DX-NL 1416 December 23, 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)
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all readers of the DX Newsletter. Let us have a good time with our hobby and many nice QSOs to put in our logs. Once again many thanks to the radio amateurs who sent me information all over the year! If I cannot reply to every mail I receive, be sure that I need every one and there would be no DXNL without your information! The next DX Newsletter will be published on Jan 6, 2005. - Karlfried, DL1EK
ASCENSION ISLAND, ZD8, AF-003 After visiting St. Helena Martin, G3ZAY, will go back to Ascension from Jan 3-7. He will work in SSB (but also CW) as ZD8ZA. QSL via G3ZAY.
AZORES ISLANDS, CU, EU-175 Ulf, CU7/DL5AXX, will stay on Faial (CU7, EU-175) with family and radio between Dec 27 and Jan 3. Without risking his family peace Ulf will try to listen especially for Asia in CW on the lowbands every evening.
BELGIUM, ON Belgian radio amateurs are allowed to use the special prefix "OO" to celebrate the 175th anniversary of Belgium during 2005.
CAYMAN ISLANDS, ZF, NA-016 ZF2PD will be the callsign of Pete, N2LM, between Dec 26 and Jan 4. He will work mainly in SSB and RTTY on 10-80m. QSL via N2LM.
DJIBOUTI, J2 Yves, F5PRU, is now active on the air as J20FH for the next four months. QSL via F5PRU, bureau ok. Note: J20 is the prefix for stations active less than six months.
FRANCE, F TM7VM is very active to celebrate the completion of Viaduct Millau, with 343m the highest motorway bridge in the world from Dec 16-30. QSL via F5UJZ.
FRENCH NEW CALEDONIA, FK, OC-032 Aki, FK/JA1KAJ, will activate an island in the IOTA group OC-032 in CW/SSB/RTTY/SSTV on 10-80m from Jan 3-9.
GIBRALTAR, ZB2 Wolf, ZB2/DL4WK, Frank, ZB2/DL7UFR, and Rolf, ZB2/DL7VEE, plan to hit the airwaves with two stations in CW/SSB/RTTY on all bands from 160-6m from Dec 29 until Jan 4. QSLs via homecall, bureau ok.
HUNGARY, HA The special event station HA200CVM will remember the poet Csokonai Vitez Mihaly during January 2005. QSL via HA0NAR, bureau ok.
ISRAEL, 4X Jan, 4X1VF, Ilya, 4Z1UF, Shalom, 4Z4BS, Mark, 4Z4KX, Ruslan, 4Z5LA, and Yuli, 4X6HP, will visit the historic site Masada situated above the Dead Sea from Dec 24-26. Expect them to be active in CW/SSB on 10-80m. QSL via 4Z4BS. More information about Masada is available at: http://www.bibleplaces.com/masada.htm
MAURITANIA, 5T Yves, F6GDC, Pierre, F6CQX, and Eric, F5SSM, will show up as 5T5DY mainly in SSB on 10-40m (CW upon request) from Nouakchott, Atar and Tergit between Dec 26 and Jan 9. They also plan to visit the island Banc d'Arguin (AF-050) during the second week. QSL via F6GDC.
SOUTH COOK ISLANDS, ZK/S, OC-013 Mark, VK2GND, will be on the air as ZK1GND from Rarotonga (OC-013) mainly on 14195 or 14273 kHz from Dec 24-30. QSL via VK2GND.
ST HELENA, ZD7, AF-022 Martin, G3ZAY, will be QRV as ZD7ZA mostly in SSB and less CW between Dec 24 and Jan 1. He does not know if he can erect an 80m or even 160m antenna. QSL via G3ZAY. Next he will go back to Ascension Island (see there).
THE NETHERLANDS, PA PA6EU (Amsterdam), PB6EU (Den Haag/Scheveningen), PC6EU (Rotterdam), PE6EU (Valkenburg/Maastricht), PF6EU (Groningen) and PG6UE (Noordwijk) are active on air to mark the end of the Dutch Presidency of the EU during the last two weeks of December. QSL via PA7DA.
