DX Newsletter 1063: September 15, 1997


DX-NL 1063 - September 15, 1997
DX News Letter
Editor: Michael, DJ5AV

(PR: DJ5AV @ OE9XPI.AUT.EU)
(e-mail: mikeoerter.dj5av@t-online.de)

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


PACIFIC

VP8A - ANTARCTICA Jaime, KC4AAC, on Anvers Island listens for Europe on 14270 kHz at the weekends from 1830-1930 UTC. He stays until October 6. QSL via K4MZU.

V8 - BRUNEI JO1RUR will be V8EA in the WWDX SSB Contest. He will improve his 160/80m antennas. QSL via JH7FQK.

YB - INDONESIA YE3Q is QRV from Sulawesi from September 19-21. QSL via YB8QD, Box 198, Mando, 95001 Indonesia.


AFRICA

3B9 - RODRIGUEZ ISLAND Toshi, JA1ELY, plans to go to 3B9 via Mauritius. He would be active with wire antennas and without linear in SSB/CW/RTTY on 10-80m till September 28.

9X - RUANDA Andy, 9X/RW3AH, is now 9X0A especially on 21295, 14195, 3795 kHz. QSL via RW3AH, CBA.

C5 - GAMBIA Oldtimer Mako (73), C56/JA1OEM, will be QRV from Banjul in QRS CW on 10-40m between September 25 and October 9. QSL via homecall.

D2 - ANGOLA Since September 15 CT4KO is on the air as D2AI from Luanda. He will be QRV in SSB and RTTY on 6-80m and RS12/13 for at least one year. QSL via CT1EGH, Antonio Pereira, R. Guerra Junqueiro 25A, Vale de Milhacos, P-2855 Corroios, Portugal.

FR - REUNION ISLAND Yas, FR/JA8NFV, FR/JA8FCG, and FR/JR8FEK are active in SSB and CW on all bands from September 16-20. QSL via homecalls.

Z2 - ZIMBABWE Z2/DF3XZ will operate the station of Z21HJ especially in SSB - also with a 40m beam to Europe - from October 15-30. QSL via homecall.


AMERICA

J3 - GRENADA Harry, W8KKF, will participate in the WWDX SSB Contest as J37K. He is still looking for more operators. QSL of J37K via W8KKF.

KL7 - ALASKA John Minke, N6JM, is activating several islands since September 13.

KG4 - GUANTANAMO BAY Bill, KG4GC (W4WX), Wayne, KG4WD (KD4OHH), Rusty, KG4AU (WV3N), Ken KG4MN (WV3R) and Cory, KG4CM (N1WON) will be QRV between Sep 29 and Oct 3. During the WWDX RTTY Contest (Sep 27/28) they'll sign KG4GC. QSL via homecalls or with return postage to Bill Gallier,4094 Sandy Run Drive East, Middleburg, FL 32068, USA.


ASIA

9M8 - EAST MALAYSIA Phil, VR2CT, will be active as 9M6CT from Oct 20 until Nov 16. He will be joined by Brett, VR2BG, during the WWDX SSB Contest.


EUROPE

ER - MOLDAVIA Chris, ER0PC, will work in orphanages from Sep 27 until Oct 12. In his spare time he will be QRV in CW/SSB/RTTY on 40-160m. QSL via his homecall K4PC, Chris Penick, Box 1926, Boone, NC 28607, USA.

OH0 - ALAND ISLANDS Martti, OH2BH, and Jukka, OH2MAM, will be OH0BH in the SSB and CW parts of the Scandinavian Contest. QSL via OH2BH. - Roman, OH0/OK1UFM/p, is QRV in CW/SSB on 10-160m from Sep 21-26. QSL via OK1UFM.

SV9 - CRETE Drew, SV9/GM3YOR, will be on the WARC bands in CW especially at 0500, 1400 and 2100 UTC from Sep 23 until Oct 7.


CONTESTS

Scandinavian Activity Contest CW: Sep 20/21 - SSB: Sep 27/28. Both weekends from 1500-1800 UTC. Bands: 10-80m, Exchange: RS(T)+QSO number. Work Scandinavia!


