DXNL 1642 - Sep 23, 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]) FT/G - GLORIOSO ISLANDS, AF-011 FT5GA-Update: FT5GA already hit the airwaves as shown in the bandspot section below. They have uploaded already 10.416 QSOs to their online log by Sunday, Sep 20, 1104 UTC. They have some issues with other QSOs and did not upload all of them yet to prevent any confusions. Rafik,F5CQ, webmaster of FT5GA received many mails concerning missing QSOs on 17m and 40m. Probably a pirate made some QSOs as FT5GA or a completely station has been worked instead of FT5GA. The online log can be found at: http://www.clublog.org/charts/?c=FT5GA FO/A - AUSTRAL ISLANDS, OC-152 / FO/M - MARQUESAS ISLANDS, OC-027 Les,SP3DOI, Jan,SP3CYY, Wojciech,SP9PT, Jozef,SP9-31029, and Michel,FO5QB, will activate both Tubuai (OC-152, Austral Islands) and Marquesas (OC-027) during September and October. They applied for the calls TX5SPA for Tubuai (Sep 29-Oct 12) and TX5SPM for the Marquesas (Oct 16-22). They plan to run three radios at the same time in CW, SSB, RTTY and maybe also PSK31 on 160m-10m. Emphasis will be put on working Europe on the lowbands. SP9PT is the QSL manager for both calls. The DXpedition website is located at: http://fo2009sp.pl FP - ST PIERRE ET MIQUELON, NA-032 Tim,FP/M0TDG, and Martin,FP/G3ZAY, intend to show up in CW and SSB from the island of Miquelon (NA-032, DIFO FP-002) from Sep 24-27. They still have to decide whether they take also lowband equipment to the island. Martin will try to activate also McNutts Island (VE1/NA-126) on Sep 29. J6 - ST LUCIA, NA-108 Bill,WB5ZAM, is going to visit J69MV from Sep 28 until Oct 11 and plans to become active as J68WI from St Lucia (NA-108) during this time. Bill is working in SSB and CW and tries to show up also on 160m. QSL via WB5ZAM. J7 - DOMINICA, NA-101 Babs,DL7AFS, and Lot,DJ7ZG, will be QRV as J79ZG from Dominica (NA-101) between Sep 27 and Oct 15. Activities will take place in CW and SSB on 80m-6m but mainly in RTTY and PSK (on the usual DX frequencies). They will listen especially for Japanese stations. Babs and Lot are using two radios, one amplifier, triple leg antennas and dipoles. As usual QSL cards are handled (also via bureau) by Babs,DL7AFS, herself. For latest information check: http://www.qsl.net/dl7afs/Index_J7.html JW - SVALBARD, EU-026 Just,LA9DL, Erling,LA6VM, and Halvard,LA7XK, will stay in Longyearbyen during the upcoming "Scandinavian Activity Contest" (SAC, Sep 26/27). They will sign JW5X (QSL via LA5X, direct/bureau) in the contest but will use their personal callsigns JW9DL, JW6VM and JW7XK mainly in SSB and CW on all bands before and after the SAC. JW7XK will be QRV also in BPSK31 and RTTY. All QSL cards should be sent via bureau or direct to their homecalls. KL7 - ALASKA Between Sep 21 and Oct 5 Hugh,K6HFA, will be QRV from these IOTA groups NA-236 - (New) Sanak Islands, NA-222 - South Alaska Peninsula West Group, NA-216 - North Alaska Peninsula West Group, NA-087 - Shumagin Islands. His call will be K7A and he is working in CW