DXNL 1641 - Sep 16, 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])
EA8 - CANARY ISLANDS, AF-004
La Gomera Island (AF-004) will be the holiday QTH of EA8/DL7HKL from
Sep 15-28. OM Heinz will be active in SSB on 10m/15m/20m especially
during the evening hours. QSL via homecall, bureau or direct.
ET - ETHIOPIA
Jim,WU0I, is staying in Addis Abeba momentarily and hopes to show up
as ET3JD at least in October. He prefers the bands 40m/30m/20m/17m/15m
and the modes CW/SSB/PSK31 (in contests also RTTY). QSL only direct to:
ET3JD, Jim DeLoach, 2030 Addis Ababa Place, Dulles, VA 20189-2030, USA.
For more information and updates please visit his website at:
http://www.deloach.net/ET3JD.html
FH - MAYOTTE, AF-027
Willi,DJ7RJ, will be active as TO7RJ from Mayotte (AF-027) between
Sep 22 and Oct 25. During the last three days of this activity he will
sign FH/DJ7RJ. Will will work in CW and SSB on all bands from 160m-10m
and maybe also on 6m.
Willi confirms QSLs very reliably direct or via bureau to his homecall.
FT/G - GLORIOSO ISLANDS, AF-011
Everything looks fine with this activity from Glorioso. The team flew
to Reunion on Sep 11 and should have arrived on Glorioso by the time
you read this. The sunrise on Glorioso is at 0253 UTC and sunset at
1444 UTC. Their activities depend on the local conditions but the main
times of the FT5GA team are:
80m: 0000-0300 UTC
40m: 2330-0400 UTC
30m: 2200-0100 UTC
20m: 2100-2300 UTC
17m: 1500-2000 UTC
No predictions are given for 10m, 12m and 15m, they are waiting for
good band openings and will QSY as soon as they are open.
Latest information states that the operation will take place between
Sep 14 and Oct 8. Daily Updates can be found on their website:
http://glorieuses2008.free.fr/index-e.htm
JD1/OG - OGASAWARA ISLAND, AS-031
JD1BLP (JO2JDJ) and JD1BLY (JI5RPT) will show up on 40m-6m working in
CW, SSB, digital modes and via satellites from Chichijima (AS-031)
from Sep 19-22. QSLs via homecalls.
A loogbook search is available online at: http://www.ji5rpt.com/jd1
ST - SUDAN
Robert,S53R, has begun working for the "World Food Program" (WFP) in
Sudan by the start of September. He has applied for the callsign ST2X
and hopes to show up by the end of September or beginning of October.
His amateur radio equipment is still in Slovenia and waits to be
shipped to Sudan.
TA - TURKEY
The "TC Special Wireless Activity Team" (http://www.tcswat.org) will
activate Balyos lighthouse in the Marmara Sea signing TC3BLH in SSB
mainly on 20m and 40m from Sep 19-23.
The QSL routes will be announced by the operators on air.
TJ - CAMEROON
TJ3SL is Lionel,F5PSA, who prefers to work in SSB on 20m, 17m, 15m, 12m
and 10m. The length of his stay is not known. QSLs via his homecall.
TK - CORSICA, EU-014
Heinz,TK/DF6ZY, will be active mainly in RTTY but also in SSB and SSTV
on 10m-80m from Sep 16-23. QSLs via his homecall, bureau ok.
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Ern,TK/I2FUG, Oscar,TK/IK2AQZ, and John,TK/IK2JYT, will activate
Corsica from Sep 19-24. They plan to show up in SSB, CW and digital
modes on all bands working with two stations (including amplifiers),
vertcals and loops.
They also plan extra trips to the IOTA islands San Cipriano (EU-164),
Forana (EU-100) and Grande Sanguinaire (EU-104).
QSLs direct or via bureau to their homecalls.
Z2 - ZIMBABWE
Kazuo,Z29KM, will leave Zimbabwe by the mid of October and continues
to work in Indonesia. He will take down his 5-band-yagi during the next
weeks and will only have minimal equipment available until the end of
his stay. If you are still looking to contact Kazuo please listen in:
RTTY (18105 kHz) around 1100 UTC, in SSTV (18130, 14227 kHz) around
1600 UTC and in CW (10120 kHz) after 1800 UTC.
His QSL manager is EA7FTR.
