DX-NL 1330 February 27, 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)
ANTIGUA, V2 Doug, W3CF, and friends are active as V26DX during the ARRL SSB Contest on Mar 1/2. QSL via KU9C.
AUSTRALIA, VK The Eastern and Mountain District Radio Club (EMDRC) in Melbourne will operate the special event station VI3GP during the Formula 1 Grand Prix from Mar 6-11. QSL via VK3ER, bureau ok. Find more information on their website: http://www.emdrc.com.au.
BARBADOS, 8P, NA-021 W2SC signs 8P5A in the ARRL DX SSB Contest on Mar 1/2. QSL via NT1N. --- 8P9NX is QRV in RTTY and CW QRV since Feb 21. He plans to stay until Mar 6. QSL via W0SA.
BRASIL, PY Dieter, DK2EAV, is now on the air as PY7ZMD. Depending on the conditions you can find him easily (not daily) on 14210, 21210 or 28510 kHz between 1700 and 2000 UTC.
BULGARIA, LZ The Balkan Contest Club is running the special event station LZ125O to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the liberation of Bulgaria from the Ottoman Empire. Their frequencies are in CW on 1824, 3514, 7014, 10104, 14014, 18074, 21014, 24894 and 28014 kHz and in SSB on 1850, 3714,7074, 14244, 18144, 21244, 24944 and 28444 kHz. QSL via LZ1KZA.
CAPE VERDE, D4 Gabriele, IK4UPB, will sign D44TD in the ARRL SSB Contest on Mar 1/2.
CAYMAN ISLANDS, ZF ZF2PX is the call of Bruce, K5PX, in the ARRL SSB Contest. He will stay until Mar 7. QSL via K5PX.
COSTA RICA, TI K4UN, TI2KAC and W4BD will be QRV as TI8/K4UN in the ARRL SSB Contest. QSL via K4UN. --- Bill, W8QZA, will participate as TI5N in the ARRL SSB Contest. QSL via W3HNK. --- Markus, DK8TU, is spending his holidays in Costa Rica between Feb 21 and Mar 2. He is working in CW/SSB on 10-80m signing DK8TU/TI7 from the station of TI7WGI. QSL via homecall.
CURACAO, PJ2 NW0L, AE9B and WB9Z are the operators of PJ2T in the ARRL SSB Contest. QSL via N9AG. They are signing PJ2/homecalls mainly on the WARC bands before and after the contest. QSLs via homecalls.
DAITO ISLAND, JA6, AS-047 JI5USJ/6 and JI5RPT/6 intend to hit the airwaves in SSB/CW/RTTY/PSK31 on 160-10m during the first week of March. QSL via bureau. More info is published on his website http://www.aa.alpha-net.ne.jp/ji5rpt/as-047/
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, 9Q Flo, F5CWU, is active as 9S1X between Feb 24 and Mar 10. QSL via F2YT.
DUCIE ISLAND, VP6 Kan, JA1BK, is preparing another activity. The team members will be: Dieter, DJ9ON (CW), Hans, DK9KX (CW),Philippe, FO3BM (6m SSB), Hiro, JA1SLS (CW/SSB), Yuichi, JR2KDN (SSB), Doug, N6TQS (RTTY), Dave, VP6DB (SSB), Mike, VP6AZ (SSB), and Meralda, VP6MW (CW/SSB). The pilot stations are DJ8NK (EU), JE2EHP (JA) and WA2MOE. Operation is planned in CW/SSB/RTTY and it seems like the DXpedition will start around Mar 8. The callsign will be announced only shortly in advance to minimize pirate operations. Updated information will be available on two websites: http://www.qsl.net/aa0mz/ducie2.htm and http://www.qsl.net/wd4ngb/ducie.htm. QSL via JR2KDN, Yuichi Yoshida, 4F Kato Building, 529 Rokugaike, Kita-Ku, Nagoya 462-0002, Japan.
FRENCH GUYANA, FY Larry, F6FVY, FY5FY, F1HAR, F5HRY, F5MZN and F6FVY will be on the air as FY5KE during the ARRL SSB Contest on Mar 1/2. QSL via FY5KE, bureau ok.
GABON, TR Christian, TR8SA, is on the air until Mar 8.
MADEIRA, CT3, AF-014 Once again Rosel and Hardy will sign CT3/DL3KWR and CT3/DL3KWF in CW mainly on the WARC bands from Mar 6-20. QSL requests can be sent via e-mail as well to dl3kwr@darc.de or dl3kwf@darc.de.
MARTINIQUE, FM TO1A will be the call of Stefano, IK2QEI, during the ARRL SSB Contest. QSL via IK2QEI.
POLAND, SP HF2VL is a special event station between Feb 25 and Mar 31. QSL via SP2PI.
SINT EUSTATIUS, PJ5 Jim, PJ5/K1NA, is participating in the ARRL SSB Contest. QSL via K1NA.
SINT MAARTEN, PJ7 W8EB is QRV as PJ7B in the ARRL SSB Contest. He is also working in SSB/CW/RTTY/PSK-31 on 160-10m signing PJ7/W8EB until Mar 23. All QSLs via W8EB.
SOLOMON ISLANDS, H4 Bernhard, DL2GAC (H44MS), is staying in the capital Honiara for the next two months.
SOUTH AFRICA, ZS ZS03CWC is QRV on 80-10m during the Cricket World Cup until Mar 23. QSL via ZS1AU.
