DX News Letter 1347
July 3, 2003

DX-NL 1347 July 3, 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)

DX ANNOUNCEMENTS

CROATIA, 9A, EU-016 Gianfranco, 9A/I6GFX, will activate Lastovo Island (EU-016) from Jul 6-17. QSL via bureau.

FINLAND, OH, EU-101 From Jul 7 until Aug 3 Hans, OH6MY, will stay in his summer house on Lapporarna Island (EU-101, KP03OI). He will run "low power" as OH6MY/p. QSL via bureau.

GERMANY, DL Klaus, DF3GL, Gregor, DL1BFE, and Uwe, DL3BJ, will visit the lighthouse "Roter Sand" (ARLHS: FED019, WLH0396, DLD GLA44) from July 10-14. They will sign DA0LRS in CW and SSB on all bands.

INDONESIA, YB The special event station YB35AR will operate from Jakarta in all modes on all bands to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the radio club ORARI from Jul 6-13. QSL via bureau.

ITALY, I I8ACB, IK8OZZ, IK8VRH, IK8YTA, IZ8CGS and IZ8EBI are using the callsign IR8DX between July 1 and Oct 30. They plan to activate several islands in the IOTA groups EU-031 and EU-144 during this time. QSL via IK8VRH, bureau ok. --- IF9MI is QRV from Marettimo Island (EU-054, IIA TP-010) from Jul 4-6. QSL via IT9FXY, unfortunately ONLY direct!

MARKET REEF, OJ0 Seppo, OH1VR, and Lasse, OH0RJ, will be on this reef in the Baltic Sea from Jul 10-14. They will be active as OJ0VR and OJ0RJ on 6-160m. Their call will be OJ0U during the IARU World Championship. QSL via OH1VR, unfortunately ONLY direct!

OGASAWARA ISLAND, JD1 JD1YAB is the special call used on 80-2m (AO-10/UO-14) during the festivities of the handover of Ogasawara in these days. QSLs will be sent via bureau automatically.

POLAND, SP To remember Ignacy Lukasiewicz (inventor of the petroleum lamp) the special event station HF150IL is active between July 1 and Aug 15. QSL via SP8PJG.

TANZANIA, 5H Ralph is signing 5H3RK from Dar-es-Salaam until July or August. QSL (during this time ONLY!) via Ralph Karhammar, c/o Embassy of Sweden, PO Box 9274, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

USA, W W1T is a special event station during the 100th Tour de France. WA2VUY and K2MVW will be QRV from July 5-27. QSL via WA2VUY. --- Jeff, KU8E, will operate mostly on 20m CW from St Simons Island (NA-058) from Jul 5-8.

WESTERN SAMOA, 5W Ulli, DL2AH, applied for the callsign 5W0AH (or 5W0UK) for Jul 3-29. He plans to work in SSB/RTTY/PSK and during the IOTA Contest. His next stop will be American Samoa.

QSL Info

QSL direct: 3DA0TM, 4X1FQ, 4Z5FC, 5N3CPR, 9G5ZZ (DL1CW), 9M6/JQ1NGT, A61AN, E4/JA1AFF, E41/OK1DTP, ER0ITU, ES1AJ, GI0KOW, GU4IIY, GW3SYL, HA4XG, HB0/HA4XG, HL3IUA, J68AS, J7A (KU9C), K2GSJ/PJ7, KK5K, KP4/K3TEJ, L52DX, LA8OM, OJ0/SM0NJO, OK1DOK, OK2JS, PT5A, SM4Z, T31MY, T88AY, TA8YA, TF3IRA, TI5/AI5P (AI5P), TI9JJP, TO4T, TX4PX, V31SN, V63DT (OC-226), V63YV, VK9XC (JA3MCA), VP5/WB2VYA, VS5MM, VS5M, XU7ABF, Z32AF, ZA/OK1JR, ZF2QS

QSL bureau: 3B8DB, 9K9X, B1Z, ER3KS, FO0SAI, FS/G3TXF, J41K, KH4/W1VX, L65W, JL4CVB/JD1 (JL4CVB), UZ7U, VP2EN, YJ8BC, YL3GE, ZD9IR, ZK1YRE

QSL managers

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

Online Callbooks

 BY    http://www.chinaqrz.com
 OH    http://www.sral.fi/oh-callbook/
 T9    http://www.t93y.com
 YO    http://www.hamradio.ro

