DXNL 1622 - May 6, 2009
                      DX Newsletter

               a free and weekly service of
           DARC Committee "DX and HF contesting"
                 (http://www.darcdxhf.de)

              editor: Helmut Schlaffer, DL7MAE
                (e-mail: [email protected])

                translation by: Bob, DL7VOA
                 (e-mail: [email protected])


A6 - UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
     Not A65BK but A65BI is the new callsign of Philippe,F5LTB (ex-9Q1TB).
     Philippe is working in the Emirates for a longer period of time but
     announced the wrong callsign in the information e-mail for the
     DX bulletins by mistake. His QSL manager is John,SM5DJZ.

ET - ETHIOPIA
     ET3BN is Peter,DM2BBN, who will stay in Addis Abeba for the next years.
     He is working in CW/SSB and uses a wire pyramid for 80m, Quad antennas
     for 30m/17m/12m/20m/15m/10m and a logperiodic for 6m. He is not active
     on 40m and 160m right now. Please send your QSL cards direct to:
     Dr. Peter Haferkorn, PO Box 150194, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

HI - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, NA-096
     Ronny,OT4R, is going to spend his holidays in Punta Cana from May 9-30.
     He plans to work as HI7/OT4R in SSB on 10m/15m/20m and his preferred
     frequency is 14300 kHz. Check also his homepage at: http://www.OT4R.net

TA - TURKEY
     The clubstation TA7KA welcomes guest OPs for DXpeditions and contests.
     Their equipment includes also monoband antennas for 10m, 15m and 20m.
     For further details please visit their website: http://www.ta7ka.com

V6 - FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA, OC-010
     V63DX (JA7HMZ) and V63CW (JH7IOS) will activate Pohnpei (OC-010) on
     40m-6m from May 11-16. QSL cards should be sent via their homecalls.

TP2CE - COUNCIL OF EUROPE
     Celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Council of Europe TP60CE will
     be active in SSB, CW, RTTY and PSK from May 8-10. QSL via F5LGF.
     More information is available online at: http://ewwa.free.fr

BELGIUM, SPECIAL EVENT STATION
     Members of the "Trudo Radioamateurs Club" (TRC) in Haspengouw are using
     the special callsign ON100PES until the end of the year to celebrate
     the 100th anniversary of the first Belgian Antarctic expedition led by
     Adrien de Gerlache from 1897-1899. A special QSL card will be available
     via the QSL manager ON4TRC. ON100PES counts for the WAP award (WAP-175)
     and further details can be found online at: http://www.waponline.it

GREECE, SPECIAL EVENT STATION
     Demetrius,SV2GWY, and other OPs will show up as SX2CM on May 10/11,
     May 25/26 and Jun 5-7 to honour the brothers Cyril and Methodius who
     are considered the inventors of the cyrillic alphabet.
     All QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau, direct QSLs
     should be sent via SV2GWY. Check also: http://sx2cm.blogspot.com

ITALY, SPECIAL EVENT STATION
     The 100th anniversary of the awarding of the Nobel prize in Physics to
     Guglielmo Marconi is dignified by Frank,IZ7AUH, by activating the
     special callsign IY7GM until the end of this year.
     QSLs direct or via bureau to IZ7AUH (also via LoTW or eQSL).

PORTUGAL, SPECIAL EVENT STATION
     The "Associacao de Radioamadores do Distrito de Leiria" (ARAL) and a
     team from Fatima will hit the airwaves as CS5FAT from May 11-13.
     They will also activate the Fort S. Miguel Arcanjo in Nazare as CQ5N
     during the European Day of Castles on May 16/17.
     QSL direct or via bureau to CT6ARL.
     Internet: http://www.qrz.com/callsign/CQ5N or http://www.qsl.net/ct6arl

WALES, SPECIAL EVENT STATION
     The "Barry Amateur Radio Society" celebrates 100 years of "British
     Petroleum" by putting GB100BP on the air from May 4-31. QTH is the
     Welsh city of Sully. QSLs direct or via bureau to GW0ANA.

