DX News Letter 1216
September 25, 2000

DX-NL 1216 - September 25, 2000
DX News Letter
Editor: Michael, DJ5AV

(PR: DJ5AV @ OE9XPI.AUT.EU)
(e-mail: dxmb@darc.de)

English by: Bob, DL7VOA
(e-mail: dl7voa@darc.de)

PACIFIC

4W - EAST TIMOR Eric, 4W/OH2BF, returned home with 3300 QSOs in his log and will NOT return to Timor. QSLs will be printed now, QSL via OH2IC. --- Jose, CT1FKN, is active as 4W6FK from Dili at least until Feb 2001. QSL via CT1FKN.

A3 - TONGA, YJ - VANUATU, 3D - FIJI Hrane, YT1AD, and Dragan, Z32AU, changed their schedule and are QRV as A35AD and A35AU until Sep 28. Between Sep 28 and Oct 5 they will operate as YJ0AD and YJ0AU from Vanuatu and then as 3D2AD and 3D2AU from Fiji from Oct 5-10. QSLs via homecalls.

YJ - VANUATU, A3 - TONGA DL7AFS, Babs, and Lot, DJ7ZG, will be active as YJ0AYL and YJ0AZG from Vanuatu working in SSB/RTTY/PSK31 and little CW between Sep 30 and Oct 23. They also intend to activate Tonga between Oct 25 and Nov 11. QSLs via DL7AFS. The logs will be put online at: http://www.qsl.net/dl7afs/. Their e-mail is DJ7ZG@t-online.de

AFRICA

3X - GUINEA Dan, VE2DPS, is back again in Conakry but still suffers some antenna problems. He hopes to hit the airwaves as 3XY2D soon. QSL via W3HNK.

5V - TOGO, XT - BURKINA FASO, 3B8 - MAURITIUS DL7DF, DL7BO, DL7UFR, DL4WK and DJ7UC will go on DXpedition again, this time to Togo from Oct 3-9 and to Burkina Faso from Oct 10-15. Their calls will be announced upon arrival and intentions are to operate 4 radios, 2 amps, verticals and beams in SSB/CW/RTTY on all HF bands and 6m with their emphasis put on the lowbands. QRGs, logs and other news were put online at http://www.qsl.net/dl7df/ and will be updated during the DXpedition. From Nov 3-17 DL7DF and DL7BO will work from Mauritius/3B8 running one radio into a beam and vertical for 80/160m. QSL via DL7DF, via bureau or direct to his CBA.

AMERICA

VP9 - BERMUDA ISLAND Seiji, M0RAA/VP9, was active from Sep 22-26. QSL via JH6VLF. His e-mail is s.fukushima@ee.ucl.ac.uk

ASIA

8Q - MALDIVES Adam, W7MP, will be on the air as 8Q7AB from AS-013 working in CW on 40m and SSB/CW on 20m between Sep 30 and Oct 9. QSL via W7MP.

9M6 - EASTERN MALAYSIA Jani Kusmulyana, YB0US, was active as 9M6US from Sep 21-25 (also in RTTY Contest). QSL via N2OO.

A6 - UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Walter, DJ6QT, was operating the station of A61AJ during the RTTY Contest until Sep 27. QSL via W3UR, also via bureau (NOT to DJ6QT)!

XU - CAMBODIA Hiroo, JA2EZD, will be on the air as XU7ABF from Oct 2-5. He already has antennas for 6-40m down there but intends to put up new ones for 80 and 160m this time. QSL via XW2A, Hiroo Yonezuka, Box 2659, Vientiane, Laos. --- Toni, EA5RM, and Pedro, EA7DBO, announced to work as XU7ABD from Sihanouk from Oct 5-13. Check their url http://www.qsl.net/xu7abd/.

EUROPE

3A - MONACO Manfred, 3A/DJ7RJ, will be QRV in CW/SSB on all bands from Oct 1-20. He will listen especially for DX stations between 1830 and 1833 kHz. QSL via bureau to DJ7RJ. e-mail: dj7rj@t-online.de

9A - CROATIA 9A/S53IPA/p, 9A/S50IPA/p and 9A/S57AX/p are on the air from Kolocep (EU-016). QSL via S57AX via S5 bureau.

