DX Newsletter 1139
March 22, 1999


DX-NL 1139 - March 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

A3 - TONGA K1LU, N1YHL, N1ZNY, W1CCE and W1HIV are QRV as A35LU in SSB/CW with four stations since Mar 20. QSL via K1LU.

H44 - SOLOMON ISLANDS Bernhard, DL2GAC/H44MS, made QRT on Rennel Island (OC-127) and is now expected to hit the airwaves from Honiara (OC-047). QSL via bureau to DL2GAC.


AFRICA

3B8 - MAURITIUS ISLAND Patrick, 3B8/F6CMH, will be active from AF-049 from Mar 17-26.

3DA - SWAZILAND Jon, 3DA0CA, will go QRT in the beginning of July. QSL via W4DR.

C9 - MOZAMBIQUE Reinhard, DL6DQW, is QRV in CW/SSB on all bands signing C91RF/p from Benguerua Island (AF-072) from Mar 26-29. QSL via DL6DQW.

CN - MOROCCO The Bavarian Contest Club (BCC) will participate in the multi/multi category of the 1999 and 2000 CQWW DX Contests (SSB and CW) from Morocco. The first team is already underway and will work as CN8WW in CW on the WARC bands and on 160m until Apr 3. They plan to take part also in the WPX Contest. QSLs automatically via bureau, direct QSLs via DL6FBL.


AMERICA

8P - BARBADOS 8P2K is the 1999/2000 contest call of Dean, 8P6SH (including the CQ WPX SSB). QSL via KU9C or direct to 8P6SH.

KL7 - ALASKA John, AL7RB, is QRV from NA-064 from Mar 25-30.

KP2 - AMERICAN VIRGIN ISLANDS Chet, W6XK, is QRV as WP2Z from NA-106 during the WPX SSB Contest. QSL via KU9C. Before and after the contest he works as KP2/W6XK (QSL via W6XK).

VP5 - TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS Matt, VP5/IK2SGC, and Conrad, VP5/IK2SFZ, are QRV from Whitby on North Caicos (NA-002) between Mar 24 and Apr 5. During the WPX SSB Contest they will sign either VP5N or VP5R. Outside the test they are active on the low and WARC bands. QSL via IK2SAI, IMCO, Box 99, I-20101 Milan-MI, Italy or via buro (request via ik2sai@amsat.org).


ASIA

BV - TAIWAN Chung, BV4ME, will be on the air from P'eng-hu Island (AS-103) as BP9A or BV9AYA from Mar 26-29. QSL via BV4ME, Chung Chao-Chung, Box 11-12, Miaoli 366, Taiwan, China.

HS - THAILAND HS7UCQ, HS7VMI and E21IZC will participate in the WPX SSB Contest as HS7UCQ/p. QSL via E21IZC. --- The Thailand Group 1996 (http://www.qsl.net/tg1996/) members HS1CKC, HS1BZY, HS0GBI, HS0VGC, HS6MYW, HS6NDK, E21ENF and E21EIC will activate the RAST clubstation HS0AC during the CQ WPX SSB Contest. They have permission for 10/15/20/40/80/160m. QSL via HS0/G3NOM.

SU - EGYPT After waiting 2 years Jaroslav, OM3TZZ, finally got the call SU9ZZ. QSL via buro to OM3TZZ or direct Jaroslav Jamrich, Gejzu Dusika 43, Trnava 917 08, Slovak Republic.

XV - VIETNAM Jani, YB0US/NM6US, is QRV as 3W6US from Mar 25-29. QSL via N2OO, Bob Schenck, Box 345, Tuckerton, NJ 08087-0345, USA. During the WPX SSB Contest he will sign XV300S. QSL for XV300S via JH1EVE, Hiroshi Higashiyama, 1-12-5, Higashijujo, Kitaku, Tokyo 114-0001, Japan.


EUROPE

3A - MONACO Luc, 3A/I1YRL (CW), and Carlo, 3A/IK1SLP (SSB), will be QRV again on Mar 27/28. QSLs via homecalls.

