DXNL 1651 - Nov 25, 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]) A3 - TONGA, OC-169 Lee,W6ZL/A35KL, should arrive on Ha'apai (OC-169) these days. Lee will stay in Tonga until the end of December and plans to join the CQWW CW Contest together with Paul,A35RK. Lee confirms the QSL cards for A35KL after his return home. CT3 - MADEIRA, AF-014 Jose,CT1BOH, is active as CT3NT from Nov 24. He will sign CR3E in the single OP/allband category of the upcoming CQWW CW Contest (Nov 28/29). QSLs for both calls via LoTW or direct to W3HNK. Please check also his website at: http://www.qsl.net/ct1boh J6 - ST LUCIA, NA-108 Bill,K9HZ, is working as J68HZ from St. Lucia (NA-108) between Nov 21 and Dec 5. You can find him on following QRGs from 2000-2400 UTC: 14155, 7155, 3770 kHz in SSB and 14050, 7050, 3550 kHz in CW. QSL via homecall, direct, LoTW or eQSL. KH9 - WAKE ISLAND, OC-053 Colin,KH9/WA2YUN, who is working on Wake Island (OC-053) until the end of the year has not been on the air for quite a while. He has repaired his antennas and rotor now and usually can be found in the ANZA Net on 14183 kHz starting around 0600 UTC. T8 - PALAU, OC-009 Pista,T88CI (HA5AO), is staying on Koror Island (OC-009) from Nov 25 until Dec 10. He intends to work "holiday style" mostly in CW but also in SSB and RTTY on all bands from 10m-80m (maybe also 160m). He will take part in the SOAB HP category of the CQWW CW Contest. QSL direct, via bureau or LoTW via HA5AO. An online logbook search is available at: http://ha5ao.novolab.hu TJ - CAMEROON Lionel,F5PSA (TJ3SL), will go QRT around Dec 15 and wants to be QRV every day until then. He has been spotted in SSB on 20m and 17m during the last days. QSL via F5PSA. V2 - ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, NA-100 Bud Trench,AA3B, will stay on Antigua (NA-100) from Nov 26 until Dec 1. He will sign V26K in CW only on all HF bands. Bud will join the SOAB low power class of the CQWW CW Contest. QSL via AA3B. VP6 - PITCAIRN ISLAND, OC-044 Al,ZL1AMD/VP6AL, is back again on Pitcairn Island (OC-044) and will stay there until March 2010. He uses a Yaesu 57D and an Inverted-V. Al does not like pile ups and prefers "search and pounce" on 20m SSB. --- In December two old friends, Tom and Betty Christian (VP6TC and VP6YL), will return to Pitcairn after staying in New Zealand for some time. YN - NICARAGUA Eric,K9GY, will show up as YN2GY from the QTH of Octavio,YN2N, in Grenada from Nov 25-30. He will join the CQWW CW Contest in the single OP/allband/low power category. Eric intends to work in CW also on the WARC bands before and after the contest. QSL via bureau, direct or LoTW via his homecall. 