DX Newsletter 979: February 5, 1996


DX-NL 979 - 5/2/1996
DX News Letter
Editor: Uwe, DL9GOA
(PR: DL9GOA @ DB0HRO.#MVP.DEU.EU)
translated into English by:
Bob, DL7VOA (PR: DB0GR.#BLN.DEU.EU)


PACIFIC

CE0A - EASTER ISLAND Like announced previously Siegfried, DK9FN, will be QRV from here in CW on 160 to 10 meters from February 27 until March 13. QSL via bureau only.

ZL7 - CHATHAM ISLAND Barry, G4MFW/ZS1JF, announced another DXpedition to Chatham Island from February 15-19. The call will be announced later and the QSL manager for this SSB operation will be KA1JC.


AMERICA

XE - MEXICO Oliver, XF3/OH2NSM, Henry, XF3/OH3JF, and Arno, XF3/OH7XM, are QRV from the rare CQ zone 6 since January 27. Their QTH is Cancun and their equipment consists of 2 KW stations, amplifiers, 2 R7 ground- planes, yagis and sloper for 160 meters. They are QRV in CW daily on 1827, 3507, 7007, 10103 and 14007 kHz until February 12. In the moment their fine QSLs from last year are arriving via bureau.

ZF - CAYMAN ISLANDS Dick, K3DI, wants to take part in the ARRL CW Contest (Feb 17/18) as ZF2OP either in the QRP category or (if conditions are bad) in the low power category.


ASIA

8Q - MALDIVES Edda, OE1YIA, and Harald, OE1HBC, planned to be QRV as 8Q7BC with a FT 747 (100 watts) and a 40 meter dipole starting on February 2. - Dieter, DF5JR, announced another activity from Angaga Island (Ari atoll) between February 15 and March 6. He wants to be active in SSB as 8Q7CR.


AFRICA

EA8 - CANARY ISLANDS DJ0LC will be on the air again as EA8/DJ0LC/p from February 22 till March 23. He plans to be QRV mostly on the new bands.QSL via DJ0LC.


EUROPE

CU2 - AZORES Dieter, DL3KDV, and Maike, DL4XS, will stay there from February 19 until March 2. They want to produce a good signal especially on 80m and 160m using an IC 706, a 500 watts amplifier and wire antennas on a 17 meter mast. QSL via homecalls.


Preview

TIME            CALL               DX-NL

27.1. - 12.2.   XF3/OH's           979
 4.2. - 13.2.   VK9XY              974
 9.2. - 14.2.   V3      (NA-180)   975
 9.2. - 15.2.   XV      (JA's)     977
 9.2. - 23.2.   J6/DL2SDS          975
14.2. - 20.2.   8Q      (HB9's)    977
14.2. - 23.2.   VK9CR              974
15.2. - 18.2.   TU      (G's/W's)  978
15.2. - 19.2.   ZL7     (G4MFW)    979
15.2. -  6.3.   8Q7CR              979
16.2. -  1.3.   3B8     (DK1RP)    976
17.2. - 24.2.   ZK1     (W's)      978
18.2. - 22.2.   KH8/IK2GNW         978
19.2. -  2.3.   CU2     (Dl's)     979
19.2. - 13.3.   S79XC              976
20.2. - 20.3.   A35RK              977
20.2. - 28.2.   XY      (OH's)     978
22.2. - 23.3.   EA8/DJ0LC/p        979
23.2. - 25.2.   5W1NW              978
25.2. - 29.2.   A35NW              978
27.2. - 13.3.   CE0A    (DK9FN)    979
 1.3. -  3.3.   KH6/IK2GNW         978
 4.3. - 18.3.   C5      (DL 's     977
15.3. - 20.3.   P40MR/P40TR        976
 2.4. - 11.4.   XZ1N               978


Bandspots of the last 7 days

 160m
     9A3A/4U     1830  0320 DXCC=HH2
     9M2AX       1830  1920
     A45ZZ       1832  0240
     VP2VA       1829  0440
     VP5/JJ2QEH  1833  0525
     XF3/OH3JF   1827  0150

  80m
     3B8CF       3506  2105
     VK9XY       3507  1750 via DK7NP
     9V1XQ       3790  2125
     AP2N        3799  1635
     AL7EL/KH9   3505  1605 via K4HQI
     KP2BH       3800  2250
     S92SS       3507  2000
     YI1HK       3507  1855 via SM3DBU

