DX Newsletter 1132 February 1, 1999

DX Newsletter 1132
February 1, 1999

DX-NL 1132 - February 1, 1999
DX News Letter
DARC Committee for DX and HF-Contesting
(http://www.darc.de/referate/dx/)
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

FO - FRENCH POLYNESIA Helmut, FO/DJ4VW, is active from Raiatea Island (OC-067) mostly in SSB on 20m in SSB from Feb 1-20. QSL via bureau to DJ4VW.

H40 - TEMOTU ISLANDS First Sigi, H40FN, and Bernhard, H40MS, became active with 100w and G5RV antenna since most of their luggage only came with the flight on Saturday. In the end of the 160m contest they made a few QSOs with ZL, VK, KH6, KH2. Japan and USA were heard, but not worked.

JD - MINAMI TORISHIMA ISLAND Ryo, JL1KFR/JD1, is on the air again from OC-073 between Jan 28 and Feb 15. Emphasis is put on Europe and North America in RTTY and CW. His address is printed in DXNL 1124.

T33 - BANABA and T30 - KIRIBATI Karl, T33VU, returned to T30 this week.

AFRICA

5H - TANZANIA Maurizio, IK2GZU, is planning to operate with a 3 ele beam and dipoles during his spare time from Feb 8-28. QSL via buro to IK2GZU or direct: Maurizio Buffoli, Via degli Angeli 9, I-25033 Cologne-BS Italy (bureau QSLs can be ordered via e-mail to ik2gzu@spider.net).

9G - GHANA Hardy, DL1IAL, was announced to be active as 9G5HK for three months starting in February 1999. QSL via DL1IAL.

S7 - SEYCHELLES Kurt, HB9MX, is QRV again from Mahe (AF-024) signing S79MX on all bands (except 80m) from Feb 1-27. QSL via bureau to HB9MX or via Kurt Bindschedler, Strahleggweg 28, CH-8400 Winterthur,Switzerland.

Z2 - ZIMBABWE Mirek, Z2/VK3DXI, is active during his spare time from Jan 28 until Feb 14. QSL via 9V1XE, Mirek Rozbicki, 7 Seletar Terrace, Singapore 806908, Singapore.

AMERICA

HI - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Moni, DL1SEN/AH6YL, and Mike, DL2SEK/AH6OM, are spending their holidays on Samana (NA-096) signing AH6YL/HI9 and AH6OM/HI9 in SSB and RTTY on all bands from Feb 4-25.

HP - PANAMA Joel, HP*/F5PAC ("*" stands for call area) will be on the air from different islands from Feb 5-25: Cebaco (NA-071), Colon (NA-088), Grande (NA-202) and perhaps Iguana (NA-203). QSL via buro to F5PAC.

OX - GREENLAND (+ TF,OY,OZ) After setting up the GMDS system these stations are commemorating the end of monitoring the international emergency frequency 500kHz: OX3OXF: Qaqortoq Radio; OX3OXI: Nuuk Radio; OX3OYR: Aasiaat Radio; TF3TFA: Reykjavik Radio; OY3OXJ: Torshavn Radio; OZ1OXZ by OZ8AE: Lyngby Radio; OZ5OXZ by OZ5D; OZ1OXB by OZ6TL.Activities take place on 1830, 3535, 7025, 10125, 14035, 18075, 21035, 24905 and 28035kHz from Feb 1-28 and once again on April 10/11. QSLs via bureau.

V3 - BELIZE Art, NN7A/V31JZ, and Mike, NG7S/V31RL, are QRV from Turneffe Island (NA-123) mostly in CW between Jan 31 and Feb 6. QSLs via homecalls.

VP9 - BERMUDA Dick, VP9/N1RCT, is on air in RTTY between Jan 30 and Feb 4. QSL via bureau to N1RCT or direct to W6/G0AZT, Eddie Schneider, Box 5194, Richmond, CA 94805, USA.

