DX News Letter 1163
September 6, 1999

DX-NL 1163 - September 6, 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)

ANTARCTIC

VP8 - SOUTH SHETLAND: Oleg, R1ANF actually is active until about 8. Sep as R1ANF/A from the Chinese Antarctic base " Great Wall " on King George AN010. QSL via RK1PWA, Nick Shapkin, POBox 73, 164744 Amderma, Arkhangelskaja, Russia.

PACIFIC

3D, 5W, ZK3 - PACIFIC TRIP: Ron Wright, ZL1AMO, will leave New Zealand Sep 8th for 1 week as 3D2RW, another as 5W1CW, and 4 weeks beginning around 24. or 25th Sep from Nukunono /ZK3.

FO - FRENCH POLYNESIA, FO0A - AUSTRALES: Marcel Dehonin, ON4QM/FO0DEH, left for Tahiti on 3rd Sep and plans to operate with 100 Wtts/vertical and only on SSB from several islands, including Raivavae OC114 / Austral Islands starting around 16th Sept. QSL via ON4QM, direct to Marcel Dehonin, Eversestraat 130, B-1932 Saint-Stevens-Woluwe, or via bureau.

KH4 - MIDWAY: Yarl, SM6FJY, and his XYL Monica, V63YL, will be working on assignment 4. Sep until 4. Dec on OC030 and will be on as KH4/SM4FJY when time permits. QSL via SM6FJY, Yarl Landstrom, PO Box 423, SE-401 26 Goteborg.

KH8 - AMERICAN SAMOA, T31 - CENTRAL KIRIBATI: Steve, KH8/G4EDG, and Nils, KH8/SM6CAS, will be active from Pago Pago OC045 7. - 17. Sep on SSB. They will leave for Canton Sep 17th. QSLs via home calls. Web page http://www.qsl.net/t31t/

T8 - BELAU: Toshi, JA6QXW, and Mac, JA1OYP, were announced for 12. to 15th Sep on 20, 17, 15, 12, 10 and 6m as T88XW resp T88XX. QSL T88XW via JA6QXW, T88XX via JA1OYP.

AFRICA

5A - LIBYA: 5A30 is active until 7. Sep celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Libyan Revolution. QSL via K1WY via bureau or to the addresses from DXNL 1122.

EA8 - CANARY ISLANDS: Jeff, EA8/G4ELZ/p, will be on 20m / CW around 14060 kHz in his evenings and mornings.

TU - IVORY COAST: Laurent, TU2/F4ATM, is QRV 7. to 17. Sep.

V5 - NAMIBIA: Charlie, W0YG/ZS6YG, will be active Sep 6. to 20th mostly on CW 10 to 30m as V5/ZS6YG. (DXNL 1162)

ZD8 - ASCENSION: Paul Hutley, ZD8V/KF4OOX, will go definitely QRT around 8th Sep and return to USA. His address on Ascension in DXNL 1069 will be invalid, use now 298 Logan Ave, Sharon, PA16146, USA.

ASIA

Ex YB9 - EAST-TIMOR: An overwhelming amount of people have voted to secede from Indonesia. That will also mean a new DXCC country for the future. At the moment the situation in the country gives no chance for a save visit of an DXpedition.

9M2 - WEST-MALAYSIA: Mirek, 9V1XE, is active now until 9. Sep as 9M8DX/2 from Tioman AS046. QSL via 9V1XE (not DL4DBR) direct to Mirek Rozbicki, 7 Seletar Terrace, Singapore 806908 or via 9V-bureau.

EUROPE

OH0 - ALAND: Dennis, K7BV, will arrive in Mariehamn on EU002 in the evening of Sep 13th for a one-night activity on 80 and 160m at 3512 and 1827 kHz with Ari, OH1EH, at the OH0Z station, maybe also on SSB. QSL OH0/K7BV via KU9C, OH0Z via OH1EH.

OJ0 - MARKET-REEF: Dennis, K7BV, Seppo, OH1VR, and Lars, OH0RJ, plan their arrival on EU053 for 14Sep1200Z and will stay until 20Sep0800Z, especially for 80 and 160 m - also in the SAC-Contest. QSL OJ0/K7BV via KU9C.

