DX News Letter 1364
November 13, 2003

DX-NL 1364 November 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

AUSTRALIA, VK DG6MFQ will hit the airwaves with only 6 watts only from 0800-1200 UTC on 28.490 MHz from Nov 18-22. His next stop will be New Zealand.

CANADA, VE Ed, VY2/AJ6V, will be QRV from Prince Edward Island on Nov 15/16. QSL via homecall.

CURACAO, PJ2, SA-006 The "Caribbean Contesting Consortium" is active with K4BAI, N8BJQ, K8MFO, K8ND, W8WTS, PJ2DX and S50R signing PJ2T from Nov 17-30. They will participate in the Multi/Two category of the WWDX CW Contest.

EUROPA ISLAND, FR/E, AF-009 A team of eight French radio amateurs will activate this rarely visited island between Nov 22 and Dec 5. This DXCC entity is on rank 5 of the Most Wanted DXCC list. Access to this island is usually limited to French military personnel. Three stations will be active simultaneously in SSB/CW/digital modes on 6-160m and also during the WWDX CW Contest. The operators will be Didier,F5OGL, Eric,F5JKK, Stephane,F5KIN, David,F0CRS, Danny,F5CW, F5IRO and Chris,TU5AX. The calls used will be TO4E and TO4WW. QSL via F5OGL, bureau ok. For correct WWDX scoring your logging software has to be modified!

FRANCE, F Laurent, F8BBL, will sign TM7W from Nov 16-30 (incl. WWDX CW Contest). QSL via bureau. --- Francois, F5JNE, will activate Belle Ile en Mer (EU-048) on 20/40m from Nov 17-24. QSL via homecall. --- The "Council of Europe Amateur Radio Club" will be QRV in SSB/CW/RTTY/ PSK31 signing TP6CE from Nov 14-16.

NEPAL, 9N Janusz, SP9FIH, is staying in Kathmandu from Nov 13 until Dec 6. He hopes get a licence for 40/20/17/15m. The call is not known yet. QSL via SP9FIH. --- Noboru, JA2AAU (9N7AU), Takashi, JA2ALN (9N7LN), and Yasu, JA9LSZ (9N7SZ), will be active from Kathmandu as well working on 6-40m from Nov 16-22. They will install a 6m beacon on 50.100 MHz. QSL via homecall, buro ok.

RUSSIA, UA Valery, UA3AOK, Aleksey, RA3AKF, Alex, RV3DPM, Vadim, RX3AKL, and Vadim, RX3AKQ, are signing RK3DZJ/3 and R3ARS/3 from the national park "Smolenskoe Poozer'e" (RRF-142) in CW/SSB/RTTY/PSK31 on 160-10m from Nov 14-17. QSLs for RK3DZJ/3 via RA3DEJ, QSLs for R3ARS/3 via RA3AKF. More information is available online at: http://www.hamradio.ru/rrc/

ST EUSTATIUS, PJ5, NA-145 Jim, K1NA, will activate the station PJ5NA from mid November until mid December, including the WWDX CW Contest.

QSL Info

QSL direct: 3B7CF, 3B9ZL, 3D2DI, 3D2NC, 3DA0SV, 3G1P (SA-085), 3G5Q,3XD02/p, 3X7C (DL7UFR), 4G6A (OC-125), 4S7GGG (JA3ART),4W3DX,5H9IR,5R8EY, 5T5KG, 5W0AH, 5Z4BK (DJ8NK), 6Y6/K0COP (K0COP), 7P8DA, 7P8IZ, 7P8MJ, 7P8NK, 7P8TA, 7P8ZZ, 7X0AD, 8Q7LC, 8Q7WW, 9A0CI (EU-090), 9G5VJ, 9H3MR, 9Y4JW, A35XM (DL8YRM), A45WG, A61AF (DL7UFR),A61R, A9XBC, AP2ARS (S53R), AP5HQ, BN0F, BV5GQ, C31SR (1979 WB6KGB), CE8CIO, CT1AHU/p (EU-040), CT1EEB, E4/DF3EC, EG9IC (AF-036), EA9FD, EL2AV, EL2T, EP3CQ, EW1KP, FH/G4IRN, FO0TOH, FP/W0SD, FP/K8DD (2001 K8DD), FR5QG, FY5FU (F5JFU), GX6YB, H74C (NA-013), H40V, HC1CB,HK0/W9AAZ,HK0AA (1976 SM0AGD),HK0AA/S (1976 SM0AGD), HK4EB, HP1RIP, IM0/IK5PWQ, J3/DJ7RJ, J5AG (1981 SM0AGD), J5UDX, J5UCW (AF-093), J72JOT, J79K, JA6LCJ/6, JR8XXQ/JD1, JT1FDI,JW8D, K2QIE/8P6, K2QIE/J6L, K9AJ/VY0 (NA-007), K9PPY/VY0 (NA-225), KD6WW/VY0 (NA-131), KG4LH, KH0P, KH2/G3SXW, KH8/DL2AH (OC-077), KL7FAA, KP6AL, LU6Z, LY10ZZ, LY5A, LZ1XL, NP3A, OJ0LA, OK1FKM, OM2KM, OZ8ABE, P29TL, PJ2/K1AR (SA-006), PJ2MI, PK2KPY, S2/SM0AGD (1977 DJ5DA),S21AM (N4VA),S21DM,S79IRN,S92SV (SV8CRI), SV5/VE3EXY, T31BB (DF6FK), TF3MM, TG9NX, TI2VW, TM5B (EU-148), TR8BAR (F5BAR), TR8BJ (1976 DJ5DA), TR8JPF, TX0AT, TZ6L, TZ6RD, UA0ACG, UA1ADQ/0 (AS-042), UE1RRC/1 (EU-119), UN7AM, UX5UO, V25XX, V26XX, V2ADX, V44KCB, V44KJ (WB2TSL), V44KCB, V47DD, V47SS (DL2MDZ), V47WW, V63SC (OC-010), V63SXW, V63TXF (OC-012), V63TXF/p (OC-078), V73NS, VE2/G3ZAY/p (NA-077, NA-176), VE2/M0BLF/p (NA-077, NA-176), VK7KHZ/p (OC-233), VK8AV, VK9XAB, VP2MDO, VP2MLE, VP2MPF, VP5/K5GM, VP5/VK4BRC, VP6MW, VP8PL, VR2UW, W1/M0BLF/p (NA-217),W5BOS/AL5 (NA-121),W6BK/KL7 (NA-039), W9AAZ/HK0 (NA-033), XV9D, YB8NA/p (OC-213), YE8A (OC-242), YI/KV4EB, YI/OM2DX (OM3JW), YJ8MN (OC-035), YK/OE2SJL (OE2SJL), YK/OE6DK, YO2LEA, YS1JBL (EA7FTR), Z22JE, ZB2EO, ZC4RR, ZF2TR, ZK1KAT, ZK1TOO, ZK1TTT, ZK1ZOO, ZL4BO, ZP6CW, ZS7/ZS4AGA (WABA ZS-04)

