DXNL 1678 - Jun 2, 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]) FS - ST MARTIN, NA-105 John,FS/K9EL, will stay on St. Martin (NA-105, DIFO FS-001, WLOTA 0383) from Jun 8-17. He will be active in CW, SSB and RTTY on 80m-6m as much as possible with his IC-7000 and verticals. QSL via homecall, direct or via bureau. HB0 - LIECHTENSTEIN David,OK1FJD/OK6DJ, will sign HB0/OK6DJ/p from Jun 3-6 (including the IARU Region 1 Fieldday). He will use a Kenwood TS480 and a G5RV aerial. QSL via OK1DRQ, bureau, direct or LoTW. SV5 - DODECANESE, EU-001 Max,SV5/IZ4JMA, will be QRV in "holiday style" on 10m-80m (including digital modes) from Karpathos (EU-001, GIOTA DKS-016) from Jun 6-20. T30 - WEST KIRIBATI, OC-017 Haru,JA1XGI/W8XGI, will show up as T30XG from Tarawa (OC-017) working in CW, SSB and digital modes on 40-6m from Jun 3-9. His QRGs will be: CW: 7.020, 10.115, 14.030, 18.085, 21.030, 28.030, 50.110 MHz, SSB: 14.185, 21.260, 28.450, 50.130 MHz, RTTY: 10.140, 14.090, 18.105, 21.090, 28.090 asd 50.115 MHz. Haru will manage his QSLs himself via bureau or direct after his return home. More information can be found at http://island.geocities.jp/t30xg TP - COUNCIL OF EUROPE The "Council of Europe Radio Amateur Club" will activate the special callsign TP60CE from Jun 4-6. This call celebrates the 60th anniversary of the European Convention of Human Rights. QSL via bureau to F5LGF. Online logs will be available at: http://ewwa.free.fr ZD8 - ASCENSION ISLAND, AF-003 Takao,JE1WVQ, will be active as ZD8J from Georgetown/Ascension (AF-003) working on 80m-10m and in digital modes from Jun 2-8. QSL via homecall. 3C0 - ANNOBON ISLAND, AF-039 The updated 3C0C homepage states that Elmo,EA5BYP, and Javier,EA5KM, plan to activate Bioko Island (AF-010) as 3C9B from Jun 4-6 and then Annobon Island (AF-039) as 3C0C from Jun 8-20. They will work in CW, SSB and RTTY on 160m-10m with emphasis put on the lowbands and CW. An online log will be available only after the DXpedition because they have no internet connections on the islands. For more information and their online log visit their website: http://www.3c0c-annobon.com Their QSL manager is EA7FTR: Francisco Lianez Suero, Asturias #23, 21110 Aljaraque, Huelva, Spain. Please allow a runtime of about one year for bureau QSLs. Following frequencies were announced (in MHz): BAND CW SSB RTTY 6m 50.104 50.140 --- 10m 28.024 28.475 28.082 12m 24.892 24.940 24.922 15m 21.024 21.275 21.082 17m 18.071 18.140 18.102 20m 14.024 14.195 14.082 30m 10.115 --- 10.140 40m 7.004 7.065/ 7.038 7.165 80m 3.524 3.780 3.582 160m 1.832 1.850 --- CW: TX QRG for EU/NA (split up). CW: For AS/OC their TX QRG is 1.830 MHz with split down. 8Q - MALEDIVES, AS-013 Tom,PF4T, will spend his holidays on Embudu Island (AS-013) from Jun 5-25. He will be QRV as 8Q7TB working with 100 watts from his Yaesu FT-897d, a FD4 and a G5RV