DX News Letter 1321
December 12, 2002

DX-NL 1321 December 12, 2002
DX News Letter

a free weekly service of
DARC Committee "DX and HF Contesting"
(http://www.darc.de/referate/dx/)

Editor: Karlfried Henrichs, DL1EK
(PR: DL1EK@DK0MWX.DL.EU)
(e-mail: dxmb@darc.de)

translation by: Bob, DL7VOA
(e-mail: dl7voa@darc.de)

DX ANNOUNCEMENTS

BANGLADESH, S2 Takeda, JF1EQA, is momentarily active from Dhaka signing S21YY. QSL via JM1HXU.

BONAIRE, PJ4, SA-006 Jeff, PJ4/W8RXR, plans to work in CW/SSB on 15/20m between Dec 19 and Jan 3.

BOSNIA HERCEGOVINA, T9 Joey, W5BAK, will stay in Sarajevo from Dec 17-23. He tries to obtain a T98 callsign to hit the airwaves in SSB/PSK31/RTTY on 10/15/20m during the evening hours. QSL via W5BAK.

COTIJUBA ISLAND, PY, SA-060 ZW8P is the call of PY8AZT, PY8DAN, PT2ND and PT2PS from Dec 12-17. They will be active with two stations on 80-6m. QSLs via bureau. Details will be published on the website http://www.zw8p.hpg.ig.com.br.

CURACAO, PJ2, SA-006 PJ2T will be activated by W9VA, K9BG, W9JUV and W9ZU during the ARRL 10m Contest on Dec 14/15.

GUADELOUPE, FG, NA-102 Jack, F6HMJ, will hit all HF bands and 6m as TO2FG between Dec 16 and Jan 14. QSL via F6HMJ.

INDIA, VU Bernhard, DL2GAC, is staying in India from Dec 7-30 and tries to get his old callsign VU2BMS again. He will then move on to the Solomon Islands.

INDIA, VU The special event station AT0NG is active from Hyderabad to celebrate the "32nd National Games of India" from Dec 13-22. QSL via VU2JOS, Jose Jacob, Box 1555, Somajiguda, Hyderabad 500082, India.

IRAQ, YK Mike, OM2DX, is the new radio operator at the embassy of Slovakia in Baghdad for the next two to four years. He will hit the airwaves as YI9OM or YI9DX. QSLs for YI9OM via OM3JW!

LAOS, XW Champ, E21EIC, will be QRV as XW1IC from Dec 11-16. He plans to work on 10-160m including the WARC bands. QSL via E21EIC, bureau ok.

MOUNT ATHOS, SV/a Monk Apollo, SV2ASP/A, returned to his monastery on Mount Athos during the last days. So expect new activities on the air soon.

NEPAL, 9N Hugo, LA5YJ, is staying in Kathmandu at the moment and plans to become QRV as 9N7YJ as soon as possible. He plans to stay until February 2003. QSL via LA5YJ, direct ONLY!

SAZAN ISLAND, ZA, EU-169 Alfredo, IK7JWX, and three Albanian radio amateurs are planning an activity from Dec 16-21. More information is not available.

SENEGAL, 6W Jean Marc, 6W4/F8IXZ, will be active from Dec 14-22. QSL via F8IXZ.

THAILAND, HS Charly, K4VUD, is signing HS0ZCW until January 3, 2003. QSL via K4VUD.

TOKELAU, ZK3, OC-048 Atsu, 5W1SA, will be on the air as ZK3SA during the next two weeks. QSL via JH7OHF.

TURKEY (Asian part), TA Jose, TA4/ON4LAC, can be worked in SSB on 10/15/20m until Dec 17. QSL via bureau.

TURKEY (European part), TA1 F5MNH is QRV in SSB on 10/15/20m from the European part during his afternoon hours.

VANUATU, YJ Masahiro, JH3IIU, is active in CW on 10/15/20m signing YJ8MN until March or May 2003. QSL via Mashiro Nada, 3-15-39 Nishishizu Sakura, Chiba 285-0845, Japan.

QSL Info

QSL direct: 3A2MW, 4K8M, 4L8A, 4X4DK (VE3MR), 5B4/G0NUP, 5B4/UA9YAB, 6J1MM, 5N0NHD (JH8BKL), 6J1ZOI, 9G5MD (F5VCR), 9S1X, AY1XS (SA-008), 9U5DX, CP1WG, CT3KN, CY9DH, D44TA (OE5XVL), EA1ALD, EA8/OZ5IPA, EA9HA, EW3BF, EW8CZ, FM5BH (W3HNK), FO4OK (FO5OK),GI0EJU,GI0VGL, HB0/DJ2IA (DJ2IA), HC5T, HK3JJH/4 (SA-093), IS0/DM5TI, J48ALO, J77C, KP3Z, LY2CY, PP5UA, PW6AI, R3CA/0 (AS-134), R40G, RU6FZ, SV8UM (EU-075), T24DX (OC-015), TA3BN, UA0FAA (AS-025), UP6P, US4IXQ, V63CP (OC-059), VK9LI, VO1BC, VP8DX (AA9OZ), VQ9NL, W9AEB/VP9,XF4IH (NA-188),YJ8DA,YW1T (SA-066),Z34M,ZP5JLC,ZS5NK

QSL bureau: 4L7O (DL7BY), 4N1A, 5B40MF, 5V1WE (DL9HCU), 9H0PV, 9V1UV, C4MG, AA8LL/C6A, C56JJ, CS5C, CS6ARC/P, D4A (I2MQP), F6AUS/HI9, FJ6DX, FR0FRY (K8PYD), H40RW (ZL1AMO), HC1JQ, HK0GU/p (DL7VOG), J28AG, J3A (WA1S), JY4NE (K3IRV), K3J (HDXA), K6ST/6Y5 (N6AWD), LX9UN, PJ2/DL7DF (DL7UFR), RI4M, S07BT (EA1BT), SI9AM, UN7EX, V63TN, V73UG, VU2PAI (AS-096), YJ0ABR (DL6NBR), YV5JBI/P (SA-090),YW3B, YZ1AA, ZC4ZM, ZK1HCU (DL9HCU)

