DXNL 1652 - Dec 2, 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]) DT - SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS, AN-010 Lee,DS4NMJ, is working at the "Antarctic King Sejong Station" between Dec 5, 2009, and Jan 31, 2011. The station is situated on the Barton peninsula on King George Island (AN-010) which belongs to the South Shetland Islands. His callsign will be DT8A again (he already worked there in 2006). Lee is working mostly in CW (but also in SSB and RTTY) on 160m-10m. His QSL manager is HL2FDW. HH - HAITI, NA-096 Steve,HH2/VE2TKH, is active from Petionville on Haiti (NA-096) during his little spare time until Dec 15. He prefers operating on 30m, 20m, 17m and 15m. He has electrical power supply from 0100-1100 UTC and uses battery power from 1100-0600 UTC. His QSL manager is M0URX, bureau ok. KP2 - AMERICAN VIRGIN ISLANDS, NA-106 Sharon,K7WZB, and Garry,K9WZB, are staying on Saint Croix (NA-106, USI VI002S) from Dec 2-14. They are using the special Christmas call K2V in SSB, RTTY, CW and PSK31 on all bands from 160m-6m. QSLs only direct via K9WZB. An online logbook search is available at: http://www.clublog.org/logsearch/K2V VP2V - BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS, NA-023 VP2V/W3HQ will be QRV from Virgin Gorda (NA-023) from Dec 4-16. OM Curt will focus on 160m and 10m during the weekends and on the WARC bands during the rest of the week. QSL via W3HQ. Skeds are welcome especially with QRP stations. Please use his e-mail address: [email protected] VP9 - BERMUDA ISLANDS, NA-005 Mark,VP9/AA1AC, will be active on HF from Dec 6-12. QSLs via his homecall, bureau ok. XU - CAMBODIA Norbert,F6AXX and Alain,F6HBR, will stay in Sihanoukville from Dec 3-8. They will sign XU7UFT only in CW on 3520, 7020, 10115, 14020, 18071, 21020, 24891 and 28020 kHz. QSL manager will be F6AXX, he will start confirming the direct QSLs on Jan 15, 2010, and the bureau QSLs after that. DENMARK, SPECIAL EVENT STATION, EU-029 The special event station 5P15COP will show up from the island Zealand (EU-029) during the "Copenhagen Climate Change Conference" from Dec 7-18. They will be active in SSB, CW and digital modes on 160m-6m. The QSL manager is OZ5BAL (also via bureau). More information about the special event station and a special award can be found at: http://www.5p15cop.dk CANADA, SPECIAL EVENT STATION VE3PARK stands for 100 years of national parks in Canada. The station will be active during the whole month of December. QSLs via VE3NOO. USA, SPECIAL EVENT STATION The "USS MIDWAY Museum" will celebrate the Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day on Dec 5. The special event station NI6IW will work from the museum on following frequencies: SSB: 7250, 14320 kHz CW: 7055, 14060 kHz PSK31: 7070 kHz QSL via USS MIDWAY Museum Radio Room, 910 North Harbor, San Diego, CA 92101-5811, USA. 