DX-NL 1406 October 7, 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)
ANTARCTICA, VP8/A, AN-016 Finn, VK4LL/OZ2QK, is momentarily hitting the airwaves in CW as VK0DX from the Australian research base on Princess Elizabeth Land (AN-016, VK-03) until December 2004. More information can be found online at: http://www.qsl.net/vk0dx/
CANADA, VE From October 4-16 Canadian radio amateurs may use the special prefixes CG5 (for VE5 stations) and CF5 (VA5).
CANARY ISLANDS, EA8, AF-004 Herman, EA8/ON4QX, will be QRV from Gran Canaria (AF-004) from Oct 9-24. --- Rolf, EA8/DL2JT, is working with wire antennas from Lanzarote (AF-004) from Oct 6-18.
CUBA, CO, NA-015 Angel, EA1QF, and Carlos, EB1AA, are staying in Cuba with the project "Radiosolidaridad" using the special callsign T42R during their spare time from Oct 12-25. QSL via EA4URE.
FIJI, 3D2 Being on the way to Wallis Nob, JA7OV, and Hiro, JA7AQR, are now signing 3D2TY and 3D2YT from Fiji for one or two days. You can expect them to show up from Wallis on Oct 9.
ITALY, I From Oct 2-10 the amateur radio team of the RAI (Italian radio and TV institute) is activating the special callsigns II0RAI and II9RAI to remember the first Italian radio broadcast on Oct 6, 1924. QSL via IK0ZRR, bureau ok.
KENYA, 5Z Miki, YT1CS, is staying in Nairobi and got a very special callsign assigned: 5Z4YT1CS. There is NO slash between the prefix and callsign! QSL via YT1CS.
LIBERIA, EL EL2PM is the new callsign of Pat, EI5IF, for the next three months.
LORD HOWE ISLAND, VK9/L, OC-004 Vicki, VK2IVK, Elvira, IV3FSG, Eric, VK4NEF, Mike, VK3SU, Carlo, IK6CAC, and Bill, VK4FW, will be on the air as VK9LA (OMs) and VK9LW (YLs) from Oct 9-23. Following frequencies were announced: 50100 kHz (CW and SSB), 3790, 7045, 14195, 18140, 21245, 24945 and 28445 in SSB; 1807, 3507, 7007, 10107, 14007, 18077, 21007,24897 and 28007 kHz in CW. QSL via Oceania Amateur Radio DX Group Inc, PO Box 513, Nambour 4560,Australia.
MICRONESIA, V6, OC-010 Neil, V73NS (WD8CRT), is active as V63NS from Pohnpei (OC-010) from Oct 7-10. QSL via V73NS.
MINAMI TORISHIMA, JD1/MT, OC-073 Itokazu, JR6TYH/JD1, is QRV on 10/15/20m until Dec 20. QSL via bureau.
NAMIBIA, V5 Franz, DL9GFB, will be QRV from Oct 7-10 using a callsign not announced yet. He will go to St. Helena by ship next.
REUNION, FR, AF-016 Bert, FR/PA3GIO/p, is running 100 watts in SSB on 80-10m from Oct 2-11. More information can be found on his website: http://www.pa3gio.nl/FR/
SUDAN, ST SM7WZA is working for the UN World Food Program in Darfur. Listen for him to be active as ST2ZA during his spare time.
WESTERN KIRIBATI, T3, OC-017 Ulli, DL2AH, will spend his holidays on Tarawa (OC-017) from Oct 9-18. He will be QRV as T30KU in SSB/RTTY/PSK31 on 10-20m. QSL via homecall.
WALLIS AND FUTUNA, FW, OC-054 Nob, JA7OV, and Hiro, JA7AQR, will be on the air as FW7OV and FW7AQR from Wallis (OC-054) from Oct 9-15. They will work with 100 watts in SSB and RTTY on 10-40m. QSLs via homecalls, bureau ok.
QSL managers
(d) = direct only
(B) = bureau ok
* = new manager
DATE CALL DXNL 03Oct-10Oct 3D2PX 1405 07Oct-08Oct 3D2TY/3D2YT 1406 * NOW 5Z4YT1CS 1406 * 02Oct-09Oct 7W0AD 1405 NOW -Nov04 8J1RF 1402 29Sep-13Nov 9G5JH 1405 05Oct-13Oct 9H3AP 1405 NOW -Feb05 9U6PM 1400 06Oct-16Oct DT04YL 1405 06Oct-18Oct EA8/DL2JT 1406 * 09Oct-24Oct EA8/ON4QX 1406 * NOW -Dec04 EL2PM 1406 * 01Oct-13Oct FH/ZS6WPX 1405 02Oct-11Oct FR/PA3GIO/p 1406 * 09Oct-15Oct FW7OV.. 1406 * 02Oct-09Oct GB0SM 1405 02Oct-10Oct II0RAI.. 1406 * NOW -20Dec JR6TYH/JD1 1406 * NOW K7ASU/KH9 1405 NOW KH9/AH8H 1405 02Oct-08Oct LX/PA6Z 1405 NOW -31Dec LZ35ZF 1389 01Jun-31Dec OE80XRW 1389 01Jun-31Oct OE8XRC/90KK 1389 01Sep-30Nov ON60Z 1401 03Oct-17Oct S79RJ/S79SO 1405 01Oct-15Oct S92BWW 1405 NOW -Apr05 S9SS 1390 NOW -Nov04 ST2PN 1399 NOW -Dec04 ST2T 1403 NOW ST2ZA 1406 * 21Sep-20Dec SU8BHI 1403 01Oct-13Oct SV8/DF7XE 1405 09Oct-18Oct T30KU 1406 * 12Oct-25Oct T42R 1406 * 24Sep-02Nov TC2KJ 1404 06Oct-20Oct TJ3SP/TJ3FR 1405 NOW -Sep05 TT8FT 1401 30Sep-21Oct TY5M 1405 07Oct-10Oct V63NS 1406 * 17Sep-17Oct VE3QCWA 1403 01Oct-31Oct VI6175WA 1405 NOW -Dec04 VK0DX 1406 * 09Oct-23Oct VK9LA/VK9LW 1406 * 09Oct-23Oct VK9LX 1394 06Jun-06Nov VP9/W9AEB 1391 NOW -Dec04 VQ9LQ 1398 NOW -31Dec WL7CPA 1402 NOW YC0IEM 1405 NOW YI5QWO 1405 NOW -Mar06 ZD8I 1402 * = new .. = and other calls
TNX: AA1M, AA3B, DJ5AV, DL1SBF, DL2BQV, DL7AOS, DL7VOA, F5NOD, F5NQL,GM3VLB, K1JN, PA3GIO, PG5M, SM0CXU, VK4FW,425 DX News,ARRL DX Bulletin,The Daily DX, La Gazette du DX, KB8NW OPDX Bulletin, Scottish DX News and others.