DX Newsletter 1056: July 28, 1997


DX-NL 1056 - July 28, 1997
DX News Letter
Editor: Michael, DJ5AV

(PR: DJ5AV @ OE9XPI.AUT.EU)
(e-mail: mikeoerter.dj5av@t-online.de)

translated into English by Bob, DL7VOA
(e-mail: robert@wirtschaft.tu-ilmenau.de)


PACIFIC

3D2 - FIJI Ron, ZL1AMO, will be active as 3D2RW especially on 160m from August 13-20. From August 21 he will visit Zorro, JH1AJT, in Japan. He'll return to Fiji on September 9. QSL via ZL1AMO, also via bureau.

DU - PHILIPPINES Hans, PA3GKI/4F2DX, will be QRV in CW/SSB on 10-80m from Luzon and other islands between August 8 and October 8. QSL direct only via Dutch-DX-Group, Box 232, NL-7670 AE Vriezenveen, The Netherlands.


AFRICA

5H - TANZANIA Fabio, 5H1FS, has been announced for Zanzibar from July 27 until August 9. QSL via homecall I4ULH.

7Q - MALAWI 7Q7CE will be QRV on 10/15/20m SSB from August 2-25. QSL via home- call IN3VZE, Eli Camin, Corso 3 Novembre 136/21, I-38100 Trento TN.

9X - RWANDA 9X/RW3AH will appear again for several months on August 24. QSL via homecall CBA.

FH - MAYOTTE and FR - REUNION The FR/DF2SS/p activity (see DXNL 1055) could probably fail because of unfavorable flight schedules. Otherwise he will emphasize 160m.


AMERICA

FG - GUADELOUPE Juanjo, FG/EA3CB, stays on NA-102 and NA-114 from August 8-17. QSLs come automatically via bureau.

P4 - ARUBA DL3XM, DL4LQM, DL5LYM and DL8WAA will be on the air as P40XM from August 1-26 (including WAE CW Contest). They try also to activate PJ2 and PJ7. QSL via Gunter, DL3XM (ex DL8WXM), 100% via bureau or CBA 1997.

VP5 - TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS Carlo, VP5/I4ALU, will be QRV in CW from Providenciales from August 12-24. QSL via I4ALU.


ASIA

1S - SPRATLY ISLANDS The call of N2OO's Dxpedition will be either 9M0OO or 9M6OO. QSL via N2OO.

7O - YEMEN HA5PP has cancelled the job which would have brought him to Aden for one year.

9K - KUWAIT From August 1-3 the special event station 9K6POW commemorates the Kuwaiti prisoners of the Gulf war in Iraq. Possible activity could be also in RTTY and on AO-10. QSL via 9K2RA via bureau or to Kuwait Amateur Radio Society, Box 5240, Safat, 13053 Kuwait.

9M6 - EASTERN MALAYSIA (Correction) The call of the Hillview Gardens Resort (DXNL 1054) will be 9M6AAC and NOT 9M6A. QSL via N2OO.

AP - PAKISTAN Sergio, ex VU3CUR, momentarily active as AP50WAP will stay in Pakistan for several years. His QSOs at AP50WAP via IK4ZGY.


EUROPE

GJ - JERSEY Juergen, GJ/DF3OL, is QRV again from St. Saviour. He is working QRP CW (5 watts and G5RV antenna) between July 25 and August 9.

HV - VATICAN CITY 425 DXNEWS states that HV3SJ does not belong to the Jesuit Kurie anymore and that HV1CN and HV2VO shut down their stations. This would implicite that HV4NAC is the last remaining station from Vatican City.

JW - SPITSBERGEN Jack, JW0M, is working from the building of the Polish academy mostly with other Polish stations on 14273 kHz. QSL via Box 35, 80-325 Gdansk 37, Poland.

TF - ICELAND Scott, AE4FY, will be active in CW, SSB and RTTY from Iceland for the next 2 1/2 years. QSL via K4GZ.


