DX Newsletter 1071: November 10, 1997

DX Newsletter 1071
November 10, 1997

DX-NL 1071 - November 10, 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

9M6 - EASTERN MALAYSIA Brett, VR97BR, is QRV as 9M6BG until November 16. QSL via VS6BG.

T32 - EASTERN KIRIBATI Paul, WC5P, is active as T32BE from Kiritimati (Christmas Island) between November 19 and December 2 (including WWDX CW). QSL via bureau to his homecall WC5P.

VK9 - LORD HOWE ISLAND Dan, K8RF and Nick, VK2ICV, will be on the air as VK9LX especially on 80/160m from Nov 23 till Dec 1 (including WWDX CW). Donations and QSLs via Nick Hacko, Box 730, Parramatta, NSW 2124, Australia.

AFRICA

5V - TOGO The VooDoo Contest Group will participate in the WWDX CW Contest as 5V7A planning a large scale operation. Outside of the contest they will work also on the WARC bands using their own calls: G3SXW/5V7A, G3ZEM/5V7ZM, G4FAM/5V7FA, GM3YTS/5V7RF, K5VT/5V7VT, K7GE/5V7JL, K7PN/5V7PN, KC7V/5V7MF, N7BG/5V7BG, N7MB/5V7MB and W6RGG/5V7BV. 5V7MB shall be active in RTTY 10 days prior and after the contest. All QSLs via homecalls except of 5V7A whose QSL route is via GM4FDM via bureau or to Tom Wylie,3 Kings Crescent,Elderslie,Renfrewshire, Scotland, Great Britain. 5V7A bureau cards may also requested via e-mail: wylie@colloquium.co.uk. Some team members will also visit XT and TZ to look for other nice contest locations. - 5V7BC is QRV from 10-20m, length of stay unknown. QSL via F5KPG.

9Q - REPUBLIC EAST CONGO (ex ZAIRE) Peter and Mats were QRV as 9Q2T (not 9Q5TT as printed in DXNL 1070) from Kisangani until November 7. QSL via ON5NT.

FT - CROZET ISLAND F5BU will sign FT5WG between December 97 and February 98.

J2 - DJIBOUTI Dominique, J28DB, will stay there for three years. QSL via F4AAQ.

V5 - NAMIBIA Frank, V5/DL7UFS, stays in Swakopmund and is mostly QRV on 20m CW. QSL via Frank Steinhaeuser, Kaerntner Weg 7, D-40551 Duesseldorf, Germany.

5R - MADAGASCAR 5R8EY (DJ1RL) and 5R8FX (DK8FB) are on the air from November 5-14.

AMERICA

C6 - BAHAMAS Don, N5XG/C6A, will be QRV from Berry Island (NA-054) on Nov 22. QSL via N5XG (ex K5BDX).

CY0 - SABLE ISLAND CY0DX already said good bye on Tuesday when they recognized that their airplane was not working. Therefore their departure from Sable was delayed until November 6 which enabled them to make many more QSOs than planned.

HI - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC During the WWDX CW Mike, DL1HCM/HI8, is QRV from Samana on 10-160m.

XF - MEXICO XF3/XE3HLR, XF3/XE3AD, XF3/XE3LYC, XF3/XE3LBT, XF3/XE3LMV and XF3/XE1K will activate Roqueta Island (NA-183) on 160-6m and on RS12/13 from November 21-23. QSL via XE3LMV.

ASIA

3W - VIETNAM F6BFH and his team left their home on November 9 to activate the remaining three IOTA islands. The calls are not known yet.

EUROPE

GD - ISLE OF MAN Between November 21 and December 6 G4UOL will activate GD4UOL on 15-160m. QSL via GD bureau.

CONTESTS

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 8 -Nov 15  3D2RW/R  ??    1069
Nov   -Dec     3W (F6BFH etc) 1071 *
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 13  5T5U           1070
Nov 19-Dec 10  5V7A etc       1071 *
now            5V7BC          1071 *
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
Feb 14-Feb 24  9M0C           1057
      -Nov 16  9M6BG          1071 *
Oct 20-Nov 16  9M6CT          1063
      -Dec     9U2L ??        1068

