DX Newsletter 1153
June 28, 1999


DX-NL 1153 - June 28, 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)


ANTARCTICA

VP8 - SOUTH ORKNEY VP8SO is now active from Signy on Signy Island (AN-008).


PACIFIC

3D2 - FIJI, A3 - TONGA Joe, W8GEX, will be on the air from OC-016 on 40-6m from Jul 5-9. Afterwards he will go to Tonga (OC-049). QSLs via W8GEX, Joe Pater, 1894 Old Oxford Rd, Hamilton, OH 45013, USA.

C2 - NAURU Jack, VK2GJH, is QRV from OC-031 signing C21JH on 6-80m between Jun 27 and Jul 8 and once again from Jul 20-27. QSL direct only VK2GJH, Jack Haden, Box 299, Ryde, NSW 2112, Australia.

KH3 - JOHNSTON ISLAND Rich, W5RXP/KH3, is active from OC-023 running 100 watts into a yagi on 15-20m from June 26 until July 1. QSL via W5RXP.

KH6 - HAWAII YL Debby, N7FL/KH6, stays on OC-109 from June 30 till July 12 and will be QRV on 10-160m during the IARU Contest. QSL via N7FL.

T30 - WESTERN KIRIBATI Jack, VK2GJH, will be QRV on 6-80m signing T30JH from Tarawa (OC-017) from July 8-20. QSL direct only via VK2GJH, Jack Haden, Box 299, Ryde, NSW 2112, Australia.

T31 - CENTRAL KIRIBATI, ZK3 - TOKELAU Mats, 5X1Z/SM7PKK, and Nils, SM6CAS, are looking for two more operators for their DXpedition to T31/ZK3 from Sep 23 till Oct 12. They intend to operate in SSB/CW/RTTY with three 1 kW amplifiers, yagis and verticals for the lowbands. For the trip from KH8 until the end of October every participant pays only 1500 US-$. Transport + accomodation prior and after KH8 pays every team member himself. To check in please contact nils.sm6cas@swipnet.se


AFRICA

7Q - MALAWI Alan, N5PA, will sign 7Q7PA from Malawi from July 3-13. He will be QRV from 0400-0600 UTC, from 1600-2030 UTC and during the 12 hours of the IARU HF World Championship. QSL via N5PA.

V5 - NAMIBIA Norbert, V5/DH1NS, was announced to be active as ZS1/DH1NS until June 28 and shall now work from Namibia with an IC706 and a dipole between June 29 and July 19. Check 21400-21415 kHz. QSL via DH1NS.


AMERICA

C6 - BAHAMAS Steve, N4JQQ, is active again as C6AFP from Treasure Cay (NA-080) from July 2-17. QSL via N4JQQ.

CE0 - EASTER ISLANDS Hal, CE0Y/JL6MSN, will be on the air in SSB on 15/20m from SA-001 on July 7/8. QSL via JL6MSN, Haruo Araki, 4-4-14-402 Nishihonmachi, Yahatahigashi Kitakyushu, 805-0061 Japan.

PZ - SURINAM Bob, K3BYV, intends to operate as PZ5JR at least until December. QSL via K3BYV.


ASIA

JT - MONGOLIA JA DX Team members JT1FAJ/JA0HC, JT1FAK/JR0CGJ, JT1FAL/JA0IXW, JT1xxx/JR0BQT and JT1xxx/JA0EJ shall be QRV in SSB/CW on 160-6m from July 2-6. QSLs via homecalls.

S2 - BANGLADESH Mamtaz, S21J, Saif, S21A, and Maria, S21JA, will return from the US not earlier than June 2001.

XV - VIETNAM 3W6EZD/p started his activity from the Hon Tam Islands like planned on June 16. Only after a short time Hiroo/3W6EZD, Bac Ai/3W6AR, Quang/3W6LI and Hoang/3W6KA had to cancel the IOTA operation after a local military order. Since they were unsuccessful in obtaining a permission to continue their operation they returned to Saigon on June 18. This is where Hiroo, XV300S, was situated afterwards.


