DX News Letter 1206
July 17, 2000

DX-NL 1206 - July 17, 2000
DX News Letter
Editor: Michael, DJ5AV

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

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

PACIFIC

FO - FRENCH POLYNESIA Phil, KH7FQ, is very active signing FO0MCC from Huahine (OC-067) until September. QSL via KH7FQ.

KH2 - GUAM, A9 - BAHRAIN Gus, KH2/K4SXT, shut down his activities from Nimitz Hill and will be QRV from A9 in Sep. Gus prefers the lowbands, especially 160m.

ZK1 - SOUTH COOK Andy, ZK1AND, is QRV from Rarotonga (OC-013) for one month. QSL via AB7FS. --- Mark, KM6HB, was QRV especially in RTTY on 10-40m signing ZK1AHB from Jul 10-17. QSL via KM6HB.

YB - INDONESIA From Jul 21-23 some members of the clubstation YB3ZES will use the special call 8A3B in SSB/CW/RTTY on 10-80m (without WARC) operating from Bawean (OC-197).

AFRICA

3DA - SWAZILAND Maurice, ON4BAM, who is on a roundtrip through Africa may be on the air as 3DA0MA on Jul 26/27. QSL via ON4BAM.

9J - ZAMBIA Bob Ferrero, W6RJ, and his son Robert, W6KR, are QRV as 9J2RA working in SSB/CW on 15/20m until Aug 3. QSL via K6SLO.

CT3 - MADEIRA Ben, DJ8FW, may be active as CT3/DJ8FW from AF-014 between Jul 20 and Aug 20.

FR/T - TROMELIN The Lyon DX Gang will be on the air as FR/F6KDF/T on 6-160m from Aug 1-16. Check their homepage at http://f5nod.waika9.com/. QSL via F6KDF, via CBA or bureau.

ZS - SOUTH AFRICA Maurice, ZS/ON4BAM, on a roundtrip, will be QRV on 10/12/15/17/20m between Jul 21 and Aug 13. QSL via ON4BAM.

AMERICA

FP - ST PIERRE et MIQUELON TO0DX was said to be QRV in CW/SSB/RTTY on 6-40m from Jul 14-19. QSL via K1WY (see DXNL 1122).

FS - ST MARTIN Brian, FS/N3OC, is active from NA-105 between Jul 24 and Aug 2. Operation will take place in SSB/CW/RTTY on all bands including 6m, the WARC bands and the IOTA contest. QSL via N3OC.

HK - COLOMBIA Rob, HK3PXA (exHJ3PXA), hit the airwaves as 5K9AQ mostly in SSB on 10/15/20/40m from Jul 14-17. QSL via HK3PXA, via bureau or CBA. TI - COSTA RICA Right now Bill, K4WPM, and friends are QRV as K4QFF/TI8 for 1 week.

YV - VENEZUELA The YW5LF activity from Los Frailes (SA-059, see DXNL 1205) has been postponed to August 2000. QSL via W4SO (maildrop ONLY!).

ASIA

4L - GEORGIA 4L5O,4L4KW,4L1R,4L4BR and 4L1DX are QRV as 4L0DXP till Jul 28 or 31. QSL via K1WY (see DXNL 1122).

4X - ISRAEL Thre special event station 4X85FUK is on the air celebrating the 85th Esperanto Congress in Tel Aviv between Jul 24 and Aug 1. Look for them on 7066, 14266, 21266 and 28766 kHz.

HL - SOUTH KOREA Mirek, 9V1XE/VK3DXI, intends to be QRV as HL4/VK3DXI from the shack of HL0RBU for one week starting on Jul 24.

VR2 - HONG KONG Fernando, 4S7OF, announced to operate as VR2OS starting mid July.

XU - CAMBODIA Jani, YB0US, wanted to be QRV in RTTY on 10/15/20m signing XU7AAP from Jul 13-20.

XV - VIETNAM Jani, YB0US, was announced to be QRV as 3W2US in RTTY from Jul 21-28 but already hit the airwaves on Jul 14. QSL via N2OO. --- Hans, WA1LWS, shall be active as 3W2LWS mostly in CW on 10/15/20m until July 30.

EUROPE

JW - SVALBARD JW7M's trip to Kong Karls Land (EU-063) planned for Jul 11/12 had to be cancelled due to bad weather amd missing transportation. Anyhow, in the meantime JW5RIA (QSL via LA5RIA) was QRV from EU-063.