Dec 17-Dec 21  A43XXV         1065
Nov 1 -Nov 18  C6AHN          1069
Nov 22-        N5XG/C6A       1071 *
Nov   -Dec     EP   (SP5INQ)  1052
Nov 15-Nov 28  FH/DJ1RL etc   1070
Nov 17-Dec 5   FR/DJ4VW       1070
Oct 5 -Nov     FT5?/FR5HR     1066
Dec   -Feb     FT5WG          1071 *
Sep 8 -mid Nov FW5XX          1061
Nov 21-Dec 1   GD4UOL         1071 *
end of Nov     DL1HCM/HI8     1971 *
      -Nov 24  HR   (N6CLI)   1069
Oct 27-Nov 14  HS   (JE2UFU)  1069
Nov 17-Dec 10  HS/G4JMB       1070

Oct 10-Apr 98  JX3EX          1066
Nov 11-Nov 17  KP2/K4MA       1070
Nov 3 -Dec 1   OX/OZ8AE       1070
soon           S21ZA          1065
Oct 17-        KE8RO/TF       1068
Nov 19-Dec 2   T32BE          1071 *
      -Dec     TZ6VV          1070
now            V5/DL7UFS      1071 *
Nov 23-Dec 1   VK9LX          1071 *
      -mid Nov VQ9AI          1065
Oct   -Nov     WP2Z etc       1066
Nov 21-Nov 23  XF3/XE3HLR etc 1071 *
Oct 29-        ZD8V           1069

"NEW": 1071 *

Bandspots of the last 7 days

160m 
   5R8EY      1829  2059 via DJ1RL, bureau
   7X2RO      1830  2309 via OM3CGN, also bureau
   CY0DX      1834  2318 via VA3EU
   EM1HO      1833  0612 via I2PJA, bureau
   TI4CF      1833  0650 via W3HNK

80m
   6W1QV      3799  0529 via F6FNU, direct
   8P6JB      3799  0519 via Box 518, Bridgetown, Barbados
   8Q7AJ      3507  2005 via KD6WW, bureau
   HK0ER      3505  0134 via Box 934, San Andres Island, Colombia
   V44KAI     3509  0512 via K2SB, bureau
   XE1ILI     3799  0606

40m
   3D2RW/R    7009  0651 via ZL1AMO, also bureau
   5X1S       7005  2049 via DF2RG
   9Q2T       7001  2250 via ON5NT, bureau
   BV4ME      7002  1445 via Box 11-12, Miaoli, Taiwan
   FR5ZQ/T    7007  1720 via bureau or CBA
   HJ1RRL     7013  0439
   KH0/JA1JQY 7013  1016
   TT8KM      7007  1852 via F6FNU, direct
   VU2TS      7003  1912 via I1YRL, bureau

30m
   7X2RO     10105  1611 via OM3CGN, also bureau
   8Q7AJ     10104  1815 via KD6WW, bureau
   CX1SI     10102  2139
   FK8GJ     10103  0700 via CBA
   VR2KF     10114  1609 via bureau
   ZL4WA     10102  1140

20m
   4I9RG     14188  1347 via DU9RG, bureau
   5R8FX     14120  1550 via DJ9DX
   6W1QV     14170  1820 via F6FNU, direct
   9Q5TE     14227  2120 via SM0BFJ
   FT5ZG     14278  1559 via REF bureau
   KH8/N5OLS 14225  0622 via N5JA
   V29TT     14196  1017 via N2AU, also bureau

17m
   5T5U      18150  1139 via JA1UT
   8Q7AJ     18074  1151 via KD6WW, bureau
   9U5CW     18070  1347 via EA1FFC, bureau
   C6AHN     18162  1629 via EA3ELM, bureau
   D2AI      18124  1017 via CT1EGH, direct
   FP5EJ     18075  1417 via K2RW
   P40T      18080  1740 via N2VW, bureau
   XT2DP     18124  1542 via WB2YQH, bureau
   ZF2GS     18070  1421 via DL1DA, bureau

15m
   4F3CV     21013  1039 via HB9CXZ, bureau
   HP1XBI    21021  1352 via F6AJA, bureau
   VQ9RA     21004  1016 via WD0QW
   VU2JBS    21275  1254 via VK9NS, direct
   WH0AAV    21294  1011 CBA

12m
   3B8CF     24905  1445 direct
   6W1AE     24900  1531 via bureau or CBA
   9W1QV     24950  1607 CBA 97
   CX6FP     24948  1439 direct
   EM1HO     24903  1017 via I2PJA, bureau
   ZD8T      24960  1426 via AC4IV

10m
   5R8EE     28467  1502 via FR5EL
   9X0A      28495  1418 via DL5WM
   BV4QW     28018  0745 via bureau
   CY0DX     28468  1329 via VA3EU
   FR5ZQ/T   28531  1425 via FR5ZQ CBA
   YC9MKF    28490  1025 via Box 1021, Kupang 85000, Indonesia

INFO

SILENT KEY: While staying in Cambodia Mike, XU6WV/W0YZS, also known as VR2WV, VS6WV, SV0FE, SV0FE/SV5 and SV0FE/SV9 passed away on Oct 27.

