DX Newsletter 1047: May 26, 1997

DX-NL 1047 - 26.5.1997
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

KH0 - SAIPAN Aki, JA5DQH, was active as KH0AA (160m/WARC after the contest) till May 27. QSL via JA5DQH.

T33 - BANABA ISLAND Ron, ZL1AMO, returned home. He was not lucky enough to get to T33.

T8 - PALAU (EASTERN CAROLINES) Tosy, JA6VZB, was active as T88X during the WPX CW Contest. Contest QSLs via JA6BSM.

VK9W - WILLIS ISLAND The DXpedition of the Oceania DX Group shall leave the port of Cairns/Australia on Sep 9. They will stay on Willis for 12 days. Since the costs are quite high (32.000 US$) any donations are still welcome via ODXG Willis Effort, Box 929, Gympie,QLD 4570,Australia.

AFRICA

3DA - SWAZILAND During the WPX Contest Koji, ZS6CAX, was active as 3DA5A (QSL via JH7FQK). Outside of the contest he is on the air as 3DA0NX with QSL via ZS6CAX (bureau or direct) or via JM1CAX (via bureau only).

D2 - ANGOLA Fernando, EA4BB (ex 9Q5BB), has a new job in Angola until the end of 1998. In the beginning he is QRV in SSB only signing D2BB with 100 watts and a multiband dipole. A key and improved antennas will follow later. QSL to EA4BB via bureau or direct.

I - ITALY An Italian group led by Giorgio, I2VXJ, hit the airwaves as IZ9R from Lampedusa Island (AF-019) during the WPX CW Contest. They ope- rate on all bands after the contest. QSLs are sent automatically. - OK1CW, OK1MD, OK1RR, OK1TN, OK1TP, IT9FXY were QRV as IH9/homecall from Pantelleria Island (AF-018) from May 20-26. The contest call was IH9/OK5DX.

AMERICA

KP2 - AMERICAN VIRGIN ISLANDS Andy, DF3IAL, is active as WP2Z from St. Croix from May 22-28. QSL to DF3IAL via bureau or to Anders Larsson, Riedhalstr. 10, D-60437 Frankfurt, Germany.

V2 - ANTIGUA N2BA was on the air as V26BA from NA-100 during the WPX. QSL to his address: Allen Brooke, 11 Columbus Ave, Glen Ridge, NJ 07028, USA.

ASIA

JY - JORDAN George, JY9QJ, and Ulli, JY8YB, were QRV from Amman during the WPX. Ulli is still active after the contest. QSL for both via DL5MBY.

YA - AFGHANISTAN John who was active as S21/PA3BTQ until April 20 is now working for the Red Cross in Afghanistan. QSL via homecall.

EUROPE

4J1 - MALYJ VYSOTSKIJ ISLAND R1MVI and OH5AB/MVI will be the calls of an activity taking place from June 5-16. Operators are Orvo/OH5NE, Ari/OH5KUY, Eero/OH5PT, Veikko/OH5YB, Pentti/OH5WR, Alex/RV1AC, Alex/RU1AS, Alex/RZ1AZ, Vasiliy/RV1AN, Igor/RN1AB, Vlad/RA1ACQ and Vlad/RW1CW. CW: 1830, 3501, 7045, 10101, 14025, 18069, 21025, 24891, 28025 kHz; SSB:1845, 3795, 7045, 14195/14295, 18145, 21295, 24945, 28495 kHz;RTTY:14084, 18104, 21084, 28084 kHz. Also 144/432 MHz but not via satellite. QSLs via OH5NE, Orvo Arkko, Muukko, SF-53400 Lappeenranta, Finland.

OJ0 - MARKET REEF The activity of OJ0/OH2KI and OH0MMM had to be cancelled due to transportation difficulties.

CONTESTS

IARU Region 1 CW Fieldday from June 7, 1500 UTC, until June 8, 1500 UTC. Bands: 10m-160m. Exchange: RST+QSO number.

WW SOUTH AMERICA CW Contest from June 14, 1200 UTC, until June 15, 1800 UTC Bands: 10-80m. Exchange: RST+continent, possible also /QRP (output<10W). QSOs with the own country/continent are also valid.

