DX Newsletter 1111: August 31, 1998

DX Newsletter 1111
August 31, 1998

DX-NL 1111 - August 31, 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

FK - NEW CALEDONIA Philippe, F5PFO (ex J28FO), received his new callsign FK8VHT and is now building up his station (see also DXNL 1089). He will stay for two years. QSL via F6AJA (bureau).

V6 - MICRONESIA JH8BKL and his XYL JF8IYR will be on the air from Kosrae (OC-059) signing V63KA and V63MC in CW and SSB on 6-40m from Sep 4-7.

AFRICA

9J - ZAMBIA Richard, 9J2DR, will leave Zambia in September. QSL for 9J2DR and all his other past calls to Richard Dandine, 10 Rue de Chuignes, Faucaucourt-en-Santerre, F-80340 Bray sur Somme, France.

VQ9 - CHAGOS ARCHIPELAGO Dale, W4QM, will be QRV again in CW on all bands (also 160m) signing VQ9QM from AF-006 during September. QSL via bureau to W4QM.

AMERICA

CP/PY - BOLIVIA/BRAZIL Claus Braun, DJ8UG, was active as CP4BT for six years and will now sign PT8ZCB starting in September. QSL (if possible) via bureau to: DL9OT, Hans Kriegl, Schubertstr 38, D-76275 Ettlingen, Germany.

CY9 - ST PAUL ISLAND Depending on the weather Duane, CY9/WV2B, intends to operate from Sep 9-14. QSL via WV2B.

KP1 - NAVASSA ISLAND K8RF, WA4DAN, AA4NC, W4WX, KG4CQ, DJ9ZB and four more op's shall be active as N1V with four or five stations on 6-160m from Sep 1-11.

VP8 - SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS Op Ricardo is operating at LU1ZI from the Antarctic Base Teniente, Jubany on Isla 25 de Mayo (AN-010) on 3.630 MHz around 0230 UTC. QSL direct to Base Cientifica Jubany, Correo Argentino El Palomar, Via Base Marambio, 9411 Antartida, Argentine.

VP9 - BERMUDA ISLAND Rush, W4QA (ex NR4M, WD4AEI) is QRV from NA-005 signing W4QA/VP9 in CW on 20/15/10m during his morning and evening hours from Sep 1-3. QSL via W4QA, CBA 97/98.

ZF - CAYMAN ISLANDS Rob, ZF2RC/ZF9, and Ronald, ZF2WP/ZF9, will be active from NA-016 in CW/SSB/RTTY on all bands from Sep 8-20. QSL via PA3ERC.

ASIA

JD1 - OGASAWARA ISLAND JA1RJU, JA1BK and Bill Kennamer, K5FUV, were on-air as 7J2ADX/JD1 from Chichi-Jima, Ogasawara (AS-031) until Aug 28. QSL via K1NO.

EUROPE

JW - SVALBARD Borge, LA4KQ, and Olav, LA9OI, shall be active as JW4KQ and JW9OI mostly in CW from Sep 4-6. QSL via homecalls. --- Leif, JW2PA, will be QRV especially on 10/12/15m on Sep 11-13. QSL via LA2PA.

SV - GREECE The DIG (Diploma Interests Group) clubstation J43DIG was announced to work in CW and SSB on the usual DIG frequencies from Sep 9-26. QSL via buro to DJ8OT or via Box 101244, D-42512 Velbert, Germany.

ZA - ALBANIA A group of the Radio Club Partizani led by Mario Ambrosi, I2MQP, intends to operate as ZA0IS in CW and SSB possibly running a power amplifier into vertical antennas on Sazan Island (EU-169) from Sep 2-15. QSL via ZA1K, Arben Goxhaj, Box 1, Westbrook, MN 56183, USA.

ZB - GIBRALTAR ZB2 stations may use the prefix ZG2 during September to celebrate the national anniversary on Sep 10. Martyn, G3RFX, is QRV as ZG2FX from Sep 2-4. QSL via G3RFX.

