DX News Letter 1425
March 3, 2005

DX-NL 1425 March 3, 2005
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

ARUBA, P4, SA-036 P40A will be the call of John, KK9A, in the ARRL SSB Contest on Mar 5/6. QSL via WD9DZU.

AUSTRALIA, VK The special event station VI3GP will be active during the Australian Formula 1 GP in Melbourne from Mar 4-7. QSL via VK3ER, bureau ok.

AUSTRIA, OE The special event station OE7XBH/WM05 is active in SSB/CW/FM on 2-160m from the 40th Biathlon World Championships in Hochfilzen in Tirol from Mar 3-13. QSLs via OE7SPI, bureau ok.

BERMUDA ISLANDS, VP9, NA-005 Kurt, VP9/W6PH, will take part in the upcoming ARRL DX SSB Contest this weekend. QSL via W6PH.

CAPE VERDE, D4 D4B will be activated by Alex, 4L5A, during the major contests coming up in March. QSLs via K1BV. Find more info at: http://www.qsl.net/d44tt/.

CUBA, CO, NA-015 Members of the Federacion de Radioaficionados de Cuba will sign T49C in the ARRL SSB Contest. Operators will be CO2OJ, CO2WF, CO2II, CO2UG, CM2OY, CM2CE, CM2KL and OK1DTP. QSL via K8SIX. They also have a website at: http://t49c.tripod.com

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, 9Q Gus, SM0BIC, is active again from the clubstation 9Q0AR. He states the QRM is tremendous in the capital Kinshasa! Gus hopes to get his own callsign 9Q1D soon and will stay there until the end of the year. QSLs for his activities via SM5BFJ, unfortunately only direct.

DENMARK, OZ, EU-030 Klaus, OZ/DJ4JI, will work in SSB on 80/40/20m from Bornholm (EU-030) from Mar 5-10. QSL via homecall.

FRANCE, F For the first time ever YLs will operate from the clubstation of the European Council TP1CE in Strasbourg. Annemarie, DJ0FR, Anni, DL3DBY, Thea, DH4TS, and Erna, DL1PT, were invited to activate the clubstation during the World Women Day. They will work in SSB/CW on all bands on Mar 5/6. QSL via F5LGF, bureau ok.

FRENCH GUYANA, FY FY5KE will be operated by F1HAR, F5MZN and F5HRY in the ARRL SSB test.

GABON, TR F4BQO will be active on air as TR8FC until July 2006. QSL via F8BUZ.

GERMANY, DL, EU-042 DK7LX/p will be QRV from Pellworm Island (EU-042) mainly in CW on 20/30/40/80m from Mar 6-10.

GUADELOUPE, FG, NA-102 Flo, FG/F5CWU, is QRV in CW/SSB/RTTY/PSK on 160-6m from Mar 3-10. --- Pierre, FG/F6FXS, can be found working in CW on 7013, 10115,14045,18083, 21045, 24903 or 28045 kHz spending his holidays there from Mar 4-22. QSLs via bureau.

GUYANA, 8R Craig, AH8DX, will be 8R1/AH8DX on all bands in the ARRL DX SSB Contest. QSL via AH8DX.

INDONESIA, YB A group around YB9BU will go to the island of Moresses (aka Marabatua) in the Laut Kecil Group and plans to operate as YB7M from Mar 9-14. QSL via YB9BU.

ITALY, I Alberto, IT9MRM, will work in SSB from the Marconi special event station IY9MAR from Mar 8-10. More information is available via the website: http://www.assoradiomarinai.tk

JERSEY, GJ, EU-013 MJ/K8PT and MJ/K3PLV intend to work in CW/SSB/RTTY/PSK31 on 160-6m from Mar 9-16. QSLs via homecalls. Skeds for CW/RTTY can be arranged via e-mail to: K8PT@chartermi.net, for SSB/PSK31 via: crahill@adelphia.net

MARTINIQUE, FM, NA-107 Al, F5VHJ, will be QRV again as TO5A during the ARRL DX SSB Contest. QSL via F5VHJ.

MAURITIUS, 3B8, AF-049 3B8/IZ7ATN and 3B8/IZ2DPX plan to work on 40-10m from Mar 7-14. QSLs via IZ2DPX.