CONTESTS

YO Contest CW/SSB: August 3 0000 UTC - 2000 UTC. Bands: 10m-80m. Exchange: RS(T)+ITU zone, YO's: Province. QSOs with own continent count.

EU HF Championship CW/SSB: August 2 1000 UTC - 2200 UTC. Bands: 10-160m. Exchange: RS(T)+year of 1st licence. Only QSOs inside Europe!


Preview

DATE           CALL          DXNL

Aug 14-Aug 18  1S   (N2OO)   1054
   Jul-Oct     3A/I1YRL      1054
Jun 27-Aug 5   3D2JH         1049
Aug 13-Aug 20  3D2RW         1056 *
Aug 8 -Oct 8   4F2DX         1056 *
Jul 27-Aug 9   5H2FS         1056 *
End of July    5V   (F5PCU)  1054
   May-Nov     5X   (SM7PKK) 1044
   Jul-Nov     5X   (DJ1US)  1054
 CANCELLED!    7O   (HA5PP)  1046
Aug 2 -Aug 25  7Q7CE         1056 *
Jul 28-Aug 15  9A/DL1AUJ     1050
End of 1997    9G1AA         1050
Aug 2 -Aug 20  9H8CI         1046
Aug 1 -Aug 3   9K6POW        1056 *
Aug 4 -Aug 23  9M6HIL        1054
Aug 24-        9X/RW3AH      1056 *
Jul 25- ??     C2   (VK2GJH) 1050
Aug 1 -Aug 16  C6AFP         1055
Jul 31-Aug 4   CE0  (LA's)   1053
Jul, Nov, Dec  EP   (SP5INQ) 1052
Aug 8 -Aug 17  FG/EA3CB      1056 *
Jun 20-Sep 25  FG/F2HE       1051
Jul 28-Aug 17  FH/+FR/DF2SS  1055
Jul 25-Aug 9   GJ/DF3OL      1056 *
Jul 12-Aug 9   J3/G0TYX      1051
Aug 6 -Aug 21  J38AI etc     1055
Aug 14-Aug 16  JD   (JM1YGG) 1055
Jul 23-Oct     JG8NQJ/JD1    1054
Aug 14-Aug 29  JW6RHA        1051
Jul 25-        JX6RHA        1051
Jul 6 -Aug 20  KH4/NH6YK     1053
   Jul-        OA176QV       1052
Aug 26-Sep 2   OX   (PA3GQW) 1039 
Aug 1 -Aug 26  P40XM         1056 *
Jul 22-Aug 5   SV5/HA0HW     1055
Jul 30-Sep     TY1IJ         1055
Jun 15-        UE1QQQ/1 etc  1049
   Jul-Aug     V5/ZS6YG      1050
Aug 6 -Aug 14  V73AR etc     1051
Jul 26-Aug 9   VK9NX         1054
Aug 12-Aug 24  VP5/I4ALU     1056 *
Aug 1 -Aug 11  ZK1AAT        1055
      -Sep     XV7SW         1055
Aug 3 -Aug 21  Z2/N9YXA      1055

"NEW": 1056 *


Bandspots of the last 7 days

160m
   EM1HO     1847  0419 via I2PJA, bureau
   PY0FF     1832  2241 via W9VA, bureau
   PY5CC     1842  0149 via JA1VOK, bureau
   VE1ZZ     1829  0008
   YC0LOW    1829  2139

80m
   CY9SS     3797  2324 via VY2SS, bureau
   PY3CEJ    3790  0029
   S79MAD    3501  2018 via GW4WVO
   TI4CF     3793  0335 via W3HNK   
   VK4WW     3799  2030
   VP5JM     3795  0138 via W3HNK
   VP8CTR    3502  0320 via DL5EBE, bureau
   YC1KEN    3799  2006

