DX Newsletter 976: January 15, 1996


DX-NL 976 - 15/1/1996
DX News Letter
Editor: Uwe, DL9GOA

(PR: DL9GOA @ DB0HRO.#MVP.DEU.EU)

translated into English by:
Bob, DL7VOA (PR: DB0GR.#BLN.DEU.EU)


PACIFIC

T32: T32Z announced that he would stay on the island until the morning of January 16. He will stay there two or three times a year and promised to be very active. QSLs for T32Z via N7YL only.


AMERICA

P4: Martin, VE3R, and his wife (VE3MRS) will be QRV again from Aruba as P40MR and P40TR from March 15-20. QSL via homecall.

VP5: Koji, JJ2QEH, and Mack, JJ2QXI, rented the shack of VP5JM and want to make as many contacts as possible from February 3-9. Each OM handles the QSLs for the QSOs he made himself via bureau or direct. Addresses see below.


AFRICA

3B8: Peter, DK1RP, will stay on Mauritius for two weeks starting Feb 16. He will work from the shack of Jacky, 3B8CF, and plans to be active in SSB/CW on 80-10 meters and perhaps also on 160m. The QSOs will be answered automatically via bureau after the QSLs were printed.

FR: Martin, FR/HB9CYN/p, and Chris, FR/HB9CYV/p, said that there trip lasted from December 18-31, 1995. They confirm via bureau or CBA.

S7: Jim, G0IXC, plans to be active as S79XC from Praslin Isl. (AF-024) between February 19 and March 13. He will work only in SSB on the usual IOTA QRGs on 40, 20, 15 and 10 meters.

VP8A: After the change of the crew there is a new radio amateur at the German base Georg Neumayer in the Antarctic. So look out for DP0GVN hitting the airwaves again in the near future.


EUROPE

3A/4U1ITU: Monaco and the ITU headquarter in Geneva will be once again the destinations of Luc, I1YRL, in January, February and March. QSL via homecall.

SV/A: The DX Advisory Committee will discuss and vote a probable deletion of Mount Athos from the DXCC Countries List in February. I8UDB states that a well-known OM will be QRV from SV/A in February or March.


Preview

TIME               CALL              DX-NL

Nov/95 - Nov/96    FT5XL             959
18.11. - 1 year    VK0WH             970
10.12. - Feb/96    LU6Z              973
Dec/95 - Feb/97    FT5WF/FT5WE       959/971
  1.1. -  19.1.    FR      (F6EDF)   975
  5.1. -   1.4.    PJ9JT             974
  2.1. -   ???     T30DP/T31         974/975
  9.1. -  24.1.    HK0/DF4UW         972
 16.1. -   6.2.    DF5WA/HI8         974
 20.1. -   ???     8P9DX             974
 22.1. -  29.1.    P49I              974
 24.1. -  31.1.    KH9     (W's)     972
 25.1. -   1.2.    3D2/JI3CEY        974
  3.2. -   7.2.    V3      (NA-123)  975
  3.2. -   9.2.    VP5     (JA's)    976
  4.2. -  13.2.    VK9XY             974
  9.2. -  14.2.    V3      (NA-180)  975
  9.2. -  23.2.!   J6/DL2SDS         975
 14.2. -  23.2.    VK9CR             974
 15.2. - 2 weeks   KH4/NH6D          975
 16.2. -   1.3.    3B8     (DK1RP)   976
 19.2. -  13.3.    S79XC             976
 15.3. -  20.3.    P40MR/P40TR       976
End of February    FT5W/X/Z          975
 May/96            ZL8RI             975


Bandspots of the last 7 days

 160m
     9M2AX         1829  1720
     9M8FC         1831  2205
     S79MX         1827  2245 via HB9MX
     ZL2JI         1832  1640

 80m
     4S7EA         3794  2035
     5N3/SP5XAR    3505  0015 via SP5CPR
     5Z4DU         3799  2150 via KE4DA
     A45ZZ         3789  1405
     A71BI         3799  1945
     DU9RG         3800  1615
     J20RAD        3793  1840 via F5LBM
     JU5R          3505  1640 via JT1KAA

 40m
     3B8CF         7005  1840
     3V8BB         7082  1735 via JF2EZA
     5N0T          7065  1855 via F2YT
     9G5BQ         7010  1920 via PA3GBQ
     9L1PG         7003  2215 via NW8F
     9Y4VU         7002  2310 via W3EVW
     A92Q          7002  1830
     FT5WE         7005  1650 via F5GTW
     J20RAD        7052  2150 (AF-053)
     KH2/JA2DHG    7003  1710
     TT8DJ         7001  2000 via F6FNU
     LU6Z          7003  2135 via LU6EF
     XU6WV         7007  1255 via K0TLM

