DX News Letter 1327
February 6, 2003

DX-NL 1327 February 6, 2003
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

BAHAMAS, C6 Ivars, KC4PX, plans to visit Nassau from Feb 8-15. He will be QRV on 6m as C6APX. QSL via KC4PX.

CYPRUS, 5B4, AS-004 Alan, 5B/G3PMR, is on the air again with 100 watts and verticals between Feb 4 and Mar 10. QSL via homecall. Bureau QSLs can be requested via e-mail to g3pmr@shacklog.co.uk

FALKLAND ISLANDS, VP8/f, SA-002 Mark, VP8CSA, is on the air at the moment and will stay until Feb 11. QSL via DL1SDN.

FERNANDO de NORONHA, PY0/f, SA-003 Bill, W9VA, will be the operator of PY0ZFO from Feb 12-18. He will have a special call for the ARRL DX CW Contest but we doesn't know it yet.

GUADELOUPE, FG, NA-102 Pierre, F6FXS, will be active in CW only between Feb 12 and Mar 12. He will work with only 30 watts on 40-10m (14030, 18070, 21030, 28030 kHz) during his morning and evening hours. QSL via bureau ok.

GUANTANAMO BAY, KG4, NA-015 Don, W4ZYT (KG4ZK), Chuck, N8CH (KG4NW), Gordon, KU4EC (KG4EC), and Chet, N6ZO (KG4ZO), will be active from Feb 11-19. They will sign KG4DZ during the ARRL Contest. QSLs via homecalls, KG4DZ via W4SD.

JOHNSTON ISLAND, KH3, OC-023 Bernie, W3UR, Martti, OH2BH, and Pertti, OH2PM, were active as AH3D! Unfortunately we received this info only after the press date of the last DXNL. QSL via OH2BH.

LORD HOWE ISLAND, VK9/l, OC-004 Barry, VK2BJ, will be on the air as VK2LBJ (this is the call I got conveyed) for one week starting on Feb 8. Look for him on .025 kHz. No further QSL information known.

MAURITANIA, 5T After a break of several years Nicolas, 5T5SN, is back on air again since the start of the week. He works only in SSB mostly on 3786 kHz. QSL via IZ1BZV.

MEXICO, XE Bela, XE1/N8SHZ, is now active until Mar 6. QSL via homecall.

PANAMA, HP, NA-072 Wil, DJ7AA, is visiting Guenter, HP1XVH, again from Feb 4-19. He will also take part in the CQ WPX RTTY and ARRL CW Contests. His call is not known yet but outside of the contests Wil will work mainly in CW on 160m (1826.5 kHz) and 80m (3560 kHz). Depending on time and condx he will also activate the higher WARC bands. QSL via DL6MYL, bureau ok.

SAIPAN, KH0, OC-086 KH0/JA5AUC plans to hit the airwaves on HF and 6m from Feb 7-12. QSL via homecall.

ST. MAARTEN, PJ7, NA-105 Ron, PJ7/ND5S, and Sue, PJ7/KF5LG, will be QRV from Feb 9-22. Outside of the ARRL Contest they will work in CW/RTTY/SSB (this order) on 160-10m. More details can be found on their website http://www.qsl.net/nd5s/. QSLs via ND5S, bureau ok.

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 9Y4, SA-009 Ben, 9Y4/DL6RAI, and Roberto, 9Y4/IV3IYH, will activate Tobago (SA-009) in SSB/CW/RTTY on 160-10m between Feb 11 and Mar 3. They will use the call 9Y4TBG during the ARRL Contest. QSL via DL4MEH.

TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS, VP5, NA-002 K3LP, N7DD, N3SB and WX3B will be on North Caicos from Feb 12-19. Look for VP5/homecalls in CW and SSB and for VP5LP during the ARRL Contest.

QSL Info

QSL direct: 4U1ET, 8N1OGA, BA4DW/2 (AS-151), C21AT, C6ARB, D88S (DS4CNB), EA6UN (EC6TK), FG/JR3IXB (JR3IXB), FP5KE (F5TJP), GW3KDB, S9MX, HF70A (SP9PAO), HR5/F2JD (F6AJA), J75PL (AA1M), J79RJ (DJ7RJ), JQ1SYQ/JD1, K7A, KL7A (AC7DX), L65W (SA-065), LA6YEA (LA9VDA), LQ7D (AC7DX), NP2B, OY6FRA, PJ5/K3RGD (WA2NHA), ST2X (PA5NT), T88HA (JK1FNN), TI5/KI7VR (KI7VR), TY4DR, TY7Z, XE2/WD9EWK, XU7AAN, XW1LLR (E21EIC)

