DX-NL 1189 - March 13, 2000
DX News Letter
Editor: Michael, DJ5AV
(PR: DJ5AV @ OE9XPI.AUT.EU)
(e-mail: dxmb@darc.de)
English by: Bob, DL7VOA
(e-mail: dl7voa@darc.de)
4W6 - EAST TIMOR East Timor is a new DXCC entity since Mar 1, 2000. 4W6 stations are either local HAMs or foreigners who stay longer than six months. 4W6/homecalls need an acknowledgement of the UN Telecommunication Authority before they get "on air". Possible countable calls for this entity may be the clubstation 4U1ET and other 4U1 calls. QSLs may be submitted to the DXCC not earlier than Oct 1, 2000.
9M6 - EASTERN MALAYSIA Members of the Blacksheep Contest and DX Group (M0BAA) are going to Hillview Gardens on Sabah (OC-088) from Mar 17-27. They plan to work as 9M6AA in CW/SSB on 160-6m and as 9M6AAC during the WPX SSB. Their homepage is: http://www.9m6baa.com/. QSL 9M6BAA via G4SHF; 9M6AC via N2OO.
FO - FRENCH POLYNESIA Mike, WA6O, is QRV mostly in CW signing FO0SHA from Tahiti (OC-046) from Mar 9-12. QSL via WA6O.
T8 - PALAU T88GM (JI1DLZ), T88HG (JA1HGY) and T88RK (JA1BRK) are operating with two stations in SSB/CW/RTTY on 6m-160m from Mar 17-19. QSLs via homecalls.
VK - AUSTRALIA Hartmut, DM5TI, is active from Queensland/VK4 operating as VK1AHS especially in the digital modes (Pactor/PSK31/SSTV/RTTY) and SSB/CW between Mar 5 and Apr 4. His homepage is: http://www.qsl.net/vk1ahs/. QSL via bureau to DM5TI.
ZK1 - SOUTH COOK From Mar 19-21 Mike, WA6O, will operate in CW and some SSB from Rarotonga (OC-013). QSL via WA6O.
ET - ETHIOPIA Claudio, IV3OWC, will be QRV as 9E1C from Mar 20-30 and in the WPX SSB Contest. QSL via IV3OWC, Claudio Fabbro, Via Casale Coloset n.3, I-33030 Moruzzo, Italy. Simultaneously Silvio, IV3TRK, will be QRV as 9E1S mostly in CW. QSL via IV3TRK, Silvio Terconi, Via Luigi de Jenner n.18, I-34148 Trieste, Italy.
TZ - MALI, TU - COTE D'IVOIRE, 5V - TOGO Michael, DF8AN (e-mail: M.Noertemann@deutschepost.de), is on tour again operating especially in CW with 100 watts and dipoles on the usual DX frequencies. He will stay in Mali between Mar 21 and Apr 1, in Cote D'Ivoire from Apr 3-6 and in Togo (as 5V7MN) from Apr 6-12. QSLs via bureau to DF8AN or direct to his CBA (1998 or newer).
CE0Y - EASTER ISLAND Mike, CE0Y/WA6O, shall be QRV from SA-001 in CW/SSB from Mar 13-16. QSL via WA6O. --- Felipe, CE3SAD, announced to be on the island from Mar 15.
CE0Z - JUAN FERNANDEZ ISLAND OH2MXS,OH2NSM and OH3JF are QRV from SA-005 working as homecall/CE0Z between Mar 17 and Apr 8. Operation takes place with three stations on all bands mostly in CW/RTTY and some SSB.
FM - MARTINIQUE, J7 - DOMINICA Daniel, FM/F5LGQ, and Frank, FM/F5JOT, will be on air from NA-107 from Mar 18-Apr 1. Look for them in SSB/CW on 10-80m (also WARC). They plan to operate from Dominica (NA-101) during the WPX SSB Test from Dominica and applied for the calls J72JOT and J79LGQ All QSLs via F5JOT.
HI - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Sigi, HI9/DL7DF, is QRV in CW/SSB/RTTY with TS50 plus 750 watts till Mar 23. QSL via DL7DF.
KG4 - GUANTANAMO BAY N5VL will be active as KG4VL from NA-015 during the WPX SSB Contest from Mar 22-29. QSL via N5VL.
TI - COSTA RICA Uwe, TI2/DL8UD is QRV in CW/SSB on 80-10m from Mar 18-28 (also WPX). QSL via DL8UD.
