DX News Letter 1181 January 17, 2000

ANTARCTICA

VP8/a - ANTARCTICA Vladimir is now QRV as R1ANJ (QSL via RU1ZC) from the Russian base "Druzhnaya-4" while Sergej operates as R1ANA (QSL via RU1ZC) from "Molodezhnaya". It is very likely that both will stay until March. --- Evgenij, R1ANB, is on the air from the Russian base "Vostok" until Jan 20 (see DXNL 1175). he will then return to Russia.

PACIFIC

DU - PHILIPPINES DU1/DL4OCM from OC-042 is active in CW/RTTY/SSB/SAT (RS13 only) on 10-160m between Jan 18 and Feb 1. He is listening especially for Europe on 3505 kHz (QSX up) during his sunrise around 2200 UTC. On Jan 22/23 he and 4F1RWW will operate from Cebu Island (OC-129) mostly in 20m QRP CW. After the operation you can check their log online at: http://www.qsl.net/dl4ocm/. QSLs can be requested with an e-mail to: dl4ocm@qsl.net, via bureau to DL4OCM or direct to: Thomas Steinmann, Box 1117, D-37162 Uslar, Germany.

JD1 - MINAMI TORISHIMA Shiro, JD1BIC/JD1, is right now on Minami Torishima mostly active in CW on 10-40m and stays until the end of January. QSL via JD1BIC or direct to: Shiro Hazama, 3-7 Taura, Yokosuka, 237-0075 Japan.

KH0 - MARIANA ISLANDS Kazu, JA1RJU/KH2K, has been announced to be active again as KH2K/AH0 from Saipan (OC-086) between Jan 22-26. He'll listen especially for Europe and North America on 1823.5 kHz (QSX 10 up).QSL via JA1RJU.

V7 - MARSHALL ISLANDS Tom, N4XP, and Mike, N6MZ, want to activate the Marshall Islands on 10/12/80/160m starting on Jan 22.

VK - AUSTRALIA Josep, EA6ACC, will be on the air as VK4FOC (also portable from VK2, VK3, VK5 and VK8) between Jan 20 and Mar 15.

VK0/m - MACQUARIE ISLAND Alan is still on the air as VK0MM. His homepage writes his actual operating schedule (http://www.geocities.com/vk0ld/1.html). If he decides to work also in RTTY mode, he'll announce this several days prior to his activity. The call VK0MM was abused in RTTY by a PIRATE on Jan 11.

ZK1 - NORTHERN COOK ISLANDS Adriano, IK2GNW/ZK1GNW, intended to hit the airwaves for one week starting on Jan 13. Frequencies announced were: SSB: 50115, 28475, 24945, 21295, 18145, 14195, 7065, 3795, 1845 kHz; QRS CW: 50115, 28030, 24905, 21030,18080,14030,10120,7020,3530,1830 kHz; RTTY: 21080, 14080 kHz. Unfortunately he has electrical power only within these time windows: 1630-2230 UTC and 0430-0830 UTC. QSL via I2YSB, Silvano Borsa, Viale Capettini 1, I-27036 Mortara-PV, Italy. Homepage: http://digilander.iol.it/i2ysb/

AFRICA

TY - BENIN After logging more than 600 QSOs as TY/FK8VHU Philippe now received the callsign TYD11 (Tango Yankee Delta One One). QSL via Philippe Honore, 361 Avenue de l'Hautil, F-78955 Carrieres sous Poissy,France

AMERICA

FM - MARTINIQUE, J7 - DOMINICA, FG - GUADELOUPE Lars Berg, SM0CCM, is hibernating in the Caribbean together with his XYL and IC706MkII. He intends to operate mostly in CW on 10-80m (and perhaps 6m) daily for two to five hours: as FM/SM0CCM between Jan 19 and Jan 23, as J73CCM between Jan 24 and Feb 12 and as FG/SM0CCM between Feb 13 and Feb 17. QSL via SM0CCM, if possible via bureau.

ASIA

XZ - MYANMAR Dick Wolf, N6FF (n6ff@tco.net), and Richard Briggs, WA7MTF/8 (e-mail wa7mtf@intrepid.net), who are the pilot stations for XZ0A on Thahtay Kyun (AS-144) are looking forward to any comments about regional propagations. Up-to-date information from the XZ0A team can be found at: http://www.getnet.com/~k7wx/flash.htm but they do NOT want to upload an online log while or shortly after the DXpedition. If you are in doubt whether you are in the log or not they suggest to make a safety QSO on the same band/mode.

XW - LAOS, XU - CAMBODIA, ET - ETHIOPIA, 9G - GHANA Andy, G4ZVJ, will travel in Indo-China and Africa for eight weeks starting on Jan 24. He will be accompanied by Alan, G3XAQ while travelling through Laos and Cambodia between Jan 24 and Feb 24. They want to visit Vientiane and hope to obtain a licence there. During the first week of February they are QRV as XU7AAV with an emphasis put on 80m to EU/NA. Between Feb 24 and Mar Andy will go to Ethiopia but he still doesn't know the call or a probable guest operation. He will operate afterwards as 9G5VJ from Ghana from Mar 7-20. Andy does operate only in CW! QSL via G4ZVJ, A Chadwick, 5 Thorpe Chase, Ripon HG4 1UA,Great Britain. While travelling his e-mail is: 9g5vj@usa.net and Andy's website remains at: http://www.g4zvj.demon.co.uk.

EUROPE

JW - SVALBARD LA9FJA will be on the air again as JW9FJA for the next eight months. QSL via LA9FJA.

CONTESTS

DARC Millenium QSO Party: Jan 22, 0000 UTC until Jan 23, 2400 UTC. Modes: CW and SSB, Bands: 10-160m, 2m, 70cm. Work: Everybody. Exchange: RS(T)+ITU zone, Millenium special event stations: RS(T)+2000

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Bandspots of the last 7 days

INFO

QSLs arrived buro: R200AP (RA1WZ), S59KAB, S79FAG + S79YL + S79ZG (DL7AFS), S92SS, SU1CS (9K2CS), SV5/VE3EXY/p, TT8FC (EA4AHK)?, T88JJ (JA3ART), VP2V/K1DW (K1CPJ), YB0AZ (W7TSQ), YZ94DX (YU1DX-1994), V5/DK6AO

QSLs arrived direct: 3D2RW (ZL1AMO), A71EZ, VK6ISL + VK6THI (VK9LC), VK9NS, VR98BG (VS6BG)

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