ZK2 - NIUE, OC-040
Koji,JM1CAX (ex-D2NX), will stay on Niue (OC-040) from Sep 19-25. Koji
will sign ZK2NX mainly in CW but also in SSB on all bands (especially
on the WARC bands). QSL via bureau or direct to JM1CAX.
ZL7 - CHATHAM ISLANDS, OC-038
Bill,ZL7/N7OU, is going to activate Chatham Island (OC-038) only in CW
on 80m-10m from Sep 18-30. His equipment consists of an 100 watt radio
and a vertical antenna. QSL cards should be sent via his homecall.
5B - CYPRUS, AS-004
Nick,5B/G3RWF, is active since Sep 8 and will stay on Cyprus (AS-004,
MIA MCI-002, WLOTA L0051) until Sep 22.
Please send your QSLs direct or via bureau to his homecall.
7Q - MALAWI
Harry,7Q7HB (G0JMU), is back again in Malawi and will stay there for
three months. Harry is working mainly in CW and digital modes.
QSLs ONLY direct via his QSL manager G0IAS.
GREAT BRITAIN, SPECIAL EVENT STATION
The British Amateur Radio Teledata Group (BARTG) is existing for fifty
years now. The "Golden Jubilee" special event station GB50ATG will be
activated by several OPs until June 2010.
The first one will be John,GW4KSA, in September. If you are working
GB50ATG in a contest this month remember to check Wales as multiplier.
A special "Golden Jubilee Award" will be issued as well.
More information can be found online at: http://www.bartg.org.uk
SILENT KEY: Only now we recognized that Vernon R. Robinson (P29VR/W7GSP) has
passed away already on Aug 11. Vern was active from Papua New Guinea
during the past 16 years. His QSL manager W7LFA has the complete logs
of P29VR.
PIRATE: The callsign 4W6AL has been misused by a pirate on Sep 12. About
100 stations were taken in by this false station. Before sending a QSL
please check the online logbook at: http://algarvedx.com
LINKS: Current SOTA activities (mountain summits) are announced at:
http://www.sotawatch.org
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Detailed information about current VHF activities can be found on the
VHF DX portal "Make More Miles on VHF" at: http://www.MMMonVHF.de
UPCOMING CONTESTS
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Sep 19/20: CIS DX QPSK63 Contest (see also: http://www.cisdx.srars.org)
Sep 19/20: Scandinavian Activity Contest
Sep 20: QCWA QSO Party 2009
IOTA collected by Fredy,DE0MST (e-mail: [email protected])
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Island activities:
EU-011, G/M, Isles of Scilly: Kevan,2E0WMG/p, will be QRV from the island
St. Agnes from Sep 22-23. QSL via homecall (direct/bureau).
EU-049, SV, North Aegean Islands: Fred,SV8/PA1FJ/p, is working from
Samos Island (GIOTA SAS-006) between Sep 14 and Oct 2. QSL via PA1FJ.
EU-123, GM/MM, Scottish Coastal Islands: Ken,G0ORH, will show up as GM0ORH
from Aran Island from Sep 20-27. QSL via homecall (direct/bureau).
EU-125, OZ, Jylland West Group: Rene,OZ/DL2JRM/p, will be QRV from the
island Romo (aka Roemoe, DIA NS-001) from Sep 18-20. QSL via homecall.
EU-174, SV8, Makedonia/Thraki/Region Group: Zdeno,SV8/OK1MBZ, is working
from Thasos Island (aka Thassos, GIOTA NAS 037) until Sep 18.
QSL via homecall (direct/bureau).