QSL Managers for participants in the CQWW DX CW Contest

P40W       via   N2MM
PJ2/PA0VDV via   PA0VDV
PJ2T       via   N9AG
PJ4W       via   DL1EFD  (B)
PJ5/K1NA   via   K1NA
PJ7A       via   K2PF
PT5A       via   VE3HO
PT9ZBJ     via   SM6FJY
R5CC       via   RW3RN
RK0AYB     via   UA0ANW  (B)
RT9W       via   Buro
RU1A       via   RU1AE   (B)
RW2F       via   DK4VW
S21YY      via   JM1HXU S9MX       via   KQ1F
S9WU       via   F6HWU
SM4F       via   SM4DHF
SN4L       via   SP4CJA  (B)
SN5N       via   SP5KP
SN9R       via   SP9BRP  (B)
SO6Y       via   SP6CDP
T88FS      via   JH6RTO
T88JA      via   JA6VZB
T88SP      via   SP5DRH
T94FC      via   Buro
TA2/Z31GX  via   DJ0LZ
TI5N       via   W3HNK  (d)
TM5C       via   F5NLY   (B)
TZ6JA      via   JA3EMU
UA0YAY     via   IK2QPR
UU7J       via   UU8JK
V26K       via   AA3B
V31JP      via   KA9WON
VE2IM      via   VE3DZ  (B)
VP5V       via   W5AO
VP9/W6PH   via   W6PH    (d)
VP9/W9AEB  via   WF9V
VP9AD      via   W3HNK   (d)
VU3JDI     via   AD6TF
WP2Z       via   KU9C    (d)
WP3C       via   W3HNK   (d)
XR3A       via   CE3DNP
XT2DX      via   G3SXW
YB0ECT     via   K5ZE
YI9OM      via   OM6TX
YW1D       via   EA7JX
Z32XX      via   Buro
Z36W       via   Z36W
ZA/Z35M    via   Z35M
ZA1B       via   OH2BH
ZC4DW      via   G0DEZ
ZD8A       via   N6CW
ZF1A       via   W5ASP
ZF2PD      via   N2LM
ZF2RR      via   N9XX
ZP6T       via   ZP5MAL
ZX3S       via   PY3UEB
ZZ8Z       via   PY8AZT

(d) = direct only
(B) = bureau ok
 *  = new manager

QSL addresses

Bill, NC1L, states that the QSLs of BQ9P (Pratas) and 3XY7C (Guinea), both of early 2002, are accepted for DXCC credit now.

Preview

DATE            CALL        DXNL

NOW   -Dec/2002 6F1LM       1307
Dec 14-Dec 22   6W4/F8IXZ   1321 *
NOW   -2003     7Q7BP       1315
Sep 15-Feb 1    8N1OGA      1309
Dec 10-Dec 17   8P9HAT      1320
NOW   -Dec/2002 9K/W4NU     1306
NOW   -Feb/2003 9N7YJ       1321 *

Dec 12-Dec 15   AE4WK       1320
Dec 13-Dec 22   AT0NG       1321 *
NOW   -2004     CN2PM       1310
NOW   -Dec 31   K6ACZ/DU    1320
NOW   -2005     EL2TM       1315
Sep 1 -2004     FO/F5AEP    1307
Dec 6 -Dec ??   FO5RH       1320
NOW   -Feb/2003 FR5KH       1315
NOW   -Jan/2003 FT1ZK       1319
Dec 1 -Nov/2003 HL0KSJ      1320
NOW   -Dec 12   JA6WFM/HR3  1315
Dec 10-Mar 3    HR5/F2JD    1320
NOW   -Jan 3    HS0ZCW      1321 *
NOW   -Jun/2003 J28UN       1312

NOW   -Jan/2003 KC4/NK3T    1319
Dec 11-Dec 17   KH6GMP/KH3  1320
Nov 24-Dec/2002 KL7JR       1319
Dec 3- Dec 17   P40K     .. 1319
Dec 14-Dec 15   PJ2T        1321 *
Dec 19-Jan 3    PJ4/W8RXR   1321 *
NOW             S21YY       1321 *
NOW   -Dec 25   ST0F        1317
NOW             SV2ASP/A    1321 *
Dec 17-Dec 23   T98/W5BAK   1321 *
NOW             TA1/F5MNH   1321 *
NOW   -Dec 17   TA4/ON4LAC  1321 *
Dec 10-Dec 25   TI2JJP      1320
Dec 16-Jan 14   TO2FG       1321 *

Nov 20-Apr/2003 V3/K8JP     1317
Dec 11-Dec 17   V31MX    .. 1320
Dec 2002        V73CW       1319
Dec 7 -Dec 14   VK9XE       1320
NOW   -Mar/2003 VK0MQI      1305, 1319
Dec 7 -Dec 30   VU2BMS      1321 *
NOW   -Dec/2002 WP2AIJ      1319
Dec 12-Dec 20   XV3TAA      1320
Dec 11-Dec 16   XW1IC       1321 *
Dec 16-Dec 21   YA???       1321 *
NOW   -2004     YI9OM       1321 *
NOW   -Mar/2003 YJ8MN       1321 *
Dec 6 -Dec 17   ZD8Z        1320
NOW             ZK3SA       1321 *
Dec 12-Dec 17   ZW8P        1321 *

 * = new
.. = and other calls

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