CONTESTS

SSB Fieldday (IARU Region 1): Sep 5, 1300Z - Sep 6, 1300Z. Bands: 10-160m. Exchange: RS+QSO number. Work especially .../p stations!

ALL ASIAN Contest SSB: Sep 5, 0000Z till Sep 6, 2400Z. Bands: 10-160m. Exchange: RS+age of the operator (YLs=00).

Preview

DATE           CALL            DXNL

Jan 1999       3B9  (AH0W etc) 1107
Aug 29-Sep 19  3D2DX etc       1110
Aug 29-Sep 7   3D2WD, 3D2DA    1108
Aug 28-Sep 4   3W6DXI          1110
Aug 23-Aug 26  3W6UB etc       1110
Early 1999     3Y   (SSIDXG)   1091
Aug   -2001    5H   (K8MN)     1107
now   -2001    5N0/OK1AUT      1009
Aug 20-Sep 11  5W0HP, 5W0BF    1108
now   -Dec 98  5X2CW ?         1110
now   -Dec 98  5Z   (ZL3CW)    1110
Aug 20-Sep 11  5W0HP, 5W0BF    1108
Aug 27-Sep 8   6Y5/PA3ERC etc  1105
Aug 12-Sep 7   7Q7CE           1108
Aug 3 -        7X0WW           1107
      -Sep 98  9J2DR           1111 *
Jul 10-Dec 5   9N1UD           1103
Oct   -        9V1XE           1110
Aug   -Sep     9X   (G3PSM)    1110
Early 1999     A5   (JH1AJT)   1095
Aug/Sep        A71CW           1108
Oct ?          BV9P            1110
Aug 26-Sep 5   C21JH           1109
Sep 9 -Sep 14  CY9/WV2B        1111 *
now   -Dec 98  E3 ?? (ZL3CW)   1110
Dec 1998       EK88L           1109
Sep   -2000    FK8VHT          1111 *
Aug 11-2001    FM5JV           1108
Aug 28-Sep 5   FP/AA6MN etc    1110
End of 1998    FR5ZU/T         1095, 1101
Nov 27-Dec 23  FT5ZH           1092
      -2001    H44NC           1108
End of 1999    HK0  (Malpelo)  1091
Summer 1998    HZ1AB (G7SLP)   1100
Sep 9 -Sep 26  J43DIG          1111 *
Sep 11-Sep 13  JW2PA           1111 *
Sep 4 -Sep 6   JW4KQ, JW9OI    1111 *
Sep 1 -Sep 11  N1V             1111 *
Sep   -        PT8ZCB          1111 *
      -Oct 98  SV1BRL/8        1106
now   -End 98  TL5A            1102
now            TZ6DX           1110
Jul 15-1999    V5/SM7DZZ       1104
Sep 4 -Sep 7   V63KA, V63MC    1111 *
soon           V63PD           1098
June  -Dec     VK9WG           1102
Sep 1 -Sep 3   W4QA/VP9        1111 *
Sep            VQ9QM           1111 *
Sep 4 -Sep 9   XU2DXI ?        1110
Sep 2 -Sep 15  ZA0IS           1111 *
Sep 8 -Sep 20  ZF2RC, ZF2WP    1105
Sep 8 -Sep 20  ZF2WP/ZF9 etc   1111 *
Sep 2 -Sep 4   ZG2FX           1111 *
Jan 9 -Jan 25  ZL9CI           1104

"NEW": 1111 *

Bandspots of the last 7 days

160m
   JY9QJ       1824  0303Z via DL5MBY, bureau
   S07WW       1827  2358Z via ON5NT, bureau

80m
   5N0/OK1AUT  3507  0447Z via OK1AUT
   6Y5/PA3EWP  3513  0440Z via PA3ERC, bureau
   FP/N9PD     3797  0441Z via bureau or CBA
   HF0POL      3007  0019Z via SP3BGD, bureau
   P29NB       3515  0110Z via K3BYV, bureau
   S07WW       3503  2352Z via ON5NT, bureau
   V31MP       3505  0354Z via W5ZPA, bureau

