DX News Letter 1180 January 10, 2000

DX News Letter 1180
January 10, 2000

DX-NL 1180 - January 10, 2000
DX News Letter
Editor: Michael, DJ5AV

(PR: DJ5AV @ OE9XPI.AUT.EU)
(e-mail: dxmb@darc.de)

English by: Bob, DL7VOA
(e-mail: dxnl@darc.de)

ANTARCTICA

VP8/a - ANTARCTICA YL Sarah is QRV from the Siple Dome Station signing KC4AAD for the next few weeks. QSL via K4MZU. --- Mike, RW1AI, left the Russian base "Novolazarevskaya" (R1AND is the current op there) to be QRV as R1ANP from "Progress Base" until the end of March. QSL direct only via NT2X, Edward Kritsky, Box 715, Brooklyn, NY 11230, USA who acts only as a maildrop for Mike. NT2X will hand the mail over to RW1AI in April 2000 (see DXNL 1168).

PACIFIC

T32 - EASTERN KIRIBATI Dick, W4ZYV, is on the air as T32DA from Christmas Island (OC-024) from Jan 11-25. He left a radio and a tribander on Midway for future activities.

VP6 - PITCAIRN ISLAND Jukka, OH2BR, is going to Pitcairn Island (OC-044) for three months starting in Jan. He arrives in Auckland/New Zealand on Jan 11 and will leave for Pitcairn on Jan 19. His return is scheduled for early May. Jukka will operate in CW/SSB/RTTY on 6-160m signing VP6BR from Tom's shack (VP6TC) and/or from the clubstation VP6PAC on the top of the hill. He plans also to make some trips to Henderson Isl (OC-056) and Ducie Isl. (OC-182) if it can be done with a reasonable effort. QSLs will be handled after his return via OH2BR, Jukka Heikinheimo, Box 37, SF-01361 Vantaa, Finland. For further information check: http://www.qsl.net/oh2br/.

VK0 - MACQUARIE ISLAND Alan is QRV as VK0MM until the end of the year. His homepage writes (http://www.geocities.com/vk0ld/1.html) the actual operating times and QSL information: NO QSL manager! QSLs will be mailed only after his return to Australia. Do NOT send QSLs NOW, any mail arriving too early will be destroyed unopened. "Security" QSOs and e-mails asking "Am I in the log?" will lead to the deletion of all QSOs!

AFRICA

3DA - SWAZILAND Andre, ZS6WPX, is active in SSB on 10/15/20/40m signing 3DA0WPX from Jan 11-15. QSL direct only via ZS6WPX.

9Q - ZAIRE The "Secretariat General de PTT Kinshasa" announced that new 9Q licenses will be issued this month.

XT - BURKINA FASO XT2DR is active until Jan 24. QSL via F6BZH.

AMERICA

4U/un - UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS IN NEW YORK Contrary to what was printed in DXNL 1179 Fritz, DL4TT, was not QRV from 4U1ITU in Geneve but commenced his CW operation from 4U1UN in New York on Jan 7.

TI - COSTA RICA Carlos, TI5KD, and some more operators intend to operate as TE8CH from Chira Island (NA-116) in SSB/CW on 80-6m from Jan 19-23.

ASIA

8Q - MALDIVES Vadim, UA9CLB, hits the airwaves from Meeru Island (AS-013) until Jan 14. He is working as 8Q7DV in CW/SSB/RTTY/PSK31. QSL via UA9CI.

9N - NEPAL Charlie, K4VUD, left Nepal on Jan 6 after logging many thousand QSOs as XW1UD, HS0ZCW and 9N7UD. The QSL cards will be ordered this week. Charlie had the impression that the local noise level increased very much. 160/80m operation is possible only far outside of Kathmandu with good antennae and a big amplifier. In Laos (XW) he had a very good because remote location. In Thailand he operated as HS0ZCW from the very well equipped station of HS1CHB running a TH-7 and TH-6 on a 15 storey house. The local OMs were supported with new radios, antennae and accessories from several donors. In the future they want to collect all donated equipment at the clubstation 9N1MM which will possibly get the new callsign 9N0MM. Regular activities can now be expected from 9N1AA, 9N1HA, 9N1AC and 9N2AA. 9N1ACs incoming mail was opened several times so he had to put Carl, N4AA, in charge of his QSL manager.