 30m
     BY1BJ/OK1DOR 10102  1830
     C53HG        10104  1830 via W3HCW
     FT5WE        10100  2000
     HZ1AB        10105  1625 via K8PYD
     WK3D/NH0     10104  2205
     S92SS        10118  2010
     LU6Z         10121  2200

 20m
     5V7GL        14200  0900 via EA5WX
     D44BC        14215  0945
     DU1KK        14019  1345
     EL2PP        14226  1030 via N2CYL
     FR5HR        14124  1825 via F5RRH
     HH2MED       14005  1350
     HP1XVH       14247  2255 via KF0UI
     S01M         14225  0900 via EA7EL
     TD9IGI       14121  1350
     LU6Z         14019  1930
     Z2/DL5AWI    14007  1245

 17m
     9G5BQ        18128  1400
     9L1PG        18132  0115
     9U/EA1FH     18140  0905 via EA1FFC
     FG5HR        18131  1430 via F6BUM
     J20RAD       18077  1145

 15m
     5R8ET        21245  0935
     C53HG        21008  1145
     J55UAB       21225  1245 via F6FNU

 12m
     nil

 10m
     nil


INFO

3B6/ZL8 Beside some IOTA activities from Africa Barry, ZS1FJ/G4MFW, plans a trip to Agalega (3B6) in May, another activity from Kermadec Island (ZL8) in November 1996 and a DXpedition to Bouvet (3Y5) in 1997.

9L1JC is a new station is Sierra Leone. OP Jim works as a teacher and will stay there at least until August 1996. His equipment consists of a IC 740 (100W) and a 3 element triband yagi. QSL direct only - address see below.

XV7SW Rolf has permission to work on the following CW frequencies: 1827, 3505, 7013, 14016, 14021, 21016, 21019 and 28019 kHz. QSL via his manager SM3CXS or direct to Rolf T. Salme, Embassy of Sweden, Box 9, Hanoi, Vietnam.

YA9XL F5TCN writes that he received the logs of YA9XL for December 1-9, 1995 and still tries to get some license documentation to send it to the ARRL.

DXCC Following activities were approved for DXCC credit:

3A/I1YRL, 3A/IK1OWC, 3A/I2MOV, 3A/I1ZB, 3A/I8FXT, 3W5FM, 6Y5/DL1DA, 4B9CQ, 7P8CW, 7Q7DC, 8Q7CW, 9J2CE, 9N1AN, 9N1SXW, 9R1A, DU1/SM5ENX, CN2NI, D2RU, HI/DL1DA, HS0ZCJ, HS/DF8AN, HS/KM4P, TT8BP, TY8G, J3J, J3X, J3Y, VK8LX, VK9LZ, VK9NM, VK9XRS, VR2/DF8AN, VU2/DJ9RB, XT2DP, XZ1A, XY1HT, XZ1X, XZ1Z, ZA5B, ZA9B, ZA/PB0AIO, ZA/PA0HTR, ZK1DI, ZL7CW, ZL7PYD and ZV0TI.

IOTA Robben Island (AF-064) will be activated by a group led by Barry, ZS1FJ/G4MFW, in CW/SSB/RTTY on 80m-10m from January 26-29. The call will be ZS64RI and QSLs will be managed by KA1JC. - Los Riachos Island (SA-022) the most wanted IOTA island group in South America shall be QRV from February 16-18. Call unknown yet, QSL via IK2HTW.


QSL-INFO

arrived via buro: ZS6EZ, SM6DQO/9X5, ZF2RV/ZF8, 8Q7DM, JJ1SOE/JD1 (1992), TZ6FIC, ET3DX
arrived directly: PY0FM (via AH3C, 3 years), T30DP, V73CO

JJ2QEH: Koji Iida, 1866-2, Ota, Minokamo, Gifu 505, Japan

JJ2QXI: Masahiro Mori, 1268, Atobe, Mugegawa, Mugi, Gifu 501-26, Japan

KC6FS: JH6RTO (new address!), Seiji Fukushima, 2-183-A207, Soubudai, Zama City 228, Japan

9L1JC: P.O.Box 1031, Freetown, Sierra Leone


TNX for information to OPDX, DXPRESS, 425 DX-NEWS, DK1RV, DJ9ZB, ARRLDX, GOLIST, LNDX, TDXB, DL6KVA, DL7VOA, DJ7UC, DL6ET, DL8FBH, JJ2QXI, DK1RP, JDN, DF4RD, DL6GV, DL5EBE and others.