URUGUAY, CX, SA-039 CX2ABC, CX5BW, WQ4O, EA5KM and EA5RM will show up as CW5R from the island of Lobo (SA-039) from January 5-11.
VANUATU, YJ, OC-035 Aki, JA1KAJ, will sign YJ0AKA from an island in the IOTA group OC-035 between Dec 27 and Jan 2. His next stop will be French New Caledonia (see above).
QSL manager
(d) = direct only
(B) = bureau ok
* = new manager
DATE CALL DXNL 09Dec-29Dec 3W2GAX 1413 26Dec-09Jan 5T5DY 1416 * 14Oct-Apr05 6O0JT 1407 01Dec-05Mar 8N0SON 1412 NOW -Feb05 9U6PM 1400 27Dec-03Jan CU7/DL5AXX 1416 * 05Jan-11Jan CW5R 1416 * NOW -Dec04 EL2PM 1406 NOW -Mar05 EY/F5NHJ.. 1410 03Jan-09JAN FK/JA1KAJ 1416 * 11Dec-23Dec FO/F6COW.. 1414 01Jan-31Jan HA200CVM 1416 * NOW -Feb05 IA0PS 1413 NOW -Apr05 J20FH 1416 * 23Dec-26Dec JN4MBO/5 1415 NOW -Apr05 JW4SNA 1408 NOW -05Mar KC4/N3SIG 1410 NOW -Apr05 KP2/KL7JR 1415 01Jun-31Dec OE80XRW 1389 18Nov-18May P49MR 1411 NOW -31Jan PE6EU.. 1416 * NOW -Apr05 S9SS 1390 NOW -Dec04 ST2T 1403 NOW -Mar05 T98AQL 1410 NOW -Feb06 TJ3SL 1407 16Dec-30Dec TM7VM 1416 * NOW -Sep05 TT8FT 1401 23Oct-23Dec VC3W 1408 01Dec-31Dec VC9COAL 1412 NOW -Dec04 VK0DX 1406 NOW -Dec04 VQ9LQ 1398 NOW -31Dec VQ9OG 1412 NOW -31Dec VU4NRO/VU4RBI 1415 NOW -31Dec WL7CPA 1402 20Nov-Feb05 XU7POS.. 1411 NOW -2005 XW3DT 1410 NOW Feb05 YI9KT/YI9GT 1408 27Dec-02Jan YJ0AKA 1416 * 09Dec-29Dec YS3/I2JIN 1414 29Dec-04Jan ZB2/DL7VEE..1416 * 24Dec-01Jan ZD7ZA 1416 * NOW -Mar06 ZD8I 1402 03Jan-07Jan ZD8ZA 1416 * 26Dec-04Jan ZF2PD 1416 * 24Dec-30Dec ZK1GND 1416 * 03Dec-26Dec ZL/RA3XR 1414 * = new .. = and other calls
Following stations are accepted for DXCC credit:
XZ1DA, XZ6ST (Feb 23-Mar 10,2004; Myanmar) FK/AC4LN (2003, French New Caledonia) ZK2VB (2003, Niue) ZK1/AC4LN (2003, North Cook) T88VV (2003, Palau) HZ1AN, HZ1IZ (Saudi Arabia) 4W4JEG (Oct 7,2003-Jun 30,2004; Timor-Leste) 5V7AD (Jun 12-22,2004; Togo) T30VB (2003, Western Kiribati)
TNX: 5Z4KL, DJ5AV, DJ6YX, DK7YY, DK8JB, DL1SBF, DL2BQV, DL2OBF, DL5AXX, DL7VOA, F5NQL, PY2ZY, 425 DX News, ARRL DX Bulletin, La Gazette du DX, KB8NW and OPDX Bulletin, Scottish DX News, The Daily DX and others.