DX News Letter 1339
May 8, 2003

DX-NL 1339 May 8, 2003
DX News Letter

a free weekly service of
DARC Committee "DX and HF Contesting"
(http://www.darc.de/referate/dx/)

Editor: Karlfried Henrichs, DL1EK
(PR: DL1EK@DK0MWX.DL.EU)
(e-mail: dxmb@darc.de)

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

DX ANNOUNCEMENTS

ANGOLA, D2 Vladimir, RK3BR, is QRV as D2CR near Saurimo until next year. QSL via Vladimir Eremeev, PO Box 26, Moscow, 121609, Russia.

BELIZE, V3 Mark, W7ZB, is visiting St. Georges Cay (NA-073) from May 3-13. He is QRV in SSB signing V31ZB on 15, 20 and 40m. QSL direct via W7ZB.

BERMUDA ISLAND, VP9 Merv, N6NO/VP9, is spending her holidays on Bermuda from May 14-21. She will work mainly in CW on 10-80m. He will put his emphasis on working Asia and Oceania because these continents are difficult to reach from there. QSL via N6NO.

CAMBODIA, XU Jaak, ES1FBN will stay in Sihanoukville for ten days starting on May 11. XU7ACE will be QRV in SSB on 40-6m. If weather (rainy season) permits he will try to visit an island in the AS-133 group on May 17/18. QSL via ES1FB, bureau ok.

CUBA, CO La Federacion de Radioaficionados de Cuba is celebrating the 150th birthday of Jose Marti again. The special event station CO0E will be QRV on May 10/11. All QSOs will be answered via bureau automatically. See DXNL 1328.

INDONESIA, YB YC3DIK, YC3MM, YC3BDJ, YC3BCS and other radio amateurs plan to activate an island in the South Sumatra Coast Group (OC-new) for the first time from May 11-17. They plan to operate in SSB on 10, 15, 40 and 80m. The call is not sure yet. QSL via IZ8CCW.

ITALY, I IU7FM is the special event station of the 4th Friendship Meeting in Porto Cesareo. Find more details online at http://www.dreamingsea.it. --- Giovanni, IZ2DPX, Michele, IK2GPQ, Antonello, IK2DUW, and Lorenzo, IK5MDF, will be active as IP1TIN from Tino Island (EU-083) in SSB/CW/RTTY/PSK on 10-40m from May 11-25.

KOS ISLAND, SV5, EU-001 Steve, G0SGB, plans to activate nine lighthouses on 15/17/20/40/80m from May 10-23. QSL direct only G0SGB.

LUXEMBOURG, LX Johannes, DF5AU, is activating LX5A in CW and SSB on 160-10m during the CQ-MIR DX Contest on May 10/11. QSL via LX1RQ, bureau ok. More information is available at http://www.qsl.net/lx5a/activities.htm

MALLORCA, EA6, EU-004 EA6/DL8YR is QRV mainly in CW on all bands from May 14-28 (also during the WPX Contest).

MONGOLIA, JT Nicola, I0SNY, and Gianni, I8KGZ, cancelled their DXpedition (May 6-29, see DXNL 1338dxnl1338.html) because of SARS.

POLAND, SP The special event station HF6UE is QRV from Apr 10 until Jun 10. The occasion is the Polish joining to the European Union. QSL via SP6ZDA, bureau ok.

RUSSIA, R The special event stations R300SP (QSL via RA1AG) and RL1A to RL1X are celebrating the 300th anniversary of St Petersburg from May 1-31.

SKOPELOS ISLAND, SV8, EU-072 Terry, SV8/M0CLH/p, plans to work in SSB on 10-20m from May 2-9. He is running five watts QRP into dipoles and verticals. QSL via bureau.

SIBERIA, UA9 The "Siberian ARC Radio-Prim" is ten years old and UE9OWQ and UE9ORQ are celebrating this from May 10-18. QSL via UA9ORQ, bureau ok. More details can be found on their website http://www.nsk.su/~rpc/eh.htm.

TAIWAN, BV Mark, BU2/JJ1TBB, will be active in CW/SSB on 40-10m from Taipei for the next three to four years. QSL via JL1ANP.

