DX Newsletter 1135 February 22, 1999

DX Newsletter 1135
February 22, 1999

DX-NL 1135 - February 22, 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

3D2 - FIJI On their way to Tarawa (see T3) Jarda, OK1RD, Jiri, OK1RI, and Slavek, OK1TN, operated as 3D2TN from Nadi for a few days. QSL via OKDXF, Box 73, CZ-29306 Mlada Boleslav, Bradlec, Czech Republic.

C2 - NAURU Bob, G3ZEM, and Roger, G3SXW, are QRV in CW only as C21ZM and C21SX from OC-031 between Feb 27 and Mar 7. QSL via homecalls.

KH4 - MIDWAY ISLAND Simone, KH4/IV3NVN, is QRV in SSB/CW on 10-80m (perhaps 160 and 6m) from OC-030 between Feb 21 and Mar 3. QSL via IV3TMV.

KH6 - HAWAII Rick, NE8Z/NH7, is on the air especially in CW on the WARC bands from Maui (OC-019) between Feb 27 and Mar 6. QSL via K8LJG or NE8Z.

T30/T31/T33 - KIRIBATI OK DX Foundation members Jarda, OK1RD, Jiri, OK1RI, and Slavek, OK1TN, are QRV as T30RD from Tarawa (OC-017) for one week starting on Mar 1. From Mar 10-28 they will be QRV either as T31RD from Canton (OC-043) or as T33RD from Banaba Island (0C-018). They will be QRV again as T30RD until April 8. Operations include two stations in SSB and CW on 10-160m. QSLs via OKDXF (address see at 3D2).

V7 - MARSHALL ISLANDS Tom, N4XP, was announced to be active as N4XP/V7? for 10 days starting on Feb 27. Emphasis will be put on Europe, lowbands and 30m. QSL via N4XP, Samuel Harrel, 2011 New High Shoals Rd, Watkinsville, GA 30677, USA

AFRICA

C5 - GAMBIA Steve, C56/G3VMW or perhaps C56SW is QRV in CW only on 10-160m from Banjul from Mar 4-18 (also in RSGB Contest on Mar 13/14). Logs can be searched afterwards at: http://www.bramham.demon.co.uk. QSL via G3VMW.

AMERICA

CE0 - EASTER ISLAND The Radio Club of Chile activates CE0AA from SA-001 in CW/SSB on all bands between Feb 27 and Mar 20. QSL via bureau to CE3WDH or direct to Sergio del Claudio, Box 240-3, Santiago, Chile.

J8 - ST VINCENT AND GRENADINES Tony, G0REP/J8OC, is on the air from Mustique Island (NA-025) in SSB and some CW from Mar 1-14. QSL via G0REP.

KG4 - GUANTANAMO BAY Doug, W4OX/KG4OX, will be on NA-015 from Mar 3-10 including the ARRL SSB Contest. Outside of the contest he will be QRV on all bands and perhaps also in RTTY and RS12. QSL via buro to W4OX or direct to: Douglas A McDuff, 10380 S.W. 112th Street, Miami, FL 33176, USA. His e-mail is w4ox@qsl.net.

PJ8 - ST MAARTEN ND5S, KF5LK (YL), W8EB and W8DVC (YL) are QRV as PJ8A (QSL via W9NIP) with two stations on 10-160m between Feb 21 and Mar 14. Emphasis is put on 80m, 160m and the ARRL DX SSB Contest.

VP2E - ANGUILLA Mike, W1USN, Bob, AA1M, and Jim, W1HL, are active from NA-022 from Mar 1-8. QSLs via homecalls.

VP2V - BRITISH VIRGIN ISLAND Jack, W4NF, Bill, W4RM, Cliff, W4CE, and Dave, W4DAV, are QRV in CW and SSB on 10-160m from Mar 2-8. QSLs via W4RM.

XF4 - REVILLA GIGEDO Marcos, XE1MX, Daniel, XE1FSK, and Fabian, XE1FRF, announced to be QRV from NA-030 from Mar 3-18. QSL via XE1MX.

ASIA

E4 - PALESTINE E44DX went QRT. The equipment was donated to a local clubstation. Therefore also little donations enclosed to your QSL cards are very welcome. JA1UT/E4 became also QRV and four more Hungarian op's were announced, too.