40m
   6W1QV       7081  0554Z via CBA or bureau
   FP/N9PD     7058  0523Z via bureau or CBA
   OY4TN       7083  2257Z via OY6FRA or CBA
   PJ2/PA0JLS  7010  0240Z
   S07WW       7004  2348Z via ON5NT, bureau
   JA1RJU/JD1  7045  1847Z Ogasawara Island
   V31YK       7004  0407Z via W5JYK, bureau
   VU2AVG      7007  0039Z via bureau
   YS1EJ       7050  0459Z also via bureau
   ZL3NB       7003  0502Z

30m
   6Y5/PA3ERC 10106  2358Z via PA3ERC, bureau
   8Z4AL      10107  2057Z via bureau
   9J2BO      10103  1935Z via W6ORD, bureau
   CX3CE      10107  2257Z via Box 244, Montevideo, Uruguay
   DS5USH     10102  1940Z via bureau
   FG/I4ALU   10107  2117Z via bureau
   TY1IJ      10103  0638Z via DK8ZD, bureau
   VK3AJJ/p   10108  0810Z OC-196, via CBA
   VR2KF      10105  2043Z via JH1OGX, bureau

20m
   3D2DX      14193  0915Z via EA4DX, CBA
   FO5QB      14134  0721Z bureau or Box 527, Papeete, French Polynesia
   HK3JJH/0P  14260  0551Z =HK0P, via CBA
   V63KU      14171  0746Z via JA6NL, bureau
   VQ9VK      14011  1648Z via N1TO
   ZK1SCQ     14263  0750Z South Cook, via DL6DK, bureau

17m
   5W0BF      18166  1032Z via DL6DK, bureau
   KH8/N5OLS  18161  1036Z via AA5BL, CBA
   S07WW      18118  2207Z via ON5NT, bureau
   V31YK      18070  2007Z via W5JYK, bureau
   ZP6CW      18070  2119Z via bureau

15m
   3W6DXI     21272  1141Z via DL4DBR, bureau
   5T5WW      21298  1922Z via ON5NT, bureau
   C21JH      21260  1123Z via VK2GJH, CBA
   CE0ZIS     21265  2117Z via CE2RKD
   FK8HC      21287  0829Z via VK4FW, direct
   FM5GU      21295  1437Z via WA4JTK, bureau
   XQ0YAF     21021  2239Z via Box 4, Easter Island, Chile
   T88KK      21240  0829Z
   V31MP      21020  1504Z via W5ZPA, bureau

12m
   DS5WKW     24905  1303Z via bureau
   EL2AB      24940  1000Z via IK0PHY, bureau
   HF0POL     24897  1454Z via SP3BGD, bureau
   TL5A       24891  1225Z via PA3DMH, bureau
   TY1IJ      24943  1624Z via DK8ZD, bureau
   VU2LO      24893  1521Z via bureau

10m
   7Q7CE      28485  1608Z via IN3VZE, bureau
   9J2BO      28031  1849Z via W6ORD, bureau
   9V8OK      28013  1419Z via 9V1OK, also bureau
   CX5BBR     28470  1926Z via bureau
   WH0AAV     28476  0822Z via CBA

