DX Newsletter 1151 June 14, 1999

DX Newsletter 1151
June 14 1999

DX-NL 1151 - June 14, 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

KH0 - MARIANA ISLANDS Ban, KF4VSV/JF2WXS, Michy, JH2CYU, Akio, JH2QFY, Kou, JR2BUM, Goto, JR2XKV, Yasu, JJ2CYO, and Yasu,JS2ITP, are QRV from Saipan (OC-086) working in SSB/CW/RTTY on 160-6m from June 12-15.QSL via homecalls. --- Asa, JA6AGA, and Tony, JA6CNL, are planning to sign KH0/AF4IN and KH0N in CW/SSB from OC-086 from Jun 18 (1200Z) till Jun 21 (1700Z). QSLs via homecalls.

ZL - NEW ZEALAND Ed, K8VIR, is signing ZL4IR from Fiordland, Wallace County, South Island (OC-134) between mid June and the end of July. QSL via W8WC.

AFRICA

3V - TUNISIA Giovanni, I5JHW, Sergio/I5NSR, I5OYY/Danio, IK5FTQ/Roberto, IK5JAN/ Marcello, IK5EKB/Sauro, IK5OSA/Gabriele, IK5ZTW/Gabriele and Lofti, Ramzi, Faouzi, Zaida, Sarra and Ines of 3V8BB will be QRV as 3V8J from Djerba Island. They intend to operate with 3 stations, 2 amps, verticals and wires in SSB/CW/RTTY on 160/80/40/20/17/15/10/2m (12m and 30m are not allowed in 3V8). One radio and one antenna will be donated to 3V8BB afterwards. QSL via I5JHW, direct or via bureau.

3X - GUINEA Dan, 3XY7A/VE3DYS, is QRV until July 16. QSL via VE3WFN (who will give the mail to Don after his arrival back home).

5U - NIGER Dan Germaine, 5U7DG, is living and working there until summer 2000 or 2001. He receives his license in July 1998 and is now the only radio amateur in the country. Dan is running 100 watts into a beam for 20/15/10m and a longwire for 12 and 17m. He also intends to work on the lowbands but requests some help via Paul, VK3AJJ, who stands in a regular contact with him (vk3ajj@techno.net.au). QSL via K4SE.

5X - UGANDA Peter, 5X1T, finished his roundtrip through Western Africa and will work in the Kosovo (no DXCC country) with Mats, SM7PKK, soon.

D2 - ANGOLA Rich, D2RV, is staying until July 1. QSL via AA4HU.

AMERICA

J6 - ST LUCIA Jim, J6/KF8VX, and Cathie, J6/KG8QL, will be active in SSB/RTTY on all bands during their summer holiday from Jun 19-26. QSLs via their homecalls to the W8 bureau.

OX - GREENLAND Michel, OX3LG, is staying on Angmasalik (NA-151) and works on 6/10/ 15/20m during his spare time from Jun 15-30. QSL via OZ1PIF, Peter Frenning, Ternevej 23, DK-4130 Viby Sj., Denmark.

ASIA

9N - NEPAL Sergio, IZ6BRN/AP2WAP, announced his next operation as 9N7RN from Kali Gandaki Valley (Pokhara) between Jun 21 and Jul 5. QSL via IK4ZGY.

A9 - BAHRAIN Regi, A9/ON4CFI, is QRV in SSB on 10-40m until July 7. QSL via ON4CFI.

HL - SOUTH KOREA Wan, HL1TMU, and operators of HL0ZX (Inha University ARC, homepage: http://www2.inha.ac.kr/~hl0zx/) will be active from Pigum (AS-060) signing HL0ZX/4 in SSB/CW on 10/15/20/40m from Jun 22-26. QSL via HL0ZX, Inha University A.R.C., Yonghyun-dong, Nam-ku, Inchon, South Korea.

JT - MONGOLIA Laurence "Flo", GM4DMA, will be on the air as JT1FCR from Inner Mongolia using a IC706, R7000 and 3 ele for 6m for 10 days starting on June 19.

