DXNL 1675 - May 12, 2010
                      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])


D2 - ANGOLA
     Andrew,G7COD, is staying in Luanda, the capital of Angola, since May 7.
     He received his licence with the callsign D2AK and plans to be active
     as much as possible during the next twelve months. Andrew wants to work
     in SSB and CW on 80m-10m with 100 watts and inverted vee antennas.
     His preferred frequencies are:
     SSB:  7063, 14190, 18133, 21253, 24953, 28500 kHz
     CW:   3503,  7003, 10103, 14003, 18073, 21003, 24893, 28003 kHz.
     Andrew prefers QSL cards direct via Andrew Kitchen, 4 Dairy Cottage,
     Newton Hall Farm, Bank Newton Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 3NT,
     Great Britain. He will also answer eQSLs.

FK - FRENCH NEW CALEDONIA, OC-033
     Don,VK2DON, and Curt,W3HQ, will be QRV as FK/W3HQ from Lifou belonging
     to the Loyalty Islands (OC-033) in CW on 40m/30m/20m from May 13-16.
     QSLs via W3HQ.

OH0 - ALAND ISLANDS, EU-002
     OH0/PA2A, OH0/PA2AM, OH0/PA2VMA, OH0/PA3ALK, OH0/PA3BAG, OH0/PA0VHA and
     OH0/PB5A will be active from Eckero (EU-002) working with three to four
     stations in CW/SSB/RTTY on all bands (including 6m) from May 15-28.
     QSLs via homecall. More information online at: http://www.pi4cc.nl

TA - TURKEY, AS-115
     Vlada,OK1CW, Franta,OK1DF, Zdenek,OK1FIA, Slavek,OK1TN, Honza,OK2ZAW,
     Zdeno,OK2ZW, and Pavel,TA2ZAF (OK1MU), will be active with two stations
     in CW, SSB and some RTTY signing TC07DX from Suluada (AS-115) from
     May 15-19. QSLs direct or via bureau to OK2GZ.
     See also: http://www.okdxf.eu/expedice/tc07en/www

TK - CORSICA, EU-014
     Alex,TK/IW5ELA, and Marco,TK/I5KOVI, are active in CW and SSB on
     40m-12m from Calvi from May 12-16. They are working in holiday style
     with 100 watts, verticals and a loop for 15m.
     QSLs via bureau or direct to their homecalls.

TL - CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
     Jan,DJ8NK, and Paul,F6EXV, are going to visit Christian,TL0A, from
     May 13-26. They will use his callsign mainly in RTTY and on 40m-6m. If
     the conditions are good they want to try also 80m and 160m. Christian
     will leave the country in July and is expected to start his new job in
     Niger in September. He might show up as 5U5U from there.

VK0/M - MACQUARIE ISLAND, AN-005
     Denis,ZL4DB, is working on Macqarie Island (AN-005) for the next three
     months. He is not an experienced DXer and will visit his shack from
     time to time to make a few SSB QSOs as VK0/ZL4DB. His QSL manager is
     Paul,ZL4PW, and he stays in contact with Denis via e-mail.
     Macquarie is on rank 15 of the world's most wanted DXCC entities.

XV - VIETNAM
     Larry,W6NWS will show up as XV2W from Vietnam between May 15 and Jun 9.
     He also plans to join the WPX CW and the SEANET Contest.
     QSLs via bureau, direct or LoTW to his homecall.

3A - MONACO
     John,3A/K5HGX, is active on the HF bands until May 17. QSLs via K5HGX.

3C - EQUATORIAL GUINEA, AF-010
     Prior to their DXpedition to Annobon Island (3C0C) Elmo,EA5BYP, and
     Javi,EA5KM, are going to activate Bioko Island (AF-010) for three days
     signing 3C9B in SSB, CW and RTTY during the mid of May. QSL via EA7FTR.
     An exact date has not been published yet but we will keep you informed
     about 3C0C in the next DX Newsletter.

6W - SENEGAL
     William,6W/F1TZG, is working in SSB on 160m-6m from the shack of
     Jean-Francois,6W7RV, in Somone from May 8-15. QSLs via F1TZG.

7X - ALGERIA
     Some members of the Great Desert of the World Djelfa Amateur Radio Club
     (7X2VFK) will use the special callsign 7U3GDW from May 17-22. All QSOs
     with this special event station will be confirmed with an award instead
     of QSL cards via 7X2DD, PO Box 467, CP 17000 Djelfa, Algeria.

