DX News Letter 1174
November 23, 1999

DX-NL 1174 - November 23, 1999
DX News Letter
Editor: Michael, DJ5AV

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

English by: Bob, DL7VOA
(e-mail: dxnl@darc.de)

ANTARCTICA

VP8/a - ANTARCTICA Niall,VP8NJS (till Feb 1, 2000), and Art, KC4/KL7RL (QSL via K4MZU), are QRV from the Antarctic Base Patriot Hills.

PACIFIC

3D2R - ROTUMA ISLAND Holger, DL7IO, was QRV as 3D2IO from Fiji (OC-016) and is now active as 3D2IO/R from Rotuma Island (OC-060) until Nov 26. Then he will go back to Fiji until Dec 9. QSL -also for 3D2AO/R- via DL7VRO.

FO - FRENCH POLYNESIA Roger, KF8OY, is active as FO0MAC from Tahiti (OC-046) until Nov 24. QSL via K8OU.

KH4 - MIDWAY ISLAND Dick, KH4/W4ZYV, stays on Midway (OC-030) until Jan 10, 2000. QSL via W4ZYV.

P2 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA Steve, P29BI, will shut down his station on Bougainville (OC-135) on Nov 27 since his equipment will be shipped home after his stay. QSL via VK4EJ.

AFRICA

7P - LESOTHO Barry, ZS1FJ, is QRV as 7P8FJ for five days during the last week of November. QSL via ZS1FJ.

9X - RWANDA Vladimir, 9X3/RE3A, is in Rwanda until mid December. QSL via Box 899, Moscow 127 018, Russia.

TZ - MALI Gene, K7YV (ex ZA5B and TL8NG), is now on the air in SSB/CW signing TZ6YV from Bamako. QSL via WA1ECA.

AMERICA

6Y - JAMAICA Alan, G3XAQ/6Y5, has been announced to be active between Nov 29 and Dec 9.

8P - BARBADOS John, K4BAI/8P9HT, Danny, K1TO/8P9xx, and Vic, N4TO/8P9xx, are QRV from NA-021 from Nov 23-30. During the WWDX CW Contest they'll sign 8P5A or 8P9Z in the M/S category. 8P5A/8P9Z via K4BAI.

C6 - BAHAMAS Dick, N4RP, is QRV as C6AKP mostly in CW from South Bimini (NA-048) between r. In the WWDX CW Contest he intends to take part in the SOAB Low Power category. QSL via N4RP. --- Edward, WA3WSJ/C6A, is QRV in SSB/CW on 10-160m from Abaco (NA-080) from Nov 23-30. Nov. QSL via WA3WSJ, direct or via bureau. --- Lee, N7NU/C6, Al, K7AR/C6, Ron, WJ7R/C6, and Bob, W7RR/C6, stay on the Bahamas between Nov 23 and Dec 2 and will sign C6AJX during the Contest (QSL via N7NU). Logs can be found at http://www.qsl.net/k7ar/

HI8 - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Julio, AD4Z, announced to be active from NA-096 between Nov 26 and Dec 3. Operation will be mostly on 12/17/30/160m signing HI3JH prior and after the contest and HI3K during the test. QSL via AD4Z.

HP - PANAMA To remember the handover of the Panama Canal stations may use the prefix 3F between Dec 1 and Jan 5, 2000. HP1AC will be QRV in CW only as 3F1AC. His new address: Camilo A Castillo, Box 0860-00144, Villa Lucre, Panama, Republic of Panama.

LU - ARGENTINA Hector Hugo Galvan, LU1XQR, received the call LU2XT to operate from Ushuaia on Tierra del Fuego (SA-008).

PY0S - ST PETER AND ST PAUL ROCKS Karl, PS7KM, states that the DXpedition to PY0S had to be postponed until April 2000 again.

ASIA

A5 - BHUTAN Unfortunately Jim Smith, VK9NS, had not the possibility to hit the airwaves from Bhutan but he thinks that it may be possible that amateur radio will be introduced again next year.

A6 - UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 10 people including Bernie McLenny, W3UR (editor of The Daily DX Bulletin) were invited by Ali Al-Futtaim, A61AJ, to operate multi/ multi from his station in Dubai during the WWDX CW Contest. Arrival was scheduled for Nov 20. Prior and after the contest they are QRV in CW/SSB/RTTY on 10-160m (including WARC). Check also the new homepage at: http://www.qsl.net/a61aj/. QSL via W3UR.

HS - THAILAND Bruce, AA4XR, is on the air as HS0ZCY in CW/RTTY on 10-40m between Nov 20 and Dec 7. QSL via WB4FNH.

