DX Newsletter 1123
November 23, 1998


DX-NL 1123 - November 23, 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

V6 - MICRONESIA Ann, WA1S/V63HO, Charlotte, KQ1F/V63HC, and Paul, K1XM/V63YP, are on Kosrae Island (OC-059) from Nov 22-30. on Pohnpei (OC-010) from Nov 30 till Dec 3 and on Truk Island (OC-011) from Dec 3-9. They will sign V63X during the CQWWDX CW. All QSLs via KQ1F.

VK/VK9N - AUSTRALIA/NORFOLK ISLAND Gabrielle, I2VGW, planned not only OC-139 but also an activity as VK9NR from Norfolk Island until Dec 9. QSL via I2VGW.

VK9L - LORD HOWE ISLAND Nick, VK2ICV, activates Lord Howe again as VK9LX during the CQWW CW from Nov 22 until Dec 1. Nick, Bill, K6KM, Charlie, N0TT, Ray, N4RU and Mary Lou, NM7N are working already with 2 stations from 6-160m in CW, SSB and RTTY. Their homepage with propagation forecast is at http://qsl.net/vk9lx/. QSL via VK2ICV, Nick Hacko, Box 730, Parramatta, NSW 2124, Australia.


AFRICA

3B8 - MAURITIUS 3B8/F6BBH will be QRV on all bands from Dec 1-13.

5V - TOGO QSLs for G4FAM/5V7FA, GM3YTS/5V7RF, K5VT/5V7VT, K7GE/5V7JL, KC7V/ 5V7MF, KY7M/5V7?? and G4BWP/5V7?? should be sent via the homecalls. QSLs for the contest call 5V7A via GM4FDM. Bureau cards can be requested via 5v7a@voodudes.com. Homepage is: http://voodudes.com.


AMERICA

6Y - JAMAICA John, W8IYI, and Barb, N8TKZ, are on the air from NA-097 with five watts signing homecall/6Y5 from Nov 23-28. QSL via W8IYI, buro QSLs can be requested via jb8858@aol.com.

HC8 - GALAPAGOS ISLANDS Herbert, HC8DH, Jorge, HC5AH, Ted, HC5K, and Fernando, HC3FD, will work from SA-004 for eight days starting on Nov 24. They intend to be QRV from Santa Cruz and Floreana especially in the digital modes and on 6m. QSL direct to HC5K, Box DX, Cuenca, Ecuador.

PJ9 - CURACAO PJ9/PA0VDV will be on the air in CW mostly on the WARC bands and on 160m between Nov 29 and Dec 28. QSL via PA0VDV.

V2 - ANTIGUA During the WWDX Darrell, AB2E, is QRV as V26E from NA-100. From Nov 26 until Dec 1 he works especially WARC and lowbands. QSL via AB2E.

VP5 - TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS VP5GN is the contest call of Dave, VP5/K5GN, on Providenciales Isl. (NA-002). He is QRV as VP5/K5GN from Nov 24-Dec 1. QSL via K5GN.


ASIA

8Q - MALDIVES UA9CI, UA9CFF, UA9CDC, UA9CDV, UA9CLB and UA9CKP are QRV as 8Q7DV from AS-013 in CW/SSB/RTTY and in the WWDX from Nov 20 till Dec 4. QSL via UA9CI. (address see DXNL 1075)

JT - MONGOLIA OH1RX, OH2BE, OH2BH, OH8PF and some local hams will be QRV as JT1A in Ulanbator between Nov 26 and Dec 1. QSLs for JT1A via OH1RX.

VU - INDIA To celebrate 75 years of amateur radio in India all Indian stations may use the prefix AT until the end of the year.

