DX Newsletter 1041: April 14, 1997

DX-MB 1041 - 14.4.1997
DX News Letter
Editor: Michael, DJ5AV

(PR: DJ5AV @ OE9XPI.AUT.EU)
(email MikeOERTER.DJ5AV@t-online.de)

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

PACIFIC

KH2 - GUAM Jeff, N4UQM/KH2, is QRV from OC-026 in SSB and RTTY on 80/40/20m for the next two years. QSL via WB4UBS.

KH6 - HAWAII Art, N2NB/KH6 (ex WA2UJH), will be on OC-019 from May 5-23. QSL via NW8F.

KH7 - KURE ISLAND KH7K/N2NB could be on the air from May 17-23. QSL via NW8F.

V8 - BRUNEI Hiro, JA1WTR (ex TA2ZY, VU2WTR and XW8HK), is often calling "CQ AF" in CW on 15-160m signing V85HY. QSL via JA1WTR.

ZK1 - NORTH COOK The Date Line DX Association is preparing a DXpedition with three stations mostly on the lowbands from September 20-27.They are still seeking for another team member possibly with medical skills.

AFRICA

3B8 - MAURITIUS Fred, 3B8/F6DBZ, is QRV in CW/SSB from April 26 until May 21.

3X - GUINEA Philippe, F5IEV, became QRV as 3XY3A. No more information yet.

9X - RUANDA Mark, 9X4WW/ON4WW, is back in Kigali and QRV on 20 and 160m. He hopes to get also a license for 40/80m. QSL via ON5NT.

D2 - ANGOLA Pete, OH3MEP, is active in CW as D2M since April 4. QSL via OH3L.

AMERICA

CY9 - ST PAUL ISLAND VE9AA's DXpedition (DX-NL 1028) will use the callsign CY9AA.

HI - DOMINCAN REPUBLIC Julio, HI3JH, states that F6FNU is NOT his QSL manager. Please send your QSL requests only to: Julio E Henriques, Box 122, Santiago, Dominican Republic. He is also the manager for CM2CK, CM8DM, CM8ZZ, CO2HR, CO2JD, CO2MA, CO8AR, CO8NA, CO8ZZ and VP5VER.

PZ - SURINAM After three years of no activity PZ1BS is now back on air (mostly in RTTY). QSL via Callbook.

YN - NICARAGUA Hiro, JA6WFM, is active as YN6WFM from March 12 until the end of December. QSL via homecall via bureau or to his home address.

ASIA

8Q - MALDIVES Vom 30.Apr bis 14.Mai haben sich Babsi, 8Q7BZ (OE3YCB), and Mike, 8Q7MZ (OE3MZC) will be on Kuramati Island (AS-013) from April 30 till May 14. Preferred QRG: 14260 kHz. QSL via bureau, to OE1PYA's callbook address or to Box 96, A-1234 Vienna, Austria. - 8Q7BP (EA2BP) and 8Q7LU (EA2CLU) will be active in SSB/CW (little RTTY) from May 4-14. QSL via homecalls.

EK - ARMENIA EK6OCM is active on 20m RTTY. QSL via K6EID.

XV - VIETNAM Nick, 3W5FM, is listening for Europe on 14009 kHz nearly daily from 1530 UTC until 1730 UTC. QSL via UA0FM. - Rolf, XV7TH, is working mostly on 14195 kHz before 1530 Z (QSX up). QSL via SK7AX.

EUROPE

SV8 - GREECE Phil, SV8/G3SWH, will be QRV from Mykonos in CW only from June 13-20. QSL via bureau.

SV9 - CRETE Bert, SV9/PA3GIO/p, should be active on 10-20m including WARC from April 28 until May 5. QSL via bureau to PA3GIO.

ZB2 - GIBRALTAR G3RFX is on the air again as ZB2FX between April 14 and May 6. QSL via bureau to his homecall.

CONTESTS

The HELVETIA Contest will take place from April 26 1300Z until Apr 27 1300Z on 10m-160m in CW and SSB (160m CW only). Exchange: RST+QSO number.