Preview

DATE        CALL         DX-NL

31.5.- 2.6. 3A/IK1...     1045
21.7.-24.7. 3A/ON5FP      1046
20.4.- 8.6. 3B8/NK6F      1040
now         3DA0DX        1047 *
 5.6.-16.6. OH5AB/MVI     1047 *
June        5A1A (I's)    1044
 1997/1998  5H3HG         1045
  May-Nov   5X   (SM7PKK) 1044
June        6V1A          1039
Sep         7O   (HA5PP)  1046
 2.8.-20.8. 9H8CI         1046
now         9J2DR         1045
19.4.-16.6. 9M8CC         1027
mid of May  9N1SM         1043
28.5.-30.5. BV/  (JA's)   1046
 5.6.-19.6. C6   (WZ8D)   1042, 1046
26.6.- 3.7. CY9AA         1040, 1041
till Dec/98 D2BB          1047 *
since 4.4.  D2M           1041
19.5.- 1.6. K9AW/DU6      1046
 6.5.-30.5. J87GU         1042
now         JY8YB         1047 *
now         KH4/N4BQW     1046
31.5.- 4.6. OH0LIZ        1044
 1.6.- 6.6. OJ0  (DL's)   1043
 7.6.-20.6. OY   (DL's)   1037
   till Dec R1RJV         1044
 3.6.-17.6. SV5  (HA's)   1042
 9.7.-23.7. SV5/OM3LA/p   1046
24.5.-13.6. SV5/SM7DAY    1044
13.6.-20.6. SV8/G3SWH     1041
 6.6.-20.6. SV9/DL8SET    1044
30.5.- 1.6. T88JZ         1045
13.6.-20.6. TF/IT9ESZ     1046
26.6.-20.7. TF/PA3DWD     1046
 7.6.- 9.6. TO9PL         1046
  Jun/Jul   V5/GM4DMA     1042
  till June V63AO         1039
  May-Oct   VP8CEH        1042
beg of Jun  WH2M          1045
22.5.-28.5. WP2Z          1047 *
since 16.5. XU2A          1046
now         YA   (PA3BTQ) 1047 *
since 12.5. YI9VK,YI9HW   1043
20.5.-30.5. ZK2  (K8VIR)  1043

"NEW": 1047 *

Bandspots of the last 7 days

160m
   IH9/OK1RR  1832  2103 via OK1RR
   PY1BVY     1833  0250
   7X2RO      1824  2243 via F6FNU, direct

80m
   5Z4RL      3798  2039 via N2AU
   J87GU      3508  0311 via DL7VOG
   TI2MKK     3795  0327

40m
   3DA5A      7008  2121 via JH7FKQ
   3V8BB      7030  2324 via YT1AD
   6V6U       7034  2238 via K3IPK
   CM6WD      7004  0451 direct only
   EP2MKP     7004  1947
   J87GU      7006  0054 via DL7VOG
   JT1FBW     7023  1926 via G3YBO
   V26BA      7018  2319 via N2BA
   VP5GN      7004  2331
   WP3CW      7024  2358

30m
   6W1/F5PHW 10101  1920 via F6KPQ
   J87GU     10104  0222 via DL7VOG
   JT1FBW    10112  2026 via G3YBO
   KP3W      10101  2231
   YI1BGD    10103  2200 via DF3NZ

20m
   A92GE     14088  1503 POB1976
   6V6U      14044  2311 via K3IPK
   BV9O      14260  1802 via BV8BC
   FM5FJ     14013  2249 via buro
   KL7AK     14261  0816 NA-161, via buro
   T88X      14033  1736 via JA6BSM
   YJ8AA     14013  2021 via VK4AAR

17m
   CX6FP     18138  2010
   CP8XA     18083  2206 via DG9NB
   FM5FJ     18141  2006 via FM3FJ CBA
   JY8YB     18079  0909 via DL5MBY
   KH0AA     18079  1526 via JA5DQH
   VP2EY     18130  1804 via HB9SL
   VP8CTR    18075  1626 via DL5EBE

15m
   3DA5A     21003  0836 via JH7FQK
   6V6U      21022  1701 via K3IPK
   AH8A      21243  0812 via AC7DX
   WP2Z      21044  2244 via DF3IAL
   ZD7HI     21264  1929 via N2AU

12m
   9J2DR     24897  1315 via W2PD
   FM5WE     24950  2028 via CBA
   HC4L      24940  1929
   J87GU     24900  2100 via DL7VOG
   KP2J      24902  2108 via CBA
   LU1DC     24940  1920
   PJ8AD     24930  1949 POB 518 
   S79MAD    24895  1412 via GW4WVO
   WP4LNY    24950  2018 POB 19715

10m
   3V8BB     28025  1812 via YT1AD
   6W6/K3IPK 28023  1809
   9J2FR     28485  1255 via I2ZZU
   CP4BM     28026  1938
   FG5FR     28024  1904 via F6FNU
   J87GU     28025  2010 via DL7VOG
   OD5RZ     28489  2022 via YO3FRI
   PU2LXC    28470  1936
   VP5/K5GN  28022  1955
   ZD8Z      28040  1158 via VE3HO

