DX-NL 1140 - March 29, 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)
VP8 - SOUTH SHETLANDS Ricardo, CE3HDI, is active as CE9R from the Chilean Base Teniente Rodolfo Marsh on King George Island (AN-010). Operation takes place in CW/SSB/RTTY/SSTV on all bands between March 24 and April 23.
VP8 - ANTARCTICA Philippe, FT5YG, is now active from Les Petrels (AN-017). QSL via F5LBL, Gerard Karpe, 629 Route de Montpellier, F-30800 Saint Gilles, France.9M6, 9M8 - EASTERN MALAYSIA Don, W4HQF, is QRV in SSB from Sabah from Apr 2-9. QSL via W4HQF. --- Hans, DF5UG, is QRV as 9M8QQ on 10-20m from Pulau Satang (OC-165). QSL via DF5UG.
T33 - BANABA ISLAND OK1RD, OK1RI und OK1TN hit the airwaves as T33RD between Mar 22 and Apr 1. While one station participated in the WPX SSB Contest the second one worked CW mostly on the WARC bands. QSL via OK1RD.3B9 - RODRIGUES ISLAND The Midway Kure DX Foundation is on the air as 3B9R from AF-017 from Apr 1-11. Team members are Bruce Butler, W6OSP, Kimo Chun, KH7U, Jari Jussila, OH2BU, Victor Keller, XE1VIC, Jacky Mandary, 3B8CF, Garry Shapiro, NI6T, Ned Stearns, AA7A, Yuuji Yoshitani, JA3IG/K1NT, and team captain Frank Smith, AH0W/OH2LVG. 3B9R is QRV with nine HF stations on 6-160m (one for RTTY only). Pilot stations are Andy, UA3AB (ua3ab@dateline.ru); Tom, N4XP (n4xp@juno.com) and Gary, K7ZD (k7zd@inficad.com). QSL to N7LVD, Joyce Johnson, 5627 West Hearn Rd, Glendale, Arizona 85306, USA.
7Q - MALAWI Ron, 7Q7RM, is back again and John, 7Q7JL, Les, 7Q7LA, and Harry, 7Q7HB, will accompany him soon. QSLs for all direct only to G0IAS.
S0 - WESTERN SAHARA Ross, CN2UN, has now the call S07UN (DXNL 1133). QSL via ZP6CU. --- Arseli, EA2JG, plans to operate as S09A on all bands for two weeks starting on Mar 31. QSL direct only via EA2JG, Arseli Etxeguren, Barrena 6, E-01480 Luyando Alava, Spain.
TL - CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Gianni, IZ1CQD, is QRV as TL8CG from Markounda from Apr 1-20. He works on 10/15/20/40m SSB with 100 watts, dipoles and solar panels. QSL via bureau to IZ1CQD or to Gianni Caretto, Via Angioira 42, I-10070 Coassolo-TO, Italy.
XT - BURKINA FASO Michel, F5RLE, is QRV as XT2DM from April 1-11. QSL via F5RLE. From Apr 9-11 he operates at XT2CI. His homepage and logs since 1995 can be found at: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/f5rle/
ZS8 - PRINCE EDWARD AND MARION ISLAND Deryck Yelverton, ZS6DE, is part of the 56th Weather and Biological Research Crew on AF-021. He hopes to be QRV as ZS8D in SSB/CW/RTTY during his spare time starting by mid April. QSL via buro to ZS6EZ or via Chris R. Burger, Box 4485, Pretoria 0001, Rep. South Africa.
ZF - CAYMAN ISLANDS Bill, K5YG, is QRV as ZF2YG from NA-016 until Apr 5. QSL via K5YG.
5B4 - CYPRUS 5B4/F5SQM is QRV from AS-004 from Apr 1-6.
BY - CHINA The Beijing-Chaoyang-Nokia clubstation BY1DX hit the airwaves from a skyscraper in Beijing's business district first by mid March. Both foreign visitors and local radio hams shall be QRV regularly. Head of the clubstation is Chen Jia Zhuang, BG1CJZ. QSL via Martti Laine, OH2BH, Nuottaniementie 3D20, SF-02230 Espoo, Finland.
E4 - PALESTINE Peter, 4X/G3WQU, is in Bethlehem since 1975 and became now active as E4/G3WQU. He is QRV in CW only on 10-80m during the weekends for at least the next 2 years. QSL via RSGB buro or direct to Peter McKay, UNIFIL, Box 75, Nahariyya 22100, Israel.
