DX-NL 977 - 22/1/1996
DX News Letter
Editor: Uwe, DL9GOA
(PR: DL9GOA @ DB0HRO.#MVP.DEU.EU)
translated into English by:
Bob, DL7VOA (PR: DB0GR.#BLN.DEU.EU)
A3 - TONGA Paul, KK6H, will stay there on a business trip between February 20 and March 20. During his spare time which will be mostly between 1700 and 1900 UTC and between 0500 and 0900 UTC he will be active only in CW and RTTY as A35RK. This time Paul will not work on 160m. Additionally he wants to activate also the IOTA groups Tongatapu (OC-049), Ha'apai (OC-169) and Vava'u (OC-064). QSL not via his homecall (as usual) but via W7TSQ (direct or via W7 bureau).
KH9 - WAKE ISLAND Die Dateline DX Association announced some changes in its last DXpedition update. It states that the trip shall now happen from February 1-7. Mike, KC7V, will not take part in this DXpedition due to business reasons. The new member will be Bob, N6EK. The new QSL route is via Lloyd, K4HQI.
C5 - GAMBIA A group consisting of DL2RUM, DL7BO, DL7DF, DL7UFR and DL7URH will be QRV from near the capital Banjul from March 4-18. They will work with two stations simultaneously in CW on 1822, 3505, 7005, 10115, 14005, 18073, 21005, 24893 and 28005 kHz and in SSB on the usual DX frequencies. They will put emphasis on the lowbands (80m/160m), the RTTY activity during the BARTG Contest (March 16/17), satellite operation (AO-13) and 6 meters (if allowed). The call is not sure as of yet. The QSLs of this DXpedition are handled by Sigi, DL7DF.
8Q - MALEDIVES Chris, HB9CYV, and Rolf, HB9CZR, want to be QRV on 80m-10m (perhaps also 160m) from February 14-20. They hope to get the calls 8Q7YV and 8Q7ZR.
XV - VIETNAM JA3UB, JR3MVF and JH3GRE will be QRV from there from February 9-15. They plan to be active on 160 to 6 meters and will work on the low bands with 500 watts and wire antennas. Call and QSL route not sure yet.
TIME CALL DX-NL
10.12.- Feb/96 LU6Z 973
15.1.- 30.1. KH4/NH6D 975/977
16.1.- 6.2. DF5WA/HI8 974
20.1.- ??? 8P9DX 974
20.1.- 25.1. J77A 977
22.1.- 29.1. P49I 974
25.1.- 1.2. 3D2/JI3CEY 974
1.2.- 7.2. AL7EL/KH9 972/977
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.- 15.2. XV (JA's) 977
9.2.- 23.2. J6/DL2SDS 975
14.2.- 20.2. 8Q (HB9er) 977
14.2.- 23.2. VK9CR 974
16.2.- 1.3. 3B8 (DK1RP) 976
19.2.- 13.3. S79XC 976
20.2.- 20.3. A35RK 977
End of February FT5W/X/Z 975
4.3.- 18.3. C5 (DL's) 977
15.3.- 20.3. P40MR/P40TR 976
May/96 ZL8RI 975
June/96 CY0AA 977
January/97 VK0H 977
160m
5N0MVE 1831 2335 via ON7LX
8P9DX 1833 0655 via VA3DX
P40WA 1827 0440 via K9UWA
PJ9JT 1832 0250
S79MX 1827 2315 via HB9MX
J77A 1832 0600 via K0SN
80m
3B8CF 3507 2205
5N3/SP5XAR 3508 2125 via SP5CPR
DU9RG 3797 1515
HZ1AB 3502 1620 via K8PYD
N1VXV/KH2 3796 2105
VR2KF 3502 1550
YB5QZ 3789 1520
40m
3B8CF 7062 1900
8P9DX 7094 2225
ET3KV 7062 1850
FR5HR 7062 2240 via F6BUM
JU5R 7005 1655 via JT1KAA
