DXNL 1644 - Oct 7, 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]) A5 - BHUTAN Yasuo,JA1FJJ, will show up on the air as A52FJJ from Oct 8-20. He will be QRV in SSB, RTTY and PSK31 on 80m-10m running 500 watt into a G5RV. QSL via homecall, direct or via bureau. CO - CUBA, NA-015 The Camaguey City Radio Club will activate the callsign T47C in CW, SSB, PSK31 and RTTY on 160-10m with eight OPs during the 7th conference of the "Federacion de Radioaficionados de Cuba" on Oct 10/11. CU - AZORES ISLANDS, EU-003 Martti,CU2KG (OH2BH), Juha,CU2KH (OH8NC), and Toni,CU2KI (OH2UA), are staying on the Azores from Oct 5-11 to prepare their contest station CR2X for the upcoming CQWW contests. Expect activities on all bands. See also: http://www.cu2a.com JW - SVALBARD, EU-026 Arne,LA7WCA, Maurits,LA3XIA, and John,G4ATA, will be active in SSB and RTTY on 80m-10m signing JW7WCA, JW3XIA and JW/G4ATA from Oct 8-13. QSLs via homecalls. KH4 - MIDWAY ISLANDS, OC-030 The team includes Tom,ND2T, Joe,AA4NN, Art,WA7NB, Kimo,KH7U, Tom,N4XP, Bruce,W6OSP, James,9V1YC, Don,N1DG, Dave,WB4JTT, John,N7CQQ, Max,I8NHJ, Joe,W8GEX, Kevin,K6TD, Franz,DJ9ZB, Paul,N4PN, Arnold,N6HC, Craig,K9CT, and Charlie,W6KK, and plans to arrive on Midway Island on Oct 9. They will satisfy many DXers signing K4M until Oct 19. Listen on these QRGs: Band SSB CW RTTY 10m 28475 28024 28080 12m 24945 24894 --- 15m 21295 21024 21080 17m 18145 18074 18100 20m 14200 14024 14080 30m --- 10104 10140 40m 7078 7004 7040 80m 3799 3504 --- 160m --- 1826.5 --- 6m 50115 50115 --- They will run five or six stations simultaneously focussing on the lowbands, RTTY and difficult geographic regions. More information about the activity, propagation forecasts, an online log and also an online QSL request system for direct and bureau QSL cards can be found at: http://www.midway2009.com The address for direct QSLs is: Midway 2009, PO Box 333, Bethlehem, Georgia 30620-9989, USA. The logs will be uploaded also to the LotW within the next 12 months. T6 - AFGHANISTAN Pascal,F5PTM, is active as T6YA mainly in CW on 40m, 30m, 20m and 17m until December. Pascal is using a TS-850 and a G5RV antenna. His QSL manager is F5OGL and confirms also via bureau. TY - BENIN PA8AD, PA3AN, PA3AWW and PD0CAV will be QRV as TY1MS on 160m-10m from Grand Popo in Benin from Oct 7-30 (including the CQ WWDX SSB Contest on Oct 24/25). QSLs direct or via bureau to PA3AWW. Direct QSLs may be requested also via the online request system on the DXpedition website: http://www.benin2009.com YV - VENEZUELA The "Radio Club Venezolano" is going to activate the state Monagas for the DEV award (Venezuelan states) signing YW8AJ in all modes on all bands from Oct 9-12. QSL via YV5AJ, also via bureau. More information at: http://www.radioclubvenezolano.org/concurso.htm 8Q - MALEDIVES, AS-013 Andrew,G7COD, will show