DX Newsletter 1048: June 2, 1997

DX-NL 1048 - 2.6.1997
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

5W - WESTERN SAMOA Martin, G0ZMH/5W1MH, und Julie, G7UMM/5W1JS, return to the UK on June 9. Perry, 5W1PC, stays until November and 5W1AU will be QRV again. For the four local amateurs there exists no QSL bureau since 5W1AU finished this job after 26 years.

A3 - TONGA Bob, A35SQ, is on OC-169 from June 4-16. QSL direct only via W7TSQ. Dennis, W7SNH, could be active as A35DB from June 4-9. QSL via W7SNH (also via buro). There is NO A35 bureau.

KH0 - MARIANAS Tony, JA6CNL, and XYL Sumy, JA6HBS, will be active as KH0N and KH0/ JA6HBS from June 20-23. During the All Asian DX Contest they will accept also calls from outside Asia. CW 1910, 18070, 24895 and 2 or 25 kHz from the band edge. SSB 3800, 7080,14195, 21295,28495,50110. QSL to JA6CNL via buro or C/O NKDXC, Box 11, Yawata, 805-91 Japan.

V6, T8 - CAROLINES, PALAU Endo, JG2EBN plans a trip to Ponape (OC-010) and Yap (OC-012) using the call V63ME and to Palau signing T88ME from June 4-10. He will be QRV on 20m and 15m. QSLs via homecall.

AFRICA

7Q - MALAWI Steve, 7Q7SB, is on holiday in the US. He returns to Malawi in September or October and will stay there as a missionary for the next 2 or 3 years. QSL via AB4IQ.

D2 - ANGOLA Alex, PA3DZN, is back in Angola and will be QRV again as D25L when he has solved his antenna problems. He will stay at least 6 months. QSL via PA3DMH.

AMERICA

HR - HONDURAS JE1XRX will be active until June 1999. The expected call is HR1XRX.

XE - MEXICO XF2NVA is QRV from Sacrificios on 10-80m from June 6-8. QSLs will be sent automatically.

ASIA

A4 - OMAN Chris, ex A71CW, is not active yet. His address Box 22101, Doha, Qatar is valid until May 1998.

BV - TAIWAN SM3SGP/BV2 is on Taiwan until October. QSL via Tord, SM3EVR.

S2 - BANGLADESH John is QRV again as S21/PA3BTQ. QSL via homecall.

EUROPE

R1FJL - FRANZ JOSEF LAND Nick, R1FJV, is active mostly in CW until the end of the year. QSL via UA3AGS.

SV5 - DODECANES Vito, I3QBC, will stay on Karpathos from June 16 until July. QSL to I3QBC via bureau.

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.

ANARTS WWDX RTTY Contest: June 14/15, 10-80m. Exchange: RST, time (UTC)+CQ Zone.

Preview

DATE         CALL        DX-NL

21Jul-24Jul  3A/ON5FP    1046
20Apr- 8Jun  3B8/NK6F    1040
 5Jun-16Jun  OH5AB/MVI   1047
Jun          5A1A   (Is) 1044
 1997/1998   5H3HG       1045
  May-Nov    5X (SM7PKK) 1044
Jun          6V1A        1039
Sep          7O  (HA5PP) 1046
 2Aug-20Aug  9H8CI       1046
    now      9J2DR       1045
19Apr-16Jun  9M8CC       1027
 4Jun- 9Jun  A35DB       1048 *
 4Jun-16Jun  A35SQ       1048 *
 5Jun-19Jun  C6   (WZ8D) 1042, 1046
26Jun- 3Jul  CY9AA       1040, 1041
end of 1998  D2BB        1047
since 4Apr   D2M         1041
20Jun-23Jun  KH0N        1048 *
31May- 4Jun  OH0LIZ      1044
 1Jun- 6Jun  OJ0  (DLs)  1043
 7Jun-20Jun  OY/  (DLs)  1037
   till Dec  R1RJV       1044
 3Jun-17Jun  SV5  (HAs)  1042
16Jun-Jul    SV5/I3BQC   1048 *
 9Jul-23Jul  SV5/OM3LA/p 1046
24May-13Jun  SV5/SM7DAY  1044
13Jun-20Jun  SV8/G3SWH   1041
 6Jun-20Jun  SV9/DL8SET  1044
 4Jun-10Jun  T88ME       1048 *
13Jun-20Jun  TF/IT9ESZ   1046
26Jun-20Jul  TF/PA3DWD   1046
 7Jun- 9Jun  TO9PL       1046
  Jun/Jul    V5/GM4DMA   1042
 4Jun-10Jun  V63ME       1048 *
  till June  V63AO       1039
  May-Oct    VP8CEH      1042
beg of June  WH2M        1045
 6Jun- 8Jun  XF2NVA      1048 *
since 16May  XU2A        1046
since 12May  YI9VK,YI9HW 1043

"NEW": 1048 * DX-NL

Bandspots of the last 7 days

160m
   OJ0/DL1IAN  1845  2227 via DL5IO
   LU6KBX      1831  0312
   ZS6UT       1831  0303

80m
   4N0S        3514  2031 via YU7JDE
   A22BW       3800  2315 via DK3KD
   LU6KBX      3507  0317
   VK2XN       3800  2052

40m
   6D2X        7011  0417 via K5TSQ
   FM5GJ       7031  0537
   HJ6PPN      7006  0556
   TI2AVS      7070  0535
   TU4FF       7005  0317 via OH8SR
   ZP5MAL      7052  0343

