DX Newsletter 988: April 1, 1996


DX-NL 988 - 1/4/1996
DX News Letter
Editor: Uwe, DL9GOA
(PR: DL9GOA @ DB0HRO.#MVP.DEU.EU)
translated into English by:
Bob, DL7VOA (PR: DB0GR.#BLN.DEU.EU)


PACIFIC

KH0 - MARIANAS Kou, KH0/JM4HNS, plans to be QRV on 17m and 30m from April 11-14.

VK9X - CHRISTMAS ISLAND Martti, OH2BH, his wife Leena, OH2BE, and his son Petri, OH2KNB, will be on the air as VK9XM from April 6-11. QSL via JA1BK.


AFRICA

3C - EQUATORIAL GUINEA On March 36 3C1DX appeared surprisingly in CW and SSB asking for QSL via EA6BH. There are also rumours about an activity from 3C0.


ASIA

5B4 - CYPRUS 5B4/DL5MAE will be active until Easter Sunday. He is QRV daily at 0700 UTC on 14345 kHz and makes also skeds. Unfortunately he lost some equipment on his way down there. Frank, 5B4/DL8KWS, is active mostly in CW on all bands until Easter.


AMERICA

8P - BARBADOS DJ1TO and DL7UTO received the calls 8P9IR and 8P9IU (see DXNL 987).

HC8 - GALAPAGOS DF1VU, DL4VCG and DK5VP will be on the air as homecall/HC8 between April 21 and May 10. They will work on 40m-10m running 700 watts into a 2 element Quad mainly from 1400-1800 UTC. Outside of this time period there is no power on the island but they are thinking about working with 50 watts from a battery. QSLs via homecalls.


EUROPE

JX - JAN MAYEN Per Einar, LA7DFA, will arrive on JX on April 13. He will be QRV as JX7DFA again while JX9ZP leaves the island on April 20. JX7DFA will stay until the end of October and plans to be active especially on 160 meters and in RTTY. QSL via LA7DFA.

ZB2 - GIBRALTAR Hans, DL7CM (ex DL7UHR), and Torsten, DL1BX (ex DH7PT), plan to be active as ZB2/homecall especially on the lowbands but also on all other HF bands and in RTTY from May 10-20. QSL via homecalls.


Preview

TIME            CALL           DX-NL

 9.2. - June    PY0TI          980
 9.3. - 17.4.   4S7BRG         981
25.3. -  7.4.   GU    (DL's)   987
22.3. - 10.4.   5B4/DL8KWS     985
26.3. -  ???    3C1DX          988
27.3. -  ???    S07NY          986
27.3. -  7.4.   J56CK/J56DY    982/985
29.3. - 12.4.   ZD7VJ          982
31.3. -  7.4.   5B4/DL5MAE     988
 5.4. -  8.4.   S02OR          987
 5.4. - 12.4.   J3K            986
 6.4. - 11.4.   VK9XM          988
11.4. - 14.4.   AH0AV/KH2      986
11.4. - 14.4.   KH0/JM4HNS     988
14.4. - 24.4.   3V8BB (XE2CQ)  987
21.4. - 10.5.   HC8   (DL's)   988
24.4. -  6.5.   8P    (DL's)   987
Apr/95-Oct/95   JX7DFA         988
10.05.- 20.5.   ZB2   (DL's)   988
   May/96       FR5HG/G        984
   May/96       ZL8RI          978
May/96-July/97  ZS8IR          984
17.5. - 31.5.   9H3TY/9H3TZ    982
12.1. - 28.1.97 VK0   (Heard)  987


Bandspots of the last 7 days

160m
   3V8BB         1824  0400 via DF2UU
   GU/DF1AL/p    1822  1915 via DF1AL
   H25Z          1872  2215
   ZC4HA         1826  2220

80m
   7Z5OO         3505  2120 via W1AF
   J56DY         3733  2315 via IK4SDY
   NP3/KB2WBQ    3504  0505 via KB2WBQ
   P40A          3799  0655 via KA1XN
   ZD7VJ         3503  2035 via G4ZVJ

40m
   3B8CF         7004  2305
   6W6/K3IPK     7003  2030 CBA K3IPK
   9K2/YO9HP     7011  2030 via YO9HP
   9U/EA1FH      7044  2120 via EA1FFC
   PJ2/OH6XY     7042  2145 via OH3GZ
   S07NY         7055  0015 via EA4URE
   ZD7VJ         7002  1915
   ZD9BV         7069  2210 via W4FRU

