DX News Letter 1227
December 11, 2000

DX-NL 1227 - December 11, 2000
DX News Letter
Editor: Michael, DJ5AV

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

English by: Bob, DL7VOA
(e-mail: dl7voa@darc.de)

PACIFIC

3D - FIJI, ZK1 - SOUTH COOK Dan, N6PEQ, is QRV from Fiji signing 3D2CQ from Dec 16-20 and from South Cook signing ZK1PEQ between Dec 20 and Jan 6. He plans to work from Raratonga and Aitutaki running a FT847, dipole and vertical on 10-80m (perhaps 6m). Check his website http://www.dxer.com/n6peq/. QSL via N6PEQ.

DU - PHILIPPINES Svein "Sam", DU1/LA5FHA (e-mail: la5fha@newmedia.no), was announced to operate in CW/SSB on all bands between Dec 20 and Jan 20. He will look especially for Scandinavia on 160-40m. QSL via LA5FHA, Svein Olav Brobakken,Box 15,2838 Snertingdal,Norway.

KH0 - MARIANAS Kenji, KH0/JA4GXS (CW/SSB on 160-6m), Masayo, KH0/JF4LNO (6m SSB), and Shinichiro, KH0/JN4AWW (6m SSB) intend to operate from OC-086 from Dec 23-27. QSLs via JA4GXS.

P2 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA During his spare time Steve, P29BI, shall be QRV again from Bougainville (OC-135) maybe on 20m SSB only for two months starting Dec 6. QSL via VK4EJ.

T8 - CAROLINES Hiro, JK1FNN, and his XYL Mie, 7L1MKM, will hit the airwaves from Palau (OC-009) operating as T88HA and T88MY in CW/SSB on 10-80m between Dec 30 and Jan 3. QSLs via JK1FNN.

AFRICA

3B6 - AGALEGA The 3B6RF DXpedition which was cancelled on short notice in October is now scheduled for May 5-21, 2001. Some team members cannot join the team anymore so all interested CW operators shall write to Hans-Peter Blaettler, HB9BXE, e-mail: hb9bxe@pilatusnet.ch

3V - TUNISIA The third clubstation in Tunisia, 3V8CB, was activated for the first time by OP Ridha from Boru-Cedreca (20 km south of Tunis). Operation took place on 20m running a IC706. QSL via bureau to DL1BDF.

C5 - GAMBIA Peter, C56/G2YT, is QRV in SSB (perhaps also PSK31) on 80-10m from Dec 25 until Jan 5. Ron, C56/G3NKO, is QRV in CW.

D6 - COMORES Josep, EA3BT, and Nuria, EA3WL, announced to work as D68BT and D68WL in SSB/RTTY/some CW on 10-80m from Jan 13-28. QSLs via EA3BT.

AMERICA

J6 - ST LUCIA, J7 - DOMINICA Tom, LA4LN, is QRV mostly in CW (some RTTY) signing J6/LA4LN or a J6 call from NA-108 between Dec 28 and Jan 14. Operation is undertaken with an IC706MkII and wire antennas on 3505, 7005,10105,14025,18073, 21025, 24895, 28025, 50105 kHz and perhaps also on 160m. QSLs direct to the CBA of LA4LN.

PY0/F - FERNANDO de NORONHA Tony, (ex PY8IT), was announced to work in RTTY/PSK31 from Dec 12-26. QSL via JA1ELY.

V3 - BELIZE Klaus, DJ4SO, will hit the airwaves from Hopkins Village operating as V31SN between Jan 17 and Feb 12 (see DXNL 1126). He will work in CW/RTTY/PSK31/some SSB on all bands but his emphasis will be put on WARC and 50 MHz. 160m/80m operation depends on the height of the surrounding palms in Belize. QSL via bureau or via CBA of DJ4SO.

VP5 - TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS Bruce, VP5/AA5B, worked as VP5K during the 160m and 10m Contestr. Prior and after the contest he prefers QRP and WARC band operation. --- Donald, KN4UG, will sign VP5AZ during the CQ 160m Contest and the NA QSO Party in January. QSL via KN4UG.

ASIA

9M2 - WESTERN MALAYSIA 9M2/JI1ETU shall be on the air from AS-097 and then from AS-074 from Dec 25-29.

EUROPE

1SL - SEALAND Jon, K7CO, postponed his 1SL1A activity from Sealand announced for Dec 9-12. The prospects to add it to the DXCC Entity List are not better than they were with Seborga. More information is available at http://www.fruitsofthesea.demon.co.uk/sealand/gallery.html and http://www.1sl.org/map.htm.