9A - CROATIA
     OM Zrinko (Zik),DO7ZZ, is QRV again from Croatia signing 9A/VE3ZIK from
     May 12-17. This is a preparation for his planned summer activities from
     Croatia (IOTA/IOCA/WFF). QSL via bureau to DO7ZZ, eQSL or LoTW.
     Send your e-mail requests for the QSLs to: [email protected]

9H - MALTA, EU-023
     9H3TK is the callsign of SP5NVX and SQ5NWA from May 12-18. They work in
     SSB and RTTY on 40m/20m/17m/15m from Comino Island (EU-023).
     QSLs via SQ5NWA.

PACIFIC ODYSSEY 2010
     Ukrainian DXpeditioners Team (UDXT) members Sergey,UX0HX (team leader),
     Oleg,RK3FA, Alex,UT5UY, Leo,UR3HR, Yuriy,UT1HF, Oleg,US7UX, and
     SWL Yuriy Grushevskiy plan to show up as follows:
        5W0OX   OC-097   Samoa             May 18/19
        T31X    OC-043   Central Kiribati  May 22-Jun 1
        T31UR   OC-043   Central Kiribati  May 22-Jun 1
        ZK3X    OC-048   Tokelau           Jun 2-6
     Activities will take place in all modes and bands but their main focus
     lies on the activation of T31 (Kanton Island/Phoenix Islands Group)
     which is ranking seventh in Europe and 19th in the world.
     Following frequencies were announced for all four callsigns:
        BAND       CW      SSB   DIGITAL
         10m   28.003   28.480   28.083
         12m   24.893   24.945   24.923
         15m   21.003   21.280   21.083
         17m   18.073   18.145   18.103
         20m   14.003   14.190   14.083
         30m   10.103     ---    10.143
         40m    7.003    7.080    7.035
         80m    3.503    3.780    3.583
        160m    1.823    1.845      ---
     Their pilot station is UT7QF ([email protected]). QSL cards for all
     calls should be sent to UR3HR via bureau or direct to Leonid Babich,
     PO Box 55, Poltava, 36000, Ukraine.
     More information about the DXpedition itself and an online log (after
     the DXpedition) can be found on their website:
     http://www.uz1hz.com/pacificodyssey.html

BULGARIA, SPECIAL EVENT STATION
     LZ2010KM is activated during May to celebrate the St. Kyril and
     Methodius day on May 24. The two brothers Cyril and Methodius are
     considered the inventors of the cyrillic alphabet und May 24 is one
     of Bulgaria's most important national holidays.
     QSLs via bureau, direct or LoTW to LZ1PJ.
     More information can be found online at: http://www.qrz.com/db/LZ2010KM

KAZAKHSTAN, SPECIAL EVENT STATION
     OM Vadim,UN7FW, is signing UP25F until Nov 30 to celebrate the
     25th anniversary of the Ekibastuz coal mine. The QSL manager is IK2QPR.

PORTUGAL, SPECIAL EVENT STATIONS
     Members of the "Associacao de Radioamadores do Distrito de Leiria" are
     signing CS5FAT until May 13 to mark the visit of Pope Benedikt XVI. in
     Fatima. QSL via CT6ARL, via bureau preferred.
        ---
     CS2HD is QRV from the Harley Davidson meeting in Tavira from May 12-16.
     QSL via CT2FPE.

DXCC: The recent YI9PSE DXpedition to Iraq is accepted for DXCC credit now.

PIRATE: The station which claimed to be 3B8BOA and 3B8/F4BOA mostly on 12m,
     15m and 20m was a pirate. The holder of the licence is Joel Albert
     Vallee,F4BOA, and is momentarily staying in France.
        ---
     EP4ZG announced on May 2 that his QSL manager is UY0ZG. UY0ZG states
     that this activity was fake as well.

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
-----------------
May 12-16: King of Spain Contest
May 13:    QRP Minimal Art Session
May 15/16: MMAA CW Contest, see: http://www.powerline.com.br/cwjf


IOTA                collected by Fredy,DE0MST  (e-mail: [email protected])
----
Island activities:
EU-110, 9A, Istria Group: Sergio,IZ4BBF, Augusto,IK4RQJ, and Antonio,IK2SNG,
     will sign 9A/homecalls from Sveti Nikola Island from May 13-17.
     QSLs via homecalls (direct/bureau).

