DX News Letter 1403
September 19, 2004

DX-NL 1403 September 19, 2004
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

BONAIRE, PJ4, SA-006 The "Metro DX Club's Team Bonaire 2004" consisting of PJ4/K9MDO, PJ4/N2WB and PJ4/W9ILY will be active in SSB/CW/RTTY on 80-10m from Sep 22-29. PJ4/W9ILY will take part in the WWDX RTTY Contest as well.

CAMBODIA, XU Wim, ON6TZ, is signing XU7TZG from Kompong Som (Sihanoukville) mainly on 7075, 14220 and 21320 kHz from Sep 11-28. QSL via ON4AJV.

CANADA, VE The special event station VE3QCWA will hit the airwaves from the QCWA International Convention in Ottawa between Sep 17 and Oct 17. QSL via VE3IQ.

CHINA, BY, AS-134 Fan Bin, BA1RB, plans to activate an island in the group AS-134 from Sep 18-20. Listen for BA1RB/3 in RTTY and PSK31 on 20/17/15/12/10m and on 160m/80m during his twilight hours. QSL via EA7FTR.

ECUADOR, HC, SA-056 EA9CP is visiting Cojimies Island (SA-056) from Sep 17-21. Listen for HC4CB or HC4/EA9CP. QSL via EA7FTR.

EGYPT, SU Gab, HA3JB, will sign SU8BHI from Cairo between Sep 21 and Dec 20. She also plans to participate in the WWDX RTTY and CW contests. QSL via HA3JB, unfortunately only direct.

ENGLAND, G, EU-120 The Chippenham District Amateur Radio Club will hit the airwaves from Lundy (EU-120) signing GB2LI in CW/SSB on all bands from Sep 21-28. QSL via G3YBT.

FRENCH POLYNESIA, FO, OC-052 Nando, IT9YRE, Claudio, I1SNW, and Alfio, IT9EJW, are expected to show up from Hereheretue, Duke of Gloucester Islands (OC-052, very rare IOTA group) around Sep 18-20. QSLs via homecalls, unfortunately only direct.

GERMANY, DL, EU-057 DD6VSF/p is QRV from Hiddensee (EU-057) from Sep 19-26. QSL via bureau.

ITALY, I IR0SN will be special event station to celebrate the 1000th anniversary of the abbey Grottaferrata from Sep 20-30. QSL via IZ0BTV.

JAPAN, JA, AS-117 Kenji, JA4GXS/4, will be QRV from Otsu Island (AS-117) in CW/SSB on 80/40/30/20/15m on Sep 19/20. QSL via bureau.

LUXEMBOURG, LX LX/ON6QX, LX/ON4LO and LX/ON6UM are working on HF from Sep 18-21. QSL via homecalls.

MADEIRA, CT3, AF-014 EA2RU, EA2BXV and EA2RY are working with 100 watts and wire antennas mainly in digital modes on 80-10m from Sep 20-30. During the upcoming WWDX RTTY Contest they will sign CT9R. QSLs via bureau. --- Ivan, CT3/G3IZD, is spending his holidays on Madeira from Sep 21-27.

MARQUESAS ISLANDS, FO/M, OC-027 Joe, N7WLR/mm, is onboard a buoy-tending ship and will hit the airwaves from the Marquesas as FO0/N7WLR during a short stop from Sep 22-24.

MICRONESIA, V6 V63KZ and V63MP are the calls of Kaz, JA0VSH, and Miyuki, JG0PBJ, working in SSB/CW on 160-10m from Sep 17-26. QSLs via homecalls.

NEW CALEDONIA, FK JA1BAB, JA1IWP, JA1RNO, JA1RTG, JR1KHM, JI1EOP, JJ1EWN, JK1EBA, JA3RAF, JR3OET and JF3IPR of the "Mitsubishi Electric Tokyo ARC" are signing FK/JM1YGG respectively FK/... in CW/SSB/FM on 80-10m from Sep 16-19. QSLs via bureau.

SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE, S9 Jorge, CT1EFV, is working S92LZ during a humanitarian mission from Sep 19-26. QSL via CT1EFV.

SRI LANKA, 4S JQ3DUE (4S7DUG), JA3HXJ (4S7YHG), JA3CHS (4S7CHGI), JH3IJY (4S7IJG), JQ3DUE (4S7DUG), JM3INF (4S7YJG), JA3ART (4S7GGG), JR3QHQ (4S7QHG), JA3UJR (4S7UJG), JA3DBD (4S7DBG), JA3ARJ (4S7ARG), JH3LSS (4S7LSG), JG3JKG (4S7JKG), JH3VEJ (4S7VEG), JA3AVO (4S7AVG), JI3DST (4S7DSG), JA3CFP, JA3BUN, JA3BZO, JN3XCZ, JA3TJA, JH3KCW, JA3OMA, JL3DYW, JA2HDE and JG2GFX are working on 160-6m from Sep 17-24. They are putting their emphasis on working North America and the lowbands.

SUDAN, ST Dane, S57CQ, will stay active on the air as ST2T for two or three more months. QSL via S57DX.

UKRAINE, UT The special event station EM0ITU is active during the ITU conference in Kiev from Sep 20-24, 2004. QSL via UT3UZ.

USA, W, NA-213 Dauphin Island (NA-213) in Alabama will be the destination of W4D from Sep 24-27. The operators Barbara, WA4RMC, Kathy, W4KRY, Lynn, K0MAI, Tom, K4VCM, Greg, WA4NFO, Kenny, AB4GG, Tommie, K4KWK, and Paul, WA4AA, will work with 100 watts in SSB on 10-80m. QSL via WA4AA, bureau ok.