40m
   5X1T      7079  2135 via ON5NT, bureau
   7X2LZ     7064  0602
   BO0M      7006  2320 via BV2KI, bureau
   CY9SS     7006  2333 via VY2SS, bureau
   FS5PL     7091  0108 via N0JT, bureau
   HK6ISX    7087  0151
   S79MAD    7005  0257 via GW4WVO
   VK9LF     7001  1915 via JR4PMX, bureau
   VP5JM     7095  0020 via W3HNK
   ZL2LV     7006  0508
   ZP5XF     7082  2350

30m
   BO0M     10102  1845 via BV2KI, bureau
   HK0ER    10108  2324 Box 934, San Andres Island
   HL2IUA   10103  2057
   KP3X     10107  0629 via KP4XX

20m
   7X2CR    14003  0847 via IS0LYN, bureau
   A35MJ    14243  0849
   AH8A     14243  0711 via AC7DX, direct
   C21NJ    14190  1029 Box 205, Nauru
   DU3NXE   14023  2201
   EP2SMH   14215  1511 direct only
   FG5HR    14180  0710 via F6BUM
   HD2RG    14198  2205 via HC2RG  
   JW2PA    14216  1120 via LA2PA
   KG2HO    14211  1918
   OA176QV  14218  2048 via OA4QV
   T32O     14203  0551 via WC5P
   T33JH    14222  0515 via VK2GJH, direct
   V73GT    14019  0329 via WF5T, bureau
   YI9SK    14011  0834 via HA0HW, bureau
   ZK1CC    14153  0159 via ZL2HU

17m
   3B8FG    18073  0644 via CBA
   5X1T     18146  0908 via ON5NT, bureau
   A41LZ    18135  1232 via bureau
   JT1CO    18076  0823
   Z21CS    18152  1636 via bureau 

15m
   KP2/N2OO 21285  1603 via homecall, also bureau
   S79MAD   21256  1048 via GW4WVO   
   TZ6JA    21247  1621 via JA3EMU 
   ZP5XF    21222  2058

12m
   JY5HO    24930  1740
   LU1ICI   24950  1600

10m
   7X2LS    28499  0903 direct only
   CE1OKP   28499  2118
   CY9SS    28498  1857 via VY2SS, bureau 
   OY6A     28474  1323 via DL1MGB, bureau


INFO

QSL Routes

QSL routes for the IOTA Contest stations printed in the DAILY DX Bulletin
IOTACallQSL route
AS-0087K3EOP/1 & JA1EYHomecall
AS-095RI0TARA3DEJ
EU-002OH0TAOH2TA
EU-007EJ2HYEI2HY
EU-007EJ2IBEI2IB
EU-008GM3IZD/PG3IZD
EU-008GM5VG/PGM3UTQ
EU-018OY6ADL1MGB
EU-022JX6RHALA6RHA
EU-0239H0ALA2TO
EU-026JW2PALA2PA
EU-045IB0ONUI0YKN
EU-049J48LSVvia bureau or Box 46, Mytilene, GR-81100, Greece
EU-058F/ON6NNF/ON5FP
EU-077ED1OCVvia EA1AAA, Javier Andrade, Box 8, E-27772 Valadouro (Lugo)
EU-077EG1ISGEA1EPB
EU-089CU8LCU3EJ
EU-099GB0ONON4ON
EU-120 M7NG3WOI
EU-124GW7VGM0GEI
EU-143ED7SPIEA5KB
EU-146PA3EVJVE3MR
EU-150CQ2ICT1EEB
NA-014XJ9GMWI ARC, Box 884, Point Claire/Dorval, Quebec, H9R 4Z6, Canada
NA-024J3/G0TYXG0TYX
OC-004VK9LR,VK9LL,VK9MXJH4RHF
OC-026WH2QJI1DLZ

The QSLs of FR/HB9CYN/p, FR/HB9CYV/p, 8Q7YN, 8Q7YV can be requested via: http://ab5eh-lin.tamucc.edu/~hb9cyn/. It is not necessary to send QSLs via the bureau anymore.

QSLs arrived via buro: GD4VGN (via DL4FF), XT2AW (via DF2WO)

QSLs arrived directly: 9M6TPR (via KQ1F)


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