DX Newsletter 1029: January 20, 1997

DX-MB 1029 - 20/1/1997
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

H44 - SOLOMON ISLANDS Siegfried Hari, DK9FN, will be QRV from H44 for 2 weeks starting on February 1. QSL via HA8FW, Mihaly Bela, Szeged,Csongradi sgt 122/A. 4/9, H-6724 Hungary.

V8 - BRUNEI Hiro, JA1WTR, is active as V85HY in CW on 15-80m. Hiro's previous calls are: TA2ZY, VU2WRT and XW8AK. QSL via JA1WTR, bureau ok.

VK0 - MACQUARIE ISLAND Tom Stokes, VK0TS, is on the island now. He is no DXer and also quite busy with his job. His appearance is awaited in the net on 14222 kHz, QSL route is not sure yet. The same situation applies to Eric, VK0KBB, and Graham, VK0WG. VK0WH is back in Australia, VK9NS got his log with 1271 QSOs and answered already 800 of them.

AFRICA

5N - NIGERIA DK1RV, Hans-Georg Goebel, POB 1114, D-57235 Netphen, Germany has the logs of 5N4ALE from Bonny Island (Aug 22-Dec 17, 96). He found out that 40% of the requests are not in log. Hans apologises for that and now some time will be spent with this matter. Missing QSOs will possibly confirmed via the bureau later! Requests can be sent via packet (DK1RV@DB0SGL.#DEU.EU) or via e-mail dk1rv@t-online.de

7X - ALGERIA Enrique, EA5AD, will be QRV as 7X0AD in SSB on all bands. QSL via EA4URE.

9X - RWANDA Mark, ON4WW, is back on air again (alson on 160m) as 9X4WW. QSL via ON5NT.

V5 - NAMIBIA KY0A, W8UZV, WB0HPS and KV0Q will go to Namibia during the ARRL CW Contest. The call is not sure yet, QSLs for contest QSOs via KY0A.

VK0IR - HEARD ISLAND The operation Heard continues... with a little delay because severe storms damaged one 80m antenna. VK0IR can be heard with a good signal on severeal bands simultaneously. Once again the Europeans had the worst behaviour.

VQ9 - CHAGOS N6SS is QRV again as VQ9SS from Diego Garcia for the next 4 months.

AMERICA

8P - BARBADOS Glenn, VA3DX, is QRV as 8P9DX during the CQWW CW 160m Contest starting his two week activity on January 19. QSL via VE3ICR, Glenn Wyant, 74 Highland Ave, St. Catharines, Ontario, L2R-4J1, Canada.

C6 - BAHAMAS KR8V/C6A was announced for the ARRL CW Contest. QSL via homecall.

J7 - DOMINICA DL3LAR, DL8OBQ and DL6LAU will be active as J75T during the ARRL and the CQWW 160m SSB Contest between February 12 and March 3. Perhaps they will be also QRV as FG/homecall on February 10/11. All QSLs via DL6LAU, via bureau or CBA.

PY0 - ST PETER & PAUL ROCKS PS7KM and PT7AA are on the air as ZV0SK and ZV0SG for 2 or 3 weeks starting January 25. CW QSLs via PT7AA, SSB QSLs via PS7KM.

TI - COSTA RICA KF4AME/TI6 is QRV until August. QSL via homecall.

V31BB - BELIZE The call V31BB has been re-issued to somebody else. QSL via: Bob, Box 3132, Belize City, Belize.

V4 - ST KITTS & NEVIS Doc, W9NSZ, is QRV as V47NS mostly on 20m SSB from Nevis Island from January 23-28. QSL via homecall.

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

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           1027
 15.2.-16.2.  KR8V/C6A      1029 *
25.12.-15.2.  FR5GM         1026
from Feb      FT5ZG         1020
Feb/97-Mar/97 H44MS         1026, 1029 *
Nov/96-Apr/97 HP    (F2JD)  1020
 11.2.- 7.3.  HP7/F5PAC     1028
 17.1.-17.2.  HS0/DL2FDK    1024
a few months  KH2D          1026
 11.1.-27.1.  P40WA         1028
  8.1.-30.3.  PJ9JT         1027
 24.1.-28.1.  PJ5AA         1027
 25.1.-Mar/97 ZV0SK/ZV0SV   1029 *
 until Aug/97 KF4AME/TI6    1029 *
 12.2.-19.2.  V2/NM9H etc.  1026
  3.2.-17.2.  V47CA         1029 *
 10.2.-18.2.  V5/ZS6YG      1027
 14.1.-27.1.  VK0IR         1016, 1027
Jan/97-Apr/97 VQ9SS         1029 *
 24.1.-26.1.  ZF2QM         1028

 "NEW": 1029 *

Bandspots of the last 7 days

160m
   6W6JX        1836  0607
   9X4WW        1828  0049
   A92GD        1832  0054 via K1SE
   FM5BH        1828  2346
   HK7/SM5HV    1832  0448
   U4FF         1826  0019
   VK0IR        1827  1801 via W4FRU
   VP5/WQ7X     1831  0507 via SP5INQ

80m
   5X1P         3505  2024 via G3MRC
   7X5JF        3789  2358
   JW0L         3794  1703
   TI4CF        3786  0702 via  W3HNK
   V21AC        3800  0433
   YM3BU        3778  2224 via TA3J, CBA

