DX News Letter 1383
April 15, 2004

DX-NL 1383 April 15, 2004
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

ANTIGUA, V2, NA-100 Koh, JA1ADT, Taka, JA7AGO, and Aki, JA7ZP, are expected to show up in all modes on all bands from Apr 15-20. The callsigns will be announced later. QSLs via homecalls.

AUSTRALIA, VK, OC-new A team of five HAMs including Wally, VK6YS, Dan, VK8AN, and Bruce, KD6WW, plans to become active from Viney Island in the Bonaparte archipelago from Apr 22-27. This group has still no IOTA reference number. They plan to operate in CW/SSB/PSK31 on 40/30/20/15/10m. No callsigns or QSL routes were announced yet.

BELIZE, V3 Alan, WQ5W, will sign V31RR in CW/SSB/RTTY/PSK/WSJT on 160-6m from Apr 22-29. Emphasis will be put on the WARC bands. QSL via WQ5W. More information is available on his website: www.qsl.net/v31rr/.

ENGLAND, G, EU-109 Members of the North Wakefield Radio Club will activate the island Inner Farne (EU-109) on Apr 17/18. He will sign GX4NOK/p in all modes on the usual bands.

ESTONIA, ES Vello, ES1QD, and Oleg, ES1RA, are visiting Muhu Island from Apr 15-19. QSLs via homecalls, bureau ok.

FIJI, 3D2 Pete, K2PS (member of the T33C team), is signing 3D2PS from Apr 21-24. His next stop will be New Zealand.

GUAM, KH2, OC-026 Rolf, KH2/DK2ZF, will be QRV mainly in CW on 40/30/20m from Apr 18-21. He plans to attach his 160/80m antenna to a kite. More information is not available.

GUINEA, 3X Seb, F8DQZ, will stay in Kamsar between Apr 19 and May 2. He will be QRV on 10-80m signing 3XDQZ (the call seems to be correct). During this time he hopes to activate also Tristao Island which has no IOTA number yet. More information can be found at: f8dqz.chez.tiscali.fr. QSL via F8DQZ.

HAWAII, KH6, OC-019 Kalawao county on Hawaii is the most wanted county of the United States which you can visit only with a very rarely issued invitation. Now there is the possibility for a SSB QSO from Apr 13-18. YL Bev, AH6NF, and Ron, AH6RH, are running 100 watts on 14200, 21250, 28495 kHz and on 40m (listening split on 7088 kHz) mainly during their local evening hours and the nights.

ISRAEL, 4X 4X/PA3BMQ and 4X/PA3AJW are working in SSB/CW on 80m-10m (also mobile) from Apr 12-23. QSL via homecalls. They will use the special event call 4X2C during the Holyland Contest on Apr 17. Their location shall be the Golan Heights, the Holyland number is O05HG. QSL via PA3AJW.

ITALY, I The national meeting of the Carabinieri takes place in Senigallia (AN) from Apr 15-18. The special event station II6CC is working in SSB/CW/ RTTY on all bands during this time. QSL via IZ6FUQ.

MALAWI, 7Q Mark, G4AXX, Dick, GU4CHY, Steve, G4JVG, Steve, G4EDG, and Rich, M5RIC, will hit the airwaves with three stations in CW/SSB/RTTY/PSK31 on 10-80m between Apr 18 and May 1. The callsigns will be announced shortly before the operation. They will publish their logbook on their website: www.malawi.digital-crocus.com. QSL via G3LQP,bureau ok.

MIDWAY ISLANDS, KH4, OC-030 Jeff, KA1GJ/V73GJ, is operating as KA1GJ/mm from the sea around Midway Island between Apr 16 and May 12. He will visit one of the islands on Apr 23-25 and plans to show up as KA1GJ/KH4 from there. QSL via V73GJ, Jeff Parker, PO Box 1050, APO AP 96555, USA.

MONGOLIA, JT Baatar, JT1BG, is activating the special callsign JV45D to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the Dornod Radio Club from Apr 10 until May 10. For the same reason JU45D is operating from Choibalsan in Eastern Mongolia. QSL for JV45D via JT1BG.

SWITZERLAND, HB9 Diethelm, DJ2YE, is QRV as HB9AON from Apr 3-24. He has a sked in PSK on 7035 kHz at 1600 UTC every day. He will activate the rare Kanton Obwalden during the Helvetia Contest. QSL via DJ2YE.