Preview

DATE CALL DXNL NOW -Jan 14 3B8/I5JHW 1179 Jan 11-Jan 15 3DA0WPX 1180 * NOW 3W6AP 1179 NOW 3XY1B0 1150 NOW 4U0G 1179 Jan 7 - ? 4U1UN (DL4TT) 1179, 1180 * Dec 10-Jan 15 5H3MG 1177 NOW 5H9IR etc 1179 NOW -Jan 14 8Q7DV 1180 * Jan 12-Jan 18 8Q7WP, 8Q7ET 1179 Jan 10-End Mar 9U5D 1167, 1179 NOW/SOON A45ZN 1150 Jan 6 -Jan 16 CE0Z 1179 Mar/99-2001 E4/G3WQU 1140 Jan 5 -End May FH/TU5AX 1179 NOW -2001 FK8VHY 1160, 1168 Feb 26-Mar 15 FO/Clipperton 1161 Jan - ?? FT5YH 1179 Jan -Dec/2000 HB2... 1179 NOW -2000 HK3JBR 1128, 1144 Dec -Feb/2000 HS (OH2EA) 1177 Dec 24-2000 HV0A 1178 NOW -Jun/2000 JD1BKR 1169 NOW -Feb KC4AAD 1180 * NOW -Feb NZ7Q/KH4 1179 Dec 4 -Feb/2000 LZ0A 1173, 1176 NOW OD/F5SQM 1168 Dec -Apr/2000 P49MR 1175 Jan 5 -End Apr PY (F2JD) 1178 Nov 18-? R1ANB etc 1175 NOW -Mar R1ANP 1180 * Jan 1 -Dec 31 R1FJV 1179 NOW -Dec/2000 SV/OK1YM 1177 Jan 19-Jan 23 TE8CH 1180 * Jan 11-Jan 25 T32DA 1180 * NOW TZ6YV 1174 Oct 30-Apr 1 V31JP 1171 NOW -Dec/2000 VK0MM 1170, 1176, 1178-1180 * Jan 20-May VP6BR 1180 * NOW -Feb/2000 VP8NJS 1174 Jan 8 -Jan 15 VP9/KE0UI 1179 Nov -May/2000 VQ9PO 1176 Sep 29-Jan/2000 VQ9DX 1177 -Dec/2000 VR2FD 1122 Dec 13-Jan 17 VU2BMS 1175 NOW -Jan 24 XT2DR 1180 * Jan/00-Feb 4 XU7AKM ? 1175 Dec -Mar/2000 XV (VK6LC) 1177 NOW (1 week) XW4UD 1176 Jan 13-Feb 6 XZ0A 1179 Oct 29-May/2000 ZF2NT 1171 "NEW": 1180 *

Bandspots of the last 7 days

160m 7X5JF 1841 2337Z direct or via CBA KH2/K4SXT 1824 2034Z via K4SXT NP3G 1833 0306Z via W5XJ OD5/OK1MU 1820 2216Z via OKDXF, bureau VK6HD 1835 2057Z via bureau VQ9QM 1829 2121Z via W4QM, bureau 80m 7X2LS 3780 0607Z direct only CE0Z 3799 0749Z via CE6TBN, bureau SU9ZZ 3508 0319Z via OM3TZZ, bureau ZL1ANJ 3799 1720Z 40m 8J1RL 7055 2046Z via JA bureau BV2RS 7048 2054Z via bureau FG/JJ2NYT/p 7019 0844Z via JJ2NYT, bureau FO0WII 7008 0645Z via LA6VM, bureau FY5FU 7055 2216Z via F5PAC, bureau TI2WGO/4 7003 0416Z via N5BUS TZ6YV 7045 0636Z via WA1ECA, bureau V31JP 7003 0625Z via KA9WON, bureau YK1AO 7005 0454Z via CBA 30m E4/G3WQU 10106 2059Z via bureau EK1700LV 10105 0638Z via IK2DUW, direct FG/W8MV 10108 2214Z via bureau KH2/N2NL 10102 0733Z via W2YC, bureau R1ANP 10108 2028Z via NT2X, direct S79LE 10110 2150Z via DL8LE T88LJ 10109 1529Z via JH8DEH V73CW 10120 0712Z via AC4G, bureau VQ9VK 10109 1626Z via N1TO VR2LC 10105 1624Z via CBA or bureau 20m CE9/R3CA 14195 2213Z via UA9OBA, also bureau FK/7M2VPR 14194 1236Z via bureau FT5YG 14133 1817Z via F5LBL, CBA 99 FW5ZL 14195 0947Z JD1BIC/JD1 14007 0738Z via JA bureau 17m 9G5ZW 18147 0930Z via OM3LZ 15m 3D2AG/R 21295 0751Z via CBA JD1BKR 21190 0912Z via JA bureau XT2DR 21275 0728Z XV7TH 21230 1038Z via SK7AX, bureau 12m 3B9FR 24900 0931Z via CBA 5H9IR 24945 1048Z via ZS6EZ, bureau CE0Z 24920 1609Z via CE6TBN, bureau FG/W8MV 24902 1313Z via bureau JW5NM 24962 1340Z via LA5NM, bureau T88MM 24930 0820Z via JA3AJ, bureau ZD9BV 24937 0926Z via W4FRU, also bureau 10m 3B8/I5JHW 28460 1231Z via bureau 8P9EM 28564 1538Z via G3VBL, bureau E4/G3WQU 28002 1358Z via bureau FK8VHY 28005 0827Z via F8CMT HC5AI 28019 1327Z via bureau HF0POL 28003 1519Z via SP3WVL JT1CJ 28525 0900Z via bureau VQ9NL 28044 0927Z via W4NML WH6LU 28455 1034Z ZF2NT 28026 1319Z via G3SWH, bureau

INFO

QSL Routes

3Z8IMA via bureau or to SP8YCB, Club Station, Box 403, 20950 Lublin, Poland

5R8ET Solofo, do NOT send your QSLs direct to Madagascar (as in DXNL 1179) K1WY is still the correct QSL manager (like printed in DXNL 1122).