QSL bureau: 3A/IK5GQK/p, A25/V51AS, CE0Y/IK5SQX, JI3DST/6 (AS-049), K5M (NA-092, K5CWR), KH2E (OC-026), MJ0DEU (EU-013), MM0XAU (EU-012), MU/DL2MDZ (EU-114), MU/DL3NBL (EU-114), NL7KF, NP2BT (NA-106), OH0/ES1RA/p, OJ0LA (EU-053, LA9DA), OJ1C, OJ1F, OJ2F, OJ2V, OJ2Y, OJ3D, OJ3N, OJ4A, OJ4N, OJ5E, OJ5M, OJ6C, OJ7M, OJ7S, OJ8L, OZ/DL1JSO (EU-125), OZ/DL5NUA/p (EU-125), OZ4PAX, PI4CC, PJ2/F9IE, PJ7/W8EB, PR7SM, PS2V (PY2AA), PU3A (SA-026), RA3GD/6, S50HQ, S79IC, S9YL (AF-023, N4JR), SM3CWE (EU-087), ST0RY (DL5NAM), SV/I2YYO (EU-060), SV5/DL3HQN/p (EU-001), SV5FRD (EU-001), SV9/DL6FBL (EU-015), SZ8LH (EU-049), T30HC (DL9HCU), T88XF (OC-009, JH5OXF), TA0/Z31MM (AS-099), TA3/LZ2CJ, TM0X (EU-032, F6ANA), TM2ON (EU-068), TY2SV (F5CWU), TY7Z (F5MOO), UA0FO (AS-018), V85NL (JA4ENL), VP8CMH/mm, VP8GEO (VE3GCO), W8MV/VP9 (NA-005), VP9ID, WH0/JK2VOC (OC-086), XE1UN (N1NK), YV4BQT, ZB0/DJ7TO, ZF1VX (NA-016, G3SWH), ZK1XXX/2 (N5XX), ZK1YRE (OC-159), ZK2GI (OC-040, PA3GIO), ZL1/PA3GIO/p (OC-201), ZL1WY/ZL7 (OC-038, JF1OCQ), ZP26DC, ZS6Z, ZW0S

QSL managers CQ WWDX SSB Contest 2003 (part 2)
(unless not mentioned earlier or different for the contest)

• PZ5A via W5UE (2003 CQWW DX Contest)
• RL3A via W3HNK (d) (2003 CQWW DX Contest)
• RM0A via UA0ANW (2003 CQWW DX Contest)
• S79AX via ON5AX (2003 CQWW DX Contest)
• TF3W via TF3GB (2003 CQWW DX Contest)
• TI5A via TI5AA (2003 CQWW DX Contest)
• TI8M via TI2KAC (2003 CQWW DX Contest)
• TM9AF via F5SM (2003 CQWW DX Contest)
• UK/JE7RJZ via JE7IDA (2003 CQWW DX Contest)
• UV7M via US5MTJ (B) (2003 CQWW DX Contest)
• V55V via ZS6MG (2003 CQWW DX Contest)
• V73AZ via K9JS (2003 CQWW DX Contest)
• VE3BW/HR6 via VE3BW (2003 CQWW DX Contest)
• VK9XD via VK2CZ (d) (2003 CQWW DX Contest)
• VO2WL via VE3JM (2003 CQWW DX Contest)
• VP5DX via NU4Y (2003 CQWW DX Contest)
• VP9I via K1JN (2003 CQWW DX Contest)
• W8JE/C6A via W8JE (2003 CQWW DX Contest)
• YB0ZDA via YB0AI (d) (2003 CQWW DX Contest)
• YJ0X via VK4TI (2003 CQWW DX Contest)
• YN2EJ via K5LBU (2003 CQWW DX Contest)
• ZK1SSB via W6ORD (2003 CQWW DX Contest)
• ZS5T via ZS5BBO (2003 CQWW DX Contest)