F - FRANCE The radioclub of the European Council will be QRV as TP2000CE in CW/SSB (RTTY also on their first day) from Jul 21-23. QSL via F6FQK.

GM - SCOTLAND Bill, M0BNN, will be active from Skye (EU-008) signing MM0BNN/p between Jul 24 and Aug 2 (including IOTA contest). QSL via M0BNN, via bureau or direct to his CBA.

SV - GREECE Roberto, SV8/IK7XIV, is QRV from Zante (EU-052) in CW and on 6m from Jul 22 until Aug 28. He may be QRV as J48X during the IOTA Contest.

SV5 - DODECANES J45W is active from EU-001 between Jul 19 and Aug 2. QSL via I2WIJ.

Preview

DATE              CALL            DXNL

Jul 14-Jul 23     1A0KM           1205
Oct 8 -Oct 24     3B6RF           1195
Jul 26-Jul 27     3DA0MA          1206 *
Jul 5 - ??        3W2B etc        1205
NOW               3W2US, 3W2LWS   1206 *
May   -Nov/2000   3W2LC           1198
NOW   -Jul 31     4L0DXP          1206 *
NOW   -2001       4O8/9X0A        1201
Jul 24-Aug 1      4X85FUK         1206 *
Jul 1 -Nov 30     5B40            1205
Jul 3 -Jul 22     7P8AA           1203, 1204
Jul 21-Jul 23     8A3B            1206 *
NOW   -Aug 3      9J2RA           1206 *

NOW               A35IQ           1205
Sep/2000          A9 (K4SXT)      1206 *
Jul 20-Aug 20     CT3/DJ3FW       1206 *
NOW               E4/OE1GZTA      1205
NOW   -Sep/2000   FO0MCC          1206 *
NOW               FO0MOT          1205
Jul 10-Aug 18     FO0PT           1204
Aug 1 -Aug 16     FR/F6KDF/T      1203, 1206*
Jul 24-Aug 2      FS/N3OC         1206 *
Jun 20-Jun/2001   HC4WW           1203
Jul 24-Jul 31     HL4/VK3DXI      1206 *

Jun 10-           J28EW           1202
Jul 19-Aug 2      J45W            1206 *
NOW   -Jul 23     JY9NE           1190
NOW   -2002 ?     NH6D/KH4        1200
May 8 -Oct/2000   KH5, KH5K       1197-1199, 1103
Jul 24-Aug 2      MM0BNN/p        1206 *
Jun 26-Aug 1      NL7QT           1203
NOW   -Sep/2000   OD5/F5SQM       1168, 1203

NOW   -Aug/2000   ST0P            1203
Jul 22-Jul 28     SV8/IK7XIV      1206 *
Jul 12-Jul 25     SV8/ON5CT       1205
Jul 19-Jul 23     T88AY           1205
NOW               K4QFF/TI8       1206 *
Jul 1 -Jul 31     TK/F6AUS        1205
Jul 14-Jul 19     TO0DX           1206 *
Jul 21-Jul 23     TP2000CE        1206 *

NOW   -Sep/2000   V29TBK          1204
NOW               V73GI           1205
NOW   -Dec/2000   VK0MM           1176-1191, 1197, 1198
Jul 18-Jul 24     VP2MHX etc      1205
Jul 1 -Jul 31     DL1YAF/VP9      1205
mid July-         VR2OS           1206 *
Jul 13-Jul 20     XU7AAP          1206 *
POSTPONED->Aug    YW5LF           1206 *
Jul 17-Jul 22     YL/SM1TDE       1205
Jul   -Aug        ZK1AND          1206 *
NOW   -Jul 20     ZK1AXU          1205
Jul 21-Aug 13     ZS/ON4BAM       1206 *

"NEW": 1206 *

Bandspots of the last 7 days

160m
   1A0KM      1843  2240Z via IK0FVC
   4X6DK      1826  2215Z via bureau
   7P8AA      1827  2236Z via DL7VRO, bureau
   VK6HD      1831  2243Z via bureau

80m
   7P8AA      3505  2346Z via DL7VRO, bureau
   FM5GU      3797  0225Z via KU9C, also bureau
   PT7BZ      3796  2315Z via bureau

40m
   5X1Z       7002  2043Z via SM6CAS
   5N3CPR     7002  2228Z via SP5CPR, bureau
   FG5IM      7001  0004Z
   FP/AI5P    7010  2346Z via AI5P, bureau
   FY5FU      7067  2346Z via F5PAC, bureau
   HF0POL     7008  2226Z via SP3WVL, also bureau
   KP2/AA1BU  7077  0433Z via WA1LNP, bureau

