DX News Letter 1427
March 17, 2005

DX-NL 1427 March 17, 2005
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

ASCENSION ISLAND, ZD8, AF-003 Jim, N6TJ, will be QRV again as ZD8Z from Mar 22-31 (including the WPX SSB Contest). QSL via VE3HO.

BRUNEI, V8, OC-088 V85NL is the callsign of Kanzi, JA4ENL, on 160-15m from Mar 15-19.

CANADA, VE, NA-128 Nenad, VE3EXY, is signing VE2/VE3EXY/p in CW/SSB on 40/30/20m from the island of Orleans (NA-128) on Mar 19/20. QSL via homecall.

CHAD, TT Mike, PA5M is active as TT8M in CW/SSB on 10-80m for the next few weeks.

CHILE, CE Marco, CE6TBN/7, from Ascension Island (SA-043, DICE ICE-704, NOT ZD8!) is working in SSB/CW (QRS) on 40/20/15m on Mar 19/20. QSL via homecall.

CUBA, CO, NA-056 Jose, CO3VK, is making a business trip to Isla de la Juventud (NA-056) from Mar 17-20. Listen for CO3VK/4 in SSB on 20/40m during his spare time.

DENMARK, OZ, EU-172 Harald, DL8NFU, will be QRV from the island of Fyn (EU-172) mainly in RTTY and PSK31 on 10-160m from Mar 19-26.

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, 9Q Mike, ZR5MGK, can be found on the air as 9Q6MGK until the mid April. He is working in SSB on the WARC bands, but mainly on 10/15/20m. Mike is running only 50 watts into a dipole.

DOMINICA, J7, NA-101 Bob, WB2NVR, Mike, WA2VQW, Bob, N2DVQ, and Adam, N2DHH, will be on the air as J75RZ from Mar 23-29. They also plan to take part in the upcoming WPX SSB Contest. QSL via W2RZS, bureau ok.

GIBRALTAR, ZB2 Tom, ZB2/GM4FDM, and Ronald, ZB2/PA3EWP, will be QRV in CW/SSB/RTTY on 10-80m (perhaps also on 160m) from Mar 21-28. QSLs via homecalls. They intend to participate in the WPX SSB Contest as well.

GREECE, SV, EU-060 George, SV1QN/8, Fotis, SV1AIN/8, Manolis, SV1EQU/8, Giannis, SV1GYG/8, and Nikos, SW1GYN/8, will activate Skyros Island (EU-060) in SSB on 160-10m from Mar 24-28. 50.140 and 144.300 MHz will be monitored for openings.

GREENLAND, OX, NA-018 OX/OH4JGE, OX/OH4HJI and OX/OH4MDY will be QRV in SSB/CW on 80-10m from Mar 23-30. Activities are planned on following frequencies: 3507, 7003, 10104, 14007, 21007, 24897 and 28020 kHz. QSLs via OH4MDY. OH4MDY will take part in the WPX Contest on a single band.

GUAM, KH2, OC-026 Kuro, JH0MGJ, works as AL5A/NH2 in CW/SSB on 40-10m listening especially ffor America and Europe from Mar 18-20. QSL via bureau.

GUERNSEY, GU, EU-114 Rich, M5RIC, will show up as MU5RIC/p in SSB on 160-10m from Mar 24-28. He will sign MU2Z in the WPX SSB Contest. QSLs for both calls via M5RIC.

JAPAN, JA, AS-023 Yoshiro, JA1AMP/6, will be QRV in CW/SSB/RTTY/PSK/MFSK on 80-10m from Yoron Island (Amami Islands, AS-023) on Mar 20/21. QSL via bureau.

MALDIVES, 8Q, AS-013 The operators UN9LW, UA9CLB, UN4L, UA9CDV and UA9CDC are on the air as 8Q7DV from Sun Island (AS-013) from Mar 17-29. They plan to participate especially in the Russian DX and the WPX SSB Contest. Outside of the contests they are working with three stations in CW/SSB/PSK/RTTY and Feld Hell.

MALTA, 9H, EU-023 9H3MR and 9H3LEO operated by Andrea, IK1PMR, and Claudia, K2LEO, are working with 100 watts in CW/RTTY on 80-10m from Gozo Island (EU-023) from Mar 17-31. They also plan to take part in the BARTG RTTY and the WPX SSB Contest.

MARSHALL ISLANDS, V7, OC-029 Shigeo, JA1JQY (V73JY), Hisashi, JA1KJW (V73KJ), Yasumasa, JA1HEE (V73HE), and JI1FPO (V73OP) are visiting Majuro Atoll (OC-029) from Mar 18-28. The team will listen especially for East Coast USA and Europe on 160/80m. Activities are taking place on following frequencies: CW: 1822, 3507, 7007, 10107, 14007, 18077, 21007, 24897 and 28007 kHz, SSB: 3798, 7080, 14170, 18130, 21270, 24940 and 28470 kHz. Listen for the QSL routes announced during the QSO!

MARTINIQUE, FM, NA-107 Nicolas, FM/F5TGR, is running 100 watts into dipoles in SSB/CW on 10-40m from Mar 19 until Apr 1. QSL via homecall, bureau ok.

NETHERLAND ANTILLES, PJ4, SA-006 PJ4Y will be the callsign of Robert, OM1KW, Roman, OM4KW, Norbert,OM6NM, and Milan, OM1ATT, from Bonaire (SA-006) from Mar 22-31. QSL via OM1KW. They will take part in the WPX SSB Contest, too.