SV5 - DODECANES: SV8CRI, SV8CYR, SV8CYV, SV8DCY, SV8DTL and SV8DTZ from Aegean DX Club will be active as SW5AI 7. to 17. Sep on 160-6m on SSB, CW and RTTY from Agathonisi EU001. -- SV5/DK3PA will also be on 8. to 20. Sep on 20, 17and 15m as CW/QRP.

SV9 - CRETE: Bill, ON5JE, and Luk, ON4BB, are on EU015 15. - 22. Sep. QSLs via home calls.

CONTESTS

WAEDC-Contest-SSB: 11Sep 0000Z until 12Sep 2400Z, 10 - 80m, exchange RS + serial nr. To be worked: only DX-stations. QTCs from DX to Europe.

Preview

DATE           CALL           DXNL

now   - Sep07  5A30           1163 *
now again      3B9FR          1142
Sep14 - Sep24  3C0R           1152, 1160
Sep13 - Sep16  3D2DX          1161
Sep09 - Sep16  3D2RW          1163 *
Sep/99-        3V8ST          1160
now   - 2002?  3XY2A          1160
Sep01 - Oct02  3Z60O etc      1162
now   - Sep09  5B4/G3VMW etc  1162
now            5H8TL          1159
Jul/98- 2000   5U7DG          1151
Sep16 - Sep23  5W1CW          1163 *
soon ?         7O (JA1UT)     1159
now            8J1RL          1141
Sep   - Oct/99 8Q7SW          1161
Aug19 -        8Q7YS etc      1161
Jul   - Sep/99 9J (F2CW)      1157
now   - Oct/99 9L (F2CW)      1160
Sep06 - Sep09  9M8DX/2        1163 *
Jul12 - 2002?  9V1XE          1157

Sep27 - Oct27  A35SO, A35ZL   1162
Sep06 - Sep13  BI7Y           1163 *
Aug28 - Sep10  C56/G0SAH      1161
Aug27 - Aug31  CE6TN/p        1161
Sep04 - Sep18  EA8/G4ELZ/p    1163 *
Aug30 - Nov/99 EL2WW          1162
now            EM1U           1161
now   - 2001   FK/F5CW        1160
Feb26 - Mar15  FO (Clipperton)1161
Sep04 -lateNov FO0DEH         1163 *
Sep01 - Nov30? HK0TU          1162
now   - 2002   KH2/K4ANA      1162
Sep04 - Dec04  KH4/SM4FJY     1163 *
Sep07 - Sep17  KH8/G4EDG etc  1163 *
Sep13 - Sep14  OH0Z etc       1163 *
Sep14 - Sep20 OJ0/K7BV        1163 *
Sep04 - Oct05  OX/OZ8AE       1162
now   - Sep08  R1ANF/A        1163 *
Sep08 - Sep20  SV5/DK3PA      1163 *
Sep15 - Sep22  SV9(ON5JE etc) 1163 *
Sep07 - Sep17  SW5AI          1163 *
Aug26 - Sep12  T24DX          1161
Sep18 -        T31 (G4EDGetc) 1163 *
Sep12 - Sep15  T88XW, XX      1163 *
now   - Sep10  TK/F6FGY       1162
Sep07 - Sep17  TU2/F4ATM      1163 *
Sep06 - Sep20  V5/ZS6YG       1163 *
Sep03 - Sep13  XX9TUP         1162
Sep04 - Sep12  ZG2FX          1162
Oct07 - Oct14  ZK2 (DJ7RJ)    1162
Oct 7 - Oct12  ZK3DX,CW,YL    1153, 1158
Sep24 - Oct22  ZK3 (ZL1AMO)   1163 *
                       "NEW": 1162

Bandspots of the last 7 days

160m
   5H3RK    1832 2302Z Box 9274, Dar-es-Salam, Tanzania
   SU9ZZ    1830 0307Z via OM3TZZ, bureau
   VK6HD    1830 2223Z via bureau 