  40m
     3B8CF       7006  1940
     VK9XY       7007  1735
     DF5WA/HI8   7002  0755
     AL7EL/KH9   7007  0825
     T31AF       7002  1510
     TT8SS       7003  2300 via F6FNU
     VK9NS       7050  1940
     Z2/DL5AWI   7004  1915 via DL5AWI

  30m
     6W6JX      10101  0815
     JG3KIV/6Y5 10105  2200 via JG3KIV
     D68SE      10105  2130 via F6FNU
     DF5WA/HI8  10103  2115
     T31AF      10102  1500
     XF3/OH2NSM 10103  2105

  20m
     9G1NS      14192  0920
     C21JJ      14195  0830
     FK8ZY      14018  0915
     FT5WF      14125  1625 via F5SZK
     P4/K2LE    14030  1145
     VP5/JJ2QXI 14003  1225 via JJ2QXI
     LU6Z       14021  0930 via LU6EF
     YJ8RN      14218  0930 via N9DRU

  17m
     9U/F5FHI   18070  0745 via F5FHI
     A45ZZ      18163  1245 via A47RS
     JX3EX      18075  1110
     LU6Z       18137  1625
     VP2MR      18121  1520 via N5DXD
     XF3/OH2NSM 18077  1325

  15m
     3DA0CA     21010  1020 via W4DR
     W4NXE/DU3  21014  1005
     E21CJN     21021  1005
     OD5RY      21287  1240 via N4JR
     P4/K2LE    21027  1325

  12m
     ZS1AL      24895  1140

  10m
     3B8CF      28007  1140
     6W6JX      28020  1210
     9J2BO      28020  1055
     OY9JD      28011  0050
     Z21GN      28465  1030


INFO

D68SE seems to be Michel, FR5HG, who was QRV as XU5SE in the past. QSL as usual via F6FNU.

DJ4IJ On January 29 Sigi returned from Sri Lanka from where he made some QSOs as 4S7IJG (G=guest). On February 20 he will fly to Benin again from where he will be QRV as TY1IJ for two weeks. QSL via DK8ZD.

H44MS Once again this will be the call of DL2GAC who wants to be QRV in SSB on 160m/80m/40m in February.

KH9 AL7EL/KH9 was a good catch on 30m, 40m or 80m if you had good antennas and some luck.

T31AF is the old call of Karl, DL1VU. There is no information whether this was Karl himself or only a pirate.

VK9XY went on the air with two stations in the evening of February 5. Their first QSOs were on 40 and 80m and later also on 160m and 30m. QSL via DK7NP.

VK0GC Graeme is working on the ANARE Davis Base (not ANARE Mawson) and did not find any time for the hobby yet. All spotted activities were pirates. Graeme will change to ANARE Casey Base by the mid of February and will possibly be QRV from there.

VK0WH states that a pirate misused his call on 14040 kHz on December 23.

YI9CW Tomasz (homecall SP5AUC) is the first station from Iraq to be QRV on the newly released 30 meters band.


QSL-INFO

directly: KC6VW (via JA6BSM), 3C1TR (via K8JP), EY8AM (tnx DF3OL & EY8AM)
via buro: YX0AI, DX1EA, PY0FF, 7Q7XX, J28GR, A71CW (via SP-Buero), V31RY, 9M2RH, V47WC, JY8ZC

9M6P and 9M6TF cards will be answered by the manager F6BFH very soon after the QSLs came from the printer (also via the bureau).

HC1OT/HD1OT: After the manager W2KF passed away the new manager for this station will be KG8CY. His address is: KG8CY, Ed Eklin, 810 Harry Paul Dr, Lake Orion, Michigan 48362, USA.

     CP1/N9RPC  via  K1SE      A92FX  via  K1SE
     A92GD           K1SE      4F1UFD      PA3WG
     VK7DI           VK3UX     ZP73Y       ZP5WYV

C21JJ: Box 372, Nauru

C21NJ: Box 45, Nauru

UA3YH/KC4: NEW!: RW3XA, Serge V. Satyr, 249 020 Obninsk-4, Russia


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