DX-NL 1077 - December 22, 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)
DU - PHILIPPINES Commemorating the 100th anniversary of their independence the prefix DU100 will be activated in 1998. - The ACES club celebrates the jubilee of Naga using the call 5G50N between January and March. QSL via bureau to DU9RG or to his (new) address from DXNL 1049.
KH2 - GUAM Walt, KH2/KF2XN, stays in Agana for three months and wants to be QRV from the local MARS clubstation during his spare time.
T8 - PALAU Hide, JM1LJS, will be on the air as T88KH from Palau (OC-009) from December 30 until January 4. QSL via JM1LJS.
VK9X - CHISTMAS ISLAND Mirek, VK3DXI, spends his holidays on Christmas and should be QRV as VK9XU. QSL via DL4DBR.5H - TANZANIA Unni, 5H3/LA6RHA, is active since December 22 and he should be QRV also as 5H1/LA6RHA from Zanzibar until January 4.
TT - CHAD Eric, F5JKK, will be on the air as TT6M or TT8AQ mostly in CW (and also on 6m) between Jan 15 and March. QSL direct only via F6FNU.
8P - BARBADOS Glenn, VA3DX, will be QRV again as 8P9DX on all bands from Jan 18 until Feb 1. He intends to participate also in the 160m contest on Jan 24/25. QSL via VA3DX or VE3ICR, NOT via the 8P bureau! - 8P9EM will be QRV until Jan 6. QSL via G3VBL.
PJ9 - CURACAO John, W1BIH, will be active as PJ9JT on all bands between Jan 10 and March 31, 1998. QSL via W1AX.
VP5 - TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS Randy, N0TG/VP5, Murry, WA4DAN/VP5, And Ronald, AA4VK/VP5, will be QRV mostly in CW and on the WARC bands from January 16-23. All QSLs via N0TG.
1B - NORTH CYPRUS 1B/DF8AN will be QRV from the "Turkish Republic North Cyprus" from January 15-18. QSL via DF8AN. This country has been accepted as a sovereign country only by the Turkish government. Therefore this one does NOT count as an extra DXCC credit.
1S - SPRATLY ISLAND The CHILTERN DX CLUB (CDXC) plans a DXpedition with four stations active as 9M0C from Layang-Layang from February 12-24. Emphasis will be put on the lowbands, 6m and RTTY. The European pilot station will be G3ZAY. For more information check their homepage: http://members.aol.com/spratly98. They plan also to make their logs available on the internet. QSL via Phil, G3SWH, 100% via buro or to P. Whitchurch, 21 Dickensons Grove, Congresbury, Bristol, BS19 5HQ, Great Britain.
8Q - MALDIVES The XZ1N team will be active as 8Q7AA from Male from January 19-28. QSL via bureau or direct to N7TX (also via e-mail: n7tx@cadxa.org).
9N - NEPAL Brad, KV5V, and his daughter, KC5RPK, will be in Kathmandu from January 1-12. Brad prefers CW and RTTY. QSL via KV5V.
BY - CHINA Merv, K9FD, and W0RI will activate the clubstation BY1QH on 40-160m starting January 14 (DXNL 1070). Donations to W0RI, QSLs via K9FD.
CU - AZORES CU1/DL3KUD will be active from Santa Maria (EU-003) between Dec 29 and Jan 7. He will be mostly on the low and WARC bands (1834, 3504, 7004, 10104, 18074 and 24894 kHz). QSL ONLY via bureau to DL3KUD.
ZB2 - GIBRALTAR Wolfgang, DL2NWK, Frank, DL7UFR, and Rolf, DL7VEE, should be QRV as ZB2/homecall in CW/SSB/RTTY on 10-160m from Dec 31 until Jan 4. All QSLs via homecalls will be answered 100% via bureau.
CANADA Day Contest CW/SSB (no crossmode): Dec 28, 0000-2400 UTC. Work all stations once per pand/mode. Exchange: RS(T)+QSO number (VE's: province).
DATE CALL DXNL Jan 15-Jan 18 1B/DF8AN 1077 * -Jan 98 3D2AG/p 1073 Jan 1 -Jan 20 4F1UFT 1076 Dec 23-Jan 6 4J0FR 1075 Jan -Mar 98 5G50N 1077 * Dec 22-Jan 4 5H3+5H1 1077 * -Dec 25 6C50O 1076 Jan 22-Jan 25 7P8 (ZS6s) 1073 Jan 18-Feb 1 8P9DX 1077 * -Jan 6 8P9EM 1077 * Jan 19-Jan 28 8Q7AA 1077 * Dec 19-Dec 25 8Q7IG 1075 End of 97 9G1AA 1050 Feb 12-Feb 24 9M0C 1057, 1077 * Feb 20-Mar 6 9N1UD 1074 Jan 1 -Jan 12 9N 1077 * Jan 14-? BY1QH 1077 * Dec 19-Jan 9 C56/G0UL 1075 Dec -Jan C6AGN 1075 Dec 29-Jan 7 CU1/DL3KUD 1077 Dec 97-Feb 98 FT5WG 1071 Dec 13-Jun 98 FT5XN 1075 Dec 17-Jan 3 H44IO, H44IQ ? 1075 Jan -Dec 98 HF0POL 1074 Dec -Jan DJ4IJ/HI8 1076 Dec 23-Dec 28 HL0C/4 1076 Nov 26-Jan 19 HS0/DL2FDK 1072 now J28AG 1076 Feb 10-Mar 1 J3/K4LTA etc 1076 Dec 22-Jan 9 J8/DF2SS 1072 Nov 25-Feb 20 JG8NQJ/JD1 1072 Dec -Mar KH2/KF2XN 1077 * Dec 15-Feb 98 LU1ZC 1075 Nov 1 - NH2/NH6D 1072 -Apr 30 P40MR 1074 Jan 10-Mar 31 PJ9JT 1077 * Dec 25-Jan 10 T31BB ? 1075 -Jan 1 T88JA 1076 Dec 30-Jan 4 T88KH 1077 * -Dec TL8PL 1073 soon TT6E 1076 Jan 15-Mar TTM 1077 * Nov 11-Jan 99 TZ6JA 1073 Dec 25-Jan 12 V31JP 1076 Jan 4 -Jan 17 V47XK 1076 Dec 21-Dec 26 VK9XU 1077 * Jan 16-Jan 23 N0TG/VP5 etc 1077 * Dec 31-Jan 4 ZB2 (DLs) 1077 * -Mar 98 ZK1DI 1073 "NEW": 1077 *