30m
   4N0S       10103  2236 via YU7JDE
   6W6/K3IPK  10104  0708 via homecall, direct
   FG5HR      10138  2247 via F6BUM
   J85M       10119  2137
   JT1FBW     10103  1846 via G3YBO
   A5DX/KP4   10108  2203
   PJ2MI      10114  2209 via K2PEQ
   TF8SM      10117  2136

20m
   5W1PC      14195  0726 POB 207
   FO5QB      14265  0631 POB 527
   HR2MDP     14215  0103
   J73VE      14265  2100 via N4SPQ
   KH3/AB4MK  14240  0625
   TZ6TT      14250  0008 POB 100, Bamako
   WL7KY      14031  0654

17m
   3B8/NK6F   18073  0556
   8Q7QQ      18080  1654 via HB9QQ
   A41KY      18137  1839
   KH6X       18072  0644 via homecall, direct

15m
   3DA0CA     21003  0915 via W4DR
   9X5HF      21219  1728 via LA2HFA
   C56/DL1DWG 21013  1917
   CX6BZ      21270  2005
   V51BG      21189  1630 POB 2177
   ZD7HI      21270  1814 via N2AU
   ZP2EHA     21265  1549 via DH1PAL

12m
   3A/IK1QBT  24891  0935 via bureau
   5X4F       24890  1544 via K3SW
   6W1/F5PHW  24895  1636 via F6KPQ
   9Q5BQ      24900  0815 via HB9AMO
   CP6EB      24940  2007 POB 291, Sta Cruz
   JY9QJ      24902  1403 via DL5MBY
   PY4AST     24902  1958
   PZ1EL      24940  2017
   TI4CF      24945  2015 via W3HNK
   ZP5ALI     24944  1844

10m
   5X4F       28507  1901 via K3SW
   5N0FPK     28490  1655 via bureau
   6W6/K3IPK  28018  1848 via homecall, direct
   7X4AN      28516  1841 via DJ2BW
   FM5GU      28495  2124 via WA4JTK
   HP9QD      28496  1823
   N1GLG      28495  1445
   PU2NVC     28490  1830
   S79MAD     28010  1406 via GW4WVO
   TU2ZR      28515  1622 via SM3DMP

INFO

BV - These are the new Taiwan prefixes:

BO1xx - Matzu Island
BO2xx - Kinmem Island
BO2YA - CTARL Kinmen Island clubstation
BV0xx - special event stations
BV1-8xx - Taiwan areas
BV9 - islands near Taiwan
BV9A - Penhu Island
BV9O - Orchid Island
BV9G - Green Island
BV9P - Pratas Island (DXCC)
BM(1-8)abc - class 4 calls (VHF/UHF only)
BN(1-8)abc - class 4 calls (VHF/UHF only)
BV(1-8)Yx - CTARL Branch clubstations
BV9AYA - CTARL Penhu Island clubstation
BV4YL - CTARL YL/XYL clubstation, mid Taiwan area.
BV2Y - CTARL Taipei office station
BV5Y - CTARL HQ Station
BV Bureau, PO Box 73, Taipei 100, Taiwan.

QSL Routes

9K2HN recently received about 1000 QSLs via the buro from Germany, most of them from 1993-95. He has answered them already. QSL via buro or Hamad J. Al-Nusif, Box 29174, 13152, Safat, Kuwait.
9Y4H via K6NA. The first QSLs are now arriving. 9Y4H surely will appear in a contest this year, too.
AH8A NOT via W6OSP but direct to AC7DX, Box 25426, Eugene, OR 97402, USA
C21NJ Norman Jeckane, Box 205, Nauru
C6AIE via WZ8D, John Walker, 1930 Meredith Ln, Loveland,OH 45140-7216,USA
L70FM via LU4FM. NOT via LU7FM, NOT via LU2FFD.
P29VXX (tnx DL7UFN) After VK0IR the P29VXX QSLs are ready now. Juergen began to answer the 1300 envelopes he received. Unclear QSOs will be processed at last when the log is checked for similar calls. Of course he will take care also of bureau cards. It is also possible to obtain QSL cards at the HAMRADIO in Friedrichshafen. - No further information about the S21XX QSLs.
RW9USA and UA9AJ: The callbook addresses are wrong. QSL to UA9AB via buro or to Gene Shcumat,Box 17,Troitsk,457100 Chelyabinskaya Obl,Russia
SN9JP via bureau or to SP9PKZ
SV9/OM7RU/p via bureau or direct to Richard Tucek, Zelena 4, 974 01 Banska Bystrica, Slovakia
TM0RSE Box 22, F-14480 Creully, France
ZK1JD Jim, Box 491, Rarotonga, Cook Island, New Zealand
ZK1TW NOT via K6ZO. Try via: T Wichman, Box 129, Rarotonga, Cook Island, New Zealand
CORRECTION of DX-NL 1047:
- 4O4C WPX CW 1997 via YU4WU, Robert Babec, Box 224, YU-78001 Banja Luka, R.S. via Yugoslavia
- YT4I WPX CW 1997 via YU4WU, Robert Babec, Box 224, YU-78001 Banja Luka, R.S. via Yugoslavia

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QSLs arrived via buro: 9K2RR, CY0TP, HZ1AB, NH6D/KH4, VP2EN, XF3/OH3JF

QSLs arrived directly: 3W5FM (letter was sent directly to 3W and the QSL arrived 100 days later from UA0FM), 4L4KK, 9Y4H (via K6NA), C40M, HS1NGR, SU0ERA, TJ1MW, V26B, Z22JE, ZD7BJ

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