EU-172, OZ, Jylland East & Fyn Group: A group of Belgian OMs will be QRV as
     OZ5K from Langeland (DIA FY-19) from May 12-18. If everything works
     fine they will also try to activate Lolland (EU-029, WLOTA LH 2773) for
     one day. QSL via ON4AMM (direct/bureau).
        ---
     Harry,OZ/PA1H, and Nico,OZ/PA7PA, will be QRV from Langoe Island from
     May 15-24. QSLs via homecalls (direct/bureau).

Tyrrhenian Sea sailing trip: Tomi,HA4DX, is on a sailing trip in the
     Tyrrhenian Sea and will show up on the bands from May 15-22 as follows:
        May 15     IA5/HA4DX  EU-028  Elba Island
        May 16     IA5/HA4DX  EU-028  Capraia Island
        May 17-18  TK/HA4DX   EU-014  Corsica Island
        May 19     TK/HA4DX   EU-164  Giraglia Island
        May 20     IA5/HA4DX  EU-028  Elba Island

2nd Algarve Lighthouse Activity: The "Algarve STAR DX Team" is going to
     activate all six lighthouses at the Algarve (southern Portugal) at the
     same time with altogether sixteen operators:
        CQ72LHA - Ponta do Altar Lighthouse
        CQ72LHM - St. Maria LH (Culatra Island)
        CQ72LHP - Ponta da Piedade Lighthouse
        CQ72LHR - Vila Real St. Antonio LH
        CQ72LHV - S.Vicente Lighthouse
        CQ72LHZ - Alfanzina Lighthouse
     For more information visit: http://algarvedx.com

Lighthouse activities (WLOTA/ARLHS/ILLW)
----------------------------------------
FK/W3HQ     LH 0578   Lifou        May 13-16
OZ5K        LH 0590   Langeland    May 12-18
9A/IZ4BBF   LH 3152   Sv. Nikola   May 13-17
9A/IK4RQJ   LH 3152   Sv. Nikola   May 13-17
9A/IK2SNG   LH 3152   Sv. Nikola   May 13-17


Bandspots of the last 7 days
----------------------------
 40m
DL60DARC     7.150  1248Z (B)
DL60DARC     7.020  1621Z (B)
E76C         7.116  1251Z via E77E (B)
GS3PYE/p     7.118  1738Z EU-010, via M0VFC (B)
OH0/DK3PZ    7.105  0722Z via DK3PZ (B)

 30m
OD5/DL6SN   10.110  1833Z via DO8LA (B)
OY2J        10.110  1935Z (d)

 20m
HS0ZIQ      14.020  1621Z AS-053 (d)
JD1BMH      14.195  1717Z Ogasawara, via JG7PSJ (B)
OH0/DK3PZ   14.205  0555Z EU-002, via DK3PZ (B)
RP3ZD       14.216  1948Z via RK3ZDW
SV5/SV8FMY  14.240  1748Z via SV8FMY (B)
V85TX       14.185  1711Z via W3HNK (d)
W2VV/p      14.062  1952Z SOTA - W1/CB010
YB4IR       14.011  1628Z OC-143, (L), eQSL, (d)
5K8T        14.260  0734Z SA-081 via HK3JJH(d)
5N50K       14.105  1753Z via LZ1CL

 17m
PY2BW       18.079  2005Z (L)

 15m
A71BX       21.012  1117Z via EA7FTR (B)
TS8P        21.260  0814Z AF-083, via IK7JWX (B)
YC0NSI      21.245  1351Z (d)

 12m
J28KO       24.921  1611Z RTTY, via F6DKI (B)

 10m
OA4/DL5YWM  28.038  1920Z via DL5YWM (B)
OA6/OE3NHW  28.479  1817Z via OE3NHW (B)
TS8P        28.450  1606Z AF-083, via IK7JWX (B)

 *  = new QSL manager
(d) = only direct
(B) = bureau ok
(L) = LoTW
(r) = bureau QSL via e-mail request


               Preview
               -------
DATE           CALL           DXNL

     -17May    3A/K5HGX       1675 *
05May-22May    3B8/PA7JWC     1674
May            3C9B           1675 *
01May-31Dec    3H100TW        1674
     -30Jun    3Z0FCH         1658
     -31Dec    3Z0RADIO       1657
     -31Dec    4A1B           1656
May            4U10NPT        1673
18May/19May    5W0OX          1675 *
     -May      5X7JD          1662
     -Apr/12   5Z4RH ?        1674
     -May      5Z4/LA9PF      1663

