DXNL 1683 - Jul 7, 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])
C6 - BAHAMAS, NA-001
Alan,K5AB (C6AAB), Renee,N5BW (C6AMR), Carolyne,W5ETY (C6ATY),
Mark, NA6M (C6AMS), and Scott,K2CK (C6ASH), are going to activate
Eleuthera Island (Great Bahama Bank Group, NA-001) from Jul 9-25.
They will use three stations with amplifiers running in CW, SSB and
digital modes on 160m-6m. QSLs via their homecalls.
More information and a livestream can be found at: http://www.c6ams.com
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David,WD9CMD/C6A, will be QRV in SSB on 6m, 20m, 40m, 15m and 10m from
New Providence (NA-001) from Jul 3-9. QSL via homecall.
CT3 - MADEIRA, AF-014
Jose,CT1BOH, will be the operator of CR3E from Madeira (AF-014, ITU 36)
during the upcoming IARU HF World Championship (Jul 10/11).
QSLs direct via W3HNK.
You can find more information on his homepage http://www.qsl.net/ct1boh
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Members of the Portuguese DX Group (CS1GDX) will be QRV in all modes
and bands signing CT3/CS1GDX (AF-014, DIP MA-001, WLOTA LH-0053,
DPRN FF-101) from Jul 10-13. QSL via CS1GDX, eQSL, bureau or direct.
FW - WALLIS & FUTUNA / 3D2 - FIJI
On their way to Wallis Mini,JA2NQG, Yuji,JH2BNL, and Shige,JI2UAY, are
going to make a stop on Nadi (Fiji) on Jul 13. Calls are not known yet.
From Jul 14-24 they will activate Wallis (OC-054) with 100 watts and
simple antennas working in CW, SSB, RTTY, SSTV and FM on 160m-10m as
FW5M (JA2NQG), FW2DA (JH2BNL) and FW5FM (JI2UAY).
They will try to become active also from Hoorn Island (OC-118) in the
Futuna island group signing .../p from Jul 15-17.
QSL cards shoud be sent to their homecalls.
IS0 - SARDINIA, EU-024
Moro,IS0/I2MOV, will be QRV mostly in CW from Dolianova (20 km north of
Cagliari) from Jul 13 until the end of September. He is using an IC706
with a vertical for 40m-10m and a selfmade dipole for 6m.
QSLs via bureau or direct to his homecall. See also: http://i2mov.tk
J2 - DJIBOUTI
Freddy,F5IRO, will work in Djibouti for the next two years starting on
Jul 6. Freddy will sign J28RO in CW, SSB and digital modes mostly on
his weekends (friday/saturday) around 1200-1300 UTC and the evening
hours of the week. His QSL manager is F8DFP, who confirms via bureau or
direct. From time to time Freddy wants to activate also the islands
Mucha and Maskali (AF-053) together with Vincent,F5MJV/J28JV.
See also his website at: http://j28ro.blogspot.com
JT - MONGOLIA
Alex,JT1/IW5ELA, and Giampiero,I5NOC, are visiting Mongolia from
Jul 7-22. They will stay in the capital Ulan Bator for one week and
may use the station of the radio club. The rest of the time they will
travel around showing up mobile from different regions.
QSLs via bureau or direct to IW5ELA.
JY - JORDAN
Chuck,KG9N, will be QRV mostly in CW from the Jordanian clubstation
JY6ZZ from Jul 7-15.
LG5/SJ9 - MOROKULIEN
On his way back from the Lofoten Wolf,DM2AUJ, will activate Morokulien
in CW and SSB signing LG5LG and SJ9WL (changing daily) from Jul 11-14.
The QSL manager LA4EKA confirms all QSL cards direct or via bureau.
TK - CORSICA
Laurent,F8BBL, will show up as TK10OB from Golfe de Valinco from
Jul 10-24. He tries to activate also Sanguinaires Island (EU-104) and
Lavezzi Island (EU-164) and maybe also a third IOTA island.
QSLs via bureau or direct to his homecall.
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TK0WT is the callsign of Charles,F5OWT, from Jul 4-16. He is working in
SSB on 12m-17m during his holidays. QSLs via bureau or direct to F5OWT.
V3 - BELIZE
San,K5YY (V31YY), Bill,W5SJ (V31SJ), and Bob,W5UQ (V31UQ), will QRV
from Placencia in Southern Belize from Jul 12-19. They will work on
all bands (also on 60m) and in the CQ VHF Contest.