EUROPE

JW - SVALBARD Ivar, JW/LC3SAT (RS12/13 and 6m), Per, JW/LB4OE, and Carlos, LA9PJA/JW9PJA are on Svalbard (EU-026) from Feb 25-28. Carlos works mostly in SSTV, RTTY and 160m CW. More info at: http://www.qsl.net/la9pja/ or via the e-mail la9pja@qsl.net. QSL for JW/LC3SAT via bureau to LC3SAT or to Ivar Haanes, Oppsals Vei 6, N-1380 Heggedal, Norway; QSL JW/LB4OE via LB4OE or direct to Per Nielsen, Ridde 110, N-1370 Asker, Norway; JW9PJA via LA9PJA or direct to Carlos Ferreira, Johan Bjerknes Vei 5B, N-3039 Drammen, Norway. --- Juergen, JW/DJ3KR, is QRV in CW on the low and WARC bands between Feb 26 and Mar 5. QSL via DH3MG.

Preview

DATE           CALL           DXNL

Feb 18-Mar 2  3A/K8PYD     1133
Apr 1999      3B9  (AH0W)  1107, 1128
Feb 25-Feb 28 3D2TN        1135 *
Nov/98-       3W5FM        1120
soon          4S   (ZL1RS) 1129
Feb 8 -Feb 28 5H   (IK2GZU)1132
Feb 10-Feb 26 5H3SK        1134
Feb/99-?      5N3CPR       1129
Feb/99-?      5X1P         1134
now   -Oct/99 5Z4GC ?      1130
Feb/99        9G1AA        1131
Feb   -Apr/99 9G5HK        1132

Early 1999    A5  (JH1AJT) 1095
1998/1999     A6  (F6ARU)  1112
Jan   -Mar/99 AT0U         1130
Feb 27-Mar 7  C21ZM, C21SX 1135 *
Mar 4 -Mar 18 C56/G3VMW ?  1135 *
Feb 27-Mar 20 CE0AA        1135 *
Feb 1 -       E4           1133, 1134
Feb 3 -Mar 3  FR5ZQ/T      1131
now           FY5DG        1129
Jan 23-April  H40MS        1126, 1127, 1130, 1134
Feb 10-Feb 26 HR3/K7DBV    1133
Mar 1 -Mar 14 J8OG         1135 *
Feb/99        JW0LGS       1133
Feb 25-Feb 28 JW9PJA       1135 *
Feb 26-Mar 5  JW/DJ3KR     1135 *
Mar 3 -Mar 10 KG4OX etc    1135 *
Feb/99-       KH2K/KH0     1131
Feb 21-Mar 3  KH4/IV3NVN   1135 *
Feb 16-Feb 27 KH6X         1134
Feb 18-Feb 29 KE3Q/KP4 etc 1134
Feb 27-Mar 6  NE8Z/NH7     1135 *

Feb+Apr 10/11 OX,OY,TF,OZ  1132
Feb 21-Mar 14 PJ8A etc     1135 *
Feb 1 -Feb 27 S79MX        1132
Mar 1 -Mar 28 T30,T31,T33RD 1135 *
Jan   -Mar/99 T30-T33 (HAs) 1128
Dec   -Apr/99 T33VU etc    1119, 1124, 1127
Feb/99        T99LDE ?     1132
Oct/98-Oct/99 TN7OT        1119
Feb 11-Mar 9  V31JP        1133
Feb 27-Mar 8  N4XP/V7 ?    1135 *
Feb 16-Mar 9  VP2V  (K1DW) 1134
Mar 1 -Mar 8  VP2E  (Ws)   1135 *
Jan 24-Jun    VQ9DX        1130
Mar 2 -Mar 8  VP2V  (Ws)   1135 *
Mar 3 -Mar 18 XF4   (XEs)  1135 *
Feb 7 -Mar 1  XT2DM, XT2OW 1133

"NEW": 1135 *

Bandspots of the last 7 days

160m
   6D2X       1827  0456Z via K5TSQ
   9M2AX      1833  2304Z direct
   K3TEJ/C6A  1831  0549Z via K3TEJ, bureau
   E44DX      1822  2315Z via OH2BN, bureau
   HC8N       1834  0617Z via AA5BT, bureau
   HZ1AB      1822  1813Z via K8PYD, bureau
   S79MX      1831  2024Z via HB9MX, bureau
   TL5A       1834  2135Z via PA1AW, bureau
   VK9YY      1826  2104Z via W0YG, bureau