XU - CAMBODIA Hiroo, JA2EZD, is travelling through Vietnam and Cambodia until Jun 28. Till the end of June he is QRV from AS-133 signing XU2A and XUX0 (X-Ray Uniform X-Ray Zero) in CW/SSB on 80-6m. QSL via 7L1MFS, Yoh Yoshida, 4-4-1 Arakawa, 116-0002 Japan. Check also Hiroo's homepage at http://www.qth.com/dxshack/.

XV - VIETNAM In Vietnam Hiroo activated 3W6EZD and XV300S and plans also to work as 3W6EZD/p from a new IOTA from Jun 16-20. He is mostly active in CW/SSB on 80-6m. QSL via 7L1MFS (address see above).

XW - LAOS 7L1MFS, JA2MNB and JR2KDN signed XW8KPL/CSN until Jun 14. CSN stood for their position Casino. QSL via JR2KDN.

EUROPE

9A - CROATIA 9A99P will hit the airwaves from Palagruza Island (EU-090) from Jun 18-26. QSL via 9A3FTS.

JW - SVALBARD Leif, LA2PA, will be on the air as JW2PA from Longyearbyen (EU-026) from Jun 18-25. QSL via LA2PA.

CONTESTS

ALL ASIAN DX Contest CW: Jun 19, 0000Z till Jun 20, 2400Z. Bands: 10-160m. Work: Asia. Exchange: RST + age, (X)YLs RST + 00.

Preview

DATE           CALL	    DXNL

Jun 18-Jun 21  3V8J         1151 *
      -Jun 20  3W6EZD/p etc 1151 *
Jun 1 -Jul 20  3W6XK        1149
1999  -2000    3W7TK        1148 
NOW            3XY1B0       1150
NOW   -Jul 16  3XY7A        1151 *
NOW   -2001    5H3US        1117
Jul/98-2000    5U7DG        1151 *
Jan   -Oct/99  5Z4GS        1130, 1144
NOW            7Q7RM etc    1140
NOW            8J1RL        1141
June 1999      8P6CV        1150
Jun 18-Jun 26  9A99P        1151 *
1999/2000      9G5DX        1143
NOW            9N1AA        1150
April -Jun 30  9N7RN        1138, 1143

NOW/SOON       A45ZN        1150
NOW   -Jul 7   A9/ON4CFL    1151 *
1999  -2001    A92GJ        1143
Jun 1 -Jun 30  BT99WED      1149
Jun 18-Jun 21  CV5A         1149, 1150
Jun 13-Jun 20  CW40CCC      1150
NOW   -Jul 1   D2RV         1151 *
Jun 11-Jun 23  E41/OK1FHI   1150
Mar/99-2001    E4/G3WQU     1140
Jun or Jul     EL2VO        1150
Sep/98-2000    FK8VHT       1111
NOW   -Aug/99  FK8VHU       1128
May   -Sep/99  FO0CLA       1146, 1149
Jan   -Dec 31  FT5WH        1125, 1144, 1145
Mar/99-        FT5XN        1136
Jan   -Dec/99  FT5YG        1128, 1140
Jan   -Dec/99  FT5ZJ        1128
NOW   -2000    HK3JBR       1128, 1144
Jun 22-Jun 26  HL0ZX/4      1151 *
Apr   -2002    HS  (JR5XPG) 1141
Jun 19-Jun 26  J6/KF8VX etc 1151 *
Jun 19-Jun 29  JT1FCR       1151 *
Jun 18-Jun 25  JW2PA        1151 *