antenna in SSB and RTTY on 80m-10m. QSL via bureau or direct to PF4T. See also: http://8q7tb.pf4t.nl 9M6 - EAST MALAYSIA, OC-295 John,9M6XRO/p (CW), and Steve,9M6DXX/p (SSB), will be active from Sebatik Island (OC-295) from Jun 3-5. Sebatik Island ist a most wanted IOTA spot. QSLs for both callsigns are handled by M0URX, via bureau, direct or LoTW. 9V - SINGAPORE Loren,AD6ZJ, is visiting Singapore on a business trip from Jun 6-28. He will be QRV in RTTY, SSB and CW mostly on the WARC bands signing 9V1/AD6ZJ during his free time especially in the nights or weekends. QSL via bureau, direct or LoTW to AD6ZJ. CARIBBEAN TOUR Andrea,IK1PMR, and Claudia,PA3LEO, are travelling to the Caribbean from Jun 8-21 and will work in holiday style as follows: Jun 8-12: Sint Maarten, PJ7/IK1PMR and PJ7/PA3LEO Jun 12-21: Anguilla, VP2EMR and VP2ECF Activities will take place with 100 watts in CW and RTTY mostly on the WARC bands. QSLs via PA3LEO. PACIFIC ODYSSEY 2010 TOUR The Pacific odyssey 2010 has been cancelled! On May 27 the members of the "Ukrainian DXpeditioners Team" (UDXT) announced that their planned T31/ZK3 DXpedition had to be cancelled due to a machine failure of their ship "Southern Cross". More details can be found on their website http://www.uz1hz.com/pacificodyssey.html CHILE, SPECIAL EVENT STATION The Chilean war of independence started 200 years ago. The special event station XR200R is marking this event until the end of the year. QSL direct or via bureau to CE1KR. FRANCE, SPECIAL EVENT STATIONS Arnault,F4GAJ, will be on the air from Jun 5-19 using the special call TM6OVE. He reminds of the "Operation Overlord" which was an operation of the Western Allies in the Second World War, which had the goal of pushing back the German occupiers in Northern France. The Operation Overlord lasted from Jun 6, 1944 (the D-Day), until Aug 25, 1944, when the Allies freed France's capital Paris. QSL manager for TM6OVE is F4GAJ, he sends QSLs direct or via bureau. --- Michel,F6IPS, will be QRV as TM66SME during the anniversary of D-Day from Jun 4-13. QSLs direct or via bureau to F6IPS. ITALY, SPECIAL EVENT STATIONS The members of the ARI section Treviglio are celebrating the 30th anni- versary of their ARI section by using the special callsign II2TRE in all modes on all bands until Jul 31. QSL via IQ2DN. --- II3JD will be QRV from the submarine "Dandolo" in Venice during the "Museum Ships Weekend" on Jun 5/6. QSL direct or via bureau to IW3IE. THE NETHERLANDS, SPECIAL EVENT STATIONS PA08DWN will be QRV from the radio shack of the tug boat "Elbe" on Jun 5, Jun 27, Jul 25, Aug 29 and Oct 2. The "Elbe" is a museum ship near Rotterdam. QSL via PA3ALM. --- Piet,PA3CCQ, is signing PI65SRA in CW on 10m, 20m, 40m and 80m until Jun 20. This is one of many calls celebrating the 65th anniversary of the Dutch amateur radio society VERON. QSLs via bureau. 