DX News Letter 1157
July 26, 1999

DX-NL 1157 - July 26, 1999
DX News Letter
Editor: Michael, DJ5AV

(PR: DJ5AV @ OE9XPI.AUT.EU)
(e-mail: mikeoerter.dj5av@t-online.de)

translated into English by Bob, DL7VOA
(e-mail: robster@bigfoot.de)

PACIFIC

C2 - NAURU Jack, VK2GJH, should have been QRV as C21JH on 6-80m from Jul 20-27. QSL direct ONLY to Jack Haden, Box 299, Ryde, NSW 2112, Australia.

FW - WALLIS AND FUTUNA To remember Chuck Swain, K7LMU, and Ted Thorpe, ZL2AWJ, an activity on all bands has been announced to hit the airwaves between July 30 and Aug 3. Both never returned from their way back from Wallis/FW8ZZ onboard the Ketsch Marinero in early 1996. The DXpedition team consists of Eric, FK8GM, Kan, JA1BK, Martti, OH2BH, and his XYL, OH2BE, who will use the call FW8ZZ once again. This time they'll emphasize the WARC bands. Pilot station is Wayne Mills, N7NG (n7ng@arrl.net). QSL via OH2BN.

KH3 - JOHNSTON ISLAND Rich, W5RXP/KH3, is QRV with 100W and a yagi on 15/20m till Jul 31. During his last stay he preferred 14020 kHz from 0600 till 0900 UTC QSL via W5RXP.

ZK1/s - SOUTH COOK ISLANDS Yoshi, JJ8DEN, will be on air from Mangaia Island (OC-159) in RTTY and CW on 10-80m (incl WARC) between Jul 30 and Aug 6. He has only power between 0500 and 2400 local time. QSL via JJ8DEN.

AFRICA

9J - ZAMBIA Jacky, F2CW/ZL3CW, is in Sierra Leone for three months and tries to get a licence.

AMERICA

CY9 - ST PAUL ISLAND The activity of CY9CWI from NA-094 lasts until July 28. The team of YL Helen, VE2YAK, Fred, VE2SEI, Reg, VE2AYU, Al, VO1NO/VE1, Bill, VE1MR, Dragan, VE2ZIV, Lowell, VY2OX, and Jeff, VE2TBH, is on the air with several stations simultaneously in CW/SSB on 6-160m. QSL to VE2CWI, West Island ARC, Box 884, Dorval, Quebec, H9R 4Z6 Canada.

HC - ECUADOR Gerard, F2JD/HK3JBR, and Pedro, HK3JJH, finished their operation as 5K8T from SA-081 today. Gerard returned back to Bogota and Pedro is QRV as HK3JJH/HC from SA-056 till Jul 28.QSL via HK3JJH direct ONLY

KP2 - US VIRGIN ISLANDS EI2CA, EI7CC, EI6EW, EI4FBB, EI8CE, EI7CD and EI5FYB are QRV as WP2Z and KP2/homecall from St. Croix (NA-106) on 10-160m until July 31. QSLs via homecalls.

KP4 - PUERTO RICO Carlos, WP4U, is active from Culebra (NA-099) from July 23-27. Special QSL via bureau!

VP9 - BERMUDA Isao, JH1ROJ, has a licence as KG8XV/VP9 from July 24-31. He works in CW and SSB on 10-80m. QSL via JH1ROJ.

YV - VENEZUELA Associacion de Radioaficionados de Venezuela and Grupo DX Caracas will operate as YW7C in SSB/CW from Coche Island (SA-012) during 1999 Venezuelan Navy Day from July 29 till Aug 1. QSL via W4SO.

ASIA

9V - SINGAPORE Mirek, VK3DXI/VK2DXI/SP5IXI, renewed his old licence and is active again as 9V1XE from Singapore (AS-019) since Jul 12. He works mostly in CW, sometimes also SSB and RTTY on 40/30/20/17/15/12/10m and will stay there for several years. QSL via DL4DBR,direct to Ted Barczyk, Pappelstr. 34, D-58099 Hagen, Germany or via bureau.

HS - THAILAND Some local, Japanese and British OMs were QRV with 2 stations from Si Chang (AS-107) during the IOTA Contest. HS1CHB guided HS2AC and HS1CKC took care of HS0AC/2. Now they are on the air altogether as HS2AC until July 28. QSLs for both stations via the Thai bureau to HS0/G3NOM or to PO Box 1300, Bangkok, 10112, Thailand.

XU - CAMBODIA Tom, SP5AUC/3W7CW, is in Cambodia for some time. He already has the callsign XU7AAS and intends to hit the airwaves as soon as possible till Aug 15. He has a brand new TS-570D and will use his commercial log periodic antenna towards Europe. QSL via Box 11, 02-800 Warsaw 93, Poland.