INFO

QSL Routes

3W6EA Peter, Box 121, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
5B4OG Edward D Ross, Box 6307, Larnaca, Cyprus
8P6FH Rodney O'Neale, Upper Carlton #2, St. James, Barbados
9G1OO and 9G1AA NOT via Wim Faasen, PA2FAS, anymore, but NOW to: PA3ERA, Arie Barendrecht, Taankade 10, NL-3311 TN Dordrecht, Netherlands. This includes also the 1993/95/96/98 activities. He also manages PI4DEC. 9G1OO is QRV almost every sunday on 14140 MHz at 1000 UTC.
9K2OK Waleed A Abul, Box 17292, 72453 Khaldiya, Kuwait
9K2SQ Abdullah Ali Al-Sayegh, Box 38899, Abdullah Al-Salem 72259, Kuwait
9M2PS Peter Stoller, via 9M bureau or via buro to HB9AAP. The Callbook addresses are wrong, the one published by Buckmaster is correct! No return postage is necessary for direct QSLs - the cards will be mailed from HB9.
A45XR and A71CW NOT via his homecall SP5EXA, BUT via: Chris Dabrowsky, Box 2038, CPO 111, Oman.
DS0EZ Sarang Nanugi Net, Box 54, Dongjak, Seoul 156-600, South Korea
ED2IZO (EU-134) via buro to EA2URV or direct to Box 323, E-48080 (Bilbao) Vizcaaya, Spain
ER1AN Sergei Pyatygin, Str. Roz 31/2 ap.5, MD-2038 Kishinev, Moldavia
EX0V Valery V Andreev, Box 2, Maily-Sai 715420, Kirghiz Republic
EX2A Ivan I Udovin, Box 745, Bishkek 720017, Kirghiz Republic
EX2T Vlad I Udovin, Box 745, Bishkek 720017, Kirghiz Republic
EX8MA Victor T Usov, Box 792, Bishkek 720049, Kirghiz Republic
GW0RLU/p via ON5FP,Marc de Brabandere,Stedemolenstraat 8,8700 Tielt,Belgium
IQ4LYR via buro to I4YTY or to Club Amici 101mo Gruppo di Lugo, Box 11, I-48022 Lugo (RA), Italy
IZ3ALM via buro or to De Gobbi Mauro,Calle Galia 394,I-30015 Chioggia (VE)
IZ3ALS via buro or to Duse Roberto, Via G. Da Verrazzano 127, I-30019 Sottomarina (VE), Italy
ON4CGB Wim Vanoverbeke, Ingelmunstersteenweg 241, B-Oostrozebeke, Belgium
PU5U (SA-027) via PP5LL
TM7I via F5SSM or F5JYD
TU2KC (Jan/Feb 94 ONLY) to Jerry, F5LBL, 629 Route de Montpellier, F-30800 St Gilles, France. (For other routes see DXNL 1108.)
UE4HAK and UE4HIF (Aug 98) via RW4HO, V V Stepnov, Box 6830, Samara-10, 443010, Russia
VP9HK, VP9ID, VP9KG, VP9KK, VP9KR and VP9LR: ALL via K1EFI's NEW address: Fred Lucas, 3421 Buttonwood Couret, Reisterstown, MD 21136, USA
XV7SW QSL route update: After staying in SM Rolf, SM5MX, is now moving to Japan. Therefore: XV7SW NOW via SM3CXS, direct or via bureau. Rolf's direct address in Japan is: Rolf T Salme, Embassy of Sweden, 1-10-3-100 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106, Japan.
YB2ERL Bambang Suryo Widodo, Jl Permata Gading J-161A, Semmarang 50176,Indonesia or Box 1191/SM, Semarang 50011, Indonesia.
YC8DYZ (1992/93 on Halmahera, OC-145) via YB5NOF/0, John E. Daluas, Box 194/CPA, Ciputat 15401, Jakarta, Indonesia.

CORRECTION Paul,ON6DP, just updated his QSL manager database (freeware). Unfortunately we published a wrong address in DXNL 1110. Please check the correct URL at: http://perso.infonie.fr/on6dp/page4.htm.

QSLs arrived buro: 9U5CW, C31LJ (VE3GEJ), C6AHN, H44IO (four months only), J56CK, P40MR, R1FJZ, VS6WO, WH6CQH, XT2DP

QSLs arrived direct: CX3AL, 3D2CB (OKDXF), 3D2CB/R (OKDXF), 3D2KT (OKDXF), 3D2WC/R (OKDXF), 7X2RO (F6FNU), FG5GI, JX3EX (LA3EX), YS1X (OH2BU), ZL8RS (ZL1RS)

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