6W - SENEGAL Jacques,F6BEE, will be active from Senegal again signing 6W1RW during the CQWW Contest (single OP/allband/high power). He can be found also on the WARC bands before and after the contest. QSL via bureau, direct or LoTW to his homecall F6BEE. 9J - ZAMBIA Niko,S53A, is working with 100 watts on all bands from Zambia signing 9J3A from Nov 25-30. Niko is using a vertical for 80m, a delta loop for 40m and a Spiderbeam for the other bands. Unfortunately QSL only direct via S57S. 9L - SIERRA LEONE Following members of the "VooDoo Contest Group" will be QRV as 9L5A from Sierra Leone during the CQWW CW Contest: Ned,AA7A, Nick,G3RWF, Fred,G4BWP, Bud,N7CW, and Gary,ZL2IFB. QSL for 9L5A via G3SXW. G3RWF (9L1NH) and AA7A (9L7NS) are focusing on the WARC bands before and after the contest. QSLs via homecalls and also via LoTW. FINLAND, SPECIAL EVENT STATION OH9SCL (SCL stands for "Santa Claus Land") is active again throughout the month of December. The station is situated at the Arctic circle and can be found working in CW, SSB and digital modes on 160m-10m. OPs are Raimo,OH3BHL, Erkki,OH9KL, Kimmo,OH9MDV, Juha,OH9MM, and Aaro,OH9RJ. QSL via OH9UV: Santa Claus Land, Napapiirin Yhdeksikot Ry, PL 50, 96101 Rovaniemi, Finland. Info about a special award can be found at: http://kotisivu.dnainternet.net/rakarttu/OH9SCL_2007/OH9SCL_2007 INDIA, SPECIAL EVENT STATION Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose is deemed to be the father of radio communications in India and would celebrate his 151st birthday now. The special event station AU8JCB will be QRV between Nov 28 and Dec 1 on following frequencies: 28510, 21280, 14200, 14270 and 7070 kHz. QSLs via LoTW or direct to VU2DSI, Surabhi Meherabad, Ahmednagar, 414006 India. 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 --- Fotos von der Hamradio Lisbon 2009 sind hier hinterlegt: http://www.arvm.org/index.fr2009.html --- Anb online photo album of the Hamradio Lisbon 2009 can be found at: http://www.arvm.org/index.fr2009.html UPCOMING CONTESTS ----------------- Nov 28/29: CQWW DX Contest, CW IOTA collected by Fredy,DE0MST (e-mail: [email protected]) ---- Island activities: AF-019, IG9, Pelagie Islands: Tony,IG9/IK1QBT, Claudio,IG9/I1NVU, and Emilio,IG9/IZ1GAR, are active from Lampedusa (IIA AG-001) between Nov 22 and Dec 1. They will sign IG9X in the CQWW CW Contest. QSL via IK1QBT (direct/bureau). AS-079, JA6, Miyako Islands: Take,JI3DST/JS6, is working from the islands Miyako (AS-079-005) and Ikema (AS-079-001) from Nov 21-30. QSL via his homecall JI3DST (direct/bureau). NA-005, VP9, Bermuda Islands: Bob,VP9/KE0UI, is QRV from the Hamilton Parish on Bermuda from Nov 25 until Dec 1. Listen for VP9I in the single OP/ allband/low power/assisted category of the CQWW CW Contest 2009. QSLs for VP9I via N1HRA and VP9/KE0UI via homecall (direct/bureau). SA-018, CE7, Los Lagos Region South Group: Alain,CE7/F6BFH, is activating Chiloe Island in CW and SSB on 14/18/21 MHz from Nov 21-25. QSL via homecall (direct/bureau). Lighthouse