ASIA

BY - CHINA

BT1WW was activated for the 48 hours of the CQWW 160m CW Contest by BA1AB, BA1OK, OH2BH and other HAMs from Beijing using a single antenna about 100m above ground but with high QRN. QSL via Martti Laine, Unit No. 21H, North Lodge, China World Trade Center, No. 1 Jianguomen Wai Avenue, Beijing 100004, China. Martti, OH2BH/BY1, uses the e-mail alias martti.laine@nmp.nokia.com and crsa@public.bta.net.cn

EUROPE

4U1ITU AJ3M was announced to be active as 4U1ITU in SSB from Feb 5-7.

T9 - BOSNIA HERCEGOVINA Daniel, YO2LDE, will be QRV in RTTY signing T99LDE for two weeks in February. QSL via YO2LDE.

CONTESTS

CQ WPX Contest RTTY: Feb 13, 0000 UTC till Feb 14, 2400 UTC. Bands: 10-80m. Work: Everybody (also own DXCC). Exchange: RST+serial number.

Preview

DATE          CALLS         DXNL

Feb 2 -Feb 20 3B8/DJ7MI     1131
Apr 1999      3B9  (AH0W)   1107, 1128
now           3C1GS         1130
Nov/98-       3W5FM         1120
soon          4S   (ZL1RS)  1129
Feb 5 -Feb 7  4U1ITU (AJ3M) 1132 *
Feb 8 -Feb 28 5H   (IK2GZU) 1132 *
Feb/99-?      5N3CPR        1129
now   -Oct/99 5Z4GC ?       1130
Jan 23-Feb 6  8P9DX         1131
Feb 1999      9G1AA         1131
Feb   -Apr/99 9G5HK         1132 *

Early 1999    A5   (JH1AJT) 1095
1998/1999     A6   (F6ARU)  1112
Jan   -Mar/99 AT0U          1130
Jan 28-Feb 3  C56TTY        1131
Jan 24-Feb 24 DU3/AH8F      1130
Jan 30-Feb 7  E30LA, E30MA  1131
Feb 1 -Feb 20 FO/DJ4VW      1132 *
Feb 1 -Feb 10 FO0XUU etc    1129, 1130
Feb 3 -Mar 3  FR5ZQ/T       1131
Jan   -Dec 31 FT5WH         1125
Jan   -Dec/99 FT5YG         1128
Jan   -Dec/99 FT5ZJ         1128
now           FY5DG         1129
Jan 24-Feb 10 H44, H40FN    1129
Jan 23-April  H40MS etc     1126, 1127, 1130
Feb 4 -Feb 9  HC8/DL6FBK/p  1129
Feb 4 -Feb 25 AH6OM/HI9 etc 1132 *
1999  -2000   HK3/G0SHN     1128
Feb 5 -Feb 25 HP*/F5PAC     1132 *
now           HZ1RT         1130

Jan 28-Feb 15 JL1KFR/JD1    1132 *
Feb/99        KH2K/KH0      1131
now           LZ0A          1129
UNKNOWN       N1V           1111, 1113, 1124
Feb+Apr 10/11 OX/OY/TF/OZ   1132 *
      -Apr 20 P49M          1125
Feb 1 -Feb 27 S79MX         1132 *
Jan   -Mar/99 T30-T33 (HAs) 1128
Dec   -Apr/99 T33VU etc     1119, 1124, 1127
Feb           T99LDE ?      1132 *
Jan 31-Feb 6  V31JZ, V31RL  1132 *
Feb 6 -Feb 13 VK9XX         1131
Feb 13-Feb 20 VK9YY         1131
Jan 24-Jun    VQ9DX         1130
Jan 30-Feb 4  VP9/N1RCT     1132 *
Jan 28-Feb 14 Z2/VK3DXI     1132 *
Feb 2 -Feb 10 ZD8Z, ZD8A    1131
Oct 11-Apr/99 ZF2NT         1116

"NEW": 1132 *

Bandpots of the last 7 days

160m
   8P9DX       1835  2347Z via VE3ICR, also bureau
   A45XR       1842  1734Z via Box 2038, Muscat 111, Oman
   BV4ME       1820  2030Z via bureau
   CO8JY       1858  0631Z via KU9C, bureau
   HZ1AB       1822  2311Z via K8PYD, bureau
   JY9QJ       1815  0055Z via DL5MBY, bureau
   OD5NJ       1814  0155Z via EA5BYP, bureau
   V47KP       1831  0726Z via K2SB, bureau
   VP2EJ       1835  0546Z via W5SJ, bureau
   XX9TRR      1823  1926Z via OH2PM
   ZF2MO       1822  0733Z

