DX News Letter 1441
July 7, 2005

DX-NL 1441 July 7, 2005
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

ALAND ISLANDS, OH0, EU-002 Tomi, OH6EI, will sign OH0Z during the IARU HF Championship (July 9/10). QSL via OH5DX.

AZORES ISLANDS, CU, EU-003 Enrico, CU2/IZ5CML, will work in CW on 10-40m spending his holidays on Sao Miguel (EU-003) from July 10-16. His next stop will be Flores. QSL via homecall, bureau ok.

FRANCE, F Jean-Marie, F6HAV, and Francois, F4APW, will be QRV as TM5TDF in SSB/CW on 40/20m from Jul 8-10. Their QTH will be Le Grand Ballon, the highest elevation in the Vogese Mountains, which will be visited by the Tour de France at that time. QSL via F6HAV. --- The special event station TM1TSR will hit the airwaves during the 49th Tall Ships Regatta from Jul 9-22. QSL via F6KFW.

ISRAEL, 4X17/4Z17 (special activity/event) Twelve special event stations are active on the air during the 17th Maccabiah Games until July 21. Their suffixes form the name of the games: 4X17M, 4X17A, 4X17C, 4Z17C, 4Z17A, 4X17B, 4X17I, 4X17H, 4Z17M, 4Z17B, 4Z17I, 4Z17H and 4X17MG respectively 4Z17MG. More information can be found on their website: http://www.iarc.org/~4z4tl/Maccabiah17_main.htm.

JAPAN, JA JA0HNA/0, JE0OMG/0 and JH0OLD/0 plan to visit Awa Island (AS-117) from Jul 8-11. QSL via bureau. --- Several other islands will be activated during the beginning of July: JN6CJR/8 from Rishiri Island (AS-147) on Jul 6/7; JN4MBO/5, JA5BEX/5 and JF0BPT/5 from Matsu (AS-076) on Jul 7, then to Awa Island (AS-076) on Jul 7/8 and Takami Island (AS-076) on Jul 8/9. O-Shima Island (AS-076) will be put on the air on Jul 9/10. QSLs via homecalls.

MALAWI, 7Q Harry, 7Q7HB, will be active in his spare time during the upcoming three months. QSL via G0IAS, unfortunately only direct.

MARIANA ISLANDS, KH0, OC-086 Nao, JK1FNL (NA8O), Jim, 7K4QOK (KG8RP), and Takky, JE1KUC (N1KU), will be QRV from Saipan (OC-086) working in CW/SSB/RTTY on 40-6m from Jul 8-11. QSL via their JA calls, bureau ok.

ORKNEY ISLANDS, GM, EU-009 The Orkney Amateur Radio Club (http://www.eu009.com) will be QRV with two stations from the Isle of Egilsay (EU-009) signing MM0MWW in SSB/CW on 10-80m from Jul 8-10. QSL via GM0IFM, bureau ok.

RUSSIA, UA, EU-162 Nick, RA1QQ, and Alex, RA1QY, plan to work from an island in the EU-162 group from Jul 10-15. QSL via RA1QQ.

SCOTLAND, GM, EU-059 St. Kilda (EU-059) will be activated for 36 hours (depending on the weather situation) by Peter, GM3OFT/p, and Bob, MM/N5ET/p, in SSB and CW with 100 watts from Jul 11-14. Yagi antennas are not allowed there!

SLOVAKIA, OM Between July 1 and Dec 31 OL200BA and other special event stations are active on the air to remember the "Battle of the Three Emperors" in Austerlitz 200 years ago. More information can be found at: http://www.qrz.cz/Pages/diplom_en.html.

SWAZILAND, 3DA Daniel, 3DA0JR (ZS6JR), Frosty, 3DA0CF (K5LBU), Wayne, 3DA0KDJ (W5KDJ/CW), and perhaps also Andy, 3DA0TM, will be QRV on all bands from Jul 8-18. They will sign 3DA5HQ during the IARU Championship this weekend. QSLs via homecalls, 3DA5HQ via K5LBU.

SYRIA, YK Saad, N5FF, is once again active as YK1BA from Jul 2-16. His operating schedule looks like this: Americas and Pacific from 0100-0400 UTC, 1900-2200 UTC and 1100-1400 UTC depending on the conditions. His pre- ferred frequencies are: SSB: 14195 kHz, CW: 14045 kHz, RTTY: 14080 kHz, but he will work on 10-80m. QSL via homecall.

