DX News Letter 1348
July 10, 2003

DX-NL 1348 July 10, 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

ALASKA, KL7, NA-121 Lanny, W5BOS, and Don, N5XG, will visit Walrus Island (NA-121) from Jul 15-17. W5BOS/AL5 and N5XG/KL6 will be QRV in CW and SSB. QSLs via homecalls. More information is available at: http://www.geocities.com/buzzsimm/NA121.html.

ALBANIA, ZA DL6LAU, DL8OBQ, OH2BH, OH2NB and OH3BHL are signing ZA1B until July 13. QSL via OH2BH.

AMERICAN SAMOA, KH8 After staying in Western Samoa Ulli, DL2AH, will operate as KH8/DL2AH in SSB/RTTY/PSK on 40-10m from July 16-23.

BELIZE, V3 Wayne, N5WD (V31WD), and Pamela, KB5UAE (V31UA), are planning a trip to Placencia from July 15-21. They will work in PSK31/SSB/CW on 6-80m. QSLs via N5WD.

CANADA, VE, IOTA-new Mike, K9AJ/VY0, and Jim, K9PPY/VY0, will be active on the usual IOTA QRGs from Somerset Island in the Nunavit Group (no IOTA reference yet) from July 13-20. QSL via homecalls. --- Jacques, VE2AZX, and Rosaire, VE2GHZ, are activating the islands Sept-Iles, Havre Saint-Pierre and Natashquan in zone 2 from Jul 8-15. They will work Mainly in SSB as VE2GHZ/2 on 7095/7225, 14195 and 21295 kHz (up) between 2300 and 0200 UTC. QSL via bureau.

CORSICA, TK Fred, TK/F5OZK, is active on 40-10m (also WARC) from July 5-25. QSL via bureau.

CROATIA, 9A Eugene, 9A/RZ3EC, Sergey, 9A/UA3NAN, and Emir, 9A6AA (9A0CI), will visit several islands and lighthouses from July 12-19: Karantunic (IOCA CI-421), Kosara (EU-170,CI-043),Babac (EU-170,CI-005), Mrtovnjak (EU-170,CI-195), Ravan (CI-422) and Blitvenica (CI-156). More information is available online at http://www.inet.hr/9a6aa/. --- Bill, 9A/ON5JE, is on the air from Rab Island (EU-136, IOCA CI-096) until July 17. QSL via bureau.

CUBA, CO CO0A will be active on July 12/13 (see DXNL 1328). All QSOs will be confirmed via bureau automatically.

DODECANESE, SV5, EU-001 Jun, SV5/OE1ZKC, is QRV from Kos Island from July 16-23. QSL via OE1ZKC.

FRENCH POLYNESIA, FO Barry, ZS1FJ/G4MFW/ZL1MFW, Phil, G3SWH, and Deon, ZS1ZL, are visiting Tubuai Island (Austral Islands, OC-152) from Jul 11-14. Their next stop will be Mangareva Island (OC-063, Gambier Islands) from July 15-22. FO/G4MFW (QSL via ZS1FJ) will work in SSB (28495, 24945, 21295, 18145, 14195, 7095, 3795 kHz) and RTTY (28075, 24922, 21085, 18102,14075 kHz), FO/G3SWH (QSL via G3SWH) in CW (28025, 24895, 21025, 18075, 14025, 10105, 7005, 3505, 1830 kHz). They are working split all the time! The route of their trip will be published in the next DXNL.

HONG KONG, VR2 VR2HK will be the HQ station during the IARU Contest on July 12/13.

JAPAN, JA, AS-032 JJ8DEN/6 is QRV in CW/RTTY from Yakushima Isl. (AS-032) from Jul 12-14. QSL via JJ8DEN, bureau ok.

MADEIRA, CT3, AF-014 CQ3J will activate Porto Santo Island (Portuguese Islands Award MA-002) from July 16-24.

NOVAYA ZEMLYA ISLAND, R1, EU-035 Vlad, UA1RG, and friends are signing R1PQ from July 15-25. They plan to show up in CW on 7010, 14020, 21020 and 28040 kHz and in SSB on 7070, 14260, 21260 and 28300 kHz. RTTY and PSK operation is planned as well.

PORTUGAL, CT Jose, CT1EHX, will sign CT8EHX from the International Bike Meeting in Faro from July 11-13. QSL via CT1EHX.

SCOTLAND, GM, EU-010 GM3PPG/p will stay on South Uist (EU-010) between Jul 13 and Aug 8. Operation is planned in SSB on 160-10m and during the IOTA Contest. QSL via GM3PPG.

USA, W Jim, W5AZN, and Patty, W5AZO, will activate a few lighthouses in Lake Superior from Jul 16-30. N8L will be QRV Mainly in SSB on 20m. QSL via W5AZN, unfortunately ONLY direct.