up as 8Q7AK in CW and SSB on 80m-12m from Embudu Island (Kaafu atoll, AS-013, WLOTA L-3911) from Oct 11-25. His daily operating times are 0730-0830, 0900-1030, 1300-1500 and 1730-1800 UTC. Andrew is running 100 watts into a Windom antenna on: CW: 3503, 7003, 10103, 14003, 18073, 21003 and 24893 kHz SSB: 3795, 7063, 14147, 18133, 21253 and 24953 kHz. QSLs should be sent direct or via bureau to his homecall. Please visit also his website at: http://8q7ak.freewebspace.com CZECH REPUBLIC, SPECIAL EVENT STATION OL22ASE (http://www.qrz.cz/ol22ase) is QRV until Oct 15 working from the ASE XXII Planetary Congress taking place in Prague from Oct 4-10. QSL direct or via bureau via OK1TIR. ITALY, SPECIAL EVENT STATION The airport in Cameri is existing for 100 years now and the special event station II1CAM (WAP-177) is celebrating this jubilee till Oct 15. The QSL manager is IW2MNO. More information can be found at: http://www.aeronautica.difesa.it/SitoAM/Default.asp?idsez=2956&idente=412 POLAND, SPECIAL EVENT STATION The radio club SP1PEA celebrates its 35th anniversary by activating the special callsign HF35PEA on all bands between Oct 1 and Dec 31. QSLs direct or via bureau to SP1NQF. SWITZERLAND, SPECIAL EVENT STATION HB9SPACE is active from the Air Force Museum (http://www.hb4fr.ch) in Payerne during the "World Space Week" until Oct 10. QSL via HB4FR (bureau) or HB9ACA (direct). WFF ACTIVITIES: Gerd,DL5AWI/p, and Peter,DL3APO/p, are going to activate the national park Hainich (DLFF-004) on HF and 2m from Oct 5-7. The "World- wide Program for National Parks and Nature Reserves of Fund World Flora Fauna" is existing for one year now. This is an international awards program to activate national parks or reservates with the motto: "Let's save the green planet Earth!" More information is available at: http://www.wff44.com --- Several members of the "Balkan Contest Club" will sign LZ44WFF in CW, SSB and digital modes from the nature park "Srebarna" (LZFF-016) from Oct 9-11. QSLs via bureau to LZ1KZA. DXCC: QSL cards of D2QMN, who is staying in Angola right now, are accepted for DXCC credit now. Following operations from 2009 were approved as well: 5N0OCH and 5N0EME (both from Nigeria). --- Marco,PJ7MF, writes that the government of the Netherlands Antilles and the Netherlands agreed upon the fact that Sint Maarten will be separa- ted from the rest of the Netherlands Antilles on October 10, 2010. The two neighboring islands Sint Eustatius (PJ5) and Saba (PJ6) will become provinces of the Netherlands. This may change also the DXCC status of Saba and St. Eustatius. More information can be found at: http://www.thedailyherald.com/news/daily/m117/sxmm117.html 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 UPCOMING CONTESTS ----------------- Oct 9-11: DX/NA YL Anniversary Contest Oct 10/11: Oceania DX Contest Oct 