VP5 - TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS Dave, VP5/W5AO, and Jim, VP5/K5TT, will be on the air from North Caicos from Mar 20-29. Operation takes place in CW/SSB especially on 160m/WARC/6m QRV and as VP5V also during the CQ WPX SSB Contest. QSLs for VP5/K5TT via K5TT; VP5V and VP5/W5AO direct to the OKDXA, Box 88, Morris, OK 74455, USA.
VP9 - BERMUDA Last weekend Brian, VP9/ND3F, hit the airwaves on 2-40m till Mar 14. QSL via ND3F.
8Q7 - MALDIVES HA2SX is QRV during his holidays signing 8Q7KK in CW/SSB/RTTY/PSK31/ HELL/MT63/SSTV on 80-10m running a FT100, DX88 and G5RV antennae from Mar 12-25. His daily schedule: on 12/10m from 0300Z; then 15m until about 0900Z; starting 17/20m around 1000Z, 30/40m and perhaps also 80m CW during his evening hours. QSL direct or via bureau to HA2SX. (The call has been issued several times until now!)
S2 - BANGLADESH Dan, W0CN, is working as S21YQ during his spare time in Dhaka until Mar 18. He is running 100 watts into a R7 vertical based 30m high. QSL via W0CN.
XV - VIETNAM Scott, AC3A, received the callsign 3W2SO. He intends to operate on 15m and 20m with QRP.
JW - SVALBARD Jan, LA5QFA, is QRV as JW5QFA mostly on 80m/160m SSB from Mar 17-20. QSL via LA5QFA. --- LA2RY, LA9IY and LA9GY will be on the air as JW2RY, JW9IY and JW9GY from Mar 21-27 and as JW8G during the WPX SSB Contest. Outside of the contest they work also CW, PSK31, SSTV and HELL.
DATE CALL DXNL NOW 3W2SO 1189 * Mar 4 -Mar 19 3W50K 1187 Feb 28-End of May 4S7BRG 1186 NOW -Apr/2000 5K9AQ 1182 Apr 6 -Apr 12 5V7MN 1189 * Mar 9 -Mar 16 5Z4WI 1188 Mar 12-Mar 25 8Q7KK 1189 * Mar 20-Mar 30 9E1C, 9E1S 1189 * Mar 7 -Mar 20 9G5VJ 1181 Mar 17-Mar 27 9M6AA etc 1189 * End Mar/Early Apr 9N7RN 1186 Jan 10-Apr 10 9U5D 1167, 1179 NOW -Mar A9 (A22BW) 1185 March -April C21JH etc 1188 Mar 1 -Mar 31 C34-C37... 1187 Mar 15-Mar ?? CE0Y/CE3SAD 1189 * Mar 13-Mar 16 CE0Y/WA6O 1189 * Mar 17-Apr 8 OH2MXS/CE0Z 1189 * SOON EM1KY 1185 Feb 26-Aug/2000 FH/TU5AX 1185 NOW -2001 FK8VHY 1160, 1168 Mar 18-Apr 1 FM/F5LGQ etc 1189 * NOW -Mar 20 FO0CLA 1187 Mar 9 -Mar 18 FO0SHA 1189 * NOW -Mar 23 HI9/DL7DF 1189 * Mar 11-Mar ?? HK3JJH/p 1188 Mar 23-Mar 25 J7/F5LGQ etc 1189 * NOW -Jun/2000 JD1BKR 1169 Mar 21-Mar 27 JW2RY 1189 * Mar 17-Mar 20 JW5QFA 1189 * NOW -Aug/2000 JW9FJA 1181 Mar 22-Mar 29 KG4VL 1189 * NOW -2002 KH2/K4ANA 1162 NOW P29DX 1182 Mar 1 -Mar 29 P29VMS 1188 NOW -Mar 18 S21YQ 1189 * Mar 6 -Apr 1 S79MX 1187 Mar 17-Mar 19 T88GM,HG,RK 1189 * Feb 18-Mar 16 TG9/IK2NCJ 1185 Mar 18-Mar 28 TI2/DL8DU 1189 * Apr 3 -Apr 6 TU (DF8AN) 1189 * Mar 15-Apr 1 TX8CI, TX0DX 1188 Mar 21-Apr 1 TZ (DF8AN) 1189 * NOW -End 2000 UN7/DL4BBU 1155 NOW -Dec/2000 VK0MM 1170, 1176, 1178-1184 Mar 5 -Apr 4 VK1AHS 1189 * Jan 20-Mar 15 VK4FOC 1181 Mar 20-Mar 29 VP5/W5AO etc 1189 * Jan 20-End of May VP6BR 1180, 1183 Mar 12-Mar 14 VP9/ND3F 1189 * Nov -May VQ9PO 1176, 1186 Mar 3 -Mar 8 XF4LWY 1187 Mar 1 -End of Mar XV2GAX 1188 Feb 13-May 5 XW2A 1185, 1187 Mar 2 -End of Mar YB3ASQ ? etc 1187 NOW -Late 2001 YI9OM 1186 Oct 29-May/2000 ZF2NT 1171 Mar 19-Mar 21 ZK1 (W6AO) 1189 * "NEW": 1189 *
