DX News Letter 1298
June 20, 2002

DX-NL 1298 June 20, 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

AMSTERDAM ISLAND, FT/Z, AF-002 Caroline, F4DOT, is underway onboard a fishing boat from Reunion and plans to land on Amsterdam Island by the end of the month. She will work mainly on 6m. Her length of stay and callsign are still unknown.

ANTARCTICA, VP8/a Hiro, JH7JCX, belongs to the team which will stay at the scientific base Syowa during the Antarctic winter. He is on the air as 8J1RL. A good chance to find him is the Antarctic round on 21275kHz on mondays.

CHINA, BY Jean-Michel, F6AJA, will stay in Nanjing between Jun 26 and Jul 1. He will hit the airwaves with the rather unusual callsign F6AJA/BY4RSA or F6AJA/BY4WNG.

CORSICA, TK, EU-014 Isabelle, TK/F5BOY/m, is QRV on 10/15/17/20m until Jun 24.

EGYPT, SU Bob, K4RB, is momentarily staying in Cairo and received the callsign SU9US. QSL via K4DX, direct ONLY.

GUERNSEY, GU, EU-114 Terry, GU3MHV, and Mady, GU4WHV (KP3YL), are active in CW/SSB on 10/15/ 20/40m from Jun 17-25. QSLs for both calls via KP3YL.

GUINEA, 3X Baldur, DJ6SI, and Tom, DL1QW, are staying in Conakry since Jun 12. They are on the air as 3XA8DX in CW (DJ6SI), SSB and RTTY (DL1QW) on 6-160m until Jun 24. QSLs: CW via DJ6SI, SSB and RTTY via DL1QW.

ITALY, I IQ9YL is active during the "International YL Meeting" in Palermo from Jun 18-26. --- Antonello, IB0/IK2DUW, is on the air from Santo Stefano Island (EU-045) in CW/SSB/RTTY on HF and 6m from Jun 19-29.

LAOS, XW Champ, E21EIC, is signing XW1IC from Jun 19-29. He is working in CW/SSB/RTTY on 80-10m (also WARC bands). QSL via E21EIC, bureau ok.

MARTHA'S VINEYARD, W1, NA-046 Howie, K1VSJ, is QRV in CW/SSB on 10-80m until Sep 1.

OCEAN ISLE BEACH, W5, NA-112 Steve, AK0M, will visit this island off the shore of North Carolina from Jun 23-28. He intends to work in CW/SSB on 6-20m. The USI reference is NC-011S.

ORKNEY ISLANDS, GM, EU-009 Peter, GM3OFT, will hit the airwaves from several islands in this group between Jun 26 and Jul 10.

REVILLA GIGEDO, XF4 Ramon, XE1KK, was very busy planning and announcing a DXpedition to Socorro Island for the end of this year. This DXpedition has been cancelled now.

SOUTH KOREA, HL DS4DRE/4 will be active in CW/SSB on 10-40m from Pogil Island (AS-085) from Jun 23-25.

SPAIN, EA To mark the "Rotary International Convention" in Barcelona the special event station EG3RIC is QRV on 14293 and 21403 kHz from Jun 22-27. Operators are EA5GSU, EA5ALK, CT/AD6XX, G4HMG, G3LUW, G0JWE, M0BDI and LA5HE. QSL via EA5GSU, bureau ok.

ST PAUL ISLAND, CY9 VE1AAO, VE9DH, W7XU, N0QJM, W0SD, WV2B and W0OE will stay on this island between Jun 29 and Jul 8. They plan to operate in RTTY on 7080, 10115, 14080, 18080, 21080, 24908 and 28080 kHz, in SSB on 14195, 18145, 21295, 24945 and 28495 kHz and last not least in CW on 7005, 10105, 14020, 18100, 21020, 24900 and 28020 kHz. QSL via W7XU.

ST MAARTEN, PJ7 Andy, WA6WXD, is planning to become QRV on 10/15/17/20m from Jun 22-29.

SWEDEN, SM Kjell, SM4DDS, is activating the station of 8S4C/5 on Stora Alo Island (EU-177) from Jun 26 until Jul 6. He will operate in CW/SSB on 10-40m. QSL via bureau.

TROMELIN ISLAND, FR/T Jacques, FR5ZU, travelled to Tromelin and is QRV during his spare time.

WAKE ISLAND, KH9 Bruce, AC4G/KH9, is expected to show up during the next days. He will operate in CW and SSB on all bands.