TANZANIA, 5H Ramesh, VU2RKS, is signing 5H9KR from Mwanza at Lake Victoria on 20-15m until mid May. QSL direct.

UGANDA, 5X Christian, F6GQK, will stay in Kampala until 2004. His call 5X1CW will be heard mainly in CW on all bands.

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, A6 Ghis, ON5NT, is staying in Dubai for the next three months.

VATICAN CITY, HV The clubstation of the Pontifical Lateran University HV5PUL is active until May 10.

WESTERN SAMOA, 5W Rich, KB7KET, is signing 5W1RA mainly in SSB on 20m for the next three months. The QSL route is not known yet.

QSL Info

QSL direct: 4D2B (OC-092), CO8EJ, DX0C (OC-120), EY7AF, FJ/AK7G, HQ8V (NA-223), PP5XZ, TG9ASO, V31QQ, ZK2GI

QSL bureau: 4S7WHG/A (G3SWH), 5B4/RZ3BY, 5H1HS (DL7VSN), 5U7JK (I2YSB), C56JHF (SM0JHF), CO2AJ (EA5KB), FO5RA (KM5M), GB3RN, OA4DKC (LZ1JZ), PJ2/G0WKW, T77M, TI2DLL, V63ZF (DK2ZF), VP8SDX (GM4FDM), XT2DX (G3SXW), YJ0AOW (F6COW), YJ0APY (F6COW), ZF2NT (G3SWH)

QSL addresses

QSL managers

(d) = direct only
(B) = bureau ok
* = new manager

Preview

DATE         CALL         DXNL

NOW  -Dez03  3XY1L        1335
NOW  -10May  4X55I        1338
NOW  -15May  5H9KR        1339 *
NOW  -Jul03  5W1RA        1339 *
NOW  -2004   5X1CW        1339 *
02May-10May  9A0CI        1338
06May-16May  9M2/G3LIV    1338
22Apr-13May  9N7DX        1336

NOW  -Aug03  A6/ON5NT     1339 *
NOW  -May03  A71ROG       1331
NOW  -2006   BU2/JJ1TBB   1339 *
10May-11May  CO0E         1339 *
NOW  -2004   D2CR         1339 *
NOW  -Feb04  D2U          1332
NOW  -30Nov  D88S         1323
NOW  -01Jun  DH7AX..      1335
NOW  -09May  DH9YPA       1338
NOW  -Mar04  DS4BHW       1333
14May-28May  EA6/DL8YR    1339 *
05May-11May  EO58JS..     1338
04May-08May  EW5HAST      1338
20Apr-16May  FO/F8CFU     1336
03May-25May  FO/F8DQL     1338

28Apr-15May  HB9/DL7NS    1337
NOW  -31Dez  HE2DIG       1337
01Apr-31Dez  HE2MM        1335
10Apr-10Jun  HF6UE        1339 *
01May-31Jul  HF650O       1338
NOW  -10May  HV5PUL       1339 *
03May-10May  IG9/IK2PZC   1338
11May-25May  IP1TIN       1339 *
NOW          IU7FM        1339 *
NOW  -Dez03  JM6DZB/JD1   1324
03May-17May  K4C          1338
NOW  -Aug03  KC4USM       1338
NOW  -13May  KH9/N6XIV    1337
10May-11May  LX5A         1339 *
01May-31May  LZ03KM       1338
01May-31May  R300SP       1339 *
05May-12May  RP3YGA       1338

NOW  -Jul03  S92UN        1338
28Feb-Jun03  ST1MN        1329
10May-23May  SV5/G0SG?    1339 *
02May-09May  SV8/M0CLH/p  1339 *
07May-12May  TM7R         1338
05May-09May  TT8DX        1338
23Mar-01Jul  TU5CD        1333
25Apr-09May  TX4PG        1337
10May-18May  UE9OWQ..     1339 *
03May-13May  V31ZB        1339 *
03May-10May  VK9LS        1338
14May-21May  N6NO/VP9     1339 *
NOW  -2004   VQ9LA        1323
11May-21May  XU7ACE       1339 *
NOW   Apr04  YA4F         1337
11May-17May  YC3DIK       1339 *
02May-25May  YJ0AHA       1338
27Apr-14May  ZK1AYL..     1337

 * = new
... = and other calls

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