NETHERLAND ANTILLES, PJ4, SA-006 Jerry, WB9Z, Tom, AE9B, Martin, NW0L, Jeff, K8ND, and Geoff, W0CG, will sign PJ2T from Curacao (SA-006) in the multi/2 class of the ARRL SSB Contest QSL via N9AG. Check also their website at: http://www.pj2t.org

POLAND, SP DL1JGO will be active as SO1WQ from Mar 6-20. He plans to activate the lighthouse at Swinemuende (POL-015, EU-132) from Mar 11-13. QSL via DL1JGO.

ST LUCIA, J6, NA-108 Jack, W4NF, Bill, W4RM, Ed, K5OF, Bob, K4RG, Larry, K0RI, and Alex, KE4BUS, will be QRV in the ARRL SSB DX Contest with a call not known yet.

ST MARTIN, FS, NA-105 FS/KT8X will spend his holidays there from Mar 4-11. He will work mostly on the WARC bands but also in the ARRL DX SSB Contest.

QSL Info

QSL direct: 3D2DD, 7W0AD, 8Q7DV, 9G5DX, 9H1EU, 9J2KC, 9N1SXW, 9Z4GB, A52CDX, A61AV/p (AS-124), A61Q/p (AS-021), BW2/JL1WQO, DU9DWV (KG6QFU), C6ANI, EJ6JK (EU-007), FO/N6JA, HB0/DL6KAC, II7ANT (IZ7AUH), II8ANT (IZ8EDJ), IM0A (EU-165), IO8ANT (IK8WEJ), IU2HQ, IU9HQ, JW5E, KD6WW/VY0 (NA-130, NA-198), KG4SB, LA5SJA (EU-141), P40HQ, PJ2/W9VA, RV6YZ/6, S79SO, SK0HS/5 (EU-084), SK6M (EU-043), SO6X, SO6Y, SQ5RK, T32CK, T6X, T88VV (OC-009), TA3FB/P (AS-098), TO0O, TX9 (OC-176,DL5NAM), V51XG, V63WB (OC-012,OC-059),VP2ENK,VP8DID, VP8CWI (SA-002,VK2IMM), VU4GDG (1987), VU7WCY (1984), XE2/N7RK, WP4HSZ (KD8IW), XV1X (XV9DT), YC4VD (OC-143), YV1AVO, YV5ANF/1 (SA-089, EA7FTR), ZD7F, ZD7T, ZD7MY, ZD7ZA, ZS6WPX, ZS8MI (ZS6WLC), ZX8M (SA-045)

QSL bureau: 3Z0CW (DL3KDC), BD8HD/4, CE0YEH, DP1ANF (RK1PWA), DU3/AH8F, EA8/DF6IC, EH6BB (EU-004), EG6FAS, EO10L (UR4LWA),EO13W (UT7WZ), F/DL8AAV/p (EU-065), F/PC2T (EU-025), FO/OH6KN,GD0TEP,HC5/DL7QW, IF9/IZ8FDH (EU-054), IG9/IK3AWP (AF-019), IM0/I5HLK (EU-041), IS0IGV (EU-024), IT9HLN/p (EU-166), J6/XE1L (NA-108), KP2/AB2RF (NA-106), LW9EOC (EA7JX), LZ9W, MD/DL4ALB (EU-116), OX/DL2VFR (NA-220), OZ/DL8AAV/p (EU-088), PJ4/DF7ZS (SA-006), RL3A, RA9LI/9 (AS-083), RK3SWB/1 (EU-066, RU3SD), RL1Q (RV1AQ), S79OA (RN3OA), SV8/ON4AAC (EU-049), SV8/ON6HE (EU-049), SV9/PG5M (EU-015), TG9AMD, TJ3MC/p (AF-095)

QSL managers

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

Preview

DATE         CALL        DXNL

NOW          3B8/F5TNI   1424
07Mar-14Mar  3B8/IZ7ATN..1425 *
NOW  -Apr05  3CAK        1418/20
24Feb-04Mar  5T0CW       1424
NOW          5Z4ES       1424
14Oct-Apr05  6O0JT       1407
01Dec-05Mar  8N0SON      1412
05Mar-06Mar  8R1/AH8DX   1425 *
01Mar-31Mar  9H2NCC      1424
27Feb-19Mar  9M6/PA0RRS/2 1424
NOW  -31Dec  9N7JO       1424
NOW  -31Dec  9Q0AR,9Q1D  1425 *

