DX Newsletter 1052: June 30, 1997


DX-NL 1052 - June 30, 1997
DX News Letter
Editor: Michael, DJ5AV

(PR: DJ5AV @ OE9XPI.AUT.EU)

translated into English by Bob, DL7VOA
(e-mail: robert@wirtschaft.tu-ilmenau.de)


ANTARCTICA

VP8 - ANTARCTICA Pavel, UX2HO, is active as EM1HO from the Ukrainian Vernadsky Base until February 1998. QSL via I2PJA.


PACIFIC

T33 - BANABA ISLAND Jack, VK2GJH, will be active as T33JH from July 16-22. He is not member of the WIA and therefore receives no QSLs via the bureau. QSL via Jack D Haden, Box 299, Ryde 2112, NSW, Australia.

VK9L - LORD HOWE ISLAND Jun, JH4RHF, Kumiko, JR4DUW, and Hiro, JR4PMX, plan to become QRV from OC-004 signing VK9RH, VK9YL and VK9MX from July 24-29. QSL for Jun and Kumiko via JH4RHF, for Hiro via JR4PMX.


AFRICA

FR - REUNION Since June 27 FR5DT, FR5KH and FR5TU are staying on the 2631m high Piton de la Fournaise. QSL via F6FNU, direct only.


AMERICA

8P - BARBADOS PA0ERA spends his holidays in Holetown being active in CW on 6m and WARC from July 3-16.

KL7 - ALASKA Keith, N6HRG/KL7, is now living on Pribilof Island.

OA - PERU During July Cesar, OA4QV, is active as OA176QV commemorating 176 years of Peruan independence. One IRC is not enough return postage for direct letters to: OA4QV, Cesar Aguirre, Box 957, Lima 18,Peru.

OX - GREENLAND OX/OZ8AE is active on 14041, 18086 and 10115 kHz from July 17-21. QSL via bureau to OZ8AE.


ASIA

5B4 - CYPRUS 5B4/RU3FM is on the air until July 7. QSL via homecall.

BV - TAIWAN BV2KI and others will activate Matu Island as B0OM from 2-160m and during the IOTA Contest from July 24-31. QSL via BV2KI, Bruce Yih, Box 84-609, Taipei, Taiwan ROC or via bureau.

EP - IRAN The Daily DX Report states that Zenek, SP5INQ will be in Iran again during the last week of July and in November/December. He hopes to get a licence or at least the permission to work from a clubstation

TA - TURKEY YM7PA is QRV from Trabzon from July 3-21. QSL via PA0TLX, Box 2010, NL-1180 EA Amstelveen.

XV - VIETNAM Hiroo, JA2EZD/XU2A, is helping to build up the clubstation 3W6LI and plans a DXpedition as 3W6ZD (own call) or 3W6PQ to Quan Phu Quoc between June 30 and July 6.

XW - LAOS Zorro, JH1AJT, and others are active as XW1A on 6-160m from June 28 until July 2. QSL via JH1AJT.


EUROPE

OH0 - ALAND ISLANDS Tim, OH0/N4GN, OH1NX and OH2BH will be active from the OH0W antenna field starting on July 7. QSL via N4GN.

OJ0 - MARKET REEF The same crew plus OH0RJH, OH1RX, OH3FT and OH1VR will form the OJ0/OH1VR IARU Championship group which should be QRV from Market Reef by July 10. Contest QSLs via OH1VR and all others for OJ0/N4GN (until July 14) via N4GN.


CONTESTS

CANADA DAY Contest CW/SSB: July 1 0000 UTC until 2400 UTC. Bands: 2m-160m. Exchange: RST+QSO no. (Canadians: province).

VENEZUELA Contest: July 5 0000 UTC until July 6 2400 UTC. Bands: 10m-80m. Exchange: RST+QSO no. (QSOs with own country/continent do count, too).


Preview

DATE            CALL            DX-NL

21Jul - 24Jul   3A/ON5FP        1046
27Jun -  5Aug   3D2JH           1049
30Jun -  6Jul   3W6ZD ?         1052 *
   until 7Jul   5B4/RU3FM       1052 *
  May - Nov     5X (SM7PKK)     1044
Sep             7O (HA5PP)      1046
 3Jul - 16Jul   8P (PA0ERA)     1052 *
28Jul - 15Aug   9A/DL1AUJ       1050
End of 97       9G1AA           1050
 2Aug - 20Aug   9H8CI           1046
21Jun -  5Jul   9H0VRZ          1051
Jul             9M8ZZ           1050
 8Jul - 28Jul   9N (K4VUD)      1050
24Jul - 31Jul   B0OM            1052 *
 9Jul - 28Jul   BY (IV3FSG)     1051
25Jul           C2 (VK2GJH)     1050
26Jun -  3Jul   CY9AA           1040, 1041
till Feb 1998   EM1HO           1052 *
Jul, Nov, Dec   EP (SP5INQ)     1052 *
20Jun - 25Sep   FG/F2HE         1051
11Jul - 14Jul   FP/AA3GM        1051
27Jun -  5Jul   FR5DT           1052 *
12Jul -  9Aug   J3/G0TYX        1051
18Jul - 26Jul   JW2PA           1050
14Aug - 29Aug   JW6RHA          1051
from 25Jul      JX6RHA          1051
24Jul - 31Jul   KP2/N2OO        1051
25Jun - 16Jul   NP3G            1051
July 97         OA176QV         1052 *
 7Jul - 10Jul   OH0/N4GN        1052 *
10Jul - 14Jul   OJ0/OH1VR       1052 *
 7Jul - 21Jul   OX/OZ8AE        1052 *
 9Jul - 29Jul   OY/DL1MGB/p     1051
16Jun - Jul     SV5/I3BQC       1048
 9Jul - 23Jul   SV5/OM3LA/p     1046
 5Jul           T20JH           1049
 7Jul - 27Jul   T30JH           1049
16Jul - 22Jul   T33JH           1049, 1052 *
26Jun - 20Jul   TF/PA3DWD       1046
 1997 - 1999    TJ1US           1049
  Jun - Sep     TT (F5TRD)      1051
since 15Jun     UE1QQQ/1        1049
  Jun / Jul     V5/GM4DMA       1042
  Jul - Aug     V5/ZS6YG        1050
 6Aug - 14Aug   V73AR           1051
24Jul - 29Jul   VK9L (JA's)     1052 *
  May - Oct     VP8CEH          1042
28Jun -  2Jul   VS97SAR         1051
10Jul - 16Jul   XE/WJ2O         1050
28Jun -  2Jul   XW1 + XW1A      1052 *
 3Jul - 21Jul   YM7PA           1052 *
10Jul - 15Jul   ZF2DN/ZF8       1050
Jun97 - Jun99   ZK2PJ           1050