V31YY QSLs via K5YY, W5JAY is the manager of V31UQ and V31SJ.
3B8 - MAURITIUS, AF-049
Armin,3B8/DK9PY, is working from Mauritius (AF-049) from Jul 5-21.
Armin is working only in CW, 10 khz from the lower band edge, on 40m/
30m/20m/17m/15m/12m/10m using a FT-857 with 100 watts, dipoles and
longwires. If possible he wants to activate also Rodriguez Island (3B9)
for a few days. QSL cards should be sent to his homecall.
9Q - DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO
Patrick,ON4HIL, from Kinshasa, applied for the special call 9Q50ON to
celebrate 50 years of independence of the Congo for one week starting
around Jul 6. QSL via ON4BR.
This is also an exploration trip because Patrick wants to activate
the Democratic Republic of Congo with some friends later this year.
AUSTRIA, SPECIAL EVENT STATIONS
The special event stations OE2XXM (St. Gilgen) and OE5XXM (Gosau) are
working mainly on 2m, 70cm and 80m/40m/20m from the XXVI. International
Amateur radio meeting in Gosau (Dachstein) from Jul 1-31.
See also http://www.qrz.com/db/oe2xxm and http://www.qrz.com/db/oe5xxm
COLOMBIA, SPECIAL EVENT STATIONS
Members of the "Liga Colombiana de Radioaficionados" (HK3LR) may use
the special prefixes 5K and 5J (instead of HK and HJ) in July to
celebrate 200 years of Colombian independence.
The special event stations 5K200LR and HK200LR will be QRV until the
end of this year (both QSLs via HK3LR).
The "Colombia Bicentennary Contest" will take place on Jul 17.
Ses also: http://www.lcra.org.co
JA - JAPAN: Nine Japanese HQ stations are representing the JARL in the
IARU HF World Championship on Jul 10/11:
Call Band/Mode QTH
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8N1HQ 10m-CW Minato-ku, Tokyo
8N1HQ 15m-Ph Kimitsu-shi, Chiba
8N1HQ 80m-Ph Minamiashigara-shi, Kanagawa
8N2HQ 10m-Ph Nakatsugawa-shi, Gifu
8N3HQ 15m-CW Nara-shi, Nara
8N3HQ 160m-CW, 40m-CW Kobe-shi, Hyogo
8N3HQ 20m-CW Miki-shi, Hyogo
8N4HQ 80m-CW, 40m-Ph Okayama-shi, Okayama
8N8HQ 20m-Ph Iwamizawa-shi, Hokkaido
All stations are already active since Jul 1.
DXCC: QSL cards of FT5WO (Crozet Island; Dec 1, 2008, until Nov 30, 2009)
are accepted for DXCC credit now.
WRTC Callsigns: The "WRTC 2010" takes place near Moscow this year during the
2010 IARU HF World Championship Contest (Jul 10/11). The participants
will use following calls:
R31A R31D R31N R31U R31X
R32C R32F R32K R32O R32R R32W R32Z
R33A R33G R33L R33M R33Q R33U
R34C R34D R34O R34P R34W R34X R34Y R34Z
R36C R36F R36K R36O R36W R36Y R36Z
R37A R37G R37L R37M R37P R37Q R37U
R38F R38K R38N R38O R38W R38X
R39A R39D R39M R39R
Find more about this on the WRTC homepage http://www.wrtc2010.ru/?id=39
The Finnish "WRTC 2002 Gang" will activate four DXCC entities this weekend:
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OX - Greenland: Martti,OH2BH, Ville,OH2MM, Pekka,OH2TA, and Jesper,OX3KQ,
will sign OX8XX. Outside the contest, they will also be active with
another station on 17m and 30m. QSLs direct or via bureau to OH2BH.
OH0 - Aland Islands: OH0X is the call of Pertti,OH2PM, from the contest QTH
in Brando. Pertti works in CW and SSB and makes a serious effort even
on 10m. QSL via OH2TA.
TF - Iceland: Jouko,OH1RX, and Thor,TF4M, will sign TF4X. QSL via G3SWH.
TF, OX and OH0 are a rare catch on the lowbands as they stay in total
daylight at this time of the year.
CU - Azores: Francisco,CU2DX, works as CQ8X in SSB on all bands from this
contest station. QSL via OH2BH.