JT - MONGOLIA Nicola, I0SNY, Gaetano, IT9GAI, Antonio, I1ZB, and Andrea, IZ0CRN, will be QRV again as JT1Y from Apr 6-21. Their QRGs will be: SSB: 28485, 24985, 21285, 18145, 14185, 7045, 3780, 1840, 50110 kHz CW: 28015, 24895, 21015, 18075, 14015, 10105, 7005, 3505,1825,50110. QSL via I0SNY.
JW - SVALBARD Kjell, JW/SM7NAS, is QRV from Longyearbyen (EU-026) in CW/SSB/RTTY on all bands from Apr 2-8. QSL via bureau to SM7NAS or direct to Kjell Adolfsson, Svensbackevagen 6D, S-59096 Overum, Sweden. Logs will be published at: http://home.bip.net/kjell_adolfsson/
JX - JAN MAYEN After staying there for 10 years (until April 16, 99) Einar, JX7DFA, will activate JX0LMJ (QSL via LA7DFA) on April 10/11. Annar, LA2KD, has all his Jan Mayen logs.
SV - GREECE The Greek coastal radio station "Athinai Radio" (SVA) will make his final CW activities in full duplex operation with ham stations on all April 1999 weekends from 0400 till 2100 UTC.
Athinai SVA2 4239,4 kHz Ham QRG: 3525 kHz
Radio: SVA3 6344 kHz 7025 kHz
SVA4 8704 kHz 7025 and 10125 kHz
SVA5 13029 kHz 14035 kHz
SVA6 16966 kHz 14035, 18085 kHz
SVA7 22595,7 kHz 21035, 24905, 28035 kHz
A special event QSL will be mailed via the SV QSL bureau.
DATE CALL DXNL
Apr 1 -Apr 10 3B9R 1107, 1128, 1140 *
-Jul/99 3DA0CA 1139
soon 4S (ZL1RS) 1129
Apr 1 -Apr 6 5B4/F5SQM 1140 *
Feb/99-? 5N3CPR 1129
Feb/99-? 5X1P 1134
now -Oct/99 5Z4GS 1130
now 7Q7RM etc 1140 *
Feb -May/99 9G5HK 1132
Apr 2 -Apr 9 9M6 (W4HQF) 1140 *
now 9M8QQ 1140 *
Mar -? 9N7RN 1138
Apr 1 -Apr 4 9V (DF8AN) 1137
Early 1999 A5 (JH1AJT) 1095
1998/1999 A6 (F6ARU) 1112
-Jun/99 A92GD 1125
Mar 24-Apr 23 CE9R 1140 *
Feb/99- KH2K/AH0 1131
now CN8WW 1139
Mar/99-2001 E4/G3WQU 1140 *
-Apr 3 EA8/DL7AU 1138
Sep/98-2000 FK8VHT 1111
NEW FO5QA 1138
Jan/99-Dec 31 FT5WH 1125
Mar/99- FT5XN 1136
now FT5YG 1140 *
Mar 28-Apr 9 GD4VGN etc 1139
1999 -2000 HK3/G0SHN 1128
-Apr/99 HK3JJH/0M 1136
Mar 13-Apr 5 HS0ZCW 1138
Mar 10-Apr 5 J3/K4LTA etc 1137
Apr 6 -Apr 21 JT1Y 1140 *
Apr 2 -Apr 8 JW/SM7NAS 1140 *
Apr 10-Apr 11 JX0LMJ 1140 *
Feb+Apr 10/11 OX,OY,TF,OZ 1132
now S07UN 1140 *
Mar 31-Apr 13 S09A 1140 *
now SU9ZZ 1139
-Apr 1 T33RD 1128, 1140 *
Apr 1 -Apr 20 TL8CG 1140 *
Oct/98-Oct/99 TN7OT 1119
Mar/99-Jun/99 TT8DF 1136
Mar 14-Apr 3 V31GI 1137
Mar 24-Apr 5 VP5/IK2SGC etc 1139
Jan 24-Jun/99 VQ9DX 1130
CANCELLED XF4BEF 1138
Apr 1 -Apr 11 XT2DM etc 1140 *
Mar 20-Apr 1 3W6AN/DF8AN 1137
-Apr 5 ZF2YG 1140 *
Mar 22-Apr 11 ZK2GEO 1138
-mid Apr ZS8D 1140 *
"NEW": 1140 *