Jun 12-Jun 15  KF4VSV/KH0   1151 *
Jun 18-Jun 21  KH0N etc     1151 *
Jun 15-Jun 30  OX3LG        1151 *
May 29-Jun 18  SV5/SM7DAY   1149
Jun 16-Jun 23  SV8/G3SWH    1150
Jun 6 -Jun 22  PA5CW/TI8    1150
Oct/98-Oct/99  TN7OT        1119
Mar/99-Jun/99  TT8DF        1136
      -2000    K5KWG/UN7    1149
Jun 4 -Jun 18  V47JVG       1149
May 28-Jun 6   V5/HB9QQ     1148, 1150
NOW   -2001    V73G ?       1150
      -2000    XE1/NP2AQ    1142
      -Jun 28  XU2A, XUX0   1151 *
NOW   -Aug 15  YS9/KE4LWT   1146, 1150
Nov/98-2001    ZC4JP        1144
Aug 4 -Aug 31  ZK1SCQ,ZK1SCR 1145
June  -July    ZL4IR        1151 *

"NEW": 1151 *

Bandspots of the last 7 days

160m
   EL2WW       1828  2251Z via ON5NT
   MM/DL1CW/p  1830  0030Z Shetlands, via bureau

80m
   9J2AM       3793  2101Z via JA0JHA, bureau
   CP6PL       3795  0155Z
   CY9SS       3505  0215Z via VY2SS, direct

40m
   9G5JA       7012  2131Z via JF1OSL
   CY9SS       7005  0126Z via VY2SS, direct
   CX6FP       7049  2354Z direct
   FG5FC       7045  2219Z via F6DZU, bureau
   FK8HC       7048  0524Z via VK4FW, also bureau
   FM5GU       7008  0301Z via WA4JTK, direct
   HK0VGJ      7010  0349Z direct
   HZ1AB       7011  2157Z via K8PYD, bureau
   ZF2AH       7005  0302Z via WA6VNR, bureau

30m
   CY9SS      10104  2231Z via VY2SS, direct
   DS99ARDF   10104  2133Z via HL9HQ
   E41/OK1DTP 10106  2030Z via OK1TD
   FG5FR      10103  2344Z via F6FNU, direct
   ZF2AH      10107  0231Z via WA6VNR, bureau

20m
   3W6EZD     14193  2022Z via XU2C
   HP1XVH     14262  0459Z via N0JT, bureau
   KH2/WH6ASW 14265  2118Z see DXNL 1133
   FO0CLA     14027  0830Z via F6LQJ, bureau

17m
   8J1RL      18120  0747Z Antarctica, via JA bureau
   CP6XE      18145  2201Z via IK6SNR
   HK6KKK     18076  0425Z via bureau
   JW/DL3NRV  18072  1509Z via homecall
   KH6LEM     18127  0707Z via CBA or bureau
   V47JVG     18154  2009Z via G4JVG, direct
   VP2EY      18118  2222Z via HB9SL, bureau
   XW8KPL/csn 18089  0910Z via JR2KDN
   ZK1JD      18127  0735Z Jim, Box 491, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, Pacific

15m
   3DA0CA     21025  1528Z via W4DR, bureau
   3W7TK      21015  1056Z via OK1HWB, bureau
   FT5YG      21135  0742Z via F5LBL
   HP1XVH     21242  0455Z via N0JT, bureau
   V63AO      21260  1400Z via Box 607, Kosrae 96944, Micronesia
   VK9NS      21260  2108Z via CBA
   XV300S     21224  1748Z via JH1EVE

12m
   9J2BO      24901  0634Z via W6ORD, direct
   CP6XE      24947  1502Z via IK6SNR
   CY9SS      24890  1940Z via VY2SS, direct
   FY5YE      24910  1913Z via W5SVZ, bureau
   HK3JBR     24950  2300Z via F6AJA, bureau
   KH0/JR2BUM 24946  0918Z via homecall
   KH6XT      24895  0957Z via bureau
   R1AND      24960  1214Z Antarctica, via RW1AI, bureau
   TI5KD      24945  0650Z see DXNL 1151
   V51AS      24898  1546Z via Box 2516, Swakopmund, Namibia
   VQ9VK      24912  1651Z via N1TO
   VR2GY      24902  0508Z via bureau
   XW8KPL/CSN 24914  1228Z via JR2KDN