Preview

DATE              CALL             DXNL

POSTPONED ?       1SL1A ??         1227 *
May 5 -May 21     3B6RF            1226, 1227 *
Feb 18-Feb 27     3D2C (YT1AD etc) 1226
Dec   -mid Jan    3D2BCK           1226
Dec 16-Dec 20     3D2CQ            1227 *
NOW               3DA0AA           1226
NOW NEW           3V8CB            1227 *
NOW   -Dec 13     3W2YL            1226
NOW               4W6MM            1194, 1226
Nov 19- ??        5R8GT            1223, 1224
NOW   -May/2001   5T5YD            1222, 1224
Dec 25-Dec 29     9M2/JI1ETU       1227 *

Dec 10-Dec 22     C21JH            1226
Dec 25-Jan 5      C56/G2YT         1227 *
NOW               SU1HM/D2         1226
Jan 13-Jan 28     D68BT, D68WL     1227 *
Dec 20-Jan 20     DU1/LA5FHA       1227 *
NOW               EM1KY            1185
Dec 1 -Dec 31     ER2000A etc      1225
NOW               ES/LA7IL         1225
NOW   -2001       FK8VHY           1160, 1168
Oct   -Mar/2001   FM/F2JD          1207-1208, 1220
Aug 11-2001       FM5JV            1108
Dec   -Jul/2001   FO0CLA           1225
Dec 19-Dec 23     HB0/DM2AUJ       1226
Jun 20-Jun/2001   HC4WW            1203
Apr/99-Mar/2002   HS/JR5XPG        1141
Dec 24-2000       HV0A             1178, 1223

NOW               J3/G3TBK         1224
Dec 14-Dec 28     J6/LA4LN         1227 *
Dec 28-Jan 4      J7/LA4LN         1227 *
Dec 3 -           J8/KQ6MW         1225
Dec 30-           JQ1SUO/JD1       1225
Sep   -Aug/2001   JD1BCK           1224
Nov 17-May/2001   JW3FL            1223
Dec 12-Dec 18     KG4GC            1226
Dec 23-Dec 27     KH0/JA4GXS etc   1227 *
Dec 6 -Dec 13     KP2/AG8L, WP2Z   1226
Dec 6 -Feb 5      P29BI            1227 *
Dec 2 -Apr/2001   P40MR            1226
Dec 12-Dec 26     PY0F  (PY8IT)    1227 *
Dec 6 -Dec 13     PY0ZFO           1226
NOW   -Mar/2001   R1ANF            1225

Dec 28-Jan 8      T20CK            1226
Dec 30-Jan 3      T88HA, T88MY     1227 *
SOON              V29TBK           1224
Jan 9 -Feb 20     V31GW etc        1226
Dec 22-Jan 6      V47SS            1226
Dec 10-Dec 18     V47UY            1226
NOW   -Dec 17     VK0MM            1223
SOON              VP2MDC           1224
Dec 6 -Dec 20     VP2MDD           1226
NOW               VP5/AA5B         1227 *
Jan/2001          VP5AZ            1227 *
Dec 13-Dec 16     XU7ABF           1226
Dec 20-Jan 6      ZK1PEQ           1227 *

"NEW": 1227 *

Bandspots of the last 7 days

160m
   9M2AX         1832  2133Z via CBA
   A45XR         1822  0121Z via SP5EXA, bureau
   A92ZE         1832  0250Z via K4SXT
   TI4CF         1834  0421Z via CBA or W3HNK
   UN2O          1824  2201Z via IK2QPR, bureau
   VK6HD         1824  2100Z via bureau
   VU2PAI        1830  2150Z via CBA or bureau
   YV1DIG        1823  0457Z via YV1AVO, also bureau

80m
   HK6KKK        3800  0543Z via bureau
   JT1BH         3506  1835Z via bureau
   JY9NX         3503  0426Z via JH7FQK, bureau
   VP5/K9RS      3503  0531Z via K9QVB, bureau
   VP9/AA1AC     3503  0639Z via AA1AC, bureau
   VQ9QM         3504  1922Z via W4QM, bureau

40m
   9M2JI         7014  2140Z via JK1AJX
   FG5XC         7012  2202Z via bureau or CBA
   FM5DN         7062  2209Z via KU9C, bureau
   HI3LFE        7002  0447Z via AD4Z, direct

30m
   5N3CPR       10105  0609Z via SP5CPR, bureau
   A52UD        10109  1604Z via K4VUD, bureau
   C56VB        10107  0718Z via OH2VB
   HC5AI        10105  0826Z via bureau
   HP3XUG       10110  0508Z via bureau
   JT1BH        10106  1743Z via bureau
   PT2/KC2BAA   10110  0529Z via OK1FWQ
   PY0ZFO       10115  2217Z via W9VA, bureau
   R1ANZ        10106  1928Z via RU1ZC, bureau
   TI2PZ        10102  0646Z via CBA
   VP2EK        10107  0520Z via W8ILC
   VU2JOS       10107  1757Z see DXNL 1216
   ZF2NT        10103  0122Z via N2AU, bureau

20m
   5T5YD/p      14195  1150Z via F6FYD, also bureau
   VK0MM        14003  1050Z see DXNL 1180, QRX !