GD - ISLE OF MAN Vasek, GD4VGN, and Harry, GD0VKS, will be on EU-116 between Mar 28 and Apr 9. They intend to operate in CW on all bands including also the WPX SSB Contest. QSL GD4VGN via DL4FF, QSL GD0VKS via DL3FCP (both via DARC bureau or direct).


CONTESTS

CQ WW WPX Contest SSB: Mar 27, 0000 UTC - Mar 28, 2400 UTC. Bands: 10-160m. Work: Everybody! Exchange: RS+serial number. NEW: QSOs with your own DXCC count one point!

Following stations announced to be active during the WPX SSB Contest:


Preview

DATE           CALL           DXNL

Mar 27-Mar 28 3A/I1YRL etc   1139 *
Mar 17-Mar 26 3B8/F6CMH      1138
Apr 1 -Apr 10 3B9R           1107, 1128
Mar 20-Mar 27 3D2KE          1138
      -Jul/99 3DA0CA         1139 *
Mar 25-Mar 29 3W6US          1139 *
soon          4S   (ZL1RS)   1129
Mar/99        5A22PA         1136
Feb/99-?      5N3CPR         1129
Feb/99-?      5X1P           1134
now   -Oct/99 5Z4GS          1130
Feb/99-Apr/99 9G5HK          1132
Mar   -?      9N7RN          1138
Apr 1 -Apr 4  9V   (DF8AN)   1137

Mar 20-Mar 30 A35LU          1139 *
Early 1999    A5   (JH1AJT)  1095
1998/1999     A6   (F6ARU)   1112
      -Jun/99 A92GD          1125
Feb/99-       KH2K/AH0       1131
Mar 26-Mar 29 BP9A ?         1139 *
Mar 26-Mar 29 C91RF/p        1139 *
now           CN8WW etc      1139 *
      -Apr 3  EA8/DL7AU      1138
Sep/98-2000   FK8VHT         1111
NEW           FO5QA          1138
Jan/99-Dec 31 FT5WH          1125
Mar/99-       FT5XN          1136
Mar 28-Apr 9  GD4VGN etc     1139 *
Mar 14-Mar 28 GU4YWY/m       1138
Mar 25-Mar 31 H44MS          1126ff, 1139 *
1999-2000     HK3/G0SHN      1128
Mar 6 -Mar ?? HK3JJH/0M      1136
Mar 13-Apr 5  HS0ZCW         1138

Mar 10-Apr 5  J3/K4LTA etc   1137
Feb+Apr 10/11 OX/OY/TF/OZ    1132
Mar 21-Mar 29 PY0FF          1138
now           SU9ZZ          1139 *
Mar 1 -Mar 28 T30R           1135, 1138
Jan/99-Mar/99 T30-T33 (HAs)  1128
Dec/98-Apr/99 T33VU etc      1119, 1124, 1127
Oct/98-Oct/99 TN7OT          1119
Mar/99-Jun/99 TT8DF ?        1136
End of Mar    TX8DX          1138
Mar 14-Apr 3  V31GI          1137
Mar 24-Apr 5  VP5/IK2SGC etc 1139 *
Jan 24-Jun    VQ9DX          1130
Mar/99        WP2Z etc       1139 *
Mar 17-Apr 2  XF4BEF         1138
Mar 20-Apr 1  3W6AN/DF8AN    1137
Mar 22-Apr 11 ZK2GEO         1138

"NEW": 1139 *

Bandspots of the last 7 days

160m
   FG5FR       1832  0552Z via F6FNU, direct
   NP4A        1831  0516Z via W3HNK, also bureau
   VP5/RA9CO   1830  0426Z via UA9DD
   ZF2ZZ       1828  0454Z via SM7DZZ

80m
   E41/OK1DTP  3798  1951Z via OK1TD
   HC8A        3795  0422Z via WV7Y, bureau
   J3/K4LTA    3505  0432Z via bureau
   KG4TO       3505  0235Z via N4TO, bureau
   V31GI       3786  0353Z via PA3GIO, bureau
   VP5/RA9CO   3799  0321Z via UA9DD
   VP9NNG      3501  0558Z
   ZV0SB       3791  0315Z via PT2GTI, bureau