EA6 - BALEARIC ISLANDS EA6/HA6NL/p is on the air mostly in CW on 10-160m during his holidays between Sep 28 and Oct 5. QSL via bureau to HA6NL. --- Being on a business trip Mirko, EA6/DL8ABO/p, intends to operate in AM/FM/SSB/CW/Digimodes on 10-160m/2m/70cm from Palma de Mallorca. QSL via DARC bureau or his CBA.

SV9 - CRETE Geza, SV9/HA4XG/p, announced to hit the airwaves especially on the WARC bands from EU-015 between Sep 28 and Oct 12. QSL via HA4XG, via HA bureau or his CBA.

YO - ROMANIA Pit, YO3JW, Ciprian, YO3FWC, Ionut, YO9FJW, Cristi, YO3FLR, and more are QRV from Sacalinu Mare (EU-183) operating as YP1W in CW/SSB/RTTY and PSK with 100 watts and beams, quad and verticals between Sep 29 and Oct 2. QSL via YO3JW. Their homepage is http://www.qsl.net/yo3jw/

Preview

DATE              CALL            DXNL

Oct 1 -Oct 20     3A/DJ7RJ        1216 *
Oct 8 -Oct 24     3B6RF           1195, 1215
Nov 3 -Nov 17     3B8 (DL7DF etc) 1216 *
NOW               3B8GO           1208
Oct 5 -Oct 10     3D2AD, 3D2AU    1216 *
Sep 23-Sep 28 ??  3DA0RF          1213
NOW               3XY2D           1216 *
NOW   -2001       4O8/9X0A        1201
NOW   -Feb/2001   4W6FK           1216 *
Aug 15-2001       4W6FK ?         1214
NOW               5B4/G0DEZ       1209
Oct 3 -Oct 9      5V (DL7DF etc)  1216 *
Sep 30-Oct 9      8Q7AB           1216 *
Sep 14-Sep 28     9A/N0MX         1212
NOW   -Sep 28     9A/S52IPA/p etc 1216 *
Sep 16-Oct 8      9H0VRZ etc      1214

Sep 26-Sep 28     A35AD, A35AU    1218 *
Oct 25-Nov 11     A3 (DJ7ZG etc)  1216 *
Sep 23-Sep 27     A61AJ           1216 *
Sep/2000          A9    (K4SXT)   1206
NOW   -Nov 2      AX8AM           1207
NOW   -Nov        CE etc (PY1VOY) 1214
Mar/99-2001       E4/G3WQU        1140
Sep 26-Oct 1      EA6/DL8ABO/p    1216 *
Sep 28-Oct 5      EA6/HA6NL/p     1216 *
NOW               EM1KY           1185
Aug   -Nov/2000   FM/F2JD         1207
May   -Nov 25     FO0DEH          1215
Jan 7 -           FW5ZL           1191

Sep 16-Oct 1      HO1A            1214
NOW   -mid Oct    J3/G3TBK        1209
Apr 7 -Oct 7      JX7DFA          1192
NOW   -2002 ??    NH6D/KH4        1200
May 8 -Oct/2000   KH5, KH5K       1197-1211
Sep 28-Oct 8      LX0GDH, LX0GDJ  1214
Jan 1 -Dec 31     R1FJV           1179
Sep 21-Sep 28     SV8/KU6J/p      1215
Sep 28-Oct 12     SV9/HA4XG/p     1216 *
Sep 14-Sep 26     T30JH           1214
Aug   -mid Nov    T99ZZ           1214

      -Oct 8      V5    (DL6DQW)  1213
NOW   -Dec/2000   VK0MM           1176-1191, 1197, 1198
Sep 5 -Oct 4      VP5/K4ISV       1213
Sep 22-Sep 26     M0RAA/VP9       1216 *
Aug   -Dec/2000   VQ9QM           1208
      -Dec/2000   VR2FD           1122
Oct 10-Oct 15     XT2 (DL7DF etc) 1216 *
Oct 5 -Oct 13     XU7ABD          1216 *
Oct 2 -Oct 5      XU7ABF          1216 *
NOW   -Dec/2001   YI9OM           1186
Sep 28-Oct 5      YJ0AD, YJ0AU    1216 *
Sep 30-Oct 23     YJ0AYL, AZG     1216 *
Sep 28-Oct 2      YP1W            1216 *

"NEW": 1216 *

Bandspots of the last 7 days

160m
   HO1A       1824  0454Z via DL6MYL, bureau
   ZD9ZM      1828  0056Z via K4CIA