Preview

DATE        CALL            DX-NL

15Apr-30Apr 3A7A,3A7G       1040
26Apr-21May 3B8/F6DBZ       1041 *
20Apr- 8Jun 3B8/NK6F        1040
20May-27May 3C0DX           1040
28Apr- 5May 3V8BB, 3V1I     1040
10Apr-10May TS40A           1038
    now     3XY3A           1039
    Jun     6V1A            1039
04Apr-17Apr 6W2/F6BUM       1037
30Apr-14May 8Q7BZ,8Q7MZ     1041 *
 4May-14May 8Q7BP, 8Q7LU    1041 *
19Apr-16Jun 9M8CC           1027
  Mar-May   9Q5BQ           1038
  Apr-Sep   9Q5HX           1038
30Apr- 7May BS7H            1034
 till 20May C6AGN           1033
26Jun- 3Jul CY9AA           1040,1041 *
since 4Apr  D2M             1041 *
25Mar-25Apr EL   (ND3A)     1039
21Apr-25Apr FK5M            1040
 1May-15May FR/DJ4VW        1040
 till 13May FR5KH/J,FR5DT/J 1039
 2Apr- 6May FY/DJ0PJ/QRP    1039
    Apr     H44MS           1040
 7May-11May HB0  (DLs)      1040
 till 23Apr JG8NQJ/JD1      1033, 1040
 1997-1999  N4UQM/KH2       1041 *
 5May-23May N2NB/KH6        1041 *
17May-23May N2NB/KH7K ?     1041 *
16Apr-23Apr KH4/K1NT        1040
 7Jun-20Jun OY   (DLs)      1037
    now     S21YS/S21AM     1040
13Jun-20Jun SV8/G3SWH       1041 *
28Apr- 5May SV9/PA3GIO      1041 *
17Apr-27Apr YM3ATA            1040
18Apr- 2May TU2WL           1040
16Apr- ???  V4   (AI5P)     1040
 9Apr-30Apr V47XC           1038
  till June V63AO           1039
    now     V63KU           1033
    now     V85HY           1041 *
Apr97-Apr98 VP2M (G0VNW)    1037
   till May XT2DP           1037
12Mar-Dec   YN6WFM          1041 *
14Apr- 6May ZB2FX           1041 *
 8Feb- ???  ZK1DI           1032
ab 2Apr     ZL9/K8VIR       1036

"NEW": 1041 *

Bandspots of the last 7 days

160m
   D44AB       1834  0150
   EM1HO       1832  0438 via I2PJA
   GJ/DK1RP/p  1828  2352
   HK6ISX      1844  0332
   V2/AI5P     1823  0415 via HC
   YC0LOW      1826  2159

80m
   3DA0CA      3508  0349 via W4DR
   6Y5PA       3800  0415
   FM5DN       3787  0243 via F5VU
   HP1XBI      3790  0346 via F6AJA
   V44NEF      3800  0346 POB 565

40m
   6W2/F6BUM   7043  2214 via HC, AF-078
   C6AGN       7002  0343 via KA1DIG
   CM8DC       7041  2220 via IK0ZKK
   FY5FJ       7047  2305 via IK2HTW
   HC2SL       7010  0433
   HI3NW       7084  0412
   KF4AME/TI5  7072  0528
   XE1YQQ      7048  0527

30m
   3B8CF      10101  0345
   5X4F       10101  1551 via K3SW
   6W2/F6BUM  10102  2024 via HC
   9L1KA      10104  0713 via W0HSC
   9M8FC      10102  1940
   D2M        10110  2106 via OH3LQK
   DL1DA/HI8  10115  2247
   VR2KF      10103  1553

20m
   3W5FM      14011  1631 via UA0FM
   6O0YL      14205  0555 via VK6ZX
   9M8/DF8AN  14016  1653
   9Q5BQ      14022  1620 via HB9AMO
   AP2HA      14008  1411 POB 2410
   FM5GS      14195  1913 via F6GNG
   H44TQO     14255  1208 OC-149
   JW8GV      14268  1409 via LA8GV
   AH8A       14243  0725
   KH0CG      14270  1603 via CBA
   KH2JU      14277  1458
   ST2SA      14251  0626
   V85NM      14003  1736 via DF8AN
   VR97SS     14037  1457 via buro

17m
   9J2DR      18070  1617
   9M8FC      18072  1401 via CBA
   9Q5BQ      18073  0730 via HB9AMO
   C21NJ      18130  1032
   CX3AL      18086  1648 Box 673, Juan Ortiz, Uruguay
   KH0AC      18128  1118 via K7ZA
   WH6ASW/KH2 18074  1302 via VK4FW
   VU2TS      18074  1056 via I1YRL

15m
   6O5DX      21280  1217 via F5PYI
   9X/RW3AH   21295  1439 via CBA HC
   D2EV       21197  1701 via DL3KBQ
   XU2FB      21270  0810 via N4JR

