DX News Letter 1444
August 4, 2005

DX-NL 1444 August 4, 2005
DX News Letter

a free weekly service of
DARC Committee "DX and HF Contesting"
(http://www.darc.de/referate/dx/)

Editor: Karlfried Henrichs, DL1EK
(PR: DL1EK@DK0MWX.DL.EU)
(e-mail: dxmb@darc.de)

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

DX Announcements

ARUBA, P4, SA-036 Gerard, KE9I (P40QX), Eric, K9GY (P40GY), Mike, AJ9C (P40C), Nancy, KB9NSC, and Phil, N9LAH (P4/N4LAH), will show up from Aug 6-20. They will sign P40QX during the upcoming WAE DX CW Contest on Aug 13/14.

CANADA, VE, NA-091 Alex, VE7FGY, is staying on Pasley Island (NA-091) until Sep 5. He is often working on 14260 kHz from 1700-0500 UTC at the weekends. QSL via homecall.

CORSICA, TK, EU-014 Stefano, TK/IK5PWQ, is working in CW/SSB from Aug 1-15. QSL via bureau. He intends to activate some offshore islands (EU-164) as well. --- Gilberto, TK/IZ2GIL, is QRV on 2-80m from Aug 1-30.

CROATIA, 9A, EU-170 Lada, OK1LO, will activate Pasman Island (EU-170) as 9A5LO/p on 10-80m from Aug 5-15.

FINLAND, OH, EU-096 Vincenzo, OH1/IZ0FKE, will show up from Parainen (EU-096) from Aug 8-13. QSL via IZ0FMA, bureau ok.

FRANCE, F Jean-Claude, F6HDH (SSB), and Francis, F6HKS (CW), plan to activate the lighthouse on Ouessant (EU-065, DIFM AT-01) on 40/30/20/17/15m from 0500-1200 UTC on Aug 9/10. QSL via homecall, bureau ok. --- Jerome, F5ASD is working from the lighthouse at Cap Frehel (DPLF PB-087, ARLHS FRA-085) from Aug 1-15.

FRENCH POLYNESIA, FO, OC-046 Fred, F5INL, will be on the air as FO5INL from Papeete (OC-046) for two years starting on Aug 8.

GREECE, SV, EU-060 Tony, SV/IK8VRH, will be QRV from the lighthouse on Kavalliani (EU-060) from Aug 10-12.

GUATEMALA, TG Mario, TG9ADQ, Francisco, TG9ANF, Edgar, TG9AXF, and Sergio, TG9SM, will be QRV from the active volcanoe Pacaya signing TG4P in SSB/CW/RTTY/PSK31 on 40/20/15/10/6m on Aug 6/7. QSL via TG9ANF.

ICELAND, TF, EU-021 Hector, TF/EA3EKS, will hit the airwaves from Aug 6-13. QSL unfortunately only direct.

ITALY, I, EU-045 Filippo, IB0/I4TDK, will be on the air from Ponza (EU-045, IIA LT-001) from Aug 9-18. QSL via bureau.

LIECHTENSTEIN, HB0 The Eindhoven Student Radioamateur Club (ESRAC) is working from the Sareiser Joch (JN47TC) signing HB0/PA6TUE (QSL via PI4TUE) and HB0/homecalls in RTTY/PSK31/SSTV/JT6M on 160m-3cm from Aug 4-16.

LORD HOWE ISLAND, VK9/L, OC-004 Doug is working at the local weather station for the next three years. Listen for VK9ZLH on 10-30m.

NORTH KOREA, P5 Dave, KA2HTV, has the permission to operate as P5/KA2HTV from Aug 9-23! QSL via KK5DO.

RUSSIA, UA0, AS-new Roman, RV3MA, Alex, RW3DTP, Sergey, RW6HJV, Eugene, RZ3EC, Valery, RZ6AU, and Leonid, UA6CW, intend to activate an island in the Chukchi Sea Coast West group (no IOTA reference yet) from Aug 10-17. Following that they plan to visit the islands Bolschoy and Malyj Rautan (AS-038). QSL via RZ3EC. More information is available at: http://www.r0k.ru.

SWAZILAND, 3DA 3DA0GR (UT5UGR), 3DA0UJ (UT7UJ), 3DA0LL (UX0LL), 3DA0UT (UT7UT), 3DA0MC (UR0MC) and 3DA0UY (UT5UY) are working in CW/SSB and digital modes on 10-160m from Aug 4-7. QSLs via homecalls. Find more information at: http://www.c9.dxer.com.ua.

