DX News Letter 1168 October 11, 1999

DX News Letter 1168
October 11, 1999

DX-NL 1168 - October 11, 1999
DX News Letter
Editor: Michael, DJ5AV

(PR: DJ5AV @ OE9XPI.AUT.EU)
(e-mail: dxmb@darc.de)

translated into English by Michael, DJ5AV

ANTARCTICA

EM1KGG currently is QRV from Vernadsky base on Galindez AN006. QSL via UT7UA. -- Tom, VK0TS, still is active from Davis-Base AN016 with 20 W and vertical only, mostly 10 to 1200Z near 14245 kHz. QSL via VK1DX.

PACIFIC

FK - NEW CALEDONIA: Danny, FK/F5CW, got his callsign FK8VHY now. -- Philippe, FK8VHT, will visit Lifou OC033 Oct 14th to 21st as FK8VHT/p.

FO/A - AUSTRAL: JT1TKE will be active 14th until 28th Oct from Tubuai OC152 on HF and 6m. QSL via JK7TKE.

FO/A - AUSTRAL, FO - FRENCH POLYNESIA: Marcel, ON4QM, is still active from Raivavae OC114 until 18th or 19th Oct as FO0DEH and will leave for Tuamotu OC066 then. (DXNL 1163)

KH0 - MARIANA: Northern Kyushu DX Club members JA6AGA (KH0/AF4IN) and JA6CNL (KH0N) will be active starting 15. Oct on OC086 on all bands mostly on CW. QSLs via home calls or via Northern Kyushu DX Club QSL Bureau, POBox 11, Yawata, 805-8691 Japan.

ZL - NEW ZEALAND: Special event callsign ZM75AA is celebrating the first trans-world 2-way radio contact of 18th Oct 1924 between Frank Bell, Z4AA, and Cecil Goyder, G2SZ, in London until Oct 31st. QSL via bureau or direct to POBox 5485, Dunedin, Neuseeland.

ZL7 - CHATHAM: Ed, K8VIR, has been active as ZL4IR/7 since 5th Oct until middle of the month from Chatham OC038. QSL via W8WC.

AFRICA

3V - TUNISIA: The new clubstation 3V8ST will be active for Jamboree On The Air Oct 16/17th Oct.

FR - REUNION: Patrick, F5LBM, ex FR4FD, again is using FR5FD only on CW with TS850 and R7. QSL to Patrick LeBeaume, 40 Rue Louis Desjardines, 97411 Bois de Nefles, F-97411 St Paul.

AMERICA

V3 - BELIZE: Hugh, K0GHK, and Roger, WA0ETE, are announced to be active on Ambergris Cay NA073 10th to 16th Oct as V31HK in their mornings and evenings on SSB and CW especially on 10 and 15m. QSL via WA0ETE.

YV0 - AVES: A team of YV9- and YY2-stations might be on Aves the next few days. Until now Radio Club Venezolano was not contacted for this and so CONTATEL has not issued a licence. A larger official operation is planned for Feb 2000.

ASIA

HL - SOUTH KOREA: Berthold, DF5WA, will be active from middle of Oct until Oct 30th with IC706 and wires mostly on CW. The last week of his stay he will be on Cheju-do AS026.

OD - LEBANON: Genevieve, OD/F5SQM, actually is on, mostly on CW. She plans to be in the bigger contests. QSL via F6FYA.

S2 - BANGLADESH: JA1UT, JA1AFF and JS1QHO with the assistance of Rashid, S21AR, will operate mainly on WARC bands on CW, 29MHz FM and 6m, Oct 14th to 18th as S21ZE (re-issued from 1994). QSL via JA1UT.

EUROPE

GJ - JERSEY: Chris, G0WFH, will be on 10 through 160m QRP SSB Oct 10th to 17th as GJ0WFH on EU013. QSL via G0WFH.

CONTESTS

WORKED-ALL-GERMANY-CONTEST (WAG) SSB and CW 16. Oct 1500Z to 17. Oct 1500Z on 10 to 80m. QSOs with Germany only. DL stations send RS(T) and DOK, foreigners RS(T) and serial nr.