activities (WLOTA/ARLHS/ILLW) ---------------------------------------- CE7/F6BFH LH 0750 CHI-013 Nov 21-25 EA8UP LH 1648 resident IG9X LH 2312 ITA-025 Nov 28/29 IG9/I1NVU LH 2312 ITA-025 Nov 22-Dec 1 IG9/IZ1GAR LH 2312 ITA-025 Nov 22-Dec 1 IG9/IK1QBT LH 2312 ITA-025 Nov 22-Dec 1 HS0ZIQ LH 0701 THA-047 resident J68HZ LH 1336 STL-001 Nov 21-Dec 5 JI3DST/JS6 LH 0249 JPN-105 Nov 21-30 JI3DST/JS6 JPN-158 Nov 21-30 KH2A LH 0064 GUM-001 resident PJ4/K4BAI LH 1279 NEA-002 Nov 24-Dec 1 PJ4/W4OC LH 1279 NEA-002 Nov 24-Dec 1 V26K LH 1118 ANT-002 Nov 26-Dec 1 VP9/KE0UI LH 0201 BER-010 Nov 25-Dec 1 8P9SS LH 0999 BAR-001 Nov 22-Dec 2 Bandspots of the last 7 days ---------------------------- 160m AL7R 1.827 0513Z via K9IT or LoTW KH7C 1.829 0503Z (B), (L) TX3A 1.830 1740Z via HA7RY (B) VK3ZL 1.831 1900Z (B) XV4D 1.814 2040Z via DL7DF (B) 9G5TT 1.827 2130Z via I2YSB (d) 80m FK8CP 3.502 1900Z (d) 40m A71FJ 7.130 0103Z (d) JV1A 7.140 2034Z via WV6E (B) PW6C 7.144 0554Z via K9AJ VP2V/DL7VOG 7.012 0630Z NA-023, via DL7VOG (B) 30m C91LW 10.109 2007Z via UY5LW FG/F6AUS 10.112 2050Z NA-102, via F6AUS (B) OX/EA4NA 10.110 1556Z via EA4BT (B), (L) P29VCX 10.104 2032Z OC-249, via SM6CVX (d) R1ANR 10.107 2030Z via RZ3BJ TX3A 10.114 0942Z via HA7RY (B) XV2RZ 10.118 1320Z via OH4MDY (d) XV4D 10.115 1337Z via DL7DF (B) 20m CU6AY 14.260 1308Z EU-175, (B) PW2IO 14.040 0859Z SA-071, via PT7WA (B) PW6C 14.261 2317Z SA-062, via K9AJ (B) RA9LI/0 14.260 0733Z AS-086, via UA9LP (B) TX3A 14.023 1340Z via HA7RY (B) V88/SM3TLG 14.265 1351Z via SM3TLG (B) VP2V/DL7VOG 14.080 1223Z RTTY, via DL7VOG (B) VP2V/DL7VOG 14.023 1609Z NA-023, via DL7VOG (B) VY2/W7ASF 14.305 1545Z NA-029, via W7ASF (B) 9G5TT 14.077 1414Z RTTY, via I2YSB (d) 9G5TT 14.240 0839Z via I2YSB (d) 17m NP3M/516 18.165 1310Z via WP3S PW2IO 18.075 1552Z SA-071, via PT7WA (B) TI8II 18.132 1447Z (d) TX3A 18.080 0925Z via HA7RY (B) VK9XX 18.076 0805Z via DL1RTL (B) VP2V/DL7VOG 18.078 1610Z NA-023, via DL7VOG (B) XV2RZ 18.070 1130Z via OH4MDY (d) 9G5TT 18.142 0817Z via I2YSB (d) 9G5TT 18.072 1550Z via I2YSB (d) 15m HS0ZHC 21.280 0734Z (d) PW2IO 21.940 1623Z SA-071, via PT7WA (B) 9G5TT 21.027 0929Z via I2YSB (d) 12m 9G5TT 24.930 0911Z via I2YSB (d) 10m MM0DVZ 28.470 1204Z (d) 9G5TT 28.450 1116Z via I2YSB (d) * = new QSL manager (d) = only direct (B) = bureau ok (L) = LoTW Preview ------- DATE CALL DXNL 23Nov-02Dec 3V3S 1650 Jul -Dec 4U30VIC 1626 17Nov-15Dec 5R8IC 1649 18Nov-30Nov 5W0KH 1645 09Nov-10Jan 5W1QX & A31CE 1649 Nov 6W1RW 1651 * 01Sep-31Dec 8J7M 1638 22Nov-02Dec 8P9SS 1650 -31Dec 9A09P 1615 -31Dec 9A48IFATCA 1609 -31Dec 9A800VZ 1617 NOW 9G5SW 1581 -04Dec 9G5XA 1650 13Nov-27Nov 9G5TT 1649 -Mar 9J2YO 1614 25Nov-30Nov 9J3A 1651 * Nov 9L5A 1651 * 14Dec-17Dec 9V/DJ7JC.. 1649 23Nov-01Dec A25NW 1650 19Nov-01Dec A31JC.. 1649 -Dec A35KL 1651 * -25Nov A43ND 1650 23Nov-30Nov A65DLH 1650 