160m A45XR 1830 2043Z via Box 2038, Oman 111 FG5FC 1845 0441Z via F6DZU, bureau FO0AAA 1828 0539Z via N7CQQ, bureau NP4A 1834 0105Z via W3HNK, also bureau TA3D 1832 0057Z also bureau TI4CF 1832 0529Z via N6TR, also bureau YK1AO 1829 0333Z via CBA 80m 3W50K 3516 1946Z via OKDXF, bureau 8P6GE 3797 0511Z see DXNL 1186 9Y4SF 3790 0244Z via WA4JTK, direct CM6YD 3789 0527Z via bureau HZ1AB 3796 1636Z via K8PYD, bureau J79WW 3796 0348Z via KK4WW, direct P43P 3793 0559Z via I2MQP, bureau V31JP 3799 0413Z via KA9WON, bureau VP9IV 3799 0107Z XW2A 3507 2106Z via G4ZVJ, bureau 40m FO0CLA 7004 0709Z via F6CTL P49V 7007 0446Z via AI6V, bureau PJ4/K2NG 7002 0255Z via WA2NHA PJ8/ND5S 7003 0258Z via bureau S79MX 7003 0234Z via HB9MX, bureau TG9GJG 7007 0611Z via Box 24, Guatemala City, Guatemala TI2PZ 7003 0604Z via CBA TT8FC 7044 1955Z via EA4AHK, bureau ND3F/VP9 7004 0433Z via CBA 30m 8Q7KK 10107 0010Z via HA2SX FO0AAA 10110 0312Z via N7CQQ, bureau HF0POL 10105 0141Z via SP3WVL, also bureau NZ7Q/KH4 10124 1533Z via N6ZVA OD5/OK1MU 10103 1903Z via OKDXF, bureau T32B 10104 0641Z via K1ER VP6BR 10104 0721Z via OH2BH, bureau 20m FO0SHA 14020 0611Z via WA6O ZK1XXC 14040 0854Z South Cook, via HB9BMY, bureau 17m 3D2QB 18072 1439Z via SM3CER, bureau YN9HAU 18156 2053Z via HR1RMG, direct 15m XF4LWY 21260 0647Z via XE1LWY ZF2JC/ZF8 21242 2143Z via NC8V, direct 12m 5Z4WI 24945 1506Z via G3SWH, bureau J3/VE3EBN 24900 1309Z via bureau J79WWW 24970 1855Z via KK4WW, CBA OD5/F5SQM 24893 1022Z via F6FYA, bureau P29VMS 24960 1142Z via DL2GAC, bureau VQ9GB 24898 1127Z via K7GB 10m CV1Z 28495 1332Z via CX1CCC E41/OK1DTP 28419 1735Z via OK1TD, bureau EP3HR 28510 1549Z via I2MQP, bureau FG/F5BOY 28460 1435Z via bureau FO0AAA 28475 1845Z via N7CQQ, bureau J79KAC 28470 1131Z via JA7KAC KH2/K4ANA 28009 1157Z via bureau KL9A 28007 0938Z via NU4N OD5IU 28558 1357Z via LX1NO, bureau P29VR 28457 1131Z via W7LFA, bureau ZF2NT 28014 1145Z via G3SWH, bureau
QSL Routes
Andy McLellan, VE9DX (e-mail: ve9dx@brunnet.net), published a collection of more than 500 online logs at http://ve9dx.weblink.nbtel.net/logs.html. He also has a page with hyperlinks to the most important DX clusters on the web at: http://ve9dx.weblink.nbtel.net/telnet/sites.html.
QSLs arrived buro: 9V1ZW, 9V8RH, D99ARDF (HL0HQ), EX8MBA, HP1XPI (F6AJA), EX8MDA, IL3/IK2PZG (EU-131), IS0GQX (EU-024), R1FJL (UA3AGS), TG9/IK2NCJ (I2MQP)
QSLs arrived direct: 9J2SZ (SP8DIP), EL2WW (ON5NT), J68WB (N2WB), JD1AMA, K2L (WB2YQH), P29VR (W7LFA - 8 days).
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