DXCC: Following operations will be accepted for DXCC credit now:
        S04R,   Western Sahara     (2009)
        E51QQQ, North Cook Islands (2009)

LINKS: Current SOTA activities (mountain summits) are announced at:
     http://www.sotawatch.org
        ---
     Detailed information about current VHF activities can be found on the
     VHF DX portal "Make More Miles on VHF" at: http://www.MMMonVHF.de
        ---
     Bob,K4MZU, who acts as QSL manager for several Antarctic stations has
     uploaded some photos of those stations to: http://www.k4mzu.net
     If you have more photos and wish to support him please send an e-mail
     to [email protected]
        ---
     Many people are discussing whether we are in the sun spot cycle 23 or
     24 at the moment. If cycle 23 is still active, it is 13 years old now.
     For all those believing in cycle 24 Kevin Gibeau,VE3EN, published a
     website with further information at: http://www.solarcycle24.com


UPCOMING CONTESTS
-----------------
May 9:    EUCW QSO Party
May 9:    DIG QSO Party
May 9/10: EUCW QSO Party
May 9/10: Alessandro Volta DX Contest
May 9/10: CQ Mir Contest

IOTA                collected by Fredy,DE0MST  (e-mail: [email protected])
----
Island activities:
EU-037, SM7, Kalmar County Group: Bernd,DL8AAV, is working as SD1B/7 from
     Oeland Island until Jun 12. QSL via homecall (direct/bureau).

EU-090, 9A, Palagruza Islands: A team of seven IOCA Group members will be
     QRV as 9A0CI from Palagruza Island from May 8-16. They also plan to
     activate Mala Palagruza (CI-461) and Kamik Od Tramuntane (CI-960) as
     9A/homecall. QSL via DE0MST (direct/bureau).

EU-094, F, Bretagne Region Group: A French team will be active as TM5EL
     from Penfret Island (DIFM AT-059, DPLF PB-038) from May 8-10.
     QSL via F6KHI (direct/bureau).

Lighthouse activities (WLOTA/ARLHS/ILLW)
----------------------------------------
OZ/I2AE/p   LH 0590             first week in May
SP1QXK      LH 4120             resident
TM5EL       LH 0321   FRA-047   May 8-10
ZD8KR       LH 1491             May 4-11
3Z0LH       LH 3619   POL-029   Apr 30-May 9
3Z0LH       LH 3059   POL-046   Apr 30-May 9
3Z0LH       LH 2336   POL-047   Apr 30-May 9
9A0CI       LH 0057   CRO-012   May 8-16
9A8ZRS      LH 0057   CRO-012   Jul 20-31

Following lighthouses were added to the WLOTA list lately:
----------------------------------------------------------
Spit Bank, EI              LH 1776  IRE-078
Passage Point, EI          LH 1780  IRE-137
North Bull, EI             LH 1777  IRE-054
Castletown Islet, EI       LH 1783  IRE-089
Valentia Island, EI        LH 1785  IRE-090  EU-115
Croaghnakeela Island, EI   LH 1864  IRE-132  EU-121
Gun Rock, EI               LH 1870           EU-121
Clare Island, EI           LH 1935  IRE-017  EU-121

WLOTA info
----------
LH 1232   Angus Rock          delete EI   set GI
LH 2707   Green Island. R.R.  delete EI   set GI
LH 1140   Chapel Rock         delete G    set GW
LH 2038   Hilbre Island       delete G    set GM

Bandspots of the last 7 days
----------------------------
 80m
GB8IMD      3.754  2333Z eQSL
GS3PYE/p    3.765  2320Z EU-010, via G4HUN (B)
ID9N        3.675  1934Z EU-017, via IZ0GKN (B)
ID9N        3.510  2040Z EU-017, via IZ0GKN (B)
LU2DVI      3.794  0431Z (d)
OE100M      3.793  2221Z via OE1WHC (B)
5C2B        3.597  0207Z via IS0AGY
5C2F        3.597  0136Z via IK7JWX (B)