INFO

• 4L4CC via Vladimir, RV1CC (ex UT1II), via bureau or to Vladimir Sidorov, Box 1, Bugry, 188660 St. Petersburg, Russia. DO NOT write ANY calls onto the envelope! Since Vlad received no logs as of yet he asks everybody for patience because he want to answer them correctly.
• 4L7C WPX CW Contest 1997 OPs: Mamuka, 4L2M, Omar, 4L5O, Valentin, 4L8T, Amiran, 4L4AK, Mero, 4L4MM and Givi,4L4L, to Box 387,Yeroham 80500, Israel - for this contest only!
• 7X5AB Ali Boutabba, BP 137, Biskra, Algeria
• 8P6EX Beresford Blackman, Allen View, St. Thomas, Barbados
• 9H3XF S. Mario, Nr.03 Azzopardi, Flt Bilbel R D Buggiba, Malta via IK3OYS
• 9V1AN via JJ1TBB
• DF8WS is QSL manager for AB7OY, *AP2MMN, *AP2N, DA0YGP, EO8M, EW9/UX2MM, *ER8M, ES96M, *EU8M, EX1M, EX50V, *EX7MM, EX9A, EX9HQ, EX0M, *EX0V, EX0A/EP, EX0E, EX0O, EX/DF8WS, EX/V31YM, KD6BKL, LX/DF8WS, *RM1MWW, *RM1MWW/UM4Q, RM4A, *RM4Q/UM8MAA, RM7M, *RM8MM, *RM8MU,*U8P/UM8MWA, *RM0M, *U8P/UM9MWA, *U8Q/UM9MWA, *UL6T/UM9MWA, *UL6T, *UM1N, *UM3T, *UM3T/UM9MWA, *UM4A, *UM5P/UM9MWA, *UM8MWA/U8P, UM8MDX, UM8MAA, *UM8MWA/U8Q, *UM8MAA/RM4Q, *UM8MDX/UJ2R, *UM8MDX/UM6T,*UM9MWA/UM0T, *UM9MWA/UM0N, *UM9MWA/U8P, *UM9MWA/U8Q, *UM9MWA/UL6T, *UM9MWA/UM3T, *UM9MWA/UM5P, *UM9MWA. "*" means: "I have no logs, but I will try to help you!" --> DF8WS is NOT QSL manager for: DA0GYP, EP/EX0M, EX8A, EX0M/EP, EX0Y, EX0MS, EX/V3LYM, EX/V31JM, RM2A, UM5P, UM8MFD, V31YM, 9D8UM, 9D8UW.
• H22A WPX CW Contest 1997 via Uldis Silinsh,Box 3,Valmiera,LV 4200,Latvia
• HL5FBT Kim Keum-Cheol, Box 34, Namdaegu 705-600, South Korea
• J52IM via KB9XN
• JG2MWA/JD1: Masatoshi Yoshino, Box 59, Hamamatsu-Kita 433, Japan
• NH2C by JI3ERV and 2 other operators in WPX CW 97: QSL via JI3ERV
• OK7DX solved the problems concerning the QSL bureau and the printing of the QSLs. QSL via MDXG-VYCOM, Box 54, 62700 Brno, Czech Republic.
• OL3A WPX CW Contest 97 by the OK1KQJ Radio Club via OK1AY or OK1MR
• SU1ER Ezzat S Ramadan, Box 78, Heliopolis, Cairo 11341, Egypt
• SV9ABG Manos Klontzas, 9 Apollonos Str., 713.05 Iraklion, Crete, Greece
• TM5BCU/IPA: Brescou Island (EU-148), June 6-8, 97 via F5XX
• YT4I WPX CW 1997 via YU4WU, Robert Babec, Box 224, YU-78001 Banja Luka, R.S. via Yugoslavia
• 4O4C WPX CW 1997 via YU4WU, Robert Babec, Box 224, YU-78001 Banja Luka, R.S. via Yugoslavia
• YX1D WPX CW 1997 80m Op YV1DIG, Paolo Stradiotto via YV1AVO, Italo Stradiotto, Box 20, Punto Fijo,4102, Edo. Falcon, Venezuela

QSLs arrived via bureau: 3W6GM (DF5GF), 5N0BHF (OE6LAG), 5R8EY (DJ1RL), 8P6QY (KU9C), 9L1MG (NW8F), 9L1PG (NW8F), 9M6P (F6IE), 9N1JAR (JM1LAW), BG4TBD (9A2AJ), CN2EME (F6BGC), CN2EME (F6BGC), EA9UG (EC9KU), FJ/N9SW, FT5WF (F5IZK), HR2/WB6QPG, J28GR, KG4SH (N4KHQ), PY0FF (W9VA),S01M (EA7EL), T20XC (JE1DXC), T30BH (ZL1AMO !!!), T32VU (DJ3TF), TI4SU/5, TJ1JB (KE9A), VK9FN (DK9FN), ZC6/JO3XEQ, ZF2RO (JH1ROJ)

QSLs arrived directly: C21BH, XU6WV, XZ2BH und XX9X (alle via OH2BH), XZ1N

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