     -15May    6W/F1TZG       1675 *
17May-22May    7U3GDW         1675 *
13May-17May    9A/IZ4BBF      1675 *
12May-17May    9A/VE3ZIK      1675 *
12May-18May    9H3TK          1675 *
28Apr-30Jun    8J1P..         1673
01May-13Jun    8J2SEA         1674
06May-16May    8J6BARA        1674
2010           8P55AW         1668
08May-23May    8Q7SR          1674
     -31Dec    9A500AA        1656
SOON           9Q1EK          1669

     -Aug/11   A92IO          1663
01May-20May    AO0EU..        1673
12May-16May    CS2HD          1675 *
     -13May    CS5FAT         1675 *
     -May/11   D2AK           1675 *
     -Apr/11   D2QR           1675 *
     -May      DQ11APOLLO     1634
     -31Dec    DR2010L..      1660
     -Jan/11   DT8A           1652
13May-16May    FK/W2HQ        1675 *
     -Aug/11   FO8RZ          1636

30Apr-27May    GB10GKA        1673
01May-14May    GS3PYE/p       1673
     -31Dec    HA2010S        1659
08May-12May    HB0/DF5AU      1674
     -30Jun    HF2010WECK     1672
01May-22May    HI7/OT4R       1673
15/16/20May    IA5/HA4DX      1675 *
15Mar-31Dec    IR1C           1667
07May-15May    IS0R           1674
02May-14May    JD1BMH (Og.)   1673

17Nov-01Dec    KH5            1674
     -Dec      KH9/WA2YUN     1568/1655
10May-17May    LG5LG/SJ9WL    1674
     -31Dec    LM50NRK        1659
     -31May    LZ2010KM       1675 *
     -Jun      OA/OE3NHW      1673
     -Dec      OD5/DL6SN      1665
15May-28May    OH0/PA2A..     1675 *
Sep  /Oct      ON30ON         1664
     -Dec      OX3QM          1654
12May-18May    OZ5K           1675 *
15May-24May    OZ/PA1H..      1675 *

     -Jun      P29VAA         1654
01May-28May    PC600P         1657
01Sep-28Sep    PC600P         1657
     -Dec      R1ANP          1654
22May-01Jun    T31X & T31UR   1675 *
NOW            T88CF          1674
15May-19May    TC07DX         1675 *
17May-19May    TK/HA4DX       1675 *
12May-16May    TK/IW5ELA..    1675 *
13May-26May    TL0A ...       1675 *
     -2011/12  TN5SN          1585/1591
10Apr-10Jun    TT8PK          1670

     -30Nov    UP25F          1675 *
May  -Aug      VK0/ZL4DB      1675 *
     -Oct      VK100WIA       1673
08May-15May    VK4TGL         1674
     -Jun      VK9WBM         1653
09Apr-09Aug    VQ9JC          1670
15May-09Jun    XV2W           1675 *
     -31Dec    YR5EPC         1660
     -31May    YU140Z         1666
02Jun-06Jun    ZK3X           1675 *
19Nov-05Dec    ZL8X           1664
     -Jul      ZS10WCS        1539
     -Apr/11   ZS8M           1674