QSL Routes

3W5FW via 7L1MFS, Yoh Yoshida, Shinko Bldg., 4-1 Arakawa 4-chome, Arakawa 116, Japan
3W5KVR (AS-130) and other activities by JI6KVR ONLY via Pepe, EA5KB, and NOT via JI6KVR
A61AJ NEW: QSLs (also for older QSOs) direct to W3UR, Bernie McClenny, 3025 Hobbs Road, Glenwood, MD 21738, USA (with return postage). NOT via K3LP
A61AS via YO3FRI. KA5TQF never received any logs and will give the mail he got to Salem personally in the near future.
BD7JA/7 via Box 1713, Guangzhou, China
CS5EWA via CT1EWA, Paulo Santos, Ap. 415, P-2430 Marinha Grande, Portugal
CT4HV via Jose Manual Gomes Santos, Rua de Bissau, N'8-4 Andar F, P-2700 Amadora, Portugal
FO0BRD via N6RT, Doug Brandon, 712 Stardust Dr,Placentia,CA 92870-4507,USA
FO0KEO via KA7CQQ, John Kennon, Box 31553, Laughlin, NV 89029, USA
FO0MIT via W6RW, Mike Mitchell, 5271 Turquoise Ave, Alta Loma,CA 91701,USA
FO0SPE (OP W6KK) via KG6AR, Chris Williams, 1117 South Del Mar Ave, San Gabriel, CA 91776-3034, USA
FO0PLA via W8AEF, Paul Playford, 35639 N 3rd St Phoenix, AZ 85027-7405,USA
FO5VO via N6VO, Ron Weaver, 13691 Solitaire, Irvine, CA 92720, USA
FO8DX (WWDX SSB 97) via KG6AR, Chris Williams, 1117 South Del Mar Ave, San Gabriel, CA 91776-3034, USA
HK0EFU and HK0TCN did not send their logs to Jim, K4TXJ, since 1989. Jim now sent all the documents to them and refers to their QSL address: Box 464, San Andres Island, Colombia
IM0DMG via IS0CDS,Box 163/A, I-09045 Quartu Sant'Elena,Italy (direct only)
IU4F via IK4ZHH
JA1UT via Yoshio Hayashi, 20-2-401 Nishi-Gotanda 4-chome, Shinagawa 141, Tokyo, Japan
JA6VU via Maasaki Kano, Box 877, Kagami Kumanoto 869-42, Japan
KH0/JA1JQY via JA1JQY direct or via JARL bureau
PY1UP via Joao Batista Guimaraes Mendonca, R. Alfredo Backer 536, Bl.5 Apto. 1101, Alcantara, S. Goncalo RJ, 24452-000 Brasil
SU1SK NOT via IK8AUC BUT to Said Kamel Ahmed, Box 62, Shobra Al-Khima, Cairo, Egypt
T32RT via Ramete, London Village, Christmas Island, Kiribati
TM5S via F5CWU or direct to Moudar Florent, 25 Rue du Castel Salis, F-37100 Tours, France
V51SG via bureau or to Siegi Graf, Box 116, Tsumeb, Namibia
VG3W via VA3SWS,Scott Smith, 296 Elisabeth St, Guelph, ON N1E 2X7,Canada
Z31RQ via Dejan Trajkovski, Hristo Botev 27, 97000 Bitola, Macedonia
Z37CEF via Radio Club Stevo Patako, Box 148, 97000 Bitola 1, Macedonia
ZD7MY via Barrie, Box 107, St. Helena Island, South Atlantic
ZP0R (WWDX SSB 97), ZP0Z Op Tom, ZP5AZL, Nov97 20m, and CX6VM/CW6V are all managed by W3HNK.

QSLs arrived via bureau: HP1XBI (via F6AJA) (tnx Nouvelle DX)

QSLs arrived directly: EP2MKO (UA6HCW, fast, registered mail)

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