DX Newsletter 1131 January 25, 1999

DX Newsletter 1131
January 25, 1999

DX-NL 1131 - January 25, 1999
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

KH0 - MARIANA ISLANDS Kazu, JA1RJU, will be on air in CW signing KH2K/KH0 on all bands including 160m during February. QSL via JA1RJU.

VK - AUSTRALIA All Australian stations may use the prefix AX on Australia Day, Jan 26.

VK9X - CHRISTMAS & VK9Y COCOS KEELING ISLANDS Charlie, W0YG, W8UVZ and WB9Z will operate mostly in CW on 160/80m, WARC CW+SSB and RTTY on 15/20m as VK9XX from Feb 6-13 and as VK9YY from Cocos Keeling from Feb 13-20. QSL via W0YG. Please send the QSLs for VK9XX and VK9YY in DIFFERENT envelopes!!!

ZL9 - CAMPBELL ISLAND ZL9CI finished their splendid operation on Jan 24, 2212 UTC. After logging more than 96.000 QSOs they set up a new benchmark for DXpeditions. Thanks a lot from the whole DX community!

AFRICA

3B8 - MAURITIUS Hans, 3B8/DJ7MI, will be on air especially in CW on the lowbands from Feb 2-20. QSL via bureau to DJ7MI.

9G - GHANA OM Seth, 9G1OO, Arie, PA3ERA, and Bert, PA3FUE, intend to activate the clubstation 9G1AA in Dormaa-Ahenkro in Feb 1999. Look for them mostly in CW on 20/15/40m. QSL NOT via PA2FAS.The correct QSL route is via PA3ERA, Arie Barendrecht, Taankade 10, NL-3311 TN Dordrecht, The Netherlands (also for 9G1OO and PI4DEC).

C5 - GAMBIA G0OIL plans to operate as C56DW or C56TTY in RTTY for one week starting on Jan 28.

E3 - ERITREA Joe, I2YDX, and Bob, IK2WXZ, want to activate some Eritrean islands between Jan 30 and Feb 7. They will work with 100w and a vertical antenna in CW 40 kHz from the bottom and in SSB on the IOTA QRGs. Calls will be assigned on the spot, QSLs via homecalls.

FR/T - TROMELIN ISLAND Henri, FR5ZQ, will be QRV as FR5ZQ/T in CW and SSB on 10/15/20/40m from AF-031 between Feb 3 and Mar 3. His schedule is: 0900-1300 UTC 21010 kHz, 1300-1400Z 14272 kHz (JA net), 1100-1200Z on 21190-21300 kHz, 1600-1800Z on 28450-28505 kHz, 1200-1400Z on 28450-28505 kHz and 1600-1800Z on 14133-14200 kHz. QSL via FR5ZQ, Henri Namtameco, Rampe de Saint-Francois, 5052 Tour de la Chaumiere, F-97400 Saint- Denis, France.

ZD8 - ASCENSION ISLAND Jim, N6TJ, and Glenn, K6NA, will be on air as ZD8Z (via VE3HO) and ZD8A (via K6NA) from Feb 2-10.

AMERICA

8P - BARBADOS Glenn,VA3DX, is QRV again as 8P9DX in RTTY/SSB/CW on all bands from Jan 23 until Feb 6 including the CQWW 160m CW Contest. QSL via VE3ICR (CBA "OK" since 1984).

PY - BRASIL The first stopover on a longer trip of Simone, IV3NVN/DL8GCS, could be Ilha Grande (SA-029) on Jan 30/31 and Nova Friburgo on Jan 1-5. QSL via IV3TMV.

VP8 - FALKLAND ISLANDS Jan, K4QD (VP8CRB/VP8TTY), returned home with more than 10.000 QSOs (only 140 on 160m). E-mail: k4qd@juno.com. Check his logs at: http://no4j.com/nfdxa/logs/vp8crb.htm respectively the RTTY log at: http://no4j.com/nfdxa/logs/vp8tty.htm. South Georgia could be a good destination of a future trip.