80m
   5Z4RL    3788 0107Z via G0IAS, direct
   JY9NX    3794 1938Z via JH7FQK, bureau
   R1AND    3508 0017Z via RW1AI, bureau

40m
   9K2GS    7077 0241Z via W6YJ
   FK8HC    7077 0534Z only direct
   HK0VGJ   7009 0440Z only direct
   HP2CTM   7064 0543Z PB152, Colon, Panama
   JY9QJ    7007 0327Z via DL5MBY, bureau
   T24DX    7045 0544Z via EA4CP, CBA
   XE1ZW    7007 0356Z
   YN9HAU   7046 0523Z via HR1RMG, direct

30m
   5H3RK    10105 2000Z PB9274, Dar-es-Salam, Tanzania 
   BD4ED/4  10104 2112Z via BY4BHP
   FG5FR    10111 0655Z via F6FNU, direct
   HR1LW    10111 2340Z via JA1LW, bureau
   JW/DJ3KR 10103 1830Z via DH3MG, bureau
   KP3X     10106 0711Z via KP4XX
   R1ANF/A  10103 2159Z via RK1PWA
   W2SF/TF  10105 0020Z via bureau
   YS1RR    10107 0519Z via DJ9ZB, bureau
   ZV7G     10105 0546Z via PY7MEU, bureau

20m
   FO0SAL   14243 0904Z via EA5XX, bureau
   FT5YG    14125 0651Z via F5LBL, CBA99
   P29VHX   14262 0533Z via DJ9HX, bureau
   ZK1SCQ   14260 0519Z SouthCook, via DL6DK, bureau

17m
   3B8CF    18072 0314Z direct
   5A30     18145 1503Z via K1WY, bureau
   BD7NQ    18077 1527Z via W2AY, bureau
   HK136P   18075 2134Z via HK6LRP
   KH0/JH1AEF 18085 1040Z
   OX/OZ8AE 18076 1342Z via bureau

15m
   HZ1AB    21086 0757Z via K8PYD, bureau
   KH2D     21002 1458Z via K8NA
   V63AO    21268 1256Z Box 607, Kosrae 96944, Micronesia
   XX9SC    21260 1616Z via XX9AU, CBA

12m
   9V1WW    24955 1540Z only direct
   C56/G0SAH 24950 1524Z via bureau
   EP1KK    24955 1420Z via EA1BQE
   JT1BH    24901 1022Z via bureau
   P29BI    24905 0959Z via VK4EJ
   V73CW    24940 0957Z via AC4G, bureau
   XX9TUP   24901 0855Z via JL3VUL, bureau

10m
   3B9FR    28020 0738Z DXNL 1146
   3W7CW    28007 0950Z DXNL 1145
   9M2K     28026 0855Z via 9M2AA
   FR5BT    28010 1240Z via bureau
   FT5ZJ    28400 1311Z via F2YT, bureau
   KH2/K4ANA 28016 1121Z
   R1ANF/A  28029 1738Z via RK1PWA
   S79GI    28495 1207Z via PA3GIO, bureau
   T24DX    28395 1000Z via EA4CP, CBA
   WH6ASW/KH2 28495 1009Z via bureau
   ZV7G     28470 1526Z via PY7MEU, bureau

INFO

QSL Routes

QSLs - arrived via bureau: 5B4XF (DX4WIN, WAE-SSB 1996), 5H3SK (DL1DA), 5W0GD (PA3AXU), 8Q7BV (DL8NBE), A35ZL (DJ7RJ), BA4TA (9A7W), BI4Q, C91RF (DL6DQW), E30GA (K4JDJ), ET3VSC, JU1HA (HA0HW), JY8ZW (K4ZW), KG4OX (W4OX), LU1ZC (LU6EF), OY/DL6YFB/p, P40K (I2EOW), OD5PN (LX1NO).

QSLs - arrived direct: 9Y4AT, FW5FN (HB9HFN), HR2MDP, HV4NAV (IK0FVC), T88LJ (JM1LJS), YB6GR, ZA1Z (HB9BGN).

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