80m
   FM5BH       3509  0731Z via W3HNK, also bureau
   TI4ZM       3791  0642Z
   VK9NS       3800  1845Z via CBA
   ZF2NT       3506  0742Z via N2AU, also bureau

40m
   3C1GS       7043  2155Z via EA5BYP, bureau
   9M6AAC      7007  2139Z via N2OO, bureau
   E30LA       7080  1950Z via I2YDX
   EP4GM       7005  2045Z see DXNL 1132
   FO0AWI      7007  0721Z via DL1AWI, bureau
   FP5BZ       7064  2159Z via F5TJP
   R1FJL       7002  1702Z FJL, via UA3AGS, direct
   V51KG       7005  2350Z via SM7DZZ
   XX9TRR      7004  1639Z via OH2PM

30m
   C56NY      10105  0733Z via DJ3NY, bureau
   EL2WW      10102  2300Z via ON5NT, bureau
   T33VU      10104  1545Z via DL2MDZ, bureau
   ZF2NT      10106  0045Z via N2AU, also bureau

20m
   FT5WH      14175  1746Z Crozet, via F6KDF, bureau
   H40FN      14018  1241Z via HA8FW
   JL1KFR/JD1 14007  1141Z see DXNL 1124
   P29CC      14200  1306Z via K1WY, bureau
   VP9/N1RCT  14088  1932Z via bureau

17m
   8Q7AC      18090  0641Z via DJ4KW
   T33VU      18069  0847Z via DL2MDZ, bureau
   TR8KPJ     18116  1651Z via F6CDK, bureau
   VQ9VK      18085  1649Z via N1TO

15m
   E30MA      21270  0938Z via I2WXZ
   EP4GM      21007  1417Z see DXNL 1132
   FO0XUU     21025  1717Z via DL5XU, bureau
   J28DB      21225  1503Z via F4AAQ
   V63KU      21265  0817Z via JA6NL, bureau

12m
   FK8HC      24899  0734Z via VK4FW, also bureau
   NH0E       24891  0902Z via KH0EJ
   VK9NS      24903  0823Z via CBA
   VQ9QM      24907  1513Z via W4QM, bureau
   VU3VLH     24910  1057Z via OK1MM
   YS1RR      24935  1505Z via DJ9ZB, bureau

10m
   C56NY      28652  1521Z via DJ3NY, bureau
   CP4BT      28013  1600Z via DL9OT, bureau
   DU1KGJ/DU4 28460  1134Z
   E30LA      28470  0746Z via I2YDX
   FM5BH      28024  1531Z via F6HEQ or W3HNK
   HK0TCN     28491  1437Z via Box 464, San Andres Island, Colombia
   TG9IGI     28431  1431Z via I2MQP, bureau
   TU2XZ      28020  0937Z via W3HC, direct
   XX9AS      28493  0828Z via KU9C, bureau
   ZF1HQ      28605  1608Z via G0VHQ