QSL Info

QSL direct: 4D2B (G3OCA), DX0C (G3OCA), ES8J (EU-178), EY8/F5CW, HC4M, HP2/F5PAC (NA-170), HP2/F5PAC (NA-202), KH3/KT6E, RW0LZ/p, P29VMS (OC-256, OC-257), RK2FWA/p (RR-01-20), ST2CF, YI/EK6DO, YS3/YN4SU (TI4SU), ZK1AYL (OC-083)

QSL bureau: CY9DH (W0SD), JT1FCX (K4ZLE), KL7HF, TR8GG (F5OHE)

QSL managers

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

Preview

DATE           CALL         DXNL

NOW            4U1ITU       1345
NOW  -Aug/2003 5H3RK        1347
NOW            5N0HVC       1345
03Jul-29Jul    5W0AH        1347
NOW  -Jul03    5W1RA        1339
02Jul-15Jul    5W/DL2AH     1346
NOW  -2004     5X1CW        1339
06Jul-17Jul    9A/I6GFX     1347
NOW  -17Jul    9A/ON5JE     1348 *
12Jul-19Jul    9A/RZ3EC..   1348 *

28Jun-13Jul    A25NN..      1346
NOW  -Aug/2003 A6/ON5NT     1339
NOW  -2006     BU2/JJ1TBB   1339
12Jul-13Jul    CO0A         1348 *
16Jul-24Jul    CQ3J         1348 *
11Jul-13Jul    CT8EHX       1348 *
NOW  -2004     D2CR         1339
01Jun-15Jul    EN720K       1344
01Jul-15Jul    FH/F5SIE     1346
11Jul-22Jul    FO/G3SWH     1348 *
11Jul-22Jul    FO/G4MFW..   1348 *
13Jul-08Aug    GM3PPG/p     1348 *
NOW  -31Dec    HE2DIG       1337
01Jul-15Aug    HF150IL      1347
NOW  -31Jul    HF25KVW      1341
01May-31Jul    HF650O       1338

01Jul-30Oct    IR8DX        1347
01Jul-14Jul    IM0/IK5PWQ   1346
NOW            JD1YAB       1347
12Jul-14Jul    JJ8DEN/6     1348 *
NOW  -Dec/2003 JM6DZB/JD1   1324
01Jul-02Aug    JW0PK        1346
13Jul-20Jul    K8AJ/VY0..   1348 *
NOW  -Aug/2003 KC4USM       1338
16Jul-23Jul    KH8/DL2AH    1348 *
NOW  -15Jul    KH9/N4BQW    1344
16Jul-30Jul    N8L          1348 *
10Jul-14Jul    OJ0VR..      1347
07Jul-03Aug    OH6MY/p      1347
15Jul-25Jul    R1PQ         1348 *
NOW  -Jul/2003 S92UN        1338
30Jun-15Aug    SM1TDE       1346
16Jul-23Jul    SV5/OE1ZKC   1348 *
01Jul-10Jul    SY8FUO       1346

NOW            T21MY        1344
30Jun-???      T32Z         1346
05Jul-25Jul    TK/F5OZK     1348 *
15Jul-21Jul    V31WD..      1348 *
08Jul-15Jul    VE2GHZ/2     1348 *
01Jul-03Dec    VI8NT        1346
12Jul-13Jul    VR2HK        1348 *
21Jun-12Jul    W1RQ         1345
05Jul-27Jul    W1T          1347
15Jul-17Jul    W5BOS/AL5..  1348 *
NOW            XU7ADX       1346
06Jul-13Jul    YB35AR       1347
NOW  -Aug/2003 YI/SM0WKA    1346
NOW  -13Jul    ZA1B         1348 *

 * = new
.. = and other calls

World Wide Web

Boye, OZ7C, published a new version of his QSL manager database with 340.000 listings on his website http://www.qsl.dk/oz7c/. The database is updated on a weekly basis.

Jean-Michel, F6AJA, made a site with historical QSLs for "Les Nouvelles DX" at http://LesNouvellesDX.free.fr.

A website about the DXpeditions of Don Miller, AE6IY (ex W9WNV), can be found at http://www.qsl.at/common/miller.html.

Bill, W9OL, has a webpage with information about "green stamps" and IRCs: http://www.qsl.net/w9ol/ircchart.txt.

QSL routes of CQ WPX Contest participants can be found on the pages of EA5EY at http://www.arrakis.es/~ea5eyj/wpxcw03.htm (or http://www.contesting.info)

Several rumours about the World Wide Young Contesters Club (WWYC) are spreading during the last months. More information about this organisation can be found at http://www.wwyc.net.

The Russian Robinson Club is organizing DX activities on islands, mountains and lighthouses. Check their website at http://www.hamradio.ru/rrc/.

TNX: 9A2EU, DF4SA, DJ5AV, DJ9AO, DK8JB, DL1SBF, DL1PT, DL2HX, DL2VFR,DL6UAA, DL7VOA, DL8YHR, HA1AG, HA6NL, HB9CRV, PY1NEW, VE2GHZ, W9XN, 425 DX News, ARRL DX Bulletin, Crazy DX Group, F6AJA Les Nouvelles DX, N4AA QRZ DX, KB8NW OPDX Bulletin, W3UR Daily DX, Islands On The Web.