DX Newsletter 1042: April 21, 1997


DX-MB 1042 - 21.4.1997
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

KH0 - MARIANAS KH0I is often QRV from 1000-1200 UTC near 14175 kHz. QSL via POB 7670, 96950 Saipan, Mariana Island, USA.

V7 - MARSHALL ISLANDS Tada, JA1WPX, will be active as V73WP on 10-160m with emphasis on the WARC bands on April 25/26 and May 5/6. QSL to the CBA of JA1WPX or via the JA bureau.

T30 - WESTERN KIRIBATI Tada is QRV as T30WP from April 27 until May 5. Same route as b4.


AFRICA

9X - RUANDA Andy, 9X/RW3AH, will be in Kigali at least until May 1. He asks for QSL via RW3AH CBA.

S7 - SEYCHELLES Paddy, S79MAD, has finished his stay in GW and is back on air for four more months. Activities especially in RTTY on the WARC bands. QSL via GW4WVO.

V5 - NAMIBIA Laurence, GM4DMA, will be QRV (possibly) as V5/GM4DMA on 10m-160m in June/July.


AMERICA

8R - GUYANA Yuki, JH1NBN, is active as 8R1ZB from April 25-29.QSL via homecall.

C6 - BAHAMAS John, C6AJR (WZ8D), will work on 6-80m from Crooked Island (NA-113) between May 30 and June 2. QSL to WB8GEX, Joe Pater, 1894 Old Oxford Rd,Hamilton,OH 45013,USA.

J8 - ST VINCENT Yuki, JH1NBN, will sign J83ZB on NA-109 from April 29 until May 4. QSL via homecall. Gerd, DL7VOG, will return as J87GU from May 6-30. This time he will be on NA-025 and works in CW/RTTY on 10m-80m.

VP2M - MONTSERRAT The call of Graham, G0VNW, will be VP2MGG (DX-NL 1037). QSL via WB2YQH.

VP8 - FALKLAND ISLANDS Duncan, G0NWY, will be active as VP8CEH until October. QSL via homecall.


ASIA

A5 - BHUTAN Charlie, K4VUD,tries to become QRV while he stays in Nepal in July.

BS7H - SCARBOROUGH REEF The announced frequencies for the activity starting on Apr 30 are: CW: 1826.5,3505,7005,10105,14024,18073,21024,24895,28024,50110. SSB: 1826.5,3790 or 3750,7065,14195,18115,21295,24935,28485,50110. RTTY: 14083 and 21083. QSL for Japanese HAMs via JA1BK, all others QSL via W4FRU.

BV - TAIWAN Johannes, BV3/DL5AUJ, will visit Hans, BV3/DL4AMJ, from May 5-13. Both will participate in the MIR Contest (May 10/11) as BV0THU. QSL via DL5AUJ.


EUROPE

SV5 - RHODES HA0HW, HA4GDO, HA6NL, HA6PS and HA6ZV will activate Rhodes (EU-001) as SV5/homecall with 2 stations on air from June 3-17. QSLs via the homecalls.


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
    Jun      6V1A            1039
30Apr-14May  8Q7BZ,8Q7MZ     1041
 4May-14May  8Q7BP,8Q7LU     1041 
25Apr-29Apr  8R1ZB           1042 *
19Apr-16Jun  9M8CC           1027 
  Mar-May    9Q5BQ           1038
  Apr-Sep    9Q5HX           1038
    Apr      9X/RW3AH        1042 *
30Apr- 7May  BS7H            1034,1042 *
    May      BV0THU          1042 *
30May- 2Jun  C6AJR           1042 *
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
 Apr- 6May   FY/DJ0PJ/QRP    1039
    Apr      H44MS           1040
 7May-11May  HB0  (DLs)      1040
29Apr- 4May  J83ZB           1042 *
 6May-30May  J87GU           1042 *
 1997-1999   N4UQM/KH2       1041
 5May-23May  N2NB/KH6        1041
17May-23May  N2NB/KH7K ?     1041
 7Jun-20Jun  OY   (DLs)      1037
    now      S21YS/S21AM     1040
 3Jun-17Jun  SV5  (HAs)      1042 *
13Jun-20Jun  SV8/G3SWH       1041
28Apr- 5May  SV9/PA3GIO      1041
27Apr- 5May  T30WP           1042 *
17Apr-27Apr  YM3ATA          1040
18Apr- 2May  TU2WL           1040
16Apr- ?     V4   (AI5P)     1040
 9Apr-30Apr  V47XC           1038
  Jun/Jul    V5/GM4DMA       1042 *
  till June  V63AO           1039
5/26.4-5/6.5 V73WP           1042 * 
    now      V85HY           1041
Apr97-Apr98  VP2MGG          1037, 1042 *
  May-Oct    VP8CEH          1042 *  
   till May  XT2DP           1037
from May     YI9VK/YI9HW     1042 *
12Mar-Dec    YN6WFM          1041
14Apr- 6May  ZB2FX           1041
since 2Apr   ZL9/K8VIR       1036