XX9 - MACAO Ulf, SM0GNU, is active as XX9TDX (also as SOAB low power in WWDX CW Contest) between Nov 25 and Dec 2. QSL via SM0GNU.

CONTESTS

CQ WWDX Contest CW: Nov 27, 0000 UTC till Nov 28, 2400 UTC. Bands: 10-160m. Work: Everybody. Exchange: RST + CQ zone.

Preview

DATE            CALL        DXNL

Nov 15-Dec 5    3B8/F6HMJ   1172
NOW   -Nov 26   3D2IO/R etc 1174 *
Dec 1 -Jan 5    3F1AC etc   1174 *
Nov 16-Nov 29   3W6DK       1173
Nov   -Dec 24   4S (DL7FER) 1173
Nov/99          5W0ST       1171
Nov 29-Dec 9    G3XAQ/6Y5   1174 *
Nov             7P8FJ       1174 *
Nov 23-Nov 30   8P9HT etc   1174 *
Nov 7 -Nov 29   9M6AAC      1171
NOW   -Dec 18   9M6CT       1172
Nov 22-Nov 28   9M8TG       1173
NOW   -Dec 10   9U5D        1167
NOW   -mid Dec  9X3/RE3A    1174 *

Nov 23-Dec 2    N7NU/C6 etc 1174 *
Early 2000 ?    A5          1171, 1174 *
Nov 21-Nov 28   A61AJ       1174 *
Nov 23-Nov 30   WA3WSJ/C6A  1174 *
Nov 19-Dec 1    C6AKP       1174 *
NOW             C91MSF      1172
Nov 24-Dec 1    E4/S53R     1173
Sep 4 -Nov      FO0DEH      1163, 1168
NOW   -Nov 24   FO0MAC      1174 *
Nov 19-Dec 3    GD4UOL      1173
      -Nov 30   H4 (K1XM)   1173
Nov 26-Dec 3    HI3K, HI3JH 1174 *
NOW             HS0ZBS      1172
Nov 20-Dec 7    HS0ZCY      1174 *
Oct 23-Dec 31   HS72A       1171
NOW   -Jun/2000 JD1BKR      1169
Nov 1 -Dec 15   KC4/WA1O    1170
Sep 22-Jan 10   KH4/W4ZYV   1174 *

NOW             LU2XT       1174 *
Nov             LZ0A        1173
NOW             OD/F5SQM    1168
Aug   -Nov 27   P29BI       1160, 1174 *
Nov 22-Dec 4    S92CW ?     1173
NOW             T31UT       1171, 1173
Nov 24-Nov 29   T32PO etc   1173
NOW             TY1PH       1173
NOW             TZ6YV       1174 *
Oct 30-Apr 1    V31JP       1171
Nov 21-Nov 25   V8 (Ws)     1171
Nov 21-Nov 25   V85OO       1173
NOW   -Jan/2001 VK0M (VK0LD)1170
Nov 19-Nov 29   VP2MGU      1171
NOW   -Feb/2000 VP8NJS      1174 *
Sep   -Dec 31   XW2A        1165
Nov 25-Dec 2    XX9TDX      1174 *
Nov 15-Nov 30   ZD8A        1173
Oct 29-May/2000 ZF2NT       1171
Apr/2000        ZX0SK etc   1171, below *

"NEW": 1174 *

Bandspots of the last 7 days

160m
   JW/DJ3KR    1823  2003Z via DH3MG, bureau
   VQ9DX       1827  2241Z via AA5DX, also bureau

80m
   9M6OO       3505  2109Z via N2OO, bureau
   FT5ZJ       3799  0243Z via F2YT, bureau
   XX9TRR      3502  1734Z via N6XJ
   ZD8A        3506  0553Z via N6CW, bureau
   V47BY       3505  0511Z via DL7BY, bureau

40m
   HJ1RRL      7010  0641Z via bureau
   HK0VGJ      7011  0318Z via Box 852, Isla de San Andres, Colombia
   P40J        7008  0503Z via WX4G, bureau
   PY0FZM      7002  2109Z via DL2HZM, bureau
   TI2KWN      7005  0602Z via bureau
   YN9HAU      7087  0515Z via HR1RMG, direct

30m
   3B8/F6HMJ  10107  0235Z via bureau
   3D2IO/R    10108  1843Z via DL7VRO, bureau
   9J2BO      10109  0400Z via W6ORD, direct
   ET3BN      10105  1833Z via DL1JRC, bureau
   FO0SOU     10106  0524Z via F6AUS, bureau
   FR5FD      10122  1916Z see DXNL 1168
   JY5HX      10109  0021Z via bureau
   R1AND      10105  1811Z see DXNL 1168/1173
   YK1AO      10120  0418Z via CBA