AMSTERDAM ISLAND

Amsterdam Island is situated at 37 deg 50' South and 77 deg 30' East in the Indian Ocean (about 3000 km away from Africa, Australia and Antarctica). This island is of volcanic origin, about 9km long, 7.5km wide and measures approximately 55 sqkm in size. The coastline is mostly very steep and about 400-700m high in the West. Highest elevation is the Mont de la Dives (881m) which extincted a long time ago like the other volcanoes Le Fernand (741m), Le Grand Balcon (616m) and Le Pignon (720m).

Ile Amsterdam, its neighboring island St. Paul (90km away; area 7 sqkm), Crozet and Kerguelen are French Antarctic islands the so-called "Terres Australes et Antarctiques". Contrary to the other islands the vegetation on Amsterdam offers a rich animal and plant life caused by the relatively mild climate. The average temperature over the year is 13.5 degrees centigrade and the precipitation is rather strong with 1120mm drizzle on 238 days/year. The humidity is relatively constant at 80 percent. Some say this is the last place before the Antarctic where trees grow.

Amsterdam Island was discovered by the Portuguese in 1559 and explored by the Dutch in 1633. France took over the islands in 1843. Martin de Vivies was founded in 1949 and is now home to some scientists working in a research station. Codfish and lobsters are caught by the fishermen from Reunion.

Amateur radio: prefix FT/Z, own DXCC entity. CQ zone 39, ITU zone 68,UTC+5h, IOTA reference AF-002

QSL INFO

QSL bureau: 3A/OH2TA, 4J0FR, 5R8FU (SM5DJZ), A92GE, DS2LGK/P (AS-122), E4/OK1FHI, EY8MM (K1BV), FY/F5KEE, J3/G3TBK, K2GSJ/PJ7, KH2/JA2EMP, LA/SM3TLG (EU-062), PW0S (KU9C), R1/HF0POL, TF8GX, VP5/N0AT, XE1L (WA3HUP)

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

Preview

DATE            CALL          DXNL

NOW   -Jun/24   3XA8DX        1298 *
NOW   -Jun/2003 5W1SA         1292
NOW             8J1RL         1298 *
NOW   -Jun/2002 8J2C  ..      1291, 1292
Jun 26-Jul 6    8S4C/5        1298 *
NOW   -Sep/2002 9L1BTB        1268

Jun 23-Jun 28   AK0M/5        1298 *
NOW             AP2AUM        1297
Jun 29-Jul 8    CY9???        1298 *
NOW   -2004     D2U           1282
Jun 23-Jun 25   DS4DER/4      1298 *
May 31-Jun 30   DT0FWC ..     1275
Jun 22-Jun 27   EG3RIC        1298 *
NOW   -Jun/2002 ET3PMW        1290
Jun 26-Jul 1    F6AJA/BY4RSA  1298 *
Jun 12-????     FO5RH         1297
Jun 14-Jun 24   FP/K1TOL ..   1296
Jun 21-Jun 23   FP5KE         1297
NOW             FR5ZU/T       1298 *
NOW             FT/F4DOT      1298 *

Jun 26-Jul 10   GM3OFT        1298 *
Jun 17-Jun 25   GU3MHV ..     1298 *
NOW   -2002     HF0POL        1271
Jun 15-Jun 27   HI8/KA3HSW    1297
Jun 20-Jun 24   IB0A          1297
Jun 19-Jun 29   IB0/IK2DUW    1298 *
Jun 18-Jun 26   IQ9YL         1298 *
NOW   -Sep 1    K1VSJ         1298 *
Jun 8 -Jun 25   KH4/W7IEW     1296
NOW   -Jun/2002 OD5/IW0GXY    1287
Jun 22-Jun 29   PJ7/WA6WXD    1298 *
NOW   -Jul/2002 S21/OK1FWC    1287
NOW             S9SS ..       1296
Jun 18-Jun 20   SM/DL5ME ..   1297
NOW             SU9US         1298 *
NOW   -Oct/2002 SV5/IK2WZD    1292

NOW   -Aug/2002 TA0/TA2RC ..  1295
NOW   -Jun 24   TK/F5BOY      1298 *
Jun 22-Jul 12   TO8CW         1297
NOW   -Dec/2002 TT8DX         1283
NOW   -Dec/2002 VK0MQI        1287, 1291
Jun 15-Jun 24   VP8ITN        1297
Jun 19-Jun 29   XW1IC         1298 *
NOW   -Jul 31   XW3QBR        1286
NOW             YA/G0TQJ      1295
NOW   -Jun/2002 YA/LA7JO      1292
NOW             YA5T          1294
Jun 1 -Aug 31   ZA/Z35M       1297
NOW   -Sep/2002 ZC4BS         1260

*  = new
.. = and other calls

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