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 ----------------- Dec 4-6: ARRL 160m-Contest IOTA collected by Fredy,DE0MST (e-mail: [email protected]) ---- Island activities: EU-131, I*3, Veneto Region Group: II3SB will be QRV from Burano Island (IIA VE-010) during the ARMI International Contest on Dec 5/6. QSL via IW3IE (direct/bureau). OC-197, YB3, Bawean Island: Adhi (Bimbo),YB3MM/p, is going to hit the air- waves in CW on 15m from Bawean Island from Dec 4-8. QSL via IZ8CCW. SA-001, CE0Y, Easter Island: Lars-Goran,CE0Y/SM6CUK, is active from Easter Island until Dec 6. QSL via homecall (direct/bureau). Lighthouse activities (WLOTA/ARLHS/ILLW) ---------------------------------------- CE0Y/SM6CUK LH 0319 until Dec 6 DT8A LH 0312 Dec 5-Jan 31, 2011 K2V LH 2477 VIR-001 Dec 2-14 W3HQ/VP2V LH 0347 Dec 4-17 YB3MM/p LH 0269 Dec 4-8 WLOTA approval (validation request): ------------------------------------ J48M LH ref. 4036 Jul 26-31, 2007 J48IO LH ref. 4036 Jul 26-31, 2007 J48YL LH ref. 4036 Jul 26-31, 2007 OC1I LH ref. 2178 Jan 2-7, 2008 Following lighthouses were added to the WLOTA list recently: ------------------------------------------------------------ LH 2514 SWE-172 SM3 Haellegrund Rock LH 2517 SWE-078 SM3 Agoe Island LH 2519 JPN-158 JA6 Ikema Shima LH 2521 JPN-2611 JA6 Minna Shima LH 2523 3W Phu Quoc LH 2525 TAI-001 BV Cijin Island LH 2536 SWE-008 SM7 Falsterbo Reef Bandspots of the last 7 days ---------------------------- 160m EA9/OL8R 1.816 0601Z via OK1FCJ (B) OH0V 1.826 0039Z via OH6LI (B) TF4X 1.824 1605Z via G3SWH (B) 9L7NS 1.821 2313Z via AA7A (B) 80m EA9/OL8R 3.571 1837Z via OK1FCJ (B) ON25BELGICA 3.544 2116Z via ON7TR (B) OQ3R 3.541 0044Z 4U1ITU 3.521 2146Z (B) 9A430KA 3.778 2101Z via 9A6Z (B) 40m A65DLH 7.095 1639Z via DO7ZZ (B) C4W 7.014 1710Z (L) CN3A 7.056 2209Z via I2WIJ CR3L 7.045 1822Z via DJ6QT (B) D44AC 7.066 0017Z AF-086, (d) DP1POL 7.083 2156Z via DL1ZBO (B) EA9EU 7.091 2143Z via EA5KB (B) EA9/OL8R 7.082 2140Z via OK1FCJ (B) LX7I 7.014 0901Z via LX2A (B) PJ2T 7.022 0037Z via N9AG (B), (L) PJ4A 7.024 0903Z via K4BAI (B) SI1GM 7.012 1540Z EU-020, via SM6JSM (B) TO5T 7.022 0840Z via JE1JKL (B) VK9XX 7.009 1955Z via DL1RTL (B) 3V3S 7.105 1800Z via DL9USA (B) 3V3S 7.035 1354Z RTTY, via DL9USA (B) 4Z5AD 7.008 2151Z (d) 9G5TT 7.019 0005Z via I2YSB (d) 9L5A 7.033 1832Z via G3SXW (B), (L) 30m R1AND 10.102 2045Z via RU1ZC TN5SN 10.114 2050Z via IZ1BZV (d) VP2V/DL7VOG 10.143 2111Z via DL7VOG (B) 3V3S 10.109 1605Z via DL9USA (B) 3V3S 10.144 0922Z RTTY, via DL9USA (B) 20m A65DLH 14.260 1437Z via DO7ZZ (B) A65DLH 14.009 0827Z via DO7ZZ (B) CT7/LZ3ND 14.017 1458Z via LZ1NK (d) JT1DA 14.010 0945Z (d) PJ2/W0NB 14.018 2037Z via W0NB (B) R1 00W 14.014 0849Z via RV9WB (B) V5/DJ4SO 14.017 1621Z via DJ4SO (B) VK9XX 14.002 1209Z via DL1RTL (B) XV2RZ 14.009 1217Z via OH4MDY (d) 3V3S 14.061 0900Z via DL9USA (B) 6Y9LM 14.008 1426Z (d) 9G5TT 14.010 0857Z via I2YSB (d) 9L7NS 14.010 1351Z via AA7A (B) 17m A25NW 18.127 1010Z via K9NW A25NW 18.085 1526Z via K9NW C91LW/p 18.068 1457Z via UY5LW (d) EK6LP 18.080 0843Z via IK2DUW (B) ST2AR 18.070 1549Z via S53R (d) TA4/DL3BQA 18.104 0926Z RTTY, via DL3BQA (B) VP2V/W4DXX 18.115 1553Z via W4DXX (L), eQSL WP4U 18.106 1400Z RTTY, (B) 3V3S 18.080 1044Z via DL9USA (B) 8P9SS 18.079 1218Z via ND3F (L), (d) 9L1NH 18.073 1342Z via G3RWF (B) 15m A25NW 21.007 1257Z via K9NW D44AC 21.002 1240Z AF-086, (d) ST2AR 21.015 1508Z via S53R (d) 9L5A 21.043 1224Z via G3SXW (B), (L) 12m A25NW 24.897 0854Z via K9NW VK6IR 24.965 1045Z 10m LX7I 28.022 0814Z via LX2A (B) * = new QSL manager (d) = only direct (B) = bureau ok (L) = LoTW Preview ------- DATE CALL DXNL 23Nov-02Dec 3V3S 1650 Jul -Dec 4U30VIC 1626 07Dec-18Dec 5P15COP 1652 * 17Nov-15Dec 5R8IC 1649 09Nov-10Jan 5W1QX & A31CE 1649 01Sep-31Dec 8J7M 1638 22Nov-02Dec 8P9SS 1650 -31Dec 9A09P 1615 -31Dec 9A48IFATCA 1609 -31Dec 9A800VZ 1617 NOW 9G5SW 1581 -04Dec 9G5XA 1650 -Mar 9J2YO 1614 Nov 9L5A 1651 14Dec-17Dec 9V/DJ7JC.. 1649 13Nov-03Dec C91LW 1650 -06Dec CE0Y/SM6CUK 1652 * Feb -2010 DP1POL 1598/1619 -31Dec DP3SSKW 1634 -May DQ11APOLLO 1634 -31Dec DR09ANT 1606 05Dec-Jan/11 DT8A 1652 * 05Dec-13Dec E51NAA.. 1649 -10Feb EA8/ON6AK.. 1650 -Mar FG/F6AUS 1650 -Aug/11 FO8RZ 1636 -31Dec GB250RB 1608 01Oct-31Dec HF35PEA 1644 -15Dec HH2/VE2TKH 1652 * 05Dec/06Dec II3SB 1652 * -31Dec IY7GM 1622 21Nov-05Dec J68HZ 1651 21Nov-30Nov JI3DST/JS6 1651 02Dec-14Dec K2V (KP2) 1652 * -Feb/10 KG4YU 1644 -31Dec KH9/WA2YUN 1568/1651 24Nov-01Dec KP2/K3CT.. 1650 -31Dec LY1000 1606 -31Dec LZ250BNT 1623 05Dec NI6IW 1652 * Dec OH9SCL 1651 01Oct-31Dec ON25BELGICA 1646 -31Dec ON100PES 1622 Sep -Dec P29CW 1638 17Nov-15Dec PA60TROLLEY 1650 28Nov-13Dec PB500GT 1651 24Nov-20Dec PD4500BL 1650 -Apr S79DF 1620 -Mar T6AG 1647 -Dec T6YA 1644 25Nov-10Dec T88CI 1651 -15Dec TJ3SL 1651 NOW TL0A 1616 -2011/12 TN5SN 1585/1591 -Dec TT8JT 1650 -29Nov TX3A (FK/C) 1648 23Nov-02Dec V31CW & V31YL 1650 24Nov-06Dec V31PT 1650 -20Dec V31WV 1651 23Nov-15Dec V5/DJ4SO 1650 -Jan/11 V73NS 1604 Dec VE3PARK 1652 * 01Feb-31Mar VG7G 1647 01Dec-31Jan VG7W 1647 21Nov-05Dec VK9XX 1650 15Nov-05Dec VP2V/DL7VOG 1649 04Dec-16Dec VP2V/W3HQ 1652 * 15Nov-03Dec VP5/W7VV.. 1649 06Dec-12Dec VP9/AA1AC 1652 * -Mar VP6AL 1651 -31Dec VR2009EAG 1630 03Dec-08Dec XU7UFT 1652 * -07Dec XV2RZ & XV2JR 1650 04Dec-08Dec YB3MM/p 1652 * -31Dec YL90AIR 1631 -31Dec Z30MCWG 1612 02Dec-05Dec ZL/DJ7JC.. 1649 -Jul ZS10WCS 1539 * = new or updated .. = and other calls QSL information --------------- A65DLH via DO7ZZ (B) AC2BF via JA1OHP (B) AC2BF/KH2 via JA1OHP (B) AU8JCB via VU2ACK (d) BV2/JH3GCN via JH3GCN CN8WK via IK2QEI (B) CR5X via DJ9MH (B) CT7/LZ3ND via LZ1NK (B) CT9/DF1LON via DF1LON (B) CT9/SV1RP via SV1RP (B) D2CQ via CT1IUA (B) D2PJB via CT1IUA (B) EA9/OK1FCJ via OK1DRQ (B) EA9/OL8R via OK1DRQ (B) F/TU5KG via F4EFI (B) FM/ON4LAC via ON4LAC (B), eQSL G3N via G3ZGC GG100GN via GB4GIN (B) HC1HC/QRP via NE8Z (B) IQ6CC via IW6DSM (B) IY1Y via IK1MDF (B), (L) IY3XX via IZ3ZXQ (d) JV1A via WV6E (B) LZ55OUV via LZ1PM (d) LZ100SO via LZ2VP (B) OT2X via ON6YX (B) OT4C via ON7PC (B) OY1OF via M0URX (B) OX/EA4NA via EA4NA (B) PC60TROLLEY via PA0FAW (B) PJ4/PE1MAE via PE1MAE PT5UN