DX Newsletter 1065: September 29, 1997


DX-NL 1065 - September 29, 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

FO - FRENCH POLYNESIA Giancarlo, T77WI, will be QRV as FO0MOT. QSL via I0LTX.

KH7K - KURE ISLAND The DXpedition's call is K7K.

VK9 - WILLIS ISLAND The VK9W DXpedition finished after 42.275 QSOs on Sep 21, 2000 UTC.

ZL7 - CHATHAM ISLAND ZL7AA shall be active with four stations from October 22-27. They will participate in the WWDX SSB Contest as ZM7A. QSL via bureau to ZL2AL or to Box 54, Hastings 4201, New Zealand.


AFRICA

3B8 - MAURITIUS Skip, 3B8/JE2HCJ, will visit and operate 3B8CF's QTH on 10-80m in CW/SSB/RTTY from October 3-12. Skip will leave the RTTY and SSTV equipment at 3B8CF and is already trying to get a licence for 3B9. QSL via JA2JSF.

5X - UGANDA Due to his job Steve, DJ1US, had not much time to use his call 5X1S yet. QSL via bureau to DF2RG or to Gerhard Jaeger, Box 1425,D-92405 Schwandorf, Germany or to Stefan M Bauer, TSU, c/o UNWFP, Box 7159, Kampala, Uganda.

C5 - GAMBIA C56/JA1OEM has been postponed until Mako gets his visa.

TJ - CAMEROON Philippe, TJ1HP, returned from his holiday in France and is now QRV on 15m and 20m. QSL via F6FNU, direct only.

TT - CHAD Michel, TT8KM, and Etienne, TT8BE, are active in CW/SSB/RTTY until January 15, 1998. QSL via F6FNU, direct only.

VQ9 - CHAGOS ARCHIPELAGO Rick, VQ9AI, is active on 14186 or 14260 kHz around 1300 UTC every day until mid November. QSL via homecall WB0BNR.


AMERICA

HR - HONDURAS The team from Berlin will be on the air as DL7DF/HR3. In Honduras the 80m band ends at 3750 kHz. QSL via DL7DF.

V4 - ST CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS Alex, W2OX, will take part in the WWDX Contests signing V47KP. He will be in V4 October 16-18 and between November 26 and December 2. Before the contests he will activate especially 80m and 160m. QSL via K2SB. - Doc, V47NS, will stay on Nevis from October 23-28. He will participate in the WWDX SSB either on 15 or 20m. QSL via W9NY.


ASIA

A4 - OMAN The Royal Omani Amateur Radio Society celebrates its 25th anniversary between October 1 and December 31. Therefore everybody may add a /SJ (silver jubilee) to his call and A43XXV will be activated from December 17-21.

A5 - BHUTAN Jim, VK9NS, is trying hard to get a visa. He was active as A51JS back in 1990.

OD5 - LEBANON The first guest licence since 1974 has been allocated to OD5/DL0DAF from October 3-20. The DAFK (translated: German Arabic Friends) is on an excursion and hits the airwaves on 10, 15 and 20m.

S2 - BANGLADESH VK9NS has renewed his S21ZA licence and could be QRV in the future.


EUROPE

3A - MONACO and 4U1ITU - ITU GENEVA Luc, I1YRL, will be active as 3A/I1YRL and 4U1ITU between October and December 97.

OH0 - ALAND ISLANDS Arne, OH0/LB1NE, is QRV in CW on 160-10m from October 4-11. QSL via LA bureau.

ZB2 - GIBRALTAR Jimmy, ZB2/G3HBN is on the air between September 30 and October 14. QSL via homecall.


CONTESTS

VK/ZL Oceania Contest - SSB: Oct 4/5, CW: Oct 11/12. Times: 1000-1000 UTC. Bands: 10-80m. Exchange: RS(T)+QSO number.