Preview

DATE CALL DXNL 01Oct - 28Oct 3B8/ON4LAC 1166 05Oct - 15Oct 3V8BB 1166 16Oct - 17Oct 3V8ST 1160, 1168 * now 3XY1B0 1150 now 5H8TL 1159 28Sep - 14Oct 5W0GD 1165 16Sep - Oct 5W1CW 1163, 1167 Oct - Sep2001 5X1GS 1166 25Sep - 15Oct 7Q7CE 1165 03Oct - 7Q7HB 1167 now 8J1RL 1141 19Aug - 8Q7YS etc 1161 now - Oct99 9L (F2CW) 1160, 1165 now - 08Oct 9M8DX/2 1165 now - 10Dec 9U5D 1167 15Sep - 2000 9X/RE3A 1164 27Sep - 27Oct A35SO, A35ZL 1162 17Sep E44/OZ6ACD 1164 30Aug - Nov EL2WW 1162 now EM1KGG 1168 * now EY11OO 1164 now - 2001 FK8VHY 1160, 1168 * 14Oct - 21Oct FK8VHT/p 1168 * 04Oct - 21Oct FO (F5JJW) 1167 14Oct - 28Oct FO (JK1TKE) 1168 * 4Sep -lateNov FO0DEH 1163, 1168 * now FR5FD 1168 * now - 15Oct FY/DJ6SI 1167 10Oct - 17Oct GJ0WFH 1168 * 01Sep - 30Nov? HK0TU 1162 MiddleOct-30Oct HL (DF5WA) 1168 * 15Oct - ? KH0/AF4INetc 1168 * now - 2002 KH2/K4ANA 1162 04Sep - 04Dec KH4/SM4FJY 1163 22Sep - Dec99 KH4/W4ZYV 1165 07Oct - 21Oct KH5/DF6FK etc 1167 27Sep - 27Oct OD5/3A2MT 1166 now OD/F5SQM 1168 * 07Oct - 15Nov PJ9/PA0VDV 1167 14Oct - 18Oct S21AR 1168 * 10Oct - 16Oct V31HK 1168 * now VK0TS 1168 * ab 01Oct VK9CC 1166 29Sep - lateJan VQ9DX 1166 Sep - middleDec XE1/N8SHZ 1164 08Oct - 03Nov XT2HP 1166 15Sep - XU7AAV 1164 now ? YV0?? 1168 * 07Oct - 14Oct ZK2ZL 1162 05Oct-middleOct ZL4IR/7 1168 * "NEW": 1168 *

Bandspots of the last 7 days

160m AL7R 1834 0337Z via CBA JW1NM 1830 0318Z via LA5NM,also bureau YK1AO 1829 0333Z PB245, Damaskus 80m 9K2GS 3795 0238Z via WB6JMS, bureau A35SO 3507 1705Z via DJ4SO, bureau FY/DJ6SI 3508 2145Z via DJ6SI, bureau NP4A 3581 0528Z via W6HNK XX9TRR 3501 1823Z via N6XJ 40m A35SO 7002 1624Z via DJ4SO, bureau KH0T 7012 0532Z via JA1SGU KP2BH 7083 0407Z V31JP 7007 0335Z via KA9WON, bureau VQ9QM 7013 0046Z via W4QM, bureau YN9HAU 7062 0607Z via HR1RMG, direct ZK3CW 7006 0550Z via SM0AGD, bureau 30m AC6SS/VY2 10111 2245Z via DL7RV R1ANF/A 10104 0405Z via RK1PWA V31YK 10106 0116Z via W5JYK, bureau ZK3CW 10125 1528Z via SM0AGD, bureau 20m FO0SUC 14180 1605Z via F5JJW, bureau H44UM 14252 1241Z via JA1UMN ZK1NJC 14080 0905Z via JI1NJC ZL4IR/7 14260 0706Z via W8WC, direct 17m ZK1LPN 18146 0554Z via JI1NJC ZK2ZL 18130 0523Z via DJ7RJ, bureau ZK3DX 18145 1842Z via SM0AGD, bureau 15m 5W0GD 21015 0147Z via PA3AXU, bureau KH2/K4ANA 21019 1218Z via K4ANA P29BI 21260 1013Z via VK4EJ V63AO 21263 1121Z PB607, Kosrae 96944 YJ0AMN 21237 0729Z via JA1UMN, direct 12m A35SO 24895 0847Z via Bureau E4/G3WQU 24897 1156Z via Bureau EL2WW 24892 1039Z via ON5NT, also bureau FO0DEH 24940 1831Z via ON4QM, bureau FY/DJ6SI 24892 1025Z via bureau HC5AI 24904 1816Z via bureau HK0OEP 24937 2006Z via N0JT, bureau KH0T 24895 0731Z via JA1SGU P29VR 24950 1031Z via W7LFA, bureau V31KR 24945 1440Z via K5KR V73UX 24943 1056Z via V73AX, direct ZK1LPN 24958 1935Z via JI1NJC 10m 3B8/PA3PD 28479 1242Z via PA0VHA, bureau 7Q7CE 28495 1300Z via IN3VZE, bureau 9U5D 28440 1200Z via SM0BFJ, direct A35SO 28015 0806Z via DJ4SO, bureau FK8GJ 28028 0637Z via F6CXJ, bureau FY/DJ0PJ 28060 1805Z via bureau J87AB 28495 1310Z DXNL 1151 KH2PC 28495 1049Z PS2V 28482 1140Z via PY2AA V31KX 28032 1559Z via W5FKX V51BG 28420 0716Z via bureau VK8AN/p 28460 1201Z via VK4AAR, direct Z2/DF3XZ 28227 1702Z via DF3XZ, bureau

INFO

QSL Routes

9N1HR S. H. Chong, POBox 12, West Inchon 404-600, Korea

9N1UD & 9N7DU via K4VUD. If you do not receive your direct cards byNov 1st resend to Charles Harpole, 3100 N. Hwy. 426, Geneva, FL 32732, USA. Remaining contacts will be confirmed automatically through the bureau by Nov 15th.

