DX Newsletter 1070
November 3, 1997


DX-NL 1070 - November 3, 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)


ANTARCTICA

VU - ANTARCTICA VU2JBK is QRV from the Indian Maiti Station in Queen Maud Land. QSL via VU2DVC.


PACIFIC

DU - PHILIPPINES During November Robin, DU9RG, is using the call 4I9RG on the occas sion of the 65th anniversary of the Amateur Radio Association. QSL via DU9RG.

KH3 - JOHNSTON ISLAND Mark, KH3/W4FJE, is QRV until November 9. QSL via W4FJE (ex W3GMG).

V7 - MARSHALL ISLANDS Sasaki is on the air with the commercial callsign V7X331 and hopes to get an own call in November. QSL via JOCV Marshall Office,Box F, Majuro, Marshall Islands 96960.


AFRICA

5R - MADAGASCAR Theo,DJ1RL (CW), and Hans, DK8FB (SSB), are QRV from November 5-14. QSLs via homecalls, direct or via bureau.

5T - MAURITANIA A Japanese group hopes to become active as 5T5U from November 6-12. QSL via JA1UT.

9Q - REPUBLIC EAST CONGO (ex ZAIRE) Peter, 5X1T/ON6TT, and Mats, 5X1Z/SM7PKK, stay in Kisangani from November 3-7. They plan to be QRV as 9Q5TT in the evenings (also RTTY and SSTV). QSL via ON5NT. Perhaps Peter will go to Kinshasa for one week and then to the Vatican afterwards.

FH - MAYOTTE After their stay on Madagascar FH/DJ1RL and FH/DK8FB will be active from November 15-28.

FR - REUNION Helmut, FR/DJ4VW, is on the air on 10-80m between November 17 and December 5. QSL via bureau or with 1 IRC to Dr. Helmut Waldner, Ringstr 8, D-57612 Kroppach, Germany.

TZ - MALI Larry, TZ6VV is in Mali for six more weeks and often active between 1500 and 1900 UTC. QSL via AA0GL.


AMERICA

8P - BARBADOS Glenn, VA3DX, will be QRV again as 8P9DX from Nov 10-17 and between Jan 18 and Feb 1. He will put his emphasis on 160m Europe. QSL via VE3ICR or VA3DX.

KP2 - AMERICAN VIRGIN ISLANDS Jim, K4MA, will hit the airwaves from St Croix either as KP2/K4MA (QSL via K4MA) or as WP2Z (via KU9C) from November 11-17.

OX - GREENLAND Kim, OX3FV, is active especially in CW on 160m and WARC. QSL via via buro or direct to Kim Andersen,Box 3,3930 Groennedal,Greenland - Joergen,OZ8AE, is QRV as OX/OZ8AE mostly in CW from Groennedal/ SW Greenland between Nov 3 and Dec 1. During the WWDX CW Contest he and Kim will be OX3FV. QSL for OX/OZ8AE to OZ8AE direct or bureau.


ASIA

9M2 - WEST MALAYSIA Ray Gerrard, G3NOM/9M2OM, left Malaysia on November 2. Until his next trip to oversea he can be contacted via 37 Godward Road, New Mills, High Peak, SK12 2BU, Great Britain.

BY - CHINA Merv, K9FD, and Price, W0RI, will visit BY1QH on Nov, Dec or Jan. They plan to activate 160m with a dipole. QSL via K9FD.

HS - THAILAND Phil, VR2CT (ex VS6CT), is QRV as HS/G4JMB from Bangkok between November 17 and December 10.


EUROPE

SV - GREECE Charles, ex S92SS, and Leslie, exS92YL, will be active as SV0LM and SV0LN from Northern Greece for the next four years. QSL via Charles Lewis, Greek Relay Station (KAV), Box 1001, GR-67100 Xanthi,Greece.


CONTESTS

WAEDC RTTY Contest: Nov 8, 0000 UTC until Nov 9, 2400 UTC. Bands: 10-80m. Exchange: RST+QSO number. QSOs also with own continent. QTCs only from DX to Europe (max 10 QTCs per DX station).

WWDX CW Contest: Nov 29, 0000 UTC until Nov 30, 2400 UTC. Bands: 10-160m. Exchange: RST+WAZ/CQ Zone.