Following the IARU weekend, and sailing out from the port of Reykjavik,
Iceland, you may catch Martti,OH2BH, and Leena,OH2BE, cruising in
Greenland waters among the icebergs for a period of eleven days.
You can follow OH10X/mm around 14235 kHz en route to the Maritime DX
Forum in Halifax/Canada (http://www.halifax-arc.org) aboard the
old-time steamer M/S Kristina Regina on her last journey before
retiring with fond memories of the 1960s Steamship Era.
LINKS: Current SOTA activities (mountain summits) are announced at:
http://www.sotawatch.org
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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
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Jul 10/11: IARU HF World Championship
Jul 17: Colombia Bicentennary Contest
IOTA collected by Fredy,DE0MST (e-mail: [email protected])
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Island activities:
EU-017, I*9, Eolie (Lipari) Islands: Vanni,ID9/IK4RUX, is working from
Lipari, Aeolian Archipelago (IIA ME-001), from Jul 5-15.
QSL via homecall (direct/bureau).
EU-030, OZ, Bornholm Island: Henning,OZ/DL6DH, is QRV from Bornholm from
Jul 10-24. QSL via homecall (direct/bureau/LotW).
EU-047, DL, Niedersachsen State Group: Chris,DL4FO/p, will show up from
Spiekeroog (DIP N-008) from Jul 11-16. QSL via homecall.
NA-205, VO2, NFLD Province Centre Group: Ken,VO1KVT, plans to activate
Mundy Island as VO2MK from Jul 10-20. QSL via homecall (direct/bureau).
OC-130, DU8/9, Mindanao Island (main): Maarten,DU9/PA3GZU, will be QRV from
Mindanao from Jul 11 until Aug 7. QSL via homecall.
Lighthouse activities (WLOTA/ARLHS/ILLW)
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CR3E LH 0053 Madeira Jul 10/11
DU9/PA3GZU LH 2803 Mindanao Jul 11-Aug 7
FP/K9OT LH 1417 Miquelon until Jul 14
FP/KB9LIE LH 1417 Miquelon until Jul 14
ID9/IK4RUX LH 1144 Lipari Jul 5-15
K4C LH 2802 Puerto Rico until Aug 1
MU/PA4N LH 0013 Guernsey Jul 12-19
OX1JA LH 0072 Greenland Aug 13-16
SV8/DL2DQL LH 4186 Thassos Jun 27-Jul 18
SV8/DM3DL LH 4186 Thassos Jun 27-Jul 18
TK0WT LH 1390 Corsica until Jul 16
VA7EWK LH 0858 Vancouver until Jul 11
9A/IZ3QWV LH 1342 Krk until Jul 10
Bandspots of the last 7 days
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40m
HB0/OE5IRO/p 7.116 1133Z
HB0/OE5RTP/p 7.116 1133Z
MJ/PA1BDO 7.179 2206Z via PA1BDO (B)
MJ/PA9JO 7.173 2230Z EU-013, via PA9JO (B,L)
TK/HG4UK 7.033 1800Z via HG4UK (B)
30m
MJ/PA1AW 10.142 2202Z RTTY, via PA1AW (B)
TK/HG4UK 10.118 1451Z
20m
C56E 14.190 2107Z via W7XU (B)
K3A 14.251 2217Z via WX3B
LA/OK1AMM 14.220 0652Z EU-055
MJ/PA1AW 14.020 2225Z EU-013, via PA1AW (B)
OJ0A 14.027 0646Z via OH3RM (B)