 40m
C6DX        7.005  0607Z NA-001, via W8GEX (B)
GT7SRA      7.150  1058Z EU-116 (B)
HB0/DL2SBY  7.081  2131Z via DL2SBY (B)
ID9N        7.001  2132Z EU-017, via IZ0GKN (B)
ID9N        7.077  2123Z EU-017, via IZ0GKN (B)
LU2FCB      7.130  0514Z (d)
ON4ATW/mm   7.092  0831Z enroute Rockall, via ON4ATW (B)
OZ/I2AE     7.051  1026Z EU-125, via I2AE (B)
PT1R        7.001  2115Z SA-079, via PY1NB
TC57A       7.015  2236Z via TA1HZ (B)
5C2A        7.055  2157Z via IK7JWX (B)
5C2J        7.055  0607Z via IK7JWX (B)

 30m
OH3OJ/p    10.104  0700Z via OH3OJ (B)
PT1R       10.110  2344Z SA-079, via PY1NB
TC57A      10.110  1952Z via TA1HZ (B)
TI7KK      10.107  0552Z NA-191, via DK6AO (B)
TM6KBK     10.109  2046Z via F6GCP (B)
VP8NO      10.114  2030Z (d), (B), (L)
ZF2ZB      10.103  2353Z NA-016, via K9WZB (d)
6M0W/5     10.103  2131Z AS-081, via HL5BMX (B)

 20m
CO6LC      14.260  2235Z
GS3PYE/p   14.265  1202Z EU-010, via G4HUN (B)
HI0IDT     14.280  2214Z
ID9N       14.200  1838Z EU-017, via IZ0GKN (B)
ID9N       14.005  1101Z EU-017, via IZ0GKN (B)
J28JA      14.117  1726Z via F5FJU (B)
JD1BIE     14.005  1307Z AS-030, via JA8FCG (B)
JT1LU      14.189  0807Z via JA7LU (B)
KH6MB      14.209  0711Z via AI4U (B)
OA4/HA1AG  14.009  2040Z via HA1AG (B)
ON4ATW/mm  14.262  1140Z enroute Rockall, via ON4ATW (B)
TC57A      14.277  1030Z via TA1HZ (B)
TI7KK      14.040  1214Z NA-191, via DK6AO (B)
4K9W       14.008  1510Z via DL6KVA (B)
4M5M       14.222  2233Z via W4SO (B)
5C2B       14.215  1026Z via IK7JWX (B)
5C2C       14.085  1813Z RTTY, via IK7JWX (B)
5C2SG      14.205  0807Z via IK7JWX (B)
5F1ROM     14.081  2121Z via EA7FTR (B)
5F1ROM     14.150  2053Z via EA7FTR (B)
9H1VC/KHS  14.215  0738Z (d), see QRZ.com
9M2TO      14.203  1626Z via JA0DMV (B)

 17m
E20WXA     18.135  1242Z (B)
JD1BMM     18.101  1112Z RTTY, OC-073, (B)
PT1R       18.072  1833Z SA-079, via PY1NB
PT1R       18.123  1642Z SA-079, via PY1NB
V85SS      18.080  0743Z (d)
VU2SWS     18.138  1559Z (B)
ZD7FT      18.140  0840Z (d), see QRZ.com
4J9M       18.101  1118Z RTTY, via DL7EDH
5C2J       18.145  1107Z via IK7JWX (B)

 15m
5F1ROM     21.279  2017Z via EA7FTR (B)

 12m
SV9CVY     24.955  1950Z EU-015 (B)
5F1ROM     24.933  1905Z via EA7FTR (B)
5N0OCH     24.891  1730Z via DL3OCH (B)
5N/LZ1QK   24.897  1615Z via LZ1CL

 10m
HZ1SK      28.460  1602Z via IZ8CLM (B)
IG9/IT9ZZO 28.496  1727Z AF-019
9H1KZ      28.490  1558Z

   6m
LX1FX      50.150  1813Z (B)

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

              Preview
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DATE          CALL            DXNL

01May-08May   3D2ZW/p         1621
30Apr-09May   3Z0LH           1621
     -10May   5F1ROM          1621
21Mar-24Jul   5N0OCH          1613/1616
11Mar-11May   5X1NH           1614
     -Jun     5X4X            1605
NOW           5Z4/RW1AU       1585
     -Sep     6W1SJ           1541
08May-16May   9A0CI           1622 *
     -31Dec   9A09P           1615
     -31Dec   9A48IFATCA      1609
     -31Dec   9A800VZ         1617
NOW           9G5SW           1581
     -2010    9J2YO           1614