30m
   3C1DX        10101  1905 via EA6BH
   A92FZ        10102  1825
   KC7JEF/DU5   10107  1535 via W7NI
   J37XC        10116  2125 via W2BJI
   PY0TI        10107  2220 via PY1UP
   YI9CW        10100  1950
   ZD7VJ        10107  1955

20m
   3B8/OH3UU    14001  1605 via OH3UU
   3C1DX        14006  1055
   3C1DX        14195  1725
   5R8EN        14334  1655 via F6AJA
   FT5WE        14080  1205 via F5GTW
   JH3JYS/6Y5   14010  1945 via JH3JYS
   C21RK        14214  1800 via JJ1TZK
   TR0B         14001  1730
   XE2/NR7O     14010  1445 via NR7O
   ZD7VJ        14027  1800

17m
   OK1DOR/BY1BJ 18080  0910
   FS5PL        18071  1330 via KF0UI
   FT5WF        18145  1010 via F5SZK
   PY0TI        18078  1215

15m
   3C1DX        21036  1325
   3X0HME       21289  1645 via F5MGX
   7Q7EH        21013  1335 via W1EH
   PY0TI        21028  1700
   VQ9XX        21027  0855
   ZD7VJ        21027  1300

12m
   D2EV         24930  1140
   FT5WF        24944  0910
   ZD7VJ        24896  1410

10m
   5N0T         28467  1155
   7Q7JL        28488  1044 via G0IAS
   A22BW        28489  1300 via DK3KD
   ZD7VJ        28027  1425


INFO

4U1SCO worked from the UNESCO headquarters in Paris. It counts as the DXCC country France (same like 4U1VIC counts as Austria). QSL via F5SNJ.

C56CW/C56DX worked with two stations and logged a total of 29313 QSOs.

GD Rick, AI5P, announced to be active as GD0/AI5P some time in April.

HH2PK During the WPX-SSB-Contest Ivo, 5B4ADA/HH2 (9A3A), was working from Patrick's shack. Ivo writes that Tom, 9A2AJ, is the new manager of HH2PK. He will also get the logs of all past activities. Tom is a very reliable manager either via bureau or direct. The 9A3A/4U activities by Ivo do not count for the DXCC yet. All 4U activities have to be licensed by the UN headquarters in New York in advance.

QSL-INFO

arrived directly: A61AF, Z31ET (via DL5SES)
arrived via buro: 4S7OF, 5B4/DL8KWS, 8Q7BE, EX2A, A45ZZ, BV9AAC, FH/JA1IDY, D68TA, CR9WAG, D2TT, ET3BN, FY5GJ, FM/JA6VZB, JJ1VKL/4S7, V26A, J79AA, HZ1AB, HF0POL, JU5DX, JW1CCA, V73CO, XE2MX, SV2ASP/A

WPX-SSB QSL information:

3V8BB via YT1AD       HH2PK via 9A2AJ
6V6U      K3IPK       8P6CV     KU9C
9J2PI     KB0KVA      FG5FC     F6DZU
PJ9Y      OH6XY       KG4MN     WB2RAJ
TJ1RA     I2EOW       VP2MGF    WB9HRO
5Z4BJ     KJ4BN       9M2IY     JA1INP
9R1A      PA3DMH      4H9RG     DU9RG
FH5CQ     F6ITD       J28NP     F6BZF
AH8A                  P29MO     K3BYV
TR0A      F6FNU       VP2MF     VE3FHO
3X0HME    F5GMX       YM3DL     DL4VBP
XR4B      CE4ETZ      XR8S      CE8SFG
ZX0F      PY5EG       ZX5J      PP5JR

3C1DX: EA6BH, Mateo Campomar Munar, Reina M. Mompeller 74 B, E-07007 Palma de Mallorca, Spain

DL1BX: (ex DH7PT) Torsten Dittberner, Butterblumenweg 2, D-15566 Schoeneiche, Germany

DL7CM: (ex DL7UHR) Hans-Rainer Uebel, Am Goldmannpark 47, D-12587 Berlin, Germany

HH2PK: 9A2AJ, Polak Tomislav, Brace Domany 6/XIX, Zagreb, 41000, Croatia


TNX for information to TDXB, INSIDE DX, 425 DXNEWS, DXPRESS, GOLIST, DJ7UC, JDN, DXNS, LNDX, DL6KVA, DL7VOA, DL7MAE, DJ7UC, DL7CM, DL8PM and others.