VE1CJB/p 14.205 2237Z NA-010
YV5NEA 14.216 2253Z (B)
ZX8C 14.263 2211Z SA-060, via PT2OP (B)
17m
CT9/DJ0JE 18.082 0830Z
GJ0USR 18.150 1052Z via G0USR
LA/OK1AMM 18.078 0959Z EU-055, via OK1AMM (B)
MJ/PA1BDO 18.146 2031Z via PA1BDO (B)
VP8DMM/p 18.153 1922Z via G0PEB
12m
OJ0VR 24.895 0826Z via OH1VR (d)
ZC4VJ 24.896 0840Z via M0URX (B), (r)
10m
LY600KM 24.485 1758Z via LY2KM (B), (L)
6m
ER1SS 50.130 1841Z (d)
GM7PKT/p 50.170 1312Z ES-009
9H1EU 50.154 1837Z (d) or 9H1BT (B)
* = new QSL manager
(d) = only direct
(B) = bureau ok
(L) = LoTW
(r) = bureau QSL via e-mail request
Preview
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DATE CALL DXNL
05Jul-21Jul 3B8/DK9PY 1683 *
01May-31Dec 3H100TW 1674
-31Dec 3Z0RADIO 1657
-31Dec 4A1B 1656
01Jul- 4O/YU1YV 1682
-31Dec 5K200LR.. 1683 *
-Apr/12 5Z4RH ? 1674
2010 8P55AW 1668
-31Dec 9A500AA 1656
-Sep/11 9J2KK 1682
SOON 9Q1EK 1669
06Jul-13Jul 9Q50ON 1683 *
-Jul 9V1/W4LT 1681
-Aug/11 A92IO 1663
09Jul-25Jul C6AAB.. 1683 *
10Jul/11Ju CR3E 1683 *
10Jul-13Jul CT3/CS1GDX 1683 *
-May/11 D2AK 1675
-Apr/11 D2QR 1675
01Jul-13Jul D44TOI 1682
11Jul-16Jul DL4FO/p 1683 *
-31Dec DR2010L.. 1660
-Jan/11 DT8A 1652
-Dec DU1/G0SHN 1680
11Jul-07Aug DU9/PA3GZU 1683 *
23May-15Aug FH8ND 1677
-Aug/11 FO8RZ 1636
05Jul-14Jul FP/K9OT 1682
14Jul-24Jul FW5M.. 1683 *
-31Dec HA2010S 1659
-31Dec HG30FHA 1677
05Jul-15Jul ID9/IK4RUX 1683 *
-31Jul II2TRE 1678
15Mar-31Dec IR1C 1667
13Jul-Sep IS0/I2MOV 1683 *
-2011/12? J28JV 1680
-Jul/12 J28RO 1683 *
07Jul-22Jul JT1/IW5ELA 1683 *
-31Dec JT70AS 1680
01Jul-11Jul JW/JA8BMK 1682
07Jul-15Jul JY6ZZ (KG9N) 1683
04Jul-01Aug K4C 1682
03Jul-10Jul K0AP/4.. 1682
-Jun/13 KH2/N2NL 1680
17Nov-01Dec KH5 1674
-Dec KH9/WA2YUN 1568/1655
24Jun-08Jul LA/DM2AUJ 1681
11Jul-14Jul LG5LG/SJ9WL 1683 *
-31Dec LM50NRK 1659
-Dec OD5/DL6SN 1665
-31Jul OE2XXM.. 1683 *
Sep /Oct ON30ON 1664
-Dec OX3QM 1654
11Jul/12Jul OX/TF/OH0/CU 1683 *
25Jul PA08DWN 1678
29Aug&02Oct PA08DWN 1678
01Sep-28Sep PC600P 1657
23Jun-20Jul PD80TT 1681
-Dec R1ANP 1654
27Jun-18Jul SV8/DL2DQL.. 1681
-Dec T6MB 1680
NOW T88CF 1674
10Jul-24Jul TK1OB 1683 *
04Jul-16Jul TK0WT 1683 *
03Jul-11Jul TK/IK5WOB 1682
NOW TL0A 1675
-30Nov UP25F 1675
12Jul-19Jul V31YY 1683 *
-Oct VK100WIA 1673
10Jul-20Jul VO2MK 1683 *
-Jul VP8DND/p 1681
09Apr-09Aug VQ9JC 1670
02Jul-11Jul W5E 1682
03Jul-09Jul WD9CMD/C6A 1683 *
-31Dec XR200R 1678
-31Dec YR5EPC 1660
19Nov-05Dec ZL8X 1664
-Jul ZS10WCS 1539
-Apr/11 ZS8M 1674
* = new or updated
.. = and other calls
QSL information
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AN8T via EA8NQ (B)
AO8BJM eQSL only
BD6JJX via BA4EG (B)
EG3TM via EA3GJA (B)
EH4EPC via EC2AMN (B), eQSL
PU9FDO via (d), (r)