OD5/SP7LSE 7006 2015
TT8SS 7001 2340 via F6FNU
TT8DJ 7001 1915 via F6FNU
V26FS 7003 0840 via K0SN
VR2NR 7004 1816 via WA3RHW
30m
7X2VZK 10102 1735 via OM3CGN
9J2BO 10102 1820 via W6ORD
FJL/UA0BZ 10102 0800 via LA6WEA
S79MX 10103 1625
V5/DL5AWI 10102 1810 via DL5AWI
20m
4U1UN 14010 1755 nw WB8LFO
7Q7RM 14226 1755 via G0IAS
9J2AE 14195 1544 via F6FNU
YO9CWY/D2 14242 1635
FK8FB 14165 1935 via F6FNU
FM5GS 14011 1135 via F6GNG
HV4NAC 14200 1200 via IK0FVC
J77A 14204 1645
JX3EX 14268 1325 also in CW
S79NK 14277 1410 via DJ8NK
TZ6FIC 14170 1650
VK0WH 14040 0950 via VK9NS
LU6Z 14019 0915 via LU6EF
17m
9L1PG 18138 1055 via NW8F
ET3BN 18150 0845
S01M 18147 1110 via EA7EL
TL8MS 18146 1155 via DL6NW
VP2EY 18135 1300 via HB9SL
LU6Z 18081 0935
15m
5N0MVE 21008 1100
A45ZN 21005 1130
C94AI 21302 1135 via CT1CKP
S92SS 21001 1055
12m
nil
10m
nil
9N1SW was the call of some JA's on 160 meters. The activity was spotted wrongly as 9N1OW on the cluster. The 9N1SW call belongs to JH1XUP.
CY0 The earlier mentioned Sable Island DXpedition is scheduled now for June 1996. VE9AA, W9OEH, WA8JOC and others will operate as CY0AA. The estimated costs of the DXpedition are 15.000 US-$. Donations can be sent to WA8JOC starting in March.
J77A is the call of N9CYL, K0SN, WC9E and AA9PB from January 20-25. They will to work on all bands especially in CW on 80m/160m, in RTTY and via satellite (RS-12). On January 20 the group was QRV as V26FS. QSL via K0SN.
KH4 There were several rumours from different sources about this one. The correct date for the KH4/NH6D activity should be January 15-30. He has already been spotted on the US cluster network.
S79NK is the call of Jan, DJ8NK. He is working from Mahe the main island of the Seychelles with 100 watts and a 3 ele beam. QSL via DJ8NK. Kurt, HB9MX, is QRV again as S79MX (1827 kHz!!!), too.
VK0 A new date with a new team. EA8AFJ, KA6W, K0IR, N6EK, KK6EK, NP4IW, (Heard) HB9AHL, ON6TT, PA3DUU and RA3AUU want to become QRV for three weeks by the beginning of 1997. The estimated costs of this DXpedition are some 320.000 US-$.
ZK1DI Hans-Georg, DK1RV, received the logs until January 3 and already mailed all direct QSLs. Gun, ZK1DI (aka DF4DI), will stay on South Cook until the mid of March. He tries to get some wire to build an antenna for 160 meters.
arrived directly: XZ1A, YA9XL, TY5A, 8P9EM,S21B, OK3CLA/5N31, 5N0ZKJ, HC5EA
YA9XL First QSLs are arriving from this one. F5TCN has the logs from December 1-24, 1995. YA9XL went QRT on January 15.
A35RK: W7TSQ, Robert Preston, 809 Cary Road, Edmonds, WA 98020, USA
DL7DF: Siegfried Presch (ex DL7UUO), Wilhelmsmuehlenweg 123, 12621 Berlin, Germany
K4HQI: Lloyd Westbrook, Box 638, Commerce, GA 30529, USA
TNX for information to JDN, INSIDE DX, 425 DX-NEWS, DL6KVA, DL7VOA, GOLIST, OPDX, LNDX, DXPRESS, TDXB, DL7URH, DL6GV, DF4RD, DK1RV, KK6H, DK0TZ, DL8FBH and others.