80m
   5H3RK      3506  2227Z via CBA
   5V7VJ      3508  0459Z via G4ZVJ, bureau
   A61AJ      3661  2107Z via W3UR, bureau
   HC8N       3594  0407Z via AA5BT, bureau
   HQ0R       3799  0444Z via EA4URE, bureau
   P43P       3591  0520Z via I2MQP, bureau
   5H3RK      3506  2227Z via CBA

40m
   E4/JA8RUZ  7001  0306Z also via bureau
   FM5GUU     7047  2312Z via KU9C, also bureau
   HI8A       7003  0604Z via K3GKR
   HK0VGJ     7007  0314Z via CBA
   J5X        7005  2236Z via DJ6SI, bureau
   YW5FC      7012  0309Z via W4SO, bureau
   ZD9ZM      7003  0332Z via K4CIA

30m
   3B8CF     10108  0225Z via CBA
   DU1/DK3GI 10103  2128Z via DL2MY, bureau
   FG5FR     10107  2335Z see DXNL 1186
   J3/G3TBK  10106  2206Z via bureau

20m
   VK0MM     14195  0655Z see DXNL 1180, QRX !

17m
   9M8/UT1FG 18115  1556Z via UT1FG
   FP5BZ/p   18143  2034Z via F5TJP, bureau
   VP5VAC    18138  1935Z via bureau

15m
   C55AA     21023  1455Z via JA5AFL
   HO1A      21260  1808Z via DL6MYL, bureau
   J28AG     21246  1257Z via F6KQK, bureau
   P29CC     21247  1317Z via K1WY, bureau

12m
   3DA0RF    24895  1624Z via DL6DQW, bureau
   A35AU     24931  0825Z via Z32AU, bureau
   E4/JA1PBV 24950  1056Z via JA1PBV
   J69AZ     24950  2045Z see DXNL 1144
   PZ1AP     24895  1322Z via CBA
   TR0A/p    24939  1242Z via G3OCA, bureau
   TT8FC     24957  1031Z via EA4AHK, bureau
   VQ9VK     24905  1602Z via N1TO

10m
   3D2TC     28520  0834Z via CBA
   3W7CW     28007  1426Z see DXNL 1202
   4W6MM     28080  0827Z see DXNL 1194
   5X1P      28012  1102Z via G3MRC, bureau
   A35AD     28505  0835Z via YT1AD, bureau
   BV3/DJ3KR 28022  1056Z via DH3MG, bureau
   D2BB      28005  1050Z via W3HNK, also bureau
   E4/7K1REG 28446  0928Z via JA1REG
   FW5ZL     28482  0927Z see DXNL 1191
   HQ0R      28520  1938Z via EA4URE, bureau
   J5Z       28495  1806Z via DJ9ZB, bureau
   J28NH     28086  1124Z via F5IPW, bureau
   J87AB     28470  1817Z see DXNL 1151
   PZ5RA     28082  1246Z via CBA
   R1ANZ     28019  0931Z via RU1ZC, bureau
   T88SW     28026  1302Z via JH7IMX
   VP8/UT1KY 28016  1739Z via UT7UA, bureau
   VP8CSA    28443  1634Z via DL1SDN, bureau
   XE1FES    28515  1913Z via W3HNK, also bureau
   XX9TRR    28486  1009Z via N6XJ, bureau
   YS1RR     28114  1442Z via DJ9ZB, bureau

INFO

QSL Routes

The 7O1YGF QSL mailing started now. Since they still have no written licence their QSLs are still NOT accepted for DXCC credit.

Boye, OZ7C (oz7c@qsl.net), published an update of his OZ2DXC DXCluster QSL routes at http://www.muurkrant.com/pi4com/QSLDatabase/ (266.158 entries). The QSL.FUL file can be opened with a normal ASCII editor. If you look online at http://www.hammall.com you will find a QSL manager database with weekly updates.

QSLs arrived bureau: 5N0/OK1AUT, 8P2K (KU9C), 8Q7TV (F6BEE), CT3/DL2HYH, DU7MAH, E44/IZ0CKJ, E4/G3WQU, EJ7NET (EU103 via EI2GX), EJ7NET (EU-121 via HB9ASZ), ES2RW/3 (EU-149), EV6M, ES0/OH1NOA, FG/N6ED, FG/F5NZO

QSLs arrived direct: 1A0KM+HV4NAC (IK0FVC-6 weeks), ET3AA (G4ZVJ), V31HU, RF1P (EU-102 via UA1RJ - 3 weeks)

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