XU - CAMBODIA AH0W/OH2LVG, JF1IST, JH1AJT, KH7U, SM0AGD, SM0DJZ, VR2KF and VR2MM were announced to be active as XU1A from Angkor Wat in CW/SSB/RTTY between Nov 26 and Dec 4. This special DXpedition takes place in an effort to raise donations to assist Cambodia's victims of landmine accidents. Radio amateurs are invited to participate in this international humanitarian effort with their donations, large and small, which can be forwarded via JH1AJT. QSL also via JH1AJT. e-mail: mkdxf@aztec.asu.edu

XZ - MYANMAR The XZ1N DXpedition is on air! A part of the team will stay until Dec 14 to work all the huge pile ups especially on 160m. To avoid duplicate QSOs you can check your 160m QSOs on their homepage.


CONTESTS

CQ World Wide DX Contest CW: Nov 28, 0000 UTC until Nov 29, 2400 UTC. Bands: 10-160m. Exchange: RST+zone.


Preview

DATE           CALL            DXNL

Dec 1 -Dec 13  3B8/F6BBH       1123 *
Mar 25-Apr/99  3B9  (AH0W etc) 1107
End of Nov     3E1DX           1122
Nov   -        3W5FM           1120
Early 1999     3Y   (SSIDXG)   1091
now   -2001    5H3US           1117
now   -mid Dec 5N3CPR          1120
End of Nov     5V7ZM,5V7VJ,5V7SW 1122
now   -Dec/98  5Z   (ZL3CW )   1110
Nov 21-Dec 1   6Y2A (W's)      1122
Nov 23-Nov 28  W8IYI/6Y5 etc   1123 *
now            7Q7LA           1122
Nov 24-Dec 1   8P9HT, 8P9Z     1122
Nov 20-Dec 4   8Q7DV           1123 *
Nov 19-Dec 6   9G5ZM,9G5VJ,9G5SW 1122
      -Nov/98  9N7SON          1121

Nov 4 -        A22/W0YG        1121
Early 1999     A5   (JH1AJT)   1095
1998/1999      A6   (F6ARU)    1112
End of Nov     AH2R            1122
Nov 20-Dec 2   C6A/N4RP        1122
Nov 25-Dec 1   CU2V etc        1122
Nov 15-Dec 5   D68WU           1120
Dec/1998       EK88L           1109
Sep/98-2000    FK8VHT          1111
Nov 15-Dec 7   FR   (F6BFH...) 1121
End of 1998    FR5ZU/T         1095, 1101
Nov 27-Dec 23  FT5ZH etc       1092, 1121
Nov 24-Dec 2   HC8  (HC5K etc) 1123 *
      -Dec/98  HF0POL          1120
now   -1999    HK/G0SHN        1115
now   -Dec 31  HS98AG          1118

1998/1999      KH3/KH6HE       1113
Nov 26-Dec 1   JT1A            1123 *
Nov 18-Dec 3   KH6/WE9V        1121
Nov 22-Dec 2   N1V             1111, 1113
Nov 29-Dec 28  PJ9/PA0VDV      1123 *
Dec   -Apr/99  T31AF, T30CT... 1119
Nov 3 -Nov 30  T32VU, T32IW    1119
Oct/98-Oct/99  TN7OT           1119
Nov 26-Dec 5   TU   (JA1OEM)   1117
Nov 17-Dec 2   V2/G6QQ         1122
Nov 26-Dec 1   V26E            1123 *
Nov 22-Dec 9   V63HO,V63HC,V63YP 1123 *
Nov 22-Dec 1   VK9LX           1123 *
now   -Dec 9   VK9NR           1123 *
Nov 20-Dec 1   VP5/N4TO        1122
Nov 24-Dec 1   VP5GN etc       1123 *
      -2000    VR2FD etc       1122
Nov 26-Dec 4   XU1A            1123 *
Nov 21-Dec 14  XZ1N            1121, 1123 *
Oct 11-Apr/99  ZF2NT           1116
Jan 9 -Jan 25  ZL9CI           1104
Early Mar/99   ZY0SP, ZY0SZ    1115

