DX-NL 1363 November 6, 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)
AZORES, CU2, EU-003 Ingo, CU2/DH5ST/p, will spend his holidays on Sao Miguel Island from Nov 9-23. He will be QRV in CW and SSB on 80-10m.
BENIN, TY ON4JM is staying in Benin between Nov 2 and Dec 23. He intends to work as TY4JM during his spare time (evening hours and sundays). QSL via ON4JM, bureau preferred.
BERMUDA, VP9, NA-005 Due to hurricane Fabian Bert,PA3GIO, postponed his September trip to Nov 8-18. He is now active as VP9/PA3GIO working in SSB on 80/40/20/17/ 15/12/10m. QSL via PA3GIO, bureau preferred. QSLs can be requested also via e-mail to qsl@pa3gio.nl. More information can be found online at: http://www.pa3gio.nl/VP9/
CAMBODIA, XU, AS-133 Jack, ON4AJT (XU7AJV), and Wim, ON6TZG (XU7TZG), plan to hit the airwaves from Koh Poah Island (AS-133) starting on Nov 1. The length of their stay is not known.
CANARY ISLANDS, EA8, AF-004 Cesare, I5WEA, is hitting the airwaves as EA8BVY from Teneriffe between Oct 30 and Dec 1.
CURACAO, PJ2, SA-006 Gerben, PJ2/PG5M, is QRV during his spare time from Nov 1-15. QSL via bureau.
EAST MALAYSIA, 9M6 Bob,N2OO, is now active as 9M6OO from Sabah and plans to stay until Nov 11. More information can be found on http://www.qsl.net/n2oo
GUAM, KH2, OC-026 Setsu, JL1UXH (KK2H), and his XYL Maki, 7L4FSR, will be QRV as KK2H/KH2 in CW/SSB on all HF bands from Nov 12-16. They will listen especially for Europe and America. An online logbook can be found on their website http://kk2h.4th.jp. QSL via JL1UXH, bureau ok. Please send no QSLs to their address in the US!
MAURITIUS, 3B8, AF-049 Willy, 3B8/ON5AX, is on the air from Nov 6-15. QSLs via homecall. --- Hans, 3B8/PA0VHA (RTTY), and Jack, 3B8/PA3BAG (SSB), will be QRV from Nov 3-9 and from Nov 15-24. Between these dates they will make a trip to Rodrigues Island (3B9, AF-017). QSL via PA0VHA. You can find more information on their website: http://www.pi4cc.nl --- Jose, 3B8/ON4LAC, is active mainly on 20/15m in SSB/PSK31 (some RTTY) until Nov 23. QSL via ON4LAC.
PERU, OA Jack, F6BUM, hits the airwaves in CW/SSB/RTTY signing OA4-7/F6BUM from Nov 5 till Dec 5. He will visit Suasi Island (no IOTA) in Lake Titicaca from Nov 17-21. Unfortunately QSL direct ONLY.
POLAND, SP The special event station HF8KAF (celebrating the 50th anniversary of the clubstation SP8KAF) is on the air until Dec 31. Their logbook will be published online at: http://www.republika.pl/ceo/log/log/search.htm QSL via SP8KAF.
SENEGAL, 6W Karel, 6W/ON5TN, is active in CW (some SSB) on 10-40m from Nov 7-18. QSL via ON5TN.
SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS, VP8/ss, AN-010 Starting in mid November Dany, LZ2UU, will become the new radio operator of the Bulgarian research base "St. Kliment Ohridski" on Livingston Island. His stay is scheduled until the end of February 2004. He will use the callsign LZ0A in CW/SSB/RTTY on all bands. He will sign VP8/LZ2UU during the upcoming CQ WWDX CW Contest.
ST MAARTEN/PJ7, ST MARTIN/FS, NA-105 Pete, VA3RA/VE3IKV, will sign PJ7/..., FS7/... and also PJ6/... from Saba Island (NA-145) from Nov 8-15.
SURINAME, PZ PZ5DX (K3BYV), PZ5JR (N3CXM) and perhaps also PZ5CM intend to be active between the SSB and CW parts of the WWDX CW Contest. PZ5JR will work on 80m/40m and PZ5DX on the higher bands. QSL via K3BYV.
TUNISIA, 3V, AF-073 A large scale DXpedition with international members will activate Kerkennah Island (AF-073) between Nov 19 and Dec 2. Twenty operators with five stations will sign TS7N in CW/SSB/RTTY/PSK31/JT6M/JT44 on 6m-160m. Special feature: One station will be operated by XYLs ONLY! TS7N is the only Tunisian station with a license for 6m and the digital modes! They also plan to participate in the Multi/Two category of the CQ WWDX CW Contest. QSL via DL9USA. The DXpedition's main objective is the further development of amateur radio in Tunisia. Two transceivers and several antennas will be given to the Tunisian amateurs as a donation. Further information can be found on their website: http://ts7n.tk
VIETNAM, XV 3W22S (a special callsiggn of XV9DT) celebrating the "22nd SEA Games" is active until Dec 31. Unfortunately QSL ONLY direct to: Eddy Visser, Van Lennepstraat 82, NL-3881 WV Putten, The Netherlands.