160m CN8WW 1834 2014Z via DL6FBL, bureau HC8A 1837 0430Z via WV7Y, bureau JY9QJ 1823 0339Z via DL5MBY, bureau P40W 1833 0341Z via N2MM, bureau 80m T33RD 3799 0935Z via OK1RD TF8GX 3799 2343Z via K1WY, bureau VP5/IK2SGC 3795 0056Z via IK2SAI, bureau 40m E41/OK1DTP 7081 2318Z via OK1TD FM5BH 7050 0041Z via W3HNK, also bureau KH6CC 7008 0502Z VP5N 7085 0016Z via IK2SAI, bureau ZD8A 7070 0136Z via K6NA, also bureau ZF2LC 7003 0328Z via W2SM ZK2GEO 7002 0546Z via DL1EMH ZX0F 7090 2346Z via PY5EG, bureau 30m 6W4RK 10105 2331Z via F5NPS, bureau 9N1FP 10105 2257Z via RU6FP, bureau BV9A 10103 2224Z via BV2KI, bureau C56EL 10106 0029Z via ON4CEL, bureau C6A/WI9WI 10110 0355Z CN8WW 10108 1941Z via DL6FBL, bureau FM5/F2PI 10104 2345Z via F6BFH, bureau HH2/N2APL 10107 0100Z via Box 797, Port-au-Prince, Haiti J3/K4LTA 10103 2347Z via bureau T33RD 10102 0603Z via OK1RD ZD8PC 10106 0341Z via K2CL, bureau 20m 3W6AN 14003 1746Z via DF8AN, bureau E44B 14252 0652Z see DXNL 1134 FO5NL 14193 0821Z Guy, via Box 701, Raiatea, French Polynesia ZK1JD 14208 0828Z via ZK1BS 17m 3D2QB 18071 1450Z via SM3CER, bureau C91RF/p 18070 1753Z via DL6DQW, bureau ZK2GEO 18072 0744Z via DL1EMH 15m A35LU 21030 1019Z via K1LU AH6HY 21258 2120Z via bureau HK0OEP 21295 1405Z via N0JT, bureau J37XC 21283 2012Z via W2BJI, bureau P29CC 21243 1430Z via K1WY, bureau V63KU 21263 0643Z via Box 1679, Truk, Micronesia ZF2JC/ZF8 21257 1536Z via NC8V, direct 12m 3DA0CA 24900 1550Z via W4DR, bureau 9G5HK 24950 1559Z via DL1IAL C91RF 24900 1037Z via DL6DQW, bureau KH6XT 24952 2029Z via bureau T33RD 24900 1115Z via OK1RD V31GI 24950 1620Z via PA3GIO, bureau 10m 3B8/DL6UAA 28497 1051Z via bureau A71EM 28484 1152Z via bureau or CBA BV9A 28465 0829Z via BV2KI, bureau E4/G3WQU 28004 1047Z via bureau FM5BH 28432 1717Z via F6HEQ, also bureau HK3JJH/0M 28533 1709Z via HK3JJH, direct S07UN 28490 1843Z via CP6CU T42R 28461 1825Z via CO2KG VP5N 28485 1342Z via IK2SAI, bureau VQ9CV 28484 1049Z via ND1V, bureau ZD8A 28390 1713Z via K6NA, also bureau ZD9BV 28503 1700Z via W4FRU, also bureau ZX0F 28384 1629Z via PY5EG, bureau
During the last few days T33RD stopped his operation several times because the callers in the European pile up didn't show any discipline and broke into ongoing QSOs repeatedly.
QSLs arrived buro: J8/EA2BP, JT1BH, JT1KAA, JU60MTZ (JT1CJ), JW/DL3NRV, JW5HE (OZ8RO), JY9QJ (DL5MBY), KG4QD (K4QD), NL7Z, KP2AD (OK1AJY), OD5/SP3DPR, P29NB (KO4CB), P49I (K4PI), SU3AM (DL1FCM), SV9/G4VXE (G3SWH)
QSLs arrived direct: 3W7TK (OK1HWB), 5A1IC (IK3ZAW), AP2TJ+RM6A+TE45C+TI1C+ YS1RR (all via W3HNK, quick), C31OF, FO0SIL (OH1MA), E44A, TU4XM (OH7XM - 1991), VK9YY (W0YG)
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