40m
   3C1GS       7048  2215Z via EA5BYP, bureau
   9M6UZT      7003  1642Z via G4UZN, bureau
   C56SW       7004  0715Z via G3VMW, bureau
   CE0AA       7060  0635Z via CE3WDH, bureau
   FM5/F2PI    7011  0114Z via F6BFH, bureau
   VP9HK       7072  0032Z via K1EFI, bureau
   XF4MX       7014  0618Z via XE1MX
   ZD8A        7070  0136Z via K6NA, also bureau
   ZF2LC       7008  0116Z via W2SM

30m
   C56EL      10106  0129Z via ON4CEL, bureau
   KP3BH      10106  2344Z via NP3GW
   T30R       10105  0548Z via OK1RD
   TR8CA      10108  0611Z via F6CBC
   V63KU      10105  1943Z via Box 1679, Truk Lagun, Micronesia

20m
   3C1GS      14204  2312Z via EA5BYP, bureau
   C21NJ      14030  0526Z via Box 205, Baudu, Nauru
   FO5QG      14122  0804Z via XE1L, direct
   VK9EHH     14260  0610Z via W8WC, direct
   ZK1HCU     14016  0802Z via DL9HCU

17m
   3D2QB      18076  1410Z via SM3CER, bureau
   H44MS      18143  0914Z via DL2GAC, bureau
   HK3JJH/0M  18160  1326Z via HK3JJH, direct
   HK3/G0SHN  18075  1051Z via F6AJA, bureau
   T88HY      18074  1625Z via JA1HYF
   V63YT      18083  1451Z via JE1SCJ

15m
   A35LU      21030  0833Z via K1LU
   J37XC      21283  2032Z via W2BJI, bureau
   V63AO      21257  1052Z via Box 607, Kosrae 96944, Micronesia
   ZK2GEO     21288  1025Z via DL1EMH

12m
   5T5U       24947  1750Z via JA1UT, bureau
   9M6UZT     24890  0646Z via G4UZN, bureau
   CE0AA      24945  2018Z via CE3WDH, bureau
   KH6XT      24960  1848Z via bureau
   V31GI      24950  1618Z via PA3GIO, bureau
   ZD8PC      24900  1818Z via K2CL, bureau
   ZF2NT      24898  1721Z via N2AU, also bureau

10m
   9N7SZ      28492  1305Z via JA9LSZ
   AH8LG      28095  1920Z RTTY, via CBA
   C56EL      28020  1904Z via ON4CEL, bureau
   HK3JJH/0M  28460  1810Z via HK3JJH, direct
   J38A       28029  1551Z via K4LTA, bureau
   KG4VL      28475  1700Z via N5VL
   T33RD      28495  1113Z via OK1RD
   TR0A       28545  1151Z AF-043, via G3OCA
   VP9IX      28502  1830Z via bureau
   ZF2JC/ZF8  28460  1756Z via NC8V
   ZV0SW      28005  1737Z via PT2GTI, bureau

INFO

QSL Routes

CALLBOOK EU-EW: Larry, EW2EO, put a call list on: http://www.qsl.net/ew2eo/

CALLBOOK Italy: Italian calls can be searched at: http://www.qsl.net/iz8ajq/

Internet logsearch: Goran, SM4DHF, offers different 225 logs at: http://home.swipnet.se/sm4dhf/search.htm

QSLs arrived bureau: 3D2WC (OKDXF), 4U1ITU (IV3NVN), 4U1ITU (JA1ELY), J45T, 8Q7LU (EA2CLU), BY7KH, ER3DX, H44IO (DL7IO), HK3DDD, J49IL (DJ5IL), J73KKZ (W2KKZ)

QSLs arrived direct: 4K8F (quick), 7X2DG, AH8A (AC7DX), K3TEJ/C6A, FO5CS, J37K (W8KKF), KH2/K4SXT, PZ1AP,V26TT (K5TT),VP9/N1RCT, S79MX (HB9MX), WH0V, ZF2NE (W5ASP)


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