80m
   3B8/DJ7MI  3503  2216Z via DJ7MI, bureau
   7X5JF      3795  2048Z direct
   8P9AZ      3506  0215Z via KU9C, bureau
   E44DX      3799  2100Z via OH2BN, bureau
   EL2WW      3795  2009Z via ON5NT, bureau
   V26O       3553  0537Z via N5NJ
   YS1ECB     3787  0305Z via EA7BO

40m
   E44DX      7094  0005Z via OH2BN, bureau
   H40MS      7067  1900Z via DL2GAC, bureau
   KG4DZ      7023  0851Z via W4SD
   KH6/W6PH   7048  0719Z
   P40W       7012  0449Z via N2NM, bureau
   V31JP      7015  0421Z via KA9WON, bureau

30m
   E44DX     10108  2127Z via OH2BN, bureau
   EM1LV     10104  2112Z via UR8LV, bureau
   KG4SD     10109  2124Z via W4SD
   S79MX     10105  2147Z via HB9MX, bureau
   V26RA     10105  2353Z via K3RA
   V47KP     10103  2148Z via K2SB, bureau
   ZF2NE     10102  2108Z via W5ASP, bureau

20m
   FO0MET    14030  0754Z via K7IR
   FO5QG     14122  1600Z via XE1L, direct
   FT5WH     14278  1723Z via F6KDF, bureau
   ZD9BV     14224  0736Z via W4FRU, also bureau

17m
   JA1UTR/E4 18140  0900Z via JA1UT, bureau
   HK3/G0SHN 18163  1842Z via F6AJA, bureau
   J79WW     18125  1946Z via KK4WW, direct

15m
   E44DX     21024  0817Z via OH2BN, bureau
   TR8SA     21302  0955Z via 6W1QV, bureau
   V63KU     21265  0810Z via JA6NL, bureau

12m
   5Z4LI     24960  1221Z via G3SWH, bureau
   A41KJ     24962  1416Z via N5FTR, bureau
   FK8HC     24960  0939Z via VK4FW, also bureau
   FP5BZ     24947  1424Z via F5TJP
   H40MS     24957  1127Z via DL2GAC, bureau
   JD1BIA    24955  0930Z via CBA
   OY4TN     24967  1422Z direct or via OY6FRA
   V63AO     24945  0650Z via Box 607, Kosrae 96944
   VP2V/K1DW 24901  1543Z via K1CPJ
   VQ9QM     24911  1540Z via W4QM, bureau
   ZF2NT     24905  1319Z via N2AU, also bureau

10m
   3B8/DJ7MI 28014  1023Z via DJ7MI, bureau
   JA1UT/E4  29280  0832Z via JA1UT (in FM!)
   EP2MKO    28020  1028Z via UA6HCW, direct
   FR5ZQ/T   28486  1213Z Tromelin Island, via CBA
   HK0OEP    28448  1259Z via N0JT, bureau
   KG4ZK     28021  1305Z via W4ZYT, direct
   S79MX     28510  1326Z via HB9MX, bureau
   VK9YY     28509  0920Z via W0YG, bureau
   XT2OW     28554  0946Z via F5RLE, bureau

