DX Newsletter 1107
August 3, 1998

DX-NL 1107 - August 3, 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)

PACIFIC

3D2 - FIJI Shozo, 7N2PYF, is on the air as 3D2PY using a TS50 with 100 watts and a wire antenna on 20/17/15m SSB from Aug 7-9. QSL via 7N2PYF (CBA 1997 and 1998 or via bureau).

V7 - MARSHALL ISLANDS Dave, V73UX, is momentarily the most active station of the Marshall Islands especially on 10-80m SSB. Tim, V73AT, is working on 6m/10m. QSL for V73AT via K2CL. George, V73GT, is working CW and RTTY. QSL for V73GT via bureau to WF5T. V73ZO is a Japanese on Bikini and very active on 15m SSB. QSL V73ZO via JA3FGA.

VK9C - COCOS-KEELING-ISLANDS Hiro, JE5WJM, was announced to be active as VK9CE running 100W into wire antennas from Aug 8-15. QSL via JE5WJM.

ZL - NEW ZEALAND Barry Fletcher, ZS1FJ, is active from the Great Barrier Reef (IOTA OC-201) signing ZL1MFW for a few days. QSL via ZS1FJ..

ZL8 - KERMADEC ISLAND Bob, ZL1RS/ZL8RS, is in New Zealand once again. Though his job was much more time consuming than he expected he made about 5000 QSOs. Unfortunately his RTTY equipment broke down. Perhaps he has to do more work on Kermadec Island in the end of 1998. (see DXNL 1100).

AFRICA

3B9 - RODRIGUES ISLAND Frank, AH0W, announced a large scale international DXpedition for this autumn.

5H - TANZANIA Starting in August Dave Heil, K8MN (ex J52US, 9L1US, A22MN), will be working at the US embassy for three years. He prefers CW and the lowbands.

7X - ALGERIA + 5T + S0 Starting on Aug 3 Mark, ON4WW, is back in Algeria and hopes to hit the airwaves as 7X0WW. Perhaps he will activate Mauritania (5T) and Western Sahara (S07WW), too. QSL via bureau to ON5NT.

AMERICA

CE - CHILE Luis, CE8EIO, appeared on the lowbands as announced earlier. QSL to Luis Fierro Andrade, Box 1512, Punta Arenas, Chile or via bureau.

J6 - ST LUCIA Mathias, J6/DL9BQ, is QRV in SSB on 15 and 20m running 100 watts into wire antennas from Aug 7-21.

KL7 - ALASKA After experiencing heavy sea and fog KL7/W6IXP started his activity from Little Diomede Island (NA-150) on July 31. His stay lasts for one week and is depending on the weather. QSL via N6AWD, Fred K Stenger, 6000 Hesketh Dr., Bakersfield, CA 93309-1429, USA.

ZF - CAYMAN ISLANDS Jim, KD3YK/ZF2JM, is QRV on 20/40m from Grand Cayman from Aug 5-14. QSL via KD3YK.

ASIA

HL - SOUTH KOREA The Korea University Amateur Radio Club (KUARC - HL0T) conducts its 7th DXpedition since its founding in 1991 to AS-105 from Aug 6-10. QSLs via KARL bureau or direct to: 1, 5-Ka, Anam-Dong, Sungbuk-Ku, Korea University Amateur Radio Club, Seoul, 136-701, South Korea.

JT - MONGOLIA JU60MTZ commemorates the 60th anniversary of Mongolian Railways between July 11 and August 31. QSL via JT1CJ, Sh. Gankhuyag, Box 100, Ulaanbaatar 44, Mongolia.

EUROPE

GU - GUERNSEY ISLAND After logging 2100 QSOs (also in RTTY + via SAT) Volkmar, MU/DF2SS, (DXNL 1104) went now QRT since he changed his hotel. QSL via bureau to DL2MDZ or via CBA.

CONTESTS

WAEDC CONTEST CW: Aug 8, 0000 UTC till Aug 9, 2400 UTC. Bands: 10-80m. Exchange: RST and QSO number. QTCs from DX to Europe.

Preview

DATE           CALL            DXNL

Autumn 1998    3B9  (AH0W etc) 1107 *
Aug 7 -Aug 9   3D2PY           1107 *
Early 1999     3Y   (SSIDXG)   1091
Aug   -2001    5H   (K8MN)     1107 *
      -Jul/99  5V7FA           1104
      -2001    5W1SA           1104
June  -Aug     5X1DK           1101
EndJul-Aug     6M5DX etc       1105
Aug 27-Sep 8   6Y5/PA3ERC etc  1105
Aug 3 -        7X0WW           1107 *
Aug 6 -Aug 29  9M6  (DJ9HX)    1106
Jul 10-Dec 5   9N1UD           1103