EUROPE

OJ0 - MARKET REEF OH0RJ, LA0CX, LA1SJA and LA3KIA intend to operate from EU-053 as OJ0/homecall from Jul 2-5. Operation is planned with two stations mostly in CW on 6-160m with emphasis put on 12m. QSL via homecalls.


Preview

DATE          CALL        DXNL

Sep 14-Sep 24 3C0R        1152
Jul 5 -Jul 9  3D2 (W8GEX) 1153 *
Jun 1 -Jul 20 3W6XK       1149
1999  -2000   3W7TK       1148
NOW           3XY1B0      1150
NOW   -Jul 16 3XY7A       1151
Jul/98-2000   5U7DG       1151
Jun 19-Jun 29 JE9IKG/6O   1152
Jul 3 -Jul 13 7Q7PA       1153 *
NOW           7Q7RM etc   1140
NOW           8J1RL       1141
1999/2000     9G5DX       1143
NOW           9N1AA       1150
Jun 21-Jul 5  9N7RN       1138, 1143, 1151

Jul 10-       A3 (W8GEX)  1153 *
NOW/SOON      A45ZN       1150
NOW   -Jul 7  A9/ON4CFI   1151
Jun 26-Jul 4  BY1QH       1152
Jun 27-Jul 8  C21JH       1153 *
Jul 2 -Jul 17 C6AFP       1153 *
Jul 7 -Jul 8  CE0Y/JL6MSN 1153 *
NOW   -Jul 1  D2RV        1151
June or July  EL2VO       1150
NOW   -Aug/99 FK8VHU      1128
May   -Sep/99 FO0CLA      1146, 1149
Jan   -Dec 31 FT5WH       1125, 1144, 1145
Mar/99-       FT5XN       1136
Jan   -Dec/99 FT5YG       1128, 1140
Jan   -Dec/99 FT5ZJ       1128
Jun 26-Jul 3  HB0/DL3ABL etc 1152
NOW   -2000   HK3JBR      1128, 1144
NOW           JD1/JG1WEH  1152
Jul 2 -Jul 6  JT1FAJ      1153 *
May   -Jul/99 JY8YB       1146
Jun 26-Jul 1  W5RXP/KH3   1153 *
Jun 30-Jul 12 N7FL/KH6    1153 *
NOW           LU1XT       1152

Jul 2 -Jul 5  OH0RJ/OJ0 etc 1153 *
Jun 15-Jun 30 OX3LG       1151
Jun/99-2003   P29TL       1152
NOW   -Dec/99 PZ5JR       1153 *
Jul 4 -Jul 15 R1MVA, R1MV 1152
Jun 29-Jul 6  SV9/G3NYY   1152
Jul 8 -Jul 20 T30JH       1153 *
Sep 23-Oct 3  T31 (SM7PKK) 1153 *
Jun 29-Jul 19 V5/DH1NS    1153 *
NOW   -2001   V73G ?      1150
Jun 28-Jul 8  VP2EREM     1152
NOW           VP8SO       1153 *
NOW           YB0AVK      1152
NOW   -Aug 15 YS9/KE4LWT  1146,50
      -Jun/99 YZ75        1152
Oct 7 -Oct 12 ZK3 (SM7PKK) 1153 *
Jun/99-Jul/99 ZL4IR       1151


"NEW": 1153 *

Bandspots of the last 7 days

160m
   R1AND       1830  0253Z via RW1AI, bureau

80m
   9J2AM       3793  1952Z via JA0JHA, bureau
   VK6APZ      3800  2138Z via bureau

40m
   A41LZ       7045  1852Z via bureau
   CP6VP       7045  0417Z via CBA
   TF3TF       7044  2223Z
   ZD7BG       7008  2130Z direct
   ZP5MAL      7043  2310Z via bureau

30m
   9J2BO      10103  1941Z via W6ORD, direct
   R1FJL      10107  1958Z via UA3AGS, bureau
   YB5QZ      10104  1722Z via W3HNK, also bureau
   ZL2AGY     10103  1743Z via bureau

