DX Newsletter 1136 March 1, 1999

DX Newsletter 1136
March 1, 1999

DX-NL 1136 - March 1, 1999
DX News Letter
DARC Committee for DX and HF-Contesting
(http://www.darc.de/referate/dx/)
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)

PACIFIC

FW - WALLIS AND FUTUNA Cedric, FW5FN, is on OC-054 for a few days until Mar 8. His amplifier stopped working after 300 QSOs... He will NOT activate 160m but now puts his emphasis on 80m. QSL via buro to HB9HFN or via his CBA. Logs and buro QSLs may be requested at: http://www.qsl.net/hb9hfn/log/

VK9L / ZL - LORD HOWE ISLAND / NEW ZEALAND Ed, K8VIR, shall be QRV again as VK9EKK (21300, 14164, 14260 kHz) from Mar 6-18. He intends to visit Stewart Island (OC-203) as ZL4IR/SI for several times until May. QSL via W8WC.

AFRICA

3V - TUNISIA Vlad, UA2FF, and other guest op's operated from the clubstation 3V8BB during the CQWW 160m SSB Contest on Feb 27/28. QSL via DK4VW.

5A - LIBYA Starting on Mar 1 5A1A is QRV as 5A22PA. QSL via IK3ZAW or direct to: Veronica Della Dora, Piazza Fiume 14, 30126 Lido di Venezia-VE, Italy.

FT5X - KERGUELEN ISLAND Helios, F6IHY, shall be on the air again as FT5XN starting in March.

EL - LIBERIA Mark, ON4WW/EL2WW, is QRV on 1827.5 kHz (up 1-2) for USA around 0630Z and 2230Z and for Europe and Japan around 2100Z every day. Before 0630 and in the evenings he is between 3503 and 3513 kHz and after 0745Z he prefers RTTY around 14089 kHz. QSL via ON5NT.

S7 - SEYCHELLES Erik, SM0AGD/S79AG, and Thor, LA7XB/S79XB, were announced to be active from Mar 1-14. QSLs via homecalls.

TL - CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC After logging more than 75.000 QSOs Alex, TL5A (TL0R), will leave the country within the next few weeks. For the last days he disassembled all antennas except the 80m and 160m ones. QSL via PA1AW (ex PA3DMH).

TT - CHAD Dimitri, F5SWB, applied for the call TT8DF for the time until June. QSL direct ONLY via his home address: TT8.., Dimitri, El Biar, F-67530 Ottrot, France.

AMERICA

FS - ST MARTIN Bert, PA3GIO, intends to become active as FS/PA3GIO/p from Tintamarre Island (NA-199) from Mar 6-11. He will operate in SSB with 100 watts and dipoles and during the Mar 6/7 weekend he plans to activate the WARC bands only (18128 kHz 1530 UTC-2030 UTC). Perhaps he will also activate St. Martin Island (NA-105) as FS/PA3GIO/m. QSL via bureau to PA3GIO. See also his homepage: http://www.xs4all.nl/~pa3gio/ca/.

HC8 - GALAPAGOS ARCHIPELAGO Bob, N5KO, Stephen, K6AW, and William, W4ZV, will operate as HC8N in the ARRL DX SSB Contest. QSL via AA5BT.

HK - COLOMBIA Pedro, HK3JJH, is active from Cacagual Island (SA-084) for a few days starting on Mar 2. QSL direct via his CBA.

HK0 - MALPELO ISLAND Pedro, HK3JJH/0M, announced to be on the air in SSB on 10/15/20m from Malpelo Island (SA-007) for a few days starting on Mar 6. QSL direct via HK3JJH, Pedro Allina, Box 81119, Bogota, Colombia.

HK0 - SAN ANDRES ISLAND HK0/W4DC shall be active from Mar 2-9. More info and logcheck at: http://www.pwcweb.com/wwi/DXpedition/. QSL via W4DC.

VP2V - BRITISH VIRGIN ISLAND John, K3MD, and his son Mike, N3PUR, are QRV as VP2V/K3MD from Mar 3-9 (also in ARRL DX SSB Contest). QSL via K3MD - automatically via buro.

VP5 - TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS John, VP5/KK9A, participates in the ARRL DX SSB Contest as VP5J. QSL via KK9A.