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 special event station 8S8RBB will be QRV from onboard the ship "R-142 YSTAD" during the "Museum Ships Weekend" on Jun 5/6. More information about this activity can be found at http://www.navyradio.se UPCOMING CONTESTS ----------------- Jun 5/6: IARU Region 1 CW Fieldday IOTA collected by Fredy,DE0MST (e-mail: [email protected]) ---- Island activities: EU-050, Puglia (Foggia) Region Group: Franco,IL7/IK4YCQ, will be QRV from San Domino Island/Tremiti Islands from Jun 5-10. QSL via homecall. EU-062, LA, Nordland/Nord-Trondelag County Group: Waldi,LA/SP7IDX, is active from Engeloya Island from Jun 2-17. QSL via homecall. EU-127, DL, Schleswig-Holstein State SW Group: Markus,DJ4EL/p, is working from Helgoland-Duene (EU-127, GIA N-15, WLOTA LH 2130) from Jun 3-7. QSLs are available direct or via bureau. NA-092, W5, TX State West Group: Max,NN5L, is planning an activity as NN5L/p from North Padre Island from Jun 5-8. QSL via homecall (direct/bureau). SA-025, PS8, Piaui State Group: Orlando,PY2OP, wants to activate the island Grande de Santa Isabel as ZV8S and PS8/PY2TJ from Jun 2-7. QSL via PT2OP (direct/bureau). Lighthouse activities (WLOTA/ARLHS/ILLW) ---------------------------------------- BX5AA LH 0022 Taiwan (main) resident FO4BM LH 0465 Moorea resident OY2J LH 2216 Streymoy resident SM7CRW LH 0588 Oland resident UA0FUA LH 2318 Sakhalin resident PS8/PY2TJ LH 2825 Sta. Isabel Island Jun 3-7 ZV8S LH 2825 Sta. Isabel Island Jun 3-7 Bandspots of the last 7 days ---------------------------- 80m OH0/PA2A 3.544 2050Z EU-002, via PA2A (B) TK9E 3.639 2306Z via IZ2GLU (B) 40m MM/DL5AUA/p 7.017 0807Z via DL5AUA (B) TA7/AC2DM 7.010 1920Z via RW3GU TK9E 7.050 1927Z EU-014, via IZ2GLU (B) TK/S59AA 7.004 1926Z via S59AA (B) 30m E4X 10.104 2309Z via EA5RM (B) GD/SM5BFJ 10.105 0628Z EU-116, via SM5BFJ (B) OH0/PB5A 10.118 0752Z via PB5A (B) TK9E 10.108 0742Z EU-014, via IZ2GLU (B) TM0B 10.109 0740Z EU-074, via F6ANA (B) 20m A92C 14.195 1825Z via A92GR (d) DF4UM/p 14.267 0803Z EU-047 E4X 14.195 0735Z via EA5RM (B) HB0/DH6CA/p 14.123 1911Z via PB5A (B) J6/VE3CZF 14.268 2136Z see QRZ.com OD5/DL6SN 14.022 1818Z via DO8LA (B) OV1CDX 14.260 0651Z EU-029, via OZ bureau SV5/SM8C 14.004 2114Z via SM0CMH (B) TA3DJ 14.024 2111Z (B) TA7/AC2DM 14.015 0730Z via RW3GU TC1HLH 14.257 0940Z via TA1HZ (B) TK9E 14.010 1042Z EU-014, via IZ2GLU (B) TK9E 14.210 1740Z EU-014, via IZ2GLU (B) TM0B 14.007 0819Z EU-074, via F6ANA (B) TM0B 14.193 1842Z EU-074, via F6ANA (B) 6W/LA6VM 14.005 1719Z via LA6VM (B) 7Z1HL 14.008 1822Z via DJ9ZB (B) 9A/HB9BVV 14.264 1649Z EU-136 17m E4X 18.074 0742Z via EA5RM (B) J5V 18.082 2128Z via JA1PBV (B) OH0/PA0ALK 18.094 1106Z EU-002, via PA0ALK (B) PJ2/WI9WI 18.077 2027Z via WI9WI (B) SV9/OE6YRG 18.130 1455Z EU-015 TL0A 18.075 1737Z (d) TM0B 18.075 1722Z EU-074, via F6ANA (B) TT8PK 18.070 1025Z