DX News Letter 1349
July 17, 2003

DX-NL 1349 July 17, 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

BRAZIL, PY The special event station ZW7S is QRV in SSB and CW on 80/40/20/15/10m during the Boy Scout Jamboree from July 12-19. QSL via bureau. More information is available online: http://www.radioescotismo.com.br/zw7s/.

CANADA, VE After activating Somerset Island Mike, K9AJ, and Jim, K9PPY, are going to Southampton Island (NA-007) from July 22-24. There is still the chance that they visit Cornwallis (NA-009) and/or Baffin Island (NA-047) instead during that time. You can find them on the usual IOTA SSB and CW frequencies. QSLs via homecalls.

CROATIA, 9A, EU-170 A Hungarian team with Zsolt, HA6PS, Tibor, HA6ZV, and Laci, HA6NL, will show up from Pasman Island (EU-170, CI-085) from July 20-30. They plan to take part in the IOTA contest. Look for 9A/HA... QSLs via homecalls.

FIJI, 3D Paul, A35RK, is now signing 3D2RK from the station of Jytte,3D2AJ, from Jul 13-21. They will be joined by Mike,KM9D/T21MY, and Jan,KF4TUG/T2YL, whose calls are not known yet.

GERMANY, DL, EU-042 Andy, DL4OK (NX1S), is spending his holidays on Pellworm Island (EU-042) from July 15-29. He intends to work from a lighthouse (ARLHS: FED-187) signing DL4OK/p in SSB/CW on all bands. He will also participate in the IOTA contest. QSL via bureau.

GREECE, SV SX1MBA will be QRV in CW and SSB from Jul 18-20 and Jul 25-27. This special event station is working on the battle ship "Georgios Averoff". QSL via bureau.

LESOTHO, 7P 7P8CF (Frosty/K5LBU), 7P8TA (Tom/WW5L), 7P8MJ (Madison/W5MJ), 7P8NK (Neil/VA7DX) and 7P9IZ (Igor/W0IZ) will hit their airwaves in SSB, CW, PSK31 and RTTY from Jul 18-25. QSLs via homecalls.

MADELEINE ISLANDS, VE, NA-038 Linda, VE9GLF, and Len, VE9MY, are mobile QRV and plan to visit two different islands every day from Jul 20-28. They will be active on 20/15/10m and in the IOTA Contest. QSLs via homecalls.

MONTSERRAT, VP2M To prepare themselves for their upcoming DXpedition to San Andres in October the Florida DXPedition Group members Bill, W4WX (VP2MHX), William, N2WB, and Bob, K9MDO, are going to Montserrat from Jul 22-29.

NIGER, 5U New licenses have been issued to four Americans: Bruce, KB3HGX, is now QRV as 5U7B, Robin, KB3HIL, has the call 5U7RW, Daniel, KB3HJG, got 5U7DW and Joshua, KB3HJH, is now working as 5U7JW. Their stay seems to last a little longer.

PITCAIRN ISLAND, VP6 Lyle Burgoyne is back on the island. He has served a priest there for two years in the mid 90ies. Now he is back on air again as VP6LJ for at least one year.

PORTUGAL, CT1, EU-145 CS5F will be the call of CT1AGF, CT1EPV and CT3FN from the lighthouse Cabo de Santa Maria (LH-0144, POR-013) on Culatra Island (EU-145) from July 19-20. QSL via HB9CRV. They will be joined by F6HMJ, G3KHZ and VA2AM and will sign CS5C during the IOTA Contest. Find more information at: http://ct1end.netpower.pt/eu145_culatra_2003/.

RUSSIA, R, EU-133 RN1AW, RX1AW, RA1ANP, UA1ANE and RW6HJV are signing RI1CGR from Rodsher Island (EU-133, RRA 01-05, WLH 0330) from July 16-27. QSL via RN1AW, bureau ok. --- Michael, RL3AA, Leo, RN3AZ, Nick, UA3DX, and Pavel, RA3AUM, will go to Rodsher (EU-133), Virginy (EU-133),Malyj Tyuters (EU-133) and and Bolshoj Tyuters (EU-133) from July 19-27. They will operate as ...../1 in CW/SSB on 10-80m. QSL via bureau. They will sign RI1CA during the IOTA Contest. QSL via UA3DX.

SLOVENIA, S5 The special event station S50KBS will be active during the "Koupafest" in July and August. QSL via S57L, bureau ok.

SOUTH KOREA, HL, IOTA-new Phil, HL1TXQ, and nine more operators (DS1EVQ, DS1KOQ, DS3BGI, DS4NYE, HL1EJT, HL1OYF, HL1VAU, HL3QP and HL9DX) are signing ...../2 from Chuk Island in the Kangwon-Do Province Group from Jul 17-20. There has been no IOTA reference number allocated to this archipelago yet. They are active during their daylight hours (2000-1000 UTC) in SSB and CW on 40-10m. QSL via HL1OYF, direct ONLY!