Online logs

7P8ZZ  http://www.zs6wpx.com
A35RX  http://www.qsl.net/hb9eaa/dxped02/
BV9L   http://www3.ocn.ne.jp/~iota/newpage60.htm
HF0POL http://republika.pl/sq5ta/logs/search.html
JY9QJ  http://www.qsl.net/dl5mby/
KG4EC  http://www.qsl.net/n8ch/gitmo02.htm
TX4P   http://digilander.libero.it/i2ysb/
YE5A   http://www.mdxc.org

Preview

DATE           CALL         DXNL

23Jun-04Jul    3V8SM        1345
NOW            4U1ITU       1345
NOW  -Aug/2003 5H3RK        1347 *
NOW            5N0HVC       1345
29Jun-07Jul    5T5M         1346
03Jul-29Jul    5W0AH        1347 *
NOW  -Jul/2003 5W1RA        1339
02Jul-15Jul    5W/DL2AH     1346
NOW  -2004     5X1CW        1339

06Jul-17Jul    9A/I6GFX     1347 *
28Jun-13Jul    A25NN..      1346
NOW  -Aug/2003 A6/ON5NT     1339
NOW  -2006     BU2/JJ1TBB   1339
26Jun-07Jul    C6/W6JKV     1345
24Jun-06Jul    CU2/SM3CVM   1346
NOW  -2004     D2CR         1339
10Jul-01Jul    DL0LRS       1347 *
01Jun-15Jul    EN720K       1344
01Jul-15Jul    FH/F5SIE     1346
28Jun-05Jul    GB2BLE       1346
29Jun-04Jul    HB9AON       1346
NOW  -31Dec    HE2DIG       1337
01Jul-15Aug    HF150IL      1347 *
NOW  -31Jul    HF25KVW      1341
01May-31Jul    HF650O       1338

29Jun-06Jul    IF9/IZ8FDH   1346
04Jul-06Jul    IF9MI        1347 *
01Jul-30Oct    IR8DX        1347 *
NOW            JD1YAB       1347 *
01Jul-14Jul    IM0/IK5PWQ   1346
NOW  -Dec/2003 JM6DZB/JD1   1324
01Jul-02Aug    JW0PK        1346
NOW  -Aug/2003 KC4USM       1338
Jun  -Jul/2003 KH6/W4MDL    1345
NOW  -15Jul    KH9/N4BQW    1344
10Jul-14Jul    OJ0VR  ..    1347 *
07Jul-03Aug    OH6MY/p      1347 *

NOW  -Jul/2003 S92UN        1338
30Jun-15Aug    SM1TDE       1346
01Jul-10Jul    SY8FUO       1346
NOW            T21MY        1344
30Jun-???      T32Z         1346
27Jun-04Jul    VC3MCC       1346
01Jul-03Dec    VI8NT        1346
21Jun-12Jul    W1RQ         1345
05Jul-27Jul    W1T          1347 *
NOW            XT/TT8DX     1345
NOW            XU7ADX       1346
06Jul-13Jul    YB35AR       1347 *
NOW  -Aug/2003 YI/SM0WKA    1346

 * = new
.. = and other calls
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IARU HF World Championship

Once again several "Headquarter stations" of the national radio societies will be active during the upcoming IARU HF World Championship on July 12/13. 8N2JHQ, 8N3JHQ, BY1PK, EI0HQ, ES9A, GB5HQ, HG0HQ, HP0HQ, IU0HQ, IU2HQ,IU4HQ, IU7HQ, IU9HQ, LY0HQ, LZ0HQ, OA4O, OH2HQ, OL3HQ, OT3HQ, OZ1HQ, PA6HQ, PJ2HQ, SN0HQ, TG0AA, TM0HQ, VA3RAC, VK3WI, YL4HQ and YR0HQ will try to beat last year's winner DA0HQ.

Besides of these club stations there will be several high ranking IARU officials handing out special reports like e.g. "R1 EC" by Don Fields,G3BJ, for the Region 1 Executive Committee.

DXCC approval

Bill,NC1L, writes that following stations are accepted for DXCC credit now: 3C2MV (2002), 3C5XA, 5X1CW, 9N7DX (2003), OJ0/OE1ZKC, OJ0/JH1ARJ, OJ0/AH7X, OJ0/JR4PMX (2001), S05X (2003), TT8ZZ (2002), VK0MQI (2003), VP6DIA, YA1BV (2003), YA1CQ (2003), YA1JA (2003), YI/EK6DO (2003), YI/EK6KB (2003), YI/F5ORF (2003), YI/ON4WW (2003), YI/ON5NT (2003), YI/ON6TT (2003), YI/S53R (2003), YI/S57CQ (2003), YI/SM7PKK (2003), YI/VK4KMT (2003)

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