10: European Sprint Contest Oct 10: The Makrothen Contest Oct 11: ON-Contest 80m IOTA collected by Fredy,DE0MST (e-mail: [email protected]) ---- Island activities: AS-135, BY4, Jiangsu Province Group: David,BA4DW/4, is working from the island Dongxilian for four days between Oct 1 and 8. QSL via homecall (direct/bureau). EU-011, G/M, Isles of Scilly: Dave,G4IAR, and Judith,G4IAQ, will be active as G4LAB/p from the Scilly Islands from Oct 9-19. QSL via G4IAR (see QRZ.com). EU-050, I*7, Puglia (Foggia) Region Group: A group of Italians will be QRV as IL7X from San Domino Island (FG-001) from Oct 5-9. QSL via IK5BCM. NA-015, CO/KG4, Cuba (main): Keith,KJ5YU, is signing KG4YU from Guantanamo Bay until February 2010. QSL via homecall (direct/bureau). OC-070, YB8, Seram Group: Hotang,YC0IEM/8, will be QRV from Ambon Island from Oct 12-30. QSL via IZ8CCW (direct/bureau). Lighthouse activities (WLOTA/ARLHS/ILLW) ---------------------------------------- IL7X LH 1284 Oct 5-9 KG4YU LH 0358 until Feb 1, 2010 YC0IEM/8 LH 1949 Oct 4-23 ZL/AI5P LH 0069 Oct 1-Nov 6 3D2MJ LH 0055 Oct 1-31 3D2KJ LH 0055 Oct 1-31 Bandspots of the last 7 days ---------------------------- 160m SM2000PAX 1.825 2057Z via SK2AT (B) 80m FT5GA 3.509 2145Z via F5OGL (B) HB9VELO 3.507 2035Z via HB9OCR (B) MS0WRC/p 3.780 0148Z EU-010, (B) SV5/DL3DRN 3.510 2009Z EU-001, DL3DRN (B) TX5SPA 3.520 0600Z via SP9PT (B) XV3RRC 3.510 1912Z via RZ3EC (B), (L) 40m J79ZG 7.151 0424Z NA-101, DL7AFS (B) MS0WRC/p 7.127 1843Z EU-010, (B) TA3/DJ8QP 7.009 0411Z via DJ8QP (B) TA5/DJ8QP 7.013 0422Z via DJ8QP (B) TX5SPA 7.020 0610Z via SP9PT (B) XV3RRC 7.045 1904Z via RZ3EC (B), (L) 30m DP1POL 10.122 1840Z via DL1ZBO (B) E51NOU 10.105 0635Z via N7OU (B) FT5GA 10.114 1850Z via F5OGL (B) J79ZG 10.136 2023Z RTTY, via DL7AFS (B) TA0/DJ8QP 10.119 1733Z via DJ8QP (B) TA5/DJ8QP 10.103 0441Z via DJ8QP (B) 3D20CR 10.106 0600Z via DJ8NK (B) 20m CT9/DL1YFF 14.223 1652Z via DL1YFF (B) EA1GIB/m 14.260 1640Z EU-080, (B) EY8MM 14.017 1530Z via K1BV (B) FT5GA 14.014 1340Z via F5OGL (B) HZ1FS 14.200 1410Z via K4EU K4C 14.200 1808Z via K4EU KI7M 14.180 1927Z TO7RJ 14.198 1854Z via DJ7RJ (B) VE1/G3ZAY 14.257 1941Z NA-126, via G3ZAY VE1/G3ZAY 14.031 1520Z NA-126, via G3ZAY YA/IK5ZVE 14.195 0656Z 1B1AB 14.200 1849Z via N7RO (B) 3D20CR 14.024 1033Z via DJ8NK (B) 4U64UN 14.026 2050Z via HB9BOU (B) 17m FT5GA 18.135 1141Z via F5OGL (B) FT5GA 18.069 1455Z via F5OGL (B) J79ZG 18.150 1220Z via DL7AFS (B) NX7TT 18.138 1650Z PJ5/AH6HY 18.145 1819Z via AH6HY (B) T6YA 18.068 1150Z via F5OGL (B) TA5/DJ8QP 18.076 0813Z via DJ8QP (B) 3D20CR 18.145 0940Z via DJ8NK (B) 3D20CR 18.080 0800Z via DJ8NK (B) 4U64UN 18.070 1541Z via HB9BOU (B) 9M2CNC 18.075 1332Z via G4ZFE (B) 15m FT5GA 21.191 1254Z via F5OGL (B) FT5GA 21.021 1355Z via F5OGL (B) J79ZG 21.300 1844Z via DL7AFS (B) XV3RRC 21.032 0840Z via RZ3EC (B), (L) XV3RRC 21.260 1303Z via RZ3EC (B), (L) ZS4U 21.025 1012Z via K3IRV (B), (L) 12m FT5GA 24.893 1415Z via F5OGL (B) FT5GA 24.940 0900Z via F5OGL (B) * = new QSL manager (d) = only direct (B) = bureau ok (L) = LoTW Preview ------- DATE CALL DXNL 01Oct-29Oct 3D2MJ & 3D2KJ 1643 01Oct-11Oct 3D20CR/Conway 1631/1543 Jul -Dec 4U30VIC 1626 -Oct 4W6FR 1631 23Sep-12Oct 7Q7BJ 1642 02Oct-20Oct 7Q7HB 1643 01Sep-31Dec 8J7M 1638 11Oct-25Oct 8Q7AK 1644 * 22Oct-31Oct AI5P/VK9N 1643 -31Dec 9A09P 1615 -31Dec 9A48IFATCA 1609 -31Dec 9A800VZ 1617 NOW 9G5SW 1581 -Mar/10 9J2YO 1614 08Oct-20Oct A52FJJ 1644 * -08Oct BA4DW/4 1644 * 05Oct-23Oct C91VM 1643 05Oct-11Oct CU2KG.. 1644 * 05Oct-07Oct DL5AWI/p 1644 * Feb -2010 DP1POL 1598/1619 -31Dec DP3SSKW 1634 -May/10 DQ11APOLLO 1634 -31Dec DR09ANT 1606 -Nov DU1/G0SHN 1628 05Oct-30Oct E51NOU 1643 NOW EY8/S57CQ 1579 23Oct-25Oct FH/DJ7RJ 1641 01Oct-08Oct FK/AI5P 1643 -Aug/11 FO8RZ 1636 14Sep-08Oct FT5GA (FR/G) 1640/1641 -30Nov FT5WO 1600/1605 09Oct-12Oct G4LAB/p 1644 * -31Dec GB250RB 1608 -10Oct HB9SPACE 1644 * 01Oct-31Dec HF35PEA 1644 * 10Sep-13Nov HL9QST 1640 -15Oct II1CAM 1644 * 05Oct-09Oct IL7X 1644 * -31Dec IY7GM 1622 28Sep-11Oct J68WI 1642 27Sep-15Oct J79ZG 1642 08Oct-13Oct JW7WCA.. 1644 * 09Oct-19Oct K4M (Midway) 1618/1644 * -Feb/10 KG4YU 1644 * 04Oct-10Oct LX/PA6Z 1643 -31Dec LY1000 1606 -31Dec LZ250BNT 1623 09Oct-11Oct LZ44WFF 1644 * -Nov OD5/W5YFN 1599 -15Oct OL22ASE 1644 * -31Dec ON100PES 1622 Sep -Dec P29CW 1638 01Oct-28Oct PD55EA 1643 24Sep-07Oct PJ2/PA1FJ 1642 -Apr/10 S79DF 1620 21Aug-31Oct SN120OSP 1637 -30Nov SN40DVP 1642 -Nov SV5/G2JL 1640 06Oct-08Oct T30M & T30W 1642 10/11Oct T47C 1644 * -Dec T6YA 1644 * NOW TL0A 1616 -2011/12 TN5SN 1585/1591 22Sep-22Oct TO7RJ 1641 29Sep-12Oct TX5SPA (FO/A) 1642 16Oct-22Oct TX5SPM (FO/M) 1642 07Oct-30Oct TY1MS 1644 * -Jan/11 V73NS 1604 02Oct-31Oct VC3COPP 1643 -Nov VP8DIF (S.G.) 1643 -31Dec VR2009EAG 1630 -Dec WA2YUN/KH9 1568 12Oct-30Oct YC0IEM/8 1644 * 10Oct-19Oct YJ0PX 1643 -31Dec YL90AIR 1631 09Oct-12Oct YW8AJ 1644 * -31Dec Z30MCWG 1612 -Jul/10 ZS10WCS 1539 * = new or updated .. = and other calls QSL information --------------- DL1AGH via JL1AGH (B) EA5/GM0OPK via GM0OPK EA8/PD2BNH via PD2BNH (B) EW5WFF via EW4DX GA0NBM via GM0NBM (B), (L), eQSL HF70M via SP8MI (B) IH9/I2YSB via I2YSB (d) J79ZG via DL7AFS (B) L73D via EA5KB (B) LX/PA6Z via PA9M (B) MA0YEC via MM0YEC (B) MS0WRC via G0MTD (B) OD5F via IZ8CLM (B) OK1FZM/6W via OK1FZM (B) OL22ASE via OK1TIR (B) OM9FIRAC via OM5GU OP4B via ON7ON, eQSL, LoTW OX/OZ4UN via OZ4UN (B) R50KTV via RA6AU (B) SN12IPA via SP9PZU SN80WK via SP7PKI SO70W via SQ5NAE (B) SP50AAZ via SP4AAZ SP70WAR via SP2PHA SP70WS via SP9ZCF SP750FCR via SP9EYX (B) SQ80SPCU via SP9PKZ (B) SP80SPDN via SP9PKZ (B) SP80SPST via SP9PKZ (B) SP90SEP via SP6PWW SP0ZJP via SP6ZJP (B) SP/DL7DF via DL7DF (B) SQ80SPLG