RP65RMG via RK3RXK
RP65RTF via UA3RQG
RP65TT via UA9SAW (B)
RP65Z via RK3ZZ (B)
RP9OW via RZ9OW (B)
RP9RP via UA9QCQ (d)
RP9YTZ via RK9YZO
RP6Y via RA6YJ
RW9YW direct
S79K via G3NKC, (L)
SC3N via EA8CN (B)
SC3N via EA8CN (B)
SD3F via SM3AKW
SH1AAJ via SM1WXC
SH3O/2 via SM3TLG (B)
SK3JR via SM3CVM (B)
SM1/HB9EBT via HB9EBT
SM3C via SM5CCT (B)
SM3/EA8CN via EA8CN (B)
SM0Q via SM0OGQ (B)
SN0BJP via SP3DG
SN0BKI via SP7PIA
SN0DW via SP5PLN (B)
SN0EPC via SP5BHY (B)
SN0HAL via SP5ZIP
SN0HOF via SP9YKD (B)
SN0LOT via SP1KZO (B)
SN0RF via SP3AYA (B)
SN0ROZ via SP2GCE
SN07APB via SP9APB
SN07BWJ via SP9BWJ
SN07DEM via SP9DEM (B), (L)
SN07FQV via SQ9FQV
SN07ITP via SP9ITP
SN07IVD via SP9IVD (B)
SN07JRA via SP9JRA (B)
SN07MEZ via SQ9MEZ (B)
SN07MPL via SP9PKG
SN07NOI via SQ9NOI
SN07ORH via SP9ORH (B)
SN07RQH via SP9RQH (B), (L), eQSL
SN07SCZ via SP9SCZ
SN07WUZ via SP9WUZ
SN07XUM via SP9XUM
SN1LO via SP7PIA
SN100ZHP via SP1ZZW (B)
SN1410G via SP9PKZ (B)
SN2M via SP2XF (B), (L)
SN2MTBO via SP2GCE
SN30S via SP3PSM
SP200CGN via SP5CGN
SP200ICQ via SP5ICQ (B)
SP45BCA via SP7BCA
SQ3ODX (d)
SQ9YFF/6 via SQ9IDG (B), (L)
ST26ASC via ST2M (d)
TM70LM via F8KGY
TM7CCA via F6FMT
TM8TOC via F4FEE
TM0RE via EA3LD (B)
YC1EMY (d)
YP60KPA via YO3KPA (B)
YW5AJ via YV5AJ (B)
YY2EDM (d)
(d) = only direct
(B) = bureau ok
(*) = new QSL manager
(L) = Logbook of the World (LotW)
(r) = e-mail request
QSL 7X2ARA: Con,DF4SA, is NOT the QSL manager for 7X2ARA. He has worked
only once from this clubstation in the CQWW CW 2003 and confirmed all
his QSOs from that time. Unfortunately he is still receiving QSLs for
QSOs in later years. Con cannot confirm these QSOs.
QSLs for 7X2ARA should be sent direct or via the 7X bureau (QRZ.com).
QSLs arrived direct: OD5/UA4WHX, 5X1VB, 7Q7VB (all via UA4WHX)
QSLs arrived bureau: A65DLH (DO7ZZ), C4Z (G3SWH), C91FC (ON4CJK), DK6AO/TI,
CY2ZT/2 (M3SDE), DL7UMK (EU-042), DP0GVN (DL5EBE),
DP1POL (AN-016, DL1ZBO), E77Y, EK6RL, F5KAQ (EU-094),
TA*/DJ8QP, TF/DL2JRM/p (EU-021), TI7KK (NA-191, DK6AO),
AA4V/VP9 (NA-005), XE1CYY (HB9CYY), YI1RZ (IK2DUW),
VQ9IO, YI1RZ (IK2DUW), Z38/DJ8QP, 5Q2J
QSL via LoTW : A65CA, A92IO, AO7HBP, C56ETF, C6AOC, C6ARI, CN8KD,
CR5CQK, CT3FQ, CX5UR, CX6VM, HC7AE, AH6PN/HR6,
N7QXN/HR6, II0DIVA, J28VS, J38CW, JW9PJA, JW/DF6VI,
6Y9V, 9A/N0MX, 9H1SP, 9M2CNC, 9V1PC
Many thanks for contributing to this issue of the DXNL are going to:
Carl Smith (QRZ DX), 425DXNews, OPDX Bulletin, DF4SA, DF6EX (WINQSL), DJ5AV,
DK8JB, DL1SBF, DL2BQV, DL7VOA, DM2AUJ, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, I2MOV,NG3K,
OE2IKN, OH2BN, SWL Norbert Maibaum and others.
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