DX Newsletter 1045: May 12, 1997

DX-NL 1045 - 12.5.1997
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

T8 - PALAU Naoki, JE7RJZ, will be active from Palau as T88JZ from May 30 until June 1. QSL via JA7FWR, via JA bureau or direct.

KH2 - GUAM On his way back from T8 Naoki, JE7RJZ, intends to work as WH2M. QSL via JA7FWR, via JA bureau or direct.

V7 - MARSHALL ISLANDS Tim, N2PC, will be on the air as V73AT for the next 4 to 5 years. QSL via K2CL.

YB - INDONESIA Yanto, YC8VYY, is working on the Kai Islands and active only on 15m and 40m. Deddy, YB1XUR, tries to arrange skeds with EU on 21260 MHz from 1000-1230 UTC and on 7090 MHz from 1500-1900 UTC.

AFRICA

5H - TANZANIA Lee, N5HG, is now active as 5H3HG for the next 14 months. He will have a 160m antenna soon. QSL via homecall or via WY3V.

9J - ZAMBIA Richard, ex TR8DR, PT2ZDR, YS1DRF, is now signing 9J2DR. His QSL- manager W2PD recovered and will now answer the YS1DRF QSLs again.

D2 - ANGOLA Gabriele, D2EB, was often active around 21222 or 14240 kHz. The ARRL DX Bulletin #21 says the QSL goes via I3LLH.

FR - REUNION FR5HG, Olivier Dijoux, 40 route Gabriel Mace, F-97490 Sainte Clo- tilde, Reunion, via France, is a new licensee. This call belonged to F5MXQ until the end of 1996.

S9 - SAO TOME Charles, S92SS, and Lesley, S92YL, went QRT and are now in the US. Afterwards they will head for Greece.

ASIA

3W - VIETNAM Hiro, JA2EZD, is now on the air signing 3W6AR on all bands. QSLs should be sent DIRECT ONLY to: XW2A, Hiro Yonezuka, PO Box 2659, Vientiane, Laos.

BS7H - SCARBOROUGH REEF New rumours say that the unplanned early shutdown of BS7H was not caused by a typhoon but by political and/or military reasons.

HZ - SAUDI ARABIA Mike, K3UOC, is active as 7Z5OO from Riyadh until the end of July. QSL to W1AF via bureau or CBA.

EUROPE

3A - MONACO Tony, IK1QBT (CW), and Mauro, IK1CJO (RTTY), were announced signing 3A/IK1... between May 31 and June 2. CW on all bands (with WARC), RTTY on 21082, 14082 and 7037 MHz. QSLs via bureau or direct to: IK1QBT,Tony Gallo, Via Capo S Spirito 1/16, I-17020 Borghetto Santo Spirito (SV), Italy or to: IK1CJO,Mauro Ferrua, Casella Postale 41, I-17031 Albenga (SV), Italy.

IOTA NEWS

N6VV is seeking for German HAMs to take part in IOTA DXpeditions in the fall seasons of 1997, 1998 and 1999. The IOTA DXpeditions shall remember the German colonies founded 100 years ago: The 1997 call will be V21DR from Jaruit Island. The 1998 destinations are Papua New Guinea (P29) and Caroline Island (V6) and 1999 they plan to put Tonga (A3) on the air. Additional team members should come from the United States and Japan since these countries succeeded the German colonialists until the islands became independent. Please contact either DL7PR, A.E. Rohrbeck, CBA (phone +49-7654-1578) or N6VV, Lew Jenkins, 819 Slater Ave, Pleasent Hill, CA 94523, USA (phone 001- 510-945-6413 e-mail: lew@premenos.com).