Preview

DATE            CALL            DXNL

Oct 3 -Oct 12   3B8/JE2HCJ      1065 *
Aug 8 -Oct 8    4F2DX           1056
Nov 25-Dec 4    5A1A            1057
      -1999     8R1ASF          1062
end of 97       9G1AA           1050
Feb 98          9M0C  ???       1057
Oct 20-Nov 16   9M6CT           1063
Sep             9X0A            1042, 1063
Dec 17-Dec 21   A43XXV          1065 *
now   -2002     A45XR           1064
now             C56/DL9GFB      1064
postponed       C56/JA1OEM      1063, 1065 *
now             C5DI            1064
Oct 23-Nov 2    CY9DX           1060
Sep 15-Sep 98   D2AI            1063
Nov   -Dec      EP    (SP5INQ)  1052
Sep 27-Oct 12   ER0PC           1063
Oct 9 -Oct 22   FH/DJ2BW etc.   1061
Sep 29-Oct 10   FO0MOT          1064, 1065 *
Sep 15-Oct 10   FW    (D68HC)   1061
Sep 8 -Nov      FW5XX           1061
Sep 25-Oct      HK0   (HK3JJH)  1062
Oct 17-Oct 29   HR3/DL7DF       1064
Sep 14-Oct 6    HS0ZAR          1062
end of Sep      HV4NAC          1061
end of Oct      J37K            1063
Oct 6 -Oct 27   JY8XY           1064
Sep 29-Oct 3    KG4GC etc.      1063   
Aug   -Dec      WH6ASW/KH2      1057
Feb 98          KH3             1058, 1060, 1062
Oct 3 -Oct 4    KH4   (W0MY)    1060
Sep 26-Oct 3    K7K             1060, 1064
Oct 4 -Oct 11   OH0/LB1NE       1065 *
soon            S21ZA           1065 *
Sep 23-Oct 7    SV9/GM3YOR      1063
Sep 20-Oct 10   TK/DL4FF        1061
Oct 21-Oct 29   V31MX           1059
Nov 16-Dec 1    V47CA           1059
Oct 16-Oct 18   V47KP           1065 *
Oct 23-Oct 28   V47NS           1065 *    
end of Oct      V8EA            1063
      -Nov      VQ9AI           1065 * 
Oct 22-Oct 30   WP2Z  etc.      1059
Oct 15-Oct 30   Z2/DF3XZ        1063
Sep 30-Oct 14   ZB2/G3HBN       1065 *
Oct 21-Oct 28   ZL7AA etc.      1061, 1065 *

"NEW": 1065 * 


Bandspots of the last 7 days

160m
   K7K        1824  1645 via KE7LZ
   KH6CC      1828  0435
   OX3FV      1837  0437
   VE1ZJ      1830  0416 
   VK3QI      1829  1955
   VP2VI      1830  0501 via AB1U, bureau

80m
   3DA0CA     3507  0330 via W4DR, bureau
   8P6DA      3501  0509 via KU9C, also bureau
   K7K        3793  1632 via KE7LZ
   VK4BER     3799  1737

40m
   6W1QV      7045  0537 via F6FNU, direct
   9M8FC      7004  2009 Box 2117, Kuching, Malaysia
   9V1YC      7006  1627 Box 1265, 9117 Singapore
   FW5XX      7044  0537 via ON4QM, bureau
   HL0Z       7007  2137 via bureau
   K7K        7003  1808 via KE7LZ
   S92AF      7004  2244 via HB9AFH
   V63DX      7005  1843 via JA7HMZ, also bureau
   WP3A       7003  0412 via NP4QH

30m
   CN8NY     10118  1712 via DL2EAD, bureau
   K7K       10103  0734 via KE7LZ
   S92AF     10103  0633 via HB9AFH
   TF8SM     10127  2114 via bureau
   OY3QN     10116  1636 via OZ1ACB, bureau
   VR2KF     10108  1443 Box 4724, Hongkong, China

20m
   9M8QQ     14257  1654 via DF5UG
   BU0YL     14029  1741 via bureau
   HH2PK     14063  2000 Box 1095, Port au Prince, Haiti
   HI3HN     14275  2042 via DH2JD, bureau
   K7K       14023  1953 via KE7LZ   
   OY4TN     14090  1646 via OY6FRA
   P40TT     14084  1943 via WF1B
   ZK1XXP    14023  0607 via WA4YBV

17m
   5H3/G3SWH 18075  0811 via bureau
   C5DI      18140  1800 via G0UCT
   S92AF     18072  0752 via HB9AFH
   VU2PAI/50 18078  0851 Box 730, Mangalore, India
   YI1DKS    18070  1217 via IK2DUW

15m
   P40TT     21260  1709 via WF1B
   TL8CK     21274  1401 via F6EWM

12m
   9G1YR     24945  1514 via G4XTA
   9U5CW     24990  1206 via EA1FFC, bureau
   A45ZN     24895  1053 Box 981, Muscat 113, Oman
   AP2N      24960  1225 via DF8WS, bureau
   CE0ZIS    24945  2110 via CE2RKD
   CV1F      24950  1822 via CX6FP, direct
   JR2DKN    24955  1023
   S92AF     24900  0758 via HB9AFH
   XT2DP     24950  1648 via WB2YQH, bureau
   Z21CS     24964  1624 Box 264, Kwekwe, Zimbabwe
   ZD8T      24957  1443 via AC4IV

10m
   5R8EE     28485  1447 via FR5EL
   CE0ZIS    28483  1851 via CE2RKD
   CX2TG     28431  1625
   FH5CB     28486  1008 via FH8CB
   TZ6VV     28470  1152 via AA0GL
   V51SG     28502  1444 Box 57, Kombat, Namibia
   Z21CS     28470  1413 Box 264, Kwekwe, Zimbabwe
   ZP5KO     28021  1307


INFO

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