20m
   FO0CLA     14260  0741Z via F6LQJ, bureau
   NO7F/KL7   14257  0654Z via K8NA

17m
   9J2AM      18110  0602Z via JA0JHA, bureau
   9N7RN      18137  1646Z via IK4ZGY, bureau
   JT1DA      18088  2243Z DXNL 1144
   JW/DL3NRV  18074  1402Z via homecall
   KH0/JM3FUY 18082  1729Z via JM3FUY
   V51AS      18085  1722Z via Box 2516, Swakopmund, Namibia

15m
   3D2RW      21023  1214Z via ZL1AMO, direct
   3XY1B0     21034  1805Z via F5XX, bureau
   K9AW/DU6   21009  1859Z via WF5T, bureau
   EL2AB      21230  0742Z via IK0PHY, bureau
   EP2MKO     21012  2158Z via UA6HCW, direct
   HK0OEP     21295  2139Z via N0JT, bureau
   JW2PA      21295  2142Z via LA2PA, bureau
   KH2/N2NL   21295  0822Z via W2YC
   T32BI      21298  1024Z via KH6DFW
   TG9IGI     21247  0655Z via I2MQP, bureau
   TT8DF      21010  1539Z DXNL 1136
   V63KU      21260  1945Z via JA6NL, bureau
   VK9NS      21262  0640Z via CBA
   VQ9GB      21040  1456Z via K7GB, bureau
   VR2MY      21329  1816Z via bureau
   XU7AAP     21290  1020Z via N2OO, bureau

12m
   3B9FR      24900  0548Z Robert, Box 31, Rodriques Island, via Mauritius
   5N3CPR     24892  1613Z via SP5CPR, bureau
   9M2TO      24907  1124Z via JA0DMV, bureau
   CP8XA      24901  1502Z via DG9NB, bureau
   FK8VHT     24894  2111Z via F6AJA, bureau
   FY5YE      24910  2059Z via W5SVZ, bureau
   HZ1AB      24955  1713Z via K8PYD, bureau
   KH2K/AH0   24898  0558Z via JA1RJU
   TI2WGO     24903  0631Z via N5BUS
   TR8IG      24949  1502Z via N6CW, bureau
   VR2BG      24893  1128Z also via bureau
   XE3WAO     24950  2235Z via KD8IW, bureau

10m
   3B8CF      28493  1334Z via CBA
   6W4RK      28016  1041Z via F5NPS, bureau
   CP6XE      28493  1528Z via IK6SNR
   EL2AB      28495  2221Z via IK0PHY, bureau
   ET3KV      28492  1050Z direct
   FH5CB      28549  1501Z direct
   J6/KF8VX   28477  1946Z via W8 bureau
   JY8YB      28020  1650Z via DL5MBY, bureau
   OX3LG      28495  2230Z via OZ2ELA
   VP2MDD     28580  2235Z via M0AEP
   XUX0       28480  0935Z via XU2C

INFO

QSL Routes

Logs of PW1S, D99ARDF, HL0IHQ/2 and others can be found at: http://www.qsl.net/logs/

QSLs arrived bureau: 9V8BG (JL1MWI), BV4PS, C56/G0ULN,DU1MJW,EP3HR (I2MQP), JW7QIA (LA7QIA), S01M (EA7EL), TJ2RSF (EA4URE), TY8A, TU5GD (N5FTR), UN7BY (von 1995).

QSLs arrived direct: 3A92GE, 9M2ZA, AP2NK, E44DX (OH2BN), FG5FR (F6FNU), FR5ZQ/G, KP2/VE5RA, OD5SE + UA0BY/a (RW6HS-6 Wochen), KP2D (KP2N), MD/DL7URH, PY0FF (W9VA), XU2ZP (LA2ZP).

QSLs received at the HAM Radio in Friedrichshafen: BY1DX + E44DX (OH2BH), C56EL (ON4CEL), FO0XUU+FO0AWI (DL5XU), FT5ZH (F6KDF), S07WW (ON5NT), T32IW+T32VU (DJ5IW), YK/DL6MHW.


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