Lighthouse activities (WLOTA/ARLHS/ILLW)
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OY2J LH 2216 FAR 029 resident
SV8CJQ LH 0045 resident
SV8/OK1MBZ LH 4186 GRE-189 until Sep 18
SV8/PA1FJ LH 4163 Sep 14-Oct 2
ZK2NX LH 2139 Sep 18-25
5B8AD LH 0051 resident
5R8UO LH 2455 until Sep 20
Following lighthouses were added to the WLOTA list lately:
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LH 2267 (JA1) Shikine Shima AS-008
LH 2269 (JD1) Chichi Jima AS-031
LH 2277 (YB4-6) Deudab Island OC-143
LH 2282 (JD1) Haha Jima AS-031
LH 2390 (YB4-6) Bunta OC-143
LH 2395 (YB4-6) Rusa Aceh Besar
LH 2440 (YB4-6) Raya OC-143
LH 2507 (YB4-6) Rangas OC-143
LH 2551 (YB4-6) Baleh
LH 2592 (YB4-6) Panjang OC-109
LH 2626 (YB4-6) Karang Rumambai
LH 2650 (YB4-6) Sarang Alu
LH 2685 (YB4-6) Babi OC-270
LH 2732 (YB4-6) Karang
LH 2754 (YB4-6) Poncan
LH 2772 (YB4-6) Sarudut
LH 2393 (YB5-6) Musala OC-245
LH 2565 (YB5-6) Labu Labu Kecil
LH 2590 (YB5-6) Bintanah
LH 2629 (YB5-6) Ilir
Bandspots of the last 7 days
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80m
VY2ZM 3.800 0305Z (d), (L)
40m
CR3L 7.071 0331Z
PA/ON7PQ/p 7.038 0537Z EU-038
UE4FDA/4/m 7.019 1553Z via RA4FJV
4U30VIC 7.008 1840Z via 4U1VIC (B)
30m
H44MY 10.120 2000Z OC-127, via OM2SA (d,L)
LA/HB9IAB/p 10.115 1928Z EU-033
VY0O 10.104 0536Z NA230, via VE3LYC (B)
20m
AL9A/140 14.245 1958Z (B)
EJ/DL5DSM 14.036 1440Z EU-007, via DL5DSM (B)
FS/W6IZT 14.195 2138Z via W6IZT
JW1SYL 14.220 1050Z EU-026, via LA8FAO
LA4FPA/p 14.260 1122Z EU-056
LY1000BY 14.033 1241Z via LY3BY (B)
MD0CCE/140 14.257 2215Z (L)
N2KJ/140 14.263 2238Z
OA4/EA3DTD 14.178 2133Z via EA3DTD (B)
OJ0B 14.028 1715Z via OH2BH (B)
PJ2/DL8OBQ 14.175 2241Z SA-007
PJ4NX 14.127 2046Z via PA3CNX (L)
V5/DJ2HD 14.210 0606Z via DJ2HD (B)
4W6AL 14.027 1610Z via CT1GFK (B)
9M8QQ 14.280 1553Z via DF5UG (B)
4U30VIC 14.028 0542Z via 4U1VIC (B)
17m
HB9VELO 18.130 1043Z via HB9OCR (B)
HR9/WQ7R 18.075 1605Z NA-057, via AI4U (B), (L)
T30GM 18.073 0526Z OC-017, via PG5M (B)
4W6AL 18.074 1225Z via CT1GFK (B)
8J1ASAHI/1 18.108 1238Z RTTY, via JA1SKY (B)
* = new QSL manager
(d) = only direct
(B) = bureau ok
(L) = LoTW
Preview
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DATE CALL DXNL
22Sep/23Sep 2E0WMG/p 1641 *
Sep 3D2G ? 1639
Oct 3D20CR/Conway 1631/1536
Jul -Dec 4U30VIC 1626
-Oct 4W6FR 1631
03Aug-03Oct 4W6AL 1634/1635
-22Sep 5B/G3RWF 1641 *
12Sep-20Sep 5R8UO 1640
-Sep 6W1SJ 1541
-Nov 7Q7HB 1641 *
01Sep-31Dec 8J7M 1638
-31Dec 9A09P 1615
-31Dec 9A48IFATCA 1609
