DX Newsletter 1057: August 4, 1997

DX-NL 1057 - August 4, 1997
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: robert@wirtschaft.tu-ilmenau.de)

PACIFIC

FW - WALLIS & FUTUNA ISLAND Paul, FW5IW, is QRV in CW only on 15-80m (no WARC) until August 14. Then he plans to become active as 3D2CN. QSL via OH5UQ.

KH2 - GUAM Ray, WH6ASW/KH2, will be on the air from mid August until December.

VK0 - MACQUARIE ISLAND Tom, VK0TS, has logged more than 500 QSOs during his Tuesday/Wednes- day skeds with VK9NS on 14222 kHz around 0345 UTC. For the correct QSL route check DXNL 1038.

YB - INDONESIA Some new participants of the 20m band are the YC stations. The 1997 Callbook lists about 7700 callsigns.

ZK1 - NORTH COOK The Dateline DX Association will be QRV as ZK1XXP from Sep 20-27.

AFRICA

5A - LIBYA Some members of the ICOM Austria Club will be on the air as 5A28 on 2-160m between August 28 and September 7. QSL via bureau to OE2GRP or to Recep Gursoy, Moserkellergasse 16, A-5202 Neumarkt, Austria. For more info see this website: http://www.point.at/point/5a28.htm. The RRDXA will send Andreas, DJ7IK, Dieter, DL3KDV, Felix, DL8OBC and Thomas, DL1GGT, to Libya where they intend to activate 5A1A in CW/SSB/RTTY from November 24/25 till December 4. Plans are to ope- rate with two stations and to take part in the WWDX CW. QSL via DL3KDV, Dieter Voss, Friedrichsthalstr 21, D-51688 Wipperfuerth, Germany or via bureau. Donations are welcome via DL8OBC.

S7 - SEYCHELLES Paddy, S79MAD/GW4MAD, returns to Europe on August 8. He made some 90 CW QSOs on 80m. The last local operators left on the Seychelles are Keith, S79KMB, Joel, S79JMB, and Dr. Selwyn, S79BBC.

TT - TCHAD Jean Pierre, TT8LJP, is active in SSB and CW until October 15. QSL via homecall F5TRP.

AMERICA

CY0 - SABLE ISLAND Jarek, VA3NCD/SP8NCD, will appear as CY0NCD mostly in CW on 15-80m from August 15-17.

V31 - BELIZE Joe, K8JP, is still waiting for the final confirmation of his call (V31JP ?) to be active mostly in CW on 6-160m from August 12-21. QSL via K8JP, Joe Pontek, Box 9573, Schaumburg, IL 60159-0573, USA. All other published addresses are NOT valid!

ASIA

1S - SPRATLY ISLANDS Pekka, OH2YY/BY, plans an activity on 10-40m SSB from August 19-22. Call and QSL route will be announced later. - Another international group plans a big operation with 4 stations and good antennas even on 80/40m possibly as 9M0C in February 1998. Donations are welcome via G3WGV.

BY - CHINA Lou, PA0LOU, is a delegate to the IARU Region 3 Conference from September 4-16. He will be QRV as BT1IARU from his hotel in Beijing.

BV - TAIWAN BM0BV, BM0YL, BU0CQ, BU0DX, BU0YL, BW0TW, BX0CQ and BX0YL shall be QRV between August 1 and September 30 respectively October 10. All QSLs via the BV bureau, Box 73, Taipei 100, Taiwan.

OD - LEBANON Murtada, OD5/9K4MU, is active in CW and SSB for about one month. QSL via WA4JTK.

EUROPE

OH0 - ALAND ISLANDS OH0/SM0AJV, OH0/SM0EEH, OH0/SM0GNS, OH0/SM0HJZ, OH0/SM0HPL, OH0/ SM0IEA and OH0/SM0IHR were announced for August 14-17.

TK - CORSICA TK/IK0HWI will be QRV from August 17-31 and TK/F5UKW will be on several Corse islands from August 12-31.

CONTESTS

WAEDC CW CONTEST: August 8 0000 UTC till August 9 2400 UTC. Bands: 10-80m. Exchange: RST+QSO number, QTCs from DX to Europe.