via K3IRV (*), (B) PW2IO via PT7WA (B) SI7GM via SM6JSM (B) SP40DUV via SP9GR (B) ST2AR via S53R (d) SV5/SV1LK via SV1LK (B), (L) T88AA via JJ1BMB (B) UE4FRC via RZ4FZZ UE4NFF via RW4NX UP7Z via UN7BJ V31CW via KU1CW (L) V31WV via EA7HEJ (d) VP2V/W4DXX via W4DXX (L), eQSL YA1DIR via EA4URE (B) YN2NW via K9NW (Oct 22-27, 2009) YS1/LA2FKA via LA2FKA (d) Z21BB via W3HNK (d) ZC4VJ via M0URX (B), (or LOTW) ZP6VLA via EA5KB (B) ZP6/NT6X via NT6X ZW5UN via K3IRV (*), (B) ZY7C via PT7WA (B) 4L6AA via K6VNX (B) 4X/RV2FW via RV2FW (UA2 bureau) 6Y3Z via EA3ALZ 6Y7AM via OZ7AM (B) 9H3RV/QRP via HB9DGV 9J3A via S57S (d) 9L1NH via G3RWF (B) 9M2OUT (d) (d) = only direct (B) = bureau ok * = new QSL manager (L) = Logbook of the World (LotW) QSLs arrived direct: E51QMA, E51TUG, H40MY, H44TO (all via OM2SA), SV5/G0TSM, 8R1DB (via N3DB) QSLs arrived bureau: A25HQ, AN1A, BD5BAJ/5 (AS-141), C56KR (OZ8KR), C6AGU (HA7RY), C91R (CT1BXT), C91YI (DJ0YI), CE47TA, D44TXO (DJ2VO), DL4JS/6W (DH7WW), DR09ANT, DU9/DL5SDF, E44M (SP3DOI), EK8SK (SP9ERV), EL2WW (ON5NT), FH/G3SWH, EA6/DL6NBR/p, FJ/SP3IPB, FK/F5AHO, FY/IW1BND,HI7/EA1YG, HB0/ON4IPA (ON6ZV), HS0ZBS, IA5/IW1DFU (EU-028), II9LXCT (EU-025, IT9VCE), IL7/IZ4JMA (EU-050), IM0/IK5PWR (EU-041), JA7DLE (AS-007), JF6CHY (AS-077), JS3CTQ (AS-007), KH2F/KH0, LA/IK3GES/p (EU-044), LX1NO, LA/IK3GES/p (EU-044), PJ4/OM6NM, PZ5Z (OM2FY), S79WF (AF-024, DL6NBR), T90T (E77E), TA4/DL2JRM/p, UA9XKB/FJL (UA1RJ), VU2SWS, XW1HS (E21EIC), ZD8RH/p (G4DBW), 3A2MD, 4A3IH (NA-183, IT9EJW), 4L1FP (LZ1OT), 4O1/DK9NCX, 4T6I (DL2JRM),5H1DF (DL7UFN), 5H3AP/3 (DL1CW), 5X1NH (G3RWF), 5X4X (DF5GQ), 6V7J (SP9CTT), 8R1PW (G3SWH), 9J2FM (JA4ATV), 9M6AAC (OC-088, DL2QT), 9U0VB (UA4WHX), 9V1F1 (AS-019), 9X0R (EA5RM) QSL via LoTW: 3D2CW, 3DA0MM, 3DA0SV, 3DA0VA, 3W2KF, 4X/EA5RM, 5B/AJ2O, 5C8M, 5H3/SM1TDE, 6V7D, 6V7Q, 6W2SC, 7P8CF, 7P8DA, AO8A, A35DX, C56YK, CN50ZLZ, CQ9T, CR3R, CS94MD, CU3BL, CU3F, D2BB, D25L, E21YDP, EA9AM, ER3R/p, ER5DX, F6ENO/p, F6HBI/p, FM5CD, FP/M0TDG, FS/K1XM, FT5GA, GA3YOR, GI4SNA, S04R, ST2BF VK9 prefixes not relatable anymore ---------------------------------- The "Australian Communications and Media Authority" (ACMA) decided to issue VK9 callsigns falling in line with the practice for issuing callsigns for all other VK call areas - with the suffix only to denoting the class of licence issued (Advanced, Standard or Foundation). Exceptions from their own rule were made very often. The usual scheme denoted VK9C for Cocos (Keeling) Island, VK9L for Lord Howe Island, VK9M for Mellish Reef, VK9N for Norfolk, VK9W for Willis and VK9X for Christmas Island. More information can be found at: http://amateurradio.com.au/node/856 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, DL2BQV, DL3IE, DL7VOA, F5NQL, NG3K, OZ1JTE, W1AW, SWL Norbert Maibaum and others. ____________________________________________________________________________ The German PDF version can be found on the DARC homepage at: http://www.darc.de/referate/dx/bulls/dxmb/2009/dxmb1652.pdf