"NEW": 1042 *


Bandspots of the last 7 days

160m
   9X4WW       1828  0310 via ON5NT
   HK3DDD      1835  0331
   TI5KD       1845  0341

80m
   6Y5PA       3796  0536
   7X5JF       3793  2258
   CP5NU       3800  0046
   HC1XL       3799  0505
   HP1XBI      3796  0501 via F6AJA
   J39JS       3790  0357

40m
   3B8CF       7004  0227
   3D2RW       7004  0514 via ZL1AMO
   9M6/DF8AN   7011  1648 via buro
   C91CU       7094  0500
   CE8GLQ      7009  0456
   CP6AA       7013  0439
   DS5RNM      7049  1657
   FG5HR       7007  2305 via F6BUM       
   FK8GM       7083  0635 via F6AJA
   HJ6PPN      7002  0102
   HR2AAB      7052  0517
   K1NK/KH4    7003  0555
   KH6FKG      7098  0538         
   WP2/KS9W    7006  2139 via KM6ON
   KP3X        7007  0452 via KP4XX
   TI2MCL      7084  0600

30m
   5W1PC      10108  0814
   7X2RO      10101  1716 via F6FNU
   CP6AA      10101  0405
   CX4SS      10105  2123
   PJ2AM      10103  2139 PB3546, Curacao
   V47/AI5P   10102  0125

20m
   4F3CV      14190  1501 via HB9CXZ
   6W2/F6BUM  14260  0713 AS-078
   9M2OM      14015  1340 via G0CMM
   C21RK      14260  0726
   FK8GM      14180  0736 via WB2RAJ
   K9AW/KHG2  14008  1022
   HR6/N7QXQ  14140  2209
   S21/PA3BTQ 14130  1517 via H/C

17m
   3B8/NK6F   18080  1412
   6D4RA      18073  0938
   7X2RO      18077  1259 via JA0RUG
   9M8FC      18073  1407 via CBA
   DS5USH     18070  1103 via buro
   J88CT      18130  1933 PB27, StVincent
   ST2SA      18134  1715 via DJ9ZB
   V47/AI5P   18075  1643

15m
   9Q5HX      21005  1500 via IK2MRZ
   CX3EU      21019  1205
   ND3A/EL2   21027  1825
   TU2WL      21203  1339 via IN3DYG
   V85HG      21230  1310

12m
   5X4F       24945  1018 via K3SW
   PY2NY      24947  1852 via buro

10m
   9J2FR      28495  1342
   CX5BW      28497  1901
   LU3YHS     28493  1907
   OY3JE      28490  2121
   ZS1J       28490  1359


INFO

QSLs arrived via bureau: 4S7/JA4FM, 4U1ITU (Oct96 160m), PA3ERL/6Y5, 5B4XF, 4D63RG, 5N0BHF (OE6LAG), 7P8/OE2VEL, 8Q7BT, 9M2JJ, 9Q5HX, N9JCL/CY0 (K0SN), CE0Y/DK9FN, D2PV (DL4KAI), FS/JH4IFF after 6 years, HV4NAC (IK0FVC), JW2IJ, WX3N/HD8, DH2JD/HI3, P40GG, S57DX, SU1SK (Op DL5XAS), SV9/OH1VR, TF7/ON6QR, TJ1GB, TK2YT, V47KP, VP2EST (KT8Y), WH6CZD, XE3WAO, YJ0ARE (G0REP), ZM2K.

QSLs arrived directly: 7Q7EH, CO2JD (HI3JH), DU3/AH8F (G4ZVJ), FR5ZQ/J, V47VJ (G4ZVJ).


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