SWEDEN, SM, EU-139 Mike, SM2OAN/p, is working from Seskaro Island (EU-139) until Aug 30. QSL via bureau.

SWITZERLAND, HB The founding of the Swiss SOTA section (Summits on the Air) is celebrated on the air with the special event callsign HB4000 starting on Aug 1. They plan to activate a 4000m peak in the Wallis Alps for a few days: the Alphubel (4206m), Weissmies (4023m) or Allalinhorn (4027m) during the first week of August. If weather conditions are bad, the activity is postponed to the second week of August. Preferred QRGs are: 3560, 3690, 7030, 7060, 14060,14285 and 144300 kHz.

THAILAND, HS E20EHQ, E22BH and other HAMs will sign E20EHQ/7 on 40/20/15m from an art exhibition in the province Petchaburi on Aug 10-15. QSL via E20EHQ.

UKRAINE, UR EN8ZIB (UR5FEO) is working from Berezan Island (EU-179) from Aug 1-31. --- The special event station EN40EKR is QRV in CW/SSB on all bands to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the radio club of Kryvy Rig from Aug 8-14. QSL via UT4EK, bureau ok.

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, A6 After waiting several years David, A6/G4BXH finally got a guest license.

USA, W Phil,WA2ART, will be on the air from Johnson Island belonging to The Thimbles (NA-136) mostly at the weekends throughout September. He will work with QRP power since there is no power supply. --- Ross, K3HR/2, is QRV from Long Beach Island (NA-111) until Sep 6. QSL via bureau. --- Steve, W3HF/4, is also working with QRP from Bogue Banks (NA-112) from Aug 7-13. Listen for him mostly in PSK or SSB on 40-15m. QSL via bureau. --- The Low Country Contest Club is active as NU4SC from Sullivans Island (NA-110, USI SC-004S) on Aug 6/7. QSL via K3IXD. --- Adam, K2ARB/1, is hitting the airwaves in CW on 80/40/30/20/17m from Martha's Vineyard (NA-046, USI MA-005S) on Aug 1-30. QSL via homecall, bureau ok.

QSL Info

QSL bureau: 3Z0PW, 4S7DRG (DK9DR), 4S7PAG (AS-171, F5PAC), 4W6/VK2QF, 4W6UN, 5B/AJ2O, 5B/HA7TM, 5T5AFF (JA1AFF), 5U7MF (KC7V), 5X1X (K3JT), 5W0JB, 7K3QPM, 7M2PSC, 7P8DA (K4YL),7P8NK (K4YL),8N3IKD,9A/DL3PS, 9J2KC, 9M6/G3OOK, 9N7BCC (DK7YY), 9Y4/OM3TZZ, A25FV (IN3ZNR), A35VB, AP2NK (W3HNK), CT9P (AF-014, N3SL), CU2/DJ8VC (EU-003), DH8WR/HC2, EA6XD (EU-004), ED8ERC (AF-004,EA8ZS),ES1924J (ES1RA), F5LPY/TU8, FJ/N1DL, FO/AC4LN, FP/DK8XT (NA-032), FP/DK6XR,FW7AQR, G4RCG/HI9 (NA-096), GI5W, HB0/DL2SBY, HI8ROX (ON4ANT), HL8KSJ, HK3JJH (DF4UW), HQ3J, IU7HQ (I2MQP), IU9HQ (I2MQP), J45KLN, J45HW (EU-001,HA0HW),J48HW (EU-174,HA0HW),J79FWW (NA-101,SM0FWW), JA4ATV/A22, JA4PXE/6 (AS-067), JF1FEV/1, KH2/JE0FPH (OC-026), JH9FNB/MM, KH9/AH8H, KP4JRS, LX8LGS (LX2AJ), LY2004A (LY1CM), LY2XW, M5X, OC4WW (OH0XX), OM2KM, OO7XS, OY9OY (ON5UR), PY4MVL, R1MVI (EU-117, RA3AMG), R7SRR, RI1CGG (RN1AW), RK0UT, RV6YZ/6, RW0JR, S5048AL, SC3AG (SM6CTQ), ST2DX (PA7FM), ST2T (S57DX), SU9BN (EA7FTR), T20VB, T88MC (JA3MCA), T98LBC (DL7AFS), TF8/LX9EG/p (EU-021), TI/VE3RZ, TI3TLS (TI0RC),TK/F6BJW (EU-014), TM0FP (F4EEK), TM1X (EU-032, F4EEK), TM4FAF (F6BZH),TN6X (DJ6SI), TO7T (F6HMQ), TT8M, TT8PK