via F4EGS (B) V5/DH8AF 18.153 1029Z via DH8AF (B) 15m DL1FDH/p 21.255 1056Z EU-128, via DL1FDH (B) E4X 21.295 0800Z via EA5RM (B) GD/SM5BFJ 21.025 0828Z EU-116, SM5BFJ (B) J6/VE3CZF 21.314 2039Z see QRZ.com OH0/PA3BAG 21.280 1021Z EU-002, via PA0BAG (B) PJ4/K4BAI 21.026 1519Z via K4BAI (B) SV5/DJ5AA/p 21.032 0916Z via DJ5AA (B) TK9E 21.011 1746Z EU-014, via IZ2GLU (B) TK9E 21.295 0906Z EU-014, via IZ2GLU (B) TM0B 21.260 1110Z EU-074, via F6ANA (B) TM0B 21.007 1517Z EU-074, via F6ANA (B) YV5DTJ 21.017 1940Z via YV5AJ (B) 12m E4X 24.894 0746Z via EA5RM (B) MJ0ASP 24.895 0856Z EU-013, (B), (L) OD5/DL6SN 24.904 0750Z via DO8LA (B) OH0/PA3BAG 24.955 0732Z EU-002, via PA0BAG (B) PJ4/K4BAI 24.900 1845Z via K4BAI (B) 10m A61BK 28.505 0901Z via NI5DX (d) E4X 28.485 0746Z via EA5RM (B) KP2/K3TEJ 28.011 1513Z via K3TEJ (d) OH0/PA2A 28.038 1915Z EU-002, via PA2A (B) PJ4/K4BAI 28.023 2151Z via K4BAI (B) SV5/DJ5AA/p 28.013 1654Z via DJ5AA (B) SV5/DL3DRN 28.011 1810Z via DL3DRN (B) TI8II 28.091 2205Z RTTY, (B) YU0/DF2UU 28.460 1756Z EU-146, via DF2UU (B) 6W7RV 28.430 1857Z via F8CMT 6m A71EM 50.106 1807Z via EA7FTR (B) CT1JHU 50.140 1641Z (B), (L) E4X 50.120 1056Z via EA5RM (B) EC1AJL 50.140 2302Z (B) EI2JD 50.160 2241Z (B) ER1SS 50.130 1806Z (d) ES4SA 50.084 1649Z GM8IEM 50.147 0643Z (B) IT9ZTX 50.150 1535Z LA3ANA 50.097 1725Z (B), (L) LZ2LT 50.153 1305Z OH8WW 50.102 1631Z (d) OH0/PA2A 50.098 1840Z EU-002, via PA2A (B) OH0/PA3BAG 50.150 1613Z EU-002, via PA0BAG (B) OY1F 50.160 0906Z OY6FRA 50.175 1726Z via OY1JD (L), (d), eQSL, SC3DX 50.107 2222Z via SM3NRY (B), (L) SV5BYR 50.155 1516Z SV7BOT 50.150 1321Z SV9GPV 50.179 1500Z EU-015, (L), (d), eQSL UT7XX 50.145 1737Z YO3AK 50.200 1729Z ZC4VJ 50.094 1244Z (L), (d) * = new QSL manager (d) = only direct (B) = bureau ok (L) = LoTW (r) = bureau QSL via e-mail request Preview ------- DATE CALL DXNL 08Jun-20Jun 3C0C 1676/1678 * 01May-31Dec 3H100TW 1674 -30Jun 3Z0FCH 1658 -31Dec 3Z0RADIO 1657 -31Dec 4A1B 1656 -Apr/12 5Z4RH ? 1674 28Apr-30Jun 8J1P.. 1673 01May-13Jun 8J2SEA 1674 2010 8P55AW 1668 23May-04Jun 8Q7AT 1676 05Jun-25Jun 8Q7TB 1678 * 05Jun/06Jun 8S8RBB 1678 * -31Dec 9A500AA 1656 03Juni-05Jun 9M6XRO/p.. 1678 * SOON 9Q1EK 1669 06Jun-28Jun 9V1/AD6ZJ 1678 * -Aug/11 A92IO 1663 01Jun-10Jun BT90HIT 1677 -May/11 D2AK 1675 -Apr/11 D2QR 1675 03Jun-07Jun DJ4EL/p 1678 * -31Dec DR2010L.. 1660 -Jan/11 DT8A 1652 28May-06Jun E4X 1677 23May-15Aug FH8ND 1677 -Aug/11 FO8RZ 1636 08Jun-17Jun FS/K9EL 1678 * -31Dec HA2010S 1659 03Jun-06Jun HB0/OK6DJ/p 1678 * -30Jun HF2010WECK 1672 -31Dec HG30FHA 1677 30May-04Jun IA5/IK2MLS 1677 29May-02Jun ID9/IT9EJP.. 1677 -31Jul II2TRE 1678 * 05Jun/06Jun II3JD 1678 * 05Jun-10Jun IL7/IK4YCQ 1678 * 15Mar-31Dec IR1C 1667 -30Jun IR9ITALY 1676 22May-06Jun IR0LVC 1676 25May-02Jun JT9YW 1676 17Nov-01Dec KH5 1674 -Dec KH9/WA2YUN 1568/1655 02Jun-17Jun LA/SP7IDX 1678 * -31Dec LM50NRK 1659 