-31Dec 9A800VZ 1617
13Sep-19Sep 9A/DG7XO.. 1640
NOW 9G5SW 1581
06Sep-27Sep 9H9PA.. 1639
-Mar/10 9J2YO 1614
22Jul-02Oct CE73RG 1633
10Sep-22Sep CT8/DK5FT 1640
13Sep-26Sep CT8/DL2MDU 1640
Feb -2010 DP1POL 1598/1619
-31Dec DP3SSKW 1634
-May/10 DQ11APOLLO 1634
-31Dec DR09ANT 1606
-Nov DU1/G0SHN 1628
15Sep-28Sep EA8/DL7HKL 1641 *
NOW EY8/S57CQ 1579
23Oct-25Oct FH/DJ7RJ 1641 *
-Aug/11 FO8RZ 1636
04Sep-16Sep FO/G3BJ (FO/A) 1639
14Sep-08Oct FT5GA (FR/G) 1640/1641 *
-30Nov FT5WO 1600/1605
-31Dec GB250RB 1608
20Sep-27Sep GM0ORH 1641 *
12Sep-18Sep GM3IZD.. 1640
Sep HB9VELO 1638
01Sep-06Oct HF70NMW 1638
-31Dec HG400HV 1629
10Sep-13Nov HL9QST 1640
-31Dec II2RAI 1609
31Aug-18Sep IS0/DL6ZFG 1638
20Jul-20Sep IS0/I2MOV 1632
-31Dec IY7GM 1622
19Sep-22Sep JD1BLP (Og.) 1641 *
-28Sep JD1BMM (M.T.) 1640
-31Sep JU85TTC 1635
01Sep-28Sep K3GV/VY2 1638
09Oct-19Oct K4M (Midway) 1618/1629
-31Dec LY1000 1606
-31Dec LZ250BNT 1623
-Nov OD5/W5YFN 1599
-31Dec ON100PES 1622
18Sep-20Sep OZ/DL2JRM/p 1641 *
14Sep-26Sep OZ/DL8AAV/p 1640
10Sep-16Sep PJ4NX.. 1640
Sep -Dec P29CW 1638
08Sep-17Sep P41USA 1640
Sep PA750ASN 1613
-Apr/10 S79DF 1620
21Aug-31Oct SN120OSP 1637
-Nov SV5/G2JL 1640
-18Sep SV8/OK1MBZ 1641 *
21Aug-05Oct SV9/WG2GAI/p 1637
17Sep-23Sep T2G 1639
10Sep-25Sep T31AA 1640
-20Sep T6AF 1638
19Sep-23Sep TC3BLH 1641 *
16Sep-23Sep TK/DF6ZY 1641 *
-18Sep TK/F5TGR 1440
19Sep-24Sep TK/I2FUG.. 1641 *
NOW TL0A 1616
19Sep-02Oct TM0RPC 1639
05Sep-19Sep TM9CDX 1639
06Sep-20Sep TM150RPC 1639
-2011/12 TN5SN 1585/1591
22Sep-22Oct TO7RJ 1641 *
05Sep-26Sep V5/DJ2HD.. 1639
-Jan/11 V73NS 1604
-31Dec VR2009EAG 1630
-Dec WA2YUN/KH9 1568
-31Dec YL90AIR 1631
-31Dec Z30MCWG 1612
18Sep-25Sep ZK2BJ 1639
19Sep-25Sep ZK2NX 1641 *
18Sep-30Sep ZL7/N7OU 1641 *
-Sep ZS08TV 1590
-Jul/10 ZS10WCS 1539
* = new or updated
.. = and other calls
QSL information
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AM8RHG via EA8CNB (B)
EA6/LX1DH via LX1DH (d), eQSL
EG1SDC via EA1AUM (B)
EG3SBD (d), eQSL
EG3SDC via EA1AUM (B)
EG5WSP via EA5RKB (B)
EG7SDC via EA1AUM (B)
EH7VE via EA7URD (B)
EI9JF via LZ3HI (B)
EO16IKN via US6IKN (B)
EU1EU via OK8EU (B)
EX9FF via RX3RC (B)
EU1EU via OK8EU (B)
EX9FF via RX3RC (B)
EY7/DJ8QP via DJ8QP (B)
EY8/DJ8QP via DJ8QP (B)
EZ7V via RW6HS (d)
GA3NKG via GM3NKG
GA3YOR via GM3YOR (B)
GA4ELV via GM4ELV (B)
GA4XRF via GM4XRF
GA5CX via GM3YTS (B)
GA0VRP via GM0VRP (d), (L)
GA0WED via GM0WED (d)
GB2EVR via G0GFG
GB2LWR via G4YHP
GB2NAM via G0GFG
GB2RL via G0GFG
GB50ATG via M5AEX
GB5RSR (d), eQSL