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

31.5.- 2.6.  3A/IK1...   1045 *
26.4.-21.5.  3B8/F6DBZ   1041
20.4.- 8.6.  3B8/NK6F    1040
20.5.-27.5.  3C0DX       1040
Jun          5A1A (I's)  1044
 1997/1998   5H3HG       1045 *
  May-Nov    5X (SM7PKK) 1044
Jun          6V1A        1039
  May-Nov    7X (SM7PKK) 1043 *
now          9J2DR       1045 *
19.4.-16.6.  9M8CC       1027
mid of May   9N1SM       1043
May          BV0THU      1042
30.5.- 2.6.  C6AJR       1042
26.6.- 3.7.  CY9AA       1040, 1041
since Apr 4  D2M         1041
now          HS50A       1044 
 6.5.-30.5.  J87GU       1042
beg of Jun   WH2M        1045 *
 5.5.-23.5.  N2NB/KH6    1041
17.5.-23.5.  N2NB/KH7K   cancelled
31.5.- 4.6.  OH0LIZ      1044
  Apr-May    OH0JWH+JWL  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
11.5.-18.5.  UK4YT       1043
16.4.- ???   V4 (AI5P)   1040
  Jun/Jul    V5/GM4DMA   1042
   till Jun  V63AO       1039
now          V85HY       1041
  May-Oct    VP8CEH      1042
   till May  XX9AW       1044
now          YC8VYY      1045 *
from May 12  YI9VK/YI9HW 1043
20.5.-30.5.  ZK2 (K8VIR) 1043
30.5.- 1.6.  T88JZ       1045 *

"NEW": 1045 *

Bandspots of the last 7 days

160m
   K0HA       1828  0314
   PY1BVY     1833  0111
   TT8DX      1823  2354 via DJ6SI, direct

80m
   8Q7LT      3504  2033 via DK0FTG, buro
   9G5CW      3506  0140 via DL2RUM
   TT8DX      3508  2241 via DJ6SI, direct

40m
   8P6ET      7010  2331
   8Q7LT      7008  1832 via DK0FTG, buro
   9G5CW      7062  0114 via DL2RUM
   HR2A       7066  0000 via KB5IPQ
   J87GU      7011  0149 via DL7VOG
   TT8DX      7002  0041 via DJ6SI, direct

30m
   8Q7LT     10102  1752 via DK0FTG, buro
   9G5CW     10101  0055 via DL2RUM
   DS5USH    10110  1739 via buro or CBA
   HP1XBI    10105  0022 via F6AJA
   TT8DX     10103  2135 via DJ6SI, direct

20m
   FO5QB     14200  0741 PB 527, Papeete, Tahiti
   KH0I      14170  1238 PB 7670, 96950 Saipan, USA
   V63KU     14158  2044 via JA6NL, buro
   VQ9VK     14045  1620 via AA1OJ
   9M8CC     14261  1446 via PB0ALB
   XU2FB     14028  1315 via N4JR

17m
   7Q7JL     18130  1558 via G0IAS
   8Q7LT     18114  1726 via DK0FTG, buro
   9G5CW     18073  1603 via DL2RUM
   J87GU     18072  1958 via DL7VOG
   K9AW/KH2  18072  0740 via WF5T
   TT8DX     18085  0823 via DJ6SI, direct
   V51BG     18132  1603

15m
   3B8/F6DBZ 21023  0817
   6W1QV     21290  1528 via F6FNU, direct
   FS5PL     21280  1522 via KF0UI
   J87GU     21085  1906 via DL7VOG
   VQ9VK     21033  1536 via AA1OJ

12m
   7Z5OO     24900  1302 via W1AF, buro
   8Q7LT     24893  1018 via DK0FTG, buro
   9J2DR     24897  1025
   9K2RR     24905  1241 via buro
   A71CW     24894  1233 via buro
   EW1AAA    24891  1149 via LA7NK
   JY9QJ     24897  1247 via DL5MBY
   PY2XB     24940  1921
   S79MAD    24950  1314 via GW4WVO
   S92SS     24899  1331 POB 522
   TT8DX     24900  1117 via DJ6SI, direct
   VQ9VK     24903  1241 via AA1JO

10m
   5N0YL     28505  1549 via F2YT, buro
   7Z5OO     28008  1333 via W1AF, buro
   8Q7LT     28500  1239 via DK0FTG, buro
   9J2DR     28012  1216
   A71CW     28021  1301 via buro
   A92GE     28010  1233 PB 1976
   CN8GI     28495  1203
   EA9IB     28495  1222 POB 213
   PY1RF     28490  1748
   ST2SA     28490  1324 via DJ9ZB
   8DX       28025  1211 via DJ6SI, direct
   ZP8AE     28395  2003