SOUTH KOREA, HL, AS-060 Kim, DS4BHW, is working on on 80-6m from the island of Cho (AS-060) until Mar 31. QSL via bureau.

ST LUCIA, J6, NA-108 Bill, J6/WB5ZAM, will be QRV mainly in CW for two weeks between Mar 20 and Apr 3. QSL via homecall.

TAIWAN, BV, AS-020 BW2/JA9BV and BW2/JA3DYU from Taipei are working in CW on 3515, 7014, 14040, 21040 kHz and in SSB on 3540, 7040, 14160, 21160 kHz from Mar 18-23. QSLs via homecalls, bureau ok.

QSL Info

QSL via bureau: 9K2YM/p (AS-118), CO2WL/1 (NA-093), CU2Z, ES1924M (EU-034), IG9/IZ8CGS (AF-019), PJ7/AA4V, UK/JI2MED, VP2V/AK7G, VP8KF, VR2XMT, YZ80AA, Z36W, ZB2/DL7UFR, ZB2FK

QSL manager

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

Preview

DATE         CALL        DXNL

NOW  -Apr05  3CAK        1418/20
14Oct-Apr05  6O0JT       1407
17Mar-29Mar  8Q7DV       1427 *
01Mar-31Mar  9H2NCC      1424
17Mar-31Mar  9H3MR..     1427 *
27Feb-19Mar  9M6/PA0RRS/2 1424
NOW  -31Dec  9N7JO       1424/26
NOW  -31Dec  9Q0AR,9Q1D  1425
NOW  -15Apr  9Q6MGK      1427 *

18Mar-20Mar  AL5A/NH2    1427 *
18Mar-23Mar  BW2/JA9BV.. 1427 *
19Mar-20Mar  CE6TBN/7    1427 *
07Mar-20Mar  CE9/R1ANF   1426
17Mar-20Mar  CO3VK/4     1427 *
10Mar-24Mar  CT3/DL3KWR  1426
NOW  -21Mar  CU2M        1424
NOW  -30Mar  D4B         1425
12Mar.19Mar  DL2JIL..    1426
NOW  -31Mar  DS4BHW      1427 *
25Feb-27Feb  DT0HF       1424
NOW  -May05  DX0K        1422/23/26

NOW  -31Dec  EI05CCC     1424
NOW  -Mar05  EY/F5NHJ..  1410
04Mar-22Mar  FG/F6FXS    1425
19Mar-01Apr  FM/F5TGR    1427 *
NOW          FT1WK,FT5WJ 1423
01Feb-31Dec  HA200CVM    1423
NOW  -Nov05  HF0POL      1417
25Jan-25Apr  HF4IARU     1419
09Mar-19Mar  II1TPG      1426

NOW  -Apr05  J20FH       1416/17
15Mar-31Mar  J41PHG      1426
20Mar-03Apr  J6/WB5ZAM   1427 *
23Mar-29Mar  J75RZ       1427 *
30Mar-21Mar  JA1AMP/6    1427 *
NOW  -Apr05  JW4SNA      1408
09Mar-27Mar  K9RR/4      1426
NOW  -Apr05  KP2/KL7JR   1415
01Mar-31Mar  LZ127LO     1424

26Mar-27Mar  MU2Z        1427 *
24Mar-28Mar  MU5RIC/p    1427 *
23Mar-30Mar  OX/OH4MDY.. 1427 *
11Mar-18Mar  OZ/DK5NA    1426
19Mar-26Mar  OZ/DL8NFU   1427 *
18Nov-18May  P49MR       1411
NOW  -23Mar  PJ2/PA0VDV  1426
14Mar-24Mar  PJ4/DF7ZS   1426
NOW  -14Mar  PJ4/PA3CNX  1426
22Mar-31Mar  PJ4Y        1427 *

NOW  -Apr05  S9SS        1390
01Feb-30Apr  SN7IARU     1421
06Mar-20Mar  SO1WQ       1425
01Mar-31Mar  SP140JL     1424
NOW          ST2BF       1426
NOW  -Apr05  ST2T        1418
24Mar-28Mar  SV1QN/8..   1427 *
28Feb-19Mar  SV5/DJ7RJ   1424

NOW  -17Mar  T6KBLRM     1426
NOW  -Mar05  T98AQL      1410
NOW  -Feb06  TJ3SL       1407
10Mar-17Mar  TO7C        1426
NOW  -Jul06  TR8FC       1425
NOW  -Sep05  TT8FT       1401
NOW  -20Mar  TT8KLJ      1423
NOW          TT8M        1427 *

14Mar-20Mar  V2/W4OWY..  1426
18Mar-28Mar  V73JY..     1427 *
15Mar-19Mar  V85NL       1427 *
19Mar-20Mar  VE2/VE3EXY/p1427 *
NOW  -30Apr  VE7JZ       1422
NOW  -Mar05  VK0MT       1418
16Mar-21Mar  VK4FW/p     1426
13Mar-21Mar  W8NF/BY4AOH.1426
07Mar-19Mar  WH8/F6EXV   1426

14Mar-17Mar  XV3BV,XV3DYU 1426
NOW  -2005   XW3DT       1410
21Mar-28Mar  ZB2/GM4FDM..1427 *
24Feb-21Mar  ZD8AD       1424
NOW  -Mar06  ZD8I        1402
22Mar-31Mar  ZD8Z        1427 *
NOW          ZK2HA       1424
NOW  -31Dec  ZS75PTA     1419

 * = new
.. = and other calls

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