EUROPE

PA - THE NETHERLANDS Now they offer also the possibility of self chosen callsigns. The allocation looks like this: PA1-PA0 and PB1-PB0 (HF licensees), PD1-PD0 (Novices) and PE1-PE0 (VHF licensees) with 2 or 3 letters in the suffix. Prefixes with "6" are reserved for special events.

CONTESTS

CQ WWDX 160m CW Contest: Jan 29, 2200Z till Jan 31, 1600Z. Band: 160m only. Work: all (also own DXCC). Exchange: RST+prefix (VE: province, W: state).

CHAMPIONAT de FRANCE CW: Jan 30, 0600Z till Jan 31, 1800Z. Bands: 10-80m. Work: French stations (including DA1/DA2, TK and overseas departments). Exchange: RST + QSO number, French stations: Department/Prefix/FFA or 00.

UBA Contest SSB: Jan 30, 1300Z till Jan 31, 1300Z. Band: 10-80m. Work: all, especially ON. Exchange: RST + QSO number, ON stations also province.

Preview

DATE          CALL             DXNL

Feb 2 -Feb 20 3B8/DJ7MI        1131 *
Apr/99        3B9   (AH0W etc) 1107,28
now           3C1GS            1130
Nov/98-       3W5FM            1120
Early 1999 ?  3Y    (SSIDXG)   1091
Soon          4S    (ZL1RS)    1129
now   -2001   5H3US            1117
Feb/99-?      5N3CPR           1129
      -2000   5W1SA            1125
now   -Oct/99 5Z4GC  ?         1130
Jan 23-Feb 6  8P9DX            1131 *
Feb/99-       9G1AA            1131 *
Jan 29-Feb 1  9M6AAC           1130
Jan/99-       9V1XE            1110

Dec 8 -Feb 1  A35VR            1125
Early 1999    A5    (JH1AJT)   1095
1998/1999     A6    (F6ARU)    1112
      -Jun/99 A92GD            1125
Jan   -Mar/99 AT0U             1130
Jan 26        AX....           1131 *
Jan 28-Feb 3  C56DW ?          1131 *
till  -2000   CP4BT            1128
Jan 24-Feb 24 DU3/AH8F         1130
Jan 30-Feb 7  E3    (I2YDX...) 1131 *
Sep/98-2000   FK8VHT           1111
now   -Aug/99 FK8VHU           1128
Aug 11-2001   FM5JV            1108
Jan 15-?      FO0XUU etc       1129, 1130
Feb 3 -Mar 3  FR5ZQ/T          1131 *
Dec/98-       FT5WH            1125
Jan   -Dec/99 FT5YG            1128
Jan   -Dec/99 FT5ZJ            1128
now           FY5DG            1129

Jan 24-Feb 10 H44, H40FN       1129
Jan 23-Apr/99 H40MS etc        1126, 1127, 1130
Feb 4 -Feb 9  HC8/DL6FBK/p     1129
1999  -2000   HK3/G0SHN        1128
now           HZ1RT            1130
      -2000   JY9NE            1127
Feb/99-       KH2K/KH0         1131 *
now           LZ0A             1129
UNKNOWN       N1V              1111, 1113, 1124
      -Apr 20 P49M             1125
Jan 30-Jan 31 PY/DL8GCS        1131 *
Dec 21-Jan 31 S21YP            1127
Jan   -Mar/99 T30-T33 (HA's)   1128
Dec/98-Apr/99 T33VU etc        1119, 1124, 1127
Oct/98-Oct/99 TN7OT            1119
Feb 6 -Feb 13 VK9XX            1131 *
Feb 13-Feb 20 VK9YY            1131 *
Jan 20-Feb 1  VP2EJ            1130
Jan 24-Jun    VQ9DX   ?        1130
      -2000   VR2FD etc        1122
Oct/98-Apr/99 ZF2NT            1116

"NEW": 1131 *

Bandspots of the last 7 days

160m
   5H3US     1831  2228Z via WA8JOC, bureau
   9M2AX     1829  1640Z direct
   A45XR     1828  2122Z via Box 2038, Muscat 111, Oman
   BV4ME     1831  1935Z via bureau
   JY9QJ     1823  0238Z via DL5MBY, bureau
   VQ9QM     1823  0011Z via W4QM, bureau
   VU2RBQ    1824  2042Z via DJ9RB, bureau
   YB0ARA/9  1828  2016Z via N2AU, also bureau
   YK1AO     1827  0421Z via Box 245, Damascus, Syria
   3DA0CA    1827  0323Z via W4DR, bureau