QSL bureau: 3XY1B0, 5K3CA, 5R8HD (KD6WW), 5W0TR, A25/DL1YFF, C6AGS, CT1BWW/p (EU-145), CT98EXPO, CY9DH, ED2IZA, EK6LF (DJ0LZ), EZ75R, HI9/DJ7ZG, HR6/WA9YYY, OK1RK, RH1E/UA9XMC, RU0B (AS-057), T88ZZ (K1BV), V63RF (K2NV), VQ9NL, XF1DN, XU7AAN

QSL Manager

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

QSL addresses

Preview

DATE            CALL        DXNL

Feb 9 -Feb 15   3B8/DK7AO.. 1326
Feb 4 -Mar 10   5B/G3PMR    1327 *
NOW             5T5SN       1327 *
Feb 9 -Feb 23   5X1DC       1326
Jan 25-Feb 7    6W7/F6AXX   1326
NOW   -2003     7Q7BP       1315, 1325
NOW   -Apr/2003 7Q7HB       1324
Jan 14-Apr 14   7Q7LA       1325
Feb 5 -Feb 18   9G5AP    .. 1326
NOW   -Feb/2003 9N7YJ       1321
Jan 18-Feb 6    9Y/DL1SEN.. 1325
Feb 11-Mar 3    9Y4TBG   .. 1327 *

Feb 2 -Feb 26   A51B        1326
Jan 4 -Mar 4    C6/KM1E     1323
Feb 8 -Feb 15   C6APX       1327 *
NOW             CE9R        1323
NOW   -2004     CN2PM       1310
Jan 21-Feb 12   CT3FN       1324
NOW   -Nov 30   D88S        1323
NOW   - ??      DP1ANF      1326
NOW             DP1POL      1324
Jan 5 -Apr 5    EI/DH5ST    1323
NOW   -2005     EL2TM       1315
Feb 12-Mar 12   FG/F6FXS    1327 *
Sep 1 -2004     FO/F5AEP    1307
NOW   -Feb/2003 FR/F5IRO    1322
NOW   -Feb/2003 FR5KH       1315

Dec 15-Mar 15   HF70A       1322
Jan 30-Feb 15   HH6/DL7CM   1325
Feb 4 -Feb 19   HP/DJ7AA    1327 *
Dec 10-Mar 3    HR5/F2JD    1320
NOW   -Jun/2003 J28UN       1312
Feb 1 -Feb 13   J3/DJ7RJ    1326
Jan 31-Apr 2    J37LR       1325
NOW   -Dec/2003 JM6DZB/JD1  1324
Feb 5 -Feb 6    JS6PXB/6    1326
Feb 11-Feb 19   KG4DZ    .. 1327 *
Jan 23-Feb/2003 KH6/W2TO    1325
Feb 7 -Feb 12   KH0/JA5AUC  1327 *
Jan 29-Feb 7    P4/K2LE     1325
Jan 10-Feb 10   PJ5/K3RGD   1324
Feb 18-Mar 12   PJ6/DJ4SO   1325
Feb 9 -Feb 22   PJ7/ND5S    1327 *
Feb 12-Feb 18   PY0ZFO      1327 *

Jan 27-Mar 2    S21YV       1325
NOW   -Aug/2003 ZS5WC/ST0F  1324
NOW   -Feb/2003 TU2IG       1325
Feb 2 -Feb 8    V2/K4UP     1326
Nov 20-Apr/2003 V3/K8JP     1317
NOW   -Mar/2003 VK0MQI      1305, 1319, 1325
Feb 8 -Feb 15   VK2LBJ      1327 *
Feb 12-Feb 19   VP5LP    .. 1327 *
Feb 4 - ??      VP6EM       1326
NOW   -Feb 11   VP8CSA      1327 *
NOW   - ??      VP8CTR      1325
NOW   - ??      VP8ROT      1326
NOW   -2004     VQ9LA       1323
Jan 30-Feb 10   VR2/VE7TLL  1325
NOW   -Mar 6    XE1/N8SHZ   1327 *
Feb 6 -Feb 9    XE2K        1326
Feb 5 -Feb 9    XR6M        1326
NOW   -Mar/2003 YJ8MN       1321
NOW   -Dec/2003 ZS90SAP     1324

 * = new
.. = and other calls

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