DX Newsletter 1143 April 19, 1999

DX Newsletter 1143
April 19, 1999

DX-NL 1143 - April 19, 1999
DX News Letter
DARC Committee for DX and HF-Contesting
(http://www.darc.de/referate/dx/)
Editor: Michael, DJ5AV

(PR: DJ5AV @ OE9XPI.AUT.EU)
(e-mail: mikeoerter.dj5av@t-online.de)

translated into English by Bob, DL7VOA
(e-mail: robster@bigfoot.de)

PACIFIC

DU - PHILIPPINES Bernhard is QRV as DU1/DL2GAC from OC-090 till Apr 21 and afterwards as DU2/DL2GAC. QSL via DL2GAC, if possible via bureau.

FK - NEW CALEDONIA Eric, FK8GM, is often listening for Europe with a 2 ele beam and a FT 1000 MP. QSL via WB2RAJ.

T88 - PALAU Hide, JM1LJS/T88LJ, Misao, JJ1DWB/T88MT, and Hiro, 7N1KAE/T88?, will be QRV in CW, SSB and FM (near 29MHz) on 6-80m . T88LJ perhaps also in SSTV. QSLs via homecalls.

AFRICA

9G - GHANA Kazuo, JH8PHT, is QRV as 9G5DX for one year. QSL via JH8BHT.

FR/T - TROMELIN ISLAND Jacques, FR5ZU/T, is on the air from Tromelin Island (AF-031) in SSB on 10-40m during his spare time between Apr 16 and May 4. QSL via Zareh, VE2NW (JAs ONLY! via JA8FCG).

S7 - SEYCHELLES Gavin, GM0GAV, is QRV in CW on 20/17/15/12/10m (6m?) signing S79GT during his honeymoon trip between Apr 22 and May 5. QSL via GM0GAV.

VQ9 - CHAGOS ARHIPELAGO Rob, ND1V, is QRV signing VQ9DV for one year. QSL via ND1V.

AMERICA

FG - GUADELOUPE Tada, FG/JA1WPX/p, is QRV from NA-102 in SSB and CW on 10-40m from Apr 25 till May 2. QSL via JA1WPX.

PZ - SURINAM PB7RK is QRV as PZ5RA. The length of his stay is unknown. QSL via PB7RK.

ASIA

9N - NEPAL Sergio,IZ6BRN/AP2WAP, is going to sign 9N7RN from Mirni near Pakhara by the end of April and intends to stay till the end of June 1999. QSL via IK4ZGY.

A9 - BAHRAIN Ed, WH6CXQ, will be on the air as A92GJ from AS-002 for the next few years. QSL via Ed Tenhulzen, Admin. Support Unit, PSC-451, Box 215, FPO AE 09834-2800, USA.

VS6 - HONG KONG Prior to his stay in XV Steve, K2WE, is in Hong Kong from Apr 16-22.

XV - VIETNAM Steve, K2WE, is QRV as XV300S and perhaps also 3W6WE from Saigon from Apr 23-27. He will then bring ALL logs of XV300S-, 3W6KA- and 3W6LI with him. QSLs via K2WE.

YK - SYRIA Michael, DL6MHW, will be in Syria from Apr 27 till May 3 and will try to become QRV as YK/DL6MHW with the help of YK1AO. He intends to operate in CW and SSB on all bands for which antennas are installed. QSL via DL3ABL, Andrea Diekmann, Ginsterweg 51, D-39326 Wolmirstedt, Germany (callbook address is WRONG!). More information and perhaps also an online log check will be available on Michael's homepage: http://wwwiti.cs.uni-magdeburg.de/~hoeding/hamradio/yk_main.html If any unknown problems occur in YK he will try to operate from the Lebanon.

EUROPE

GM - SCOTLAND Scottish stations will use the special prefixes 2S instead of GM, 2A instead of MM, 2T instead of 2M to mark their parliament opening between May 6 and Jul 31.

GW - WALES Stations from Wales use the same occasion to change their prefixes temporarily from GW, MW and 2W to 2C, 2X and 2W.

HV - VATICAN CITY HV5PUL is QRV from the Pontifica Universita Lateranense during the III Lateran Journey on Apr 22. The operation will include RTTY, six and und 2m. QSL via IW0DJB. See also http://www.pul.it

ZB2 - GIBRALTAR Martyn, G3RFX, is on the air as ZB2FX in CW and SSB on 10-80m until May 5. QSL via G3RFX.