PJ8 - ST MAARTEN George, PJ8/W3EH, is active in CW and SSB on 10-80m from Mar 4-11. QSL via W3EH (ex K2KTT).

ASIA

4S7 - SRI LANKA Sigi, DJ4IJ, is QRV as 4S7IJG and will look especially for DL stations from Mar 3-5.

E4 - PALESTINE More activities by several OMs from OK, OZ and DL already commenced or are scheduled for the next weeks.

CONTESTS

ARRL DX Contest SSB: Mar 6, 0000 UTC until Mar 7, 2400 UTC. Bands: 10-160m. Work: W/VE stations (not KH6, KL7). Exchange: RS+power output (W/VE: state).

Preview

DATE           CALL           DXNL

Apr 1 -Apr 10  3B9   (AH0W)    1107, 1128
Nov/98-        3W5FM           1120
soon           4S    (ZL1RS)   1129
Early Mar/99   4S7IJG          1136 *
Mar/99         5A22PA          1136 *
Feb/99-?       5N3CPR          1129
Feb/99-?       5X1P            1134
now   -Oct/99  5Z4GC ?         1130
Feb   -Apr/99  9G5HK           1132
Early 1999     A5    (JH1AJT)  1095
1998/1999      A6    (F6ARU)   1112
Jan   -Mar/99  AT0U            1130

Feb 27-Mar 7   C21ZM, C21SX    1135
Mar 4 -Mar 18  C56SW           1135
Feb 27-Mar 20  CE0AA           1135
Feb 1 -        E44             1133, 1134
Sep/98-2000    FK8VHT          1111
Mar 6 -Mar 11  FS/PA3GIO       1136 *
Jan   -Dec 31  FT5WH           1125
Mar/99-        FT5XN           1136 *
now   -Mar 8   FW5FN           1136 *
Jan 23-Apr/99  H40MS           1126, 1127, 1130, 1134
Early Mar/99   HC8N            1136 *
Mar 6 -???     HK3JJH/0M       1136 *
Mar 2 -Mar 9   HK0/W4DC        1136 *
Mar 1 -Mar 14  J8OC            1135
Feb/99         JW0LGS          1133
Feb 26-Mar 5   JW/DJ3KR        1135
Mar 3 -Mar 10  KG4OX etc       1135
Feb/99         KH2K/KH0        1131
Feb 27-Mar 6   NE8Z/NH7        1135

Feb+Apr 10/11  OX, OY, TF, OZ  1132
Feb 21-Mar 14  PJ8A etc        1135
Mar 4 -Mar 11  PJ8/W3EH        1136 *
Mar 1 -Mar 14  S79AG, S79XB    1136 *
Mar 1 -Mar 28  T30/T31/T33RD   1135
Jan   -Mar/99  T30-T33 (HAs)   1128
Dec/98-Apr/99  T33VU etc       1119, 1124, 1127
Oct/98-Oct/99  TN7OT           1119
Mar   -Jun/99  TT8DF ?         1136 *
Feb 11-Mar 9   V31JP           1133
Feb 27-Mar 8   N4XP/V7 ?       1135
Mar 6 -Mar 18  VK9EKK          1136 *
Feb 16-Mar 9   VP2V/K1DW       1134
Mar 3 -Mar 9   VP2V/K3MD       1136 *
Mar 2 -Mar 8   VP2V/W4RM       1135
Mar 1 -Mar 8   VP2E   (Ws)     1135
Early Mar/99   VP5/KK9A        1136 *
Jan 24-Jun/99  VQ9DX           1130
Mar 2 -Mar 8   VP2V   (Ws)     1135
Mar 3 -Mar 18  XF4MX           1135

"NEW": 1136 *

Bandspots of the last 7 days

160m
   3V8BB        1870  1818Z via DK4VW, bureau
   E44/HA1AG    1824  2232Z via HA1AG, bureau
   JX7DFA       1843  2126Z via LA2KD, direct
   JY9QJ        1822  2031Z via DL5MBY, bureau
   OY9JD        1827  0627Z via CBA
   S79MX        1832  2210Z via HB9MX, bureau
   TL5A         1833  2128Z via PA1AW, bureau
   V47KP        1834  0556Z via K2SB, bureau

