DX News Letter 1328
February 13, 2003

DX-NL 1328 February 13, 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)

DX ANNOUNCEMENTS

AFGHANISTAN, YA Henry, F6EAY, will stay there for a month and plans to hit the airwaves as YA6RF on 28495 or 24940 kHz around 1130 UTC. QSL via F6ITD. It seems that Marcel, F6EKD, will replace Henry and should be active in CW for two or three months.

ARUBA, P4 Jim, N6TJ, will sign P40T during the ARRL CW Contest on Feb 15/16. He will use the call P4/N6TJ on all bands before and after the contest. QSL via VE3HO.

BELIZE, V3, NA-073 V31YN/p will activate San Pedro Island (NA-073) from Feb 21-23.

BERMUDA, VP9 VP9/W6PH will take part in the ARRL DX CW Contest on Feb 15/16.

BONAIRE, PJ4, SA-006 K2NG, K2TW and NO2R will sign PJ4G in the ARRL DX CW Contest. QSL via WA2NHA.

BURKINA FASO, XT Fred, G4BWP, is signing XT2WP only on 15m in the ARRL CW Contest. Outside of the contest Fred is working in CW on 30/17/12m and 6m from Feb 11-17. QSL via G4BWP.

CAPE VERDE, D4 Al, 4L5A, is on the air until early March. Al plans to participate in the ARRL CW Contest (Feb 15/16), CQ 160 SSB Contest (Feb 21/23) and the ARRL SSB Contest (Mar 1/2).

CEBU ISLAND, DU, OC-129 Oleg, UT2VU, is visiting this island till Feb 23. QSL via UR7VA,buro ok.

CUBA, CO The Federacion de Radioaficionados de Cuba (FRC) is celebrating the 150th birthday of the national hero Jose Marti. Nine special event stations will be on the air from several places over the year. Look for CO0J on Feb 8/9, CO0O on Mar 8/9, CO0S on Apr 11/13, CO0E on May 10/11, CO0M on Jun 14/15, CO0A on Jul 12/13, CO0R on Aug 9/10, CO0T on Sep 13/14 and CO0I on Oct 11/12. All QSOs will be confirmed automatically via bureau.

GUAM, KH2, OC-026 Yuki, JH1NBN, Kaoru, JA3MCA, and Kai, JE3NJZ, will be QRV in CW/SSB and digital modes on 160-6m from Feb 13-17. QSL: K3ZB/KH2 via JH1NBN, W3MCA/KH2 via JA3MCA and N3JZ/KH2 via JE3NJZ.

ITALY, I II2PV will be active in CW/SSB/PSK31/SSTV on 2/10/15/20/40m from the Alessandro Volta Institut in Pavia from 0900-0100 UTC on Feb 15-18. QSL via IK2SNG.

JAMAICA, 6Y, NA-097 John, 6Y5/K3TEJ, is working in CW only on 160-10m from Feb 11-18. His callsign will be 6Y0T during the ARRL CW Contest. QSLs via K3TEJ.

MARTINIQUE, FM Ed, AJ6V, is signing FM5BH on all bands in the ARRL DX CW Contest. QSL via W3HNK.

OMAN, A4 Marco, A4/IV3NCC, will stay in Oman for two more months. he hopes to become QRV also on the lowbands during this time. QSLs via homecall.

POEL ISLAND, DL, EU 098 Andy, DL4OK/p, will activate the Leuchtfeuergehoeft (Lighthouse FED 092) for a few hours every day from Feb 14-18. QSL via DL4OK, bureau ok.

SOUTH ORKNEY ISLANDS, VP8/so Jose, LU1ZA, is momentarily active daily from 2200-2300 UTC. LU1ZG will go QRT on Feb 14, LU1ZD on Feb 28 and LU1ZV on Feb 18.

SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS, VP8/ss Ricardo, CE3HDI, is signing CE9R from the "Profesor Julio Escudero" base until Feb 20. He is QRV in SSB/CW/RTTY on all bands. QSL via CE3HDI.

QSL Info

QSL direct: 3C5XA, 4L1BR, 5T5JC (F5JKK), 9G1UW, BI5H, D44TT, FO/JI1WTF, FR5GS, HB0/DK3KD, IS0LYN, J28EW (F5LDY), K7AR/C6A (K7AR), K7AR/C6A (K7AR), KC6SI (JA7HMZ), LU6EF, P4/AK4XX, PJ2/K9BG, R1FL (UA3TT), TK/OM5RW/p, TT8ZZ, TU0PAX, VP5NN (NN6NN), W5UE/C6A, YL2MD, ZF2DS (W3WKP), ZL2TPY. ZS03CWC (ZS1AU).

