BV0THU          1042
30.5.- 2.6. C6AJR           1042
26.6.- 3.7. CY9AA           1040, 1041
since 4.4.  D2M             1041
28.4.-11.5. EY8/K4YT        1043
 1.5.-15.5. FR/DJ4VW        1040
 till 13.5. FR5KH/J,FR5DT/J 1039
 7.5.-11.5. HB0  (DL's)     1040
   soon     HS50A           1044 * 
 6.5.-30.5. J87GU           1042
 5.5.-23.5. N2NB/KH6        1041
17.5.-23.5. N2NB/KH7K       abgesagt
31.5.- 4.6. OH0LIZ          1044 *
  Apr-May   OH0JWH,OH0JWL   1044 *  
 1.6.- 6.6. OJ0  (DL's)     1043
 7.6.-20.6. OY   (DL's)     1037
   till Dec R1RJV           1044 *
24.5.-13.6. SV5/SM7DAY      1044 *
 3.6.-17.6. SV5  (HA's)     1042
13.6.-20.6. SV8/G3SWH       1041
 6.6.-20.6. SV9/DL8SET      1044  *
  Apr/May   T30+T33         1043
 2.5.- 9.5. TT8DX           1044 *
11.5.-18.5. UK4YT           1043
16.4.- ?    V4   (AI5P)     1040
  Jun/Jul   V5/GM4DMA       1042
 till June  V63AO           1039
    now     V85HY           1041
  May-Okt   VP8CEH          1042    
   till May XT2DP           1037
   till May XX9AW           1044 *
from 12.5.  YI9VK,YI9HW     1043
 8.5.-15.5. YJ   (K8VIR)    1043
20.5.-30.5. ZK2  (K8VIR)    1043

"NEW": 1044 *

Bandspots of the last 7 days

160m
   9M2AX       1827  2004
   5X4F        1824  2212
   A61AJ       1845  2354 via K3LP
   CX2CB       1844  0454
   YC0LOW      1828  2246

80m
   5X1P        3508  0152 via G3MRC
   8Q97FTG     3505  1947 via DK0FTG, buro
   9G5CW       3505  2314 via DL2RUM
   J83ZB       3785  0313 via JH1NBN
   TR8IG       3794  0003 POB 740

40m
   BS7H        7075  1419 via W4FRU
   CE0/JA7KXD  7005  0831 via JA buro
   EP2MKP      7002  2013 via UV6HPV
   T88CK       7005  1740 via HB9BCK
   TS8ZA       7071  1952 via I5JHW
   V51BI       7001  2025

30m
   3B9RD      10116  2107 via IK5XCT
   9G5CW      10102  2124 via DL2RUM
   TT8DX      10101  2051 via DJ6SI, direct

20m
   BS7H       14024  0539 via W4FRU
   C21RK      14241  1149
   N0DSP/KH6  14014  0840
   TS8ZA      14199  1930 via I5JHW
   VK9EHH     14164  0618 via K8VIR
   VQ9VK      14035  1630 via AA1OJ

17m
   9G5CW      18073  0855 via DL2RUM
   9M2TO      18073  0838 via JA0DMV
   AP2MAM     18142  1719 via IK7JTF
   BS7H       18073  1146 via W4FRU 
   K4YT/EY8   18130  1752 via W2TK
   J83ZB      18120  2134 via JH1NBN
   KH2JU      18132  1144 via CBA
   TJ1GS      18135  1710 via EA4AHK
   TT8DX      18086  1503 via DJ6SI, direct
   V51BG      18150  1435
   VQ9VK      18080  1441 via AA1OJ

15m
   3B8/NK6F   21025  1409
   3XY3A      21023  1826 via F5IEV
   6W1QV      21298  1822 via F6FNU, direct
   9Q5HX      21276  1026 via IK2MRZ, buro
   BS7H       21024  1021 via W4FRU
   JF1LGD/JD1 21250  0937

12m
   5X1P       24895  1119 via G3MRC
   5Z4FM      24900  1418
   7Z5OO      24901  1047 via W1AF, buro
   9K2RR      24896  1145 via buro
   A71CW      24896  1058 via buro
   CX3CE      24900  1748
   EM1HO      24905  1327 via I2PJA
   ET3BN      24893  1159 via DL1JRC, buro
   TT8DX      24890  1055 via DJ6SI, direct

