DX News Letter 1388
May 20, 2004

DX-NL 1388 May 20, 2004
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

ALAND ISLANDS, OH0, EU-002 Marcus, DL1EKC, will be active as OH0EC (if approved by the FICORA) between May 22 and Jun 4. He plans to work in CW on 80-10m. QSL via bureau.

ALBANIA, ZA Chris, ZA/PA2CHR, will be QRV mainly on the VHF/UHF bands but also on 6m and HF between May 22 and Jun 3.

ARUBA, P4, SA-036 Andrius, LY2TA, and Jurgis, LY2CY, will stay on Aruba from May 23-31. They'll sign P40X in the CQ WPX CW Contest. QSL via LY2TA, direct only.

BRAZIL, PY To remember the 10th anniversary of the tragic crash of the Formula 1 driver Ayrton Senna, PT2ADM is using the special callsign ZW10AS until May 31. QSL via homecall.

CAMBODIA, XU Pete, SM5GMZ, plans to participate in the CQ WPX Contest signing XU7ADI. he is accompanied by SM5SIC from May 23 until Jun 3. They will put their emphasis in CW/SSB on the lowbands.

CANARY ISLANDS, EA8, AF-004 Brian, EA8/GM4XQJ/p, is active from Fuerteventura (AF-004) until May 25. He is operating QRP into dipoles only in CW on 20/40m.QSL via homecall.

COTE D'IVOIRE, TU Gianni, IN3ASW, and Franco, IN3DYG, are hitting the airwaves in SSB/RTTY/ PSK31 signing TU2WL between May 20 and Jun 1. QSL via IN3ASW.

DOMINICA, J7, NA-101 Seth, SM0XBI, and Leif, SM0FWW, are signing J79XBI and J79FWW in SSB/CW/ RTTY/PSK31 from May 17-28. QSLs via homecalls, bureau ok.

EAST MALAYSIA, 9M6, OC-088 ES2RR will be QRV as 9M6AAC from Borneo (OC-088) between May 24 and Jun 1. QSL via N2OO. You can find more information on the homepage: http://www.qsl.net/9m6aac/

ESTONIA, ES, EU-034 Vello, ES1QD, is visiting Muhu Island (EU-034) from May 21-24 again. Listen for ES1QD/0 in SSB and CW on 30/20/17m.

GREECE, SV Laci, HA0HW, Tomi, HA4DX, and Geza, HA4XG, are visiting several places in Greece from May 21-31. Their calls will be:

		 
     from Dodecanese, SV5:    J45DX, J45XG and J45HW;
     from Thrake Island, SV7: J47DX, J47XG and J47HW;
     from SV8:                J48DX, J48XG and J48HW and
     from Crete, SV9:         J49DX, J49XG and J49HW.

QSLs via homecalls of the operators, bureau ok. --- Jindrick, SV8/OK1AMM/p, and Bob, SV8/OK2BOB/p, are active from the island of Kerkyra (Corfu, EU-052) working in CW/SSB on 160-10m until May 23.

ITALY, I, EU-031 Tony, IK8UHA, Tony, IK8VRH, and Ciro, IW8EZU, are signing IR8DX/p from the island La Nave (EU-031, IIA: NA-035) in SSB/CW/RTTY/PSK31 on 40/20/17/ 6m on May 22/23. QSL via IK8VRH.

MARKET REEF, OJ0, EU-053 Seppo, OH1VR, and OH0RJ plan to become QRV as OJ0VR, OJ0RJ and perhaps also OJ0U from May 24-27. They also plan to be QRV on 160m.

MICRONESIA, V6 Sho, JA7HMZ, will hit the airwaves as V63DX in CW/SSB on 40-10m from Pohnpei Island from May 24-27. QSL via JA7HMZ.

MOROKULIA, LG/SJ Rosel, DL3KWR, and Hardy, DL3KWF, will be active mainly in CW on all HF bands between May 24 and Jun 2. Their calls will be SJ9WL (DL3KWR) and LG5LG (DL3KWF). Their participation in the CQ WPX Contest is sure. QSL ONLY via SM5DJZ.

ROMANIA, YO Jean Michel,YO/F6AJA, will be QRV again from May 24-30.

SENEGAL, 6W Conrad, 6W8CK, is on the air since May 7. He will stay in the Senegal for the next few years. QSL via DH7WW, bureau ok.

SPAIN, EA The special event station AO0FL is on the air to celebrate the royal wedding of Crown Prince Felipe and Dona Letizia Ortiz from May 21-30. QSL via EA4RCU.

UN VIENNA INTERNATIONAL CENTRE, OE The station 4U1VIC of the Vienna International Centre will be activated in CW only by Lee, K1NT, on May 23, 1200-1900 UTC. He will emphasize the WARC bands.