40m
   7X4AN        7003  1936 via DJ2BW
   8P9DX        7066  0120 via VE3ICR
   9K2/SQ5DAK   7050  1934 via SP bureau
   A41LZ        7044  2302
   A71EZ        7003  2228
   FG5HR        7093  2221 via F6BUM
   HL3ERJ       7047  1810 via HL1XP
   LZ0A         7007  0600 South Shetland via OZ1KDP
   P40WA        7003  2217 via K9UWA
   PJ9JT        7010  2302 via W1AX
   PY0FF        7058  0159 via W9VA
   V85HY        7006  1842
   XT2DP        7047  2102
   ZD7HI        7065  2239
   ZF2DR        7009  0551

30m
   CP6BT       10103  2245 via DL9OT
   TU4FF       10101  1613 via OH8SR cba
   VK0IR       10103  0013 via W4FRU
   VQ9QM       10110  1546 via W4QM

20m
   3D2UK       14005  0923 via HB9DDM
   7P8/H5ANX/p 14247  1821 Sais, QTH Mafeking
   A92FZ       14213  0820 via W3HC
   DH2JD/HI3   14270  1411 OP NIKI, via DL bureau
   FY5YE       14025  1238 via W4SVZ
   KC4AAA      14019  2037 via NC6J, South Pole
   TZ6FIC      14198  1058 via F6KEQ
   TZ6LL       14210  1148 Peter, Box 100, BAMAKO
   UA3YH/KC4   14019  1957 via RW3XA, South Pole
   V73C        14254  0809 via N4GAK
   XU6WV       14193  1452 via K0TLM
   YJ0ANY      14023  1041 via DJ3NY
   YK0C        14010  1046

17m
   6O5DX       18140  1155 via 5PYI, Somalia
   J52AK       18160  1022 via IV3TIQ
   V51BG       18125  1336
   VP2EY       18155  1310 via HB9SL
   VP5/WQ7X    18122  1531 via SP5INQ

15m
   7P8/H5ANX   21225  1554 Said via ZS6EW
   S21YR       21025  0730 via G3WZ

12m
   3DA0CA      24894  0944
   VK0IR       24935  1003 via W4FRU

10m
   J41AG       28456  1727 via SV1CIB
   TA2IJ       28490  1709 via DJ9ZB

INFO

DL6ZFG is NOT the QSL manager for UN0AA anymore. He received no logs for a long time. This is his actual manager list as of January 1, 1997:

        Call       from        till
        4K2BY      Jan 1, 93   Dec 31, 94
        4K2OKV     Jan 1, 91   May 31, 93
        4K2/4K4BAT Jan 1, 92   Jul 31, 93
        4K4BAT     Jan 1, 92   Jul 31, 93
        4K4BAT/a   only Mar-Apr/93
        4K4BEU     Jan 1, 90   Oct 31, 93
        4K4BEU/a   only May/93
        4K4BEU/p   only Jul/93
        4K4BEM     Jan 1, 91   Aug 31, 93
        4K4BG      Jan 1, 91   Oct 31, 93
        R100R      only May/95, DXped. Gogland Island
        RA9LI/9    only Jul-Sep/95, DXped. AS-089

DL6ZFG is NOT the manager for UV3CC/UA1P, 4K2/UV3CC, 4K2CC, UM8MY, RM8MW, UF6FKW, 4L1FKW, R7RG, UL1RWR, RE92C, UL0ACI, UL0A, UL7ACI, UN0AA, EX8F, UL7OE, UL7AAE, RL7AA, RA6WF, UI9BWO, UL8AWL and other calls which are listed somewhere else.

3E1DX CQWWCW Contest Nov 17/18, 96, CW and SSB, via KU9C. All other QSOs via N0JT.
3C5Z via N6ZZ
4L5A will take part in CQWW160m CW Contest. QSL via IK3HHX.
5N0MVE via ON7LX is now QRT and waiting for his next job (hopefully in a country which is rare on 160m).
5N0T NOT via W4FRU like published in DXNL 1027 but to F2YT,also via buro
6Y5XX via JE3MAS
6Y6Y via I5JHW
7Q7EH via AA9HD
8B8KB was a PIRATE on 40m CW and on other bands.
8P9IY via KF8OY
9G1ITX via G4XTA
CO6DE via CM6DE
CQ8UW via WA3HUP
CP8XA via DG9NB,Hugo Schuck,Zum Rittelberg 14,D-3762 Grossostheim,Germany
EW1NY via N8LCU
EW6WW via IK2QPR
EX2U via IK2QPR
EX5T via IK2QPR
EX7MA via IK2QPR
FK8DC via VK4FW
GM4AGL Bill Fergusson, 72 High Park Sail, Erskine, Renfrewshire, PA8 7HX, SCOTLAND
HB0/HB9LEY via JH1BSE
HC0E via HC1HT
HK0TCN Victor Manuel Tesone, Box 464, San Andres Island, Colombia or via K4TXJ
HS0ZZA via KM1R
J28JY via F6BFH
J3K via WB8GEX
LX/IZ3AHY via IK3OYS
LX/IZ3ALL via IK3OYS
LX1PS via IK3OYS
LX2BN via IK3OYS
PJ9JT via W1AX
LX9LX via IK3OYS
PQ5L via PY5AA
PZ1DR PO Box 396, Paramaribo, Surinam.
TA4ZPA via DL3LAE.
TM4ICF Jan 23-26, 97 via F5PTI, direct or via bureau.
YB8KAR is a PIRATE, too.
YI1WMS via N3PBX
ZS1/N4MPQ via KE4CLE

TNX for information to OPDX, INSIDE DX, 425 DXNEWS, DXPRESS, ARLDX, DL7VOA, 599-DX-Report, DK1RV, DL1SBF, DL7MAE, DL8FBH, HA8KCK, QRZ-DX and others.