XV - VIETNAM Kunio, JA8VE/3W6KS, and Hiro, JF1OCQ/3W6HM, will be on the air from Phu Quoc Island (AS-128) in CW on 14007, 18077, 21007, 24897, 28007, 50120 Mhz and in SSB on 14197, 18147, 21270, 24937, 28470,50120 MHz from Aug 1-4. Around Aug 6 they will be QRV also from Saigon. QSLs via homecalls, direct to the CBA or via JARL bureau.

EUROPE

3A - MONACO 3A/IK1SLP and 3A/IK1YLL will be QRV in CW/SSB/RTTY from Aug 1-5. QSLs via homecalls.

ES - ESTONIA Timo, ES0/OH1NOA, will be QRV from Saaremaa Island (EU-034) in CW and SSB on 20m from Aug 2-5. He plans also an activity as YL/OH1NOA and LY/OH1NOA till Aug 12.QSL via ON1NOA. http://www.qsl.net/oh1noa/

SV5 - DODECANES Dieter, DL9UDS, and Andreas, DL9USA, shall be QRV as J45K from Kos between Jul 28 and Aug 11.

Preview

DATE            CALL            DXNL

Aug 1 -Aug 5    3A/IUK1SLP etc  1157 *
Sep 14-Sep 24   3C0R            1152
Aug 1 -Aug 6    3W6KS etc       1157 *
1999  -2000     3W7TK           1148
Jul/98-2000     5U7DG           1151
NOW             5X1JA           1156
Jan   -Oct/99   5Z4GS           1130, 1144
Jul 23-Aug 8    9A0DX           1156
1999/2000       9G5DX           1143
Jul 20-         9H  (SV7CLI)    1156
Jul/99-Sep/99   9J  (F2CW)      1157 *
Jul 12-2002 ?   9V1XE           1157 *

1999  -2001     A92GJ           1143
Jul 20-Jul 27   C21JH           1157 *
Jul 24-         M0CIL/C6A       1156
Jul 19-Aug 8    CT/F8BQQ        1156
Jul 21-Jul 28   CY9CWI          1157 *
Mar/99-2001     E4/G3WQU        1140
Jul 25-Aug 2    E4/4X/JM1LJS    1156
June or July    EL2VO           1150
Aug 2 -Aug 5    ES0/OH1NOA      1157 *
Sep/98-2000     FK8VHT          1111
NOW   -Aug/99   FK8VHU          1128
Aug 11-2001     FM5JV           1108
May   -Sep/99   FO0CLA          1146, 1149
Jan   -Dec 31   FT5WH           1125, 1144, 1145
Mar/99-         FT5XN           1136
Jan   -Dec/99   FT5YG           1128, 1140
Jan   -Dec/99   FT5ZJ           1128
Jul 30-Aug 3    FW8ZZ           1157 *
NOW   -2000     HK3JBR          1128, 1144
Jul 29-Jul 28   HK3JJH/HC4      1157 *
Jul 23-Jul 30   HL0Y/4          1155 *
Apr   -2002     HS   (JR5XPG)   1141
NOW   -Jul 28   HS0AC/2         1157 *
Jul 22-Aug 8    IA5/DM2AUJ      1155
      -2000     JY9NE           1127

Jul 19-Aug 2    KH0  (JAs)      1156
NOW   -Jul 31   W5RXP/KH3       1157 *
NOW   -Jul 31   KP2/EI2CA etc   1157 *
Jul 20-Aug 20   OA/KQ6XA        1155
Aug 8 -Aug 11   ON7SUN          1156
Jun/99-2003     P29TL           1152
NOW   -Dec/99   PZ5JR           1153
Jul 28-Aug 5    SV5/DL9UDSetc   1157 *
Jul 19-Aug 2    SV8/HA0HW/p     1155
Sep 23-Oct 3    T31  (SM7PKK)   1153
NOW   -2000     UN/DL4BBU       1155
Jul 26-Jul 30   K2HJB/VP9       1156
Jul 24-Jul 31   KG8XV/VP9       1157 *
Jul 23-Jul 27   WP4AU           1157 *
NOW   -Aug 15   XU7AAS          1157 *
NOW             XW8INH          1156
NOW   -Aug 15   YS9/KE4LWT      1146, 1150
Jul 29-Aug 1    YW7C            1157 *
Nov/98-2001     ZC4JP           1144
Aug 4 -Aug 31   ZK1SCQ/ZK1SCR   1145
Jul 30-Aug 6    ZK1  (JJ8DEN)   1157 *
Oct 7 -Oct 12   ZK3  (SM7PKK)   1153
Jun/99-Jul/99   ZL4IR           1151
NOW   -2000     ZS8D            1149

