DX News Letter 1169
October 18, 1999

DX-NL 1169 - October 18, 1999
DX News Letter
Editor: Michael, DJ5AV

(PR: DJ5AV @ OE9XPI.AUT.EU)
(e-mail: dxmb@darc.de)

translated into English by Bob, DL7VOA
(e-mail: dxnl@darc.de)

ANTARCTICA

Geoff, ZL5PX, is QRV right now signing ZM5PX from Scott Base. QSL via ZL3PX.

PACIFIC

DU - PHILIPPINES Some Philippine stations are using the prefix DU67 commemorating the 67th anniversary of the Philippine Amateur Radio Club until Dec 31.

T30 - WESTERN KIRIBATI, T33 - BANABA The Berlin DX Group with DJ6TF, DL2NWK, DL2RUM, DL7BO, DL7DF,DL7UFR, DL7VFR and DD6UYL are QRV from Tarawa from Oct 19 until Nov 11. They are running 8 stations with 5 amplifiers signing T30Y in SSB and T30CW in CW and RTTY. Afterwards they will go to Banaba Island. The logs are online available at: http://www.qsl.net/t30cw/. QSL via DL7DF, Sigi Presch, Wilhelmsmuehlenweg 123, D-12621 Berlin, Germany.

AFRICA

3X - GUINEA Denis, VE2DPS, is active mostly on 20m signing 3XY2D for two months. QSL via VE2DPS.

5R - MADAGASCAR John, SM0DJZ, is visiting Ake, 5R8FU, from Oct 21-31. He hopes to be 2nd op on 160/80m, WARC and perhaps 6m and RTTY. Both intend to take part in the WWDX SSB Contest. Check the log online in November at: http://dx.qsl.net/logs/. QSL via SM0DJZ.

CN - MOROCCO 16 members of the Bavarian Contest Club are QRV as 5C8M between Oct 20 and Nov 1 and as CN8WW during the WWDX SSB Contest. DL8WPX is listening especially on 160m from 1736-2200 UTC and 0400-0644 UTC. QSL via bureau to DL6FBL or direct to Bernd Och, Chr.-Wirth-Str. 18, D-36043 Fulda, Germany. The QSL mailing of the activities so far started in Sep (also via buro). Check: http://www.dl6fbl.de/cn8ww/.

EA8 - CANARY ISLANDS Steve, EA8/G0UIH/p, is QRV from Lanzarote (AF-004) from Oct 21-28. QSL via G0UIH.

AMERICA

FS - ST MARTIN, VP2E - ANGUILLA Brian, FS/N3OC, is active especially on 6/12/17/30m and RTTY from Oct 19-26. He makes also a one day trip to VP2E to operate in RTTY. QSLs via N3OC. Afterwards Brian is going to Antigua to join the V26B WWDX team.

J7 - DOMINICA Conny, DL1DA/J79KS, Sigi, DJ4IJ/J79SH, and Abo (Justus), DK6ST, are QRV between Oct 22 and Nov 5.

VP2M - MONTSERRAT EA3BT and EA3WL are on the air as VP2MBT and VP2MGL running SSB, RTTY and litle CW on 10-80m and WARC from Oct 22-30. QSL via EA3BT. --- DL5NAM, DL9NDS and DL7NFK are signing VP2MCS from NA-103 mostly in SSB/Pactor/PSK31 on 6-160m between Oct 25 and Nov 9. They will take part also in the WWDX SSB Contest. QSL via DL5NAM.

ASIA

8Q - MALDIVES Michael, DH3MIT, and HB9KOC are active as 8Q7IT between Oct 26 and Nov 2 including the WWDX Contest. They are using a 3 ele mini beam for 10/15/20m, a 10m monobander and a dipole for 40m. QSL via bureau to DH3MIT.

JD1 - OGASAWARA Katsu, JD1BKR, is on Iwo-Jima (AS-030) until Oct 27 and once again for six more months starting on Nov 4. QSL via JA bureau.

