DX-NL 1385 April 29, 2004
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)
AFGHANISTAN, YA Johnny, LA5IIA, is momentarily very active as YA8G. Usually he is QRV on different bands around 1130 UTC for one hour and also on 1815 kHz(up 2) for several hours starting around 0030 UTC every day. QSL via LA4YW. The logbook is updated twice a week at www.qsl.net/la8g/YA8G.htm.
AUSTRALIA, VK, OC-160 Bill, VK4FW, will show up as VK4FW/p from Cumberland Island (OC-160) for three days starting on May 4.
BULGARIA, LZ The special event station LZ04KM is active in all modes on all bands during the month of May. QSL via LZ1BFR, bureau ok.
DODECANESE, SV5, EU-001 Ermanno, IK2WZD, is signing SV0XAN/5 between May 1 and October. QSL via homecall.
FÄRÖER ISLANDS, OY, EU-018 Kevin, OY/ON5DRE, and Erwin, OY/ON4QJ, will be active on 2-160m from May 3-13.
FRENCH POLYNESIA, FO Ives, F6CTL, intends to work from three different island groups during May. He is running 100 watts into a vertical for 10-40m on the usual DX and IOTA frequencies.
GREECE, SV, EU-052 Mike, SV8/GW3UOF is going to spend his holidays on Corfu Island (EU-052) from May 3-17.
IRELAND, EI To welcome the new members of the European Union ten special event stations with the prefix EI25 will be active from different Irish cities on May 1/2. The suffix of each station is marking the prefix of a new member country: EI25CY (Cyprus), EI25ES (Estonia), EI25ML (Malta), EI25HA (Hungary), EI25LY (Lithuania), EI25OK (Czech Republic), EI25OM (Slovakia), EI25SL (Slovenia), EI25SP (Poland), EI25YL (Latvia). There will be an additional station EI25EU active from Dublin. You can find more information at the website: irts.ie/euradio/.
ITALY, I The special event station IR0HM will be on the air during an amateur radio meeting ("Ham Meeting") in Cassino from May 3-7. QSL via I7YKN.
JAPAN, JA Hiroaki, JK1FNN, and his XYL Mie, 7L1MKM, are working in CW/SSB/RTTY on 10-40m from Ishigaki Island (AS-024) from May 2-4. QSL via JK1FNN. --- Takeshi, JI3DST/6, is QRV from Miyako Island (AS-079) between Apr 29 and May 9.
LIECHTENSTEIN, HB0 Gerry, HB0/IZ1DSH, Giovanni, HB0/IK1WEG, and Riccardo, HB0/IW1FWI, are active on 80-6m on May 1/2. QSLs via homecalls.
MALDIVES, 8Q, AS-013 Tadao, JA1WPX, will sign 8Q7WP in SSB/CW/RTTY on 10-40m (possibly also 80m and PSK31) on May 4-9. QSL via homecall, bureau ok.
MAURITIUS, 3B8, AF-049 Walter, 3B8/DL3LBP, is working in SSB/CW/RTTY on 40-10m from May 1-21. QSL via homecall. More information can be found at www.dl3lbp.de.
NEW CALEDONIA, FK, OC-033 Masayoshi, FK/JF1UIO, is activating the Loyalty Islands (OC-033) in CW/ SSB on 10-40m. His first stop will be on Ouvea Island from May 2-4 and the second one on Lifou Island from May 4-7. QSL via JF1UIO, bureau ok.
OGASAWARA ISLAND, JD1, AS-031 JO2JDJ/JD1, JM1LJS/JD1 and JD1BLK will be QRV in SSB/CW on 40-10m from May 2-5. QSLs: JO2JDJ/JD1 via JO2JDJ, JM1LJS/JD1 and JD1BLK via JM1LJS.
PALAU, T8, OC-009 JA1KJW (T88KJ), JA1JQY (T88JY), JA3MCA (T88MC), JI1FPO (T88PO) and JR1LVB are hitting the airwaves in CW/SSB on HF from Palau (OC-009) between Apr 29 and May 2. QSLs via homecalls, bureau ok.
RUSSIA, UA Alan, UA1PAC, and Serge, UA1PAO, plan to operate in CW/SSB on 30-10m signing RK1PWA/p from Storozhevoy Island (RRA RR-06-30) from Apr 28-30. QSL via UA1PAC. --- Victor, RV3YR, and other members of the Fifth Ocean Flight Amateur Radio Club (www.qsl.net/5ocean/) will use the callsign RP3YGA in SSB/CW/ digital modes on 10-160m from May 5-12.