QSL Info

QSL direct: 3G2D (SA-086), 5H9PD, 9M2BZ, 9N7WE, 9Y4ZC, C31LJ, CE0Y/NH6YK, CD1C, CE1VCZ, D4B, DS0DX/2 (AS-168), DS4CNB, EM1U (AN-006),ES5Q, FG5FC, FK8GN, FM5AN, GD0BCJ, ID9/IK2CHZ (EU-017), IR7LH, J70J, J7OJ, KZ5JM, T20MW, TE75DLL, TJ7PG, TP7CE, UA1PAL, UK8UC, UT7UC, VP8LP, VU2LX, YR2I, ZC4TS

QSL bureau: A22BP, CU2L (EU-003), D44TT (AF-086), FH/DL5CF (AF-027), HU1M, TF3CW (LX1NO), TF3IRA (TF3GB), TF3MA,TK4Z (K6VNX),TM3XX (F6DBA), TM6OC (F5IDB), TM6SME (F6IPS), TO3M (DJ2MX), UA2AB, UA2CZ, UE6YYW (UA6YW), V51/SP6IXF, V63TXF (OC-012, G3TXF), V73AA, V63TXF/p (OC-078, G3TXF), V8A (JH7FQK), V8AAP (N2OO), VC4X, VI5WCP (OC-261), VP2VE (NA-023, WA2NHA), VP5/AH6HY, VR2GZ (OE1GZA), VR2IG, VU2XO, VY2TT (NA-029), XE2AUB, XR5SM, XY4KQ (DL4KQ), YB0ASG (PA0RYS), YB0ECT, YB2OBL, YC0LBK, YT0A, YT0HQ, YV4DDK (EA5KB), YV5OIE, ZC40VG (G0UVX), ZS5NK

QSL managers

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

Online logs

1A0KM      www.sixitalia.org/1a0km/1a0km2004.htm
3C0V       www.tabarca.es.mn
4W3DX      www.simnet.is/tf3mm/log4w3dx.html
5V7C       5v7c.free.fr/searchlog.php
BQ9P       www3.ocn.ne.jp/~iota/newpage64.htm
CS4B       www3.ocn.ne.jp/~iota/newpage63.htm
CS5F/CS5C  ct1end.netpower.pt/eu145_culatra_2003/
IL7M       www.mdxc.org/il7m/
IM0/IK5PWQ www.qsl.net/ik5pwq/logs/Logs.html
IQ6AN      antares.fastnet.it/enti/ari-an/lighthouse.htm
LT7W       www.LT7W.tk
SV8DTP     www.qsl.net/sv8dtp/qsos/default.htm

Preview

					
DATE         CALL         DXNL

21Apr-24Apr  3D2PS        1383 *
19Apr-02May  3XDQZ        1383 *
NOW  -Dec04  4U1ITU       1371
12Apr-23Apr  4X/PA3AJW    1383 *
09Apr-24Apr  4X/K2LS      1382
04Apr-18Apr  5H3/SM1TDE   1381
NOW  -Mar05  5H3HK        1382
18Apr-01May  7Q7/G4AXX..  1383 *
13Apr-27Apr  8Q7QQ        1382
07Apr-17Apr  9A/DH9KR..   1382
NOW  -31Dec  9A80ADE      1381
01Mar-31Apr  9A80Z        1377

13Apr-18Apr  AH6NF..      1383 *
NOW  -2004   D2CR         1339
NOW  -May04  D2U, D2DB    1380
15Apr-19Apr  ES1QD..      1383 *
08Apr-20Apr  FG/IK8SUT..  1382
17Apr-18Apr  GX4NOK/p     1383 *
NOW  -Apr04  H44MS        1373
03Apr-24Apr  HB9AOS       1383 *
NOW  -Dec04  HF0QF..      1372
NOW  -14May  HR5/F2JD     1380
01Apr-04Nov  II3T         1382
15Apr-18Apr  II6CC        1383 *
NOW  -2007   J28FB        1381
10Apr-20May  JV45D..      1383 *
NOW   Jun04  JW5RIA       1366

NOW  -01Jun  K2ZR/2       1381
16Apr-12May  KA1GJ/mm     1383 *
23Apr-25Apr  KA1GH/KH4    1383 *
18Apr-21Apr  KH2/DK2ZF    1383 *
14Apr-24Apr  LU/WD9EWK    1382
NOW  -31Dec  LZ35ZF       1374
NOW  -31Dec  NL7AU        1381
15Jan-Apr04  OA7/PA3GFE   1371
NOW  -Dec04  OX2KANN      1375
10Apr-22Apr  OZ/DL1TM..   1382
NOW  -31Dec  SC0AG..      1381
NOW  -15Jun  SV8/KE2SP    1380
04Apr-16Apr  T33C         1380
11Apr-18Apr  TM6ILE       1382
03Apr-18Apr  TO7HAM       1381

15Apr-20Apr  V2/JA1ADT..  1383 *
07apr-24Apr  V31RG        1381
22Apr-29Apr  V31RR        1383 *
NOW  -15Apr  V51/DL5XL    1376
09Apr-17Apr  V63ZF        1382
22Apr-27Apr  VK6YS..      1383 *
NOW  -31Dec  WL7CPA       1380
NOW  -May04  YA8G         1370
NOW          YI3Q         1381
NOW  -Jul04  YI9GS        1378
NOW  -Jan05  YI9MD        1381
NOW  -Jan05  YI9RVT       1377
NOW  -Jul04  YI9ZF        1372
NOW  -May05  YU8/IN3IZT   1378
NOW  -16Apr  ZL6FF        1382
07Apr-30Apr  ZS8MI        1381

 * = new
.. = and other calls

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