80m
   EZ8CQ     3788  1556Z via W0FS, direct
   FO0XUU    3800  0805Z via DL5XU, bureau
   HL2WA     3507  2145Z
   KH2/K4SXT 3504  2040Z
   JT1BH     3505  2222Z via bureau
   TF8GX     3793  2224Z via ON4CAT
   VP2EJ     3790  0544Z via W5SJ, bureau
   ZL9CI     3790  0759Z via ZL2HU

40m
   4F3CV     7007  2233Z via HB9CXZ, bureau
   8P9DX     7009  0537Z via VE3ICR, also bureau
   FK8HC     7056  0736Z via VK4FW, also bureau
   FO0AWI    7007  0646Z via DL1AWI, bureau
   H44FN     7006  1540Z via HA8FW, bureau
   HI8GMU    7053  0753Z
   HK1RRA    7044  0623Z
   LZ0A      7002  0753Z South Shetldands, via LZ1KDP
   T33VU     7001  0625Z via DL2MDZ, bureau
   VK9CA     7004  1350Z via JA1CMD, bureau
   VU3VLH    7028  2108Z via OK1MM, bureau
   WH0V      7004  1540Z via CBA
   YB0DX     7058  2011Z via W3HNK, also bureau

30m
   9V1ZB    10104  2305Z via JL3WSL, direct
   C56NY    10106  1856Z via DJ3NY, bureau
   EL2WW    10105  2150Z via ON5NT, bureau
   H44FN    10108  1914Z via HA8FW, bureau
   ZL9CI    10106  0729Z via ZL2HU

20m
   FO0XUU   14024  1721Z via DL5XU, bureau
   T33VU    14001  0638Z via DL2MDZ, bureau

17m
   KH6FHX   18116  1731Z via bureau
   VP8CRB   18130  0957Z via K4QD, bureau
   ZL9CI    18084  0819Z via ZL2HU

15m
   BY1PK    21290  0712Z via DJ6QT, also bureau
   FT5WH    21277  1713Z Crozet, via F6KDF, bureau
   V63KU    21262  0949Z via JA6NL, bureau
   ZL9CI    21024  0749Z via ZL2HU

12m
   A41KJ    24962  1339Z via N5FTR, also bureau
   ET3VSC   24938  1443Z see DXNL 1131
   HH2LQ    24945  1400Z via VE2EH
   TU5IJ    24935  0921Z via I2AOX, direct
   VU2RBQ   24933  1126Z via DJ9RB, bureau
   ZL9CI    24894  0912Z via ZL2HU

10m
   C56NY    28032  1616Z via DJ3NY, bureau
   EL2WW    28478  1016Z via ON5NT, bureau
   EPGM     28022  0802Z see DXNL 1131
   JD1BIA   28400  0920Z via bureau
   K9AW/DU6 28031  0822Z via WF5T, bureau
   TG9IGI   28452  1510Z via I2MQP, bureau
   VK9CA    28473  1022Z via JA1CMD, bureau
   ZF2DR    28474  1507Z via K5RQ