QSL Routes

• EX8NK via RW6HS
• EX8NP via RW6HS
• EX8NR via RW6HS
• EX8NV via RW6HS
• EX8NX via RW6HS
• EX8QF via IK2QPR (B)
• EX8VAB via RW6HS
• EX8VI via RW6HS
• EY8VV via RW6HS
• EZ3A via KJ6OW
• EZ6DM via RW6HS
• EZ7AV via RW6HS
• EZ7V via RW6HS
• EZ8AI via RW6HS
• EZ8CQ via DJ1MM (d)
• EZ8CW/3 via KJ6OW
• F/3A2MD via 3A2MD
• F/ON5MF via ON5MF
• F/ON6NN/p via ON5MF
• F5LTU/mm via F6CXJ
• F5MCC/TK via F5MCC
• F5VHQ/HI9 via F5VHQ
• F6KNL/p via F8BBL
• F8KOM via F5IL
• F9DX/p via F9DX
• FB8WJ via N2OO
• FBC5MCC via F5MCC
• FBC5PEZ via F5PEZ
• FF1IPA via F6CXJ
• FG/EA2RU via EA2RU
• FG/EA2RY via EA2RY
• FG/JR3IXB via JR3IXB
• FG/KQ6SJ via JA6BCI
• FG/PA3BBP via PA2R (B)
• FG/PA3ERC via PA2R (B)
• FG/PA3EWP via PA2R (B)
• FG/PA3FQA via PA2R (B)

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

Preview

DATE           CALL         DXNL

NOW  -23Nov    3B8/ON4LAC   1363
06Nov-15Nov    3B8/ON5AX    1363
03Nov-24Nov    3B8/PA0VHA.. 1363
NOW  -31Dec    3W22S        1363
24Sep-13Dec    5B4AHJ       1357
NOW  -2004     5X1CW        1339
07Nov-18Nov    6W/ON5TN     1363
16Nov-22Nov    9N7AU..      1364 *
13Nov-06Dec    9N/SP6FIH    1364 *

NOW  -30Nov    C91BT        1361
NOW  -Dec03    C91Z         1356
15Oct-01Dec    CT3/DJ6QT    1361
09Nov-23Nov    CU2/DH5ST    1363
NOW  -2004     D2CR         1339
NOW  -30Nov    DS4CNB       1360
30Oct-01Dec    EA8BVY       1363
17Nov-24Nov    F5JNE        1364 *
08Nov-15Nov    FS7/VA3RA    1363

NOW  -31Dec    HE2DIG       1337
01Oct-31Dec    HF650O       1359
NOW  -31Dec    HF8KAF       1363
NOW  -Dec03    JM6DZB/JD1   1324
12Nov-16Nov    KK2H/KH2     1363
15Nov-28Feb    LZ0A         1363
05Nov-05Dec    OA./F6BUM    1363
01Nov-15Nov    PJ2/PG5M     1363
17Nov-30Nov    PJ2T         1364 *
15Nov-15Dec    PJ5NA        1364 *
08Nov-15Nov    PJ6/VA3RA    1363
08Nov-15Nov    PJ7/VA3RA    1363
14Nov-17Nov    RK3DZJ/3..   1364 *
NOW            PZ5DX..      1363

16Nov-30Nov    TM7W         1364 *
22Nov-05Dec    TO4E, TO4WW  1364 *
14Nov-16Nov    TP6CE        1364 *
19Nov-02Dec    TS7N         1363
02Nov-23Dec    TY4JM        1363
NOW  -31Dec    UE0JWA       1351
01Jul-03Dec    VI8NT        1346
18Nov-22Nov    VK/DG6MFQ    1364 *
29Nov-30Nov    VP8/LZ2UU    1363
08Nov-18Nov    VP9/PA3GIO   1363
15Nov-16Nov    VY2/AJ6V     1364 *
NOW  -Sep04    XU7ACI       1357
NOW  -Jun04    XU7ACW       1351
01Nov-???      XU7AJV..     1363
01Sep-Mar04    YA/JA1PBV    1355
NOW  -Aug04    YA1R         1356

 * = new
.. = and other calls

At the moment Australian HAMs are only allowed to use 6 kHz of "our" 80m band, exactly from 3794-3800 kHz. Starting on January 1, 2004, our friends down under are allowed to work on 3776-3800 kHz.

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