160m 6W6JX 1826 2118Z via Box 200, Kaolack, Senegal AL7R 1828 0307Z via KL7KJ, bureau C6AIE 1831 0555Z via WZ8D, bureau HV4NAC 1848 2247Z via IK0FVC, bureau TI4CF 1846 0000Z via W3HNK, direct VK3QI 1829 1843Z 80m 3B8CF 3508 0137Z direct via CBA 8P9FF 3508 0539Z via Bob, Golden View, St James, Barbados BV5BG 3800 2159Z via I0WDX, direct NP4A 3800 0701Z via W3HNK, direct TZ6HP 3503 1857Z via JA1OEM, bureau V21DD 3792 0737Z ZK1DI 3503 0733Z via DK1RV, bureau 40m E21EJC 7001 2010Z via bureau HK0ER 7007 2339Z via Box 934, San Andres Island, Colombia KH0U 7009 1942Z via JA1QNV LU1ZC 7007 0056Z via LU6EF, bureau TI4CF 7045 2127Z via W3HNK, direct TT8KM 7011 2055Z via F6FNU, direct VU2JPS 7007 2138Z via VK9NS, direct WH0AAV 7077 1458Z via CBA 30m 7X2RO 10103 2302Z via OM3CGN, bureau C6AIE 10101 2156Z via WZ8D, bureau LU1ZC 10111 2200Z via LU6EF, bureau TZ6HP 10101 1832Z via JA1OEM, bureau WP3A 10103 2130Z via NP4QH ZK1DI 10104 0529Z via DK1RV, bureau 20m AH8LG 14200 0848Z via KS6DV H44IO 14007 1034Z via DL7VRO, bureau KH0S 14189 1014Z via JA1OGX OX3XR 14025 1353Z via OZ3PZ, also bureau ZD7JB 14207 0811Z via N5FTR, bureau 17m 4F3CV 18072 1020Z via HB9CXZ, bureau 6W1QV 18130 0916Z via F6FNU, direct 8P9EM 18074 1311Z via G3VBL, bureau A43XXV 18145 1026Z via A47RS, bureau C6AIE 18071 1722Z via WZ8D, bureau TL8PL 18138 1350Z via F5LNA, direct TT8JFC 18160 1247Z via WA4ZJB WH0AAV 18081 0901Z via CBA ZD9BV 18140 0851Z via W4FRU, direct 15m 9N1HA 21017 0809Z via Box 10091, Kathmandu, Nepal 9Z4CT 21297 1315Z DU3RCM 21212 0958Z E22AAD 21257 1033Z via DL2FDK,bureau FR5DD 21020 1115Z via F bureau KH0CE 21295 1048Z via Box 2249, MP 96950, Guam, USA P40AV 21262 1439Z via K4AVQ, bureau PJ2WOL 21250 1406Z XV7TH 21295 1023Z via SK7AX 12m 3B8CF 24905 1132Z direct via CBA 5N0T 24948 0957Z via F2YT, bureau GM4DKO/DU3 24901 0936Z KP3R 24899 1509Z VR97LC 24950 0948Z via VR2LC YS1RRD 24945 1428Z via DJ9ZB, bureau 10m 5R8EE 28490 0930Z via FR5EL, direct HS7AS 28030 0935Z via HS1CDX V51HK 28490 1426Z via DL6OBS
QSL Routes
QSLs arrived via buro: 4U0ITU (HA6NY), 9K0A (9K2HN), EU7EW, HI3HN, ZP5MAL, HP1/DL5RBW, JY9QJ (DL5MBY), KH0/JA4DND, KH0/JO1CRA, NH2G, OH0JWH (DJ2PJ), OY3QN (OZ1ACB),WP2Z (DF3IAL), VP2MEY (JH1NBN), VP8CTR (DL5EBE)
QSLs arrived directly: FH5CB
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For all readers of the electronic issue of the DXNL. This is an excerpt of an important announcement by Zorro, JH1AJT (tnx AH0W/OH2LVG):
XW8 - LAOS Zorro, JH1AJT, has been extended a special invitation to attend the 30th anniversary celebration of Khao Sanpathet Lao (KPL), the Lao News Agency, to take place in early January 1998. In conjunction with the event,the Special Anniversary Commission has also extended permission for an international team of radio operators to conduct a DXpedition operation from Vientiane, Lao, 5-13 January. The team of operators will include Zorro JH1AJT (teamleader), Yuki XW1A, Frank AH0W/OH2LVG, Shin JA0DAI, Toshio JP1IOF, John SM0DJZ and Erik SM0AGD. The DXpedition will be an all-band, all-mode, multi-station effort with special emphasis on low bands and CW. Operations will also include an effort on 6 meters and RTTY. Special event callsigns for the DXpedition will be XW30 for CW and XW30A for SSB, RTTY and FM. QSL via Erik Sjolund SM0AGD, Vestagatan 27, S-19556, Marsta, Sweden More information is available via the Midway-Kure DX Foundation: mkdxf@aztec.asu.edu