INFO

QSL Routes

4K9C Box 315, Moscow 103062, Russia
BI4CM (AS-136, Feb/99) via BY4HAM
CO9BCC (Mar/99) via VE2EH; WWW: http://www.qsl.net/ve2eh/co9bcc.htm
EO6F (15m) via UX0FF, Nikolay Lavreka, Box 3, Izmail, 272630 Ukraine
GB0SM & G5M (EU-011) via buro to G3WNI or Bill Lindsay-Smith, Way Close, Madford, Hemyock, Cullompton, Devon EX15 3QY, Great Britain
JE4CIL Fumio Suzuki,Box 3,Hamamura Ketaka-Cho,Ketaka-Gun,Tottori 689-0331, Japan
JH8PHT Kazuo Takasaki, Higashi 3-20-40-202 Shinohara, Yokohama 222-0022, Japan
KB5GL/p (Grand Isle NA-168) direct to AC7DX, Ron Lago, Box 25426, Eugene, OR 97402, USA
KV4FZ NOT via K4CIA! (Wrong at ON6DP and in DXNL 1132)
LT1F via LU1KFR
PQ5L (SA-026, Feb/99) direct to Jay, PP5LL
UA3SDK/0 (Mike, Sredniy Isl. AS-042, Feb 20-May 20, 99) via RU3SD, Vasiliy Bardin, Box 1, Ryazan, 390000 Russia
UX6F (20m) via UX3FW
VK2CE Kevin Mulcahy, Box 300, Merrimbula 2548, Australia
VU3GFF Santosh C.G., #230/1, Omkarnagar, Arekere Gate, Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore 560076, India
VU3RSB via VK4AAR (direct only)
YC1YCF Yoyon Suryana, Perum Margahayu C 88, Bekasi 17113, Indonesia
YB1YMN Mohd.Natsir, Box 214, Bekasi 17001, Indonesia
YC3JPS Sumarno, Box 4025, Surabaya 60401, Indonesia
YI1ALW via WB3CQN
YS1MF Box 05-218, San Salvador, El Salvador
ZA1BE ox 7464, Tirana, Albania
ZL4IR/SI (Stewart Isl. OC-203) OP Ed, K8VIR from Feb 15-May/99 via W8WC
ZS6IR Uli usually sends his QSLs on his own but unfortunately the parcel with the mail between July 1 and Aug 28, 1998 got lost somewhere between the maildrop DL4EBA and ZS6IR. He requests to send new QSLs for this time frame.

DXCC

BURUNDI: The DXCC marks now all QSOs with 9U stations invalid if they were made after 1994. They now discovered that all documents issued down there were faked or issued by the wrong person.
425 DX News made a Most Wanted Survey with 500 participants getting these results: The countries P5, A5, VU4, BS7, 3Y (Bouvet), VU7, 7O, 3C0, VK0 (Macquarie), KH5K, VP8 (South Sandwich), ZL9 (Auckland & Campbell), FR/T, FR/J, FR/G, 3Y (Peter I), T33 (Banaba) and HK0 (Malpelo) are still needed by more than 30% of the DXers (http://www.425dxn.org/survey/mostwntd.html).
The Most Wanted List of the Northern Portugal DX Group looks like this: P5, 3Y (Bouvet), T31, VK0 (Macquarie), A5, KH3 (Johnston), KH5K, VU4, FR/T and 3C0. More info via Jose, CT1EEB, e-mail: ct1eeb@mail.telepac.pt

QSLs arrived bureau: 3DA0CA (W4DR), 3Y2GV (LA2GV), 4S7BRG (HB9BRM), 5B4ABP (OE2GEN), 5N0T (F2YT), 5R8DS (PA3BXC), 5R8FU (SM0DJZ), 5V7MF (KC7V),7Q7EH (W1EH),9J2SZ (SP8DIP),9M2NK (JE1JKL), 9M6PO, 9N1ZS (JH8XIX).

QSLs arrived direct: 5A1A (registered mail), 5H3US (WA8JOC), 8P9JJ (K7BV), 9K2AI IK7JTF), 9Y4/DL4MDO, A61AP, BV4ME (160m, quick), BV5BG, D2BB+EK6GC+P3A+P40E+TI1C (W3HNK), HI8/DL8DU, HP1XBI (F6AJA), J56CK (I4LCK), JD1/JL1KFR, KG4SD (W4SD), KH7DM, OX/OZ8AE, T88DX (JI3DLI), TI7/DL8MUG, VP8CTR (DL5EBE), XT2DB (F5LGQ), XV7SW (SM3CXS), YA5MM (K1BV), YJ0AIO (DL7IO),ZB2/DL5JAN,HH2LQ (VE2EH),K9AW/DU6 (WF5T), T88II (KJ9I).

TNX for information to 425DXNEWS, 599 DX Report, ARRL DX News, DA1HA, DF1ZN, DF6EX, DJ0LC, DJ2MX, DJ3TZ, DK2JX, DL1GEH, DL1SBF, DL2BQV, DL2SEK, DL7HU, DL7MAE, DL7NS, DL7PR, DL7VOX, DXPRESS, F-11556, G0WAZ, GOList, HB9DHK, OPDX, JA DXNEWS, Les Nouvelles DX, N4GN, ON6DP, OPDX, QSL-ROUTES, RTTY DX NOTES, The DAILY DX and others.