28Nov-01Dec AU8JCB 1651 * 13Nov-03Dec C91LW 1650 21Nov-25Nov CE7/F6BFH 1651 * -29Nov D2CQ 1650 Feb -2010 DP1POL 1598/1619 -31Dec DP3SSKW 1634 -May/10 DQ11APOLLO 1634 -31Dec DR09ANT 1606 05Dec-13Dec E51NAA.. 1649 -25Nov E51TLA 1649 -10Feb EA8/ON6AK.. 1650 -Nov ER650M/ER650MD 1650 -Mar FG/F6AUS 1650 -Aug/11 FO8RZ 1636 -31Dec GB250RB 1608 01Oct-31Dec HF35PEA 1644 22Nov-01Dec IG9/IK1QBT.. 1651 * -31Dec IY7GM 1622 21Nov-05Dec J68HZ 1651 * 21Nov-30Nov JI3DST/JS6 1651 * -30Nov JU75BSI 1647 -Feb KG4YU 1644 -Dec KH9/WA2YUN 1568/1651 * 24Nov-01Dec KP2/K3CT.. 1650 -31Dec LY1000 1606 -31Dec LZ250BNT 1623 -Nov OD5/W5YFN 1599 Dec OH9SCL 1651 * 01Oct-31Dec ON25BELGICA 1646 -31Dec ON100PES 1622 Sep -Dec P29CW 1638 17Nov-15Dec PA60TROLLEY 1650 24Nov-20Dec PD4500BL 1650 24Nov-01Dec PJ4/K4BAI.. 1650 -01Dec PJ4/PE1MAE 1650 -Apr S79DF 1620 -30Nov SN40DVP 1642 -Nov SV5/G2JL 1640 -Mar T6AG 1647 -Dec T6YA 1644 25Nov-10Dec T88CI 1651 * -15Dec TJ3SL 1651 * NOW TL0A 1616 -2011/12 TN5SN 1585/1591 -Dec TT8JT 1650 03Nov-03Dec TX3A (FK/C) 1648 26Nov-01Dec V26K 1651 * 23Nov-02Dec V31CW & V31YL 1650 24Nov-06Dec V31PT 1650 23Nov-15Dec V5/DJ4SO 1650 -Jan/11 V73NS 1604 01Feb-31Mar VG7G 1647 01Oct-30Nov VG7V 1647 01Dec-31Jan VG7W 1647 21Nov-05Dec VK9XX 1650 15Nov-05Dec VP2V/DL7VOG 1649 15Nov-03Dec VP5/W7VV.. 1649 -Mar VP6AL 1651 * 25Nov-01Dec VP9/KE0UI 1651 * -31Dec VR2009EAG 1630 -07Dec XV2RZ & XV2JR 1650 -31Dec YL90AIR 1631 25Nov-30Nov YN2GY 1651 * 20Nov-01Dec YS4U 1650 -31Dec Z30MCWG 1612 02Dec-05Dec ZL/DJ7JC.. 1649 -Jul ZS10WCS 1539 * = new or updated .. = and other calls QSL information --------------- A52FJJ via JA1FJJ (B) AM2T via EA2ASY CR5MON via CT2IEN CR5MSP via CT1DNF CR5NCP via CT1HXB CR5NDS via CT2GDE EG2FPZ via EA2ICA (B) EG7NL via EA7NL EH1FST via EA1EG (B) EJ/DL4ML via DL4ML EN500I via DM5BB (B), eQSL ER650M via ER1DA (B) GB2BST via M0XIG (B), (L) HF1NSN via SP1EG (B) HG0WFF via HA0HW (B) HT2N via K9NW (CQWW SSB 2009) IM0/IK0FMB via IK0FMB (B), (L) JW/G4ATA via G4ATA (B), eQSL KP2/M1DDD via M1DDD (B) KP4ED via EB7DX (d) ON9DAMIAN via ON3AR (B) PA30IPA via PA9LUC (B) SO65LOK via SP5KCR (B) SV9/G0BPS via G0BPS TC1ELH via TA1HZ (B) TF3CW via LX1NO (B) TF4X via G3SWH (B) TY1MS via PA3AWW (B) UN7RK via DL1USB (*) UP3WFF via RL3FU VP2MXO via DM2XO (B) WN1Y via JF1VGZ WN1Y/NH2 via JF1VGZ XU7EEE via JE7JDL (d), (L) YJ0PX via AI5P (B) YS4U via N0AT (B) 3Z0MK via SP7PTK (B) 8Q7EJ via G3VDB (B), (L), eQSL 8R1PY via PY2WAS (B) 9J2FM via JA4ATV (B) (d) = only direct (B) = bureau ok * = new QSL manager (L) = Logbook of the World (LotW) QSL cards of K4M (Midway 2009), a special envelope and a 0.55 Cent K4M stamp may be requested via Franz,DJ9ZB, for EUR 4 including postage. QSLs arrived direct: KH7XS, TY5ZR (via IK2IQD), VK4KW (N3SL), Z35M QSLs arrived bureau: B1Z (BA4EG), BS7H (KU9C), C6AGU (HA7RY), E44M (SP3DOI), FJ/G3TXF, FM5LZ, H40FN (HA8FT), HZ1PS (IZ8CLM), PZ5Z (OM2FY), TC57A (TA1HZ), TO5A (F5VHJ),YK9G (G3TXG), YJ0TXF (G3TXF), ZD7X (W0MM),3W9R (OK1JR),4W6R (EA4URE), 5R8IC (F6ICX), 7P8OK (M0URX), 7U5CI (OM3CGN) CQWW DX Contest 2009 (CW) - Further announcements ------------------------------------------------- The CQ WWDX Contest in CW will take place on the weekend of Nov 28/29. The activities should be listed here if not announced elsewhere: Call Category QSL route --------------------------------------------- A35A Multi/Single W7TSQ or LoTW A73A Multi/Single EA7FTR AH2R Multi/Single JH7QXJ AN8R Multi/? EA8AY B7P Multi/Multi BD7IXG C4I Multi/? LZ2HM C4W SOAB LoTW CN2R SOSB W7EJ CN3A SOAB I2WIJ CM8CAD SOSB 40m LP see QRZ.com CO6LP SOSB 40m LP CO6LP CO8LY SOSB 15m LP EA7ADH CO8TW SOSB 160m LP HB9SVT CR2X SOAB HP OH2BH CR3L Multi/2 DJ6QT D4C SOAB CT1ESV E21EIC SOAB bureau or LoTW E21IZC SOSB 20m LP direct EA8CMX SOSB OH2BYS EA8URL Multi/Multi bureau EE2W Multi/Multi EB2BXL EF8M SOAB HP UA3DX EY8MM SOSB 160m K1BV or LoTW FO8RZ SOAB F8BPN GJ2A SOAB HP GJ3DVC or LoTW GE4YOX SOSB 20m LP direct or LoTW HC8N Multi/Multi W5UE HI3TEJ SOAB LP ON4IQ HS8JYX SOSB 20m LP LoTW, eQSL, direct IG9U SOSB 80m I1NVU IG9W SOSB 40m IZ1GAR IG9X SOSB 15m IK1QBT IR9X SOAB IW9HLM / LoTW JK2VOC/B A4TB SOAB JK2VOC JV1A SOAB WV6E KH6ZN SOAB HP AI4U KP2M Multi/? AI4U LX7I Multi/Multi LX2A MD4K SOSB 15m G3NKC MD6V SOSB 20m G3NKC MJ0ASP SOSB 80m MJ0ASP MZ5B (Shetl.) SOSB G3TXF or LoTW NP4Z SOAB HP WC4E OH0Z SOAB HP W0MM OQ3R SOAB ON4RU P40W SOAB LP N2MM or LoTW P49Y SOAB HP AE6Y PJ4/KU8E SOAB LP K4BAI RW2F Multi/? DK4VW ST2KSS SOSB 15m ST2M (direct) SV9COL SOAB direct/bureau/LoTW T48K Multi/Single DK1WI TF3CW SOSB 40m LX1NO TI5N SOSB 15m LP W3HNK or LoTW TO5T(FM) SOAB HP JE1JKL V47NT SOAB HP W2RQ VC2Z SOAB VE2BR VC3O SOAB VE3AT VK6AA Multi/Single DL8YR VK8NSB SOAB VK6NE VP9I VU2PAI SOAB HP see QRZ.com VU2PTT SOAB HP LoTW, bureau WP3C SOSB 80m W3HNK (direct) XU7ACY SOAB LP W2EN XW1B SOAB E21EIC YB0ECT SOSB 20m LP K3AIR YM3A SOSB 40m LZ1NK ZB2X SOAB OH2KI ZD8RH SOAB G4DBW or LoTW ZF2AM SOAB K6AM or LoTW ZM4T Multi/2 ZL2AL ZP0R SOAB ZP5AZL ZS4TX SOAB LoTW 4D1N n.a. DV1UBY 4L0A SOAB HP EA7FTR 4L8A SOSB 20m K1BV 4U1ITU Multi/Single bureau 5B/G4IRN SOSB G4IRN or LoTW 5B/HA5PP SOSB 20m HA5PP 6M0HZ/2 Multi/? DS2AGH 6V7R SOAB HP UT5UGR 9J3A SOAB LP S57S (direct) 9L5A Multi/Multi G3SXW or LoTW 9M6/KM0O SOAB TBA Many thanks for contributing to this issue of the DXNL are going to: Carl Smith (QRZ DX), 425DXNews, OPDX Bulletin, AA3B, A.R.V.M., CO8TW, DF6EX (WINQSL), DH4PSG, DJ5AV, DJ5MN, DJ9ZB, DK5MB, DK6CQ, DK8JB, DK9TN, DL1SBF, DL3IE, DL7VOA, DM1TT, F5NQL, HA0HW, NG3K and others. ____________________________________________________________________________ The German PDF version can be found on the DARC homepage at: http://www.darc.de/referate/dx/bulls/dxmb/2009/dxmb1651.pdf