Aug 7 -Aug 22  A22/W0YG        1102, 1103
Early 1999     A5   (JH1AJT)   1095
Jul 24-Aug 12  BV/DJ3KR        1105
Jul 1 -Aug 31  CE3/SM3SGP etc  1102
Aug 19-Aug 27  FG/I4ALU        1106
Aug 6 -Aug 17  FM/I4ALU        1106
Jul 24-Aug 13  FO5JR           1105
      -Jan/99  FO5QE           1098
End of 1998    FR5ZU/T         1095, 1101
      -Aug 15  FT5XN           1102
Nov 27-Dec 23  FT5ZH           1092
Apr 13-        FT5ZI           1098
End of 1999    HK0  (Malpelo)  1091
Aug 6 -Aug 10  HL50T ?         1107 *
Jul 14-Aug 11  HS0ZBS          1104
Summer 1998    HZ1AB (G7SLP)   1100

Aug 7 -Aug 21  J6/DL9BQ        1107 *
Jul 11-Aug 31  JU60MTZ         1107 *
Jul 30-Aug 12  KH4/NH6YK       1106
Jul 24-Aug 9   KL7/ON4BAM      1106
now            KL7/W6IXP       1107 *
2 weeks in Aug OX3LG           1100
      -Oct/97  SV1BRL/8        1106
Aug 3 -Aug 17  SV9/I4UFH etc   1106
Jul 26-Aug 6   T20YK           1105
now   -End 98  TL5A            1102
      -Aug 7/8 TT8JWM          1106
Jul 25-Aug 9   TU/K4ZW         1106
Jul 9 -Aug     TY1IJ           1104
Aug 1998       TZ6VV etc       1105

Aug 6 -Aug 11  V26E            1106
Jul 15-1999    V5/SM7DZZ       1104
soon           V63PD           1098
Aug 8 -Aug 15  VK9CE           1107 *
June  -Dec     VK9WG           1102
Aug 3 -Aug 10  VP2ECR          1106
      -Aug 6   Z21/W0YG        1102, 1103
Aug 5 -Aug 14  ZF2KM           1107 *
Sep 8 Sep 20  ZF2RC, ZF2WP    1105
now            ZL1MFW          1107 *
Jan 9 -Jan 25  ZL9CI           1104

"NEW": 1107 *

Bandspots of the last 7 days

160m
   1A0KM       1830  0404Z via IK0FVC
   CE8EIO      1840  0317Z via bureau
   TL5A        1828  2225Z via PA3DMH, bureau

80m
   1A0KM       3505  2335Z via IK0FVC
   CE8EIO      3799  2257Z via bureau
   HF0POL      3505  2110Z via SP3BGD, bureau
   JY9QJ       3509  2031Z via DL5MBY, bureau
   VK3AJJ      3798  1900Z via KB5IPQ
   YC0SBV      3799  2025Z

40m
   5X1T        7054  1926Z via ON5NT, bureau
   FK8GJ       7002  0616Z via CBA
   FM5GU       7050  2338Z via WA4JTK, bureau
   HK1HHX      7006  0002Z
   HR1RMG      7060  0400Z via CBA
   OA4UJ       7005  0557Z
   T88LJ       7005  2015Z via JM1LJS

30m
   BD4ED      10103  2116Z via Ed, Box 085299, Shanghai, China
   DS5USH     10103  1951Z via bureau
   FP5EJ      10111  2333Z via K2RW, bureau
   XE1AVM     10105  0324Z

20m
   3D2SJ      14175  0805Z via Steve, Box 1354, Suva, Fiji
   FG5PV      14123  2128Z via F5PV
   FO5QG      14122  0520Z via bureau
   KL7/ON4BAM 14206  0629Z
   OX3LR      14260  2330Z via OZ1DJJ, direct
   TG9IGI     14258  2354Z via Box 1690, Guatemala City, Guatemala
   V63KU      14188  2058Z via JA6NL, bureau
   VK0CR      14016  0649Z
   Z21KM      14255  1618Z via F6FNU, direct
   ZL1MFW     14256  0644Z via ZS1FJ, direct

17m
   3D2QB      18070  1508Z via SM3CER, bureau
   9K7POW     18150  1635Z via bureau
   FG5XC      18076  2132Z via bureau
   FO5JR      18070  0515Z
   FT5XN      18099  1152Z via F6PEN, bureau
   VK9NS      18073  2022Z via CBA

15m
   6M5DX      21270  1322Z via HL5AP, bureau
   FT5ZI      21180  1240Z via F5PFP, bureau
   HP1XVH     21280  1925Z via N0JT
   JU60MTZ    21260  0609Z via JT1CJ
   KL7/W6IXP  21280  0937Z via N6AWD
   ZD9BV      21265  1601Z via W4FRU, direct

12m
   9V8ZB      24933  0922Z
   BV3/DJ3KR  24892  0820Z via DH3OM ?
   DU3NXE     24905  0756Z via CBA
   FR5HR      24950  2111Z via F5RRH, bureau
   T88LJ      24963  0848Z via JM1LJS
   TL5A       24890  1551Z via PA3DMH, bureau
   TY1IJ      24897  1417Z via DK8ZD, bureau
   V63AO      24960  1307Z via Box 607, Kosrae 96944, Micronesia
   VQ9VK      24912  1503Z via N1TO
   WP4U       24945  1704Z via bureau