TAIWAN, BX Juergen, BX3/DJ3KR, will be active in CW between Mar 5 and Apr 15.
TOKARA NAKANO-SHIMA, JA6, AS049 Hiro, JO1EPY/6, will be on the air in SSB/CW on 7/18/21/24/28 MHz from Mar 1-3. His preferred QRGs are 21.260 MHz in SSB or 21.040 MHz in CW. QSL via bureau.
US VIRGIN ISLANDS, KP2 Tony, N2TK, is signing WP2Z in the ARRL SSB Contest. QSL via KU9C. Before and after the contest he will be active as N2TK/NP2.
QSL direct: 5B4AGC, 9G1XA, CE8/F5JY (SA-050), CO2CI, CT3FT, CW4A (EA5KB), CX2AQ (EA5KB), D90HC, EA5FID,FS/W5GJ,HL5FUA (AS-045),K1B (K4YL), K9V, KF1V/KH2, LY3MR, LZ5SZ/1 (EU-181), PJ2/N1UR, T77BL, T88SM, TI5/N5KO, TK/OM3PC/p, TM1BI, UA0BA, XE2AC, YB9AY/7 (OC-252), YC9BU/7 (OC-252), ZL4WW, ZS3E
QSL managers
(d) = direct only
(B) = bureau ok
* = new manager
DATE CALL DXNL NOW -2003 7Q7BP 1315, 1325 NOW -Apr/2003 7Q7HB 1324 Jan 14-Apr 14 7Q7LA 1325 Mar 1 -Mar 2 8P5A 1330 * Feb 21-Mar 6 8P9NX 1330 * Feb 24-Mar 10 9S1X 1330 * Feb 11-Mar 3 9Y4TBG .. 1327 NOW -Apr/03 A4/IV3NCC 1328 Mar 5 -Apr 15 BX3/DJ3KR 1330 * Jan 4 -Mar 4 C6/KM1E 1323 NOW -2004 CN2PM 1310 NOW -Mar/2003 CN2R 1329 Mar 8 -Mar 9 CO0O 1328 Mar 6 -Mar 20 CT3/DL3KWR..1330 * Mar 1 -Mar 2 D44TD 1330 * Feb 15-Mar 2 D44TT/4L5A 1328 NOW -Nov 30 D88S 1323 Jan 5 -Apr 5 EI/DH5ST 1323 NOW -2005 EL2TM 1315 Feb 12-Mar 12 FG/F6FXS 1327 Mar 1 -Mar 2 FY5KE 1330 * NOW -Apr/2003 H44MS 1330 * Feb 25-Mar 31 HF2VL 1330 * Dec 15-Mar 15 HF70A 1322 Feb 23-Mar 24 HP/F5PAC 1329 Dec 10-Mar 3 HR5/F2JD 1320 Feb 14-Mar 5 HR/W0GLG 1329 NOW -Jun/2003 J2/DL2LAH 1329 NOW -Jun/2003 J28UN 1312 Jan 31-Apr 2 J37LR 1325 Mar 1 -Mar 8 JI5USJ/6 .. 1330 * NOW -Dec/2003 JM6DZB/JD1 1324 Mar 1 -Mar 3 JO1EPY/6 1330 * Feb 23-Mar 1 JW/SM0BSO.. 1329 Feb 23-Mar 14 KH6/K2PLF 1329 Mar 1 -Mar 31 LZ125O 1330 * Mar 1 -Mar 2 PJ2T 1330 * Mar 1 -Mar 2 PJ5/K1NA 1330 * Feb 18-Mar 12 PJ6/DJ4SO 1325, 1329 Mar 1 -Mar 23 PJ7/W8EB 1330 * NOW PY7ZMD 1330 * Jan 27-Mar 2 S21YV 1325 Feb 28-Jun/2003 ST1MN 1329 NOW -Aug/2003 ZS5WC/ST0F 1324 Feb 21-Mar 2 DK8TU/TI7 1330 * Mar 1 -Mar 2 TI5N 1330 * Mar 1 -Mar 2 TI8/K4UN 1330 * Mar 1 -Mar 2 TO1A 1330 * NOW -Mar 8 TR8SA 1330 * Mar 1 -Mar 2 V21DX 1330 * Nov 20-Apr/2003 V3/K8JP 1317 Feb 22-Mar 5 V31QQ .. 1329 Mar 6 -Mar 11 VI3GP 1330 * NOW -Mar/2003 VK0MQI 1305, 1319, 1325 NOW -2004 VQ9LA 1323 Mar 1 -Mar 2 WP2Z 1330 * NOW -Mar 6 XE1/N8SHZ 1327 NOW -Mar/2003 YA6RF 1328 Mar 1 -Mar 7 ZF2PX 1330 * NOW -Mar 23 ZS03CWC 1330 * * = new .. = and other calls
TNX: 4F2KWT, 9A2JK, 9K2HN, DJ5AV, DK8JB, DK8TU, DL1SBF,DL2BQV,DL2FAG,DL2GAC, DL2SB, DL3KWF, DL6DQW, DL7VOA, RW6HS, TG9AJR, 425 DX News, ARRL DX Bulletin, Crazy DX Group, F6AJA (Les Nouvelles DX), KB8NW (OPDX Bulletin), N4AA (QRZ DX), W3UR (Daily DX), Islands On The Web.