and SSB on 40m/30m/20m. QSL via K6HFA, direct or via bureau. Due to the high transportation costs Hugh asks for donations with your direct QSLs of at least 3 US$. OD5 - LEBANON The special event station OD5F will be QRV from the Village Francophone at the university of Hadath from Sep 27 until Oct 6. They are working parallel to the "Francophone Games", a sporting event with more than 3.000 athletes from 56 French speaking countries. Special QSLs will be printed but a QSL route was not announced yet. Check also: http://www.libanvision.com/jeux-liban.htm PJ2 - NETHERLAND ANTILLES/CURACAO, SA-006 Fred,PJ2/PA1FJ, will stay on Curacao (SA-006, WLOTA LH-0942) from Sep 24 until Oct 7. QSL via homecall, via bureau, direct or via eQSL. PJ5 - NETHERLAND ANTILLES/ST EUSTATIUS, NA-145 Dave,PJ5/AH6HY, will be QRV "holiday style" from St. Eustatius (NA-145) between Sep 26 and Oct 1. Dave can be found mostly in SSB and also CW on 40m-10m. QSLs direct or via bureau to his homecall. TI - COSTA RICA Lewis,WW4LL, and Andrei,EW1AR/NP3D, will show up as TI5/homecall in RTTY, SSB and maybe also in CW on all bands from Sep 23-28. QSL via LoTW or direct to their addresses listed at QRZ.com. XV - VIETNAM Sergey,RA3NAN, Oleg,RK3FA, Eugene,RZ3EC, Andy,RZ3EM, and Andrey,UA6BGB, plan to activate three Vietnamese IOTA groups from Sep 24 until Oct 1. They have no exact schedules but plan to become QRV as follows: Sep 24-26 XV6RRC Ngu Island, AS-185 Sep 27-28 XV7RRC Cham Island, AS-162 Sep 29-Oct 1 XV3RRC Tam Island, AS-157 The group will run two stations simultaneously on 10m-160m. QSLs via bureau to RZ3EC, direct via Eugene Shelkanovtcev, PO Box 70, Orel, 302028, Russia or via LoTW. Bureau QSLs may be requested online at: http://xv6rrc.com 5B - CYPRUS, AS-004 Gab,HA3JB, is expected to show up as 5B/HG3IPA from Sep 25 until Oct 2. Gab will take part in the CQWW RTTY Contest as well. All QSOs count for the HA IPARC Award. More information at http://www.ha3jb.com/award.html The online log can be found at: http://www.ha3jb.com 7Q - MALAWI Barrie,G4AHK, is travelling around Malawi and will be QRV as 7Q7BJ from Sep 23 until Oct 12. He will focus on the bands 160m, 80m and 40m. QSLs via his homecall. PACIFIC: Hrane,YT1AD, and Miki,YU1DW, are making another trip to prepare their major DXpedition next year. They will be QRV from these islands: Sep 30-Oct 1: KH8/N9YU (QSL via YT1AD) Oct 2-3: 5W8A (YT1AD) & 5W0DW (YU1DW) Oct 4-6: 3D2AD (YT1AD) & 3D2DW (YU1DW) Oct 6-8: T30M (YT1AD) & T30W (YU1DW) Updates concerning also their expedition to T31, ZK3 and FW in 2010 can be found at: http://www.yt1ad.info/t31 POLAND, SPECIAL EVENT STATIONS Kris,SP6DVP (SO6V), is holding his licence for 40 years now and has been allowed to use the special event callsign SN40DVP until Nov 30. QSLs direct or via bureau to SP6DVP. --- The special event stations SN2009B, SN2009EM, SN2009K, SN2009L and SN2009W will be on the air during the Women's European Volleyball Championships 2009 from Sep 25 until Oct 4. Online logs and details about the special award can be