"NEW": 1052 *


Bandspots of the last 7 days

160m
   CY9AA      1824  0115 via VE9AA

80m
   CY9AA      3520  0306 via VE9AA
   EM1HO      3505  0355 via I2PJA, buro
   FM5GU      3795  0117 via WA4JTK
   LU4FRE     3504  0312
   VQ9IE      3800  2114 via WY8Q

40m
   3W4EZD     7001  2242 via XW2A
   CY9AA      7009  0547 via VE9AA
   EM1HO      7006  0435 via I2PJA, buro
   EP2MKP     7005  0343 via UV6HPV, CBA
   FG/F2HE    7004  0508 via F6LQJ, buro
   FM5BH      7059  2329 via F6HEQ, direct
   HJ1RRL     7067  2353
   HZ1CCA     7045  1910 via IK7JTF
   KP3DX      7019  2238 via KP4RF
   VP8CWI     7008  2318 Box 559, Port Stanley
   VS97SS     7003  2212
   ZD7HI      7004  2132 via N2AU, direct
   ZF2AH      7008  0347 via WA6VNR, buro

30m
   3B8FG     10103  0338
   9M8FC     10104  1945 CBA95
   BV4QW     10110  1927
   CX1SI     10102  2217
   CY9AA     10109  2222 via VE9AA
   EM1HO     10104  1931 via I2PJA, buro
   HP3XUG    10110  0354
   VK3BXN    10119  0548
   VQ9IE     10109  1841 via WY8Q, buro
   VS97BG    10104  1604 via VS6BG

20m
   3B8DB     14013  1250 direct
   5R8FK     14013  0518 via NY3N
   5W1PC     14197  0759 Box 2007, Apia
   FO5QB     14215  0802 Box 527, Papeete
   HC2TI     14029  0536
   HP3/WT4K  14085  2329 via WT4K
   KH0MD     14269  1638
   KH6FKG    14183  0710
   TU2XZ     14010  0725 via W3HC
   XW1A      14190  0024 via JH1AJT

17m
   4F3CV     18071  1224 via HB9CXZ
   5R8FJ     18079  0848 Box 620, Antananarivo
   9J2BO     18081  1436 Box 34554, Lusaka
   CP6CA97   18074  1852 Box 1038, Santa Cruz
   CY9AA     18081  1559 via VE9AA
   WP4O      18136  2224 via CBA or buro
   ZD7MY     18135  1927 Box 107, St. Helena

15m
   4F3CV     21009  1059 via HB9CXZ
   5N0T      21202  1115 via F2YT, buro
   CY9AA     21024  2122 via VE9AA
   FR5HR     21217  1257 via F5RRH
   VS97SAR   21295  0550 via VS6XRW CBA

12m
   5N0T      24962  1700 via F2YT, buro
   ZP6CW     24900  1852

10m
   5B4/RU3FM 28026  1039 via homecall
   5X1T      28490  1937 via ON5NT, buro
   7Q7RM     28023  1550 via G0IAS, direct 
   OY3JE     28470  1013 direct only
   PU2LCD    28495  1705
   XW1A      28025  1030 via JH1AJT


INFO

QSL Routes

QSLs arrived via bureau: 3B8/JA3JM, 4S7BRG (HB9BRM), 5H3BB (HB9DHB), A41LZ, 8P6CV (KU9C), 8P9EQ (VE2XB), 8Q7QQ (HB9QQ), CX8CP (CX4AX), FO0ALE (CX3AN), FW2OI (DJ4OI), HS0/DL2VK, J38BO+J38DF+V2/J38DF+J38FR+J38TF (via DL7DF), KH2/JA1HGY, OD5NJ, P49I (K4PI), VP5/PA3ERC, XF3/OH3JF, ZS1QM

QSLs arrived directly: 9K2MU (WA4JTK), J75T (DL6LAU), ZD8Z (VE3HO)

QSLs handed out in Friedrichshafen: J80F (DL3MIB), J87GU (DL7VOG), S21XX + P29VXX (DL3NEO), TN6X (DJ6SI), TT8DX (DJ6SI), VP8CSA (DL1SDN) and more.


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