DX-NL 1095 - May 11, 1998
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: robster@bigfoot.de)
The applications for new DXCC status of H40 (Temotu), FO (Marquesas) and FO (Australes) already arrived at the DXCC Desk and will be processed soon.
FO - AUSTRAL/MARQUESAS ISLANDS FO0MIZ made some 2800 QSOs from the Marquesas and 3523 from Austral Islands. FO0FI logged 13.800 SSB- and 10.211 CW-QSOs from Rurutu/ Australes (1830 Europeans, 4000 Japanese). FO0FR logged a total of 22.691 QSOs including 3187 Europeans and Africans and 5000 JA's. K6SLO intends to answer all incoming QSLs within 30 days.
H40 - TEMOTU Though the H40AA log is now available in the internet under: http://www.iglou.com/n4gn/h40aa/ it seems that only a few of the 67000 QSOs were saved correctly (20% ?). -- Jim smith just started mailing his H40AB QSLs, the H44AB cards will be processed later.
KH6 - HAWAII Aki, JA5DQH, is active from OC-019 signing KH7A from May 8-15. QSL via JA5DQH.
3B7 - ST BRANDON Since May 6 the 3B7RF DXpedition is on air with four stations simultaneously and therefore easy to catch. They will work also QRO in RTTY starting May 14. The internet logs will be updated daily.
5A - LIBYA Ahmed, 5A3YAZ, shall be QRV from Gharyn. QSL via EA5XV.
FR/T - TROMELIN ISLAND Henri, FR5ZQ/T, left Tromelin last week. His successor could become FR5ZU in July.
CY9 - ST PAUL ISLAND Dan, K8RF, and his crew will be QRV as CY9RF between May 28 and June 2 (including the WPX Contest). They will put their emphasis also on the lowbands. Dan is still looking for another CW operator. If you are interested contact him via e-mail: k8rf@fuse.net or you try the homepage: http://home.fuse.net/k8rf/. QSL for CY9RF via: K8RF, Daniel Flaig, 2101 Ronaldson Ave,Cincinati,OH 45230-1510,USA.
HC8 - GALAPAGOS ISLANDS Frank, DL4VCG/HC8, And Joe, DK5VP/HC8, appeared surprisingly on 20m phone. The length of their stay is unknown yet. QSLs via homecalls.
A5 - BHUTAN Zorro, JH1AJT, who was in Bhutan in Feb 95 already received another invitation to come to Bhutan. Possible could be an operation by an international team from EU, AS,USA and ZL in the beginning of 1999.
JT - MONGOLIA HA0HW, HA1AG, HA4GDO, HA4XG, HA6NL and HA7VK were announced to be on the air from Ulaanbaatar with 2 or 3 stations simultaneously signing JU1HA in CW/SSB/RTTY. They hope to get a special prefix for the WPX Contest (JU0HA?). Donations and QSLs are handled by HA0HW, QSL via bureau or direct with sufficient return postage. Check also their homepage at http://www.dunanet.ha/pannondxc/.
BY - CHINA The "BI7Y Ham Group" (DXNL 1094) has some transportation problems since the ship is going to Xi-Sha only once a month. They do have also a homepage now at http://bi7y.yeah.net
F - FRANCE The French are now also allowed to work between 1810 and 1850 kHz on 160m (1810-1830 kHz only on a secondary basis).
GD - ISLE OF MAN Barry, MD/N0KV, is visiting Mike, GD4WBY, in Ramsey from May 15-17. QSL via N0KV, Barry Mitchell,12200 Boothill Dr, Parker,CO 80138,USA
SV - GREECE SV8/DK1RP/p is right now active from Skiathos (EU-072) in CW on 10-80m. QSLs will be sent automatically via bureau.
WPX Contest CW: May 30, 0000 UTC till May 31, 2400 UTC. Bands: 10-160m. Work: also your own continent, own country counts only as a multiplier. Exchange: RST + QSO number.