GB0BME via G7WAW (B)
GB0GWR via G3SNN (B)
GB0KLM via G0GFG
GB0POW via G0GFG
HB9VELO via HB9OCR (B)
HB0/DL2LRT via DL2LRT (B)
HF11STL via SP2ZCI
HF14MTR via SP7PAC (B)
HF1939WW via SQ6CU
HF40MOON via SP9BRP (B)
HF65GETTO via SP7YLD (B)
HF6HQ via SP7DQR (B)
HF70A via SP9PRO (B)
HF70E via SP5X (B)
HF70N via SP5KDK (B)
HF70NMW via SP6ZDA (B)
HF70TC via SP8KKM (B)
HF94FKS via SP2FKS (B)
HF90CC via SP5PSL (B)
HF900OG via SP6TRX (B)
HF90PS via SP9KJM
HG8SDS via HA8PH (B)
HI8ROD via EA7FTR (B)
IF9E via IZ2GLU (B)
II4LH via IK3MZS
IS0/DL6ZFG via DL6ZFG (B)
IY0GMN via IQ0RM
KG4NL via N2NL (B)
KH6MB via AI4U (B)
LZ40ATSA via LZ1PJ (B)
LZ50IM via LZ2VP
LZ0WFF via IZ4IER
MA0DHQ via MM0DHQ (B)
MA0FME via IZ2FME (B), eQSL
MA0GPZ via MM0GPZ (B, L), eQSL
MJ/DL5NUA via DL5NUA (B)
NE3H via K3IRV (B)
OH0/DL9ZE via DL9ZE (B)
OH0JWL via DL5FF (B)
OJ2J via OH2JTE
OK1KUO via OK1GI
OL16B via OK2BEW (B)
OL16BND via OK5MM
ON65POL via ON7YX (B, Sep 18-27, 2009)
OZ/DO1YWF via DO1YWF (B), eQSL
PA150SLH via PA0HFT (B)
PA6URK via PA3GNE
PA80ZERO via PA3CAL (B), (L)
XT2HLV via HB9HLV
XV9DX via OM3JW (B)
XX9LT via XX9AU (d)
YB1AQB via DJ3KR (B)
YB3ASM via JH7NTJ
YI9HFV via KG4HFV
YI9HOC via K2AX
ZX8A via PT2OP (B)
3DA0JK via WB6OJB
3Z70OWG via SP9PSB
3Z70RG via SP9KAG
4W6AL via CT1GFK (B)
8N7IOTA via JA bureau
9A/SQ9C via SQ9C
9A8M via 9A3JB (B)
(d) = only direct
(B) = bureau ok
* = new QSL manager
(L) = Logbook of the World (LotW)
QSLs arrived bureau: IS0YHV, J20MM & J20RR (I2YSB), J3A (WA1S), J3/DL7CM,
J48IO (EU-158,DK7AO), J5C (F5TVG), KG4WV (W4WV),
KP4US (W9JOE), LA9DVA/p (EU-055), MJ/OE5OHO (EU-013),
OA4BHY/2 (SA-075, DL2JRM), OH0/SM0IHR (SM5HJZ),
OJ0/SM0LQB, OX/G3TXF, OY9OY (ON5UR),OZ/DH8IAT (EU-172),
P40J (WX4G), PJ7/ND5S, TA4/LZ1VB, TC70ATA,
TI9M (AK0A, 7 Jahre Laufzeit), TK/F8DZY (EU-014),
TO6T/p (F6HMQ), TX7LX (DK7LX), V8FZA (DL3KZA),
VK0IR (N2OO,12 Jahre Laufzeit), VO1HP, VP2EDL (DL5CW),
VP5/K7WA VQ9JC (ND5M), VQ9LA, VY2TT (NA-029),
XF3/EA3AOK (EA3BT), XR9A/mm (N2OO), YK9SV (SV1JG),
YW0DX (IT9DAA), ZF2BJ (K0BJ), ZK3AH (DL2AH),
1A0KM (IK0FTA), 3XY9B (EA4TI), 4O3B (OH2BH),
5T5DC (DH7WW), 5V7BR (F2VX), 5Z1A (PA1AW),6V7K (SP9SX),
6V7M (DH7WW), 7P8FC (ON4CJK), 9M2GCN (JH3GCN),
9M6AAC (DL2QT), 9U0A (DL7UFR)
QSL via LoTW: H44MY (OC-127)
Many thanks for contributing to this issue of the DXNL are going to:
Carl Smith (QRZ DX), 425DXNews, OPDX Bulletin, DF6EX (WINQSL), DJ5AV, DK8JB,
DL1SBF, DL3IE, DL7HKL, DL7VOA, DM1TT, F5NQL, JI5RPT, 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/dxmb1641.pdf