DX News Letter 1284
March 7, 2002

DX-NL 1284 March 7, 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

ACENCION ISLAND, CE7, SA-043 This Chilean island will be activated from March 11-14. The callsign is not known yet. QSL via N1IBM.

ASCENSION ISLAND, ZD8, AF-003 Jim, N6TJ, will be on the air again signing ZD8Z on all bands in CW and SSB from Mar 11-21. He will put his emphasis on 160m and the WARC bands. QSL via VE3HO, direct only.

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS, VP2V, NA-023 VP2V/W0AW and VP2V/N9COQ will be active from Virgin Gorda (NA-023) from Mar 9-15. They will operate in CW/SSB on 10-40m if possible also on 80/160m and 6m. QSLs for all QSOs via W0AW.

CAPE VERDE, D4, AF-005 OE1VBL, OE3GEA, OE5MKM, OE5MRP and OE5RHO are on the air as D44TA from Sao Tiago (AF-005) until Mar 13. QSL via OE5XVL, bureau ok. Further details on can be found on their website http://www.qsl.net/d44ta/.

CEBU ISLAND, DU, OC-129 Oleg, DU7/UT2VU, is QRV until the end of March. QSL via UR7VA, buro ok.

CHAD, TT After crashing with a bike Guillaume, F8ARR, now has to stay in France for a little while. Get well soon!

CURACAO, PJ2, SA-006 PJ2/DL7DF (CW), PJ2/DL7UFR (SSB), PJ2/DL7UFN (RTTY/PSK31) and PJ2/DL4WK (6m) will hit the airwaves from Mar 15-30. Main operation will take place on the WARC and lowbands. QSL via DL7DF.

DAMAS ISLAND, CE, SA-086 Mark, CE6TBN/2, is QRV in SSB on 10-40m from Mar 8-10. QSL via N1IBM.

DAUPHIN ISLAND, W, NA-213 Some members of the Magnolia DX Association (MDXA) are signing W4D on all bands but mainly in RTTY and on the WARC bands from Mar 8-11. QSL via W5UE, bureau ok.

DIEGO GARCIA, VQ9, AF-006 George,K7GB, is QRV as VQ9GB in CW and SSB from Mar 8 until mid May. QSL via K7GB.

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, HI, NA-096 Bert, HI9/PA3GIO, plans to work in SSB on 80-10m from Mar 15-21. QSL preferred via bureau to PA3GIO.

DUCIE ISLAND, VP6, OC-182 The departure from French Polynesia is planned for March 12. VP6TC, VP6DB, VP6AZ, VP6MW, VP6BK/JA1BK, JF1IST, K9AJ, K5VT and N9TK will first travel to Pitcairn Island. They plan to operate from there on 21020 kHz (CW) and 21295 kHz (SSB) for 24 hours. Other frequencies will be 28495, 14195 and 14020 kHz. Further activitiews are planned on 160-6m geplant. Later the logbook will be available on the website http://www.big.or.jp/~ham/dx.html. QSL via VE3HO (HF) and JA1BK (6m).

GRANDE DI PORTO CESAREO, EU-091 IZ7AUH and IK7MCJ will be active on 40-10m on Mar 9/10. QSL via IZ7AUH.

GRENANDA, J3, NA-024 William, VE3EBN, is QRV as J37LR in CW/SSB on 40-10m until Mar 31. QSL via VE3EBN, bureau ok.

JERSEY, GJ, EU-013 Pete, MJ/K8PT, will appear on the bands from Mar 13-19.

MALLORCA, EA6, EU-004 Christian, EA6/DL6KAC, is QRV mostly in SSB on 10-80m from Mar 8-24.

OKI ISLANDS, JA4, AS-041 Shin, JI3ACL/4, and Shige, JI3CEY/4, are active in CW and SSB on 160-6m from Mar 16-18. QSL via homecalls.

SABA ISLAND, PJ6, NA-145 Bert, PA3GIO, is signing PJ6/PA3GIO/m or .../p in SSB on 40-10m from Mar 7-14. QSL preferred via bureau to PA3GIO.

SAN ANDRES ISLAND, HK0/s, NA-033 Gerd, DL7VOG, will be QRV on 160-6m as HK0GU starting on Mar 14. His length of stay is unknown yet. Nice picture QSLs can be requested via e-mail to dl7vog@darc.de.

SAN FELIX ISLAND, XR0, SA-013 Carlos, NP4IW/CE3AQ, Massimo, I8NHJ, Alan, K5AB, Doug, N6TQS, Dick, K5AND, John, N7CQQ, Franz, DJ9ZB, Ricardo, CE0YWS, Michael, N6MZ, Joseph, KO4RR, Willy, HB9AHL, Robert, KK6EK, and Charles, W6KK, are signing XR0X from Mar 12-30. QSL via N7CQQ. More info is available on the internet page http://www.cordell.org/SFX/.

TOKARA ARCHIPELAGO, JA6, AS-049 JO1EPY/6 can be found on the usual IOTA frequencies on 10-40m in CW and SSB from March 9-11. QSL via bureau.

VENTOTENE ISLAND, I, EU-045 Tony, IB0/IK8VRH, is QRV on all bands from Mar 4-21. QSL via IK8VRH.