10m
   6W1QV      28450  0905 via F6FNU, direct
   7X2RO      28500  1633 via F6FNU, direct
   9J2DR      28010  1645
   BS7H       28485  0827 via W4FRU
   EA9IB      28486  2025
   LU8HSO     28022  1601
   PY2ZP      28490  2000
   TT8DX      28025  1747 via DJ6SI, direct

INFO

• CU3DX via CU3AN, Box 157 Codex, 9702 Angra do Heroismo, Azores, Portugal
• EJ2HY via EI2HY
• EJ2IB via EI2IB
• EK6GC W3HNK may get a QSL for 1 US $ to his callbook address.
• EO5JGP via UU4JXI or direct to Box 8-4-94, Krasnoperekopsk, Ukraine
• ER1DA via ER bureau: National QSL Bureau of Moldova (ARM), PO Box 9537, Kishinev, MD 2071, Moldova
• GB100BD via G0WMW via bureau
• GS4TMS via GM4UYE via bureau
• IK2XDE via bureau or to Andrea, Box 3, I-22072 Cermenate-CO, Italy
• IO4I via IK4QIB
• IU2D NEW via I2TZK
• IU4F via IK4ZHH or Box 7217, I-47100 Forli 92/7, Italy
• IU9CSA via IT9KDA via bureau or to Santino, CP 16, I-98030 S.Alessio Sic, Messina, Italy
• JI6KVR/6 via EA5KB
• JY5HF Samir K.Rifai, POBox 851596, Amman 11185, Jordan
• JY5ZH Zedan Hussein, POBox 11020, Amman 11185, Jordan
• K1ZUT Paul M Leon, POBox 456, Mann Hill Rd, Pownal, VT 05261, USA
• K3BYV John R Mantell Jr., POBox 2137, Brevard, NC 28712, USA
• K7PT Chuck Degard, 919 West Vaughn St, Tempe, AZ 85283, USA
• KA6SPQ William R.Wortell, 110 Cannon Dr, Cresent City, CA 95531, USA
• RP0AKO via RK0AZZ, via bureau or direct
• RV6ASY, RW6AWM, RZ6AZH, RZ6AXE and UA6ART via RU6BV, Serge Guryew, Kodoshskaystr 13/1, Tuapse-3, 352800 Russia
• TM0M via ON5FP
• TM7I via F5JYD
• TS8ZA in ARI Contest on May 3/4 via I5JHW
• UA9AB Gene Shumat, Box 17, Troitsk, 457100 Chelyabinskaya Obl., Russia is QSL manager for 4K6DFT, RZ9AZA, UD6DFF, UL7VV, 4K6FT, UA9UST, UD6DFT, UN2L, 4K8F, KP4DQ, UA9AN/UI, UD6F, UN7VV, RK9AWT, UA9BA, UG/UV3ZZ, UP50V, RW9USA, UA9BA/50, UK7R, UT7QF, EN6Q, RZ9A, UA9AJ, UK8AX, UW8V/UA0UBG, UW9AR, EY4AA, RZ9ATZ, UA0UBG/UA0V, UJ8RA. Additionally also QSLs of F5PYI, I2JSB, A41LK and EA8BYR for U/R stations. Gene answers also bureau QSLs.
• VK1FF via WB2FFY
• VP8CTR Op Roman, Vernadsky Base, via DL5EBE
• WA2JUN Anthony L.D. Ercole, 187 Long Hill Rd, Oakland, NJ 07436, USA
• XE1BEF is QSL manager for: 4B1AC, XF4CA, XF0C, 4B1CO, 4A1FEC, 4A1C, XF4C, XF4CIS, 4C8OL. QSL via: Hector Espinosa F, Box 231, Colima, Mexico 28000 or to his callbook adress: XE1BEF, Martires de Chicago 981, Col. Infonavit-Estancia, Colima, Mexico 28040
• ZY0SZ via PP5SZ

QSLs arrived directly: 3W5FM (UA0FM), 4L5O (Omar Odoshashvili, PB101, 61000 Trabzon-came from Georgia), 7X2RO (OM3CGN), 9G5BQ (PA3GBQ),AP2KSD (IK7JTF), CO2JD (HI3JH), XE2MX (K6VNX)

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