CONTESTS

The INTERNATIONAL MARCONI DAY (IMD) takes place on Apr 24 from 0000-2359 UTC and 58 special event stations were announded (e.g. W1AA/IMD from Cape Cod). QSL via bureau (for USA stations via CBA with SASE). Check the homepage at: http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~straff/

Preview

DATE           CALL           DXNL

NOW again     3B9FR         1142
      -Jul 14 3DA0CA        1139
      -Apr    4S7IJG        1142
Apr 16-Apr 25 4U1ITU        1142
Apr   -May/99 5N99/OK1JR    1141
Mar 31-May    5N99MSV       1142
now           7Q7RM etc     1140
now           8J1RL         1141
1999/2000     9G5DX         1143 *
Feb   -May/99 9G5HK         1132
Apr   -Jun/99 9N7RN         1138, 1143 *
Apr 7 -May 17 9N7UD         1141, 1142


Mar 20-       A35LU         1139
      -Jun/99 A92GD         1125
1999  -2001   A92GJ         1143 *
Mar 24-Apr 23 CE9R          1140
      -Apr 21 DU2/DL2GAC    1143 *
Feb/99-       KH2K/AH0      1131
Mar/99-2001   E4/G3WQU      1140
      -Apr/99 ET   (G3MRC)  1142
Apr 25-May 2  FG/JA1WPX/p   1143 *
now           FK8GM         1143 *
NEW           FO5QA         1138
Apr 16-May 4  FR5ZU/T       1143 *
Jan   -Dec 31 FT5WH         1125
Mar/99-       FT5XN         1136
Jan   -Dec/99 FT5YG         1128, 1140
Jan   -Dec/99 FT5ZJ         1128


Apr/99-2002   HS   (JR5XPG) 1141
Apr 3 -Apr 30 HS0ZAR        1141
Apr 22        HV5PUL        1143 *
      -Apr 30 J28BS         1141
Apr 10-Apr 24 PJ8/N6ZW etc  1142
now           PZ5RA         1143 *
Apr 22-May 5  S79GT         1143 *
Apr 11-May 2  S79YL etc     1141
Apr 27-May 7  T88LJ, T88MT  1143 *
Apr 9 -Apr 29 V47XC         1141
now           V63YT         1141
1999  -2000   VQ9DV         1143 *
Apr 16-Apr 22 VR2  (K2WE)   1143 *


      -2000   XE1/NP2AQ     1142
Apr 23-Apr 27 XV300S etc    1143 *
      -May 9  XX9TSS ?      1142
soon          YI   (PA3DZN) 1142
Apr 27-May 3  YK/DL6MHW     1143 *
now   -May 5  ZB2FX         1143 *
Oct 11-Apr/99 ZF2NT         1116
Apr 16-Apr 29 ZS1/RA3DQ etc 1142
mid Apr-      ZS8D          1140


"NEW": 1143 *

Bandspots of the last 7 days

160m
   E41/OK1DTP  1823  0138Z via OK1TD
   JY9QJ       1823  0308Z via DL5MBY, bureau
80m
   3B8/DL6UAA  3507  0044Z via bureau
   5N99MSV     3505  0011Z via OK1JR
   HK3JBR      3795  0509Z via F6AJA, bureau

40m
   BY1DX       7005  2249Z via OH2BH, bureau
   E4/G3WQU    7004  2116Z via G3WQU, bureau
   FK8GM       7092  0612Z via WB2RAJ, also bureau
   FM5GU       7008  0200Z via WA4JTK, direct
   FO/F5OAM    7006  0700Z via bureau
   HI3CCP      7095  0404Z
   HS0ZAR      7010  2254Z via CBA
   JT1Y        7045  1934Z via I0SNY
   PJ9/W9NJY   7006  0433Z
   S79JG       7058  2258Z via DL7AFS, bureau
   VP8CLO      7009  0555Z
   VU2TS       7001  0036Z via I1YRL, bureau
   XE1NVX      7070  0628Z via EA5XX, bureau

30m
   ET3VSC     10104  1845Z see DXNL 1131
   J28BS      10103  2051Z via F6KPQ, bureau
   OY3QN      10119  2123Z via OZ1ACB, bureau

20m
   FO5QG      14129  1642Z via XE1L, direct
   FT5YG      14122  0749Z via F5LBL
   HK6RCH     14260  0708Z via HR2JAW
   V63KU      14172  2003Z Sam, via Box 1679, Truk, Micronesia
   ZS8D       14194  1829Z via ZS6EZ, bureau

17m
   3D2QB      18071  1346Z via SM3CER, bureau
   H44OO      18070  1430Z via JK7TKE
   KH0XX      18124  1525Z via JP1NWZ, bureau
   KH6LEM     18115  1650Z via CBA or bureau
   ZK1JD      18120  1000Z via ZK1BS

15m
   3B8/DL2HZM 21009  1802Z
   3B9FR      21026  1736Z via CBA
   VK9NS      21030  1012Z via CBA
   YS1JR      21290  1110Z via DJ9ZB, bureau
   ZF2NT      21021  1306Z via N2AU, also bureau
12m
   3B8FG      24905  0747Z via CBA
   3DA0CA     24896  1241Z via W4DR, bureau
   9G1MR      24947  1810Z via IK3HHX, direct
   9V1RH      24953  1641Z via bureau
   BV4SF      24950  1308Z
   E44/OZ6ACD 24944  1742Z via OZ1ACB, bureau
   ET3VSC     24901  1238Z see DXNL 1131
   P49M       24942  1648Z via VE3MR, bureau
   S79YL      24945  1550Z via DL7AFS, bureau
   TG9NX      24947  1717Z via N4FKZ, direct