25Apr-06May   A35KL           1621
24Apr-06May   A52DT           1621
16May-17May   CQ5N            1622 *
11May-13May   CS5FAT          1622 *
27Apr-18May   DL1IAI/p        1620
27Apr-16May   DL7VOX/p        1620
Feb  -2010    DP1POL          1598/1619
     -31Dec   DR09ANT         1606
NOW           EY8/S57CQ       1579
Postponed     FR/Glorioso     1568/1600
     -30Nov   FT5WO           1600/1605
04May-31May   GB100BP         1622 *
     -31Dec   GB250RB         1608

     -31Dec   HE8/HB8         1604
01Apr-31Jul   HG160FNY..      1618
09May-30May   HI7/OT4R        1622 *
01May-25May   II2ERBA         1621
     -31Dec   II2RAI          1609
01May-31May   IL3T            1621
19Apr-19May   IO9ROTA         1619
     -31Dec   IY7GM           1622 *
29Apr-12May   JD1BLK..   (Og) 1621
29Apr-12May   JI1LET/JD1 (Og) 1621
05May-09May   JK1FNL/VK4      1621
09Oct-19Oct   K4M (Midway)    1618
     -31Dec   LY1000          1606

03May-08May   MS0TJT/p        1621
     -Nov     OD5/W5YFN       1599
     -31Dec   ON100PES        1622 *
Jun  &Sep     PA750ASN        1613
01May-12May   PE25KP          1621
12Apr-20Jun   S21UGZ          1619
     -2010    S79DF           1620
     -12Jun   SD1B/7          1622 *
03May-17May   SV9/DL9MWG      1621
10May/11May   SX2CM           1622 *
25May/26May   SX2CM           1622 *
05Jun-07Jun   SX2CM           1622 *

NOW           TL0A            1616
08May-10May   TM5EL           1622 *
     -10May   TM6KBK          1621
     -2011/12 TN5SN           1585/1591
08May-10May   TP60CE          1622 *
     -01Jul   TT8CF           1613
11May-16May   V63DX & V63CW   1622 *
     -2011    V73NS           1604
     -Dec     WA2YUN/KH9      1568
     -31Dec   Z30MCWG         1612
04May-11May   ZD8KR           1621
21Apr-06May   ZF2ZB           1619
     -Sep     ZS08TV          1590

 * = new or updated
.. = and other calls

The DXpedition to Rockall scheduled to hit the airwaves as MM0RAI/p from
May 1-3 has been cancelled due to bad weather.

QSL information
---------------
A35KL      via W6ZL (d)
A52DT      via JA1DOT (B)
A61C       via W4JS (B)
BW9/DL2JRM via DL2JRM (B)
DL3G       via DB0BL (B)
DL0YLQ     via DK2YL (B)
DX1J       via JA1HGY (B)
EA8/EA4ERL via EA4ERL (B), eQSL
EB1HF      via EC1AE (d)
ED5UM/p    via EA5UM (B)
EG1IYA     via EA1GIB (B)
EH1SSL     via EA1URL (B)
EH5SVF     via EA5URR
EH5URJ     via EA5FL (B)
EI/DG5SDQ  via DG5SDQ
EI6DX      via RX3RC (B)
EK0B       via SP9LJD (B)
EN500I     via UT7IL (d)
EO5RPL     via UR4RWB
EO64MF     via UR0MM
EO0UD      via UR7UT
EP4AK          (d)
ES3AX      via ES1AX (B)
EX7MA      via IK2QPR (B)
FG/F5JSD   via F5JSD (B), (L)
FG/FR1AN   via NI5DX (d)
FM5WD      via W3HNK (d)
FS/DK5AL   via DK5AL
GB10SP     via GM4UYZ (B)
HB0/DF1SR  via DF1SR (B)
HP1RIS     via EA5KB (B)
ID9N       via IK0GKN (B)
II2ERBA    via IQ2ER
II4CRI     via IZ1JKW (B)
II0DIVA    via IQ0RM
IS0/DF2ZC  via DF2ZC
IS0/DH7FB  via DH7FB (B)
IY7GM      via IZ7AUH (B)
KH6CW      via K7GQ (B)
KH8/N9YU   via YT1AD (B)
KL7FH      via AC7DX (d)
KL9A           NOT AC7DX anymore!
L21D       via LU7DSY (B)
LT1F       via AC7DX (B)
LU8XW      via WD9EWK (B)
LZ50KAA    via LZ1KAA
MC0SHL     via M0URX (B)
NP3D/NY2   via W3HNK (d)
OH0LQK     via OH3LQK (B)
ON100PES   via ON4TRC (B)
OX3XR      via OZ3PZ (B)
P41V       via AI6V (B)
P49V       via AI6V (B)
PH60PH     via PA7HPH (B)
PT5M       via PY5MJ
3D2ZW/p    via OK2ZAW (B)
3Z0LH      via SP1TMN
4L6QC      via LZ1OT (B)
4M5M       via W4SO (B)
5C2B       via IK7JWX (B)
5C2F       via IK7JWX (B)
5F1ROM     via EA7FTR (B)
5Q2J       via OZ2JBC (B)
6M0W/5     via HL5BMX (B), (L)
6W1SJ      via E73Y (B)
6W2SC      via HA3AUI (B)
8J4P/4     via JA4MRL
9A430KA    via 9A6Z
9N7WU      via JA8MWU (B)