INFO

QSL Routes

4F3FVA via bureau or to Fidel V Aragones, 405 Narra Street, El Rosario Village, Mabiga, Mabalacat, Pampanga 2010, Philippines
4J4K via 4J9RI, Rashad, Box 116, Ktoprak 81031, Istanbul, Turkey (NO good address till now)
5H3GU Gunnar Mathisen, Box 6643, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
5H3US via bureau to WA8JOC
5N3CPR Bogdan, if possible via buro to his homecall SP5CPR (NOT SP3CPR! this was a typo in DXNL 1129). Due to another typo in the Polish club member list some bureau cards were returned last year. He made some 50.000 QSOs since Feb 1995 and DXCC approval is already done.
BV4QW NOT via DL1RW, BUT via bureau or to his CBA.
CT3KN Ricardo Martins, Estr. Monumental, Edificio Varanda Lido 6-C, P-9000, Funchal, Madeira Island, Portugal
CU3DI Pedro Pereira, Box 140, P-9702 Angra do Heroismo, Terceira Island,Azores Islands, Portugal
DL3BQA Since Jan 1999 he is NOT the QSL manager anymore for UX2MM, UX200M, EW9/UX2MM, UX2M and all other previous activities like UR5M, RB8M. Incoming QSLs will be collected and then sent to UX2MM. The same applies also to EM8M and 4K0M QSLs since he has no logs for them. Please send future QSLs via the Ukrainian QSL bureau or to UX2MM, Box 59, 349311 Lisichansk, Ukraine. Uwe now only confirms his own QSOs as SO1DIG (EU-132), PA/DL3BQA (EU-038), OZ/DL3BQA (EU-088)...
ED4MRF Molino de Bajo on Jan 23/24, 1999 via EA4ENK
ET3VSC via Box 20011, Addis Abebba, Ethiopia (NO US-$! Only IRC!)
FT5WH The QSLs are still in the print but the logs may be checked at: http://perso.easynet.fr/~f5nod/ft5whlog.html. QSL via bureau to F6KDF or direct to Radioclub de la Gendarmerie, 292 Route de Genas, F-69677 Bron Cedex, France
HB0/DL1RW is NOT a pirate but a CW miscopy: HB0/DL1RWB/p is correct.
HL4CUY Jung Sam Jo, Box 272, Kwangju 501-600, South Korea
HS1NIV via W1ZS, Burt Eldridge, 96 Brattle St, Brattleboro, VT 05301, USA CB 98/99: 20 Brattle St ?)
HS5AC via W1ZS, Burt Eldridge, 96 Brattle St, Brattleboro, VT 05301, USA (CB 98/99: 20 Brattle St ?)
UA0SJ Yuri A Maltsev, Box 2304, Bratsk-city, 665700, Russia. His e-mail is ua0sj@windoms.sitek.net
VU2IIH Indian Institute of Hams, Box 1927, Bangalore 560 019, India
YC8TXW/p (OC-222) via YC8TXW, Ronny, Box 166, Tahuna 95800, Indonesia
YM75IJ Soyhan Erim, Box 82, TR-81031 Kiziltoprak, Istanbul, Turkey
ZA/YO2LDE via bureau or to Daniel M. Vuescu, Zadei F3-1-7, RO-1700 Resita, Romania (USA/VE: NEW via N1NJ, Tony Naglieri, 22 Sherwin St, Ware, MA 01082-1020, USA) or via e-mail to yo2lde@qsl.net. His logs: http://www.qsl.net/yo2lde/search.html. Daniel is editor of The South West DX Bulletin at http://www.qsl.net/yo2lde/swdxnews.html QSL Routes: http://www.qsl.net/yo2lde/contest.html
ZW7CC via PR7RT
ZZ7Z via PR7AR, Irapuan de Sousa, Box 60, 58200-970 Guarabira-Paraiba, Brasil

QSLs arrived via buro: 5N0T+5N0YL (F2YT),5T5U (JA1UT),5R8FU (SM0DJZ),BD7JG, 5X1T (ON5NT), 8P9HU (K3KG), 9M6PO (OH2BH), FG/DJ6SI, 9U5CW (EA1FFC), AH2R (JI3ERV/NH2C), H44IO (DL7VRO), BV4KR, CP6DA, DS2BGV, DU3NXE, E21EJC, GM4DKO/DU3, HZ1AB (K8PYD), KG4CQ, XJ1CWI.

QSLs arrived directly: 3B7RF (HB9RF), 3D2DX (EA4DX), 4K8DYL,4L1DX (OZ1HPS), 5A1A (reply to registered mail),5B4LP (F6FNU),D44BC, BI4C via W3HC,EY8MM (K1BV),EZ8CQ (W0FS),P3A (W3HNK), AH0/KH2K (JA1RJU), JT1BH, LZ9A, VU2PAI.

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