30m
   9J2BO     10107  1847Z via W6ORD, direct
   9M2TO     10103  1941Z via JA0DMV, bureau
   FO0MOT    10117  0416Z via OM2SA, bureau
   HK0VGJ    10115  0408Z direct
   J75KG     10106  0215Z via N2AU, also bureau
   KP2/AG8L  10117  0249Z via NN6C, also bureau
   PZ1AP     10102  0216Z via CBA
   VP2EREM   10108  0217Z via WB2REM
   ZD7BG     10106  2152Z via W1ZT, bureau

20m
   3W2US     14084  1942Z via N2OO, bureau
   FO0CLA    14002  0520Z via F6CTL
   KL7/K6ST  14260  0747Z via N6AWD, bureau
   K4QFF/TI8 14022  0556Z
   VK0MM     14003  0537Z see DXNL 1180, QRX !
   YI1SEA    14250  0935Z via WA3HUP
   ZK1AXU    14200  0526Z North Cook, via PA3AXU, bureau

17m
   9V1JA     18145  1633Z via bureau
   FO0PT     18125  0616Z via DJ0FX, bureau
   J28FF     18131  1549Z via F6ITD, bureau
   JW7M      18135  0534Z via LA7M, bureau
   KP2/AG8L  18079  2235Z via NN6C, also bureau
   W9EFL/PJ2 18125  2204Z via W9EFL, bureau
   V63KR     18070  0643Z via K8AQM
   YB0DX     18155  1626Z via bureau

15m
   1A0KM     21295  0927Z via IK0FVC
   3W2LWS    21023  1012Z via WA1LWS
   5K9AQ     21295  2045Z via HK3PXA, bureau
   FO0MEX    21282  0812Z via JL1MEX
   FW5ZL     21275  0833Z see DXNL 1191
   V29TBK    21020  2206Z via G3TBK, bureau

12m
   4W6GH     24945  1530Z via CT1EGH, direct
   EM1KY     24900  1737Z via UT7UA, bureau
   FR5GQ     24945  0922Z via CBA
   R2/DK8LV  24902  1348Z via DK8LV
   ST0P      24253  1729Z via 5B4YY

10m
   1A0KM     28500  1632Z via IK0FVC
   3B8CF     28027  1357Z via CBA
   7P8AA     28495  0910Z via DL7VRO, bureau
   A92GE     28490  0649Z see DXNL 1152
   VQ9VK     28024  1442Z via N1TO
   YI9OM     28023  0637Z via OM6TX
   ZK1AXU    28495  1704Z via PA3AXU, bureau

INFO

QSL Routes

The log of 7P8AA can be check online now at http://dx.qsl.net/logs/.

A reliable and up-to-date list of all GU/MU/2U calls can be found at the Guernsey Amateur Radio Society website: http://www.gars.org.gg/calls.html

The Czech Callbook 2000 can be searched online at: http://www.cpcug.org/user/wfeidt/Misc/okcb.html

MAYER QSL CARDS (http://www.mayer.com.ar/news/default.htm) offers a list of current and upcoming DXpeditions including hyperlinks to interesting pages.

QSLs arrived buro: HP3XBH, KH0/JH4RLY (OC086), KP2/OK1RD, KP4ATF, VP9/KE0UI, M2D (G3LZQ), OJ0/K7BV (KU9C), V26E, VP2MBT, XE1RCF, XO1CWI (NA-198 via VE2CWI)

QSLs arrived direct: 3D2QB (OC016 via SM3CER), 6Y3A & KN5H/6Y5 (KN5H), 4K1A (09/1991)+R1ANF/a (KING SEJONG+GREAT WALL Base via RK1PWA), 9M2AX, EY8XX (GW3CDP), V31MD

TNX for information to 425 DXNEWS, 599 DX Report, Antarctic Bulletin/IK1GPG, ARRL DX News, DF1ZN, DF6EX, DF6PW, DJ2EV, DJ3CP, DK2JX, DL1GEH, DL1SBF,OPDX, DL2BQV, DL3IAC, DL5NDH, DL7PR, F6AJA, GOList, HB9AGH, HB9DHK, HB9EAA, ON6DP, HB9FAX, IK7JTF, K1WY, Les Nouvelles-DX, MAYER QSL CARDS, PA3ARM, QRZ DX, RTTY DX NOTES, The DAILY DX, UT1EJ, UT3UA and others.