via SP9PKZ (B) SQ80SPSP via SP9PKZ (B) SV5/PA1WLB via PA1WLB (B) SV5/SQ9IVD via SQ9IVD (B), (L) SV8/IK7UXW via IK7UXW SV8/IZ4JMA via IZ4JMA SV8/IZ4JMU via IZ4JMU SV8/PA3DEU via PA3DEU (B) SV8/SV2MAC via SV2MAC (B) SV9/DL6FBL via DL6FBL (B) SX2Z via HA8UT SX5AG via SV8CYR (d) SX8DI via SV2GWY (B), (L), eQSL SY2G via SV2JAO (B) TA/DL2JRM via DL2JRM (B) TC10TF via TA1HZ (B) TC17A via TA2KI (B) TC99K via TA1HZ (B) TC99Y via TA1HZ (B) TF/IK1PMR via IK1PMR (d) TX5SPA via SP9PT (B) UE1RLH via RA1QY (B) UN8LWF via UN7LZ (B) V73RS (d) VE1/G3ZAY via G3ZAY (B) VK3AMP eQSL, (d) XV3RRC via RZ3EC (B) YC0IRH (d) 1B1AB via N7RO (B) 3D2KJ via SP5DRH (B) 3D2MJ via SP5EAQ (B) 3Z40KP via SP5KP 3Z70KOC via SP5PJX (B) 4U64UN via HB9BOU (B) 5N/LZ1QK via LZ1CL 5W0DW via YU1DW 9M2CNC via G4ZFE (B) (d) = only direct (B) = bureau ok * = new QSL manager (L) = Logbook of the World (LotW) QSLs arrived direct: BH4QAK, EA9LS, YI1AK (AD5W) QSLs arrived bureau: A61RJ, C31CT, CE4B, C56YK (ON7YK), D68WL (EA3BT), HF64PW (SP5KCR), LZ17ARDF (LZ1BJ), VU7RG (GDXF/DL4KQ), SN75T & SP75N (beide via SP7DQR), YL90AP, ZB2/ON5UR, 1A0KM (IK0FTA), 5L2MS (PA3AWW), 6V7J (SP9CTT), 6V7K (SP9SX), 9X0R (EA5RM) QSL via LoTW: ZL7T News from the VHF Database: --------------------------- Guido,DL8EBW, sent us following message: "Dear VHF-DATABASE-friends, a year is over again and we will be able to spread around a new issue of the VHF-DATABASE (2.60-10/2009) to private users as well as to all interested DX-Cluster Sysops (DX-Cluster-Types: CLX, SPIDER, AK1A and/or DXNet). The source of VHF-DATABASE can be found at our VHF portal MMMonVHF. In the last months a lot of sort functions and several visualisation tools were added to the website. After logging in at MMMonVHF you are able to use all these functions and also the download of the free MS databases (Call3.txt for WSJT!). If that is still not enough and you want to have your own User VHF-DATABASE file or a DX-Cluster version we are able to provide you with a D-base, WIN-zipped file which will be published once a year in autumn. If you are interested in more details (VHF260e.pdf), the history (history.pdf) or other information please visit our MMMonVHF forum: http://www.mmmonvhf.de/minibb/index.php?action=vtopic&forum=3 Wish you a lot of fun with the new VHF-Database! 73 de DL8EBW Guido (Guy), team of MMMonVHF - the VHF-DX-Portal." Many thanks for contributing to this issue of the DXNL are going to: Carl Smith (QRZ DX), 425DXNews, OPDX Bulletin, DF6EX (WINQSL), DJ5AV, DJ6VM, DK8JB, DL1SBF, DL3APO, DL3IE, DL7VOA, DL8EBW, DL8RJ, DL9RCF, DM1TT, F5NQL, NG3K, OH2BN, Rio DX Group, SWL Norbert Maibaum, YV1DIG and others. ____________________________________________________________________________ The German PDF version can be found on the DARC homepage at: http://www.darc.de/referate/dx/bulls/dxmb/2009/dxmb1644.pdf