17m
   FS/W2JJ      18073  1459Z via W2JJ
   V26JT        18070  1841Z via K3JT

15m
   3W2YL        21288  1000Z via JR3MVF, bureau
   9Y4/DL2RVS   21255  1751Z via DL2YY, bureau
   EP3SMH       21244  1449Z via Box 17665-411, Teheran, Iran
   JD1BCK       21265  0856Z via JM1TUK, direct
   KZ5C/KH0     21263  0830Z via JA0QBY, bureau

12m
   OH2BVE/BY1DX 24891  0929Z via OH2BVE, bureau
   C6AIE        24933  1531Z via WZ8D, bureau
   KP2/AG8L     24901  1751Z via NN6C, bureau
   PY0ZFO       24899  1521Z via W9VA, bureau
   ZF2AH        24898  1645Z via W6VNR, bureau

10m
   3G3R         28014  1714Z via CE3FIP, bureau
   FM/F2JD      28414  1424Z via F6AJA, bureau
   J28VS        28560  1250Z via F4DBF
   J37K         28833  1347Z via W8KKF, bureau
   JT1CJ        28440  0955Z via bureau
   KH0A         28030  0702Z via JF1MIA
   KP2/N3IQ     28024  1235Z
   PY0FF        28045  1745Z via W9VA, bureau
   VP5/AA5B     28433  1642Z via AA5B
   WP2Z         28624  1214Z via KU9C, bureau
   ZL/SM3TLG    28460  1045Z via bureau

INFO

QSL Routes

• 3Z0KOR 25 Years Reserve Officer's Club via SP4KSY
• 4W1CW seems to be a PIRATE! The announced QSL Manager Dick, N7RO, has never heard this call before.
• 9M6ST Saliang Taie, Box 80172, Labuan 87011, Malaysia
• CO8DM was managed by Dirk, DL5DSH, who unfortunately passed away only at the age of 37. The QSLs are now handled by DL9US.
• DF4SA (corneliuspaul@gmx.net) via bureau or direct to Cornelius Paul, Adelberger Weg 3, D-73104 Breech, Germany. The CBA is wrong!
• DS4NDG via Box 41, Chonju 560-600, South Korea
• DS4NDH via Box 41, Chonju 560-600, South Korea
• DS5GDB Nam-Woon APT 102-209, 379, Haksung-dong, Jung-ku, Ulsan, South Korea
• E21LLR Piti Eksitikul, Box 20, Bangkok 10163, Thailand
• EN23RW (Dec 14-16) is QRV commemorating the shutdown of the last stage of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. QSL via bureau or direct to UX2RY Andre Asriyanz, Box 14, Slavutich-3, Kiev obl., 07100, Ukraine. The log will be online at: http://www.radio.cn.ua Their e-mail is sos@chnpp.atom.gov.ua
• ER1AU Valentin Citibash, Box 1514, MD-2043 Kishinev, Moldavia
• ER1FF Alexei, Box 1514, MD-2043 Kishinev, Moldavia
• ER1ZZ Nicolae, Box 1514, MD-2043 Kishinev, Moldavia
• ER4DX Vasily, Box 1662, MD-2044 Kishinev, Moldavia
• HL1KTX Young Moo Lim, Wooshin APT 21-502, Whagok-Dong Gangseo-Gu, Seoul 157-010, South Korea
• HL2AMO Kijun Park, Box 44, Inchon 160-000, South Korea
• HL4GVZ Box 41, Chonju 560-600, South Korea
• PS5J (Scout Jamboree station) via PY5UEB or Box 2019, 80011-970 Curitiba, Brasil. More information at: http://www.qsl.net/ps5j
• UR3GA (Orlov, EU-179) via UR7GG, Victor Tkachenko, Box 73, Kherson 73000, Ukraine
• UX2RV Vitaly Sichko, Box 14, Slavutich-3, Kiev obl., 07100, Ukraine
• UY2RO Alex Anisimow, Box 14, Slavutich-3, Kiev obl., 07100, Ukraine
• VK0LD/AX0LD/VK0MM E-QSLs for Alan's VK0LD activity (Nov-Dec 1999) from Macquarie Island are online at http://www.eQSL.cc. Alan thinks that it is not his problem that e-QSLs are still not accepted by the ARRL or other organizations. Alan's AX0LD QSOs (Jan 25/26, 2000) are managed by the CW Sao Paulo Group, c/o PY2YP, Cesar Augo Rodrigues, Al Min Rocha Azevedo, 495 AP 121, Sao Paulo 01410-001, Brasil. The route for VK0MM will be announced after Alan returned home in 2001.

The US postage rates will increase on January 7, 2001. A postcard to Europe will then cost 70 cents, an airmail letter 80 cents, a double letter 1.60 $. 1 IRC will be exchanged into 80 cent stamps.

RA0FF, Eugene Popov (ra0ff@bgtelecom.ru), opened a public board on the Internet Web Cluster "Asia(((DX)))Window" (http://dx.bgtelecom.ru) primarily to arrange 80m and 160m skeds.

QSLs arrived buro: E44DX (OH2TA), EW5HQ,HC8N (N5KO),HH2NH (KU9C),NZ7Q/KH4, KH6/W7GMH (W4MPY), N2WB/KP2 (N2OO), DL1NL/OA4, OX/N6AA, P49MR (VE3MR), T32BO (N5RG), W2SF/TF, TN2FB (F3FB), TZ/DF8AN, V21A, VP5/K4LQ, VP5GN

QSLs arrived direct: 3A/OH2BH, A35BQ + ZK1BQI (I6BQI, quick)

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