05Jun-08Jun NN5L/p 1678 * -Jun OA/OE3NHW 1673 -Dec OD5/DL6SN 1665 Sep /Oct ON30ON 1664 -Dec OX3QM 1654 21May-02Jun OZ/DB5YW 1676 29May-12Jun OZ/DL4VM 1677 -Jun P29VAA 1654 05Jun&27Jun PA08DWN 1678 * 25Jul&29Aug PA08DWN 1678 * 02Oct PA08DWN 1678 * 29May-26Jun PC100AR 1677 01Sep-28Sep PC600P 1657 -20Jun PI65SRA 1678 * 23May-02Jun PJ2/WI9WI 1677 08Jun-12Jun PJ7/IK1PMR.. 1678 * -Dec R1ANP 1654 06Jun-20Jun SV5/IZ4JMA 1678 * 27May-07Jun SV8/HA0HW 1677 03Jun-09Jun T30XG 1678 * NOW T88CF 1674 NOW TL0A 1675 30May-13Jun TM24H 1677 05Jun-19Jun TM6OVE 1678 * 04Jun-13Jun TM66SME 1678 * -2011/12 TN5SN 1585/1591 04Jun-06Jun TP60CE 1678 * 10Apr-10Jun TT8PK 1670 -30Nov UP25F 1675 25May-14Jun V31XB 1677 May -Aug VK0/ZL4DB 1675 -Oct VK100WIA 1673 -Jun VK9WBM 1653 12Jun-21Jun VP2ECF.. 1678 * 09Apr-09Aug VQ9JC 1670 -31Dec XR200R 1678 * 15May-09Jun XV2W 1675 -31Dec YR5EPC 1660 02Jun-08Jun ZD8J 1678 * CANCELLED ZK3X 1675/1678 * 19Nov-05Dec ZL8X 1664 -Jul ZS10WCS 1539 -Apr/11 ZS8M 1674 02Jun-07Jun ZV8S.. 1678 * * = new or updated .. = and other calls QSL information --------------- A61Q via EA7FTR (B) CO3CJ via EB7DX (d) CQ3L via DJ6QT (B) CR200IQC via CU3HY (B), (L) CT9/DJ7JC via DJ7JC (B) CT9/DJ9IE via DJ9IE (B) CT9/DL3QQ via DL3QQ CT9/PA0BWL via PA0BWL (L) EA3TEN via EA4URE (B) EF5K via EA5KB (B) EG5FAS via EA5CQ EH1MDC via EA1UVR (B) EH1OLA via EA1UVR (B) FH8ND via F1OKV (B) GD/SM5BFJ via SM5BFJ (B) GX4HRC via G3SVK HA5AZZ via 9A3JB (B) HF777L via SQ8JCB (B) HG60VOTT via HA bureau HK1KYR via EA5KB (B) II1IAFZ via IZ4BQV II2TRE via IQ2DN (B), eQSL II3RDP via IZ3JHP (B) IR1SMG/3 via IZ1GJK (B) J5IFD via JA1IFD JW/W2NAF via W2NAF KL5DX via N5XZ OG0I via OH2TA (B) OK8WFF/p via DF6EX (B) PJ2/N4QQ via N4QQ (L) PJ4/K4BAI via K4BAI (B) PT7/PY1NX via PY1NX (d) RP3G via RA3GJ (B) RP8X via UA9XL SP33ADS via SP5PSL (B), SP5JXK (d) SV5/DJ5AA/p via DJ5AA (B) SV8/HA0HW via HA0HW (B) SV9/OE6YRG via OE6YRG TA7/AC2DM via RW3GU TC1919ATA via TA6KA (B) TK9E via IZ2GLU (B) TM24H via F6KFI (B) UD3D via RK3DZH V5/DH8AF via DH8AF (B) VK7GK via DL8NU (B) XE1RP via XE1RBV (B), (L) YR5T via eQSL only 3Z29FPH via SP5ZGO (B) 4L1BR via DL2RMG (B) 5B4AHS via RA3AUU (B) (d) = only direct (B) = bureau ok * = new QSL manager (L) = Logbook of the World (LotW) QSLs arrived direct: TX3A (HA7RJ), ZK3YA (W7YAQ) QSLs arrived bureau: EL2PM (EI5IF), FG/F8BIH, J3/DM2AYO, S04R (EA5RM), VK9LA (VK4FW), 5H1HS (DL7VSN), 5N0OCH (DL3OCH), 6W/OK1FZM (OK1DRQ) Many thanks for contributing to this issue of the DXNL are going to: Carl Smith (QRZ DX), 425DXNews, OPDX Bulletin, DF6EX (WINQSL), DJ4EL, DJ5AV, DK8JB, DL1SBF, DL3IE, DL7VOA, DO3ME, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, F6FQK, NG3K and others. ____________________________________________________________________________ The German PDF version can be found on the DARC homepage at: http://www.darc.de/referate/dx/bulls/dxmb/2010