QSL Info

QSL direct: 4Z8EE, 5W0SS (DL2MDZ), 9M2BX, A43HI (AS-010), CO5DX, IS0/DL6FBK, CS0RCL/p (EU-145), EA1AKS, EA1AQO, EA5RJ, EA8AOQ, HA8IB, HB9RDE, HR2RCH/3 (NA-160), IF9/IK4RUX (EU-054), LA5UKA (EU-056), OA4BQE, OE6MDF, OH2BH, OJ0J, P40L,RA0FX (AS-018),RI0IMA (AS-170),SV1DPI, T44I (NA-056), UA0CA, VA3RMF/W1 (NA-055), YV7QP (SA-012), YB4IR, YV4AZF, ZA/OH2PM, ZA/PE1LWT, ZA1DX, ZM6CL, ZS6ME, ZY6GK (SA-023)

QSL bureau: 4G6A (OC-125,VE7DP), 4H1LC (OC-244,VE7DP), 4S7VK (AS-003,DJ9ZB), 6W/SM0JHF, 9H1EI, 9H3WW (DJ5CL), BX2AE, DX4CN (OC-202, VE7DP), DJ8QP (EU-033,EU-046,EU-141), EA6/OK1WF (EU-004), EA8/DJ2WL, EA9/DL3OCH, FH/F5SIE (AF-027), GW8K (EU-005, GW0ANA), HB0/ON5UR, HB0/DL1RWB/p (DL4ZSB), IK8BIZ/p (EU-144), IM0/IK8BIZ (EU-041), J28CDX (AF-059, F5IPW), K5MI (NA-052, DJ2UG), K9AJ/VY0 (NA-007), KH2GR (OC-026, JF6BCC), LX0HQ (LX1KQ), MM0BNN/p (EU-005,EU-008), PJ7/OE3GEA (NA-105), PU2WDX, PY2NB, PY2YP, PY5PDC,R3ARES (R3AR), RU0B (RW3GW), S79NS (AF-024,DL2RNS), S9WU, SX8E (EU-075,SV1EQU), SX8PLH (EU-049, SV8DTD), TU2IG (F5IG), UA0FZ (AS-018, IK2DUW), VI5BR, VI8NT (VK6NE), VK9CV (OC-003, JA8VE), VK9XW (DL2RMC), WA6O/6Y5, XT2W

QSL managers

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

Preview

DATE         CALL        DXNL

17Sep-24Sep  4S7DUG..    1403 *
09Sep-23Sep  7Q7CE       1401
NOW  -Nov04  8J1RF       1402
12Sep-19Sep  9A/VE3ZIK   1402
NOW  -Feb05  9U6PM       1400

18Sep-20Sep  BA1RB/3     1403 *
20Sep-30Sep  CT3/EA2RU.. 1403 *
21Sep-27Sep  CT3/G3IZD   1403 *
19Sep-26Sep  DD6VSF/p    1403 *
12Sep-18Sep  DJ4JI/p     1402
06Sep-28Sep  EA6/DL6KAC  1402
20Sep-24Sep  EM0ITU      1403 *
16Sep-19Sep  FK/JM1YGG.. 1403 *
NOW          FK/KM9D..   1402
18Sep-20Sep  FO/IT9YRE.. 1403 *
22Sep-24Sep  FO0/N7WLR   1403 *
NOW  -Sep04  FO5RN/p     1395
10Sep-18Sep  FP/NN9K     1402

21Sep-28Sep  GB2LI       1403 *
04Sep-30Sep  GM3VLB      1402
12Sep-19Sep  HB0/ON7TQ   1402
17Sep-21Sep  HC4CB       1403 *
08Sep-21Sep  HH/N3BNA..  1402
20Sep-30Sep  IR0SN       1403 *
08Sep-01Oct  J73CCM..    1401
19Sep-20Sep  JA4GXS/4    1403 *
18Sep-21Sep  LX/ON6QX..  1403 *
NOW  -31Dec  LZ35ZF      1389
01Jun-31Dec  OE80XRW     1389
01Jun-31Oct  OE8XRC/90KK 1389
01Sep-30Nov  ON60Z       1401
28Aug-24Sep  PA/DH8KV    1400
22Sep-29Sep  PJ4/W9ILY.. 1403 *

19Sep-26Sep  S92LZ       1403 *
NOW  -Apr05  S9SS        1390
NOW  -Nov04  ST2PN       1399
NOW  -Dec04  ST2T        1403 *
21Sep-20Dec  SU8BHI      1403 *
01Sep-30Sep  SV0XAO      1400
14Sep-30Sep  SV8/G8VHB   1402
08Sep-21Sep  SV8/ON4BB.. 1402
06Sep-01Oct  TK/DL4FF    1401
08Sep-22Sep  TK/F4DZY    1401
06Sep-18Sep  TK/M0CLH/p  1401
11Sep-25Sep  TM6OBG      1402
04Sep-18Sep  TM8CDX      1401
NOW  -Sep05  TT8FT       1401

03Sep-23Sep  UE0LPR      1402
17sep-26Sep  V63KZ..     1403 *
17sep-17Oct  VE3QCWA     1403 *
09Oct-23Oct  VK9L        1394
06Jun-06Nov  VP9/W9AEB   1391
NOW  -Dec04  VQ9LQ       1398
24Sep-27Sep  W4D         1403 *
NOW  -31Dec  WL7CPA      1402
11Sep-28Sep  XU7TZG      1403 *
11Aug-Sep04  YA7X        1397
NOW  -Sep04  YA0Y        1392
NOW  -Mar06  ZD8I        1402

 * = new
.. = and other calls

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