DATE CALL DXNL
May 6 -May 17 3B7RF 1090, 1095 *
April - 3B8,3B9 (F5MUX) 1088
Early May 3C0 1093
Early 1999 3Y (SSIDXG) 1091
soon 5N (exTT8AM) 1088
April -1999 5V7BM 1089
April -Oct 7X0WW ?? 1089
May 4 -May 18 8Q7JJ (?) 1094
May 13-May 27 9H3UT 1094
Apr 10-May 22 9M8CC 1089
Early 1999 A5 (JH1AJT) 1095 *
May BI7Y 1094
May 9 -May 16 CN/F5LMK 1094
May 14-May 27 CT3/DK4KL 1094
Jun 25-July CY9AA 1094
May 28-Jun 2 CY9RF 1095 *
-July FG/F2HE 1091
Apr 1 -2000 FK (F5PFO) 1089
July ? FR5ZU/T 1095 *
Nov 27-Dec 23 FT5ZH 1092
now DL4VCG/HC8 etc 1095 *
1999/2000 HK0 (Malpelo) 1091
May 12-May 18 K4GZ/HP3 etc 1094
Apr 23-May 23 HR5/F2JD 1089
Apr 27- 7L1UVF/JD1 1094
May 17-Jun 2 JU1HA 1095 *
May 8 -May 15 KH7A 1095 *
soon NO7F/KL7 1093
May 15-May 17 MD/N0KV 1095 *
Apr 19- PJ8DM 1093
Summer 1998 S04WW 1089
April -Sep ST0AP 1090
now SV8/DK1RP/p 1095 *
May -June TJ (TT8JFC) 1092
now VQ9KK, VQ9ZZ 1091
soon VU3MCV 1094
April or May XQ0X 1089
April -mid May XV7SW 1089
now ZD8T etc 1094
Autumn 1998 ZK3FT 1088
Jan 9 -Jan 25 ZL9CI 1081
"NEW": 1095 *
160m 3B7RF 1827 2239Z via HB9RF, bureau A45XR 1830 1910Z via SP5EXA, bureau JY9QJ 1829 2218Z via DL5MBY, bureau VK3AJJ 1828 2059Z via KB5IPQ 80m 3B7RF 3507 2316Z via HB9RF, bureau HF0POL 3507 2252Z via SP3BGD, bureau JY9QJ 3503 0246Z via DL5MBY, bureau UP0L 3513 2041Z via UN8LW 40m 4S7BRG 7044 2142Z via HB9BRM, bureau FG/F2HE 7002 0420Z via F6LQJ, bureau FK8HC 7075 0537Z via VK4FW, direct HF0POL 7006 0115Z via SP3BGD, bureau HR5/F2JD 7006 0428Z via F6AJA, bureau XE1KIW 7080 0543Z via DF7UW ZL2TX 7004 1804Z 30m 3B7RF 10104 1800Z via HB9RF, bureau HF0POL 10107 2059Z via SP3BGD, bureau JX7DFA 10105 1938Z via LA2KD, direct ZL2UW 10108 0518Z via bureau 20m AH8LG 14198 0647Z via KS6DV FG5FC 14208 0401Z via F6DZU, bureau FO5QG 14120 0527Z via XE1L, direct FR5TE/T 14200 2051Z via F5ISH VK9NS 14265 0607Z via CBA 17m 3B7RF 18145 0710Z via HB9RF, bureau 9M2EU 18074 1752Z via JA2EJI, bureau AP2WAP 18140 1428Z via IK4ZGY, bureau D2BB 18069 1522Z via W3HNK, direct FG5XC 18071 1949Z via bureau VP9LR 18146 1838Z via K1EFI, bureau 15m 8Q7DF 21205 0653Z via IK5DMF 9M2PS 21305 1600Z via HB9AAP 9V1YC 21016 1602Z via AA5BT, bureau EL2VO 21274 1833Z via EA5GIY FM5DX 21232 2028Z via F6DYE P40DS 21255 1944Z via WB6SFA V51CM 21275 1638Z via WA2JUN VP2EY 21240 2047Z via HB9SL, bureau XV7SW 21019 0943Z via SM5MX, bureau YC7KE 21010 1653Z via bureau ZD9BV 21265 1724Z via W4FRU, direct 12m 3B8/DL1MHM 24946 1006Z via DL1MHM 4S7BRG 24940 0852Z via HB9BRM, bureau BV5BG 24955 1005Z via IK7JTF, direct FR5VZ 24912 1539Z via F8VZ HF0POL 24895 1503Z via SP3BGD, bureau HK0HEU 24945 1823Z via HK0FBF KG4CQ 24950 2103Z via KG4AN, CBA YB5QZ 24905 1432Z via Box 1035, Pekanbaru, 28010, Indonesia ZD7VC 24945 1716Z direct, CBA ZD8T 24945 1721Z via AC4IV 10m 3B7RF 28024 1444Z via HB9RF, bureau 8Q7DF 28480 1326Z via IK5MDF CE6TBN 28030 1929Z via CE6TC FH5CB 28516 1429Z direct FT5XN 28031 1049Z via F6PEN, bureau TR8XX 28440 1623Z direct via CBA VQ9ZZ 28496 1346Z via NS1L YC8VIP 28485 1324Z
QSL Routes
QSLs arrived via buro: 9J2CW (JF2XTZ), BV2A, VP2MDE (K5GN)
QSLs arrived directly: CY0DX (VA3EU), FT5XN (F6PEN), JX3EX, OD5PN (LX1NO), YJ0AIO (DL7VRO)
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