INFO

• 3Z0JP via SP6GVU
• AX1ITU direct to WB2FFY, Jim Muller, 1734 State Hwy 12, Greene, NY 13778, USA, or to VK1FF via bureau or: Jim Muller, 40 Garrick St, Fadden, ACT, 2904 Australia
• CO2KK Arnie Coro, Box 6240, Havana, Cuba 10600
• CO2OJ NOT to N6CL NOW via bureau or to Oscar Morales, Box 6060, Habana 10600, Cuba
• CQ1A, CQ1C, CQ4I and CS0RCL via CT2GFK via bureau or to Toze, Box 468, 8700 Olhao, Portugal
• F/G0GRC/p and F/G7GRC/p via via RSGB bureau or to G0RCI, A. Gibson, 1 Oakleigh Rd, Grantham Lincs., NG31 7NN Great Britain
• FK/F5PXK D.Lavisse, Caserne Normandie, BP12, F-98842 Noumea Cedex, New Caledonia
• IQ4T via IK4HVR NEW:Francesco Tonetti,Via Marmolada 66,I-47023 Cesena FO
• MW0AQD via 2W1AOD, D. E. Wanklyn, 21 Upper St, Maesteg, Mid Glamorgan, CF34 9DU, Wales, Great Britain
• R1FJZ NOT via DF7RX anymore now via Boris, U3AJ. DF7RX forwarded all QSLs to Boris.
• S21YE via G4VLV
• TM5BCU (June 6-8, 97) via F5XX
• VU3HKQ/A was in Maitri/Antarctica in 1994 and had problems with the direct mail. Now via VU2OUT, Box 3600, Mumbai 400004, India
• W4SO Scott Cronin, 1909 N 41st Avenue, Hollywood, FL 33021, USA
• W6ORD Norman E Friedman, 96 Palomino CIR, Palm Desert, CA 92211-3212, USA
• YU4WU Robert Babec, Box 224, YU 78001 Banja Luka, R.S. via Yugoslavia is the QSL manager for: YU4AAH, YZ4DAM, YZ4I, YU4VBA, YU4WE, YU4WWW, YU4AB, YU4DI, 4N4I, YU4VD, YU4WEA, YU4XF, 4N4AE,YU4EBC,YU4KC,YU4VF, YU4WEU, YU4YJ, YT4AM, YU4EBL, YU4KSM, YU4VFC, YU4WMM, 4O4YL, YU4AU, YZ4EBL, YU4RC, YU4VSZ, YU4WRR, YU8YL, YT4AY, 4O4EBL, YU4RM, YU4WSL, YU4VY, YU4WRT, YU4ZO, YU4BA, YU4EKD, YU4SO, YU4WA, YU4ZX, 4O4BYZ, YU4EMA, 4O0SRBH, YU4WAD, YU4WST, YZ4EE, YU4BYZ, 4O4FM, 4O4SRBIH, YU4WAV, YU4WT, YU4VCA, YT4BYZ, YU4GD, YT4TD, YU4WCA, YU4WTB,YU4VFB, YZ4BYZ, YZ4GD, YU4TX, YU4WCW, YU4WU, YU4VFF, YU4CF, YU4WVD, 4O4WCY, 4N4GD, YU4TZ, 4O4ZX, YU4CU, YT4I, YU4UN, YU4WDD, YU4WWA. All these logs are still open. QSL direct or via bureau. E-mail requests to: yu4wu@etf-bl.rstel.net.

DXCC applicants have a special need of these 30 DXCC countries: P5, BS7H, BV9P, VK0H, 7O, E3, A5, VU4, FR/T, Z3, 5A, VK0M, T9, SV/A, FR/G, VU7, OK, ZL9, ZS8, 3Y Bouvet, 3B7 Agalega & St Brandon, FR/J Juan de Nova, FT5W Crozet, ZL8, FT5Z, OM, 3C0, TT8, TN, VP8G. Some of these countries are easy to work but the bureau QSLs are still making problems (Z3, T9, OK, OM, S5).

QSLs arrived via buro: 5R8EY (DJ1RL), 5R8EZ (DK8FB), 5W0H (DL7RAG), BV4QW, CT3/DL3DRN, D2EV, J59KX (DK9KX), LU6Z, OA4O (sent direct in Jul/96),VP2MEM, OY/SM6RXS, VP5/JA1MZL, WL7AFD, ZB2/DL7CM

QSLs arrived directly: 9J2DR, HP1AC, JX7DFA, TA1A, VU2BK, ZS8IR (ZS6EZ)

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