9A10CRO via 9A7K

CP4BT via bureau to DL9OT or NEW via Claus, Box 26, Uyuni, Bolivia

CS2MIL via CT1END

D90TKY (T=Two, K=Kilo, Y=Year) via bureau to the KARL Branch Office oPohang / HL0FDU or direct to DS5UCP.

EU1EU QSLs for Igor (also EV5M, EU930EU, UC2ABO, LY/UC2ABO) NOT via LY1BA anymore but NEW since Jan 1, 2000: via bureau to EU1EU or direct to Igor Getmann, Box 143, Minsk-5, 220005, Belarus. Another information from Igor (getigor@belhard.com) is that all stations outside of the former CIS shall send their applications for the AGB (Activity Group of Belarus) award (http://www.qsl.net/eu1eu/) to Remigijus, LY2MW, Box 1029, Vilnius 2001, Lithuania.

L29AY and CP6/LU9AY via buro or direct to Dave, NU4N (ONLY till Jan 31,2000)

LA6WEA Kaare Olufsen, Levang, N-8890 Leirfjord, Norway

OD5ZZ NOT via K8ME anymore since he had no contact with OD5ZZ for 4 years. Dwaine, K8ME, advises to send your QSL to the CBA.

II0 To celebrate the Holy Year all amateur radio stations in Rome may use the prefix II0 instead of I0, IK0, IZ0, IW0 between Dec 24, 1999 and Dec 24, 2000.

OH2OOO via OH3AB

P40B and P40HQ via I2MQP - Logs from 1999 already arrived at I2MQP but he is still waiting for the 1998 logs. He promises to confirm incoming QSLs instantly.

RV4HB Rasim, Box 1481, 445037 Togliatti, Russia

S59VM Miran Voncina, Cvetkova c 35, 65282 Cerkno, Slovenia

T92OOO (OP Edin, T97M) via T93Y or direct: Box 59, Sarajevo BA-71000, Bosnia-Hercegovina

UK8IWW Club Station, Box 10, 703058 Samarkand, Uzbekistan

ZW2OOO via bureau to PT2BW or direct to Ariosto Rodrigues de Souza, Box 03821, 70084-970 Brasilia-DF, Brasil

ZW2V via bureau to PY2AE or direct to Marcelo Pera, Rua Ver. Fernando Spadaccia 366, 13273-062 Valinhos-SP, Brasil

AP2/WA2WYR and E41/OK1FEI are PIRATES.

The DX Magazine counted the Most Wanted DXCC entities at the turn of the year. After collecting also the mails from the online DXers following are the 20 Most Wanted DXCC entities: P5, VU4, A5, BS7, 7O, 3Y/B, VU7, VK0/H, VP8/SS, 3C, YA, FR/J, FR/G, FR/T, 3Y/P, FO/C, VP8/G, KH5K, SV/A and CE0/San Felix.

If you have problems finding the corresponding IOTA numbers to certain JA stations check: http://www01.u-page.so-net.ne.jp/ba2/jim/iota_e.html.

Following QSLs were printed or mailed at the turn of the year: 3C0R, F/IK1TTD (EU-070), T31YL (T31T & T31K at the printer), TE8CI (NA-117), VP2MBT, VP2MGL, ZK3YL (ZK3CW & ZK3CW at the printer).

QSLs arrived buro: 3DA0NX (ZS6CAX), 6M0HZ (HL1XP), 8Q7AC (DJ4KW), 9M6UZT, 8Q7US (JR2KDN),9G5HK (DL1IAL),9G5MF (KC7V),9G5ZM (G3EZM), 9H3IN (HB9DLE), 9H8/9H3GI (DL2GWL), C6AGN (W1DIG), E41/OK1DTP (OK1TD)

QSLs arrived direct: FW8ZZ (OH2BH), V44KJ (WB2TSL), SV2ASP/A, ZM4IR/p (W8WC)

TNX for information to 425 DXNEWS, 599 DX Report, Antarctic Bulletin/IK1GPG, ARRL DX News, DF1ZN, DF6EX, DJ3CP, DK2JX, DL1GEH,DL1SBF,DL1SDH,DL2BQV,DL7PR, DXPRESS, GOList, Les Nouvelles DX, OPDX, RTTY DX NOTES, The DAILY DX, The DX Magazine and others.