 * = new or updated
.. = and other calls

QSL information
---------------
AO5MGP     via EA5FL (B)
AO8EU      via EA8CLR (B)
BA6IV      via BA4EG (B)
CO4SM      via HA3JB (*), (d)
CS5GVA     via CT1FUH (B)
CT7/DJ5YQ  via DJ5YQ (B)
CT9/PA3AM  via PA3AM (B)
EH1ARD     via EA1AST (B), (L)
EH7DHA     via EA7HJZ (B), eQSL
EH7FDS     via EA7URS (B)
EI1NC      via EI7GSB (B)
EI0W       via EI2JD (B)
EK6LP      via RN4LP (*), (d), (L)
EM3WFF     via UT4WA (B)
EM44U      via UT7UT (B), eQSL
EM5WFF     via UT2UB (B)
EM65E      via UT7EY
EM65EKR    via UV5ELZ (B)
EM65LX     via US3LX (B)
EM65MP     via UR3MP
EM65QX     via UR4QX
EN5R       via UY2RA (B)
EO65JF     via UU4JWC
EN65JK     via UU4JWF
EN65YA     via US0YA (B)
EO3HFF     via UX2HB
EO65IW     via UT3IW (B)
EO65JM     via K2PF (B)
EO65JP     via UU4JXI
EO65JS     via UU9CW (B), (L)
EO65MF     via UR0MM
EO65S      via UW5SW
EO65V      via UR7VA (B)
EO65X      via UT1XX (B)
ER65V      via ER1DA (B)
EV65BK     via EW3AA
FM/F5TGR   via F5TGR (B)
GB0MPA     via GW0ANA (B)
GB2TT      via M0XIG (B), (L)
GB4SG      via M0DOL (B), eQSL
GB8GM      via M0DOL (B)
GB8MD      via G3ZME
GB8RUM     via MM0DFV (B)
HA25NAR    via HA0NAR (B)
HF21ITC    via SP7PGK (B)
HF2010FCY  via SP9KJU (B)
HF2010WARD via SP9HTY
HF2010WECK via SP2QCW (B)
HF21ITC    via SP7PGK (B), eQSL
HF40ICP    via SP4ICP (B), eQSL
HF6TN      via SP6PNZ
HF65FO     via SP1MWF (B)
HF71MOKRA  via SQ9NIS (B)
HG10P      via HA bureau
HK1W       via EA5KB (B), eQSL
IH9/I2YSB  via I2YSB (d)
II3CTH     via IQ3NS
IQ3UD      via IV3DSH (B)
IQ6CC      via IZ4SUC
IQ9PA      via IT9TQH (B)
IR9ITALY   via IT9FXY (B)
IS0R       via F5CWU (B)
IS0/I2SVA  via I2SVA
IU3AC      via IK3GES (B)
KC7JEF/mm  via UA6GO
KH6/N9YU   via YT1AD (B)
KP2M       via AI4U (B)
KP4MS      via W4DN (d) or KP4 bureau
LZ170SK    via LZ2VP (B)
LZ22SO     via LZ2VP (B)
LZ2010KM   via LZ1BJ (B)
LZ8E       via LZ2BE (B), (L), eQSL
MM0KLR     via (B) oder MM0GHM (d)
OH100S     via OH3RM (B)
OL90OK     via OK1DRQ (B)
ON30SL     via ON4OB
PA65FREE   via PD1WAT (B)
PC25MRC    via PF9A (B)
PD6MILL    via PD7BZ (B), (L), eQSL
PI65VPO    via PA2CNR (B)
RP1A       via RD1AW (B)
RP2F       via RK2FWA (B)
TB90MM     via TA1HZ (B)
UP65CH     via RW6HS (d)
UP65KI     via UN1F
UP65LB     via UN7LZ (B)
UW5U       via UY2UA
V84PMB     via JJ8DEN (d)
ZA/OK7RY   via OK1DF
ZW7R       via PR7JP
3B8GD      via 3B8DB (d)
4JS0RGE    via 4K4K (d)
4U10NPT    via OE1ZKC (B)

(d) = only direct
(B) = bureau ok
 *  = new QSL manager
(L) = Logbook of the World (LotW)


QSLs arrived direct: ON100PES (via ON4TRC), ST2AR (S53R), V21ZG (DL7AFS)


New beacon of the Council of Europe Radio Amateur Club
------------------------------------------------------
TP2CE/B on 28222.8 kHz is a new beacon operated by the Council of Europe
Radio Amateur Club. Its power is 450 mW and the antenna is a R7000 vertical.
Reception reports are welcome. For more information see: http://ewwa.free.fr


"UFT DX Mailing List" discontinued
----------------------------------
Maurice,F5NQL, published the UFT DX Mailing List of the "Union Francaise des
Telegraphistes" for the last ten years. The last bulletin was published on
May 4, 2010, and we thank Maurice for all the interesting and up-to-date
information.



Many thanks for contributing to this issue of the DXNL are going to:
Carl Smith (QRZ DX), 425DXNews, OPDX Bulletin, Les Nouvelles DX, CT1GFK,
Pete's DX Newsdesk, DF6EX (WIN QSL), DH4PSG, DJ5AV, DJ6VM, DK8JB, DL1SBF,
DL7VOA, DM1TT, DO3ME, DO7ZZ, F5NQL, F6FQK, HA0HW, HA3JB, HB9CRV, K2PF,
NG3K, UT5UY, 3B8CF and others.
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http://www.darc.de/referate/dx/bulls/dxmb/2010