THE NETHERLANDS, PA To celebrate the 2000th anniversary of the city of Nijmegen (also known as Noviomagum if someone remembers) the special event station PA2000N will hit the airwaves from Jul 8-23.

TURKEY, TA Fred, DH7AEK, is working mostly on 20m until July 14.

USA, W, NA-066 Tony, K1USC/6, will be QRV in SSB/CW on 6/17/20/40m from the island Santa Catalina (NA-066) from Jul 11-16.

VENEZUELA, YV, SA-058 The Grupo DX Caracas announces an IOTA expedition to Rey (SA-058). They will be active as YW4C in SSB/CW/digital modes from Jul 7-10. Operators will be DL2GG, YV2IF, YV5EED, YV5IQJ, YV5LMW, YV5MSG, YV5NCZ, YV5SSB, YV5ANT, YV5OHW und YY5EDG. Check also their website at: http://www.mdxc.org/yw4c.asp. QSLs for Americans via W4SO, the cards will be mailed from Venezuela. QSLs for Europeans via IT9DAA, bureau ok.

WAKE ISLAND, KH9, OC-053 Mel, W3MR/KH9, is momentarily working on 20m from Wake Island with 100 watts into a dipole during his spare time. The length of his stay is not known. QSL via homecall.

QSL Info

QSL managers

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

Preview

DATE         CALL        DXNL

08Jul-18Jul  3DA5HQ..    1441 *
NOW  -21Jul  4X17./4Z17. 1441 *
NOW  -Sep05  7Q7HB       1441 *
01May-31Jul  8N5SAIT     1433
NOW  -31Dec  9N7JO       1424/26
NOW  -31Dec  9Q0AR, 9Q1D 1425/34

NOW  -08Aug  A52EGV      1437
NOW          C91MJ       1439
01Jul-31Jul  CS9SRA      1440
10Jul-16Jul  CU2/IZ5CML  1441 *
NOW  -2007   D2DX        1432
NOW  -31Dec  EI05CCC     1424
11Jul-14Jul  GM3OFT/p    1441 *

01Feb-31Dec  HA200CVM    1423
NOW  -Nov05  HF0POL      1417
25Jun-15Jul  HI7/HB9OAB  1439
23Apr-31Dec  IU7SCT      1432
28Jun-07Jul  J68AR/J68AS 1439
08Jul-11Jul  JA0HNA/0..  1441 *
06Jul-10Jul  JN4MBO/5..  1441 *
NOW  -Nov05  JW2TOA      1437

11Jul-16Jul  K1USC/6     1441 *
08Jul-11Jul  KH0/JK1FNL..1441 *
NOW          KH5/NH6UY.. 1439
23Jun-08Jul  KP2/W9UI..  1439
NOW  -31Dec  LZ8IARU     1431
11Jul-14Jul  MM/N5ET/p   1441 *
08Jul-10Jul  MM0MWW      1441 *
03Jul-08Jul  N3LTT       1440
01Jul-10Jul  N4M         1440

09Jul-10Jul  OH0Z        1441 *
01Jul-31Dec  OL200BA     1441 *
08Jul-23Jul  PA2000N     1441 *
30Jun-18Jul  PZ5JR/PZ5CM 1440
NOW  -Mar06  R1ANT       1428
10Jul-15Jul  RA1QQ..     1441 *
01Jul-20Jul  SN125LO     1440
01Jul-31Dec  SU8BHI      1440
10May-Oct05  SV0XAN/5    1434

NOW  -Mar06  T68G        1439/40
NOW  -31Jul  T6KBLRM     1440
NOW  -14Jul  TA/DH7AEK   1441 *
NOW  -Feb06  TJ3SL       1407
09Jul-22Jul  TM1TSR      1441 *
08Jul-10Jul  TM5TDF      1441 *
NOW  -Jul06  TR8FC       1425
NOW  -Aug05  TT8AMO,TT8M 1432
NOW  -Sep05  TT8FT       1401

04Jul-10Jul  V31UB       1440
01Jul-31Jul  VA7C        1440
15Jun-15Jul  VD2X        1439
NOW          W3MR/KH9    1441 *
NOW  -2005   XW3DT       1410
NOW  -Nov05  YI9LZ       1435
02Jul-16Jul  YK1BA       1441 *
07Jul-10Jul  YW4C        1441 *
NOW  -Mar06  ZD8I        1402
02Jul-12Jul  ZK1IIR      1440
NOW  -31Dec  ZS75PTA     1419

 * = new
.. = and other calls

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