10m
   1A0KM      28495  1439Z via IK0FVC
   5X1T       28470  0729Z via ON5NT, bureau
   9K7POW     28500  1446Z via bureau
   CX3HF      28022  1752Z via CX2ABC
   FG5FC      28479  2020Z via F6DZU, bureau
   HF0POL     28023  1423Z via SP3BGD, bureau
   V51ER      28490  1436Z via Robbie, Box 602, Tsumeb, Namibia

INFO

QSL Routes

• 1A0KM working on 30m on July 24/25 was a PIRATE.
• 3B The genuity of 3B7/3B8DB and the 3B9 DXpedition by AH0W was confirmed by Mart DL6UAA. A complete list of licensed M.A.R.S. members in 3B can be found at: http://www.qsl.net/dl6uaa/3b8address.html
• 7Q7DX NEW: via EA4CEN, direct ONLY.
• AC6WE Op Andy Melanyin, UA3DPX, also active as 5B4/AC6WE and IG9/AC6WE to Box 9, 141400 Himki 7, Russia. QSLs via the W6 bureau or to AC6WE's address in Oregon do NOT arrive with Andy in Russia!
• AJ2U/VP9 NEW: via AJ2U. NOT via Bob, WB2YQH, since he has neither the logs nor the QSLs.
• BV20APJ via BV bureau
• BV4HB Shyh-Ching Lin, Box 2006, Taichung, Taiwan
• CY9AA (Jun/Jul 97) NEW: starting now via K7BV, Dennis Motschenbacher, 4357 Appollonio Way, Carson City, NV 89704, USA. During the next few weeks Dennis will also answer those QSLs which were sent direct to VE9AA or the VE9 QSL bureau. Please do NOT send dupe QSLs!
• DS2CYI Kwon, Dae-Geun, Box 67,Suwon, Kyonggi,440-600, South Korea
• DS2MEB Michael Min, Naminchon Box 353, Inchon, South Korea
• DS2MTB Jeewon Hwang, Naminchon Box 353, Inchon, South Korea
• DS5DBW Kyu-Seon Jeong, 302-601 Dae-Woo-Marina APT 994, Woo-dong, Haeundae-ku, Pusan 612-021, South Korea
• DS5DNL Kyu-Eun Jeong, 302-601 Dae-Woo-Marina APT 994, Woo-dong, Haeundae-ku, Pusan 612-021, South Korea
• DU3NHK Noboru Kobayakawa, 650 Pinatubo St., Clarkview, Angeles City 2009, Philippines
• EP2MKN Majid Kiani Nejad, Box 91375-1175, Mashhad, Iran
• EU200A via EU4AA
• EV200M via EW4EW
• EW200M via EW4MM
• F5PHW/p (Ile de Re, EU-032) via F5PHW, Phil Berger, 19 Rue de L'Embellie, F-56100 Lorient, France or via bureau.
• F5USV Castelain Francis, 04 Rue du Chateau, Aigufonde, F-81200 Mazamet
• FO5JR Albert, Box 10127, 98711 Paea, Tahiti, French Polynesia
• HL0BLA Korea Marin University, 1 Dongsamdong, Youngdogu, Pusan 606-791, South Korea.
• HL3ERJ Choi Se Hoon, 9-12, Young Sung-Dong, Chunan 330-050, South Korea
• HL3EWI Park Yun Sug, 9-12, Young Sung-Dong, Chunan 330-050, South Korea
• HL4INC Park Yong-Young, 312-504 Daeyudaelim-APT. 113-7 Ildo 2 Dong, Cheju 690-012, South Korea
• HL4SNC Lee Soon-Sun, 312-504 Daeyudaelim-APT. 113-7 Ildo 2 Dong, Cheju 690-012, South Korea
• HL5UOG Seong-Hwan Jeong, 302-601 Dae-Woo-Marina APT 994, Woo-dong, Haeundae-ku, Pusan 612-021, South Korea
• IZ7ATN Gagaleta Simon, Box 178, I-70056 Molfetta (BA), Italy
• JL3WSL A.Naito, 31-500-5 Hikita, Nara City, 631-0843 Japan
• P43HOT Jacobo Oduber, Box 685, Oranjestad, Aruba
• P43P Jacobo Oduber, Box 685, Oranjestad, Aruba
• SV1EEN Manourpopulos Alexios, 31 Z. Pigis St., GR-162 33 Athens, Greece
• RV9CBF Yuri A. Lobatshev, Box 44, Pevesk 686610, Magadanskaya, Russia
• UA0IAS/0 (AS-059) via Box 11, 686110 Palatka, Russia
• XX9ER Freeman Cheong, Box 6018, Macao
• YB3ZES Club Station ORARI Lokal Surabaya Timur, Box 4025, Surabaya 60401, Indonesia
• YC8VIP via W6MD

QSLs arrived via bureau: FH/DJ2BW, FR/DJ4OY, FW5IW (OH5UQ), KH0/JP1UEE, VS97SAR (VR2XRW), ZB2/DL2NBU, ZY0SG (PT7AA)

QSLs arrived directly: 7X2RO + TJ1HP (F6FNU)

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