BD6JN L Z Sun, POBox 6, Xinyang, Henan 464000, People's Rep of China

CX3AL, Leo Correa, needs around 1,50 U$S for one letter. In the future direct requests with only 1 $ will be answered through the bureau.

FK8HW Tibor, Box 170, 98829 Thio, New Caledonia.

FO5CK Michel, POBox 492, Papeete, C.P.98714, Tahiti, French Polynesia.

HL1AZH Eun Ju Lee, Biology Dept., Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea

HL4HLD Chul Bong Yang, CPOBox 31, Soe Gwi Po City, Cheju-do 697-600, Korea

IZ1CCI POBox 64, I-19038 Sarzana - SP.

JA1UMN Hiroyasu Satoh, 5-64-6, Aizawa, Seyaku, Yokohama 246, Japan

JE0SQP Syun Furuyama, 5179-72 Tanaka, Niigata 951-8103, Japan

JH3QFL via Bureau or Takio Hata, 207-1-828 Nishigawara, Cyuzu-Cho, Yasu-Gun, Shiga, 520-2423 Japan

JT2KAA Dornod Radio Club, POBox 94, Choibalsan, Dornod Aimak, Mongolia

JW5RIA Erling Winje, Bautaveien 8, N-6507 Kristiansand

JW8WF Jon Dahl, POBox 18, N-1312 Slependen

K3T Steven Kerns, POBox 344, Douglassville, PA 19518, USA

LX20AK Adrad Kaldall, POBox 26, L-3601 Kayl

R1AND also by maildrop Ed Kritsky, NT2X. He is NOT the QSL manager for RW1AI (operator at R1AND) but has offered to collect the QSLs for Mike and forward them to him sometime before May 2000, when RW1AI returns home from Antarctica. No cards will be issued prior to his return. So send your cards - direct only - to Mike Fokin, R1AND, c/o Edward Kritsky, POBox 715, Brooklyn, NY 11230, USA.

RV0AM Robert Sherbinin, POBox 5388, Krasnoyarsk 660000, Russia

SV1ENI Kostas Sarmas, Gialtra, GR-34300 Evia

T33VU QSL-Manager DL2MDZ had not much time to process requests in the past few months due to family problems. The T33VU logs (some 14.000 QSOs) are handwritten and the cards for Karl's (DL1VU) other T3 activities have not been received from the printer so far. Please be patient, above all if you have sent cards for several calls in one envelope. Rainer's e-mail address is DL2MDZ@t-online.de

V31BB Steve Downard, POBox 136, Belmopan, Belize

VP8CMT Kieth, POBox 544, Port Stanley, Falkland Islands

YC5XIP via I1WFF, Fulvio Marin, POBox 88, I-13900 Biella - BI. Fulvio is waiting for new logs from Syafry. He is able to confirm QSOs of 2, 3, 5, 11, 12, 23. Oct 1997; 6, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19. Sep 1998; 23, 24, 25, 27, 30. Oct 1998; 1, 2, 28, 30. Nov 1998; 5 and 18 Dec 1998.

ZY7G & ZW7G and also ZX7G NEW via PY7MEU, Eglaube Rocha, Caixa Postal 322, 50001-970 Recife - PE, Brazilian or through the bureau

MARCONI MEMORIAL CONTEST HF: IK6PTJ reports the results and rules are now available at http://www.qsl.net/ik6ptj/marconi.htm

Pathfinder: At http://www.qsl.net/pathfinder/ a freeware program can be loaded that helps to get addresses, qsl informations and other data for DXers quickly and easily from the internet.

QSLs - arrived via bureau: 3DA0/SM7DZZ, 4K2MAL (UA4RC), 5W1SA (JH7OHF), 6W1RN (DL4VS), 7Z5OO (N2AU), 8P9FX (G3RFX), 8Q7EM (DH5HV), 9G1AA (PA3ERA), 9M6TO, 9V8OK, 9G5SW (G3VMW), AH8LG, H44FN (DK9FN), KC0ARG/HH2.

TNX for information to 425-DX-NEWS, 59(9)-DX Report, ARRL-DX-News, DF1ZN, DF6EX, DJ3CP, DL1GEH, DL1SBF, DL2BQV, DL7PR, DX-PRESS, F6AJA, HB9DHK, Les Nouvelles-DX, ON6DP, OPDX, RTTY DX NOTES, SP5UAF, The-DAILY-DX and others.