12m
   CP6EB      24939  1514
   PZ1CU      24940  1809
   ZP5ALI     24945  1800

10m
   9J2BO      28495  1455 via W6ORD
   CX4CAY     28475  1725
   J67DW      28470  1820

INFO

• 3C0DX on April 28 was a pirate. The next activity will be in May 97 and QSL route is via URE bureau. (info by Teo, EA6BH)
• 4L1AB via CBA
• 4L1BW via N3CBW or CBA
• 4L1DX via OZ1HPS direct
• 4L1YY via SP5LME
• 4L2M Mamuka Kordzakhia, BOX 601511, D-22215 Hamburg, Germany
• 4L5A Al president of the Friendship World Wide Radio Club (FWWRC) states that his club uses PO Box 1, Tbilisi 380002, Georgia as QSL route. He recommends to ask in the QSO which organization should receive the QSLs of the 4L station. There are at least four different clubs with an own QSL bureau.
• 4L5O via TA7A CBA
• 4L7AA has several addresses: Ask him!
• 4L8A via OZ1HPS direct
• 4L9A via IK3HHX
• 4S7EF Ekendra F Edrisinghe, Box 70, Colombo 10, Sri Lanka
• 4S7TP Thilosewa Pelpola, 111 Lady MCallum Drive, Kandy, Sri Lanka
• 5Z4PL Peter Lutz, Box 1095, Limaru, Kenya
• 7P8CW 1983-Oct 1991 via DH5KR, NOT to DG5KR!
• 9A2KL Leon Kanzler, S. Kolara 11 c, 10410 Velika Gorica, Croatia
• 9H1PF Peter Ferrando "Leando", Triql Ghansar, B'Bugia BBG 05, Malta
• 9M2TO Tex Izumo, Bukit Dumbar APR 9-4, 97 Jalan Thomas, 11700, Gelugor Penang, Malaysia
• 9Y4H via K6NA (DX-NL 1038/1040): One US station received a reply on a SASE from December 1995 on April 4, 1997!
• 9Y4NZ Chris, POBox 168, San Fernando, Trinidad & Tobago
• AL7EL now via K8XP (ex K4TSJ)
• ET3IV Viezzer Vittorino, Box 939, Awassa, Ethiopia
• EY8AM via DF3OL direct only! Please include 1 US-$, the mail will be forwarded to EY and the reply comes from there about 3 months later.
• FH5CB Elio Fontaine, Box 50, F-97610 Dzaoudzi, Mayotte, via France
• FH5ES Box 127, F-97600 Kaweni, Mayotte Island
• FO5OP Georges Couderc, Box 887, Raiatea, French Polynesia
• FR5DX Herik Mauduit-Larive, 63 Rue des Palmiers, F-97430 Le Tampon,France -or- Herik Mauduit-Larive, Box 200, F-97834 Le Tampon CEDEX, France WITHOUT notes like "Reunion" or "Africa"!
• FT5WE NOT via F5AKL! Correct route is via F5GTW.
• GB0ON via bureau or via ON4ON
• GW7V via GW0GEI, Steve Jones, Bron Heulog, Rhostrehwfa, Llangefni, Ynys Mon, LL77 7AJ, Wales.
• IK1FLF Fernanda Barbero, Via Rocchette 9, I-14057 Isola d'Asti-AT, Italy
• IQ2C via IZ2ABW, Box 44, I-20092 Cinisello Balsamo MI, Italy
• J38AI via IV3TMV, Cian Flavio, Via Vittorio Alfieri 13, I-33030 Bressa Campoformido (Udine), Italy
• KG4AU via WT4K,Bill Gallier,4094 Sandy Run Drive,Middleburg,FL 32068,USA
• OL3Z via OK2HI. NOT via OK2PI or OK1PI!
• ZV3A via PY3AAC, A V Christensen, Rua Ir. Jose Otao 170/1302, 90035-060, P.Alegre/RS/Brasilien or via bureau.

QSLs arrived directly: 3E1DX (KU9C), DJ6SI/9L, TN6X (DJ6SI), ZD7BJ (W4FRU)

TNX for information to 425-DX-NEWS, 59(9) DXReport, ARRL-DX-News, QRZ-DX, DF1ZN, DF3OL, DL1GEH, DL1SBF, DL2EBX, DL9GOA, DX-PRESS, Les-Nouvelles-DX, PS7AB, CT1XK, RTTY DX NOTES and others.