"NEW": 1123 *


Bandspots of the last 7 days

160m
   K7CO/6Y5   1840  0657Z
   8Q7DV      1824  2222Z via UA9CI
   A45XR      1827  1646Z via Box 2038, CPO 111, Oman
   JW5NM      1831  0315Z via LA5NM
   KH2/K4SXT  1824  2029Z
   TL5A       1833  2115Z via PA3DMH, bureau
   XZ1N       1826  1903Z via W1XT, bureau
   YK1AO      1830  1914Z direct

80m
   6W4RK      3505  2314Z via F5NPS
   BQ9P       3795  1555Z via KU9C, bureau
   E30GA      3790  0238Z via K4JDJ, bureau
   FM5FJ      3793  0304Z via KU9C, bureau
   JT1BG      3800  2253Z see DXNL 1119
   KL7Y       3508  0627Z via bureau
   TI4CF      3510  2336Z via W3HNK, bureau
   ZF2GS      3506  0625Z via DL1DA, bureau

40m
   D68WU      7009  0213Z via F6HWU, bureau
   FM5FJ      7010  0624Z via KU9C, bureau
   HJ1RRL     7048  0553Z via bureau
   N0KE/KH6   7007  1635Z
   P40E       7003  0428Z via W3HNK, bureau
   T32VU      7001  0658Z via DL2MDZ, bureau
   V29TU      7003  2213Z via HB9TU, bureau
   ZF2NT      7003  1001Z via N2AU, also bureau

30m
   5R8OP     10105  0102Z via F6AOI, also bureau
   FK8VHT    10107  1626Z via F6AJA, bureau
   T32VU     10108  1545Z via DL2MDZ, bureau
   VK9LX     10107  1540Z via VK2ICV, CBA
   XX9TRR    10104  1608Z via OH2PM
   XZ1N      10103  1908Z via W1XT, bureau

20m
   FO5QG     14122  1544Z via XE1L, direct
   FR5ZQ/T   14008  1710Z see DXNL 1078
   V85QQ     14260  1619Z via DF5UG, direct
   VK9NR     14257  0821Z via I2VGW
   YJ8UU     14243  0852Z via ZL2HE, direct

17m
   3D2VA     18073  0842Z Fiji, via WA2NHA
   E30KA     18082  1341Z via N9NS, also bureau
   P29VR     18147  1122Z via W7LFA, also bureau
   XZ1N      18075  0939Z via W1XT, bureau

15m
   C94DI     21251  1319Z via IN3BXL
   FO0SAI    21160  0733Z via JI1JKW
   KH0AS     21262  0912Z via WB4UBD
   VK9LX     21295  1151Z via VK2ICV, CBA
   VK9NS     21260  0929Z via CBA

12m
   5V7FA     24895  1137Z via GM4FDM, bureau
   A25/W0YG  24910  1432Z via bureau
   BQ9P      24894  0903Z via KU9C, bureau
   FP5BZ     24942  1351Z via F5TJP
   JD1BIA    24955  0829Z via bureau
   R1FJV     24960  1133Z via UA3AGS, bureau
   TY8A      24945  0913Z via DL7DF, bureau
   XZ1N      24935  0919Z via W1XT, bureau

10m
   5R8PR     28460  0932Z via F6BFH, bureau
   D68WU     28028  1434Z via F6HWU, bureau
   FK8HC     28028  0756Z via VK4FW, direct
   JT1BH     28008  0739Z via bureau or CBA
   XR0Z      28498  1600Z via CE0ZIS, direct
   XV7TH     28450  1116Z via  SK7AX, bureau
   XZ1N      28535  1025Z via W1XT, bureau


INFO

Following stations were announced for the CQWW CW DX Contest:

CALL    Operator       ! QSL via
3A/N9NC HA/N9NC        ! OM2SA, Juraj Sipos, 930 13 Trhova Hradska 550,
                       ! okr. Dunajska Streda, Slowakei
4L5O                   ! CBA only!
8P9HT   K4BAI          ! K4BAI
8Q7DV   UA9CI, UA9CFF, UA9CDC, UA9CDV, UA9CLB and UA9CKP.! QSL via UA9CI.
9M8YY   JH3GAH, JR3WXA, JE5FLM ! via JH3GAH
B1Z     Beijing DX Club + JA1BK
C4A     9A3A
CN8WW   DL6FBL         ! DL6FBL automatically via bureau
CO0CW   CO2MA          ! Box 21056, Alamar, Havana 12500, Cuba
CP6AA   CP6/LU9AY      ! LU9AY
EA6IB   EA3AIR, EA3AJW,! EA3KU, Fernando Martinez,Box 69, L'Ametlla de Mar,
        EA3ALV, EA3DU, ! E-43860 Tarragona, Spain
        EA3GJO, EA6ACC !
EA8EA   OH2MM
EZ0AB                  ! UA4FAO, Alexander Maklakov, Box 558, 440061 Penza,
                       ! Russia
F8AB    F2VX           ! F2VX via bureau
GU6UW   G3XTT          ! G3XTT via RSGB bureau or Don Field, 105 Shiplake
                       ! Bottom, Peppard Common, Henley on Thames, RG9 5HJ,
                       ! England
HI3K or HI3JH  Op:AD4Z ! HI3JH
IR0MFP                 ! IK0AZG
J3A     KM1P,NJ1V,W1WFZ! via WA8LOW
        K2KQ,W5UDA,N9KAU!
J6DX    Southwest Ohio DX Association  ! via N9AG
JT1A    OH's+JT's      ! OH1RX
KH7R    KH6/WE9V etc   !
KP2AD   OK1TN          ! OKDXF, Box 73, Bradlec 293 06, Mlada Boleslav,
                       ! Czech Republic
LU0H    LU3HU          ! LU4HH, Box 65, 5000 Cordoba, Argentina
OH1F    15m: OH1NOA, 20m: OH1MDR
P40E    CT1BOH         ! W3HNK
TI1C    OH2KI,K6NA,N7BG! W3HNK
TM5CW   F5SJB
TX8FU   FK8FU
UA0SJ   UA0SJ          ! Yuri A. Maltsev, Box 2304,Bratsk 665700, Russia
UP6P    UN6P           ! UN5PR: Romeo Y. Loparev, Box 73, Temirtau, 472300,
                       ! Rep Kazakhstan
WP2Z    WD5N           ! KU9C
WP3R    DL2CC          ! W3HNK
XX9X    OH2PM          ! OH2PM
ZF2LA   K9LA           !  K9LA

If you dispense your points in the contest please remember: NO points to stations who confirm QSOs neither direct nor via the bureau!

QSLs arrived via buro: 3DA0CA (W4DR), 3XA8DX (DJ9ZB, pse QSL), DF5WA/6Y5, 4U/TF1MM (TF1PS), 5N0BHF (OE6LAG), 5V7A (GM4FDM), 5N0T (F2YT), 5A1A (Jul95 LZ2UA SSB), 5X4F (KB4EKY), 6W1AE (F5THR), 7Q7CE, 8P9IK (VE3BW), 8P9JB (AA4NC), 8P9JF (W1HL), 8Q7AJ (KD6WW), 9K9K (9K2RA), A41LZ/SJ, 9M2EU (JA2EJI), 9M2TO (JA0DMV),9M6NA (JE1JKL),CN8TM, 9N1FP (RU6FP), 9Q5OWB (F6ITD), 9U5CW (EA1FFC),CP6EB, AP50WAP (IK4ZGY),C31LJ (VE3GEJ),D2XX (KC4MJ),DS5WKW, DU3NXE (W4NXE), E21EJC, E22AAD (DL2FDK), EA9/DL3OCH, EA9AZ, EX/OH8OR, EX0V (N6FF).


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