QSL managers

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

QSL addresses

Preview

DATE            CALL        DXNL

Feb 9 -Feb 15   3B8/DK7AO.. 1326
Feb 4 -Mar 10   5B/G3PMR    1327
NOW             5T5SN       1327
Feb 9 -Feb 23   5X1DC       1326
Feb 11-Feb 18   6Y5/K3TEJ   1328 *
Feb 15-Feb 16   6Y0T        1328 *
NOW   -2003     7Q7BP       1315, 1325
NOW   -Apr/2003 7Q7HB       1324
Jan 14-Apr 14   7Q7LA       1325
Feb 5 -Feb 18   9G5AP    .. 1326
Feb 11-Mar 3    9Y4TBG   .. 1327

NOW   -Apr/03   A4/IV3NCC   1328 *
Feb 2 -Feb 26   A51B        1326
Jan 4 -Mar 4    C6/KM1E     1323
Feb 8 -Feb 15   C6APX       1327
NOW   -Feb 20   CE9R        1328 *
NOW   -2004     CN2PM       1310
Mar 8 -Mar 9    CO0O        1328 *
Feb 15-Mar 2    D44TT/4L5A  1328 *
NOW   -Nov 30   D88S        1323
Feb 14-Feb 18   DL4OK/p     1328 *
NOW   - ??      DP1ANF      1326
NOW             DP1POL      1324
Jan 5 -Apr 5    EI/DH5ST    1323
NOW   -2005     EL2TM       1315
Feb 12-Mar 12   FG/F6FXS    1327
Feb 15-Feb 16   FM5BH       1328 *
Sep 1 -2004     FO/F5AEP    1307
NOW   -Feb/2003 FR/F5IRO    1322
NOW   -Feb/2003 FR5KH       1315

Dec 15-Mar 15   HF70A       1322
Jan 30-Feb 15   HH6/DL7CM   1325
Feb 4 -Feb 19   HP/DJ7AA    1327
Dec 10-Mar 3    HR5/F2JD    1320
Feb 13-Feb 18   II2PV       1328 *
NOW   -Jun/2003 J28UN       1312
Feb 1 -Feb 13   J3/DJ7RJ    1326
Jan 31-Apr 2    J37LR       1325
NOW   -Dec/2003 JM6DZB/JD1  1324
Feb 11-Feb 19   KG4DZ    .. 1327
Feb 13-Feb 17   K3ZB/KH2    1328 *
Jan 23-Feb/2003 KH6/W2TO    1325
NOW             LU1ZA       1328 *
Feb 13-Feb 17   N3JZ/KH2    1328 *
Feb 15-Feb 16   P40T        1328 *
Feb 15-Feb 16   PJ4G        1328 *
Feb 18-Mar 12   PJ6/DJ4SO   1325
Feb 9 -Feb 22   PJ7/ND5S    1327
Feb 12-Feb 18   PY0ZFO      1327
Jan 27-Mar 2    S21YV       1325
NOW   -Aug/2003 ZS5WC/ST0F  1324

NOW   -Feb/2003 TU2IG       1325
NOW   -Feb 23   UT2VU       1328 *
Nov 20-Apr/2003 V3/K8JP     1317
Feb 21-Feb 23   V31YN/p     1328 *
NOW   -Mar/2003 VK0MQI      1305, 1319, 1325
Feb 8 -Feb 15   VK2LBJ      1327
Feb 12-Feb 19   VP5LP    .. 1327
Feb 4 - ??      VP6EM       1326
NOW   - ??      VP8CTR      1325
NOW   - ??      VP8ROT      1326
Feb 15-Feb 16   VP9/W6PH    1328 *
NOW   -2004     VQ9LA       1323
Feb 13-Feb 17   W3MCA       1328 *
NOW   -Mar 6    XE1/N8SHZ   1327
Feb 11-Feb 17   XT2WP       1328 *
NOW   -Mar/2003 YA6RF       1328 *
NOW   -Mar/2003 YJ8MN       1321
NOW   -Dec/2003 ZS90SAP     1324

 * = new
.. = and other calls

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