(d) = only direct
(B) = bureau ok
 *  = new QSL manager
(L) = Logbook of the World (LotW)


QSL R1FJT (by Rolf,DL6ZFG): "DL6ZFG is NOT the QSL manager for R1FJT! I am
     managing only the QSL cards for the R1FJ expedition of March 2004!
     All R1FJT QSOs of 2006 and later are handled by UA4RC. Everybody who
     logged R1FJ after 2004 has either worked a pirate or worked R1FJT and
     lost the final letter T".

QSLs arrived bureau: A61SA, D2NX (JM1CAX), DL2JRM/BY1TX, DU/DL5SDF,
                     EA1/DJ8QP (EU-080), FP/G3TXF, HB0/DJ4MZ, HB0/DK8OL/m,
                     HB0/DK9TN, HS0ZFD, HS0ZII (DL1RTL), II0AMZS, IS0/DH2FW,
                     J20VB (UA4WHX), J5UAF (IV3DHD), JW/G3TXF, OJ0/SM1TDE,
                     OZ/DL5SE (EU-171), OY/DL2MLU, OY/DL6RAI, PJ7/W1CX),
                     S21ZDT (SM4XIH), S79GB (AF-024, DH3NB), SV1/DL2VFK,
                     SV8/HB9BMY/p (EU-075), TK/PA3AM, V25XF (G3TXF),
                     V51XG (DL8AL), VU7SJ (DL9GFB), YI9QX (SP8WQX),
                     XW1LLR (E21EIC), 3B9/G3TXF, 5H3G (LA4YW),5Z4HW (DL7UFN)

QSL via LoTW:        A35TL, AT2RS, BD1TCC, C91TX, CE0Y/N6NO, CQ9U,CT3/DF7ZS,
                     CT3/DL2RUM, CW7T, EA6/DD9HK, FS/N7UN, FY/F5KEE, GS8R,
                     HC8A, HR9/K0UU, IF9ZWA, J48ALO, J79RV, LU8XW, SY8AN,
                     8Q7FM

NEW IRCs:
---------
Starting on July 1, 2009, new IRCs will be sold worldwide. This is the
so-called "Nairobi model". The actual IRCs will turn invalid by the end of
this year.


Many thanks for contributing to this issue of the DXNL are going to:
Carl Smith (QRZ DX), 425DXNews, OPDX Bulletin, CT1EWA, DF6EX (WINQSL),
DH4PSG, DJ5AV, DK8JB, DK8NC, DL1SBF, DL2BQV, DL2MDZ, DL6ZFG, DL7VOA, F5NQL,
F6FQK, NC1L, NG3K and others.
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The German PDF version can be found on the DARC homepage at:
http://www.darc.de/referate/dx/bulls/dxmb/2009/dxmb1622.pdf