Preview

DATE          CALL          DXNL

Nov 4 -Nov 8  3D2XU         1069
Nov 8 -Nov 15 3D2RW/R  ??   1069
now           4S7ZNG        1068
Nov           4I9RG         1070 *
Oct 27-Nov 21 4U1ITU        1067
Nov 25-Dec 4  5A1A          1057
Nov 5 -Nov 14 5R (DLs)      1070 *
Nov 6 -Nov 12 5T5U ?        1070 *
Nov 21-Dec 2  AG9A/6Y5 etc  1068
Nov 10-Nov 17 8P9DX         1070 *
Oct 30-Nov 10 8Q7AJ         1067
end of 97     9G1AA         1050
???   -Nov 10 9J2CE         1069
Feb 14-Feb 24 9M0C          1057
Oct 20-Nov 16 9M6CT         1063
Nov 3 -Nov 7  9Q5TT         1070 *
???   -Dec 97 9U2L  ?       1068

Dec 17-Dec 21 A43XXV        1065
Nov 1 -Nov 18 C6AHN         1069
Oct 17-Nov 8  DU3/AH8E      1066
???   -Nov 7  EL2JR         1066
Nov   -Dec    EP (SP5INQ)   1052
Oct 31-Nov 5  EY8/K4YT      1069
Nov 15-Nov 28 FH/DJ1RL etc  1070 *
Nov 17-Dec 5  FR/DJ4VW      1070 *
Oct 5 -Nov    FT5?/FR5HR    1066
Sep 8 -Nov    FW5XX         1061
Oct 31-Nov 8  HB0/HA5RT etc 1068
Nov   -???    HR (N6CLI)    1069
Oct 27-Nov 14 HS (JE2UFU)   1069
Nov 17-Dec 10 HS/G4JMB      1070 *

Oct 10-Apr 98 JX3EX         1066
      -Nov 9  KH3/W4FJE     1070 *
Nov 11-Nov 17 KP2/K4MA      1070 *
Nov 3 Dec 1  OX/OZ8AE      1070 *
soon          S21ZA         1065
Oct 17-???    KE8RO/TF      1068
Oct 26-Nov 10 TF/OZ5IPA     1067
Dec           TZ6VV         1070 *
mid Nov       VQ9AI         1065 
Oct   -Nov    WP2Z etc      1066
Oct 29-???    ZD8V          1069

"NEW": 1070 *


Bandspots of the last 7 days

160m
   BY7QF      1828  2140
   OX3FV      1826  0403 Box 3, Groennedal 3930, Greenland
   TI4CF      1833  0412 via W3HNK
   V26B       1831  0441 via WT3Q
   ZL2SQ      1831  0702

80m
   9U5CW      3505  2211 via EA1FFC, bureau
   CY0DX      3509  0630 via VA3EU
   DS5RNM     3794  2103 Box 49, Taegu 705600, Philippines
   EM1HO      3795  0646 via I2PJA, bureau
   VK6OK      3798  2126

40m
   3DA0CA     7015  0332 via W4DR, bureau
   5X1S       7016  2137 via DF2RG, bureau
   S5USH      7006  2007 bureau or CBA 97
   EA9/DL3OCH 7004  2317 via bureau
   FP5EJ      7006  2322 Box 1443, St. Pierre, 97500 France
   FM5GU      7043  0059 via WA4JTK
   OJ0M       7009  1853 via OH bureau
   V29NR      7052  2320 via YU1NR
   VK2KM      7007  1943

30m
   3W5RS     10103  1706 Box 303, Vung Tau, Vietnam
   CY0DX     10103  1849 via VA3EU
   FJ/F6BUM  10102  2239 via bureau
   FP/N8CC   10109  2118 via K8AQM
   P4/NE8Z   10102  0413 via K8LJG

20m
   3D2ME     14195  1015 via JG2EBN, bureau
   4F3CV     14011  0822 via HB9CXZ, bureau
   5V7BC     14118  1710 via F5KPG
   FR5ZQ/T   14180  1724 via FR5ZQ, CBA
   FW5XX     14255  0654 via ON4QM, bureau
   KH8/N5JA  14003  0656 via N5JA
   VK0ANARE  14245  1205 via VK1AUS, direct