QSL bureau: 3A/DL3OCH, 3B8/S51OI, 3XY1L (UY5XE), 3Z7Z, 4J10TX (UT3UY), 4L3Y, 4Z5LA/p (AS-100), 5R8GT, 5W0DL (K8AA), 6J1L (WA3HUP), 6K2AVL, 8J0JCC (AS-007), 8J1ITU/1, 8S5X, 9A5DJ/p (EU-170, OK1DJG), 9A8RR/p (EU-016, OM7JG), 9H3OA, 9J0S, A25/V51AS, A4/DL1HRN, A35XX (OC-064, N5XX), A35XX/p (OC-061, N5XX), AY1ECZ (EA5KB), AY4DX (EA5KB), BA6BF, BT4ARDF (LZ1ZF), CE3SQE (EA5KB), CT/DJ4KW, CU2/SM0JHF, CU3H (EU-175), D2U (CT1BFL), DL7UXG/p (EU-042), DU9BCD (OC-235), E21EJC, EA6BB, ED1BD, EG9IA (AF-042, EA7RU), EI/DH7ST/p (EU-115), EK3AA, EM25PO (US1PM), EM75W (UT1WL), EN0PA (UT5PW), EW8AM (DL8KAC), EY10S, F6JXR/p (EU-095), FG/HB9BOI (NA-102), FG/IK2JYT (NA-114), FG/IK2XDE (NA-114), FM5CD (NA-107), FO/N5XX,FR/PA3GIO (AF-016),GB0SM (EU-011,G0PSE), GB4SPD, GM6UW/p (EU-112, M0BLF), HB0/DL3OCH, HE2DIG (HB9DDZ), HF70N (SP7CVW), HF98JP (SP9HWN), HG10MV (HA3HK), HG450EV, HI3/OK2ZU, HI3HN, HL17AMO, HS0ZCW (K4VUD), I4/IK2JYT/P (EU-155), I4/IK4RQH (EU-155), IA5/IK4RUX/p (EU-028), IB0/IK7JWX (EU-045), IH9/OL5Y (AF-018), IM0BMU (EU-165), IO2A, IV3NCC/p (EU-130), J28EX (F8BON), J48S (EU-049), JH0IEW/JD1, JI5USJ/4 (AS-041), JS6PXB/6 (AS-047), JT1AS, JY8WW (ON4WW)
QSL managers CQ WWDX SSB Contest 2003
(unless not mentioned earlier or different for the contest)
(to be continued...)
(d) = direct only
(B) = bureau ok
* = new manager
DATE CALL DXNL NOW -23Nov 3B8/ON4LAC 1363 * 06Nov-15Nov 3B8/ON5AX 1363 * 03Nov-24Nov 3B8/PA0VHA.. 1363 * NOW -31Dec 3W22S 1363 * 24Sep-13Dec 5B4AHJ 1357 NOW -2004 5X1CW 1339 07Nov-18Nov 6W/ON5TN 1363 * 19Oct-11Nov 9M6OO 1361 NOW -30Nov C91BT 1361 NOW -Dec03 C91Z 1356 15Oct-01Dec CT3/DJ6QT 1361 09Nov-23Nov CU2/DH5ST 1363 * NOW -2004 D2CR 1339 NOW -30Nov DS4CNB 1360 30Oct-01Dec EA8BVY 1363 * 8Nov-15Nov FS7/VA3RA 1363 * NOW -31Dec HE2DIG 1337 01Oct-31Dec HF650O 1359 NOW -31Dec HF8KAF 1363 * NOW -Dec03 JM6DZB/JD1 1324 12Nov-16Nov KK2H/KH2 1363 * 15Nov-28Feb LZ0A 1363 * 05Nov-05Dec OA./F6BUM 1363 * 01Nov-15Nov PJ2/PG5M 1363 * 08Nov-15Nov PJ6/VA3RA 1363 * 08Nov-15Nov PJ7/VA3RA 1363 * NOW PZ5DX.. 1363 * 19Nov-02Dec TS7N 1363 * 02Nov-23Dec TY4JM 1363 * NOW -31Dec UE0JWA 1351 01Jul-03Dec VI8NT 1346 29Nov-30Nov VP8/LZ2UU 1363 * 08Nov-18Nov VP9/PA3GIO 1363 * NOW -Sep04 XU7ACI 1357 NOW -Jun04 XU7ACW 1351 01Nov-??? XU7AJV.. 1363 * 01Sep-Mar04 YA/JA1PBV 1355 NOW -Aug04 YA1R 1356 11Oct-06Nov ZK1TLA 1360 * = new .. = and other calls
Following QSLs are accepted for DXCC credit now:
Afghanistan: YA1D, YA0J, YA1RS
Chesterfield: TX0AT (October 2002)
Bhutan: A51AA, A51KC, A51PK, A51UD, A51WD, A51YL.
Iraq: YI/9Y4RD, YI/4L4FN, YI/KV4EB, YI/SM4UZM, YI/SM3VRO,
YI/SM0URK, YI/SM5WTI, YI/SM5VOH, YI3DX.
Timor Leste: 4W1BK, 4W2DN, 4W3AN, 4W3CW, 4W3DX
Uganda: 5X2A (Jun 24-Jul 1, 2003)
TNX: DJ5AV, DK8JB, DL1SBF, DL2BQV, DL7VOA, F5OGG, K6SRZ, LZ2CJ,ON5TN,XE1BEF, 425 DX News, ARRL DX Bulletin, Crazy DX Group, F6AJA Les Nouvelles DX, KB8NW OPDX Bulletin, N4AA QRZ DX, W3UR Daily DX, Islands On The Web.