DX Newsletter 1028: January 13, 1997


DX-MB 1028 - 13/1/1997
DX News Letter
Editor: Michael, DJ5AV

(PR: DJ5AV @ OE9XPI.AUT.EU)

translated into English by Bob, DL7VOA
(Internet: robert@wirtschaft.tu-ilmenau.de)
(packet radio: DB0ERF.#THR.DEU.EU)


PACIFIC

P2 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA After visiting Banglasdesh Dietmar, DL3DXX, and Joerg, DL8WPX, will head for Misimi Island where they will stay from February 20 until March 4. In Papua New Guinea the team will be joined by Falk, DK7YY, and Juergen, DL7UFN. A licence has been promised orally. Emphasis will be put on lowband CW.


AFRICA

5R - MADAGASCAR 5R8FH is a missionary in Sakalina. QSL via I1PIN.

7Q - MALAWI Karl, WF5A, will be active as 7Q7KH on 10m-80m for 5 weeks starting in Feb/Mar 1997. QSL via homecall.

EA8 - CANARY ISLANDS Hugo, EA8/DJ0LC, will be QRV again from Teneriffa mostly in CW with 100 watts and a FD4 antenna from February 1-13. QSL 100% via buro.

VK0IR - HEARD ISLAND The last equipment arrived on the island on January 12. They were on time and QRV since January 14. The beacons on 14100 and 18110kHz have been heard already others will follow on 21150, 24930 and 28200 kHz.

XT - BURKINA FASO Hugolin, XT2HB, is a new licence owner in Burkina Faso. QSL direct to: Dep 01, BP 6397, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.


AMERICA

CE - CHILE Paul is QRV as CE3/F6EXV for the next 2 or 3 years. QSL via F2VX.

CY9 - ST PAUL ISLAND VE9AA plans to be active on 160m-2m for several weeks some time in June. Mike was a member of the 1996 CY0AA DXpedition.

HP - PANAMA Joel, HP7/F5PAC, will be active from Archipelago de San Blas (IOTA NA-170) between February 22 and March 7. Perhaps also NA-202.

P4 - ARUBA John, K9UWA, enjoys his holidays on Aruba and is QRV as P40WA from January 11-27 (including the CQWW 160m Contest). - K4PI will be on the air as P49L from January 24-28 (also ARRL 160m Contest). - By the end of January or February Andy will be active as P4/K2LE. QSL via CBA.

V2 - ANTIGUA Walter, DL2SDS (KC5VFT), will be QRV from NA-100 using an IC706, wire groundplanes and a G5RV on 80m-10m mostly in CW from Feb 1-20. The call has not been confirmed yet. QSL via DL2SDS. - NM9H and KX9X were announced as V2/homecall from February 12-19. Perhaps they will use the call V21CW during the ARRL DX CW Contest. QSLs to their homecalls.

V4 - ST KITTS AND NEVIS ISLAND The inhabitants of Nevis will vote later this year whether they secede from St. Kitts or not. This could be a new DXCC country...

VP5 - TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS Joe, K8JP, wll stay in Hamlet and active as VP5/K8JP from Feb 12-24 (including ARRL CW and CQWW 160m Contest). During the contests they will sign VP5JP. QSL via K8JP,Box 59573, Schaumburg, IL 60159-0573.

XF4 - REVILLAGIGEDO ISLAND Hector, XE1BEF, is QRV as XF4CA in CW/SSB/RTTY on 160m-10m until January 20. QSL via homecall.

ZF - CAYMAN ISLANDS Bruce, W6OSP, and Joe, WA6VNR, will participate in the CQWW 160m Contest as ZF2QM. QSL via W6OSP.


ASIA

8Q - MALEDIVES Dieter, DF5JR, will be QRV as 8Q7CR in SSB, Pactor and packet from February 12 until March 4. QSL via DF5JR.

9M2 - WESTERN MALAYSIA Dick, N4ISV (ex VU2ISV, YB0ATA, OD5RY), received the call 9M2RY. He is working with dipoles on 15 to 80 meters. QSL as usual via N4JR.

BS7 - SCARBOROUGH REEF OH2BH is one member of an international team which will activate Scarborough Reef from May 2-11.

S2 - BANGLADESH Hannes,DL3NEO, Joerg, DL8WPX, und Dietmar, DL3DXX, will be in Dhaka from Feb 2-14 and hope to receive a licence. They will emphasize CW on the lowbands.

VR2 - HONG KONG Since Hong Kong is handed back to China any VR2/VR6 station may use the prefix VR97/VS97 in 1997 and VR98/VS98 in 1998.