ST MAARTEN/ST MARTIN, PJ7/FS, NA-105 Igor, VA3YDX (US1IDX), is signing PJ7/VA3YDX respectively FS/VA3YDX from July 12-26. QSL via VA3YDX, direct ONLY!

SWITZERLAND, HB9 Swiss amateurs with a license complying to the CEPT class 2 (VHF/UHF, prefix range HB9MAA bis HB9ZZZ) will be allowed to work on HF by the end of July. The HB3 novice licensees are not affected by that.

USA, W, NA-067 Randy, KD8JN/4, will work from Hatteras Island (NA-067, USI NC-005S) mainly in SSB on the usual IOTA frequencies on all bands from Jul 19-26 QSL via KD8JN.

VENEZUELA, YV, SA-015 The Caracas DX Group will activate the Los Monjes Archipelago (SA-015) as YW1M or YW5M from July 17-20. QSL via W4SO.

QSL Info

QSL direct: 3C5DX, 4K5O, 4S7KJK, 5W1MM, 5Z4BL, CE3RY, CO8JY, EI4II, EK6LV, EK7SA, EX2X, G0JHC, GW3KGV, HU1A, KP4SN, OE5OHO, OM2DX, OM3EY, OM3MM, ST0RY, TK/IK1VCA, V63JE, VK3ZZ (OC-261), VP6DIA,VP9/N6NO, W5AA/HP3

QSL bureau: 9A/DL4AMK (EU-110), 9G0ARS (UA3AGW), BY1DX (OH2EX), CT3/DL3KWR, CY9DH (W0SD), EX8MII, FO0RTY (JJ8DEN), J3/K1EP, JE5DTS/JD1, JK1KNB/JD1, JT1FCX (K4ZLE), JX2IJ (LA2IJ), KL7HF, PJ2/K8ND, PY1LVF (SA-029), R1MVD (UA3DX), RI1P (UA9KM), SV9/DJ6OZ, TR8GG (F5OHE), UE0XYZ (RA0ZD), VP8THU, XY0TA (DL8KBJ), YK1BA (N5FF), ZB3B

QSL managers

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

Preview

DATE           CALL         DXNL

13Jul-21Jul    3D2RK..      1349 *
NOW  -Aug03    5H3RK        1347
NOW            5U7B..       1349 *
03Jul-29Jul    5W0AH        1347
NOW  -Jul03    5W1RA        1339
NOW  -2004     5X1CW        1339
18Jul-25Jul    7P8CF..      1349 *
20Jul-30Jul    9A/HA6PS..   1349 *
12Jul-19Jul    9A/RZ3EC..   1348

NOW  -Aug03    A6/ON5NT     1339
NOW  -2006     BU2/JJ1TBB   1339
16Jul-24Jul    CQ3J         1348
19Jul-20Jul    CS5F..       1349 *
NOW  -2004     D2CR         1339
15Jul-29Jul    DL4OK/p      1349 *
11Jul-22Jul    FO/G3SWH     1348
11Jul-22Jul    FO/G4MFW..   1348
12Jul-26Jul    FS/VA3YDX    1349 *
13Jul-08Aug    GM3PPG/p     1348
NOW  -31Dec    HE2DIG       1337
01Jul-15Aug    HF150IL      1347
NOW  -31Jul    HF25KVW      1341
01May-31Jul    HF650O       1338
17Jul-20Jul    HL1TXQ/2     1349 *

01Jul-30Oct    IR8DX        1347
NOW            JD1YAB       1347
NOW  -Dec03    JM6DZB/JD1   1324
01Jul-02Aug    JW0PK        1346
13Jul-20Jul    K8AJ/VY0..   1348
NOW  -Aug03    KC4USM       1338
19Jul-26Jul    KD8JN/4      1349 *
16Jul-23Jul    KH8/DL2AH    1348
16Jul-30Jul    N8L          1348
07Jul-03Aug    OH6MY/p      1347
12Jul-26Jul    PJ7/VA3YDX   1349 *
15Jul-25Jul    R1PQ         1348
19Jul-27Jul    RI1CA        1349 *
16Jul-27Jul    RI1CGR       1349 *

01Jul-31Aug    S50KBS       1349 *
NOW  -Jul03    S92UN        1338
30Jun-15Aug    SM1TDE       1346
16Jul-23Jul    SV5/OE1ZKC   1348
18Jul-27Jul    SX1MBA       1349 *
05Jul-25Jul    TK/F5OZK     1348
15Jul-21Jul    V31WD..      1348
22Jul-24Jul    VE/K9AJ      1349 *
01Jul-03Dec    VI8NT        1346
22Jul-29Jul    VP2MHX       1349 *
NOW            VP6LJ        1349 *
05Jul-27Jul    W1T          1347
NOW  -Aug03    YI/SM0WKA    1346
17Jul-20Jul    YW1M         1349 *
12Jul-19Jul    ZW7S         1349 *

 * = new
.. = and other calls

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