found at: http://www.sq7mzh.pl ROMANIA, SPECIAL EVENT STATION Several members of the Romanian amateur radio club "Societatii Romane a Radioamatorilor" (SRR) are activating the special event station YR550 on 80m-10m from Sep 18 until Oct 5. This special event station marks the 550th birthday of the Romanian capital Bukarest. More information can be found at their website: http://www.asrr.org DXCC: Following operations were approved for DXCC credit (TX3A even before their activity): TX3A - Chesterfield Island (2009) T6AB – Afghanistan (2008, 2009) T6AF - Afghanistan (recent operation) 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 --- The DX Magazine is making its annual survey about the Most wanted DXCC countries. Please take part at: http://www.dxpub.com/dx_survey2009.html --- The DVD about the K5D DXpedition is almost ready and can be reserved at http://www.k4uee.com/dvd UPCOMING CONTESTS ----------------- Sep 26/27: Scandinavian Activity Contest (SAC) Sep 26/27: CQ WWDX RTTY Contest CQ WWDX Contest, RTTY - Further announcements: ---------------------------------------------- The CQ WWDX RTTY Contest will start the CQWW season on Sep 26/27. Following announcements were not published yet: Call Category QSL route C37URE multi/multi EA4URE EF8M n.a. UA3DX LS1D multi/single LW9EOC LX7I multi/2 LX2A OM8A multi/single OM2VL T70A multi/? TBA WP4I SOSB 80m W3HNK (direct) Z37M multi/? Z3 bureau ZF2SX multi/? K4SX IOTA collected by Fredy,DE0MST (e-mail: [email protected]) ---- Island activities: EU-002, OH0, Aland Islands: Tomi,OH6EI, will be QRV from Mariehamn signing OH0Z (in the SAC SSB Contest) on Sep 26/27. QSL via W0MM (direct/buro). EU-050, I7, Puglia (Foggia) Region Group: Gerry,IZ1DSH, and Pasquale,IZ1MLQ, will be active as IL7T from San Domino/Tremiti Group (IIA FG-001) from Sep 24-27. QSL via IZ1DSH (direct/bureau). Please check also their website at: http://www.aritorino.it/IL7T.htm EU-109, G/M, Farne Islands: Jon,M0OVL/p, will be QRV from Inner Farne Island on Sep 25/26, both days from 1000-1400 UTC if the weather permits. QSL via homecall (direct/bureau). NA-126, VE1, NS Province South Group: Martin,VE1/G3ZAY, will try to show up from McNutt Island/Nova Scotia (CIsA NS-009) on Sep 29. QSL via homecall (direct/bureau). Lighthouse activities (WLOTA/ARLHS/ILLW) ---------------------------------------- FP/G3ZAY LH 1417 SPM-002 Sep 24-27 FP/M0TDG LH 1417 SPM-002 Sep 24-27 IL7T LH 1284 ITA-245 Sep 24-27 J68WI LH 1336 STL-001 Sep 28-Oct 11 OH0Z LH 1373 Sep 26/27 Bandspots of the last 7 days ---------------------------- 160m ZS4TX 1.829 2120Z 9M2AX 1.829 2204Z (d) 80m FT5GA 3.530 2214Z via F5OGL (B) 40m FT5GA 7.062 2220Z via F5OGL (B) HB0/F6CTF 7.097 0940Z OZ/DL1BZA/p 7.029 1555Z EU-030 OZ/DL1EBR/p 7.125 0652Z EU-125, DL1EBR (B) P41USA 7.168 0141Z wia W3TEF (B) 30m EN500I/p 10.118 0127Z via DM5BB (d) PA/ON7PQ/p 10.108 0630Z EU-038 5B/G3RWF 10.109 1543Z via G3RWF (B) 20m CT8/DL2MDU 14.017 1538Z EU-003, DL2MDU (B) CT9/DJ6QT 14.165 2027Z via DJ6QT (B) DP1POL 14.240 1640Z via DL1ZBO EA6/OE3CHC/p 14.040 