Preview

DATE          CALL          DX-NL

 12.1.-22.1.  3D2UK         1026
Feb/97-Mar/97 7Q7KH         1028 *
Mar/97        8Q7BE/8Q7BV   1027
 12.2.- 4.3.  8Q7CR         1028 *
  2.2.- 8.3.  9G5BQ         1027
 14.1.-24.1.  9H    (LX1PS) 1026
 19.4.-16.6.  9M8CC         1027
  2.5.-11.5.  BS7   (OH2BH) 1027
 13.1.-19.1.  CU2/DL3KUD    1021
25.12.-15.2.  FR5GM         1026
from Feb/97   FT5ZG         1020
Feb/97-Mar/97 H44MS         1026
Nov/96-Apr/97 HP    (F2JD)  1020
 11.2.- 7.3.  HP7/F5PAC     1028 *
  8.1.-15.1.  HR3/K9BG      1026
 17.1.-17.2.  HS0/DL2FDK    1024
 some months  KH2D          1026
  8.1.-30.3.  PJ9JT         1027
 24.1.-28.1.  PJ5AA         1027
27.12.-Jan/97 T31BB         1024
 14.1.-21.1.  T32HA         1023
  4.1.-14.1.  TI9CF         1023, 1027
  1996/1997   V5/WA1JBB     1026
 10.2.-18.2.  V5/ZS6YG      1027
 12.2.-19.2.  V2/NM9H etc.  1026
 14.1.-27.1.  VK0IR         1016, 1027
 until 20.1.  XF4CA         1028 *

New entries are marked by: 1028 *.


Bandspots of the last 7 days

160m
   6W6JX       1833  0639
   FM5BH       1827  2353
   OX/OZ1WF    1830  0504

80m
   PZ5HP       3507  0536
   6Y5/I5JHW   3792  2356
   TI9CF       3793  0803 via TI2CF CBA
   FS5PL       3795  0518 via KF0UI
   P43A        3798  0540 via P43ARC
   JY9QJ       3799  1528 via DL5MBY
   YS1RRD      3796  0530

40m
   4F1JUX      7043  1645 DXCC=DU
   5Z4SS       7003  1852 via JA1SQI
   7X2RO       7001  0005 OP/QSL via OM3CGN
   8R1ZG       7003  0700 via W4FRU
   9U5DX       7012  0417 via F2VX
   CO0ER       7002  0410
   CP6IB       7006  0326
   DJ7MG/ZL    7006  1717
   HL2LPT      7004  1700
   HR3/K9BG    7010  0602
   KH2V        7003  2131 via JA8RWU
   P40WA       7005  0005 via K9UWA
   R1ANZ       7046  1710 Antarctica, via UW1ZC
   TI9CF       7004  0820 via TI2CF
   TR8XX       7015  2025
   TU4FF       7003  0254 via OH8SR
   V51CM       7062  2002
   VQ9KH       7058  2206
   VU2PAI      7049  2126 POB 730, Mangalore, India
   YI1AU       7079  1703 POB 55072, Baghdad, Iraq
   YK1AO       7004  0432 Omar
   YV5GE       7002  0427
   ZD7HI       7050  1940 via N2AU
   ZK1DI       7090  0623 via DK1RV

30m
   D25L       10101  2141 via PA3DMH
   J37XC      10116  2106
   ZL2UW      10103  0942

20m
   5N0T       14170  1659 via F2YT
   6W1QV      14190  1009 via F6FNU
   A45ZX      14086  1437 RTTY
   C21NI      14243  1126
   HR3/KS9W   14089  1622 RTTY
   HS0/IK4MRH 14260  1246
   HS1NGR     14189  1922
   KH0AC      14200  0909 LP
   VK9NS      14260  0807
   XF4CA      14195  1640 NA-115 via XE1BEF
   YI1FLY     14221  1009 via KK3S
   YI1IK      14250  0909 via SM3DBU

17m
   FG5HR      18132  1531 via F6BUM
   K9AW/KH2   18077  0937

15m
   5Z4SS      21250  1144 via JA1SQI
   AP2BJ      21273  0845 via SP6ABA
   V51AT      21299  1544 via DF2JQ

12m
   9L1KA      24899  1347 via W0HSC
   TN7A       24940  1213 via JH1NBN

10m
   CT3/DJ1OJ  28015  1445 559


QSL-INFO

arrived via bureau: 4F2IR, 5N35T, 7P8FS, 7P8MA, 9M2TO, 9U/EA1FH, 9Y4NW, VQ9SS, DF5JT/HK0, DL1DA/HI8, S92PI, TK/DK7YY, VP2EV, UA9MA/C91, V7/W2HRX, VK9XY, VP2EFO, ZA1AJ, 5N3/SP5XAR.


TNX for information to 425 DX News, DJ3AS, DJ5MN, DJ8WL, DJ9ZB, DL1SBF, DL2SDS, DL7PR, DL8AAM, DL7VOA, DL9GOA, HB9CRV, SV1CIB, SV2CLJ and others.