20m
   3D2AO/R    14210  0646Z via DL7VRO, bureau
   9M6QQ      14260  1833Z via DF5UG, direct
   P29BI      14260  0619Z via VK4EJ
   V85OO      14031  1630Z via N2OO, bureau

17m
   FO0SOU     18070  0312Z via F6AUS, bureau
   KH8/N5OLS  18079  0825Z via N5JA, direct
   V47DX      18148  1951Z via K1CN
   VQ9VK      18080  1606Z via N1TO
   ZD8A       18081  2056Z via K6NA, also bureau

15m
   3XY2D      21265  0737Z via VE2DPS
   5C8M       21033  0920Z via DL6FBL, bureau
   DU67RWW    21009  0912Z via DL4OCM, bureau
   JD1BKR     21260  0838Z via JA bureau
   OX3LG      21265  1816Z via OZ1ACB, bureau
   P29VR      21240  1023Z via W7LFA, bureau
   XU7AAV     21027  0928Z via G4ZVJ, bureau

12m
   9M6OO/p    24900  0717Z via N2OO, bureau
   A45XR      24892  1602Z via Box 2038, Oman 111
   EA9AZ      24900  1545Z via bureau
   FO0DEH     24940  1744Z via ON4QM, bureau
   OY2H       24897  1449Z via I2MQP, bureau

10m
   3B9FR      28023  0850Z via CBA
   9U5D       28440  1130Z via SM0BFJ, direct
   FK8GM      28467  0910Z via WB2RAJ, bureau
   FP5BZ      28400  1407Z via F5TJP, bureau
   HC5AI      28018  1617Z via bureau
   JD1BIA     28460  0912Z via CBA
   JW/DJ3KR   28022  1431Z via DH3MG, bureau
   PY0FZM     28008  1308Z via DL2HZM, bureau
   TU5IJ      28450  0943Z via I2AOX, direct
   V47BY      28030  1604Z via DL7BY, bureau
   WH0V       28400  0903Z via Box 1941, Saipan 96950, USA
   XX9TRR     28016  1044Z via N6XJ
   YS1/KA0UBH 28430  1717Z see DXNL 1174

Announced participants of the WWDX CW Contest

4L5O    (10m) with two IRCs (NO money!) to Omar Odoshashvili, PB 0, 380002
        Tbilisi, Georgia
4M7X    via WA4WTG
4U1VIC  via bureau
5N0W    via OK1KN
6V6U    via K3IPK
9M6AAC  via N2OO
AH2R    via JI3ERV (CBA or JA bureau)
CX5O    via bureau or to Box 68164, 5000 Salto, Uruguay
HC8N    via AA5BT
HJ3PXA  via bureau
IH9P    via OK1VK
J3A     via WA1S
J45T    via SV5TH
L5F     OP LU4FPZ
LO1F    Op LU4FM
PJ4B    via K2SB
OH0R    via OH2TA
OZ/DJ9RR via bureau
V26K    via AA3B
XV7SW   via SM3CXS
Find more information at: http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/cqcw99.html

INFO

QSL Routes

PIRATES

YI2CL (QSL via WA3HUP), P51BH (if QSL via JA1BK) and FP5AP (QSL via W3HNK) are all pirates. This applies also to PY0FA since the only licensed person living permanently on Fernando de Noronha is Andre, PY0FF. PY0FMZ (DL2HMZ) is a good one but on the island only until Nov 25.

QSLs arrived via bureau: JA0ID/BV3, CE0Z (K0IYF), DU1/DL5ZAH, EJ0X (EI4DW), FP/N9PD, FS/WX9E, DK8YY/HI8+DL3ALI/HI8+DL4JAN/HI8, HL5BLF, HP3XUG (KG4UH), J52AK (IV3TIQ), N2OO/KH9, JW9XGA (LA9XGA), OX3SA, RK9CWA, S51XX, S55AA, T88X (JE2PCY), T22KJ (JA1KJW), TZ6JA (JA3EMU)

QSLs arrived direct: R1MVA (OH2BR), T24DX (EA4CP), T24DX (EA4CP), TG9NX, VK7CW, VP2MHJ (DL2MDZ), VP6PAC, XQ0YAF (exCE0FD), Z2/W0YG(W0YG), ZK1SCR (DL6DK)

TNX for information to 425DXNEWS, 599 DX Report, ARRL DX News, OPDX, DL1GEH, DF6EX, DJ4PX, DK2JX, DL1SBF, DL2BQV, DL7PR, DXPRESS, E21EIC, HB9DHK, HB9EAA, DF1ZN, HB9JNU, Les Nouvelles DX, OK1RR, PA3ARM, RTTY DX NOTES, The DAILY DX.