80m
   C21ZM        3503  1517Z via G3ZEM, bureau
   K3TEJ/C6A    3514  0650Z via K3TEJ, bureau
   E41/OK1DTP   3507  2233Z via OK1TD
   H40MS        3796  1806Z via DL2GAC, bureau
   PJ8/W8EB     3797  0143Z via W8EB
   TG9/IK2NCJ   3797  0539Z via I2MQP, bureau
   V31JP        3504  0649Z via KA9WON, bureau
   VP5/K8RF     3508  0113Z via K8RF

40m
   8P9JA        7001  0148Z via K4MA, bureau
   E44/HA1AG    7009  2035Z via HA1AG, bureau
   EM1LV        7007  0545Z via UR8LV, bureau
   FM5BH        7094  2309Z via W3HNK, also bureau
   FR5ZQ/T      7044  1810Z Tromelin Island, via CBA
   FW5FN        7002  0630Z via HB9HFN, bureau

30m
   3D2TN       10106  0726Z via OKDXF
   C21ZM       10103  1254Z via G3ZEM, bureau
   C6AKP       10103  0106Z via N4RP, bureau
   CE0AA       10105  0645Z via CE3WDH, bureau
   E44/HA1AG   10105  2258Z via HA1AG, bureau
   VP2V/K1DW   10103  0106Z via K1CPJ
   ZF2NE       10102  0017Z via W5ASP, bureau

20m
   A92GF       14259  1442Z via EA7FR, bureau
   FT5WH       14170  1849Z via F6KDF, bureau
   H44NC       14254  0624Z see DXNL 1108
   KH4/IV3NVN  14262  0624Z via IV3TMV
   T32RT       14197  0649Z via W6UC
   N4XP/V7     14189  0916Z via N4XP

17m
   C21ZM       18073  0742Z via G3ZEM, bureau
   H40MS       18127  1017Z via DL2GAC, bureau
   VU3VLH      18070  1432Z via OK1MM, bureau

15m
   C21SX       21023  1007Z via G3SXW, bureau
   FK8HC       21220  1041Z via VK4FW, also bureau
   FM5DN       21280  1221Z via KU9C, bureau
   FT5ZJ       21084  1343Z via F2YT, bureau
   V63KU       21270  0847Z via JA6NL, bureau
   XT2OW       21275  0901Z via F5RLE, bureau

12m
   3D2TN       24892  1040Z via OKDXF
   5H3SK       24895  1437Z via DL1DA, bureau
   5Z4LI       24896  1049Z via G3SWH, bureau
   AP2N        24960  0930Z via KU9C, bureau
   E44/JA8RUZ  24952  1138Z via homecall
   S79MX       24912  1254Z via HB9MX, bureau
   YB0RP       24965  1410Z via bureau

10m
   5H3SK       28005  1051Z via DL1DA, bureau
   C91CV       28417  0940Z via LA7FAA
   CE0AA       28505  1837Z via CE3WDH, bureau
   E44/OZ6ACD  28444  1656Z via OZ1ACB, bureau
   FR5ZQ/T     28499  1330Z Tromelin Island, via CBA
   FT5ZY       28495  1053Z via F2YT, bureau
   HK0OEP      28565  1610Z via N0JT, bureau
   ZD7VC       28390  1038Z via ON4CAT