QSL Info

QSL direct: 3D2NN, 3D2YU (OC-016), 4J6ZZ, 4M9YY, 4W2KDN, 5W0SB, 6Y0A, 8Q7QQ, 8Q7VV, 9A6R, 9H1SP, 9M2TO, 9M6/PA0RRS, 9M6EVT, A35RE, A52A, A71BX, AT0BI (AS-169), C4M, CO0FRC, CO3VK/4 (NA-056), CS6T, CU/G3TXF, CU2AK, CU2BV, CU2YK, D2PFN, DU6BG, EA6TS, EI7M, EM1HO, EP3PTT (EP3HAM), FO/OH6KN, HB0PC, HP100RCP, HR1RMG/HR4 (NA-060), IG9L (AF-019), IQ2VA, IQ7AF, IR8C, J7OJ, JH4UYB, KH0AA, KH0AC, KH2UZ, KH6/K1NU, KH6/N7FL, KL7R, KP2/N4EXA (NA-106), KP4VP, LU6DAT, OE9/G3TXF, OH2BP, OH4MDY, OK1ES, P40G, PA5A, PJ2/K9SG, RD3A, S53M, S79CQ, ST2NH, SV1JG/A, SV5RDS, T30NN, TF3W, TJ3C, TR0B, UA0QOR, UK/JI2MED, VK3PA,VK6LK, VK7KPB (OC-195), VK9XAB, VP2MBT, VP51V,VU2JRA,VY1/N7FL (NA-193), W7KFI/XE2 (NA-162), XF1/F6FBH/XF3 (NA-135), YB0ARA/9, YI9ZF, YU1EXY, YY5YMA, ZA/IK0OKY, ZB3C, ZF2UL, ZK3SB, ZX2B

QSL bureau: 3D2VS, 4L1FX (DJ1CW), 5W0AH, 7Z1ZZ, 9H3M, 9K2HM, 9Y4/DL6RAI, A35WG (DL2AWG), A52DX, EA8AG, EM1U (UT5BW), EP4HR (I2MQP), EW2CW (K0DEQ), FS/PA3GIO, HL1IWD, HZ1MD (PA2VST),J20RM (DL2JRM), JA1OSN/7, JA5JWQ, JH0ZHQ, JK3IJQ, JM1XCW, JT1FDI (K4YT), KH0/JA3MVI, KH0/JF2VAX, KH0/JK2VOC, KH2/JE4WKR, KL7/ZS6IR/p, L65W, LU7DW, LW9DAH, M6T, OA7/PA3GFE, PJ7/OK1BNS, PY2LED, TF/RW1ZW, TF8SM (N5FTR), TX4PG, UA1ANE, V31BD (N6FF), VK5GN, VK8DA, VK9XC, VK9XK, VO2UE, VP2EN (G3TXF), VP5/JH7MQD, VP6DI (VE3HO), XU7ACB (N6FF), XW1LLR, YV5/NE8Z, ZD7JP (N5FTR)

QSL managers

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

Preview

DATE         CALL        DXNL

01May-21May  3B8/DL3LBP  1385
23May        4U1VIC      1388 *
NOW  -Mar05  5H3HK       1382
NOW          6W8CK       1388 *
NOW  -31Dec  9A80ADE     1381
24May-01Jun  9M6AAC      1388 *

21May-31May  AO0FL       1388 *
NOW  -May04  D2U, D2DB   1380
20May-23May  D77A        1387
20May-23May  DL/LX9EG/p  1387
17May-23May  DL1APR..    1387
16May-29May  DL8DXL      1387
12May-26May  EA6/DL8YR/p 1387
10May-24May  EA8/G0SGB   1387
NOW  -25May  EA8/GM4XQJ  1388 *
08May-27Aug  EO60FO      1387
21May-24May  ES1QD/0     1388 *

01May-31May  FO0/F6CTL   1385
13May-13Jun  FO/ON4AXU   1386
17May-24May  GM3VLB..    1387
23Apr-31May  HF0EU       1384
NOW  -Dec04  HF0QF..     1386
07May-15Aug  HS0ZCW      1386
01Apr-04Nov  II3T        1382
22May-23May  IR8DX/p     1388 *
21May-31May  J45(7,8,9)DX 1388 *
17May-28May  J79XBI..    1388 *
10Apr-20May  JV45D..     1383

16May-20May  K7ZO/KL7    1387
24May-02Jun  LG5LG       1388 *
20May-24May  LU1DZ/G..   1387
01May-31May  LZ04KM      1385
NOW  -Mar05  LZ1ZA       1386
NOW  -31Dec  NL7AU       1381
22May-04Jun  OH0EC       1388 *
24May-27May  OJ0VR..     1388 *
20May-26May  P40KI       1387
23May-31May  P40X        1388 *

24May-02Jun  SJ9WL       1388 *
14May-23May  SM0DTK/1    1387
14May-26May  SV/DF7XE    1387
01May-Oct04  SV0XAN/5    1385
NOW  -15Jun  SV8/KE2SP   1380
NOW  -23May  SV8/OK1AMM..1388 *
06May-12Aug  SX1A..      1387
19May-26May  SY8DX       1387
15May-20May  TM1X        1387
20May-01Jun  TU2WL       1388 *

24May-27May  V63DX       1388 *
20May-20Jun  VC6X        1387
12May-May05  VP8SGB      1387
23May-03Jun  XU7ADI      1388 *
NOW  -Nov04  YI9MC       1387
24May-30May  YO/F6AJA    1388 *
17May-10Jun  YU8/DL2JRM  1387
22May-03Jun  ZA/PA2CHR   1388 *
NOW  -May04  ZM6CL       1384
NOW  -31May  ZW10AS      1388 *
01May-31May  ZW1I        1387

 * = new
.. = and other calls

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