24Feb-08Mar  C6ANM/C6AWB 1424
22Feb-???    CN2J        1423
NOW  -21Mar  CU2M        1424
NOW  -30Mar  D4B         1425 *
02Feb-07Mar  DH8WR/HC2   1421
06Mar-10Mar  DK7LX/p     1425 *
25Feb-27Feb  DT0HF       1424
NOW  -May05  DX0K        1422/23
NOW  -31Dec  EI05CCC     1424
NOW  -Mar05  EY/F5NHJ..  1410

03Mar-10Mar  FG/F5CWU    1425 *
04Mar-22Mar  FG/F6FXS    1425 *
04Mar-11Mar  FS/KT8X     1425 *
NOW          FT1WK,FT5WJ 1423
05Mar-06Mar  FY5KE       1425 *
01Feb-31Dec  HA200CVM    1423
NOW  -Nov05  HF0POL      1417
25Jan-25Apr  HF4IARU     1419
25Jan-06Mar  HF8IARU     1419
08Mar-10Mar  IY9MAR      1425 *

NOW  -Apr05  J20FH       1416/17
NOW  -14Mar  J88DR       1423
NOW  -Apr05  JW4SNA      1408
NOW  -05Mar  KC4/N3SIG   1410
02Mar-06Mar  KH8SI       1424
NOW  -Apr05  KP2/KL7JR   1415
NOW          LU1ZAB      1424
NOW          LU1ZC       1424
NOW          LU1ZS       1424
NOW          LU4ZS       1424
01Mar-31Mar  LZ127LO     1424
09Mar-16Mar  MJ/K8PT..   1425 *

03Mar-13Mar  OE7XBH/WM05 1425 *
05Mar-10Mar  OZ/DJ4JI    1425 *
05Mar-06Mar  P40A        1425 *
23Feb-08Mar  P40W        1423
18Nov-18May  P49MR       1411
05Mar-06Mar  PJ2T        1425 *
NOW  -Apr05  S9SS        1390
01Feb-30Apr  SN7IARU     1421
06Mar-20Mar  SO1WQ       1425 *
01Mar-31Mar  SP140JL     1424
15Feb-15Mar  SQ75FMU     1417
NOW  -Apr05  ST2T        1418
28Feb-19Mar  SV5/DJ7RJ   1424

05Mar-06Mar  T49C        1425 *
NOW  -Mar05  T98AQL      1410
NOW  -Feb06  TJ3SL       1407
28Feb-05Mar  TL/IV3OWC   1424
05Mar-06Mar  TO5A        1425 *
05Mar-06Mar  TP1CE       1425 *
NOW  -Jul06  TR8FC       1425 *
NOW  -Sep05  TT8FT       1401
NOW  -20Mar  TT8KLJ      1423
22Feb-12Mar  UE0SDX..    1424

NOW          V31EV       1424
02Mar-09Mar  V31MD       1424
24Feb-04Mar  V4/AA1M..   1424
25Feb-11Mar  V51IXF      1424
25Feb-11Mar  V51VC       1424
NOW          V73CS       1424
NOW  -30Apr  VE7JZ       1422
04Mar-07Mar  VI3GP       1425 *
NOW  -Mar05  VK0MT       1418
24Feb-08Mar  VP2MDY      1424
23Feb-09Mar  VP2V/DL7UFR..1423
05Mar-06Mar  VP9/W6PH    1425 *

25Feb-06Mar  W4/DL3OCH   1424
20Feb-05Mar  WA2USA/4    1423
22Feb-08Mar  WP2Z        1423
26Feb-11Mar  XT2JZ       1424
NOW  -2005   XW3DT       1410
09Mar-14Mar  YB7M        1425 *
24Feb-21Mar  ZD8AD       1424
NOW  -Mar06  ZD8I        1402
NOW          ZK2HA       1424
NOW  -31Dec  ZS75PTA     1419

 * = new
.. = and other calls

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