INFO

QSL Routes

1X1AU Box 1, 364052, Grozny, Chechnya, Russia (does NOT count for DXCC)
3A2MM (Giancarlo Bavassano, also I1RBJ) is NOT living in Monaco and like 3A2MF states a PIRATE. The call 3A2MM has not been allocated by the Ministry of Telecommunication in Monaco. The information on the CD ROM Callbook 99 are wrong.
3C1GS on Jan 23, around 2300 UTC on 40m CW was a PIRATE. Ramon, 3C1GS, works SSB only.
3D2SJ Steve Dives MSC, Box 1354, Suva, Fiji
CO8TW Juan Carlos' logs of the CQWW 160m CW Contest can be searched at: http://db-sales.com/nfdxa/logs/logs.html. QSL via W3HNK.
DJ2MX (exDL1FDV) via buro or his NEW address: Mario Lovric,Am Oelberg 11, D-61231 Bad Nauheim, Germany is QSL manager of T94DX, T94DO, VK4SK.
EA3GIP Fidel Leon Martin, Siete Partidas, 50-52 1.2., 08304 Mataro, Spain
EP4GM Box 21, Kugesi 429500, Russia
FG5AK Pierre Le Gonvoisier, Ecole mixte 2 Grandcamp,F-97139 Abymes,France
FR5HA Joseph, 173 Evariste de Parny, F-97421 La Riviere, Reunion, France
GW3KDB P A Miles, Y Gorlan, Cross Inn, Llandysul, Ceredigion SA44 6NP, Wales, Great Britain
HC6FG Mary, Box 614, Ambato, Ecuador
HL5XF via buro or to Seo Ho Jin, Box 73, Nam Ulsan 680-600, South Korea
HD1DX Jan 30/31, via HC6DC. QTH: Mojanda Grande, 3800m a.s.l.
HL5BBW Jong Oil Eom, 34-81, Haedodong, Pohang 680-000, South Korea
I2JSB Giorgio, Box 55, I-20089 Rozzano-MI, Italy is still waiting for the logs of Alex, EZ8CQ, and asks for patience. Giorgio will close the logs of 5H3CR, T50DX, T51SB, T53DR, T53RC,T53SG by the end of 1999.
J45T during the CQWW 160m CW Contest was activated by the Radio Club of Rhodes. QSL via SV5TH.
JY4NE Ali Yashrati, Ph.D., Box 9392, Amman 11191, Jordan
KH2/WH6ASW: NOT via VK4FW anymore, BUT NOW via Ray Fabre, 37 Turner Road, Nimitz Hill, Asan, GU 96922, USA
P29HG James Mollenhauer, Box 1307, Goroka, EHP, Papua New Guinea R3AL/MM via RN3FZ
S21YD Dec 31-Jan 5, 99 was Carl, SM6CPY. QSL via SM6CPY, Carl Jonsson, Bottnatorpet, Alboga, S-52496 Ljung, Sweden
SO5AH Mario Sala, Ul. Krak. Przedmiescie 13, PL-01/925 Warsavia, Poland
XQ0Y claims to be on Juan Fernandez and asks for QSL via "LU1DFB, Angel Simonetti, 555 Simon Bolivar, 1888-Fcio. Varela, BS AS, Argentina". LU1DFB has not been issued yet by the LU licensing authority.
XQ3IDY of the Radio Club of Chile clubstation CE3AA, doesn't know anything about XQ0Y.
XR3Z Steve Sexton, Av. Larrain 7618, La Reina, Santiago, Chile
YC8BJK/9 Jerry Katuuk, Box 623, Biak 98115-A, Indonesia
ZW7SC (NOT ZW7CC) via PR7RT
ZZ7Z via Box 60, 58200-970, Guarabira - Paraiba, Brasil

QSLs arrived buro: 3W7TK (OK1ASJ), 5A21PA (ON4APS), 6O5DX + A70BY (F5PYI), AP/WA2WYR (W2YR), BV9AYA (BV2KI),DF8AN/DU3,T9DX (T93Y), BV2RS, CN2IB (OM1APD), E35X (LA6ZH), FM5WE (F6FNU), FY5YE (W5SVZ), TI7/DL8MUG, VP8CTR (DL5EBE), AA1AC/VP9, VU2TS (I1YRL), WP3X (W3FG),ZD8DEZ (G0DEZ),ZF2MC (N7MQ), ZL2AGY, ZX0F (PY5EG).

QSLs arrived direct: 3B8GF, 3D2DX (EA4CP), 5W0GD (PA3AXU), 7Z1IS (SM0OFG), 9Y4VU (NY3Y), BD4ED, C56A (DL5NAM), FO5JV,UP0F (W3HNK), V8A (JH7FQK), KG4TO + VP5/N4TO (N4TO), VK6HD, VK9C, VP8CKB (K1IED, 6 Jahre, Einschreiben), VQ9GB (K7GB), ZA0IS (via Adresse in MN, USA), ZA1MH.

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