1001Z LH BAL23 F5KAQ/p 14.257 1044Z EU-074, via F5RJM (B) HP1/IZ6BRN 14.235 2133Z via IZ6BRN PA/ON7PQ/p 14.039 0945Z EU-038 PJ4/PG4M 14.267 2026Z NA-145, via PG4M (d) TA4CW 14.033 0931Z via F8CVR (B) TK/IK2AQZ 14.260 1146Z EU-164, via IK1AQZ (B) W6K 14.270 1637Z Route 66 8J7M/7 14.008 1122Z via JARL bureau 17m E20WXA 18.137 1039Z (B) K4C 18.078 1454Z via K4EU 5N/LZ1QK 18.133 1227Z via LZ1CL 8N7IOTA/p 18.127 1221Z AS-007 15m 9K2YM 21.260 1049Z via EA5KB (B) * = new QSL manager (d) = only direct (B) = bureau ok (L) = LoTW Preview ------- DATE CALL DXNL 22Sep/23Sep 2E0WMG/p 1641 04Oct-06Oct 3D2AD & 3D2DW 1642 * Sep 3D2G ? 1639 Oct 3D20CR/Conway 1631/1536 Jul -Dec 4U30VIC 1626 -Oct 4W6FR 1631 03Aug-03Oct 4W6AL 1634/1635 25Sep-02Oct 5B/HG3IPA 1642 * 02Oct-03Oct 5W8A & 5W0DW 1642 * -Sep 6W1SJ 1541 23Sep-12Oct 7Q7BJ 1642 * -Nov 7Q7HB 1641 01Sep-31Dec 8J7M 1638 -31Dec 9A09P 1615 -31Dec 9A48IFATCA 1609 -31Dec 9A800VZ 1617 NOW 9G5SW 1581 06Sep-27Sep 9H9PA.. 1639 -Mar/10 9J2YO 1614 22Jul-02Oct CE73RG 1633 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 24Sep-27Sep FP/G3ZAY.. 1642 * 14Sep-08Oct FT5GA (FR/G) 1640/1641 -30Nov FT5WO 1600/1605 -31Dec GB250RB 1608 Sep HB9VELO 1638 10Sep-13Nov HL9QST 1640 24Sep-29Sep IL7T 1642 * -31Dec IY7GM 1622 28Sep-11Oct J68WI 1642 * 27Sep-15Oct J79ZG 1642 * -28Sep JD1BMM (M.T.) 1640 Sep JW5X.. 1642 * -31Sep JU85TTC 1635 01Sep-28Sep K3GV/VY2 1638 09Oct-19Oct K4M (Midway) 1618/1629 21Sep-05Oct K7A (KL7) 1642 * 30Sep-01Oct KH8/N9YU 1642 * -31Dec LY1000 1606 -31Dec LZ250BNT 1623 25Sep/26Sep M0OVL/p 1642 * 27Sep-06Oct OD5F 1642 * -Nov OD5/W5YFN 1599 -31Dec ON100PES 1622 14Sep-26Sep OZ/DL8AAV/p 1640 Sep -Dec P29CW 1638 Sep PA750ASN 1613 24Sep-07Oct PJ2/PA1FJ 1642 * 26Sep-01Oct PJ5/AH6HY 1642 * -Apr/10 S79DF 1620 21Aug-31Oct SN120OSP 1637 25Sep-04Oct SN2009B.. 1642 * -30Nov SN40DVP 1642 * -Nov q SV5/G2JL 1640 21Aug-05Oct SV9/WG2GAI/p 1637 17Sep-23Sep T2G 1639 06Oct-08Oct T30M & T30W 1642 * 10Sep-25Sep T31AA 1640 -20Sep T6AF 1638 23Sep-28Sep TI5/WW4LL.. 1642 * 16Sep-23Sep TK/DF6ZY 1641 NOW TL0A 1616 19Sep-02Oct TM0RPC 1639 -2011/12 TN5SN 1585/1591 22Sep-22Oct TO7RJ 1641 29Sep-12Oct TX5SPA (FO/A) 1642 * 16Oct-22Oct TX5SPM (FO/M) 1642 * 05Sep-26Sep V5/DJ2HD.. 1639 -Jan/11 V73NS 1604 29Sep VE1/G3ZAY 1642 * -31Dec VR2009EAG 1630 -Dec WA2YUN/KH9 1568 29Sep-01Oct XV3RRC 1642 * 26Sep-29Sep XV6RRC 1642 * 27Sep/28Sep XV7RRC 1642 * -31Dec YL90AIR 1631 -05Oct YR55Ø 1642 * -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 --------------- A65BG via PA7FM (B) AO5WSP via EA5RKB (B) DV9XO via DU9AXJ E51USA via E51CG (d) EH1DAA via EA1WS (B) EH5VE via EA7URD (B) EI/DL5DSM via DL5DSM (B) GA0NBM via GM0NBM (B), (L), eQSL GB2AD (B) or GW4XKE (d) GB4SH via G4DFI (B) GB65BTF (B) or GW4XKE (d) JW8FNA via LA8FNA (B), (L) K4C via K4EU (d) OG7X via OH4XX OG9W via OH2BCI (B) OH1N via OH1BOI (B) OH9W via OH2NRV ON6RVG via ON6NB OP7V via ON7VA (B) OQ7X no QSL! OY3AA via OZ1ACB (B) OZ/DK2CH via DK2CH (B), eQSL PA09VUELTA via PI4ASN (B) PA750AMF via PA bureau PC400BKL via PC2F (B), (L), eQSL PF16SDT via