DX News Letter 1293
May 16, 2002

DX-NL 1293 May 16, 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

ALGERIA, 7X Mirek, 9V1XE, is signing 7X0DX on 10-160m from Algeria mostly between 1600 UTC und 0500 UTC from May 13-28. More information and the logbook are available online at: http://www.7x0.sp5zcc.waw.pl.

AMERICAN SAMOA, KH8, OC-077 David, AH6HY/KH8, is QRV from Manua Island (OC-077) from May 18-24. He is working mainly in SSB on 10/15/20m. QSL via AH6HY, bureau ok. This DXpedition's website is: http://www.qsl.net/ah6hy/samoa.html.

ANDREANOF ISLANDS, KL7, NA-039 Larry, K4WLS, is planning a trip to Adak Island for 7-10 days sometime in May/June 2002.

AUSTRALIA, VK AX2ITU and AX3ITU of the "Wireless Institute of Australia" are active on May 17/18 to celebrate the founding of the International Telegraph Union in Paris back in 1865.

CHRISTMAS ISLAND, VK9X, OC-002 Bert, PA3GIO, is on the air as VK9XV in SSB on all HF bands (not 30m!) from May 18-25. QSL via PA3GIO, via bureau preferred! More information is available at: http://www.pa3gio.nl/VK9XV/. He will go to Lord Howe Island afterwards.

FAILAKA ISLAND, 9K, AS-118 Radio amateurs from Kuwait will sign 9K2F from here from May 22-31. QSL via 9K2RA, bureau ok.

FAROE ISLANDS, OY, EU-018 Tom, DL2RTK, and Ric, DL2VFR, are on their way to the Island Station lighthouse on Streymoy Island to become active from May 20-22. More details can be found at: http://www.iota-expedition.com.

ITALY, I II0FM will be on the air from May 20-26. QSL via IZ0BTV.

JAMAICA, 6Y, NA-097 The Team Vertical (N6BT, KE7X, WA6O, N6XG, W0YK, N6XI and K2KW) will be active from Jamaica during the CW WPX Contest. They will be on the air as 6Y5/homecalls (in the contest: 6Y2A) on 6-160m from May 18-28. QSLs: 6Y2A and 6Y5/K2KW via WA4WTG, all others via homecalls.

MONGOLIA, JT The callsign JT1Y will be used by Nicola,I0SNY, and Gianni,I8KGZ, starting on May 21. It is not known how long they will stay in Mongolia. QSL via I0SNY.

NORWAY, LA Some Norwegian radio amateurs are activating Sekken Island for the first time from May 18-20. Look for them on the usual CW and SSB IOTA frequencies.

YEMEN, 7O Chris, G4HCL, is expected in Sanaa on May 18. He intends to operate as 7O1YA or 7O1CL in SSB on 3790, 7045, 14145, 18125, 21275, 24975 and 28475 kHz and in PSK on 14080 or 21080 kHz. QSL via G4HCL, PO Box 400, Eastleigh, SO53 4ZF, Great Britain.

QSL Info

QSL direct: 3B9FR, 3D2SJ, 3XY8A (AF-051), 4T4X (DL2JRM), 5B4ADA, 9A1CCY, A25/G3HCT, A71EM, CE6TBN/p (SA-043), CO6XN, CP8XA, FO0SEV, H40T, H44ZG, HC1MD/HC4, J6DX, KG4TO, KP2/OK1DXB, KP2/OK1TN, KP2/OK5DX, LU9MBK, OD5RAL (AS-108), S79EU, TK5XN, UN0N, UN2O,UN7JX,V2/KQ2M, V47ZM, V8AAP, VP2EY, VP2MHJ, VP6CW, VP8/UT1KY, VU2PAI (AS-161), XE1/DJ4ZB, XE2P, XV9DT, YJ8DZ, ZF2MM, ZK2CA

QSL bureau: 4H2B, 5A/UY0MF (UX5MZ), 5I5A, 6W4RK (F5NPS),8R1K (OH0XX),8S7JAM, A45ZN, B7K (W2AY), BW2000 (JA1JKG), C6A/DJ9HX, C91RF (DL6DQW), CE8/KD6WW, CT3/DJ6QT, CU4/CU3DX (EU-175), CU8/DJ6SI (DJ6SI), EA6LP, EA8/DL9DRA, EA9IE, EM1HO, EX7ML, EX8MIO,F6EAS/p (EU-065), FG/RW3QC (RN3OA), FO0/F5JJW, FO0KUN, FS/F6CMH, FY5FU (F5PAC), FY5KE, GD3AHV, HI9/DL4ALI, HP/F5PAC, HS0/EA4BKA, KH0/JN1WTK, JW7VK, KH0WW, KH2/JE3EJC, KH2/N3WW, KH2/WX8C, KH6/AH0N, M2H, OH0BT, OH0RB, OT9A, OX3FV, OZ/DL9EBR/p, PJ6/K4LMY (NA-145), PY1VOY/PY0F (PY1LVF), RA0LOM/0 (AS-062), SU1HR (RW3GW), SV9/ON4BB (ON4BB), T30AN, TK5XN (F2YT), TM0RUM, V47DX, VP5T (N2VW), VR2SS/p, XV7SW (SM3CXS), XX9SAR, YW7C (SA-012), Z21JE, ZK1TLA, ZK1XKK, ZM7ZB

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

Preview

DATE            CALL          DXNL

NOW   -Jun/2003 5W1SA         1292
May 18-May 28   6Y2A          1293 *
May 18-????     7O1YA         1293 *
May 14-May 18   7W4HI         1292
May 13-May 28   7X0DX         1293 *
NOW   -Jun/2002 8J2C  ..      1291, 1292
May 22-May 31   9K2F          1293 *
NOW   -Sep/2002 9L1BTB        1268

May 18-May 24   AH6HY/AH8     1293 *
May 17-May 18   AX2ITU ..     1293 *
NOW   -2004     D2U           1282
May 31-Jun 30   DT0FWC ..     1275
NOW   -Jun/2002 ET3PMW        1290
Apr 17-May 16   FG/F6FXS      1288
NOW   -2002     HF0POL        1271
Jan 1 -May 30   HL17FWC       1275
May 20-May 26   II0FM         1293 *
May 21-???      JT1Y          1293 *

NOW   -May/2002 K7ASU/KH9     1291
May 18-May 20   LA???         1293 *
NOW   -Jun/2002 OD5/IW0GXY    1287
May 20-May 22   OY/DL2RTK..   1293 *
NOW   -Jul/2002 S21/OK1FWC    1287
NOW   -Oct/2002 SV5/IK2WZD    1292
May 11-May 16   T2DA          1291
NOW   -May/2002 T9/F5LPY      1287
May 16-May 27   TN3B ..       1292
NOW   -Dec/2002 TT8DX         1283

May 14-May 24   V73BL         1291
NOW   -Dec/2002 VK0MQI        1287, 1291
May 18-May 25   VK9XV         1293 *
NOW   -Jul 31   XW3QBR        1286
NOW   -Jun/2002 YA/LA7JO      1292
NOW   -Sep/2002 ZC4BS         1260

*  = new
.. = and other calls

At the moment I am on a business trip and have only restricted possibilities to publish this DX Newsletter. You can expect a normal edition of the DX Newsletter next week again.

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