INFO

QSL Routes

8Q7UK (Giravaru Island) via homecall G0SAH
A92GD via K1SE
A92GE ONLY via A92GE, Mr. David Smith, Box 1976, Manama, Bahrain
AB6BH John A Fenoglio, 1045 Cornish Drive, San Diego, CA 92107, USA
CO6XN Abel via HK6DOS, Oscar A Gaviria, Box 3055, Pereira, Rda, Colombia
DF8WS gave up his intention to manage the QSLs of Naeem, AP2N. He received no mail from him for at least six months. Direct mail was forwarded to KU9C. Though Willi received the log of EX9A he has almost no QSLs left to fill out. Direct EX0M cards were all answered and he is now working on the bureau cards. From EX7MM he receives the logs very slowly per e-mail.
DU1EIB Warren, via bureau or to his CBA.
E44/HA1AG via buro or to Zoli Pitman, Somogyi Bela ut 18, Gyor 9024, Hungary (The zip code 9300 printed at another place is WRONG!)
GJ2D (EU-013) via G3LZQ. Homepage: http://listen.to/gj2d/
II2V via I2ARN
K8GT Gerry A Treas, Box 50, Southfield, MI 48037-0050, USA
LA6WEA Kaare Olufsen, Offersoy, N-8800, Sandnessjoen, Norway
LU4DA/D) W.B.A. DX Group, Box 19, 6640 Bragado, Buenos Aires, Argentina
N4XY Ed Tanton, 189 Pioneer Trail, Marietta, GA 30068-3466, USA (e-mail: n4xy@mindspring.com) handles all logs of the deceased manager WA4VDE
OM2SA Juraj Sipos, 930 13 Trhova Hradska 550, okr.Dunajska Streda,Slovakia
SP5JTF Adam Perz, Ul.Sucharskiego 7 M.20, 01-390 Warszawa, Poland
UA0FDX NOT via EA5KB and NOT via HH2HM anymore, BUT NOW DIRECT VIA: Victor N Komzuk, Box 55, Uglegorsk, Sakhalin island, 694900 Russia (e-mail: ua0fdx@qsl.net)
UA0MF Mike Filippov, Box 20, Vladivostok, 690021, Russia
UT2UB Box 99, Kiev 252010, Ukraine
UX3FW Yurij Kucherenko, Box 60, Izmail Centre, 272630, Ukraine
VK6HD Michael E Bazley, NEW: Box 5594, Albany, WA 6332, Australia
VI3GP (Mar/99) via VK3ER or to Box 87, Mitcham, Victoria 3132, Australia
W5CTV (Chris, NA-168, Mar/99) via buro to W5CTV or direct: Chris Vincent, 2620 Long Branch Dr, Marrero, LA 70072, USA
WP3C (ARRL Contest CW 99) DIRECT to Alfredo Velez, HC-02 Box 7455,Utuado, PR 00641, USA (e-mail: morse@coqui.net)

The recommandable homepage of the OK DX Foundation (http://www.okdxc.cz) includes also a logcheck of E44/HA1AG. It can also be checked via packet radio at OK0NMG.

K1WY DX Association NEW at: http://pws.prserv.net/k1wydxa/

9K2HN, Hamad, (9k2hn@kubbar.com) made his log (80.000 QSOs) available at: http://www.gate.net/~morpheus/hamad/9k2hn.html

Another useful website belongs to Kelly, KE9KD: http://www.dx-central.com

QSLs arrived bureau: 3B7RF (HB9RF), 3B8/DL1MHM, 3D2CB/R (OKDXF), 5H1/G3SWH, 3D2TN (OKDXF), 3D2WD (DL6DK), 5W0VD (OKDXF), G3NYY/C6A, 5A21PA (ON4APS), 5B4EZ, 5B4ABP (OE2GEN), 8Q7AA (N7TX), 8Q7BE (DL8NBE), 8Q7YN (HB9CYN), 9Q5BQ (HB9AMO), 9V8OK, 9U5CW (EA1FFC), BD9SA

QSLs arrived direct: 4S7EF, 6W1QV+TJ1HP (F6FNU), JX7DFA (LA7DFA),SU3YM,TY8A, TZ6DX (K4DX), VP9/AA1AC, XX9BB, XX9TRR, YK1AO, ZB2EO, ZD7DP (W1ZT), ZF2AH (W6VNR)

TNX for information to 425 DXNEWS, 599 DXReport, ARRL DX News, DA1HA, DF1ZN, DF6EX, DF8WS, DJ0LC, DJ2MX, DJ3CP, DJ3TZ, DK2JX, DL1GEH,DL1SBF,DL2BQV,DL7NS, DL2SEK, DL6UAA, DL7MAE, DL7PR, DL7VOX, DXPRESS, G0SAH, GOList, HB9DHK, OPDX, HK6DOS, JA DXNEWS, Les Nouvelles DX, N4XY, ON6DP, PA1AW, QSL-ROUTES, UA0FDX, RTTY DX NOTES, The DAILY DX, VK6HD, W7MCU, WP3C and others.