10m
   5V7FA      28505  0904Z via F6FNU, direct
   9M2ZA      28040  1707Z direct, CBA
   9Y4SF      28467  1952Z via WA4JTK, direct
   CY9SS      28019  1709Z via VY2SS, direct
   EL2WW      28495  1911Z via ON5NT
   V47LIQ     28495  1345Z via W8LIQ
   V5/HB9QQ   28480  1408Z via HB9QQ, bureau

INFO

QSL Routes

9A3B via bureau or to Radio Club "Belisce", Box 7, Belisce 31551,Croatia
A51PN H. N. Pradhan, Wireless Communications, PO Thimphu, BHUTAN
CO8HF via CT1ESO or direct to CO8HF, Victor Mustelier, Box 12, Santiago de Cuba, CP 90100, Cuba.
CT1AHU/p, CT1AUO/p, CT1EGW/p and CT2GOX/p (Jun 99) via homecalls, bureau or CBA. CS1GDX/p via CT1AHU via bureau or to Box 56, P-2736-901 Cacem.
DA0KGI is a special event station during the European summits in Cologne until Jun 20, 1999. QSL via DK9FN.
E4/OK5DX via OKDXF (OK1TN) Bradlec 73, CZ-293 06 Mlada Boleslav, Czech Rep. or via bureau, NOT via OK1YN!
ER1OO, ER1CN, ER3DW, ER3DX, ER3PW, ER3OO, ER3ZZ and ER3R were QRV in CW/SSB on 160-6m (also WARC and RS13) QRV. QSLs via ER3DX.
GD6IA Op Pete, MI0BME, (EU-116, Jun 99, ANARTS-Contest) via GD3UMW
D99ARDF a special event station during the 3rd IARU Region 3 ARDF Championship at the Konyang University, Nonsan, South Korea from Jun 21-26. QSL via bureau to HL0HQ. Logs at: http://www.qsl.net/hl2kat/
HK0VGJ Box 852, San Andres Island, Colombia
HB0/IN3IKF/p Beppe (in3ikf@web.de) will be in Friedrichshafen on June 25/26 and confirms 1999 QSOs for which he sees correct filled out QSL cards (also for friends and SWLs).
J87AB Mike Wise, Canouan Post Office, St Vincent, West Indies asks for sufficient return postage and is glad about any picture postcard for his XYL or his children.
NO7F/KL7 (Unalaska Island, NA-059) via K8NA

7Z5OO & PJ5AA, Op Mike, K3UOC, NOT via N2AU anymore, BUT NOW via W1AF via bureau or CBA again. Mike will stay in the US for a few years and is the responsible person for the W1AF clubstation. W1AF now confirms 7Z5OO (1994- 1998), PJ5AA (1996-1998), PJ8H (1994), PJ5/K3UOC (1994), 4M5V (1992-1993), YV5/K3UOC (1991-1993), PJ1A (1991), US1A (1990), 4M4A (1985-1987), P46S (1985), PJ2/PJ3/PJ4/PJ5/PJ6/PJ7/K3UOC (1982-1985) and YV4/YV6/YV9/K3UOC (1979-1987). Logs for 7Z5OO and PJ5AA can be found in the internet at: http://www.qsl.net/n6ed/7z5oo.html, Mike's homepage is at: http://members.aol.com/k3uoc/ and the website of the Harvard Wireless Club is at: http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~w1af/.

QSLs arrived buro: 9Y4H (K6NA), 9Y4NW (DL4MDO), C4A (9A2AJ),D68BW (DJ2BW), J3/NK4N, HL5NBM, KG4CM (N5FTR), KG4GC (W4WX),W5OXA/KP2, KG4SD (W4SD), KG4ZK (W4ZYT), KH7R, LY3BA, OA4/DL9GMM, OA4DHW (N5FTR)

QSLs arrived direct: KL7J, LU7XP (Tierra del Fuego), FO0MET (K7IR)

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