PD1KSA (B) PF27CAVENTE via PA1DV (B), eQSL PH75AJU via PA3CAL (B) PI9NHL via PA bureau PJ4/PE2MC via PE2MC (B), (L), eQSL PJ4/PG4M via PG4M(d) PY2VA via I8LWL (B) R0L via IK2DUW (B) R50K via RW4HB (B) R3/DL5EBE via DL5EBE (B) R3ISS via RW3WWW R45EFIR via RK3PWJ RI1KC via UA9XC (B) RN6HDX via RW6FZ (d) S025IL via SP8ZBX SA0A via SM0AIG SE6W via SM6XKB (B) SE7M via SM7GUY (B) SF6DX via SM6FUD (B) SI6T via SM7LZQ (B) SL8SUB via SM6DQR (B) SM0S via SM5BAX (B) SM0Y via SM0OY SM5R via SM5AQD SN120OSP via SP4CUF SN10PGM via SP9PGM SN25IL via SP9PEE SN2NP via SP2BIK (B) SN40DVP via SP6DVP (B) SN5MPW via SP7DQR (B) SN777KO via SP3LP SN70NMW via SP4KEV (B) SN0AK via SP7PFD (B) SN0DM/1 via SP1PBW SN0HS via SP5KP SN0JSM via SP9PNS SN0PL via SP5KP SN0ST via SP1PNW (B) SN0WFF via SP5X (B) SO1RE via DK8RE (B) SO4M via SP4MPG SO6I via SP6JIU SO70A via SP9YGD (B) SO70M via SQ9JKD (B) SO70N via SP2YWL SO70NMW via SP3ZIR (B) SO70O via SP9KAJ (B) SO70R via SP4NDU SO9S via SP9PRO (B) T30GM via PG5M (B) T6AD via K2AU T6AF via WA2EWE TK/EA2DCA via EA2DCA (B) TK/OM5ZW via OM5ZW TM4RSX via F5KFL (B) TM65LA via F5NEP TM100VDF via F6BDE TM0LHG via PA0HEL (B) TU2/F5JJW via F5JJW (B) TU2/F5LDY via F5LDY (B) US6IMA via UW5IM (B, L, call new) UW0HFF via UX2HB V73NF via JA2DSQ (d) VA7UR via UR3LTE (B) VA7UR/HB9 via UR3LTE (B) VC1W via VE3EXY (B) VU2UR via SM3DBU (B) W6L via W5IAS W7A via AI4U (B) XT2HLV/p via HB9HLV YR2X via YO2LEA (B) ZA/OM7YC via OM7YC ZG2FK via ZB2FK ZW2C via PY2EL (B) 3D2GM via PG5M (B) 3Z70BZU via SP5PWK (B) 3Z70IIWW via SP6OPZ (B) 9A/DL7DF via DL7DF (B) 9H3YM via PE1OFJ (B) (d) = only direct (B) = bureau ok * = new QSL manager (L) = Logbook of the World (LotW) QSLs arrived direct: E44M (IZ0BTV), GB0RTM (G1UGH), TL0A, VR2009EAG (VR2XMT) QSLs arrived bureau: BD2IMS, CO8ZZ (DK1WI), CT9L (DJ6QT), ER10KDR (ER3GS), DU9RG, J3/DL7CM, OY9OY (ON5UR), TU2/F5LDY,XR3P (CE3PG), XT2C (F9IE), ZB2/ON5UR, ZP6/DL7VEE, 3B7SP (SP9SX), 4K9W (DL6KVA), 5Z1A (PA1AW), 6Y3R & 6Y3V (OH3RB), 7P8FC (ON4CJK), 9M2GCN (JH3GCN) IARU World High Speed Telegraphy Championships (HST) ---------------------------------------------------- The very first gold medal for the German High Speed Telegraphy Team was won by Fabian Kurz, DJ1YFK, in the RUFZ test (callsign receiving test) of the 8th World High Speed Telegraphy Championships taking place in Obzor/Bulgaria from Sep 11-15, 2009. He left behind the other competitors by scoring 194.038 points at a maximum speed of 838 marks per minute (167,6 wpm). Unfortunately he missed the current world record by only 500 points. Congratulations Fabian! Many thanks for contributing to this issue of the DXNL are going to: Carl Smith (QRZ DX), 425DXNews, OPDX Bulletin, DF6EX (WINQSL), DJ5AV, DJ5MN, DJ6VM, DJ7ZG, DJ9ZB, DK8JB, DL1SBF, DL1ZBO, DL2OBF, DL3IE, DL7AFS, DL7VOA, F5NQL, HA3JB, IZ1DXS, LX1DA, NG3K and others. ____________________________________________________________________________ The German PDF version can be found on the DARC homepage at: http://www.darc.de/referate/dx/bulls/dxmb/2009/dxmb1642.pdf