Preview

            
DATE         CALL        DXNL

04Aug-07Aug  3DA0GR..    1444 *
03Aug-13Aug  5X1W        1443
NOW  -Sep05  7Q7HB       1441
05Aug-15Aug  9A5LO/p     1444 *
NOW  -31Dec  9N7JO       1424/26
NOW  -31Dec  9Q0AR, 9Q1D 1425/34

NOW  -08Aug  A52EGV      1437
NOW          A6/G4BXH    1444 *
30Jul-06Aug  C6/NN4CW    1443
23Jul-10Aug  C9/UT5UY    1442
25Jul-04Aug  CU4M        1442
NOW  -2007   D2DX        1432
10Aug-15Aug  E20EHQ/7    1444 *
01Aug-13Aug  EA6/DK1RF   1443
NOW  -31Dec  EI05CCC     1424
08Aug-14Aug  EN40EKR     1444 *
01Aug-31Aug  EN8ZIB      1444 *

01Aug-15Aug  F5ASD       1444 *
09Aug-10Aug  F6HDH/F6HKS 1444 *
25Jul-20Aug  FO/I4FGG    1443
08Aug-Jul07  FO5INL      1444 *
29Jul-07Aug  FP/K9OT..   1443
15Jul-15Aug  FW5ZL       1442
01Feb-31Dec  HA200CVM    1423
04Aug-16Aug  HB0/PA6TUE  1444 *
01Aug-14Aug  HB4000      1444 *
NOW  -Nov05  HF0POL      1417

09Aug-18Aug  IB0/I4TDK   1444 *
24Jul-09Aug  IM0/IK2MKE  1442
23Apr-31Dec  IU7SCT      1432
03Aug-07Aug  JE1RXJ/6    1443
NOW  -Nov05  JW2TOA      1437
01Aug-30Aug  K2ARB/1     1444 *
NOW  -06Sep  K3HR/2      1444 *
01Aug-20Aug  KD4SLM/VP2E 1443
23Jul-10Aug  KL7/WF9A    1443
NOW  -31Dec  LZ8IARU     1431

06Aug-07Aug  NU4SC       1444 *
08Aug-13Aug  OH1/IZ0FKE  1444 *
01Jul-31Dec  OL200BA     1441
02Aug-05Aug  OX/EA3EKS   1443
30Jul-12Aug  OZ/DH8SAM   1443
28Jul-04Aug  OZ8MW/p     1442
06Aug-20Aug  P40QX..     1444 *
09Aug-23Aug  P5/KA2HTV   1444 *
01Aug-14Aug  PY0F/CT1BWW.1443

10Aug-17Aug  R0K/RV3MA.. 1444 *
NOW  -Mar06  R1ANT       1428
22Jul-07Aug  S79JAG      1442
NOW  -30Aug  SM2OAN/p    1444 *
01Jul-31Dec  SU8BHI      1440
10May-Oct05  SV0XAN/5    1434
10Aug-12Aug  SV/IK8VRH   1444 *
25Jul-14Aug  SV9/S59W    1442
26Jul-07Aug  SV9/SV1QN   1443

NOW  -Mar06  T68G        1439/40
06Aug-13Aug  TF/EA3EKS   1444 *
06Aug-07Aug  TG4P        1444 *
NOW  -Feb06  TJ3SL       1407
01Aug-15Aug  TK/IK5PWQ   1444 *
23Jul-06Aug  TK/IK5XCT   1442
01Aug-30Aug  TK/IZ2GIL   1444 *
NOW  -Jul06  TR8FC       1425
NOW  -Aug05  TT8AMO,TT8M 1432
NOW  -Sep05  TT8FT       1401

31Jul-05Aug  VE2QRA      1443
NOW  -05Sep  VE7FGY      1444 *
NOW  -2008   VK9ZLH      1444 *
25Jul-???    VQ9LA       1443
07Aug-13Aug  W3HF/4      1444 *
NOW  -Sep05  WA2ART      1444 *
NOW  -10Aug  XU7TZG      1442
NOW  -2005   XW3DT       1410
NOW  -Nov05  YI9LZ       1435
NOW  -Mar06  ZD8I        1402
NOW  -31Dec  ZS75PTA     1419

 * = new
.. = and other calls

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