QSL Info

QSL direct: 3D2CY, 4J4K, 4X3A (WA4WTG), 5R8HD, C31HK, CY9SS (VY2SS), EA6IB, EP3PTT, EY8CQ, FK8GM, FO0DEH (OC-062, OC-094), LX0HQ, PJ2Z, PJ5/K7NAA, PJ7/ND5S, SV1LK/8 (EU-075), SV5CJN, T30XU, T88ZZ, TK1W, UA9YAB, V26AK, V47KP, V63RF (OC-010),VP8DEL,VY2ZMM (K1ZM), XP1AB, ZB2AZ

QSL bureau: 3D2AW (OC-016, DL2AWG), 3D2WG (OC-016, DL9NCW), 3G0Y (DL7UFN), 3A2MW, 4N9W (EU-163, YU7ADY), 4U1WRC (4U1ITU), 5R8GT (DK8ZD), 5U2K, 5U5A, 6W6JNE, 8P8JS (PA5ET), 8P9JU (PA5ET), 8Q7CR, 8Q7MZ, 9H3TI (DL2AAZ), 9H3O (EU-023, DL7VRO), AA1AC/VP9 (NA-005), C56/G8OO, C56VB (OH2VB), CN8LI (ON4ANT), CP6XE, D2GG (CT1GG), D4A, DJ9HX/C6A (NA-113), DL4NYL/HI9 (NA-096), ES1RA/8 (EU-178), DS2BGV, EK6TA, FR5GQ, GB5RO (EU-009, GM4DZX), GJ4GG, HL3AHQ, J64AS (N9AG), J68AS (N9AG), J8/F6AUS (NA-025), JX3EX (LA3EX), JW/ES1AKM (EU-026),JW5LJA (EU-026, LA5LJA),KG4IZ (NA-015,WA5PE), K2HX/KP4 (NA-099, DJ9HX), KZ5C/KH0 (JA0QBY), OH0YLS (OH1MK), OZ/HB9DDZ/p (EU-172), RV3ACA/1 (EU-133), S21VJ (G4ZVJ), S21YP (G3REP), SV5/DL9USA/p (EU-001), SV9/OE3EVA/p (EU-015), T88AY (JA7AYE), T88CL (JA8CCL), TO2OOO (NA-102, ON4LCE)

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

Preview

DATE            CALL          DXNL

NOW   -Mar 10   3W2LWS        1282
NOW   -Apr 9    3W2XK         1273
NOW   -Mar 15   3W9KCS        1283
Mar 4 -Mar 17   5R/F5DKO      1283
NOW   -Apr/2002 7Z1AC         1283
NOW   -Sep/2002 9L1BTB        1268
Mar 4 -Mar 18   9M9/JA1OEM    1283
Nov 15-Mar/2002 9U5D          1268

Mar 8 -Mar 10   CE6TBN/2      1284 *
Mar 7 -Mar 21   CT3/DL3KWF .. 1283
NOW   -2004     D2U           1282
Mar 13-????     D44TA         1284 *
May 31-Jun 30   DT0FWC ..     1275
NOW   -Mar/2002 DU7/UT2VU     1284 *
Mar 8 -Mar 24   EA6/DL6KAC    1284 *
NOW             EP3UN         1282
NOW   -2002     HF0POL        1271
Mar 15-Mar 21   HI9/PA3GIO    1284 *
Mar 14-???      HK0GU         1284 *
Jan 1 -May 30   HL17FWC       1275
Mar 7 -Mar 8    HZ1AB         1283

Mar 4 -Mar 21   IB0/IK8VRH    1284 *
Mar 9 -Mar 10   IZ7AUH        1284 *
Feb 22-Mar 15   J3/DJ7RJ      1281
NOW   -Mar 31   J37LR         1284 *
Mar 16-Mar 18   JI3ACL/4 ..   1284 *
Mar 9 -Mar 11   JO1EPY/6      1284 *
NOW   -Apr/2002 JX7DFA        1266
Mar 13-Mar 19   MJ/K8PT       1284 *
Feb 20-Dec 31   OP1A          1281
NOW   -Apr/2002 P43MR         1274
NOW   -2002     P5/4L4FN      1270, 1271, 1280
Mar 5 -???      P5/YT1AD ..   1276, 1283
Mar 15-Mar 30   PJ2/DL7DF ..  1284 *
Mar 7 -Mar 14   PJ6/PA3GIO    1284 *
Mar 2 -Mar 9    PJ7/KD2DL     1283
NOW             S07X          1283

NOW   -Dec/2002 TT8DX         1283
Feb 14-Mar 8    V51/DL2SL     1280
Mar 9 -Mar 15   VP2V/W0AW     1284 *
Mar 2002        VP6 /Ducie    1284 *
NOW   -Mar 16   VP8CSA        1283
Mar 8 -May/2002 VQ9GB         1284 *
Mar 8 -Mar 11   W4D           1284 *
Mar 12-Mar 30   XR0X          1284 *
NOW   -Mar 9    XW0X          1278
Mar 4 -Mar 15   YJ0AOW        1283
NOW   -Sep/2002 ZC4BS         1260
Mar 11-Mar 21   ZD8Z          1284 *
NOW             ZL5CP         1280
NOW             ZS7/ZS4AGA    1281
Feb 27-Mar 3    ZY0SAT        1282

 * = new
.. = and other calls

TNX: A35RK, DJ1YFK, DJ5AV, DJ5IH, DJ6SE, DL1SBF, DL2BQV, DL2HX, DL5EBE, DL7VOA, DL9HO, F5NQL, F8ARR, JI3ACL, K1WY, LU3DR, OE5OHO, PR7AR, SP2FAP, VA3RJ, XX9AU, 425 DX News, ARRL DX Bulletin, Crazy DX Group, K1XN (GOLIST), F6AJA (Les Nouvelles DX), KB8NW (OPDX Bulletin), W3UR (Daily DX), N4AA (QRZ DX), Islands On The Web.