"NEW": 1157 *
 

Bandspots of the last 7 days

160m
   CY9CWI      1831  0232Z via VE2CWI, bureau
   R1AND       1833  0313Z via RW1AI, bureau
   VK6HD       1831  2153Z via bureau

80m
   CY9CWI      3798  0036Z via VE2CWI, bureau
   ZW2SS       3795  0205Z via PT2GTI, bureau

40m
   3B9FR       7011  1940Z see DXNL 1146
   5K8T        7057  0537Z via F6AJA, bureau
   FG5FC       7044  2250Z via F6DZU, bureau
   FM5DX/m     7066  0017Z via F6DYE, bureau
   HK0VGJ      7017  0420Z via Box 852, Isla de San Andres, Colombia
   OX3NUK      7019  0528Z via ON4GO, bureau
   P43E        7062  0421Z via P43ARC, bureau
   PJ9I        7054  0144Z via ON4CFD, bureau
   VP5JM       7093  0458Z via W3HNK, also bureau

30m
   BO0M       10105  2150Z via BV2KI, bureau
   CY9CWI     10110  0316Z via VE2CWI, bureau
   PJ9/W0CG   10113  0153Z via W0CG
   V51AS      10107  1305Z via Box 2516, Swapokmund, Namibia
   VP9/N0ED   10119  0254Z via N0ED

20m
   C21RK      14244  1243Z via CBA
   JL1KFR/JD1 14025  1801Z see DXNL 1154
   NH0M       14270  1722Z via JA7YCE
   VK9NS      14255  2058Z via CBA
   ZS8D       14197  1515Z via ZS6EZ, bureau

17m
   3B8CF      18072  1416Z via CBA
   CY9CWI     18125  2021Z via VE2CWI, bureau
   FT5YG      18126  0745Z via F5LBL, CBA 99
   J73JT      18149  2220Z via W3HC, direct
   JW5NM      18125  2236Z via LA5NM, also bureau
   V73CW      18070  0615Z via AC4G, bureau
   WH2M/WH0   18070  2134Z via JA7FWR, bureau
   ZK1JD      18133  0743Z via Box 491, Rarotonga, Cook Islands

15m
   3B9FR      21018  1339Z see DXNL 1146
   8Q7AN      21280  1115Z via OZ1EEZ
   FK8HC      21283  1226Z via VK4FW, also bureau
   FY5YE      21014  2020Z via W5SVZ, bureau
   HK3JJH/8   21260  0155Z via CBA
   J87AB      21244  1906Z see DXNL 1151
   JT1BG      21280  1033Z via bureau
   KH0/JH1HYH 21307  1247Z
   NH6D/KH3   21026  0557Z via N6FF, bureau
   T88JR      21022  1227Z via JH3FJG
   V31PC      21276  2255Z direct
   V63AO      21258  1222Z via Box 607, Kosrae, 96944, Micronesia
   VK9LK      21260  0609Z via IK8OZZ
   VQ9GB      21291  1536Z via K7GB
   VR2SA      21220  1553Z via bureau

12m
   5X1P       24898  1603Z via G3MRC, bureau
   CY9CWI     24895  1612Z via VE2CWI, bureau
   FG5FR      24898  2339Z via F6FNU, direct ONLY
   J28AG      24940  1404Z via J28NH
   T88DX      24940  0830Z via JI3DLI, bureau
   V51BG      24935  1002Z via bureau
   VR2BG      24894  1505Z also via bureau
   YK1AO      24900  1444Z via CBA

10m
   CV5H       28497  1936Z via CX2ABC
   FR5DX      28496  0747Z via bureau or CBA
   PJ9I       28500  1946Z via ON4CFD, bureau
   ZP20I      28498  1923Z via ZP9EE

INFO

QSL Routes

Logs for VK9LX, KH3/NH6D, KH2/NH6D and KH4/NH6D, can be searched online at: http://dx.qsl.net/logs/ For up-to-date DX information there is a new site from England: http://www.dxbands.com (e-mail: news@dxbands.com)

Direct addresses which are correct on the Callbook CD do NOT appear in DXNL For packet requests I propose: TELL HB9PD CALL K7GB and for QSL routes TELL HB9PD QSL CY9CWI from a packet radio mailbox. The reply comes as a personal mail one day later.

QSLs arrived direct: J3/K4LTA,HK0OEP (N0JT),KH0AA (JA5DQH),WB5KAU (pse QSL) T33RD + T30R (OKDXF).

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