EUROPE

4U - ITU HEADQUARTERS GENEVA Masa, AJ3M, is in Geneva from Oct 19-21 and plans to operate from 4U1ITU. QSL via 4U1ITU, via bureau or direct.

9H - MALTA Deryck, G3VLX, is signing 9H3AM again using a FT757, verticals and dipoles from Oct 21 until the beginning of November.

CONTESTS

CQ WWDX CONTEST SSB: Oct 30, 0000Z until Oct 31, 2400Z. Bands: 10-160m. Work: Everybody. Exchange: RS + CQ Zone.

Announcements for the CQ WWDX SSB Contest

4U1VIC via bureau or CBA; B4R via Jiangsu DX Club; 5H3US via WA8JOC; CO9BCC via VE2EH; CE4TA via Radio Club Talca, POBox 666, Talca, Chile; CP6/LU9AY via bureau to LU9AY; CX5X via W3HNK; ER0N via UT7ND, CBA or buro; EA8BH via OH2BH or oh2bh@n4gn.com; FP/LA9VDA ? via LA9VDA (SASE); HB0/DL0TS via DF7FZ; HC8A via WV7Y; IG9A via I2MQP; IH9P via KR7X; HO3A via HP3XUG, Louis N. Anciaux, CAPT, USN (RET), PSC 2, Box R3197, APO AA 34002, USA; J69R via N3NT; JY9NE via N3FNE; MM/W3LEO via W3LEO; OH0Z via OH1EH; P40E Op CT1BO; PJ2C via W8KKF; PJ4B via K2SB;SW2A Op SV2AEL; TM5CW Op F5SJB; V26B via WT3Q; VK9LX via VK2ICV; VO2CQ (Zone2) via VE3FU; VP5R via N0KK; VP5T via N2VW, also via bureau; W4D via W5OXA; ZF2LA via K9LA

Preview

DATE           CALL         DXNL
Oct   - Dec99  3XY2D        1169 *
now            5H8TL        1159
21Oct - 31Oct  5R8FU        1169 *
26Oct - 02Nov  8Q7IT        1169 *
21Oct-earlyNov 9H3AM        1169 *

27Sep - 27Oct  A35SO, A35ZL 1162
20Oct - 01Nov  CN8WW, 5C8M  1169 *
now   - 31Dec  DU67..       1169 *
21Oct - 28Oct  EA8/G0UIH/p  1169 *
30Aug - 06Nov  EL2WW        1162
now            EM1KGG       1168
now   - 2001   FK8VHY       1160, 1168
14Oct - 28Oct  FO0KOJ       1168
14Oct - 28Oct  FO (JK1TKE)  1168
4Sep  -lateNov FO0DEH       1163, 1168
now            FR5FD        1168
postponed      HK0TU        1162
middle- 30Oct  HL (DF5WA)   1168
14Oct - 31Oct  J79KS,SH etc 1169 *
now   -Jun2000 JD1BKR       1169 *

15Oct - ?      KH0/AF4INetc 1168
27Sep - 27Oct  OD5/3A2MT    1166
now            OD/F5SQM     1168
07Oct - 15Nov  PJ2/PA0VDV   1167
19Oct - 11Nov  T30Y,T30CW   1169 *
now            VK0TS        1168
22Oct - 30Oct  VP2MBT, MGL  1169 *
25Oct - 09Nov  VP2MCS       1169 *
29Sep -lateJan VQ9DX        1166
Sep -middleDec XE1/N8SHZ    1164
08Oct - 03Nov  XT2HP        1166
Sep - 31Dec    XW2A         1165
now   ?        YV0??        1168
now            ZM5PX        1169 *

"NEW": 1169 *

Bandspots of the last 7 days

160m
   EL2WW       1828  00324Z via ON5NT, also bureau
   J22DD       1828  22028Z
   JW5NM       1830  00324Z via LA5NM, bureau
   JY9QJ       1822  00333Z via DL5MBY, bureau
   OD5NJ       1827  22205Z also via bureau