10m
   3W7CW      28008  1236Z
   5N99ZHM    28501  0909Z via W5TUD
   6W1RN      28501  1813Z via DL4VS
   9J2AM      28493  1759Z via JA0JHA, bureau
   BV3/DJ3KR  28022  0911Z via DH3MG, bureau
   CE9R       28520  1916Z via CE3HDI
   E41/OK1DTP 28489  1313Z via OK1TD
   FR5ZU/T    28470  1759Z via CBA
   J28BS      28535  1309Z via F6KPQ, bureau
   JA9XBW/JD1 28008  1053Z via JA9XBW
   JT1Y       28485  1125Z via I0SNY
   V47XC      28475  1529Z via G0IXC
   VK8NSB/p   28465  0954Z via VK9NS, direct

INFO

QSL Routes

3B8GD M Iqbal Muttur, 69 Dr Ferriere Avenue, Stanley Rose Hill, Mauritius Island - e-mail: iqbal.sds@usa.net
9G1BR via G4XTA
CS8EWA via CT1EWA, Paulo Santos, Box 415, P-2430 Marinha Grande, Portugal (also via bureau)
DL2HBX NEW: Ulrich Ann, Essenroder Str. 12, D-38527 Grassel, Germany
EY8AM Finally Juergen, DF3OL, received some handwritten incomplete logs of EY8AM lasting from Oct 2, 94 until Apr 13, 98 and confirms them now via bureau or direct.
HC6CR, HD6CR, HC6FG, HD6FG NOT via NE8Z/HC1MD anymore starting on Mar 9, 99. Rick doesn't receive the logs because of mail theft in Ecuador. Past and future QSOs of these calls will be handled direct by HC6CR/HD6CR Roberto Camacho, Casilla 614, Ambato, Ecuador or respectively HC6FG/ HD6FG, Maricela de Camacho, Casilla 614, Ambato,Ecuador. If you want your letters to arrive there safe please consider sending them as registered letters. NE8Z stays the QSL manager of HC1HC whose logs he receive via e-mail on a daily basis.
HU1A via YU7DRE
IK7JTF ONLY via bureau to IV3SKB or DIRECT only via IV3HAX
J4Z Op SV2CWY, ONLY via Box 40130, GR-56000 Thessaloniki, Greece
N5D (Apr/99) via West Jackson Cty ARC,Box 1822,Ocean Springs,MS 59564,USA
OZ5TOM Tom Wallin, Box 202, DK-2640 Hedehus, Denmark
RY9C is the special call of the clubstation RK9CWA. QSL via UA9CGA, Serge V. Stikhin, Box 1035, Ekaterinburg, 620063, Russia
SW2A OP SV2AEL, ONLY via Box 22013, GR-55310 Thessaloniki, Greece
TM2A Henri Vignier, BP 780, Bangui, Central African Republic
TM2HT via F6IUI
TM2WLH via F6HKS
TM8APR of the Arrivee Paris Roubaix will be confirmed with a special stamp if you send 3 IRCs to the Radio Club of Northern France, BP 104, F-59963 Croix Cedex, France. See the 98 QSL: http://citeweb.net/rcnf/
TZ6AK via Box 933, Bamako, Mali
UA0KCL/0 (Rautan Island, AS-038) via RA3DEJ

The International "NORTH POLE 1999" Expedition of the Russian Robinson Club (RCC) is underway till Apr 25. Simultaneously they commemorate the 70th and 50th anniversary of pole expeditions. The route Moscow -> Murmansk -> Franz Josef Land (EU-019) -> Severnaya Semlja (AS-042) -> North Pole shall be the preparation for another South Pole expedition. Check the RRC homepage at: http://www.stinol.lipetsk.ru/~rrc/ for more information. The DXpedition call is RV3MA/0. QSL via RV3ACA, Elen, Box 13, Moscow 127521, Russia. The call for RRC DXpeditions is R3RRC/0 (op: RV3MA). QSL via RW3GW, Valery, Box 3, Lipetsk 398000, Russia.

If you are looking for an online logsearch page try: http://dx.qsl.net/logs/ S79YL, S79FAG and S79ZG logs were included and will be updated daily.

QSLs arrived buro: 8R1Z, E22AAA (HS1CHB), ER27A (ER1DA), ES2RW, FJ/G3TXF, FM5GS (F6GNG), FP5BZ (F5TJP), FS/WE9V, GJ/PA3DSR, H44RY (OH1RY), HI9/I4LCK, HK6KKK,HL2IGU,HL50C/2 (HL0C), J28YC (F6EJI), K9AW/KH2 (WF5T)

QSLs arrived direct: 4KA9C, 6W1QV/p, 5R8PR (F6BFH), 8R1Z, 9V1BG, HK5LJ, C212SX (G3SXW), E30LA (I2YDX),E31AA (ZL3CW),HP1/DL9RCF, HP3XBH (W4WX exWT4K), JD1BIY, KG4OX (W4OX), PJ8/ND5S, RA0FF (N6FF), V31JZ (NN7A)

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