17m
   FK8GJ     18070  0817 via F6CXW
   KH0A      18079  1105 via JF1MIA
   V26AK     18139  1358 via WB2P, bureau
   V73C      18124  0852 via AC4G, bureau
   VK9NL     18075  1052 Box 90, 2899 Norfolk Island, Australia

15m
   4U/TF1MM  21032  1202 (Gaza), via TF bureau
   9J2CE     21272  0844 via IN3VZE, bureau
   HC5AI     21023  1453 via CBA
   HR2MDP    21256  1311 via CBA
   TZ6SI     21025  1557 via DJ6SI
   VQ9ZZ     21298  1236 via NS1L
   YI1XW     21204  1405 via bureau

12m
   3DA0CA    24900  1447 via W4DR, bureau
   4S7BRG    24950  0944 via HB9BRM, bureau
   7X2RO     24899  1025 via OM3CGN, also bureau
   CY0DX     24903  1515 via VA3EU
   FK8GJ     24899  0907 via F6CXW
   JT1BH     24901  0925 via bureau
   V26AK     24900  1527 via N2TK
   V51BG     24950  1418 via bureau
   VK6RO     24931  0928
   VR2GY     24911  0907 Box 73328, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China

10m
   D2BB      28007  1616 via EA4BB, bureau
   FR5DX     28518  1123 via CBA
   FR5ZQ/T   28491  0933 via FR5ZQ CBA
   FT5ZG     28495  0935 via F bureau
   HP1XBI    28343  2028 via F6AJA, bureau
   YC9MKF    28495  1101 Box 1021, Kupang 85000, Indonesia


INFO

More QSL routes for stations active during the CQ World Wide DX SSB Contest 1997 as printed in DX Press, HA5BSW and other sources:

3E1DX   via N0JT (ex KF0UI)
3V8BB   via YT1AD
4F4IX   via DU4IX Francisco Lim, Box 6119, Naga City 4400, Philippines
4F6/KE6UP via KE6UP
4K6GF   via Box 116, Ktoprak 81031, Istanbul, Turkey
4L0CR   via IK7JTF
4M5E    via YV5NWG
4N7B    via YU7BJ
4O6A    via YU1FW
5C8M    via CN8MC
5K1X    via HK1HHX
5N0T    via buro to F2YT or Paul Herbet, 9 Rue de l'Alouette,Estree Cauchy,
        F-62690 Aubigny en Artois, France.
5V7GL   via EA5WX Juan Marti Sala, Apartado de Correos 151, E-03610 Petrel,
        Alicante, Spain
6D2X    via K5TSQ, Russell K Quin, Box 734, Edinburg, TX 78539, USA
6Y6A    via JE3MAS
9A1A    9A1A Team, Box 108, Zagreb 10001, Croatia
9A4D    via bureau
9A5D    via 9A1BHI
9A7A    via bureau
9A9D    via bureau
9G1BJ and 9G1YR via G4XTA,Paul D Godolphin,3 Knipe View,Haweswater,Penrith,
        Cumbria CA10 2RF, Great Britain
CS5EWA  via CT1EWA, Paulo Santos, Box 415, P-2430 Marinha Grande, Portugal
HS2YM   via bureau or to Box 1464, Banglamung 20150, Thailand
JW5E    Box 498, 9170 Longyearbyen, Svalbard Island, via Norway
KH7A    via N2AU
PY0FF   via N6KT

QSL Routes

The ANARE, the Australian Institute for Research and Expeditions in Antarctica, celebrates its 50th anniversary in 1997 with two special event calls with two different managers:

QSLs arrived via buro: J52DW (LX2DW), ZP2EHA (DH1PAL), PJ4/WA3LRO (K2SB), S79M (JI3ERV), SU3AM (DL1FCM),TK1A (DF7RX), XE3AJM, TT8WL (DL3IAW), V29SS (HB9SS), V63KU (JA6NL), PJ8DX, VQ9XX (WY8Q), VQ9QM (W4QM), VP2VE (WA2NHA), EP2MKP, S21XX (DL3NEO), TY8G, VK4AAR

QSLs arrived directly: 3B9/3B8DL (JA1ELY), AP2N (DF8WS), J29RAD (F5LBM), VK5ISL, VE1ZZ (160m), YN6WW (JA6VU)


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