Preview

DATE            CALL            DXNL

      -Sep 28   3B9  (JA1ELY)   1063 *
Aug 8 -Oct 8    4F2DX           1056
Nov 25-Dec 4    5A1A            1057
Sep 7 -Sep 27   5H1/DL7VSN      1061
Sep 16-Sep 29   5H1+3/G3SWH     1061
Jul   -Nov      5X   (DJ1US)    1054
Sep 9 -Sep 21   8Q7XX           1062
      -1999     8R1ASF          1062
end of 1997     9G1AA           1050
Feb 98          9M0C ???        1057
Oct 20-Nov 16   9M6CT           1063 *
Sep 17-Sep 27   9M8QQ           1060
Sep   -         9X0A            1042, 1063 * 
Sep 25-Oct 9    C56/JA1OEM      1063 *
Oct 23-Nov 2    CY9DX           1060
Sep 15-Sep 98   D2AI            1063 *
Nov   -Dec      EP   (SP5INQ)   1052
Sep 27-Oct 12   ER0PC           1063 *
Oct 9 -Oct 22   FH/DJ2BW etc    1061
Sep 16-Sep 20   FR/JA8NFV etc   1063 *
Sep 27-Sep 28   FS5PL           1061
Sep 15-Oct 10   FW   (D68HC)    1061
Sep 8 -Nov      FW   (ON4QM)    1061
Sep 25-Oct      HK0  (HK3JJH)   1062
Aug 12-Sep 22   HS0/TK5AE       1058
Sep 14-Oct 6    HS0ZAR          1062
Sep             HV4NAC          1061
Oct             J37K            1063 *
Sep 9 -Sep 23   JY8RP           1061
Sep 29-Oct 3    KG4GC etc       1063 *   
Aug   -Dec      WH6ASW/KH2      1057
Feb 98          KH3             1058, 1060, 1062
Oct 3 -Oct 4    KH4  (W0MY etc) 1060
Sep 11-Sep 22   KH7A ???        1062
Sep 26-Oct 3    AH0W/KH7K       1060
Sep 21-Sep 26   OH0/OK1UFM      1063 * 
Sep             OH0BH           1063 *
Sep 24-Sep 30   P40TT           1059
Oct   -Nov      S21ZA           1059
Sep 17-Sep 30   S92AF           1062
Sep 23-Oct 7    SV9/GM3YOR      1063 *
now             T30NAS          1062 
Sep 20-Oct 10   TK/DL4FF        1061
Oct 21-Oct 29   V31MX           1059
Nov 16-Dec 1    V47CA           1059
end of Oct      V8EA            1063 *
Sep 9 -Sep 21   VK9WM etc       1047, 1060
Oct 22-Oct 30   WP2Z  etc       1059
Sep 19-Sep 21   YE8Q            1063 *
Oct 15-Oct 30   Z2/DF3XZ        1063 *
Aug 22-         ZD7WRG          1059
Sep 20-Sep 27   ZK1XXP          1041, 1057
Oct 21-Oct 28   ZL7AA           1061

"NEW": 1063 * 


Bandspots of the last 7 days

160m
   3V8BB       1824  0504 via DF2UU, bureau
   EM1HO       1843  0439 via I2PJA, bureau
   JY9QJ       1824  2110 via DL5MBY, bureau   
   PY3CEJ      1848  0447
   WD4JRA      1829  0356

80m
   6W1QV       3799  0543 via F6FNU, direct
   7X2RO       3799  2256 via OM3CN
   9Y4/PA3BBP  3504  0531 via PA3ERC, bureau
   9M0Y        3502  2000
   FG/F2HE     3503  0442 via F6LQJ, bureau
   FM5GU       3800  2356 via WA4JTK
   J69B        3794  0359
   TI4CF       3784  0517 via W3HNK
   YB5QZ       3504  1740

40m
   3D2RW       7007  0632 via ZL1AMO, bureau
   7X2RO       7048  1901 via OM3CGN
   8Q7XX       7052  2001 via EA4DX, CBA
   A61AS       7080  2105 via YO3FRI
   CX4SS       7004  0406
   EP2MKP      7003  2004 via UV6HPV, CBA
   FG/F2HE     7002  0702 via F6LQJ, bureau
   JT1FCH      7043  1839 via JF1DAA, bureau
   VK9WM       7087  1937 via VK4FW

30m
   JY8RP      10113  1814 via DK1RP, bureau
   TF8SM      10121  2100 via bureau
   TY1IJ      10103  0712 via bureau

20m
   8Q7XX      14248  1841 via EA4DX
   FW5XX      14195  0745 via ON4QM
   T88IY      14171  1421 Box 1516, Koror, Palau
   VK9WY      14170  1051 via VK4FW
   Z21KK      14010  0630 see DXNL 1062
   ZK2PJ      14239  0809 via VK4AAR         

17m
   5H1/DL7VSN 18070  2039 
   7X2RO      18073  1203 via OM3CGN
   8Q7XX      18140  0716 via EA4DX
   JY8RP      18135  1042 via DK1RP, bureau
   VK9WM      18145  0825 via VK4FW

15m
   5X1Z       21262  1804 via SM7PKK
   FR5HR      21217  1204 via FRRH, bureau only
   VK9WM      21300  0956 via VK4FW
   VQ9ZZ      21017  1352 via NS1L

12m
   8Q7XX      24945  1737 via EA4DX
   9J2DR      24898  1600 Box 30062, Lusaka, Zambia
   CE3KC      24955  1954
   LU1ICI     24940  2057
   ZP6DN      24947  1857
   VK6AKH     24940  0916

10m
   3V8BB      28485  1036 via DF2UU, bureau
   5X1Z       28460  1011 via SM7PKK, bureau
   9J2BO      28499  1028 via W6ORD
   9X0A       28495  1011 via RW3AH, direct
   CP4BT      28480  1916 via DL9OT
   CX4BAD     28510  1929
   HJ0RMR     28505  2118
   J69MV      28440  2057 via J6LMV
   VK9WM      28481  0745 via VK4FW
   XE1NVX     28497  2058
   XT2DP      28493  1847 via WB2YQH
   ZP5KW      28492  2112


INFO

QSL Routes

QSLs arrived via bureau: 3A7G, 4F3CV (HB9CXZ), 5X4DEL (WB3DNA), V2/DL2SDS, 9Q5BQ (HB9AMO), BO0M (BV2KI), D68KS (DL1DA), P29VXX (DL7UFN), T32BE (WC5P), R1FJZ (DF7RX), SU3AM (DL1FCM), VP5/WJ2O

QSLs arrived directly: 9J2DR, BV6DF, CX6FP, VK9NS, VK0IR (internet request)


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