SCOTLAND, GM, EU-108 MM0BQI/p intends to activate the Treshnish Islands (EU-108) in SSB/CW/ RTTY on 80-6m during the first week of May. QSL via bureau.
SLOVAKIA, OM Zsolt, OM/HA6PS, and Laci, OM/HA6NL, are QRV from Ruzsina between Apr 30 and May 3. QSLs via homecalls.
ST LUCIA, J6, NA-108 Bill, WB5ZAM, states he is planning a so-called "low key" DXpedition from May 2-16. He will be QRV as J69/WB5ZAM on 40m a little bit but in the meantime he is going to relax during his holidays.
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS, VP5 Conny, DL1DA, is working mainly in CW and RTTY on 10-40m from Apr 25 until May 9.
USA, W, NA-184 Unfortunately the activity from St. Georges Reef (NA-184) scheduled by WA6LUT and K0NW for Apr 30 until May 2 had to be cancelled.
QSL direct: 5N43DP, 5N9CEN, 7Q7RS, 9M2/GM4YXI (AS-073), 9U5M, CX7BY, E44/JA1UT, EY2ARP, FR0ACB/G (1980), KP2L, MM0XAU, N6NO/VP9, OE2S, SV0XAI/9, TA2ZF, TO4E, TO4WW, TO7T, UA9XSJ, V5/JD1BLK, VP9/G3TXF, W0JLC/4 (NA-062), XT2OP, ZA/G3LQP, ZA1UT, ZP1C
QSL bureau: 5H1HS (AF-032), 5W0DL (OC-097), D44TR (AF-086), E29AL (AS-101), EJ0A (EU-006), JI3DST/3 (AS-117), MU/DL3OCH, R1ANC (AN-016), R1ANF (AN-010), SV9/ON4RU, VK9ND, XE1HON
QSL managers
(d) = direct only
(B) = bureau ok
* = new QSL manager
DATE CALL DXNL 01May-21May 3B8/DL3LBP 1385 * 19Apr-02May 3XDQZ 1383 NOW -Mar05 5H3HK 1382 20Apr-30Apr 5N0DVK/6 1384 18Apr-01May 7Q7/G4AXX.. 1383 04May-09May 8Q7WP 1385 * NOW -31Dec 9A80ADE 1381 01Mar-31Apr 9A80Z 1377 NOW -2004 D2CR 1339 NOW -May04 D2U, D2DB 1380 23Apr-30Apr DL8RL 1384 01May-02May EI25EU 1385 * 02May-07May FK/JF1UIO 1385 * 01May-31May FO0/F6CTL 1385 * 28Apr-02May FO0/JI1JKW..1384 NOW -Apr04 H44MS 1373 01May-02May HB0/IZ1DSH..1385 * NOW -Dec04 HF0QF.. 1372 23Apr-31May HF0EU 1384 NOW -14May HR5/F2JD 1380 01Apr-04Nov II3T 1382 03May-07May IR0HM 1385 * 21Apr-29Apr IS0/DL6FBK 1384 NOW -2007 J28FB 1381 02May-16May J69/WB5ZAM 1385 * 02May-05May JD1BLK.. 1385 * 29Apr-09May JI3DST/6 1385 * 02May-04May JK1FNN.. 1385 * 10Apr-20May JV45D.. 1383 NOW Jun04 JW5RIA 1366 16Apr-12May KA1GJ/mm 1383 01May-31May LZ04KM 1385 * NOW -31Dec LZ35ZF 1374 01May-07May MM0BQI/p 1385 * NOW -31Dec NL7AU 1381 30Apr-03May OM/HA6PS 1385 * 23Apr-05May OX/DL2VFR.. 1384 NOW -Dec04 OX2KAN 1375 03May-13May OY/ON5DER.. 1385 * 28Apr-30Apr RK1PWA/p 1385 * 05May-12May RP3YGA 1385 * NOW -31Dec SC0AG.. 1381 01May-Okt04 SV0XAN/5 1385 * 03May-17May SV8/GW3UOF 1385 * NOW -15Jun SV8/KE2SP 1380 29Apr-02May T88JY.. 1385 * 22Apr-29Apr V31RR 1383 23Apr-30Apr V47UY 1384 04May-06May VK4FW/p 1385 * 25Apr-09May VP5/DL1DA 1385 * NOW -31Dec WL7CPA 1380 NOW -May04 YA8G 1370/85 * NOW -Jul04 YI9GS 1378 NOW -Jan05 YI9MD 1381 NOW -Jan05 YI9RVT 1377 NOW -Jul04 YI9ZF 1372 NOW -May05 YU8/IN3IZT 1378 NOW -May04 ZM6CL 1384 07Apr-30Apr ZS8MI 1381 * = new .. = and other calls
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