Preview

DATE            CALL            DXNL

Aug 14-Aug 18   1S   (N2OO etc) 1054
Aug 19-Aug 22   1S   (OH2YY)    1057 *
   Jul-Oct      3A/I1YRL        1054
Aug 13-Aug 20   3D2RW           1056
Aug 8 -Oct 8    4F2DX           1056
Aug 28-Sep 7    5A28            1057 *
Nov 25-Dec 4    5A1A            1057 *
Jul 27-Aug 9    5H1FS           1056
   May-Nov      5X   (SM7PKK)   1044
   Jul-Nov      5X   (DJ1US)    1054
Aug 2 -Aug 25   7Q7CE           1056
Jul 28-Aug 15   9A/DL1AUJ       1050
End of 97       9G1AA           1050
Aug 2 -Aug 20   9H8CI           1046
Feb 98          9M0C ???        1057 *
Aug 4 -Aug 23   9M6HIL          1054
Aug 24-         9X/RW3AH        1056
Sep 4 -Sep 16   BT1IARU         1057 *
Aug 1 -Aug 16   C6AFP           1055
Aug 15-Aug 17   CY0NCD          1057 *
   Nov-Dec      EP   (SP5INQ)   1052
Aug 8 -Aug 17   FG/EA3CB        1056
Jun 20-Sep 25   FG/F2HE         1051
Jul 28-Aug 17   FH/ + FR/DF2SS  1055
      -Aug 14   FW5IW           1057 *
Jul 25-Aug 9    GJ/DF3OL        1056
Jul 12-Aug 9    J3/G0TYX        1051
Aug 6 -Aug 22   J38AI           1055
Aug 14-Aug 16   JD   (JM1YGG)   1055
Jul 23-Sep      JG8NQJ/JD1      1054
Aug 14-Aug 29   JW6RHA          1051
Jul 25-         JX6RHA          1051
   Aug-Dec      WH6ASW/KH2      1057 *
Jul 6 -Aug 20   KH4/NH6YK       1053
Aug             OD5/9K2MU       1057 *
Aug 14-Aug 17   OH0  (SM's)     1057 *
Aug 26-Sep 2    OX   (PA3GQW)   1039
Aug 1 -Aug 26   P40XM           1056
Aug 12-Aug 31   TK/F5UKW        1057 *
Aug 17-Aug 31   TK/IK0HWI       1057 *
      -Oct 15   TT8LJP          1057 *
Jul 30-Sep      TY1IJ           1055
Jun 15-         UE1QQQ/1        1049
Aug 6 -Aug 14   V73AR           1051
Jul 26-Aug 9    VK9NX           1054
Aug 12-Aug 24   VP5/I4ALU       1056
Aug 1 -Aug 11   ZK1AAT          1055
Sep 20-Sep 27   ZK1XXP          1041, 1057 *
      -Sep      XV7SW           1055
Aug 3 -Aug 21   Z2/N9YXA        1055

"NEW": 1057 *

Bandspots of the last 7 days

160m
   CX4SS       1833  0313
   EM1HO       1830  0348 via I2PJA, buro
   LU6KBX      1831  0121
   PY2BW       1845  2349
 
80m
   VE3OSZ      1831  0344
   3DA0CA      3505  0358 via W4DR, buro
   5H1FS       3799  2342 via I4UFH
   CY9SS       3507  0345 via VY2SS, buro
   FO8DL       3751  0414
 
40m
   5H1FS       7050  2326 via I4UFH
   9G1MR       7022  2336 via IK3HHX
   FM5FJ       7014  0117
   FW5IW       7004  0513 via OH5UQ, buro
   OA4DAY      7081  0545
   XE1REM      7052  0558
   YC0FEO      7045  1755
   ZP5KW       7045  2302
 
30m
   HK0ER      10108  2324 Box 934, San Andres Island, Colombia
   HL2IUA     10103  2057
   KP3X       10107  0629 via KP4XX
   VP8CTR     10102  2002 via DL5EBE, buro
 
20m
   9M2OM/p    14039  1503 via G0CMM
   AH8A       14243  0624 via AC7DX, direct
   CP4BT      14014  1822 via DL9OT, buro
   EL2RR      14221  1742 via N0JT
   FW5IW      14026  0929 via OH5UQ, buro
   OY4TN      14088  1832 via OY6FRA
   ZD7HI      14180  1819 via N2AU, direct
 
17m
   5H1FS      18143  1804 via I4UFH
   7Q7RM      18077  1528 via G0IAS, direct
   9K6POW     18145  0902 via 9K2RA, buro
   AP50WAP    18140  1432 via IK4ZGY
   FG/F2HE    18070  2148 via F6LQJ, buro
   PJ9/DL5LYM 18074  2130
   V51BG      18120  1540 via buro
   ZP5MGR     18070  1553
 
15m
   5H1FS      21259  1448 via I4UFH
   9G1YR      21258  1055 via G4XTA 
   BO0M       21295  0906 via BV2KI, buro
   TZ6JA      21231  1449 via JA3EMU
   VQ9IE      21173  1021 via WY8Q, buro

12m
   4L5O       24892  1438 via TA7A CBA
   5N0T       24950  1924 via F2YT, buro
   5X1T       24945  1020 via ON5NT, buro
   9J2DR      24940  1428 Box 30062, Lusaka, Zambia
   FG5EY      24895  2227 via F6EYB
   WP4AMS     24960  2034
 
10m
   5X1T       28488  1037 via ON5NT, buro
   6W1QV      28495  1819 via F6FNU, direct
   7Q7RM      28022  1450 via G0IAS, direct
   7X2LS      28499  0903 direct only
   CX1TG      28480  2023
   K1UO       28473  2258
   PU2RUX     28010  1705
   VP2VF      28373  2132
   VU2DK      28485  1118
   WP4MZS     28448  2139
   Z21KD      28475  0954

INFO

QSL Routes

QSLs arrived via buro: 8Q7LS (DG6LS), 9U5DX (F2VX), A41LZ, C56CW, C56DX, CN2GA (DL2GGA), CU8/DL3KUD, D2EV (DL3KBQ), EX8W, P29VXX (DL7UFN),SV9/DJ4TR, V5/DK2WH, YB7/G0SMC, ZP2EHA (DF3TE)

QSLs arrived directly: 9G5CW (DL2RUM), 9J2FR (I2ZZU), VQ9VK (AA1OJ)

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