80m
   FY/DJ6SI    3508  00225Z via DJ6SI, bureau
   VQ9CV       3508  11657Z via ND1V, bureau
   ZK3CW       3505  11647Z via SM0AGD, bureau

40m
   A35SZL      7007  11746Z via DJ7RJ, bureau
   FK8HC       7073  00619Z via VK4FW, also bureau
   FR5FD       7003  11932Z DXNL 1168
   J6/K7NM     7014  00446Z via K7NM
   KH5/DF6FK   7082  00529Z via bureau
   PY0FF       7061  22005Z via W9VA, bureau
   V31KX       7005  00441Z via W5FKX
   VQ9QM       7013  00009Z via W4QM, bureau
   XT2HP       7007  00421Z via JA1OEM, direct
   ZK2ZL       7045  11945Z via DJ7RJ, bureau

30m
   A35ZL      10107  11620Z via DJ7RJ, bureau
   E4/G3WQU   10120  11821Z via bureau
   FY/DJ6SI   10102  22208Z via DJ6SI, bureau
   HS0/DF1HF  10104  22259Z via bureau
   KH8/KK6HC  10106  00530Z via LA7MFA
   XE1/SM0OUG 10102  00500Z via SM0CCM, direct
   XT2HP      10103  00558Z DXNL 1166
   ZK2ZL      10107  11626Z via DJ7RJ, bureau
   ZK3CW      10105  11725Z via SM0AGD, bureau

20m
   CE0ZIS     14259  00502Z via CE2RKD, bureau
   FO0SUC     14260  00704Z via F5JJW, bureau
   FT5WH      14278  11701Z via F6KDF, bureau
   KH4/W4ZYV  14260  00649Z
   KH5/DF6FK  14195  00823Z via bureau
   ZK1DKX     14255  00645Z via HB9DKX
   ZM5PX      14165  00823Z via ZL3PX

17m
   A45XW      18074  11557Z via G0KDJ, bureau
   JD1BKR     18146  00905Z via JA bureau
   KH0/AF4IN  18073  11350Z via JA6AGA
   T88JQ      18140  11423Z via JA3JA, bureau
   ZK3DX      18145  11034Z via SM0AGD, bureau

15m
   3D2RR      21025  00818Z via W6YQQ
   H44UM      21223  11252Z via JA1UMN, direct
   KH6/DL5RBK 21295  00813Z

12m
   5X1T       24945  11438Z via ON5NT, also bureau
   9U5D       24940  11232Z via SM0BFJ, direct
   A35ZL      24899  00846Z via DJ7RJ, bureau
   ET3BN      24893  11544Z via DL1JRC, bureau
   FY5HY      24891  11600Z via F6IHY, bureau
   FY/DJ6SI   24893  11019Z via bureau
   J87AB      24940  11720Z DXNL 1151
   V31MP      24901  11245Z via W5ZPA, bureau

10m
   3XY2D      28525  11132Z via VE2DPS
   A35SO      28018  00816Z via DJ4SO, bureau
   FO0DEH     28560  11833Z via ON4QM, bureau
   PJ2/PA0VDV 28027  11528Z via bureau
   PY0FM      28483  00858Z via JA1VOK, bureau
   XT2HP      28483  11226Z via JA1OEM, direct

SILENT KEY

Unfortunately D44BC, Julio, passed away after he suffered a heart attack on Oct 13. He was on the air on 6-160m almost daily until last month.

INFO

QSL Routes

QSLs arrived bureau: HB0/DL2HZM, DL1JDK/HI8, AH6YL/HI8 (DL2SEK), HR6/WD4JNS, IA5/IK1JJB, J38A (K4LTA), J43CCM, JT1Y (I0SNY), PY1WAS, KH0/KH2K (JA1RJU),KH4/N9KX (DK9KX),KP2/AA9TK,KP2/W5OXA, LX/DF6VI, SV8/DL8MCA

QSLs arrived direct: 5N9EAM (IK7JTF), FK8VHU, H40MS (DL2GAC), WP2Z (KU9C), 8R1AK, ZA0B (HB9BGN, EU169), ZP5SBE

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